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THE STAR IS THE 'OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR GULF COUNTY * THE STAR "TRADE AT HOME" SPEND YOUR MONEY WITH LOCAL MERCHANTS AN.D GET ANOTHER SHOT AT IT "Port St. Joe -The Outlet Port for the Apalachicola-Ghattahoochee Valley" 'VOLUME XIII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 NUMBER 11 DISTRICT BAND RALLY OPENS HERE TODAY Residents of City Seek To Keep Rail Service of A. N. Will Request Utilities Com- mission To Deny Petition of Railroad Company At the hearing to be held next Tuesday at 10 a. m. in Apalachicola by the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission on the peti- tion of the Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company for authority to ,discontinue operation of trains Nos. 1 and 2 between this city and Chat- tahoochee, a delegation of repre- sentative citizens of Port St. Joe will be present to ask that the re- quest of the railroad company be denied, as it is their belief that .such action will work a grave hard- ship upon the citizens and industry of Port, St. Joe and Gulf county. A petition to this effect is now ,being circulated in the city, and at present is at Smith's Pharmacy, where anyone desiring to sign it may do so. The petition reads: "We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Port St. Joe and Gulf county, Florida, being person- .,-ally. affectedby and sayingg an in- terest in the outcome of the appli- cation of the Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company to discontinue operation of passenger trains Nos. Chatham Named On All-Conference Team Considered Best All-Around Tackle In N. W. Florida; Three Other St. Joe Sharks Mentioned Philip Chatham, junior, of the Port St. Joe high school football team, one of the best allaround backs in the Northwest Florida Conference, was placed on the of- ficial all-conference squad of 22 men at a meeting of coaches held last Saturday in Bonifay. Chatham's record indicates why he was selected by the coaches as a member of the "dream" squad. He scored a total of 10 touchdowns and made three extra points for a grand total of 63 points during the season. He was also on the passing end of most of the local aerial at- tempts and then did most of the punt returning for the Sharks. His teammates had voted him the most valuable team player at their an- nual banquet last Friday night. He will also be co-captain for the team next season, which will be his final here, as he will graduate during the spring of 1951. Gene Chism, senior, and a hard- playing end, was given honorable mention by the coaches. Gene was one of the best pass receivers on the local squad. J. B. O'Brian, a rugge' guar'bA4 hard tackler, was also given the honorable mention honor, as was Raymond Lawrence, co-captain for Monument Widening Bids To Be Let Dec. 20 Federal-State Project Will Be Big Asset To Port St. Joe In Several Ways Rep. George Tapper informs us that he has been advised by the state road department that bids on the widening and paving project on Monument Avenue will be let on December 20. The project, which extends from Ninth Street to the A. N. railroad track at First Street, will include pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and storm sewers. Tapper, who has been working on the project for the past four years, states that it will be a big asset to the city in that it will pro- vide adequate drainage in the busi- ness district along Reid Avenue. No action has as yet been taken by the city on the property con- demnation proceedings, and as City Attorney C. G. Costin and Mayor Jake Belin were both out of town yesterday as we went to' press, we do not know what arrangements; if any have been made with the prop- erty owners involved. Banquet Honors St. Joe High Grid Team Awards Are Made To Oustanding Players, and Captains for 1950, Wamred 1 and 2 between Port St. Joe and next year, and voted as the best Chattahoochee, Florida, do hereby -tackler on the squad this season. The annual football banquet hon- petition your honorable commis- The season record for the Sharks boring the St. Joe Sharks was held sion and respectfully request that (Continued on page 10) last Friday night at the parish the said application, upon hearing house, with some 65 people pres- on December 20, 1949, be denied Moose To Hold Turkey ent, including the entire football for the reason that discontinuance Shoot Next Thursday squad, their dates and a few in- of passenger trains Nos. 1 and 2 vited guests. aforesaid will work a great and Port St. Joe Lodge No. 1035, Speaker for the evening was As- grave hardship upon the citizens Loyal Order of Moose, will stage a sistant Coach Charles Armstrong and industry of Port St. Joe and turkey shoot next Thursday, De- from Florida State University, who Gulf county, Florida." cember 15, at Bob Kingry's place reviewed the athletic setup at the The St. Joe Retail Merchants on the Panama City highway from university and predicted that the Association also went on record at 12 noon until midnight. The fowls institution would soon be outstand- (Continued on page 10) will be dressed. Participants may ing in sports circles of the south- bring their own guns if they so de- east. City In Festive Dress As Street Lights Go Up The Yule season officially opened Tuesday in Port St. Joe as strings of vari-colored lights were put up the length of the business district, lighting up Reid Avenue almost as bright as day when darkness falls. Adding to the festive scene is the nine-foot lighted star atop the flag-' pole at the A. N. depot at the north end of the street and a gayly-dec- orated Christmas tree at the south end erected by Buck Alexander. Strings of colored lights have also been put up in the colored quarters. The lights were furnished by the St. Joe Retail Merchants Associa- tion and the city and were strung by employes of the St. Joseph Tel- ephone & Telegraph Company and the Florida Power Corporation. Attend Grid Game At Panama Coach Marion Craig and Earl Mc- Cormick attended the Bay High- Lake City grid game Saturday night in Panama City. Released From Hospital Miss Eva Bryant, a patient at the municipal hospital all of last week, is again back at her teaching duties at the local school. sire. Proceeds from the affair will go to the Christmas basket fund of the lodge. _-----_-.-_ January Clearance In December At Boyles' If you will note on page three of this issue of The Star, Glenn Boyles is jumping the gun a bit with a January clearance sale in Decem- ber. First time we've heard of such a thing! "This is the first time we've tried this promotion," said Glenn, "and the values we're giving should make it click." Tom Ford In Japan Cpl. Thomas W. Ford of Wewa- hitchka, is now serving as cashier with the 179th Finance Disbursing Section with the 8th Army in Yoko- hama, Japan. His unit is respon- sible for paying all military per- sonnel and department of the army civilians in the Yokohama area. He entered the army in March of this year and was sent to Japan in June. Completes Engineering Course Billy Howell rYrived home Satur- day from New Orleans, La., where he has just completed a course in Diesel engineering. Awards were made by Coach Ma- rion Craig to Gene Chism, captain for the 1949 season; Ray Lawrence, best tackler; J. B. O'Brian, best blocker, and Philip Chatham, most valuable player to the team. Bal- loting for these awards was done by the squad earlier in the week. A team gift was presented to Coach Craig by Captain Chism. Co-captains named for the 1950 grid season are Ray Lawrence and Philip Chatham. Tom Owens, county superinten- dent, emceed the banquet, and other invited guests included Rev. and Mrs. Loyd Tubb, Principal and Mrs. Harold Bell, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Scisson, Mrs. Tom OWens, Mrs. W. S. Quarles and Mrs. Rush Chism. Green Offers Values In Closing Out Sale Robert Green, who has operated a men's and boys' clothing store here since last April, is going out of business, and on page five of this issue of The Star he is offer- ing clothing values that probably will never again be equaled in this city. It will pay everyone to drop in at Mr. Green's store, which is lo- cated near tPe Port Theater, and look over his stock. USO Fund Campaign To Open In County Quota Set At $500; Chairman Tom Coldewey Plans Dance As Part of Drive Tom Coledewy has accepted the chairmanship of the Gulf county USO campaign, it was announced yesterday by George Tapper. The United Service Organizations has been called back to duty, at the request of President Truman and the secretary of defense, to serve the 1,600,000 members of the na- tion's peacetime armed forces, said Coldewey. The amount of money needed for USO service center op- erations in the United States and overseas and to provide entertain- ment for veterans in military hos- pitals throughout the country is $12,100,000. Gulf county has been asked to contribute $500 as its share of the national USO campaign goal. "The recall of USO to national service is a testimony of its seven- year record which won it the wide- spread confidence and affection of all our service men and women," Coledewey said. "The USO was the symbol of the nation's concern for the men in uniform and pride in its armed forces. It was a two-way thoroughfare connecting every mil- itarTy road-. with Main Street, USA. "USO asks us to remember that funds raised in Gulf county will be serving our own men and those from other Florida communities through USO clubs and facilities when and where they need it most. (Continued on page 9) Schools To Close Next Friday for Christmas Christmas holidays will begin at the close of the school day next Friday, December 16 in Gulf county schools, according to County Su- perintendent Tom Owens. Classes will commence again Monday, Jan- uary 2, 1950. The 17-day holiday covers both Christmas and New Year's Days, and will give the students an op- portunity to tell their teachers that they won't see them again until next year. Bids Will Be Asked On Old City Hall Building Only business of any importance transacted at the meeting of the city commission Tuesday night was the decision to call for bids on the old city hall building located at the corner of First Street and Monu- ment Avenue. Notice for bids will appear in next week's Star, along with bids for a second fire truck for the city. TEACHERS COMPLETE COURSE IN EDUCATION Five members of the local school faculty, who have been going to school at Tallahassee on Saturdays, tomorrow will complete a three- quarter-hour course in education. Having their bump of knowledge enlarged are Mrs. Joe Brooks, Mrs. Dan Brooks, Miss Juanita Gunn, Miss Margaret Smith and Principal Harold Bell. Visiting With Mother Mrs. James Herring of Columbus, Ga., arrived Monday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. James Greer. St. Joe Welcomes Northwest Florida School Musicians Climax of Affair To Be Mass Concert Saturday Night At Centennial Auditorium The city of Port St. Joe today and tomorrow plays host to a group of more than a hundred high school musicians and band directors from Northwest Florida at the sixth dis- trict band rally, which is to be held at the Centennial Auditorium. This two-day affair will be de- voted to individual and group try- outs of the various band instru- ments, with the climax scheduled to come tomorrow night when ah mass concert by a band made up of more than 100 pieces will be pre- sented at S o'clock. Registration of the musicians is to be held today from 8 a. m. until 11 a. m., with the high school audi- torium being used for this purpose. After registration, the practice ses- sions will get underway and con- tinue until approximately 5 p. m. A gala party for the entire group of visitors and the local band mem- bers and members of the St. Joe Pep Club will be held this evening. Tomorrow, the rehearsals are scheduled to continue, and the con- cert tomorrow night will close the rally. More than a thousand people are expected to witness this final part of the program, with visitors from many surrounding communi- ties on hand. Mrs. Herbert Brown. chairman of the planning committee for the rally, has announced that the en- tire group of visiting students will be quartered in private homes, and that most of the band directors will be at Hotel St. Joe. Charles Conter, band director for the local high school band, will be official host to the rally and in gen- eral charge of the program. Negro Dies As Result of Auto Accident Wednesday John Lucas, 40, colored, of Route 1, St. Andrews, died about 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital as the re- sult of injuries sustained when the pickup truck in which he and Joe Peace, also of St. Andrews, over- turned on the Wewahitchka high- way near the Cypress Creek bridge about 4 p. m. when a wheel came off the vehicle. The Comforter ambulance was called to the scene and Lucas, who was bleeding badly from a tendon torn out of his right elbow and a deep gash at the wrist, was given- first aid by Pete Comforter and Mrs. Ruby Gilbert, county health nurse, who happened at the scene of the accident. Lucas and 'Peace were brought Ito the local hospital, where it was Found that Lucas had also suffered a fractured skull. Peace sustained a six-inch gash on his left leg and abrasions. In Pensacola Hospital Tom Gibson of Beacon Hill was carried to Pensacola last week by his granddaughter, Miss Margaret Smith, for treatment at a hospital in that city. EL Social Activities Personals Clubs Churches MYRTICE 0. SMITH; Editor PHONE 51 Miss Betty Sue Watts, Bride- Elect, Is Honoree At Shower Miss Betty Sue Watts, bride-elect, was honored Wednesday afternoon of last week at a calling shower in the party room of the Florida Power Corporation, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion with vari-colored chrysanthemums. Hos- tesses for the occasion were Mrs. J. 0. Baggett, Mrs. I. W. Duren and Mrs. Sanders Chitty. Mrs. T. M. Watts, mother of the honoree, received with Miss Watts and the hostesses the many friends who called during the afternoon. Refreshments of small cakes, mints and punch were served from P.-T. A. Will Enjoy Yule Program Thursday Night The final meeting of the year of the Port St. Joe Parent-Teachers Association will be held next Thurs- day night in the high school audi- torium- when a Christmas program will be presented by students of the elementary and high schools. According to the program com- mittee, most of the routine busi- ness will be omitted at this meet- ing in order to allow approximately an hour and a quarter for the pro- gram. Scheduled for the affair will be the singing of Christmas carols by the high school glee club, selections the beautifully-appointed table by - y by a group from the city's kinder- Mrs Walter Johnson and Mrs. Ro Gaskin. An arrangement of fern and coleus, interspersed with small gold chrysanthemums, encircled the punch bowl. Miss Watts was the recipient of many lovely and useful gifts, which were attractively displayed about the room. Guests registering in the bride's. keepsake book were Mesdames D. K. Brodnax, Gordon Thomas, Brady Jordan, Frank LeHardy, Harry Mc- Knight, Rush Chism, Leonard Be- lin, H. G. Harvey, W. I. Carden, F. W. Chandler, D. M. Lewis, W. C. Pridgeon, Joe Ferrell, C. A. Mc- Clellan, W. 0. Anderson, Roy Gas- kin, J. P. Duren, Walter Johnson, M. H. Elder, E. 0. Moore, Lillian McNair, Ellen Kirkland, Zola Mad- dox, H. C. Philyaw, Ralph Nance, Paul Turnage, W. B. Ferrell, W. L. Smith, Ralph W. Jackson, Sue Cox Spaulding, Raymond Wilks, T. M. Watts and Verna Smith; Misses Irene"Wilder, Alma Baggett, Sarah Witt, Katherine Jones, Jeritza Ed- wards, Betty Darcey and Marian Watts. Sending gifts, but unable to be present, were Mesdames L. B. Wal- ters, Hazel Lynn, Doris Whealton, B. A. Alexander, D. B. Lay, Glenn Boyles, J. C. Belin, Tom Mitchell, George Cooper, J. L. Sharif, Durel Brigman, Franklin Jones, Massey Ward, J. Bobbitt, Nora Duren, W. H. Howell, Ralph Rich, Asa Mont- gomery, John Blount, Florrie Con- nell, E. C. Cason, Fred McLean, J. T. Simpson, Jack Schoelles, Judith Darcey, Henry Campbell, C. G. Cos- tin, J. R. Smith, S. L. Barke, A. L. Ward, Mel Magidson, Floyd Rob- erts, E. J. Rich, Don Birath, George Wimberly, B. B. Conklin, John W. Hendrix, A. S. Chason, Jack Shef- field, Lamar Hardy, J. V. Dowd, W. J. Herring, Gladys McCoy, Henry Lilius, J. C. Culpepper and J. C. I Laney; Misses Sarah Kelly, Betty Otto Anderson, Virginia Pridgeon, Jan Wimberly and Edwina Howell. MRS. ANDERSON ENTERTAINS FOR SMALL SON ON BIRTHDAY Mrs. H. L. Anderson entertained Wednesday cl 'l"..iinn;,' party at her home iri Oak Grove honoring her small son, Hersel Dewayne, on his first birthday. Those present were members of the family, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ander- son Davis; aunts, Mrs. J. F. Pitts and Miss Ruby Davis; uncle, L. C. Davis, and cousins, Mary Ann and Brenda Pitts. The honoree was the recipient of many gifts and a happy birthday telegram from his daddy, who has never seen his son, having been stationed in Japan for the past 20 months. All expressed a wonderful time at this auspicious occasion and wished little Dewayne many more happy birthdays: Sunday Visitors From Tyndall Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bonnel of Tyn- dall Field were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Scisson. gartens, also from first grade pu- pils, and selected readings and nar- rations by members of the senior speech class. To end the program, the group will be shown a religious moving picture in color, "The Story of Bethlehem," which will run for 22 minutes and depict the life and times of the people in the countries adjoining Palestine at the time of the birth of Christ. Paul Fensom, president of the P.-T. A., urges a full attendance by all members of the organization. Parts of this same- program will be presented next Wednesday' be- fore the Kiwanis Club, and Thurs- day at the meeting of the Rotary Club. A Christmas program will be pre- sented and room parties held at school before dismissal next Fri- day afternoon for the holiday vaca- tion. Attend Rebekah Meeting Attending a meeting of the Pan- ama City Rebekah Lodge Tuesday night from Melody Rebekah Lodge were Mrs. Bill Walters, Mrs. Fan- nie Brown, Mrs. Marguerite Prid- geon, Mrs. Eliza Lawson, Mrs. Elsie Griffin, Mrs. Elwyn Blount and Mrs. Gladys Boyer. One candidate from Panama City received the degree of the order. At the close of the meeting a delicious covered dish supper was enjoyed by all. Visit Mrs. Howell At Hospital Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shores of Cottondale, Fla., and George Hall of Bremerton, Wash., visited Mrs. W. H. Howell Tuesday at the mu- nicipal hospital, Where she is a pa- tient. LAYING MASH SCRATCH FEED 100 Lbs. 25 Lbs. 100 Lbs. 25 Lbs. $4.85 $1.23 $3.99 $1.03 JANE PARKER FRUIT CAKES 3 lb $2.45 5 lb $3.85 No. 21/2 CAN A& P FRUIT COCKTAIL .....30c JACK SPRATT SLICED BACON lb. 47c MORRELL'S PRIDE PICNICS lb. 35c LOIN END PORK CHOPS lb 39c PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA HELLO, WORLD! Mr. and Mrs. A.. D. Enfinger of this city. are the proud parents of BAPTIST W. M. U. IN REGULAR MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING The Baptist W. M. U. met Mon- day at the church for the regular monthly business meeting with 30 members present. Mrs. W. C. Prid- geon, vice-president, presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. E. C. Cason. Responsive readings from Mark and Romans opened the meeting, followed with prayer by Mrs. Wes- ley Ramsey. Reports were 'received from all chairmen, after which it was voted to sponsor a sock shower for the Baptist Children's Home for chil- dren from 6 to 15 years of age. Any size socks in that age group may be brought or sent for the shower at the various circle meetings. It was also voted that the regular royal service program for December will be held December 27 at the church. This being the week of prayer program for the Lottie Moon Christ- mas offering, the meeting was turned over to Mrs. W. I. Cardin, chairman. Mrs. C. A. McClellan gave the devotional, taking as her subject "His name shall be called wonderful." Those on the program for this first day of the week of prayer were Mrs. Cardin, Mrs. Mc- Clellan, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. C. M. Palmer, Mrs. J. J. Clements, Mrs. Dewey Davis and Mrs. L. E. Voss. The meeting was dismissed with prayer by Mrs. Cardin. BUSINESS WOMEN'S CIRCLE MEETS WITH MRS. HENDRIX Mrs. Wayhe Hendrix was hostess Monday evening to the Business Woman's Circle of the Baptist W. M. U. The Lottie Moon Christmas pro- gram was given and a worthy offer- ing made for foreign missions. The theme, "Unto Us Is Given-Give Ye," was presented by representa- tives from mission stations in Lat- in America, China, Japan, Hawaii, the Near East, Africa and Europe. Plans were made for members to send socks to -hildren in. the Bap- tist Children's Home for Christmas. At the conclusion of the meeting, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Mel Magidson, served fairy pudding and coffee to Mrs. A' P. Martin, Mrs. W. L. Smith, Mrs. Ernie Moore, Mrs. J. T. Simpson, Mrs. Ralph Jackson, Mrs. Lillian McNair, Mrs. Jimmy McNeil and Miss Alma Baggett. To Attend Auxiliary Conference Mrs. Annie G. Hart and Mrs. Madaleine Whitaker expect to leave today for Jacksonville where they will attend the mid-winter confer- ence of the American Legion Aux- iliary, to be held at the George Washington hotel. Chaperone your cigarets! Don't let them go out alone. 1 s E i I Football Movies To Be Shown Next Friday Paul Fensom of the St. Joe Paper Company announces that Walter Glass, representative of the F. C. Huyck & Sons Company, manufac- turers of felt, a rabid football and moving picture fan, will show mov- ing pictures of the Notre Dame- Michigan State and the Oklahome- Santa Clara football games at the paper mill next Friday. Mr. Glass, with very little per- suasion, has also agreed to exhibit the pictures at the school auditor- ium at, 8 o'clock next Friday night, and the public is invited to view the films free of charge. Use a Nut Cracker To help loosen the top on a small screw-top bottle, clamp a nut- cracker around the cap and turn. a son, William Franklin, born Sun- day, December 4. Mr. and Mrs. John Adams are an- nouncing the arrival of a son, John Thomas Jr., on Sunday, December 4. at Mr. and Mrs. Byron Eells Jr., an- nounce an addition to their family in the person of Dolores Kathleen Eells, born Tuesday, December 6. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Davis of this city announce the birth of a daugh- ter on Tuesday, December 6. (All births occurred at the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital) CLUB SEES DEMONSTRATION OF HAND-MADE XMAS GIFTS Members of the Port St. Joe Wo- man's Club, at their meeting Tues- day night in the club room at the Centennial Auditorium, saw a dem- onstration presented by Mrs. Wilma Revell and Mrs. J. T. Land of We- wahitchka on hand-made gifts and decorations for Christmas, many of them quite novel and all of them beautiful. * Mrs. H. C. Brown discussed the band rally and asked all members to be on hand, and also suggested that letters of appreciation be sent to business firms and individuals for assistance rendered. At the close of the meeting, re- freshments were served by Mrs. L. P. Sutton, Mrs. R. W. Smith and Mrs. Rush Chism, co-hostesses. Here for Extended Visit Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boyer and son Dick of Beebee, Ark., arrived ASMINED last Friday for an extended visit in GLASSES FITTED Florida's mild climate with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peck RITZ THEATRE BUILDING Boyer, and their daughter and fam- FIRST FLOOR ly, Mr-. and Mrs. Ed Ramsey. HOURS: 2 TO S PHONE 560 PANAMA CITY, FLA. , FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm Wednesday and diii.:ti ion, sho-p Carver's Closed Wednesday Afternoons -Gif 'Mart.' ll-ltf .. '- A- ,'i **** *^** i ** iii iiiii i ii i i .^ _. - SPort T A Martin Theatre " THEATRE OPENS SATURDAY' CONTINUOUS PERFORM LAST TIMES FRIDAY ba i., lanirr.'rin'n in iHn m .YOU 'NG crLEsTE HOLM cow 1 OrwfSTABLE --- Plus --- LATEST NEWS EVENTS ho.... ** .***.***- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM' --- FEATURE NO. 1 --- --- FEATURE NO. 2 --- ---- Plus --- Chapter 6 of Serial 'Batman and Robin" and "MICE WILL PLAY" theatree ^ Port St. Joe, Fla. * YS SUNDAY AT 1:00 P. M. NCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. W0 *0 0' 0004 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 "Tarzan Triumphs' with Johnny Weismuller --- Also --- "SUNK IN THE SINK" *SeeSeee.ee .eega MONDAY and TUESDAY December 12 and 13 LATEST NEWS and "INKI AND MANABIRD" * ...***** *.** *** WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14 ONE DAY ONLY !! Walt Disney's "BAMBI " --- Plus -- Chapter 5 of Serial 'GHOST OF ZORRO' 041pso 0es e s sso ss..ee......i THE STAR, POP.T-ST,.JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 PAGE TWO OPTOMETRIST urrrr~arr rr~~j~i~aRl- '2. -.~wc a PAGE THREE ": f'AV',"' C. 'BER-9. 1949 T." T.E ST R,.OR.S..JEG....UN....O ID Boyles Goes All Out To Make This the Biggest and Best Christmas Ever. Starts Celebrating With UNPRECEDENTED HOLIDAY PROVING BEYOND A DOUBT THAT IT PAYS TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT HOME! F R T YOUR PURCHASES CHEERFULLY GIFT We're Rolling Along Fast With January Bargains Before Christmas! WRAPPED AT BOYLES! wfripl^ /jSMEN'S 100% WOOL | UNBELIEVABLE, UNHEARD OF HOLIDAY VALUES! r l Pr e MEN'S 100% WOOL All Fall and Winter Ready-to- 39.5 SUITS and TOPCOATS Wear Priced for Fast Clearance$0HOID and 0D0SE CLEARANCE $95 SUKLbL9 ; PRICE! FOR JUNIORS, MISSES, HALF SIZES First Come, First Served.... Limited Quantity! Formerly Priced Up To $16.50 ( CURLEE SUITS $39.50 to $49.50 S 5.7 5 to $7i 5 Too Much Merchandise!Must Have More Space for Customers! So, These Prices! We're Sharing Prdfts iWith You This Christmas! FAMOUSMAKE 100% WOOL LAST CALL ON MISSES AND WOMEN'S MEN'S FLANNEL SHIRTS I t co 444S / &Is MEN S FLANNEL SHIRTS' ORIGINAL PRICE $7.50 Formerly Priced Up To $49.50 e HOLIDAY CLEARANCE $9.75 to $29.50 PRINCE All LADIES' HATS reduced to $1.95 and $2.95 Plaids and solid colors. Sizes small, medium, medium large, Early Spring Merchandise Now Rolling In! extra large.... 40% WOOL AND RAYON WE MUST CLEAR THE DECKS! SHIRTS, were $5.95 now WW319 ONE GROUP MEN'S FINE QUALITY ALL WOOL Tulane Corduroy Sport Shirts for Men $6.50 AND CORDUROY Make Your Gift Selection ROUSERS $5 r. L leisurely Today.... Use The attler RD U E ld Our Lay-A-Way Plan! pr w Every Item Here a Published Weekly By Feturing Wools up to $10.95, Corduroys were $7.95 FEATURE VALUE! BOYLES "TipsI From Are' Our Sizes up to 34 only. Browns, Greys and Blues. FOR DLADIEEPARTMENT STORE Counter To Wise Get 'Em Quick or It'll Be Too Late! Plastic RAINCOATS $ 195 Port st. Joe, Frllrda Shopper." OURwith Hood and Envelope Vol. IV Friday, December 9, 1949 No. 18 OUR GREATEST SALE OF FOR BOYS UP TO 16 SRubber RAINCOATS $995 .0 1o " Skirts and -ie U45s 5 with Rain Hats $395---r9 -4,, 100% Wool and Wool Rayon formerly priced FOR MENI FINE COMBED -7"/ S OL/, 1 up to $5.95 COTTON T-SHIRTS $100 T)-JEY ODO'(BEDRp.. $3.00 and $4.00 2 FOR THE HOME! PAyTO HO LACE CURTAINS $00 '-' New Styles In Blouses Simply Thrilling! 2 Pairs for O l I Full width, full length! $2.95 to $4.95 FOR MEN! WINTER WEIGHT .. Long andhort leaves, repes and tt, UNDERSHIRTS and CAc DEAR SHOPPERS This year we're trying something new. Long and short sleeves, crepes and cottons, DRAWERS Each l .A January Clearance in December! We ought to wear a plaids, whites and colors 9UAWERS S.-c Santa Claus suit every day until Christmas since we are playing Long sleeves, long legs! his role in earnest! We believe you'll appreciate these extra values more in December than in January. We're working for Jane Irwill Garments Make Wonderful Gifts! FOR THE FEET! the Biggest Holiday Business ever and the Happiest Christmas ONE GROUP LADIES' Season. We know you'llI join us wholeheartedly Our aisles A IIS PD will be filled every day with wise and thrifty shoppers. CARDIGAN AND SLIPOVER Dress and Casual SHOES We'll make it worth your while!! !! Formerly up to $9.95 Yours With January Values In December, d TR SA ~Reduced $ 95 R. GLENN BOYLES. SWEATIRS Redc tod $39 FOR MOTHER, WIFE, SISTER For Rough and Tumble Boys! 100% NYLON 100% WOOL 8 Oz. Sanforized $ 49 FOR WORKING MEN! SColors are bright and cheery. Sizes 34 to 40. 8 oz. Sanforized, full $198 B srr"SfII NEW SHIPMENT JUST IN! cut DUNGAREES I -,_-iI a 1 ~i~aa~c~w~at~ ~ap~ ~i~b~i~g~i~i~it~~~it~8li~iQ~gi~~ THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GUL-F COUNTY. FLORIDA FRDA.DEEME 9 14 I- m I-,-;-r, riuY-Prrrrran~.aflal.Irlrl~RI)(ISle~RI~I PAGESIX HE SAR, ORT T. JE, GLF CUNTY FLOIA FRDY DEEME 9,0 THE STAR Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida, by The Star Publishing Company W. S. SMITH, Editor and Publisher Alse Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Pressman, Floor Man, Reporter, Columnist, Janitor and Printer's Devil. Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 THREE MONTHS $127.15 -.<{ TELEPHONE 51 )9+.- TO ADVERTISERS-In case of errAr or omissions in adver- tisements, the publishers do not EH6ld themselves liable for damages further than amount received, for such advertisement. The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country Right or Wrong DEALING IN FUTURES (ED NOTE: We don't think much of the "canned". editorials sent. out by the Christmas Seal com- mittee, so we decided to write one of our own.) The world of tomorrow is something which catches the imagination of all of us at some par- ticular time. We like to envisage its planes and contours, the achievements of science, what Port St. Joe and Northwest Florida will be like fifty years froim now, aud the perfection of man which will fashion the terrestial realmh nearer to our idea of Utopia. We hope that the world of tomorrow will be a better place in which to live than the world of today-that our experience and tlhat of those who have gone before us will have smoothed out the rough places for our children and for our chil- dren's children. From out of the box of Pandora, disease came to blight the hopes and happiness of mankind, even as the scourge of yellow fever laid low the ancient city of Saint Joseph a hundred years ago. In our world of tomorrow each one of us would want to reduce suffering and illness to the least possible minimum. At this time of year we have an opportunity to be practical about that desire. It is one thing to wish and another to do. Christ- inas Seals are now on sale and have been mailed to practically everyone in Gulf county-Christ- mias Seals which have sponsored a movement for many years to bring about a worthy goal-the gradual eradication of tuberculosis. Our world of today is still struggling against a powerful enemy in this dread disease. Tomor- row's world need have none of it if we have a real desire to conquer it. Buy Christmas Seals! 111 YEARS OF PROGRESS Saint Joseph, site of the constitutional conven- tion which drew up Florida's first organic law, which was signed on'December 11, 1838, has :gone with time, but in its place we have Port St. Joe, a virile, hustling seaport and industrial cen- ter making a nation-wide bid for recognition, a healthy youngster that is going places among Florida cities. During the 111 years that have passed since that momentous event took place at old Saint Joseph, Florida has progressed at an amazing speed and kept pace with national progress until today it is outstanding for its tourist attractions, agricultural and industrial development. TEN YEARS AGO From the Files of The Star Two Whistling Buoys Word has been received that two whistling buoys will be placed in St. Joseph's Bay, one at the chan- nel entrance and one inside the bay. Constitution Anniversary Signing of the state's first con- stitution here 101 years ago will be commemorated Monday when the residents of this and neighboring cities gather at the Centennial Au- ditorium in observance of the event. The American Legion post will hold a flag-raising at 9 a. m., and at 8 Looking back at the impressive celebration staged here in 1938 marking the 100th anniver- sary of the signing of the constitution, we feel a bit sad that our people did not see fit to continue this observance from year to year, commemor- ating in revived memory the deeds of those who worked to hew this great state out of a wilder- ness and achieved things which make the march of progress a little more definite a little less wearisome. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED Editor Hanlon of the Gulf County Breeze failed us miserably in his "comeback" in re our editorial two weeks ago replying to his editorial on our "Why All the Secrecy?" His outpouring was so insipid there was hardly a thing into which we could get our editorial teeth. However, he did say that "Bro. Smith, like practically all the rest of Gulf county voters, just wasn't interested in the trustee election, and after reading the no- tice of election, proceeded to forget it. And the inference here is that the voters were thoroughly satisfied with the school trustees as was and is." . We know that a considerable number of the qualified voters in this neck o' the woods did not read the notice of election in the Breeze, as they have informed us, as we stated previously, that had they known there was to be an election they would have gone to the polls and cast their bal- lots, as all good citizens who take an interest in their county and city government should do. We have not said that the voters are not sat- isfied with the school trustees, but we did state that a lot of the voters felt that some advance no- tice should have been given, in order that anyone desiring to- run for trustee could qualify and have their names placed on the ballot-and the logical place for such notice would be in The Star, regardless of whether it be a news story or a paid advertisement. We, personally, like our present trustees, but we do believe that it should have been our priv- ilege, had we been so inclined, to qualify and enter the race for trustee. Editor Hanlon's refusal to joust with us takes some of the joy out of life. Reminds us of our boyhood days. We were about 15, and our dad, editor of a morning paper, had many appar- ently bitter editorial run-ins with the editor of the evening paper. We read these editorials avidly, and they were humdingers, as it was in the days of "personal" newspapering. Our dad took us to the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco, and upon our return about ten days later, we found that a bitter editorial battle, be- gun before we left on the trip, was still continu- ing We asked our dad "how come" and he informed us that the editor of the evening paper had carried on editorially for both papers while he was out of the city. That's when we dis- covered that editorials of this type were merely for consumption of the reading public and didn't mean a thing: between publishers. Seems our dad and the other editor for years had been meeting two or three times a week to indulge in chess ,games-and probably talk over what they] would call one another in future editorials. These cool, zippy mornings we are having put wim, wigor and witality into the old chassis. Christmas is just around the corner! o'clock in the evening, Mayor J. L. Sharit will call the gathering to order and E. Clay Lewis Jr., will introduce G. Pierce Wood, who will deliver the address of the day. Conklin Named To School Board B. B. Conklin has been named as a member of the county school board to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of W. E. Murdock. Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Tomlinson announce the birth of a daughter on December 7. Born, Sunday, December 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thorne, a son. Marriage Announcement Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Davis are an- nouncing the marriage of their daughter, Velma, to T. W. Hinote on October 10 at Apalachicola, with Judge Sawyer officiating. Football Season Over The football season ended last week for the St. Joe sharks when they played the Wewahitchka De- mons. The score was 18-8 in favor of St. Joe when the Demons for- feited, making the score 1-0. Japs Tried To Fire Pacific Forests Proof that forests are valuable to a nation in time of war is the fact that the Japs tried unsuccessfully, with free ballons carrying incendi- ary bombs, to set fire to the great forest lands on the Pacific coast during World War II. Protect your reading by prevent- ing woods fires and providing pa- per for books to be printed on to- morrow. THE LOW DOWN ---- from------ WILLIS SWAMP Editor The Starr: You no, folks, sitting' under a tree once in a full moon and thinkin'- not jist sittin'-cud pay mor divi- dends than putting' in all the time reading' how we're to be saved via one mor new trik law to be cooked up by Unkle Harry and his boys. And as you sit and ponder you'll mebbe bekum a little dubious as to whether you've bin as smart as you thought or have bin a sucker all the time, as you look bak on how you bin votin'. For my ownself I got mad yeers ago when it wuz the fashun for the guy making' the speech to say "Friend, I'll now tell you all about it in.simple wurds so everybuddy will understand." That got me-me, needin' kindergarten langwidge-a insult, I calls it. And still do. But to proceed-the guy who's to be hurt wurst via a Big and Fancy USA Govt. is the same kinda guy who wuz hurt via Herr Hitler and J. Stalin and Mr. Atlee-Mr. Aver- age Guy-us-we'll be the goat. So, the next good day that cuams along, go out there and set. And while ponderin' mebbe you kin also unravel how kum offishuls allow a picket to clutter up the sidewalk I GIVES FAST RELIEF when COLD MItasmuC st o r Maybe it's on M kfloor--in yow dosd. For every pair of worn esiM you can p bock in service will repay youe eW dd-. L k" in wear at today's dine prices. MIkup it money. r", h yoew m Iw*.. .d f Mus make fmi iAw e mw Th. Leder Shoe Shop Our New Location 203 Third Street Phone 368 Santa Says: WHY FIGHT CROWDS? FOR EASY SHOPPING SMITH'S PHARMACY - M,~&.B~~T, MONEY FOR NEXT YULETIDE SEASON Join Our Christmas Club Now ARE YOU WONDERING WHERE THE MONEY; IS COMING FROM FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS EXPENSES? A number of people know the answer to that ques- tion because they anticipated their needs and ! joined our Christmas Club last December. If you had joined last year and made regular pay- ments, your check from us this December would be a big help with those Christmas bills .... Why not be one of the wise ones this year and become a member? Weekly payments range from 25c to $5.00 and pay from $12.50 to $250.00 Club for 1950 starts December 5, and you will be doing yourself a favor by joining. FLORIDA BANK AT PORT ST. JOE MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION and mebbe throw roks but you can't do likewize. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. They're Never Happy Some people are hoping for a de- pression soon so they can save up enough money to live through an- other period of prosperity. FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm and distinction, shop Carver's Gift Mart. 1l-18tf Send The Star to a. friend. 666~ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 19499 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF'COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE SIX Here's Big Christmas News for Thousands! ROBER GREEF T That's Right! Selling Out to the Bare Walls! Tremendous Values for You-Now-at Christmas! Read Below and Save $$ LOOK! Men's Finest Madras SHIRTS Reg. $2.95 to $3.50 Grades A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS VALUE! 1 85 Also Includes Sport Shirts ALL DECORATE HIM WITH A STUNNING CHRISTMAS TIE! $1.50 AND$2.00 NECKTIES FOR BOYS' LONG SLEEVE FLANNEL SHIRTS Reg. $1.49 and $1.95 Priced. Let's see how about 85c each Okay-Come and grab! SIZES 8 TFIRU 1, "ZHPYJAMISKTRZ!" WHICH IN LOWER SLOBBOVIA MEANS GIVE HIM THESE PAJAMAS! This price $ 8 is for any $ PAJAMA in the Store I MEN'S and BOYS' Formerly up to 3.75 SIZES FROM JEFF TO EDITOR SMITH! REG. 50c COLORED HANKIES 4 for $1.00 85c Men's Sport SOCKS HEAVY 50c EYE FULLS! 27Cpr. Get 10 pair and I won't blame you! I'd buy, too! GIVE SOCKS! MEN WEAR EM! ONLY 4 TO A CUSTOMER! BE EARLY! SAVE! MEN'S LONG SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS ODDS AND ENDS FROM $3.95 and $4.95 GRADES 1.35 A VALUE FOR YOU! CASH TALKS! PAYING BACK TAXES NEVER HURT ME LIKE THESE SHOE PRICES DO! MY PAIN IS YOUR GAIN!! Men's Pedwin FORTUNE SHOES BUSTER BROWN and Friedman-Shelby CHILDREN'S SHOES ODDS and ENDS HURRY! BOY SCOUT SHOES WORK SHOES Red Goose and Others SH ES 5.50 and $6.50 PricTHE BEST OF ALL! Previously Priced to $5.50 3 $5.50 and $6.50 Prices $4.95 and $5.25 Priced .00v CRASH TO NOW One Big Lot $5.O0 This price is 15 feet below $400 $3 2 $300 rock bottom. Maybe we'll$ This means every pair find oil! HURRY FEET! Sizes 12Vi to big 6 Worth That for Fishing! BRING 'EM ALL IN! MEN'S 39c DRESS SOX A BOYS' 4 to 16 DUNGAREES 1 1 BOYS' E-Z KNITTED BRIEFS 30 None Better for Grade 'A' Bunions. Pair-Z You'll Have to Hurry! Limit 1 Pr. Slashed from 55c pair to ---- BOYS' 39c SOCKS MEN'S75cKERRY-KUT MEN'S 75c KERRY-KNIT SIZES 6A UP 2 UNDER SHORTS 45C Undershirts and Tee Shirts 45C MATCHED BLUES $4 A MATCHED KHAKIS $5 0f $4.50 ARMY KHAKI PANTS SHIRT and PANTS Men's W VU m SHIRT and PANTS Men's *5U0 Like my dear old sergeant used to wear! $7.95 FALL PANTS MEN'S $2.50 BROADCLOTH BRAND NEW AT $3.95 ALL YOURS- NO FIXING FOR 4 f DRESS SHIRTS FELT HATS BRAND NEW PATTERNS! = WHITE AND PATTERNS 1 3 TOO LATE A FEW PAIR AT FUSED COLLARS $135 FOR PROFIT! ALSA SANFORIZED WEAR A NEW $ 00Also-M-en's Short Sleeve Shirts 85c HAT CHRISTMAS! THIS GOING-OUT-OF- BUSINESS SALE OPENS T-0-D-A-Y And Will Last Thru Christmas Eve IF THE GOODS DO! BUY TODAY N 0 W! MEN'S HICKOK BELTS 85o MEN'S ATHLETIC UNDERSHIRTS 20o ROBERT GREEN'S PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA NEAR PORT THEATRE Come In and Scramble Thru Our Big, Unclassified Bargain Table 40c MANY ITEMS FOR YOU! pp-a~s I~~- H THE STAR, PORT SiT. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 PAG SIX H TR OTS.JE UFCUTFOIAFIA1DCM ,14 Closed Season On Mullet Is Effective Saturday Midnight Florida's 40-day statewide closed season on mullet goes into effect at midnight tomorrow (December 10). George Vathis, state supervisor Of conservation, says that agents of his department would begin en- forcing the ban on taking fish Sun- day, but that dealers would be given until December 16 to dispose of stocks on hand. After the five-day grace period, no fresh or fresh-salted mullet can be possessed or sold until the sea- son opens again January 20. This will affect wholesale fish houses, retail stores and restaurants alike. Dealers, however, may handle frozen mullet, provided it is pro- cessed before the season closes. All seafood businesses will be required to report the quantities of frozen fish they have in storage as soon as the season closes. Regular re- ports also will be required on stocks subsequently removed from storage. Vathis warns retailers and res- taurants not to handle mullet un- less they have invoices to prove that the fish were legally frozen. "The closed mullet season isn't going to be winked at this year," he said. "It's going to be enforced to the last letter of the law." Va- this said several dealers and fisher- men had complained that the law hadn't been enforced properly in the past. The statewide mullet law, long a bitter issue among commercial fish- ing factions, was adopted by the 1947 legislature. Send The Star to afre---- Sendl The Star to a. friend. .'.. .. - 4.1rD S~~ S'i rv ,, J- '/ .,5~ ~~ .i.- - 5.,.,',. $~'~ .4 1 -4 '-l M A-M .Ad, LI, .* ' " ':5" /' 3 . i-., *'"':'.4l -' ". lV -""'":^ .. '.^ ^ :, ** 5"'e l^ .' ** "^ 'i'. *I. [ o: -s' ** *, rJ "* ' . i ... 24" .. .; .. '" : : 1 ]' " 'out,,u jv ways new. jor 3 packed with improvements that rmake it the fine car of i's field. For Ford brings you an even smoother "Mid Ship" Ride op, wide new foam rubber front seat cushionn with new non-sag seat springs a new silent ride in Ford's 13 ways safer, "Lifeguard" Body with more extensive body insulation and sealing in 41 areas. And the '50 Ford brings you power s'tlJi as you "c never felt. it's 10 ... V-8 power, delivered by the type of engine featured in America's costliest cars (yet, a '50 Ford V-8 costs hundreds less than any other Eight, hundreds less than most "Sites"). It's silent power-so quiet you, can talk in whispers at highway speeds. But you'll have to drive it to believe it. ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY 322 Monument Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida vil hot THE ONE FINE CAR IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD! and Feel... the difference at your FORD DEALER'S 111111 1 II1 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 PAGE SIX THE STAR, PORT ST. JOES, GULF COUNTY, FRLORIDA LL-L 5 PAGE FIVE t~1UAY DCEMBR 9,1949THE TARPORTST. OE, ULF OUNT, FLRID FOR THOSE r ST. JOE'S MOST CHRISTMAS '| HARDY' BAR COMPLETED I RITS COMPLETE S P IRIT S I11STOCK T%s LE HARDY S BA K Possible To Be Well Fed Yet Very Badly Nourished Is CaIsed Through Unwise Choice or Poor Prepar- ation of Food Few people realize that it is pos- sible to be well fed and at the same time very badly nourished. A per- son can eat a great deal and still not get enough minerals and vita- mins necessary for healthy living, through unwise choice or poor preparation of food. The housewife is usually respon- sible for making the most of every meal to provide her family with proper nourishment, which she can do by choosing foods from what nu- tritionists call the "basic food groups." These include dairy prod- ucts, meats, poultry, fish, yellow and green raw and cooked vege- tables, potatoes, cereals and breads, butter, cooking fats; and sugar. 'These foods contain protein for ,building and repairing body tis- sues, carbohydrates for restoring energy, calcium for building bones and teeth, and iron for blood cells. When prices are high, it is par- ticularly important to shop care- fully for food, but the housewife ,can select the less expensive meats and vegetables without depriving . her family of needed food elements. Proper cooking is as important as intelligent planning and wise Shopping. Nutritionists say that many American women destroy and waste nutritional elements by faul- ty preparation. For example, when vegetables are boiled too long in too much water, valuable vitamins and minerals are destroyed. To preserve their full value, vegetables should be dropped in just enough boiling water to prevent them from sticking to the pot, covered tightly and cooked quickly until they are tender. Meat has been a particularly ex- pensive basic food, but the wise -housewife can save by frequently serving the less costly cuts. Fish and poultry can be substituted from time to time for the more expen- PORT THEATRE *SM ... THURSDAY, DEC. 15 gggggsg. g ..a.a sive cuts of meat. Eating expensively is not neces- sarily eating well. A little extra time and trouble spent in planning, shopping for and cooking the fam- ily food will mean more nutritious and tastier meals and more reason- able bills. Not A True Pine The so-called Australian pine, of which many are planted in Port St. Joe, is not a true pine at all, but be- longs to the hardwood group as dis- tinguished from the soft woods or conifers. --------- A Lot of Lumber During the past 80 years, around 112,000,000,000 board feet of lum- ber have been taken from the for- ests of Florida. HALLFORD GETS Th.D. DEGREE R. F. Hallford, former pastor of the local Baptist Church, writes us from Chicago, Ill., that he has com- pleted his work toward his doctor of theology degree. "This means," he writes, "that I now have the fol- lowing degrees: A.B., Howard Col- lege, Birmingham, Ala.; Th.B., Th. M., Christ Seminary (Mount Ver- non University), Washington, D. C.; Th.G., Th.D., 'American Bible College, Chicago, Ill." Stronger Than Teak Tests made in India have shown wood from the Australian pine to be stronger than teak wood. FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm and distinction, shop C rter'rt Gift Mart. 11-18ttf -- -- ---- --- - SREQUIRES S000 D TYPOGRAPHY S600 D PRESSWORK V0 0 TDlm in PAPER THE STAR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - P . p-down, design invades lower-price field! ....... Hf fk1OsW NewP1ce8oker Here's a sensational, new i- ember of the Hudson family that costs you less to buy ... less to drive! Yet this new car brings you the thrilling ad- vantages of Hudson's "step- down" design, in beauty, room and comfort in rid- ing qualities and safety! "Step-Down" designed Hudsons leaders in resale value! Let us show you, in figures from Official Used Car Guide Books of the National Automobile Dealers Association, that Hucson is a leader in resale value, coast to coast! CoimE IN, see all the amazing new advantages that are now yours at a new, lower price! For example, you'll find Hudson's com- pact, new Pacemaker brings you more room than any other make at any price! This astonishing roominess is possible only with "step-down" design. Space that is wasted under the floor and be- tween frame members in all other makes of cars is brought into the Pacemaker and made available for passenger use! This thrilling car with America's lowest center of gravity, yet with full road clearance-has a hug-the-ground way of going on every conceivable kind of road that will amaze and de- light you! And your enjoyment of this great new car is even further increased by the alert performance of the new, high- compression Pacemaker engine--a power-packed Six with saving ways! Here's a car so new, so different that you'll want to drive it before you de- cide on any purchase! Come in, try Hudson's new Pacemaker today! Available with Hudson's new SUPER-MATIC DRIVE Optional at extra cost Now... 3 Great Hudson Series JDSON HUDSON HUDSON COMMODORE PACEMAKER SERIES SUPER SERIES CUSTOM SERIES ONLY CARS WIrTHf DSSGEP 7DOWN DESIGNV M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE MONUMENT AVENUE PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 0 A ,f 4 1 ,Y _____ r~yrrpuuau~arurrr- - - - ---- ,THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA "IDlAY, DECEM13ER 9, IM4 F~'GE EG ~ HE8TAPWI4T JEGUF CUNY.PLRIA 'RDAV DtE~E 9 149 Bill Monroe and Blue Grass Boys Coming To This City Next Week Outfit Is One of Top Drawing Cards of the WSM. Grand Ole Opry Bill Monroe, together with his fa- mous Blue Grass Boys, who will ap- pear in person on the stage of the Port Theater next Thursday, De- cember 15, is one of the top draw- ing cards of the WSM Grand Ole Opry. His ability to "reach way up and get the high ones" is one of the things that contribute to the out- standing popularity of this radio and recording artist. Starting in radio back in 1930, Bill joined the Opry"'ln 1939, arid achieved almost instantaneous suc- cess. Ever since he'has steadily in- creased his popularity, both on the air and in the hundreds of public appearances he makes each year. The-music of the Blue Grass Boys seems to be exactly what a great many people want. At present the Blue Grass Boys are 'made up of Don Reno, banjo; Max Wiseman, guitar; Joel Price, bass; Max Car- ger, who sings, and of course, Bill. Monroe began as a siiger in church-work, whean-he-was-a. boy, and as a result, many of his most popular melodies today are hymns and songs of a religious nature. However, he is also famous for such things' as the "Mule Skinner Blues" and similar tunes, and the boys can whip up some fine comedy. Others appearing with Monroe at the Port are String Bean, the Ken- tucky Wonder and the one and only Max (Lullaby) Terhune and the world's smallest cowboy, Little Elmer Sneezeweeze. Social Security Tax Rate Up January 1 Just to remind employers and em- ployes of an additional slice to be taken out of their incomes, we call -attention to the fact that the fed- eral old-age tax rate increases on January 1, 1950, to 11/%% of the em- ploye's wages, payable by the em- ploye, and 1%% of the employer's payroll, payable 'by the employer. Taxable wages will still be lim- ited to $3000 per employee in the calendar year. Present rates are 1% paid by the employee and 1% paid by the em- ployer. The rates will increase as of Jan- uary 1, 1952, to 2%, and under the law would go to 2%% and 3% in succeeding years, but a bill now up for consideration in congress would make the 2% rates effective Janu- ary 1, 1951, and would increase the rates further beginning in 1960. In Panama On Business Mrs. A. D. Lawson, Mrs. C. E. Boyer, Mrs. E. C. Pridgeon Jr., and Mrs. W. S. Smith were in Panama City on business last FHiday. Advertising doesn't cost-it pays! COMING TO PORT Max (Lullaby) Terhune and the world's smallest cowboy, Little Elmer Sneezeweeze, Who are- ap- pearing at the Port Theater in person next Thursday, Dec. 15. 91rrn9 19419 preirred / true users over t e next twUO makes com/iined ADVANCE-DESIGNa TRUCrKS This overwhelming preference stems from just one fact: CAevro/ei trucks give more or tde money/ 1949 results based on incomplete but conclusive nationwide registration figures. GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY PORT ST. JOE, FLA. PORT THEATRE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 Army Engineers Turn Down Apalach Channel Protests On Decision Will Be Re- ceived In Washington Un- til January 11 Stating that the benefits would be insufficient to justify the costs, army district engineers Monday turned down a proposal for a new channel across Apalachicola Bay. The project was to construct a ship channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Gorrie bridge across the bay and St. George Island to deep water in the Gulf of Mexico. The board of engineers in Wash- ington, D. C., will receive protests on the decision until January 11. Rejection -of the channel project means that, Port St. Joe would be the logical port outlet for the Ap- -alachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint riv- ers .development. GIRL SCOUT TROOP MEETS ;., Girl Scout 'Troop No. 2 met Tues- day, December 6, at the parish house for its regular meeting. The troop divided' into patrols and the members made Christmas decora- tions The girls are planning for a Christmas party to be held Tues- day; Dec. 13.-Barbara-Bond,Scribe Business Visitors In Panams Cirty Mrs. Edwin Ramsey, Mrs. George Gore, Mrs. R. M. Spillers, Mrs. G. S. Croxton and Paul Ramsey were business visitors in Panama City last Friday. Guest From Jax Mrs. B. A. Bowen had as her guest last week Mrs. Catherine Mc- Phaul of Jacksonville. PLUS FEATURE "RETURN OF WILDFIRE" PAGE E-TGLJ THE STAR;i--PRWT-9TT- JOEj G'ULP'coukr~y. LcL6RIio*. O'MlDAY, DEZE:iMMV E' -9, 9 r PHONE 388 PAGE NINE FRDY EEBR9 99 H TR OTS.JEGL ONY LRD i-------------------- CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUNDAY SERVICES I V.." ., _. . . . I -. -.* PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor Sunday, December 11, 1949 10:00 a. m.-Worship service and Sunday school. Please mark the starting time. 7:30 p. m.-Evening service. Wednesday, 8:00 p. m.-Prayer meeting. No meeting at Beacon Hill next Sunday. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor Third Sunday in Advent 7:30 a. m.-Holy communion. 8:15 a. m.-Meeting of Layman's League and breakfast. All men in- vited. 9:30 a. m.-Sunday school. i1:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and sermon. 3:00 p. mn.-Young people's pic- nic at Camp Weed with the Y. P. S. L. of Quincy. Saturday Young People's Fel- lowship will not be held due to the band concert. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-Choir re- hearsal. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor 9:45 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning service. 6:16 p. m.-B. T. U. 7:30 p. m.-Evening worship. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-Prayer service. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Highland View Rev. Bill Britton, Pastor 10:00 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship. 8:00 p. m.-Evangelistic service. Wednesday, 8:00 p. m.-Special study on "The Jewish Tabernacle," ,Friday, 7:30 p. m.-Young peo- ple's C. A. service. Saturday, 8 p. m.-Messages on the Holy Spirit, baptism and speak- ing in tongues. BAY VIEW METHODISTCHURCH Highland View Worship service each Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Church school following worship service. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Alban O'Hara, Priest Mass the first Sunday of each month at 8 a. m. Other Sunday at 10:15 a. m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Services held at the parish house Sunday afternoons at 4:00. Con- gregational singing. Sermon by J. Leo Patton. A cordial invitation to attend is extended the public. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor 9:45 a. m.-Church school. 11:00 a. m.-Worship service. 6:30 p. m.-All children's and young people's meetings. 7:30 p. m.-Evening worship. USO CAMPAIGN (Continued from page 1) USO is a home-town service away from home'" As a part of the fund-raizing cam- paign, Chairman Coldewey is mak- ing plans for a dance to be held at the Centennial Auditorium Sat- urday night, December 17, tickets for which are now on sale at $2.00 per couple. Receives Frosh Letter Among freshman players receiv- ing football numerals for the 1949 is Randall Brady of this city, who is manager of the freshman football team. Visit In Marianna Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McClellan vis- ited in Marianna last Sunday. Ip P P- --I I ---- A GIFT DEPARTMENT FROM SC NEIDER STORE OPEN ALL DAY7Will Bring Joy to the Receiver OPEN 8:30 A. M. Listed Below are a Few of the MONEY SAVING VALUES for the Yuletide Season. Come In Today! COTTON FLANNEL FOR TH CHILDREN PLAIDSHIRTS GIRLS SLACKS A Complete Selection of GIRLS' RAYON JERSEY RED WHITE and All Wool and Corduroy Children's Sweaters Gowns and Pajamas YELLOW PLAIDS Sizes 3 to 14 SIZES 2 TO 14 Sizes 2-14 Pink- Maize SIZES 4 TO 16 $229 to $498 $2.98 $1.98 $1.98 GIRLS' FANCY LONG SLEEVE Cowboy & Combat Cowboy Belts Infants and Childrens PANTS "T" SHIRTS B 0 0 TS Complete with S 0 X SIZES 2 TO 14 By Gordon "Red Goose" and Holster and Cap By GizesT Colors Pink, White, Blue, Maize ALL SIZES Acrobat Pistol Including All Nylons,. 79c to 98c 98c to $198 $398 to $75 $ 1.50 plu: 39c to 50c TOWEL -- SATIN FINISHED JACKETS PillowCase WIND RESISTANT WATER REPELLANT FLANNEL LINED S E T S SCHOOL COLORS 5.95 6.95 7.95 Sets Sizes 4- 42 Z13,95 36A S7095 FO THE LADIES ... 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Wragge AS ALWAYS, OUR COMPLETE LINE OF SLIPOVER AND CARDIGAN ALL STYLES and COLORS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED DRESSES ALL CO STYLES i GE-ORGIANA TRUDY HALL JUNIORS MARTHA LL COLORS $2.98 TrOi MANNING CAROLE KING JUNIORS from MANHATTAN AND MARLBORO FOR THE EN # PATTERN SHIRTS MARLBORO ALL WOOL and MEN'S AND BOYS' REGULAR $3.65 VALUES Corduroy Sport Shirts BLANKET ROBES FOR CHRISTMAS $2.95 SIZES SMALL MEDIUM LARGE (SOL$6 ND95 REGULAR $5.95 VALUES A Complete Selection of Hats $ FOR CHRISTMAS By Etchison MANHATTAN WHITE only $298$5.95 to $8.95 DR ES S S HIRT S 'STYLE MART' SUITS The Very Newest TIES SPREAD COLLAR FRENCH CUFFS With the famous "Neck The Very Newest TIES Tailoring By WEMBLEY and MANHATTAN MANHATTAN AND MARLBORO $. 37.50 to $45.00 $1.00 to $2.50 GABARDINE SP 0R T S H R T S 0 X by "Gordon" BELTS INITIAL BUCKLES SPORT R SHIRTS S-0 X- 'by "'Gordon" Convertible Collars. All the Newest Shades Plain and Fancy Long and Ankle Length and BELT and BUCKLE SETS. $5.95 50c to 89c 'By Pioneer LEISURE JACKETS SPORT COATS 1*50to 300tax By MARLBORO ALL WOOL AND CORDUROY H USE SH 0 ES Wind Resistant Water Repellant 50 SIZES SMALL- MEDIUM LARGE $19 95 to $229 Felts Corduroys Leathers $7.95 ALL SIZES $1.98 to $5.95 BEFORE YOU BUY, BE SURE TO SEE OUR MANY MONEY SAVING VALUES THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNtY, FLORIDA .FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949 ' IA Education Program Started In Florida Against Socialism Associated Industries Will Endea- vor To Show Citizens Advantage of Our American Way of Life The editor of The Star is glad to find that someone in our state has at last realized that it is about time to take stock of Socialist and Com- munist infiltration into this great commonwealth of ours and to take some definite action in the matter. We are referring to the Associ- ated Industries of Florida, with of- fices in Jacksonville, an organiza- tion made up of large and small businessmen from all sections of the state. We quote below, in part, the in- itial statement of the association: "It has been said that enterpris- ing Americans created the greatest economic system and the greatest system of government the world has ever seen only to abandon -their creation on the steps of the Sakialist reformers. 'ISaid Socialist reformers, never gi ,d- been able to create anything of practical value themselves, have nevertheless taken advantage of this opportunity and have taken this healthy, but neglected, off- spring of individual enterprise to their collective bosoms. Having no knowledge of the conception or na- ture, of this creation, they natur- ally have prepared the wrong form- ula-a formula of dependence, of regimentation, of loss of individual liberty a formula of certain tragedy. "As an established organization of business men we have decided to do something about it. We believe that this lusty little brat-private enterprise-is still healthy and with proper attention, sympathy and un- derstanding, can yet throw off the poison virus of Socialism. "We are now ready to release the details of a program of education. A practical, non-political program, designed to show all our citizens the advantage of our American way of life. "We offer our facilities and our complete co-operation to all citizens and like-minded organizations." CHATHAM NAMED (Continued from page 1) showed four victories, four losses and one tie. After opening the sea- son by playing the big Quincy team to a scoreless tie, the Sharks were hard-hit by injuries to the -rather small squad and ended the season with only 15' men who were con- sidered to, be varsity material. The team scored 192 points against 109 for their opponents. It pays to advertise-try it! CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Star Want Ads Bring Quick Results At Small Cost. RATES-I Y cents per word for one inser- tion (count initials and figures as single words); minimum charge 30 cents. Addi- tional insertions of same ad take lower rate. To eliminate bookkeeping, all ads must be paid for at time of first insertion FOR RENT FOR APARTMENTS See The Sbhirey Apartments. tf SALESMEN WANTED DEALER WANTED-200 farm and home necessities: medicines, vit- amins, spices, foods, DDT, etc, well known every county. For particu- lars write Rawleighs, Dept. FAL- 101-142, Memphis, Tenn. 1* FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm and distinction, shop Carver's Gift Mart. 11-18tf LODGE NOTICES R. A. M.-Regular convocation of St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A. M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. AT[ visit- !ng companions welcome. Fennon Talley High Priest; H. R. Maige, Secretary. SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, :-0.. 0. F.-Meets first and third Wed- riesdays, 7:30 p. m. in Masonic hall. All members urged to attend; visit- ing brethren invited. Theo Bishop, N. G.; F. L. Hill, Secretary. MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO. 22, 1. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic hall. Visitors invited. Eliza Lawson, N. G.; Mrs. Mary Weeks, Secretary. MASONIC TEMPLE F & _. M- ?ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular A meetings 2nd and 4th FrI- days each month, 8:00 p. m. Members urged to attend; visiting brothers welcome. W. L. Jordan, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec. It Pays To Advertise Try it. FOR SALE FOR SALE-Slightly used Enfield motorcycle; in excellent running condition; new points and paint job. Also large size boy's bicycle with basket. Call 353-W after 6:00 p. m. 12-9* ,FOR SALE-5-room house on 15th St. Priced to sell. See S. C. Prid- geon, phone Canal 2-J. 11-l8tf CAFE FOR LEASE OR SALE Jan. 1, 1950. Place now occupied by Honey Allen. If interested, contact Gene Holley, 1102 North Duval, Tal- lahassee, Fla. 12-23* SPECIAL SERVICES KEYS DUPLICATED! WHILE YOU WAIT! 35c Each 2 for 50c Brooks Hardware and Sporting Goods Co. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket No. 1724 FLORIDA RAILROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION to APALACHICOLA NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, PO aST. JOE, FLORIDA ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE is hereby given that the public hearing heretofore set by the Florida Rail- road and Public Utilities Commission for 9:30 A. M., Wednesday, December 7, 1949, in the Franklin County Court House, Apa- lachicola, Florida, on the application of the Apalachicola Northern Rairoad Company for authority to discontinue operation of passen- ger trains Nos. 1 and 2 between Port St. Joe and Chattahoochee, Florida, has been postponed to 10':00 A M., Tuesday, Decem- ber 20, 1949, in the Franklin County Court House, Apallachicoa, Florida. At said time and place you will be given an opportunity to be fully heard WITNESS the hand of the Executive Sec- retary of the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission thia 30th day of No- vember, 1949. BOLLING C. STANLEY, 1 Executive Secretary. Rupert McKee Member of Infantry Dog Platoon The editor of The Star is in re- ceipt of a photograph showing Cpl. Rupert McKee of this city with his dog, "Arzo," sent to us from Darm- stadt, Germany. McKee is a member of the 42nd Infantry Scout Dog Platoon, made up of 27 picked men and their dogs. The dogs, all shaferhunds, were purchased from German civilians after being tested for their powers and abilities to learn and obey. The dogs are trailed, fed and cared for by one man only. After completion of the 17-week training schedule, the platoon will be attached to .the 26th Infantry Regiment, but will be a completely separate unit. Advertising Doesn't Cost It PAYS. PORT THEATRE THURSDAY, DEC. 15 a- --- - MONUMENT AVENUE SEEK TO KEEP RAIL SERVICE (Continued from page 1) its meeting Tuesday night as op- posed to discontinuance of train service, which would eliminate ex- press and mail delivery by rail, as well as passenger service, and civic clubs and other organizations also will be requested to take similar action. The cry all over the city seems to be: "We want to keep the good old 'Doodlebug'." COACH MARION CRAIG AIDS IN CHECK OF DAYTONA SCHOOL Coach Marion Craig is expected to return home tomorrow from Day- tona Beach, where he has been for the past three days participating as a member of a committee of the state department of education eval- uating the senior high school of the east coast city. B. B. Scisson, county school su- pervisor, was recently on a similar committee evaluating the Chatta- hoochee schools. FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRITS __see- ST. JOE BAR * PHONE 114 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. ". 0, 0 O *eO* e ***ee 4 **0 *e a 4 ***. Scores in work and play... Corporal William C. Hunt of La- Fayette, Alabama who has shown his administrative ability with the Third Army Headquarters recognizes the value of physical fitness. He has found ample time to continue with athletics which are helping to build his leadership Cpl. Win. C. Hunt I conditions for administrative work thru athletics and alertness. For an active, in- teresting life where young men can further their education and at the same time receive good pay, he recommends a career in the U. S. Army. Investigate, get the full details, see your recruiter to- day. J. S. ARMY AND U. S. AIR FORCE RECRUITING SERVICE 535-37 HARRISON AVENUE PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA BEST TRUCK SERVICE IN TOWN AT M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE Xoreyv ,%e uorkA carnanfri/e m 41a~ ~~i~',b It's always a good investment to make the driver of your truck more comfort- able! Schedules are better maintained, truck efficiency improves, and your profits go-up. You'll find a complete line of cab. comfort needs here in our showroom- all designed to add to the safety and PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA I I Ir I1 COMPLETE SERVICE WE HANDLE ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE FIRE LIFE CASUALTY BONDS We recommend fire Insurance because its easy to start a fire C) BUCK ALEXANDER COMFORTER FUNERAL HOME 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE 601 Long Avenue Phone 326 Day or Night MEET YOUR .Y FRIENDS AT LeHARDY'S BAR well-being of the man behind the wheel, to make more profits f-r the owner. Now's the tme to get sea- "cov- ers and cushions, heaters, floor rmats, trouble lights and safety equipment- and a lot of other items t" make driv- ing easier. Help your drive Jo a better job for you. Stop in-soon: M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE a Iaoeeo'oeeeeoeone THE STAR, PORiT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, F~OR"IDA PAGE TEN FRIDAY OFEUPR~i |