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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: January 26, 1951
Frequency: weekly
regular
 Subjects
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


STAR


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


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


VOLUME XIV FORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951 NUMBER 18


All Communities

of State Must Join

For Civil Defense


State Director Says Neighbor
Must Stand Ready To
Help Neighbor

Revival of the pioneering spirit
which enabled early Floridians to
overcome the hazards of a subtropi-
cal wilderness and begin the task
of building the progressive state of
today is needed for successful civil
l1efense planning, according to Col.
R. G. Howie, state director of civil
defense, with headquarters in Jack-
sonville.
"Those were the days when neigh-
bor stood ready to help neighbor, to
join in on mutually helpful activi-
ties, in defense against Indians and
the natural hazards of a sub-tropi-
cal wilderness," he stated.
"This neighborly spirit must ex-
tend from cities, towns and com-
munities to take in the whole state.
In the event of war -or other disas-
ter, the major cities must be pre-
pared to protect their populations.
Florida's inland towns and counties
in turn must be ready to back up
the coastal counties with offers of
help if needed.
"Self-help. mutual aid, co-opera-
tive effort between individuals and
families, communities, counties and
the whole state, can serve to keep
-(Continued on page 3)


Training School To

Be Held for Firemen

Volunteer Smoke Eaters Will Re-
ceive Instruction From State
Fire College Representative

Beginning next Monday and con-
tinuing through Friday, members of
the,Port St. Joe volunteer fire de-
partment will receive a rigorous
course of training under the direc-
tion of Fire Chief Erwin of Jack-
sonville, a representative of the
Florida State Fire College.
The fire fighters will spend three
hours each of the five nights on a
number of subjects, including use
of the new fog nozzles, forcible en-
try into a burning building, how to
combat oil fires, how to keep dam-
age to property at a minimum, and
many other phases of fire fighting
and the use of equipment.
"This is to be a school of action,
not- lectures," said Fire Chief Durel
Brigpan. "A demonstration will be
held next Friday night, and the pub-
lic is invited to come out and see'
just how much our boys will have
learned."
The St. Joe Paper Company, the
Pure Oil Company and the St. Joe
Lumber & Export Company have
been invited to send representaitves
to take part in the school.

Heart Attack Fatal
For Traveling Man

Harris Erskin, 38, of Atlanta, Ga.,
a shoe salesman, died Wednesday
of last week in his room at the
Shirey Motel as the result of a
heart attack.
A coroner's inquest was held by
County Judge J. Earl Pridgeon. Dr.
L. H. Bartee was the attending phy-
sician.
The body was shipped to Atlanta
Wednesday night by the Comforter
Funeral Home.

Join The March of Dimes


James Q. duPont Tells

of Human Side of His

Family In Tqlk Here

Goodwill Representative Speaks At
High School Auditorium Be-
fore Good Crowd

Speaking before a large audience
Monday night gathered in the audi-
torium of the new high school,
James Q. duPont, special represen-
tative of the duPont Company re-
viewed the history of the company
with, as he put it, "a personal
slant." DuPont, who came here un-
der sponsorship of the Port St. Joe
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, was in-
troduced by Mayor Jake Belin.
A number of out-of-town visitors
were present to hear the talk, in-
cluding Justice Alto Adams of the
supreme court; Justice Rivers Bu-
ford, retired; Mayor Corey Hendrix
of Apalachicola, Harry Wells of Tal-
lahassee, and Harry Ackerman of
Atlanta. Ga.
DuPont, who illustrated his talk
with two charts, told many anec-
dotes of the family, explained some
of tlhe early problems of the com-
pany, and how it was started in
1802 when Pierre Samuel duPont
de Nemours and members of his
family came from France and E. I.
duPont went into the business of
making gunpowder on an initial
capital of $36,000, which he had bor-,
rowed, and how the company then
branched out into the manufacture
of dynamite, guncotton and smoke-
less -powder.
Highlight of duPont's talk was
when he told how, in 1902. Alfred
I. duPont "saved the company" by
obtaining permission to buy it from
the older members of the family
and. with his cousins, Pierre and T.
Coleman duPont, negotiated the
transaction with no cash. He also
told of the expansion and various
(Continued on page 2)


Labor Seeking Benefit
Hike for State's Jobless

Organized labor in Florida is ask-
ing that unemployment benefits be
increased to a maximum of 430 a
week for 26 weeks, as compared to
the present maximum of $15 a week
for 16 weeks. The recommendation
will be placed before the 1951 legis-
lature.
The proposal for the $30 a week
maximum is in line with that rec-
ommended by both the national
AFL and CIO organizations.
Labor tried to get the payments
boosted to a maximum of $20 for
20 weeks in the 1949 legislature,
but the proposal was bottled up in
committee.

LAYMEN'S LEAGUE HOLDING
SUPPER NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Laymen's League of the St.'
James Episcopal Church is holding
one of their homey, get-together
suppers at the parish house next
Wednesday evening, January 31.
Main course at this affair will be
spaghetti, and the public is invited
to come out and wind some around
a fork.

Mickey Stone Out of Hospital
Mickey Stone was dismissed from
the municipal hospital Tuesday and
is convalescing at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stone.

Return From Arkansas
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boyer and
Mrs. Ed Ramsey returned last week
from Beebee, Ark., where they were
called by the illness of Mrs. W. E.
Eoyer.


Congratulations Arrive
Ten Years Too Late

In The Star's "Ten Years Ago"
column of January 12 there ap-
peared this item: "Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Smith are announcing the
arrival of a five-pound daughter,
born January 5 at a Panama City
hospital."
Saturday of last week a letter
of congratulation arrived from
Congressman Bob Sikes up there
in Washington, accompanied by
an interesting booklet on how to
raise babies in the most approved
fashion.
This was fine-but trouble is
that daughter is now 10 years old.
Apparently Bob's secretary, in
glacing through The Star, didn't
note that the announcement ap-
peared under the "Ten Years Ago"
column.



City Proposes To

Boost Rates For

Wtter Sewage


Necessary Due To Fact That
Revenue Debentures In
Default $83,800

At the regular meeting of the city
commission on January 16 an or-
dinance was introduced providing
for an increase in rates of the wa-
ter and sewer system. It was pointed
out by City Auditor and Clerk Ben
Dickens that rates in the past have
fallen far short of producing suffi-
cient money to pay the interest and
retire the 4%9 water and sewer rev-
enue bonds which were issued to
raise money to construct the pres-
ent water and sewer system in 1936.
Figures were presented showing
that as of January 1 the water and
sewer system was $60,000 in default
on the water and sewer revenue de-
bentures and $23,800 in default on
interest, bringing the total amount
in default to $83,800.
The proposed new rates provide
for an increase in the minimum
sewer charge from 50c to $1.00 and
changing the rate for sewer service
(Continued on page 2)


Power Commission

Turns Deaf Ear To

Gas Franchise Deal

Coal and Rail Groups Oppose Plan
Which Would Bring Natural
Gas To This Section

The federal power commission,
staff counsel Tuesday in Washing-
ton opposed granting an applica-
tion to the Atlantic Gulf Gas Com-
pany to deliver natural gas to some
54 communities in this section, in-
cluding Port St. Joe. At the conclu-
sion of the .hearing. the commission
took the ,case under advisement for
a -decision at some future date.
Present at the hearing to urge
granting of the franchise were some
14 persons representing the South-
eastern Association of Municipali-
ties for Natur-al Gas, various inter-
ested cities and towns, and cham-
bers of commerce.
They suggested that Atlantic Gulf
be granted at least a conditional
certificate under which it would


Two Mexican College Pog| Campaign

Students Observing 'n Gulf County

Paper Mill Operation

Martin Brothers Like Port St. Joe, Is At Midpoint


Its Friendly People and
the Fishing

-By DON BROCK
The Martin brothers, Pedro, 23,
and Eduardo, 21, arrived in Port St.
Joe on January 14 and plan to be
with us for a period of from eight
to ten weeks.
While on vacation from the Na-
tional University of Mexico, where
Pedro will major in industrial chem-
istry and Eduardo in chemical en-
gineering, they have been given the
opportunity to study and observe
all phases of mill operations at the
St. Joe Paper Company. This has
been arranged through the kindness
of mill officials and the Bulkley
Dunton Cellulose Export Company,
Inc., of New York. Their father is,
associated with the export company
in Mexico.
Having developed a great liking
for the United States, they believe
in the "good neighbor" policy and
the fostering of a good understand-
ing between the two countries. They
consider very valuable the experi-
ence acquired from American in-
dustry by visiting students through-
out the country, while in exchange
Mexico offers American students in-
teresting studies in art, history and
languages, as well as being a big
tourist attraction.
The brothers are enjoying their
visit in St. Joe, where they have
met many of the friendly, hard-
working people. As yet they have
been unsuccessful in their fishing,
but,after having sampled the fish
dinners prepared by G. W. Richmond
in the Hotel St. Joe dining room.
they are still anxious to tangle with
some of our speckled trout and red-
fish.

Game Commission To Ask
For Pole Fishing Licenses

The state game and fresh water
fish commission is going to try
again for a law requiring cane pole
fishermen to have licenses. ,The
commission has been unable to get
passage of such a law in previous
legislative sessions.
At present, resident rod and reel
fishermen and those fishing outside
their own counties must have the
$2 licenses. Out-of-state fishermen
are charged $7.50 for a season li-
cense or $2.25 for a 10-day permit.
Anglers using no more than three
poles in their home counties need
no licenses.
The game commission suggests a
charge of $1 for a county cane pole
license. It is pointed out that 90
per cent of the fresh' water fish
caught in the state are caught with
cane poles.

FIRST RECRUITS ARRIVE AT
TYNDALL FOR TRAINING
The first 300 of an expected 1000
air force recruits have arrived at
Tyndall'Field to form the first part
of the 3631st Training Squadron.
The new airmen came from the
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
and will undergo an intensive five-
week course.

Service Officer To Be Here
P. L. Nichols of Apalachicola, as-
sistant state service officer for the
VA, will be here Friday, February


have an opportunity to prove that 12, from 2:30 to 4 p. m. at the city
the company is able to serve the hall to assist veterans or their de-
area with natural gas and find suf- pendents with any problems they
(Continued on page 8) | may have.


Proclamation By Mayor J. C.
Belin Urges Support of
March of'Dimes

The 1951 March of Dimes reached
mid-point this week as efforts con-
tinued to prepare Gulf county and
the nation for the job of fighting
polio in the coming year.
To spur lagging contributors,
Mayor J. C. Belin yesterday issued
a proclamation calling on all resi-
dents of Port St. Joe to assure con-
tinuation of the fight against infan-
tile paralysis by giving unstinted
support to the March of Dimes.
The proclamation disclosed that
bills for polio patient care alone
during 1949-50 took some $47,000,-
000 in Maich of Dimes funds, again
exhausting the epidemic aid fund of
the National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis. ...
Text of the proclamation is as
follows:
"WHEREAS, for the third suc-
cessive year the nation has ex-
perienced a very serious polio.epi-
demic, with incidence that ranks
1950 as the second worst polio
year on record; and,
"WHEREAS, the past two years
drained away some $47,000,000 in
March of Dimes funds in defray-
(Continue oni V'- e 5)


Strike Closes Mill of

St Joe Lumber Co.

Officials Refuse To Negotiate With
Organizers of United Con-
struction Workers

The St. Joe Lumber & Export
Company closed down operations
Monday due to a strike of it3 more
than 300 employes.
The Star was informed Wednes-
day by J. P. Fleishel, general man-
ager of the company, that the plant
was being picketed by the United
Construction Workers of America
because it' has not been recognized
as a bargaining unit for the mill
workers.
"The union has made no demands
except for recognition," said Flei-
shel, "but we do not intend to recog-
nize it, and are not even consider-
ing negotiations. If the men want
to come back to work, and I under-
stand quite a number of them do,
we will again start operations."
The strike is, to a certain extent,
affecting the economic setup of the
community, since the payroll of the
company comes to about $12,000 a
week, or approximately $2000 a day,
according "to figures secured from
the company.


Sharks Lose Two Games;
Play Bay Hi Here Tonight

The St. Joe high school basket-
ball teams continued their losing
streaks by dropping their last two
contests.
Last Friday night, in the game
here with Bristol the boys lost 53
to 47. and Taesday night at Frink
lost again by a 59-45 -count. Due
to the fact that they could not field
a team, the St. Joe girls forfeited
their game to Frink.
The Bay high Tornadoes will play
here tonight, meeting the Shark A
and B teams, and next Tuesday eve-
ning both the boys and girls teams
will go to Wewahitchka.








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


CiTY PROPOSES

Social A activities (Coinued from page 1)
S I I AO C AtiV itie s Lfroa 15. of the water rate to 30; .
The proposed rate schedule also
Personals Clubs' Churches provides that in instances where
more than one house is connected
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51 to a single water meter the bill will
be computed by dividing the gal-
lonage used by the number of
Baptist W. M. U. Meets for Mrs. Hendrix Hostess To houses connected to the meter and
Royal Service Program Baptist Business Women billing the customer for the total
The Baptist WV. M. U. met Mon- "God Is Moving-Who Can Hin- number of houses served by the me-
day afternoon at the church for the der?" was the topic discussed by ter. This, in effect, requires persons
regular monthly royal service pro- the Baptist Business Woman's Cir-
L- Monda evenig to a single teter to pay the same
gram. which was in charge of Cir- cie Monday evening in the home of
cle Four. Mrs. J. WV. Hendrix. The prograni iteis individuals onsumerst.Thi
The meeting was opened with the was presented by circle members provi ion is necessary die to the
singing of "Jesus Calls Me." after and the pastor. L. J. Keels. The fact that the city does not have a
higher commercial rate to cover
which Mrs. J. 0. Baggett. program business session was presided over
chairman, took charge and pre- i b the circle chairman. Mrs. Gerald uiltiple users.
sented an interesting program, lthe Camp. hilep.loesoipmith
sei .ted an ie t .rain The Camp printing of the entire ordinance, the
subject of which was "God Is Mov- At the conclusion of the meeting pri'in to te entire ordinance, the
ing-Who Can Hinder?" Taking Mris. Hendrix. assisted by Mrs. Mel followin g typical comparison is ij
L a d y \' r s. i\ I ei dicated between the present rates
part were Mrs. W.0. Nichols, Mrs. Magidson, served congealed fruit :
W. C. Pridgeon. Mrs. Baggett. Mrs. salad, saltines and coffee to Mrs. A.and the proposed rates:
E. C. Cason, Rev. L. J. Keels, Mrs. P. Martin, Mrs. Carl Norton, Mrs. Ga Present Rates
James Horton and Mrs. Durel Brig- Lillian McNair, Mrs. E. J. Baxley, ll Water Seei Total
man. Mrs. W. I. Cardin and Rev. Mrs. Ralphl Jackson. Miss Alma 50 .50 2. 4
Keels offered prayer during the Baggett, Mrs. Camp and Mr. Keels 007 .50 2.
6007 2.29 .50 2.79
program. 9293 3.44 .52 3.96
After a short business discussion. HELLO, WORLD! 10.000 3.69 .55 4.24
the meeting was closed by singing 20i000 6.19 .93 7.12
"Wonderful Words of Life," fol- Mr. and Mrs. Louie Breedlove of
lowed with prayer by Mrs. W. C. this city announce the birth of a 30,000 8.19 1.23 9.42
Pridgeon. daughter, Mary Ceil, on Saturday, Proposed Rates
J January 13. Gallons Water Sewer Increase
January 3750 $1.50 $1.00 .50

HIGHLAND VIEW NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Marshall of 5007 1.94 1.00 .50
By MRS. CARL STEVENS Apalachicola announce the birth of 6007 2.29 1.00 .50
a son, Edgar Leroy, on Thursday, 9293 3.44 1.03 .51
-January 18. 10,000 3.69 1.11 .56
Honored On Seventeenth Birthday 20,000 6.19 1.86 .93
Janice Seawright was hono'ee at Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Schoelles of 30,000 8.19 2.46 1.23
a party Wednesday night of last Port St. Joe are announcing the It can be seen that for the ma-
week given for her by her mother, arrival of a daughter on January 19. minority of conwill buyers the net increase
Mrs. J. R. Seawright, marking her in rates will be 50c monthly. The
Mrs. J. R. Seawright, marking herminimum sewer charge of $1 will
17th birthday. Games were enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. John P. Duren of prevail up to and including the use1 will
and after the guests sang "Happy this city are the proud parents of prev9,121 gallons of water. The 30use
Birthday," Janice blew out the 17 a daughter, born Monday, January 9121 gallos water The 300
candles on the lovely pastel-colored 22. The young lady has been named sewer charge will go into effect
cake. After the honoree had opened Priscilla Rosetta. only hen consumption reaches a
and displayed the many beautiful total of 9.179 gallons.
gifts, Mrs. Seawright served birth- Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Britt of We-i
day cake, cookies and punch to the wahitchka are announcing the ar- Returns To Home In Jax
23 guests attending this affair, rival of a daughter, Barbara Eliza- Mirs. C. C. Parker. who has been
"Pel'sonals beth, on Monclay,, January 22. -isiting here with her daughter and
Mrs. WV. C. Forehand has received (All births occurred at the Port St. fauly, hr. a'd Mrs. E. C. Cason,
news of the sudden death of her Joe Munric!ipal Iospital.) for he past several w ee ksleft
S_ ., i Tuesday to return to her home in
nephew, Philip Brooks of Beaumont. Highlands Hammock State Park Jacksonville
Texas. He was chief engineer on is one of the three outstanding na- _
one-of the tankers bringing oil to turm l parks in the United States. lii on your pr. t i< a mn of quality.
this port. _


Mr. and Mrs. Elza Simmons of
Florala. Ala.. en route to St. Au-
gustine, visited over Sunday with
'Ir. and Mrs. W. W. Garrett and
son Glenn.
Mrs. Chas. Raffield brought her
little daughter,. Ernestine. 'h o n e
last week from the children's hos-
'pital at Pensacola.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Williams and
children, visited Sunday with their'
infant daughter, Charlotte. at the
crippled children's home in Pensa-
cola.
We regret so many adults and
children in our neighborhood are
on the sick list, seemingly an in-
fluenza epidemic. We hope this will
pass soon and all will be out and
-well again.
Merle Seawright has lost a black
knife on a chain. He asks anyone
finding it to please return it to him.

JAMES Q. cduPONT
(Continued from page 1)
consolidations of the company, how
it weathered the depression of the
'30s, and problems of reconversion
after World War II. '
James Q., an engineer with the
copnpany, is the son of the late-Mr.
and Mrs. Evan Morgan duPont, and
joined the company in 1940 after 14
years in business in Johnstown, Pa.,
where he was born.

Visiting fo'r Several Weeks
Mrs. H. H. Tillman arrived last
Friday from Atlanta, Ga., and' will
be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Ramsey for several weeks. She will
play the role of grandmother for
the Ramsey children while Mrs.
Ramsey is in Beebee, Ark., with
her mother, who. is convalescing
from a recent illness.


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Spend Week-end In Graceville
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gentry and F O R
sons visited in Giceville over the HOME-MADE CAKES
week-end, guests of the former's PARTY MINTS
mother, Mrs. Lermie Gentry. P H O N E 1 2
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who found my car keys and left
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T TO TUE E U

Due to conditions beyond our control we are com-
pel!ed to cut home deliveries to four days a week,
beginning February 1. Deliveries in future will be
made on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays.

HARDEN'S DAIRY, Wewahitchka, Fla.

GUILFORD'S DAIRY, Overstreet, Fla.







SPort Theatre i
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A Martin Theatre


Port St. Joe, Fla.


"DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE"

THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00.P. M.
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P.-M.


LAST TIMES TODAY!





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-N PATRICIA NEAL
,RUTH ROMAN

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE THREE


GARDEN NOTES
- PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB


Don't fail to set out some trees
in your yard this month. Here is a
list of small trees suitable for home
grounds. Most of these are flower-
ing trees:
Chaste (vitex) 20 ft.; crepe myr-
tle, 20 ft.; dogwood, 40 ft.;fringe
tree, 30 ft.; holly, 15 to 50 ft.; lo-
quat, 30 ft.; Jerusalem thorn (park-
insonia), 30 ft.; mimosa, 40 ft.; red-
Sbud, 40 ft. (do not plant unless you
have a well drained location); gor-
I donia, 20 ft. (large cup shaped
I white flowers; blooms all sum-
mer); sweet bay (a small native
evergreen tree, excellent for small
yards); Chinese tallow tree, 20 to
25 ft. (one of the few trees suitable
for Florida whose leaves turn col-
ors in the fall); golden rain tree
(one of the loveliest and yet one of
,the most neglected small .trees);
Chinese parasol tree (a small grow-


An alligator lays a batch of 50 or
60 eggs and most of them hatch.


WOOD


FOR SALE

Half-Ton Pickup

Load


$3.00

Sa I ICall

DUREN'S STORE
PHONE 66
Port St. Joe Florida


= = m lawn trees.

Serve These Easy Tasty Dips
With Fresh, Crisp Potato Chips

*7


Potato chips are always big party favorites. You can add to their
popularity by serving them with easy-to-.nake, delicious
dips (as shown above).


1. Combine deviled ham, diced
pickle, chopped egg, mayon-
naise, and tomato ketchup.
-2. Soften bleu cheese and cream
cheese with milk....add Tabasco
and Worcestershire sauce.
3. Mix grated cheese, onion, diced
stuffed olives, ketchup, Worces-
tershire sauce, and cream.


For potato chips at their peak-of-
perfection buy Jane Parker
Chips sold only at your A&P.
They're always light always
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day, January 28.


ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor .
Sexagesima Sunday
(60 days before Lent)
7:30 a. m.-Holy communion.
9:30 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. min.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
Tuesday, 8:00 1. m.-Miss Mar-
guerite Henry will talk on her work
with American Indians at Fort De-
fiance, Ariz. The. public is .cordi-
ally invited to hear. about this mis-
sionary work of the church.
a
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Robert O'Sullivan, Priest
Mass the first Sunday of each
,month at 8 a. m. Other Sundays at
10:30 a. m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keers, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning service.
6:15 p. m.-Training Union.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer
service.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Wednesday evening, 7:30 The
Upper Room hour.

BAYVIEW METHODIST CHURCH
Highland View
10:00 a. m.-Preaching service.
Sunday school following worship
service.

CIVIL-DEFENSE
(Continued from page 1)
lown casualties, speed treatment of
injured, and the repair and restora-
.:: of esse .'-. facilitie:. at is
,,by we say that civil defense is
-verybody' .job. There is a place
ftr and a job to do for everybody,
iroie the smallest children to the
state's oldest residents.
"There are some cities and com-
munities who .have not waked up
to' the fact that this is-1951-and
that there is a nation in the world
which apparently seeks to domi-
nate all there other nations," added
Howie.
Major objectives of the state of-
fice of civil defense at this time is
to: -
1. Have the county councils com-
plete organizations now incomplete
to include all services.
2. Complete the inventories of re-
-sources and to determine critical
areas.
3. Conduct training of personnel.
4. Prepare for test exercises.
"When we get that done," con-
cluded Howie,. "we .will. know .j.us.t
where Westand. What is nire, im-i;
portent,; we will have the informa-
tion needed to make such changes
as may be necessary in our plan-
ning to date."


CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor
10:15 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
Sermon topic: "What Is God?"
8:30 p. m.-Hymn sing, led by
young people.
Wednesday-7:00 p. m., choir re-
hearsal; 8 p1. m., prayer meeting.
Do you know what you believe?
Do you know what Christianity is?
The morning sermon, week by
week, is designed to answer the
second question, to help those who
attend to give an answer for the
hope that is in them. It is said, with
a great deal of truth, that Protest-
ants do not know what they believe.
We propose to help those who want
to know.

SERVICES AT WHITE CITY
Rev. S. J. Allen will hold services


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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951


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PAGE FOUR THE-- STAR,- PORT ST. JOE GULF CONT, FLRDFiilAVIAiiI


THE STAR
Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St.
Joe, Florida, By The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor and Publisher
Also Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Floor Man, Columnist,
Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper
Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the
Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX. MONTHS $1.00
THREE MONTHS $127.15

--'( TELEPHONE 51 }"-
TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselYes liable for
damages further than amount received, for such advertisement.
The spoken word is given scant attention;, the printed word
is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts;
the printed word tinroughly convinces. The spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.


Our Country .. Right or Wrong


REALLY VERSATILE
That set of the Encyclopedia Britannica that
our wife gave us is sure going to be a life-saver
to us when we're in a jam for something to edi-
torialize on.
For instance, take a guess at the number of
chemical products which have their origin in
coal. We were just reading at random and be-
come interested in the matter.
Unless you're well-infoimed as to this versa-
tile natural resource (which we are now, due to
our perusal of the subject), your guess won't be
within shooting distance of the right figure. The
number of products actually is in excess of 200,-
000, ranging from materials such as nylons arid


the plastics, to medicines such as novocaine and
the fabulous sulfa drugs.
Coal derivaties are used by every person in
Port St. Joe. Thus coal makes a very direct con-
tribution to our living standards, whether we
ever burn a piece of it in its natural state or not.
Of much greater importance at this time is
the fact that coal is one measure of our war po-
tential. The Britannica informs us, for instance,
that the Soviet Union is far below us in its abil-
ity to produce steel. And the reason for that is
insufficient coal. Our enormous steel production
is made possible because the coal industry can
supply the steelmakers with all the coal they can
use-and is ready to step up production almost
overnight if that is needed.
We deduct, therefore, that the strength and
security of any country is largely decided by the
quantity of this versatile mineral that can be
produced.

The government has buried its gold in Ken-
tucky and its silver in West Point, N. Y. The
taxpayer will be buried, as has been the custom
for years, in the little home-town cemetery.-
Stromsburg (Nebr.) Headlight.

A wife is a person who decides they can't af-
ford $200 for a vacation trip, and besides, she'd
rather put $50 with it and buy a new coat.

Prospective bridegrooms in Port St. Joe may
be interested in learning that many a man has
risen to become.assistant head of his home.

Naked truth is evolution in the raw. h


L A iini!


Promoted To Sergeant to sergeant. A veteran of four years
Hershe L. Anderson of this city, army service, Sergeant Anderson
stationed at Camp Edwards, Mass., has served in camps in nine states
has been promoted from corporal and in Korea and Japan.


'I


TEN YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Star

Mrs. Emma Farr Taken By Death
Mrs. Emma Farr, 83, who came
to this city from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
12 years. ago to make her home
with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lovett,
passed away last Friday morning
from influenza after an illness of
but 24'hours. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon, with.inter-
ment in Magnolia Cemetery at Ap-
.alachicola.
Engagement Announced
-Mrs. C. C. Taunton of this city
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Murnice Lurene, to Roy
F. Gaskin, son of Judge and Mrs.
Roy S. Gaskin of Wewahitchka.
Birth Announcement
Born, Monday, January 20, to Mr.
and Mrs. Rush Chism at their home
in this city, a son.
Costin Named NYA Supervisor
Chauncey L. Costin of Wewahit-
chka, former county superintendent
of schools, left yesterday for .Jack-
sonville to take up his duties as
field supervisor for the National
Youth Administration. He will be
in charge of NYA work in seven-
teen counties.
Building Permit
A building permit was issued this
week to Charles A. McClellan for a
six-room house on the corner of
Palm Boulevard' and 11th Street, to
cost $2,200.

RESIDENTS OF COUNTY BUY
$41,692 IN U.S. SAVINGS BONDS
According to figures released by
the treasury department, the peo-
ple of Gulf county purchased a to-
tal of .$41,692 worth of U. S. Sav-
ings Bonds during 1950. This was a
decrease over 1949, when a total of
$58,906 was sunk in bonds.
The per-capita purchases figures
out at $5.61 for 1950 as .against
$8.42 in 1949. The county fell from
36th place, in the state in 1949 to
43rd place in 1950.
Purchases made in adjacent coun-
ties. during 1950 were: Bay, $348,-
110; Franklin, $87,830; Calhoun,
$14,089; Liberty, $44.

Myakka River State park is one
of the. last strips of trae wilderness
in Florida.


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PAGE FOUR


THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY,' FLCRIDA


FRIDAY JANUARY 1


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Cabinet Submits

Record Budget

To Legislature

Suggests That Solons Provide
Money for Schools Or
Amend Law
The Florida cabinet last Friday
,submitted to the legislature a rec-
ord $252,546,663 general fund bud-
get to operate state agencies and
institutions for the next two years.


Akik, GULF COUNTY
Boys 4-H Club
1, 1. 10,01** 10101 **0
Kenney's Mill-Saturday before
second and fourth Sundays, 9 a. m.
J. N. Dobbs home. J. N. Dobbs, lo-
cal leader.
White City-Monday after second
and fourth Sundays, 7 p. m., com-
munity building. Jack Hall local
leader. '
Wewahitchka-Monday after first
and third Sundays, 7 p. m., Wewa-
hitchka school. Bill Roemer, local
leader.


.This is within the anticipated request for $743,320 to finance four
amount which will be available from new schools at Florida A & M Col-
$248.000,000 in revenue and a bal- lege for ne.groes. The new schools
ance of $5,000,000. It is $1.293.610 i in pht')acy. law, agricul'ure and
more than was appropriated by the e .ngineprin- have been l'opposed tc,


1949 legislature and $2:.157.000 more
than was actually available for the
present biennium under' the budget
commission's 10, cutback in re-
leases.
' The commission said that if the
legislature wants to provide the
millions extra requested by wel-
fare, health, schools and higher ed-
ucation, it will have to do it on its
own and raise new taxes to pay the
bill.
The $20,000,000 request from the
schools was sent to the legislature
in the form of a footnote with a
suggestion the legislature either
provide the money or change the
law which provides for it. IThis ac-
tion was vigorously protested by
Tom Bailey, state school superin-
tendent, who said the board had no
authority to omit this sum, which
he said is prescribed by the 1947
school law.
Also placed in a footnote was a


meet mandates 'from the U. S. su-
preme court that e'cual educatior'-l1
facilities miust be provided for bDth.
whi'e and negro students. If thil
courses are not offered at A & M
the state will be required to admit
negroes to white institutions where
the courses are offered.
The recommended budgets don't
provide any cash for a $62,000,000
institutional building program, and
although $267,000 was recommended
for operation of a civil defense
council, no action was taken by the
board, on a request for $5,000,000
for construction of air raid shel-
ters and other emergency services.
The TB board was given an addi-
tional $1,000,000 for operation of
the Lantana unit, but no money
was provided to operate, the new
W. T. Edwards sanatorium under
construction at Tallahassee.
Advertising doesn't coat, it PAYS!


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3. ADJUST TOE-IN
4. CHECK BRAKES AND SHOCK ABSORBERS
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POLIO CAMPAIGN
(Continnued from page)
ing patient-care costs that fam-
ilies could not pay themselves,
including a number of families
in Port St. Joe; and,
"WHEREAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis exhausted its epidemic aid*
fund in coping with the 1950 polio
outbreaks and with continuing
care for patients from 1949 and


earlier years; and,
"WHEREAS, the it51 March
of Dimes, January 1.-)i, must
prove the most outstanding suc-
cess if the national foundation's
work is to continue unabated;
"SO THEREFORE, I, J. C. Be-
lin, mayor of the city of Port St.
Joe, Florida, do hereby call upon
all to do their utmost to ensure
the success of the drive and the
continuance of the fight against
infantile paralysis.
"J. C. BELIN, Mayor,"


PAGE FIVE


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ffmyONT END~









PAGE SIX THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951


Federal Thought

Control Is Costing

Taxpayers Millions.

Uncle Sam's Efforts To Create Pub-
lic Favor For Projects Run
Into Big Money

The propaganda efforts of Uncle
Sa-m in the year 1949 to create pub-
lic favor for such projects as the
Brannan plan. compulsory health
Insurance and such. cost taxpayers
more than $100.000,000, according
to a Reader's Digest article.
To pay salaries of federal pub-
licity men the treasury shells out
about $1,500,000 a month. To print
the releases of these propaganda
experts costs astleast $4,000,000 a
month, and to mail them takes an-
other $3,000.000. And even
as in The Star office, .90 per cent
of it goes into the wastebasket.
A survey by the house committee
on expenditures of the 80th con-
gress showed that 100 pages of the
New York Times would be required
to print all the handout material re-
ceived by that newspaper from fed-
eral agencies during a single week
-which would be equivalent to ap-
proximately 200 pages in The Star.
"Much of it," the article says, "was
sheer propaganda, designed to in-
fluence public thinking and bring
pressure on congress."
Activities of the department of
agriculture, "where busy bureau-
crats concentrate on selling the
Brannan plan," reveal the vastness
of governmental publicity. The de-
partment has 3,029 county agricul-
tural associations throughout the
nation: 9.087 county committeemen
and 97.529 community committee-
men. More than $200,000,000 is ap-
propriated annually for agriculture
personnel. That a substantial part
of this sum is used for publicity is
evident by the report of the house
committee on expenditures after a
nine-month study. The agriculture
department issued in that period
1,998 press releases, 120,000 copies
of its weekly clipsheet, 837 radio
scripts and 17 films."
The social security administration
Is spending millions annually on
publicity, the article says. It and
other agencies under federal secur-
ity concentrate on promoting social-
ized medicine. Employes of these
agencies fly abroad at public ex-
pense "to study how socialized med-
icine was put across in other na-
'tions, and gather arguments to per-
suade congress and the American
public to adopt it."
Congressmen who criticize federal
propaganda point out that they are
not objecting to legitimate informa-
tion functions of the government.
Administrators must give their'opin-
ions to congress when requested.
But this provision of the law has
been subverted to imply the right
to persuade citizens, at government
expense, to pressure their congress-
men to vote for this or that act or
appropriation.


.Smathers To Address theirr members of the Legion or not.
Smothers To Address Among other speakers of the day
District Legion Meet will be Don Carroll of Jacksonville,
department commander; Ray C. Pil-
cher of Panama City, first district
Area Conference Will Be Held In commander; Charles Bruner of We-
Panama City Next wahitchka, second district com-
Sunday mander; Art Ryan of St. Peters-
burg, state chairman of community
Senator George Smathers will be service; Melvin Dixon of Bay Pines,
the principal speaker at the west- state service officer; Bryant G. Pat-
ern area conference of the Ameri- ton of Apalachicola, chairman of
can Legion to be held next Sunday Americanism, and Commander Max-
in Panama City. He will speak at well Wells of Tampa.


the civic center at 2 p. m., and the
doors will be open to the public.
The conference is expected to be
attended by several hundred Le-
gionnaires and members of the Aux-
iliary, with 21 posts in 16 counties
to be represented. All veterans are
invited to attend regardless of whe-


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The above speakers will be heard Visits Parents Over Week-end
during the morning session, begin- Miss Annette Parker, a student
ning at 9 o'clock, in the Legion nurse at St. Margaret's Hospital,
home on Cove Boulevard. Montgomery, Ala., spent the week-
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FRIlDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951:


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FRIDAY,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ JANAR 26, 1951 THE STA~sr, OTS. O.GLFCUT, LRD PG EE


Florida Weaure

Getting Into Big

Business Class


Relief for Everybody But the
Poor Taxpayer Goes
Merrily On

By RUSSELL KAY
Digging into Florida's welfare
setup. Tampa Tribune staff writer
J. A. Murray comes up with some
interesting figures that ought to
provide plenty of food for thought
in the face of skyrocketing living.
costs and steadily mounting taxes.
The figures show that the aged,
the blind and mothers of children
in Florida receive less than the na-
tional average, but they also show
that the people are paying about 50
per cent more than the national av-
erage for welfare.
The figures also show that the to-
tal payments have increased seven
times in the past decade. They also
reveal that more than half of the
people in Florida over 65 years of
age are on welfare or social secur-
ity rolls, compared with less than
40 per cent nationally. A higher
number of Floridians are receiving
aid than in any other state but
three.
From the standpoint of ability to
pay, Florida taxpayers are doing
more now for welfare than most
other states. In one county, Murray
points out, 86 per cent of the resi-
dents over 65 years of age are on
the rolls. Eighty out of every 1000
are on the rolls for dependent chil-
dren-more than twice the national
average.
And to make matters worse, while
relief for just about anybody and
everybody goes merrily on, there is
no relief in sight for the taxpayer
who is footing the bill. In Florida
the number of people going on re-
lief rolls is growing twice as fast as
the national average, which has
caused Florida to be termed "The
Poorhouse State."
While negroes comprise only 23
per cent of this state's population,
it is revealed that about 60 per cent
of the children on relief are- ne-
groes. Only one state in the nation,
Pennsylvania. has more blind peo-
ple on the rolls than Florida. An in-
teresting case in this connection
came to light not long ago when -a
Florida highway patrolman arrested
a man for reckless driving and dis-
covered that the fellow was carry-
ing a Florida driver's license and,









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at the ane time, cra' .vina co:'ie- -"e n- pega. names of those on relief being made Confined To Bed With 'Flu
a:io ben se he wa blind. ih the knowledge that the state public should be rescinded this Lamar Freeman has been con-
HoT ,n eany .p.Ie h e, o ,e in i is will take over their fanily and pro- alone would go a long way toward fined to his bed with 'flu this week.
srate holding drixvee licer.s th vide for wife and children, many straightening matters out-but try
s'-ate hoodinr drier f ltie d, wo Ihusbands walk out on their respon- and get congress to act. Have Visitors
e also on relief for the blind, sibilities as deserters and little ef- ___ __ Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McClellan had
body knows, and the bureaucrats fort is made to apprehend them or as their ests wednesday r. Mi-
see to it that nobody will know, for ake them cotibute to the Spends Week-end Here as their guests Wednesday Mr. Mc-
see to it tt n d wl k f make them contribute to the sup-. Clellan's sister, Mrs. Lillian Thomas
federal regulations on this score re- P Miss Celesta Jean Clements of Clellan's sister, Mrs.illianThomas
port of. their family. of Henderson, N. C., and Mrs. Ter-
quire that the names of those draw- Knowing that the iron curtain of Blountstown spent the week-end essa Merrill of Dothan, Alas.
ing welfare funds of any kind must "secrec" protects the names of here with her grandparents, Mr.ill of DothanAla.
be kept "secret." They argue that those drawing welfare money, poli- and Mrs. J. J. Clements. This on your printing is a sign of quality,
it might be embarrassing to the re- ios and officials often make it ---
ipient. What it does to the unfor- their business to be "very helpful"
tunate taxpayer is none of their in getting people on the rolls who t n
concern. can b e counted oil at election time
lurray express the opinion that uh deliver a few vote.
the large number of public relief Children no longer worrv aboutt- ;
rolls and the high cost of welfare aidin"- their aging parents. Mlanv 1-
in this state is largely a resulL of who are wxell able to give their par- REQUIRES
abu)0es. talking hint up. State entit a home or assist lthe wit ich
Cotopcroller Claret.e CG c harged u o o do o, look on ) onthe GOOD TYPOGRAPHY
- -ros s abuses" it altd to de pen dentLi 'tC' a a p r' ble mll tt t'C o nsi- G
children during a recent di-cus ion 'i ; G O sPe- and direct d PESSWORK
on the state program t. a:d io1 it o ")ge in totii. with the 1* GOOD PAPER
A prominent Flo'rda d ctoer re- w vx-elfare folks." i
ports that many colored women The situation isn't pleasant, to YU Get All Three in Our Plant
have illegitimate children because contemplate, and it will get worse u
of the additional relief money it before it gets better unless the peo--
:)rings, and he states that "young ple-the taxpayers who are footing
colored girls who come to my office the bill-put their foot down and 1
for examination express downright demand that these abuses be elimi-' 1
disappointment when I tell *them nated. The ruling that prevents the- ..... . -. ..


You can pay more.


but you cant .



... than the '51 Ford

with new FORDOMATIC* DRIVE

and 43 "Look Ahead" features


better


AUTOMATIC RIDE CONTROL.
It automatically irons out the bumps
with Ford's new Variable-Rate Rear
Spring Suspension. new "Viscous
Control" Shock Absorbers, and Ad-.
ranced "Hydra-Coil" Front Springs,'


AUTOMATIC MILEAGE MAKER
It's a magic brain that gives you high-
compression performance wit h regu-
lar gas, better mileage with any gas.
New Waterproof Ignition S stem.



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NEW DOUBLE-SEAL KING-SIZE BRAKES
A touch of your toe, and you stop-
straight and sure. They're double,
sealed against the weather to proven:
moisture-binding, too.


NEW AUTOMATIC POSTURE CONTROL
Front seat moves forward -automati-
cally at the touch of a lever. At the
S. same time height and angle are ad-
in sted for correct posture.











SJusit turn the key and the rear deck
pprings open. No effort required to lift
it or close it. And for room, no other
low-priced car can match Ford's deep.
deck luggage locker.



ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY


-322 MONUMENT AVENUE


PHONE 37


PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA


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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1951


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


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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 19511


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


I 1lo ou pat" GAS FRANCHISE DEAL Move To A!abama
Power Corporation It is estimated that the utility Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McArthur and

Expanding To Care new contruction for the next four (Con:inued from page 1) three children left Wednesday for
years will cost 6o,00.00'. and by ficient cusoners to ma ke the pro- Silver Hill, Ala., to make their home
For Growth of State 14 t4 e expansion program i will e feib e.for tihe present. Mr. Mac expects to
,have doubled the company's gen- Railroad and coal mining groups go to Warm Springs shortly for
Budget of $16,000,000 for 1951 Will rating capacity to 180.000 kilo- joined -taff counsel in opposing hie treatment.
Provide Adequate Power for watts, application on the grounds that it
Any Emergency Biggest phase of the program is would result in loss of business to Visitors From Youngstown
Sthe huge 120.00-kilowatt plant near them. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nixon of
Florida Power Corporation direc- Oldmar, now under construction at Atlantic Gulf proposed to build Youngstown were guests of Mrs.
tors have anproved a $16.00(t.O00 a cost of $20.000,000. Preliminary 1.731 miles of pipeline at a cost of Mae Parker and Mr. and Mrs. M.
budget for 1951, according to Rich work has also started on a 40,000- $96.700,000. The system would ex- A. Freeman Wednesday and Thurs-
Porter, manager for the utility in kilowatt extension to t h e Avonte 0 from the southeastern part of day of this week.
Port St. Joe. He also said that two Park plant. L ouisiana to the Atlantic seaboart of day of this week.
-___Louisiana to the Atlantic seaboard,._ +
more big generators had been or- passing through the southern por- Advertising doesn't cost, it PAYS!
dered to help supply electricity to Attend Funeral tions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala-
the fast-growing area served by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Varnadoe and |bama and Georgia, northern Flor-
Florida Power. grandson, Tonfmy Wilder, attended ida and into South Carolina. COMFORTER FL
"We're preparing to meet what-the funeral of Mr. Varnadoe's bro- _---I-- ,T R
ever electric demands lie ahead," their, Charles Varnadoe, in Lumber Will Take A Look At New DeSotosI 24 HOUR AMBUI
quoth Rich. "The directors of our City, Ga., last Saturday, returning Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Drake expect
company realized that the stepped- home Sunday night. to leave this'week-end for Atlanta, 601 Long Avenue Ph
up defense program will create ad- Ga., and Auburn. Ala., where they
ditional demands on many of our Returns From Colorado will attend the showing of the new
customers in the phosphate and Mrs. Blanche Clements has re- DeSoto cars. MEET YOU
food processing fields, in addition turned from a two-year stay in Col- -------
to other industries that are vital to orado Springs, Colo., and is again Visitor From Alaba--- A
the fight for maintaining peace. An in charge of the rooming house at Visit From Aluntayn
adequate suplv of power is an ab- the corner of Reid Avenue and 3rd Mrs. T. S. Gibson of Huntsville, LeHARDI
solute necessity under these emer- Street. Ala., is here visiting with her moP
agency conditions, and we intend to the, Mativrs. R. A. Costin, and other Po
This -t on your printing is a sign of quality. relatives.


CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR RENT
WANTED-Gent to share 3-room
apt. Heat, shower. innerspring
mattress. Apply E. M. Spear. Bus
Station. 1-26 2-2c
WANTED-A single man or couple
to share furnished apartment. See
Alex Young, phone 270. 2-2*
FOR APARTMENTS See The
Shirey Apartments. tf
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
EQUITY IN 5-ROOM HOUSE with
sleeping porch, 75x190-ft. lot. Lo-
cated on Hunter's Circle. See J. R.
McArthur, phone 170-W. 1*
16 LOTS-50xll71/2 feet, in St. Joe
Heights Subdivision of City of
Port St. Joe, Fla. Reasonable; ripe
for building. J. B. BENDER, c/o G.
W. Etheridge, 2135 E. 7th St., Pan-
ama City, Fla. 1-26*
CORNER LOT No. 1, Block 97, on
Constitution Drive and 14th St.;
121x233 ft. Telephone 95. J. Mira,
Port St. Joe. 12-Stf
FOR SALE
ONE 1950 4-DOOR OLDSMOBILE
"88" DeLuxe demonstrator, fully
equipped with all extras; 7000 ac-
tual miles. List price $2,719. Now
priced at $2,350,00. Garraway Chev-
rolet Co. 12-22tf
GUEST CHECKS-(100 to pad).
Large, $6 per 100 pads; 10 pads,
75c. Small, $5 per 100 pads;, 10 for
60c. .Also onionskin "COPY" second
sheets, $2.25 per package of 1000
(don't ask us to break a package).
THE STAR. 10-24tf
ONE 1950 2-DOOR CHEVROLET
DeLuxe demonstrator, nice seat
covers, etc; 3300 actual miles. List
price $1,797.00. Now priced $1,525.
Garraway Chevrolet Co. 12-22tf
SPECIAL SERVICES
WATCH REPAIRS
Watches cleaned and repaired
at the same old prices.
PARKER'S JEWELRY
You Can Now Get The
PENSACOLA JOURNAL
In Port St. Joe By Calling
AUSTIN HUGGINS
Phone 363 or 375
Prompt Service Guaranteed
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. J. L. Wil-
son, High Priest; H. R. Maige, Sec.
MELODY' REBEKAH LODGE NO
22, I. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th
Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic
hall. Minnie Lee Mahon, N. G.;
Mary E. Weeks, Secretary.
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M-
2ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
A meetings 2nd and 4th FrI
days each month, 8:00 p. m.
Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. Milton
'Chafin, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.
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. Fred L. Hill,
N. G.; J. F. Miller, V. G.; Theo
Bishop, Secretary.


Yes, ,. over
180 new models
NEW Steering column gearshift
in series F-i for car-like shifting
ease! NEW Grain-tight 6.!2-ft.
Pickup body has hardwood floor
with steel skid strips! NEWWider
rear cab window-50% more
rear safety vision! NEW Two
new cabs: The 5-STAR; and the
5-STAR EXTRA. Engineered for
maximum driver comfort!
5-STAR EXTRA Cab has addi-
tional features at slight extra
cost. NEW Chrome-plated top
piston rings now standard in all
four Ford engines, for longer
cylinder life! NEW Autothermic
pistons, high-lift camshafts for
top performance! NEW Easier,
quiet shifting with new 4-speed
Synchro-Silent transmiss ;or,
available at extra cost '.r. Frd
Series F-4, F-5 and F-6 rnmo,l '


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New Ford Trucks for '51 offer you
great new economy features o
to do MORE per dollar,
There are more than 180 models,
with new features throughout.. .
from 95-h.p. Pickups to 145-h.p.
Big Jobs! With a Ford Truck, and
ONLY with a Ford Truck, you can
choose a V-8 or Six, to match your
power needs exactly.
Behind the new Ford front end
are engine performance advance-
ments like new autothermic pis-
tons, new chrome-plated top rings,
new high-lift camshafts new
transmissions, and axle for even
longer truck life.


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POWER PILOT ECONOMY
2. It automatically meters
and fires the right amount of
gas, at precisely the right
instant, to match constantly
~changing speed, load and
power requirements.
S3. Unlike conventional sys-
S g r tems. the Power Pilot uses


WORKS AND
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ALL THE TIME ,
1. The Ford Truck Power
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only -one control instead of
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chronize firing twice as accu-
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4. You can use regular gat
... yet you get no-knock per-
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low-price field gives you
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New driving comfort for '51. Ford Truck models,
like this F-8, offer a choice of two new 5-STAR Cabs!
New massive-modern front-end appearance makes
Ford, more than ,ever, the truck style favorite!


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