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Title: The star
Uniform Title: Star (Port Saint Joe, Fla.)
Physical Description: Newspaper
Language: English
Publisher: W.S. Smith
Place of Publication: Port St. Joe Fla
Creation Date: December 16, 1949
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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THE STAR
IS THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
FOR
GULF COUNTY


THE


STAR


"Port St. Joe- The Outlet Port for the Apalachicola-Ghattahoochee Valley"


"TRADE AT HOME"
SPEND YOUR MONEY
WITH LOCAL
MERCHANTS ANJD GET
ANOTHER SHOT AT IT


VOLUME XIII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949 NUMBER 12


USO Campaign

Launched In

Gulf County

Dance Set for Saturday Eve-
ning; County Has 98
Men In Service

Tom Coldewey, chairman of the
USO fund-raising campaign in Gulf
county, states that the county quota
has been set at $500 by the national
organization as its share of a $12,-
100,000 national goal to continue
USO operations.
"At president Truman's request,
the USO has been reactivated as
an essential element in our na-
tional security," said Tom. "This
fall the USO has conducted a na-
tional campaign to support this vi-
tal program. In most cities, the
USO has been included in the Com-
munity Chest campaign, but since
Gulf county has no Community
Chest, an independent campaign is
being conducted."
Latest figures put the strength of
our armed forces at 1,600,000 men.
Eighty per cent of these men are
(Continued on page 10)

Lunches Served At
School On Upgrade

Records Broken for Second. Consec-
utive Month With 9,694
Meals Serv4 ~d

For the second consecutive month
the Port St. Joe school lunch room
broke all previous records, accord-
ing to Miss Elsie McGriff, county
lunchroom supervisor.
A daily average of,462 students
ate in the lunchroom for a total of
58% of the studentbody for the
month of November.'
There were .9,248 meals served to
students during the month, and with
other meals served to lunchroom
workers and others, a total of 9,694
meals were served during the past
month.
Free meals to the number of 926
were given children, and 9,408 half-
pint bottles of milk were served, to
break the past record for any single
month of operation. '
Mrs. Marguerite Hardy is man-
ager of the lunchroom, and full-
timeworkers are Mrs. Lula Beard,
Mrs. Veronica Sealey, Mrs. Anna
Adams, Mrs. Margaret Smith and
Mrs. Minnie Patterson.

. Toy Matinee At Port
Theater Tomorrow

The Port Theater, in conjunction
with the local Moose Lodge, is pre-
senting a free matinee at the the-
ater tomorrow at. 10 a. m. to which
all children in this section are in-
vited. The picture will be "News ,
Hounds," with the Bowery Boys.
The show is a gift from the Mar-
tin Theaters and admission is free,
but parents are urged to ask their
children to bring an old or new toy
to the show, which will be turned
over to the Moose Lodge for dis-
tribution Christmas Eve.

LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED
The Port St. Joe Memorial Li-
bray, in the city hall, will be closed
next Saturday, Christmas Eve.

Will Attend Graduation Exercises
Mrs. Ellen Kirkland and Mrs. c
Ernie Moore expect to leave today
for Auburn, Ala., to attend the grad-
uation of Ernie Moore from Ala- c
bama Polytechnic Institute. t


Santa Claus Delayed On City Bulges At
Seams As Host To


Annual Visit To St. Joe Giant Band Rally
SHigh School Band Musicians
Sand Directors Royally
Saint Nicholas, me jolly patron In past years, the older children The committee in charge of the Entertained
saint of the Yule season yesterday have crowded around Santa Claus program is made up of Mrs. B. H.
wired The Star that he would be so close that many of the younger Munn, chairman, Mrs. G. A. Patton, With limited housing accommo-
unable to get to Port St. Joe on his children have been unable to get Mrs. Robert Tapper, Mrs. George dations, Port St. Joe literally was
annual pilgrimage until Christmas close enough to see and touch the Cooper and Mrs. G. F. Lawrence of bulging at the seams last Friday
Eve, due to the fact that he is go- old gentleman, not to mention that the Garden. Club; Paul Fensom, and Saturday as it played host to
ing to call first on the children of some of them failed to receive a chairman, George Tapper, Dr. A. L. more than 125 high school musici-
the war-torn countries of Europe present. So this year Scoutmaster Ward, George Suber, Dan Brooks, ans and band directors from schools
and Asia, who are so much worse J. T. Simpson will have his Scouts Floyd Roberts and Cecil Costin of in Northwest Florida at the Sixth
off than the kiddies of Port St. Joe. on hand to keep order, and the chil- the Rotary Club. District Band Rally, sponsored by
"Am taking care of the orphans dren will be lined up according to Full details of the program will the Port St. Joe Woman's Club,
and kiddies of Europe and Asia age, with the youngest being first appear in next week's issue of The which in past years has been held
first this year," he informs us, "and to be presented to Mr. Claus. Star.! annually at DeFuniak Springs.
my tight schedule will bring me The two-day affair was devoted
into Port St. Joe on Christmas Eve to individual and group try-outs
about 6 o'clock." with the various band instruments-:-
SA (Clerk Ben Dickens, much to his
We are sure that the kiddies of di having the bass horn try-
todismay, having the bass horn try-
this community want those poor outs in the city hall). Highlight of
children across the seas provided the rally came Saturday night when
for first, and they can rest assured NP 6:39 SC TRLi NORTH POLE, DEC. 15, 1949. a mass band concert of more than
that when Santa arrives here that
he will have plenty of gifts left 'EDITOR BILL, THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FLO. 100 pieces was presented from the
stage at the Centennial Auditorium.
for everyone from his never-empty DUE TO FACT AM TAKING CARE OF KIDDIES IN Registration of musicians was

In preparation for Santa Claus' EUROPE AND ASIA FIRST, NOT ARRIVE* IN PORT (Continued on page 10)
visit, the Port St. Joe Garden Club ST. JOE UNTIL 6:00 P. M. DECEMBER 24 ACCORDING Last Rites Hed
and Rotary Club are laying plans ATst Rites Held for
for a community tree and p TO PRESENT RATHER TIGHT SCHEDULE STOP AS- n ,,J
for a community tree and program TO"PRESENT"EH liday
to be held December 24 at 5:45 p. SURE AIL KIDDIES I WILL POSITIVELY BE THERE Granny nUlo ay
m. which wil include songs by the THAT TIME WITH PRESENTS FOR ALL STOP BEST Pssec Away Sunday At Age of 95;
high school glee club, v-deal, solos,
a speaker and group singing of REGARDS., SANTA CLAUS. Funeral Services Held
Christmas carols. Tuesday
It's A Son for Capt. apd .rs. Tom Called Here By Illness of Father d Mrs. Eunice Arelia Holliday, well
Mr. and Mrs Tom Frudaker are Mis. Alma Daughtry arrived here "lOSed Season On known and loved-and affectionately
the proud parents of an SL-pound Wednesday from Washington, D. MUllt IS Affecting known as "Granny," passed away
son, Daniel Norton, born Saturday, C., to be at the bedside of her fa- Sunday afternoon at the' home of
December 10, at a Panama City their, W. J. Daughtry, who suffered Local Fishermen Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Holliday at the
hospital, a heart attack. age of 95.
-- Estimated That 110 Men Will Be "Granny," who had been in ill
M D K O S SRK I R Ot40-Day Period before her passing, had resided with
II'M A DUCK Mr. and Mrs. Holliday for a num-
The statewide closed season on ber of years. She was a native of
Henry Herkemier Hennessy, III, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Longworthy mullet, which went into effect last Louisiana and was born April 7,
of Stork Deliveries, Inc., who is in of Port St. Joe are announcing the Saturday midnight and which will Funeral services wre held at 11
charge of baby deliveries in the birth of a son, Robert Carr, on De- be effective until January 20, 1950, aFu mn Tuesday from the Methodist
Port St. Joe area, staggered into cember 12, 1949. will be felt by many residents in
The Star office yesterday. Our wife this area, according to Carl Raf- Church, with Rev. Loyd Tubbs, as-
The Starfoffice yesterday. Our wife 4 field, who ou r of sisted by Rev. L. J. Keels, officiat-
was in the front office, and when Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Smith field, who operates a number of sister allbearers were L. Z. en-
we asked her what that duck was of this city are announcing the ar- fishing boats idersong. Pallbearers Cooper, B. R. Gib-
wanting, she replied that it was rival of ANOTHER son on Wednes- He gave approximate figures to son, George Cooper, Glenn Boyles
not a duck, but the stork who day, December 14, 1949. The young show that the closed season will and WayGeorge SButtber, Glenn Boyles
brings babies to the Port St. Joe man, who is another prospective affect at least 11 seining crews av- and Waynthe cemetery at Hosord Tues-
Municipal Hospital. player on the Smith baseball team, eraging10 men to the crew.Th da afternoon at 3 oclock. The
We didn't recognize Herkimer, has been named Clinton Knapp. will cause about 110 men to bedur omforternoon at 3 o'clock. The
who has been delivering babies in. It thrown completely out of work dur- Comforter Funeral Home was in
who has been delivering babies in 4 ing the 40-day closed season. At, charge of arrangements.
St. Joe as far back as we can re- Mr. and Mrs. James J. Rogers of ing the 40-day close m en have families Mrs. Holliday is survived by two
member, for he was only about two this city are announcing the birth least 85 of these men have amliesdaughters, Mrs. Vivian Joiner of
inches from the floor. of a daughter, Joan, on Monday, De- tosupport, said Raffield. Meridian, Miss., and Mrs. Ada Brit-
"Why, Herkemier," we said, "we member 12, 1949. Durme ton ing Moundsville, Ala.; two sons,
didn't recognize you. What is the also many fishermen living between L R of thMounis city and E. D Holli-
matter?" Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Smith of this this city and Apalachicola, will be day of Meridian, Miss.; nine grand-
"Well," said Herkemier, "with city are the proud parents of a thrown out of work. A few of the children and five sreat grandchil-
all available air transportation be- daughter, Carlo Nanette, born Sat- men will be able to do some oyster- cdren
.ng taken up with the Christmas urday, December 10, 1949. ing, but not sufficient to bring in
rush, I've been forced to bring in I the amount of income derived from
their mullet fishing. St. Joe Motor Co. Now
the new babies on foot, and I've Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dykes Joe Motor Coa Now e
brought in so many that my legs announce the birth of a daughter, In Retreading Business
have worn down to such a point Bertha Beatrice, on Friday, Decem- Municipal Building In
that I've become so short and ber 9, 1949. Festive Holiday Dress Otto and Vic Anderson of the St.
squat that all the hunters take me Joe Motor Company are now the
for a duck-even Doc Ward here Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Davis of Port The new municipal building on proud possessors of a modern and
at the hospital, who last Sunday St. Joe announce the birth of a Fifth Street is decked out in festive up-to-date tire recapping and vul-
:ook a pot shot at me as I came in daughter, Beatrice, on Tuesday, De- dress in keeping with the holiday canizing plant and are advising the
with a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. cember 6, 1949. season. A beautifully-lighted tree in motoring public to bring in their
E. L. Wise." R the lobby is visible from the street worn tires for revamping.
If you don't believe Herkemier Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Holmes of through the glass doors, and a band Only the best of material is used
has been overworked, just take a this city announce the arrival of a of greenery laced with lights en- in the plant, which is being oper-
.ook at these births: son, Jerry Lean, on Saturday, De- circles the portico. ated by a man of many years' ex-
cember 10, 1949. The Gladiolus Circle of the Gar- perience in this line.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Williams of den Club is responsible for the ar-
this city announce the birth of a Mr. and Mrs. Walter Richardson tistic effect, and is to be com- Father Dies
daughter, Charlotte Lucille, on De- are the proud parents of a son, born mended for the beautiful display. Mrs. John L. Dickey was called
member 10, 1949. Sunday, December 11, 1949. The The committee in charge of the to Tuscaloosa, Ala., last week-end
Young man has been named Albert project was made up of Mrs. I. C. due to the death of her father,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wise 'of this Alan. Nedley, chairman, Mrs. Hugh Me- Charles Marchant. She was accom-
city announce the birth of a daugh- (All births occurred at the Port St. Kee, Mrs. Jim Bobbitt, Mrs. H. R. panied by Mr. and Mrs. Reuben
ter on Sunday, December 12, 1949. Joe Municipal Hospital) Maige and Mrs. .M. F. Brown. Dickey.










PAfE TWO THE STAR, PORT-ST.~JOE,-QULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, DE-CEMBER 16, 1949


-d



Social Activities

Personals Clubs Churches
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51


Miss Betty Sue Watts and Carl Martin Norton Jr.,
Wed Saturday Afternoon In Impressive Ceremony
Miss Betty Sue Watts, daughter bow in the back. She carried a cas-
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watts of cade arrangement of white chrysan-
this city, and Carl Martin Norton themums with identical hair ar-
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mar- rangement.
tin Norton of Estill, S. C., were The bridegroom had as his best
united in marriage last Saturday man his father, Carl M. Norton, and
afternoon at 5 o'clock in an impres- ushers were Dan Harris and Roy
sive double-ring ceremony at the Gibson Jr., of this city.
First Baptist Church before a large The bride's mother chose an at-
assemblage of friends and relatives, tractive navy blue model with navy
with Rev. G. T. Hinton of Wewa-. accessories and wore a corsage of
hitchka officiating. white carnations. The mother of
the groom wore a dark green dress
A program of nuptial music was
rendered by Miss Merita Sutton at with brown accessories, and a cor-
rendered by Miss Merita Sutton at sage of pink carnations.
the organ as the wedding guests as- s R S p m n rn
sembled. Selections included "The -Mrs. R. S. Payne, maternal grand-
sembled. Selections included "The .no o t bd w n b
Swan" by Saint-Saens, "0 Perfect mother of the bride, wore navy blue
Swan" by Saint-Saens, "O Perfect w accessories and a cor-
Love" by Burleigh, "Romance" by with gray accessories and a cor-
Love" by Burleigh, "Romance" by s o r o u
Rubenstein, "Serenade" by Schu- sage of red rosebuds.
Rubenstein, "Liebesraum" by LizSchu- Following the ceremony, a recep-
bert and "Liebestraum" by Lizst. tion was held at the home of the
The traditional wedding marches bride for the wedding party. The
were played as processional and re- brides table was beautifully laid
cessionaland"Traumerei"bySchu- with a lace cloth, with crystal can-
mann was softly heard during the delabra holding lighted white tapers
ceremony. Miss Lenohr Brown, vo- and a flower arrangement of white
calist, rendered "0 Promise Me" by carnations, baby asters and fern.
DeKoven and "Because" by D'Har- The beautiful three-tiered wedding
delot, cake, topped with a miniature bride
The beautiful candlelight cere- and groom, was placed at.one end
mony was performed before an al- of the table and a crystal punch-
tar arranged with a background of 'bowl graced the other end.
palms, ferns and smilax, with tall Miss Alma Baggett presided over
baskets of white gladioli and pom- the bride's book and Miss Kather-
pom chrysanthemums interspersed ine Jones served punch during the
with fern placed at each side. Faim- reception. After the cake had been
ily pews were marked with white cut by the young couple, Miss Joyce
carnations tied with white satin Norton, sister of the groom, took
ribbon. charge of the serving.
The bride, who was given in mar- The bride chose for her wedding
riage by her father, wore a gown trip a navy blue crepe and gray
of candlelight slipper satin fash- topcoat with navy and white acces-
ioned with a chantilly lace collar series, and wore a corsage of fu-
and,tront yoke which extended to schia roses. Upon their returnfrom
the waistline. The full length their honeymoon trip to points in
sleeves tapered to calla lily points South Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
over the wrist, and the fitted basque ton will be at home to their friends
waist accentuated the hip pouf of here, where Mr. Norton is a chem-
lace that extended around the gown ist with the St. Joe Paper Company.
to form a bustle. The full skirt Mrs. Norton is a graduate of Lil-
terminated in a voluminous cathe- lington high school, Lillington, N.
dral train, and her finger-tpi veil C., class of '43, and Mr. Norton was
of imported illusion fell from a graduated from the Estill, S. C.,
halo of plaited blossoms. She car- high school and from Clemson A.
ried an arrangement of white car- & M. College in 1948.
nations on a white satin muff with Out-of-town guests present for
white streamers interspersed with the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
shadowed carnations. M. Norton, Miss Judy Norton, Miss
Miss Marian Elizabeth Watts, sis- Joyce Norton and Master Danny
ter of the bride, acted as maid of Norton, of Estill, S. C.; Mrs. R. S.
honor, and was lovely in an Ameri- Payne and Miss Carole Harris of
can Beauty moire taffeta gown Atlanta, Ga., and -Mr. and Mrs.
made on princess lines with a bustle James Chavers of Savannah, Ga.


Christmas Program At
Methodist Church Sunday
A white Christmas program will
be presented Sunday evening at
7:30 in the Methodist Church, ac-
cording to Loyd W. Tubb, pastor.
Members of the children's di-
vision, under the direction of Mrs.
Murnice Gaskin, will present The
Nativity. A large number of boys
and girls will take part in the pro-
gram, and the appearance of shep-
herds, wise men and angels in suit-
able costume will inspire the audi-
ence.
Members of the youth division
will present "The Other Wise Man"
under the leadership of Miss Bar-
bara Boyles. This beautiful story


WHITE CITY DEMONSTRATION
CLUB ENJOYS XMAS PARTY
The annual Christmas party of
the White City Home Demonstra-
tion Club was held Tuesday after-
noon in the community building. A
number of games and contests were
enjoyed by the eleven members
present, and Mrs. Will Galyon, a
guest from Champagne, IJl., enter-
tained the group with a delightful
reading.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. E. L. Antley and Mrs. G. S.
Croxton from a party table that
,had an unusual centerpiece ar-
-ranged by Mrs. J. W. Willis.
Highlight of the afternoon was
the exchange of gifts, which had
been nlae aroud thi larz Chri;t-


will be presented under a display mas tree decorated by Mrs. Henry
of shifting colored lights which will, Sewell, Mrs. Cecil Conger and Mrs.


be both beautiful and .impressive.
The choir will be composed of in-
termediates and young people un-
der the direction of Miss Patricia
Laney.
A cordial invitation is extended
to everyone to attend this program.

Called Here By Illness
Mrs. Charles Miller and daughter
of Waverly, Fla., were called here


J. W. Willis.
Mrs. Latimer was welcomed
the club as a new member at
time.


into
this


Plan To Move To Alabama
Edwin McGill left Tuesday for
Childersburg, Ala., where he is em-
ployed, after a visit of several days
here With his wife and baby. Mr.
and Mrs. McGill plan to make their


Wednesday due to the illness of W.- 'home in Childersburg after the first
J. Daughtry. of the year.


and at this time plans were an-
nounced for the next meeting when
Mrs. Ben Dickens and Mrs. Wayne
Hendrix will be co-hostesses.
Present for this supper meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Mosely, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Solomon, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Dickens Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Bell, Sgt. and Mrs. Warren Wil-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Buttram,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Duren, Mrs.
Kenneth Brodnax, Mr. and Mrs.
George B. Hills Jr., Mrs. Thomas
Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Turnage,

GLADIOLUS CIRCLE FEATURES
CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS
The setting for the Gladiolus
Circle's display of Christmas ar-
rangements Thursday afternoon of
last week was the home of Mrs. J.
L. Sharit, which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion by a
committee of circle members.
A cluster of brilliant red bells
and ribbons on a spray of cedar
adorned the front door, and in the
entrance hall a gay winter scene
was centered with a quaint fringed
surrey filled with tiny Christmas
packages.
Bright Christmas balls and paint-
ed magnolia leaves formed a beau-
tiful holiday flower for the mantle
of the living room. A large circle of
poinsettias on a low coffee table,
holly and lights in the windows,
and a lovely Madonna figuerine in
a setting of poinsettias completed
the living room scene.
Gleaming silver-sprayed dog fen-
nel, cedar and dried cedar Balls
with gay red candles adorned the
dining table. Old Santa and his
reindeer pulling a load of poinset-
tias across the buffet was declared
the favorite arrangement by circle
members.
Other Christmas arrangements
were brought by various members
and judged by the group. Mrs. G.
W. Cooper's buffet arrangement
took first place; second and third
places went to arrangements by
Mrs. Lee Graham Jr., and Mrs. Roy
Hallman.
Mrs. J. L. Sharit and Mrs. Rob-
ert Tapper were co-hostesses for
the afternoon, and Mrs. Henry
Campbell, circle chairman, presided
at the coffee table.
Guests at the meeting were Mrs.
M. F. Brown and Mrs. C. B. Irwin
of Atlanta, Ga.

BAPTIST' YOUNG PEOPLE
SPONSORING GIFT BOX
The Baptist Sunday school and
Training Union are sponsoring a
'gift box for the needy at this time,
and are asking each member to
bring food, fruit, clothing or toys
by December 21, for distribution to
needy families in this section.
The .box is at the First Baptist
Church.

To Spend Holidays With Mother
Miss Normma Jean Lewis, student
at Judson' College, Marion, Ala., is
expected to arrive this week-end to
spend the Yule holidays here with
her mother, Mrs. Ethel Westbrook.

Called Here By Illness of Brother
Mr. and Mrs. Will Daughtry of
Sopchoppy were called here Wed;
nesday due to the illness of the
former's brother, W. J. Daughtry.


Mrs. J. C. Arbogast, circle chair-
man, presided at the meeting which RITZ THEATRE BUILDIN
was attended by Mesdames Milton
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Chafin, Ralph Nance, Harold Bell,
PANAMA CITY, FLA.
FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm Closed Wednesday Afternoons
and distinction, shop Carver's
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Junior Woman's Club AZALEA GARDEN CLUB CIRCLE J. Lamar Miller, G. F. Lawrence,
j STUDIES XMAS DECORATIONS Gordon Thomas, W. 0. Anderson,
Enjoys Xmas Program The Azalea Circle of the Port St. B. W. Eells, Paul Blount, C. B. Phil-
Members of the Port St. Joe Ju- Joe Garden Club was in keeping lips, J. C. Arbogast, Donald Birath,
nior Woman's Club and their bus- with the approaching Yule-season D. K. Brodnax, members, and Mrs.
bands enjoyed a dinner meeting when ,the weekly program and Loyd Tubb and Mrs. Frank Le-
Tuesday night at Hotel St. Joe, at theme of the meeting Thursday of Hardy as guests.
which time a Christmas program last week was concerned with V t t
was presented by members of the Christmas decorations and arrange- Sister III
senior speech class of the high ments. Mrs. Wilma Revell, county Mrs. R. F. Scheffer was called to
school under the direction 'of Mrs. home demonstration agent, and Pensacola Monday due to the ill-
Edith Stone, teacher and class Mrs. J. T. Land, both of Wewahit- ness of her sister.
sponsor. Students on the program chka, presented the demonstrations. V t
were Betty Otto Anderson, Lenohr The meeting was held at the
Brown, Sara Nell Clements, Alice home of Mrs. G. F. Lawrence, with (Additional Society on Page 9)
Elder, Margaret Lawreice, Myrtle Mrs. J. Lamar Miller acting as co- ---*- -
Simpson, Joyce Sexton, Jan Wim- hostess. First place in the judging
berly, Merita Sutton, Gene Chism, on arrangements went to Mrs. Law- Dr. Charles Reicherter
Thomas Paulk, Bobby Lee Ramsey, rence, second place to Mrs. Harold OPTOMETRIST
Frank Young and Bobby Ramsey. Bell, and third to Mrs. Don Birath. EYES EXAMINED
Mrs. Lamar Hardy, president of A special award went to Mrs. Paul GLASSES FITTED
the club, presided at the meeting, Blount for a door decoration.


FRIDA V, D ECE MB ER 16, 1949


THE STAR, PORT-ST.--JOE,-GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


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FRIDAY DECEMBER 16, 194g


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THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY. FLORIDA


IT'S THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS EVER AT BOYLES -

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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.
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tisements, the publishers do not Hld themselves liable for
damages further than amount received, for such advertisement.
%he 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

MR. McGRATH IS QUITE UNHAPPY
Howard McGrath, President Truman's new at-
torney general, is quite unhappy these days.
You've all seen the large A&P food store ad-
vertisements appearing in newspapers through-
out the country, including The Star? Well, Mr.
McGrath has accused the food chain of obstruct-
ing justice by carrying messages to the people to
give them a distorted picture of the government's
anti-trust suit against the firm.
So Mr. McG. has taken it upon himself "to set
the public straight." But since, as he says, the de-
partment of justice hasn't funds for paid adver-
tising to counteract the A&P's claims, he has been
forced to get what free newspaper space he can
to discuss his side of the case.
The federal government has never seen fit to
discuss pending cases in print, but this time it's
different. The government is not only willing to
discuss the case, but is sending out literature to
newspapers begging for free space. All such crap


received by The Star goes into the waste basket.
For the first time, as far back as we can re-
member, a private business has the government
on the defensive with the people, and the shoe is
pinching so hard the the government is yelping
about "obstruction of justice" and pleading with
the newspapers for free space to answer claims
of its opponent.
As one of the papers carrying the A&P ads,
The Star can't concur with Mr. McGrath. We're
tickled to death at seeing somebody bold enough
to strike back at your friend (he ain't ours) Mr.
Truman's socialistic government in defense of its
business principles.
We've a notion to write Mr. McG. and tell him
that newspapers, particularly The Star, have not
yet reached the stage when they have to become
stooges for the government, and that if he wants
any space, we'll be glad to sell it to him at our
regular advertising rates.
Now, if he wants to take a few pokes at John
L. Lewis and Phillip Murray, the two gentlemen
who are currently engaged in smashing the en-
tire economy of our country, well be glad to give
him plenty of free space, but we just can't seem
to get overduly excited about his fight against
the A&P.

Your friend(he ain't ours) Harry Truman is
hollering that higher taxes be enacted at the next
session of congress, which is another example of
the limited and one-track thinking that is preva-
lent among the Washington planners who are de-
termined to replace Americanism with Socialism.

Christmas is the time of year when dad invests
a hundred bucks in presents for the family and
gets a red necktie and a pair of purple socks.

It's a very small river, indeed, if the govern-
ment doesn't think it's worth a dam.-The Breda
(Iowa) News.


TEN YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Star

Harbor Hearing Held Here
Approximately 50 representative
citizens and business men from
this city, neighboring cities, and
points as far distant as Galveston,
Texas, and Pittsburgh, Pa., gath-
ered at the Port Inn Tuesday in a
hearing before members of the U.
S. Engineers office at Mobile re-
garding improvement of St. Joseph
Bay. Statistics filed indicated 'that
it was anticipated the local port
would handle approximately 1,794,-
750 tons of commerce during the
next 12 months, and that widening
and deepening of the channel would
result in a saving of something
like a million dollars in the hand-
ling of this tonnage.
Unfavorable Report On Bay Project
Word was received this week that


the rivers and harbors committee
had made an unfavorable report on
proposed improvements to Apa-
lachicola Bay because benefits to
present and prospective commerce
are incommensurate with cost of
the project.
Forehand-Kennington
W. C. Forehand and Mrs. Mary B.
Kennington were married Tuesday
in Wewahitchka, Rev. C. G. Rish of
the Baptist Church officiating.
Eastern Star Elects
At the meeting of the Order of
Eastern Star Tuesday night, offi-
cers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Mrs. Erin A.
Kelley, worthy matron; Oscar Rob-
erts, worthy patron; Sarah G. Mor-
gan, associate matron; Roy Evans,
associate patron; Lovie Coburn,
conductress; Myrtice Coody, asso-
ciate conductress; Zola Maddox,
marshal; Ella Glenn, chaplain; Rob-
ert Wallace, sentinel; Jamie Wal-
lace, warder.
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" "Yes, indeed! '
"Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have
! been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age-
: they do not believe except what they see-they think
Sithat nothing can be which is hot comprehensible by
,their little minds.
"All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or
children's, are little.
"In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect,
an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless
world about him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
"He exists as certainly as love and generosity and
devotion exist, and you know that they abound and
give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how
dreary would be the world if there were no Santa
Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir-
ginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no
poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.
We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and
sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the
world would be extinguished.
"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well
not believe in fairies!
"You might get your papa to hire men to watch in
all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa
Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming
down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa
Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus
-the most real things in the world are those neither
children nor men can see.
"Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?
Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not


Back in 1897, little Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the fol-
lowing letter to the editor of the New York Sun: "I am
8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no
'Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun it's so.'
Please tell me the truth-is there a Santa Claus?"' The
editor wrote a newspaper and literary classic in reply
to this childish plea. It is reprinted here.



there-nobody can conceive or imagine all the won-
ders that are unseen and unseeable in the world.
"You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what
makes the noise inside, but there is a veil.eovering
the unseen world which not the strongest man, or
even the united strength of all the strongest men that
ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,
love, romance, can push aside the curtain and view
and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond.
"Is it all real?-ah, Virginia, in all this world there
is nothing else real and abiding.
"No Santa Claus! Thank God!-he lives, and he
lives forever-a thousand years from now, Virginia,
nay, ten thousand years from now, he will continue
to make glad the heart of childhood."


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A number of people know the answer to that ques-
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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 is now being formed, and you will
be doing yourself a favor by joining.



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CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND SUNDAY SERVICES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor
11:00 a. m.-Morning service. Sub-
ject: "The Christmas Spirit."
7:30 p. in.-Evening service. Sub-
ject: "Let Us Be Joyful." Singing
of Christmas carols.
Friday, December 23, 3:00 p. m.
-Christmas party for Bible Club.
Final practice for Christmas service.
Sunday, December 23, 10:30 a. m.
-Christmas service. Special pro-
gram by Sunday school. Christmas
treat for all present. 7:30 p. m.-
Candlelighting service, "The Light
of Life." Joy gift for retired minis-
ters and dependents.

KENNEY MILL BAPTIST
Rev. W. B. Holland, Pastor _
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning service.
6:30 p. m.-B. T. U.
7:30 p. nm.-Evening worship.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.-Prayer ser-
vice. Everyone is cordially invited
to attend all services.
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'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. mn.

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.

BAY VIEW METHODIST CHURCH
Highland View
Worship service each Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Church school-following worship
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.


ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor
Fourth Sunday in Advent
7:30 a. m.-Holy communion.
9:30 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
5:00 p. m.-Annual Sunday school
Christmas pageant and Christmas
tree.
Wednesday-Choir rehearsal at
7:30 p. 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 BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.--Morning service.
6:15 p. m.-B. T. U.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-Prayer
service.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the City Com-
mission of the City of Port St. lJoe, Flor-
ida, will receive sealed bids until S o'clock
P. M. January 17, 1950, and will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash the
following property:
Frame building only, previously used as
a City Hall, now located on Lots 8 and
10, Block 2, lying and being in the
City of lPort St. Joe, Florida.
Concrete block ... I .dy. previously
used a:s a Moun .1 *I now located
on Lots S and 10. Block 2, lying and
being in the City of Port St Joe, Flor-
ida.
Separate bids will be received oni each of
the above described buildings. Each building
must be removed by the mirchaser from the
above described location on Lots S and 10,
Block 2, within 60 days from the opening
of bids on iJanuary 17. 1950. No bids may
be withdrawn for a period of 15 days after
the dalte set for the opening thereof.
Each hid must be aiecolmpianied by a cor-
tified or cashiers check payable to the City
of Port St. Joe, Florida, in the aixiount of
one-third of the bil price. All checks ac-
coimpanxing rejected bids will be returned
to thle bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
B. 1I. DICKENS. ,Ir.
12-10i City Aud:')ir and Clerk.
23 City of Port St Joe. Florida.
CALL FOR BIDS
Notice e i helxc-e gixc1 that the C(ity Com-
mission of lthe ity of Port St. Joe, Flor-
ida. will, reeehe sealed bids x1nll S o'clock
1. M.1 uxar 17, 19.5o. for tile l ,ch:i se of
tile following Fire Appxratus and Equipment
or its equiial:
One 00- al0lon11 triple combiationll pllumlp-
ing engine xmoxilnted on 2-top Ford.,
Chevrolet or Dodge chassis, co-mp lete
with equipment as follows:
1,00o0 feet of i2 -inclh doubt i.I- I
ruLbber lined fire hox l booster .,,i .;I
approximately 30 -gallon capacity, 200
feet of :,.'-inch booster hose, hose reel,
2 each llfoaim fire extinguishers, 2 each
cairlioi dioxide fire extinguishers, search-
light., I i .. ..e. bell, axes, pike
poles i All llapparatlul is an111d1
equipment must be approved Il Na-
tioal liHoard of Fi-re Indrwxrilers. All
prices a'e to be (lotedl delivered, Port
St.l Joe. Florida
No hbid mly le withdrawn for a1 period of
1.5 dalys after thile aike thereof.
The City Commission of the City of Port
St. Joe, Florida, reserves the right to reject
any or ;all bids.
B. 11. DICi EN S., lJr.
12-1 City Auditor and Clerk,
23 City of Port St iJoe, Floida.


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DeFuniak Picked As Site
For Basketball Tourney
At a meeting of district officials
held in Bonifay last week, DeFu-
niak Springs was picked as the site
for the Northwest Florida Confer-
ence basketball tournament to be
held February 16, 17 and 18.
J. P. Streetman of Marianna, Joe
K. Schmidt of Eglin Field and Tom
Love of Chipley were named as of-
ficials, with Frank Commander of
Crestview elected as an alternate
official.
HOPE NO ONE WAS MISLED
We didn't catch the error in our
story last Friday on the Apalachi-
cola Northern Railroad Company
hearing before the state railroad
commission until Principal Harold
Bell called it to our attention Mon-
day. 'Seems we said "At the
hearing to be held next Tuesday in
Apalachicola," when it should have
been "Tuesday, December 20, at
Apalachicola." However, we
did have furthre on in the story
that the hearing would be held on
December 20. Hope no one was
misled by the error, which, if you
consider all the errors we could
make, is really trivial.
Few Stands of Virgin Red Cypress
The few remaining stands of vir-
gin red cypress are found in Big
Cypress Swamp in southwest Flor-
ida.
Homebodies
At least 65 per cent of the people
in the U. S. have never spent a
night in a hotel.
j ist because a man has an axe to
grind doesn't make him a woods-
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fruit-frozen, fresh, or canned. Por- and hearidig. Everybody needs two
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Ladies Have Best

Chance for Marriage
In West Florida

Study Also Reveals That Hitches
Made In This Section Are
Longer-Lasting

All of you single gals and widows
in this section of the state should
take heart from the results of a
study just made by Dr. L. M. Bris-
tol and Dr. W. W. Ehrmann, profes-
sors of sociology at the University
.of Florida, which shows that the
chances of getting married and re-
maining married are better in West
:Florida than in East Florida. The
study describes trends in marri-
ages in Florida for the past twenty
years.
Florida steadily tops the national
average in both marriages and di-
vorces. Boom years for Cupid were
1942 and 1943 in Florida, while the
national peak was reached in 1942
and 1946. From 1932 to 1946 di-
vorces went up three-fold in the U.
S., and at the same time rose six-
fold in Florida.
In 1946, Florida stood next to Ne-
vada with the highest state rate of
divorce, but while Nevada, with its
"divorce mill" at Reno, reached a
rate of 157.5, Florida was only 12.1.
As a whole, Florida follows na-
tional trends in marriage and di-
vorce, but there a r e variations.
Florida divorces do not show a
marked increase with density of
population, as in other states, nor
is divorce uniformly high in tour-
ist centers. Divorce rates were high-
est (1928-1947) in Baker, Bradford,
Brevard, Hardee and St. Johns
counties-the first two are not re-
sort areas.
Drs. Bristol and Ehrmann point
,out that many factors influence
these results in Florida. Some fac-
tors to be considered are "mobil-
ity" of population, many military
installations during the war, re-
ligion, the older age group among
tourists, the 90-day divorce law en-
acted in 1933, and the 1945 marri-
age law requiring a three-day wait-
ing period. This last may be re-
sponsible for the precipitous de-
cline in Florida marriage rates af-
ter 1945, especially in West Florida
counties bordering other states.
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Six Minors In County
Receive Work Permits

Only six Gulf county minors ob-
tained work permits during Sep-
tember and October, according to
the-Florida Industrial Commission.
Young people under 18 are re-
quired by the Florida child labor
law to have permits prior to em-
ployment, and employers are re-
minded of the double compensation
clause of the workmen's compen-
sation act in the event a minor
working without a permit is injured.
By going to the county board of
public instruction, minors may ob-
tain these permits by having proof
of their age and parental approval.

Visitor From Bristol
Mrs. Beatrice Betros, a teacher
in the Bristol school, visited here
Thursday of last week with Mrs.
Elon Raybon of the Modern Beauty
Shop.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stewart of
Blountstown were in Port St. Joe
Sunday, visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
B. B. Scisson. I


Moore To Receive AGENCY GOES KAPUT
Degree Tomorrow The state's latest attempt at cen-
tralized purchasing quietly ended
November 30 when the office cre-
Among 460 seniors receiving de- ated by executive order of Gover-
grees tomorrow at the winter quar- nor Warren layt January was al-
ter commencement of Alabama lowed to cease- operations. It was
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., conducted by Dan D'Alemberte, who
will be Ernie 0. Moore of this city. does the buying for state institu-
The exercises will be held at 2:30 tions, without extra cost. Warren
tions, without extra cost. Warren
p. m. with Dr. John M. Gallalee, advocated central purchasing of all
president of the University of Ala- state supplies, but the legislature
m de n th c e state supplies, but the legislature
bama, delivering the commence- allowed bills for that purpose to
ment address. die in a conference committee.
Moore will receive a B.S. in for- d
estry from the hands of Dr. Ralph Among problems agitating vacant
B. Draughon, president of A. P. I. brains is "How high is up?"


Not Necessary To Have
Duck Stamp To Hunt Coot

Hunters of Gulf county are ad-
vised that it is not necessary to
have a federal duck stamp in their
possession to shoot coot.
This fact has just been confirmed
with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service by the Florida Wildlife
Federation to settle once and ifor
all the confusion in the minds of
Florida citizens and their law ien-
forcement officers.
Coot are classified with the gal-
linules, marsh hens, rail, etc.


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powerful Ford Truck engine ever built, other truck in 3 big ways. First, in
Loaded with unusual features such smoothness gained by overlapping
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Series F-7 and F-8 Big Jobs only. ness and rigidity of the engine block.


Here To Attend Band Rally
Mrs. Walker Blair of Blountstown
and Mrs. R. H. Buddie of Marianna,
both of whom are widely known in
music circles in this section of the
state, were visitors at the sixth dis-
trict band rally held here Friday
and Saturday of last week.

Spend Week-end In Georgia
Dr. and Mrs. Robert King spent
the week-end in Montrose, Ga., as
guests pf the latter's parents.

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`FPRIDAY, DECEMBSER 16,1949


THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FI-ORIDA


PAGE SEVEN


SBIC. REASONS WHY FORD









THE.STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


The old Cherry Tree carol, or
the legend upon which it is based,
is undoubtedly the reason for the
custom of placing a branch of cherry
tree in water to bud for Christmas
time.
According to this legend, Mary
and Joseph on their way to Beth-
lehem passed a tree loaded with
cherries. Mary was hungry for some
of the fruit and asked Joseph to
pluck some cherries for her. The
tree graciously bowed down so that
Mary could pick the fruit herself.
It has been customary among the
Czechs and Slovaks to take the
branch'of a cherry tree and place it
in water in the late fall so that the
buds reach the blossoming stage
at Christmas time.
The belief was current that if the
sprig blossomed by Christmas Eve.
the girl who tended it would marry
during the New Year.

Two Mondays Are

Opened To Hunting

Attorney General Rules December
26 and January 2 May Be In-
terpreted As Holidays

Despite stories carried in daily
papers that no hunting would be al-
lowed on the Monday following
Christmas and New Years, nimrods
of Gulf county will be overjoyed to
learn that the attorney general has
advised the state game commission
that it could interpret December 26
and January 2 as legal holidays,
and permit shooting.
Under this year's rules, Mondays,
Tuesday and Fridays are closed to
general hunting, but Christmas Day
and New Year's Day are open. Both
holidays fall on Sunday 'this year,
but- are being observed generally
on Monday.
Members of the game commis-
sion had said they did not think
the Monday ban could be waived
without an official meeting of the
commission and proper legal no-
tice.

Road Board Member To
Be In Chipley To Talk
Over Needs of District

Marion G. Nelson, road board
member from the third division,
will be at the state road depart-
ment office in Chipley today and
tomorrow, at which time he will
discuss road problems with mem-
bers of boards of county commis-
sioners of the district and other in-
terested persons.
The object is to find what roads
are most urgently needed in order
that the construction budget for
1950 may be prepared by the state
road department.

WACQRecruiter WilI
Call In Port St. Joe

Cpl. Bonnie McClamma (a good
old Scotch name if ever we heard
one), has been assigned to the Pan-
ama City recruiting station to in-
terview and process applications for
women desiring enlistment in the
Women's Army Air Corps and Wo-
men's Air Force.
Cpl. McClamma, who says the
armed forces offer many advant-
ages over private employment, will
make periodical visits to Port St.
Joe for interviews with any women
interested in enlisting.

Here To Spend Winter
Mrs. Blanche Clements returned
last week from Colorado Springs,
Colo., after spending 11 months
there where she has a 16-unit mo-
tel. She expects to return west in
April, after the snow melts.

Advertising doesn't cost-it pays!


believes her, too. Right now Santa is busy "with millions of inter-
views like this, but he's expected to stay on schedule and arrive
here December 25.


Miss Betty Sue McPhaul Is
Awarded Degree At FSU

Miss Betty Sue McPhaul of this
city received her bachelor's degree
yesterday afternoon from Florida
State University, Tallahassee, at
'he fall quarter graduation exer-
cises.


students receiving bachelor's de-
grees.
Attorney General Richard Ervin
delivered the commencement ad-
dress.

"Pecky" cypress is made by na-
ture. A fungus is the cause of the
rot that makes -the cypress have


No need to put up with a slow-starting truck. Just
leave it in the skilled hands of our service spe-
cialists. They know what to do to make your
truck's engine spring to life when you press the
starter. They've got the testing equipment, the
International-engineered parts to give your truck
sure-fire starts, every time. Drive in now-we'll
be happy to serve you.


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Again in 1949



MORE PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT CHEVROLETS



than any other make



-just as they have done during the total 19-year period, 1931 to date!


FIRST
in passenger car sales
for '49*










FIRST
in passenger car sales
for all postwar years


TH' men cr.' women of America know value when they see it!
Ccnzu.'.itly, they are purchasing more Chevrolet
paoscnger -cars than any other make ... and more Chevrolet
trucks tha. the next two makes combined.. thereby placing
Chevrolet first in sales this year, just as they; have done for
the total 19-year period, 1931 to date.
Naturally, we and all Chevrolet dealers are deeply
appreciative of this overwhelming tribute of preference; and
we join with Chevrolet in pledging to do everything possible
to give you greater and greater value in the months and
years to come.


*1949 ,.,.It. base on incor .. ..nciusive notion-
wide regst.c',on figures. All other icc, ;,-sec here are based
on complete and official nationwide registration figures.


FIRST
n total number of
cars on road today


SGARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY


PHONE 388


FIRST
in truck sales for '49*
(Oumselling the next 2 makes combined)


FIRST
in truck sales for
all postwar years










FIRST
in total number of
trucks on road today


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ADDITIONAL SOCIETY

Prizes To Be Awarded
For Christmas Displays
The Port St. Joe Garden Club will
award two cash prizes for the
most attractive Christmas displays
in the city that may be seen from
the street, either in the home or in
the yard.
The judges (names unknown)
will view the residential section of
the city next Friday night for the
awards, which will be $10 for the
first prize and $5 for second.

SURPRISE SUPPER HONORS
E. J. RICH ON BIRTHDAY
Mrs. E. J. Rich and employes of
Rich's Curb Market entertained at
a surprise buffet supper Thursday
evening of last week honoring E. J.
Rich on his birthday.
The lace-covered table was cen-
tered with a three-tier birthday
cake surrounded with a sumptuous
chicken dinner, sandwiches and
soft drinks.
After the surprise repast, the
guests presented the honoree with
many gifts, who expressed his ap-
preciation and stated it really was
a surprise.
'Present to enjoy this affair with
Mr. Rich were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sheffield and son Jackie, Mrs. T.
E. Vandevender and daughter Caro-
lyn, Charles Callahan and Mrs. E.
J. Rich and sons John, Billy and
David.

WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD
MEETS WITH MRS. STONE
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the Methodist Church met Thurs-
day evening of last week in the
home of Mrs. Edith Stone,. with
Mrs. Elizabeth Tomlinson. presiding.
Mrs. Rush Chism gave the devo-
tional and also a very interesting
talk on the third chapter of "Wo-
men of the Scriptures." Miss Sarah
Kelly, Mrs. Verna Smith, Mrs. Loyd
Tubb and rs Tolinson read the
scriptures giving the biography of
the lives of Miriam, Lydia, Phoebe
and Deborah.
After a short business session,
delicious refreshments were served
by Mrs. Glenn Boyles and Mrs.
Stone, co-hostesses.
Next meeting of the Guild will be
January 5 at the home of -Mrs. Tom-
linson, with Mrs. Tomlinson and
Mrs. Tubb as co-hostesses.

FREE MOVIES TONIGHT
Just a reminder that free moving
pictures of the Notre Dame-Michi-
gan State and the Oklahoma-Santa
Clara football gameswill be shown
at 8 o'clock tonight at the school
auditorium by Walter Glass. -The
public is invited to be present.


LAYING MASH
100 Lbs. 25 Lbs.
$4.85 $1.23


16% DAIRY FEED

20% DAIRY FEED


100 lbs.
$3.57
100 Ibs.
$3.87


BRIDE-ELECT HONORED "
AT INFORMAL PARTY
Miss Betty Sue Watts, whose mar-
riage to Carl Norton was an event
of Saturday, was honored at an in-
formal party Tuesday evening of
last week by her sister, Miss Mar-
ian Watts, in their home at 1027
McClellan Avenue.
During .the evening the guests
viewed the lovely trousseau of the
bride-elect, after which the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. George Wimberly
Jr., and Miss Irene Wilder, served
fruitcake, salted nuts and coffee to
Mrs. Chester Edwards, Mrs. Ralph
W. Jackson, Mrs. Bill Lewis, Mrs.
George Wimiberly Jr., Mrs. Wilbur
Smith, Mrs. James Adams, Mrs. J.
T. Simpson, Mrs. Virginia Humph-
rey, Miss Jewell McMullon, Miss
Betty Darcy, Miss Sarah Witt, Miss
Alma Baggett, Miss- Irene Wilder,
Miss Katherine Jones and Mrs. T.
M. Watts, mother of the honoree.

MRS. SMITH HOSTESS TO
J. A. M. CLUB MONDAY EVE
The J. A. M. Club met, Monday
evening with Mrs. W.S. S. Smith at
her home on Williams Avenue.
During the evening the matter of
the annual Christmas party was
discussed, which is to be held with
Mrs. A. D. Lawson .Monday night,
December 19.
The hostess served a chicken
salad plate with cake and coffee to
nine members and one visitor.

Visits Daughter and Husband
Mrs.. Lily Weatherington of Su-
matra visited here this week with
her daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. John Sower, also Mr. and Mrs.
George Parish.

Rejoins Ship At Houston
Manning Smith arrived in town
Sunday from Tampa, leaving Wed-
nesday for Houston, Texas, to re-
join his ship.



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EVERYONE


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SCRATCH FEED
100 Lbs. 25 Lbs.
$3.99 $1.03
100 lbs.
HORSE FEED ....... $3.95
25 lbs.
GROWING MASH _.$1.19


GIRL SCOUT NEWS
Girl Scout Troop Two held a
Christmas party Tuesday with each
member inviting a guest. Games
were played and dancing enjoyed,
after which cold drinks and cookies
were served. Scribe Barbara.

CARD OF THANKS
To our many friends we wish to
express our heartfelt thanks for the
many kindnesses shown us during
the illness and death of our beloved
"Granny" Holliday, especially Rev.
Tubb and Rev. Keels. One can pay
back the loan of gold, but one dies
forever in debt to those -who are
kind. THE HOLLIDAYS.


CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB
HAS SUPPER AND PARTY
The Catholic Woman's Club spon-
sored a combination supper and
Christmas party Wednesday night
at the parish house, with Mrs. John
Cramer as chairman. I. C. Nedley
acted as Santa, with Vic Anderson
assisting. The long tables, at which
sixty guests sat down, were beauti-
fully decorated in red and green
with lighted red tapers.
t W K
Visits Here Sunday
Mrs. Coy Redd of Panama City
visited here Sunday with her sis-
ter and children, Mrs. Ned Gainous.


s********S****SS 5*5 SSSS**Seee sesame ear


Paper Makers Local
Elects New Officers

As the result of the regular elec-
tion of Paper Makers Local No. 379
held Thursday night of last week,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Roy F. Gaskin, president; Denver
Miller, vice-president; W. J. Her-
ring, recording secretary; A. V.
Farland, C. C. Wilson and I. C. Lup-
ton, trustees.
FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm
and distinction, shop Carver's
Gift Mart. 11-1Stf


Santa Sez: "STOCK UP FOR CHRISTMAS AT


n f Santa Sez: "STOCK UP FOR CHRISTMAS AT
THESE LOW PRICES!"



-E E10-DAY SPECIALS!



DECEMBER 15 TO 24


Florida ORANGES bag 29c


Please Return Bag for Refill At Same Price


LARGE WASHINGTON STATE SMALL WASHINGTON STATE

APPLES lb. 1 c APPLES 3 doz. 90c


SATSUMAS doz. 10c BANANAS Ib. 12c

LARGE No. 1 IRISH LETTUCE, CELERY

POTATOES 10 lbs. 36C and CARROTS, each- 1 C0


BARGAINS ON CHOCOLATE-COVERED CANDY 49c box
ALSO BARGAINS ON ALL CHRISTMAS CANDIES!



TIDE Washing Powder g. box 24c


'GERBER'S

BABY FOOD 3 jars 29c

SNo. 2 CAN

FIELD PEAS 2 for 25c


GALLON

LARD


89C


No. 2

TOMATOES can 11c

CASE

COCA-COLAS 85c

NEW GEORGIA CANE

SYRUP aallon 91c


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PICNIC HAMS lb. 36c

* GOOD GUARANTEED FOR CHRISTMAS COOKING



|FRESH EGGS doz. 64c


OYSTERS qt. $1.39 r FRESH SHRIMP Ib. 45c
GOOD TENDER



IT-BONE STEAK lb. 59c


o FRESH DRESSED GRADE 'A' TURKEYS, HENS and FRYERS AT ALL TIMES!




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PHONE 306 .- :- PORT ST. JOE, FLA.

We Will Remain Open Monday After Christmas and After New Year's!
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JANE PARKER FRUITCAKE

3 lb. $2.45 5 lb. $3.85


PORT ST.
JOE
FLORIDA


THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COU-NTY, FLOaRIDA


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949


PAGE NINE










PAGE TEN TH STR Pi i.JEGLFCU4TFLRD


USO CAMPAIGN

(Continued from page 1)
under 25 years of age, and nearly
half of them are literally 'teen-
agers. Hundreds of thousands of
these youths have never been away
from home before, and their need
for USO's "home away from home"
is tremendous.
Gulf county at present has 98
men in the armed services, and
through the USO these men have
the privilege of using the 170 USO
clubs and service centers already
established in the United States and
overseas. In addition to these serv-
ices, USO finances regular enter-
tainment for the 100,000 veterans
still in military hospitals through-
out the country.
As one of the steps in raising
funds for the USO, a dance will be
held at the Centennial Auditorium
tomorrow night, beginning at 9:30,
and everyone is urged to attend or
buy a ticket, which are now on sale
by civic club members.
------ -----
It pays to advertise-try it!



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FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Large upstairs unfur-
nished apartment in Oak Grove.
Phone 266-W. j 12-16tf
FOR RENT-Four-room furnished
house, water furnished, $45 per
month. Faces Long Ave., in front
grammar school. Mrs. Nora Duren,
phone 178 or 66. 1-6 '50*
FOR APARTMENTS See The
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SALESMEN WANTED
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information *how to establish prof-
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secure. No selling experience neces-
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FOR UNUSUAL GIFTS of charm
and distinction, shop Carver's
Gift Mart. 11-18tf
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-2-bedroom house on
McClellan Avenue, $3,950. Small
down payment, balance like rent.
FRANK & DOT'S AGENCY
Registered Real Estate Broker
211 Reid Avenue Phone 61.
UPRIGHT PIANO in excellent con-
dition, $200; may be seen at
home of Bob Shaw. Also clarinet in
good condition, $35. See Mrs. P. r
Farmer, phone 266-W. 12-16tf
FOR SALE-5-room house on 15th
St. Priced to sell. See S. C. Prid-
geon, phone Canal 2-J. 11-18tf
CAFE FOR LEASE OR SALE Jan.
1, 1950. Place now occupied by
Honey Allen. If interested, contact
Gene Holley, 1102 North Duyal, Tal-
lahassee, Fla. 12-23*
SPECIAL SERVICES

KEYS DUPLICATED!
WHILE YOU WAIT!
35c Each 2 for 50c
Brooks Hardware and
Sporting Goods Co.
LODGE NOTICES
R. A. M.-Regular convocation of
St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A.
M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. All visit-
nrg companions welcome. Fennon
Talley High Priest; H. R. Maige,
Secretary.
SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1:.0.
0. F.-Meets first and third Wed-
nesdays, 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, I. O. O. 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-
Port St. 'Joe Lodge 111. Regular
A meeting. 2nd and 4th FrI-
days each month, 8:00 p. rn.
Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. W. L.
Jordan, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.


GIRLS! DO YOU WANNA PLAY
ON KIWANIS CAGE TEAM?
The Kiwanis Club is sponsoring
a girls' basketball team this winter,
and the team will meet Monday
night, December 19 (next Monday)
at 7:30. in Centennial Auditorium
for a warm-up session.
Any of you young gals, married
or single, who have a yen to get
out on the court in a pair of shorts
and do your stuff for the good ol'
Kiwanis Club are asked to be on
hand Monday night.

Have Week-end Guests
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Owens had as
their guests last week-end, two sis-
ters and a nephew of Mr. Owens',
Mrs. G. E. Smith of Valdosta, Ga.,
and Mrs. Jim Larry and Fredrick
Hopson of Lima, Ohio.

Norman Allemore Jr., Ashley Cos-
tin and Gene Duren, all students at
the Gulf Coast Military Academy,
Gulfport, Miss., will arrive during
the week-end to spend the Christ-
mas season with home folks.


To Relief
Misery of,


MONUMENT AVENUE


Moose Lodge Will Again
Distribute Xmas Baskets

The local Moose Lodge is again
making preparations for the distri-
bution of Christmas baskets to the
needy families of this section.
Governor Ted Frary urges all
members of the order to assist with
the job and is asking that names of
deserving families be given him at
once.
SThe lodge is also planning for a
"million dollar" party to be held in
the lodge hall Christmas Eve.

CITY BULGES AT SEAMS

(Continued from page 1)
held from 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. Friday,
the high school auditorium being
used for this purpose. After regis-
tration, the practice sessions got
underway and continued until ap-
proximately 5 p. m.
A gala party for the visitors and
local band members, invited guests
and members of the Pep Club was
held Friday night.
Rehearsals continued Saturday,
and the concert Saturday night con-
cluded the rally, with more than
a thousand spectators crowding the
auditorium.
Mrs. H. C. Brown, chairman of


the planning, committee for the af-
fair, arranged housing in private
homes for the entire group of vis-
iting students, and band directors
were accommodated at Hotel St.
Joe. Charles Conter, band director,
was official host to the rally and
in general charge of the program.
Splendid co-operation was given
by groups and individuals to help
make the rally a success. Members
of the Womans' Club who were


most active in making arrange-
ments and co-ordinating the work,
were Mrs. S. B. Shuford, Mrs. Rush
Chism, Mrs. L. P. Sutton and Mrs.
Tom Owens.
In addition to individuals, appre-
ciation is also expressed to the St.
Joe Retail Merchants Association,
the city of Port St. Joe, The Star,
and the St. Joe Paper Company for
the full assistance and co-operation
given.


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