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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. r- 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. .t. ~ fc~i' ~he 5- * .*: . i t- '- " 'I -~e announcements must be flawlessly correct! , ; i , 4"/ N TURALLY, they're important to you. That's why .we want you to see these invitations for yourself. And they're not too costly, as we place our orders with one of the largest engraving concerns in the South. ... Check the perfect form of these invitations with people who really know! Come in we will be happy to show you our comn- L ',W a'*O,a,. plete line of Wedding Stationery. .anse 0 ., cd' PRICED As Low As $7.95 FOR 50! S ito"'Ml Select from a large variety of distinctive type faces. THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY Phone 51 Port St. Joe, Florida 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 G. Costin. - RITZ THEATRE BUILDING NOTICE TO OUR READERS All cards of thanks, with the ex- FIRST FLOOR ception of those after a death, must HOURS a TO S PHONE 5see be paid for at time of insertion. A pANAMA CITY, FLORIDA minimum charge of 50c is made foi PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 30 words or less; 1%c per word for CLOSED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS all over 30. I Port Theatre I Port St. Joe, Fla. - "DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE" I THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M. | CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P, M. LAST TIMES TODAY! SUNDAY and MONDAY r ~ "--- ~;- _--- ---- -. ~ ~~~ Jane OPOWELL Ricaro MONTALBAN ^^^^^^^A .-.- Also --- --- Plus --- LATEST NEWS EVENTS LATEST NEWS EVENTS and "A WIFE'S LIFE" and "SCREEN SNAPSHOTS" 1 0o 0 * DOUBLE FEATURE EDY LAMARR PROGRAMb .4 ~ rfluu n At'. --- FEATURE No. 1 "ACROSS THE BADLANDS" -- with -- CHARLES STARRETT --- FEATURE No. 2 --- -- Plus - Chapter 13 of Serial Atom Man vs. Superman and "CANDYLAND" -- Plus --- "STROLLING THROUGH THE PARK" THURSDAY and FRIDAY A IE ANN ...AND SEE A LAUGHRIOTn -- Also -- "LEGHORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT" MOVIES ARf %jLaTANE **..**.. 6* I EVER ~ THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, G:UL COUNTY, FLOR!DD. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 19EI PAGE TWO A Martin Theatre - f I 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. Boyles Presents . 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We Will Gladly Gift Wrap On Request MOTHER For Baby, BOYLES hfas a complete stock of sizes in "JUMPING JACK" SHOES Whites, Browns, Two-Tones, Sandals, Saddle Ox- fords. Give Baby a healthy "running start" in these correctly designed and magnificently con- structed shoes. For Value-Packed Savings, Make BOYLES Your Headquarters. Watch Our Windows for Another Super-Colossal Week-end! Western Auto Associate Store )) Presents Its First Annual BABIES AND CHILDREN PHOTO CONTEST CHILDREN UP TO 13 YEARS OF AGE ELIGIBLE $500 IN CASH PRIZES Winners To Be Judged On Personality and Expressiod Only FIRST PRIZE $250 IN CASH - SECOND PRIZE $100 IN CASH PL THIRD PRIZE $ 50 IN CASH % 10 ADDITIONAL PRIZES TOTALING $100 IN CASH Entry Blank and Rules Given At Time of Sitting ENTRY FEE 50 CENTS PER CHILD - NO OTHER CHARGES Remember, this is not a beauty contest. Only personality and expression will be judged. Your child has as good a chance as any to win. Full set of PROOFS shown ONE PICTURE GIVEN TO EACH CONTESTANT Photographs taken at Western Auto Store in Port St. Joe by "Uncle John," famous children's photographer, who has photographed over 100,000 babies and children 1 Day Only Monday, February 12 HOURS: 10:00 A. M. TO 6:00 P. M.' NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED Western Auto Associate Store PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA /~IWsB~L THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE THREE DI AY FEBRUARY 9 19 1 F FLORIDA PORT ST. JOE PAGE FOUR 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. --------*- 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. GIVES FAST RELIEF F when COLD MISRIESa STRIKE tlIAL- H'S* WORLD FAMOUS SFLAMINGO-DAY Saturday, March 3 Flamingo Parade Birds are paraded only once a year V 'Flamilugo Stakes, One of America's Foremost Horse Races fvw\ Get engine replacements here Whether it's an engine tune-up, or a complete reconditioning job, you'll get just what your truck needs here in our service station. / Our mechanics know your truck inside out. They work with up-to-date tools and equipment. They use only those parts that come up to highest quality standards. Let us put new youth into your truck-whether it means a new ignition wire or a complete engine assembly. Drive in, or phone, M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE MONUMENT AVENUE PORT ST. JOE, FLA. S-AAA I Ile I'll Us MFZ ~_~_W__I_ `---- FR!DAYr, FEBRUARY 9_1!951 . j. FU 9 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. 6666666666664 than just a ! ItETTE1HEADI It's your representative. It speaks for you In places you cannot go. You want your letterhead to give your prospect assurance that it represents a firm of'high standing. Let Us Design Your Next Letterhead THE STAR "Your Home Town Newsiaper" ++++++++++++++< OSTIN'S ANNUAL FEBRUARY Golden OPPORT THURSDAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY-MONDAY FEBRUARY 8,9, 10 & 12 SATURDAY MONDAY 9 y SReneber, the Grpondhog Didn't See His Shadow By Staying In. And You Won't See All OF THIS NEW MERCHANDISE AND THESE REAL VALUES If You Don't Come Out! LADIES' "OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL" RAYON PANTIES 4 PR. FOR Elastic Leg Bond $ 1 1 TABLE LADIES' SHQS Broken $1.95 Sizes ;1 , 5% WOOL BLANKETS $4.50 OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL,! LARGE FLUFFY BATH TOWELS 20 x 40 4 to a Customer LOOK! COTTON TRAINING PANTS 4 PR. FOR e1 Ano 2 to 10 W.VVW OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL! 1 LOT PIECE GOODS 39c Yd. A REAL BARGAIN! Sheers, Prints and Others ALL MEN'S FALL PANTS Reduced 2 0 o ' I RACK LADIES' WINTER DRESSES V2 PRICE!- PILLOW CASES 2 FOR7 1.A 42x36 $1 29 * SPRING PIECE GOODS * ARRIVING EVERY DPAY! 39" Permanent Finish Organdy .---.79c yd. 36" DOTTED SWISS ------ 98c yd. Permanent Dots -- Washable 39" BUTCHER LINEN----- $1.10 yd. Light Spring Colors 36" INDIAN HEAD-New Colors __98c yd. 36" FAST COLOR BROAPCLOTH .--- 59c yd. Spring Colors ONLY 6 MORE LADIES' FALL COATS! A GOOD O .BUY! 1 TABLE BOYS' MEN'S WOOL SWEATERS UNDER SHORTS Cl 7Q 2 PR. FOR SSanforized 1.45 "CAT IN THE BAG" TABLE! ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE? If you are we are! We will have a table of merchan- dise on which every item will be wrapped with a --_- OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL! --- 36" Unbleached SHEETING 4 YDS. FOR $1.00 I SHOP AT * price on it. You select a package, pay for it, and see what's inside. We .guar- antee your MONEY'S WORTH! ALL SALES FINAL! --- OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL! --- MEN'S DRESS SOX 4 PAIR FOR $1.00 Fancy Patterns PORT ST. JOE -o-- FLORIDA DAYS ---- OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL! FIRST QUALITY 128 COUNT 1 x 108 Sheets $3.39 Only 2 To A Customer! FRUIT OF THE LOOM COTTON DRESSES SIZES. to 4 12 to 42 00.95 Boys' Hopalong Cassidy DUNGAREES SIZES 1 to 14 . MEN! .THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL! BLUE CHAMBRAY WORK SHIRTS Sanforized. 14 to T. $1.49 BOYS' TOM SAWYER SPORT SHIRTS LONG A SLEEVE MEN'S SUMMER PANTS ARRIVING DAILY $59s. $- 9s $79s BEDSPREADS FOR DOUBLE BED BARGAIN! .249 For Friendly Service, Satisfaction and Quality Merchandise ... ....... I THE STAR, PORT ST., JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 PAGE FIVE 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. ----K _ Paraffin wax is an important product from petroleum. @r TM UD PoW RD TgUC #@2 '9 * Want to get there fastest, with the ostst, for the LBASTEST? Then you will want to take a' good look right away at these new Ford Trucks for '51. 'Economy Leaders" is no empty phrase. It's a -ACT, a mighty important fact in these times when business costs are going up so fast. You'll' find Ford engineering has stepped ahead with many new features .. in engines, transmis- sions, brakes, bodies ... all designed to help Ford Trucks do your job at still less cost. Choose from over 180 models. Choose from four great engines, V-8 or Six. Come in today and get the facts. ,'" ''-' ., . ,"; ,A i. '.' New shifting ease in the Series F-1 trucks like this new 6 Y-ft. Pickup, tUhanks to new steering column gear- shift! All new Ford Trucks for '51 will save you.money, because all feature the POWER PILOT! SeeasTody. ,r~l Way New driver comfort! Their new F-5, one of otvr 1,u Ford TructP models for '1, features Ford's new 5-STAR EXTRA Cab. Foame rubber seat padding, many other comfort features at slight extra cost. Modern new front end makes Ford the style favorite. IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD- Only ford Trucks give you POWER p/Ior The Ford Truck Power Pilot is a simpler, fully-proven way of getting the most power from the least gas. It auto- Tis is the symbol of Ford's Power Pilot matically meters and fires the right amount of gas, at precisely . which gives you the most power the right instant, to match constantly changing speed, load from the least gas. Its economy has and power requirements. Unlike conventional systems, the been proven on thousands of trucks Power Pilot uses only one control instead of two, yet is ... at all speeds, under all loads and designed to synchronize firing twice as accurately. You can operating conditions! use regular gas you get no-knock performance. FORD TRUCKING COSTS L because LESS - '~ Using latest registrati life insurance experts on data on 6,592,000 trucks, prove Ford Trucks last longed ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY 322 Monument Avenue THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY; FLORIDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 PAGE SIX Telephone 37 Port St. Joe, Florida 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. Gul Tota Ev one cordi Flori year 12.44 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 i.: =l: --. -- -- --.- -- ._ _- ..- REQUIRES GOOD TYPOGRAPHY 1 GOOD PRESSWORK 0 GOOD PAPER You Get All Three in Our Plant THE STAR - --- - - -- b- ii Afte urday, February 10, I 3i e iia t u s1r. r 0 rj4- o e e I you vOn'y work in the shop, please call for it by this date. AUSTIN HUGGINS i1 Proprietor Leader Shoe Shop I NODBE IJ R .A: i 75;' F More powerful than ever! Dodge now offers you the most powerful "Job-Rated" trucks in Dodge history! .Eight engines-94 to 154 horsepower-with power increases as high as 20%! You get the right power for your job ... in the finest performing trucks that ever carried the Dodge name! Yet these new Dodge "Job-Rated" Trucks are priced with the lowest! NEW! Smarter styling! New beauty combined with massive, rugged appearance. New hood line for better road visi- bility. Roomy new cab interiors in contrasting colors-new comfort with redesigned seats. W i Easier handling! Shorter turning diameters than ever before-for even greater maneuverability! More convenient steering wheel angle for greater driving comfort. New worm- and-roller steering gears for easier steering-plus all the ease- of-handling features that made Dodge "The Choice of Cham- pions" in the 1950 National Truck Roadeo! NEW! Extra-quiet brakes! Another Dodge engineering first! New, molded,, tapered Cyclebond brake linings contact brake drums with smoother, more even action-practically eliminating brake squeal. Less tendency of brakes to "grab"- apd lininglife is greatly extended. Standard on trucks 1l-ton and up, except for air brake models. More than 50 brand-new features including... NEW! SMOOTHER RIDE with new, "Oriflow" shock absorb. ers; standard on 1/2-, 3/4-, and 1-ton models. NEWI EASIER LOADING with lower ground-to-floor height on all models through 2 tons. NEW! EASIER BAD-WEATHER STARTING with new moisture- proof ignition and high-torque starting motor. NEWI MORE ECONOMICAL PERFORMANCE with higher com- pression ratio-on all models through 1 ton. NEWI EASIER-TO-READ INSTRUMENTS-now grouped in a cluster placed in front of the driver. NEW! TWIN CARBURETION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM for greater power with economy--available on all high-tonnage models. NEW! SMOOTHER ENGINE IDLING with "hotter" spark plugs; on all models through 1 ton. 4 mo&dl 4o + _job/ ANOTHER DODGE EXCLUSIVE! gyrol Fluid Drive now available on !V-, %-, and 1-ton models. Come in to see the newt OMTRU(M on display Saturday, February 10 McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY Corner Baltzell Avenue and 4th Street Phone 129 1100 FOR SALE Half-Ton Pickup Load $3.00 ----- Call ----- DUREN'S STORE PHONE 66 Port St. Joe Florida _ __~_r_~__ - - -- --- ---- ---. I couly 0 111 LL kU. iIUL-. k, ) III Ok. 17 injured in ;4,002 accidents. Part St. Joe, Florida PAGE ~~~~~~ ~ ~ IZ EIH 7, E STAR,~- F4I ST ZSL Zu\ L~FIAFBUR ,15 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. C 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. AImeMo a 6"Copyrighted Material 'Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers" 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- BRAKE ADJUSTMENT SPECIAL -- HERE'S HOW TO GIVE YOUR CAR AN EVEN "BRAKE'': * Adjust brakes, including parking brake Check wheel and master cylinders * Add brake fluid, if needed Adjust brake pedal clearance Road test car ALL FOR THIS $1.50 SPECIAL LOW PRICE ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY 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! Reddy Kilowatt Your Electric Servant FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION For Safety's Sake get our I ii P I I -I ~-* --"C ~~~------ I~o a Ti:; E S 7-A R, Rd -T ST. J 3E, G L; L. T, L_:L. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 PAGE EIGHT **a 40D ft-mmum FRDAY, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ rE_Y915 H TR OTS.JOGL ONY LRD AENN 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. Illlllllllllllllllllil!llllllll|||||i:|1li||il:1;11ii|i|(l)|j)1111M!!, 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 THAT'S NEWS! TELL THE EDITOR Phone 51 THE STAR UlillllllllllllllllUIIHU1tllUIIIUItlllllllllllllumIIIIlll H imt 0 M E SEC1RiMY H S -7 T D 3' "' E~FOtA A LlEF '2 A ~~INSEC.URITY/ ./ 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. -' / FOR AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING OF ENJOYMENT ------COME TO------ ST. JOE BAR AND BILLIARDS Phone 114 Port St. Joe, Florida PAGE NINE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA .'AGE TE THEI STAR,- PC-. ST. J -,GL O- CY ~r --u= FRAY FERUR 9, 195 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. Advertising doesn't cost, it PAYS! 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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! TXI E ST AR, PC !T ST, JOE, C-'-,!F CO':.; TYi FLCFR.`2 F-R;--AY, FEBRUARY 9, 19511 PAGE TEN PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA |