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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: March 17, 1950
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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PORT ST. JOE
A Progressive
Community With a
Modern, Progressive
Weekly Newspaper


THE STAR
"'Port St. Joe- The Outlet Port for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee Valley"


THE STAR
Is Devoted To the Con-
tinued Development of
Port St. Joe and Gulf -
County


VOLUME XIII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1950 NUMBER 25


Theater Sues City;



Charges Tax Unjust
4


James Trawick Dunked
In Pensacola Bay Friday

James Trawick of this city, who
was working- as a foreman on the
Pensacola Bay bridge, was fished
out of the drink last Friday by a
couple of impromptu rescuers.
Jimmy was working on a scaf-
fold about, half way across the
bridge, and, losing his balance, fell
into the bay. Fellow workers tossed
him a scantling which he held on to
about 20 minutes while he drifted
some 100 yards from the bridge.
In the meantime, other crewmen
scurreid to the boat landing near
the highway patrol station and so-
licited the help of two men with an
outboard motor who went out and
picked up the shivering Jimmy.
We saw him in town Saturday
evening and he reported no ill ef-
fects from his dunking except some
discomfort from the cold water.

St. Joe Furniture Co.
Has Guessing Contest

If, you think you're good at esti-
mating weight, go down to the St.
Joe Furniture & Appliance Com-
pany and take a gander at a Sam-
son card -table or,- display in the,
window, loaded with a beautiful
pile of rocks. After viewing it, go
inside and ask for a blank on which
to write your guess at the weight
supported by the table.
There are no strings attached to
the contest, nothing to buy. Just
make a guess. The person coming
closest to the weight will receive a
handsome $12.95 Samson card table
and other best-guessers, in order,
will carry home a $7.95 folding
chair, a $7.95 table lamp, choice of
five records, and choice of three
records.

Boys of 4-H Club Will
Look Over Fire Tower

County Agent Cubie Laird an-
nounces that the Port St. Joe 4-H
Club boys will assemble at the Cen-


Hearing On Injunction Will
Be Held March 20 Before
Judge E. Clay Lewis

Martin Theaters of Florida, Inc.,
have filed suit in the circuit court
against the city of Port St. Joe
asking for an injunction forbidding
the collection of the city amuse-
ment tax.
A hearing requesting a tempor-
ary injunction has been set for
March 20 at 9 a. m. before Judge E.
Clay Lewis, Jr.
The chain charges that the tax,
imposed by the city on admissions
to the Port Theater, the local Mar-
tin theater, is "arbitrary, unreason-
able and confiscatory."
Present admission prices, with
taxes, at the Port are: Adults: Ad-
mission 32c, plus 6c federal tax,
plus Ic city tax for a 39c total.
Children: Admission 12c, plus 2c
federal tax, plus Ic city tax, for a
total of 15c.
Since no other business licensed
by the city has to pay such a tax,
it is claimed that the admission
levy is discriminatory. It maintains
that the tax amounted to more than
11% of its gross 1949 business and
"said tax increased the ordinary li-
cense tax paid to the city approxi-
mtately, 200f .
The theater pays a yearly license
of $100 in addition to the admission
levy which brings in approximately
$1900 each year to the city's cof-
fer, according to City Clerk Ben
Dickens.
. The summons was served on
Mayor Jake Belin as representative
of the city government, and in ask-
ing the injunction against the city
officials, the bill of complaint as-
serts that the city has "no special
(Continued on page 8)


Timber Resource

Exhibit Of Display

Here Tomorrow

Is Prepared By' Tenth Grade
Geography Class of
High School

A public exhibit of a unit study
on conservation of the timber re-
sources of Gulf county and all West
Florida will be on display here to-
morrow in the Ward building ad-
joining the Brooks Sporting Goods
Store.
Visitors will see a miniature saw-
mill that actually runs, a complete
pulpwood and paper exhibit, minia-
ture fire control towers, a sawmill
village and other exhibits.
This exhibit has been prepared
by the class in tenth grade geo-
graphy of the local high school un-
der supervision of Miss Catherine
Nix, teacher and sponsor.
Co-operating with the class has
been several agencies, including
the Gulf county forestry unit, the
district forestry office in Panama
City, the St. Jod Paper Company,
and the state fdi'estry department.
(Continued on page 8)

Treasure Chest Award
At Rich's Tomorrow

A large crowd gathered in front
of the Danley Furniture Store last
Saturday for thae..merchants' weekly
Treasury Chest award. C. A. Cain
came off with top honors of $16.50
and Mrs. -A. 0. Seawright of High-
land View took $5. The names of
Mrs. Neal Garrett of Highland View
and Sol Shirey of this city were
called, but they weren't present.
Billy Jordan carried off the special
award of a metal kitchen chair pre-
sented by Danley's.
The award will be made tomor-
row at 4 p. m. in front of Rich's
Curb Market on 'Reid Avenue.


tennial Auditorium next Monday af- Located on the extreme southern Blas was in 1847 and that the tower
ternoon at 4 o'clock and go in a tip of St. Joseph's Peninsula, ap- was destroyed by a terrific gale on
group to the St. Joe fire tower proximately 14 miles from Port St. August 30, 1856. With a new tower
where Rangers Alton Hardy and Joe, is a familiar and friendly spot built .and put into operation, the
John Pope will explain the work- in the Cape San Blas lighthouse, next trouble came in 1866 when
ings of the unit and show the equip- This light has been a helpful bea- records state: "The San Blas light
ment used. con to the seafarers of the western station was found to have sustained
All boys interested, whether or coast of the Gulf of Mexico for an serious damage at the hands of the
not they belong to the 4-H, are in- almost continuous span of opera- rebels." The keeper's dwelling had
vited to attend the meeting next tion since it was first built in 1847. been utterly destroyed, the door
Monday and make the trip to the Making allowance for the few frames and sashes of the tower had
fire tower. brief interruptions in its time of been torn or burnt out, and other
The 4-H Club meets the second service due to being moved to a damages of a miscellaneous char-
and fourth Mondays of each month slightly different location, to the in- acter inflicted. These were re-
at 4 p. m. at the Centennial Audi- terruptions because of hurricanes, paired, a new illuminating appara-
torium, and any boys interested in or other reasons, this light has tus provided, and the light re-es-
the club are invited to attend. been in operation for almost a hun- tablished July 23, 1865.
-dred years, and with the light go- An interesting note is to be
CATHOLIC WOMEN'S CLUB TO ing on at sundown and being in op- found in the above statement about
HOLD BAKE SALE SATURDAY eration until full sunup, a mean av- the rebel forces during the War Be-
The Catholic Women's Club will erage will show that approximately tween the States attempting to de-
hold a bake sale tomorrow from 10 456,550 hours' operation has been stroy the tower. No official record
a. m. to 2 p. m. on Reid Avenue op- the lot of this beacon. has been found as to the approxi-
posite the postoffice. From official information sup- mate number of soldiers involved,
Orders will be taken by phone. plied by the United States Coast but the force was undoubtedly a
Call Mrs. Lamar Hardy, phone 379, Guard, which assumed control of small one. Due to dangerous shoals
or Mrs. John Harris, 136-W. Prices the lighthouses in the U. S. on July near the coastline, they probably
will be: Nine-inch pie, 75c; large 1, 1939, because of the government thought that the ships of the United
pie, $1.00; two-layer cake, $1.50; reorganization order by the late States forces would run aground
three-layer cake, $2.00; cookies 30c President Roosevelt, the United and thereby prevent possible dam-
per dozen; brownies, 40c dozen. States Lighthouse Service came to age or capture of the salt works
-- ----- an end on that date. which were located at a few spots
Have you registered? Don't wait The official records show that along the coast which helped sup-
if you want to vote in May! the first lighthouse built at San (Continued on page 5)


Smothers Flays Pepper;



Pepper Flays Smathers


Smathers Refers to Slush Fund Charge

Pepper's 'Red' Side Hurled By Pepper


Asserts Senator Would Cram
FEPC Down Throat of
Southerners

George Smathers, candidate for
U. S. senator, speaking in this city
last Friday morning, maintained his
slashing attack on Clapde Pepper's
record on legislation to set up a
federal fair employment practices
commission.
Smathers, who was introduced
with a flowery speech by Mayor
Jake Belin, likewise blasted Pep-
per on his record as a spokesman
for Communist and "Communist
front organizations" and Pepper's
friendship for Joe Stalin and his
advocacy of Russian appeasement.
Pepper is now stating that he is
against FEPC and Smathers is
making that one of his campaign
issues. He denounced FEPC and
declared that Pepper had supported
it by opposing the filibuster as' a
Southern weapon against it.
"Stripped of all its honeyed
words." Smathers said. "FEPC is


Claims Congressman Is Only
Pretending Interest In
Welfare of Farmers

The heated contest for the U. S.
senate gained additional steam in
Port St. Joe this week as- Senator
Claude Pepper made scathing de-
nunciations against his opponent's
record in a speech here Tuesday
afternoon. He was introduced by
Representative George Tapper.
Mayor Jake Belin was on hand
to make the introduction but was
informed by Dave Gaskin of We-
wahitchka, county campaign man-
ager for Pepper, that he would
rather not have him do the honors,
and so George was brought to the
fore. Mayor Belin told The Star he
thought the same courtesy should
be extended to Pepper as to Sma-
thers, saying: "I feel that any can-
didate should be entitled to an in-
troduction by the mayor, if they so
desire, or, in my absence, by the
acting mayor."
Pepper was especially emphatic


nothing more than an attempt by when he referred to Smathers' fail-
Northern radicals to break down ure to do anything to help farmers
segregation. This bill was first pro- or even show ary interest in their
posed by the Communist party to welfare until lie entered the-senate
stir up strife and discord. When race.
they say whom you may hire and "'He has shown a great fondness
fire, it is logical that the next step for quoting the Congressional Quar-
would be a law invading the privacy terly and distorting what that pub-


and sanctity of the home and of the
marriage relation. If they can pass
a law to say whom you may hire
and fire, they can pass one to say
whom your daughter will marry."
Smathers said Pepper has "many
positions on FEPC" and as to where
he stands, depends upon whether
or not it is an election year.'
"On election years," Smathers
asserted, "Pepper vigorously de-
nounces the bill, and talks about
his Southern ancestry. In his 1944
election campaign my opponent de-
clared for white supremacy, but
less than 35 days later had voted in
the senate labor committee to con-
tinue FEPC. Now the senator says
that was a war-time measure and


location says in a desperate effort
to find something to use against
me," he asserted.
"Well, let's look and see what
the editors of Congressional Quar-
terly wrote about the gentleman
from Miami. Here's what they said,
(Continued on page 7)

Rental Books Now
Available To Public

Announcement is made that a
rental shelf for use of the general
public has been set up at the Port
St. Joe Memorial Library located
in the new city hall, with rental
fees set at 10c per book from one
Imor- -Ary-nay totne9next-( N


-- b -- rary day to the next (3 days),
he would never vote for FEPC in land c per day thereafter.
peace time, but he also said in 1944
S11New books will be added to this
that he would never vote for it." shelf at the rate of 10 per month.
shelf at the rate of 10 per month.
Smathers charged that Pepper
"and his pal Henry Wallace, and
REVIVAL MEETING


his pal Paul Robeson, the negro
Communist, and their many other
friends gave the Russians the green
light to conquest by showing them
that America would not and could
(Continued on page 8)

Infant Son of Mr. and
Mrs. W O0. Nichols Dies

Graveside services were held at
4 o'clock Monday afternoon at the
Friendship Church Cemetery, Ma-
lone, for the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. 0. Nichols of this city who
died Sunday at the Port St. Joe Mu-
nicipal Hospital. Rev. Frazer of the
Malone Baptist Church conducted
the service, with the Comforter Fu-
neral Home of this city directing.
Survivors are his parents and
one brother, Jason Jacob, of this
city; his parental grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Nichols of Bascom,
and his maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Fanning. Herring of Malone.


TO OPEN SUNDAY
A revival meeting sponsored by
the First Pentecostal Church of
Port St. Joe, Bill Britton, pastor,
will open Sunday evening, at 7:45
in the Young store building on Reid
Avenue. The evangelist will be
Rev. Reba Allen of Oklahoma.
Everyone is cordially invited to
these services which will continue
each night through April 16.

D. C. ARNETT ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY COMMISSION
D. C. Arnett has qualified as a-
candidate for county commissioner
from District 4, and his announce-
ment appears in this issue of The
Star.
Mr. Arnett is seeking the seat on
the board now filled by Basil Ken-
ney Jr.
----____- ----
The sure road to better govern-
ment is an alert, aggressive people.
Every good citizen in Gulf county
should register and vote.


Cape San Bias Lighthouse Has Been

Serving Hundred Years
By HAROLD BELL










AHR G C 'OUT, ,


Social Activities

Personals Clubs Churches
MYRVICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51
1~ ___ ^


WHITE CITY DEMONSTRATION
CLUB IN MARCH MEETING
The March meeting of the White
City Home Demonstration Club was
held Tuesday afternoon in the com-
munity building, the meeting being
opened with prayer by Mrs. Delie
Hatcher, followed with the regular
order of business. Mrs. Wilma
Revell, home demonstration agent,
discussed home projects with the
members and a financing project
for the club was also discussed and
adopted at this time.
After the business session, Mrs.
Revell gave a demonstration on
"Accessory Making" that included
the making of tailored buttons with
a special home kit or from bone
rings, the making of an attractive
handbag from a huck towel, and
making a beach bag from a large
size bath towel. The members were
very enthusiastic over these dem-
onstrations. Mrs. Esther Glenn, of-
fice assistant, assisted Mrs. Revell
with the demonstrations.
Present were Mesdames Henry
Sewell, John Pope, Neva Croxton,
Delie Hatcher, Jacque Price, Ella
Stebel, Samantha Jordan, Jeanette
Antley and Mary Smith.

BAPTIST W. M. U. IN BIBLE
STUDY MONDAY AT CHURCH
The Baptist W. M. U. met at the
church Monday for the monthly
Bible study. The year song, "Christ
for the World We Sing," opened
the meeting, followed with prayer
by Mrs. James Horton.. Rev. L. J.
-Keels taught the Bible study from
chapters 5 and 6 of Ephesians, af-
ter which a short business session
was held, conducted by Mrs. E. C.
Cason, W. M:.'U. president.
Circles will meet next Monday as
follows: Circle 1, Mrs. L. J. Keels,
Seventh Street; Circle 2, Mrs. W.
S. Smith, 316 Williams Ave.; Circle
3, Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon, Monument
Ave.; Circle 4, Mrs. Rush Chism,
Garrison Ave.; Circle 5, Mrs. L. W.
Cox, Oak Grove; Business Wom-
an's Circle, Mrs. Harold Bell.

WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD
MEETS WITH MRS. EVANS
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the Methodist Church met Thurs-
day evening of last week with Mrs.
Minnie Evans in her home on Long
Avenue. Mrs. W. J. Herring brought
the devotional and a very interest-
ing talk on "What They Were Be-
lieving" from the mission book,
"Japan Begins Again."
At the conclusion of a short busi-
ness session, delicious refreshments
were served to Mesdames Verna
Smith, W. J. Herring, A. S. Chason,
Loyd Tubb, Mark Tomlinson, John
Beasley, Doris Whealton, and R. F.
Maxwell, and Miss Sara Kelly.
Place of the next meeting will be
announced later. Hostesses will be
Mrs. Jack Hutchinson and Mrs. Eva
Lovett.

CATHOLIC WOMEN'S CLUB
TO HOLD SOCIAL MEETING
The Catholic Women's Club will
hold a social meeting next Monday
evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. J. A.
Mira in her home on Long Avenue.
All social meetings in the future
will be held at night in order that
high school girls and business wo-
men may attend.

Attend Graduation Exercises
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Laney, Mrs. L.
W. Tubb and Curtis Tubb attended
graduation exercises Wednesday in
Tallahassee when Miss Pat Laney
received her degree at Florida
State University.

In New Orleans On Business
Robert Bellows and son Bobby
left Wednesday for New Orleans
on a few days' business trip.


MARY VICK MAUK CIRCLE
MEETS WITH MRS. BROWN
The Mary Vick Mauk Circle of
the Methodist Church met Monday
at the home of Mrs. Chas. Brown
with Mrs. J. L. Sharit, chairman,
presiding. Following the devotional
by Mrs. Sharit, taken from Acts,
9th chapter, a report was received
from Mrs. G. A. Patton, social serv-
ice chairman, and Mrs. Josh Miller
conducted the study, "Women and
the Text of the Bible," after which
the meeting was closed with prayer
by Mrs. J. T. McNeill.
.During the social hour the hos-
tess served pineapple ice box cake
and coca-colas to those present.
Next meeting of this circle will
be held at the home of Mrs. R. W.
Smith, with Mrs. Charles Brown
giving a review of the book, "Wo-
men of Scripture."

MRS. DRAKE ENTERTAINS
CLUB AT BUFFET SUPPER
The J. A. M. Club met Monday
night with Mrs. H. A. Drake at her
home on Reid Avenue. Upon arrival
of the guests the hostess served a
delicious buffet supper with chicken
Gallop as the piece de resistance,
cherry pie and coffee. Chicken Gal-
lop is a new dish in Georgia and
was introduced for the first time
at this meeting.
After an evening of the usual
sewing and visiting, the members
present expressed their pleasure for
a lovely evening and departed for
their homes.
Next meeting of the club will be
with Mrs. A. D. Lawson.

B. T. U. STUDY COURSE TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
A Baptist Training Union study
course for all departments will be
held at the Baptist Church next
week beginning Monday night at
7:30 and continuing through Fri-
day, March 24.
Teachers will be Miss Elsie Rives
of Panama City, adults and young
people; Miss Alma Baggett of this
city, intermediates, and Mrs. Mar-
shall Hightower of Panama City,
juniors.


ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor
Fourth Sunday in Lent
7:30 a. m.-Holy communion.
9:30 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.--Morning prayer and
Monday-8:00 p. m. Confirmation
instruction.
Tuesday-8:00 p. m. Meeting of
the Soule Circle of the Woman's
Auxiliary.
Wednesday-10 a. m. Holy com-
munion; 4 p. m. Young People's
Lenten service; 7:30 p. m. choir
rehearsal.
Thursday-8:00 p. m. Litany and
study class, "What We Believe."
You are cordially invited to 'all
services of this church.

Home for Vacation
Loyd Tubb and ,Philip Chatham
made a trip to Tallahassee Monday
night to bring James Chatham back
to spend the spring holidays with
his parents. Accompanying them
home were Graham Harvey and
Miss Sara Ceva Philyaw, who are
also students at F. S. U.

Students Spend Week-end Here
Tom Bartee and Bob Culpepper,
students at Georgia Military Col-
lege, Milledgeville, Ga., spent the
week-end here with Tom's mother
and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Boyer.

Visits Father In Tampa
Mrs. Rhuey Radose visited last
week-end in Tampa with her father,
J. W. Duncan, who is a patient at
the Southwest Florida State Sana-
torium.

Coming Home for Holidays
Edward Eells, student at the Uni-
versity of Alabama, is expected to
arrive today to spend the spring
holidays with his parents.

Visitors From Apalach
Mrs. Charles Doyle and daugh-
ter Eva of Apalachicola were the
week-end. guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Edwards.

Visitor From Panama City
Mr. and Mrs. John Beasley had
as their guest Monday, the latter's
mother, Mrs. Esther Cotton, of Pan-
ama City.

Spend Day In Blountstown
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Scisson spent
last Saturday in Blountstown.


Have Guests From Ohio Dr. Chales Reicherter
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Anderson had OPTOMETRIST
as their guests recently Mrs. Ralph EYES EXAMINED
Coats and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Baker GLASSES FITTED
and Mr. Baker's mother from Ak-
ro i, Ohio. RITZ THEATRE BUILDING
V t FIRST FLOOR
Attends Coleman-Helms Wedding HOURS: TO s PHONE 560
Miss Minnie Howell attended the PANAMA CITY, FLA,
wedding of Daniel Coleman and
Miss Lois Helms solemnized Tues- Closed Wednesday Afternoons
-day in Tallahassee.


FIRST ;.
SPPING ',


-j i
LOVEABLE and
LONG-WEARING. \ !-"'" ,/ V..
Easter Parade Nannett,.. '
..each enchantingl-', l c) '* _,--"i, -
...exquisitely detilJd .. .
sweeter than Springtime! Choose your
favorite in fine fabrics that wear on through NANNETTE
many sudsings! Darling frocks for Babe fab9 and To S i 3
or Toddler... priced right for -
Mother's budget, too!
$1.95 and $2.95 ,
ostGs Departmood Hoeektpl

Costin's Department Store


CHIPLEY CONCERN IS LOW
BIDDER ON STREET PAVING
Coggin & Deermont of Chipley
were low bidders on 0.617 miles of
paving on Monument Avenue from
First Street to Sixth Street. Their
bid was for $86,486.01.
The project is to include paving,
curbs, gutters and storm drains.

Re-enlists In Army
George L. Cooper has re-enlisted
in the army through the Panama
City recruiting office, and is now
stationed at Fort Jackson, N. C., as
a buck sergeant in the signal corps.

Visits Parents Over Week-end
Miss Erline McClellan of Mari-
anna spent the week-end here with


APPRECIATION
I wish to express my sincere ap-
preciation and thanks to my many
friends, the doctors and nurses at
the local hospital, and to the min-
isters and others who aided my re-
covery from my recent illness by
their attention and prayers and for
the cards and flowers sent me.
Mrs. C. W. Enfinger.


PARKER'S JEWELRY
Next Cooper's Old Barber Shop
Jewelry for the Family

See the Latest In Spring
Costume Jewelry
FINE WATCH REPAIRING


her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mc- *------------- -
Clellan.
SSPECIAL!'L
in Pensacola On Business
Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Tubb were THROUGH MARCH 31
in Pensacola Tuesday on business.
--*--- TWO $15.00
The U. S. is rapidly developing a TWO $15.00
government of the minority, by the PERMANENTS FOR
minority and for the minority.
PRICE OF ONE!

Dr. Joseph B. Spear Get Together With a Friend

OPTOMETRIST On This Big Opportunity!
*
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Broken Lenses Duplicated Jean's Beauty Salon
JEAN KINGRY, Owner
APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA RIEBA PITTS and ALINE COLEMAN
Senior Operators





Port Theatre

A Martin Theatre Port St. Joe, Fla. .
S *
4 THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M.
. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.
"Dedicated T*o Communiy Service"0

"Dedicated To Community -Service"


SATURDAY

DOUBLE FEATURE

PROGRAM

--- FEATURE NO. I ---


"MASKED RAIDERS"

--- FEATURE NO. 2 ---
WALT DISNEY'S



"SALUDOS




AMIGOS"

-- Pus ---
Chapter 5 of Serial


King of Rocketmen

and READING' WRITING'
'RITHMETIC"


SUNDAY-One Day Only






ALWAYS LEAVE

THEM LAUGHING

--- Plus ---

"SWALLOW THE LEADER"
and "WANDERING THRU
WALES"


MONDAY and TUESDAY
S Jane Dennis
SWYMAN MORGAN Il


- A WARNER BROS. PICTURE EVE ARDEN

--- Plus ---
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
and "Racing Greyhounds"


WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY

SANDS OFi!
Vggv smm


--- Plus ---

-- Wednesday Only! --

Chapter 7 of Serial

'King of Jungleland'
and "Romantic Rombola"
-- Thursday and Friday --
LATEST NEWS EVENTS


Today! One Day Only!
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THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


PACE TMWO


FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1950,


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i 5 H A R S JE GULF C T F AG H


Learned Educators

Say Florida's Sales

Tax Is Here To Stay

Point Out No Alternative If
Residents Want Present
Level of Services

A prediction that the Florida
state sales tax is "here to stay" was
made in a statewide broadcast this
week by Dr. Wilson K. Doyle, Flor-
ida State University dean of the
school of public administration, and
Dr. Clark Lee Allen, FSU profes-
sor of economics.
-The two FSU faculty members
spoke on the first of a series of
statewide broadcasts originating in
Tallahassee on questions of public
interest, under auspices of the Flor-
ida State Bar Association. The pro-
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"Is the Florida State Sales Tax
Here To Stay?"
Dr. Doyle declared that while he
felt there was not a clear intention
to make the sales tax a permanent
part of Florida's tax structure there
was a clear-cut decision to continue
the present level of state services.
"This would probably mean contin-


ture in Florida's experience with
the law has been the misunder-
standing on the part of the average
merchant in regard to the items
which are exempt under the law,"
he said.
Dr. Doyle declared that if a 1%
sales tax exempts only such com-
modities as gasoline, liquor, cig-
arets and other sales already taxed,
it would probably produce about
$20,000,000 annually,
He added that if the tax is made
2% and food is exempt the tax
would produce $27,000,000 a year,
and if food were not exempt, a 2%
general state sales tax would pro-
duce about $40,000,000 a year.
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nation of the sales tax in some ...MARRIED IN 1939 TO
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Dr. Allen declared that states DAUGHTER OF PIONEER
must depend essentially for their O O IAN.A
revenue taxes on property, income FLORIDIAN.
and consumption. "Florida," said
he, "has abandoned state taxes on
property, income, and consumption.
The state has no income tax, and
other taxes on consumption such
as gasoline and cigaret taxes are
providing about as much revenue
as can be expected from them.
There seems to be no alternate to
the sales tax available to the peo-
pie of Florida."
Dr. Doyle indicated that the two
serious weaknesses of the present
sales tax. are the igcc4mvenienpe of *
the tax to the taxpayer, since, the
tax must be paid on such small pur-
chases, and the complexity of the
law and difficulty of explaining it
to the average citizen in brief and
simple terms.
"I think the most annoying fea-


agreed that they did not believe the
sales tax would be repealed in 1951
although it may be modified in
some respect.
Dr. Allen pointed out that while
some states having such a tax have
reduced the amount of the levy and
a few have raised the rates, a sig-
nificant fact is that even where the
tax was levied as a temporary mea-
sure, it has been continued as a
permanent part of-the state's struc-
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,PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, 4UIJ C0U1~TY, FLQRI~ FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1950


THE STAR
Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St.
Joe, Florida, by The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor and Publisher
Also 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., ufider Act of March 3, 1879.
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tisements, the publishers do not hold 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 d w ord thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
ia lost; the printed word remains.


Our Country Right or Wrong

HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
When election day rolls around May 2 and
you walk into the polling place to vote and are
told that you are not eligible because your name
isn't on the list of registered voters for that pre-
cinct-don't raise the dickens with the election
officials. Just cuss yourself for overlooking an
opportunity not enjoyed by citizens in many
countries throughout the world. '
The registration books were available in the
various precincts for some time, but have now
been returned to the office of Mrs. C. G. Rish,
supervisor of registration, in the court house at
Wewahitchka, and if you have not already regis-
tered, you will have to go to the county seat to
do so.
So, if you want to exercise your right as an
American citizen to cast your ballot for the can-
didates of your choice, you'd better hie yourself
to Wewa if you haven't registered. There's no
poll tax to pay. You just register.

BUDGETS
The proposed federal budget for the next fis-
cal year is $42,439,000,000.
How big is that? Well, the bureau of the cen-
sus reported that the value of all farms and farm
buildings in the United States in 1945 was a little
over $46,000,000,000.
How many budgets like that can we stand?
-New York. World-Tribune.

Keep smiling-and buy U. S. Savings Bonds.


NEW YORK EXAMPLE
How many schools teach the history of their
own state as a special subject? New York schools
are doing it, as the state legislature recently
passed a law requiring it. New York has a past
that is bound up more closely with the early his-
tory of our nation, perhaps, than some of its
sister commonwealths.
But every state can unfold a tale of pioneer
days, and can offer a list of notable sons and
daughters who should be known to the school
children. Florida has a past that could be pre-
sented in an exciting manner and which would
appeal to the younger generation. Port St. Joe
is involved in that past as the site of old St.
Joseph, the fabled city that almost became the
capital of Florida, and where the state's first
constitution was drawn up.
Yes, indeed, the history of any state is worth
learning about, and local history is quite as im-
portant as some subjects now being taught. All
history is important-without it, present events
can not be understood nor future ones charted.

SHE'S A MISERABLE WRETCH
We plumbed the depth of human misery last
Saturday. Here, in Port St. Joe, believe it or not,
we met a woman who had not painted her finger-
nails a dripping red, whose hair was not all
frizzed up like a Congo belle's, whose face was
not a pasty gin-white, who did not have dark
circles under her eyes, and whose dress was
high cut and most conservative.
We found that this poor, ignorant little coun-
try girl believed in God, had no ambition other
than to marry a good man, raise a healthy fam-
ily, and grow old gracefully.
Poor soul, she probably will reach a ripe old
age without knowing what a thrill it is to crash
into a ditch going 90. The wretched creature
seemed happy!

"Boring from within" is an old radical tech-
nique. The "borers" attempt to destroy a govern-
ment on a piecemeal basis. They move slowly,
and avoid the real issue. They use all possible
camouflage. They join or desert other groups
as opportunism dictates. They make every effort
to keep the public confused and at sea. And,
finally, if the boring technique succeeds, the
public wakes up one fine day, rubs its eyes in
amazement and discovers, too .late, the havoc
wrought by the destruction It looks to us
as if Claude Pepper is a "borer."


Bonifay Couple Name 13

TEN YEARS AGO Children Alphabetically
From the Files of The Star When Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bowlin
of Bonifay say: "We've got chil-
-- dren from A to Z," they mean it.
Plans Underway for New City Hall The Bowlins, who recently cele-
The board of city commissioners brated their golden wedding anni-
for some time have been contem- versary, have 13 children, and each
plating securing a WPA project for has a first and middle naihe corre-
erection of a new city hall, and spending with two letters of the
Tuesday night the plan was defi- alphabet.
nitely placed underway. If and Beginning with Audie Bryant.
when the project is sanctioned, a who was born on October 18, 1900,
new site, more centrally located, here's how the alphabetical family
will be chosen for the structure, progressed: Curtis Drue, Era Faye,
preferably on Monument Avenue, Grady Hampton, Ida Jeanette, Kno-
and the present site at the corner la Leantha, Millard Nathan, Olivia
of First and Monument will be re- Penelopi, Quincy Ruth, Sarah Thel-
turned to the original owners, who nma, Ulyess Vinson, Willson Xava,
gave it to the city for use as long and Yon Zircle, who was born on
as it was used'for civic purposes. June 29, 1928.
There are no twins in the family.
J. C. McQuagge Taken By Death
J. C. McQuagge, 74, passed away
Wednesday morning at the home of Visiting Mother
his son, J. L. McQuagge. Deceased Miss Peggy Allen, RN., of New
S oG, cu eas Orleans, La., arrived Saturday for
came to Gulf county 16 years ago, a visit with her mother Mrs. Earl
and had resided in this city for the is e Mrs.rl
Rollins, and Mr. Rollins. Mrs. Rol-
past two years. lins has been ill with the 'flu.
Grinslade Running __________
Thomas E. Grinslade of the Dal- There's no telling what we would
keith section was a visitor in The buy if we had enough money.
Star office Wednesday to place his
announcement as a candidate for Horton, Billy Quarles, Ralph Mac-
county commissioner. Lawhon, and Richard and Russell
Observes Birthday Cawthon.
T- -- NT- 0- fl- I,,ifr A nH ii kin


THE LOW DOWN
----- from -----

WILLIS SWAMP

Editor The Starr:
In this hear grate land of ourn
freedun .is slippin'. Take wurk-the
principle fragmunt of freedom left
is the rite to quit-a kinda skimpy
freedum, I sez. But as time goes on
and we foller further in the foot-
steps of England alid Russia, the
rite to even quit will be in jeop-
ardy.
Other freedoms is a slippin' too
-like the freedum to grow. Iffen
you run a little laundry like them
there Creech Bros. you're okay so
long as you keep it little. But you
go to wurk and tear off fewer than
average buttons, and your bizness
grows big, whut happens? Yotu is a
undeesirable. Or iffen you no sum-
thing about kilowats and wanta liv
in Oregon or Washington or Ten-
nessee or a dozen other places,
your freedom is tempered by our
big Govt. The Govt. will bild the
damns and power lines-Mr. Citi-
zen is free to stand back-that's his
freedom. It's propur and okay fer
the Govt. to grow big-it's the reel
McCoy-but fer a citizen to do like-
wize, he's a bad hombre.


Barbara N\an Clawuthon, udaughtiLerS oammy PolruitIcring l ie um ai L uu) per cenit onuiil
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cawthon, en- Sammy Patrick, the soft-voiced, i last laigs, but it sets uneazy. It's
tertained at her home Friday on ever-smiling county tax assessor, almost time to bukkle on our six-
her eighth birthday. Guests were was a visitor in this city Wednes- shooter and begin the removal of
Betty June Wright, Gladys Jean day doing a bit of politicking, shak- sum tail feathers frum our New
Perritt, Maxie Brown, Bobbie Sue ing hands with all the voters he I Thought'leeders before we land in
McPherson, Pat Ward, Betty Sue could run down, and kissing all the the same fix as them old, but kare-
McPhaul, Jan Wimberly, Kathleen babies. less, Babylonians. The boss--malt


there led 'em up a blind alley- If you read it in The Star, tell the
they ain't no Babylon today., advertiser.
Yours with the low down, q I 1 E
JO SERRA. GIVES
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If you fail to register before April RELIE
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the primaries on May 2. on aOL
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'lRlhAV uoARfU H17 1on0


SAN BIAS LIGHTHOUSE able of turning- out 500 bushels of
(Continued from page 1) salt daily.)
ply the Confederates with salt. Due to a gale on October 8 and 9,
(Ed. Note: An article published 1894, which badly damaged the sta-
in The Star of April 30, 1948, taken tion, wrecked the keeper's dwelling
from Harper's Weekly of Novem- and washed so much of the cape
ber 15, 1862, describes the destruc- away that the tower stood in the
tion of a salt works at. St. Joseph water, the light was extinguished
by the US bark Kingfisher in Sep- for a short time.
tember of 1862. The account relates After surveys and investigations
that the salt manufactory was cap- were made by government repre-


sentatives, it was decided to move
the light a distance of about four
miles to Black's Island in St.
Joseph's Bay. With the order com-
ing from the secretary of the in-
terior, the actual work of moving
the light was begun in February of
1896 and continued until April 30,
when funds were exhausted. With
the keeper's houses already relo-
cated on the island and with much


of the work done toward the tower
being put into operation, the regu-
lar light had been discontinued and
a temporary lantern light estab-
lished at the San Blas site on April
15, 1895.
After it was determined that the
light on Black's Island would not
serve the purpose, the light was re-
established in the old tower back
at the south point of Cape San Blas


in the early part of September,
1897.
The story of San Blas takes on
added interest when it is known
that one of the family transferred
to the station in 1895, Mrs. Charles
(Minnie) Lupton, still resides in/
Port St. Joe. Her vivid account of
the life there, and later at the St.
Joseph light, are most interesting.
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Senators Advocate

Sales Tax Change


West Florida Solons, Shivers
and Brackin, However,
Disagree On Method

With state school officials and
others calling for another special
session of the legislature to work
out means for raising more revenue
to operate state agencies, two West
Florida senators are advocating a
2% sales tax across the board on
purchases of 25c or more to replace
the limited state sales tax now in
effect. But they disagree on
the need for rewriting the present
law right now.
Newman Brackin of Crestview,
president of the state senate, ad-
mits the need for revising the law
enacted last summer but says "I
think it would be inadvisable to
call a special session now. The law
can be redrawn by the 1951 legis-
lature."
On the other hand, Olin Shivers
of Chipley says he is ready to re-
turn to Tallahassee immediately
"if it can be shown that the state's
school, health and welfare programs
can't get by on what they have
now."
Criticism of the limited 3% sales
tax also comes from State Comp-
troller C. M. Gay, who called the
measure "poorly drawn" and "hur-
riedly put together."
Receipts under the limited sales
tax, which exempts food, medicine
and many other items, are running
about half a million short of the
revenue that was anticipated each
month.
In advocating a 2% sales tax
with no exemptions, Shivers and
Brackin claim such a tax would
permit return of auto tax tax reve--
nue, that is now distributed else-
where, to the state road depart-
ment.
"We might just as well realize
now that we must provide, more
mohey for the road department,"
said Shivers. "The state highway
system is becoming so vast and so
extended that maintenance costs
will equal, if they do not exceed,
the cost for new road construction
within a few years."

New Repair Man At Wilks'
The Wilks Jewerly Company' has
a new jeweler and repair man on
the job in the person of C. A. Smith.
Mr. Smith has been in the repair
business for twelve years and fully
guarantees his work.

REGISTER today and VOTE in
May.
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Kiwanis Convention
To Be Held In Miami

Eight prominent leaders in gov-
ernment, business, education and
religion have accepted invitations
to address the 35th annual conven-
tion of Kiwanis International, May
7 to 11, at Miami, according to G.
F. Lawrence, president of the Port
St. Joe Kiwanis Club, who said that
advance indications pointed to an
attendance of at least 10,000 from
all sections of the United States,
Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and the
Yukon Territory. <
Many unusual features are being
planned for the delegates, Lawrence
said. Their wives, he added, also
will be guests at a colorful program
of entertainment events, beginning
Monday, May 8, and continuing
through Thursday, May 11.
A number of members of the St.
Joe club are planning to attend the
annual affair.

Visit In Jacksonville
Miss Marie Bruce and Miss Inez
Malloy returned yesterday from a
four-day trip to Jacksonville, where
they visited with Mr. and Mrs. B.
W. James.
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CUB SCOUT NEWS

The annual birthday party for
the Cub Scouts was held Thui'sday
of. last week at the scout house
with the Cubs enjoying a weiner
roast with plenty -of cola drinks.
A baseball game was also. enjoyed
between the Red Socks, made up
of Dens 5 and 6,.and the Yankees,
made up of Dens 7 and 8, the Red
Socks winning by a 9-3 score. The
party was supervised by J. C. Cul-
pepper and H. A. Hallmark, who
were assisted by the den mothers.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1950


OAK GROVE NEWS
By MRS. PEARL McFARLAND
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Aultman had
as their guests during the week-
end Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Ault-
man and family of Blountstown
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Aultman
and family of Chipley.-
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Maddox of Panama City.
Friends of Mrs. Stella Norris will
regret to learn that she is a patient
at the municipal hospital.
Mrs. Harry Brewton and Mrs. J.
U. Ketchum were visiting in Pan-
ama City last Friday.
Mrs. Guy Little of Wakulla was
a recent guest of her father, Char-
lie Mahon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Godwin and
daughter Patty of Palatka are vis-
iting with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wim-
berly and other friends.
Wewa Cagers Make All-State Five
Tom Starling and Don Strickland
of the Wewahitchka high school
were among those selected- as mem-
bers of the Class C all-state bas-
ketball team.
Fleishels Visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Fleishel Jr.,
of Tampa are registered at Hotel
St. Joe this week. Their many
friends were happy to see them.


SLUSH FUND CHARGE
(Continued from page 1)
and I quote: 'Coming from a met-
ropolitan area, Congressman Sma-
thers has shown little interest in
agricultural problems. He did not
mention agriculture or flood con-
trol as campaign issues in his open-
ing speech.'
"There it is," said Pepper. "He
had never shown any interest in
agricultural problems until he got
into this race for the United States
senate. Then somebody told him
we've got farmers and he'd better
at least pretend to be interested in
their welfare. And that's the origin
of his farm program-conceived in
the expediency of a political cam-
paign, born of the certain knowl-
edge he and the reactionary forces
behind him face defeat, and doomed
to die a sudden death May 3 no
matter who wins this election."
Following up this outburst, Pep-
per outlined his own supposedly
long record of doing everything
possible to help Florida farmers.
During his long talk, the speaker
asserted that "a million dollar
slush fund has been raised to buy
a seat in the United States senate
. for this duPont lawyer from
Miami," and that "my opponent is
spending tens of thousands of dol-
lars to buy the negro vote," and
named a couple of men whom he
asserted are doing the "buying."


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


SEEKS RE-ELECTION Bid Let for Construction
AS HARBORMASTER of Seats At Ball Park' STA
Until he told us that he had just
qualified, we didn't know that Billy At a special meeting of the city M0
Hammock had to seek re-election commission Tuesday night, bids
for the office of harbormaster of were opened for construction of -
the port of Port St. Joe. seats' at the new ball park. Low During I
Seems his term expires July 1 of bidder was the D. K. Brodnax Corn- per's speed
next year, but it is required that pany for $5,176.40. Only other bid "no man
he run at the coming election. was submitted by G. H. Harper for Florida un
As we go to press, Billy has no $6,048.46. lars," refe
competition. The deadline for quali- The' grandstand seats will be of H. Perry.
fying is tomorrow midnight. concrete and steel construction with Doc King
seat runners of wood. It is antici- when that
THEATER SUES CITY pated the job will be completed in speakers,
time for opening of the baseball said, "I di(
(Continued from page 1) season April 1. lionaire, I
legislative authority to levy said Only other matter discussed by borrowing
tax." the city dads was the necessity of a couple o
A similar tax in St. Petersburg passing some ruling regarding dogs together,
was declared unconstitutional, and running at large within the city. short of t:
recently a similar tax ordinance in ii h
Panama City was successfully at- Miss Netta Niblack spent the Herb B
tacked by the Martin chain, an in- week-end in Americus, Ga., visiting wife of his
junction being secured forbidding with her mother. to other n
collection of the tax from affiliate ,__ .____ the imnre


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FOR RENT Small unfurnished
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WHY USE A VACUUM CLEANER?
- when you can also have these
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you breathe; add healthful humid-
ity to air in your home; really clean
rugs, furniture, floors; eliminate
need for dusting furniture; scrub
tile, linoleum, wood floors; vapor-
ize medicaments in sickrooms, and
shampoo rugs and upholstery.
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USED OUTBOARD MOTORS
Good, bad, indifferent. All makes,
models and prices. Brooks Sporting
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LODGE NOTICES
R. A. M.-Regular convocation of
St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A.
M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. AH visit-
ing companions welcome. James M.
Harris, High Priest; H. R. Maige,
Secretary.
SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1.O0.
0. F.-Meets first and third Wed-
nesdays, 7:30 p. m. in Masonic hall.
All members urged to attend; visit-
ing brethren invited. W. H. Weeks,
N. G.; Walter White, Secretary.
MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO.
22, 1. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th
Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic
hall. Elwyn Blount, N. G.; Mary
Weeks, Secretary.
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?ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
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. Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. W. A.
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that stage
give us a
our double
tion, but
prised to
quet from
tary at the
headquarti
growing p.
mentioned
never beei
St. Joe. .
send us a

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the course of Claude Pep-
ech here he stated that
can own a newspaper in
less he has a million dol-
erring, of course, to John
. Tooth Extractor
was standing next us
t came through the loud-
and 'he turned to us and
dn't know you were a mil-
Editor Bill. How's about
$10,000?" We have
f dollars that we can rub
but we're considerably
hat million.

rown better watch that
s-she's sending bouquets
men. We were under
ssion that we'd reached
where women wouldn't
second look, what with
e chin and large corpora-
we were agreeably sur-
receive a handsome bou-
Mrs. H. C. Brown, secre-
e "Smathers for Senator"
ers. .. It was a pot of
arsley. We'd casually
to Mrs. B. that we had
i able to grow parsley in
. Now if someone will
bouquet of new potatoes.

ry on someone's'bifocal


glasses?--We don't wear specs, but
we've tried on our wife's bifocals-
and what they do to your vision is
a caution. Anyway, we watched
Ralph Rich trying to shoot a game
of snooker while wearing a pair of
bifocals he'd just received his
first, we understood him to say.
. Rich was good on closeups,
but man, oh, man, what he dood
with those long shots!

Among things we never knew be-
fore is that firemen ring the bell
and sound the siren coming back
from fires because they think an-
other fire may break out some-
where any minute and they don't
want to lose their rhythm.


TIMBER RESOURCE
(Continued from page 1)
Among those who have appeared
before the class or worked with it
in some phase of the study have
been Alton Hardy, Gulf county for-
est ranger; G. L. Reinert, of the dis-
trict forestry office; Harry Mc-
Knight, of the, St. Joe Lumber &
Export Company; Harland Prid-
geon, wildlife officer; H. R. Maige,
woodlands division of the St. Joe
Paper Company; Paul Fensom, of
the St. Joe Paper Company, and
Cubie Laird, county agent. Dale
Daugherty, farm forester who has
Gulf county as part of his area, has
given both talks and practical dem-
onstrations to the class.
This exhibit will be shown by the
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the forestry and allied resources of
Gulf county will be shown by pos-
:ersl charts and information sheets.
-ilms which are associated with the
study will be shown on the three
Saturday on which this exhibit
will be open to the public, March
13 and 25, and April 1.
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SMATHERS REFERS

(Continued from page 1)
not at that time be friendly and
firm." He declared that Commun-
ists and their friends in this coun-
try are trying to "encourage us to
destroy ourselves, to give up. our
liberty and accept the planned
economy of an all-powerful state."
Referring to his farm program,
Smathers said he had voted "for
all beneficial farm legislation, such
as reforestation, the REA and soil"
conservation."

REGISTER today and VOTE in
May.

Paid Political Advertising
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
District Four
I hereby announce my candidacy
for County Commissioner from Dis-
trict 4, subject to thep will of the
voters at the May primaries. If
elected it will be my purpose to
stand for the general welfare of
Gulf county and work for the best
interests of my district. I will try
to conduct the duties of office fair-
ly and give a square deal to every-
one. Your vote and active support
will be sincerely appreciated.
D. C. ARNETT 5-5*


FRIDAY, MAROH 1.7, j1660


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