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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: February 9, 1951
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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PORT ST. JOE
A Progressive
Community With a
Modern, Progressive
Weekly Newspaper


THE


STAR


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, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 NUMBER 20


Plastic Postcards


Will Aid Tracing


Currents In Gulf


Expected To Be Cast Up On
Beaches, To Be Found
and Mailed in

Several thousand postcards, each
sealed in a plastic container, will
be dropped into the Gulf of Mexico
by U. S. naval aircraft during 1951
to trace complex Gulf currents as
well as the distribution and migra-
tions of commercial fishery stocks,
including shrimp, the U. S. Depart-
ment of Interior announces.
This project is being sponsored
by the fish and wildlife service
with the co-operation of the Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion, the Texas A. & M. College,
and the office of naval research.
The "red tide" investigations of
the fish and wildlife service also
expect to benefit. In these studies
it is necessary to determine the
pattern of currents along the shore
in order to learn the connection
between the circulation and the
production of the red tide organ-
isms. Since the last violent outbreak
of red tide (characterized by a red-
dish-brown discoloration of sea
water caused by a minute free-
swimming animal like organism)
plagued the Gulf Coast of Florida
in 1946-47 and killed an estimated
half billion fish worftseveral mil-
lion dollars, the service has been
seeking ways to predict and control
similar outbreaks in the future.
The postcards, which are called
"drift cards", will be carefully
distributed throughout the Gulf of
(Continued on page 9)

Infant Son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Dickens Dies

Graveside services were held yes-
terday afternoon at 4:30 in the Pan-
ama City Cemetery for the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H.
Dickens Jr., who passed away yes-
terday morning-at the Port St. Joe
Municipal Hospital. Rev. Loyd W.
Tubb, pastor of the Port St. Joe
Methodist Church', officiated, and
the Comforter Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Besides his parents, the infant is
survived by his paternal grand-
mother, Mrs. B. H. Dickens of this
city, and his maternaFgrandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Goforth of Palos
Park, Ill..
The sympathy of the entire com-
munity goes forth to Mr: and Mrs.
Dickens in their hour of sorrow.


New Utilities Charge

Effective Next Month

City Dads Put Final Okeh On Ordin-
,ance Boosting Sewage
Charges

With the city unable to meet its
obligations to pay off the bonds and
interest on its revenue debentures
issued in 1936 to construct the pres-
ent water and sewage systems, an
ordinance was drawn up to boost
sewage costs 100 per cent over the
present rates and presented to the
board of city commissioners.
The ordinance came up for final
reading Tuesday night and will be-
come effective 30 days from that
date, or approximately March 10.
The city is obligated to pay off
two $6000 bonds yearly, together
with interest, but is behind to the
tune of $60,000 on the bonds and
$23,800 on interest payments, ac-
cording to figures furnished by City
Clerk Ben Dickens.
The new rates provide for an in-
crease in the present m-inimum
sewer charge from 50c to $1 and
changing the rate for sewer service
from 15% of the water rate to 30%.
The ordinance also provides that
(Continued on page 9)


Fire Department

Has Busy Week

Chief Brigman Asks Co-operation of
Public In Not Calling Telephone
Operator Wher'-Stren Sounds

The boys of the Port St. Joe Vol-
unteer Fire Department were kept
pretty much on the run from last
Friday to Tuesday, responding to
four alarms.
Saturday morning they rushed to
the home of Mrs. B. H. Dickens
where a gas heater flared room-
high when lit due to the fact that
the controlling diaphragm at the
tank apparently had been frozen in
a wide-open position. By the time
the fire department arrived, Mrs.
Dickens had cut off the gas supply
at the tank. Chief Durel Brigman
reports only smoke damage.
At 10:30 Saturday night an alarm
.was turned in by Rev. Dunson, who
occupies the Lane house at 518 4th
Street. An oil heater had flooded
and the oil on the floor had caught
fire. Smoke damage only, said Chief
Brigman.
The department was called out at
11 a. m. Sunday to bring under con-
trol a woods fire at the corner of
Monument Avenue and F Street
which for a time threatened a por-
tion of the colored quarters.
Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock a
(Continued on page 10)


St. Joe Shivers


As Cold Wave


Strikes At South


Rail Strike Causes Shortage
of Bottle Gas During
Frigid Period

While the people of Port St. Joe
had been warned by the weather
man that a cold wave would hit
North Florida Friday night, they
did not expect it would be as se-
vere as it turned out to be, with a
low of 14 degrees recorded Satur-
day morning.
Long-handles, wool shirts, over-
coats and sweaters were what the
well dressed citizen wore during
the frigid week-end. Adding to the
discomfort was a shortage of bottle
gas caused by the rail strike, and
-many homes and business establish-
ments today are without gas. Ac-,
cording to the concerns delivering
the gas to this section, they do not
know exactly when they can start
delivery again.
The Star ran out of gas Tuesday
afternoon and a call to the South-
ern Liquid Gas Company at Dothan,
Ala., brought the information that
it would be some time between Fri-
day and Sunday before full tanks
would be delivered. Meanwhile, we
are thankful %for our wood heater
which is being kept well-filled with'
lit'erd knots and such.
Patton's Bayou, near the-'nunici-
pal hospital, was completely cov-
ered with a sheet of ice a quarter-
inch thick Saturday, morning.
Exposed water pipes burst from
the low temperatures, automobile
radiators without- anti-freeze that
had not been drained were broken,
and gas pipes were frozen up well
into the day Friday and Saturday.
The Star's self recording ther-
mometer gave the following read-
ings for the week:


Friday ..---.
Saturday ---
Sunday ...
Monday --.
Tuesday ..
Wednesday
Thursday .


Low High
18 38
14 43
25 60
29 65
- 40 66
46 60
27 -


(Continued on page 9)


Sawmill Operating
On Limited Scale

Much to the gratification of a ma-
jority of the residents of this sec-
tion, the whistle of the St. Joe Lum-
ber & Export Company sounded
early Wednesday morning, indicat-
ing that operation of the mill had
been resumed following the 16-day
strike by workmen in an endeavor
to gain union recognition.
J. P. Fleishel, in charge of- the
mill, stated that a sufficient num-
ber of, men had returned to work
voluntarily to operate the plant on
a limited scale, and that Wednes-
day the sawmill resumed operation.'
The Kenney & Byrd mill, which
closed down Monday of last week
.due to the fact it 'had been selling
its green lumber to the St. Joe con-
cern, expects to resume operations
next Monday, says Basil E. Kenney
Jr., if the St. Joe mill is still oper-
ating.

Stepmother Dies
Mrs. John- Beasley was in Pan-
ama City Sunday to attend funeral
services for her stepmother, Mrs.
Bea Raffield, who- passed -away in
that city Friday.


Demonstration Staged

By Volunteer Firemen

Graduates of Fire School Receive
Diplomas In Sub-Freezing
Weather

Volunteer firemen who attended
the five-day school conducted by
A. I. Erwin, instructor of the Flor-
ida State Fire College, received
what might be termed their di-
plomas last Friday night when they


A representative of The Star was
up and afield last Friday morning
despite the low temperature, and,
as promised, brought back the do-
ings of Br'er Groundhog in regard
to his weather ,prediction.
Our reporter had under his arm
a number of pieces of black card-
board cut in irregular shapes-ar-
tificial shadows-so that should the
sky be overcast he could slide one
under Br'er Groundhog.
In the fields our hero sought out
the habitations of the groundhogs


Oyster Producers


Complying With


State Standards


Efforts Being Made At Ap-
alachicola To Revive
Shellfish Industry

At laQO+ 59 Florida orit r ,.n-


put on a fire-fighting demonstration orma
ducers have met or maintained high
in sub-freezing weather in the va- ducers have met or maintained high
cant lot on Williams Avenue oppos- state and federal santary stan-
ite the city hall. dards and have been awarded cer-
The demonstration was held with tificates so far this year.
four oil fires containing high octane IGeorge W. Gehres, shellfish sani-
gasoline, all of which were extin- tarian for the state board of health
guished with the use of the new says that more than one-third of
fog hose nozzles. It took about 12 the certified oyster producers are
minutes to extinguish the first fire, located in the Apalachicola Bay
using three nozzles shooting from area. There, he said, efforts are be-
the same direction; two minutes on ing made by the state health board,
the second fire, using two nozzles the state .conservation commission
about 90 degrees apart, and but 30 and the commission's oyster di-
seconds on the third fire when the vision to revive Florida's once-
fog-like spray was applied from two flourishing shellfish-production in-
directions. dustry.
A pile of wooden crates was used I In order to qualify for the cer-
to demonstrate the use of the fog tificates, oyster producers must ob-
when fighting fires in dwellings. tain shellfish from beds proved free
frun pfllutin, dnu tunc ia uiniut


Chief Erwin was very thorough in
(Continued on page 9)


Hopper Dredge Hyde

Working In Chanel

Annual Job of Deepening Entrance
To Bay Is, Now Un-
derway

Th' hopper dredge Hyde has been
at work in St. Joseph's Bay during
the past ten days or so, dredging
out the entrance channel to the har-
bor to approximately 34 feet to give
the normal 32-foot depth at which
the channel is supposed to be main-
tained.
It bad been hoped the channel
would be deepened to 37 feet, as
recommended last year by the en-
gineer corps, in order that the new
T-2 tankers could enter the harbor
with capacity loads. These tankers,
with capacities of 16,500 tons and
over, draw 33 feet at the stern when
underway, according to the report
of the engineer corps, and require
a channel depth of at least 35 feet
for safe operation.
The engineers also recommended
increasing width of the channel to
400 feet a tall sharp bends in order
for maneuvering of the larger ves-
sels that would use the deepened
channel.


iUrom poULlUllon, anI mU sma na lllinll
high sanitary standards in handling
and preparing the shellfish for the
market.
"Look for the certified label on
oyster containers," Gehres advises.
"It's your best protection against
'bootlegged' oysters which may
have come from contaminated beds
where shellfish can_ pick up a va:,
riety of diseases that coulldj
illness or prove fatal."
Following is a list of certified
oyster producers in this section of
Florida who have met state and
federal sanitary regulations an d
(Continued on page 8)


Safety Course Instituted
By St. Joe Paper Company

The St. Joe Paper Company, in
co-operation with the state indus-
trial commission, this week insti-
tuted a 10-hour safety course which
is being given two hours each day
to all supervisory personnel.
The course, which is composed of
lectures with slide illustrations, is
being presented by Bill Bodiford
and Jack Misner, representatives of
the industrial commission.
This course, it is pointed out, is
part of the continued efforts being
made by the paper company to in-
sure safe working conditions for its
employes.


have an early spring. You see, the
groundhog looks at the artificial

shadow and misses seeing his own
shadow-if any. The editor of The
Star is going to patent the scheme
for ensuring good weather.
The scheme worked perfectly Fri-
day morning-except for one little
thing. It seems but one groundhog
in the tribe does the predicting, the
one with the greatest seniority, and
our hero was placing his artificial
shadow in position when this boss
groundhog poked his nose out of


and beside each placed one of his his hole and said: "Urn! Trying to
aihtificial shadows. put something over are you? Well,
Doesn't sound reasonable? If the for two shakes I'd go back in and
groundhog sees his shadow it let you do your own prognosticat-
means six more weeks of winter? ing."
Not a bit! Should the groundhog Obviously there was nothing to
run back into his burrow after see- be done about the matter, since the
ing the artificial shadow we would (Continued on page 8)


More Winter, Says Brer Groundhog
By THE INQUIRING REPORTER


NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Effective Thursday, March 1, the advertising rate of The
Star will be raised five cents per column inch. This ac-
tion is taken by the publisher to partially offset continued
increase in publication costs caused by rises in prices of
newsprint, labor, equipment and materials, not to men-
tion the cost of food .and other necessities of life that the
publisher subsists on including $1.00 haircuts.

For three years The Star has held to the present rate and
hoped to continue to maintain it, but recent cost rises
make it necessary to ask the increase at this time.

By means of this slight price increase (but $4.00 on a
full page advertisement), we hope to be able to maintain
the quality of The Stair,- not to mention maintaining our
present rate of $2.00 per year to our subscribers.
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PAGEr .-lrmTWO i-- -THESTAR, P-RT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLOR-DA F RIDAY FEBR--UARY 191


S I A HIGHLAND VIEW NEWS

OCia A ctivitieS By MRS. CARL STEVENS

Personals Clubs Churches Cub Scout Activities
Members of Den 6, Cub Scouts,
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51 attending "Pack Night" Tuesday in
Port St. Joe at the Scout hut were
Kiwanians Hear Talk On I HELLO, WORLD! Jimmy Redd, To0immy Kennington,
Richard Zipperer, Bubba Williams,
Intramural School Sports I Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Tharpe of Lewis Rogers, Bobby Whitfield and
Coach Marion Craig was the guest Port St. Joe are announcing the ar- the den chief, Joe Richards. Moth-
speaker Wednesday noon at the rival of a daughter, Shirley Eliza- ers and friends present were Mrs.
regular meeting of the Port St. Joe beth, born Sunday, February 4, at Brooks Kennington, Mrs. Kathryn
Kiwanis Club held at Hotel St. Joe. the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital. Brown,. Mrs. Zipperer, Mrs. Rogers,
giving some very enlightening and I P and Mrs. Elmer Redd. Mrs. Carl
pertinent facts about the intramural WOMAN'S CLUB TO PRESENT Stevens, den mother, was absent
activities in the high school. PLAY FOR FUND-RAISING because of illness.
With a humorous slant, Coach The fine arts department of the The Cubs met Monday with their
Craig gave an account of how the Port St. Joe Woman's Club is mak- den mother, Mrs. Stevens. at which
program is designed to appeal to ing preparations to present a play. time regular business of the den
every boy and girl in high school. "What Wright Left." the evening of was transacted, plans made for a
with sports activities ranging from Thursday, February 22, in the ele- Valentine party the afternoon of
touch football to ping-pong. mentary school auditorium for the February 14, and a surprise birth-
"Our hats are off to Coach Craig purpose of raising funds. day party planned for one of the
for his enthusiastic and energetic Proceeds of the play, which will Cubs. Mrs. Stevens served cookies
support of a vital program," said be under the direction of Miss Cath- and cold drinks to the Cubs, the
Ben Dickens, president of the club. erine Nix, will be used to pay for den chief and two visitors.
Efforts are being made by the or-- improvement of the grounds of the Barbara Gay Observes Birthday
,ganization to secure an invitational new high school building and to Barbara Ann Gay was honoree at
basketball tournament for Port St. build up the elementary school li- a birthday party Wednesday night
Joe, to be held in March. brary. of last week given by her father.
Guests present at the meeting Further details, together with the Louis Gay, assisted by Mrs. Jeff
were' G. S. Blake of Chicago and cast of characters, will be found in Duval. Games were enjoyed by all'
Kennon William's of Chipley. next week's Star. and the host and hostess served
St 1 t t birthday cake, cookies and cold
BOY SCOUT TROOP TO BE IN BAPTIST W. M. U. IN REGULAR drinks to some twenty or more
CHARGE OF P.-T. A. MEET MONTHLY BUSINESS SESSION guests present for the affair. Bar-
At the regular meeting of the The Baptist W. M. U. met Mon- bara Ann was the recipient of many
Port St. Joe Parent-Teacher Asso- day afternoon at the church for the lovely presents, which she displayed
citation, to be held February 15 at regular monthly business meeting, to all.
8 p. m. in the elementary school which was opened with song, "IfPersonals
building, the program will be in Jesus Goes With Me," followed with r. and Mrs. Junior Capps spent
charge of the Boy Scouts, marking prayer by Mrs. J. O. Baggett. The Mr. and Mrs. Junior Capps spent
the 41st anniversary of Scouting. devotional, from the 25th chapter the week-end in Kinard visiting rel-
A skit, ann"Jim Maoy Jr.,ry" rywill be of Matthew, was brought by Mrs. atives.
A skit, "Jim Malloy Jr., will be Mrs. E. M. Williams returned home
staged under the direction of Scout- G. W. Cooper. home Tuesday of last week with
master J. T. Simpson. Purpose of Mrs. E. C. Cason, W. M. U. presi- he infantdaughter Charlotte, who
the skit is to encourage boysme Boy ing ding which reports were re- had been receiving treatment in a
years of age and up to become Boy Pg duig whch reports were Pensacola hospital.
Scouts. ceived from all chairmen and it was Pensacola hospital.
Scoupublic is invited to be pres announced that the quarterly meet- Mrs. H. F. Brock is patient in
The public is invited to be pres- ing of the Associational W. M. U. the St. Joe Municipal Hospital.
ent at this meeting and program. will be held February 21 with the Leon Phelps returned home Mon-
ST. JOE 4-H CLUB PLANNING TO Immanuel Church at Millville. day from a Panama City hospital
OSERVE NATIONAL 4-H WEEK The .meeting as closed with and is recuperating nicely.
RVE Port St. Joe 4-H Club prae b Mrs. Milton Chafin. Mrs. Dorothy Wood and daughter
S Port St. Joe 4-H Club of Apalachicola visited Wednesday
met -Tuesday afternoon at school Visiting In Mobile with her sister. Mrs. M. F. Wood.
and discussed plans for observance Mrs. W. M. Howell and Mrs. T. V. Mrs. John Hewitt is visiting her
of National 4-H Club Week, March Boswell left Tuesday for Mobile, parents in DeFuniak Springs, her
3 to 11. Also discussed was the 4-H Ala., to visit relatives for a week. father being ill. Her husband spent


food exhibit to be held at the next
meeting, February 20.
Several songs were sung anti the
girls tried out for the 4-H program,
after which the meeting was ad-
journed by all repeating the 4-H
pledge.

THANKS TO ALL
The Woman's Club of Port St.
Joe has carried out-as far as i3
possible for the 1950-51 club year-
its project, the beautification of the
high school campus.
In order to do what has been
done, the Woman's Club received an
enormous amount of help and co-
operation from many people. We
are grateful to all who joined us in
carrying out our planting program.
We wish to thank again the fol-
lowing: The organizations which
contributed money; Tom Owens
and other county officials who made
the grounds ready for planting; the
Garden Club for its splendid par-
ticipation in the jpint Arbor Day
program, and especially Mrs. Lee
Graham, president of the Garden
Club, who took the responsibility as
chairman of the actual planting; B.
B. Scisson and his staff for valu-
able suggestions and plans, and for
providing the Arbor Day program
and assisting with planting; the
student body for its indispensable
help; Mayor J. C. Belin, Commis-
sioner I. C. Nedley and city em-
ployes for trucks and help in haul-
ing, digging and planting shrub-
bery; The Star for valuable pub-
licity; each person who gave shrub-
bery, and every individual who gave
time to planting; those who took
part on the Arbor Day program and
those who represented their organi-
tions at the program.
The Woman's Club expects to
have the high school campus as a
continuing project, and we hope
that with the continued interest
and co-operation of others, we can
help create, in time, one of the most
beautiful campuses in the state.
Conservation Committee,
Woman's Club of Port St. Joe.
Mrs. H. C. Brown,
Mrs. George Patton,
Mrs. J. C. Belin,
Mrs. A. L. Ward.


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Sunday in DeFuniak visiting with
her and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Redd and
children visited with relatives in
Sneads over the week-end.
We regret to report that W. C.
Forehand, Mrs. W. H. Weeks, Lul-
lene Pittman and Daisy Boyette are
among those on the sick list this
week.


Visitors From New Jersey
Mrs. Evelyn McSwiggan and chil-
dren of Camden, N. J., visited here
recently with her sisters, Mrs. T. S.
Singletary and Mrs. Elmer Purtell.

FOR
HOME-MADE CAKES
PARTY MINTS


No Kb PPHONE 1 2
KIWANIS TENNIS COURT E. M. SPEAR
FINALLY GETS UNDERWAY
Following a number of proclama-
tions from time to time during thae
past several months by Chairman Dr. JOSeph B. Spear
C. G. Costin Jr., that work was to '
begin immediately on a tennis court OPTOMETRIST
to be constructed by the Kiwanis
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Club, work has actually started on
the project. Broken Lenses Duplicated
"The court will be of asphalt and APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA
we expect to have it ready for use
this summer." quoth the chairman.

Spends Week-end With Parents r
M\liss Sara Jo Costin, a student at Dr. Charles Reicherter
Florida State University, Tallahas- OPTOMETRIST
see, spent the past week-end here EYES EXAMINED
with her parents, Mr. and 1Mrs. C. GLASSES FITTED
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FRIDIA, T S P T J G C Y R


CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS

MISSIONARIES TO SPEAK AT
OAK GROVE CHURCH
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Moore, mis-
sionaries to Mossiland, Africa, will
be special speakers at the Oak
Grove Assembly of God Church on
Wednesday evening, February 14,
at 7:30 o'clock. Everyone is in-
- vited to attend.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Kee-s, 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.
KENNEY MILL BAPTIST
Rev. W. B. Holland, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Worship service.
6:30 p. m.-Training Union.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Prayer service Tuesday evenings
,at 7:30,


ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH I
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor
First Sunday in Lent
7:20 a. m.--Holy communion. Cor-
porate cominlulnion of nen.
8:15 a. m.-Breakfast meeting of
Laymen's League.
9:00 a. m.-Adult Bible class.
9:30 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and
holy baptism.
Lenten Bible Classes
Mondays-3 p. m. in the parish
house.
Thursdays-8 p. in. in the parish
house.
Sundays-9 a. min. in the church.
Wednesday, 8:00 p. im.-Study
course on "Christian Marriage," for
high school students and young
adults ONLY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor
10:15 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
S:30 p. m.-Hymn sing, led by
young people.
Wednesday-7:00 p. m., choir re-
hearsal; 8 p. m., prayer meeting.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Robert O'Sullivan, Priest
Mass the. first Sunday of each
month at 8 a. m. Other Sundays at I
10:30 a. m. ..
BAYVIEW METHODIST CHURCH
10:00 a. mi.-Preaching service.
Sunday school following worship
service.


GARDEN NOTES
PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB

There are a number of bulbs that
can be planted now for summer
bloom. Rainlilies, which come in an
assortment of white, yellow, pink
and rose, are easy to grow as a
ground cover or edging. Plant white
spider lily, callas and Louisiana
iris in a low, marshy place. Flori-
osas may be planted by a fence to
climb on, or by a shrub, such as the
azalea. They are esay to grow and
the flowers are spectacular. Hybrid
crinums should be planted now.
All these-bulbs may be left in the
ground from year to year to flower
freely with a minimum of care.
Doc Anderson Is Papa
Dr. and Mrs. D. H. Anderson are
announcing the arrival of an eight-
pound son on Monday, January 29,
at the navy hospital in Quantico,
Va. The Andersons are former res-
idents of Port St. Joe.
Business Visitors In Panama
Business Visitors in Panama
Business visitors in Panama City
last Friday were Mrs. B. A. Bowen,
Mrs. Billy Howell and Mrs. Tom
Parker Jr.
SERVICES AT WHITE CITY
Rev. S. J. Allen will hold services
at White City every Sunday eve-
ning at 7 o'clock, beginning Sun-
day, January 28.


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


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DI AY FEBRUARY 9 19 1


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PORT ST. JOE









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THE STAR
Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue. Port St.
Joe, Florida, By The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor and Publisher
Also Linotype Operator. Al Man, Floor Ma.n, Columnist,
S -Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper
Entered as secondl-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the
: ostoffiee, 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 }J:*--
TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable lor
damages further than amount received for such advertisement.
The spoken word iC given scant attention; the printed word
is thoughtfully weighed. The spoe:n word barely asserts;
the printed word tniroughlly convinces. The -spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country -" 7- Right or Wrong

EDISON'S BIRTHDAY
The month of February is filled with the birth-
days offamous people, including George Wash-
ington, .Thomas Alva Edison, Abraham.LitQcol,
the editor of The Star, and others too numerous
to mention. But the one we will pick to discuss
today is that of Ediison, since next Sunday, Feb-
ruar")l 1, his birthday will be observed. '
Large'numbers of editorials have been written
about Washington and Lincoln, an occasional
-one about the editor of The Star, but we have
seen very few about Edison, a man who con-
tribhuted so much to the happiness and welfare
of the peoples of the world.
A list of Edison's inventions would fill many
pages. Many of them were of the highest im-
portance Bput one stands out above all the others
-and that one is the electric light.
When Edison produced his first crude lamp, a
revolution had begun, though most people con-
sidered it useless and dangerous, and the major-
ity in those days regarded it as being little more
than an amusing sort of toy. Yet, from that lamp
-came a force which changed the face of nations,
and which revolutionized industry, agriculture
,and the life of your home and mine.
T'C electric age brought living and wcrki ng
-stanadards which had never been 'dreamed of be-
- fore. It has directly and powerfully influenced
every phase of civilized life. It has reached, its
fullest flower in this country. This great industry
-whose beginning was Edison's lamp was pio-


TEN YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Star

Two In Commission Race
-In spite' .pf rumors that there
would be another candidate in the
race for the city commission seat
to be made vacant by the expira-
ition of the term of Mayor J. L.
,Sharit, February 3, the last day to
,qualify, passed without further en-
tries, leaving. Horace Soule and Mr.
jSharit the0bnly two contenders.
Building Permit Issued
A building permit has been issued
to A. D. Lawson for construction of
a two-story brick building at the
corner of Third Street and Reid
Avenue, to cost $6000.
Woman's Club Elects
The Port St. Joe Woman's Club,
at its regular'meeting Wednesday,
.elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Mrs. R. W. Smith,
president; Mrs. W. L. Bragg, vice-
president; Mrs. F. A. LeHardy, cor-
responding secretary; Mrs. V. R.
Johnson, recording secretary; Mrs.
B. E. Kenney, treasurer; Mrs. Rob-
ert Tapper, critic; Mrs. R. R. Mi-
mus, parliamentarian.
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bernal are an-
nouncing the arrival of a 9-pound
.son, Richard Carter, on February 1.
Sharks Take ApalachicoMa
The fast St. Joe Hi Sharks de-
leated the Apalachicola basketball
squad Tuesday night at the Centen-
niial Auditorium by a 32-16 score.
Arthur Forehand and Maurice Fain
were high point meant for the locals.


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


neered acnd developed by free individuals. In
spite of the scoffers, men risked their time and
energies and savings-and the splendid power in,
dustry of today is their monument.

OUR SCOUTS-A COMMUNITY ASSET
As we mentioned in our lead editorial, Febru-
ary is a month of notable birthdays, and it also
sees the celebration of a "birthday" in which all
Americans can properly join. Boy Scout Week,
which began February 6 and will end February
12, reminds us that one of America's largest
youth organizations has reached another mile-
stone.
The Boy Scotts of America yesterday reached
its 41st anniversary. Since February 8, 1910, more
than 17.750,000 Americaln boys and men have
been influenced by the Scout oath and laxv. They
have been fitted by using their leisure time en-
ergies in outdoor living and activities of ,cultural
and practical values which lead boys to become i
dependable men.
Today over 2,750,000 boys and men are ac-
tively enrolled in over 75,000 different units, in-
cluding Port ,St. Joe. Fortunate indeed are com-
munities where Scouting flourishes. American
adults of good character give generously of their
time to give leadership. Others help by raising
funds and are members of 6loal Boy Scout coun-
oils, which in turn provide 'training for leaders,
camp facilities, worthwhile year-round activities,
personal advancement and opportunities for Boy
-Scouts to render community service.
In celebration of this birthday, the Boy Scouts
are engaged in a nationwide clothing collection
to meet emergency needs abroad, are stepping
up their training for civil defense, and are pro-
moting greater interest in conserving the nation's
natural resources.
May you have many more happy birthdays,
Boy Scouts!

Since the war in Korea started, some 250,000
additional government employes have been put
on the federal payroll,,and yet Washington ex-
perts tell us that the only way to get necessary
military production is to cut production of civilian
goods to iihe bare necessitis aind boost the indi-
vidual income tax-probably to pay the salaries
of those extra employes. Looks to us like a good
way to end the waste of manpower would be to
cut down the manpower in the swollen bureaus
of our government,


LETTERS
TO T'HE EDITOR

Sarasota, Fla.
Dear Mr. Smith-I promised you
I would write when I got fairly well
settled. .-11v' ,* -re here, and as
settled a- '.'-e .vll be for a long
time, I guess. We continue to hehr
from home (PoF'Ft St. Joe) and I pre-
sume we will !continue to do so as
long as we'ha lf any debts left..
We left St. Joe,broke and head-
over-heels in debt, but little by-
little we are winning our battle to
pay off these obligations.
If there is any part of this letter
you wish to publish, you have my
permission to do so.
. We miss the little town more
than you will know, but we are en-
joying this "true" Florida climate.
My two sons and I occasionally do
get to go fishing for drum or sheep-
head. So far our score of catches
has not been a good one, but we
hope to improve in the future.
My wife and I are both working. I
am working for a wholesale plumb-
ing concern in town-of course I
couldn't keep away from plumbing.
In the event that any of our
friends, enemies, creditors or debt-
ors inquire about us, our address
is Route 2, Box 650, Sarasota, Fla.
My wife and I send our best re-
gards and, very belated but never-
theless sincere best wishes for a
prosperous and happy year.
JOHN F. HOLMES.

Leaves and outer stalks of celery
are higher in vitamins A and C
than the inner stalks and "hearts."


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

WILL1S SWAMP

Editor The Starr:
Good people, I'm cotnin' to you-
all fer aid. .t]he this and that and
the etc. I reed about bizness big
vs. little stirs me up no end. And
one'angle that sum good sole kin
cleer up fer me is: "Iffen big biz-
ness is bad medicine like so menny
windy gents is claiming and we
proceed to whittle off the bigness
and then go to wurk to help little
bizness git big, how big will we al-
low the little bitty guy to git afore
we begin whittlin' him down, too."
End of questshun.
The way I glimpses it, iffen a
little outfit makes a good washin'
machine and the sweet little wo-
man likes hers and tells her naybor
abouten it and the news spreeds
and the little bitty washin' machine
faktory can't keep up' with the or-
ders and has gotta expand-git big
-how-kum it then becums a bad
outfit?
Me, iffen. I started whittlin', it'd
be on Big Govt.-not on big bizness.
I'd trim it down before it's too late
and it gits as big and mizzuble as
is Yourope and its Soshulism, where
petrol (fancy name fer gasoleene),
as one sampel, is twict as high as
here, and 7mitey skeerce. Over
there they rides biecycles. I
don't choose such.
Yours with the low down,
JOSERRA.

Advertising doesn't cost-it pays!


GULF COUNTY

Boys 4-H Club

Meetings

Kenney's Mill-Saturday before
second and fourth Sundays, 9 a. inm.
J. N. Dobbs home. J. N. Dobbs, lo-
cal leader.
White Ci ty-Monday after second
and fourth Sundays, 7 p. min., com-
munity building. Jack Hall local
leader.
Wewahitchka-Monday'after first
and third Sundays, 7 p. m., Wewa-
hitchka school. Bill Roemer, local
leader.
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Peppery chemicals have been de-
veloped that taste like ordinary
black pepper; technically they are


piperazoniuinl salt


NOTICE OF BIDS
Notice '; hIrliy given that the City Com-
mi-som or the City of Port St. Joe. Florida,
will receive sealed b;ds until S o'clock P. M.
-Ie't-lruI 21. 1, 51,I for the purchase of lie
foi1wing' equipment:
Onte iwo-ton truck with 151" wheelelase
equipptll with diluil wheels, 8:25 x 20 ten-
p'\ liies on all wheels, two-speed rear
,il .]r, srandiril call, oil bath air filter, flat
sttic; hydraulic dumIp body; without side-
ho.in, sixO 7 ,'.,'t x 12 feet, complete
with power tak -if.
I'r LLs are 1 ) !e quoted net to include the
trade in of I,42 mnhodl take body Ford
truck owned by the City of 'Port St. Joe.
Said 194 2 model truck mays be inspected by
bidders it tile premises of tile owner.
Thte, right is reserved to reject any and all
bids.
(SEA1) B II. DICKENS, Jr.,
2-2 9 Cily Auditor aond Clerk.


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County Service Officer
Lists Veteran Benefits
:Linton Urges Ex-Servicenmen Take
Advantage of Anything Coming
Before Expiration Date
Listings of several available vet-
erans' benefits has been released
by Bill Linton of Wewahitchka,
Gulf county veterans' service offi-
cer, who urges those entitled to any
of them to file their claims before
the expiration dates. The list, in-
cluding expiration dates, follows:
Before March 1, 1951, prisoner-of-
war claims for $1 a day allowance
for sub-standard diets must be filed.
The same deadline applies for de-
pendents of deceased POW's.
Before July 1, 1951, application for
automobile by amputees and other
veterans who have lost the use of
legs because of service-connected
.disability. A grant of $1600 is now
allowed toward the purchase of a
car.
Before July 1, 1951, terminal leave
applications must be filed, unless
discharge was corrected to honor-
able status; then one year from
date of change is allowed.
After July 25, 1951, only veterans
actually pursuing courses on July
25, 1951 (or the date four years af-
ter date of discharge if .discharged
on or after July 25, 1947), may con-
tinue education or training under
Public Law 346. Later interruptions
of the course or completion of the
course will terminate all further
rights to GI education or training.
Before July 26," 1951, application
for education, on-the-job training,
on-farm training, or apprenticeship
training (under GI Bill, Public Law
346) must have been made and the
-courses begun. Courses may con-
tinue to July 25, 1956, if veteran
has sufficient service credits and
there is no interruption or comple-
'tion of the course. Veterans who
were in service on July 25, 1947,
have four years from date of dis-
charge to make application for
these benefits.
Former Resident Visits
Miss Robbie Nell Hardy of Pan-
ama City visited over the week-end
with Mrs. Lillian McNair. Miss
Hardy is a former resident of our
city, and her friends are always
glad to see her on her visits here.
Spends Week-end Here
Donald "Wewa" Linon, student
at Florida State University, Talla-
hassee, spent the week-end. here
with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Bass.
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THE STAR, PORT ST., JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951


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PAGE SIX THE STAR. PORT ST. JOE. GULF COUNTY. FLORIDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951


Support for Illegitimate Judge Walter H. Beckham of the Pine Considered Most
Dade county juvenile court asked
Children Is Hush-Hush why mothers who seek support for Valuable Tree in State
illegitimate children are not prose-
Efforts of juvenile court authori- cuted for immorality. He added that The pine is Florida's million dol-
ties to smoke out the facts behind he wished the federal government lar tree. In fact, this tree means
state welfare support for illegiti- "would stop trying to repeal the millions (100 of 'em) annually to
mate children failed in Tallahassee Ten Commandments." the landowner alone, and is bread
last week when a spokesman, for Welfare workers said illegitimate and butter to thousands of workers
the state welfare board said all such children get about 12 per cent of and their families throughout the
matters must be handled in confi- funds allotted to dependent moth- state, as we in Gulf county well
dence. ers in Florida. know.


Seven types of pine-slash, long-
leaf, sand, loblolly, palm, spruce
and short-leaf-grow in Florida, ac-
cording to Forestei- L. T. Nieland of
the Florida Agricultural Extension
Service, but with the virgin tracts
of long-leaf now nearly exhausted
the tree economy of the state is be-
ing geared to the slash pine.
Slash pine grows more rapidly
than long-leaf and is equally suit-
able for timber, turpentining and


paper-making. It must have fire pro-
tection while young.
Three Get Unemployment Pay-
Three persons in Gulf county re-
ceived a total of $56 in unemploy-
ment compensation during the
week ending January 26, according
to the state industrial commission.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951


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


PAGE SEVEN


Franklin County Tax

Dispute Still Unsettled

Commissioners Loan Schools $5000
From Race Track Funds for
Months Operation

The schools of Franklin county.
threatened with closing because of
a dispute over the 1950 tax roll.
Tuesday were assured of operation
-for .at least another month when
the board of county commissioners
again rejected the tax roll sub-
mitted by Assessor Fred Hoffman.
and then advanced a loan of $5000)
from the county's race track fund
for operation of the shcoc's. It was
estimated this would keep schools
open until March 6.
Assessor Hoffman stated that af-
ter the commissioners, sitting as a
board of tax equalization, refused
to accept his tax list, he turned it
over to Tax Collector 0. C. Melvin.
Melvin announced that he would
immediately send out statements
of taxer due.
Dispute over 1950 assessments in-
volves changes from 1949 in assess-
ments on a large section of the
county's wiregrass land. Hoffman
said he made the changes after
talking with assessors of adjoining
counties.
A large tract owned by subsidi-
:aries of the DuPont interests was
assessed at a reduced figure. Other
tracts, including holdings of A. S.
Mitchell, wealthy landowner of Mo-
bile, Ala., were assessed at higher
figures.
Hoffman said the roll he sub-
mitted Tuesday was the same the
commissioners rejected earlier. If
he did differently, he said he felt
he would be swearing to a lie.
County Commissioner H. L. Cook
said on the advice of the board's
special attorney, R. Don McLeod,
lie could not sign the roll because
it included inequitable assessments.

Setting for Treasures
In a living room wvherF-'fine pie---
tures are hung artistically, the back-
ground has been planned to give
them effective setting. Walls and
woodwork are painted a grayed-
white. Against this, the ggld framed
pictures show to great advantage.
The ceiling is painted a delphin-
ium blue and the same color is re-
flected in lamp bases, upholstery
and accessories. Black lacquer fur-
niture,- embellished- in gold, and
deep chairs, upholstered in blue,
black and gold fabric, lend rich-
ness and stability to the room.

Oregon Myrtle
The most expensive .of Oregon
woods is the Oregon myrtle which
grows chiefly along the southern
coast of Oregon and which is not
a myrtle at all but actually belongs
to the laurel family.

Head-end Traffic;
Mail, express, baggage, newspa-
pers and milk, usually transported
in cars nearest the locomotive, are
known to railroad men as "head-
end" traffic.


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If o 11'. when 6S. pPer.un were nd Lr ;y 1 in IS. in accidents and death in 1949.
f COu y S w kilne and 7,J-7 injured in 14,03 .8S Dade county with 1U9 had the
Tra c Deat In 50 accidents, seven counties had no fa- greatest number of deaths during Visitors Over Week-end
TrafficDeathsIn 50 talities. They were Franklin, Gil- the past year in 4.516 accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Trawick of
I christ, Liberty, 4Lafayette, Wakulla Hillsborough had 5.727 accidents Moutgomery, Ala., were visitors
I In County In 1949 was Eight; and Taylor. and 59 deaths, and Duval reported here during the week-end.
All Counties of State Had During 1950 there were two fa- 5,496 accidents- and 77 deaths. The ---
At Least One Fatality talities'in Gulf county and 12 per- three counties also topped the list Advertising doesn't cost, it PAYS!
sons were injured in 31 accidents.
ery Florida county had at least During 1949 eight people lost their
traffic fatality during 1950, ac- lives in this county and 12 were in-
ing to figures released by the jured in the 27 accidents recorded.
ida Highway Patrol. During the Bay county last year had nine fa-
867 persons were killed and talities in 226 accidents'; Franklin
0l And1 r.nrtv 3 in 9922 Calhouni 3 in 50


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Waterways Bills

Offered By Sikes

Four of Five Projects Submitted
By Congressman Are In
This District

Legislation to authorize dredging
of a boat basin ,at Apalachicola
and to convey a part of Santa Rosa
Island to Santa- Rosa county was
among measures introduced Friday
In the house by Representative Bob
Sikes.
Four of the five bills were for wa-
terway projects in this district.
Three of them have been introduced
previously but never acted upon by
congress.,
One would authorize channels
across St. George Island from the
Gulf into Apalachicola Bay and at


Smokey Says: FIFTY-CENT MAGAZINE
COSTS TAXPAYERS $13.39
'WVW!! THIS LANDOWNER GOT Because of red tape, it recently
S BURNED UP AFTER HE GOT cost the government $13.39 to buy a
BURNEP OUT 'BY SOME 2 50c copy of Esquire magazine, ac-
,,,CARELESS HUNTERS! cording to a subcommittee report.
'/ 4/ ,,!/ ~Rapping the interior department
'I 'lfor the "wasteful and extravagant"
SNO HUNTINn G way in which it buys things, the
IP YOU cA, REAP committee stated that one day dur-
THI YOUPRE TO, ing last August the natiofial park
N CoV.EYIE CLOS service paid a half dollar for a copy
S* of Esquire to be delivered to the of-
fice of the director.
But to issue that half-dollar pur-
chase order, the committee found
SH that "administrative costs" em-
ROSSoOLL 1 ployes' time, paper, files, the intri-
- W D /b 'u I. cate processing-kicked the govern-
Who's burned up? nent to the tune of $13.39.
And then we wonder why it takes
BR'ER GROUNDHOG so much of the taxpayers' hard-
earned dollars to operate our gov-
(Continued from page 1) ernment.


East Point in Apalachicola bay, and sun was shining brightly, so our
the other asks for improvements in reporter sat down on a stump to
East Pass channel from the Gulf of await the prediction.
Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay. "Now, listen," said the ground-
Another bill authorizes the en- hog, "suppose you had an important
gineer corps to dredge a small boat piece of weather forecasting to do
mooring basin about 500 feet square and half of the world was waiting
and nine feet deep along the south on you. What would you think of a
bank of Scipio Creek. The project long-legged and nosey 'individual
Includes a connecting channel nine who came around to interrupt?"
feet deep and 80 feet wide along "Meaning?" said our inquiringre-
the creek to the Apalachicola River porter.
within the city limits of Apalachi- "Exactly," replied Br'er Ground-
cola. Estimated cost of the project, hog. .' "
on which engineers already have But our reporter was not. without
made a survey, is $37,200 for con- his triumph, for at that moment the
struction and $2,100 annually for groundhog looked down, turned a
maintenance. back somersault and high-tailed it
The land transfer measure, which back into his burrow-he had in-
was referred to the house armed advertently stepped on the tail of
services committee, would direct his shadow!
the secretary of defense to convey So, dear readers, you can expect
to Santa Rosa county "for public another six weeks of winter wea-
recreational purposes" title to a ther-though not as'.drastic as it
three-mile portion of Santa Rosa has been lately, we hope.
Island which now is under jurisdic-
tion of the defefise department. :, hi, on your printing is a sign of quality.


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foods, Dewey Miller Fish & Oyster
Company, Green Point Fish & Oys-
ter Company, Taranto Seafoods, W.
F. Polous Oyster Company, Brad-
ley Seafoods, Kirvin Brothers Sea-I
foods, Miller Fish & Oyster Corn-'
pany.
Eastpoint-M. C. Goodson, A. M.
Moore Seafoods, C. E. Miller' and
Sons, Midway Seafoods, H. Jones
& Sons Seafoods, H. and F. Wilson,
Eastpoint Seafoods, G. W. Segree
& Sons.


Visitors From Savannah
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCarthy
and Mrs. R. R. Minues of Savannah,
Ga., spen Friday to Sunday here
visiting relatives and friends.

Cargo Planes Are Faster
Cargo planes are now available
for the armed services that are 40
per cent faster than those used dur-
ing World War II, and these new
planes can carry a five-ton greater
load.


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'Syndicated Content
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OYSTER PRODUCERS

(Continued from page 1)
who have received certificates as
of the official listing on January 15
this year:
Port St. Joe-Indian Pass Sea-
foods.
Millville-Cleve Boyed Seafoods.
Panacea Allen's Crab House,
Barwick's Oyster House, Panacea
Oyster & Crab Company.
Apalachicola United Seafoods,
Polous Seafoods, Thompson & Grif-
fin, R. D. Segree, J. 0. Anderson,
Horton's Seafoods, Commodore Sea-


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* Adjust brakes, including parking brake
Check wheel and master cylinders

* Add brake fluid, if needed
Adjust brake pedal clearance

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322 Monument Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida


I work in your house anywhere from 50 to 200 hours
,Reddy-kilowatt-hours, that is) a month for wages of
less than 4c an hour. -And the funny port is that
my charge for "overtime" work over 200 hours
. is only half as much!
Electrical Living gives you so much for so little! Live
electrically and enjoy the difference!

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Your Electric Servant


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PLASTIC POSTCARDS

(Continued from page 1)
Mexico by navy planes during the
course of the entire year. Each
card carries this wording, written
both in English and in Spanish
since many of them will probably
be recovered in Mexico:
"NOTICE TO FINDER: These
cards are being used to study
the currents of the Gulf of
Mexico. Please remove from
plastic and fill in blank spaces.
Mail every card you find. No
postage is needed in U. S. In
return you will be told the
time and place of their release.
Thank you."
These cards are expected to drift
about in the ,currents. and to be
cast up eventually on beaches
where many of them will be found
and returned to the marine fisher-
ies commission at New Orleans.
There they will be routed to the
scientists who will deduce from
the returns the paths which the
cards must have followed in the
sea.
Following drifting objects is an
old method of studying ocean cur-
rents. Usually oceanographers have
used sealed bottles containing cards
for this purpose. However, the
course followed by drift bottles
is often influenced too greatly by
winds, an effect which the use of
drift cards is expected to obviate.

NEW UTILITIES

(Continued from page 1)
in instances where more than one
house is connected to a single me-
ter, the minimum charge will be
made for each such house.
For the majority of users, the net
increase will be but 50c monthly.
The minimum sewer charge of $1
will prevail up to and including the
use of 9,121 gallons of water, and
the 30% sewer charge will go into
effect only when consumption of
water reaches 9,179 gallons.

ST. JOE SHIVERS

(Continued from page 1)
Snow fell in various parts of the
state and was reported as far south
as the Tampa area. St. Augustine
reported the heaviest fall with two
inches floating down Friday night
in a .four-hour period. Tallahassee,
Marianna, Jacksonville and other
points also reported snow.
Greatest single .loss was, to the
cattle industry in Central Florida
where an estimated 3000 to 5000
head of cattle died on open ranges
at a loss which may pass the mil-
lion-dollar mark.
The citrus crop and the big win-
ter vegetable areas of the lower
east coast came through with ap-
parently very little damage due to
a flow of warm air arriving in the
nick of time Saturday.

A dairy cow producing less than
200 pounds of butterfat a year is
usually unprofitable.
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IF ANYBODY HAS-

Died
Eloped
Married
Divorced
Had a Fire
Sold a Home
Been Arrested
Been Your Guest
Started In Business
Left You a Fortune
Bought a New Home
Swiped. Your Chickens
Met With An Accident
Had a Visit From the Stork

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SHARK CAGERS WIN A DEMONSTRATION STAGED
FEW FOR A CHANGE
I The St. Joe Shark cagers got (Continued from page 1)
on the ball recently and chalked up his training of those taking part in
several wins. the school, and the firemen showed
The boys defeated Kinard 57-24 it in the demonstration, indicating
Thursday night of last week, and that they will be able to do better
Friday night downed Altha 58 to 25. and faster jobs in the future.
The St. Joe girls also won over the It was pointed out by Erwin that
SAltha lassies 23 to 19. fires can be extinguished with the
In Tuesday's set-to with Wewa- new fog nozzle with 75 gallons of
hitchka the boys lost to the county water, whereas the old method of a
seat team 63 to 37, while the St. solid stream required over 500 gal-
Joe girls won 41 to 20. loans for a similar blaze.
All the above games were played Chief Durel Brignlan states that
in the Centennial Auditorium. members of the volunteer fire de-
The boys' and girls' teams from apartment wish to express their ap-
Carrabelle will play here this eve- preciation to all those who helped
ning, and .the Blountstown "A" and in making the school and the dem-
"B" boys are scheduled to play the onstration a success.
Sharks here next Tuesday night. t is a s of quality.


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Phone 114 Port St. Joe, Florida


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FIRE DEPARTMENT

(Continued from page 1)
call came from the Chitty Apart-
ments on 10th Street, where the car
of Frank Young was ablaze. The
car, parked next the building, had
rolled about 50 feet into the woods
when the fire truck arrived, the
starter apparently having become
shorted by the blaze, which was be-
lieved to have been caused by a
stuck relay. The car, a new Henry
J, was a total loss.
Chief Brigman is asking the co-
operation of the public in that they
'will please not call the telephone
operator for at least three minutes
after the alarm sounds, as the fire-
men depend on the operator to
learn where the fire is.

Attend Funeral of Uncle
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Owens at-
tended the funeral of the latter's
uncle, Olland Holland, at Hartford,
Ala., Tuesday of this week.

Zirconium oxide, added to the
cathode coating used in making
tubes for fluorescent lamps, triples
'the life of the tube.



CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE
1948 FORDOR FORD "6"
New tires, new battery, plastic seat
covers, radio, clock. Seldom driven
over 50 m. p. h., 19,200 miles on
speedometer. Body in perfect con-
dition. Undercoated. $1,100.00. You
all know this car. See Editor Bill
at The Star office. tf
RECONDITIONED WATCHES
Like New! Guaranteed!
Bargain Prices!
PARKER'S JEWELRY
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 100.0
(uon't ask us to break a package).
THE STAR. 10-24tf
.FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Front office in bus
station; $20.00 month. See E. M.
Spear, Bus Station. 2-9 16c
FOR APARTMENTS See The
Shirey Apartme'nts.. tf
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
CORNER LOT No. 1, Block 97, on
Constitution Drive and 14th St.;
121x233 ft. Telephone 95. J. Mira,
Port St. Joe. 12-8tf
SALESMEN WANTED
MAN WANTED for Rawleigh busi-
ness where consumers received
good service. Hustler can expect
good profits from start. Write at
once Rawleigh's, Dept. FAB-101-207,
Memphis, Tenn. 1*
LODGE NOTICES
R. A. M.-Regular convocation of
St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A.
M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. AiT 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-
'ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
days each month, -8:00 p. ri.
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.


Osceola Not Only

Indian Confined To

Old Florida Forts

Geronimo Was Confined for Two
Years At Fort Pickens
Near Pensacola

Osceola was not the only famous
Indian to be confined to Florida
forts in seeming violation of a flag
of truce.
Geronimo, scourge of the south-
west and Indian leader in the final
days of conflict between the sav-
ages and the settlers, was confined
for two years in Fort Pickens, near
Pensacola. The ancient fort today
has become a part of the state park
system and time has ravaged its
once fine masonry, but the walls
still look as strong as they were in
-1886-88 when they confined the
leader of the Apaches.
The Apache Geronimo was not a
chief, but a medicine man and pro-
phet who rose to power by force of
intellect and a burning desire for
vengeance. The camps, women and
childrenn of his group had been de-
stroyed by marauding Mexicans
while there was peace between the
Indian tribes and Mexico. Geronimo
led a series of punitive attacks on
the Mexicans, which seem to have
carried over against the people of
New Vexico and Arizona. This pe-
riod of terror lasted for 10 years.
Finally the surrender of the tribes
was agreed on. Geronimo and 16 of
his braves were confined to Fort
Pickens, but in seeming violation
of the treaty of surrender, their
wives and children were confined
in Fort Marion.' Geronimo's second
wife died in Pensacola while he
still was in prison. He meantime
.was moved from Fort Pickens to
Fort Sill, where he died in 1909.
Pickens was one of the Union
strongholds during the Civil War.
It was never captured by the Con-
federates, and from it the Union
guns sealed off Pensacola Bay. The
fort and some 1600 acres have re-
cently been acquired as a state
park and will be developed as such.


Bank Assets of State
Climb $104,000,000

The assets of Florida's banks and
trust companies added $104,000,000
to their total assets last year, ac-
cording to Comptroller C. M. Gay,
who supervises state banks. His
figures show that the institutions
had total assets of $660,860,695 at
the end of 1950. They started the
year with assets of $556,674,828.
Nearly 47% of the banks' assets
were U. S. government bonds-
$309,424,000 worth of them. Other
principal assets were $154,930,000
in loans and discounts, $152,091,000
in cash, and '$33,893,755 in bonds of
states and minor political units.
On the liabilW side of the ledger
the banks held $618,647,176 in de-
positors' money-93% of the total
-and $39,978,379 in stockholders'
money (capital, surplus, reserves
and undivided profits).
The figures cover the 133 state
banks and trust companies in Flor-
ida-five more than there were at
the beginning of 1950. They do not
include assets and liabilities of
some 60 national banks, which are
not under supervision of the comp-
troller's office.

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Bank i r e Assures member of FDIC since 1940. seven years since any depositor of
SMr. B*a.rke pointed out that this an insured bank suffered a loss-a

Safety for All Depositors insurance does not cost depositors new record for depositor safety in
of the bank a single penny. The sur- this nation.
plus of the FDIC, which now ex- "This is in sharp contrast even to
Local Institution Receives Certifi- ceeds $1,300,000,000, in addition to the synthetically prosperous days of .
cate Assuring Coverage all deposit insurance losses and op- early 1929 when the state bank di-
Up To $10,000 rating expenses of the corporation vision of the American Bankers As-
-- has been paid in by the 13,650-in- sociation reported with pride that:
S. L. Barke, president of the Flor- sured banks of the nation in the 'All told there were 14 states in
ida Bank, yesterday announced re- form of annual assessments based which there were no bank failures
ceipt from the Federal Deposit In- on their total deposits. at all reported in the 1928 period,
surance Corporation, Washington, "The FDIC has made a great con- nine of these also having a clean
D. C., of a new certificate of mem- tribution to the soundness and sol- record in this respect for two or
bership giving effect to the recent vency of our banking system and to more years'."
increase in insurance coverage to the safety and security of bank de- -
$10,000. The local bank has been a positors," said Barke. "It has been Advertising doesn't cost-it pays!


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