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PORT ST. JOE A Progressive Community With a Modern, ProgressiV6 Weekly Newspaper . THE STAR THE STAR Official Paper for Gulf County, Devoted To the Continued Development of the Entire COunty' "Port St. Joe- The Outlet Port for the Apcilachicola-Chattahoochee Valley" VOLUME XV RT ST JOE, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 NUMBER 16 VOLUME XV PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11,,.1952 NUMBER R'16 I I I I III i I III I IT l i I= 11I I Street Signs Going Up Preparatory To City Mail Delivery Anticipated Service To Start, Next Month; Houses Must Have Boxes, Numbers Notice that "nev look" taking place: on the city's streets caused by erection of street signs prepara- tory to beginning of city mail de- livery? Yes, sir, Port St. Joe is be- ginning to step out into big city company! The porcelain enamel signs are .mounted on alminum-painted steel uin i Slivers of Chipley. .y es- posts and will be of benefit not tablished custom the 25th district only to residents of the city and senate seat is rotated among the postmen. but also to tourists. ,four counties, ari 'this year it is HeaJd f State Retail Postmaster Chauncey' Costin in- Gulf county's turn to send a man o Stat R il forms us that it is anticipated the to the senate. Merchits Association job of pitting up all the signs will Tapper began his public service be completed by February 1. as:.one of the first members of the TO Be Here Next Week "We are all set to start city mail Florida Highway Patrol, wearing delivery," said the postmaster, "as badge No. 6. He left the patrol to Will Urge Local Business Men To soon as the street markers are all enter private business and soon be- Organize In the Interest of Good' up, houses numbered and mail re- came a leader in local civic and Government At Less Cost ceptacles installed at homes and governmental affairs. business houses. He became chairman of the Gulf "It's hgh time business and civic "It will be necessary to employ county board of commissioners in leaders quit idly bemoaning 'thetwo carriers and one part-time em- 199, but resigned in 1941 to volun- mess we're in' and begin co-opera- ploye for parcel. post delivery, so teer for service in the army air interested teer for service in the army air tive and courageous action to elim- anyone interested in these jobs force. As a bomber pilot, he flew 54 inte waste, extravagance and cor- should make application. We will missions over Africa and Europe ruption in government. It's time to also need to rent a truck for the and was decorated 11 times for gal- vigorously accentuate the positive delivery of parcel post, so anyone lantry in action.What s court needs morethan wishing. to bid on furnishing a truck SReturnilg ft,.n niitariy'-servi^c .. a ood iffckb'rIlgrt a'g.rrdickel "I"ould ron ra t mi at bildee' George was elected Gulf county. We aso need more statesmen and - representative and served in the .. % n G sa Obtm a 1947 session, both the 1949 regular fewer politicians." Garraway Observing and special sessions and the 1951 With these words, J. E. Saltz of Third Anniversary session. He became a leader in te St. Petersburg, president of the housed was one of te prime Florida State Retailers Association, Fromn the number of ads in this movers in putting the inime revealed his plans for a "grass issue of The Star our readers might movers in putting the minimum fourd n s l p m t h oots" speaking tour in the inter- jump to the conclusion that Charlie foundation school program through est of good government at .less Garraway has bought out the paper. the '47-legislature, winning recog- _i o v m c e r w h t the '47 legislature, winning recog- cost. First leg. of his Trip covers a But he hasn't-he's just celebrating (Continued on page1500-mile swing around North and ite third anniversary of the Garra- Posto e D s M h West Florida. "This is one junket, way Chevrolet Company Postoffice Does Much that won't cost the taxpayers any Charlie came to St. Joe in 1948 SBusiness Last Quarter money," Saltz emphasized. 'He is and set up his agency in the Stone taking a full ionth from his own building .next The Star office, hav- The 1951 Christmas-rush at the business and making the tour at ing three employes. On May 20, local postoffice saw 48,300 one, two his own expense, believing it a 1950, he moved into the imposing and.'three-cent stamps.sold during good citizenship duty. I building he now occupies on the the eight days prior to Christmas, The state association president, corner of Williams Avenue and 4th according to. Postmaster Chauncey who .will be. in Port St. Joe Thurs- Street, which requires the services Costin, who estimated that around day evening, January 17 to meet of 12 employes to keep it moving. 70,000 letters and cards were with local businessmen, will ad- Marking the event, Charlie is of- handled by the office during that dress special meetings of'merchant fearing 25% off on all Chevrolet ac- time. groups in scores of cities, town and cessories and his line of outboard Pointing to the slow but steady villages. He will urge them to en- motors, besides some bang-up ser- growth of the office, Costin said: (Continued on page 7) vice 'specials. Look over his ads. "During the December quarter of .__ 1950' this office sold 6,1,98 money orders or. $99,572.43, as compared Memorial History Compiled By Mrs. Ned Porter to 7,286 during the 1951 December -h I n re quarter for $135,792.92. The postage and Daghter Memorie, Creates Much Interest stamp sales during the 1950 Decem- ber'"quarter amounted to '$5,029.27, where sales .or the s/ame quarter Letters from all over the'state' sections of historical interest in whereas sales for the same quarter this:' year amounted to $6,025.85- have 'been received by Mrs'. Ned Florida. roughly an inc-ease of $1000 dur- Porter and her daughter, Memorie, Besides the things mentioned in ing this eri" evidencing a keen interest in "The the writeup in the Times-Union,, a 'The postmaster did not have the Josetta Memorial History of Apa- great maiy other important and in- time to give a comparison of fig- lachicola the Land -: Beyond the teresting facts are brought to light gures for 1950 and 1951, but feels River," a threb-volume scrapbook: and assembled for future record in that the office showed considerable history, of Apalachicola compiled "The Josetta Memorial History." growth' during the past 12 months. by them during 1951. These are proofs of the outstanding 4._ __ Letters.have.*been received from parts many noted Apalachicolians DANIEL NAMED:CHAIRMAN .:. Tarpon Springs, Tampa, St. Peters- lave played' in the history of our .OF COUNTY COMMISSION burg, Jadksonville, Mial i, Flaglel' great state. Mrs. Porter has un- At the first meeting of the year, Beach, Live Oak and Apalachicola,. earthed and recorded for posterity held;Tuesday in Wewahitchka,.Jim as well as Atlanta, Ga., and Green- data'long ago forgotten that should S. Danniel was elected, as chairman: ville, S. C., since a news 'item ap- be 'given' its proper place in' onu of the board of county commission- feared. in the/ florida Times-Union state's colorful history.. ers for the coming- year and P. G. last October about 'this' original '!Sdnieof tile:'nte:estii'E and vital Strange was named vice-chairman, scrapbook memorial history. Some. facts assembled by jMrs. Prter.and Among other matters transacted of the letters are congratulatory, her daughter are .the followin'g iby the board was the purchase of others seek informatiori'about an- Apalachicola .fs onq of, if not the a Dodge truck from the McGowin cestors and mention their knowl- state's pioneer city'in the seafood Motor Company of this city and the edg of the colorful history of the industry. Credit is given the late reappointment of J. W. Campbell old city, while still others seek in- John G. and George H. Ruge, of the and Cecil Costin Jr., as county at- formation as to how the scrapbook Herman G. Ruge & Sons Packing torneys, and Loyd Whitfield as histories have been. compiled so Co. with being the first canners of road superintendent. that others may be done of other (Continued on page 6) ANNOUNCES Tapper Enters 25th District Senate Race is Opposed To Increase In Taxes and Favors More Pay for Teachers George G. Tapper, veteran of four sessions of the Florida house of rep- resentatives, 'Monday qualified wi h the secretary of state at Tallahas- see as a candidate for state senator from the 25th district, which em- braces Gulf, Bay, Washington and Calhoun counties. The senate seat now is held: by I ; M -;fP--n ------_-------- It's Wm. Walter Ricketson, Jr. Sgt. and Mrs. W. W. "Jack" Rick- etson announce the birth of an 8- pound son on January 4 at the Fort Eustis, Va., hospital. The young P'an has been named William Wal- ter', Jr., and will be called "Little Moose" (why, we don't know). Ser- geailt- Ricketson is the son. of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ricketson of this city. Visit Relatives In Georgia Mrs. Aubrey Tomlinson and chil- dren, Phillip, Rosemary, Celia and Brenda, spent the past week visit- ing relatives in Douglas, Pearson, and Brunswick, Ga- r- L--; L- ...... ' PARKER G. HART of Beacon Hill, in this issue of The Star, an- nounces his candidacy for county commissioner from District 3, the seat now held by P. G. Strange.. Hart has been a resident of Gulf county since 1937, is well known and well liked, and operates the Gulf Manufacturing Company at Beacon Hill, which he established in 1942, and furnishes millwork of all type's to the states of Flor- ida, Alabama and Georgia. Kiwanians Hear Talk On Past History of City Cecil Costin. Tells of Good Hunting and.F4snirsg and ,of- the Go od. Times and Bad: Times By JOE DOWD At the regular weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club held Wednesday noon at Hotel. St. Joe, Cecil G. Cos- tin gave the':club a humorous, col- orful and interesting talk oA the history of Port St. Joe since the year 1910. Mr. Costin said he felt that he could speak freely on these early years as he doubted that any of his listeners could contradict him. He quickly amended this statement 'by saying he promised to try to stick closely to the facts, as he recognized in the audience his son and brother. If we are to believe Mr. Costin's interesting stories, wild ducks dark- ened the skies, deer roamed 'the neighborhood and fish swarmed in the waters around St. Joe. In those days, in bad weather, it took two days to journey to Marianna and it sometimes was an overnight journey to Blountstown, then the county seat of Calhoun county, as Gulf county had not yet -been cre- ated. The speaker said he had seen good times and had times in Port St. Joe,. and in the early days there was more bad than good, but that he is satisfied that our city.is now firmly established, with a bright and prosperous future. County dad State Political Cauldron Begins To Simmer All Gulf Officials Terms Ex- pire; Representative and Senator To Ie Named Although the first primary dur- ing this all-important election year will not be held until Tuesday, May 6, political activities are looking up in Gulf county and throughout 'the state. From the local standpoint of Gulf county the two most important of- fices'for which candidates must qualify by January 31 are those of state representative and state sen- ator, this being Gulf county's turn to name a senator from the 25th district. The list runs right down the line this year, including president'of the U. S., governor, state cabinetmem- bers, U. S. senator, congressman, state attorney, three members of the state supreme court and prac- tically all county officials. Locally we have George Tapper of this city and 'Floyd Lister of We- wahitchka already announced for state senator. While neither have openly announced, it is generally known that Silas "Micky" Stone and C. G. Costin Jr., will be con- tenders for Gulf county representa-. tive, with possibly a third entry be- w t': the final filing date.. Sheriff Byrd Parker informs us that he, is definitely up for re-elec- tion, and rumor,hath it that F. R. Pippin will also seek this position. The terms of three county com- missioners expire, Tobe Gay, dis- trict 1; P. G. Strange, district 3, .(Continued on page 8) Qualifying Fees Set By County Commissioners The county commissioners this week set the following qualifying fees for candidates seeking county offices, based on a percentage of salaries paid: Board of public instruction, $5.40; member county commission, $18.00; sheriff, $145.65; tax assessor, $132; tax collector, $124; county judge, $158; representative in legislature, ' $18; supervisor of registration, $36'; clerk circuit court, $140;' superini- tendent public instruction, $157.50; harbormaster, $48., -The county Democratic commit: tee tias not yet set its'qualifying fees, and Clerk of the Court 'George 'Core informs us that anyone want,' ing to qualify for any office must:. bring to him a receipt from tlis... committee showing that the fee 't,6 the committee has been paid. George' also states that he has all necessary forms, for candidates available at his office.. ____---- TREES SOLD BY GARDEN CLUB TO ARRIVE FRIDAY The Port St. Joe Garden Club has received word: that the ,trees.sold to residents of the city will arrive next Friday, January .18, for de- livery. Those purchasing trees are urged. to,haveholes dug and prepared, er cording to directions on page thm;ee. of this issue of'The Star.. Joins Husband In Washington Mrs. Gene Lewis left last Satur- day for Washington, D. C., to join her husband, who is stationed there. She had been visiting here for sev- eral weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Davis. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 PcF TWO_ TH STR OTT OGL ONY LRD -- Aw ^^^ Social Activities Personals Clubs Churches MYRTICE O. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Seat Officers for Ensuing Year In Joint Installation Ceremony Officers for the coming year of wyn Blount, Port St. Joe, deputy SSamaritan Lodge No. 40, I. O. 0. marshal; Pastelle Allen, Panama F., and Melody Rebekah Lodge o. City, warden; Irene Pitts, Panama City, inside guardian; Effie White, 22 were seated Wednesday night in Panama City, chaplain; Iva Mae a joint installation held in the Ma- Lloyd, Panama City, *musician; sonic hall. Edna. Hunter, Lynn Haven, record- R. J. Butchers of Lynn Haven, ing and financial secretary; Reba past district deputy grand master, Bass, Panama City, treasurer. acted as deputy grand marshal and Officers if Melody Lodge taking seated the following officers for the stations wre" Tlary E. Weeks, noble Odd Fellows: James Greer, noble grand; Gladys Boyer, vice-grand; grand; John Blount Jr., vice-grand; Fannie L. Brown, recording secre- C. W. Long, recording secretary; tary; Addie Goodson, financial sec- Theo Bishop, financial secretary retary; Katherine Brown, treasurer: and treasurer; Cecil G. Costin Jr., Cora Lee Miller, warden; Marguer- chaplain; B. B. Conklin, right ite Pridgeon, conductor; Flora supporter to noble grand; Walter Long. chaplain; Lois Daniell, mu- White, left supporter to noble. sician; Lillian Kennington, color grand; Emmett Daniell, right sup- bearer; Viola Walters, right sup- porter to vice-grand; J. L. Fuller, porter to noble grand; Lucille Wil- left supporter to vice-grand; Ralph liams, left supporter to noble grand; Swatts, warden; G. F. Lawrence, Mary Forehand, past noble grand: conductor; James Gibson, inside Vera Burge, right supporter to vice- guardian; H. W. Griffin, outside grand; Fannie Mae McMillan, left guardian; J. F. Miller, past noble supporter to vice-grand. grand; George Y. Core, right scene W.. C. Forehand introduced the supporter; J. H. Geddie, left scene grand master, J. O. Lucas, who re- supporter. sponded with a short inspiring talk The district deputy grand mar- on the feeling of fellowship which shal was assisted ij the installa- fraternal work develops. He also tion ceremony by J. 0. Lucas of Isaid that all that was Reeded to ac- Jacksonville, grand master of the 'complish a purpose was will power Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and determination. W. C. Forehand, district deputy R. J. Butchers, the past district grand master; W. L. Land of Lynn deputy grand master, was also in- Haven; B. B. Conklin and W. H. trodhced and responded with a Weeks. word of thanks for the invitation A social hour was then enjoyed allowing him to take part in the during whlch a buffet dinner was i impressive ceremony of a joint in- served, after which MrspEli:za Law- stallation. ,.san, district deputy president, in- Mrs. Lawson and her committee Stroduced the following as installing had decorated the hall with gladi- al ri. ,i'icl 11v. n -.. I ri.. L",-'. e- El-i : i 'ihono bof the 'occasion. PARTY AT BEACON HILL EPISCOPAL AUXILIARY NAMES BENEFITS POLIO DRIVE CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES One of the most enjoyable parties The Woman's Auxiliary of St. of the season was a bingo and tele- James' Episcopal Church held its vision party for the benefit of the first meeting of the year last Mon- March of Dimes polio drive given day ip the parish house at which ,by Mesdames N. J. Fisher, Chaun- time plans were discussed for a cey L. Costin and E. L. Hobaugh in course of study and a program ap- the Hobaugh home at Beacon. Hill. proved. Subject of the, program is The affair, held Tuesday, was from "The Faith of the Church," with 10 a. m. to 12 noon, at which time Mrs. B. E. Kenney Jr., as program the hostesses served a delicious chairman. luncheon with cakes. Committee chairmen were also Attending were Mesdames G. W. approved at this meeting, as fol- Gibson, Joe Moore; Jack Prince, lows: Mrs. B. E. Kenney Jr., educa- Proctor VanHorn, Roland Jackson, tion; Mrs. T. S. Coldewey, social Chris Martin, Clifford Arbogast, H. relations; Mrs. A. T. Wall, mis- Berson, Ralph Nance, W. O. Cail.y, siops; Mrs'. Robert Bellows, supply C. J. Bunting, D. Sykes, W. C. Dan- work; Mrs. Sue L..Towson, promo- iels, C. E. Thompson, Jack Swain, tion; ,Mrs. Paul Fensom, united Jack Childers, Emory Robinson, G. thank offering; Mrs. H. R. Maige. Sealey, Charles Riley and Shirley. church periodical club; Mrs. J. L. Sending contributions 'but unable Fuller, Guild of Christ Child; Mrs. to attend were Mesdames W. A. B. E. Kenney Jr., personnel; Mrs. Roberts, Mary Grice and George Nick Comforter, altar work; Mrs. Davis. W. A. Roberts, worship; Mrs. Rob- Bingo prize winners were Mes- dames Jack Childers, Emory Rob- erlon, Jack Prince, Roland Jack- see, W. O. Cathy and Shirley. A total of $&6.50 was .raised. for tq, polio drive and Mrs. Hobaugh, drive chairman for that section of the county, was 'highly pleased. JUNIOR ,w6OMEN'S CLUB IN MONTHLY DINNER MEET The monthly dinner meeting of Othes.JAoipr Woman's Club was held Tuesday evening at Hotel St. Joe, with Mrs. Lois Strickland, presi- dent presiding over the group of 25 members and guests? The clib was honored at this time to have with them their new sponsor, :Mrs. Sirah Kenney. The Juniors voted unanimously to hold a benefit bridge on Tuesday night, February 12, and plans were also made for the nation-wide Mo- ther's March. on Polio, which be- gins January 31. It was reported that extensive work is being done on the city library, and the club hopes to have it open to the public in the very near future. ert Bellows, Mrs. Franklin Jones, yard committee; Mrs. W. O. Ander- son, Mrs. P. Fensom, parish house committee. KENNEY MILL BAPTIST W. M. U. CHANGES MEETING TIME The Kenney Mill Baptist W. M. -U. met Wednesday afternoon at the church for the .regular business meeting, which was opened with song, "Help Somebody Today." Mrs. J. N. Dobbs, president, gave the de- votional from Eph., followed with prayer by Mrs. 0. O. Boditord. Fol- lowing reading"of the minutes, Mrs. .Roy -Tharpe, communityy miaJJin chairman. gave a:good' repot. and Mirs.'-Bcrditord was-appoittted to as- sist Mrs. Tharpe in this work. A project for the children's home was also discussed. It was voted to change the time of meeting from 3:00 to 2:30 p. m., and the next meeting will be a so- cial at the home of Mrs. W. B. Hol- land. The meeting was closed with the year song and prayer by Mrs. Hol- land. Garden Cjub Hears Talk On Beautification of Highways The general meeting of tho Port St. Joe Garden Club was held at Hotel St. Joe Thursday of last week with the president, Mrs. J. C. Arbogast presiding. During a brief business session it was announced that camellia plants would be sold from the nursery in the park on Friday. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Franklin' Jones, chair- man of the highway beautification committee, who introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Louise McGregor of Tallahassee, a member of the pro- motion division of tlhe state road department. Mrs. McGregor proved a most in- teresting speaker, and called the highways the front yard of Flor- ida's progress, stressing the need and importance' of keeping the high- ways clean in this section of the state. She also commended the gar- den clubs for the fine work they are doing in Florida on the high- ways. The -.meeting was adojurned at the conclusion of Mrs. McGregor's talk. REV. WEST WILL VISIT ST. JAMES' CHURCH SUNDAY The Rt. Rev. Hamilton West, bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Florida, will visit St. James' Epis- copal Church on Sunday, January 13, and conduct the following ser- vices: 7:30 a. m.-Holy communion. 11:00 a. m.-Morning service. Vestery service immediately after the morning service. After the early morning service, the Laymen's League will meet with Bishop West for breakfast. At 9:45 the bishop will visit the Sunday school. If you haven't sent in your check for Xmas 'Seals, do so today Ready-Mix CEMENT S Build Your Own Sidewalks, Driveways, Floors! No fuss, no bother with economical Ready-Mix Concrete. GEORGE G. TAPPER COMPANY Phone 238 Port St. Jbe, Florida -" """"""""'~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THURSDAY FRIDAY :SATURDAY ONLY DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM 01 ..., MaUreORA "IN' OLD iR ADEE L -, off4WIMaR Jeff CHnDIER AMARILLO" ca.IERon mAN wIth mV WARDS-PIKYIU ADRIAII CHI.L Plus .--- BOOTH WILLS LATEST NEWS:and Cartoon, Chapter No. 7 of Serial "THE INVISIBLE MONSTER" "TOM AND JERRY" ., and Cartoon: "FIESTA TIME" I S S***** *.* e.S. S* SS*S*S* *** * <* SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY pnd FRIDAY MGM's HIGH, WIDo AND HANDSOME MUSICAL o I. Musical..t ..........* *' "JOURNEY INTO LIGHT" is the SEE POPULAR BASEBALL story of A man o 9 turned his STARS IN ACTION! 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Fer- rell, president, presided and led the group in repeating the watch- word of the year, and also gave the scripture from John I. The woman's hymn was sung, after which Mrs. Ferrell brought the devotional from the 8th chapter of Matthew, "The Need of God." During the. business session good'reports were received from all chairmen, after which the meeting was closed: by all repeat- ing the .Mizpah benedictio. . M:.iid.y, January 14, will be Bible study at .the church, and all mem- bers are urged to be present. VIRGINIA HAGOOD G. A.'s MEET The Virginia Hagood Girls' Aux- iliary of the Baptist Church, to-' gether with the Royal Ambassa- dors, met Monday afternoon at the church and journeyed from there to St. Joe Beach and the home of Mrs. Ralph Nance for their. meeting. Present were 18 G. A. girls, six R. A. boys, Mrs. E. R. DuBose, Mrs. V. Ramsey, Mrs. L. J. Keels, Mrs. Joe Bracewell and seven Sunbeams, Sharon Gay, Bob Craig, Sara Alice Buttram', Margie Hall, James Butt- ram, Norma Hall and David Nance. Mrs. Nance gave a review of the mission book, "Keys To Brazil," which was enjoyed by all. The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Keels after which cookies and cold drinks were served to all. GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES Dr. Joseph B. Spear OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Broken Lenses Duplicated APALAC HICOLA. FLOFRIDA Dr. Charles Reicherter OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED RITZ THEATRE BUILDING FIRST FLOOR HOURS a TO 5 PHaNE 5S65 PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA CLOSED WEDNESDAY AFTERNIOEINS THE STAR, PORT*ST. JOa, GULF COUN-t)-,"FLOAI:A PAGE TWO FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE THREE CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUNDAY SERVICES ..................... 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. 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. ja.-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.-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.-Mornipg service. 6:15 p. m.-Training Union. 7:30 p. m.-Evening worship. Prayer service Wednesday eve- ning at 7:30. ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Oak Grove H. H. Jones, Pastor 1':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. ;.*-:i *!A\ :- -*. X -' a-w'." 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. 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. Strange Fact Steel companies buy about $10,000 worth of platinum and thousands of * dollars worth of diamonds per year, for industrial uses. GARDEN NOTES PORT ST. JOE GARDEN CLUB An ordinary sweet potato will produce a beautiful indoor vine that is especially appropriate for a sunny kitchen window. Get a fairly large potato with small sprouts already showing, as some sold in super- markets have been treated to pre- vent sprouting. Place the potato bud end up in a bowl, put in about two inches of water and set on a window sill. Add water occasion- ally to maintain the original level -once runners start growing they require a surprising amount of moisture. Another interesting form of green- ery will develop from seeds of your breakfast orange or grapefruit. Put several of the seeds in a pot of soil and keep the pot in a sunny win- dow. They will produce glossy- leaved plants which some people 'keep for years. It is not too late to put in daffo- dil bulbs. Bulbs that are planted in January produce flowers the last of April, thus prolonging the season's bloom. Here On Leave Sgt. and Mrs. J. E. Pinter of Ma- con, Ga., are spending a 20-day leave here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dykes. Sergeant Pinter is stationed at the Warner Robins air force base. ANN PAGE PURE PINEAPPLE P RESE"V ES 1 lb. Jar 25c v V SUPER-RIGHT LEAN WESTERN PORK CHOPS CENTER CUTS 65 c lb. V* * *NABISCO. GRA HAM C RIA C K ER S 1.. Box29c I SIKES ASKS RE-ELECTION Congressman Bob Sikes announced Thursday of last week that he is a candidate for re-election to the U. S. house of representatives from the 3rd District. He is presently serving his 12th year in congress and is a member of the house com- mittee on appropriations and of the sub-committee on military affairs. ARRIVES IN JAPAN Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brown have received word that their son, Jack Barr, arrived in Japan on Decem- ber 23. For the benefit of his friends who may want to write, his address is Pfc. Jack Barr, 143-804-93, 452nd A. B. Group, APO 970, c/o Postmas- ter, San Francisco, Calif. C----- Lithography was invented in 1798 by Alois Senefelder, an obscure Bavarian actor and dramatist. 4Wt~wly LO 13 to I 6 REPLACEMENT PARTS EXTRA YOU GET All These AT ONE Money-Saving LOW PRICE I-VALVES GROUND 2-CYLINDERS HONED 3-NEW PISTON AND RINGS FITTED 4-CONNECTING RODS I ALIGNED - 5-MAIN BEARINGS AND RODS ADJUSTED 6-ROCKER SHAFT ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED CLEANED AND REPLACED .. 7-OIL PUMP AND SCREEN CLEANED 8-EXPERT ENGINE TUNE-UP 9-CARBURETOR OVERHAULED _ ~ Ci, Paymenis her oqoen! i -iLD TOy G A RRAWA Y CHEVROLET CO. Your Chevrolet- Oldsmobile Dealer PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA ares~g~i#n:J7iEiaa!R.^2^uE.it >OK! Eggs Dozen 9c 1020 Florida Grade 'A HOME DRESSED HENS and FRYERS ORANGES S12c doz., TANGERINES 5c DOZEN Ua Half Shell 35c doz. Pint ..---------69 V 5Nl E 1By the Bag-_$3.00 SHRIMP Ib. 39C ROUND COUNTRY STEAK lb. 89c Backbone Ib. 49c VEAL PORK CH 0 PS Ib. 79c Short Ribs Ib. 39c GRAPEFRUIT SPINACH 3 for 9c Young and Tender 2 Ibs. 15c BROCCOLI 15c Bunch CAULIFLOWER Corn 3 ears 19c 19c Head TURNIPS MUSTARD COLLARDS SGladiolus Bulbs and Blooms 79c doz. RICH'S SUPER-MARKET I H 'S Port St. Joe, Fla. PRICES ARE BORN HERE RAISED ELSEWHERE _ __ _F I __ I ON THESE SUPER-SPECILS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE THREE FRIDAY, JANUARY 111, 1952 3 7 0 WAG OU TH STR PORT_ ST. JOE, GUL CONY FLOID FRDYJNAR 1,1 THE STAR Published.Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St. Joe. Florida. By The Star Publishing Company W. S. SmMIHr Fditor and Publisher Also Linotype OperIator, Ad Man, Floor Man, Columnist, Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper Enter',l a *-ucolnl-las'n matter, December 10, 1937, at the l'obtoftfie, Iort St. Joe, F'la., under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 THREE MONTHS $127.15 -.*f TELEPHONE 51 }- TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver- tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable tor damages further than amount received, for such advertisement. The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country Right or Wrong JO SERRA LOOKS AT 1951 Our old friend, Jo Serra, who comes to town only about four times a year from his hide-away down in Willis Swamp to stock up on necessities. dropped in at The Star office Tuesday with the remark that he hadn't had any reason to come to town due to the warm weather we'd been having, but that the cold spell we had Monday brought him in to get some long-handles for him- self and a flannel nightie for his wife. As usual, he was loaded with his own personal philosophy. "You know," he said, "a lotta people will look back over the year 1951 with a sort of despairin' feeling since it looks like the cause of free men has had tough sleddin'. It's impossible to de- scribe the suffering' and frustration in Korea jist as it ain't possible to put in a few words the political, economic and social milestones of them there 12 months. Everybody oughta see now that corruption in goveramint is the biggest thing on the political scene right now. And iffen you take a close look you kin see that debt, taxes and these here now controls is gittin' to be a threat to military security and mighty nigh a death sen- tennce to tus avNerage people." Looking around for a place to spit out h is chaw of tobacco, and finally lifting up the 'id of the wood heater to dispose of it. Joe went on to say that in spite of these grim items on the debit side of the ledger, we must all face 1952 with courage. "You know," he said, "we kin count among our blessin's things that no other nation ain't got. The biggest gift us old folks kin leave our chilluns is good health and a good educa- tion. We're the healthiest doggone critters in the world today and we got more education than most of them there major nations. If we kin use these two tools properly we're gonna be okay. "I sorta admire you guys in the newspaper bizness, and in mv opinion one of the biggest and most significant stories of 1951 ain't rated no headlines. That's the way which you guvs with your free press has hammered home day after day, chapter by chapter, the crookedness and corruption of public officials to say nothing' of them there grand schemes of spenders of our tax T Tk YEARS AGO From the Files of The Star Two City Commission Candidates Rumors of various candidates for city commissioner took concrete form this week with the filing of notices of intention to run by B. B. Conklin and D. L. "Buster" Owens. The election is to be held February 1'f and there will be one vacancy on the board with the expiration of the term of B. W. Eells, who will not seek re-election. Water Pumped for Tank Test The city of Port St. Joe this week delivered 4,700,000 gallons of water to the Southeastern Pipeline Cor- poration terminal here for testing the storage tanks. The water filled two of the huge tanks and will be shunted to the others. The pumps ran continuously for 108 hours (4% days) to fill the order. Men 20 To 44 Must Register President Roosevelt in a procla- nation Monday set February 16 for registration of all male citizens be- tween the ages of 20 and 44 who have not registered previously. Men I in this age group will be subject to military service. Uranson Maddox The wedding of Miss Clara Eliza- heth Maddox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Maddox of this city. and Lt. Norman Uranson of Philadel- phia. Pa., was a quiet event of Sat urday evening. December 20, at the First Methodist Church in Apalach- icola, Rev. L. E. Wright performing the ceremony in the presence of relatives and close friends. To Erect Gasoline Storage Tanks A building permit was issued this week by City Clerk Mark Tomlin- son to the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company for the construction of gasoline storage tanks at the pipe- line terminal at a cost of $101,000. --------- Stray hairs at the nape of mi- lady's neck can be kept in place by stroking with a wet finger that has just been rubbed over soap. Leather Soles Laboratory tests prove that there can be as much as 90 degress var- iation in temperature between the outside and inside of a leather sole on a winter's day. OBEY these official Civil Defense D A LMRAM istructioas ZR.R an ALD E li jio>at oct i 3 minute wailing siren or m blin attack ov, 3 one minute blasts .isi NO WARMSIN kstb WARI Oem o lp ) l e td Ce to repgrc under L sd3.r ne q Jv 'sle. j tql Labw. epoxerti. Drop to dw Get Oky Wardens Is unwdesktmofw o o rk G toN ast4lrd beck "Ir. Diop to tifor am [ obey yaw thsI ol fnre t n sino Go d toa' Igoe( BurV tae at sm. lenr tik Dwp wvPan a 0*y ardm. (a ( he fo ro m Bu ry t o n a r e v t O K 'd r b.BuyGet out $1I t tam in am BIF Rhlbit Wld bald- Ii oara A? b- ~oi~eusftu. LIBERAL TRADE-IN I-A -S LONG, EASY TERMS ee us todav for a demonstration of iese geat cAtfa-ialue trucks McGOWIN MOTqR COMPANY Corner Baltzell Ave. and 4th streett Phone 129 U-L I-~ money to socialize and control industry, workers and us pore consumers. "They aint been a tile in the history of this here country of ourn when a free press stood more solidly between us privut citizens and a foot,on our necks. We all owe you guys a per- manent debt of gratitude fer the way in which you has ferreted out weaknesses, dogma and whitewash in matters all the way from foreign policy to governamint administration." Biting off a fresh chew of Brown Mule, our Willis Swamp phlisopher went on: "You know, Editor Bill, they ain't many people who appre- ciates the scope of the American press. You guys know that back of all these problems they is some simple principles we got to stick to to keep our country tickin'. Yo.u fellers know that if we're going' on to enjoy them liberties our forefathers fit fer we gotta save the system they built to guarantee 'em. And one of the big items of tood news I been seeing' is that editors like you in every nook and cranny of the land has rose up on their hind feet and are challenging' this here theat to personal freedom and national survival that faces us from the inside. "And that this here threat is real should be a-parrent to everybody. I sees by The Star that more federal taxes has been collected from us suckers in the last seven years than in all the pre-ceedin'.years since our governamint was first set up. And what's a-happenin'? The boost in govamint spending' has run away from the growth and capacity to produce of our country, and it has brought on all this here bureaucracy, cor- ruption, depreciatin' money and regulation of this and that which don't fit in with a free na- tion like ourn-and this here free press of yourn." With these final words, Jo raised his lanky form from our office rocker, aimed a perfectly- directed stream of tobacco juice at our waste- basket, hitched up his pants and said. "Well, gotta be gittin' back to Willis and its peace and tranquility can't stand this hurly-burly and bustle of a big city like St. Joe-and besides it looks like with the weather gittin cooler iny wife's gonna not only nered thl'' there flannel nightgown. tbut nmehh' ai ir of .n, red fong- handles. See you aeai;. n;e'. 'bout i'.' The' 'ditr '' :. s on,: ; in' "' one of those lucky- guys riv}: r n.'v,- with Port St. Joe booming the Va it is. wHi'o has one fc:t in the grave and the otier in tii gravy. The world's best i:n-,ntive brains have pushed us ahead with wonderful st-id.-s the past fifty years. Now the Russians are trying t. set the world back two hundred years. Economy is the one bst bet toward solvinl the grim March 15 in;co::ie ta:: spiech'e looming up in the distance. Flowers are b!cominrg in Port St. Joe as the rest of the nation digs out of its snow banks. There's no use in trying to whip the Korean Reds until we've whipped John L. Lewis first. THE LOW DOWN ----- rom ----- WILLIS SWAMP Editar Tile Starr: My resolushun fer 1952 wuz to don the old "thinkin' cap." Frum one end of Reed Ave. to the other I found nobuddy to cheerful or who had even a re-mote noshun of whut is next. So. with sich a start-every buddy admittin' that they is sum- thing in the haystak except jist hay -we kin pro-ceed. We bin listening' in grate fashun -v-e bin figgerin' the gent doing' the talking' new whut he wuz talking' about. We knows we're in sum sort of a di lemma, hut how we got there, we ain't to sure. We scratch our dome like when the nman piks up the shell and the pea ain't un- der it. A gold koin, fer instance, iffen you are caught with one, you're looked up. Good and solid nmunny is illegal. In a skoolhouse in Lost An- geles 18 in each 100 between 16 and IS yeers old didn't no they is 12 months in a yeer-19 spelled "writing" with 2 t's-16 didn't no .- "Copyrighted Material :- Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers" *.n'~i .wlewv,,f-m~m' iu~rr~.x.s'-,'ar~st'r .,n&,tnn~ 7 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 PAGE FOUR the "why" of the 4th of July. A highly paid agriculture extenshun serveece tells us that a apple fer eatin' shud be pikked fer appear- ance. texture, flavor. Oh! My! Fumaddiles kin be our downfall. How about it fer 1952? Speek up, folks! Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. ------4-- - Proud Owner of Mailbox Mrs. R. H. Brinson stopped in at The Star office Monday and said: "I'll bet I've got something no one else in town has." Any upon our query as to what this object was, she said: "A mail box." seems her niece sent her one for Christmas. SElectrical Contracting and Repairing * S Estimates Cheerfully SGGiven : ST. JOE ELECTRIC SHOP S Opposite Port Theater "s a *sees ,0 i9, 6 row w w www ww-www W-< *v--M-.mssMn a i*vc-uaseii 'mtitrbwainiufsl M F A J 1 TH S P ST JE UI HELP H:-.WALK- AGAMN! SYOUTHFUL TALENT SHOW and several skits were presented. RAISES CASH FOR POLIO Those attending report a delightful time. The youth of Beacon Hill staged: The youngsters are hoping this a home talent show last week to may be an incentive to other clil- raise funds for the Mardl of Dimes dren to help this worthy cause. polio fund, the money realized be- - ing turned over to Mrs. E. L. Ho- Ohio stands high in the produc- baugh, chairman at "The Hill," tion of lime because the state has Martha Costin acted as master of vast deposits of Imestone and dolo- ceremonies, and songs, tap dancing mite. Protect Seedlings, Says County Ranger Points Out Small Fire Could Wipe Out Entire Planting; Urges Plowing Fire Lines All landowners in Gulf county who are planting pine seedlings this winter are urged by County Ranger H. A. Hardy of the Florida Forest Service to give their tender young "crop" adequate fire protec- tion during the: winter months. "Every effort should le made to keep fire out of these plantings, as even a small fire could wipe out every seedling," Hardy said.. "Fire lines should be plowed before plant- ing, and fire prevention talks with your neighbors and friends won't be wasted." From now until spring will be dangerous fire weather in Gulf county, Hardy added, and every ef- fort should i'e made to prevent wild fires. Last year 7,026 acres burned in this county, causing $13,253.50 damage to the valuable woodlands. "Planting seedlings every year will help reforest Florida and Gulf county, but only when wild fires are stopped will the job be com- pleted," Hardy continued. "When you see a fire, report it at once by calling one long on the FFS line. "Incidentally, for a nominal price the county fire control unit will plow fire lines for landowners. Much of tlis has already been done in the county, but anyone interested should contact me at once." Visitor From Jacksonville T. M. Schneider of Jacksonville was in town Thursday and Friday of last week transacting business and saying hello to friends. THE "SHOW DOWN WA GET FREE DODGE "SHOW DOWN"BOOK ON CAR VALUE HERE'S PROOF free proof thaf the exciting new '52 Dodge makes your money worth more. We call it the "Show Down" ,Way to judge car value.. You. get straight facts, not fancy claims. The "Show Down" Way lets you compare the '52 Dodge with cars costing hundreds of dollars more for roominess, visibility, riding comfort, safety. It's the sensible way, the money-saving way, to decide. Come in the first chance you get. Seo and drive the big, beautiful, new '52 Dodge. See compare discover you could still pay hundreds of dollars more for a car and not get all the extra-value features this great new Dodge gives you. Specifications and equipment subject to change without notice. S-e----2 DODGIE NOW ON. DISPLAY McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY Corner Baltzell Avenue and 4th Street Port St. Joe, Florida till Ive seen the on display Saturday JAN.1EVPANY GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY PORT ST. JOE, FLA. THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF:COUNTY, FLORIDA, PAGE FIVE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 PEPPER IS BIG QUESTION To Make Home Here AMr. and Mrs. Aron Burch and As candidates for governor of :ughter, c(. Boniiay: arrived in St. Florida jockey into position, the big Joe last Friday to make their home. question of the moment is what Mr. Burch is employed as a sales- Claude Pepper, former U. S. sena- man at Danley's. tor, will do. A Tallahassee corre- spondent quotes Pepper as saying TO Relieve he will announce his plans before 'Misery the end of January as to whether he will remain in private life, be- come' a candidate for the senate against Senator Spessard L. Hol- f land, or run for governor. uaUmoRTABTS.-AMMESftLMuF ~boed)*wPb~r~awl( ~hs~ao~b~ f.~x89~' PHONE 388 ~AG SI H TR PR T OGUPCUTFORD RDY ANAY1,15 HIGHLAND VIEW NEWS By MARJORIE ROGERS Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fox of Sop- choppy have purchased the Hewitt Grocery: We wish them lots of good The trees ordered through the luck. Garden Club will be delivered in Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gilmore of about 10 days, so do not delay in New Orleans, La., were recent vis- getting' planting holes ready. Dig itors of the former's sister and fam- holes that are large enough for the ily, Mrs. Minnie Patterson. size tree ordered. Throw a layer of Mrs. Maude Callahan, who has compost and a couple of, handfuls been spending some time here with of a mixed commercial plant food her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. at the bottom, fill the hole with fer- D. M. Jones, left Wednesday of last tile woods soil and leave a slight week for her home in Los Angeles. basin to gather water. Sgt. D. M. Register of Charles- When the trees come, set in the ton, S. C., visited here recently with hole so that they will be at exactly his brother and family, Mr. apd the same level as they grew form- Mrs. J. W. Register. early. See that the roots assume, Pvt. and Mrs. Alonzo Knight and without bending and crowding, the son Ralph are visiting in Cross City same relative positions which they with his brother and family, Mr. held. As the soil is slowly shoveled and Mrs. Carl Knight. back, allow it to be washed into Miss Inez Hardy of Graceville place with a gentle stream from spent a 'few days here last week the hose. Finish with a' saucer-like with her sister and family, Mr. and depression and fill this with water Mrs. Sonny Anderson. at least once each week that it does Mr. and Mrs. Willie Davidson of not rain. Geneva, Ala., were week-end guests -of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Williams. Use it Margarine Mrs. J. E. Pierce of Port St. Joe Estimates are that 31 million spent last Friday with Mrs. H. G. American women use margarine, Parker. and spend about four billion mmin- Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bruce and Mr. utes yearly kneading or stirring Jm G v color into the product. ;and Mrs. Jim Godwin visited last SFriday in Montgomery, Ala., with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bruce. .Mrs. T. O. Seawright honored her son Melvin on January 4 which marked his 10th birthday. Ten small f guests were invited for the occa- sion and after enjoying a number of games, with honors going to tKenneth Wright and Charles Reg- ister, all were served birthday cake. ,Leslie Cannon of Moultrie, Ga., is visiting hei-e with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. .T. T. Rinck. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hewitt are spending the week in DeFuniak Springs with the latter's mother, Mrs. J. nW. Wooten. Clinton Peterson left Sunday for Jacksonville for a physical exam. We welcome Mr. and Mns. W. H. Kent to our community from Mari- anna. Jimmy Hagans of Panama City spent a few days here last week with Mlr. and Mrs. Lawton Echols. Donald and Billy Skipper of Boni- fay were recent guests of their sis- ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vester Burke. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kelly and granddaughter, Martha Ray, were called to Careyville Sunday due to the illness of Mr. Kelly's nephew, J. W. Martin. Mrs. John Wright honored her soni Kii on his Sth birthday Janu- ary 3 with a party. Games were en- joyed and birthday cake and iced drinks were served to the honoree, George Kelll, Sister Wright, Ralph Knight, Vivian Register, Charles Register,. Pinky Whitfield, Melvin Seawright ,LewiQ Rogers, Tommy I':.-,, r.-rro:n. H...-: Creamer and Junior Whitfield. H. F. rock was called to Alford last week by the illness of his bro- ther, Richard Brock. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Baley were in Pensacola Saturday on business. Kenneth Ray Wilson of Panama SCity is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Foster. G A R GAC CHEBI% --- L iTorso of Man Found t In River Is identified S he body of a man, minus head, feet and hands, found last week in Big St. Marks River by Kenneth Roberts. and John Sowers of this city and Elzie Little of Apalachi- cola, has'been identified as that of SWilliam James, 64, colored, a resi- AT dent of Stockton, Ala. The body was identified by his son through SR W A Y thee personal belongings. S W The son said that last arch a I OL ETL ^O boat in use on the Chipola River SROLET C 0 near Marianna caught fire from a Your Oldsmobile Chevrolet Dealer leaking gasoline can and his father Corner Williams Ave. and 4th St. as the only one of seven in the i boat who did not escape. The river Phone 388 Port St. Joe 'was dragged for the body at the time, but without avail. Today Last Day To Buy Trees From Garden CEub If you would like to buy trees and were not contacted by a mem- ber of the Port St. Joe Garden Club this week, take your order to Mrs. I. C. Nedley. Today is the last day. essential to their needs and growth. Facts are also recorded in "The Josettas" showing the inland water- way, now completed and extending from Corpu Christi, Texas, to Car- rabelle. Fla., to have been an idea originated as far back as 1847, and 'to have been the lifelong dream of the late Hon. John G. Ruge, bene- factor to our state universities, col- leges public schools and the Epis- copal Diocese and internationally prominent figure whose services were solicited in 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson to study, European 11L - 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. Joe, Florida 3rd Arnniversary Three years of good associations and good business! .We are proud of the trust and confidence you have shown in us, allowing us to grow from a small temporary location with three employees to a modern plant now employing twelve experienced employees. In Appreciation, We Will Give From Saturday, January 12, To Saturday, January 19 . 25. OFF ON ALL CHEVROLET ACCESSORIES, Including Outboard MotorsT " Watch The Star for SAVINGS Offered On Our SERVICE SPECIALS With four factory-trained mechanics you will get quick, efficient Service at Lowest Cost! arraway Chevsm let Co. Your Chevrolet Oldsmobile Dealer PHONE 388 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. pes ___________sRII~~laR - . MEMORIAL HISTORY banking systems so that they might this city. They are native Apalachi- be incorporated into the banking colians and daughter and grand- (Continued from page 1) laws of the United States. Also daughter of the late Joseph Mes- oysters in the state, and Rice Bro- that the Hon. Henry L. Grady and sina, another of Apalachicola's pio- thers Packing Co., i.e., the late Captain George H. Whiteside, illus- never industrialists, who -was Flor- SRce an R R. ie, trious Apalachicolians, were also ida's second canner of the famous SRce I and Rob R. Rce, cr- tremendously interested in the in- Apalachicola oyster and Florida's gently of Rockport, island waterway and worked untir- second canner.of the famous Apa- ing the first canners of shrimp in Sthe st aes sh ingly, liroi., iur their lifetimes, to lachicola shrimp. the state. 'bring it In to eI'.itence. ------- --- Attention is given to the fact thatigit %:tence. lumbAtten isty g n to e fact that Another of the many interesting Salt applied to a sidewalk to lumber history was made in Apa- facts brought to light is that thru melt ice actually may injdre the lachicola. The Hon. J. N. Coombs, facts brought to light is that thru also mentioned in the early 1900's the efforts of the late Homer L. concrete tb a certain extent. also mentioned in the early 1900's Oliver o. Apalachicola when state for the vice-presidency of the United Oliver of Apalachicola when state States, and Major Seth Newell Kim- senate in 1919 from Franklin C M T ball as being two of the pioneers, county; 'ile site of old St. Joseph COMFORTER among other Apalachicolians, who was first given public recognition were the state's trailblazers in this as Florida's "Constitution City" by FUNERAL HOME ret aes his drafting and pushing to success- great and essential industry. .LI AHIAME ful conclusion the bill-whereby the 24-HOUR AMBULANCE It was another of Apalachicola's Constitution Monument was erected SERVICE brilliant native sons, the Hon. C. H. at the site of the ancient city in B. Floyd, of legislative fame, who the present city of Port St. Joe. 0 was the promulgator of the first Mrs. Porter, compiler and author Phone 326, Day or Night bill put through the state legisla- of "The Josettas," and Miss Mem- ture, at the turn of the century, orie, letterer of the 247-page me- 601 LONG AVENUE whereby cities in Florida could get moral scrapbooks, have for the Port St. Joe Florida appropriations for various projects past 11 years made their home in, P, I~a~"~eB~s~s~B~Noll I III I IIIs ~ THE GTAR,' PORT S;T. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952' PBGE SIX FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLSRIDA PAGE SEVEN UNCLE BEF,R RRELL TO OBSERVE 6 1h BIRTHDAY:. ': Despite the fact that he is getting h .4 SIGNS OF LIFE younger looking every day and can cut capers with anyone, Wil- liam Benjamin Ferrell, familiarly known as "Ben," a pioneer of our c5 city, will celebrate his 67th birth- day next Tuesday, January 15. Ben moved here in 1918 from Greensboro, Gadsden county, with his wife and four children, W. J. Ferrell and Mrs. Lillian McNair of this city, W. W. "Bill'" Ferrell of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Robt. Stans- berry of Houston, Texas. He is now the proud possesor of five grand- : . children. Outside of this important contribution to our mounting pou- GIRL SCOUT NOTES lation, Mr. Ferrell is well known for his ability as a cabinetmaker and Girl Scout Troop No. 2 met Tues- is always in a jovial mood. day at the home of Mrs. T. Mitchell The Star joins with his multitude at which time badges were dis- of friends in wishing him many cussed and each girl was told what more happy birthdays. Badges she had earned. An 'open _________ discussion was held on what pro- HEAD OF STATE RETAIL gram could, be developed for the Woman's Club, but no decision was (Continued from page 1) courage or draft good men for pub- lic office and then support them both before and after election. He proposes to establish militant ac- tion committees of retailers, in all Florida communities and will de- velop plans for an intensive state- wide "get-out-the-vote" campaign. "The place to start a sweeping revival of active interest in good. government is at the-grass roots level," said Saltz. "Merchants come in closer and more frequent con- tact with the entire public than any other group of business men. We ..can be a powerful influence for good and a constructive force in county, state and nation. My objec- tive is to crystalize our thinki-.g and mobilize for concerted action?' -K- Sunday Guests Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pyle and daugh- ter Dorothy Jean of Hilton, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Bill Houston and children, Martha and Hayward, of Blakley. "Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Sheffield of Albany, Ga., and Wayne Brown of Dothan, Ala., were Sunday guests .of Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Davis. --IC Patient At Hospital Friends- of Mrs. Parker G. Hart will learn with regret that she is a patient at the .Port St. Joe Munici- pal Hospital. -K Here On Business Mrs. Madeline Whittaker of Do- than, Ala., was in town the first of the week attending to business. More. Light Needed The nation's lighting standards would be lifted if only one per cent of the cost of a new home were set aside for lighting. excluding the wiring. reached. The girls dividea mto pa- trols and discussed what would be done for the next meeting, after which refreshments were served, games played and the meeting dis- missed by singing "Taps." GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES ore than lust a / LETTERHEAD. SIt's your representative. .J1 sp.5ks for c, r irl..pja .es you cannot go. You want your letterhead to give your prospect assurance that it represents a firm of high standing. Spend Week-end In Georgia Mr. and Mr3. Curtis Evans and Miss Martha Olinch spent the past week-end in Folkston, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. Doc Evans. Mrs. Evans and Miss Olinch visited in Kings- land, Ga., with Mr.,and Mrs. Lamar Sales and family, and Mr. Evans continued on to Akin, S. C., where he will join the Gravers Tank & Manufacturing Co., with whom he is employed. TO ALL MY FRIENDS: I am seeking re-election as COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 5 and will appreciate your vote and support. J. F. MILLER Pol. Adv. Paid for by J: F. Miller I Herewith Announce My Candidacy for COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 3 and will appreciate your vote and support at the May 6th Primary. PARKER G..HART Pol Adv. l'a:d by Parker G. Hart. Service Officer To Be Here officer, who will be at the city hall Veterans of Port St. Joe and vi- Monday, January 14, from 8:30 to cinity who need assistance in ob- 10:30 a. m.. training benefits under the GI Bill may receive guidance from Preston Gypsum promises to become an L. Nicholas, assistant state service,important source of sulphur. Closed for EFFICIENCY In order to serve our customers more efficiently, the undersigned Drug Stores will observe the following hours alternately: WEDNESDAYS Close 12:00 Noon SUNDAYS Open 2 p. m. to 6 p. mv. There will be a Registered Pharmacist, on duty at one of these stores at all times. If you desire service after hours, don't hesitate to call us, day or night. We feel that by getting a few hours off from work every week we will be physically able to serve you better. SMITH'S PHARMACY BUZZETT'S DRUG STORE IJ S tart the new year off right by having plenty of the right-size bulbs on hand. # Plenty of light in the right places adds charm to your home and combats the fatigue of eye-strain. Plenty of light makes your hoeie cheerful and bright. SEE YOUR LAMP DEALER NQW' R. E. PORTER, Manager FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION nake this a L1 }U'tf I a II I ~7P~Ps~ II,,, THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, -FLORIDA PAGE SEVEN FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1952 PAI -EGH t-girr 5TST K,'ULFCUfp2I~tKF~AJNA~ 11 'MRS. OLIVER WEDS Mrs. Martha Kate Oliver of Ap- alachicola, wil known in this city, and Hubert A. Drennen of Birming- ham, Ala., were married December 29 at Tallahassee in the Trinity Methodist Church, the Rev. Cotten, pastor of the church, performing the ceremony. TAPPER ENTERS (Continued from page 1) nation as a powerful supporter of legislation for the improvement of schools. He is also known as the "father of tuberculosis legislation," and has steered all forestry bills through the house during his ser- vice. In announcing his candidacy for the senate, George told the editor of The Star: "I definitely will support legisla- tion to increase the salaries of our teachers. "I will work to bring the welfare program of Florida out of its pres- ent chaotic condition.. "I am definitely opposed to any ad- ditional taxes by the state. The tax -burden on the people has reached its limit, and with world conditions what they are today the state gov- ernment should reduce instead of expand. "I stand, as always in the past, for honest, efficient and economi- cal government." POLITICAL CAULDRON (Continued from page 1) and J. F. Miller, district 5. Miller has already stated that he will be up for re-lection; and we take it for granted that Gay and Strange will also run again. Parker Hart is the only candidate announced to date. and will seek the board seat held by Strange. Commissioners Basil E. Kenney Jr., and Jim Daniel can sit on the sidelines this year and watch the show, as their terms do not expire for two more years. It is understood there are two,St. Joe men considering running for tax assessor, the job held for many years by Sammy Patrick, but as yet nothing definite has been forth- coming. Other county offices to be filled are clerk of circuit court, county judge, school superintendent, tax collector and supervisor of regis- tration. All officials now holding these positions have indicated they will seek another term. Jimmy Greer of this city is the only member of the county school board whose term expires, and he informed us Wednesday that he didn't know whether he would ask re-election or not. Only other va- cancy on this board is in district 2, " Sees ase e e*so NEW ROCKET READY! Rocketing your way .,. a NEW car with NEW power, NEW lux- ury, NEW Value! IT'S OLDS- MOBILE FOR 1952 thrillingly new, thrillingly different -and you can see it soon in Port St. Joe at the Garraway Chevrolet Company! Watch The Star for' the great. announcement-'date; Be " first to see these sensational new "Rocket Engine cars at GARRAWAY CHEVROLET CO. Your Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Dealer PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA L A ..b. l ,.l- A dB. r 3 Beacon Hill and vicinity, which was vacated by Chauncy Costin when he was named as postmaster. No action has been taken by the county Democratic committee on recom- mending someone for the.position. On the St. Joe scene, Billy Ham- mock, incumbent, has told us that he will seek re-election as harbor- master in the coming primary. Now we can all sit back and wait for the March 15 filing deadline to find who will be candidates in our various county races. CLASSIflED ADS HOUSEHOLD .GOODS FOR SALE APEX WASHING MACHINE for sale. Wringer type, with pump; excellent condition. Price $50.00. Phone 332. ., 2tc tf FOR SALE-Three,used double bed mattresses and springs, 3 chiffo- robes, 2 dressers, all at a bargain. Leader Shoe Shop, phone 363. tf REAL ESTATE FOR SALE FOR SALE, LEASE OR REFTT- At bargain: 4-bedroom house on 4th St. See J. A. Chestnut, High- land View. 1-11tf FOR RENT FURNISHED HOME FOR RENTat Apalachicola. Most desirable loca- tion. Contact Mrs. Ned Porter, P. 0. Box 975, phone 164, Port St. Joe. 1-4tf LOST AND FOUND LOST-Two $50 bills. Finder posi- tively known. If returned to Rich's 'SuperMarket no questions will be asked. Ic 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 The registration books for Gulf county will b)e open in the precincts, '"..-',i,. on January 2, an remaining there If '., ;y, 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 qot already registered. 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. George Harper, Harper's store. Precinct No. 7-Kenney's Mill: Mrs. Ivey Williams, 'her home. Precinct No. S--orth Port St. Joe Mrs. E. C. Pridgeon Jr., her home, 3rd Street. Precinct No. 9-South Port St. Joe: Wil- lie Stripling, at his tore. MRS. C. G. RISH, Supervisor of Registratiqn, 1-4 2-1 Gulf County. NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME .Notice is' hereby given thaL pisuant lo Clhapter 20953. Law of 'l(rida. .\,' (. 1941, the undersigned persons intend to register with the Clerk of the Circui Coou: of nlf County. F!oridal four weC-K, ;;1* I the first publication of this no4ee. 'he f- titious or trade name under which they will be engaged in business and in wii(lh ,l :':s business is to be carried on, to-wit: AUS- TIN-ATCHIS"N, Port St. Joe, Florida. First publication December 21, 1951 EARL ATCHISON. T. E. AUSTIN. 1-1 CATHERINE NELL BUZZETT. LODGE NOTICES R.-A. M.-Regular convocation of St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A. M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. All visit. ing companions welcome. C. A. Lup- ton, High Priest; H. R. Maige, Sec. MELODY REBEKAIH LODGE NO 22, 1. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd ano 4t Thursday at 8:60 p. m. in Ma,;onic hall. Mary E. Weeks, N. G.; Gladys Boyer, V. G.; Fannie Brown, 'Sec. MASONIC .TEMPLE F. & A. M.- Port* St. Joe Lodge 111-Regular meetings 2nd anid '4th Frl- days each month, 8:00 p. nm. SMembers 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 Thurs- days, 7:30 p. ri. in Masonic Hall. All members urged to attend; visiting brethren invited. James Greer, N. G.; John Blount, V. G.; Theodore Bishop, secretary. W r1onF, GUARANTEED FAt ORYM SNEW TREA DS APPID ON SOUND TIR BODIES OR ON YOUR OWN TIEtS * 25% Longer Mileage Same Tred 'Design as in Made of Cold Rubber New tires Same High Quality Tread Same Tread Depth Materials as Used in Nw New Tires Tires .h ,- -_ ;IL w ~~ursWid V MI * New Tire Guarantee bwme -iresc Ne~w Tires MWEET YOOR FRIENDS -e k v Au t o S to '.-- ifeir e .e oHFe- & Auto Supply Store , ---O--- BA ----- LeHOtDY'S BAR .. o..' -,o1o Phone 52 B. W. EELLS, Owner PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA Phone 52, :1 as in ll~FIID138~CIP I I I I I -- PK(1k, %tA it' "Asd r', U* ri; iiLF C 0-64-Ni FL'O-R-tDA Fk~l:C)AY: ;~A~lii.ljAdY ?iIi4j2 PAGE:EIGHT W IUaII |