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PORT ST. JOE A Progressive Community With a Modern, Progressive Weekly Newspaper 4 THE STAR THE STAR Published In Port St. Joe But Devoted To the Con- tinued Development of Gulf County "Port St. Joe-The Outlet Port for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee Valley" VOLUME XV Single Copy Sc PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952 $3.00 Per Year NUMBER 42 People Flee City As Yellow Fever Gains Headway Death Angel Strikes Down High and Low, Free and Slave Alike (Ninth of a series of articles on the rise and decline of the old city of St. Joseph) The summer of 1841 will always be remembered in the traditions of Florida:as the time when the dread scourge, yellow fever, reached its most malignant form in the annals of the territory. St. Joseph was hard hit. Other places, notably Apalachi- cola, had as high a mortality, but in no other town were so many emi- nent inhabitants stricken. Many Notables Succumb The wife of former Governor Du- val succumbed on July 14th. The fever seemed to single out for its victims the representatives to the St. Joseph Constitutional Conven- tion of 1838. The other Calhoun county delegate,, Richard C. Allen, and the wife and sister of George T. Ward, Leon county delegate, passed away. The publishers and their relatives were also targets of the deadly epi- demic. Joseph B. Webb, proprietor of the Florida Journal, which had succeeded the Apalachicola Gazette, Methodists Worship In New Sanctuary Sunday Former Ministers Tubb and Langs- ton To Participate In Dedication The new Methodist Church has 'been completed and members of the congregation will gather Sun- day morning at 11 o'clock for the purpose of dedicating the beautiful edifice. Participating will be two former pastors of the church, Rev. Loyd AW. Tubb, who will bring the morning message, and Rev. O. D. Langston, who will 'preach at the 8:15 eve- ning service. In addition, Dr. A. E. Middlebrooks of Marianna will pre- side at 2 p. m. at the first quarterly conference. '"We are sure that the many friends of these men of God will want to be present for these services," said Rev. Wairen Lindsey, pastor. "We extend a very cordial wel- come to everyone to come and wor-. ship with us Sunday," continued Rev. Warren. "We wish to make this oe of the greatest days in the history of our church. All the new furniture is 'installed, the carpet is (Continued on Page 2) Mrs. Effie Marie O'Brian Is Taken By Grim Reaper Mrs. Effie Marie O'Brian, 41, wife of Curtis O'Brian of Oal Grove, caught tne disease in S.t.Joseph caun ie sease ,Josep passed away Sunday evening at the and died before he reached home. Dri E. R. Gibson. who 1' beenes-. Port St.-. Joe -Municipal Hospital Dr E. R. Gibaon. o ^ bewhno^^, lt ^^ (,,,;^t- cLiate editor of [he Ultied State bee taken f eat- Telegraph of Washingtoi; D. C., inent. Telegraph of. ashingto D C., Funeral services, were held Mon- also fell before, the onslaughts of fer a 4 o a th day afternoon at 4. o'clock at the the destroyer. Samuel S. Sibley, the o s b 'cloc t Floi d J Oak Grove Assembly of God Church former editor of The Floridian, who fomer editor of The with Rev. R. R. Jones officiating, had just moved to St. Joseph, lost and interment was n the Cypre his wife in the great epidemic: ae ekCemetery t w h. Creek Cemetery at Kinard. The With high and low, free and slave, Comforter Funeral Hoe was in thus relentlessly mowed down, It f rUA, lLd~15CI~l~ occasions no surprise to learn that the people fled from the dangerous vicinity. Very few ships entered or left the beautiful bay. The town was practically isolated and almost depopulated, so that only 500 peo- ple were left on August 25. Ac- cording to one report, no physician remained in the place. The newspapers, of both Apalachi- cola and St. Joseph suspended pub- lication -the former temporarily and the latter permanently. As if nature wanted to emphasize her ab- horrence of the place, a severe gale swept down upon it in September. Details of its violence and the dam- age wrought are entirely lacking, ,.although the storm is mentioned by some of the Florida papers. Glory Gone Forever -When the cooler weather of the autumn months at last checked the (Continued on page 5) Local Boys In Korean Waters Are Advanced Two local youths serving aboard the destroyer US'S Arnold J. Isbell with Task Force 77 and 95 in the Korea area, have been advanced to the rating of seamen. They are Raymond E. Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lawrence, and Donald B. Parker, son of Mrs. T. E. Parker. The Isbell is on her second tour of diity in the Korean area and is L.providing anti-submarine and anti- aircraft protection for the aircraft carriers operating off the eastern coast of Korea. ------- Enjoying Fishing Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Griffin Jr., of Macon, Ga., are enjoying the fishing at White City and report Hearing Scheduled On Amendment To City's Zoning Law Would Boost Present Mini- mum Construction Cost Up To $5000 The city commission of Port St. Joe will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the pres- ent city zoning laws which were en- acted in 1938 and which today are inadequate duie to the rising cost of materials and labor. The hearing is set for 8 o'clock next Tuesday night at the city hall and anyone desiring to present. any matters for or against the proposed changes will be heard at that time. A copy of the new zoning plan is on file at the office of City Clerk Ben Dickens and may be examined by anyone interested. No changes are proposed in the zoning restrictions applicable to the business section of the city, since this is taken care of by the fire code. The changes will apply only to the residential areas. The minimum cost of buildings in residence districts A, B and C will be raised to $5000 for materials and labor. Under the present law, the minimum cost is $2000 in districts A and C, tnd $3000 in district B. Residence districts A, B and C includes in general all areas south of 5th Street and the area.bounded by Long Avenue, 3rd StreFI.r'Wood- )ward Avenue and 5th Street. - No other changes are proposed in the present zoning law. Home From Korea A2C Charles Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sapp of White City is home on a 30-day furlough after spending 25 months with the Besides her husband, deceased is army air force in the Far East. He survived by two sons, J. B. O'Brian will go to Turner Air Force Base, of Fort Jackson, S. C., and Pat B Albany, Ga., at the expiration of O'Brian of Oak Grove; one daugh- his furlough. ter, Allie Marie O'Brian of Oak ---- Grove; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Re-enlists In Army Dudley of Blountstown and Mrs. Loyce Davis, son of Mr. and'Mrs. Mildred Harold and Mrs. Lula Mae Dewey Davis, has re-enlisted.in the Smiley of Kinard; four brothers, army and left Monday for Fort Finley, Ernest, Alcus and John Jackson, S. C. Loyce has just re- Cook Jr., all of Kinard, and her fa- cently returned from duty in the their, John Cook, also of Kinard. Korean war zone. Ever since The Star was established 15 years ago, the merchants of our city have bemoaned the fact that considerable trade goes to Panama City and have continually urged the publisher of The Star to write "Trade At Home" editorials, which we have been doing consistently, and, to practice what we preached, have done all of our trading at home, even though at times prices of articles have been higher. We knew. that if we spent our money here we would get another crack at it. Now some of these same merchants have fallen prey to high-pressure talk from the Panama City News-Herald and for the past two weeks have been advertising in that paper in a "special" two- page Port St. Joe section, with a consequent dearth of advertising in The Star. The only ad- ditional circulation they get is in Apalachicola and Carrabelle, since they 'can expect no cus- tomers from Panama City, and we doubt that they will secure sufficient business from those two communities to justify the higher cost of their advertising. The Panama City News-Herald pays no taxes in Port St. Joe, pays no city license, buys nothing here, yet these bemused local merchants who wonderful luck at Lake Wimico. have so loudly shouted "Trade at Home" pay MET DEATH IN KOREA Taxpayers Tap Commissioners For Budget Cut Irate t::" A group of forty-odd property S..owners from Port St. Joe appeared before the county commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning to protest a proposed budget of $286,- 919.00 that would almost double the present assessment of 16.5 mills for county purposes. The budget for 1951-52 was $182,685.00. 'Some relief apparently was ob- tained, for we have learned that a ROY B. "BUDDY" EVANS slash of $72,900.00 has been made to lower the proposed budget to approximately $214,019.00. To do east Rites Today for this, the commissioners eliminated from the road and bridge fund Roy B. Evans, Killed $9000 for new equipment, $3000 on maintenance and $1000 for tools, In Action In Korea and eliminated entirely a proposed $10,000 allocation for special road Services and Interment At, Vernon, construction, for a total of $23,000. Ala., for Son of Mr. and Mrs. In the capital outlay reserve fund Ala., for Son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Evans of St. Joe $10,000 was slashed for future court house and jail improvements, and Funeral services will be held this the $40,000 set up for construction afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the of county health clinics in Wewa- Faulkner Funeral Home, Vernon, hitchka and this city, which Cecil Ala., for Roy B.- "Buddy" Evans Costin Jr., county attorney, pointed son of Mr. and Mrs. Crtis Evans out was not legal, was dropped. An of this city, who was killed in ac- additional $100 was tacked on to tion May, 18, 14 I51 fn Kprea. the yalary.for an pattornie- for the. 'Buddy was bdi n July 31, 1928, at juvenild contt. :t a Sulligent, Ala., and attended school B. W. Eells- acted as spokesman in that city and in Port St.,Joe. He.. for the group of taxpayers and enlisted in the army on June 18, called on various ones for opinions to Fort Jackson S. C., for basic that "it looks like the commission training. He AB, atFortBrasfrred mis taking all these so-called im- to Fort Benningt Ga., where he provements in one big bite, rather th20 years doing it grwould eat up a allymans qualified as a gliderman and para- than doing it graduy." chutist with the 82nd Aiborne Di- Senator-elect George G. Tapper vision. He ws then sent to Fort said: "I believe we hae ce t Bragg, N. C., where he received an the end of the rope. The people are honorable discharge in June, 1950. tired of taxes-city, county, state Due to the Korea outbreak, he re- and federal. It all comes back to enlisted for another 12 months, at the little fellow who pays the taxes. .which time he decided to make the It has come to the time where we've army his career and re-enlisted for got to slow down. This proposed another six years. He joined the budget, with our school taxes, will First Rangers, ABN, at Fort Bragg come to about 50" mills,' and that, and was sent to Fort Benning for gentlemen, is a levy of 5%, and in 20 years it would eat up a man's (Continued on page 7) property." Tapper went on to suggest that the $3000 given annually to the two cities of the county be eliminated more than twice as much for advertising that as the county needs, the $6000 more we know will not bring them the huge amount than do the cities, which are now deriving considerable revenue from of business promised them by the slick-tongued the state cigaret tax. He also asked News-Herald advertising man. '"Does the county at this time need The life blood of any newspaper is derived to expand the road system?" from advertising. With but a small amount of The matter of paving the Jehu (Continued on page 2) advertising, the paper must suspend publication. (Co d on pe Without a newspaper, a town is in a sad plight I D o Infant Daughter of Mr. indeed. Where would be' the medium to tell . residents of local activities of all sorts? Where and Mrs. Godwin Dies would the mayor, who, by the way, gave his Mararet Elizabeth Godwin, two- wholehearted endorsement to the Panama City month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. project, publish his proclamations? Where, for Jimmie Lee Godwin of this city, instance, would the present health survey now passed away at the family home on underway have gotten three weeks' advance no- Wednesday of last week. red of te c s ad Graveside services were held for twice? Where would you read of the comings andthe infant Thursday afternoon at goings of your neighbors? Not in the Pan- the Victory Hill Church near Altha ama City News-Herald, we can assure you, for with Rev. Walter Pitts of Wewa- all it is interested in is how much it can get out hitchka officiating. The Comforter of Port St. Joe. The publishers of the News- Funeral Home was in charge of ar- t rangements. Herald don't give two hoots in hades about the Irangedditin to her parents, Mar- welfare of Port St. Joe where, on the other hand, garet Elizabeth is survived 'by three the publisher of The Star has at all times worked brothers, Johnnie, Joyce and Jim- for the betterment and the advancement of our mie Godwin, her maternal grandpar- city. All we can say of these unthinking'ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bruce of city. All we can say of these unthinng erstreet, and her paternal grand- individuals is .mother, Mrs. Queenie Godwin of Forgive them, for they know not what they do.' ltha. Group Protests' Boost Almost Doubling Millage FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO charg of rangemens PAG' TW TH STR, PRT T. OEGUL COUTY~FLOIDAFRIDY, ULYIi,195 Social Activities Personals Clubs Churches MYRTICE O. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51 BAPTIST W. M. U. IN REGULAR MONTHLY BUSINESS SESSION The Baptist W. M. U. met at the church Monday afternoon for its regular monthly business meeting with Mrs. Milton Chafin presiding in the absence of the president, Mrs. W. J. Ferrell. The session was opened by all re- peating the watchword from John 1::29, -followed with the devotional by Mrs. J. O. Baggett, who used as her subject "Frontiers of Faith," this being the topic and theme of the W. M. U. program at the con- vention held recently in Miami. She also gave a brief resume of the W. M. U. work as presented at the con- vention, which was very interest- ing. Following the song, "All Hail the Power," reading of the minutes and receiving of reports from all chair- men, the meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon. MEMBERS OF BAPTIST G. A. ATTENDING SUMMER CAMP Twenty-six members of the Girls' Auxiliary of the Baptist Church and their counselor, Mrs. E. R. DuBose, are spending this week in camp at the W-est Florida Assembly grounds near Parker. Making up the group from the St. Joe Baptist Church and the Bap- itist Mission Church of Highland View are Joyce Davis, Vickie Horn, Emily Britton. Mary Celia Cox, Joy 'Williamson, Celia and Rose Mary Tomlinson, Treva Campbell, Connie 'Chason, Carolyn Smith, Gail Gill, Elaine Musselwhite, Martha Ford, Hilda Johns, Diann McKnight, Bar- bara and Patty Ingram, Jean Whit- field, Valeria Roberts, Barbara Wil- liams, Freda Trammell, Patsy Dan- iell, Frances Jones, Faye Parker, Marietta Chafin and Katherine El- liott. BAPTIST MISSION TO HOLD TRAINING UNION STUDY The Highland View Baptist Mis- sion will hold a Training Union study course next week, Monday through Friday evenings, beginning at 8 o'clock. All members and friends of the church are urged to attend this im- portant course which is designed to lay the groundwork for the begin- ning of regular B. T. U. endeavor in the church. Separate courses will be arranged for each department and trained teachers have been se- cured to make this a most interest- ing. course.. 'Miss Alma Baggett, associate di- rector of the Baptist Training Union for the West Florida Association, has arranged with the Mission Church for the study. ot at Visitors From Alabama Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Smith had as their guests last week-end Mrs. Smith's son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conner and children, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Surcey and son of Birming- ham, Ala. Home From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Pridgeon re turned home Sunday from a two weeks' vacation in North Carolina. Their grandchildren, Mary Helen and Harold Jr. Kirkland, accom- panied them home to spend the re- mainder of the summer. Visitors From Georgia Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kennedy of Vidalia, Ga., accompanied by Mrs. Emmie Bowen of Lyons, Ga., ar- rived last Sunday for a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hardy and other relatives at White City. Spend Week-end In Mississippi Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dowd and daughter Kathleen spent the holi- day week-end at Gulfport, Miss. MINISTER TO BE HONORED Members of the St. James Epis- copal Auxiliary wish to invite the public to be present at the parish house this evening at 8 o'clock when open house will be held hon- ring the new minister aud his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Harry Douglas. Former Residents Visit Mrs. Dan Brooks and children of Montgomery, Ala., spent last week at Beacon Hill. They were joined Thursday by Dan, and all returned to Montgomery Sunday after enjoy- ing the Fourth of July holiday on the beach. TAXPAYERS TAP (Continued from page 1) Cemetery road inside the city limits of Wewahitchka was kicked around for quite some time and was amic- ably settled when Tapper stated that the state road department will call for bids on the project some time in September or October. C. G. Costin informed the board that they should be "primarily in- terested in keeping taxes as low as possible.and that the proposed bud- get would be a burden on the tax- payers of the county." He further urged them to try to reduce the village or keep it at its present, level. Said T. H. Stone: "You may as- sess taxes and put 'em on the book, but when it reaches a certain stage they cannot be collected, regardless of what you do. I've seen it hap- pen right here in Gulf county, and so have a lot of you." W. C. Roche, who at one time served on the board, said: You can't please everybody and there iVs no use to try. There is one place where you can pick up a large sum and that is by re-assessing home- steads in the county. There are very few homes that are not worth more than the $5000 exemption. The commission has' the authority to go over the tax assessor, and that's where you will find plenty of money for operation of the county." Commissioner J. F. Miller asked how come people who know these things didn't come before the board Monday when it was sitting as a board -of equalization.- H. H. Saunders of the St. Joe Pa- per Company stated that the com- pany and its affiliates at present is paying about 70% of the tax bill of the county and suggested that the board adopt a budget that would not exceed that of this year. "The cost of labor, materials, pulpwood and other items have gone steadily upward," he said, "and within the next few years, due to the present expansion program, the company will probably be paying 80% of the county's tax bill, in addition to the mounting costs." J. L. Sharit was of the opinion that taxes can be held at the pres- ent level, especially so since the state has taken over maintenance of most of the county's roads, and "I hope you can cut the budget down considerably over what you have laid out there." Main bone of contention was the proposal by the board for the pur- chase of a dragline and machinery transfer trailer to haul it about. On the advice of Attorney Costin no bids were opened for the pur- chase of the dragline, but the "low- boy" was purchased from the Sea- brook Truck & Tractor Company of Tallahassee at a cost of $3,570. The board also voted to advertise for bids for a two-ton truck to haul the lowboy about from job to job. The proposed budget will be pub- lished in the July 25 issue of the Gulf County Breeze and hearing on the budget before final approval will be on August 5. (Continued from page 1) laid, and we are looking forward to this day. The Lord has wonderfully blessed us with this inviting place of worship. We are expecting many of our friends to worship with us Sunday and let us share our bless- ings together. "We are indeed grateful to the many friends who have helped us along the way." To Leave On Trip To New Mexico Miss Eraline McClellan left Sun- day for Dothan, Ala., to join a party there for a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they will visit with Miss Katherine Corbin, a former city health nurse. They expect to be gone several weeks. at K I Off On Sightseeing Tour Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ferrell left this week for a two weeks' vacation with Washington, D. C., as their ultimate destination. They will just enjoy a sightseeing expedition-an ideal way to take a vacation. CARD OF THANKS May we express to our many friends our heartfelt thanks for the many deeds of kindness extended our beloved wife and mother dur- ing her illness and for the lovely floral offerings and words of en- couragemeiit at the time of her death. * E. E. Weeks and family. ST. JOE * Drive-In Phone 424W 2 THURSDAY "RIO GRANDE" ,- wth - MARGARET O'HARA JOHN WAYNE ALSO CARTOON FRIDAY and SATURDAY "AL JENNINGS OF OKLAHOMA" with - JOHN DURYEA GAIL STORM ALSO CARTOON SUNDAY ONLY "TARGET UNKNOWN" with - KIRK DOUGLAS ALSO CARTOON MONDAY and TUESDAY "MR. BELVEDERE RINGS THE BELL" with - CLIFTON WEBB JOANNE DRU ALSO CARTOON WEDNESDAY THURSDAY "Fighting Coast Guard" with - ELLA RAINES and BRIAN DONLEVY ALSO CARTOON In Recreation Program The recreation program director, along with all the boys participat- ing in the program, wish to extend a special invitation for all girls to come out and join the fun. Approxi- mate ages of those attending the program range from 10 to 15 years. Transportation to the recreation program area at the high school is furnished. Each morning a bus will be at the elementary school at 8:45 and each afternoon at 2:15. Also, each Friday afternoon a bus will carry the boys and girls to the beach. Two new ping-pong tables have been built and a tournament will be held in the near future with two age groups for both boys and girls. Prizes will be awarded winners. Highlight of the program so far have been the league baseball tilts with Wewahitchka, Carra'belle and Apalachicola. The St. Joe Juniors record now stands at two wins and one loss. Those who have partici- pated in the games are Wilford El- liott, Walter Wilder, Peter Duper- rouzel, Buddy Hudson. Robert Ned- ley, Terry Hinote, Louis Ray, Ron- nie Young, Frankie LeHardy, Sid- ney Jammes, Charles Smith, Bert A Martin Theatre THURSDAY and FRIDAY 1 0 1 Ra,,,, REAGAN- ar,,,,.FLEMNC --- Plus --- LATEST NEWS and Cartoon, 'Double Cross Country Race' SATURDAY ONLY METHODISTS WORSHIP Girls Invited To Join, T- Port St. Joe, Fla. SUNDAY MONDAY --- Plus -- LATEST NEWS and Cartoon, "HOUND FOR TROUBLE" S 4 .***e- ses- e DOUBLE FEATURE TUESDAY WEDNESDAY --- FEATURE No. 1 --- Lash LaRue iin - "KING OF THE BULL WHIP" --- FEATURE No. 2 -- Darling. B JOA.N JOHN S FONTAINE LUND -- Plus Chapter 9 of Serial "DON DAREDEVIL RIDES AGAIN"" and Cartoon, "HOLD THAT POSE" CaKENNEDY PEGGY DOW IAl[S E111110 -- Also Cartoon, "RAIN MAKERS" THURSDAY FRIDAY m1 JEFF CHANDLER ALEX NICOL JUomH BRUN --- Also LATEST NEWS and Cartoon, "LAND OF LOST WATCHES" -i- --in| nn i i- o | ., , a 4 4 g g g 4 4 4 g g 4 4 4 g 4 n"lES THAN [F I anean man seemenan I I I I Port Theatre i "DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE" THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. i THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY' FLORIDA FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952 PAGE TWO I Munn, Jackie Mitchell, Ronnie Han- lon, Billy Adams and Bruce Parker. Since most of the baseball play- ing is in the -afternoon, special at- tention will be given in the morn- ing to recreation for the -girls. Nearly half of Britain's exports are iron, steel, machinery, electri- cal goods and vehicles. 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 S BTO PHONE 565s PANAMA CITY, FLORJDA CLOSED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS r inLiJULY 5PU NEW KIWANIS BIGWIG WALTER J. L. RAY 'Officers of the Port St. Joe Ki- wanis Club have been informed that Walter J. L. Ray, president of the 'Standard Federal Savings &. Loan Association of Detroit, Mich., will succeed Claude Hell- man of Baltimore, Md., as presi- dent of Kiwanis International, which is now comprised of 3500 clubs thruout the United States, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and the Yukon Territory. ----C----- This on your printing is a sign of quality. FOR TAX COLLECTOR I wish to take this method to an- nounce to the people of Gulf County that I am a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, subject to the spe- cial primary to- be held July 29th. Before announcing for this office I carefully considered the great re- sponsibility this office requires of any man or woman who fulfills its duties. I promise, if elected, "TO GIVE SERVICE and STAY ON THE JOB." Your SUPPORT is needed, and your VOTE is greeted. Your friend, HARLAND O. PRIDGEON FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce my candidacy. for the officedof Tax Collector of, Gulf County, subject.to the special primaries to be held July 29 and August 12, 1952. This is my first try for a county office; and I prom- '.ise honesty, sincerity and my best at all times. I will be grateful for the opportunity to serve you. Your vote and active support is needed and will be greatly appreciated. Your friend, CLYDE BOZEMAN FOR TAX COLLECTOR Shereby announce my candidacy for Tax Collector of Gulf County, subject to the will of the voters at the special primary July 29. I am an expert account and fully quali- fied for this responsible position. Your vote and support will be sin- cerely appreciated. B. B. CONKLIN FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Tax Collector of Gulf County, fully realizing the re- sponsibilities placed upon anyone undertaking the duties of this im- portant office. I sincerely so- licit your vote and support, assur- ing you that your trust in me will not be misplaced. GEORGE GASKIN, Jr. FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Tax Collector of Gulf County. During the eight years I have been in the dairy business here I have tried to abide by the Golden Rule. If elected to this of- :ice, this rule will be my daily guide. Your vote and support in this campaign will be appreciated by "The Milk Man." E. C. HARDEN, Sr. FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce my candidacy to the voters and taxpayers of Gulf County for the office of Tax Collec- tor, offering you si.x years of ex- perience as license collector and 'inspector and tax collector of the City of Wewahitchka, the city tax roll being a true copy of-the county tax.roll. You are invited.to come in and examine my present tax re- cords for your complete satisfac- tion. I assure you that you will al- ways be treated in- a courteous manner and the office will be ma'n- aged efficiently. .. Your vote and active support is conscientiously and earnestly solicited. SAM P. HUSBAND MISS AMERICA $q175 17 Jewels U3 Parker's Jewelry Lawson Building PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA m-----~----- rnr It's Never Over 80 Degrees In... Boyles. Shop In Comfort! TO SHOUT u ABOUT CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUNDAY SERVICES FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Roy W. Hicks, Student Pastor 10:00 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Church service. Ser- mon topic: "God Accepts No Com- promises." 8:00 p. m.-Evening service. Ser- mon topic: "What the Bible Teaches About Sin." Prayer service Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. All visitors welcome. ST. JAF4ES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Harry B. Douglas Jr., Pastor Fifth Sunday after Trinity 7:30 a. m.-Holy communion and sermon. Laymen's League meeting and breakfast. 11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and sermon. 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. HIGHLAND VIEW METHODIST Rev. Warren Lindsey, Pastor 9:45 a. m.-Worship service. 7:30 p. m.-Sunday school after M. Y. F. meeting. 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. OVERSTREET BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. John T. Dudley, Pastor 10:00 a. m.-Sunday school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship. EEir.\ ont welcome. 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 out services. 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. Midweek prayermeeting Wednes- day at .7:45 p. m. Young people's service Friday at 7:45 p. m. Vacationing At Beacon Hill Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roberts Jr., and son Arthur of Jacksonville are spending their two weeks' vacation at Beacon Hill with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rob- erts. BULOVA "GIFT OF A LIFETIME" -- Listen! June Winner Dress Jubilee Mrs. H. W. Starling, Highland View, Fla ... A Free Dress to some customer every month Ask about our July 2~x". SUMMER DRESS SALE $3.88 up Cool Cottons and Rayon Bembergs. .. Sun backs and: dressy styles in Juniors, Missy and Half Sizes. Jonathan Logan and Hope Reed NYLONS..... Now $8.95 New Shipment Cotton SKIRTS and BLOUSES -- $1.95 up JUST UNPACKED! SWIM SUITS Sizes ... 32 to 44 $3.95 and S4.95 One-piece Cottons and Rayon Lastex bought at a special price! NEW STYLES, COLORFUL ASSORTMENT SLEEVELESS $1.00 BLOUSES each :I t1 Cottons, Eyelets, Rayons. 10 dozen just in! MEN, BETTER HURRY.. . LIMITED QUANTITY .... OVERDUE SHIPMENT ... 100 DuPont NYLON PLISSE SPORT SHIRTS $4.95 7? Maize, Tan, Blue. Sizes small, medium, and large. Cool as a summer breeze. No ironing. SWe Made A Big Scoop! You've Never Seen Anything Like It Before! 180 To Sell.... You'll Buy Several! SMEN'S SPORT SHIRTS SSolid Rayons .Printed Floral Rayons .... Solid and printed cottons in the most color- ful array we've ever shown! ; $1.59 each S7r for $3.00 DON'T FORGET! 1 Dozen White Hemstitched HANDKERCHIEFS for'95C Always Something New PAGE THREE THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY JULY 11 1952 PAG F T R P, GUI I IDAYIJUL. III195 THE STAR Published Every Friday At 306 Williams Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida, By The Star Publishing Company W. S. SMIhT, Editor and Publisher Also Linotype Operator, Ad Man, Floor Man, Columnist, Reporter, Proof Reader and Bookkeeper Enterld as s-cond,-cr.lss matter, December 10, 1937, at the Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 3 18779. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE O3.NE YEAR $3.00 SIX MONTHS $1.50 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 $o? 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 sifserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country "i Right or Wrong THE BIG BATTLE LIES AHEAD Right now is a good time to confess that we don't know who will be nominated on either the Democratic or Republican tickets, nor who our next president will be. As a commentator on the national scene, such an admission is probably unique, if not down- right damaging. But our ideas on whom we want for president are probably just as combus- tible as anyone's else. We want Eisenhower.. We think the nation needs him desperately at this juncture. But, if we can't have Ike, we want a Republican presi- dent, for we seriously question the ability of the United States to withstand much more Dealing -New, Fair, Double or Under-the-Table. With the conventions behind us, there will be only two kinds of Americans-those who are for socialism and the Fair Deal, and those who have the deepest contempt for regimentation and the editor of The Star belongs to the. latter class, as you may have gathered from past editorials. A DISHONEST BILL 'Congress has- voted down a social security bill which would have increased old age benefits. A house leader charged that a "pressure campaign" conducted by the American Medical Association was responsible. This was at once answered by the' association which said: "In all likelihood the increase in old STARDUST and MOONSHINE We seem to remember when a run in a stocking (especially one of those slinky nylons) was con- sidered a minor disaster. And now, we learn, nylons-with-runs are treas- ured more than those without! . We might say there's a run on runs, as it were. How come? So the gentler sex can turn their damaged hosiery into flowers! 'That's right-nylon flowers, for corsages and bouton- nieres, for trimming hats, for hair, ornaments and for dressing up gift, packages-are being made like mad from castoff, re-dyed nylon hose. And where do we get our infor- mation? Right from the horse's ftouth-Miss Ruth Milton, county home demonstration agent (say, that doesn't sound just right, does it? 'Sounds like we might be calling Ruth a horse. Far from it! She's really a nice looking filly). Any- way, it comes right from the ,grass- ioots where.every farm wife, house wife and 4-H Club girl has been brought up to consider waste a sin. We've seen some of these beau- tiful flowers, but don't ask us how 'the women make 'em, even though it's said to be a lot easier than tying flies, of which we've had con- siderable experience. We un- derstand that these nylon flowers are going to be a new home-craft feature at the Third Annual Gulf County Fair next October, and that the preserves, canned fruits and vegetables, quilts, dresses, etc., will have to move over and make room: An while we men will still go age benefits would have been voted without serious opposition if the sponsors of the legisla- tion had presented an honest bill to achieve that purpose. The defeat of the bill was due to the * fact that its sponsors sought to trick their fellow congressmen by a hidden section in the act, de- signed to establish a legal basis on which the fed- eral security administrator could begin to exer- cise political control over the care of the sick and the practice of medicine. The bill was not defeated by the American Medical Association, but by the aroused members of congress who had discovered the duplicity of the legislation's sponsors. The sponsors tried to slip in a, joker clause which would have started us along the road to socialized medicine or government-bossed medi- cine. The advocates of that haven't been able to get to first base by direct, forthright methods- congress is overwhelmingly opposed to turning the practice of medicine over to the tender mer- cies of the bureaucrats and machine politicians. So now there trying deception. In this instance, the elderly people who receive social security checks were the victims. CAN WE STAND MORE 'SALVATION'? Your friend (he ain't ours) "Rainmaker" Tru- man admitted in his speech dedicating the Bull Shoals Dam in Arkansas that he had broken the 88-day drought in that area, as the first rain in more than a month sprinkled his. 30,000 hearers. He also admitted with equal modesty that the New Deal and'Fair Deal' had brought salvation to this country. These policies, he said, "have brought us out of the depression. They have en- abled us to fight and win World War II. And they are making usable now to be the strong leaders of the fight for freedom against com- munism in the world." He didn't mention the Korean snafu, the loss of China to communism, our defeat in the estab- lishment of a workable United Nations, or that we are no longer powerful enough to protect our nationals abroad. Nor did he state'the price of S"national policies, directed to meet human needs aAd not just to meet private greed"' which is cur- rently pegged at better than 30 per cent of the national income, and still producing deficits to add to a national debt of over $260,000,000,000 on which the taxpayers have to get up more than $6,000,000,000 a year for interest alone! for the preserves and fruits, we'll certainly enjoy our new freedom from hearing about stocking runs. We had anticipated spending our annual two weeks' vacation (July 3, 4, 5 and 6) at Stardust Lodge in- dulging in fishing, loafing, reading and sleeping, but we very foolishly purchased an electric grass cutter for the purpose of clearing off our lot on the Dead Lakes at our lei- sure. Leisure, our foot! . We had no sooner got to Stardust Thursday afternoon than our wife had us "trying out" the hellish con- traption, and off and on, with the exception of about six hours Friday morning when we went fishing, we were cutting grass and if you have never tried to cut wiregrass a foot high and in solid clumps the size of your two fists, you don't know what you've missed! . Well, anyway, we won't have to worry about that three-quarters' of an acre of grass for a couple of months. -----~-------. Reading Habits Prof. Ellsworth Huntington of Iale obtained statistics from 41 libraries covering the past 20 years in an effort to plot the month-by- month figures of non-fiction circula- tion for these libraries as a crite- rionr of mental activity. He found regular cycles with maximum activ- ity in late winter or early spring, a minimum in summer, and a rise with cold weather. Uneese Waters To make cheese wafers, cream a three-ounce package of cream cheese with the yolk of an egg. Add salt, pepper, and a little grated onion. Spread one-half inch thick on wafers, place under the broiler for a few minutes, and serve very hot. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor Bill--Thanks very much for the.nice publicity which you gave "The Southern Pine Story" in The Star of June 27. I think- that it behooves every citizen of Port St. Joe to learn more about this natural resource that plays such a vital part in the lives of so many people, not only in Port St. Joe but throughout the South- land. We, of the St. Joe Builders Supply Company are trying to make this story available to any and all who are interested. I especially appreciate your in- terest because, as a member of the trade promotion committee of the Southern Pine Association, I was privileged to make my small con- tribution towards the production of "The Southern Pine Story." Very sincerely yours, Harry McKnight. -BILL? -Ww Maybe it's on the floor-in your closet... For every pair of worn shoes you can put back in service will repay you several dol- lars in wear at today^c shoe prices. Pick up that money. Bring in your worn shoes and let us make tnem lke new -at litte oit. THE LEADER SHOE SHOP L. J. HERRING, Owner Phone..363 Port St. Joe TEN YEARS AGO From the Files of The Star Apalachicola Couple Married Here Representative Jay A. Shuler and Miss Winnie Dodd, both of Apa- lachicola, were united in marriage Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. H. C. Whitaker, the Rev. W. A. Daniel performing the ceremony. Witnesses to the ceremony were Mrs. Whitaker and Nelson Rich. Tharpe Kemp Coleman Tharpe of this city and Miss Maggie Kemp of Wewahit- chka were married July 2 at the courthouse in Wewahitchka, Judge J. E. Pridgeon performing the cere- mony. ,Standing up with the couple were Harry Johnson and Miss Co- setta Darley of this city. Birth Announcement Born, Friday, July 3, to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Horton. at a Montgom- ery, Ala., hospital, a son. Resignation of Teachers Accepted At a meeting of the school board Tuesday in Wewahitchka, resigna- tions of the following teachers were accepted: Venice Gainous, Erline a PHONE 50 McClellan, Lillian 'Kennington, Ha- zel Wester, Louise Smith, Mildred Warren and Delia Mize. Leave for Blanding Twenty-two young, men of Gulf county left Port St. Joe last Friday for Camp Blanding, being, Ernest L. Antley, Fario L. Aman, Ivey Atkins, Daniel D. Arnold, William C. Boze- man, William A. Brown, William R. Blount, Charles H. Brammar, Billie A. Bowen, Ed Champion, Coy R. Castleberry, Charles F. Doud, Al- len Fletcher, Allen Fuqua, Ernest Hoover, Charles H. Lanier,, Frank M. Rowan Jr., William H. ,Stricling, Charles H. Scott, William M. Strip- ling, Aldeen Williams and Aubrey Lee Williams. Postoffice Receipts Increase Postal receipts of the Port St. Joe postoffice for the'fiscal year ended June 30 showed an increase of $1,087.34 over the" preceding 12 months, according to Postmaster H. A. Drake. This is an increase of about 10 per cent. r'all Freshening, To avoid a milk surplus in the spring, large numbers of dafirymen bred cows to freshen in the fall. As a result, dairymen have positive proof that fall freshening is better than at other times of the year. S PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA I -- r' ------"I "''" J "Copyrighted Material C Syndicated Content . Available from Commercial News Providers" c . - w 4- SIq -, lv .- 40. 0- D dom 0 4 IFA 0 *0 DRINKING eW#4ATER! DRINK FENHOLLOWAY MINERAL WATER Deliveries made to homes by truck every two weeks e at present, and deliveries will be made every week in the near future. YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR IS . H RICH'S SUPER-MARKET He carries this water in stock. You can pick it up there or, if you care to wait for truck delivery, you can phone 306 and place your order. BOTTLED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A. E. JACKSON & SON, Perry, Florida We also sell Distilled Water and have a nice line of Water Coolers for sale - - BUZZETT'S DRUG STORE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS EXPERTLY COMPOUNDED .FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF-COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FOUR r C r -- FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952 Malleable Nickel In addition to Inconel and Ni- monic alloys, International Nickel's rolling mills are producing malle- able nickel for such electronic uses as radio tubes and radar parts, and substantial quantities of Monel for condensers, evaporators, salt water lines, pumps and other naval ap- plications. Grass Valuable When grasses are kept growing, your pasture produces more feed ing value. THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PEOPLE FLEE CITY (Continued from page 1) devastation of the plague, life and business in Apalachicola resumed its normal aspect, but the glory and prosperity of St. Joseph were gone forever. The most remarkable re- sult of the calamity, besides the complete ruin of the town, was the tradition that gradually developed that the gallant city had been a place of utter wickedness. One can guess how this legend arose. Here there had been a flour- ishing place which had been crushed in a most striking manner, as if by divine wrath. The superficial analogy of Sodom and Gomorrah, and other wicked Biblical cities, was so apparent that the tempta- tion to use St. Joseph as an object lesson to worldly-minded, amuse- ment-loving persons, could not be resisted. However, the town did not deserve, any more than other cities along the Gulf coast, the ap- pellation of "the wickedest place in the United States." SIt had its race track and its pub- lic houses where alcoholic liquors were imbibed in quantities; the sailors coming from all quarters gave it a rough element; but there is absolutely no evidence that it was in any way abnormal in this respect. In fact, all contemporary accounts praise the industry and liberality of its inhabitants. Some of the mostcultured people of the lower South lived here, and long afterwards one of them, the mother of R. J. Moses, wrote the following in an almost mystical strain: "St. Joseph in ruins is more dear to my heart than any spot of more worldly grandeur, so peaceful, so healthful, it seems as if its very re- pose led me nearer to my God, so free from conventionalities and re- straints, so gloriously stamped by the Finger of God." (Final installment next week) IN TAX COLLECTOR RACE d ,E^ 6 B. B. CONKLIN of this city, who has entered the race for tax collec- tor of Gulf county. Mr. Conklin is well know throughout the county, having been connected with the Gulf Hardware & Supply Company for the past 16 years as auditor. He is also an expert income tax ac- countant. Mr. Conklin is a member of the Ebiscopal Church, has served as St. Joe city commissioner, mayor and municipal judge. He is a Ro- tarian, Odd Fellow and Moose and is a member of the executive com- mittee of the Gulf Coast Council, Boy Scouts, of America. At all times he has taken an active interest in civic affairs of the county and city. Advertising doesn't cost, it PAYS! GEORGE GASKIN Jr., who has an- nounced as a candidate for tax collector of Gulf county, has been a resident of the county since 1916 and is well known, being connected with county affairs through his ser- vice as a school trustee for 10 years and is at present a member of the county board of public instruction. He is, a past president of the We- wahitchka P.-T. A., a charter mem- ber of the Wewahitchka Kiwanis Club, and is a honey producer. He is a home owner and also owner of other real property. Irrigation Forty-six per cent of Montana farmers have some irrigation on tlieir land. PAGE FIVE TAX COLLECTOR CANDIDATE = CLYDE BOZEMAN, 36, of Wewa- hitchka, who has entered the race for county tax collector, is a high school graduate, married and the father of two sons. He is a veteran of World War II with 43 months of active service. Clyde, who is a bee- keeper and home owner, is a mem- ber of the Wewahitchka First Bap- tist Church, a member of the We- wahitchka Masonic lodge and is a past commander of the Grier-King Post, American Legion. --;--+-;--- Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sheffield and son Jackie and Mrs. H. E. Rich at- tended the funeral of Mrs. Emm'a Williams near Iron City, Ga., on Friday, July 4. ON THE BIGGEST CAR VALUE IN TOWN Prove Doge Value the *SHOW DOWN' WAY McGOWIN MOTOR COMPANY Corner Baltzell Ave. and 4th St. Port St. Joe, Florida A tall, cold glass of Borden's Bassett Dairies Buttermilk is a deep-down refresher. Low in heat-generating calories, it cools you as you drink it and keeps you cool for a long time. Brimful of healthful minerals and proteins. Use it for drinking and cooking. AT YOUR DOOR .V-0 AT YOUR i STORE I &AOdMO BASSETT BUTTERMILK HARDEN'S DAIRY Gulf County Distributor t's easy to make your own weather. A room air conditioner is the answer. With a twist of the wrist you can dial away sizzling summer heat and enjoy refreshing a i r conditioned comfort. There's a model to fit every need .. and the operating costs are surprisingly low. No instal- Slation problem, just plug it in. SSee your dealer NOW! Let him show you how to beat the heat this summer. 410hIDAPOW[RC ] IR IIAI [ Sthe week-end in DeFuniak Springs Two Gulf County Youths MINUTES OF BOARD OF PUBLIC and upon vote all members voted Aye. INSTRUCTION Moved by Gaskin," seconded by Crorton *with the latter's mother, Mrs. T J. Cm ,and carried, that the architects draw up con- HIGHLAND VIEW NEWS later's moher, r. J. To Attend Forestry Camp Wewahitchka, Florida tract with Model Homes, I c., and board of W. Wootn. June 26, 1952 public instruction for works above. By MAJRERGRton ....d The Board of Public Instruction of Gulf ,Meeting -with the board were-the follow- By MARJORIE ROGERS Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and Bill Roemer and Charles Wit county, lorida, meton-the above dateini:Stwart Morrison, .P. il- children of Chattanooga, Tenn., special session, with the following present bert, J. M. Revell and Mr ,_ contra- 'field of Wewahitchka, members of and acting: Fennon Talley, chairman, Georg tos, and Roy F. Irwin from the St. Joe Pa- The Arribelle DuBose Girls' Aux spent the holiday weekend here Glf county Future Farmers of Gaki Jr., Neva H. Croxton, J. H. Greer per Company. Ter' Mr and the Gulf county Futre Farmers of andJ. A Whitfield, members. There being no further business to come liary of the Highland View Baptist with the latter's parent; Mr. and America chapter, will be among the The superintendent was also present and before them, they did then adjourn to meet a, acting, again in regular session on July 8, 1952. Mission met Monday of last week Mrs. W. A. Griffin ad family 120 boys attending the 18th annual The board met in special session .for. the FENNON TALLEY, and dMr. and Mrs. Jim Godwin and forestry training camp to be held purpose of receiving bids and awarding con- Attest: Chairman. and discussedfamily desire to thank all other camp to be heltracts for alterations to the Port St. Joe ele- THMAS A. OWENS, Superintendent. G. A.camp opening July 7. Present July 13 to 19 by the Florida Forest mentary school and two classroom additions r. A. camp opening Juy c rsel friends nd neighbors for the many to the Port St. Joe high school. NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME were Mrs. Jerry Ingram, counselor, Service at Camp O'Leno State Park Invitations for bids had been sent .to Notice is hereby given that the under- S, aa kindnesses shown them during the Model Homes, Inc., Revell, Revell, Cross & signed, pursuant to the "Fictitious Name and eight members,death of their daughter near high springs. Hawkins, H. & II. Construction Company, Statute," Chapter No. 20953, Laws of Flor- tricia Ingram, Valeria Roberts, Jean ilness'aHeld in co-operation with the Gunn Construction, Neal Construction Corn- ida, 1941, will register with the Clerk of Sand sister. pany, Fleming Construction Company and the Circuit Court,. in and for Gulf County, Whitfield, Barbara Gay, Patsy Dan- rs. m C n a state department of vocational ag- Hall Construction Company. Florida, upon receipt of proof of the publi- lels, Glenda Burke and Mary Cox. Ms m angton and mn, the camp is The board received bids from Revell, Rev- cation of this notice, the fictitious name, Sin Panama Cit, Cross & Hawkins, Bristol, Florida, for to-wit: MILADY'S BEAUTY SALON, under All girls 9 to 16 are invited to at- we condensed course in practical for- $56,614.00, and from Model Homes, Inc., which I am engaged in business in the city A GAwith Mr. and M rs. Dalton Gross. n s Port St. Joe, Florida, for $48,360.66. of Port St. Joe, Florida. tend G. A. on Mondays at 4 o'clock estry principles and practices for Moved by Gaskin, seconded by Greer, that 7-11 8-1 Mrs. George W. Cooper. at the Baptist MissionElbert Senterfitt spent last week FFA boys. the bid from Model Homes, Inc, be accepted First publication July 11, 1952. The Highland View Assembly of in Freeport with his cosin Don Among donors to the 1952 camp N TICE nell Davis. Notice is hereby given that the following described lands will be sold at public auction God Church wishes to announce are the St. Joe Paper Company and on the 5th day of August A. D. 1952;; before the Municipal Building door at Port St..Joe, iliar of he Highland View Baptist Mr. and rs. M. P. Gentry and the St JoeLumer & Export Co- County of Gulf, State of Florida, at 12:00 noon, to pay the amount due for taxes herein att children spent the Fourth of July set opposite to the same, together with all costs of such sale and advertising. signed as pastor and that Rev. Ce- pany. 8-1 B. H. DICKENS, Jr., City Treasurer and Collector, City 6f Port St. Joe, Florida. el e holiday in Wewahitchka with Mr. Total Total Taxes l Miles of Graceville will take Description: Sec. Twp. R. W Owner Taxes and Costs r theand Mrs. Otto Lister. On Vacation CITY OF PORT ST. JOE ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL MAP-- over the pulpitoh.sMr. and Mrs. P. G. Thorpe and Lot 10, Block 47 ...... 1 8 11 G. B. Sheffield .....$603.94 $60424 Fred Taylor has returned to sea Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hammock Lot 4, Block 52....... 1 8 11 G. B. Sheffield .... 27.25 27.55 Daughters spent the holiday in We- and children expect t leave Mon- Lot 6 Block 52 ..... 1 8 11 G. B. Sheffield .. .. 5.29 35.59 as a member of the merchant ma- m and chlden expect to leave Mon- Lot 5, Block 61 .......12 8 11 J. L. Hughes ....... 25.12 25 42 rine after a few days' visit here. waitcka wit Mrs. orpes m day for a two weeks' vacation in Lots and 3, Block 66.. 12 8 1 W.H.Woodwad Estate 9.1 9.43 their, Mrs. Jess Rhames. Lots 9 and 11, Block 66.. 12 8 11 W. H. Wood'ward Estate 9.13 9.43 Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson and e, M es a Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale and ST. JOSEPH'S ADDION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA- a l of la se th ,, Mr. and Mrs. Vester Burke and J s i r La rl ni Lots 33 andl 34, Hlock 78 1 8 11 S. A. Barrett, Jdr..... 12.571 12.87 family of Clarksville spent the hol- B other east and south Florida points. LT OF PORT ST. JOE ACCORDING TO FICIAL MAP-12.7. 12.8 day w d he wih tir s daughter spent the holiday in Loni- Lot 22, Block 1001 .... 2 8 11 Dan Hodrick ...... 115.96 116 26 and family dfay with Mrs. Burke's parents. N O T I C E Lot 21, Block 1003 .... 2 8 11 D. F. Battle .......31.56 31.86 and family, r. and Mrs. MallieStrange and Notice is hereby given that there has been Lots 21 and 23, Blk. 1006 1 8 11 )D. F. BaBlee ....... 82.83 83.13 Johe submitted to the City Commission a com- MILLVIEW ADDITION OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA: UNIT No. ONE- S lo m b to children and Mrs. P. G. Strange prehensive plan for the zoning of the City of Lots 9. 11, 13 and 15, We welcome back to our com- t I 't St. Joe, Florida, in accordance with Block 1007 ... 35 7 11 G. B. Sheffield .... 564.42 565.62 S, pent the week-end in St. Peters- Section 22 of Chapter 27833 of the Acts of i Lots 10, 12, 14 and 16, unity from Albany, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hen 5 of thie Legislature of the State of Block 1007 .. 35 7 11 G. B. Sheffield ..... 437.43 438.63 Mrs. D. W. Zorn and children. burg with Mr. and Mrs. J B e Florida Lots 17 and 19, Blk. 1007 36 7 11 Auzie Colbert ..... 108.06 108.36 ing and family. Said Ordinance No. 133X being an amend- Lots 3 and 4, Block 1012 36 7 11 'Auzie Colbert ...... 66.33 66.63 The Misses Patsy and June Caro- Mr. H d ment to Ordinance No. 24X which ordinance Lot 6, Block 1012 .... 36 7 11 Lemon Butts, Jr.. .. 14:13 14.43 SMr. and Mrs. Howard Canington is the zoning ordinance of Port St. Joe. Said ST. JOE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION OF THE CITY OF PORT SIT. JOE- lyn Coker are visiting in Starke and children spent the week-end in Ordinance No. 133 was itrodued in the Lot 8, Block A ........ 1 8 11 J B. Bender .......12.30 12.60 with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and t City Commission and read its first time at' Lots 13 and 15, Block B 1 8 11 George Davis ....... 16.23 16.53 Mrs. H. M. Wi s, a er-i Carrabelle with the latter's mother. a meeting of the City Commission held on Lot 24, Block B ...... 1 8 11 J. B. Bender ....... 1.66 1,96 Mrs. H. Williams, and siter-in- Clyde Rich and -July 3, 1952, and notice is hereby given lawMrs. H. M. Williams, and sister-in- 'Mr. and rs. Clyde Rich and fam- that a public hearing on said proposed r- brand.new nephew who has not yet ily spent their vacation in St. Au- dinapce No. 133X will be held by the City brand new nephew who has not yet Commission at 8:00 o'clock p. min. Tuesday, been named. gustine with relatives. July 15, 1952, at the City Hall in said City Storey and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Williamson and of Port St. Joe, at which time and place any Mr. and Mrs. T. E, Storey and and all persons desiring to present any iiat- daughters spent the holiday week- ters for or against such proposed Ordinance children of Arlington, Va., spent the No. 133X for the consideration of the City end in Starke with Mr. and Mrs. Commission may be heard. Said Ordinance holiday week-end here with Mr. and No. 1335 and the official zone plan are on Mrs. J. H. Storey and family. HM. Williams. file in the office of the City Auditor anid ;Mr'S. L. H. Kelley and grand- Clcrk fror public examination. James Lige Wood of Honolulu, Witness my hand and the official seal of daughter, Miss Martha Ray, spent the City of Port St. Joe, Florida, this 3rd community who has beent away i the holiday in Virian with Mr. and day of July, A. D. 152. DICKENS, Jr S .. .Mrs. Richard Lewis and family. (SEAL) City Auditor and Clerk. years has returned for a zo-day va- cation with relatives and friends. He wishes to see all his old pals and buddies while he is here. 2Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cumbie and children and J. W. Cumbie spent Saturday in Panama City. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Harrelson and children of Niceville spent the holiday week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Williams and children are spending their vaca- tion in Miami with relatives. Mri. and Mrs. J. R. Hewett spent Many Guests Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Cowart had as their guests during the Fourth of July holidays Capt. R. W. Cowart and family of. Fort Bragg; ,N. C., S/Sgt. Claude Cowart and family, Carl Cowart and family and Miss Viola Teagu'e, all of Macon, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and chil- dren of Apalachicola, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Herring aind- baby of Brewton, Ala. Mr. Herring is the brother of Mrs. R. W. Cowart. S COMFORTER FUNERAL HOME 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 326, Day or Night 601 LONG AVENUE Port St. Joe Florida "or deor Baessett HOMOGENIZED ClF OR-l /\^r~r' '^1 wwiap Yes! Here's the perfect milk for all the family. Jam-packed with good health for youngsters and grown-ups, too. Eeach quart contains 10 important vitamins and minerals including a full day's supply of Vitamin D. Builds strong bones and sound teeth. Keeps energy up and builds resistance. Try it! Order Borden's Bassett Homogenized Vitamin D Milk for regular home delivery-today. 7?orden's Bassett DAIRIES RE. NEVSYD 3G0 E XT0 c3 XTR~VIT MI D AT YOUR DOOR AT YOUR STORE BUZZETT'S DRUG STORE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS EXPERTLY COMPOUNDED PHONE 50 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA OTTO By Garraway Chevrolet Co. A" # A -BETR S T'TIE O e you A per roo, t u TOLEFTT T CARO RE .WALSERT. e t GE y TvO v BREAKL DuOW- WY /kE W-', E 60 '4 WITH T1 E 010 00 PICKfl" rAAVEy6 t/ S 5 R CAR,THEYU. PLACE 1/ low CAN A SPLL a E PERM A- I AENO MV POST CARDS ENT NENTS or-, o ril1ffs 11 FIROM 871UPI'LLE 1 1013NVIL I'L BE T11 LAU(CrnN6 'les c ',Xr country, waiting around to get your car fixed up. If you have a car that may give you trouble or that is getting a little old why not come into Garraway's and select one of the fine USED CARS that we have in stock? Many of these cars are so recent from the *new car showrooms that you can hardly tell 'em from new except the "price. HERE IS WHERE YOU SAVE A LOT OF MONEY! We trade quick and your present car and only a few dollars per month will get you a dandy late model Used Car. GARRAWAY CHEVROLET COMPANY Phone 388 24-Hour Wrecker Service Port St. Joe HARDEN'S DAIRY, Gulf County Distributor L, FRI.DAY, JULY 1-1,1952 THE-SAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE SIX THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIC-MINDED. The Human Rac By MARTHA COSTIN 5AM 5CATBACK MAKES Ruth Coe, George Hill and Bill HM OM 7 H Rich were the lucky students of the HOME FROM THE SHOP E Port St. Joe high school to repre- IN IS& MINUTE5 FLAT' sent this city at Girls' and Boys' State held in Tallahassee and spon- - sored by the Aemrican Legion, De- * apartment of Florida. They were chosen on the basis of leadership, character and citizenship. These three young people took an active part in the mock repre- sentation of our government. They elected city and state officials and held major jobs, being sworn in by S- the chief justice of the supreme court of Florida. Miss Coe held some very import- ant city jobs and was also a mem- ber of the house of representatives and was chairman of the commit- tee on finances and taxation. George Hill was on the city coun- il and was a member of the state senate which, after much debate, ANP WHAT POE5 OUR decided to give financial aid to 'HERO PO WITH THE MINUTE mental and physical patients. Bill AND A HALF HE SAVES ? Rich served as city commissioner. -lVE A LOOK The delegates said that their only regret was that every boy and girl in the state of Florida did not have 7 the opportunity to spend one week learning of the functions of our government. These youths are truly civic- minded. LAST RITES FOR ROY EVANS Attending Evans Funeral Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Evans and (Continued from page 1). Miss Martha Oluich of this city and additional training prior to being J. C. Evans Jr., of Panama City are sent overseas in January of 1951. in Vernon, Ala., today to attend the He landed Jin Pusan.on January 21, funeral services of Roy "Buddy" 1951. and was reported killed in ac- Evans. Patient At Hospital Mrs. C; R. Garraway, mother of Charlie Garraway, is a patient at the local hospital. D EXO SHORTENING 3 1b. can 71c V V FANCY GEORGIA FREESTONE PEACHES 2 Ibs. 29c V V IONA CUT. BEETS No. 2 can 9c V V ANN PAGE PORK & BEANS IN TOMATO SAUCE 1 b. can 10c V V SUPER RIGHT TENDER SMOKED PICNIC Half or Whole 39c Ib 321 Reid Avenue PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA Graveside services were held last Friday. afternoon at Shiloh Ceme- tery, near Wewahitchka, for Mrs. Nancy Weeks, 40, wife of E. E. ,Weeks, who died Wednesday night of last week .in her home at Sinm mons Bayou following a protracted illness. The services were conducted by Rev. Walter Pitts, with the Com- forter Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were W.: R. Maddox, Charlie Marlow, Joel A. Harris, Mitchelf Pitts, John Good- man and John D. Strain. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Weeks is survived 'by four daugh- ters, Mrs. Frances Cady of Miami, Mrs. J. H. Lytle, Sybil and Gail Weeks, all of Simmons Bayou; two sons, James and Jerry Weeks of Simmons Bayou, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barfield of' BRnnntstown. Frank B., Whitfield, 79, died last Friday night in Overstreet at the home of his grandson, Lawson Ben- ton. He was born in Wewahitchka and had made his home at Over- street for more than 50 years. In addition to his widow, Mrs. Laura Whitfield, deceased is sur. vived by two daughters, Mrs. Ola Denton of Panama City and Mrs. Lilla Idom of Highland View, and three opns, Roy B. Whitfieldoof We- wahitchka and C. F. and Ted L. Whitfield of Highland View. In'ad- dition there are 22 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Pleasant Rest Cemetery, Overstreet, Sunday afternoon with Rev. John T. Dudley of the Beacon Hill Bap- tist Church officiating. The Com- forter Funeral Home of this city was in charge of arrangements. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952 PAGE SEVEN AT SR GE7AiW 9 .OA Superstitions Some superstitious Chinese believe that eating of dogs' flesh gives courage. They use asbestos, moths, snakeskins, seal kidneys, powdered crabs, foui-legged ducks and two- headed turtles in their medicines. To cure malignant fevers, they sometimes swallow powdered rhi- noceros horns or pills made with tiger whiskers. . Spend Fourth Week-end Here Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wiley and son Bobby of Bainbridge, Ga., spent the Fourth of July week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams. Week-end Guest 'Mrs. Ella G. Chafin, of' Wewahit- chka was the week-end guest of Mrs. Madaleine E. Whitaker at Bea- con Hill. Visit IR Marianna Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rich and son David spent Sunday in Marianna with Mrs. Rich's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hill. Visiting In Louisiana Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Farmer and children left Sunday on a two-week vacation to be spent in Alexandria, La, CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE FOR SALE-6 ft. 1947 Firestone refrigerator, excellent condition. Also uprigh piano, fair condition. needs tuning. Phone 273W. 7-18* FOR SALE-5-room house at 1023 Long Avenue; already financed, low monthly payments. Telephone 146-W, Port St. Joe. 7-4c FOR SALE-House trailer. Sleeps 3; gas stove and ice box. Cheap. See E. C. Harden, Wewahitchka, Florida. 7-18* MIMEO PAPER-8V2x11 and 8%x S:14 mimeograph paper in stock at all, times. The Star. tf .APARTMENTS FOR RENT FOR RENT- Two-bedroom unfur- nished apartment. See Mrs. Saun- ders Chitty, 110 Hunter's Circle. Phone 341-W. 7-11 2tc LOST AND FOUND LOST-Black fiest dog, four white feet, white *breast and white tip on end'of tail; lost in front of St. Joe Hardware. Reward. Pete Ivey, Rt, 3, Port St. Joe, Fla. .7-18* BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WANTED-Man or woman seeking financial security to sell nation- ally advertised Watkins Products. See or write your Watkins dealer, W: L. Burkett, P. O. Box 482, Port St. Joe, Florida. / 6-13tfc 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. 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 REBEKAH LODGE NO. 22, 1. 0. 0. F.-Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8:00 p. m. in Masonic hall. Mary E. Weeks,: N G.; Gladys Boyer, V. G.; Fannie Brown,. Sec. MASONIC TEMPLE F. & A. M.- Port St. Joe Lodge 111-Regular .:A meetings 2nd and 4th Frl- adays ebch month, 8:00 p. n% /*Y\ Members urged to attend; visiting brothers welcome. N. E. Dees, W. M.; G. C..Adkins, Sec; SAMARITAN LODGE No. 40, I. 0. 0. F.-Meets first and third Thurs- days, 7:30 p.m. in Masonic Hall. All members urged to attend; visiting brethren invited. James Greer, N. G.; John BJount, V. G.; Theodore Bishop, secretary. THE LOW DOWN ---- -from --- WILLIS SWAMP Editar The Starr: As I ambles around, here and there, on Reid Ave and off, and lissen to the pros and cons on poli- tiks-and then put 2 and 2 together -I konkludes that too menny can- didates bigger the avruge voter ain't sech a hot sketch. Too menny of our Big Talkers bigger "onct a sukker, always, a sukker" they no we bin votin' like a yokel 'fer. menny a moon now. Also they don't ketch on that a wurm kin turn. Also they don't no that a -loistrus few-with a persunel ax to grind- ain't the avruge, substanshul citi- zuns. The avruge substanshul citizun airs his vues and gripes to his nay- bor-he don't hop the buss and hed fer Washungtun Ks does the guy or dame who sez he or she represents the 'folks bak home who want bigger Govt.-bigger labur bosses- bigger and better dams-schools bossed by the Govt.-mor farm floors. Fakt is, the folks bak home ain't never seed and don't even know the guy or* dame who sez they ;bleed fer the home folks. \ So I deduck -finally, and this yeer-the sukker shoe is on the uther foot. The folks bak home is gonna lower the boom on Big Govt. That's whut I picks up on my here and thpre lissenin'. This coming' au- tumn will tell who is the yokel and vicey versy. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. -------S--- Let's Look At the Record Says Retail Association Gives County-By-County Breakdown of Florida's Potential and Ac- tual Vote In 1948 Election The Star is in receipt of a com- plete county by-county 'breakdown of Florida's potential and actual vote in the 1948 presidential elec- tion from the Florida State Retail- ers Association. This timely data is the backdrop for the organiza- tion's intensive state-wide "Get Out the Vote" campaign already under way. The statistics show that while registered voters numbered 1,000,- 503, only 577,763 votes were cast in the 1948 election. Actually, only 38.8% ot persons over 21 cast bal- lots. In the county analysis, Gadsden county was at the bottom of the list in percentage of eligible voters who cast 'ballots. Only half of the registered voters went to the polls and only 14.3% of eligible voters did so. Union county, next to last on the list came through with 19.5% of all persons over 21 going to the polling places. Of Gulf county's po- tential 3,835 potential voters over 21, 1,574 went to the polls for a per- centage of 41.1; actual number of registered voters was 3,378. 'Strange as it may seem, Talla- Hassee and Leon county staged the third poorest "good citizenship" perofrmance. Of Leon county's 16,. 000 registered voters, only 6,106 persons cast 'ballots in the 1948 presidential election. Only 22.1% of all eligible voters bothered to ex- ercise their right of. franchise in the county which is the seat of Florida's state government. In contrast, Mayo and Lafayette counties took top honors, with a score of 62.1%. Cross City and Dixie county were a close second with 61%. Send The Star to a, friend. MEET YOUR FRIENDS --- AT --- LeHARDY'S BAR Phone 52 Illness Interrupts Vacation Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Minus, of Fort Wentworth, Ga., in St. Joe on.yaca-, tion to enjoy the fishing, had their plans disrupted when Mrs." Minus was, taken by illness and is now a patient at the Port St. Joe Munici- pal Hospital. .:1er many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Here From Tennessee Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Antley and baby of Memphis, Tenn., are spend- ing a week with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Antley of White City. Spending Furloughs With Parents Cpl. Cleve Newsome, who is sta- tioned at Fort Meade, Mo., and Sgt. Tom, Newsome of Tyndall Field, aie home on 10-day furloughs with their parents, Mr. anzd Mrs. Bill Newsome of White City. ----------'-- . Visitors From Pennsylvania The Misses Georgiana Marincich and Liz Gentile of Farrell, Pa., are spending a two weeks' vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Evans and family and visiting the former's sis- ter, Miss Martha Oluich. Enjoy Fourth At Wimico rMr. and Mrs. Albert F. Yates and children of Tallahassee spent the Fourth of July holiday with Mrs. Yates' parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Prince, at Wimico Lodge. ------ ----- Visiting In Alabama Mrs. Paul Blount is expected to return home tomorrow from Opp, Ala., where she has been visiting' with her parents. ------*----- A hippopotamus may be 14 feet long and weigh three tons. 7.50-20 10 Ply TRANSPORT HEAVY DUTY TIRES ---$-80.30 8.25-0 1:0 Ply TRANSPORT HEAVY DtY TIRES __-- 95.40 9.00-20 12 Ply TRANSPORT HEAVY DUTY TIRES ------14.95 10.00-20 12 Ply TRANSPORT HEAVY DUTY TIRES ---- 145.85 All Prices Plus Federal Tax SEE THIS 8.25-20 10 Ply CHAMPION HEAVY DUTY TIRE ------ $70.80 Plus Federal Tax FLEET OPERATORS GET FURTHER DISCOUNTS. Check with us for prices. FIRESTONE SPECIAL 6.70-15 FULL CAP TIRES Firestone Guaranteed ------$10.90 7.10-15 FULL CAP TIRES Firestone Guaranteed --- 11.75 7.60-15 FULL CAP TIRES Firestne Gu6iranteed ------ 13.00 You Keep Your Old Tire, or We Will Allow You $3.00 for Your Old Tire If Recdppable. PASSENGER CAR TIRES! Yes, we have ALL sizes. White Sidewall Tires, too. FIRESTONE HOME & AUTO SUPPLY STORE B. W. EELLS, Owner Phonel00 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. _ LI THE STAA~, 06FRt-,S-r. J614,GULP.!tCowN*i*;, OLOklibA OkibDAY, JULY 11, li5,2 - PAGE RIGHT: |