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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, MAY 5, 1950 NUMBER 32 Oystermen BowB Hospital Will Be Open For Inspection May 12 To Saints 18-6 The Port St. Joe municipal Hos- In 0 e n Tit M illbe open to the public for In Opening Tilt inspection from 4 until 7 p. il. on National Hospital Day, Friday, May 12. Members of the Hospital Auxili- Big Crowd Sees Locals Chalk ary will serve as hostesses and Up Win In First Game guides during the afternoon. A sil- of Season ver offering will be taken. of Everyone is urged to show their Paced by Leonard Belin and Ed- interest in their hospital and plan die Meharg with perfect batting av- to visit it next Friday. erages for the day, and Bert Cox running a close third, the St. Joe Demonstration Saints defeated the Apalachicola Oystermen 18S to 6 in the opening lle O A serJ game of the Gulf Coast Baseball W eek Observed League held at St. Joe's new ball park Sunday afternoon before a By Co0nty Clubs record crowd that filled to capacity B 3 the modern new grandstand just completed by the D. K. Brodnax Women of Overstreet Are Construction Company. Enthusiastic About While the locals were socking out Work 22 safe-hits off the hurling of three Apalachicola moundsmen, Ed Me- Gulf county Home Demonstration harg on the mound for the Saints, Club women are joining with other held the visitors to five safe hits. club members of counties through- Every Saint got at least one hit, out the nation in celebrating Na- with Belin topping the list with 5 tional Home Demonstration Week for 5, Meharg with 4 for 4, and Bert from April 30 to May 6. Cox with four safe bingles out of Various forms of recognition are five trips to the plate. Two of Be- being held throughout the county, lin's clouts were homers, the first and the women especially call the coming in the opening canto with public's attention to the exhibits two men on base. Two more run- which may be viewed in the win- ners crossed the plate in this inn- dow of the Florida Power Corpora- ing when Cox singled through short tion in Port St. Joe and in C. W. to drive in Tommy Mitchell and Norton's store window in Wewa- Fish Herring. i hitchka. The second inning saw the visi- Plans for the week. are being tors score two on two walks, a sponsored by the Gulf county home single and an error. St. Joe can- demonstration council, with all club -celed these with two to make the members co-operating. score 7-2. The following are sincere expres- The third found the Apalachicola sions of several of the women from :fans come out of the dumps when the Overstreet Home Demonstra- four runners came home to make tion Club: it 7-6, but that was the last scoring As a club group, we would like to (Continued on page 8) familiarize you with the excellent _________ work the people in our community are doing in our Home Demonstra- Two Service Teams tion Club. There are wonderful advantages Drop Out of League in belonging to a home demonstra- tion organization. With the help of our county home demonstration Withdrawal of Navy and Tyndall agent and the co-operation of the Causes Revision of Gulf Coast (Continued on page 5) League Schedule League Schedule Guidance Program Just prior to opening of the Gulf Coast Baseball League season, the For School Students two service teams, Navy and Tyn- Is Now Underway dall withdrew, cutting the number of teams in the league down to six Special Tests Will Help In Determi- Special Tests Will Help In Determi- and causing an entire revision of e s l st nation of Type Work Most the schedule as set up. Suitable To Individual League President Tom Owens an- nounces that this will mean an ex- A guidance program for high panded schedule, with each team school students in Gulf county got meeting each other five times in- under way this week, with Mel Mag- stead of four, making the season idson, director of the local veter- extend to 30 games instead of the an's institute, in charge. 28 originally planned. According to Magidson, this work The complete new schedule was for the present will be confined to not available yesterday, but four seniors, but it is hoped that the pro- setups were given us, as follows: gram and facilities will be ex- May 7-Panama City at Port St. panded later. Joe; Tallahassee at Apalachicola; A series of specially designed Blountstown at Wewahitchka. tests were given this week, and the May 10-Wewahitchka at Port students taking them will be given St. Joe; Apalachicola at Blounts- personal interviews soon. This will town; Tallahassee at Panama City. help in the determination of the May 14-Port St. Joe at Blounts- particular type of work for which town; Panama City at Apalachi- the student is probably most cap- cola; Tallahassee at Wewahitchka. able. May 17-Port St. Joe at Apalachi- This will help to make the stu- cola; Tallahassee at Blountstown; dent more aware of the job oppor- Wewahitchka at Panama City. tunities and prevent indecision and All games withTallahassee sched- unwise choices of careers. Records uled here for Wednesday afternoon of this guidance work and' follow- will be played later in the season, ups of the seniors will be kept. since the' Tallahassee team is not _____ _____ able to get away on Wednesday af- i Visiting In B'ham ternoons. Should lights be secured Mrs. E. H. Vanlandingham left for the new St. Joe park, the Wed- Wednesday for Birmingham, where nesday games with Tallahassee will she will visit for a week with rela- then be played at night. tives and friends. Tapper Returned As Representative In Legislature Kenney Retains Commission Seat; Sutton Beats Man- asco for School Board George G. Tapper, incumbent, re- tained his seat in the legislative halls for another two years when he dfeated b a two n-to-one. n ma ior- Young Boy Dies After Being Struck By Auto Southport Lad Dies In Apalachicola Hospital After Being Run Over By Car Driven By Local Man ............. ...,.......... William O'Neal Purswell, 3-year- ity C. C. Wilson in Tuesday's pri- illiam O'Neal Purswell, 3-year- aity eC. o. Wilson inTuesdaydsePr old Southport boy, died Sunday at- mary election. Wilson had served ternoon in the Franklin county hos- as Gulf representative during the pital at Apalachicola shortly after pital at Apalachicola shortly after 1945 session. P being struck by a car driven by While the Pepper-Smathers camn- Charlie Mahon of Port St. Joe. paign overshadowed the represen- No blame is attached to Mr. Ma- tative race to a great extent, con- hon for the accident, as the young- siderable interest developed in the ster was playing on the highway at last week before the election with s w l o t h a last week before the election with East Point and ran directly in front Tapper standing on his record dur- o t veil, a t if- the 1947 and 1949 sessions f the of the vehicle, according to infor- the 1947 and 1949 sessions cf the nt r hee mation received here. legislature and Wilson favoring The boy is survived by his par- legislation designed to reduce gov- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver Purs- ernmental expenses of the state M and make officials more directlywell; one sister, Patricia Ann, and responsible to the neonple rather than to the governor. Tapper stated he was in favor of creating a revenue commission to handle collection of all state taxes, thereby abolishing the motor ve- hicle commission, beverage depart- ment and some functions of the comptroller's office. He also pro- posed to create a utility commis- sion in Port St. Joe to regulate the rates of the Florida-Power Corpora-. tion within the city. -He also went on record as being in favor of amending the sales tax in order to make it more workable. Wilson's main campaign planks were repeal of the limited sales tax (Continued on page 2) Garraway Is Appointed As Oldsmobile Dealer Charlie Garraway is proudly'an- nouncing that he has been named as a direct franchised dealer for Oldsmobile cars in Gulf and Frank- lin counties, and states that he has a carload of the new Rocket 88's on the way and will show them on May 20 when he moves into his new building on the corner of Wil- Hams Avenue and Fourth Street. "Make a date now with a 'Rocket 8'," says Charlie. dents of Southport. Total of 2,347 Turn Out For County Mass X-Ray The mass X-ray survey made pos- sible by the Florida State Board of Health and the Gulf County Tuber- I culosis and Health Association has been completed, with a total of 2,347 X-rays taken. This is an in- drease of 146 over the last mass X-ray survey made in the county. The Gulf County Tuberculosis As- sociation wishes to thank everyone for the grand response, and also the volunteers who worked with the units. All-Time Record Vote Cast In First Primary The greatest vote in the history of Florida was recorded Tuesday as more than 702,000 citizens cast bal- lots in the Democratic primary. The all-time record vote bettered by more than 125,000 the previous high of 576,066 cast in the runoff election between Fuller Warren and Dan McCarty in 1948 for the gov- ernorship. The total vote represented about 70 per cent of the 1,006,560 eligible Democratic voters. HOW GULF COUNTY VOTED Following are the complete returns for Tuesday's primary election in Gulf county. The Star is indebted to Jack Lanier of W'ewa- hitchka for these complete unofficial figures: M -- Candidates - X c r- 0 S> .- 0 Railroad and Public Utilities Commission, Group 1: Grady Albritton .... 41 58 14 23 76 41 21 85 205 564 Wilbur C. King- -..10S 131 14 4 83 15 102 103 287 847 N. Wainwright -.- 31 73 2 0 16 3 8 19 76 228 Railroad and Public Utilities Commission, Group 2: Ancil Boyette ------- 26 25 3 16 38 7 18 39 140 312 Jerry Carter --.........181 261 33 11 142 56 123 177 452 1436 United States Senate: Claude Pepper ......252 181 36 7 152 51 81 164 367 1291 George Smathers-- 76 56 11 21 48 24 80 108 325 749 Representative In Legislature: George Tapper --.....220 163 32 23 112 59 129 59 452 1369 C. C. Wilson ---... 113 79 15 5 90 17 33 17 234 682 County Commissioner, District 4: D. C. Arnett --........ 95 73 21 16 122 29 5 29 254 644 B. E. Kenney Jr....-220 150 24 12 75 43 158 43 424 1150 Member Board Public Instruction, District 3: Grady Manasco -125 65 14 2 81 24 142 24 202 679 L. P. Sutton ----.139 105 19 25 105 40 18 40 444 949 Gulf County Goes 'Red' By Giving Claude Pepper Big Majority That old saying of "As Maine goes so goes the nation" may be changed now to "As Florida goes so goes the nation," since political experts were of the opinion that a defeat of Pepper would mean an eventual defeat of President Tru- man's administration. Anyway, to the great satisfaction of a majority of Florida's residents, Senator Claude Pepper was ousted from his senate seat by George Smathers by a majority of close to 70,000 votes. Returns available up to yesterday noon gave Smathers 384,162 and Pepper 319,860. Gulf county, always a stronghold for the veteran senator, gave him 1,291 votes, against Smathers' 749. Defeat of Pepper probably will have considerably effect on Florida politics, since he was allied politic- ally with Governor Warren's adm- inistration, and Smathers support- ers claimed state workers had been instructed to get out and plug for Pepper. Newman C. Brackin, state sen- ate president, also stuck his neck out when he took the stump for Pepper in Northwest Florida with Pepper responding by predicting better things in future for Brackin, namely, the governorship two years hence. In other state-wide races, Jerry Carter, 62-year-old inveterate office (Continued on page 8) Fine Blossoms To Be Flower Show Feature Call Sent Out for the Best Single Blooms Available In Various Classes Mrs. George Patton, chairman of the horticulture section, is eager to have the best single blooms this area has to offer entered in the Spring Flower Show to be held May 27 and' 28. Anyone having a fine rose, day- lily, gladiolus, petunia, zinnia, mari- gold or anything else in bloom the latter part of May, should plan to enter it in the flower show. There will be three classes in the horticulture section. Class I will feature specimen blossoms (single blooms). House plants, including African violets, begonias, gerani- ums, fern, colored foliage plants, dish gardens, vines and hanging baskets, will be featured in Class II. Class III will include specimens, collections and artistic arrange- mnients. Mrs. Franklin Jones is serving as chairman of the open class of the flower show. This class will include the following arrangements: Con- ventional, modern, line, monochro- matic (color or white-no foliage allowed), miniatures (not over three inches in height or width), small (not over six inches in height or width), patriotic (red, white and blue), twin (two exactly alike), Cin- derella (in glass or pottery slipper, boot or shoe), pitcher, teapot, pods, weeds or seeds, dry materials in arrangement or ming trees. If you have no flowers, plan tG enter your weeds. Smathers Is Elected To U. S. Senate Seat I -~--- ---lsl I -I -I I FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1950 VA~~I- TW- TH TR OTS.JEGL ONY LRD Port St. Joe Woman's Club Installs Officers The Port St. Joe Woman's Club held its installation ceremonies in the dining hall of the new Metho- dist Church Tuesday at noon. The menu consisted of a delectable salad plate, hot buttered rolls and home-baked pie, served by the Wo- man's Society for Christian Service of the Methodist Church. The din- ing table and room were beautifully decorated with spring flowers by members of the W. S. C. S. Guests present for this service were Mrs. G. F. Lawrence, presi- dent of the Port St. Joe Garden Club; Mrs. Roy Gaskin, vice-presi- dent of the P.-T. A.; Mrs. Harvey Solomon, president of the Junior Woman's Club, and Mrs. H. L. Oli- ver of Apalachicola, who acted as installing officer. The incoming officers and guests of the club were presented with lovely corsages by the club. New officers for 1950-51 are Mrs. R. W. Smith, presidentI Mrs. J. C. Belin, first vice-president; Mrs. Roy Gibson, second vice-president; Mrs. M. P. Tomlinson, treasurer; Mrs. Henry Geddie, corresponding sec- retary, and Mrs. Ralph Swatts, re- cording secretary. Mrs. Smith, the new president, announced the chairmen of depart- ments and committees for the new year as follows: Mrs. H. C. Brown, department of conservation; Mrs. Pervis Howell, department of Am- erican citizenship; Mrs. L. P. Sut- tn, department of American home; Mrs. Rush Chism, department of fine arts; Mrs. Gus Creech, depart- ment of education; Mrs. J. L. Sharit, department of public welfare; Mrs. A. L. Ward, department of youth conservation; Mrs. G. A. Patton, parliamentarian; Mrs. Roy Gibson, program; Mrs. Tom Owens, mem- bership; Mrs. J. C. Culpepper, press and publicity; Mrs. M. P. Tomlin- son, budget and finance, and Mrs. George Suber, house and hospital- ity. Mrs. Smith also announced the appointment of a special committee to select a club project for the year made up of Mrs. J. H. Geddie, chair- man, Mrs. S. B. Shuford and Mrs. Rush Chism. A rising vote of appreciation was extended Mrs. Tom Owens, the out- going president, for her fine work as president during 1949-50. MONTHLY W.M.U. BUSINESS MEETING HELD MONDAY The monthly business meeting of the Baptist W. M. U. was held at the church Monday afternoon with Mrs. E. C. Cason, president, presid- ing. The year song, "Christ for the World We Sing," opened the meet- ing, followed with prayer by Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon and the devotional, from Psalms, by Mrs. Homer Lov- ett, her topic being "God, Man and Money." The minutes were read, roll called (29 present) good reports received from all chairmen, and the treasurer's report received and ac- cepted. The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. L. J. Keels. Presides At Presbytery Meet Rev. S. J. Allen of this city pre- sided at a meeting of the Florida Presbytery which convened at La- guna Beach, north of Panama City, Wednesday of this week to receive the Gulf Beach Chapel as a con- stituent church of the presbytery. Here On Vacation Miss Sara Brinson of the Craw- ford Long hospital, Atlanta, Ga., ar- rived last Saturday to spend a 28- day vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brinson. Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Charlesworth The Royal Hearts class of the Baptist adult I Sunday school de- partment last Monday night honored Mrs. Louise Charlesworth with a stork shower at the home of Mrs. Milton Chafin. The party rooms were decorated with lovely cut flowers. Games were enjoyed, with prizes going to Mrs. J. C. Horton and Mrs. Curtis Hammond. Mrs. W. H. Howell sang "Mighty Lak' A Rose" as the bassinet filled with gifts was presented to the honoree. Delightful refreshments of fancy sandwiches, potato chips and punch were served to Mesdames Charles Gill, J. C. Culpepper, John W. Hen- drix, Durel Brigman, W. M. Chafin, W. T. Mosely Jr., L. Z. Henderson, Virginia Smith, Bert Hall, George Cooper, Joe Bracewell, Don Birath, James Horton, Earl Rose, William C. Byrd, Curtis Hammond, T. 0. Poitevant, Buck Burge, G. R. Dor- many, Buck Griffin, V. P. Turnage, Ralph W. Jackson, A. V. Bateman, Joe McLeod, Franklin Jones, W. H. Howell, Homer Lovett, J. T. Simp- son, Harry McKnight and Frank Hannon. Sending gifts were Mesdames C. G. Costin, Mel Magidson, Betty Mc- Neill, E. J. Rich, George Bateman Jr., L. W. Cox, Lillian McNair, W. I. Cardin, Jerome Bracewell, James Lindsay, George Davis and Ben H. Dickens Jr. A business meeting of the class followed the shower. NEWLY-ORGANIZED HOSPITAL AUXILIARY HOLDS MEETING The newly-organized Hospital Auxiliary held its second meeting last week at the home of Mrs. Rob- ert Tapper with Mrs. Joseph Dowd, president, presiding. Following reading of the min- utes by Mrs. A. L. Ward, secretary, the group elected Mrs. J. 'Lamar Miller as vice-president, Mrs. C. R. Garraway as finance chairman, and Mrs. Robert Tapper as membership chairman. Mrs. L. J. Trexler is treasurer. Mrs. Mary F. Babb, hospital su- perintendent, stated that the two greatest needs of the hospital were silverware and linens. It was voted to purchase silverware with money received from t h e membership starter fund. It was also decided that meetings would be held quarterly, and com. mittee meetings would be called as often as the need arises. The next regular meeting will be held on June 13. Mrs. Lee Graham was appointed chairman for the Hospital Day ac- tivities which will be an event of Friday, May 12. The auxiliary feels that any wo- man who is interested and has the available time should offer her ser- vices for the betterment of our own municipal hospital. BAPTIST BAPTIZING AT BEACH NEXT SUNDAY Rev. W. B. Holland, pastor of the Kenney Mill Baptist Church, states that a wonderful revival meeting conducted by Rev. Portey Dayis of Graceville has'"just closed at his church during which eleven con- verts for baptism were received and four members accepted by let- ter. The baptismal service will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock cn the beach near Beacon Hill, ac- carding to Rev. Holland, and among those to be baptized will be a 60- year-old man. An invitation is ex- tended everyone to be present at this service Sunday. Social Activities Personals Clubs Churches MYR'rICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUNDAY SERVICES .................. _. -0e PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor Church services Sunday, May 4 10:15 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Communion service. Subject: "Search Me, 0 God." 6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p. m.-Evening service. Ser- mon topic, "He That Hath Ears, Let Him Hear." Wednesday, May 10-Prayer meet- ing 8 p. m. Special prayer for the family and home, the foundation of our civilization. ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor Fourth Sunday after Easter 7:30 a. m.-Holy communion. 9:30 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Holy communion. Everyone is cordially invited to all services of this church. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor 9:45 a. m.-Church school. 11:00 a. m.-Worship service. 7:00 p. m.--All children's and young people's meetings. 8:00 p. m.-Evening worship. Record Attendance Rev. S. J. Allen reports that the Presbyterian Sunday school had a record attendance of 76 last Sun- day. Also that the men of the church, led by William Ford, have ceiled the basement and will begin painting next week. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Alban O'Hara, Priest Mass the first Sunday of each month at 8 a. m. Other Sunday at 10:15 a. m. 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. m.-Evening worship. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.-Prayer ser- vice. Everyone is cordially invited to attend all services. HELLO, WORLD! Mr. and Mr. Ernest L. Lightfoot of this city announce the birth of a son on Saturday, April 29, at the municipal hospital. The young man has been named Bobby Glenn. MRS. ELDER HOSTESS TO PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN Mrs. McLean Elder was hostess Monday afternoon at her home to the Women of the Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. R. M. Spiller's presiding. Mrs. S. J. Allen read the past year's history of the auxiliary as submitted to the presbytery last month. A beautiful tablecloth was presented to the church made by Mrs. Anna Smith's sister in Ger- many, which she knitted of linen thread in a most unusual pattern. Mrs. Charles Garraway, the Bible teacher for the new church year, impressively introduced the book, "Great Bible Prayers," by Mrs. As- kew. She gave particular emphasis to "Moses' Prayer" and" Abraham's Prayer." During the social hour, Mrs. El- der served cookies and coca-colas to Mesdames S. J. Allen, Tom Ma- loney, 0. E. Miley, A. P. Wakefield, R. M. Spillers, Rose, and C. R. Gar- raway. CATHOLIC CLUB TO MEET The Catholic Woman's Club will hold its regular business meeting at the home of Mrs. George Anch. ors on Monday, May 8, at 3:30 p. min. All members are urged to at- tend. The longest Bible verse is E&ther, the shortest, St. John. Today! One Day Only! ,I /RUSSELL L SATURDAY DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM --- FEATURE NO. I --- --- FEATURE NO. 2 --- --- Plus --- Chapter 12 of Serial King of Rocketmen and "Hector's Hectic Life" SUNDAY-One Day Only "IT'S A GREAT FEELING" with - DENNIS MORGAN and JACK CARSON --- Plus --- "LITTLE ORPHAN" MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY DARlYL P. ZANUCK presents .. ,, Filmed at Eglin Field! Acclaimed by the Air Force for its brilliant portrayal of the Air Force! --- Also --- LATEST NEWS EVENTS, and "FLYING CUPS AND SAUCERS" THURSDAY and FRIDAY -- Plus --- LATEST NEWS EVENTS and "SNAPSHOTS" MOVIE AREJL~I~t EVR. -~-~eesessoaee...S*-** Miscellaneous Shower TAPPER RETURNED Honors Bride-Elect (Continued from page 1) and its replacement with an equit- On Wednesday evening of last able revenue act. guaranteeing ade- week a miscellaneous bridal shower quate funds for schools and the old was given in honor of Miss Kath- age assistance program. erine Jones, bride-elect, at the of- In the race for member of the fices of the Florida Power Corpor- board of county commissioners from action. The room was attractively District 4, Basil E. Kenney Jr., in- decorated with arrangements of cumbent was returned to office by sweet peas and pansies. A guessing a 506 majority over his opponent, game was enjoyed by all, with the D. C. Arnett. Kenney received 1150 prize going to Mrs. Tom Parker Jr. votes and Arnett 644. Serving as hostesses for the occa- In the only other county race, sion were Miss Saranell Clements, L. P. Sutton was returned as mem- Miss Jeritza Edwards, Mrs. Blake ber of the board of public instruc- Thomason and Mrs. Brady Jordan. tion from District 3 over T. Grady The hostesses served refresh- Manasco, the figures being Sutton ments of cookies, punch, mints and 949 and Manasco 679. nuts to the honoree and Miss Jan Wimberly, Miss Myrtle Simpson, Miss Irene Wilder, Miss Betty Otto Dr. Charles Reicherter Anderson, Miss Marian Watts, Miss OPTOMETRIST Edwina Howell, Miss Merita Sut- EYES EXAMINED ton, Miss Margaret Lawrence, Mrs. GLASSES FITTED Billy Bowen, Mrs. Tom Parker Jr., LASSES FITTED Mrs. George Wimberly Jr., Mrs. Le- roy Gainous, Mrs. Charles Smith RITZ THEATRE BUILDING and Mrs. Merrill Sherrill. FIRST FLOOR Sending gifts but unable to at- HOURS: B TO s PHON" Sea tend were Miss Carolyn Daughtry, PANAMA CITY, FLA. Miss Alma Baggett, Mrs. Lenelle Closed Wednesday Afternoons Rowan and Mrs. Joe McLeod. SPort Theatre | A Martin Theatre Port St. Joe, Fla. 0 THEATRE OPENS SATURDAY -. SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. "Dedicated To Community Service" THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE TWO FROY MY., ~OTH TR PR T.JE GL ONTFORD AG HE Florida, Alabama Sites Are Chosen for Air Epic Key Sites for "12 o'Clock High" Were Florida's Eglin Field and Ozark Field In Alabama Director Henry King,. preparing Twentieth Century Fox's produc- tion "12 o'Clock High." scheduled to play at the Port Theater next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, for shooting, made an 11,000-mile location trip in his scouting plane. The key sites he chose were Eg- lin Field, near Fort Walton, and Ozark Field, near Dothan, Ala. Thus over half of "12 o'Clock High" was made away from Holly- wood. The company spent six weeks at Eglin Field and two weeks at Ozark Field. From the Air Force point of view, everything in the pic- ture is absolutely correct, and is considered the truest aviation mov- ing picture ever made. Gregory Peck portrays Gen. Frank Savage, a fictional representation of Gen. Frank Armstrong of the 8th Air Force's 918th Bomb Group. Eglin Field was chosen for its in- exhaustible facilities. Eglin's 800,- 000 acres contains nine satellite fields, and one of these was turned over to the "12 o'Clock High" pro- ject. There was built an American Air Force field in Great Britain, with nissen and quonset huts, the material flown in from Hollywood. The Ozark Field was used in part of the film, since shots taken from the air and for take-off shots re- quired a black strip (Eglin has con- crete), as in Britain the field strips were black, inasmuch as white con- crete makes a perfect bombing tar- get. GARDEN NOTES PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB IT'S TIME TO . Add to our knowledge of the day- lily (hemerocallis). According to in- formation distributed at the recent meeting of the Gladiolus Circle, daylilies have their shortcomings as well as their good points. The main criticism is that the blossoms last but a single day. However, a well grown clump will 'have a half dozen husky scapes, each of which will produce a freshly opened bud each morning for a month or more. Another fault is that the flower pigments are quickly burned out by the intense Florida sun. The deep- .hued varieties will fade noticeably on a bright day. It is possible to eliminate some of this trouble by planting the deeper hued varieties in shifting shade. Daylilies hold their color better if grown with af- ternoon shade. Fortunately the advantages out- weigh the disadvantages with the daylily. Its hardiness, long bloom- ing period, brilliant coloring and freedom from diseases and pests make it indispensable for this sec- tion. Daylilies may be transplanted at any time, but for best results di- vide the clumps after flowering. In June and July the plants enjoy a short rest, and this is an excellent time to expand your daylily section. The next best time to, do this work is ..in early winter November or DeceA ber. Plant 12 inches apart, letting the roots assume the same relative position they held before digging. Try to plant at the same depth. They must not be planted less deeply than they grew before. Tramp on each side of each plant so as to firm the soil. Soak. A mulch of leaves, compost, peat, etc., shortly after planting will be bene- ficial. Further attention is not necessary but is, of course, helpful. Visitors From Fort Lauderdale Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Horn of Fort Lauderdale visited here Mon- day with Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Bag- gett, enroute to Pensacola. 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J r Ic~ayp~c~sri~-a. = II a ~c. PAGE THRES .THE STAil, PORT sT. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA Ffl,;)A-Y MAY, 5,1950 PAEFU H TR OT T OGL ONY LOIAFIAMY515 THE STAR Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida, by The Star Publishing Company W. S. SMim-, Editor and Publisher Also Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Pressman, Floor Man, Reporter, Columnist, Janitor and Printer's Devil. Entered as seconl-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 8, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 THREE MONTHS $127.15 -4{ TELEPHONE 51 ) - TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver- tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable lot damages further than amount received, for such advertisement. The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word Is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word. barely asserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word Is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country Right or Wrong DANGEROUS DRIVING PRACTICE Jimmy Greer suggested that the editor write an editorial flaying those merchants along Reid Avenue who insist on parking their cars in front of their places of business for the greater portion of the day. We informed Jimmy that in the past we had written several editorials anent the situation and that some time back the merchants had gotten together and agreed to park their cars in the al- ley at the rear of their stores, which custom, we believe, was followed for a time and is still prac- ticed by some 'of the merchants. As we have pointed out in previous editorials, the merchants' parking problems, but to bring by parking their cars on the main drag, since the custom prevents prospective customers from parking and causes them to seek a parking place near some other store carrying the same line in a less congested part of the street. We did not intend to make this an editorial on the mrechants' parking problems, but to bring out the fact that such parking on Reid Avenue endangers the lives of no one. However, a traffic situation that does endanger lives seems tobe quite prevalent, and' that is cars zooming by the- "Stop" signs at blind intersections. This has been particularly brought to our at- tention with the advent of these balmy summer TEN YEARS AGO From the Files of The Star Seventeen To Get Diplomas Today marks the closing of the Port St. Joe schools, and this eve- ning at 8 o'clock the following 17 members of the graduating class of the high school will receive their diplomas: Al Schneider, Joe Lilien- feld, Edward Hufft, Mary Guertin, Martha Hinson, Paul Johnson, Da- vid Maddox, Margie Kirkland, Le- vetta Wilson,, Glenn Grimsley, Lil- lian Chandler, Dorothy Trawick, Florence Faciane, Earl Brown, Max Maddox and Opal Chavers. Wm. M. Atkinson Dies Wm. M. Atkinson, 51, of this city, father of Mrs. B. C. Gaillard, dropped dead Sunday of a heart attack while playing golf at Lynn Haven. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery at Panama City. Duffell Hill Miss Elnita Hill and James W. Duffell were married April 23 at the home of Judge T. R. L. Carter. Only a few friends of the contracting parties were present. Fleming Connell. Miss Ida Mae Connell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Connell of Wewahitchka, and Max Fleming of this city were married Sunday at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. Garrett of the Wewahitchka Baptist Church officiating. Local Teams Lose First Tilts The Gulf ,.Coast Baseball League season got underway Wednesday with the two local teams losing the first tilts. The Kenney, Exporters met 'the Panama City Pilots here in a hot contest and lost by a 1-0 score. The Town Team played at Ap- evenings which allow us to sit out in front of our printing emporium after our day's stint is over. The intersection of Williams Avenue and Third Street is obstructed on one corner by the American Legion home, and the city has placed stop signs on Third Street at this point. During the past week or so we have watched several hundred cars come down Third Street at a high rate of speed and pay no attention to the signs. Many of them come around the corner into Wil- liams Avenue almost on two wheels, and we'd be willing to bet that a quarter inch of rubber could be scraped off the pavement at that point. Motorists on Williams Avenue theoretically have the right of way, but we also note that the wise ones come to a stop before turning to the left on Third Street. We do, because we value our neck too highly to have it broken, particularly since it attaches our head to our body. We believe something should be done about this problem-not particularly at the Williams Avenue and Third Street intersection, but at all blind or partially blind intersections in the city. If our police officers would pick up a number of these violators, take 'em before the city judge and assess a fine of two or three bucks against them, we believe the practice would be halted to a con- siderable extent. Let's not wait until one of these reckless mo- torists kills himself or someone else. At no time since the redemption of "E" bonds was started has the person who received $100 been able to buy as much with his money as he could have bought ten years before with the $75 that he paid for the bond. Maybe the country can stand this fantastic financing-if it cannot, it will be just too bad.-Abilene (Kan.) Chronicle. We read somewhere the other day where a man has 'developed a bullet-proof automobile tire. Well, that's some progress, for it seems that efforts to develop a foof-proof automobile have been abandoned. The pity of it is that under our present system of big government and big spending the a \ ei-ige citizen seems to utterly fail to realize that he is picking up the check.-Berlin (Md.) Eastern Shore Times. alachicola and lost 11 to 2. Mrs. Millie Parker Dies Mrs. Millie Anna Parker, aged 55, passed away at her home here late Saturday night of a heart attack. Interment was in the Roberts Cem- etery near Wewahitchka, with Rev. J. W. Sisemore of this city And Rev. Garrett of Wewahitchka officiating. Mrs. Parker, a resident of this city for 20 years, is survived by a son, Tom Parker, of this city, and seven grandchildren. Beginning of Rubber Prehistoric Indians were the first to tap, the rubber tree. They made rubber shoes, bottles and coated fabrics. Columbus discovered them playing with rubber balls. It was not until 1770 that Dr. Joseph Priestly gave it the name of "rub- ber." He found that the gum re- moved pencil marks. But Euro- peans found rubber too sticky in hot weather and too brittle in cold. Charles Goodyear, Yankee inven- tor, invented the vulcanizing pro- cess in 1839. After that the rubber industry boomed. Vulcanization made possible the many. rubber products we have today-tires, clothing, insulation, foam rubber. Pacific Isle Drink In many Pacific islands a choice native drink is the sap of the coco- nut palm, called toddy. Some trav- elers claim it has a clean, sweet taste, somewhat reminiscent of crystallized pears. However, it must be consumed fresh, for* after a week it will ferment into a con- 'centrated alcoholic poison. Visitor From Arkansas Clyde Norton of Harrison, Ark., brother of the late Dr. J. R. Norton, was a visitor in our city last week on business. From the few copies of The Star he's seen in recent months he liked it so well he de- cided to subscribe. pocketbook a break! Get an Authorized Reconditioned Ford Engine a ring job valve grind new clutch front or rear axle transmission body refinishing any major service- AND PAY AS YOU DRIVE SA "RENEWED" CAR ST.JOE MOTOR COMPANY PHONE 37 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA This Nameplate makes the Price Remarkable! Chieftain Business Coupe $1698 Chieftain 2-Door Sedan..--$1821 Streamline Sedan Coupe-...$1800 Streamliner 4 Door Sedan $1851 Chieftain Sedan Coupe-- ..$1821 Chieftain 4-Door Sedan- .-1872 *Chieftain DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan (as illustrated) ------ $2009.50 All the above models have a Six.Cylinderengine. Pontiac' Straight-Eight is $69 extra on any model, State and local taxes, if any, license, optional eqiupMent and accessories-extra. 'Prices subject to change without notice. Prices may vary in surromding commities dae to transportation, differentials., (including white sidewall tires and bumper wing guards)* Price is one thing. And these days it's mighty important. But even more important is what you get/or your money! Most people realize this-that's why more .f f A people are buying Pontiacs today than ever before. I rm, r They have studied the automotive market and found that no car as good as, Pontiac is priced as low. yu c t a Pontiac is the lowest-piiced straight-eight in America. Pontiac is the lowest-priced car offering GM Hydra-Matic Drive. Pontiac offers you a choice of Silver Streak engines. And Pontiac is un- questionably the most beautiful thing on wheels. Dollar for dollar, you can't beat a Pontiac! BARRIER & WIMBERLY PONTIAC COMPANY 201 Monument Avenue Phone 94 Port St. Joe, Florida PAGE FOUR a THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MAY S, 1950 FRDY MA .15 H TR OTS.OGL ONY LRD AEFV DEMONSTRATION WEEK - (Continued from page 1) club members, we accomplish many things that are helpful to us as homemakers. Below are a few testimonials of our club members who have pro- fited from our club: I wish to thank our home demon- stration agent and the club mem- bers for the many things I have learned since being a member. I learned to use a pressure cooker and how to can meats and garden produce for home use. I appreciate all helpful hints on home work. Home Demonstration Club work is wonderful. I have been a club mem- ber for fifteen years.-MRS. W. G. HARDY. I have been doing club work for 15 years. When I married I did not have to buy a cook book or take sewing lessons; I just put into practice what I had learned as a 4H Club girl. Now I am a member of the Overstreet Home Demonstra- tion Club. Having been a 4H Club girl and now a clubwoman, enables me to be a better mother and house- wife-NADINE ROBERTSON. I have been a club member since the first one was organized in Gulf county. I have been helped by each demonstration that I attended and I have asked for the help of my. agent many times. She was always ready to come to my aid.-MRS. CLARENCE WHITFIELD. I am proud to be a member of the Home Demonstration Club. It has meant so very much to me. When I was married four years ago, I knew very little about being a home- maker. Through the club agent I have learned so many things that have helped me to be more eco- nomical in running my home. Even my husband is pleased that I take such interest in our club work. He says that we have more for our sav-* ings since I have learned to can, sew, raise chickens and do many other things. -It is an interesting and wonderful club for every wo- man to belong to.-MRS. NADINE HARDY. In the 15 years I have been a member, I have learned to be more efficient and conservative in pre- paring nourishing meals and cloth- ing my family. I have also learned to make many useful things to add beauty to my home.-MRS. J. R. GUILFORD. I have learned many things as a club member. Home Demonstration Club activities dqe.n't confine-one to duties primarily of work. Our club has had ihany parties that the members and their families had a part in-picnics, beach, Hallowe'en and Christmas parties. This way we develop our minds, our hearts and health in a happy, healthful man- ner.-MRS. W. G. HARDY, Jr. I think that home demonstration work is an asset to any community or county. The co-operation of the county agent and the club members develop a sense of freindship and a better neighbor policy.-MRS. P. G. HART. I have enjoyed the work and so- cial activities of our club. We have had. many 'interesting demonstra- tions on making things that are useful and attractive for our homes. I appreciate the interest the club agent has taken in the members, and I wish every woman could be a member of a demonstration club. -MRS. ARTHUR KEMBROUGH. We think that our county Home Demonstration Club is the finest in the state. Our county home dem- onstration agent can't be beat.- EDNA L. HARDY, President. _-__---- _ Week-end Guests Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roberts and little daughter of Tallahassee were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roberts at Beacon Hill. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere gratitude to our many friends who were so thoughtful of us during the past illness of my wife and the ill- ness and passing of her mother. The G. C. Adkins Family. Shellac in Olden Times More than a 100-years before the legions of Julius Caesar invaded Gaul, the natives of India began to use shellac to protect the surfaces of their temples and homes. JET KILL Insecticide Kills Roaches, Silver Fish, Water Bugs, Spiders, Mosquitoes, Flies, Moths, Bedbugs SMITH'S PHAR4 CY Exclusive Distri mt 4- THE LOW DOWN from WILLIS SWAMP Editor THE Starr: You no, folks, you'd think-after overhaulin' our Govt. frum bumper to talelite during' the past 12 yeers -that the ol' rig wud be perfeck. But instead of purrin' on all 8, she still sltatters and backfires. But them there Fixit Boys ain't quittin'. Jobs is nice, the sets is soft in the big air-kooled buildings that line the Potomac waterfront. I don't no as I agree 100 per cent with that there wize ol' Georgian -the papa of the present Peach Tree governur-that the only way to rid Sambo's parole of its excess gummer-uppers in Govt. is to tare down all Bureau buildings and sell them swivvul chairs therein. But 99 per cent mite be a fare compro- mize-leave one building where they wuz 10Q before, to house the wreck- in' krew. The patience of the USA citi- zenry is a marvul, sez I. Well, mebbe, sez Henry my naybor, it ain't jist patience, mebbe sum dum- ness is involved. Henry, I sez, tut, tut, you're mitey petulant-where you bin?-cud it have bin down to the inkum tax place? That's it, sez MOTHER CHOOSES THE t SLIMMING CHARM OF.., as seen in GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ( 9Gurwnedy Illustrated $895 Center of attraction on her day and every day in a dress that pa; s tribute by way of slim- ming the shorter, fuller figure. Proportioned sizes makes it a perfect fit, a perfect gift! a N.: :. '..':..-Pretty plaid in a cool- a-',ji iiier washable, mercerized DanI River tissue gingham that Li,riEr, will wear from dawn to du-k' Blue Green, Red and Blue. Sies -; to 20%. $8.95. b No ,. ...7-A soft print with white wa il,- pique. Handkerchief lawn, ea'lahle. Sanforized and mer- .er'ized an exclusive Martha Manri in pattern. Turquoise, Pink ,nd Gr-.y. Sizes 16% to 22%. . 8.95. . N.. '.;3;-he perennial favorite '. iaIable sheer rayon polka dot, ..ii a lot *f dash! Navy, Black, Lr,.,.-u Sizes 181/2 to 221/2. $8.95. (i N,:. A gifted idea for ,[, ,,, Day. Young in every ;ii- ".'.4hderful, washable woven 1.:.'--il -wiss with button front .l--.- inr eyelet organdy. Navy, I-'.. ,.. Brown. Sizes 1.81/2 to -': $8.95. .I ~\N p., SCHNEIDER'S DEPARTMENT STORE be, and I am peturbed. They has congrusman, a earfull. Henry, I sez, bin too menny costly gadgits at- gee whizz, you ain't the eezy mark tached to our ol' Govt. vehikle-no I figgered. Shake, I sez. under she backfires and sputters. Yours with the low down, I'm headin' now to drap a cupple JO SERRA. of letters in Mr. Drake's postofis, ----- he sez-I'm a-tellin' Bob Sikes, my Advertising doesn't cost-it pays! TRY OUR . * FREE DELIVERY SERVICE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY! ST* JOE BAR PHONE 114 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. , *0 000O000a 0 O #I44gggg a gg a ee s g e s __ THE STAR, PORT ST.'JOP-,:GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1950 .. ..rI . .... IXESGIU FI M Gulf County Forest Lands Protected for Future As Valuable Natural Resource By HAROLD BELL *reduce the incidence of such fires. The history of fire protection in Gulf county, with its 337,000 acres of woodlands, goes back to 1936 when the first protective system was organized. In July of 1937, four landowners in the county, holding a total of 208,663 acres, entered into an agree- ment with the Florida Board of For- estry and Parks for the purpose of protecting their timberland from woods fires. Under this agreement, the landowners paid approximately six cents per acre per year and the state forest service three cents per acre per year. That amount pro- vided necessary funds to set up a fire-fighting organization. This type of control was in use until July of 1949, when a county-wide system was approved by the voters of Gulf county. Fire towers were built in the summer of 1947 at Odena, White City and Overstreet. Telephone communication was established be- tween each tower and the ranger headquarters was located at White City. Records of the forestry control unit show that a total of 75 miles of line were constructed and nine telephones placed in use at various strategic places in the county. Thirty miles of serviceable roads were also constructed to give ac- cess to outlying ayeas of the fire control unit. Records show that the worst fire in the county occurred in May of 1941, when a total of 19,390 acres were burned over. The fire broke out on a Sunday afternoon and spread to various parts of an eight- mile area from the intracoastal canal to Port St. Joe. Firefighters were unable to subdue the blaze until Friday afternoon of the same week. From July 1941 through Decein- ber 31, 1949, the largest number of acres burned was 4,641 in the pe- riod from July 1944 until June 1945., In contrast to this, the smallest number was from July 1948 until June 1949, when but 611 acres were burned. Causes of fires for a typical year in Gulf county show that 53 per cent are caused by incendiary ac- tions. Fires caused by lightning and lumbering operations come next -with 19 per cent each. An effort will be made in the*fu- ture, through education, to acquaint the people of the county with what the forest service is trying to do. Through school programs, conser- -ation movies, radio programs, .news releases and lectures, the for- test service will attempt to convince ,the public of the terrific damage (done to Gulf county woodlands by .fire, and show methods that will VISIT OUR BABY DEPARTMENT! BABY GIFTS: Baby Strollers Baby Pants Baby Spoons Baby Beds and Play Pen Combination JOHN ROBERT SMITH Pa''m.aceutical Chemist We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription PHONE 5 PORT ST. JOE Along with the effort to reduce forest fires, an active program is being carried on to encourage land- owners to manage their woodlands as a crop-one of the few natural renewable crops that Gulf county has. There is available to landowners the services of an experienced for- ester employed by the forest ser- vice to advise and assist landown- ers in the management of their woodlands. He shows them how to improve their present stands of trees, promotes increased produc- tivity of understocked forest lands, and, through proper marking, indi- cates how to maintain rapid growth and healthy stands of trees. To combat the loss from wood- lands fires, records of the Florida Forest Service show that from the 1939-40 planting season through the 1948-49 planting season, a total of 902,700 seedlings have been planted by landowners in the county. From 1947 through 1949, plantings totaled 675,300 slash pine seedlings. Figures show that Gulf county ranks ninth in total lumber produc- tion of the 67 counties in Florida, producing 3.4 per cent of all the lumber in the state. Home From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson returned last Friday from a two-weeks vaca- tion in West Palm Beach where they visited their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, also Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ferrell and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith. They also vis- ited relatives in Miami, Homestead and Jacksonville. You WanLE F --" =...... We'll Produce a Good Job at the Promised Time at a Moderate Price Your order will receive prompt attention in our shop and it will be printed at a reasonable price. You can be confident of delivery when promised. THE STAR "Your Home Town Newspaper" NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS The DANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY and the ST. JOE FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE COMPANY in future will endeavor to CLOSE AT 6:00 PaoM0 BEGINNING SATURDAY, MAY 6 We ask all of our customers to bear this, in mind and co-operate with us in order that the working forces and the bosses may go home at a reasonable hour on Saturday, the same as other human beings. 'm .proud... that in my ow I have the privilege of servi of this community. a.- '-U,' MOVIES ARE THAN EVER! SEE THESE GREAT COMING HITS! * "TWELVE o'CLOCK HIGH" "FIGHTING MEN OF THE PLAINS" "THREE CAME HOME" "WING AND A PRAYER" "CHEAPER BY- DOZEN" "WABASH AVENUE" )L~j - ~ T~= -. ~ F- ~I II ~ k':v~) k_ n simple way, ng the people I'm proud .. when I see whole families come in. together... and when parents tell me, "I never have to worry when my child is in your theatre." I'm proud... when I see my patrons- with the smile of a grand time on every face, re- freshed by a full measure of entertainment. I'm proud... of the contribution we make to the well-being of our town. I'm proud.. that my theatre is a Commu- nity Center in every sense, at the call of every worthy cause. And I'm proud of Hollywood and its serious men and women, devoting their _ ingenuity and energy to improving your entertainment. I'm the proudest man in town ... -i - I am the m ;.:;: Ier of your favorite theatre. C. J. BROWN PORT THEATRE A-&,& Ah, A, AL A A, PAGE SIX THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAV, MAY 5, 10;50 FRIDAY. MAY 5, 1950 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE SEVEN Good Samaritans Care For Man In Dire Need Rev. S. J. Allen reports that a couple came into prayer meeting last week asking help for a sick man aged 48. They stated that for almost four weeks, they had pro- vided for this man. The unusual part of this is that I e I the couple is elderly and have a boy of 13; they live in two small rooms | and are poverty-stricken-yet they shared a room and walked miles APP to seek help for a man who is in UR APPO INTM ENT AS . no way tied to them, a man with- out kin and help. "The spirit and sacrifice of this D irect couple is encouraging," said Rev. D r t F Dar Allen. "Deeds like this should be _ reported, as well as news of the more spectacular type." Arrangements were made to send the ill man to the veteran's hospital s L last Saturday. St. Joe Band Students Attending State Festival for Gulf and Franklin Counties Six members of the high school band are in Miami today attending ONE CARLOAD ON THE WAY OF NEW K T ,S the state band and music festival FOR NEW OPENING MAY 20 which will end tomorrow noon. They are Merita Sutton, Jane Alle- erts, Ferrell Allen Jr., and GeorgeATE N W W TH A R0 K T Hill. Miss Sutton, a senior, will partici-. pate in the state contest, playing a Al required piano solo, the first move- mnent of Beethoven's Sonata.n NAVY NOW HAS UNLIMITED QUOTA FOR YOUNG MEN | YOUR CHEVROLET- OLDSMOBILE DEALER .i The navy now has an unlimited quota for young men between the W!LLIAMS AVENUE PHONE 388 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDAj ages of 17 and 31 who meet the physical and mental qualifications. .; .. ""..." ."""...""""""'" ....""..""""""" according to Chief MM Nelson V. Green of the Tallahassee recruiting .- ,- - substation. MIen enlisting now will / be sent to Great Lakes, Ill., for re- cruit training. Those interested in enlisting in C - the navy or obtaining any informa- tion may see the recruiter at the "b -Cer' ... ... postoffice between the hours of 9 . a. m. and 1 p. in. each Friday. en . Attend W. M. U. Quarterly Meeting7 Attending the quarterly meeting . of the Northwest Coast Baptist W. M. U. held last week at Drummond Park were Rev. and Mrs. L.TJ. Keels, Mrs. E. C. Cason, Mrs. W. I. Cardin, Mrs. Joe Ferrell, Mrs. J. O. Baggett, Mrs. Wesley Ramsey, Mrs. Harry McKnight, Mrs. James Hotr- ton and Mrs. George Cooper. Brother Dies Mr. and Mrs. John Ford and sons, John Jr., Sam, Bill and Buddy, were called to Albany, Ga., Sunday due to the death of Mrs. Ford's brother, M. A. Ramsey, hho suffer ed a hea rt attack Saturday night. Interment was at Shellman, Ga., Monday. AYLOAD EADERS Spend Last Dime Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McArthur Cost less to operate per ton per mile! spent Tuesday in Dothan, Ala. Mir. Me was on business for the Garra- way Chevrolet Company, and Mrs. Right from the start, you can figure on more payloads Me shopped and spent the family because Chevrolet trucks take less time on the job . savings, according to Mr. Mc. cost less to keep up. They reduce total trip time with Gets Hisself Black B'ar extra high pulling power over a wide range of usable Homer Coe, not to be outdone by road speeds. Advance-Design construction saves you Ed Pridgeon, this week brought in money on repairs. It all boils down to this: You can a 150-pound black bear that had depend on Chevrolet trucks to deliver the goods at been finagling around his beehives low cost per ton per mile. Stop in and see these new P.L down in the Apalach swamp. trucks now on display. DID YouSee these great FAR AHEAD WITH THESE PLUS FEATURES LOSE A new truck buys TWO GREAT VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINES: the New 105-h.p. Load- buysMaster and the Improved 92-h.p. Thrift-Master THE NEW POWER-JET In OUr showrooms CARBURETOR a DIAPHRAGM SPRING CLUTCH SYNCHRO- MESH TRANSMISSIONS HYPOID REAR AXLES DOUBLE- ARTICULATtD BRAKES WIDE-BASE WHEELS ADVANCE- B0to y!DES!GN STYLING BALL-TYPE STEERING UNIT-DESIGN BODIES Maybe it's on the floor-in your closet.,. For every pair of worn shoes you can put lars in wer at today'sshoe prices MfOmanCe L leaders P puIarity L leaders P riceZ leaders tu hatan' ,'r Most Powerful Chevrolet Trucks Ever Built! Preferred By Far Over All Other Trucks! First For All-Around Savings! -ot little COst. TheLeaderShoeShop GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY Our New Location 203 Third Street Phone 363 WILLIAMS AVENUE Phone 388 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE SEVEN FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1950 V PAEEIH HESA, OTST O, UFCONY FOIA ~DYMY5,15 Next Year's First Graders To Be Registered Today Registration of children who will enter the first grade in school next September will take place today at the school. Parents of all children who expect to enter are asked to Bring the birth certificates of their youngsters. The county health doctor and -nurse will be on hand for the work of beginning the health cards and to give the first shots or make ar- rangements for them. In order to make room for this work, the regular first graders are being. given a holiday today. OYSTERMEN BOW (Continued from page 1) to be done by the Oystermen. The Saints chalked up another in the fifth when Belin homered, four more in the fifth when Cox, Me- hiarg, DeGumbia and Price crossed the plate, five in the sixth and the 18th counter in the eighth. Batteries Apalachicola: Polk, iHowell, Hendell, p; Maxwell. Polk, c. Port St. Joe: Meharg, p; Cox, c. CLASSIFIED ADS Legion and Auxiliary Sam Ford, sergeant-at-arms; T. M. Legi a A ary Schneider, service officer; R. F. Will Install Officers Maxwell, finance officer, and W S. Smith, adjutant. Joint Ceremony To Be Held In New Legion Home Evening. SMATHERS ELECTED of May 15 ____ 1(Continued from page 1) A joint installation service will seeker, won renomination to the be held the evening of May 15 in state railroad and public utilities the new Legion home by Willis V. commission by defeating Ancil Boy- Rowan Post 116, American Legion, etee of Marianna almost two to one. and the American Legion Auxiliary Wilbur C. King of Zolfo Springs. Unit 116, with district Legion and seeking renomination to the rail- Auxiliary officials acting as install- road commission in Group 1. was ing officers. forced into a runoff with Grady Al- A chicken supper will be served, britton of Tampa. N. D. Wain- and all Legionnaires and ex-service- wright of Starke trailed in third men and their wives, regardless of place. whether they belong to the organi- zations, are invited to be present. An ordinary man has six quarts Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Anne of blood. G. Hart, president; Mrs. Nadine Hardy, first vice-president; Mrs. Eva Lovett, second vice-president; Mrs. Hortense Comforter, secre- tary; Mrs. Estelle Mosely, treas- urer: Mrs. Annie Cook, historian; Mrs. Vera Collier, sergeant-at-arms. Taking office for the Legion will be W. P. Comforter, commander; Ralph Rich, first vice-commander; Victor Anderson, second vice-conm- mander; Ray Webb, third vice-com- mander; Rev. Lee Graham, chap- lain; Ralph Rich, post historian; TO THE VOTERS OF GULF COUNTY To my friends and supporters in the late political campaign I ten- der my grateful thanks and sincere appreciation for your vote, your friendship and your confidence. To Hon. George Tapper and his many friends, my congratulations and sincere good wishes. C. C WILSON Return To City has any, will shout with glee) that Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hinote have he had the misforunte to break his returned to this city from Houston, right leg last Friday while on his Texas, where they have been for run on an A. N. freight train. The some time. Terry was employed in accident occurred at Tilton as he the box factory of the St. Joe Pa- swung down from one of the cars. per Company in the Texas city and He is at present in the municipal will go into the new box plant here. hospital and is yelping for callers. Poor 01' Pervis Breaks Leg Forests usually replace them- Friends of Pervis Howell will re- selves if there are enough seed gret to learn (his enemies, if he trees left to reforest the land. COMFORTER FUNERAL HOME 24- HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE 601 Long Avenue Phone 326 Day or Night MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT . LeHARDY'S BAR | * COMPLETE SERVICE VWE HANDLE ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE FIRE LIFE CASUALTY BONDS I ) N We recommend fire Insurance because Its easy to start a fir* CO S BUCK ALEXANDER FOR SALE UPRIGHT PIANO-Oak finish, A-1 condition, bench included; $125. cash. See Mrs. M. E. Whitaker, An- derson Cottages. 5-5* USED OUTBOARD MOTORS Good, bad, indifferent. All makes, models and prices. Brooks Sporting Goods Store. 1-27tf REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 'HOUSE FOR SALE-Completely furnished; 2 bedrooms, bath, liv- ing room, kitchen and kitchenette, 2 screen porches, new Frigidaire; :$3000 cash. See P. G. Hart, phone 2350, Beacon Hill. 5-5tf SALESMEN WANTED WANTED-Man with car for Raw- leigh business in City of Port St. Joe. City Dealer Marsh in Polk county has made average sales of :4180 weekly since first of year. eIiddle-aged man preferred. Write at once, giving age and experience. Rawleigh's, Dept. FAD-101-JAL, at- tention Mr. Laws, P. 0. Box 2467, -Memphis, Tenn. 5-26* FOR RENT FOR RENT-2-bedroom apartment, furnished or unfurnished. Apply to Mrs. R. A. Costin. 5-5* QFOR APARTMENTS See The Shirey Apartments. tf SPECIAL SERVICES ANYTHING MADE OF WOOD iCabinet's, doors, all types moulding, screen doors, windows, etc. Gulf Manufacturing Company Phone 2350 Beacon Hill REXAIR AIR CLEANER Cleans by washing the air. Scrubs floors, picks up scrub water; dusts, ihumidifies, deodorizes. Drowns dust :and dirt in a churning water bath. iWo bags to empty-just pour the dirt away. Helps all allergy cases caused by dust. Where to call: Rex- .air (John Ford Jr.) Phone 338 -J, Port St. Joe, Fla. 5-5* 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- ing companions welcome. James M. Harris, 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. W. H. Weeks, 1N. G.; Walter White, Secretary. MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO. 22, I. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic liall. Elwyn Blount, N. G.; Mary Weeks, Secretary. MASONIC TEMPLEaF & A M- ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular A meetings 2nd and 4th FrI- days each month, 8:00 p. rt *'\" Members urged to attend; ,visiting brothers welcome. W. A. Roberts, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec. Is Why HUDSON S recessed floor means SreHudson is the only motor car with al Hb, re s Yrecessed floor ("step-down" design). This Sw. gravith true streamlining and magnificent C 07K.1 JAIt provides full road clearance and the most room in any automobile at any price! It creates America's lowest center of J, J .__ gravity, which brings you the best and ~C~ -"--_. = PO C L s NCE 3J safest ride ever known. Won't you accept HUDSON OTHER CARS your Hudson dealer's invitation-enjoy HUDSON OTHER CARS 'The New Step-Down Ride" soon? "Step'down" design, with its recessed All other cars have floor on top of frame, "The New Step-Down Ride" soon? floor, uses space between frame mem- so they fail to utilize the vital space bers that other cars waste. The result is between frame members. Result is a America's lowest center of gravity (and higher center of gravity and either a The new, lower-priced Pacemaker brings yeo full road clearance), while providing high roof line or insufficient head room. more head room and seating room than Seats are narrower; passenger pace all of Hudson's exclusive advantages for just a any other car. is less. \ few dollars more than the lowest-priced carsI NOW 3 GREAT SERIES Hudsons, with recessed floors, their great array of high-qualify, NOW 3 GRlS ong-life features, and advanced design, are leaders in Lower-Priced Pacemaker Famous Super Custom Commodore resale value; as shown by Official Used Car Guide Booksl M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE MONUMENT AVENUE PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA PAGE EIGHT THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA F-RIDAaY, MAIPY 5, 1950 |