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PORT ST. JOE A Progressive Community With a Modern, Progressive Weekly Newspaper THE STAR THE STAR Official Paper for Gulf ' County, Devoted To the I Continued Development ! of the Entire County * "Port St. Joe-The Outlet Port for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee Valley" VOLUME XIV FORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 NUMBER 24 Legislative Hopper Will Be LoadedWith Many Propositions Solons Preparing Entries Pre- aratory To Staring Gun of 1951 Session By J. KENNETH BALLINGER Members of the 1951 state legis- lature are grooming any number of bills and amendments for introduc- tion when the doors swing open in April for the 1951 session. Representative James A. Haley, Sarasota, will ask the legislature to open the books of state welfare's $50,000,000-a-year payments to those the state supports. Senator B. C. Pearce, Palatka, will propose a 16-man crime inves- tigating force to work under the governor. Rep. Alex MacWilliam of Vero Beach will ask a uniform speed law-60 miles on highways and a 35 maximum in cities. Sen. John Branch of Tampa wants it set at 65 miles per hour. Rep. Marvin H. Rowell, Stuart, hopes to get $20,000,000 from auto tag sales given to counties for road work, but is frankly pessimistic about his chances .. And equally hopeful are the peace officers, who want to tax motorists twice yearly for inspections, fees to go to pen- sions for policemen. There is a, feeling,lthat thl4, legis- lature should redistrict the state to mark out particular areas in which the two new congressmen would be elected. Some fear if they leave it statewide, the political strength of Lex Green of Starke and several others of proven vote-getting abil- ity would be drawn to such races. (Contiinued on page 5) Shivers and Tapper To Speak At P.-T. A. Meet Members of Legislature Represent- ing County Will Talk On Mini- mum Foundation Program State Senator Olin G. Shivers of Chipley and Representative George Tapper of this city will be the prin- cipal speakers at the regular meet- ing of the Port St. Joe Parent- Teacher Association to be held next Thursday night, March 15, at 8:00 o'clock in the elementary school au- ditorium. The subject to be dis- cussed, according to J. B. Harris, president of the P.-T. A., is the minimum foundation school pro- gram. "This will be the last opportun- ity to hear this important matter ('Continued on page 8) COMING EVENTS March 9-Program by elementary and junior high glee clubs; elemen- tary school auditorium, 8 p. m. No admission charge. March 11-Meeting of Gulf Coast Baseball League, St. Joe city hall, 3:00 p. m. March 15-Educational film for women only, "Breast Self-Examina- tion," elementary school auditor- ium, 4:00 p. m. March. 15--Regular -P.-T. A. meet- ing, 8 p. m., elementary school au- ditorium; State Senator Shivers and Representative Tapper.-t speak on minimum foundation school pro- gram. Film for Women Only To Be Shown March 15 Educational Picture By American Cancer Society Is Sponsored By Woman's Club An educational film, "Breast Self- Examination," will be shown at the elementary school building at 4:00 p. m. next Thursday, March 15. It is for women only, there is no ad- mission charge, and all women in this area are urged and invited to see the film. The film was produced by the American Cancer Society as part of its educational program in an ef- fort to instruct women how to de- tect breast cancer and secure treat- ment at the early stage. This form of cancer is now claim- ing the lives of 20,000 women in the United States annually, and it is believed that half of these lives can be saved if all women are alerted to the problem. The public welfare department of the Port St. Joe Woman's Club is handling the publicity for the Gulf county chapter of the American Cancer Society in an attempt to reach as many women as possible. Tell your neighbor and send word to all your friends, inviting them to see this film. Gulf County Gets Another $25,000 In Race Revenue Another check for :$25,000 has been received by Clerk George Core as Gulf county's share -.f taxes on race track bets. This is $50,000 to date, or $5000 more than was re- ceived at the same time last year. The county will receive more as the racing season goes on, and from present indications the total amount may exceed the $82,400 re- ceived last year from these pari mutuel taxes. --K Commissioners To Ask Raise It will be noted in the minutes of the board of county commissioners of Gulf county, on page 7 of this is- sue of The Star, that the members of the board will seek passage of a local law at the coming legislative session to boost their salaries. HERE V E ( Retail items on which American families spend billions of dollars annually have been brought under a "margin" type of price control by the office-of price stabilization, A. Reid Mann, district director of the Jacksonville office of OPS says. Commodities .affected include all items commonly sold in men's and women's apparel and, shoe stores, most of the items carried in furni- ture and floor covering stores and more than 75% of the volume now handled by department stores, says Mann. "The new regulation, No. 7, is based on the strongest and most ef- fective type of retail price control developed out of long experience in World War II for the type of com- modities covered by the regulation," Mann said. "It is a 'pricing chart' type of order. Each retailer affected makes up a' chat showing what he sold goods for on February 24, what he paid for those goods an d, therefore, what his margin was between cost arid selling price." SItemsr covered-by the regulation! League Meet Flop; Another Session Set for Sunday Representatives From Four Teams Fail To Show; St. Joe Club Elects Officers The meeting of the Gulf Coast Baseball League called last Sunday at the Port St. Joe city hall by Tom Owens, league president, was a dis- mal failure due to the fact that a number of teams indicating a de- sire to get in the loop failed to send a representative to the gath- ering. Represented were Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka, Panama City and the Navy Mines Countermeasure Sta- tion. Failing to show were delegates from Boluntstown, Chattahoochee, Apalachicola and Tyndall Field. Another meeting has been called for next Sunday at 3 p. m. in the city hall by President Tom Owens, and it is expected to sign up at least six teams at that time. J. Lamar Miller informs us that he contacted L. G. Buck, Bob Ned- ley, Mannie Brash and W. F. Ran- dolph in Apalachicola and that they informed him it was strictly an oversight that no one was at the meeting last Sunday, but that they would have a delegation at next Sunday's meeting. A director of the Blointstown team stated that they couldn't af- ford to enter the league if the hir- ing of outside players was to be al- lowed, since they went in the hole last year, but that they would like to enter if rosters were held to lo- cal players. Up to yesterday no word had been received from Chattahoochee. Thursday evening of last week the St. Joe Baseball Club held an election of officers with Floyd Hunt being named as president and Tom Coldewey and Doc Bob King elected as directors. J. Lamar Miller headed the local organization last year, and directors were George Tapper and C. G. Costin Jr. 30 AGAIN! work clothing; men's furnishings and all women's and children's ready-to-wear items and acces- sories; shoes for the whole family, including rubber footwear; all household commodities, such as sheets, blankets, curtains, etc., and all yard goods; all furniture, rugs and lamps. Some other groups may be added later by amendment. Items not covered: Food, bever- ages, drugs and cosmetics, gaso- line and oil, automotive equipment and supplies, lumber, building sup- plies and hardware, fuel, jewelry, smallwares (stationery, novelties. etc.), large appliances and house- ware. In addition to all the other book- work the poor retailer is already doing for the government, he will now have to: 1. Prepare two copies of a pric- ing chart. This; will be 'his chief guidepost throughout the life of the regulation. He' keeps one cop 'and files the other with the district OPS office of his area on pr before March 29, 1951. ,. : * 2.' 'The' regulatiofi tells him, in Team Captains Named In Red Cross Campaign Chairman Dowd Selects Assistants To Spearhead Annual Drive; Will Name Others Later Joe Dowd of this city, chairman of the fund-raising campaign for the American Red Cross in Gulf county, this week named a number of his team captains to spearhead the '51 drive which is expected to raise a quota of $1500 between now and March 31. Named were: Mrs. J. L. Bateman, Wewahitchka; Mrs. Earl Hobaugh, Beacon Hill; Mrs. Jimmy McNeill, Indian Pass; Mrs. Pearl L. McFar- land and Mrs. G. T. O'Brien, Oak Grove; Mrs. W. H. Cook, Over- street; Raymond Driesbach, Mrs. F. M. Hall and Mrs. D. Peters, St. Joe colored quarters. Team captains for Port St. Joe and Kenney's Mill will be selected shortly, said Dowd. "We need volunteers for White City and Highland View, where we have not been able to obtain team captains," said the chairman yester- day. It is planned to have the high school band tour the town Tuesday of next week in a "pep" rally to announce that volunteers will put on an intensive drive Wednesday. J. W. Duncan Dies In Marianna Hospital J. J W. Duncan, a,,resident of Port St. Joe for the past 25 years or more, passed away at 7 a. m. Tues- day at the state tuberculosis sana- torium near Marianna. He had been under the care of doctors for some time. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Colquitt, Ga. Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Duncan of this city; two sons, Thomas of Haines City, and Monroe, stationed at an army post in Colorado, and a daugh- ter, Mrs. Rhuey Radase of Jackson- ville. ST. JOE MERCHANTS WILL ASK COUNTY SMALL CLAIMS COURT The Port St. Joe Retail Merchants Association will seek to have a lo- cal bill passed at the coming ses- sion of the legislature to set up a small claims court in Gulf county, with the county judge serving as judge. Main reason is to secure judg- ments on accounts long overdue. We Acknowledge With Thanks Not having partaken of fresh wa- ter fish for such a long time that we'd forgotten what they tasted like, we were agreeably surprised last Friday when Jeff Plair brought us in a couple of nice bass, one of them still kicking, which he had caught in Lake Wimico. Our thanks, Jefferson. Loses Arm In Corrugating Machine Robert Daniels, 33, of Highland View, had the lower part of his left arm amputated at the municipal hospital as the result of getting it caught in the rolls of the corrugat- ing machine at the St. Joe Paper Company mill Tuesday morning. k--- Father Dies B. B. Scissons was called to Bris- coe, Ark., last Saturday due to the death of his father, Burke Scissons. Funeral services were held Tues- day, and Mr. Scisson returned yes- Clothing for men, women and chil- detail, with many examples, how to terday. His brother, J. H. Scisson, at the elementary school auditor- dren, including house dresses and (Continued on page 4) accompanied him here for a visit inm. No admission charge. I r..... :- Gulf County Road Work Tentatively Set At $382,511 Includes County-Wide Pav- ing, R. R. Signals in St. Joe and West Arm Bridge The state road department has set up a tentative budget for Gulf county totaling $379,000 for primary road building, two railroad warning signals, one bridge and two seawall projects during 1951. This does not include the two street, widening jobs now in progress in Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka. These projects were the ones re- viewed and approved by the road department out of the list recom- mended by the board of county com- missioners. Largest amount allocated, $192,- 000, is for county-wide paving of primary roads. The individual proj- ects were not itemized in the bud- get as printed, but it is understood includes a paved road to Indian Pass and a road or two up around the Dead Lakes section. Two signals at the A. N. Railroad crossings of Monument Avenue and Fifth Street will be installed at a cost of $10,000 each and $90,000 is allocated two seawalls, one in High- land View and the other on Consti- tution Drive south from 8th Street. .. A long-needed bridge across West Arm of the Dead Lakes,'a short dis- tance above Wewahitchka will'cost $60,000, and $17,000 has been set aside for paving on the Beacon Hill- Wewahitchka road. A total of $3,511.80 is set up in the road department's budget for routine maintenance of 17.559 miles of roads in the county's secondary system. Paper Business Is Booming, Says Belin Tells Kiwanians of Activities of St. Joe Paper Company Mill and Future Possibilities By HARRY McKNIGHT Mayor Jake Belin was the guest speaker Wednesday noon of the lo- cal Kiwanis Club, being introduced by J. L. Sharit, program chairman, who paid glowing tribute to Mayor Belin, citing his fine record as chief executive of our fair city. Mayor Belin, whose subject was "Our Paper Industry," said that at. one time in the last two years the paper market was in the doldrums, but' that today the shoe is on the other foot, with inventories at an all-time low and paper and allied products being consumed 'at a faster rate than production. "The St. Joe Paper Company and its subsidiaries are becoming more and more integrated all the time," said Jake, "but I want to particu- larly stress the 'container' program at our mill. We are cutting up mil- lions of feet of container board-per month, and this is not our ultimate capacity. "The demand for paper containers is tremendous, especially in the Florida citrus industry. Paper con- tainers for this purpose have proven (Continued on page 8) .- ------- . JUST A REMINDER . to hear the Port St. Joe. school glee clubs tonight at 8 p. m. ~CMM~4nMUC~M~C~YIMMMMMmW HET ,O S.O GLC N-LI - Churches PHONE 51 St. Patrick's Day Theme Marks Benefit Bridge The benefit bridge held Tuesday afternoon at the Episcopal parish house under sponsorship of the Ju- nior Woman's Club netted a tidy sum, which will be used in the up- keep of the city library, a project of the club. The St. Patrick's Day theme was carried out in decorations and re- nie Hall, Mrs. Lillie Echols, Mrs. freshments, with tally cards made Cora Lee Foster, Mrs. Wara Peter- in the form of shamrocks. White son and Mrs. Betty Sealy. flowers and green candles were The living room where the guests used, and a green congealed salad were assembled was spanned by a with whipped cream, crackers and clothesline in blue and pink on coffee was served. which were pinned the many lovely Hostesses for the occasion were gifts. Each guest was given a favor Bernice Solomon, Louise Mazorol, of the traditional triangle fitting to Vivian Hardy and Lois Strickland. the occasion. Several games were enjoyed, with prizes going to Miss Emma Stevenson and Mrs. Peter- son. The door prize went to the honoree. Mrs. Echols, assisted by Mrs. Bradley, removed the gifts from the line and presented them to the honor guest, after which refresh- ments of openface sandwiches, po- tato chips, cookies, jello salad and cake were served to Mesdames J. A. Glenn, Jeff Duvall, W. H. Weeks, Lillie Cumbie, Fannie Mae McMil- lan, Madeline Phelps, J. M. Johns, Lillie House, Elmer Redd, Emma Lee Giullot, Alice Macomber, A. D. Roberts, Edgar Williams and Hazel Barfield, and Miss Emma Steven- son, home demonstration agent. Sending gifts but unable to be present were Mesdames W. R. Cole- man, Bernice Nowling, J. A. Chest- nut, N. E. Gore, Lillian Pittman, L. M. Garrett, Marie Wynn, Mildred Cowart, Fred Maddox, Maude Leav- ins, H. G. Parker, W. C. Goodson, W. W. Garrett and J. J. Larimore. Recreation Day To Climax 4H Club Week Observance The Gulf county 4-H Club girls will climax their observance of Na- tional 4-H Club Week. March 3-11, with a picnic and. recreation day to be held tomorrow at the Port St. Joe high school and the Centennial Auditorium beginning at 11 a. m. Vivian Whitfield of Wewahitchka is chairman of the festivities, and Sibbie Brinson and Virginia Swatts of this city will be song leader and pianist, respectively. The morning program 'will include group singing, the team demonstra- tion which was given at the Flor- ida State Fair in Tampa, a picture show, "4-H Looks Forward," and a talent program. Following the picnic lunch, the meeting at the Centennial Auditor- ium will include group recreation, highlighted by a 4-H Club quiz. Mrs. McNair Hostess To Baptist Business Women Mrs. Lillian McNair was hostess to .the Baptist Business Woman's Circle Tuesday evening in her home on Third Street. This was a spe- cial meeting to study the mission book, "0, Jerusalem, Our Cities for Christ," by S. T. Dowis, superinten- dent of city missions, Atlanta, Ga. Chapters were taught by Mrs. A. P. Martin, Mrs. Gerald Camp, Mrs. J. T. McNeill, Mrs. Wayne Hendrix and Mrs. Ralph Jackson. At the conclusion of the study, the hostess served devil's food cake and coffee to the nine members present., Patient At Hospital Friends of Mrs. Donald Birath will regret to learn that she is a patient at the local hospital, having undergone an operation Wednesday morning. Attending were Mesdames Frank Hannon, Victor Anderson, Robert King, Walter Johnson, Byron Eells, Charles Wall, Ben Dickens, Paul Fensom, Gus Creech, Joe Sharit, J. R. Smith, S. B. Shuford, D. B. Lay, J. Lamar Miller, Robert Bellows, C. B. Walker, Marie Williamson, W. C. Roberts, Ray Schmidt, Massey Ward, W. D. Dare, Basil. Kenney, A. L. Ward, Henry Campbell, Floyd Hunt, Tom Coldewey, Harry Saun- ders, Roy Hallman, Nick Comforter, Robert Tapper, Ed Ramsey, S. H. James and Robert H. Love. Mrs. W. W. Ensley Is Honoree At Shower A stork shower was given last Friday evening in the home of Mrs. L. W. Cox of Oak Grove honoring Mrs. W. W. Ensley. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Cox, Mrs. N. L. Gardner, Mrs. J. T. Campbell and Mrs. Lonnie Bell. A number of interesting games were enjoyed, with prizes going to Mrs. Dewey Shealy and Mrs. Gene Wimberly. A blue and white bassi- nette held the many lovely gifts, which the honoree opened for all to admire. Delectable refreshments w e r e served to the honoree and Mes- dames Vance Rogers, C. J. Gwalt- ney, Glenn Knight, Herbert Dykes, C. T. O'Brian, Leon Phelps, N. E. Dses, Bill Conner, Bryan Wilder, Emory Robertson, Gene Wimberly, T. 0. Poitevant, Ralph Burch, E. L. Ellis, Jeff Duval, J. F. Pitts, Joel Lovett and Dewey Shealy. Sending gifts were Mesdames W. P. Roche, Tommy Webb, Anderson Davis, G. W. Padgett, Asa Mont- gomery, Grady O'Brian, Fred Hill, E. L. Lightfoot, E. R. Nix, Dorothy Core, Viola Wa4ters and Shorty O'Brian. Mrs. Reba Pitts and Alex Young Marry The marriage -of Mrs. Reba Pitts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hutto of Abbeville, Ala., and Samuel Alex- ander Young was quietly solemn- ized Monday, February 26, in the First Baptist Church at Pascagoula, Miss., with Rev. Charles A. McKay officiating. The bride chose for her wedding a suit of navy gabardine with ac- cessories of navy and white, and carried a single white orchid. Mrs. Audrey Thompson of this city was the matron ,of honor and only attendant to the bride. She wore a suit of blush pink with white accessories. Franklin Young of Mobile, Ala., served as best man for his father. Mrs. Young has resided in Port St. Joe for several years and is owner and operator of a beauty sa- lon. Mr. Young has made his home here since 1938 and is employed by the St. Joe Paper Company. Mr. and Mrs. Young are at home to their friends at the ChItty Apart- ments on Tenth Street. HELLO, WORLD! Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Raffield of Highland View announce the birth Social Activities Lithography was invented in 1798 by Alois Senefelder, an obscure Ba- varian actor and dramatist. Dr. Joseph B. Spear OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Broken Lenses Duplicated APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA Personals - Clubs MYRTICE O. SMITH, Editor Dr. Charles Reicherter OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED RITZ THEATRE BUILDING FIRST FLOOR HOURS S TO 5 PHONE 5665 PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA CLOSED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Archie Floyd The home of Mrs. H. J. Foster at Highland View was the setting for a lovely surprise party Wednesday afternoon of last week when Mrs. Archie Floyd was honoree at a stork shower given by members of the Highland View Home Demonstra- tion Club. Hostesses for the affair were Mrs. Selma Bradley. Mrs. An- ----- -------"U---Y"u'---'"'-Y ---'Yu~ of a daughter, Linda Gail, on Thurs- day, March 1, at the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital. Baptist W. M. U. In Home Mission Study Monday The Baptist W. M. U. met at the church Monday afternoon for the regular monthly business meeting. The first program of the Annie Arm- strong home mission study was pre- sented at this time, with Mrs. Mil- ton Chafin, chairman of mission study, in charge. Two songs, "America" and "Sweet Hour of Prayer," opened the meet- ing. after which Mrs. Homer Lovett brought the devotional from John, the first part of the Lord's Prayer, and Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon gave an interesting talk on negro work in St. Augustine. Mrs. E. C. Cason, president, pre- sided over the business session dur- ing which Mrs. J. 0. Baggett read the minutes and called the roll and reports were received from various chairmen. It was voted at this time to send an Easter box of sox to the children's home, these to be brought to the next meeting at the church or circle meeting. The meeting was dismissed with prayer by Mrs. Baggett. LUNCHROOM MENU Monday, March 12 Salmon Loaf with Tomato Sauce Shredded Lettuce, French Dressing English Peas Wheat Bread Margarine Milk Tuesday, March 13 Baked Meat Pie, Biscuit Topping Raw Green Salad White Bread Margarine Jello Fruit Cup Milk Wednesday, March 14 Macaroni and Cheese String Beans Cole Slaw White Bread Margarine Milk Thursday, March 15 Baked Luncheon Meat Harvard Beets Wheat Bread Hashed Brown Potatoes Milk Fruit Cookies Margarine Friday, March 16 Baked Picnic Ham Hot Buttered Greens Margarine Candied Yams Wheat Bread Apple Milk JUNIOR G. A.s MEET The Junior Girls' Auxiliary met Monday at the Baptist Church for their home mission program. Due to the absence of the counselor. Mrs. E. R. DuBose, Mrs. W. Ramsey met with the group and presided over the meeting. Present were Barbara Sykes, Ann Montgomery, Marjorie Rogers, Gail Bateman, Susan Gainous, Rosemary Tomlinson, Elaine Musselwhite, Ce- celia Tomlinson and Peggy Scott. On Distinguished Student List John M. Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lane of this city, is included in a list of 1,396 distinguished stu- dents at Purdue University, Lafay- ette, Ind., for the first semester of the academic year. To make this list, a student must have a grade point index of five out of a possible perfect score of six for all subjects taken during the semester. Return From Visit In Tampa Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sharit re- turned home Monday from a visit in Tampa with their son J. L. Jr., and wife. Week-end Guests Mrs. Jean Lewis and daughter Dianne of St. Andrews were week- end guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Davis. Visitors In Panama City Mrs. E. C. Pridgeon Jr., and Mrs. W. S. Smith were guests Wednes- day in Panama City of Mrs. J. A. McKeithen and Mrs. Vi Domeka. APPRECIATION May I express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my many friends for the lovely flowers and cards, for the visits and other acts of kind- ness extended me during my re- cent illness and stay in the hospital. S* Mrs. Joe Johnson. SUNDAY and MONDAY N" mapST TAE -2TORY -- Plus -- LATEST NEWS EVENTS Cartoon: "GYM JAM" TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY ALEXIS SMITH STEPHEN McNALLY in - "WYOMING MAIL" -- Also - Cartoon: "GIDDYAP" *g**g ** O g * -* THURSDAY and FRIDAY GINGER ROGERS JACK CARSON in - 'THE GROOM WORE SPURS' Also - LATEST NEWS and Cartoon "SNOW FOOLING" ..........see .*seems* *00400 so 0 see so-* LAST TIMES TODAY! Plus Cartoon and News SATURDAY One Day Only DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM --- FEATURE No. I --- --- FEATURE No. 2 --- AeSlt[NK RICHARD CONTE- COLEEN GRAY -- Plus -- Chapter 2 of New Serial "CODY OF THE PONY EXPRESS" and 'Albert In Blunderland' Easter Specials Mdadi'f&Beam4 4 Shfp (FORMERLY JEAN'S BEAUTY SHOP) Let us help you with your new Spring look. We specialize in all types of Beauty Work. $1500 COLD WAVES--- $10.00 $1000 COLD WAVES--- $ 8.50 MACHINE PERMANENTS--- .$6.50 up ALL WORK GUARANTEED Operators: REBA PITTS YOUNG and JENNY COX FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL 312 Port Theatre i A Martin Theatre "DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE" THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. Port St. Joe, Fla. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE. GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA DtA W TAn I FRDY MARC 9,15 H TR OT T OGL ONYFOIAPGHE GARDEN NOTES PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB Mrs. S. B. Witt has quite a num- ber of bulb blooming now-tulips, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, anem- ones, ranunculus and daffodils are .all in bloom in her yard. She says that the tulips and hyacinths have to be put in the refrigerator for sev- eral weeks before being set out. Then the bulbs should be dug be- fore hot weather. She uses bone meal on all -her bulbs, feeding them with it as soon as they come up. Prune nandinas this month. Cut the long, leggy stems to the ground. New shoots will form where the old A Variety of Easter GifTo Please Designed To Please! ones are cut. If the old canes are placed on the ground, covered with sand and kept moist, they will send up many new plants. ,For quick color to replace spring bulbs, sow seeds of annuals be- tween bulbs now. The annuals will make maturing bulb foliage less conspicuous. Two Get Unemployment Checks Two unemployed persons in Gulf county received a total of $35 in un- employment compensation during the week ending February 23, ac- cording to the state industrial com- mission. Mexico covers an area of about 763,944 square miles. FOR AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING OF ENJOYMENT ----- COME TO ST. JOE BAR AND BILLIARDS Phone 114 PorI St. Joe, Florida TO THE PUBLIC I wish to announce to my former customers that I am now associated with McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY, Dodge and Plymouth Agen:y. Drop around for a visit and let's t.ilk :crs and truc! CLINTON BRYAN, Jr. ~ 4 'S Easter Bunnies, Stationery, Toys and Games, Knick-Knacks and a host of other things for &h a Happy Easter! - C_ Chocolate Bunnies and Candy Eggs To fill baskets or hide for the children's egg hunt!. ,iW " HANDSOMELY DECORATED EASTER BASKETS from 39c to $1.98 \, Empty Baskets 5c to 69c SHOP EARLY FOR A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF NEW MERCHANDISE! WEBB'S 5c TO $5.00 STORE ,amanoe nw..e***************".****e.. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS BAYVIEW METHODIST CHURCH 10:00 a. m.-Preaching service. Sunday school following worship 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. wr CHURCH OF GOD Highland View. Marie Tharp 10:00 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship. 7:00 p. m.-Evangelistic service. Tuesday: 7:45 p. m.-Prayer meeting. Friday: 7:45 p. m.-Young peo- ple's service. ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor Passion Sunday 7:30 a. m.-Holy communion. 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 sermon. Monday: 3:00 p. m.-Adult Bible class in parish house. Wednesday: 7:15 p. m.-Choir re- hearsal. 8:00 p. m.-Study group: Christian marriage. Thursday: 8 p. m.-Adult Bible class in parish house. Subject: "The Ministry of Christ." You are cordially invited to join us in worship and study. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Robert O'Sullivan, Priest Mass the first Sunday of each month a' 3 a. m. Other Sundays at 10:30 a. m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. L. J. Keers, Pastor 9:45 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning service. 6:15 p. m.-Training Union. 7:30 p. m.-Evening worship. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship. 10:15 a. m.-Sunday school. 6:00 p. m.-Youth Fellowship. Wednesday: 7:00 p. m.-Choir practice. 8:00 p. m.-Bible study, Gen. 4, and prayer. 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. DEMONSTRATION CLUB AT HIGHLAND VIEW MEETS The Highland View Home Dem- onstration Club met Tuesday of last week at the Methodist Church with the president, Mrs. Madeline Phelps, presiding. Following regular busi- ness, Miss Emma Stevenson, home demonstration agent, gave an in- teresting report on the county coun- cil meeting held recently at Honey- ville. She also presented many help- ful ideas on interior decoration to the sixteen members present. RADIO EVANGELIST Residents of Port St. Joe are urged to listen to Billy Graham, outstanding evangelist, who is to be heard over the ABC network each Sunday at 2 p. m. You will enjoy his old-time gospel preaching. Business Visitors In Panama Mrs. W. H. Howell, Mrs. Billy Howell, Mrs. Donald Birath and Jimmy Howell were business visi- tors Tuesday in Panama City. 5th BIRTHDAY SALE CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY! FREE! Register for Valuable Prizes! $25.00 Merchandise Certificate 1st Prize $10.00 Merchandise Certificate 2nd Prize $ 5.00 Merchandise Certificate 3rd Prize Plus 10 $1 Certificates for Next 10 Winners! Above Certificates Will Be Awarded SATURDAY, MARCH 10 AT 3:30 P. M. Yes, we are having a great Birthday Celebration! You'll save money to shop this week (Saturday last day). Below we list only a few of the Special Values. . Some have just been unpacked! HURRY! 3 EASTER DILLIES! FOR JUNIORS, MISSES, WOMEN REDUCED TO $5-$10-$12 WHITES and PASTELS Butcher Type Rayon Linens, Luana Fabrics, Slub Ray- ons... Styles right out in front for Easter! Exceeding all values offered. DON'T MISS THIS! 1 THRILLING GROUP RAYON CREPE BLOUSES VALUES UP $1.95 TO $3.95 Tricky lace and net trim. White and pastels .... You never have too many blouses. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN VALUES LIKE THESE! 100% NYLON SLIPS. Lace and Net $2 .9 Trimmed above and below WZ 9 New shipment EASTER HANDBAGS. White M2 95 and colors. They look twice the price $..- NYLON HOSE.... Clear, sheer. 51 Ga. 15 Den. --. 990 Men's Full Cut, Sanforized, Skip-Dent SHORT SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS Better stock up now for the summer! -Luxurious CHENILLE BEDSPREADS--- ---- $5.44 42x36 Fine MUSLIN PILLOW CASES-Each-----59c 36" UNBLEACHED SHEETING LIGHT WEIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT 5 yds. $1.00 3 yds. $1.00 "THE STORE WITH A SMILE" - L -- -- ----- -- THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE THREE !FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 19)51 SUITS PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951~ THE STAR Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida, By The Star Publishing Company W. S. SMiTH, Editor and Publisher Also Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Floor Man, Columnist, Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1037, at the Pobtoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 8, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 THREE MONTHS 6127.15 -.f TELEPHONE 51 ).- T,O ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver- tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damages further than amount received, for such advertisement. The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country 'P' Right or Wrong WHY SCHOOL BOARD SALARIES? In 1947 the state legislature passed what is known as the "Minimum Foundation Law," guar- anteeing specified amounts to the various coun- ties for operation of schools on a per-pupil, per- teacher basis. At the same time this law pro- hibited salaries for members of school boards, apparently with the thought of cutting a sliver or two off the cost of upkeep of the schools. Apparently a lot of counties-or, more likely, a lot of school board members in those counties- didn't think much of the idea, and at the 1949 legislative session 24 counties pushed through local laws establishing salaries for school board members in defiance of the general law. Now a flock more counties-or should we say the school board members in those counties-in- cluding Gulf county, are girding their loins and preparing to submit local laws to the legislature in the coming session to provide salaries for mem- bers of the school board. For years and years, as far back as we can re- member, prominent citizens and those who had the welfare of the schools at heart vied for the honor of serving on the local school board-and without pay. At times the campaigns were quite bitter, but generally the best man won. The editor of The Star may be wrong, and quite likely present members of the Gulf county school board will come in and tell him so, but we have always been of the opinion that citizens of a community who offer their services on any lo- cal governing'body should do so from a feeling of duty and responsibility, not for any remunera-1 TEN YEARS AGO- HIGHLAND VIEW NEWS By MRS. MARIE THARP From the Files of The Star , ----- ---- Revival Continues B. R. Gibson Taken By Death The revival at the Church of God Following an illness of several is still in progress with packed weeks, Benjamin R. Gibson, 78, a houses each night. Everyone is in- resident of this city for the past 16 vited to attend each night at 7:30. years, passed away Monday night You also have a welcome to the at the home of his brother at Bea- all-day fellowship service next Sun- con Hill. Last rites were held Tues- day in Donaldonville, Ga. Injuries Fatal for. C. Y. Mayo Chas. Y. Mayo, 75, father of Mrs. B. H. Smith of this city, died Thurs- da nof last week in Panama Cityv day, when dinner will be served. Personals Miss Vivian Anderson spent Sun- day and Monday in Shilo with her parents, Mr s. E. I. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. TTlrhlk nf Pnrt S t tion that may be connected with the position. It ........... ...-.-1-. tion that may be connected with the position. It hospital as the result of injuries re- Joe have moved into the house va- is this principle which assures only the highest ceived when his car left the high- cated by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stevens. type of representation on such governing bodies, way and plunged into Sand creek, Hubert Matthews is confined to We're not altogether against remuneration for west of this city. T. S. Singletary, the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital members of the school board. Give 'em $5 or $10 who was driving behind the car, wit- after undergoing an appendectomy. a meeting, plus mileage, since they have to hie need the crash and carried Mayo Since Mrs. Carl Stevens has meeting, plus mileage, to the hospital. moved to White City her Sunday themselves to Wewahitchka for the meetings, but Move To Alabpma ; school class and the Cub Scouts feel the proposed $40 a month, regardless of the num- B. W. Eells Jr., of Talladega, Ala.,' at a loss without her untiring ef- ber of meetings, plus mileage, sticks in our craw. spent the week-end here. Mrs. Eells forts as a leader. Local laws are shoved through the legislature accompanied him to the Alabama Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis and as a matter of courtesy on the partcity, where they'will make their fu- family of Geneva, Ala., were week- as a matter of courtesy on the part of one mem ture home. end guests of the former's parents, ber to another, and become law with buta few Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. James Davis. people realizing that the law has been passed. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. James Mims and sTt -1 1 .1..._ 1 .1 1 _- 1 -1 r 1- -, . We believe mat matters sucn as tiis should oe announce the birth of a son on Fri- placed before the people of Gulf county to be day, February 28, at Dr. J. R. Nor- voted upon by every qualified voter, not shoved i .ons lini. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whittington an- down our throats by a half dozen individuals. nounce the arrival of a 6W%-pound We call upon the people of Gulf county to pro- daughter on March 5 at their home test to Representative George Tapper of this city 'in this city. and Senator Olin G. Shivers of Chipley, who at How To Store Linens present is senator from this district, not to bring Linens which aTo Store being stored forns 9 Linens which are being stored for up this local law in the legislature. any I e ngt h of time should be washed and stored without adding any starch. Wrapping linens in pa- Some folks engage a baby sitter when a lion peany starch. Wrapping linens in pa-m from tamer is much more needed, becoming yellow, family of Westville were week-end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. James Dykes. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Player and daughters, Margaret and Janice, visited Mrs. Player's mother at the Jackson county hospital, Marianna, where she is a patient. Mr. and Mrs. Wallis Gilbert had as their guest Sunday Rev. Edwin Brooks of Tyndall Field. Eight flags have flown over the Fort Clinch State Park near Fern- andina. HERE WE GO AGAIN! (Continued from page 1) prepare his chart. He makes his own-OPS doesn't furnish_ a form, it probably would be too much work-let the taxpaying retailer do it. 3. Before he starts his chart, he has at hand all his records for the "list" day, February 24 (somewhat similar to "D-Day"). He then looks at the numbered categories of goods in an appendix to the regula- tion. In the first column of his chart he lists, by number, each category of goods that he sells. Op- posite each category, in another column, he lists the net invoice cost ('after all discounts) to him of each item in the category. Then, in a third column, he lists opposite each net cost the price at which he of- fered the item for sale on February 24. If he's got this far without go- ing crazy, he finds that this is his ceiling price under the regulation for all goods in the same category. which he receives at the same net cost. 4. Although the retailer must be- gin to use his chart not later than March 29, he has until July 1 to mark his goods with selling prices. Beginning on that date, the poor unfortunate retailer may not sell any article covered by the regula- tion unless it is marked or tagged with the selling price in a manner plainly visible to, and understand- able by, the retailer's customers- if he has any customer's left by this time. 5. Beginning July 1, 1951, the harassed retailer may not sell any article covered by the regulation unless he has posted in a promi- nent and clearly visible position in his store a sign reading: NOTICE THE PRICES OF MERCHANDISE IN THIS STORE ARE NO HIGHER THAN THE OPS CEILING PRICES OF THE ARTICLES. 6. All records required by the regulation must be kept as long as the Defense Production Act of 1950 remains in effect, and for two years thereafter. The records are to be kept in the retailer's 'place of busi- ness. 4 / / * m III Tll' The Smart New Styleline De Luxe 4-Door Sedan (Continuation of standard equipment and trim illustrated is dependent on availability of material.) Yes, Jumbo-Drum Brakes... extra smooth, extra safe ... e low-price field i .. ..... ... another reason why more people buy Chevrolets than any other car! You and your family will enjoy special safety in Chevrolet for '51-America's largest and finest low-priced car. You'll know this the minute you test its new, more powerful Jumbo-Drum Brakes-largest in the low-price field! They're extra smooth, positive and safe; they provide maximum stopping power with up to 25% less driver effort; they combine with many other Chevro- let safety factors to give you the fullest measure of motoring protection. And you'll enjoy a special kind of per- formance and driving ease in this car, too. For it's the only low-priced car that offers you your choice of a mighty 105- h.p. Valve-in-Head engine, teamed with the time-proved Powerglide Automatic Transmission,* for finest no-shift driv- ing at lowest cost. Or the brilliant stand- ard Chevrolet Valve-in-Head engine, teamed with Silent Synchro-Mesh Trans- mission, for finest standard driving at lowest cost. Come in, see and drive it! AMERICA'S LARGEST AND FINEST LOW-PRICED CAR! *Combination of Powerglide Automatic Transmission and 105-h.p. engine optional on De Luxe models at extra cost. Corner Williams Avenue and 4th Street Phones 888 and 389 Port St. Joe, Fla. GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT.ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLO-RIDA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 195Tl FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE S l oyster shell will be barged to Ap- One of the ghosts of other years 9, alachicola from Bayou L'Batre, Ala., is the attempt to repeal the right Project Planned fr to be planted directly in the bay. to work amendment sponsored by FrOjlqc riunnv hr jDuring the warmer months of the former Attorney General Tom Wat- Apalachicola Bay year, baby oysters swim in myriad son. Labor leaders are closeted millions in the estuarine waters of with legislators to ask for submit- Florida, but most of these die for ting the question of repeal of this Will Allow Greater Number of Oys- lack of a suitable place of attach- amendment to the people. terms To Survive and Reach ment. By putting shell in the water, Rep. F. S. C. Pittman, Tampa, is Marketable Size the number of oysters that are able carrying his right to abolish the to survive and come to market is milk control commission to labor One of the greatest shell planting greatly increased, as well as school groups. projects ever carried out iii Ap- Sen. R. B. Gautier, Miami, prom alachicola Bay will take place this Sen. R. B. Gautier, Miami, prom- summer under direction of the state LEGISLATIVE HOPPER ises there will be a bill making jail division of oyster culture to rehabil- sentences mandatory for convicted itate the oyster industry in Frank- (Continued from page 1) bookmakers. lin, Gulf and Wakulla counties. Citrus, as usual, will come in for Sen. Wayne Ripley, Jacksonville, It is estimated that some 64,000 more legislative pruning, but most thinks pay of jurors should be in- bushels of shell will be obtained growers seem satisfied with the creased from $3 to $6 per day . this year from the shucking houses, Warren taste-test formula of 1949. Others feel is ought to be '$10 per and another 48,000 bushels will be Recurrent suggestions for revision day to compensate for time lost. obtained by dredging. of the state constitution, the latest Senator Ripley also has suggested In addition to the above, approxi- from Sen. Russell Morrow of Lake a wide range of changes in the mately 24,000 bushels of steamed Worth, continue to crop up. methods by which the state road de- "-J K e s' Iigu i The Name You See in to Leading Fashion Magazines! 10. 95 U' $ '. 19.95 ... they've arrived in oil their new Spring fashion-rightnesW' ,...those wonderful Minx Modes Junior Dresses that are okayed by the famous Minx Modes Junior Board of Review. Gay daytime and date-time styles that combine down-to-earth price with height of style ... and fashion-wise, budget-wise exclusiveness you won't meet all around town. Come in ..,. come see for yourself! Junior sizes 7 to 17. COSTIN'S DEPARTMENT STORE apartment does business. One of the reasons for the higher cost of education is showing up again in local bills to pay school board members salaries. When the minimum foundation law was en- acted in 1947 it prohibited salaries for school boards. In 1949 some 24 counties were given local laws es- tablishing such salaries in defiance of general law. Now, many of the counties which don't have these special laws are preparing to get them. Question of whether the state senate will ignore "senatorial cour- tesy" and uphold suspension of sheriffs is hot now on the heels of Kefauver committee reports on Sheriff Hugh Culbreath of .Tampa and Sen. John Branch's reported friendship for the sheriff. Some lawmakers plan to tack the future financing of some of the school load on to homesteads, now exempt up to $5000 from taxes. To do so, the homesteaders would have to vote such a tax on themselves by changing the constitution Americans are expected' to' eom- sume 8,000,000 tons of sugar in1l.951. 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He will appreci- ate his former customers calling on him when in need of any 'automotive services. McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY "YOUR DODGE AND PLYMOUTH DEALER" 208 Reid Avenue Phone 148 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULFi COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 Port St. Joe, Florida PHONE 129 $16mOO PAESI H SA.POTS. O.GUFCUNY LOIAF~DY MRH9,15 Judy Hits Limelight high overcame a 6-point deficit to hot action shot of Judy preparing Easter To Arrive Again In Cage Play defeat Hampton high 45 to 40. Judy for a toss at the basket. Early This Year Greer, the Blond Blizzard from Cus- Jimmy Greer is again strutting seta who was a tourney sensation Enjoying Beach Breezes Easter will come on March 25 since his daughter, Judy, a student last year as a freshman, sparked Mrs. Mary Coleman, Mrs. Lucille this year, and it will not fall this at the Cusseta, Ga., high school is her club to the victory with 23 Kilgore, Mrs. Gertrude Sartain, Mrs. early again for the next 50 years. again making the headlines as a points. She shot off the dribble, *off Thomas Mankin, Mrs. Stella Long The method of fixing the time of basketball player. the pivot with one-handed shots, and Mrs. Eleanor Nettles, all of Easter dates back to 325 A. D. In Says an article in the Macon Tel- and her faking and dribbling was a Jasper, Ala., are spending 10 days that year the council of the Chris- egraph in regard to a cage tourna- feature of the game." at Clementine's cottage at Mexico tian churches met at Nicaea (Nice) ment held in that city: "Cusseta Incidentally, the Telegraph had a Beach. in Asia Minor. Besides setting forth the Nicene Creed, a summary of the belief in the divinity of Christ, the councilors decided that Easter should be the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon which occurs upon,, or next after, March 21, the vernal equinox. A 1,000-mile-long mountain range has been discovered deep under water in the central Pacific Ocean. Lively WITH V-8 OR SIX POWER Only Ford in its field offers you a pick of famous V-8 or Six engines, And, whichever you choose, you're master of road-ruling getaway. and power. Both the engines offer Ford's Automatic Mileage Maker -a real fuel saver. 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FLORIDA FRIDAY, MARCH- 9, 1951 322 Monument Avenue Telephone 37 Port St. Joe, Florida FRIAY MRC 9,191 HKSTR, OR S. OE GUP OUTY FORIA AG SVE Committee Suggests Tightening of Welfare Laws To Stop Abuses Will Ask Legislature To Take Ac- tion To Make Public Names of Recipients If recommendations of the wel- fare committee of the 1951 legis- lature are given consideration, laws affecting welfare in this state will be tightened to stop abuses and waste. The committee, meeting in Ocala recently, voted to urge legislation that would make public the names of those on relief rolls and refused to go along with welfare bureau- crats in their effort to get the Florida legislature to approve fed- eral rulings that would keep names of welfare recipients a deep dark secret. Committee members were caustic in their criticism of the federal requirements and some members were for action to break the fed- eral rule, which during the 1949 session blocked a legislative in-' vestigation of the welfare rolls. One committee member said he thought the legislature should seek relief from this and similar federal restrictions; another said, "'If the legislature cannot get to .the rolls, we are in a hell of a fix." New Dealers and Welfare Staters buttoned up the relief deal so that no one but the bureaucrats them- selves know who is getting the money, and under the present set- up it is wide open for any kind of abuse. The attitude of the legislative committee will meet hearty public approval, and if the legislature takes action to curb welfare waste and abuses they will find the people of this state behind them 100% One sore spot was the revelation that some Floridians receiving pub- lic assistance funds as needy blind own and drive automobiles on the public highways, holding drivers licenses. I-n all probability the legislature will require that all drivers take a physical examina- tion; at present old licenses are renewable without any test of fit- ness to drive. Sherwood Smith, state welfare *commissioner, points out that his job is to see that the needy blind are cared for and the matter of drivers licenses is up to the state highway patrol, but the high- way patrol does not have access to the relief roll and has no way of knowing how many blind or deaf and dumb people are driving cars and at the same time drawing taxpayers' money. Two Go To Lackland Air Base Tommy Owens Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Owens, left Saturday for Lackland Air Force Base at Sari Antonio, Texas, and Jack Barr, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brown, left Monday for the same station. FOR SALE Half-Ton Pickup Load $3.00 ---- Call -- DUREN'S STORE PHONE 66 Port St. Joe Florida MINUTES OF COUNTY COMMISSION Wewahitchka. Florida by Jim S. Daniel, seconded by Peter March 6, 1951 G. Strange and upon vote unani- The Board of County Commission- mously carried, that the attorney ers of Gulf county, Florida, met this for. this board 'publish a notice that date in regular session with the fol- the Board of Commissioners of Gulf lowing members present: Tobe Gay, county, Florida, intend to apply to vice-chairman; Peter G. Strange, the 1951 Legislature for special leg- Jim S. Daniel and J. F. Miller. The isolation for the adoption of a local sheriff, Attorney Costin and clerk bill establishing a salary for the were also present. Board of County Commissioners of The meeting came to order at 9 Gulf county, Florida. o'clock a. m. and the following pro- Dr. Harold B. Canning camp be- ceedings were had: fore the board and told of the loc'.l health conditions, the need for a lo- Minutes of the February 6th and ca health clinic and the waoy ulf 26th meetings were read, approved county may get federal aid to con- and adopted. struct such a clinic. The vice-chair- The home demonstration agent. man asked the doctor to get a stae health department and farm agent representative to meet with tho presented their reports for the board at the next regular meetin- month of February, 1951, and the I for the purpose of explaining the same were ordered filed in the of-'federal aid plan and the cost to the fice of the clerk of circuit court. county for such a clinic. Application to admit Marvin Stall- The following bills were present- worth to the Northwest Florida ed, examined, approved and ordered State Sanatorium was duly approv- paid from the several county funds, ed under the same terms and con- to-wit: General Fund, warrant No. editions as other Gulf county pa- 56 through 93; Fine and Forfeiture tients. Fund, warrant No. 12 through 19; The clerk read a letter from Mrs. Road and Bridge Fund, warrant No. C. M. Linton of Blountstown, Flor- 26 through 41; Agriculture and Live- ida, with reference to a county road stock Fund, warrant No. 3870 thru on her land in the northeast part of 3872; County Service Officer Fund. Gulf county. After a short discus- warrant No. 3873 through 3874: Mo- sion, the clerk was instructed to no- their's Pension Fund, warrant No. tify Mrs. Linton to appear before 3875 through 3890; and Race Track- the board at the next regular meet- Fund, warrant No. 3891. ing and for her to be prepared to There 'being no further business tell the board what she expects the to come 'before the board at this county to do in connection with the time, it did then adjourn. road. TOBE GAY. Chairman. An Egg What Am An Egg The egg was 4 inches long, 7e J. F. Pitts of Oak Grove brought inches in circumference and tipped a huge egg into The Star office i the scale at 7 ounces. Wednesday which was the product ----------- of one of his White Leghorn hens. Advertising doesn't cost, it PAYS! ST. 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Also a number of large corporations in the canning, meat packing, oil and textile industries, and many others, are being served by our paper com- pany. Our sales technique is truly complicated, as exhaustive details of requirements must be collected before quotations can be offered. "Our container plant, though com- - paratively small, is one of the most modern," concluded the mayor. "We employ therein 100 people, 30 per cent of whom are women." In closing, Mayor Belin expressed the belief that even bigger things are in store for Port St. Joe. CLASSIFIED ADS RATES--1% cents per word for one inser- tioh (count initials and figures as single w6rds); minimum charge 30 cents. Addi- tional insertions of same ad take lower r1te. To eliminate bookkeeping, all ads whet be paid for at time of first insertion FOR SALE SMITH-CORONA TYPEWRITER- Practically new; $60. Phone 98. W. H. Stripling. 3-9* dUEST CHECK'S-(100 to pad). Large, $6 per 100 pads; 10 pads, 75c. Small, $5 per 100 pads; 10 for 60.c. Also onionskin "COPY" second sheets, $2.25 per package of 1000 (don't ask us to break a package). THE STAR. 10-24t1 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 5-ROOM HOUSE located corner of 7th St. and Long Ave., 150-ft lot, formerly belonging to Mrs. Emma Redd. If interested see Mrs. M. F. Daughtry. 30* AUTOMOTIVE FOR SALE 1950 CHEVROLET 4-door Fleetline DeLuxe. Radio, white side walls, Monica blue color, low mileage, one owner, $1595.00. Garraway Chevro- let Co., Port St. Joe. ,3-2tf 1948 FORD 4-DOOR-1ew tires, plastic seat covers, radio, under- coated, no dents in body, 19,800 miles, seldom driven over 50 mph, one owner-Editbr Bill, The Star office. Yours or $1100. tf 1949 CHEVROLET Sport Coupe-- All extras, black, one owner, $1495.00. Garraway Chevrolet Co., Port St. Joe. 3-2tf FOR RENT FOR APARTMENTS See The Shirey Apartments. tf LEG4L ADVERTISING NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR ENACTMENT OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION CONCERNING GULF COUNTY; FLORIDA Notice is hereby gfyen .that the undersigned will apply to. the Flor- ida Legislature gat its 1951 session for passage of certain special legis- lation, which special legislation shall have for its purpose the following: To create a small claims' court in Gulf county; providing for the county judge to be the judge of said court; prescribing for the pleading, practice and service of notice of proceedings therein; providing for a clerk and prescribing his duties. Dated thie 9th day of March, 1951. R. G. BOYLES, President, Port St. Joe Retail Merchants' Association. LODGE NOTICES R. A. M.-Regular convocation of St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A. M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. All visit- ing companions welcome. J. L. Wil- son, High Priest; H. R. Maige, Sec. MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO. 22, I. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic hall. Minnie Lee Mahon, N. G.; Mary E. Weeks, Secretary. MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M- 'ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Fri days each month, 8:00 p. n. Members urged to attend: visiting brothers welcome. Milton Chafin, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec. SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, I. 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. ****o*** ******* SHIVERS AND TAPPER NOTICE TO OUR READERS Egypt GULF COUNTY All cards of thanks, with the ex- Of Egypt's more than 380,000 S(Continued from page 1)' ception of those after a death, must square miles of territory, only S Boys 4-H Club (Continued from page 1) be paid for at time of insertion. A about three per cent is cultivated. discussed by our legislators before minimum charge of 50c is made forThis green and fertile area is al- KI i r Meetings the legislature meets in regular ses- 30 words or less; 1c per word for most entirely along the Nile river, sion next month," said Harris. "The all over 30. where some 13,000,000-people live. I g g g g g gC O O subject is of much importance to Kenney Mill-Thursday after the everyone, as it involves the future second and fourth Sundays; 7:30 p. of our schools and should be of COMFORTER FUNERAL HOME m., at home of J. N. Dobbs, local great interest to school patrons and White City-Friday after second friends and to all other taxpayers. 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE and fourth Sundays, 7:30 p. m., at "Everyone is invited to come out 601 Long Avenue Phone 326 Day or Night community building. Jack Hall, lo- and hear these speakers, and it is cal leader. Wewahitchka-Monday after first hoped that they will be greeted by ---, and third Sundays, 7:30 p. m., hig, a large audience. P.-T. A. officers school. Bill Roemer, local leader. who have arranged this program are MEET YOUR FRIENDS It especially anxious that it be given A T Vtsitor From Malone all possible publicity so that every- Mrs. Fannie Herring of Malone one will have an opportunity to LeHARDY'S BAR is visiting here with her daughter hear these speakers who will rep- 5R B and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. resent us at the coming session of Phone 52 Nichols. the legislature." ...... .. . your very first 1,000Miles! 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Its body has fewer, less expensive parts, with everything easy to get at! Example: Rear fenders, not welded on, unbolt in minutes for quick fender work. Maintenance savings-up to $50 to 6U in fees Your savings will vary from state to state; but when you add up your Federal, local and state taxes, interest charges, insurance costs and license fees, you'll find there's considerably less to pay the Henry J way! Fee savings-up to $60 as low as s a month! There's another saving to your budget-the low monthly payment possible on your Henry J! If your car is an early postwar model in good condition, for example, your Henry J payments can be as low as $49 a month! Total savings: cost, tires, gas, maintenance fees-up to $766! Delivered at Willow Run, with Federal taxes paid. 0nly hitec sidewall hes, de luxe bumper guards, wheel rings, and local tax (if any) additional. Price subject to change without notice. nw... more than ever.. h the car for today! I.RA. Was EWISSee iteatat our nearest Kaioserrazi dFle today M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE Monument Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida PAGE EIGHT THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLOR-IDA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951! I HOW |