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Title: The star
Uniform Title: Star (Port Saint Joe, Fla.)
Physical Description: Newspaper
Language: English
Publisher: W.S. Smith
Place of Publication: Port St. Joe Fla
Creation Date: July 6, 1951
Frequency: weekly
regular
 Subjects
Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Genre: newspaper   ( marcgt )
newspaper   ( sobekcm )
Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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PORT ST. JOE
A Progressive
Community With a
Modern, Progressive
Weekly Newspaper


THE


STAR


THE STAR
Official Paper for Gulf
SCounty, Devoted To the
SContinued Development
I of the Entire County
*


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


VOLUME XIV FORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951


Gulf County Asked

To Co-opetate in

Strap Metal Drive

Steel Production Program Faces
Crippling Threat Unless Sup-
ply Appreciably Expanded

Farmers, industrial leaders and
owners of automobile "graveyards"
of Gulf county were asked by the
federal government this week to
co-operate in relieving the present
nationwide shortage of scrap sup-
plies at steel mills so that the na-
tional program of rearmament can
'be carried out.
A concerted effort in ferreting
out scrap steel and iron from
plants, warehouse, farms and from
automobile graveyards and getting
it moved into market channels to
save the nation from a grave short-
age at this time was requested in
an appeal received by The Star
from the U. S. Department of Com-
merce in Atlanta, Ga.
Inventories of scrap iron and
steel at the nation's 200 mills and
fouindries are "dangerously fow,"
said the department of commerce,
and unless scrap supplies are ap-
pieciably expanded within the next
four months the steel production
program: faces a serious crippling
threat.
without t sufficient supplies of
scrap steel, which is essential to
the production of new steel, a lag
in the steel program would affect
not only defense-supporting indus-
tries .but would limit production of
civilian consumer goods, .such as
automobiles, stoves and refrigera-
tors," it added. '"
As evidence of the seriousness of
the situation, the commerce depart-
ment pointed to the fact that two
large producers recently were oper-
ating with less than a two-day sup-
ply of scrap and that most other
mills have less than a two-week
supply compared with a normal 60-
day or larger inventory.
The present consumption of scrap
steel is the highest in history, even
higher than in the peak years of
World War II. The highest war-
time consumption was 24,500,000
tons a year. Last year, 29,500,000
tons were used, and this year the
consumption is expected to.'rise to
32,500,000 tons or more, an increase
over 1950 of at least 3,000,000 tons.
(Continued on page 5)

New Methodist Minister Is
To Be Honored At Reception

The Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
announces that a reception honor-
ing the new minister, Rev. W. J.
Lindsey and his family, will be held
at the parsonage Tuesday evening,
July 10, from 8:00 to 9:30.
The public is cordially invited,
and the pastors of local churches
are requested to make this an-
nouncement in their Sunday ser-
vices.
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INSTALLATION POSTPONED
Due to the fact that several of
'the' newly-elected officers were on
night shift at the paper mill, the
installation of officers of Willis V.
Rowan'Post 161, American Legion,
was not carried out Monday night.
The installation ceremony is now
scheduled for Mdnday night, July
16. All members are urged to be
present-especially the officers.
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City Commissioners

Okeh Mosquito Deal

Will Co-operate With Health Board
On Fog Project; Seek To Have
City Declared Critical Area

Tha city dads at their meeting
Tuesday night voted to co-operate
with the state board of health in
spraying the city at regular inter-
vals for the control and eradication
of mosquitoes and other pestiferous
insects. The project will get under
way as soon as the health board
can make the necessary equipment
available.
Robert Bellows appeared before
the commission with a request that j
an effort be made to get this com-
munity declared a critical area for
defense housing in order to get
easier credit terms for those desir-
ing to build or buy houses.
Only other matter of importance
taken up by the board was the first
reading of an ordinance vacating
certain streets in that section of
the city west of Highway 98 near
the paper mill. With the exception
of one, these streets, all dead end,,
have never been opened.
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Rotary Club Installs
Officers for 1951-52

The Port St. Joe Rotary Club, at
its regular meeting, installed the
following officers for the ensuing
year: Joe Mira, president; Her-
bert Brown, vice-president; Sydney
Jammes, secretary; B. B. Conklin,
iergean-ai-a-arm, .and Otto Ander-
son continues as treasurer.
H. C. Brown, the outgoing presi-'
dent, outlined the progress made .by
the club during his tenure of office,
pointing with pride to the accom-
plishments made during the past
year, despite the fact that the mem-
bership was slightly smaller than
the previous year.
Joe Mira, H. C. Brown, Stafford
Barke, Floyd Roberts, J. B. Harris,
Franklin Jones and Jimmy Greer
are the directors for the new year.
The past president's button was
presented to Mr. Brown at this
time.
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NO PROTESTS ON COUNTY TAX
BEFORE EQUALIZATION BOARD

No one appeared before the board
of county commissioners Monday
when it sat as -a board of equali-
zation, and after waiting an hour
the board accepted the tax roll as
submitted by Tax Assessor Sammy
Patrick.
The board will sit again' on Au-
gust. 6 for final acceptance of the
roll and will again bend an ear for
any complaints that may be pre-
sented by property owners.

HALF-YEAR CAR TAGS ON SALE
Half-year car tags are now on
sale at the office of Uncle EIdd
'Pridgeon in Wewahitchka for those
who, buy new or used cars from
now until. the end of the year.
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Return To Homes After Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rose and chil-
dren and Miss Molly Johnson of
LaGrange, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Grey of Jasper, Ala., left Tuesday
to return to their respective homes
after several days' visit here with
friends at Beacon Hill Beach.

Returns From Texas
: Mrs. W. B. Ferrell returned Sun-


No Unemployment In County day from Houston, Texas, where
Word from the state industrial she was called due to the illness of
commission states that no one in her grandson. Her little grand-
Gulf county received unemployment daughter, Rebecca Stansberry, as-
compensation during the week end- companies her here for an extended
ing June 23. -visit.


Local Merchants Take

Interest in Louisiana

Peddling Ordinance

Consider Asking for Similar Law
Here; Provides Fine of $100
Or 30 Days In Hoosgow

Merchants of Port St. Joe are
taking a keen interest in an anti-
peddling ordinance enacted by the
city of Alexandria, La., which, up-
held Iby the U. S. supreme court,
classifies peddling as an illegal nui-
sance unless house-to-house sales-
men have been invited by home oc-
cupants.
The ordinance does not apply to
the sale or soliciting of orders for
the sale of inilk, dairy, products,
vegetables, poultry, eggs and other
farm and garden produce.
Pointing out that house-to-house
selling by itinerant peddlers who
do not pay a license is cutting into
trade of local business houses to a
large extent, a representative of the
Port St. Joe Merchants Association
stated that figures compiled na-
tionally shows that in 1950, can-
vassers sold the-third largest share
of toilet:goods articles with 14% of
the nation's total. Similar large per-
centages prevail in numerous other
lines, he declared.
The Alexandria ordinance, which
the St. Joe merchants are consider-
ing having the city commission use
for a model here, declares it to be
a "nuisance for solicitors, peddlers,
hawkers, itinerant and transient
vendors to go in or pon private
residences without having been re-
quested or invited to ,do so by the
owners or occupants." Maximum
penalty for violation is a fine of
$100 or imprisonment for 30 days,
or both.
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0. E. S. TO HOLD BAKE SALE
Gulf Chapter 191, Order of East-
ern Star, will hold a bake sale in
the building adjoining the Suwannee
Store Saturday, July 7, beginning
at 10 a. m. For special orders call
85-W.

Visitors From North
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Landers
and Mrs. George Landers of Syra-
cuse, N. Y., arrived here Tuesday to
spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. D.
J. Norris and other relatives.


Slight Error Gets Editor In
Dutch With Civic Clubs

The editor has received a num-
ber of threats, from shooting to
poisoning to strangulation from
members of the Port St. Joe Ro-
tary Club and the Port St. Joe
Kiwanis Club.
The reason?
We reported last week that
Harvey Solomon had stopped off
in St. Louis on his way home
from a visit in Chicago to attend
the Rotary Ihternational conven-
tion.
Seems Harvey is a Kiwanian,
and that it was a Kiwanis Inter-
national convention.
The Rotarians say they don't
want Harvey under any condi-
tions, and the Kiwanians inform
us that the article was a Rotary
effort to undermine their organi-
zation.
Personally, we think both these
organizations are doing a grand
job in St. Joe, and regardless of
whether a man is a Kiwanian or
a Rotarian, he is still a good citi-
zen. And, anyway, we can
pass the buck to Tobe Schneider,
who stopped us on the street and
gave us the item.


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Tax Roll Shows

Drop From 1950

Millage Would Be Higher To Pro-
duce Same Amount As In 1950;
Difference Is $74,295

According to figures submitted to
the board of county commissioners
'by Tax Assessor Sammy Patrick,
the total valuation of taxable prop-
erty in Gulf county for 1951 comes
to $5,447,405, as against $5,521,690
for 1950-a difference of $74,295.
Non-exempt lands this year on
the roll come to $2,810,415, com-
pared to $2,850,180 in 1950. Per-
sonal property this year is assessed
at $2,498,010, as against $2,532,530
last year, and railroad and tele-
graph property remains the same
as last year, $138,980.
Exempt homesteads are placed
at $1,525,970 this year, compared to
$1,489,305 in 1950. Total valuation
of all property in the county, in-
cluding homesteads, this year is
$6,973,375, as against $7,010,995 in
1950.
Millage last year was 17.2, which
raised $171,685 for. the county's
governmental functions, and if the
same budget is set up this year it
will be necessary to raise the mill-
age. Reason for the drop in the as-
sessment roll was not available to
The Star before we went to press.
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Holiday Blaze Does
Damage In Quarters

The St. Joe Fire" Department was
called out 'about. 3:30 July Fourth
to fight a blaze in the coibred quar-
ters that for a time threatened to
get completely out of control, there
being nine buildings afire at one
time.
'he blaze, of undetermined or-
igin, started in a small unoccupied
building at the rear of the Dew
Drop Inn, a two-story frame build-
ing, spread to an adjoining dwelling
and to the inn, which was dam-
aged considerably.
Due to a shortage of firemen on
account of the holiday, adjoining
buildings caught fire, but eventu-
ally the blaze was brought under
control by the frantic efforts of the
handful of firemen on the job.

ROTARY CLUB SPONSORS
MIDGET BASEBALL TEAM
A midget baseball team has been
organized under sponsorship of the
Rotary Club, with JoB Mira as man-
ageI'.
The first game is scheduled for
Saturday with Oak Grove.
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Stores selling thile manlly articles
BUYS DRUG STORE covered by ceiling price regulations
Henry Campbell this week took must now have each article marked
over operation of Carver's Drug or. tagged with the selling price, the
Store, having purchased the estab- regulation becoming mandatory the-
lishment from Ned Porter. Mr. first of this week.
Campbell, a registered pharmacist, The selling price' may be marked
for several years was in charge of on .the article itself, on a ticket or
Miller's Drug Store, in which he tag attached, to the article, or may
had an interest and which recently be shown on the shelf, rack or bin
was purchased by Gannon Buzzett containing the article. In either
of Apalachicola. case, .the price must .be clearly
--visible to, and understandable by,
Attend Graduation ithe store's customers, says the Of-
Mr. and Mrs. Huey .Parker and fice of Price Stabilization.
sons Donald and Dickey,.and Mrs. In addition, each store must post
J. D. Davis attended the graduation where it can be seen, a'sign saying:
of Miss Annette Parker from St. "The prices of merchandise in this
Margaret's Hospital in Montgom- store are no higher than OPS ceil-
ery, Ala., last Friday. Miss Parker ing prices.' These signs, neatly
will go to Charity Hospital in New printed,, are available at The Star'
Orleans, La., for special training. office for a small consideration.
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Expected Home From Camp Two Enlist In Air-Force
Miss Carlene Campbell will ne- Willie Carl Pate, son of Mrs. Eva
turn Saturday from Camp Weed, Pate, and Emmett Clayton, son of-
and Misses Barbara Ward, Barbara Mrs. Jewel Cooper, have enlisted in
Mitchell and Betty Ward will re- the air force and left Thursday of
turn this week-end from Camp Juli- last week for San Antonio, Texas,
ete Low at Cloudland, Ga. to begin basic training.


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Governor Thumbs

Nose At Senate's

Crime Committee

Sends Subpoena Back With Letter
Saying Investigators Canhot
Compel Him To Show UR

Governor Fuller Warren literally
thumbed his nose at the U. S. sen-
ate's crime committee Tuesday, in-
forming them that he will not ap-
per before the committee in Wash-
ington next Monday, or at any other
time while he is governor of Flor-
ida. Warren told Chairman O'Conor
that "Neither you or the senate
committee has the power to com-
pel me to obey its commands." He
returned with his letter the' sub-
poena served on him the other day
by the committee which 'ordered
him to appear and testify on'"wlat
he knows concerning matters with-
in the scope" of the committee's in-
vestigation of interstate crime.
Now it is up to the committee 'to
decide what they'll do about the
matter. One member stated they
might ask the senate to cite War-
ren on a contempt'charge.
In brief, the governor had this to
say:
"I have a firm and fixed opinion
that your action seeking to compel
my attendance upon your commit-
tee usurps powers reserved to the
states and is an affront to the dig-
nity, the sovereignty and the inde-
pendence of the people of this
.state.
"To admit the power of your com-
mittee to summon me from the
state-of Florida at such time as it
elects and for such period of time
as it decides is proper is to admit
that the committee has the power
to remove me from this state, de-
prive me of freedom of action in
the performance of- my duties, and
restrain me from the discharge of
my responsibilities as chief execu-
tive of a soverign state, and estab-
lish a precedent for such action op
the part of congressional commit-
tees in the future.
"Such an encroachment might
well mark the beginning of the end
of the dual system of sovereignty,
federal and state, under which this
nation was established: "
Governor Warren previously had
challenged several of the commit-
tee members to debate with him on
gambling in their own bailwicks,
but all refused.


OPS Ceiling Prices Must
Now Be On All Goods


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Local Lodge In Charge of
Program At District Meet
The high school auditorium at
Lynn Haven was the setting Thurs-
day evening of last week for the
-banquet honoring Mrs. Jessie Sch-
rieber of Pensacola, president of
the Rebekah Assembly of Florida.
The affair was- given by Rebekah
lodges making up District 2, Lynn
Haven, Panama City and Port St.
Joe.
Mrs. Lela Mitchum of Lynn Ha-
v6n acted as fnistress of ceremonies
ahd introduced distinguished guests
from Pensacola, Panama City, Tal-
lahassee, Lynn Haven and Port St.
Joe. Mrs. Ann Cutchins, noble
grand of the Lynn Haven lodge, ex-
tended a hearty welcome to the as-
semblage, and the response was
made by Mrs. Mary Forehand,
noble grand of Melody Lodge of
Port St. Joe.
The banquet table arrangements
were beautiful, carrying out the_
president's colors of red and white
in every detail. Mrs. Eliza Lawson
of this city, district deputy presi-
dent, presented corsages of red car-
nations to the president and her
aide, Mrs. Laura McCallahan.
After the banquet, all assembled
in the Odd Fellows hall for the reg-
ular meeting, with members of the
three district lodges filling the sta-
tions for the evening.
Noble Grand Ann Cutchins intro-
duced and welcomed the following
guests of honor: Jessie Schrieber,
president, Pensacola; Mrs. Eliza
Lawson, Port St. Joe, deputy presi-
dent, District 2; Mrs. Laura McCal-
lahan, Pensacola, deputy president,
District 1, and Mrs. Pastelle Allen,
Panama City, outside guardian of
the Rebekai:-Assembly.
Following routine business, the
floor was turned over to Melody
Lodge 22 of this city, which pre-
sented a program .in the form of
drills and songs. The twelve ladies
taking part in the drills were most
impressive in white floor length
dresses, carrying red candles,,and,
wearing red carnations, the presi-
dent's flower. The favorite songs of
the president were sung by the
group. Mrs. Elwyn Blount, past
noble grand of Melody Lodge, was
director of the program.
Mrs. Schreiber thanked the lodges
for the courtesies shown her and
gave an interesting and inspira-
tional talk on "Love and Happiness
of Others," her watchword.

ALLIE O'BRIAN IS HOSTESS
TO YOUNG WOMAN'S AUX
The Young Woman's Auxiliary of
the Methodist Church met Monday
night at the home of Miss Allie
O'Brian with four members pres-
ent, Sadie Arnette, Wilma Padgett,
Hellon Jones, Mrs. James Horton
and the hostess.
The devotional, taken from Acts
10:34-35 and Peter 1:17-19, which
indicated that Jesus is no respecter
of persons. The program topic was
"While There Is Time." The parts
for discussion, which were taken
up by those present, were "Ques-
tions We Meet Every Day," "The
U. S. A. Attitude On Race," "Is the
Negro Looking To Communism for
Answers To His Problems?", "Is
Racial. Prejudice a Threat To Our
Freedom?", "So-Called Negro 'Char-
acteristics'," and "What Can the Y.
W. A. Do. About the Race Situa-
tion?"
At this time it was decided to
give. a can of food for community
missions work for the month.
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CREAMER-JOHNSON
Mrs. ,Sarah Sheffield is announc-
ing the marriage of her daughter,
Marie Johnson, to Robert Creamer
on June 17 in Gulfport, Miss. The
young couple will continue to make
St. Joe their home.


Methodist W. S. C. S.
In Business Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
met Monday afternoon at the home
of the president, Mrs. Ralph Swatts,
for the regular business meeting.
Following an inspiring devotional
conducted by Mrs. G. A. Patton, as-
sisted by Mrs. J. C. Laney, the
group decided that a reception hon-
oring the new minister and his fam-
ily should be held at the parsonage
Tuesday evening, July 10, from 8
to 9:30, and that.the public be in-
vited.
The date for the officers' train-
ing school, originally scheduled for
June 26, was set for July 17, with
Mrs. J. T. McNeill as hostess at her
home at Indian Pass, the meeting
to begin at 10 a. m., and all officers
and committee chairmen to be pres-
ent. The July program, scheduled
for July 16, will be presented by
Circle I at the church, Monday, July
30.
A report of the visitation commit-
tee, headed by Mrs. J. L. Sharit, re-
vealed that the June visitation pro-
gram had resulted in the enrollment
of several new members in each
circle. The group was commended
by the president for this fine work.
Mrs. Patton announced the for-
mation of two prayer groups and
urged a deeper spiritual experience
among the membership.
The circles plan to meet at 3:30
p. m. Monday, July 9, as follows:
Circle I with Mrs. Wayne Buttram;
Circle II with Mrs. Henry Geddie;
Circle III with Mrs. R. H. Brinson;
Circle IV with Mrs. Bob Bringman.
The group was dismissed with
the W. S. C. S. benediction.

Visit In Apalachicola
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dare, Mrs. J.
B. Gloekler, Mrs. M. L. Johnson and
Miss Virginia Gloekler were guests
Wednesday in Apalachicola of Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. Marks.


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Personals Clubs Churches

MYRTICE O. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51


'Trousseau' Party Honors
Miss Virginia Gloekler
Miss Virginia Clair Gloekler,
bride-elect, was honored Monday
evening by her mother, Mrs. Joseph
B. Gloekler, with a "trousseau"
party at her- home on Garrison Ave-
nue.
The guests were entertained in
the living room, which was decor-
ated with vari-colored arrangements
of summer flowers. The trousseau
was shown, after which refresh-
ments were served in the dining
room by Mrs. Gloekler, assisted by
Mrs. Melvin L. Johnson and Mrs.
Woodruff D. Dare.
Guests included Misses Jan Wim-
berly, Pat Ward, Betty Otto An-
derson, Barbara Boyles, Joyce Sex-
ton, Edith Garrett, Memorie Porter,
and Sarah Bray, Mrs. J. B. Hatta-
way and Mrs. Charles Smith.

WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD
MEETS WITH MRS. BISHOP
The Methodist Wesleyan Service
Guild met Thursday evening of last
week at the home of Mrs. Emory
Bishop on Garrison Avenue, with
eight members present.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. Doris Whealton, and sharing
the devotional with her.were Miss
Sara Kelly and Mrs. Williston Cha-
son. Mrs. M. P. Tomlinson gave
the financial report of the Guild.
During the social hour the hos-
tess served delicious and colorful
refreshments to her guests, so -be-
fitting the summer season.

STATE PRESIDENT PAYS
VISIT TO REBEKAH LODGE
Mrs. Jessie Schreiber of Pensa-
cola, president of the Rebekah As-
sembly of Florida, Mrs. Laura Mc-
Callahan, also of Pensacola, deputy
president of District 1, and several
members of the Panama City and
Lynn Haven lodges visited Melody
Rebekah Lodge 22 Wednesday eve-
ning of last week at the regular
meeting.
Mrs. Schreiber and Mrs. McCal-
lahan gave very inspirational talks
under the good of the order.

Spends Week-end Here
Lt. Ralph Falkner of Maxwell
Field, Montgomery, Ala., spent the
week-end here with Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Dare and Mrs. Joseph B.
Gloekler.


The Virginia Hagood Junior Girls'
Auxiliary of the Baptist Church met
Monday afternoon at the church
with the following members pres-
ent: Martha Ray, Margie Rogers,
Phyllis Lewis, Gail Bateman, Judy
Poitevint, Peggy Scott, Ann Kay,
Sandra Bracewell, Barbara Ingram,
Gail Gill, Patty Ingram, Gail Rob-
erts, Susan Gainous, Barbara Wil-
liams, Valeria Roberts, and two vis-
itors, Frances Jones and Mrs. J. M.
Johns, counselor helper.
The program on "The U. S. A.
and Communism," was developed


Dr. Charles Reicherter
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BAPTIST W. M. U. IN by Gail Bateman, Patsy Ingram,
BUSINESS SESSION Gail Gill, Peggy Scott, Barbara Ann
The Baptist W. M. U. met Mon- Kay and Sandra Bracewell. Martha
day at the church for the regular Ray and Marjorie Rogers passed
monthly business meeting, with the the forward steps at this time.
president, Mrs. E. C. Cason, in The meeting was closed with sen-
charge. tence prayers for better G. A.'s in
,, the future.
The year song, "Jesus Calls Us," the future.
opened the meeting followed with' Rt B h
the scripture from Luke 6:27-37. Residing At Beach Home
Mrs. Cason gave a short talk on the Mr. and Mrs. J. Lamar Miller and
Golden Rule, after which the secre- children are spending these hot
tary, Mrs. J. 0. Baggett, read the summer days at their cottage at
minutes and called the roll, twenty Mexico Beach.
members answering present. Re- s
ports from chairmen were also re- Send The Stat to a friend.
ceived at this time.
It was announced that the young
people's associational meeting will Dr. Joseph B. Spear
be held at 'the local Baptist church
on July 19, with state workers in OPTOMETRIST
charge. All were urged to attend.
The meeting was dismissed with. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
prayer by Mrs. Durel Brigman. Broken Lenses Duplicated

JUNIOR GIRLS' AUXILIARY APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA
IN MEETING AT CHURCH


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FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1951


Like Old Soldiers,

Baseball Hereabouts

Just Fades Away

Chipley Editor Believes Hiring of
Players Main Reason for De-
cline In This Section

(From Washington County News)
Like old soldiers, baseball clubs
in this section of West Florida don't
die-they just fade away.
Before World War II, amateur
baseball was a sport no decent mid-
West Florida town could be with-
out. In the early 1940's, Manager
Mike Toole's Chipley nine regularly
squared off with Graceville, Mari-
anna and Malone in West Florida's
hottest amateur league.
Chipley fans by the hundreds used
to flock to the ball field on Thurs-
day afternoons. The war came
and went, and West Florida tried
to pick up where it left off in base-
ball. But somehow, the old spark of
interest wasn't there. The fans
wouldn't turn out.
Chipley fielded a team for two or
three years, falling right in with the
new system of paying the players.
This year, for the first time, Chip-
ley organized no baseball team. But
eight other clubs in West Florida
got together. The West Florida
League started the season with
teams from Marianna, Graceville,
Ashford, Ala., Malone, Chattahoo-
chee and Bonifay.
Malone-one of the ball-playing-
est towns in West Florida before
the war-dropped out before open-
ing of the season, leaving but five
teams, and Port St. Joe was ac-
cepted into the league. Last week
Graceville and Marianna folded.
Roy Beall, manager of the Mari-
anna team, summed up the situa-
tion in his town. "The money and
the players both gave out about the
same time." The same story was
probably true over in Gracevlle.
'That club played 12 games and
managed to lose them all.
At last report, the league's future
was in doubt. What happened?
Clearly the fan weren't as inter-
ested as they were in the good old
days before the war. Some folks
say paid players just don't pull the
crowds in this section like the old
volunteer teams could. Others claim
baseball slowed down here when
fishing picked up.
Whatever the trouble was, it was
getting in its licks at baseball in
West Florida. After 50 years, the
sport seems to be fading away.

Attend Church Homecoming
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rich, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Rich and son David, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sheffield and
son Jackie attended homecoming at
the Enterprise Baptist Church near
Iron City, Ga., last Sunday.

Advertising doesn't cost-it pays!

GULF COUNTY

Boys 4-H Club

Meetings


White City-Friday after the first
and third .Sundays. 8 p. m. at Com-
munity Building. Jack Hall, local
leader.
Wewahitchka-Monday after the
first and third Sundays. 7:30 p. m.,
at high school. Bill Roemer, local
leader.
Kenney's Mill-Monday after the
second and fourth Sundays. 8 p. m.
at Leman Wise's home. Jack Hall,
local leader.



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CHURCH

ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND SUNDAY SERVICES
... . . . *.
FIRST PAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning service.
6:45 p. m.-Training Union.
8:00 p. m.-Evening' worship.
Prayer service Wednesday at 8
p. m.

ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
7:30 a..m.--Holy communion.
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Holy communion.
Preacher, Rev. George Jewell.
at
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Robert O'Sullivan, Priest
Mass the first Sunday of each
month at 8 a. m. Other Sundays at
10:30 a. m.

SERVICES AT WHITE CITY
Rev. S. J. Allen will conduct ser-
vices at the White City community
house'at 8 p. m. Sunday.
at
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.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. J. Allen, Pastor
10:15 a. m.-Sunday school.
11,:00 a. nm.-Morning worship.
6:00 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
Wednesday: 7:00 p. m.-Choir
practice. 8:00 p. m.-Bible study
and prayer.
' Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these services.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
W. J. Lindsey, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
8:00 p. m.-Evening worship.
____------
Visit Relatives In DeFuniak
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Marlow and
children and Mrs. E. S. Marlow vis-
ited' relatives in DeFuniak Springs
last week.


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SHOP
L. J. HERRING, Owner


Georgia Angles sion states that the records show
that in a typical fishing year the
Threaten Boycott average annual catch of black bass
by each licensed fisherman in Flor-
OnFlorida Fishina ida is 78.1 pounds, and that "any


Boost In Cost of Non-Resident Fee
for Anglers Brings Re-
port of Strike


Georgia fishermen'who do most
of their fresh water fishing in Flor-
ida are up in arms over the fact
that, effective July 1, cost of a
year's non-resident Florida fishing
license will be raised from $7.50 to
$10, and short-term licenses from
$2.25 to $3.00.
In fact, in Georgia's Colquitt
county the anglers are threatening
to boycott Florida fishing and con-
fine their efforts to the waters of
Georgia. A leading fish Ibait dealer
in that county reports that of the
customers he has queried not' one
intends to pay the $10.
The leading sporting goods store
in Moultrie, Ga., which the past
year sold $6,906 worth of non-resi-
dent Florida licenses in contrast to
$2,947.50 worth of 'Georgia licenses
to Georgians, reports opinion to be
strongly against the higher fee,,but
anticipates about half as many $10
licenses will be (bought, neverthe-
less, as were $7.50 ones.
A little item that these Georgia
fishermen don't seem to take into
consideration is the fact that Geor-
gia charges Florida anglers $10.25
for a non-resident license in Geor-
gia and $3.25 for a short-term li-
cense. But then, of course, up there
in Georgia they don't have any fish
to speak of.
The state fish and game commis-


dent fishermen are free to fish any-
where they please in the 30,000
named lakes and 1500 rivers and
streams that are found in the great
fishing paradise that is Florida."


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sport fisherman will probably agree Car Wrecked At White City
that 78 pounds of topnotch game Major Dennis Rose of Tyndall
fish is worth far more than the $10 Field wrecked his new Cadillac Sun-
fee." day morning at White City when
"Considering the fact that money he hit a paper wood truck belong-
derived from the increase will being to C. G. Croxton. The car ran
used to improve Florida fishing, we off the highway, hit a culvert and
don't "believe out-of-state fishermen overturned several times. Dennis
are getting such a bad bargain," and his passenger escaped with
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will strive to serve this community to the

best of my ability, endeavoring to render

courteous, prompt and efficient service.


WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOUR PATRONAGE.


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Port St. Joe, Florida


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the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.


Our Country Right or Wrong


PLENTY OF RED TAPE AND HEADACHES
Merchants of Port St. Joe were putting up their
OPS ceiling price signs this week, and while de-
livering the signs, the editor heard various and
sundry comments on the OPS-none of them at
all complimentary.
"If you think the man running a retail store is
having an easy time of it," said one harried mer-
chant, "he should read some of the directives put
out by the Office of Price Stabilization concern-
ing what we must do to confirm with this blame
price control law. It wouldn't be so bad if they'd
put the directives in simple language-but no,
they've got to be full of turns and twists and big
words that get a guy all tangled up."
Others stated that there have been so many
different orders issued by the OPS that it is next
to impossible to follow them, and if it were pos-
sible to confirm to all of them, it would take a
separate staff of office workers compiling data
and filling out a seemingly endless stream of
forms and reports.
Several of our local merchants informed us
that they haven't yet made their reports to the
OPS and posted their price lists because they
just haven't been able to donform with the regu-
lations in the time allotted them.
These men aren't the callous law breakers they
might seem to be. They're simply small operators
who haven't the time, the staffs or the knowledge
to comply with regulations which have puzzled
some of the top experts on business management
and procedure and which at times have stymied
those who drew them up in the first place.
All of these merchants want to do their part
in the effort to check inflation, but about all they
get out of it is more and more headaches-and as
the red tape continues to unroll, the situation
seems to be getting more confused all the time.
The editor of The Star daily receives from one
to four "releases" from the Jacksonville OPS dis-
trict office noting changes in previous directives,
new regulations, etc., etc., which, if we printed
all of them would require the addition of at least
four extra pages in The Star each week.
This thing really is getting to be a pain in the
neck to the small businessman.


WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
We listened to a couple of guys in front of the
postoffice the other day griping about not receive.
ing sufficient pay for the work they do at the St.
Joe Paper Company mill, and thatthe govern.
ment ought to pass a law making employers pay
a higher wage. We noted that both were well-
dressed and well fed, and one of them got into
a 1951 Hudson and drove off down the street.
Those two guys should live in the Soviet Union
-that wonderful workers' paradise-where only
those who are tired of living criticize the gov-
ernment and its major policies, where the work-
man is paid by the government, where the gov-
Sernment sets the price of food and every article,
regardless of what it is, from toothpicks to auto-
mobiles; where only those who crack the whip
ride in cars and live in mansions; where the cost
of living is geared to the point where the work-

ing class can afford few luxuries, and if they
could, nine chances out of ten the luxury they
might crave would be unavailable.
Yes, indeedy, we should let guys like those
two have a taste of working conditions in Russia.
They'd be tickled to death to get back to Port
St. Joe where if a man doesn't like the job he's
hired to do he can quit and look for another
place to work. He's a free agent here-free to do
as he pleases, go where he pleases and work for
whom he pleases.


A HEALTHFUL PASTIME
Did you ever plant a picture?
If you haven't, you may want to join the in-
creasing number of Port St. Joe home owners
who this summer will "put a picture in a picture
window." They are learning, through the Port
St. Joe Garden Club, how to eliminate eyesores
outside their windows by replacing them with
scenes of natural beauty.
It's not necessary to be a gardening Rembrandt
to perform miracles with flowers, shrubs and
trees. By correct use of greenery, it's possible to
convert your yard into a private park. You can
screen off an eye-offending view of a neighbor's
garage, blot out traffic on a busy street or elimi-
nate other uil-.i i. i'li scene.:Landscaping also
can assure privacy and provide children a safer
place to play.
Not only do such picture plantings improve
the outlook of any home, but they enhance the
value of the property, make a whole neighbor-
hood a more desirable place in which to live, and
add to the beauty of Port St. Joe as a whole.

Getting rich isn't so difficult. Just learn how to
make money faster than you can spend it-from
there on, it's a cinch.

Grandpappy Smith says the old folks had it on
us. They weren't always worrying because the
family nag wasn't the latest model.

Our engineers perform miracles, but are still
building highways that don't curve when the
drunken driver does.

Keep smiling.


some time to get used to'his suc- pagne over Gilbert Jr.'s head.


STARDUST and

MOONSHINE


(Held over from last week)
The resignation of Henry Drake
as postmaster is being sprung on
the people of St. Joe this week as a
sort of Ibombshell, or perhaps a bolt
from the blue, since everybody
has apparently taken it for granted
that he would go on and'-on serving
in that capacity. In fact, we had all
got so used to having him around
it ws .just like an old dog around
the house-always underfoot and
nobody paying much attention to
him. Hank has been cussed and dis-
cussed by practically everybody in
town, including the editor, and he
probably has cussed and discussed
everybody in town, including the
editor. Anyway, we'll all probably
miss the old codger (he won't ad-
mit his age, though he says he
hasn't reached the retirement age
of 65), and it probably will take


cessor, Chauncey Costip, behind the
bars. Bet for the first month or so
Chauncey will be greeted with "Just
what are oou doing in there?" and
he'll have something to say that
eventually will wear mighty thin
before the kidding ceases. ... One
of the main reasons, we believe,
for Mr. Drake resigning is the fact
that after next Thursday he would
no longer have been able to park
his car in front of the postoffice for
longer than two hours.

G. A. Vizcarrondo had a baby (or
rather his wife did), and Mr. V.
made quite a production out of it.
He was so certain it was going to
be a boy that he came into The Star
office three weeks beforehand with
copy for a card to be mailed out,
thusly: "There Will Be Some
Changes Made At Our House! Gil-
bert Anthony Jr., Has Arrived." He
proudly passed out cigars on the
day of the great event, and last
Sunday the new arrival was offici-
ally christened. We haven't learned
yet who broke the bottle of cham-


As we stated in this column some
time back, we thought we'd ex-
hausted the possibilities of the $1.00
haircut, but there are still reper-
cussions.. About a month ago
we were up in Georgia visiting rel-
atives of Myrtice's and while there
got a haircut, a tonic and a shoe
shine in Hawkinsville all for a
buck. We told George Cooper about
it a few days after coming home.
When we got a haircut recently at
George's tonsorial parlor he said,
"We can give you a 65c haircut, too
-but it'll cost you a buck."

Willie Mazarol says we really got
him in dutch printing that piece in
The Star last week about the loaf
of French bread he brought us from
New Orleans. Says a number of his
friends, after reading it, jumped all
over him for not bringing them a
loaf, too. .... "Have written my
wife to bring home a trunkfull when
she comes home," sez Willie, "so
that everybody will be happy."


TEN YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Star
-----
Rotary Club Receives Charter
With Rotarians present from clubs
in Panama City, Marianna, Talla-
hassee, Pensacola, Chattahoochee
and Quincy, the Port St. Joe Rotary
'Club received its charter last Fri-
day night in a ceremony held at the
Port Inn, and took its place with
thousands of other clubs in Rotary
International.
Epworth League Installs
The Epworth League of the Meth-
odist Church installed new officers
Sunday evening, with Rev. D. E.
Marietta acting as installing of-
ficer. New officers are Paul John-
son, president; James Traweek,
vice-president; Mary Johnson, sec-
retary-treasurer; Mrs. D. E. Mari-
etta, sponsor.
Forehand Purchases Land Tract
W. C. Forehand this week pur-
chased the Anderson waterfront
tract of 42 acres in Highland View
thus adding 40 more lots to the 60
he already has in Forehand's Addi-
tion to Highland View.
Signal Lights Installed
Two automatic electric warning
lights were installed this week near
the M. G. Lewis Garage for the rail-
road spur running to the paper mill.
Fire Department Auxiliary Installs
The Woman'sAuxiliary of the Vol-
unteer Fire Department met at the
home of Mrs. Joe Morrow Thursday
afternoon for installation of the fol-
lowing new officers: Mrs. T. Jones,
president; Mrs. M. K..Hurlbut, vice-
president; Mrs. Joe Morrow, secre-
tary; Mrs. Daniels, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. W. C. Roche, finan-
cial chairman; Mrs. Sammie Davis,
publicity chairman; Mrs. Roy Wil-
liams, program chairman; Mrs. Joe
Grimsley, welfare chairman.
New Fish .Limits Effective
Sharp reductions in daily bag
limits on fresh water fish became
eff-1t. iiie Tu-i.d. j,,as follows: Black
bass cut from 12 to 8; bream from
30 to 20, shellcrackers, perch and
other varieties, from 30 to 20.
Personals
Mrs. Victor Anderson attendedthe
wedding of Miss Vivian Marshall
of Apalachicola and Lieut. John


THE LOW DOWN
----- fr om -----

WILLIS SWAMP

Editor The Star:
Fer a fine tipe of citizun who gits
the leest pats on the bak, I doffs
my skimmer to the hiway petrol.
But iffen you're a hevy footed sort
who figgers you shud allow no-
'buddy, blak, white or bronze, to be
ahead of you at eny time, you'll
say, oh! yeh! But without the
threat of bein' flagged down to de-
sunt speed ,by the hiway officer,
the killing' wud zoom even further.
Fer alurtnuss these officers ain't
got no superior. They wudn't serve
long iffen they' wasn't top-notch-
they handles sum pritty tuff and
nasty specimens. All day long or
all nite long there job is to see to
it that we'uns kin venture out onto
the hiway with reeznuble chance of
gittin' back home alive. Iffen you
ain't thot about it before, give a
minnit to ponderin' whut it wud be
like without 'em.
Whut we needs mor of is mor of
these here alert and feerless fel-
lers-they ain't, out to make trubble
-the're out to prevent same-nip
it in the bud, as it, wuz. Again, I
doff my chapeau to all of 'em. And
rite here.in Gulf county there is
Petrollman J. E. Jordan. I'm proud
to no him, but pardner, I sure wud
not choose to tangle with him iffe.
I wuz courtin' trubble. I wud git
it plenty-and pronto.
Yours with the lowdown,
JO SERRA.
_____j(_____
Visiting Daughter In Georgia
Mrs. A. S. Chason is spending
this week in Lindale, Ga., with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ro'bert Mull;

Sherlock of Fort Sill, Okla., last
Friday in Apalachicola.
Baker Smith, engineer, has served
his necessary years for retirement <
from the A. N. Railroad and left
last week -for his home in Talla-
hassee.
Mrs. M. K. Hurlbut returned this
week from Orlando, where she had
been a hospital patient after under-
going an operation.


Hundreds of Perennials

Grown for Small Cost
here is pleasure in growing a ..,
fine plant. Many gardeners get their HI-'LL' i' '
chief satisfaction in this way, and '-'
pay small attention to the manner ---- .
in which their plants are arranged
in a landscape design. ,-. .
The all around gardener will grow -
what plants he can, and arrange '
them in the garden as attractively ,
as he is able, finding pleasure in -;
both departments of his art; and ,\ -. :--... *~
there is no undertaking in which. .
this dual reward is greater than in -
growing perennial plants from seed. \ .LPHIlIUM
It saves money too, for many per- '
ennials can be grown as easily as % ''j
vegetables, for a nominal cost in '
seed, plus a few square feet of soil, .-
and a few hours of pleasant work.: .-.
Compare that with post-war prices -'
of perennial plants, and you will
-see the possibilities.
The easiest time to start peren-
nials is in the spring; but they can
be sown in the summer, and most A iUCGIA PYRETHRU.
gardeners,,have more time to do itA U .
then. But special precautions should Fr P l F
be taken to counteract hot, dry Four Perennial Flowers Easily
weather. Grown From Seed.
With temperatures likely to shoot handle, when they should be moved
up to 100 degrees in the sun, the safe to a nursery row, and given room to
way is to prepare a seed bed of develop until large enough to take
fine, porous soil, which is shaded their place in the perennial border.
lightly from the midday sun or can Many perennials germinate slow-
be shaded with a canopy of cheese- ly; and it will save your patience if
cloth, laths, or burlap. A cold frame you know in advance when to expect
is easily fitted with such a canopy, the seedlings to show. The follow-
or a special bed surrounded by a ing list of subjects easy to grow
wooden curb to keep off washing shows the average time required for
rains is easily prepared. Soil in the germination under favorable con-
seed-bed should not be fertilized, editions:
Sow perennial seed in rows, just Anchusa, 10 days; achillea, 10
as you would radishes, depth varying days; anthems, 5 days; boltonia, 5
from half an inch for the smaller days; campanulas, 5 days; carna-
seeds, to an inch for the largest, tions, 5 days; columbine, 5 days;
Cover only with porous soil, using coreopsis, 5 days; Shasta daisies, 5
sand or a mixture of sand and fine days; delphinium, 20 days; dianthus,
soil, or peat, or humus. Keep the 5 days; foxglove, 10 days; hibiscus,
soil moist until the seeds sprout, 15 days; hollyhocks, 5 days; hes-
and the plants well established; peris, 10 days; gaillardias, 20 days;
then water normally. Label each linum, 8 days; lupine, 8 days; lych-
row so that you know what kind nis, 10 days; physalis, 15 days; pri-
and colof of plants are growing. mula, 15 days; salvia, 15 days; py-
Keep weeds down and let the plants rethrum, 20 days; stokesia, 20 days;
grow until they are large enough to trollius, 50 days; veronica, 15 days


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


FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951


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FRDY JUL 6,_ 1951 TH STR OTS.JE UFCONY LRDAEFV


Farmer Usually Gets
Small Part of Costs
For Processed Goods

Good Part of Final Selling Price
Goes To Processors
and Handlers
Blaming the farmer for the high
price of consumer goods produced
on the farm is a popular pastime.
All too seldom does the consumer
realize that a good part of the final
costs consists of processing and
handling charges, taxes and profits
for those who process apd handle
foods an.fibers. Naturally, the more
a product is processed and handled
after it leaves the farm, the higher
the proportion of final costs which
goes to others than farmers.
Based on recent prices, the bu-
reau of agricultural economics of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has come up with the follow-
ing interesting facts and figures
about certain processed farm prod-
ucts:
If the farmer gave away the wool
in a $50 suit of men's clothing, the
suit would still cost $40.50.
If he'd give away the wheat in a
16-cent loaf of bread, the loaf of
bread would still cost the consumer
13.4 cents.
If the dairyman furnished the
milk in a 22-cent to 23-cent quart
of milk absolutely free, it would
still cost the housewife 11.5 cents.
If the farmer would give away
the beans in a 16-cent can of pork
and beans, the can would still cost
14 cents at the grocery store.
And if the tobacco grower gave
away the tobacco in a 20-cent pack
of cigarets, the girl behind the
counter would still ask your for 17
cents for that purchase.
To Spend Summer In Georgia
Mrs. E. B. Green left last Satur-
day for Whigham, Ga., where she
will spend the summer with rela-
tives.
----(----
Chattahoochee Takes
Fourth of July Game

Saints Defeat Eglin Field 9 To 2;
Bonifay To Play At Cen-
tennial Field Sunday
The Chattahoochee Indians took
the long end of a 5-2 score here
July Fourth before a small crowd
at Centennial Field.
The Saints took a two-run lead
in the bottom of- the thirds but the
Indians promptly made it 2-all in
Their half of the fourth. The game
rocked along 2-2 until the seventh,
when the visitors chalked up two
more, counters on three errors and
a wild pitch. Their final score came
in the ninth on a walk, a stolen
'base and a single.
St. Joe didn't seem able to find.
the offerings of the Indian hurler,
and with several of the regulars
missing, put up a rather weak ex-
hibition. McCray on the mound for
the Saints pitched a good game but
received rather poor support from
his team mates.
Thursday night of last week a
team from Eglin Field was downed
9-2 by the Saints, and- was sched-
uled to play .again Sunday after-
noon, but backed down.
St. Joe was to go to Bonifay last
night, and the Bonifay team will
play a return game here Sunday
afternoon.
With but three..teams remaining
in the West Florida League, Chatta-
hoochee, Bonifay and Port St. Joe,
league officials are endeavoring to
set up sorne kind of schedule, which
probably will include other teams.
beside these three.
Vacationers From North Carolina
Mrs. Betty Seagraves and Mrs.
Peggy Rhames of Greensbqro, N.
C., arrived last Friday for a vaca-
tion to be spent with Mr. and Mrs.
P. G. Hart and other relatives.
"Giant Oak" at Highlands Ham-
mock State Park continues to be
the mystery tree of Florida.


TIDES FOR ST. JOSEPH BAY


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Cape San Bias-Minus 1I00.
To Visit In North Carolina
Mr. and Mrs, Sydney Jammes;
Sydney Jr., and Karen expect to
leave today for a visit in Flat Rock;
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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951


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Return From Visit In Jax
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dowd and daugh-
ter, Kathleen. returned Thursday of
last week from Jacksonville, where
they spent a week.



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1 Servel gas refrigerator --.. $49.50
1 4-burner reconditioned oil
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1 2nd hand table top oil range $29.95
1 secondhand electric range,
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LODGE NOTICES
AMERICAN LEGION Willis V.
Rowan Post 116, meets first and
third Mondays, 8 p. m., Legion Hall.
Visiting Legionnaires invited to at-
tend. W. P. Comforter, command-
er; W. S. Smith, adjutant.
R. A. M.-Regular convocation of
St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A.
M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. All vlslt-
ing companions welcome. J. L. Wil- i
son, High P'riest; H. R. Maige, Sec. I
MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO.
22, I. O. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th
Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Masonic
hall., Mary B. Forehand, N.G.; Mary
E. Weeks, V.G.; Fannie Brown, Sec.
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M-
Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
S meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
days each month, 8:00 p. m
Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. Milton
Chafin, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.
SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1. O.
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.


Mrs. Rish Dies At Home
Of Daughter In Georgia

Mrs. Susie R. Rish, 90, of ewwa-
hitchka, passed away last Friday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.
R. Neves, in Ft. Gaines, Ga. She
was born in Blakely, Ga., and had
been a long-time resident of We-
wahitchka.
Funeral services were held at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon from the
Methodist Church in Wewahitchka,
with Rev. E. L. Lowery officiating.
Interment was in Jehu Cemetery.
The Comforter Funeral Home of
this city was in charge of arrange-
ments.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs.
Rish is survived by three sons, Roy
P. and James F. Rish of Wewahit-
chka, and Ralph F. Rish of Bruns-
wick, Ga.; 18 grandchildren and 11.
great-grandchildren.

Will Road Department
Head Run for Governor?

Is Alfred A. McKethan, chairman
of the state road board, considering
the office of governorship of Flor-
ida in the next election? He won't
,admit or deny it.
The question was discussed by
many attending the three-day cele-
bration last week at Bradenton in
which he was always in the spot-
light. He dedicated the new Cortez
Road and presided at the opening
of bids for construction of the lower
Tampa Bay bridge.
In a speech at Anna Maria Beach
he called for a complete revision
of the tax structure of the state to
care for the many needs the state
is called on to provide. When told
that his name was being mentioned
frequently as a possible guberna-
torial candidate, he answered with
a smile: "That's news to me. No, I
have no comment to make at this
time. Election time is a long way
off."

Josh Pulls A Fast One
Out at the ball game with Eglin
Field last week George Cooper was
doping his'ankles with Skeeterban
from a hand pump he had brought
with him, when Uncle Josh Miller
came into the stand, sat down be-
hind him, and said: "George, why
don't you wash your feet before you
come to the ball game?" We
can't print George's retort, since
this family rag has to go through
the mails.

Spend Week-end In Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Johnson spent
the week-end in Centerville, Ala.,
visiting with the latter's brother
and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Nance. Mr. Nance and son Billy
returned with the Johnson's for a
week's visit here.
-
Visitors From West Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. McCormick
and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Perry of
Charleston, W. Va., are guests this
week of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller
and other friends.

Visitors From Pennsylvania
Miss Martha Olinch and Miss Mil-
dred Marinich of Farrell, Pa., ar-
rived here Wednesday for a ten-day
visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Evans.

Have Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lee of Panama
City and H. O. Lee of Port Arthur,
Texas, visited here yesterday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Carden.


Businessman Gives

Blank Checkbook

To Needy Students

Okeechobee Resident Putting High
School Graduates Through Col-
lege On Honor System

Here is one Okeechobee business-
man's receipt for community serv-
ice:
Pick out an Okeechobee high
school graduate who wants to go to
college and can't afford to.
Hand him a checkbook.
Take him down to the Okeecho-
bee County Bank and tell the bank
officials to honor the student's sig-
nature on any checks he wishes to
draw on your account.
Tell the student, "Draw any money
that you need for any college 'ex-
penses, but no more than you need,
an'd get passing grades."
Then one last parting warning:
"Now, no foolishness, or you and I
are through."
This honor system has worked
without a hitch for over 20 years
for a local businessman.
The' man who invented it asked
the News to withhold his name out
of modesty. To him, this "blank
check" scholarship plan does not
seem unusual. He is only amazed
that other businessmen have not
hit upon the same idea as a means
of serving and improving the com-
munity.
If others would follow his lead, he
points out, all graduates of Okee-
chobee high school would have an
opportunity to get a college educa-
tion, whether they could afford it
or not.
The local patron of impoverished
college students estimates that his
hobby costs him about $800 a year.
He does not require the students
to render an accounting of their ex-
penditures, .but none of them have
taken unfair advantage of his gen-
erosity.
The present holder of the unoffi-
cial scholarship is a freshman at
Florida State University. When he
is graduated, the local businessman
will pick another candidate and
start him on a college career.
"I only had an eighth grade edu-
cation myself," the local business-
man explains, "and I know the value
of a college educatini"-The Olkee-
chobee News.

Vacationing In Jacksonville
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Poitevint and
children left yesterday for a week's
vacation in Jacksonville with rela-
tives and friends. If you've got any
rush plumbing jobs, they'll have to
wait until T. O. gets through vaca-
tioning.

Guest From Tallahassee
Mrs. Jack Wagner of Tallahassee
spent Monday here as the guest of
Mrs. E. S. Marlow.

Spends Sunday With Family
Pete Wilson, butcher at Rich's
Super-Market, spent Sunday with
his wife and children in Quincy.
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Divorced.
Had a Fire
Sold a Home
Been Arrested
Been Your Guest
Started In Business
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Bought a New Home
Swiped Your Chickens
Met With An Accident
Had a Visit From the Stork

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