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THIRTY-FIRST YEAR PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, 32456THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968 NUMBER 24

GOVERNOR CLAUDE KIRK WILL BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER





New Gulf Courthouse Dedication Friday


Friday is the longawaited day in lf Coun- "greetings of the Florida delegation at 11:40
ty which has been set aside for the dedication of M.
the new Gulf County Courthouse here in Port Governor Claude Kirk will deliver the key-
St. Joen note address at 11:45 A.M. Governor Kirk is
St. Joe. .- rtof 1966 scheduled to be in Port St. Joe for about three
Construction started in November of 1966
on the new structure and was completed in No- hours Friday, ,visiting with the people and con-
vember of 1967. The new building was occupied ferrying with his local delegation, in addition to
on February 2 of this year, with business of the making the feature address at the dedication.
county started from the new edifice on Monday, At 12:10 P.M. a'free fish dinner will be ser-
February 5. ved to all in attendance. The dedication commit-
Dedication activities will "get underway at .tee has made plans to feed 51000 people in a min-
9:30 A.M. Friday, when the public is invited to imum of time. The food is being prepared and
take conducted tours of the new Courthouse. served by the State Department of Conservation,
At 10:00 A.M. the Port St. Joe High School. Florida Forest Service and the Game and Fresh
Band will begin a period of concert music and W after Fish Commission.
will continue to play while the crowds gather for The Courthouse dedication committee steer-
the official dedication ceremony. ing committee is composed of: George Y. Core,
Rev. 0. M. Sell will start the services at 11:00 Chairman; B. Gannon Buzzett, Tom S. Colde-
A.M. wi#h the In-vocation. Sell is pastor of the wey, Dave Gaskin, William H. Linton, James
First Methodist Church here n Port St. Joe. G. McDaniel, J. 'Lamar Miller, Frank Pate, Jr.,
Following the Invocation will be presenta- W. C. Roche and Silas R. Stone,
tioniof the colors by members of Willis V. Rowan .Committee chairmen are: Tom S. Coldewey,
Post 116, American Legion; The National An- Finance; J. C. Belin, invitation and welcoming;
them played by the High School Band;- Welcome -_R. H. Ellzey, food and refreshments; B. Gannon
by Silas R. Stone, President of the Port St. Joe- Gulf County's New Million Dollar Courthouse Buizzett, printing programs; H. W. Griffin, traf-
Gulf County Chamber of Commerce and greet- fic; E. F. Gunn, work; WesleyR. Ramsey, pub-
ings by Frank Pate; Mayor of the City of Port wishedd platform guests. Paul A. Donofro, architect. James G. McDaniel, licity; Mrs. W. B. Simmons, music; and A. P.
St. Joe. After the introduction \of guests, the cere- Clhairiman of the Board of County Commissioners, Jackson, public address system.
At 11:20 A.M., George Y. Core, Clerk of the monial presentation of the Courthouse keys will will accept the keys. The entire dedication program is being co-
Circuit Cqurt, and Master of Ceremonies for the be made by William A. Hunt, President of Guin Congressman Bob Sikes, United States Con- ordinated and sponsored by the Port St. Joe-Gulf
dedication program, will introduce the distin- and Hunt, Inc., Pensacola, general contractor and gressman, First District of Florida will offer the County Chamber of Commerce.


Dixie Youth Baseball Names


Officers, Sets Events Schedule


The Dixie Youth Baseball of Port
St. Joe met Tuesday, February 13
to discuss plans for the coming
baseball season. Lamar Moore re-
ported on his trip to the District
Meeting in Marianna. The District
Tournament will be held in Port
St. Joe this year; State Tournament
will be in Bartow and Dixie Youth
World Series in Myrtle Grove. Mer-
rill Sherrill was re-elected District
Director.
Discussion was held on the field


lighting problems.' It was stated
that lighting facilities will have to
be improved before the tourna-
ment. BobBrunner, local manager
for Floida Power has offered his
services and assistance in this pro-
ject.
Discussion was held on the con-
dition of the fields. The City has
offered to help keep the fields in
good playing condition throughout
the season.
It was decided to solicit volun-


Waylon Graham First to Announce;

Making Bid for School Board Member
Waylon Graham, 521 Eighth employed by the Calhoun County
Street, Port St. Joe, became the School system as a coach and a
first county candidate to announce classroom teacher.
his intentions to seek election in Since living in Gulf County,
the May Primaries as he announce Graham has been active in various
ed this week his organizations and activities per-
intentions to seek tailing 'to the youth of the county.
election to the He is a member and past president
Board of Public of his local union, a member of
Instruction from the Port St. Joe Volunteer Fire De-.
District Four. apartment and ,the Port St. Joe
Graham has Lions Club.
lived in Port St. : He and his wife Frances, are the
Joe for 11 years. parents of two children, both of
He is employed GRAHAM whom attend the Port St. Joe pub-
by the Glidden Company here in lic school.
Port St. Joe. The candidate is a In making his announcement,
native of Calhoun County where Graham stated that he is vitally
he attended public school and la- interested in all phases of the
ter graduated from Chipola Junior county school system and if elect-
College. While furthering his edu- ed he will strive diligently for con-
cation through Florida State Uni- tinued progress in all Gulf County
versity extension courses, he was schools.


teers for umpires this year. Presi-
.dent Lamar Moore urged everyone
to cooperate in every way possible
with those who volunteer. Ferrel
Allen is in charge of securing the
umpires.
Important dates to remember:
Try Outs, March 25 through
March 28.
Player Selection, March 29.
Barbecue, March 30.
Practice Week, April 1 through
April 6.
First game, April 8.
District Tournament, July 22.
Bill Brown will be in charge of
the barbecue this year and announ-
ced that it will be held at the Cen-
tennial Park due to better shelter,
facilities, etc.
Teams and their managers for
the coming season are:
MAJOR LEAGUE
Dozers, Grady Player and Larry
Davis.
Boxers, Waylon Graham.,
Krafties, Bob Moore and Joe Da,
vis.
Ford-Western, Everett Owens.
Rotary, Bascom Hamm.
Hardstars, Archie Weimorts.
MINOR LEAGUE
Vitro, Theo Johnson and Cecil
Harrison.
Masons, Ed Creamer. and Jim
Sealey. -
Sockys, Ralph Walton and Leroy
Derringer.
Telco, J. W. Bouington.
Sponsors for the teams are:
George Tapper, St. Joe Paper Corn-
(Continued On Page 12)


Port St. Joe's Retail Merchants
have planned ;their annual George
Washington's Birthday Sale event
again this year, according to Gan-
non Buzzett, :chairman of the Divi-
sion. b
The annual sale, which has be-
come famous over the nation for
extra savings, has been expanded
in Port St. Joe this year. In years
past the special sale has been for
only one day-George Washing-
ton's Birthday, February 22. This
year, the event has been expanded
to a two day event, Thursday and


'Friday. .
Port St. Joe's merchants partici-
pating in the event will display spe-
cial banners for the two day sale.
The annual February program fea-
tures the last big sale of the win-
ter season and has prices cut to
the bone on most items offered.
The merchants have asked the
City of Port St. Joe to close down
the parking meters in downtown
Port St. Joe for this two day sav-
ings extravaganza. Parking meters
will be "hooded" indicating that
parking will be free to all in Port


St. Joe, bringing about another
savings.
On Friday, most of the mer-
chants have indicated that they
will close between the hours of
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. so that
their employees may attend the
dedication of the new Gulf County
Courthouse.
For a sample of the outstanding
savings being offered today and
tomorrow, see the tabloid insert
in this week's issue of The Star
for special George Washington
savings.


Bulk of County's School Teachers



Walk Off Job Protesting Legislation


Climaxing a week ei4 in which
95 of Gulf County's .~36 school
teachers heeded the call of the
Florida Education -Association to'
walk off their jobs, the" Gulf Coun-
ty Board of Public Instruction held
a series of meetings to "feel the
pulse" of Gulf's citizens and try


to, reach a solution for the delim-
ma. The teachers walked off their
jobs, protesting that recent actions
:by the Florida Legislature to ease
an educational crisis were not
enough.
The first meeting occurred Sun-
day afternoon in the Gulf County


School Board Member Kenneth Whitfield makes a point at the
public meeting held in' the Courthouse Monday night. From left
are Board Member B. J. Rich, Sr., Superintendent R. Marion Craig
and Chairman William Roemer, back to camera. -Star photo



New Bill Allocates Gulf


$417,000 New Money


Gulf County's, share of the
$248 million education package
which easily passed the Florida
legislature last week, will be
$417,000, according to an address
made by John Robert Middlemas
before the 'Port St. Joe Rotary
Club last Thursday, and also ,ac-
cording to an estimate by the
House-Senate Conference Com-
mittee.
The package, which will go in-
to effect in June if approved by
Gov. Claude Kirk and if the leg-
islature passes the taxes to fi-
nance it, puts a 10-mill ceiling
on school property taxes into the


law.
' Property tax in Gulf County
will amount to a little less than
four mills for the 1967-68 school
year. Gulf County currently lev-
ies 14.11 mills, which must be
reduced to the 10 mill figure.
But, Gulf County also levies .81
mills f o r bonding purposes,
which will not be affected
by the roll-back law. This will be
a total tax' relief package for
Gulf County of merely 3.3 mills
or a total of $117,604 for a total
of $299,396 to be received by
Gulf County in new money un-
der the new bill.


Courthouse, Jut due to lack of
time to publicize the meeting, less
than 100 showed up.
Monday afternoon, Superinten-
dent Marion Craig met with local
members of the Florida Education
Association and appealed to them
ito stay on their jobs. The teachers
turned down the appeal on the ba-r
sis that the state program fails to
furnish better textbooks, higher
teacher-to-pupil ratio, better equip-
ment and buildings. This is the
position adopted by the state FEA.
In a meeting attended by about
300 citizens Monday night in the
Courtroom, Superintendent. Craig
said that the 95 teachers have ap-
parently resigned, but that the

BULLETIN
The office of the Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction told
The Star, just prior to- press itme
Tuesday, that all Gulf County
Schools will be re-opened Wed-
nesday morning with the excep-
tion of Port St. Joe and Wewa-
hitchka High Schools.
The two high schools will re-
sume classes Thursday morning.


cancies in Gulf County schools the
Superintendent said that Port St.
Joe High has 32 vacancies; -Port
St. Joe Elementary, 18; Highland
View Elementary, seven; Washing-
ton High School, 14 and Wewa-
hitchka High, 23 vacancies. The
vacancies include two principals
and two assistant principals.
The mood of the people at the
meeting Monday night was for re-
placing vacated teaching positions
as quickly as possible with quali-
fied teachers and hiring them on a
permanent 'basis. Board chairman,
William Roemer said that qualified
teachers were not available and
that the Board would wait a rea-
sonable length of. time, before go-
ing ahead with replacing teachers
who have walked out with perman-
ent personnel. "We have been giv-
en a figure of 10 days as the length
of this.walk-out", Roemer .said. "I
consider this a 'reasonable' length
of time to wait".
One speaker drew a standing
round of applause whep he stated,
"I have heard nothing but FEA
propaganda from my child ever
since this thing began. If we are
going to continue to get teaching


Board has received no formal re- of FEA in classrooms instead of
signations. "The fact that they are subjects, I say let them all go and
not in the classrooms is just as start from scratch in rehiring."
good as a resignation", said Craig. Board member Kenneth Whit-
The Superintendent said that the field stated, "We are faced with
Board had no plans for keeping two possible answers to our delim-
the schools open other than to ma at this time: either open the
open as soon as possible with sub- schools with the best teachers we
stitute teachers. He told the au- can get, or leave the schools closed
dience present that 120 substitutes hoping the teachers will come
had volunteered during the day back." Whitfield said that he was
Monday and that the Board would in favor of getting the schools open
open as many schools as possible again, wait a reasonable length of
on Wednesday. Craig said the time, then look elsewhere for tea-
Board was reluctant to re-open chers.
Port St. Joe High School unless,
in their opinion, substitutes could Former chairman Eldridge Mo-
be obtained to present the mater- ney echoed Whitfield's sentiments.
ial. Only three teachers showed up The mood of the crowd seemed
for work in this school Monday. to be that they were not for wait-
The Board said that Tuesday ing very long before forgetting re-
would be chosen in screening the signed teachers and seeking new
applications of volunteers and in ones. Several times the point blank
an orientation session for those question was asked, "How long
chosen to fill positions. will the Board wait." The question
When questioned about qualifi- was never answer specifically.
cations for substitutes, Craig an- As the meeting closed, it was
swered, "The Legislature has lift- definitely decided to open the ele-
ed all qualifications. Anyone who mentary schools Wednesday morn-
can walk in the door is 'qualified' ". ing. The opening of the high
In outlining the number of va- schools was still indefinite.


Merchants Annual Birthday


Sale Thursday and Friday







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Joe, Florida THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968


Last Rites for

L. W. Wilkinson


Citizens Feel Personal Censure


From the apparent attitude of the citizens present at
a called. meeting of the Glilf County Board of Public In-
struction Monday night, it is evident that they, at least,
consider the teacher walk-out here in Gulf County as a
personal affront, despite the lengths to which the FEA
members have gone to identify their protest move as a
protest against the state program.
But then, if you live in Gulf County and are aware
of Gulf County's, efforts to provide for her education sys-
tem, one has to accept the thinking of these parents as
being justified.
It must be pointed out that Gulf County VOLUN-
TARILY voted the millage on itself to support its schools
in the manner they so desired. Gulf County has allocated
practically all of its race track funds revenue to finance
new, modern, air-conditioned school facilities for its stu-
dents and its teachers. Gulf County has voluntarily ac-
cepted the burden of providing what is necessary in the'
educational field because they realize this need.
The FEA has expressed-the desire to relieve the lo-
cal burden for financing schools. This is commendable.
When one pays his taxes in Gulf County, he would wel-
come a little relief. But the only local relief can co-e
by a.reduction of local millage. And, when this expressed
goal of the FEA is met by the Legislature-cutting t he
local effort by reducing millage-the FEA walks out. We
do not understand it. Gulf is willing to pay for what it
gets,, but relief for our taxpayers is met with rebuff by'
our local FEA members. Why?.
We consider the counties around us and we see very
few that voted the maximum of 10 mills. We see very
few who even voted the village School Boards said was
necessary for good education. But we see far better tea-
cher attendance in these schools than in Gulf County, who6
has provided all that has been asked for. In Bay Coun-
Sty, half the teachers are out. In Calhoun County no teach-
ers left the classroom. In Franklin County, nine teachers
are absent. In Gadsden County, long famous for its lack
of support of teacher needs, 1 of 490 failed to show up.
In Jackson County, only 25 of 435 did not report for work.
But in Gulf County, where teachers get the 11th. highest
salary in-the state; .where every effort is being expended
to provide one of the best plants in the state; where
people support their teachers, and schools; 95 of 135
walked off their jobs. Again, we say,'why? Are we pay-
ing too much? Are we too interested?'
We were sitting next to a local school principal at
Rotary Club last Thursday when Representative Middle-
mas announced that FEA had turned doWn the Legisla-
tive package. Up until this time he had seemed pleased
with the package as presented; by the Legislature. After
the meeting we asked him how he thought Gulf County
would react. He replied that he:couldn't figure why they
had rejected the Legislation. "I'll have to find out FEA's
side of it", he replied.
Friday night, we were discussing the amount provid-
ed Gulf County by the bill passed and he said what the
papers said was all wrong. The papers said the figure
would be $411,000 for Gulf County. This FEA member
said, "That's all wrong. FEA says it will be $280,000 less


LE TTER S

TO THE EDITOR


Dear Mr. Ramsey and -
Gulf Countians:
I don't blame you for feeling
the way you do about the teachers.
You're upset because you care
about your children, and I respect
you for that. You have a right.to
be upset. You have supported the
schools. Gulf County's School
Board and Superintendent Craig
have worked very hard for good
schools. Gulf County tax payers
even went the second mile and
voted an extra ten mills on them-


selves for the schools. The legisla-
ture has passed $327 million in
new taxes in the name of the
schools-and the teachers walked
out anyway!
I don't blame you for being mad.
You care-and I care that the new
taxes raised for the "educational
package" will do almost no good
in grades one through 12 where it
is so desperately needed.
Here, in approximate figures, is
what the legislature you charged
with the welfare of our children


he amount needed for tax relief."
The amounts of money for each county were releas-
ed by the news services after perusing the agreed upon
bill and released. This amount coincided with the amount
mven us earlier by Representative Middlemas, who, by
the way, helped to pass the bill and should know what
was in it. Both of these instructors were more interested
in how the FEA interpreted the bill than what the framers
of the bill had to say about it.
That's all right to be loyal to an organization, If one
is not loyal he should not belong. But one should not ac-
cept, without question, what any organization espouses.
"Tis responsibility to find out what, the truth is doubles
and triples when the consequences are as important as
they are in this matter. This question deserves the exam-
ination by FEA members from both the FEA viewpoint
and the viewpoint of the Legislature. Too many reports
of quotes being made by teachers are cropping up, state-
-ide. that too many teachers don't know what is going
-'" o make this situation sit right with us. At least be
informed from all viewpoints.
We recognize the teachers zealousness in desiring bet-
o (rication for the children of Florida. We have helped
in Guulf County to gain this goal, and we had things going
pretty good, when this present tragic event came about.
While this crisis is in progress there will be some harsh
words said. This will result in feelings hurt and they will
not be fast in healing. The teachers cannot expect to
feel animosity toward those who don't agree with them
and not expect the animosity to be returned. It's too
much to ask that animosity be kept out of this thing.
But it isn't too much to ask that other's views be respected
and an attempt made to keep anger subdued.
This especially holds true as concerning the teachers
who have remained on their jobs. We have heard many
reports of harassment of teachers who have stayed on the
job by teachers who didn't. We might point out, that to
the people of Port St. Joe, those who stayed on the job are
doing what they said they would do at the beginning of
the year. They are honoring the bargain they made with
the people of Gulf County by signing their contract. In
short, the people of Gulf County approve their actions.
They disapprove of those who walked out, considering it
a personal rebuff. They will also consider any ill treat-
ment of those who stayed on the job as personal.
The Bible says,. "Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve". The teachers who stayed, chose to serve the peo-
ple of Gulf County. The teachers who left chose to serve
the FEA. Both should honor the others decision.


has done, if the Governor signs the
bill into law. There will be $327
million in new taxes with $254:6
million said to be going to educa-
tion. (They don't say what happens
to the other $72.4 million.)
By the time junior colleges and
the universities and other worth'-
while projects on the state level
get their share of the $254.6 mil-
lion, it will have been cut down
to $180 million. That's how much
grades one through 12 will get-
they say.
Subtract $83 million that the
counties will have to use to replace
ad valorem roll backs. For the
whole state, only 95 to 98 million
dollars is left for the schools.
The plan penalizes Gulf and
other counties which have tried to
meet their responsibilities to the
children. They will have to use
most of their share of the money
to replace the required roll back
in millage. The little bit left cer-
tainly won't go very far to right
the accumulated wrongs in our lo-
cal schools. Teachers have a right
to be upset, too!
Did you know that eVen the $65.
million remainder is not guaran-
teed to be used in the schools?
The bill provides that if a county
already meets a bare minimum
standard set by the state, the coun-
ty can use all its share of the mon-
ey for ad valorem tax relief? In
some counties the children may not
benefit from one penny of the $327
million you're sacrificing to raise.
We can't just let you make this
sacrifice thinking you are helping
the schools. We have walked out
of our classrooms because nothing
else we've done has done any good.
Gulf County tax payers cannot
bear the burden alone. The state
must take its share of the respon-
sibility, and this legislature has
pulled one of the oldest political
tricks in Florida history. It has
raised taxes sky high "for the
schools" and then spent the money
elsewhere.
I don't blame you for feeling the
way you do. If I thought all that
money was going to schools and
the teachers walked out anyway,
I'd be mad too.
But I really believe that if you
had taught under the conditions
I have with no more hope of im-
provement than this bill provides,
you wouldn't blame me either.


Funeral services were held Mon-
day in Selma, Ala., for Luther W.
Wilkinson, age 72, of Selma, who
passed away suddenly Thursday af-
ternoon at the Municipal Hospital.
Mr. Wilkinson and his wife had
been visiting their grandson, Har-
ry Suggs, Jr., for the past three
weeks. He was a veteran of World
War I.
Wilkinson is survived by his wife
Mary Agnes Wilkinson of Selma,
Ala.; a step son Harry Suggs of
Brooksville, a grandson, Harry
Suggs, Jr ', Mexico Beach, three
brothers and one sister, all of Ala-
bama.
Prevatt Funeral Home was in
charge of local arrangements.

Please believe, we're not doing
this to the children; we're doing
it for them.
Very sincerely yours,
VIRGINIA HARRISON
Ex-teacher, Port St. Joe
High School
EDITOR, THE STAR
Dear Wes,
Mr. Small in his recent (9 Feb.)
letter troubles the water in the
pond-but doesn't really say any-
thing except that'the edge on your
knife is too sharp. I say continue,
but buy yourself a two-edged one!
Incidentally, is the cat still
sleeping on the TV?
Sincerely,
HARRY BREWTON, JR.
Norfolk, Va.
(Dear Harry: Do you mean the
one which now has a bob tail?
-Ed.)

Mr. Ramsey,
Would like to notify you of our
change of address. Also want you
to know for quite some time, we
have been getting The Star later
and later. Hope maybe you can
remedy this.
We do enjoy getting and reading
The Star as it makes us feel a lit-
tle closer to home.
Sincerely,
MRS. JAMES HOWELL
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Can't do a thing about that,
Margaret Lois; you'll have to
speak to the Post Office Depart-
ment. We still mail the same day
as always. -Ed)


Eta oin


Shrdlu
By WESLEY R. RAMSEY


b A


Looking about the City one sees the azaleas beginning
to bloom; a ride down Monument Avenue is brightened
up by the dogwoods getting that Smokeyy" look from
buds fixing to open up; the weather is warm up during the
day Where's my fishing pole?
*

We read in the paper the other day where Stokely
Carmichael scared off his .favorite public relations corps
by charging them $1,000 to cover his "news conference".
He asked for this stipend from the CBS, NBC and ABC
television networks. They didn't feel like it was worth
it. Their viewers have known this for a long time.


Adam Clayton Powell received another invite to
speak at the University of Florida. But the head men up
at UF said "huh-uh the Board of Regents won't
stand for it". If Claude Kirk has never done another
thing as Governor, he has installed a Board of Regents
that won't stand for this sort of thing. The Board of
Regents scotched a previous visit by Mr. Powell.
This same.Board of Regents has also told the heads
of all State Universities that if they can't stop the traffic
of dope and marihuana on their campuses, they (the Re-
gents) will find someone who can. More power to them.
Imagine! A statement being made in Florida that
"the weed" is so prevalent that the price has been cut in
half because of the competition!
Not even the University of California can make that
statement!

According to Representative John Robert Middle-
mas, the movement to consolidate school districts is
gaining strength. This would mean consolidating of
counties into one district. Middlemas told the Rotary
Club last Thursday that the talked-about dividing line
now is 5,000 students. If a district didn't have 5,000
students, they would be merged with another district.
This would create large, central educational facilities.
As if we didn't have enough trouble in education as
it is!
*
So George Wallace has picked Marvin Griffin for his 4
running mate. He must have taken part of his criteria
-for a running mate from the attributes of Hubert Humph-
rey. Marvin Griffin is the only one we know at present,
in the South, who can hold a candle to Hubert when it '
comes to talking. Griffin can tell story after story and
never runm down.


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We're Proud


We too, along with the rest of Gulf County, are

extremely proud of our new, modern Courthouse

Building here in Port St. Joe. .We feel that this

fine building attests to the determination of

Gulf County to grow and prosper. Won't you

join us at the Dedication Services for this new

edifice Friday?


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Florida THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968


Commissioners In New Quarters


The County Commission occupied their new
plush chairs behind the curved dias in the new
Gulf County Courthouse for their first meeting


Tuesday morning. From left to right are T. D.
Whitfield, Board Attorney William J. Rish, Chair-
man James McDaniell and Clerk George Y; Core.


Clergymen Now Covered

By Social Security Benefits


Clergymen who did not elect so-
cial security coverage under, the
old law will now be covered unless
they sign a statement that they
are opposed to being covered by
reason of religious principle or
conscience. Jerry L. Myers, Acting
District Manager of the Panama
City Social Security Office, stated
that this change in the law be-
comes effective with taxable yeats
ending after 1967.
Before this law, income from the
ministry was not covered by social
security unless the clergyman
signed a form stating that he want-
ed to be covered. This form was
known as a waiver certificate and
when the minister signed it he
waived his exemption from social
security coverage. Ministers who


elected coverage under the earlier
law will not be affected by the new
provisions. They will continue to
be covered.
Myers emphasized, however, that
for taxable years ending after De-
cember 1967, income from the min-
istry will be covered unless the
clergyman files an application for
exemption and a statement that he
is opposed to receiving social se-
curity benefits based on services as
a clergyman by reason of religious
principle or conscience.
A clergyman who is opposed to
coverage will need to file the ap-
plication for exemption and the
special statement with the Inter-
nal Revenue Service by April 15,
1970, unless he enters the ministry
in 1969 or later; in that case, he


will have until April 15 of the sec-
ond year after the year in which
he became a clergyman to request
exemption.
Myers pointed out that once the
application for exemption is filed
and accepted it is irrevocable. He
said that only those who are not
presently covered and those who
are now entering the ministry will
need to take any action.
For additional information on so-
cial security and medicare contact
your social security office. The of-
fice for this-area is located at 1135
Harrison Ave., Panama City, 32401.
The telephone number is 763-5331.
The office is open Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
except on national holidays.


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Florida THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968 PAGE FIV'


Legal Adv.

IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S
COURT, GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA IN PROBATE
IN RE: Estate of
'FRANKIE L. HARRIS,
Deceased.


NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate of
Frankie L. Harris, deceased, are
hereby notified and required to file
any claims or demands which they
may have against said estate in the
office of the County Judge of Gulf
County, Florida, in the courthouse
at Port St. Joe, Florida, within six
calendar months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Third St. and Baltzell Ave. C. Byron Smith, Pastor


SUNDAY SCHOOL
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE .......
EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE ........
TRAINING UNION
PRAYER MEETING (Wednesday) .


9:45
11:00
5:30
6:30
7:30


A.M.
A.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.


Church School
MORNING WORSHIP
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Evening Worship
Bible Study (Wednesday) ....
"Where Old Fashioned Friendliness Still


9:45 A.M.
11:00 AIM.
6:00 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
Surives"


Each claim or demand must be in
writing and must state the place of
residence and post office address
of the claimant and must be sworn
to by the claimant, his agent, or
his attorney, or it will become void
according to law.
Dated February 8, 1968.
R. A. DRIESBACH,
Administrator of the
Estate of Frankie L. Harris
CECIL G. COSTING, JR. 4t-2-15
Attorney for Administrator
221 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, Florida
IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S
COURT GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA IN PROBATE
IN RE: Estate of
ISAAC TRIPP,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate of
Isaac Tripp, deceased, are hereby
notified and required to file any
claims or demands which they may
have against said estate in the of-
fice of the County Judge of Gulf
County, Florida, in the courthouse
at Port St. Joe, Florida, within six
calendar months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Each claim or demand must be in
writing and must state the place of
residence and post office address
of the claimant and must be sworn
to by the. claimant, his agent, or
his attorney, or it will become void
according to law.
Dated February 8, 1968.
MARIE TRIPP,
Administratrix of the
Estate of Isaac Tripp, dec.
CECIL G. COSTING, JR. 4t-2-15
Attorney for Administratrix
221 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, Florida
NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS
APPEARING TO BE OWNERS OF
ABANDONED PROPERTY
Pursuant to Section 13 of Chap-
ter 717, Florida Statutes, entitled
"Florida Disposition of Unclaimed
Property Act", notice is hereby giv-
en that the persons listed below
appear to be the owners .of un-
claimed personal or intangible pro-
perty presumed abandoned.
Account number 7-0042-0001, ap-
parent owner, Crear, Spirlan B.
Information. c o n c e ring the
amount or description of the Pro-
perty and thh name and address of
the holder may be obtained by any
persons possessing *an interest- in
the property, by addressing an in-
quiry: to Fred 0. Dickinson,. Jr.,
State Comptroller: as Administra-
tor, Abandoned' Property Division,
Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Be
sure' to mention account number,
,, .. .' .*j ^ *


Cpl. L. J. Nichols'

Reports for Marine

Duties In N. C.

JACKSONVILLE, N. C. (FHTNC)
-Marine Lance Corporal Leslie J.
Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Nichols of 2006 Long Avenue and
husband of the former Miss Cherry
White of 2006 Long Avenue, all of
Port St. Joe, has reported for duty
with Headquarters and Mainten-
ance Squadron-26, at the Marine
Corps Air Facility, Jacksonville, N.
C.
His squadron's primary mission
includes providing administrative
and supply support for the aircraft
group's squadrons.
His squadron is one of nine that
comprise Marine Aircraft Group-
26, the largest Marine helicopter
group in the world.

name and address, as published in
this notice. Unless proof of own-
ership is presented to the holder
by April 24, 1968, the property will
be delivered to the Administrator.
Thereafter, all further claims must
be directed to the Administrator.
FRED 0. DICKINSON, JR.
As Adminisrator 2t-2-15

IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S
COURT IN AND FOR GULF
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
In Re: Estate of
JEFF CHRIS MARTIN,
Deceased.
NOTICE


NOTICE is hereby given that I
have filed 'my final report and peti-
tion for final discharge as Admin-
istratrix of the Estate of Jeff Chris
Martin, deceased; and that on the
26th day: of February, A.D., 1968,
I will apply to the Honorable S. P.
Husband,. County Judge of Gulf
County, Florida, 4or approval of
said 'final report and for final dis-
charge as Administratrix of the Es-
tate of Jeff Chris Martin, deceased.
- This 29th day of January,' A.D.
1968..
/s/ MAUD V. MARTIN, .
/s/ William J. Rish
S303 Fiourth .Street At


William J. 'Rish Named Chairman of

Gulf County's Cancer Fund Crusade

William J. Rish, local attorney, aware of the seriousness
was named Chairman of the Amer- all-out effort to save live
ican Cancer Society's 1968 educa- promote education on how
tional fund-raising Crusade, which duce the number of fatal
gets under way March 28. cases."
The appointment was announced Mr. Rish, in accepting t
by Cecil Curry, President of the Crusade post in this area
Gulf County Unit, who stated that at present rates, the
that Mr. Rish had accepted the will eventually strike some
position because of "his deep con- 000 Americans now livin
cern for the urgency of cancer Rish urged all local area
control and the need for education to acquaint themselves wit
in combatting this health enemy." cer's seven warning signals
M seek medical attention as p
Mr. Rish will be joined by some ly as possible after a sig:
3,000 other Unit chairmen serving been discovered.
in nearly every county throughout
the, 50 states. "Thirty years ago',, he co:
Television's popular band leader "fewer than one in five wi
and entertainer, Lawrence Welk, ed from cancer, while today
whose Saturday' evening ABC-TV one in three. Under ideal
program is heard over some 220 tions," he continued, "we
stations around the country, has able of saving one in tw(
been named National Crusade chief reason for the hopeful
Chairman for 1968. In accepting recovery from the disea
his national chairmanship, Mr. pointed out, was quick d


competent physician.
Mr. Curry stated that in addition
to Mr. Rish's duties as county at-
torney, he is also attorney for the
City of Wewahitchka and Mexico
Beach. He is also a member of the
of this Kiwanis Club and First Methodist
es and Church.
to re- "We are happy to have Mr. Rish
cancer to again accept the chairmanship
of the Cancer Crusade," Curry said.
he top CLASSIFIED ADSI
noted Midget Investments That Y"eld
disease Giant Returnsl
50,000,-
g. Mr.
citizens
:h can-
and to
prompt-
nal has

ntinued
resy


ere sav-
ay it is
Scondi-
ire cap-
o." The
less of
ise, he
election


Welk stated that he "has long been and equally prompt attention by a
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Intersection Monument and Constitution
REV. 0. MICHAEL SELL, Minister


You Are Cordially Invited To Attend

LONG AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH'

Corner Long Avenue and 16th Street
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 A.M.
MORNING WORSHIP 11:00 A.M.
BAPTIST TRAINING UNION ..---....... 5:45 P.M.
EVENING WORSHIP 7:00 P.M.
PRAYER SERVICE (Wednesday) ...... 7:30 P.M.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22


PAG SIX THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Florida


ian lacapodium.
RECEPTION
The youth class room formed
the setting for the reception hon-
oring the couple Their parents
and bridal attendants joined the
couple in the receiving line.
The bride's table %was covered
Sixth a light green cloth, overlaid
with a cloth of white lace. Bows
of white satin ribbon and lily of
the valley decorating the sides of
the cloth.
The three tier wedding cake
topped with a bride and groom fig-
urine was placed between two
crystal compotes containing nuts
and mints. Small dainty' bags of
rice made of white net and tied
with light green and white ribbon
placed at one end of the table
completed the appointment. An-
other table covered with a pale
green cloth overlaid with white
net held the punch bowl embank-
ed with greenery and lily of the
valley. Another focal point was an
S elegant arrangement of yellow
snapdragons, carnations, wh i te
S ums and fern on an adjoining
_table.
Miss Sharon Ellerbee kept the
bride's book.
Serving at the reception were
Mesdames James C. Ellerbee, W.
T. Ellerbee, Jr., Luther Johnson,
Eldo, Ellerbee, Miss Sarah Legg
'Francis Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw and
Susie Johnson.
Follow-ing the reception, the cou.
ple left for a trip to several points
of interest in Florida For travel.
MRS. FRANKLIN DAVID RUCKMAN ing, the bride chose a green bond-
ed wool dress, with matching ac-
.cessories. Roses from: her bridal

via''Corineon a' d Fr completed her attire for traveling.
*: rk n .e nThe couple will make their homo
Ru kmanMarriedinThomaston, G in Nashville,-:. Tennessee where
ihey' are both ,. employed by the
Sylvia Corrine Janiison, daughter the occasion, a beige crepe dress etropoitane board ofy Education
.f Rev. and Mrs. J. L Jami son of with 1 contrasting.:accessories. H-er and:where Mr. Ruckman .is also a
Thomaston; Ga., beaifie the bride corsage was.a white yellow throat- student at Trevacca College.
of Franklin David Ruckman, son, ed orthid.- .., Out of town giests-included Mr.
of Mr. and Mrs. Dqvid Ruckman of Miss Priscilla Jones of Burling- and Mrs. Homer McCard. Miss'
Port St. Joe,- on Sunday evening ton, N. C,,. was the bride's maid- MWilyn McCard, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
December 17 at four o'clock at the.. of honor. Miss. -Frances Ruckrliin, Bonner, Mis. Marietta Munday,
Crest Church of the Nazarene. sister of the groom was brides Miss Aar6n Rowell, Mrs. Ernest
Rev. Jamison, father of the bride, maid, and Deborah Wright, groom's Hanger, Miss Francis Yeager, Miss
performed the impressive double niece was junior brides maid. They Barbara Yeager, all of. Manchester,
ring ceremony in the presence of wore identical street length dres' Ga.; MW. and Mrs.. Phillip Mann,
a congregation o .friends, with a ses of pale green silk with velvet Gay, ,Ga.; Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Kel-
background of green palms arran- trim, matching satin shoes and ly, The Rock, Ga.- Mrs. Talmadge
ged between several- branched headpieces of matching- tulle and Ward, Mrs. Sharon Cuttington,
candelabras of different heights. velvet ribbon. Pine Mountain, Ga.; Rev. and Mrs.
Those in the center were arranged Their bouquets were a cascade Fletcheir Digby, Columbus, Ga.;
so as to form an arch. Several of veriated Acuba foliage with Mrs. Janet' Wright, Crestview;
lower candelabra were placed qn Hawaiian. lacapodium c en tered Frank Stevens, Tifton, Ga.; Jim-
each side and in front of the arch, with a large green fuji cKrysan- mie Bonner, Tallahassee; John
all bearing fifty-seven white light- themum. Railey, LaGrange; Rev. and Mrs.
ed tapers between two massive ar- The bride's mother chose to W. P. Calvin, Woodberry, Ga. and
rangements of white gladiolas. wear a beige lace dress with con-
As the guests entered the sanc- trasting brown accessories: Her Rev. and Mrs. U. L. Snelgrove,.
tuary, Rev. Fletcher Digby of Co- corsage was a white yellow throat- Meansville, Ga.
lumbus, Ga., presented a selection ed orchid. 4


oi nuptial music, after wmcn ne G iven in marriage by ner bro-
'accompanied Harris Jamison, bro- their, Harris Jamison, the bride
other of the bride as he sang, "Oh wore a traditional wedding gown
Perfect Love", and "The Lord's with lace bodice and long pointed
Prayer". sleeves, full skirt with tulle over
Dwight. Pennington *of Charles- taffeta and several tiers of lace
ton, W. Va., was the groom's best formed the train. Her veil was
man. Usher groomsmen were Dale fastened with a crown of seeded
Wilkerson of Atlanta, Emory Eller- pearls of different sizes. She car-
bee of Thomaston and Mack Jami- ried a bouquet of twenty-five roses
son, brother of the bride, junior centered with snow white Amazon
usher groomsman. lilies and white satin ribbon. Her
The groom's mother chose for bouquet was accented with Hawai-


Miss Barbara Sue McCormick


Engagement

Announced
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. McCormick
6f Port St. Joe, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,: Bar-
bara Sue to Jerry James Cooper,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nor-
'man Cooper of 'Apalachicola.
Miss McCormick is a 1967
graduate of Port St. Joe High
School. She is employed by the'
St. Joe Paper Company.
Her fiance attended Chapman
'High School and is employed by
the Outboard Marine Center of
Apalachicola.
Wedding plans will be announ-
ced at a later date.

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT
SHOP WORKERS NAMED
Workers at the Hospital Aux-
iliary Thrift Shop for Saturday,
February 24 will be Mrs. John
Robert Smith, Mrs. John Rich and
Mrs. Al Hargraves.


Pentecostal G. A.'/s
In Queen Contest
The Girl's Auxiliary of the Pen-
tecostal Holiness Church on Garri,
son Avenue is in the midst of
contest to select a G.A. queen. Thd
girl receiving the most votes will
be crowned Sunday m o r ning,
March 10. This is a day set aside
for National Woman's Auxiliary
Day of the Pentecostal Holiness
Churches. The Woman's Auxiliary
takes charge of the morning wor-
ship hours of the church.
The votes the girls receive will
go into the G.A. funds for carrying
on the G.A. work of the church.
The G.A.'s are growing in attend-
ance. and..the G.A. leaders see a
very good future for the G.A. work.
The colors and the G.A.'s and
W.A.'s are purple and gold. When
a G.A. girl becomes eligible, she
wears a. uniform consisting of a
purple jumper, white blouse, pur-,
ple pillbox hat, white gloves, white
socks and a shoulder drape of gold.
A girl of any denomination may
join the G.A.'s. .They are all work-
ing for the same cause and their
votes will, go to. this worthy cause.

Have Visitors
Visitors this past week end in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
F. Hardy and family of White City
and Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Whit-
aker and family of Port St. Joe,
were the. parents of Mrs. Hardy
and Mrs. Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Bradshaw of Bonifay and
their brother, Joseph Bradshaw,
who is a junior at the University
of Florida studying journalism and
communications.

SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE STAR


Cub Scouts Observing
Blue, Gold Banquet
Troop 47 Cub Scouts will observe
their annual Blue and Gold Ban-
quet Monday night at 7:30 p.m:,
according to Cubmaster Ed Crea-
mer. The banquet will be held in
the Port St. Joe High School cafe-
teria.
Special guests for the Blue and
Gold banquet will be the parents
of the Cubs.
All Cubs and their parents are
urged to be present.


Mrs. Todd Hostess to
Woman's Auxiliary
The Woman's Auxiliary 'of the
Pentecostal Holiness Church on
Garrison Avenue met in the home
of Mrs. Rita Todd of Oak Grove
on Monday night, February 12. -
The meeting was brought to or-
der by the president, Mrs. Maxine
Money. Special prayer was offered
by the group to the sick. Mrs. Todd
chose for her devotion Hebrews
Chapter 4. She then read a very
meaningful poem.
Minutes were read by the secre-
tary, Mrs. Jo Ferrell. A short busi-
ness discussion was held and the
meeting was closed by prayer. The
ladies enjoyed the fellowship and
delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess, Mrs. Todd.


Long Avenue YWA's
Met Wednesday
TheY .A. of the Long Avenue
Baptist Church. met on Wednes-
day, February 14, at the home of
Miss Becky Hendrix.
Mrs. 'Barnie Earley opened the
meeting with prayer. Dale Jackson
read the prayer calendar. A short
business meeting was then held.
An interesting program on the
Cooperative Program was present-
ed by five members. Those parti-
cipating were Jennifer Braxton.
Vickie Brunner, Dale Jackson,
Jeannine Britt and Becky Hendrix.
After the meeting was adjourn-
ed, the hostess served refresh-
ments.


Three Local Girls Picked by Sorority
Miss Charlotte Marie Maddox, banquet in Jacksonville at the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Oyster House.
B. Maddox; Miss Peggy Ann White, Requirements for election for
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. the honored organization are super-
White, Jr.; Miss Elizabeth Young- ior scholarship, leadershi- and
blood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. character. Alpha Iota Sorority is
Edward Youngblood, all of Port affiliated with outstanding colleges
St. Joe, were initiated in Eta i Uie
Omega of Alpha Iota Sorority, and uversities in the United
Jones College, Jacksonville on Jan- States, Hawaii and Canada.
uary 21. Miss Maddox, Miss White and
The girls were honored by elec- Miss Youngblood are graduates of
tion to Alpha Iota National Soror- Port St. Joe High School and are
ity, an International Business So- now Freshmen at Jones College in
rority; and -they were guests at a Jacksonville.


MISS JOANNE' LaMANTIA

March Wedding Planned


A March 23 wedding is planned
by Miss Joanne LaMantia and
Ralph McLawhon.
The future bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LaMantia,
La Cfescenta, California. The
benedict-elect is the son of George
McLawhon of Port St. Joe and
Mrs, Sal Cicchiari of Sitka, Alaska.
Miss LaMantia was graduated


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from Glendale High School where
she was a member of the acapella
choir and Commerce Club.
Her fiance was graduated from
Sitka High School in Alaska and
received his RA. degree in mathe-
matics from UCLA where he is
working for his master's degree.
He is a systems analyst.


PFC DORMAN L. FLINT, Jr.

PFC Flint Taking

Training for Viet
Marine PFC Dorman L. Flint,
Jr., has finished basic training at
Parris Island, S. C., and has recent-
ly completed special training at
Camp LeJeune, N. C.
Pvt. Flint is presently stationed
at Camp Pendleton, Calif., for two
weeks training prior to being sent
to Vietnam.
Flint is the husband of Vicky L.
Flint who lives in Port St. Joe with
their young son and is the son of
Mrs. C. E. Wall, also of Port St.
Joe.

City Gets Share of
Cigarette Taxes
Don D. Meiklejohn, Director of
the State Beverage .Department,
reports that net cigarette tax col-
lecions fO the month of Decem-
ber, 1967, amounted to $5,050,84b.'
Of this amount $1,536,256.17 will
go to. the State General Revenue
Fund and the remaining $3,522,-
584.73 will be distributed to quali.
field municipalities. -. .
In the division of funds, Port St.
Joe and area communities will re-
ceive the following amounts: Port
St. Joe, $3,557.74; Wewahitchka,
$1,253.63 and Apalachicola, $2,-
388.67. -
Port St. Joe received $4,153.18
for the same month of last year,
indicating a decrease of $595.44.
The City has received $31,227.90
in cigaretet taxes' since July 1 of
1967.

CARD OF THANKS
During our recent anxiety the
kindness and thoughtfulness of our
many friends- makes us feel very
humble and deeply appreciative.
Helen arid Earl Rollins-
Peggy and Charles Stevens


Mexico Beach Cubs
Visit Tyndall AFB
Mexico Beach Cub Scout Pack
307, was taken on a tour of Tyn-
dall AFB February 18. They were
shown the Rapcon facilities, fire
department, flight line, firing
range and the various aircraft used
at Tyndall. /
Lt. Tiedje of Rapcon showed
the boys actual take-off and land-
ings on radar. At the fire depart-
ment, Sgt. Aiken showed the boys
the uses of the various fire trucks
and how they work. Sgt. Edmiston
of the base firing. range showed
the boys various mines, grenades,
rockets and missiles being used: in
Vietnam. He then demonstrated
the use of the .38, .45 and .22.pis-
tols and gave a talk to the boys
on gun safety.
The tour was followed by a pic-
nic for the boys.
The following officers and boys
participated in the tour: Wallace
Tillery, Cub Scoutmaster, M-Sgt.
Seymour Hall, Asst. Cubmaster,
Mrs. Seymour Hall, Den Mother,
Mrs. "Claude Tate, Den Mother,
Larry Tate, Den Chief, John Han-
na, Asst. Den Chief, Steve Kramer,
Steve Burke, Jody Hall, Darrel
Tillery, Mikel Porter, Randy Hart,
Robert Beatty.
The following Cubs were not
able to make the trip: Don Howell,
Charles Howell and Wayne Tew.
The Cubs will be calling on
beach residents again this week
end to sell light bulbs to the ones
they missed last week. They want
to thank the ones who purchased
bulbs last week for setting their
fund raising campaign off to an
excellent start.

County Gets Share
Of Race Track Money
TALLAHASSEE Comptroller
Fred, 0. (Bud) Dickinson, Jr., last
week authorized the release of $2,-
747,000 in racing monies to Flor-
ida's 67 counties for use in Febru-
ary.
This amount was $201,000 over
that distributed in February, 1967.
An equal dispersal of the sum
permitted .each county to receive
$41,000. Since the beginning of the
racing season in November, the
per-county share has been $6,000
more than it was for a like period
.last year. Total distribution for the
current season has amounted to
$8,978,000, or $402,000 above the
total disbursement last season.

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Oak Grove Assembly Fetes Youth At Valentine Banquet


Young people of the Oak Grove Assembly of
Church are shown above, in the church social


hall, enjoying a Valentine Banquet given in their
honor, Friday night. -Star photo


Three Fire Alarms Sounded During the Past Week

Port St. Joe's ,Volunteer Fire whipped the blaze up again and ing at the Econo-Wash caught fir
Department fought a stubborn two caused the firemen to work hard in a clothes dryer. This blaze wa
acre brush fire Tuesday afternoon to whip the fire down again, quickly arrested;
for about an hour on Avenue F in Last' Saturday afternoon, two About the time the truck was pi
North Port St. Joe, alarms were-sounded. up another alarm went off calling
The fire was whipped down, and The first alarm came at about the firemen to Highland View .1
all but out once, but high winds 3,30 p.mn. wh6n some clothing dry- extinguish a brush fire;


Funeral Services

Are Held for Gulf

County Pioneer

Funeral services were held Sat-
urday morning at 10:00 a.m. from
the White City First Baptist Church
for Mrs. Lena Mae' Whitfield, age
75. Mrs. Whitfield, who lived near
Cypress Creek passed away last
Wednesday afternoon in the Muni-
cipal hospital after a lengthy ill-
ness.
Rev. J. D. Jamison officiated at
the services. Interment was in Cyp-
ress Creek Cemetery at Kinard.
Grandsons were active casket-
bearers..
Survivors included three daugh-
ters: Mrs Raymond Parish, Cyp-
ress Creek, Mrs. R. F. Cruiser of Ar-
cadia, Tekas and Mrs. B. R. Wil-
liams of Cypress; four sons, Joe
Whitfield of Highland View, James
Paul aAd George E. WVhitfield. both
of Cypress Creek and Thomas
Whitfield of Houston Texas; 33
grandchildren and seven great
.grandchildren.
Mrs. Whitfield ''attended the
White City, Baptist Church. She
was born in Colquitt, Ga., August
28, 1892 and moved here from
Georgia 65 years ago on one of
the old river boats. She moved to
Dalkeith with her parents. Later
'e the family moved to Camp Nellie
as settlement where she has lived
ever since.
ut Prevatt Funeral Home was in
g charge of arrangements.
to rt St. Jo nd
Port St. Joaeneeds an Airpoar


Keith Presnell Feted With Party


Keith Presnell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Presnell of 1322 Mc-
Clellan Avenue, celebrated his
second birthday with a valentine
birthday party Thursday of last
week.


Color schemes of red and Dee Flannagan, Kim Raffield,
white were used on the party ta- Lu Lu McInnis, Eddie Linton,
ble and each guest received val- Beth Nichols, Ann Ward, Paula
entire favors. Beth Nichols, Ann Ward, Paula
entine favors.
Those enjoying the party Ward, Keith Bailey and Hal
were Jaimmie Flannagan, Dee Keels.


Gulf County's Official History Began


In 1925; Carved From Calhoun County


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' The official history of Gulf Coun-
ty began in 1925 when, its 369,920
aerbs were created, from Calhoun
t ounty,. But its real .history,; rich
and diverse, reaches back several
centuries. The -deep, land-locked
:waters."o St. Joseph's ,Bay early
attracted loth the Spanish and
French: who were vying for control
of the' Gulf of Mexico, The Span-
ish 'had an outpost on the Bay as
early 'as 1701, and the French built
'a bastion, "Le Fort. de Creve
Coeur", .on the mainland opposite
St. Joseph's Point in 1718.
In 1835, following a court de-
cision involving ownership of a
large tract on the Gulf, the City
of St. Joseph was established one
mile south of the present Port
St. Joe. The city grew rapidly,
its .prime function being to di-
vert the rich cotton traffic from
Georgia and Alabama away from
Apalachicola and to its own port.
This effort resulted in Florida's
first steam powered / railroad,
The St. Joseph and Lake Wimi-
co, that ran from St. Joseph to
a point now known as Depot
Creek, and was later extended
to lola on the Apalachicola Ri-
ver, a distance of 28 miles.
St. Joseph was assured a lasting
.place in Florida history when in
December 1838 fifty delegates
from all counties in Territorial
Florida assembled in convention
there to draft Florida's first con-
stitution. A memorial now marks
the site.
Unfortunately St. Joseph's de-
cline was as rapid as its rise. The
development of shorter routes for
shipping cotton, combined with a
yellow fever epidemic led to its de-
mise, and by 1850 the city was
completely abandoned. The only
continuing activity on St. Joseph's
Bay for the succeeding 54 years
was the operation of Cape San
Blas Lighthouse constructed in
1847.
Wewahitchka, Oldest Permanent
Settlement
Wewahitchka, the original seat
of Gulf County, is also the county's
oldest permanent settlement. Its
first settlers came shortly after the
Civil War. Many were riverboat
men on steamboats plying the
Apalachicola and Chattahoochee
Rivers. The community's present
economy is based primarily on
eattle t iin, farming, production
of the fafiii6i ftipelo honey, pulp-
wood and excelient fresh water
fishing.
The forests surrounridifig the
present Port St. Joe have ibenf
its mainstay since the first per
manent residents settled there
in 1904 to harvest turpentine
from the pine trees. In 1909 a
rail line was extended to the
town to utilize its fine deep wa-
ter harbor for exporting lumber
from sawmills in the surround-
ing area.
The present industrial expansion
began, in 1938 when the newly-
formed St. Joe Paper Company
completed a pulp and paper mill
to utilize the abundant supply ol
pulpwood. As the company grew
so did the mill and the community
A box plant was added in 1950
and in the next several years three


more chemical manufacturing con- INDUSTRY
cerns built plants in the vicinity Within, the last decade Gulf
to make Port St. Joe the third lar- County has become a major cen-
gest chemical complex in Florida. ter for industry. .Most 'plants have
Additional communities h a v e been located near the Gulf in the
grown up along the Gulf's 'pic- Port St. Joe area where there are
turesque white. beaches and :the. excellent sites available, a good
intracoastal waterway that bisects water supply and access to onie of
the county. Today: Gulf County is the.finest deep-water harbors in
gaining stature as 'an industrial the South. The temperate climate
site, yet it retains the iunsp9iled makes possible inany savings in
natural beauty -of 'the beaches, plant construction and there is
lakes- and forests that yearly at- plenty of room in which to grow.
tract increasing numbers of vaca- Industry newcomers can count on
tioners, tourists and prospective a good labor supply made up of
new residents. hardworking people from the ag-
ricultural areas of the county.
RECREATION Port St. Joe, one of the' few
deep-water ports in Florida with a
Gulf County has a great deal to and-locked harbor, is recognized
offer the Vacationer and tourist. as a port-of-call for a growing list
Its location on the Gulf' of Mexico of domestic and foreign vessels.
offers miles of beautiful white It is connected by the intracoastal
sand beaches, surf 'fishing, motor canal with the Apalachicola, dhat-
boating, water skiing, swimming, tahoochee and Flint Rivers in Flor-
and skin diving, all much safer ida, Georgia and Alabama. The
because there is no undertow. City is also served by U. S. High-
Nearby in the upper reaches of way 98, a major East-West artery,
the county there are hundreds of Highway 71 to northern points, and
miles of fresh water rivers, creeks/ by the Apalachicola Northern Rail-
and bayous, offering excellent road, which connects with rail
fresh water fishing. The Dead trunk lines at Chattahoochee. Air-
Lakes at Wewahitchka is a world ports at Panama City and Tallahas-
famous fishing spot. Additionally, see are within easy driving dis-
thousands of acres of woodland tance.


furnish top quality hunting for
deer, wild turkey and squirrel.
Just across St. Joseph's Bay, a
long narrow strip of land has been
turned into the T. H. Stone Me-
morial State Park. It covers nearly
2400 acres, ringed by 28 miles of
white beaches, half on the Gulf,
half on the protected Bay. The
park has picnic grounds, restrooms
with showers, concession buildings
and a 60-site camping area. For
sportsmen the boat docks and ma-
rinas provide access to some of
Florida's finest deep-water fishing.


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PAGE EIGHT 1tIE STAR, Port St. Joe, Florias THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968


Letter tf Editor. Two Men Named to
Dear Mr. Ramsey, Gulf Jury Post
* Thought I would send you this
article (published last week) on
our Sentry Dog Section. I guess TALLAHASSEE Secretary of
this article is in some way trying: State Tom Adams. announced this
to justify the incident that hap- week the commissioning of Walter
opened with the Shepherds in the K. Hendrix, P. 0. Box 391, Wewa-
States. "Smokey" is my second dog hitchka and J. L. Bateman, P. O.
and he is a very young Shepherd. Box 124, Wewahitchka, as members
Yoiu would not believe the relation- of the Jury Commission, Gulf
ship you can acquire with a canine. County.
He tries so hard to please his han- The Gulf County Jury Cdmmis-
dler, and as far as anyone else is sion was created by the last regular
concerned he is hostile, only be-' session of the Legislature and
cause of his training, went into effect January 1. The
, "Smokey" has been in the pro- duties of the Commission include
gram a very short time. In this selecting persons throughout the
time he has become one of the County to serve jury duty.
most aggressive animals in the
section. The German Shepherd is that bulldog of yours on the TV.
ar vdry 'agile and dedicated animal Yours truly,
and. they..have become one of the BOB MUNN
essential links in our defense. (The bulldog has long since de-
Well, enough about that. The -mised and our Chihuahua-dach-
guys from the section read your shund is no match for the cat.
article on your "cat trouble". We Will welcome another solution.
came up with a solution. Place -Ed)


0AMY


Middlemas Spells Out 'New School
Legislation At Rotary Club Meeting
Representative John Robert Mid- Joe High School into a larger ele-
dlemass, in speaking to the Port mentary facility.)
St. Joe Rotary Club Thursday, told .... i o t Gu
that club that the FEA had just Middlemas pointed out that Gulf
announced that they would not ac- county WOUld receive $417,000 in
cept the Legislative plan for ed- new money, less what it would take
ucation approved last week and to roll Gulf millage back to 10
that teachers would walk off the mills. "This will be all the new
job Monday. "The teachers of Bay money Gulf County can absorb to
and Gulf counties have no excuse the bestadvantage in one year,'
to walk off", said Middlemas. he said, "All of the school districts
in the state will receive all the new
The Legislator pointed out that money they can effectively absorb
school systems in thethree coun- in one year under the bill".
ties he represents, Bay, Gulf and Representative Middlemas pre-
Calhoun, have all made substantial Representative Mddlemas pre
ritpid thn+ C-urn lniI d irl


local effort to. bring their teacher
pay scale up to a good standard
and work was in progress in all
three counties to improve the stan-
dard of facilities. (In Gulf County,
work is, currently under way to
construct a new high school in
Port St. Joe and in Wewahitchka
and to convert the present Port St.


LLcLU. LIalt uvernoralUJi uU .rJ..
would sign the bill passed last
week. "But if he doesn't", he said,
"I feel we .have ample votes to
over-ride any veto he may invoke".;
The speaker went on to say,
that changes had been made in ad-
ministration of the school program
over the state. "Management prac-
tices have been very sloppy", he


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said and cited a need for changes the nation in expenditures per stu- the average in percentage of our
in policies of management. dent in its school system, while income going to education insofar
Middlemas pointed out that the the state is only 28th in personal! as the remainder of the nation is
bill would make Florida 15th in income: "This puts us far above concerned", he said.


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PAGE NINE

FPC Sets Open
House for Home
Service Center
"Everyone is invited to attend
the Open House for our new Home
Service Center in Carrabelle on
Wednesday, February 21," said W.
C. Buzzett, district manager for
Florida Power Corporation, "and
refreshments will be served and
all-electric door prizes will be
awarded." The Open House will
be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and
Florida Power representatives will
be present to discuss and demon-
strate the Center's new electric ap-
I pliances and other modern facili-
ties.
Buzzett said: "This new Home
Service Center has been created in
order to better serve our custom-
ers and will be used for cooking
schools and homemaking programs
and will definitely be available,
without charge, for the use of local
civic and welfare organizations."
The new Center serves the com-
munities of Carrabelle, Lanark
and the Beaches with Mrs. Sara
Patrenos, FPC's home service ad-
viser, in charge. The Center ad-
joins the company's Carrabelle
district office, which is open for
customer convenience Mondays
through Fridays, from 8:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
Buzzett said, "Our new Center
is another example of Florida
Power's system-wide moderniza-
tion and expansion program which
is dedicated to providing our cus-
tomers with the most up-to-date
electric service available. We're
looking forward to visiting with
our customers and their families
and guests during Open House on
Wednesday, February 21, and we
believe they'll be proud of this new
Home Service Center."
Florida Power Corporation ser-
vices 370,000 customers in 32 coun-
ties and is headquartered in St.
Petersburg.

February Is
Heart Month
The month of February has been
named by the Florida Heart Asso-
ciation as its Heart Fund Drive
month.
Mrs. Benton Hamm and Mrs.
Margaret Nichols are in charge of
south Gulf County's drive.
The total Americans of all ages
that died in 1967, approximately
54.3% or 978,260 died from the
diseases of the heart and blood ves-
sels, making it the nation's num-
ber one health enemy.
More than three million men and
women in the United States have
coronary heart diseases; 10,% mil-
lion have heart disease related to
blood pressure and nearly seven
million others have high blood
pressure without heart disease. At
the present death rate 60 million
Americans now living will die of
heart attacks.
Recent research studies have
singled out several factors which
appear to raise the probability of
heart attacks. Several simple pre-
cautions listed below taken with
medical guidance can reduce the
risk of heart attacks:
1) Control high blood pressure;
2) don't smoke; 3) reduce if over-
weight; 4) eat foods low in saturat-
ed fat and chloesterol; 5) exercise
regularly and, 6) get periodic
health check-ups, annually.
These figures above can be re-
duced by research made possible
by your contribution, so won't you
please give generously when your
Heart Fund Volunteer calls on you.

Miss Gardner Gets
President Honors
President's Honors List at The
University of West Florida listed
Wanda Gardner of Port St. Joe
among the top 237 students with
the highest grade-point averages
for the University's first quarter.
UWF students having grade-
point averages of 3.6 to 4.00 which
range from a high B plus to an A
average are listed on the Presi-
dent's Honors List, and high B stu-
dents with 3.2 to 3.59 grade-point


average make up the Provosts Hon-
ors List.
SThe University of West Florida
opened in September with an en-
I rollment of 1318 and is now in its
second quarter of classes. It is an
upper-division university offering
work on the junior and senior lev-
els and is part of the state univer-
sity system. It occupies a 1,000-acre
$17 million campus ten miles north
of downtown Pensacola.


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THE STAR, Pert St. Jo*, Florida THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968


School Board Meets In New Building


The Gulf County Board of Public Instruc-
tion met Tuesday for its first .session in the new
Gulf County Courthouse. Sitting around the
meeting table are: Gene Raffield, Kenneth Whit-


Lt. Ronald Peterson Completes Course
FT. BENJAMI NHARRISON, IND chemistry and physics at Port
--Second Lieutenant Ronald W. Joe High School. He is present
Peterson has completed the Mill- assigned to the 29th Evacuat:
tary Personnel Officer Course at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
The purpose of this course is to
provide training in the principles, S E E
functions and procedures of the
Army personnel management sys- Don Levens
tem so that they have a working
knowledge of the duties and re- For A Good Deal On
sponsibilities of a personnel man- Plymouth, Chrysler o
agement officer, or classification
and assignment officer. Imperial
Lt. Peterson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Edward Peterson, ROGERS
Tallahassee. He is a 1961 graduate
of Florida High School, Tallahas- Panama City Chrysler
see, and a 1965 graduate of the
University of Delaware, Newark, Plymouth, Inc.
Delaware. He is a member of the 15th St., Panama City
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Phone 785-4372
Before entering the Army in
March 1967, he was a teacher of _ __ _


field, William Roemer and Superintendent R.
Marion Craig. Board member, Eldridge Money,
has his back to the camera.
-Star photo


Hospital, Fort Devens, Massachu-
setts, as a Personnel Officer.
Peterson and his wife, Linda,
St. daughter of Mrs. Jacque Price of
ntly, Port St. Joe, reside at Fort De-
ion, vens, Mass.
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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Florida THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968


Health, Education and Welfare De-
partment that future federal funds
Minutes of The would be curtailed to me Board
1 in the event the Washington site
A was continued as an ali-coiored ele-
BOARD of PUBLIC INSTRUCTION mentary school after te comple-
tion of the Fort St. Joe Iigh
School, which would absorb all col-
ored high school students. It was
a ci a a decided by the Boara' Utnat no mon-
WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA the association's annual meeting ey would be available to pnase out
DECEMBER 5, 1967 in Dallas, Texas. Washington site until te year 1972
The Gulf County Board of Public The Superintendent read a let- in view of present bonaea inueDt-
Instruction met in regular session ter from the American Civil Liber- edness of the county school board,
on the above date. The following ties Union objecting to Christmas but that the Board diligently wor -
members were present and acting: pageants being held in the public toward phasing out wasnigmon -
Eldridge Money, Chairman; Gene schools of Florida. The Board ac- site as an all-colored elementary
Raffield; B. J. Rich, Sr., J. K. Whit- knowledge the objections of the school by the year 1972; and that
field and William Roemer, Sr. group, but did not take any action for the school year commencing
The Superintendent was present concerning their complaints. in 1972, it is anticipated that Wash-
and acting. The Superintendent read a letter ington school site would be elim-
and acting. from Max Kilbourn which has ap- inated as a part of the school sys-
The meeting was opened with peared in The Star and The Breeze tern of Gulf County.
prayer by Board Member Whit- newspapers. The letter pertained There being no further business,
field. to a $1,500.00 contribution that Mr. the Board adjourned to 'meet again
The minutes of the regular meet, Kilbourn made to the Gulf County in regular session January 10,
ing of November 7, 1967 and spe- Schdbl System. Mr. Kilbourn re- 1968.
cial meeting of November 14, 1967 quested that the United States ATTEST:
were read and approved as read. Flag, and flags of the State of ELDRIDGE MONEY,
The Board rejected all bids -for Florida and flagpoles for display- Chairman
a 1964 Rambler automobile former- ing them be provided for the new R. MARION CRAIG, Supt.
ly used in the Drivei Education schools to be constructed in the *
program at Washington Hi g h county.- The Board agreed to ad-
School. here to this request. WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA
Officials from the Florida Power he Board authorized the Super- DECEMBER 22, 1967
Corporation appeared before acts and fig- intendent to ask the State Depart- The Gulf County B6ard of Pub-
Board and pres which, in their estimation, fig-men of Education for a calculation lic Instruction met in Special Ses-
res which, inated that their est souratice of of Gulf County's bonding power sion on the above date. The fol-
indicated that the best source of in the Twenty-Second State Depart- lowing members were present and
power for heating and air condi- ment of Education's Bond Sale, to acting: Eldridge Money, Chairman;
'tiomng, and cooking in the pro- bhe next r Gene Raffield, B. J. Rich, Sr., J.
posed new St. Joe High School was eThe Supering.tendent read a let- K. Whitfield and William Roemer,
electricity. The Board thanked the The Superintendent read a let- Sr.
power company officials for the in- ter from R. E. Brunner, Manager
formation and informed them that of the Florida Power Corporation, The Superintendent was present
their presentation would be given concerning the number of night and acting.
consideration when the decision lights recommended at Port St. The meeting was opened with
was made concerning these facets Joe High School. It was recom- prayer by Board Member Rich.
of the construction in the. new mended that three mercury vapor The Board approved and con-
high school. wide lights would provide adequate firmed the returns of the village
The Superintendent read a letter lighting in the vicinity of the election and trustee election, held
from Mrs. Eddie Belle White, own- buildings. The Superintendent was December 7, 1967 as presented by
er of a house presently being rent- authorized to have the vapor lights the inspectors and clerks working
ed for $35.00 a month, that the installed at this school. at the polls during the election.
rent would be increased by $10.00 The Superintendent read a letter The votes cast for each village
per mozth due to an increase in from Mayor Frank Pate of the were as follows: 10.0 mills, 571;
her expenses for maintaining this City of Port St. Joe thanking the 9.0-9.9 mills, 0; 8.0-8.9 mills, 1;
property. This house is used as a Board for the use of the school 7.0-7.9 mills, 0; 6.0-6.9 mills, 1; S f
classroom at Wewahitchka High bus used to transport the members 5.0-549 mills, 17; 4.0-4.9 mills, 1
School. The Board authorized that of the Florida State Welfare 3.0-3.9 mills, 5; 2.0-2.9 mills, 05 S JSe r 1
this increase be paid. Board. District H. during their re- 1.0-2.9 mills, 2; .1-.9 mills, 0; zero
The Board discussed the recent cent visit to the county. mills, 258.
vandalism at Port St. Joe Elemen- The.Board authorized .the Direc- The votes cast for the trustees JACKSONVILLEThe St. Jo
tary School. It was decided that the tor of the Educational Improve- election were, as follows: JACKSONVILLE-The St. Jo
Board would ask the insurance mrent Proiect of Wewahitchka High : Carl Dean, 509; Thelma Prince, St. Joe, has received a safety aw
company handling the accounts to School td purchase furniture and 456; Wesley R. Ramsey, 545 and Commission in recognition of c<
pay for the damages. The insurance equipment for a kindergarten to A. J. Strickland, 553. without a lost time injury.
companies would then ask phy- be operated at this school from the The Board authorized the pur- w
ment for thu 'damages from the low bidder on the items needed. chase of maintenance equipment The mill's performance, which
families involved. The damages The funds for the purchase of this from Warren Whitfield. Mr. Whit- cord for the company and also est
amounted to $812.32. equipment and the operation of field agreed to sell the equipment the pulp and paper industry in F
The Board discussed recent van- the kindergarten will be supplied to the Board at a price consider-
dalism at Port St. Joe High School. by money donated by the Danforth ably below the purchase price. This
The principal's office was broken iFoundation, a privately endowed equipment is to be used in the in this bus last year.
into and approximately $30.00 in foundation. No state or county maintenance program of the school' The Board discussed a demand
cash was stolen. funds will be spent on this project, system. by the Health, Education and Wel-
The Board discussed Port St. Joe The Board authorized the reno- The Board authorized needed re- fare Department of the Federal
High School losing its accredita- vation of a house one block from pairs to the bus at the Washington Government that six (6) white
tion with the Southern Association] Wewahitchka High School as the High School. The body on this bus teachers be assigned to the Wash-
of Colleges and Schools. The Board site for the proposed kindergarten, is rusted out and needs immediate ington High School for the school
decided to appeal the decision at I The Board was advised by the repairs. A new motor was placed year 1968-69 in order for Gulf


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aperr Co. Receives Safety Award


e Paper Company's mill at Port
ward from the Florida Industrial
completing 2,100,000 man hours
h covered 13 months, was a re-.
tablished a new safety record for
lorida.


County to be in compliance with
the Civil Rights Act. Upon a mo-
tion duly made, seconded, and car-
ried, it was decided that at least
six (6) white teachers would be
assigned to the all-colored, Wash-
ington School for the school -year
1968-69.
There being no further business,
the Board adjourned to meet again
in regular session on January 10,
1968 at 8:00 a.m., CST.
ATTEST:
ELDRIDGE MONEY,
Chairman
R. MARION CRAIG, Supt.


Legal Adv.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
FOURTEENTH JU DICIAL
CIRCUIT OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY. CIVIL
ACTION.
RICHARD LEE FORD,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARGARET ROSE FORD,
Defendant.
DIVORCE NOTICE
TO: Margaret Rose Ford, whose
place of residence and post of-
fice address is unknown.
On or before the 18th day of
March, A.D. 1968, the defendant,
Margaret Rose Ford, is required to
serve upon Hon. Cecil G. Costin,
Jr., plaintiff's attorney, whose ad-
dress is 221 Reid Avenue, Port St.
Joe, Florida, a copy of and file
with the Clerk of Circuit Sourt,
the original of an answer to the
Complaint filed against her herein.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal of.-sald Court at Port St. Joe,


The award was presented by State Senator L. A. Bafalis to
Tom( S. Coldewey, vice president of operations of the, St. Joe Pa-
per Company during the Seventh Annual Florida Industrial Safety
Conference held in Jacksonville.
The Port St. Joe mill has won the governor's trophy for its
safety record in each of the two previous years.


Gulf County, Florida, this 16th day
of February, A.D. 1968.
GEORGE Y. CORE,
Clerk, Circuit Court
Gulf County, Florida
(CIRCUIT COURT SEAL) 4t-2-22
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
EMMETT W. PRIDGEN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
,SUSIE PRIDGEN,
Defendant.
DIVORCE NOTICE
TO: Susie Pridgen, whose place of
residence and post office address
is 140 Ranger Drive, Charleston
Heights, South Carolina.
On or before the 18th day of
March, A.D. 1968, the defendant,
Susie Pridgen, is required to serve
upon Hon. Cecil G. Costin, Jr.,
plaintiff's attorney, whose address
is 221 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe,
Florida, a copy of and file with
the Clerk of said Court, the ori-
ginal of an Answer to the Com-
plaint filed against her herein.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal of 'said Court at Port St. Joe,
Gulf County, Florida, 'this 16th day
of February, A.D. 1968.
GEORGE Y. CORE
Clerk, Circuit Court
Gulf County, Florida
(CIRCUIT COURT SEAL) 4t-2-22
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NOTICE TO ALL VETERANS
OF GULF COUNTY
Veterans' Service office hours
as follows:
Court House, Port St. Joe
Monday, 3:30 p.m.-to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 330 p.m. to, 4:30 p.m.
All times Eastern Standard


Old Court House, Wewahitchka,
in the Supervisor's Office
Second and Fourth Wednesdays,
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., CST.
ALBERT T. THAMES 2-22
Service Officer 3-7
IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S
COURT, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
In Re: Estate of
MILLIE PATTERSON,
Deceased,
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that I
have filed my final report and pe-
tition for final discharge as Ad-
ministrator of the Estate of Millie
Patterson, deceased; and that on
the 18h day of March, A.D. 1968,
I will apply to the Honorable S.
P. Husband, County Judge of Gulf
County, Florida, for approval of
said final report and for final dis-
charge as Administrator of the Es-
tate of Millie Patterson, deceased.
This 16th day of February, A.D,
1968.
D. P. PETERS, SR. 4t
WILLIAM J. RISH 2-22
303 Fourth Street
Port St. Joe, Florida
Attorney for Administrator
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Last Rites for Willie Jean Watts


Willie Jean Watts, age 62, a resi-
dent of Port St. Joe, was taken by
death Saturday afternoon in the
George L., Weems Memorial Hospi-
tal in Apalachicola.
Funeral services were held yes-
terday morning from Zion Fair
Baptist Church with Rev. H. C.
McCrary officiating.
Interment was in Forest Hill
Cemetery here in Port St. Joe.
Survivors include her husband,


Harvey Watts of Port St. Joe; three
daughters,, Celestia Davis of Cary-
ville, Cassie Peterson of Apalachi-
cola and Eugenia Thomas of Port
St. Joe; two adopted sons, David
and Emanuel Jackson of Port St.
oe; mother-in-law, Mary E. Hatts
of Redwpod, Ga.; five brothers-in-
law, three sons-in-law, two sisters-
in-law and eight grandchildren.
Prevatt's Northside Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.


Henry Koonce

Taken by Death

Funeral services were held yes-
terday afternoon from the Zion
Fair Baptist Church for Henry
Koonce, 88 years of age, with Rev.
C. P. Price officiating.
Koonce died at his home here
in Port St. Joe Saturday afternoon.
He is survived by three sons,
two. daughters, 42 grandchildren
and 47, great grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Wewa-
hitchka Cemetery.
. Prevatt's Nqrthside Chapel was
in charge of arrangements. ,


1. Raised $313 million in' new state taxes 'in
the name of Education.
2. But only $180 million of the $313 million
is for the K-12 'MF Program.
3. $83 million of the $180 million is pure and
simple property tax relief.
4. The balance' of the $180 million or about
$97 million is all that is going to K-12
within- the Minhimum Foundation Program
allocations.
5. No professional negotiations bill passed of
now. No professional standards board
created as of now. No provision to per-
mit counties to seek quality programs in-
dependently.
6. The total allocation for K-12 under the ori-
ginal Senate bill would have been $228,-
878,800.
7. A 10 mill limit on local' effort has been
imposed on counties. Any county levy-
ing more than 10 mills loses MFP funds.
(Actually, any county' levying more than
10 mills must use part of its allocation of
new funds to reduce its local levy back
to .the 10 mill maximum).
8. All of the funds for the ad valorem tax
relief comes from the K-12 portion of the


package-and 50 percent of the tax re-
lief goes to corporations, with the remain-
ing 50' percent going to the homeowner.
9. Law does not prohibit counties from using
education funds for other purposes besides
salaries once the minimum standards are
met. For example, a county paying the
salary base for rank III, $5,300, now con-
ceivably could use its 'additional salary
funds from the state for other programs.
10. Once again the little man bears the bur-
den of new taxes, while his children re-
ceive only a little improvement in educa-
tion standards.
11. Here is what our counties will receive un-
der the compromise Bill:
Bay, $2.6 million.
Gulf, $290 thousand.
Holmes, $433 thousand.
Jackson, $1.3 million.
Washington, $530 thousand.
12. Here is what your county would receive
under the original Senate bill, considered
acceptable by the FEA:
Bay, $3.2 million.
Gulf, $490 thousand.
Holmes, $501 thousand.
Jackson, $1.6 million.
Washington, $620 thousand.


WE CANNOT ACCEPT THIS MEDIOCRE LEGISLATION

EACH TEACHER KNOWS WHY HE HAS RESIGNED


ASK HIM!


104 OUT OF 140 GULF COUNTY EDUCATORS -
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Pair Feted With
Birthday Party

Mrs. Daisy Burns and Mrs. Belle
DuBose were honored with a birth-
day party Tuesday night in the
home of Mrs. Marie Wynn.
Hostesses were Marie Wynn,
Jean McClamma and Grace Orrell.
After singing the "Happy Birth-
day Song", everyone enjoyed games
with prizes being presented. Each
lady received several nice and use-
ful gifts. The valentine theme was
carried out for the birthday cakes
and candies. The cakes; one for
each lady; were red with white
icing decorated with red heart can-
dies. The punch was also red to
match the cake and also fortune
cookies and valentine candy were
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Dixie Youth Meet
(Continued From Page 1)
pany Container Division, St. Joe
Paper Company, Ford Motor Com-
pany, Western Auto, J. Lamar Mil-
ler Standard Oil, St. Joseph Tele-
phone and, Telegraph, St. Joe Hard-
ware, Th Star Publishing Com-
pany, The Masons, Vitro Services
and Rotary.
Officers for the League this year
are: President, Lamar Moore; Vice-
Presidents, Bill Brown and Mrs.
Alice Macomber; Treasurer, Roy
Burch; Purchasing Agent, Ralph
Macomber; Player Agent,' Robert
Whittle; Umpire Chief, Ferrel Al-
len and Secretary, Mary Agnes
Kilbourn. ;
4e


served. 7
Everyone enjoyed hearing the
thank you speech from each lady.
It was a very delightful party en-
joyed by all present. '
Those present wer e: Marie
Wynn, Jean McClamma, Grace Or-
rell, Margaret Thomason, Joyce
Lester, Sharon Everett, Jeannette
Lee, Bill Summers, Bernice Gos-
nell, Sue Witherow, Katie Atkins
and the honored guests, Mrs.
Burns and Mrs. DuBose.
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Sharks Win Finale
Over Vernon, 78-69
Port St. Joe's Sharks put on a
last period 26-point scoring splurge
against Vernon here Saturday
night to win their season's finale,


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iate possession. Pay for it like rent.
Owner will finance for qualified
party. Contact Johnny Jones Box
246, Panama City or call collect
763-4282. tfc-1-4
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom, masonry
house. Built-in oven and range,
wall to wall carpet, paneled den.
Located on corner lot with chain
link fence. Faye Hudson, 1911
Long Ave. tfc-10-12


Port St. Joe Man
In "Daktari"' Cast

Alfred' Daniels, formerly of
Port St. Joe, a young talented ac-
tor has just been signed by Pro-
ducer Leonard B. Kaufman to
play a co-starring role as.'Kiver'
in a soon to be seen series on
the television show "Dakta#i".
Daniels was a student at
Washington High School in Port
St. Joe and is the brother of
Gene Daniels, who lives here on
Avenue .D.
The young actor has appeared
in several television and motion
picture films.


FOR SALE
Three bedroom, masonry house
on Garrison Avenue. $11,700.
FRANK HANNON
221 Reid Ave. 10-12 Ph. 227-3491
FOR SALE: 2 bedroom block house
on 9th Street. 2 bedroom frame
house on 2 lots on McClellan. 3
bedroom block house on Long Ave.
Call 229-5911 or 227-2434. tfc-1-11
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom masonry
house with wall to wall carpet.
Utility room and carport. Chain
link fence in back. Very good con-
dition. $10,250. Located at 110
Westcott Circle. Phone Martin
Bowman, 229-3206.
FOR SALE: House. 3 bedrooms, 1%
baths. Located at 2109 Long Ave-
nue. Keys next door, 2107 Long,
Faison residence. $13,650 .VA fi-
nanced at 4%%. $650.00 down. S.
E. Morris, Panama City, Day phone
763-7441. Night phone 763-3769. tfc
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom home, un-
furnished or some furnishings if
desired. Large corner lot 100x200
with chain link fenced back yard,
screened porch, carport. Small
down payment and take over pay-
ments. Call 229-2452 after 7:00 p.m.
or 227-5171 for appointment. Quick
occupancy. 3tp-2-15
FOR SALE: 2 story apartment,
completely furnished., 509 10th
St. Phone 229-5426. 2tp-2-15
FOR SALE: House. 3 bedrooms,
large family room, 2 baths, liv-
ing room, .brickcrete house on two
lots. 1319 McClelland Ave. Call
227-4221 or 227-2511. tfc-2-15


FOR RENT: Furnished, waterfront
cottages at St. Joe Beach. By
week or month. Call 227-3491 or
227-8496. tfc-6-29
FOR RENT: One and two bedroom
attractively furnished a p a rt-
ments. Cool in summer, warm in
winter. Gas heat, window fans.
They must be seen to be apprec-
iated. Also NICE TRAILER PARK-
ING SPACE. Phone 229-2410, Wimi-
co Lodge Apartments and Trailer
Park, White City. tfc-10-12


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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom furnished
apartment, downstairs. 522% 3rd
St. Phone 227-8642. tfe-11-30


FOR SALE: 1962 Thunderbird
Very .good condition. For infor-
mation call 229-2676, John How-
ard. tfc-1-4
FOR SALE: Chevrolet truck. Cab
wrecked, but rest of truck, in-
eluding motor and frame in good
shape. Motor recently rebuilt. Con-
tact E. J. Rich at Rich's. IGA. ,


FOR SALE: Akai stereo tape re-
corder, model 1700. Complete
with speakers, stereo ear phone
and tapes. Records and plays ster-
eo. For further information call
Perry Campbell, 814 Garrison Avb.,
phone 229-4158 after 5 p.m.
FOR SALE: 2 bedroom suites. One
dark and one light. Set of twin
beds, dinette set with 6 chairs.
Stove, Refrigerator, chest of draw-
ers, electric water heater. Call 229-
2452 after 7:00 p.m. or 227-5171 for
appointment. 3tp-2-15


FOR SALE: Baby bed and mattress,
$20.00; Car bed, $2.00; Bouncing
chair, $2.50; Walker, $2.00. See at
139 Bellamy Circle or call 229-
5861.
FOR SALE: 1962 Country Squire,
Wagon. Air conditioned, power
steering and brakes, radio, heater,
automatic transmission. ,Call. 229-
2191.
FOR SALE: '62 Corvair. Radio and
heater. Good condition. $245.00.
Phone 229-2332. 2tc-2-15


FOR SALE: 1963 Econoline Deluxe
Club Wagon. One owner. Radio
and heater. Call 229-2191.
FOR SALE: 1963 Ford. Air condi-
tioned, power steering, radio and
heater. Very clean. Call 229-2191.


FOR
AMBULANCE SERVICE
In Wewahitchka and
Port St. Joe
CALL -
Comforter Funeral Home
227-3511


FOR SALE: 1967 Volkswaggen se-
dan. $200.00 equity. Take up pay-
ments. Mrs. Cloteal Burke, 648-
4292. 2tp-2-8
FOR REORDERS of Beauti-Control
cosmetics. Call Mabel Baxley,
229-6100. 1109 Monument Ave. tfc


78-69.
The Sharks had a six point lead
at the halftime, but went into th
final period with a one point defi-
cit, then put on their scoring surge
to take the victory.
David Langston led the team
with 30 points for the evening
Ken Haddock and Charlie Lewis
netted 17 'points each, in the
Sharks winning effort. John Ford
added 10 points and Larry Cox, 4.
The Sharks ended up their sea-
son with a 19-7 record.
Score by quarters:
Port St. Joe ..- 17 20 15 26-78
Vernon--------18 13 22 16--69

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FOR SALE: 7-piece dinette suite.
Used. Black and white. $25.00.
Call 227-4531. 2tp-2-22
WANTED: M a t ure, dependable
maid to work from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday. Must
be able to take charge of house-
keeping and be interested in chil-
dren. Must have references, own
transportation and health card. $30
per week. Call 227-8266. If no an-
swer, call back after 5 p.m.
WANTED: Experienced secretary.
Apply Vitro in person. Site D-3.
Equal opportunity employer.
HELP 'WANTED: Easy to learn,
light 'work. Supply consumers
with world famous Rawleigh Pro-
ducts in Gulf County or Port St.
Joe. Should earn $3.50 per hour or
more, depending on ability to
learn. No investment. Write Raw-
leigh FLA-100-738, Memphis, Tenn.
5tp-l-18
CAMPER-TRAVEL TRAILER SALE
See the complete new line Gol-
den Isles travel trailers, Wagon
Train camp trailers anrd CAMP-O-
TEL pick-up campers. CAMP-0-
TEL CORPORATION. P. 0. Box
2235 U. S. 90 W., Tallahassee, Fla.-
32304. Phone 576-4545.

| INCOME TAX RETURNS |
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BERNARD 0. WESTER
813 Marvin Ph. 227-8586
After 5:00 p.m)
Subscribe to Prentice Hall
Federal Tax Guide


J. D. CLARK
Will be back Feb. 29. Mean- I
while if you want your tax re-
turns completed promptly and
efficiently mail W-2's and in-
formation to Rt. 5, Box 13,
Milton, Fla. 32570 or take to
MONTGOMERY & CLARK
1607 Garrison Ph. 229-5671


Friends and Clients
INCOME TAX SERVICE
C. L. or KAYE GIBSON
P. 0. Box 541
Trilby, Fla. 33593


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SEPTIC TANKS pumped out. Call
Buford Griffin. Phone 229-2937.
ox 229-3097.
JACK'S GUN SHOP-Guns repair.
ed, reblueing, reloading supplies.
Guns bought, sold and traded. Call
Jack L. Myers, 648-3961, St. Joe
Beach. tfc-9-14
GUNS REPAIRED
REFINISHED RETOCKED
RELOADING SUPPLIES
Junk guns bought for phrts.
Call or see
L. C. "Red" CARTER
Ph. 648-4045 St. Joe Beach


HEATH RADIO and
TV SERVICE
Phone 227-5019
4tp Oak Grove 2-1
All work guaranteed

R.A.M.-Regular convocation on St.
Joseph Chapter No. 56, R.A.M.,
1st and 3rd Mondays. All visiting
companions welcome.
WALTER CRUTCHFIELD, H. P.
HOWARD BLCK, Sec.
WILLIS V. ROWAN, POST 116,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, meet-
i-g second and fourth Tuesday
nights, 8:00 p.m. American Legion
Home.
THERE WILL BE a regular conm-
munication of Port St. Joe Lodge
No. 111, F. & A. M., every first
and third Thursday at 8:00 p.m.



H. L. BURGE, Secretary
JAMES HORTON, W. M.


Use A STAR Classified .


... They Get The Job Done


The BIG Question WHY?


WHY HAVE GULF COUNTY'S TEACHERS RESIGNED?

We desire the best possible education for Gulf County's children.
We want our county to be REWARDED rather than PENALIZED for ac-
cepting its responsibilities toward education.
We insist that the State must now bear its share of the responsibility.

WE NOW ASK FOR YOUR FURTHER SUPPORT IN GETTING THE BEST FOR OUR
CHILDREN. YOUR ACTIONS AT THE POLLS SHOW THAT YOU DO CARE.


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