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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: July 7, 1950
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Genre: newspaper   ( marcgt )
newspaper   ( sobekcm )
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


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


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


VOLUME XIII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1950 NUMBER 41


Paper Company and Life Span of St.

ACL Renew Feud Over Joseph Was Brie

Ownership of FEC

Three Proposals for Reorganization But Interesting
1- 4- D ;I-H T PeB


of BanKrupt Rnailroadu i
Heard July 11 By ICC

If you haven't figured out what
all those initials in the head stand
for, it means that the interstate
commerce commission will hold an-
other hearing on July 11 of a re-
vised plan for reorganization of the
bankrupt Florida East Coast Rail-
way submitted by the St. Joe Pa-
per Company which seeks control
of the line and asks that capitaliza-
tion of the FEC should be set at
145,000,000.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad,
which has been waging a bitter
battle with the paper company for
control of the bankrupt line, appar-
ently objects to the increased cap-
italization which was set at $40,-
500,000 in 1945 by the ICC. It asks
that the ICC put a value on its own
system in order to arrive at a valu-
.ation of stocks and bonds that
would be authorized in reorganiza-
tion plans.
(Continued on page 6)


Welfare Assistance

For July Is Cut 10%

But 90 Per Cent of Appropriated
Funds Being Released By
Budget Commission

Public. welfare grants for Gulf
county in June totaled $14,362.18,
'but many of those receiving old
age and blind assistance will re-
ceive less in July according to
Robert Bellows, who is a member
of the district two welfare board.
Because state taxes have not
been-pouring into the state treas-
'ury in sufficient amounts to meet
full appropriations made by the
legislature, only 90 per cent of ap-
propriated funds is being released
by the state budget commission for
the first three months of the new
fiscal year beginning July 1.
Reductions were made in grants
for needy dependent children in
May, and that same percentage,
of 66 per cent of the "budgetary
deficit," is to be continued. In April
cuts were made in the aged and
blind assistance programs, but were
restored in May. They will go into
effect again in July, on the basis
of 82 percent of "budgetary deficit."
By using the same percentage
base, those most in need are cut
less than those needing less, said
Bellows. If a needy blind or el-
derly person's "budgetary deficit"
amounts to $100 per month, on the
basis of the reduction he needs $82,
but since the maximum is $50, that
is all he can be granted. If his bud-
getary deficit is more 'often be-
yond the maximum that can be
granted and since funds for that
program are curtailed, too, a
deeper percentage cut has been
made. Needy children are being
granted 66 percent of their bud-
getary needs within the legal
maximum.
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BILL TRAWEEK WILL REPORT
SOON FOR DUTY IN GERMANY
Pfc. Bill Traweek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Trawesk of this city,
sends word that he will soon report
for duty in Weisbaden, Germany.
Bill recently returned to Fort
Dix, N; J., after spending two weeks
here with his parents. He studied
radio operation at Fort Monmouth,
N. J., after taking basic training.


Born In 1835, Ancient City
Made History Before
Dramatic End

By HAROLD BELL
Florida history records few if any
instances more interesting and yet
more baffling than the short life
span of approximately eight years
of the town of old St. Joseph.
After being born, so to speak, in
the year 1835, due mainly to the de-
sire of energetic businessmen and
other citizens to see a rival town to
Apalachicola in the hope that trade
would be lured from the old town,
the end of the ancient city was even
more dramatic than its birth.
With the building of a prosperous,
town, construction of the first rail-
road in Florida, and development of
one of the first resort areas in the
present Sunshine State, progress
and continued growth seemed as-
sured.
When the first official govern-
ment chart was made of St. Joseph's
Bay in April 1841, St. Joseph was
described as being a town three--
fourths of a mile square with the
streets being laid out at right
angles. The town extended along
the bay front one by one and three-
fourths miles.
The official government records
also listed streets for"tlie 'twn ,as.
Bay, Commerce, Palmetto, Colum-
bus, Washington and Magnolia. Ho-
tels. or rooming houses were listed
as the Mansion House, the Byron,
the Shakespeare, Railroad Cottage
and the Tontine.
A cotton press, grist mill, brick
yard and an ice house helped make
up the businesses and industry of
the town. There was the Board of
Commerce which was affiliated
with the. United States Bank at
Philadelphia, a newspaper, the St.
Joseph Times, which had been pub-
lished since December 1836, and
one of the most modern race tracks
of the day in Florida, with a total
of 35 stalls and a grandstand, was
in operation for a short time.
With all the above and the tran-
sient population caused by-the com-
ing and going of ships from the
newly-constructed docks to many
parts of the world, and the popular-
ity of the town as a resort center,
the reputation gained by St. Joseph
was that of a "wide open" town.
. From The St. Joseph Times of
May 5, 1840, a notice reads: "St.
Joseph is a summer retreat with
pleasant rides in the bay, fish of all
varieties, sailing parties, pretty wo'-
men, romantic islands, and with the
opportunity of taking an ice cream
or drinking a glass of hock or iced
burgundy."
With such events occurring dur-
ing the short span of St. Joseph as
the drafting of the state's first con-
stitution in 1838, the effects of a
national panic in 1837 was deeply
(Continued on page 5)

FATHER OF ELMORE GODFREY
DIES AT HOME IN TENNESSEE

Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Godfrey and
son, accompanied by Mrs. J. L.
Temple, left M.onday morning for
Knoxville, Tenn., to attend funeral
services Monday for E. H. Godfrey,
Elmore's father, who died Sunday
in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey had just re-
turned. from a vacation spent in
-Little Rock, Ark.


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Jinx Haunts Liberty Bell
On Visit To Port St. Joe

Seems that the replica of the
Liberty Bell which visited this
city Monday carried a jinx with it
as far as Port St. Joe was con-
cerned.
To begin with, The Star car-
ried a lead story on the bell last
week informing our readers that
the Independence Bond Drive
symbol would arrive here Tues-
day noon, instead of Monday, as
scheduled.
Monday noon a delegation of
city officials and Legionnaires
waited patiently at the western
city limits to escort the bell into
town-and the truck carrying it
came in at the eastern city limits,
having gone from Panama City to
Wewahitchka.


Saints Protest Wednesday
Game With Blountstown

The game played at Blountstown
Wednesday night resulting in an
8-6 win for the Buccaneers, was pro-
tested by Port St. Joe on the ground
that Blountstown used Pitcher Er-
nie Williams, former Panama City
moundsman, who has not yet been
released by Panama City. This is
the first tilt to be protested by the
Saints.
In the regularly scheduled league
games next week St. Joe will meet
Apalachicola here Sunday and Tal-
lahassee here the fill .:.-;i_ Wed-
nesday '


Hearing Again Set To
Discontinue 'Doodlebug'

The Florida. Railroad and Public
Utilities Commission has set. Wed-
nesday, August 2, at 10 a. in., in
the Franklin county court house at
Apalachicola for another hearing on
the application of the Apalachicola
Northern Railroad Company for au-
thority to discontinue the operation
of passenger trains Nos. 1 and 2
(commonly known as the "Doodle-
bug" run) between this city 'and
Chattahoochee.
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NO LEGION MEETING TONIGHT
Due to the fact that the first
night baseball game will be played
here tonight, there will be no meet-
ing of Willis V. Rowan Post 116, ac-
cording to Commander Pete Com-'
forter, who, along with the adjutant,
will take in the game.

Home From Japan
Pfc. John L. Gilmore, who has re-
cently returned to the States from
Osaka, Japan, where he was sta-
tioned for 19 months, is visiting
here with relatives and friends.
John says: "Looks like I might
be sent back to that neck of the
woods."

Freeman Named As Deputy
M. 0. Freeman, several years ago
a member of the Port St. Joe police
force, has been named as a deputy
sheriff by Sheriff Byrd E. Parker,
taking over his duties July 1.

Return To Georgia After Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. Ramsey
and two children left Monday after-
noon for Warner Robins, Ga., after
1 visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Ramsey.

Mayor Cops the Candy
Mayor Jake Belin of this city car-
ried off a large box of candy given
July Fourth in Apalachicola as a
gate prize at the baseball game.


ber of states and going over the is beginning to look like a battle-
border into Mexico, said he was the field, with trenches dug here and
only country 'boy among the 200,000 there and trees being uprooted and
Shriners attending the big meet. shoved over by bulldozers.


First Night Ball


Game Scheduled


For This Evening


Lighting Installation Is Com-
pleted At Park; Exhibition
Game With Apalach

A long-looked-forward-to event is
scheduled to take place tonight at
St. Joe's new baseball park when
the first night ball game ever to be
played in the city will get under-
way at 8:15, with the Saints meet-
ing the Apalachicola Oystermen in
an exhibition game.
Work has been underway for
some time on the installation and
was finally completed this week.
Cost of the project is approximately
$8500, and with the modern grand-
stand completed at the first of the
season, gives Port St. Joe one of
the finest ball parks in the Gulf
Coast League circuit and one that
cities much larger than this would
be proud to own.
A brief ceremony prior to the
game is scheduled to dedicate the
completed park, and both Apalachi-
cola and St. Joe will have their full
teams on the field for the event.
Schantel will start on the mound
for the Saints in what promises to
be an exciting game, since the Oys-
termen are still smarting from their
6-4 defeat in the Fourth of July ex-
hibition game at Apalachicola.
In that tilt the Oystermen took
a one run lead in the first inning,
holding it until the fifth when
Moose Cowart led off with a two-
base single for the Saints and came
home on a long single by Meharg.
Lambert took two bags on errors,
with Meharg caught at second, and
came home on a single by Price to
make the score 2-1.
St. Joe added two more in the
top of the eighth when Belin got a
single and was safe at second when
Tommy Mitchell hit into a double
play but the-second baseman failed
to have his foot on the bag, the
first baseman missed the throw,
Mitchell going to second and Belin
to third. Another error brought Be-
lin home when the third baseman
fumbled on a toss from short of
Weisenbach's bingle. Mitchell came
home on another fumble by the Oy-
termen's third sacker to make the
score 4-2, the Apalachicolans hav-
ing chalked up one in the fifth.
Great was the roar from the Ap-
alachicola rooters in the bottom of
the eighth when two men crossed
the plate to tie the score on a
single and a long hit to right field
by Bennefield which resulted in an
inside-the-park homer when the
throw to third base went yards over
Belin's head.
However, the Saints broke the
4-4 tie in the ninth when Lambert
poled out a two-base hit and came
home on Gresham's two-bagger who
likewise crossed the plate on Be-
lin's two-bagger. Apalachicola failed
to get a man on base in the last of
the ninth, leaving the final score
6-4 in favor of the Saints.

COUNTRY BOY BEN WILLIAMS
ATTENDS SHRINERS MEETING

Ben Williams returned last Fri-
day from Los Angeles, Calif., where
he went to attend the national con-
vention of the Shriners.
Ben, who covered some 10,000
miles on his jaunt, taking in a num-


Three-Day School for

Food Handlers Opens

Here Next Tuesday

Will Be Conducted By State Board
of Health for Employers and
Employes of County

A three-day food handler's school
for all owners and employes of food
handling establishments in Gulf
county will be held in the Port St.
Joe school auditorium from July 11
to 13.
F. E. Trammell, sanitarian with
the Gulf County Health Department,
announces that the school will be
directed by E. Russell Jackson of
the state board of health in Jack-
sonville.
The school will be concerned with
practical demonstrations and sani-
tary practices for all purposes in
the handling and distribution of
food, and all persons interested in
more sanitary food handling prac-
tices, and especially housewives of
the county, are invited to attend
this short course, which will be free
of charge.
Exact hour for the opening ses-
sion is not yet known, but it will
probably be around 9 a. m.


Well, We Found Out

Why the Bouquets

Bait Thrown Out By Editor Is
Snapped Up By President
of Garden Club

Last week we were asked to pub-
lish a small notice that the Garden
Club would place an arrangement of
flowers in the new municipal build-
ing the first of each month, and,
hoping for a rise from some of the
Garden Club members, we tacked
on the bottom "-why, we don't
know."
The query brought great success
-in fact, our bait was snapped up
by no less 'a personage than Mrs.
Lee Graham Jr., president of the
club, who satisfied our curiosity
with the following letter:
Dear Editor Smith:
Whereas, The members of the
Port St. Joe Garden Club are inter-
ested in civic improvement; and,
Whereas, The members of said
club who visit the city offices each
month to pay water bills find the
new municipal building a major
civic improvement over the old city
offices; and,
Whereas, An empty table was the
first object that met the eyes of the
bill-paying members as they entered
the municipal building door;
It Was, Therefore, Resolved that
flowers should be placed on tie
empty table in honor of the new
building (civic improvement),
And for the pleasure of those who
visit the municipal building to pay
their water bills,
And to show what can be grown
successfully in Port St. Joe,
And to demonstrate good flower
arranging.
Mrs. Lee Graham, Jr., President,
Port St. Joe Garden Club.

HALF-YEAR CAR TAGS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Half-year automobile car plates
went on sale Saturday in the office
of Uncle Edd Pridgeon, county tax
collector, in Wewahitchka.
The half-year tags will be sold
until the 1951 tags go on sale De-
cember 1.

Monument Avenue Torn Up
Work is progressing apace on the
repaving of Monument Avenue from
First to Ninth Streets. The avenue


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PAGETWOTHE TAR POT ST JO, GLF CUNT, FORID FRDAY JUL 7,I95


Social Activities

Personals Clubs Churches
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51


Garden Club Program for 1950-51 Contains
Number of Projects for Beauatf ion of City
At a meeting of the central corn- at the January 4 general meeting
mittee of the Port St. Joe Garden of the club.
Club held Thursday of last week at" Election of officers will be held
Hotel St. Joe, Mrs. Lee Graham Jr., at the March 1 general meeting of
president, presented a constitution the club. The flower show will be
drawn up to meet recommendations held in April, and installation of of-
of the Florida Federation of Gar- ficers will take place at the May
den Clubs, and a program outline luncheon, which will be followed by
for the year. Both were approved 'a tour of prize-winning yards in the
by the committee. i city and vicinity.
The first general meeting of the Officers and standing committee
club, on October 5, will feature a 'chairmen present at the meeting in-
program on landscaping and will be eluded the president, Mrs. Graham;
open to all who are interested. De- Mrs. J. C. Arbogast, vice-president;
tailed plans for a city-wide yard im- Mrs. T. J. Mitchell, secretary; Mrs.
provement contest will also be an- Paul Blount, treasurer, and the fol-
nounced at this time. Blowing chairmen: Mrs. G. A. Pat-
In December the club will open ton, birds and conservation; Mrs.
two "holiday houses" to the general Roy Hallman, horticulture; Mrs.
public. Silver offerings will be Franklin Jones, garden center; Mrs.
taken to help finance community G. F. Lawrence, highway beautifi-
projects. cation; Mrs. Donald Birath, chair-
A tree-planting campaign will be man of the Azalea Circle; Mrs. J.
held during the entire month of C. Belin, -chairman of the Gladiolus
January. A study on trees suitable Circle, and Mrs. Gordon Thomas,
for Port St. Joe will be made dur- representing Mrs. W. M. Chafin,
ing the fall, tree sales will be spon- publicity chairman.
scored, a general program of tree Other chairmen appointed for the
planting will be undertaken, and year are Mrs. E. P. Lapeyrouse,
the conclusions reached by the tree civic, and Mrs. I. C. Nedley, flower
study committee will be presented show.

New Officers of Rotary Baptist W. M. U. In
Club Are Installed Business Meeting
New officers and directors of the The Baptist W. M. U. met Mon-
Port St. Joe Rotary Club were in- day at the church for the regular
ducted at the weekly meeting held monthly business session. The meet-
yesterday at Hotel St. Joe. ing was opened by singing "Amer-
Herbert Brown took over as pres- ica the Beautiful," followed with
ident of the club, succeeding Henry prayer by Mrs. Wesley Ramsey. The
Campbell, who had served as the devotional was given by the presi-
club leader for the past year. Other dent, Mrs. E. C. Cason, from vari-
new officers ire Lee Graham, vice- ous scriptures pertaining to tithing.
president; Wayne Buttram, secre- Following roll call, with 18 mem-
tary; Otto Anderson, treasurer, and her present, the minutes were read
Jimmy Greer, sergeant-at-arms. Di- and adopted and reports received
rectors are Paul Fensom, Joe Mira, 'from the treasurer and chairmen of
S. L. Barke, Henry Campbell and various committees.
Floyd Hunt. It was announced that a W. M.
The aims and objects committee U. study course will be held at the
is made up of Floyd Hunt, Herbert Baptist Assembly, near Panama
Brown, George Tapper, Jake Belin, City, July 13 through 21, and as
Lee Graham, Joe Mira, Otto Ander- many members as possible were
son, S. L. Barke and George Hills. urged to attend.
In club service work, Lee Graham A nominating committee to select
is general chairman with the fol- officers for the coming year was ap-
lowing committees: J. Lamar Mil-' pointed, consisting of Mrs. C. M.
ler, membership; Floyd Hunt, class- Palmer, chairman, Mrs. Durel Brig-
ification; Paul Fensom, program; man and Mrs. P. B. Fairley, after
Dan Brooks, fellowship; George Su- which the meeting was closed with
ber, public information; Ed Ram- prayer by Mrs. L. J.'Keels.
sey, magazine; Henry Campbell, at t .tV
Rotary information; Jimmy Greer, HELLO, WORLD!
attendance; S. L. Barke, entertain-
ment; Basil Kenney, singing, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mullinax
Otto Anderson, budget committee of Wewahitchka announce the birth
chairman. ',of a daughter, Glenda Faye, on
Committee chairmen in commun- Wednesday, June 28.
ity service work are: J. B. Harris, 4
youth service; A. L. Ward, scholar- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Braxton
ship and loan fund; Franklin Jones, (nee Ruth Moore Connell) of this
recreation; Briggs Scisson, Rotary city are the proud parents of a
trophy; Floyd Roberts, Boy Scouts, daughter, Jennifer Nell, born Thurs-
and Henry Campbell, rural-urban day, June 29.


relationship.
Jake Belin will serve as chair-
man in vocational service, and
George Tapper as chairman of the
' international service committee.

MRS. BRODNAX ENTERTAINS
CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB
Members of the Catholic Woman's
Club met Monday at the home of
M K tr. Knnpith B drona for their


Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pope of White
City are announcing the arrival of
a son on Friday, June 30. The young
man has been named Bobby Wayne.

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Shirah of
this city announce the birth of a
daughter, Carol Regina, on Satur-
day, July 1.


0. i,.,, .,c. jrLn Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Polous of
regular meeting, during which busi- Apalachicola announce the arrival
ness matters for the month were of a daughter, Kathy Leverne, on
discussed and acted upon. Monday, July 3.
The hostess served refreshments(All births occurred at the Port St.
of cokes, cookies and orange sher- Joe Municipal Hospital.)
bet to Mesdames C. F. Gautreaux, r r
George Anchors, John B. Harris CARD OF THANKS
and Lamar Hardy. May we express our thanks and
Sr Iappreciation to our friends in Port
St. Joe for their many acts of kind-
Visiting Parents ness, the lovely flowers and other
Jack Ricketson of Savannah, Ga., courtesies extended us in the re-
is visiting here this week with his cent death of my father, G. W. Hug-
gins.
parents. Austin Huggins and family.


CHURCH

ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND SUNDAY SERVICES

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning service.
6:45 p. m.-B. T. U.
8:00 p. m.-Evening worship.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-Prayer
service.

ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Fifth Sunday after Trinity
7:30 a. m.-Holy communion.
8:15 a. m.-Breakfast meeting of
Laymen's League.
9:30 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
Monday, 9:00 a. m.: Opening of
vacation Bible school; 10:30 a. m.,
sewing meeting and luncheon of the
Day Circle of the Woman's Auxili-
ary at beach cottage of Mrs. B. E.
Kenney Jr.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
7:00 p. m.-Youth group meetings.
8:00 p. m.-Evening worship.
The Upper Room hour, Wednes-
day evening, 7.30.
Choir rehearsal Wednesday eve-
ning, 8:15.

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 invited to attend.

BAYVIEW METHODIST CHURCH
Highland View
Rev. Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor
Sunday services.wll be,as follows:
10:00 a. m.-Worship service.
Sunday school following worship
service.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Alban O'Hara, Priest
Mass the first Sunday of each
month at 8 a. m. Other Sunday at
10:15 a. m.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor
10:15 a. m.-Sunday school.
11 a. m.-Morning service.
6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
7:30 p. m.-Evening service.

DINNER GIVEN TO FORM
CATHOLIC-MEN'S SOCIETY
* 'A dinner was given for the men
of the parish by the Catholic Wo-
men's Club Thursday evening of
last week at the Florida Power
Corporation office. Main purpose of
the informal get-together was to or-
ganize a men's Holy Name Society
to promate the spiritual and fra-
ternal welfare of the church.
Fr. Alban O'Hara, as an honored
guest, and J. B. Dowd, as chairman,
both delivered effective after-din-
ner talks to the men.
Those present included Joe Mira,
John Creamer, B. E. Eells Jr., Joe
Paffe, Charles Stevens, Victor An-
derson, L. J. Trexler, J. B. Dowd
and Father O'Hara.

Judy Back for Summer
Miss Judy Greer of Cusetta, Ga.,
arrived Wednesday to spend the
summer here with Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Greer.


Dr. Charles Reicherter
OPTOMETRIST
EYES EXAMINED
GLASSES FITTED

RITZ THEATRE BUILDING
FIRST FLOOR
Hours 8 to 5 Phone 5665
PANAMA CITY, FLA.
Closed Wednesday Afternoons


Holiday Visitors
Mrs. T. E. Parker had as her
guests Monday and Tuesday Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Benton and children
and her mother, Mrs. 0. L. Benton,
of Tallahassee; her sister, Mrs. E.
D. Alford of Belle Glade, and her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Namynanik of Panama City. Mrs.
Alford is remaining for a longer
visit with Mrs. Parker and family.

Vacationing In Colorado
Leaving last Saturday for a two
weeks' vacation in Denver, Colo.,
with the D. R. Sulfidge family were
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Geddie, Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Allen, Mrs. Allen Whealton, Mary
Geddie, Steve Whealton and Mickey
Thompson.
It t
Visits In South Florida
Charley Mahon returned Saturday
from Frostproof after a week's visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Lovett Mahon.

APPRECIATION
I would like to thank my many
friends for their deeds of kindness,
the beautiful flowers, cards and
other gifts and their visits to me
during my recent stay at the mu-
nicipal hospital.
* Mrs. Minnie Evans.


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Underseas Kingdom

a "- 'ck. Line and Sinker"


SUNDAY-One Day Only


Return Home After Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Moore left
Tuesday to their home in Silacauga,
Ala., after several days' visit here
with Mrs. Ellen Kirkland. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Kirk-
land and Mrs. G. E. McGill, who-
will bring home Miss Frances Mc-
Gill, who has been visiting in the,
Alabama city for some time.

Vacationing In Indiana
Mrs. Verna Smith left Saturday
for a two weeks' vacation with her
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
John Lane, in Lafayette, Ind.

Visitors From Quaker State
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gilmore of
Philadelphia, Pa., are visiting here
with the former's mother, Mrs. J.
T. Gilmore, other relatives and
friends.



Dr. Joseph B. Spear
OPTOMETRIST

Eyes Exanmined Glasses Fitted
Broken Lenses Duplicated

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FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1950r,


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Junior Leaguers
Getting Up Steam

.Highland View and Oak Grove Still
Hold Top Spots; Midgets
Play Apalath
Oak Grove moved into second
place in the Junior Baseball League
last week by defeating the luckless
Kenney nine 4-3. Walter Wilder,
Oak Grove ace, hooked up with
Byron Dobbs in the top mound duel
of the season. Dobbs pitched a no-
hit game, but his wildness plus
loose fielding led to his defeat. Wil-
*der allowed but two hits, one of
them of the scratch,variety. Benny
Hudson, Oak Grove backstop, cut
.down baserunners with his bullet
throws at opportune times to aid
in the win. F. Russell and Bland
.secured the only hits for Kenney's.
Highland View retained the lead
as they trounced Oak Grove 10-3.
Hildreth Dunlap, star right-hander,
won his second game in as many
.starts, allowing the Grovers only
four scattered hits. Billy Richards,
Highland View catcher, picked two
men off third base to ease scoring
threats by Oak Grove. Ted Beard
.started on the hill for Oak Grove
and pitched creditable ball, but his
'wildness reduced his effectiveness.
Lefty Wilder relieved him in the
fifth frame. Bob Gibson, Oak Grove
third sacker, continued his timely
hitting by blasting a double with
the bases loaded to drive in three
runs.
The Town nine took *Kenney's
Mill 8-3 behind the brilliant pitch-
ing of Benny Roberts, elongated
right-hander. The Towners found
the offerings of Tommy Dobbs, Ken-
ney's pitcher, to their liking and
promptly started hitting the ball to
all fields. Lamar Freeman, Fred
McCall and Roberts each had two
hits in three appearances.
The St. Joe midget team won
from the .Apala.,bi,.:.la niidg1-;t 13-9
iff atihrilling arid exciting tilt last
week. St. Joe jumped into the lead
iia the first frame when Terrence
Hinote unloaded a long double with


the bases loaded to drive in three
runs. Subsequent walks and errors
by Apalach infielders gave the bud-
ding Saints seven runs before they
were retired. Apalach rallied for
three runs in the second and five
in the third to take the lead 8-7.
Walter Wilder, pitching his sec-
ond game in as many days for St.
Joe, wasn't as effective as in past
performances. However, with Ron-
nie Young turning in a fine relief
stint, Wilder returned to the hill in
the last two innings and set the vis-
iting hitters down in order. His
double to right with the bases filled
broke up the ball game in the sixth
inning. Billy Johnson contributed a
timely -single in the sixth frame
rally.

West Florida Shows
Population Growth
New Industries, Military Installa-
tions and Pleasure Resorts
HIelp In 10-Year Gain
* New industries, military installa-
tions and growing pleasure resorts
gave West Florida's population a
sharp 'boost since the 1940 census
was taken.
A check of preliminary census re-
ports for the ten counties west of
the Apalachicola River' gives a to-
tal of 385,598 for 1950, as against
215,930 population in 1940-a gain
*of 172,668 during the ten years.
Seven of the ten counties regis-
tered gains, while three inland rural
counties-Washington Holmes and
Calhoun-registered slight losses.
Comparative figures for the area


follow:
County- 1950
Gulf 7,433
Bay 42,337
Calhoun -------- 7,894
Escambia -------110,766
Holnies ...-- ----- 13,000
Jackson -------- 34,669
Okaloosa ----_ 26,476
Santa Rosa.._ 1_.01
W alton ......... 14,75
Washington--......-.... 11,844
Totals ----- 388,598


1940
6,951
20,686
8,218
74,667
15,447
34,428
12,900
16,085
14,246
12,302
215,930


Fishing Contests Not
Lotteries, Say Solons

House Judiciary Committee Over-
rides Recent Ruling By Post-
office Departmeht

A great hullabaloo was raised in
Florida last February when the U.
S. postoffice department ruled that
a fishing contest is a lottery if the
contestants pay money to enter it
and prizes are offered for the big-
gest fish caught.
Some department head who prob-
ably knew nothing of fishing, de-
cided that no skill was necessary to
catch a fish and that, consequently,
it was a "game of chance," and all
advertising or news stories about
such contests were barred from the
mails. '
This caused irate citizens of the
Sunshine State to rise up in arms
and smother their representatives
in the national capital with tele-
grams and letters demanding that
they do something to rescind this
unholy and harsh edict, as it was
playing havoc with the tourist in-
dustry, especially in South Florida,
where fishing "rodeos" are, in a
way, big business.
Wednesday the house judiciary
committee up in Washington de-
cided that the P. 0. department had
gone a, wee bit too far in exerting
its authority and approved legisla-
tion saying the contests are okay,
so far as the federal anti-lottery
laws are concerned, provided such
contests are conducted by or ap-
proved by a state and are designed
to advertise or develop the natural
or recreational resources of a state
and that such contests are not con-
ducted for profit.
Week-enders From Jacksonville
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Dickens and
children of Jacksonville spent the
week-end here with Mrs. B. H.
Dickens and. Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Dickens Jr.
Forests protected from fire keep
our water pure and clean.


HEY, MOTHER--LOOKIE!


The Hollywood Kiddie


Parade is coming to


Port St. Joe


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SIZES 4 TO 16


2 PAIRS $3.00


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$4.95 to $8.95

HERE'S A TIP: Buy now for Back-to-School on our easy
Lay-A-Way Plan. Our stocks are complete. .
Might not be so easy to get later!


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photographed free for this show!
The cameramen will be at Hotel St. Joe July 7 and 8, from 9:30 a. m. until
6:00 p m. Age limit: Age 3 months through 6 years.


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Here's a few of the check-out, sell-out
items you'll find here!

A CASH VALUE THAT'S SECOND TO NONE!
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Sizes 29 to 42. The colors are khaki, tan and grey.
The value cannot be beat!

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MEN'S DUNGAREES $1.69
Sizes 28 to 36 .... Savings to you ... no profit for us.
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We Have A Complete Line of Famous
Lee Overalls and Dungarees!
Shop Caps, Too!

Men's Full Cut Sanforized Blue Chambray


Work Shirts $1.29

Men's Dark Grey Sanforized

COVERT WORK SHIRTS $1.39

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'PA'GIE 1~OUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 7,1950.


THE STAR
Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St.
Joe, Florida, by The Star Publishing Company
; S. SMITIH, Editor and Publisher
Also Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Pressman, Flor Man,
Reporter, Columnist, Janitor and Printer's Devil.
Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the
Postoffire, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
0 1-E YEAR $2.00 Six MONTHS $1.00
THREE MONTHS $127.15
S-o-{ TELEPHONE 51 J}D-
TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable tor
l 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

LET'S ABOLISH THE FEE SYSTEM
We've been intending to write this editorial
,for a couple of months, but somehow were al-
,ways rushed and either used "canned" editorials
ior let forth on a subject that took less thought.
During the political campaign in Escambia
county, State Senator Philip Beall pledged if he
-was returned to office he would sponsor at the
1951 session of the legislature a constitutional
amendment setting a flat salary, scaled accord-
ing to population, for present fee offices.
Coming from California, where the antiquated
fee system was abolished about 20 years ago, the
editor of The Star was greatly taken with Senator
Beall's statement, although we cannot say that
,we concur in his salary scale, which he proposes
to run from $1200 for officials in counties of less
than 5000 population to $6000 for those in coun-
ties of more than 75,000.
TBefore the system was abolished in California
-it was subjected to many abuses and in a great
many cases justice was subverted in order that
'officials could drag down fat, juicy fees. After
they were placed on straight salaries, the num-
ber of minor arrests dropped, !arid iin lnui.iecas'es
,offenders were dismissed with warnings which,
we sincerely believe, done more good than the
imposition of a fine and "costs," the costs gener-
:ally amounting to more than the fine.
Beall's proposal would see the same pay for
sheriffs, constables, justices of the peace, county
judges, circuit court clerks, school superinten-
,-dents, tax assessors and tax collectors. All of
these, with the exception of school superinten-
dents, now are paid a certain percentage of the,
-fees they collect, with a maximum pay limit of
'$7500. Under the new system all fees, collected
'would be paid into the county general fund.
However, we do not think the constable or the.
justice of the peace, strictly district officials,
should receive the same rate of pay as the sheriff,
whose jurisdiction is county-wide. Neither can
.the responsibilities of th4 justice of the peace be
compared with those of the county judge. They.
should receive higher salaries.
In a great many instances, the fee system re-
sults in mediocre officeholders whose incompet-
,ence costs the taxpayers many thousands of dol-
lars in wasteful expenditures and the unmerciful
"'bleeding" of minor offenders of the law by fee-
grabbing officials whose only interest is how
much they can make out of j case.
With a straight salary that is adequate, honest,

ular meeting We
TEN YEARS AGO the Port Inn, ins
S ing officers for
From the Files of The Star B. B. Conklin, pre
linson, vice- pres
lows, second vice
Expect To Get Action On Hospital Marshall, third v
Working on behalf of the city in Williams, seereta


connection with construction of the
proposed $75,000 municipal hospital,
W. T. Edwards stated that a tele-
gram received from the state WPA
office informed him that the project
had been approved in Washington
and that the state office is now pre-
paring a work schedule and other
estimates. When these are com-
plete, the regional office will allo-
cate the necessary funds.
Lions Club Installs Officers
The St. Joe Lions Club at its reg-


G. Alsip, tail-twi
Jr., Torm Owens a
directors. Dr. R.
ama City, district
elect, acted as in
Resigns As I
Dan Farmer, d
Joe and Wewahit
for the past thr
dered his resign
dent Chauncey C
he had secured
where.


qualified individuals would be more apt to be I'm agin teachers and perfessers-I material to each gallon of water. If
attracted to many of the county offices and not ain't. I'm fer 'em. But like now and one sprinkling does not result in
just those whose only interest, regardless of their then, but not too terribly often, you the proper change in color, make
just those whose only interest, regardless other find a plumber who ain't no credit another application in about three
qualifications, is how much they can get out of to his brother plumbers, you like- weeks.
the job. wize find a missfit perfesser. I have ----- ---
in mind the one missfit teecher- Spend Week-end in Alabama
NOBLE INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH outen 1000 others-who sneeks un- Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks and
noticed onto the fakulty. Jest one children spent the week-end visit-
When a socialist party takes over the govern- leftwurd leanin' gent kin put funny ing relatives in Elba, Ala. Little
ment of a country, it may have the noblest of in- noshuns into 25 to 50 stewdents Miss Patty Brooks went on to visit
tentions. It may be passionately devoted to the per annum- and 25 to 50 is too relatives in Montgomery and Birm-
ideal of making life better for everyone. But, in menny. ingham, and in exchange, Jerry
ratice, and regardless of the probity and pur- And now my perplexite-is a uny- Brooks, nephew of Dan, returned to
practice and regardless of the probity and pur- city president, heer and there, St. Joe for a week's visit.
pose of the men in control, it always winds up by nun to alert, or does he mebbe leen _____ -
regimenting the energies and resources of the his ownself a little over yonder-or It pays to advertise-try it!
nation, and weakening the- fibres of the people. is it the regents who hired him in
A particularly good example of that is found the first place. You kin see I'm in
a quandary-need help. But, folks,
in England, and we need not turn to Conserva- don't send no stamps, or munny, or

ago, on May 6, 1946, an influential member of gingles-jist send answers. 9FEto
the Labor party, Ivor Thomas, said in commons: Yours with the low down, M aiad
"Today, over a wide field, private enterprise has JO SERRA.
become a stumbling block to economic advance. #A###TC# I #4
In the new Renaissance the new and potent in- GARDEN NOTES
struments which science has placed in the hands PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB VISIT OUR BABY
of man are matched by a new and fruitful prin- The St. Joe Garden Club is plan
ciple; the principle of public enterprise based on ning to put exhibits of flowers at DEPARTMENT!
the service of the many instead of the private the city hall the first of each month.
profit of the few; a principle which'is as much in Be sure to watch for them.
advance of private enterprise as private enter- The program of the Azalea Circle,
prise was of the feudal guild." which meets July 13, will be on hi- BABY GIFTS:
biscus and Easter lilies. The pro- *
At that time, Labor had pewly come to power, gram for the Gladiolus Circle will
and Mr. Thomas looked to the future with utter be a round table discussion of gar- Baby Strollers
confidence. But disillusionment came fast. Itn an- dening problems. Baby Pants
other speech before commons, made on Octo- Mildew, which attacks so many
ber 27, 1948, he said: "The most obvious result crepe myrtles at this season, causes Baby Spoons
of the government's activities in the past three the leaves to curl and stunts they Beds and Play
growth. It can be controlled with Baby Beds and Play
years has been an immense concentration of dusting sulphur or bordeaux mix- Pen Combination
power in the hands of the state and a correspond- ture. Watch the plants closely and
ing weakening of the power of the individual to use a fungicide at the first sign of
stand for himself. The itching fingers of the trouble.
planners cannot leave well enough alone. Thei cYellowing of St. Augustine and JOHN ROBERT SMITH
centipede grass is sometimes caused
grasping hands stretch far beyond the confines from lack of iron. The trouble can Pharmaceutical Chemist
of industry to the man who wants to run up a usually be corrected by sprinkling We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription
building for himself and the woman who keeps the yellowed area with a solution PHONE 5 PORT ST. JOE
a pig, or a few hens, in her backyard. On top of copperas (ferrous sulphate), us-
e nier cotro o conorc lfe, thing a tablespoonful of the powdered **I *********1
-of the -nicersal-control u-econodic'life, the- 1
government is now wiping out the last vestiges ** a **** ** ******* *** S O S S *
of independence by confiscatory taxation. ...K P C 0 0 L !
"For long I had hoped that a Labour party,
pledged to sensible courses of reform, would be We Now Have Draft Beer On Tap!
the best bulwark against the evil flood of Com-
munism. Today, I regret to see that it is no bul- ST JO E B A R
wark, but a lciky dam." B
What England has learned the hard way, we PHONE 114 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. *
can learn by example. It may seem a small nat-. ** O $ 0** *- * 4**O S S a$ 6
ter to you if the government takes over some
great industry-power, communications, steel, or //
any other. But when government owns or con- IS Imo Ore
trols great industry, it inevitably reaches out and --
out until it controls agriculture, labor, small busi- -
ness-in a word, everything. Then liberty withers than an Oil C ange -
and the stage is set for theldictator.
H s; COMPLETE I
Here's something we in| Florida should think LUBRICATION OIL COOLING SYSTEM
.about and have it brought up at the next session CHANGE CHECK-UP
of the legislature: A total ,of 19 states in the na-
tion have adopted resolutions calling for the lim-
iting of federal spending 'to 25 per cent of in-
come, and efforts are being made to obtain ap-
proval of 13 more states to give the necessary
three-fourths to make it mandatory for congress =
to submit a constitutional amendment. ,'' I-

Read the ads and reap! ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

wednesday night at CHECK-UP ENGINE
stalled the follow- THE LOW DOWN TUNE-UP
the ensuing year:
sident; M. P. Tom- -----f r o m-----
ident; Robert Bel- WILLIS SWAMP
e-president; D. W.
ice-president; Roy When you bring your truck in for "Summer-izing," we do
ary treasurer- W. Editor The Starc: more than just change to a summer grade oil. We check
ster; Byron Eells I bin having' rubble getting' my the entire cooling and electrical systems of your truck,
nd Richard Porter, mind offen the unyvercitys. Didn't check-up and tune-up the engine, and lubricate the en-
P. Coker of Pan- no, sez Henry, my naybor, you wuz tire chassis. Put your truck in top condition for hot-
t deputy governor- ever neer a unyverciby, or in one- 'weather hauling. Stop in now!
stalling officer, or were you? Quite, I sez, my per- WI S ADA
Band Director plexitie is unyvercity presidents G L & S S A A
director of the St. How on earth kin a guy be smart
chka school bands enuff to land hisself a job as presi- MONUMENT AVENUE PORT ST. JOE, FLA.
ee years, has ten- dent, and lhen not be smart enuff
tion to Superinten- to run his fine tooth komb over s
ostin, stating that his flock of teachers and komb out
a position else-I the midgits and missfits.


i Don't jump at a konklusion that


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


F R IDAY,. J LY 7, 1950,


PAGE FOUR











RIlnAV .IIILY 7. 1950


LIFE SPAN OF ST. JOSEPH

(Confinued from page 1)
felt, the railroad suspended opera-
tions, thereby causing a number of
fhe people to leave for other places,
but the major blow was to hit dur-
ing the summer of 1841.
According to an account pub-
lished in 1938 in the Florida His-
torical Quarterly by James Owen
Knauss, the scourge of yellow fever
hit during the summer of 1841 and
caused the population of the town
to decrease at an alarming rate.
Other records state that a ship
bringing in a cargo of tropical fruit
had one man sick with this dread
disease. After being brought ashore
and before he died, this man appar-
ently was bitten by mosquitoes,
which spread the fever.
With medical science of the time
unable to combat the fever, the
death rate in St. Joseph was un-
usually high. Very few ships came
or left from the harbor, people were
leaving town as rapidly as possible,
with the dead being buried just as
hurriedly. Businesses and homes
were being deserted and the finger
of death spared hardly a family in
the town.
Seemingly the fever singled out
the representatives of the constitu-
tional convention of 1838. Richard
C. Allen, one of the leaders of the
convention, and the wife and sister
of Leon county's delegate, George
T. Ward, were among the victims.
Another prominent person to die
from the disease was the wife of
former Governor William P. Duval.
Joseph B. Webb, publisher of The
Florida Journal; Dr. E. R. Gibson,
who had *been associate editor of
The United States Telegraph, Wash-

ORDER TO APPEAR
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA. IN CHANCERY.
BASIL E. KENNEY, Jr., and
SARAH LOGAN KENNEY, his wife,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
MASTON O'NEILL, et al., Defendants.
The State of Florida:
To: Maston O'Neill, if alive, and, if dead, to
his unknown heirs, devisees,- legatees, or
grantees;
And to all persons having or claiming an
interest in the following described lahds:
Lots 9 through 18 both inclusive in Block
17; Lots 9 through 18 both inclusive in
Block 12; Lots 9 through 19 both inclu-
sive in Block 4; Lots 9 through 20 both
inclusive in Block 3; Lots 9 through 16
both inclusive in Block 2; Lots 11 through
16 both inclusive in Block 1; Lots 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. 11, 12, 13, 14. 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in Block 16; Lots
7 through 19 both inclusive in Block 13;
Lots 9 through 18 both inclusive in Block
5; Lots 14 through 18 both inclusive in
SBlock 8; Lots 1 through 20 both inclusive
in Block 9; Lots 4 through 18 both inclus-
ive in Block 10; Lots 1 through 11 both in-
clusive in Block 11, and that unnumbered
area in Block 11 lying westerly of Lots
10 and 11 and between alleyway in said
Block 11 and the South Section line of
Section 5, Tp. 7S, R 11 W, all according
to Official Map of Yon's Addition to Bea-
con Hill, Gulf County Florida, as same
appears in Plat Book 1 at page 45 in the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Gulf County, Florida, being a subdivision
of parts of Original Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and
10 in Section 5, Tp. 7S, R 11 W.
All of Section 5, Tp. 7S, R 11 W, EX-
CEPT: Original Lot 1 and that area in-
cluded in subdivision identified as "Yon's
Addition to Beacon Hill, Gulf County,
Florida" as same appears in" Plat Book 1,
at Page 45 in. the office of the Clerk of
Circuit Court of Gulf County, Florida; and
all of Section 6, Tp. 7S, R 11 W.
GREETINGS:
BASIL E KENNFY, Jr., and SARAH LO-
GAN KENNEY, his wife, having filed in the
Court their sworn bill of complaint in this
suit, the nature and purpose of which is to
determine the title of the plaintiffs to the
land hereinabove described to be a good and
sufficient absolute fee simple title, to have
all claims and interests of the defendants
and each of them in and to said land passed
upon and determined, to remove clouds upon
the plaintiffs title to said land, to quiet and
confirm the plaintiffs title thereto, and in
which bill of complaint, the plaintiffs state
that they believe there are persons interested
in the land herein involved and hereinabove
described whose names are unknown to them,
and having further named therein certain
persons as known by name to them, the said
plaintiffs, but as not known by them, the said
plaintiffs, whether they or any of them' are
dead or alive, and as believed by them, the
said plaintiffs, if living, to be interested in
the property and premises herein involved
and hereinabove described, and, if dead, to
have been interested therein;
And having made all persons having or
claiming any interest in the above described
land parties defendant to the said bill of
complaint;
And having demanded from the Clerk of
the Circuit Court in and for Gulf County,
Florida, tie making of an order requiring
such persons and parties to appear to their
said bill of complaint upon a day not less
than twenty-eight days nor more than sixty
days from the date of the making of said
order;
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that each
and every the defendants above named, des-
ignated and specified are hereby required to
serve upon plaintiff's Solicitor, Cecil G. Cos-
tin, Jr., P O. Box K, Port St. Joe, Florida,
a copy of, and file with the Clerk of this
Court the original of, an answer to the Bill
of Complaint herein filed by the Plaintiffs,
on the 7th day of August, 1950, and that this
order be published in The Star, a newspaper
published in Gulf County, Florida, once a
week for four consecutive weeks.
WITNESS my hand as Clerk and the Seal
of said Court, this 5th day of July, 1950,
at Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida.
(Circuit Court GEORGE Y. CORE,
Seal) Clerk, Circuit Court,
Gulf County, Florida.
CECIL G. COSTING, Jr. ,7-7
Plaintiffs Solicitor. 7-28


ington, D. C., and Samuel S. Sibl
formerly editor of The Floridian
Tallahassee, also were among tho
who died.
During the late autumn, wh
cooler weather helped check t
plague, the glory and prosperity
St. Joseph had gone forever. T
rival and neighboring town of A
alachicola had also suffered greal
from the disease, but was able
stage a comeback.
With the town unable to rega
its former position, the populati
steadily declined. Many of t
houses were torn down and mov
to Apalachicola and other plac
Rails of the railroad line we
bought and carried to Georgia f
use on another railroad there.
Then, in September of 1844, t
climax of St. Joseph's complete a
utter destruction came when a tE
rible hurricane hit. The remains
the old town were completely d
stroyed, the docks and wharv
were gone, sand was piled high
the streets, and practically eve
structure of any kind was cover
up or destroyed.
Just as rapidly as the proud tor
which seemingly promised to 1
come the leading center of shippi
and other activity in all the we
ern part of Florida blossomed a
reached maturity, just as rapid
she was completely destroyed, a
even before Florida actually 1
came a state in 1845, the pla
where the first constitution h
been written just seven years 1
fore, was now completely gone. F
more than 55 years there was not
single permanent resident here n
any business except small grou
of fishermen from nearby commu
ties who camped out in this vicini
during fishing season..
But from 1904, when T. H. "Hi


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ey, Stone moved here to become the Town Migrates To Celebration
at first permanent settler after the From the number of Port St. Joe
ise destruction of the ancient city, the people we saw at the Fourth of
new town of Port St. Joe, located July celebration held in Apalachi-
en about a mile from the site of the cola, practically everyone in the
he old town, has continued to grow city trekked to the Oyster City for
of and today is a thriving, modern the annual event. Query: Why is
he city. it that Port St. Joe doesn't stage
_p- 4---- a celebration occasionally?
tly Return To Home In Georgia CALL FOR BIDS
to Mr. and Mrs. James Herring left FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT FOR PAINT-
Wednesday to return to their home ING TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILD-
tINGS, PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, AND ONE
ain in Columbus, Ga., after spending BUILDING AT WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA.
on the long Fourth of July week-end Sealed Proposals will be received by the
on the long Fourth of July week-end Gulf County Board of Public Instruction ;t
he holiday here with Mr. and Mrs. the office of the County Superintendent of
he holiday here with Mr. and Schools at tloe Court House, Wewahitchka,
ed James Greer. Florida, until 10:00 a.m. CST o'clock July 14.
1950, for furnishing Labor and Equipment
es. ----- necessary for the proposed painting of the
re Expected I above School Buildings at Port St. Joe and
SExpected Home- Wewahitchka, Florida.
for Miss Dorothy Singretary and herI Necessary information and specifications
may be obtained from the office of the County
grandmother, Mrs. W. T. Thomas, Superintendent.
he who have een visiting in Chiple The Gulf County Board of Public Instruc-
he who have been visiting in Chipley tion reserves the right to waive any infor-
nd for the past week, are expected to mality nd any proposal and the right to re-
er- return to their home here today. GULF COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC
of .__ INSTRUCTION,
By: THOSE. MERIWETHER,
de- Visit Relatives and Friends 6-23 7-7 Chairman.
ves Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Davis and CALL FOR BIDS
in chide FOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEMENTARY
in children visited Sunday in Youngs- SCHOOL, PORT ST. JOE, GULF
ry town and St. Andrews with rela-COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SSealed Proposals will be received by the
ed tives and friends. Gulf County Board of Public Instruction at
the office of the County Superintendent of
-- "----- Schools at the Court House, Wewahitchka,
wn Have Guests From Panama it Florida, until 10:00 a.m. CST o'clock July 14,
n ave Guests From Panama City 1 1950, for furnishing materials and perform-

ig Mr n tions to the Elementary School at Port St.
ng Panama City were guests on the Joe, Gulf County, Florida. The heating part
t will be omitted.
st- Fourth of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Prid- All work shall be done in accordance with
nd geon. the plans and specifications and contract
dl documents relative thereto prepared by Rey-
My -olds, Smith and Hills, Architects and En-
nd Former Resident Visits gineers, 227 Park Street, Jacksonville, Flor-
ida. Documents may be examined or obtained
be- Mrs. L. E. Meyer of Frostproof in the said office of the County Superinten-
dent. All documents shall be returned to the
lce was a visitor here recently. Mrs. Board Office prior ,to or at the time of bid
ad Meyer will be remembered as the opening. -
A certified or cashier's check or bid bond
be- former Miss Grace Hunter. properly executed in a sum not less than 5
iI per cent of the bid price payable to the Gulf
oar I County Board of Public Instruction must ac-
t a Sincerity company each proposal as a guarantee that
the bidder will promptly enter into an agree-
lor Sincerity is a fundamental part ment to do the work and furnish a perform-
ps of affection that results in good ance bond in the sum of 100 per cent of the
l O affecion tha resu il nd contract. The Gulf County Board of Public
ni- relationships betWeen child and Instruction reserves the right to waive any
parents. Children are quick to feel informality in any proposal and the right to
ity of ineri reject any and all proposals.
a lack of sinerity, and are equally GULF COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC
quick to feel and respond to what- INSTRUCTION,
g" ever Is sineiie and genuine. 6-23 By: THOS. MERIWETHER,
6-23 7-7 Chairman.


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PAGE FIVE


Visits Here During Holiday
Mrs. Eileen Wright of Quincy was
a guest during the Fourth of July
holiday of Miss Erline McClellan.

CALL FOR BIDS
FOR SANDING FLOORS IN THE ELEMEN-
TARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS, PORT ST. JOE,
FLORIDA, AND ONE BUILDING, WEWA-
HITCHKA FLORIDA.
Sealed Proposals will be received by the
Gulf County Board of Public Instruction at
the office of the County Superintendent of
Schools at the Court House, Wewahitchka,
Florida, until 10:00 a.m. CST o?elock July 14,
1950, for Sanding Floors in the Elementary
School Buildings at Port St. Joe and one
Building at Wewahitchka, Florida.
Necessary information and speeifications
may be obtained from the office of the County
Superintendent.
Thle Gulf County Board of Public Instruc-
tion reserves the right to waive any itfor-
mality in any proposal and the right to ra-
ject any and all proposals..
GULF COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION,
By: THOSE. MERIWETH B ,
6-23 7-7 Chairman.
CALL FOR BIDS
FOR TEACHER DESKS AND PUPIL. DESKS
FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL. AT
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA
Sealed Proposals will be received by the
Gulf County Board of Public Instruction af
the office of the County Superintendent of
Schools at tlie Court House, Wewahitchka,
Florida, until 10:00 a.m. CST e'elock July 14,
1950, for furnishing Teachers Desks and Pu-
pils Desks for the George Washington School
at Port St. Joe, Florida.
Necessary information and specifications.
may be received from the office of the County
Superintendent.
The Gulf County Board of Public Instruc-
tion reserves the right to waive any infor-
mality in any proposal and the right to re-
ject any and all proposals.
GULF COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION,
By: THOSE. MERIWETHER,
6-23 7-7 Chairman.
CALL FOR BIDS
FOR PAINT AND MATERIALS FOR PAINT-
ING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, AND ONE BUILD-
ING AT WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA.
Sealed Pi 'posals will be received by the
Gulf County Board of Public -Instruction at
the office of the County -Superintendent of
Schools at the Court House, Wewahitchka,
Florida, until 10:00 a.m. CST o'clock July 14,
1950, for furnishing Paint and Materials
necessary to paint the Elementary School
Buildings at Port St. Joe, Florida, and one-
Building at Wewahitchka, Florida.
Necessary information and specifications
may be obtained from the office of the County
Superintendent.
The Gulf. County Board of Public Instruc-
tion reserves the right to waive any infor-
mality in any proposal, and the right to re-
ject any and all proposals.
GULF COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION,
By: THOSE. MERIWETHER,
6-23 7-7 Chairman.










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PAPER COMPANY AND ACL Will Return To Nursing Duties
Miss Annette Parker, a student
(Continued from page 1) nurse at St. Margarets Hospital in
The paper company explains that Montgomery, Ala., will return to her
the higher capitalization should be duties Sunday after a very pleasant
put on because of increased earn- tvwo weeks' vacation spent here with
ing power of the FEC since 1945 her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Huey
and because of the fact that net ad- Parker.
editions and betterments of over
$11,500.000 have been made to the Enjoy Picnic On Fourth
property since that valuation was E Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hill and chil-
set. dren of New Orleans, La., and Mr.
Another reorganization plan be- and Mrs. Thomas Mizener and chil-
fore the interstate commerce comn- dren of Youngstown joined the
mission is one suggesting sale of Dewey Davis family on the Fourth
the FEC to its 3000 employes, and of July for a picnic at Mexico
if this should be approved, it would Beach.
make the Florida East Coast the -
only worker-owned railroad in the Return To Home In Chicago
nation. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Branka and
son left yesterday to return to their
Fourth of July Visitors home in Chicago, Ill., after a two
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cason had as weeks vacation spent here with the
their guests on the Fourth Mrs. Ca- ;latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
son's brother and family, Mr. and Cason.
Mrs. J. C. Parker and daughter ---
Patsy of Lake City, and Mrs. Ca- Leave for Ohio After Visit Here
son's sister, Mrs. M. R. Colson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
New Orleans, La. Th.- airn and n .Tnhnnv left Monday


Here for Holiday
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Drake and
daughter Dinah Sue of Auburn, Ala.,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Drake during the Fourth of July
holiday.

Tax Assessor Visits
Sammy Patrick, county tax asses-
sor, was in town Saturday shaking
hands and visiting with his many
friends.

? Visitors From Tampa
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Burch of
Tampa visited here this week with
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Traweek.


for their home in Lancaster, Ohio,e
after a visit of several weeks here
with Mrs. Haire's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Trexler.

Visitors From Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilmore of Lu-
back, Texas, visited here recently
with Mr. Gilmore's grandmother,
Mrs. J. T. Gilmore, and other rela-
tives and friends.

Fourth Week-enders
Mr. and Mrs. Walster Goodson
and children of Holmes county
spent the Fourth of July week-end
here with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Cason.


Visitors From Savannah
Mr. and Mrs. George Wimberly
Jr., have as their guests this week
the latter's mother and brother,
Mrs. R. R. Minus and son Bobby of
Savannah, Ga.,


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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Palmer and Miss Betty Stoutamire and Miss
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Atlanta yesterday after a visit of -pent the Fourth of July week-end
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R. A. M.-PRegular convocation of SPECIAL SERVICES
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