PORT ST. JOE
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THE


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


THE STAR
Official Paper for Gulf
County, Devoted To the
Continued Development
of the Entire County


VOLUME XV I-ORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952 NUMBER 15


Seven Injured

In New Year Day

Auto Accident


Taxi Hits Rear of Seafood
Truck On Highway At
Highland View.

Seven persons were injured, two
of them seriously, New Year's Day
about .5 a. m. when the taxi driven.
by Henry R. "Red" Walker crashed
into the back of a seafood truck on
the highway at Highland View in a
dense fog.
'The Comforter ambulance, was
,called to the scene and rushed the
most seriously injured to the Port
,St. Joe Municipal Hospital where it
was found that Walker had several
fractured ribs, contusions of the
-thest and severe lacerations. He
,was, reported yesterday as, being
somewhat' improved.
;:.Other occupants of the car were
-*rs. Walker, who suffered severe'
contusions and head lacerations;
: A. Walker, brother of "Red,"
rho got off with minor cuts and
uises; Miss Frances Dykes, 'Vhq.
received cdntusidnsanfid a fracture'
Sthe right foot; Kenneth Cook.
i'ain concussion and severe head
lacerations; Mrs. Sara Dillman,
multiple contusions and lacerations
of the scalp, and Sgt. Raymond C.
Hall, a member of the. army air
force contingent stationed at Cape
San Bias, who received head and
face lacerations and conu stons. .'
As The StaY went ,to press, six
of the accident victims were 'still
hospitalized, five at the local hos-
pital and Sgt. Hall at the Tyndall
Field hospital, where he was taken
after being treated at the St. Joe
hospital. Only one able to be up
and~ around is R. A. Walker.

County Registration
Books Are Now Open

Mrs. C. G. Rish, supervisor of


County Polio Chapter

Spends $1,179 During

1951 for Patient Care

Chairman Underlines Need for A
Successful March of Dimes
Drive This Year

With the 1952 March of Dimes
starting Tuesday of this week, Joe
Mira, chairman of the Gulf County
Chapter of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, states that
$1,179.99 was spent in the .county
during.the 'past year to assist four
polio patients.
Making public the 1951 financial
report of Robert Bellows,. chapter
treasurer, Mira declared that'ser-
vices made possible through funds
raised in the 1951 March of Dimes
underlined the need for a success-
ful 1952 drive.
"The record of what has been
done makes us all eager to continue
and to expand this work as needed,"
he said. "Unfortunately, even if We
had no cases of infantile paralysis.
in Gulf county in 1952, there e-
mains much to be done fdr patients
stricken in. 1951 or before. Of tlie
four patients aided in 1951,. thl e
were old cases. The toll of pob'o'
-continues on..it.the .net, year Ir
years."
SThe report: of. BelJows showed
that tie $1,179.99 was expendJed
for hospitalization of.polio patients
whose families could not afford full
cost of care themselves.
The Gulf county March of Dimes
last year'raised $796.84, of which
3i5 i was retained for local ier,'-ii .;
'and 5'i;-. sent to uarionaj Ic'adqi.ar.'
ters for. its Iienitifici research and
professional education programs, as
well as emergency aid to chapters.
The national office supplements lo-
cal funds when high incidence
wipes out local resources. During
the year just past $350 was re-
ceived in emergency aid by the Gulf
county chapter, Mira said.


Stone To Head Kiwanis

Club for Ensuing Year


-e2gisraLtion foi rxGul county, an-
nounces that the registration books Aim of New President Is To Raise'
are now open in the variou- .pre- More Funds To Be Used for
ciricts for the registration of quali- Community Service
fled voters whose names are not
already on the lists.- At the regular meeting of the
For residents of Precinct 8, North Port St. Joe Kiwanis Club held
Port St. Joe, the books are at the Wednesday noon at Hotel St. Joe,
home of Mrs. E. C. Pridgeon Jr., on Sias "Mickey" Stone assumed, the
Third Street. Mrs. Rish has named duties of president of the Organiza-
Mrs. Roy F. Gaskin as registrar for tion for the ensuing year, succeed-
Precinct 9, South Port St. Joe, but ing Ben H. Dickens Jr., who pre-
Mrs.. Gaskin is no longer a resident sided during 1951. Formal induction
of our fair city. of new officers will take place at
'Mrs. George Harper is registrar an early date upon the occasion of
at White City, W. H. Weeks at High- the annual "Ladies' Night.
land View, Mrs. Ivey Williams .at Stone has announced the mem-
Kenney's Mill and Mrs. 'Clarence bership of 17 committees to whom
Whitfield at Overstreet. the club's activities have been com-
Mrs. Rish urges regisratpn now, mitted for the year. "Our chief con-
while the books ate in the various cern for 1952 istoraise more money
precinctss, in order to save voters and put the money to good use here
making' t'he trip to Wewahitchka in Port St. Joe," said Mickey I in
later.
later.,outlining his hopes for the new
year. For the club's drive to raise
WORK STARTED MONDAY ON funds and put them to work in the
MARTIN DRIVE-IN THEATER service of the community, the new


manager Paul Player of.the Port president appointed John Blount as
Theater. informs us that work was chairman of the finance committee.
started 'Monday on the drive-in the- Twelve members have been named
ater to be erected at Highland View to this committee to assist Blount.
by Martin Theaters.. Other committees whose work
The theater will be located just will be directed especially to ac-
off the canal bridge and a crew of tiveties for the good of the com-
men with a bulldozer has been at munity are as follows: Boys' and
work this week clearing the site. girls' work and underprivileged
children, .Harry McKnight, chair-
Spends Christmas With Parents man; support of churches, Garland
Jack Williams returned Sunday Lawrence, chairman; Cub, Scouts,
to Boston, Mass., where he is a stu- Gordon Hallmark, chairman; voca-
dent at Bentley College, after spend- tional guidance, Tom Owens, chair-
ing the holidays here with his nar- man; Key Club, Warren Lindsey.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Williams. chairman.


Joe Sharit Does

Not ChooseTo Run

For State Senate


Can Not Spare Time From
Duties To Seek 25th
District Seat

if we may paraphrase the late
President Calvin Coolidge, J. L.
Sharit "does not choose to run" as
a candidate for state senator from
the 25th district in the coming pri-
maries. That was the word he gave
The Star Wednesday.
"After much deliberation and hav-
ing concluded that due to the ex-
pansion of facilities on the proper-
ties on which I am employed, I will
not have the time to spare to seek
the senate seat for the 25th district,
consisting of Gulf, Bay, Washing-
ton and Calhoun counties of our
fair state," said Mr. Sharit.
Pointing out that it 'has been a
time-honored tradition that the sev-
eral' counties rtakte in furnishing
the senator," Sharit said: "It there-
fore will 'e. Gulf coility's time to
again supply the senator, it having
been 16 years siice Gulf county has
haid that' honor, that having been
'my pledasuie, privilege arid great
honor to have been so honored by
a majot-ity of those casting their
votes in each of the four counties
in 1936.
"I am deeply grateful to my many
r'iel-n'Js tLII'Oui io~iL the district lor
.ieite keen interest, ,-on nty behalf."
Sharit's statement clears the way
for other possible candidates who
may have been considering running
for the senate but have been hold-
iig back, knowing that they would
probably have a tough and losing
battle against the former senator.
To date, FYoyd Lister of Wewa-
Litchka has been the only candi-
date to file for this office, though
rumors have it that Dave Gaskin of
the county seat city would like to
sit in the senate chamber, and most
concede that it is a foregone con-
clusion that Representative George
Tapper of this city will be in the
race.

pRevival Opens Sunday
At Oak Grove Church

H. H. Jones, pastor of the Oak
Grove Assembly of God Church, an-
nounces that a revival will open in
his church next Sunday with Nell
Gaines Cheek and Bessie L. Fisher
of Memphis, Tenn., .as evangelists.
"Evangelist Fisher is one of the
outstanding evangelists of the As-
semblies of God," said Rev. Jdnes,
"and she will 'bring the message
each evening. Nell Gaines Cheek is
an artist evangelist and will give
Bible stories illustrated with beau-
tiful flanno-graph hand-painted pic-
tures, illuminated with colored
lights, each evening.
"These ladies are both musicians
and singers. There will be prayer
for the sick each night."

PARKER'S JEWELRY IS
NOW IN NEW LOCATION
C. L. Parker, who has been pp-
erating his jewelry store in the
building adjoining B. W. Eells' Fire-
stone store, last week moved to the
store building in the Lawson build-
ing formerly occupied by the Wilks
Jewelry.

It's A Girl for the Spotts'
Mr. and Mrs, Jimmy Spotts (nee
Della Ward) of Norfolk, Va., are
announcing the birth of a daughter
on January 1, 1952.


St. Joe Paper Company Sets Up $20,000

Scholarship Fundfor Children of Employes
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Trees for Beautification
Of City.Will Go On Sale

The Port St. Joe Garden Club is
planning to stage a house-to-house
canvass of the city selling trees
next Tuesday morning as part of
a project for city beautification. All
trees will sell for $1 each and will
be from five to seven feet in height.
At the same time club members
will distribute free pine seedlings.
Trees available through the club
are dogwood, redbud, winged elm,
wild plum, 'white elm, sweet gum,
black haw, white ash, silver maple,
red maple, hackberry, live oak, va-
ter oak, laurel oak, Penn oak, wil-
low oak, sweet plum, holly, mag-
nolia, mulberry and fringe tree.
If a garden club member fails to
call 'at your house next Tuesday
and you desire to buy trees, take
your money and'order to Mrs. I. C.
nedley by the following Friday.

Tax Returns for 1952
Now Due, Says Patrick

Sammy Patridk, county tax as-
sessor, reminds Gulf 'county resi-
dents that the annual 90-day period
for filing all types of tax returns
opened Tuesday.
Tax laws require the filing of all
returns between January 1 and
April 1, including tangible and in-
tangible personal property reports
and claims for homestead, widows's
and disability exemptiofi c laiins.
Patrick urges promptness in the
making of all returns and the filing
of exemption claims. "This office
doesn't want to penalize any prop-
erty owner, but failure to comply
with the.law, during the filing pe-
riod, leaves me no other recourse,"
he said.

Gulf County Now Has New
Home,Demonstraibn Agent

Miss Anna Mae Sikes, state home
demonstration agent, announces the
appointment of Miss Ruth Milton
as home demonstration agent for
Gulf county and the 'transfer 'ofZ


Makes Gift of $5000 To St.
Joe Hospital and Distrib-
utes $6000 To Churches

In keeping with its policy of co-
operating with local civic bodies
for betterment of the community,
the St. Joe Paper Compahy has set
up a $20,000 fund for scholarships
to be awarded to boys and girls of
employes of the company or its sub-
sidiaries, both white and colored,
who graduate from high school and .
desire to further their educational
training. Awards will not be con-
fined to Port St. Joe, but will be
available in any community where
employes of the St. Joe Paper Com-
pany or its subsidiaries reside, such
as Wewahitchka and Blountstown.
A check for $20,000 was presented
to the city commission at a special
call session 6 o'clock. Monday eve-
ning, which was accepted on behalf
of the city,, which will act as trus-
tee for the fund, by Mayor Jake.Be-
lin. A resolution of gratitude was
adopted by the commission thank-
ing the paper, company for -this fine
gesture,: and copies of. the..resolu-
tion were sent to Roger Main, pres-
ident of the company, and to the
press.
At the request of the paper com-
pany, Mayor Belin appointed a com-
mitee of three to be responsible for
awarding of scholarships to quali-
fied appiirants. thoS6 named bein
Joe Dowd, chairman,; W'. Quaries
and -Mrs. C. R. Garraway Jr. bB. B.-r
Scisson, principal of the high school
will be-an ex-officio member of the
-board. ,This committee will meet
shortly to draw up standards for
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Local Men Find Man's

Torso In Big St. Marks

Identification Is Impossible With
Head, Arms and Feet
Missing

Last Friday while bn a hunting
and fishing trip on the Big St.


Miss Emma Stevenson as home Marks River near the cutoff about
demonstration agent of Bay county. 15 miles from Apalachicola, John
Miss Milton is a graduate of the Sowers and Kenneth Roberts of
Florida State University and has this city and Elzie Littles of Ap-
been teaching home economics at alachicola found the corpse of a
Plant City for three years. Her home man floating in the river.


is in Ocala, where she attended
school and was a 4-H member. She
assumed her duties as of January 1.
Miss Joyce Bevis, district home
demonstration agent, spent Monday
with Miss 'Milton while they visited
people throughout the county and
went over the plans of work,

MILLER SEEKS RE-ELECTION
AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER
J. F. "Josh" Miller of Oak Grove
informed The Star yesterday that,
after considerable deliberation, he
has reached the conclusion that, he
would like to 'be re-elected to the
board of county commissioners from
District 5.
Uncle Josh is no novice at the
job, having served as a member of
the county board from 1932 to 1936
and is now serving in the same ca-
pacity.

Visitors From Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Powell and
son Stanley of Montgomery, Ala.,
visited during the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Roberts at the Bea-
con Hill light station. Mr. Powell
left Tuesday to return to Montgom-
ery and Mrs. Powell and son are
remaining for a longer visit.


Deputy Sheriff William Hender-
son of Franklin county, who inves-
tigated, said the body apparently
had been in the water at least
three months.
,Sowers and Roberts said the man
apparently had been- about 5 feet
8 inches tall and probably weighed
about 160 pounds. Whether it was
a white or colored man could not
be determined due to condition of
the remains. The torso was clothed
in blue serge pants,. khaki shirt,
jockey shorts and brown slicker
coat and pants. The coat had "U.
S. N." stamped on it. A pocket
knife and fish stringer were found
in one of the pants pockets. Offi-
cials buried the remains -Sunday
afternoon.
There have been no reports of
anyone missing in this section dur-
ing the past few months.
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Spending Winter Here
Mr. and Mrs. William Gallion of
Champaign, Ill., arrived last week.
to spend the winter with their niece
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Croxton of White City. This couple
were here last winter, and their
friends are glad to welcome them
back to sunny Florida.


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PAG TW TH STR PORT- -ST.YU~ JOE,~~1~~ UL COUNTY FLORIDA FRIDAY, JAUR 4, 1952


Social Activities


- Clubs


- Churches

PHONE 51


Master Masons, Royal Arch Masons and Order of
Eastern Star Seat Officers In Joint Ceremony
A joint installation was held Fri- Scheffer Jr., royal arch captain;
day night of last week in the Ma- Pervis A. Howell, master of third
sonic hall for the purpose of install-veil Cecil Costin r.,master of
second veil; James M. Harris, mas-
ing officers for the Master Masons, ter of third veil; Byrd E. Parker,
Royal Arch Masons and the Order sentinel; Robert W. Smith, chap-
of Eastern Star. lain.
W. L.'Jordon. acting as installing Installing officers for the Order
officer, seated the following offi- of Eastern Star were Patty Gibson,
cers for the -Masons: N. E. *Dees, installing officer; Leslie Spillers,
worshipful master; E. Y. Cowart, marshal; Zola Maddox, chaplain;
senior warden; R. F. Scheffer Jr., Maxine Swain, organist. Officers
junior warden; C. G. Costin, treas- taking stations were Bessie Rob-
urer;- G. C. Adkins, secretary; W. erts, worthy matron; W. A. Rob-
A. Roberts, chaplain; J. E. Johnson, erts, worthy patron; Lois Chism,
tyler; R. W. Smith, senior deacon; associate matron; Foy Scheffer Jr.,
J. B. Griffith, junior season; C. G. associate patron; Flossie Wilson,
Costin Jr., senior steward; E. M. conductress; Callie Howell, associ-
McFarland, junior steward; R. A. ate conductress; George Y. Core,


Swatts, marshal; S. C. Pridgeon,
trustee.
Installing officers for the Royal
Arch were U. V. Durden, installing
officer; Rush L. Darby, marshal;
Richard L. Newsham, chaplain, all
of Panama City. Officers installed
were C. Arthur Lupton, high priest;
Otis Melton Taylor, king; William
Cfillen Forehand, scribe; Henry R.
Maige, secretary; James H. Greer,
treasurer; John Banks Harris, cap-
tain of the host; John B. Griffith II,
principal sojourner; Richard Foy


HELLO, WORLD
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dolen of Mex-
ico Beach are the proud parents of
the first bay of the New Year born
at the local hospital, a daughter,
who arrived Tuesday, January 1.
She has been named Sandra Kay.

Mr. and Mrs:' R. L. Tull of this,
city announce the arrival of a son,
Darrel Lenn, on Thursday, Decem-
ber- 27.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Alton Dendy of
this city are the proud parents of
-a son, born Thursday, December 27.
The young man has been named
James Alton.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Shealey of this
city announce the birth of a daugh-
ter on Wednesday, January 2.

Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Hall of We-
wahitchka announce the birth of a
son on Wedgesday, January 2.
.(All births occurred at the Port St. Joe
Municipal Hospital)

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY NEEDS
RUMMAGE SALE ARTICLES
The rummage sale operated. by
the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital
Auxiliary each Saturday from 3 to
5 o'clock in the Dickens building
on Reid Avenue is desperately in
need of merchandise. Any kind of
clothing or household items will be
gladly accepted. While doing your
after-Christmas cleaning, if you
find anything for the sale, please
bring it Saturday afternoon. All
proceeds'from the sales are used


to make improvements at the local


secretary; Phyllis Chandler, treas-
urer; Neva Croxton, marshal; Ma-
rie Costin, chaplain; Myrtice Smith,
organist; Daisy Johnson, Ada;
Claudia Sewell, Ruth; Eula Dickey,
Martha; Mary Forehand. Electa;
Mable Swatts, Esther; Wisterlone
Ricketson, warder; Ralph Swatts,
sentinel.
The hall was very pretty with
decorations in the holiday motif.
After the close of the service, re-
freshments of pie and coffee were
served to all present.

KENNEY MILL W. M. U. IN
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
The Kenney Mill Baptist W. M.
U. met Monday at the church for a
stewardship program, the meeting
being opened with song, "Work, for
the Night Is- Coming," followed with
the devotional from Matt. 6:19-34
by Mrs. W. B. Holland, stewardship
chairman. Prayer was by Mrs. J.
N. Dobbs& i"
Assisting Mrs. Holland with the
program, topic of which was "Give
and It Shall Be Given Unto You,"
were Mrs. J. N. Dobbs, Mrs. H. A.
Davis, Mrs. Roy Tharpe, Mrs. O. 0.
Bodiford and Mrs. Herman Barbee.
All joined in singing "How Beauti-
ful Heaven Must Be," after which
the meeting was closed with prayer
by Mrs. Davis.
A business meeting will be held
January 7, and all ladies of the Ken-
ney Mill community are cordially
invited to be present.

BAPTIST W. M. U. MEETS FOR
ROYAL SERVICE PROGRAM
The Baptist W. M. U. met Mon-
day afternoon at the church for the
royal service program, with Circle
[II in charge. The meeting was
opened by singing "Hark, the Her-
ald Angels Sing," followed with the
devotional, Matt 16:13-19, by Mrs.
Otis Pyle.
Program topic was "Where Ad-
vance," and was developed by Mrs.
J. 0. Baggett, Mrs. James Horton,
Mrs. Harry McKnight, Mrs. W. J.
Ferrell and Mrs. Pyle.
After a short business session,
the meeting was closed with prayer
by Mrs. Ferrell.
at It


hospital.
The public is cordially itrvited to ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
inspect the south porch at the hos- Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Allen are an-
pital on which awning type win- nouncing the engagement of their
dows have been installed by the daughter, Rebecca, to Pfc. Henry,
auxiliary, allowing patients and vis- M. Martin of Wewahitchka. Date of


itors to have a long-needed loung-
ing place.

REV. WEST TO BE HERE
The Rt. Rev. Hamilton West of
Jacksonville, bishop coadjutor, will
be at St. James Episcopal Church
at 11 a. m. Sunday, January 13. A
cordial invitation is extended every-
one to hear Rev. West.

Visit Son and Family
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Chandler of
Holt, Ala., visited during the holi-
days with their son and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Chandler.


the wedding will be announced la-
ter.

Return North After Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Meeker left
New Year's Day to return to their
home in Chicago, Ill., after a visit
of several days .with Mr. and.,Mrs.
G: S. Croxton at White City.

Return To Louisiana
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane and chil-
dren left Wednesday for their home
in Baton Rouge, La., after a few
days' visit here with Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Lane and Mrs. Verna Smith.


SState Gets Brass Pot


Personals


MYRTICE O. SMITH, Editor


After 106-Year Wait

Was Short-Changed When Govern-
ment Was Passing Out Stan-
dard Measuring Devices

Floridians can rest easy now-
that bronze half-bushel measure we
have been struggling along without
for the past 106 years has at last
reached the state capital.
Seems that Florida was short-
changed 'way back in 1845 when the
federal government was distribut-
ing a set of standard weighing and
measuring devices to each state.
All the other containers and weights
the state had coming to it arrived
-but the half-bushel measure was
somehow left out.
Nails Berryman, in charge of the
weights and measures division of
the state department of agricul-
ture, found out about .the omission
when he was in Washington re-
cently at a bureau of standards
meeting.
Someone was giving a talk about
the history of the federal weights
and measures program and men-
tioned the 106-year-old gifts to the
states. Berryman checked the rec-
ords after hearing the talk and dis-
covered that Florida never got its
half-bushel pot.
As a joke, he took the matter up
with the proper authorities, who
were properly disconcerted, and
started their own investigation.
Tucked away in a corner of a
Washington storehouse they found
a few of the old half-bushel meas-
ures still in their original crates,
and they immediately started one
Florida-ward.
'So the astonished Berryman-
who needs a half-bushel pot in his
work about as much as he needs
another head was notified the
long-overdue measure was, on its
way.
Now the massive container, tar-
nished by the years and housed in
an impressive varnished and plush-
lined case, is in.the state's posses-
sion.
What will the state do with it?
Nothing much. Bushels and half
bushels are almost obsolete as units
of measure these days of accurate
weighing machines.
So the old measure will be given
a polish and probably will end up
in a display case.
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VIRGINIA HAGOOD G. A.'s MEET
The Virginia Hagood Girls' Aux-
iliary of the Baptist Church met at
the church. Monday afternoon for'
the regular meeting with seven
members. present. The meeting was
opened with the watchword, allegi-
ance and the G. A. hymn, followed
with prayer by Patty Ingram. The
program on 'Stewardship for Christ"
was given by Mrs. E. R. DuBbse,
who used the story of King Midas
and the.life history of the founder
of the Kraft Food. Corporation. For-
ward steps were discussed, after
which the meeting was closed with
prayer by Sandra Bracewell.
It at It
MIMS- DARCEY
'Miss Betty Darcey became the
bride of Dqvid Mims on Thursday,
December 20, at a quite ceremony
in the Apalachicola Catholic Church,
the Rev. R6bert O'Sullivan officiat-
ing in the presence of relatives and
a few close friends.

Completes Nurses' Training
Miss Sara Brinson, who has just
completed her nurses' training and
has received her R. N. rating, ar-
rived here New Year's Day for a
month's vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brinson. On her
return to Atlanta, Ga., and Craw-
ford Long Hospital she will con-
tinue her work on a BS degree
in nursing education.

Return To Fort Walton
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberts and
children returned t6 their home in
Fort Walton Sunday after a visit of
several days at Beacon Hill with
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Roberts.


SCHOLARSHIP FUND
(Continued from page 1)
awarding of scholarships.
Children of committee members
and of the current mayor will be
ineligible for scholarships.
In making announcement of the
award, Roger L. Main, president of
the St. Joe Paper Company, stated:
"The St. Joe Paper Company earn-
estly hopes that through these schol-
arships some boys and girls may
have a better start in life and be-
come greater assets to their com-
munities and be able to assume po-
sitions of greater responsibility and
leadership, and that they will in
turn pass on similar awards to other
boys and girls struggling for an edu-
cation comparable with what they
have received as scholarships."
As a further gesture of good will,
the paper company made contribu-
tions of $5000 to the Port St. Joe
Municipal Hospital, $1000 each to
the Methodist Church, Presbyterian
Church, First Baptist Church, St.
James' Episcopal Church and the
St. Joseph Catholic Church, and
$500 each to the two largest col-
ored churches of St. Joe.
The $5000.presented to the hos-
pital is to be used as an improve-
ment fund for such items as air-
conditioning the operating and de-
livery rooms, soundproofing a por-
tion of these rooms, painting the
exterior, etc.
The Star joins with the entire


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Port Theatre

A Martin Theatre. Port St. Joe, Fla.

"DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE"

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


community in extending apprecia-
tion to the St. Joe Paper Company
for this $31,000 Christmas gift to
! benefit our young people and make
for more gracious living.

Spend Holidays In Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brinson and
daughter Sibbie returned home Fri-
day from Climax, Ga., where they
spent the holidays with Mrs. Brin-
son's mother and brother, Mrs. A.
N. Hester and Olen Hester.,



Dr. Joseph B. Spear

OPTOMETRIST

Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Broken Lenses Duplicated

APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA




Dr. Charles Reicherter
OPTOMETRIST
EYES EXAMINED
GLASSES FITTED

RITZ THEATRE BUILDING
FIRST FLOOR
HOURS a TO 5 PHONE 5665
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
CLOSE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS


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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952


PAGE TWO


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FRDYJNAR 92TH TAPRTS. OGUFCONY FOID AE HE


HiGHLAND VIEW NEWS
By MARJORIE ROGERS

Mr. and Mr.-. Tom Saliba of Do-
than, Ala., were guests Christmas
Day of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rich
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Branch and
son of Galveston, Texas, were the
Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Duval Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Hudson spent
Christmas Day in Apalachicola with
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Larrimore
spent Christmas in Dothan, Ala.,
with their daughter and family, Mr.
-and Mrs. James Williams.
S'Mr. and Mrs. Claude Strickland
.of Braxton, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Wise of Perry were Christ-
mas guests of their parents and sis-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wise and
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Godwin and
children spent Christmas in Altha
with the latter's mother, Mrs. T. L.
Godwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chestnut had as
their Christmas guest his father, J.
C. Chestnut of Bonifay..
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Williams
spent Christmas Day with Mr.-and
Mrs. A. L. Hutto in Panama City.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Manor and
children spent the holidays in Chip-
ley with the latter's parents, Mr.
and .Mrs. A. C. Manor, and in Free-
,port with the former's parents, Mr.
',and Mrs. J. R. Miller.
SMr. and 'Mrs. J. *W. Albritton of
Atlanta. Ga., were the holiday
-guests of hi father. J. ~.. Albritton.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Suggs of
,Graceville were -the-week-end guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Griffin.
M. P. Gentry spent two weeks in
Muncie, Ind., with his mother, Mrs.
Ella Oarton.
We welcome to our community
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Griffin of
Blountstown.
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Strange and
son Edgar and granddaughter, Lin-
da, spent Christmas Day in Calla-
way with Mr. and- Mrs. Chris
Strange.
Miss Annette Parker of Mont-
gomery, Ala., spent the week-end
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. G. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hale and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Orell of Thom-
aston, Ga., were holiday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Coppidge.
'Rev. J. T. Dudley was the guest
Saturday of Mr..and Mrs. Ted Whit-
field.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of
Starke were the Christmas guests
of his grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Harlson of
Southport and Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
'Miles of Atmore, Ala., were Christ-
mas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carlos Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Faulk of Al-
bany, Ga., are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Parker and
sons, Donald and Dickie, spent
Christmas Day in Panama City with
her mother, Mrs. Bessie Green.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Gentry spent
Christmas Day in Eastpoint with
the latter's parents, Rev.'"and Mrs.
C. T. Laws.
Mrs. Ted Whitfield spent the
week-end in Mobile, Ala., with her
sister and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Black Diamond, and her father.
The Highland View 4-H Club
boys are. practicing basketball to
play the Wewahitchka 4-JI boys at
a date to be announced."
Gray Seeking Renomination
Secretary of State Bob Gray has
announced that he will be a candi-
date for re-election to the office of
secretary of state. We're willing to
bet he won't have opposition.
Aliens. Are Visitors
Rev. S. J. Allen and children. Re-
becca, George, Mary and Esther,
returned to their home in Selma,
Ala., Monday after spending sev-
eral days here with friends.


* BOYLES HAPPY NEW YEAR VALUES!


* *


You Take the Goods!


j < We Give Our PROFIT!

THURSDAY- FRIDAY- SATURDAY- MONDAY JANUARY 3-4- 5-7


JUST UNPACKED .. THEY'RE WONDERFUL!
HOPE REED 100%

NTYL H DES'aEm





Thrilling solid colors' in Nylon Plisse Crepe no dry cleaning
S. no ironing. A garment every woman should own .
Missy and half sizes


1 SPECIAL GROUP BETTER


FALL F ROCKS
VALUES UP TO $16.50



TO $988
You'll save more than one-third! Smart dresses you canwear
the year 'round in junior, missy and half sizes. They'll walk out
fast!


ALL FALL AND WINTER COATS AND SUITS DRASTICALLY REDUCED!


Several New Styles,
Just Unpacked!
For Miss or Mrs.

LOAFERS

$4.95 and

$6.95
See the new Frost Whites
with air foam soles.


NEW YEAR VALUES IN MEN'S AND BOYS'


UIHIEDW"EAR
MEN'S WINTER UNIONS_----------$1.95
Long Sleeve, Ankle Length
BOYS' SIZES ---------------- $1.39
Men's Sanforized Broadcloth SHORTS-_4-7c
Men's Swiss Ribbed UNDERSHIRTS----39c


Fine Quality, Velvet
Smooth
PINWALE

C ORDUR 0 Y


$1.39
Pastel and dark colors.
$1.95 Value.


36" CURTAIN WEIGHT
UNBLEACHED

SHEETING

5 yds. $1.00

39" 80 Sq. Unbleached
SHEETING

4 yds. $1.00
/


1 GROUP MEN'S

100% Wool and Corduroy





REDUCED

TO


Good assortment sizes and colors.


Values up to $8.95.


ALL MEN'S and BOYS' JACKETS and SWEATERS DRASTICALLY REDUCED!


Men's Sanforized

Broadcloth or

Flannel
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Full cut coat style in at-
tractive stripes. Sizes
A, B, C, D.


UNBEATABLE VALUE!

Children's

BLUE JEANS



Sizes 1 to 6. Boxer style.
Sizes 1 to 6. ... Boxer style.


8 OZ. SANFORIZED
Boys'

DUNGAREES

$1.69
Sizes 4 to 16. Zipper
or button fly.
Boys' Overalls $1.69


I.


36" Solid Color

OUTING

FLANNELS

3 Yards


$1.00
Save one-third at Boyles!


Men's Suede

FlRannel and

Khaki






1.95





Roomy, full cut, sanforized
garments. Sizes 14 to 17.


THE STAR, PORT ST. JO~E, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


PAGE THREE


FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952









PAG FOU TH STAR POR ST JOEr GUL COUNTY, ~uDnm-r~-- FLORIDA~~ F-RIDAYJANURY 4 195


THE STAR
Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St.
Joe, Florida, By The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SM'ITH, Editor and Publisher
Also linotype Operator, Ad lMan, Floor Man, Columnist,
Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper
EnteredI as ,,conl-class matter, December 10, 19)37, at the
Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Ila., under Act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00
THREE MONTHr $127.15

-- TELEPHONE 51 f -
TO ADVERTISERS--In case of error or omissions il adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable fol
damages further than amount received, for suck advertisement.
The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word
is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely assert;
*the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
!8 lost; the printed word remains.


Our Country Right or Wrong.


A HANDSOME GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY
The action of the St. Joe Paper Company in
making available a fund of $20,000 for scholar-
ships for boys and girls of employes of the com-
pany and its subsidiaries to further their educa-
tion in order that they can make a greater con-
tribution to society, and of presenting $5000 to
the Port St. Joe Municipal Hospital, $1000 to
each of five white churches of the city and $500
to the two largest colored churches, is one of
the finest Christmas gift giving gestures we have
seen in many years.
This gesture is in keeping with the policies of
the company as laid down by the late Alfred I.
duPont, founder of this great industrial empire
in Northwest Florida, whose idea was to create
better living conditions, a larger source of in-
come and greater opportunities for the people
of this section.


WHY GOVERNMENT COSTS SO'MUCH
(Reprinted from Financial World)
A government employee recently complained to
his boss that he had nothing to do, that he was
bored, and so was thinking of quitting. In reply,
the boss asked him to be patient; in a little while
he'd get an assistant. The point was this: The
boss supposed that he was being asked indirectly
for a raise, and, with equal indirection, he offered
one. In government, people get raises in propor-
tion to the number they "supervise."
This may be a clue to why almost everything
in government costs so much money. A man
works, say, for Agriculture as a research chemist.
He's a top scientist, and year by year, through
papers he contributes to the learned journals,
develops a reputation for himself. To get more
.money, he must quit the laboratory for the desk
and become an executive. To rate as an execu-
tive he must have a staff. There are thousands of
people in just that situation who can get more
pay only by becoming relatively useless.
Then there's the way budgeting works. It is
found that something or other must be done.
This is called creating a "function." If there's a
function, there also must be an organization. One
person handling a job is impossible ordinarily,
since the man doing it, whatever his talent,
would be under-rated. To be appreciated, he
must become a boss. That involves getting as-
sistants, stationery, equipment--all the things
that go with "functions."
A great deal of time is spent also in creating
and then attending meetings of "inter-depart-
mental committees." The purpose of these is to
build up personal connections. It's the lawyers,
mostly, who do this, just as in private life their
search for clients brings them into all sorts of
clubs where they meet each other.


Trade with your home-town merchants.


-- blackout, ordered by the Third In-


TEN YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Sta.r

Home Guardsmen Show Efficiency
Volunteer home guardsmen to the
number of 18O were on active pa-
t1.]1 rlit fr du ta t\XW d rl dv ni h* t all


t-rcepytor Command. As the fire
siren blew at 10:30 and the whistle
of the St. Joe Lumber & Export
Co. sounded, it seemed as though a
huge blanket had been thrown over
the city and its environs. Street
lights blinked out, store' window
lights snapped out, the facade of
the Port Theater was darkened,


Eri aiL L Nve-oy n.l, a ... u lights in residences were extin-
day Thmursday and up until 8 a. m.
day Thursayan p until 8 a. m. guished or blackout curtains pulled
Friday guarding the city's waterand automobiles on ts
-and automobiles on t'e sweets
supply system. the telephone ex- eite dased o ome
change, the terminal facilities of d f h
South n P e C 5-minute warning period or pulled
the Southeastern Pipeline Corora- off to the side of the street and
tion, the city's electric power trans- extiuished their headlights. At 11
I extinguished their headlights. At 11
former-s and the calal bridges at'
former d te c l brids at o'clock came the short wails of the
White City and Highland View.'
hi Ct a af ire siren and the staccato blasts of
This practice was part of the work ill whistle indicate the "al
th'e mill whistle indicating the "all
undertaken by the Gulf County De-
undertaken by the Gulf County D clear." Air raid wardens stationed
sense Council as emergency prep- about the city reported compliance
arations against possible sabotage. almost 100 per cent perfect during
almost 100 per cent perfect during
Tyndall Gets Seven Million More [the t.rI
Announcement from Washington __t..
this week was that funds had been .., .. ......


earmarked to double the present
facilities of the army air corps flex-
ible gunnery school at Tyndall
Field 17 miles west of Port St. Joe.
This will make a total of $14,000,-
000 to be spent on the project.
Birth Announcement
Born-December 25, 1941, to Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Petty, a 7-pound girl.
The young lady has been named
Joyce Priscilla.
Tire Rationing Board Named
A Gulf county committee made
up of B. E. Kenney, chairman, H.
H. Saunders and C. G. Costin has
been named to handle applications
for the purchase of tires. No new
tires may be purchased without a
certificate.,issued by this tire ra-
tioning committee.
City 'Black-Out' Test Held
Port St. Joe joined with the rest
of the southeastern U. S. Monday
night in the first large-scale test


ICNEW I. N ITAGU WILL GU
ON SALE TOMORROW

Step right up, folks, and get your
1952 car tags! Uncle Edd Pridgeon
will have them on sale at his office
in the courthouse at Wewahitchka
tomorrow at the usual price.
In the past the tags have gone on
sale December 1, but an act of the
legislature stepped the date up to
January 5, with February 20 as the
last day to secure them without
penalty.
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Returns To Chattahoochee
Mrs., M. Palmer returned to
her home in Chattahoochee Tues-
day after several days' visit here
with her daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. McLeod and son.
------------
Light waves and radio waves are
the same except for length; radio
waves are considerably longer.


THE LOW DOWN
----- from

WILLIS SWAMP

Editar The Starr:
In these here days when every-
buddy is busy as a byrd dog with
his own bizness traffic jammns,
stop and go, New Yeer whoop-de-do
and whut not-he's lukky to return
to his domecile toward evening or
morning with all his arms and laigs,
let alone delvin' too deep into whut
is cooking' behind the scenes in
Govt. manugmint. They is a kinda
genrul feeling' though in iso-lated
places that they is too menny dog-
gone strangurs fumblin'.around in
the munny rooms of our nashun up
there in old Spendberg-on-the-Rivur.
And all this here speed, confushun
and fun, and no time left fer keen
surniisin' by a average citizun as
to where we're headed, is made to
order fer us by our well fed "con-
fushunists" surrounding' our boss-
man up there-confushun is their
dish and job.
Day by day a new kaos thretuns
they tells us-they gotta have more
munny to fix it-and onto Sambo's
payrole goes another 1000 or 10,000
and up to rite now we have akumu-
lated about 2 millyun sich fedrul
kaos fixers, which amounts to
about one sich fixer to evry 20
families-and boiled down still fur-
ther, a Govt. man or dame in every
2 city bloks-and that ain't inklud-
in' scores of state, county, town,
etc., etc., payroles.
.Bak yonder about 100 B. C. Rome
wuz a place of pomp and glory with
never a thot that it kould ever be
otherwise. She 'don't look like
Unkle Harry's Wash., D. C., is too
menny jumps ahead of Old Rome
and Senor Caesar.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
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Return Home After Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Magidson and
Mel Jr., spent several days here
with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Costin.
They returned Wednesday to their
home in Natchez, Miss., while Mel
Jr., remained with his grandparents
for a longer visit.


FACT NO. 1 -Costs Less to Buy


FACT No. 2-Saves Money on the Job


FACT No. 3- Right Truck for Every Load


FACT No. 4-Keeps Its Value Longer


MORE CHEVROLET TRUCKS IN USE THAN ANY OTHER MAKE


AMERICA'S truck users buy on down-to-earth facts, not fancy
phrases.
That's why more of them buy Chevrolet trucks than any
other make nearly as many as the next two makes
combined!
What they get for their money is a rugged, sturdy, de-
pendable truck that's factory-matched to their jobs and pay-
loads-right power, right capacity, right price-with savings in
purchase over other trucks of comparable specifications, and
a record of savings on the job that can't be topped.
Come in and let's get down to cases on how a Chevrolet
truck can cut your hauling or delivery costs. You can't make
a better buy-to save your money!


GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY


Corner Williams Ave. and 4th St.


24-Hour Wrecker Service


PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA


Buy on these Plain Hard Facts


See for yourself how a Chevrolet truck

can cut your costs in every way


II,-


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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952


PAGE FOUR


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PAGE FIVE


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


COSTING'S GIGANTIC ANNUAL


* SALE STARTS THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1952 *


Mercerized and Sanforized
PARAGON PRINTS
REGULAR 85c
Now 69c Yd.
This Is Ideal for Spring Dresses
LADIES'
WINTER BLOUSES
All Reduced 4
LADIES'
LADIES' RAYON SLIPS
$2.79
REG. UP TO $3.95
1 LOT
LADIES' SHOES
BROKEN SIZES
$3.49
MEN'S SWEATERS
Reduced 1/


We want to take this opportunity of thanking all of our good friends and neighbors for
their patronage during thhe past year. We also would like to wish you and yours a very
Happy and Prosperous New Year. Take time out to visit our JANUARY CLEARANCE
SALE you will find loads 'of wonderful bargains all over the store. Spring is just
around the corner and we have to clear out our winter stocks to make rooxi'for new
spring merchandise.


SPECIAL VALUE!
FRUIT of LOOM
80 SQ.

PRINTS


BOYS'
KNIT POLO
SHIRTS
$1.10
and
$1.29


BOYS'
Sport Shirts
LONG SLEEVE
Were NOW
$1.98 1
$2.25 1.m2
$2.95 1.95
$395 2.95


Reduced to make room Nationally Advertised
for Summer Stock Brands!


Extra Special
Boys' Blue
DENIM

JACKETS

$1.89
SIZES 4 TO 12


READY-TO-WEAR SPECIALS!
LADIES' DRESSES REDUCED TO
LADIES' SUITS
LADIES' COATS HA P I
CHILDREN'S DRESSES


ALL


LADIES' and
CHILDREN'S


RS EDUCED
SWEATERS ONE-THIRD


S25 FANCY PLAID
CORDU ROY $1.25 Yd. $.89yd.

36" 1 4 C.I lR Reg. f6 t
RAYON RiARlA d85c Y
9 5 REDUCED
Men's Winter Suits 2C'
LARGE FLUFFY 22 x40
BATH TOWELS 39c ea.


LADIES'
RAYON PANTIES
ELASTIC LEG ALL SIZES
4 Pair $1.00


LADIES' and CHILDREN'S
RUBBER GALOSHES
RUBBER BOOTS
Formerly Selling for $3.95
Now $2.50


MEN'S
Flannel SHIRTS
REG. $3.95
Now $2.95


PORT ST. JOE'S
OLDEST AND
MOST RELIABLE
STORE


MEN'S
8 oz. Sanforized

Dungarees

$1.95 Pr.
A SPECIAL BUY!


SPECIAL BUY FOR
THIS SALE!
1000 YARDS 36"

Chambray

29c yd.
LADIES! You Can't Afford
To Miss This Value!
MEN'S
Corduroy SHIRTS
$5.95
A SUPER-VALUE!
Making Room for Summer
Merchandise

MEN'S FELT HATS
Reduced 20%
MEN'S
DRESS PANTS
ALL REDUCED
10%
ALL BOYS'
SWEATERS
REDUCED /2
LEE OVERALLS
$3.95
1 LOT MEN'S SHOES
BROKEN SIZES
$4.95 Pair

SPECIAL!
36" LL

SHIEE1ING
4 Yards for

$1.00

1 -SERVICE!
2-Competitive Prices!
3-Guarantee!
4-Charge!
5-Buy with Confidence!
mmemmmmm mo


A SPECIAL BUY!


MEN'S SHORT SOX
3 Pair $1.00 39cyd,


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Returns To Atlanta
Miss Memorie Porter returned to
Atlanta, Ga., yesterday after a very
pleasant 10-day vacation here with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Por-
ter. Miss Porter is training as a
lab technician at the Lawson Gen-
eral Hospital in the Georgia city.
To Relieve W



UUID OR TABLETS-SAME FAST REUF

COMFORTER
FUNERAL HOME
24-HOUR AMBULANCE
SERVICE

Phone _26, Day or Night
601 LONG AVENUE
Port St. Joe Florida


Electrical Contracting*
and Repairing 0
Estimates Cheerfully
Given
SST. JOE ELECTRIC
SHOP ;
4 Opposite PRort., Theater
0 0*^* 0 40 0.04.4j


.. ....'."'" .."..' -. x st
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND SUNDAY SERVICES
. .*.*o .**.. . . . .. ....:t.. :.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Services will be conducted at the
Port St. Joe Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock with
a chaplain from Tyndall Field de-
livering the sermon.
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
OVERSTREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. John T. Dudley, Pastor
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
Everyone welcome.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Highland View
Rev. Charles Raley, Pastor
10:00 a. m.n"Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Preaching service.
7:45 p. m.-Evening service.
Prayer service Wednesday 7:45
p. m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, 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.
Prayer service Wednesday eve-
ning at 7:30.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Robert O'Sullivan, Priest
Mass tie first' Sunday of .each
month at S'a. nt Otlihr Sundays at
10:30 a. m. ':


ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Oak Grove
H. H. Jones, Pastor
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
7:45 p. m.-Evening worship.
Thursday, 7:45 p. m. -Midweek
prayer service.
Saturday night-Young Peoples'
night.
ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Morning prayer each Sunday at
11 o'clock.
Holy communion at 7:30 a. m.
second and third Sundays
Church school each Sunday at
9:45 a. m.
It
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Warren Lindsey, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.-Methodist Youth Fel-
lowship (four groups).
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Wednesday-Prayermeeting 7:30
p. m.; choir rehearsal 8:15 p. m.
We invite everyone to attend all
of our services.
Returns To Home In Alabama
Mrs. V. A. Starr left Monday for
her home in Brewton, Ala., after
spending the week-end here with
her daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Chandler.
It pays to advertise--try it!
It pays to advertise-try it!






JANUARY .1


I GARRAWAY
CHEVROLET CO.
iYour Oldsmobile Chevrolet Dealer
Corner Williams Ave. and 4th St.
;Phone 388 Port St. Joe
t


NEW P C- A
YEAR r B


THURSDAY


- FRIDAY


- SATURDAY


FLORIDA GRADE 'A' HOME-DRESSED


HENS AND FRmYERS

E S BLACKBURN












BLOOMS RUP
69fE B7T. R9' GCal.




Gladi0lus BULBS


BLOOMS l9c Doz'

MONTHLY BLOOMING


ROSE BUSHES :89c

ALL BRANDS
Prince Albert ,', UN
SMOKING TOBACCO .. I


1-6 can I C Box

PERSONAL SIZE IVORY SOAP _-5 for 29c



ORANGES


3 doz. 17e


TANGERINES CELERY

12c Doz. 10c Stalk

FRESH TOMATOES 3 bs. 25c

GRAPEFRUIT 3 for 9c

AVACADO PEARS each 5c

TURNIPS MUSTARD COLLARDS
SEMINOLE BONELESS

BACON Ib. 45c Pork Roast lb. 49c
PICNIC FINE

H A MS Ib. 39c Beef Roast lb. 59c


VISIT OUR OYSTER BAR -
On Hae f Shell .35c doz. In Shell $1.25 per 100
Shucked -$5.25 Gal. By the Bag $3.00


Come In for A Game of Pool, and Then Try Our ...

OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL
and remember, we still have that Draft Beer on tap

ST. JOE BAR AND BILLIARDS
Phone 114 : Port St.- Jo, Florida



McCOY'S DEPARTMENT
STORE
DRY GOODS SHOES CLOTHING MILLINERY
LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR


DRESSES $8.98 $17.98
To PLEASE YOUR FANCY .
That's TRUDY HALL and GEORGIANNA

For style, for fit, for quality-see the Cruise Line

SERVING GULF COUNTY

FOR THAT ALL-AMERICAN LOOK, WEAR
PRINTS WI GS SHIRTS
SOLIDS PAJAMAS

$4.95 and $3.95

YOU MUST BE SATISFIED
P! 0 N E CER the Mark
P O1 N E E R of a Man
BELTS $1.50 and $2 JEWELRY $1.50- $1.95
WALLETS $3.50-$7.00 BRACELETS $1.00
SL'DE BUCKLE $1.50 SLIDE BELT $1.50

GIVE US A VISIT
WEMBLEY TIES, fancies and solids $1 and $1.50

Mlichelene Modes LINGERIE $1.98 up

The Mayer NYLONS $1.49. They're Thermosized


Port St. Joe, Fla.


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PRICES ARE BORN HERE RAISED ELSEWHERE


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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 4., 1952


AGE SiX









r A 4 15 T S REO


Chislers Can't Nick

Candidates Under

New Election Law


Requires That All Donations
and Services Rendered
Be On Record

By RUSSELL KAY
Supporting your favorite state can-
didate with cash contributions, com-
plimentary advertisements or boosts
on the radio won't be as easy dur-
ing the coming elections as it has
been in the past.
if the new election laws are really
enforced, candidates are going to
have mighty tough sledding as far
as any big money is concerned. Al-
though the law does not,limit the
amount a candidate may spend, it
does require that he account for
every penny as well. as any service
rendered that might be considered
of help or value in his campaign.
The old days of a candidate not
knowing where the money came
from, where it went or how much it
was, are a thing of the past. Those
familiar advertisements of yester-
year that carried the line, "This
Advertisement Paid for By Friends
of Joe Doaks," are out.
Corporations that in the past
have made sizeable contributions to
every candidate in the raoe, justto
be on the safe side, must now fore-
go that questionable pleasure. They
will probably be glad of it, for the
aspirants used to stand in line wait-
ing to tap the big boys for as much
as the traffic would bear.
The new laws should also pro-
tect the candidate from a flock of
cheap chislers who for years have
yapped at his heels and taken him
for sucker dough. The guys who
yank the aspirant's coat tail in the
hotel lobby and try to mooch a few
dollars for gasoline money. They
are working their- heads off for him
but need a few bucks for expenses.
Then the "We Boys" won't find
things as easy as they used to be.
They are the ones who get a candi-
date on the telephone, call him by
his first name and say: "You know,
we boys over here at the union hall
have been sitting around talking
about you, and we've decided to go
all out in your behalf. We are go-
ing to gg around the state and just
talk to the boys it won't cost
much. just expenses maybe a
couple of thousand would do it. I'll
come right over and pick- up the


NOTICE
The registration books for Gulf county
will be open in the precincts, beginning on
January 2 and remaining there for 30 days,
for the electors to register to vote in the
coming elections. Please see your deputy
registrar and register while the books are
in your precinct, if you are not already
registered.
e Precincts Nos. 1 and 2-East and West
Wewahitchka: At the Court House in the
office of the Supervisor of Registration.
Precinct 'No. 3 Dalkeith: Mrs. Walter
Crutchfield, home.
Precinct No. 4-Overstreet: Mrs. Clarence
Whitfield, her home.
Precinct No. 5-Highland View: Mr. W.
H. Weeks, postoffice.
Precinct No. 6-White City: Mrs. eorge
Harper, Harper's store.
Precinct No. 7-Kenney's Mill: Mrs. Ivey
Williams, her home.
Precinct No. 8-North Port St. Joe Mrs.
E. C. Pridgeon Jr., her home, 3rd Street.
Precinct No. 9-South Port St.. Joe: Mes.
Roy F. Gaskin-.
MRS. C. G. RIS,
Supervisor of Registration,
1-4 2-1 Gulf County.
NOTICE OF HEARING
DOCKET No. 3391-EU
FLORIDA RAILROAD AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
to
FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION,
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
and
ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
NOTICE is hereby given that the Florida
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
will hold a public hearing at 2:00 P. M.,
Monday, January 7, 1952, in the Assembly
Room on the third floor of the St. Peters-
burg City Hall, St. Petersburg, Florida:
On the petition, as amended, of Florida
Power Corporation, for authority to put
into effect in Pinellas County, Florida,
the petitioner's original base rates
which are in effect in other areas served-.
by said petitioner, as amended by a
billing adjustment provision calculated
to compensate for changes in the price,
of fuel oil, wages, basic commodity costs
and taxes; or, in the alternative, the pe-
titioner prays that the commission grant
such adjustment in system-wide rates as
will enable the petitioner to earn a fair
rate of return upon its entire rate base.
At said time and place all interested par-
ties will be given an opportunity to be fully
heard
WITNESS the hand of the Executive Sec-
retary of the Florida Railroad and Public
Utilities Commission this 18th day of De-
cember, 1951.
BOLLING C. STANLEY,
1 Executive Secretary.


check."
Maybe you used to gallop around
passing out cards for your favor-
ites. You have always contended it
was a very valuable service and if
it,hadn't been for your hard work
the candidate probably wouldn't
have carried your precinct. But, my
friend, that valued service must
now be officially recorded, and you
must place an actual value on it
and file this information with the
campaign manager, who, in turn,
must pass the information on to the
secretary of state, and you can be
pretty certain that the newspapers
will tell the world about it when the
statement is filed.
The fellow who grasps the hand
of the winner after election and
starts that old sodg and dance about
how hard he worked, how much
money he spent and how helpful
his services were during the cam-
paign, will be laying himself wide
open, for it what he claims is true,
there'should be a detailed record
of all his activities on behalf of said
candidate on file in the secretary
of state's office.
The next governor will be in a
lot better position when it comes to
knowing just who did or didn't sup-
port him, for he will have a very
complete and interesting record at
hand, and can step across the hall
to the office of the secretary of
state and check it for himself.
Of course the law doesn't say you
can't contribute or that you can't
work for a candidate, but it does
say that if you do you better make
darn sure that it is on record and
has been officially reported. If it
hasn't, and an opposing candidate
finds it out, you are going to be in
plenty of trouble, because the new
law has teeth in it and you can go
to jail or pay a sizeable fine if
found guilty.


Texans Spend Yule Here
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Faulk and
children of Dickinson, Texas, spent
the Christmas holidays here with
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Peterson, Jr.
Mrs. Eddie Amones, who has been
in Texas for several months with
the Faulks, accompanied them here
where she will remain with her
daughter and family.


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Phone 52


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ON DISPLAY AT McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY


Here's Plymouth's smart hardtop club coupe, the Belvedere, the pace-setter in the lowest price field with
its new concepts in styling and beauty. The car has glistening, lively two-tone colors: Suede Tan with Sable
Bronze top; Belmont Blue Polychromatic with Sterling Grey top; Mint Green with Black top. The color used
on the roof follows the Belvedere's streamlined contours around the spacious rear window and down over
the rear deck, giving the car the continental look. Sparkling chrome molding outlines the top and carries back
to separate the two colors at their junction at the rear quarter-panel. The Interior Is luxurious, with colorful
quality fabrics and vinyl blended in perfect harmony with the shade used on the exterior.


McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY


Corner Baltzell Avenue and 4th Street


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PAGE SEVEN


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


FRIDAY JANUARY 4 1 2







VDAL2riiUT STR PT-S


Will Conduct Tests for
TB and Bangs Disease
Cubie Laird, county agent, states
that the state livestock sanitary
board and the U. S. Bureau of Ani-
mal Husbandry will conduct free
tuberculosis and bangs disease tests
on milk cows and TB tests in beef
herds in Gulf county the week of
January 14. F. E. Trammell of the
Gulf county health department will
co-operate in this program.
"There is certain danger to hu-
man health from Cattle carrying
these diseases," said Laird, "and we
are seeking to eradicate both in
our county. Please let me have your
name and number of cows for tests
by Tuesday, January 8, and I will
schedule the veterinarian to you
and give advance notice of when he
will be on hand."
Laird points out that it will be
three years before this test will be
done again, and urges everyone
with cattleto have them tested at
this time.
Spends Holidays Here
Mrs. J. C. Months left Sunday for
her home in Port Arthur, Texas, af-
ter spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A: Davis
of Kenney's Mill.
Christmas Holiday Guest
.Mr. and Mrs. Angus Peterson Jr.,
had as their guest for the Christ-
mas holidays the latter's grand-
mother; Mrs. Idell Simmons. of
Freeport.
Visit During Christmas Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Dud Crain and chil-
dren spent the Christmas holidays
in Crestview and Holt, with Mrs.
Margie Crain, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Tholiason and other relatives.


CLASSIFIED ADS
FURNITURE FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Three used double.bed
mattresses and springs, 3 chiffo-
robes,.2 dressers, all at a bargain.
Leader Shoe Shop, phone 363. tf
FOR RENT
FURNISHED HOME FOR RENT at
Apalachicola. Most desirable loca-
tion. Contact Mrs. Ned Porter,
P. O. Box 975, phone 164, Port St.
Joe. .1-4tf
LOST AND FOUND
DOG LOST-Toy terrier, black and
white, answers to name 'Cricket.'
Reward. Rev. L. J. Keels, phone
359. 1*
SPECIAL SERVICES
RECAP YOUR OLD TIRES
Rubber is getting scarce! Help the
war effort by having your old tires
recapped. We guarantee all work.
Prices reasonable.
ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY .
RECAP SHOP
Phone 37 Port St. Joe, Fla.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chalter 20953. Laws of Florida. Acts of
1941, the undersigned persons intend to
register with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Gulf County. Florida, four weeks after
the first publication of this notice, the fic-
titious or trade name under which they will
be enegagC', in business and in which ;id
business is to be carried on, to-wit: AUS-
TIN-ATCHISN, Port 1t. Joe, Florida. First
publication Dcearber-21, 1051
EARL ATCHISON.
T. E. XAUSTIN.
1-4 CATHERINE NELL BUZZETT.
LODGE NOTICES
-SAMARITAN LODGE No. 40, 1. 0.
0. F-Meets first and third Thurs-
days, 7:30 p. m. in Masonic Hall. All
members urged to attend; visiting
brethren invited. J. F. Miller, N.G.;
John Blount, V. G.; Theo Bishop,
Secretary.
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. O. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th
Thursday at 8:00 p. m. in Masonic
hall. Mary B. Forehand, N.G.;-Mary
E. Weeks, V.G.; Fannie Brown, Sec.
MASO.1C TEMPLE F & A M-
'ort St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
/\ meetings 2nd and 4th Frl-
\,' days each month, 8:00 p. mnL
e ebers urged to attend;|
visiting brothers welcome. Miltoni
Chafin, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.


Prices That You Will Not See Again This Year!

MANY OTHER ITEMS TO GO AT DRASTIC REDUCTIONS! Look forth Special Sale Tags!



FOR THE LIVING ROOM


Was
ONE 2-PIECE -
KROEHLER SUITE- $249.s50
TWO 2-PIECE
SOFA BED SUITES. -- 230.
ONE 3-PIECE.
SECTIONAL SOFA--$198.50
'SEVEN- : :
7-Way FLOOR LAMPS_"'"


NOW


$198o0


$17950


11 950

$i895


TWELVE
SMOKING STANDS- '.95 1 00


FOUR
Samson CARD TABLES _$6_95


Was
ONE SLIGHTLY USED
Sofa Bed & Slip Cover_ 5950

ONE SECOND HAND
2-Pc. MAPLE SUITE $49.50


NOW

$ 3995


$3950


ONE SECOND HAND
3-Pc. MAPLE SUITE- -$9.50 $ 4495


NINE.PLASTIC
COCKTAIL CHAIRS $1295 $
TWELVE ; .


995


METAL TABLE LAMPS -"- 95 495


$ 395 MANY OTHER BARGAINS IN LIVING ROOM PIECES


rFOR THE BEDROOM


ONE 4-PIECE WALNUT
BEDROOM SUITE
ONE 4-PIEECE BLONDE
BEDROOM SUITE


Was NOW


EIGHT DOUBLE
1Be9so 10995 Cotton Mattresses $1".95


$159.50 $3950


TWO
WALNUT CHIFFOROBES s950 $ 34"0
FOUR DOUBLE
Innerspring Mattresses _$39.50 $ 2995
TWO SINGLE
Innerspring Mattresses _$3950 $ 2995


FOR DINING ROOM


Was


NOW


THREE 5-PIECE
WOOD DINETTES --- $9.0 $ 4995


TWO 5-PIECE
CHROME DINETTES --
ONE
MAHOGANY BUFFET
ONE
MAPLE HUTCH


79.95


$ 6950


$89.so $695s


$59.50 $4950


FOUR SINGLE
Cotton Mattresses -- $17.95
25 FULL SIZE
CHENILLE SPREADS -- $7.9


NOW

$ 99





$ 595


FOUR

SINGLE BEDS, wood $24.9 149
SPACE DOES NOT PERMIT LISTING ALL ITEMS ifERE


ODDS AND ENDS


Was
ONE SECOND HAND
TYPIST DESK --_.-_ *s
ONE SECOND HAND
Large LIBRARY TABLE __


NOW

$ 2495


$ 495


ONE SECOND HAND
GAS REFRIGERATOR $69.50 $ 4950

Remnants of LINOLEUM from 25c up


ONE
Drop Leaf Mahog Table $129.so 79s50 1D o fel
ONE WHITE -)1de m ilgs-,
CHINA CABINET ----$49.50 $ 3950 :$49U5,5ca
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FRIDAY, S-A-NUA-RY,4, 1952


THE -STAR, PORT7,ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY~, FLORIDA


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