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Title: The star
Uniform Title: Star (Port Saint Joe, Fla.)
Physical Description: Newspaper
Language: English
Publisher: W.S. Smith
Place of Publication: Port St. Joe Fla
Creation Date: December 19, 1974
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA ~'THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974


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More Collateral foi


er's Home Administration at-
torney William J. Rish told
the City Commission tuesday
night.


The Board is attempting to
borrow $2.8 million from the
FHA to perform extensive
improvements to the water


The City of Port St. Joe is
going to need some more
collateral before they can
float a loan with the Farm-


Cabinet Turns Deaf Ear


To Land Owner Pleas


Firs Customer at New Drive-In

Cecil G. Costin, Sr., second from right, made the first keeping department. On hand for the opening were bank,
deposit Monday morning in the Florida Bank's new drive-in president Ted Cannon, left and Chairman of the Board, B.
facility at Monument Avenue and First Street. Receiving. Roy Gibson, Jr., right. Star Photo
Costin's deposit is Charles Measamer of the bank's book-


Florida's Cabinet turned a deaf ear
to the pleas of Gulf County land owners
S Tuesday and established setback lines in
the Southern part of coastal Gulf County
S. as set out in a report by Dr. James A.
SPurpura, Professor of the Department of
Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Land owners in the St. Joseph Penin-
sula and Indian Pass areas-principally
SGeorge G. Tapper, E. F. Gunn and
James McNeill, have been asking for
Reconsideration on their lines as they
found the distance from the water line set
out by Purpura is unnecessary for
protection of the shoreline.
Decision on the setback line has been
: delayed several times in the past few
months, but the decision was handed
down Tuesday to go along with the
Purpura line.


Local Shrimpers Say They Will



Kep Thr Bts Busy at ork"


One of. the. big "happen-
ings" along the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico at the present
time is a move on by shrimp
fishermen to get the price of
their product back to a more
reasonable level. They are
attempting to do this by
keeping their boats in port
and not producing one of the
most favorite of the products
of the Gulf.
From 7Brownsville, Texas
to Key West, Florida, shrimp-
ers were joining the move-
ment with a new group join-
ing the boycott every day,
.firm in the conviction 'that if
such a move was effective for
the .mackerel fishermen, it
would work for the shrimp-
ers, too.
But this isn't the case with
the sizeable shrimp dealers
based here in Port St. Joe.
Talking with Buddy Wood of
Wood's ;Fisheries this week,
The Stai- learned that virtual-
ly all of the local producers
are still operating with no
plans to stop. "This isn't to
say we will not stop produc-
ing" Wood said, "'but, for
now, we are going to keep


were wholesaling for $2.90 a
pound: Now they are $1.90.
Size 21-25's were $2.80 a year


ago and now they are $1.70.
"In the meantime, the price
of our fuel has doubled and'


right on fishing


Wood said the shrimpers
have a legitimate complaint
and he says the point of not.
making a profit is drawing
close.
"Part of the reduction in
price is due to the extremely
high prices charged for
shrimp last year", Wood
.said, "and part of it is due to
foreign imports."
The local shrimp dealer
and producer said high prices
last year caused people to
quit buying with a resulting
glut on the market. "When
people stop buying, the pro-
ducer has to quit catching"
Wood said.
He pointed out also that
extremely large amounts of
the shellfish are now being
imported into the nation from
Japan, the Persian Gulf
states- and South America.
"They can produce cheaper
than we",. he said, "and can,
naturally sell for less than we
can."
Wood pointed out that a
year ago, size 16-20 shrimp


M. C. Wood, left, supervises grading of
huge baskets of shrimp. Cal Winn, Larry


other supplies needed I
rate the boats have ju
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Cabinet members Fred O. Dickinson
and Doyle Conner voted-to give relief to
the Gulf County request, but the remain-
der of' the Cabinet over-ruled them.
Dickinson, Connor and- Insurance Com-
missioner Thomas O'Malley, who was
absent Tuesday due to 'illness, have all
agreed with the landowners that the
setback-line as outlined infringed on the
private property rights of the owners.
In a ,specific request, James
McNeill: of Indian Pass argued that the
proposed line was infringing on private
property rights guaranteed by the Con-
stitution. He said some of the property
had been sold for 20 years to people who
planned to retire to the area, "The
proposal virtually takes their property in
not permitting them to build on it without
coming to you for a permit", McNeill
said.


Last Rites Today for

Joseph V. Dowd, 76


:Joseph V. Dowd, age 76, a
resident of 1010' Garrison
Avenue, died Monday, Dec.


Xmas

Issue

Early


Jl Next week's issue of The
Star will come to you just
S about the time you get
through with this issue
and wrap the garbage up
in it.
The Star will come to
S you on Tuesday of next
week, with our Christmas
issue. The paper next
week will contain all the
Christmas Greetings from
all area merchants to you
and our annual feature of!
Letters to Santa. In addi-
tion; our regular. run of
S news items during'the pre-
vious week will be includ-
4, ed in the holiday issue.
P The early printing date
will also aid our staff in
S taking ,off a few days to
enjoy the holidays.
Since the paper will go
S to press Monday about
B- noon with the last section,
S it will be necessary for us
'td have all news and ad-
vertising in our office no
later than Saturday noon.
The Star will be open all
day Saturday, working on
next week's paper.


16 in a Panama City hospital.
'Mr., Dowd had been a resi-
dent 'of Port St. Joe for 25
years, coming from Washing-
r-ton.D. C. He had retired in-
1965 as comptroller of St.
Joe Paper Company.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Katherine Dowd of Port
St. Joe; a daughter, Miss
Kathleen Dowd of. Panama
City; a brother, Cecil J.
Dowd of Albuquerque, New
Mexico; and a sister, Miss
Frederica H. Dowd of Wash-
ington, D.C.
Rosary was at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday at the Comforter
Funeral Home Chapel. Re-
quiem Mass will be said by
the Rev. Father David
O'Shea at 11:00 a.m. Thurs-
day (today) at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. Interment
will follow in the family plot
in Holly Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers are George
Tapper, Billy Tapper, Claude
Gautreaux, C. F. Gautreaux,
Tom Coldewey, Jake Belin,
Bill Whaley and John
Kramer.
Comforter Funeral Home
of Port St. Joe is in charge of
all funeral arrangements.

Ambulance Crew
Changes Meet Place
The Volunteer Ambulance
Crew has changed their
meeting place. They will now
meet at the Union Hall on
Sixth St. every Monday night
at 7:00 p.m.


r Loan

treatment system and the
sewage collection systemff.
The work would include re--
placement of all sub-standard
sewage collection mains, ;in-
stallation of more lift stations
and extension of the sewage
lines to future growth sites.
Plans are also being made-to:
double the size of the water
treatment plant and .con-.
struct .more water storage
facilities. :
Last week, attorney WRS'
and City Clerk Charles Brck-
went to Gainesville for:.a:
huddle with FHA officials -t
discuss the pending loan after
the City had made a formal
request and given their tenta-
tive -plans and means _tf
guaranteeing the loan. :Th~
City has proposed to pledge-
its utility tax and water and:
sewer income for repayinie
of the loan.
FHA says this isn't enough
Attorney Rish, in making
his report Tuesday, said the
FHA officials suggested an
increase in the water ,~Md
sewer rates and-or a liftingot
the lid on the utility tax,
these sources of revenue:6
to be used as loan collatiE
Presently, the utility tax~s
limited to a maximumni
$6.00 to any one custo'rbh ;
When tax is figured against
utilities of telephone, electri-'
city, natural gas or fuel oil
used. as a utility, the tax is
collected up to $6.00, regard-
less of how high the utility
bill goes.
Rish said FHA officials told
him, that in their opinion, the
City needed' an additional
$75,000 to $90,000 a year in-
come in these ares to make
the loan feasible. Clerk Brock
said,, currently, the City col-
lects approximately $206,000
(Continued on Page 3)



SWrite Those
Letters to
a~ Liaus.**_ *


Santa Claus

Following its annual
custom, The Star invites
youngsters to write let-
ters to Santa Claus and
this newspaper will see
that they get to the North
Pole.
Letters may be ad-..
dressed to: Santa Claus;i
care of The Star. They
may be mailed or can be
brought to the newspaper
office at 306 Williails.
Avenue.
Write your 'letters anid
let Santa know what you
want for Christmas. Let-
ters must be in by Saturi
day afternoon in order t"
be set into type for the
paper.


City Takes On Definite Yuletide Appearance with Decorations .


With Christmas a little less than a week
away, the city has definitely taken on the
Yuletide look with the people crowding the
downtown area shopping for Christmas gifts and
the nippy weather which has irivaded this part of
Florida during the last few days.
The Christmas appearance has also -been
enhanced by the lights, decorations and displays


which stress the holiday theme in beauty during
the day and add a festive air with lights at night.

Several new pieces have been added to the
Christmas display,,this year, which add to the
night display of colorful lights.
Christmas, of course, means 'Santa Claus and
the lighted Santa and his reindeer in front of City


Hall is lit up at night to thrill kids and adults
alike. The display is shown in its night time glory
in the photo bottom left. In the center is a picture
of Reid Avenue at night, with many -new
decorations added to the old, giving .nearly a
day-time effect to Reid after dark, The scene at
right, is one of the pole decorations which dot the
business section of the city.


T'4IDRTVIGHTH. YEAR. INMBER 16


In Face of Gulf Coast
Boycott of Shrimp Price


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974


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3ve Answer


Economy



the poor. Other remedies included
a tighter military spending policy;
screening of all project spending;
outlaw strikes for" the duration,
settling labor problems through
arbitration; discontinue 90 percent
of all foreign aid;. encourage all-out
farm production and mobilizing the
media to motivate the nation in a
war against inflation.
Last Thursday at the Rotary
Club, program chairman George
Tapper asked each individual Ro-
tarian what he felt was the answer
to inflation.
They responded, in part that:
the Congress should stop spending
more than the nation's tax program
is producing; quit printing money
to supply the inflated demand and
cut out give-aways.,
Tapper concluded the query by
stating .that the first thing the
:ia:'t:ioo sh'6oild dd'is to stop .buying
foreign oil. "It'll hurt for a while",
he said, "But a continuing program
of buying oil at the prices today
only encourages high prices and
will not only break us but the world
as well".
The question we would like to
ask is this: if our Congressmen are
supposed to be individuals selected
for their ability :to manage the
nation, how is it they are so
,muddled over what to do. in this
economic situation when it is so
plain to the everyday citizen?


-fbllished Every Thursday at 306 Willams Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida
By The Star Publishing Company.
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damage further than amount received for such advertisement.

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


EDITORIAL






People HC


to Ailing



It seems as if almost every-
body except Congress knows what
must be done about the economy to
get it rolling again in the style
which we, as Americans, will ac-
cept.
S The Congressmen say the gov-
ernment must prime the pump with
more red ink government money to
Sprovide more jobs in a public work
vein. Also, the Congress. would
advocate lowering the tax rate so
Americans would have more to
Spend.
The American citizen believes
just the opposite, though. They are
Almost invariably on the side of the
.economists, who say a period of
belt-tightening is the answer to an
Sailing economy which will make
the patient well and not be made to
just feel better with the pain killer

Paul Harvey, in a recent col-
;amn quoted one citizen Frank
iiishburn who said he felt the
economy needed to require all
-able-bodied welfare recipients to
acceptt available jobs or forgo
further welfare payments.
He advocated allowing social
security retirees to continue to
o iork earning as much as they
S would and still draw what they have
: aiid for. He would change the food
-'$ tamp program back to a food
: program and provide food: only for


UN Sentiment Cool


- John Scali, the U.S. ambassa-
dor to the U:N. wairied that body
the other day that American senti-
ment toward the UN was cooling
and even the opinion of the Gov-
ernment was beginning to chill
toward the future of that body.
Scali was referring to the trend of
the UN to disregard the rules of the
organization and operate to the
benefit of the so-called Third World
nations.'
With the expulsion of Israel
from the Security Council largely
of the vote of these mini-nations
voting in a block and the admission
of the PLO' which isn't even a
.nation, the UN clearly overstepped
its bounds.
It boils down to the fact that
the nations which contribute very
little to none to the operation of the
UN are calling the shots against
those who are paying the bill and
keeping the organization going.


Nobody expects the large na-
tions to have theLiway all the time.
The UN was formed to give the
small nation a fair shake in world
affairs and give them a forum to
air their complaints against the
larger nations.

By the san e token, definite
rules were drawn for the operation
of the organization and if the small
fledgling nations expect any serious
attention to be paid to their com-
plaints, they should stop playing
with their vote'iand get down to
serious business. The first of this,
in our opinion, is that they should
at least be forced to pay their dues
or get out, just as the charter says.
If they don't, the U.S. should
withdraw its financial support and
see where these small nations go
from there to air their complaints
and flex the pea-sized muscle they
would otherwise display.


Other Editors Are Saying:


AArms Trade Madness

S It is time that the Ameri-' in weapons to Saudi Arabia, madness.
can Government gives seri- Iran's offer to pay for re- According to recent
ous attention to one of the sumption of Lockheed's pro- nations spent about $
most dangerous trends of' duction of C-5As, and the lion on conventional
modern times-the flourish- Soviet Union's supply of 1952. This fiscal ye
-iiig world trade in arms. MIG-23s to Syria are graphic will lay out some $18
France's sale of $800 million illustration of this growing a staggering increase


figures.
;300 mil-
arms in
ar they
billion-
of 6.000


-THE STAR-


6th Graders
Performing for
PTA Tonight
The Sixth Grade lt Port St
Joe Elementary School A ill
present "A Christmas E\lra-
vagmiinza" lor. the P.T.A at,
7 p in to night .'"fe-'e ef):t 5
19' in the school auditolrum
The hour-long performance
promises a variety of enter-
tainment, utilizing the talents
of all sixth graders.
It will include singing and
dancing and baton twirling,
information about the origin
of'Christmas customs, a play
based on Charles Dickens' A
Christmas Carol, and a beau-
tiful lighted Biblical pageant
depicting the Christmas
story.
Parents are asked not to
bring children to P.T.A. since
all elementary children will
see the program Friday
morning. The public is in-
vited. There is no admission,
but P.T.A. President George
Tapper has announced that a
donation of 25 cents for play-
ground equipment will be
taken at the door.

Schools Begin Two
Week Holiday Fri.
School children of Gulf
County will enjoy a two-week
holiday from classes begin-
ning Friday, December 26
when classes will be dismiss-
ed after lunch.
School will resume at the
regular time Monday, Janu-
ary 6.


percent. The U. S. "leads"
the field with sales estimated
to reach $12 billion this year.
The pressures on Washing-
ton are of course massive.
Whereas in the past the U. S.
could exercise some restraint
in sales, it is now in competi-
tion with Britain, France'and
West Germany, whose sophis-
ticated wares are as good
and sometimes better. With
Arab and other nations now
able to afford whatever they
want and to choose from
many suppliers, the standard
argument is. "If we don't
sell, someone else will."
For nations generally the
peddling of arms is justified
to offset balance-of-payments
difficulties due to the high
cost of oil, food and other
resources.
Yet these arguments are
appallingly short-sighted. In
the long run the world's eco-
nomic ills cannot be solved
by trafficking in arms but
only through sound trade and
financial policies. And it is
hardly beneficial to world
stability to be pouring more
and more quantities of highly
sophisticated weapons into
areas where local tensions


T ETA






Sunday will be the first day of winter and
here in the Panhandle, we have already had a
sample of winter. Usually, the cold weather
comes after Christmas and we have our real
winter in late January and February. The moss
on the trees, the animals and the almanac all
say we will have more of winter weather this
year than ordinary, though. So with winter
officially here on Sunday and all the depend-
able signs showing up, you can get ready to
stoke up the old heating stove and ride out our
Florida cold spell.

Usually we don't pay much attention to day
to day weather forecasts here in the Panhan-
dle, along the coast, since experience has
taught us that it can be bright, sunny and
warm this morning and turn off into a nasty
day before 'it ends. Short term weather is hard
to predict here.
Friday afternoon, though, Bill Barlow and I
were set to take our annual trip to the swamp
to spend the night Friday and go squirrel
hunting Saturday morning. Friday being what
it was, I asked Bill if he thought it was a wise
idea for us to take off camping with such
threatening weather. "Don't worry about a
thing," he said. "I caught Cathey on the
weather show last night and she said it was
going to be clear Saturday."'
I didn't have much,faith in 'such guaran-
tees, but since we were staying in a nice house
boat, we took off.
Cathey was right-Saturday was a beauti-
ful day and we had a great time. No TV, no
telephone, no meetings to attend, no pressures
to do this or that.
Even if Cathey had been wrong, it would
have been a fine trip. We had to get along
without steak sauce for our Friday night
charcoal broiled steak; there was no hot
running water; the "comfort station" had to be
emptied into the river and we forgot the butter
for our Saturday morning toast. But despite
such inconveniences, we had a fine time
"roughing it" for a while.

Columnist William Saffire, writing in The


could easily explode and into
countries whose political
future is uncertain.
Aside from the grave
foreign policy questions
raised by spurring local arms
races, there is the tragic con-
sequence of stultifying
nations' domestic develop-
ment. Money spent on guns
means all that much less


spent on housing, irrigation,
roads.
Washington's increasingly
tolerant attitude toward arms
sales is disturbing. Rather
than be motivated solely by
money, the United States has
a responsibility to assume
moral leadership in this mat-
ter and to press for a world-
wide effort to bring about


OIN SHRDLU

by WESLEY R. RAMSEY




New York Times, points out that things aren't
as bad in America as some prophets of doom
would have us believe.
You remember Saffire, he was former
governor Claude Kirk's speech writer.
Saffire points out that while 22 percent of
the annual family budget was spent on food in
1950, less than 17 percent goes for food today,
even though we are all concerned at the high
food prices. Fewer persons today are poverty-
stricken-one in eight, compared with one in
four a generation ago.
Wager earners today have almost $1,300
more a year in disposable income than did
their counterparts in 1950. That sum takes
inflation and higher taxes into account.
The infant mortality rate has dropped from
29 for every 1,000 babies born in 1950 to 19 for
every 1,000 babies born today.
Each child today can expect to live four
years longer than his parents and will have
greater exposure to education.
Who said Christmas is certainly coming at
a gloomy time of the year?

One last thought-
I read in the paper where the costs of
cleaning up the environment is costing each
person in the nation around $60.00 per year.
The total tab from 1973 through 1982 will cost
Americans a whopping $194.8 billion.
A full third of the cost will be for cleaning
up. auto pollution. This means a total of $68.2
billion for this one anti-pollution job alone. The
cost, of course, according to the article, is
being passed on to the consumer.
That's one of the big reasons a $3,500
automobile costs -in the $6,000 neighborhood
now.
So what do we do? We demanded the clean
water and air, fully expecting someone else to
pay for it. Now that we're getting the bill in
increased prices, we buy foreign automobiles,
"because they are cheaper".
The same formula applies for better
sewage disposal, air controls for power genera-
tion plants and industry. The customer pays
the tab and grumbles about rising prices.


restraint.
The trouble is that not
enough people are thinking
about the problem. Congress
could perform a useful role
by grabbing hold of the issue
and working together with
the executive to determine
the merit of any specific
deal. It is not possible to stop
all sales, but at the least


every transaction should be
thought through in the execu-
tive and legislative branches
in terms of its foreign policy
implications.
The dollar is a big tempta- '
tion in these times of reces-
sion. But may it not blind the
world to the need for ration-
ality.-The Christian Science
Monitor


Wiidiy R. arn.
PWm H; Rams
'Fr" le L Raml
'bi K. Ram"


Letters

to the

Editor
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December 16, 1974
Dear Editor:
According to Gulf County
Clerk of Court George Core,
Gulf County is almost broke.
It is no wonder.
Why do part time appointed
officials have full time secre-
taries? There could be a
waste of money here. It
should be investigated any-
way.
Why is so much money
spent"on Civil Defense? This
looks like a total waste of
taxpayers' money. Look at
what this department has
cost you in the past and what
it has actually done for you.
Was it worth the cost to you?
There are many other agen-
cies being paid to do what
Civil Defense claims to do.
Why does it cost almost a
hundred thousand dollars
more to operate the mosquito
control in Gulf County than 3
Franklin County? There
seems to be some poor
management here.
Why do we taxpayers have
to pay men to sit in a parked
truck with nothing to do? I
have seen two men sitting in
a parked county truck in the
same spot for two days in a
row. This is a total waste of
taxpayers' money. County
equipment ruined my drive-
way and the county has not
made any effort to repair it,
yet I have seen this equip-
ment build a private road.
Maybe the county had an
easement on this property
but, it is still a waste of tax
money.
There is plenty of room for
economy in our County as
well as State and Federal
Government.
Clyde M. Melvin
-P. 0. Box 824
Port St. Joe, Fla.


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Gulf Co. Men's. League
Monday night, December 9
ended the first half of the
bowling season and Shirt &
Trophy is assured of a play-
off spot as they came out
number one for the first half.
On lanes one and two,
Sears took four points from
Carr's Auto Sales. Thdmas
led Sears with 436. Top man
for Carr's was Billy Carr
with 396.
Lanes three and four had
Campbell's Drugs and Ten
Pin 'Lounge splitting, each
taking two. Don Cox had a
529 to lead Ten Pin. R. B.
Richardson led Campbell's
with 552.
Shirt and Trophy took four
from Sylvachem on lanes five
and six. Robert Montgom-
ery's 503 was tops for Shirt
and Trophy. Niky Davis
bowled a 430 for Sylvachem.
Lanes seven and eight saw
Herring's Bar take three
from Player's Supermarket.
Bill Besore's 553 was high for
Herring's and Tim Taylor's
428 was tops for Player's.
1st Half
Final Standings: W L
Shirt &Trophy 40 16
Ten Pin Lounge 38 18
Campbell's Drugs 37 19
Player's S'market 31 25
Herring's Bar 29 27
Sylvachem 23 33
Sears 20 36
Carr's Auto Sales 6 52


Monday night, December
16, began the second half of
the bowling season for the
men and everybody started
over again.
Herring's Bar took 2%/
games from Ten Pin Lounge
on lanes one and two. The
one-half score results from a
tie game. Harry Lowry was
top man for Herring's with
546, Bill Besore added a 537.
Steve Wombles was high for
Ten Pin with 519.
Lanes three and four saw
Sylvachem take four points
from Sears. Bill Whitfield led
Sylvachem with 517. For
Sears it was Thomas with
384.
On lanes five and six it was
Player's taking thee from
Carr's Auto Sales. Tim Tay-
lor bowled a 406 for Player's,
and Carr led his team with
474.
Lanes seven and eight had
Shirt and Trophy taking four
from Campbell's Drugs. For
Shirt & Trophy it was Robert
Montgomery with 516 and
David Roche with 503. Camp-
bell's had Ralph Ward with
485.
Standings: W L
Shirt & Trophy 4 0
Sylvachem 4 0
Player's S'market 3 1
Herring's Bar 2/2 11/2
Ten Pin Lounge 1/2 2%1
Carr's Auto Sales 1 3
Campbell's Drugs 0
Sears 0 4


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Gulf Coast Community Col-
lege, along with three other
Northwest Florida commun-
ity colleges, will.continue its
television course offerings
this spring with "Ecology
102, Man and Environment",
it was announced last week.
The course.-is-a follosup-.,.
course to Ecology 101, which
was offered this past fall over
WFSU-TV by Gulf Coast,
Chipola, Tallahassee and
North Florida community
colleges. Ecology 101 is not a
pre-requisite to taking the
Ecology 102 course, however.
The course, developed by
Miami-Dade Community Col-
lege at a half-million dollar
cost two years ago, explores
ecological and environmental
topics with emphasis on the
political, economic, social
and personal aspects of the
problem.
Persons interested in en-
rolling for the course, which
carries three hours of regular
college credit, may do so at
Gulf Coast during the regular
registration period. Evening


college registration will be
held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 2, in the Fine Arts Audi-
torium .
Utilizing a multi-media ap-
proach to the subject, the
course is based on 'television
documentaries, an accom-
.panying study.guide .and text-,,
book, and both a mid-term
and final examination meet-
ing.
The television documen-
taries will be broadcast from
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. each
Tuesday and Thursday even-
ings (CST), beginning Tues-
day, Jan. 14, over WFSU-TV
(Channel 11) or on Clearview
Cable (Channel 13.). Persons
unable to receive either sta-
tion at their home may view
the programs in the AV room
of the College Library.
Following the Thursday,
Jan. 2, registration period, an
orientation session to the
course will be held at 5:30
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the
AV Room of the College Lib-
rary. The only other class
meetings at which students


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Joyce, Delmar, Personality
for the ladies. Thom McCann, '
Active Age, Step Master and
others for the children.


are required to attend are the
mid-term examination on
February 26 and the final
examination on April 30.
For persons unable to leave
their homes, arrangements
will be made to provide the
student with the materials
necessary to complete the
course without coming to the
College.
"In beginning television
courses this year at Gulf
Coast Community College,"
Dr. Richard Morley, Gulf
Coast president said last
week, "we are hopeful of ex-
tending educational opportun-
ities to still another large
segment of the population in
the Bay County area."
Along with the consortium
of the four northwest Florida
community colleges, Gulf
Coast is hopeful of building
on to its educational tele-
vision courses next year.

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City

a year from its water and
sewer operations and $59,000
in utility taxes.
The big problem is that the
income from water and sew-
er operations does little more
than cover the cost of the
operation and the loan guar-
antee would have to rely
heavily on the utility tax.
The Commission expressed
a reluctance to raise water
and sewer rates at this time.
Clerk Brock pointed out that
if prices and operation costs
keep rising, an increase will
be needed before long just for
operation without taking into
consideration any money to
repay loans.
The Board is going to meet
further with FHA in an at-
tempt to gain financing with-
out having to resort to pledg-
ing any ad valorem taxes.
OTHER ITEMS
In other items of business.
the Commission:
-Heard a report from Bob
Simon that hefelt the balky
incinerator at the Wastewat-
er plant would work as it
should if they could keep lime
from coming into the effluent
handled by the plant. Simon
says the incinerator wasn't
designed to handle lime. The
Board was to meet with
engineers yesterday about


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Buddy Wood, Elaine Barnes, stay on the phone much of
the day getting the best price they can for their product.
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Keep Boats Busy


tremendously also," he said.
Summing up his statement,
Wood said he could under-
stand why people would quit
buying shrimp. "They were
too high", he admitted. "By
the same token, the prices we
can get today are too low for
a profitable operation. We
plan to:continue producing as
long as we- can make any-
thing at all and hope the
market gets better and we
can get a reasonable, price


this problem.
-Advertised for bids to
construct a fence around the
new tennis court being con-
structed in North Port St.
Joe.
-Tentatively accepted bids
of $3.895.78 plus trade from
Dixie Dodge of Panama City
for a new police cruiser and
$3.362.35 for a new pick-up
truck and a bid of $18,000
from Rowland Truck Equip-
ment Company for a new
street sweeper.


for our product."
One thing the present situa-
tion has brought, according
to Wood is a more choosy
market for shrimp. "A year
ago.we could sell everything
and anything we could get
which looked and tasted like
a shrimp. Today, we don't
buy just everything which
comes along. It has to be a
quality product in order for
us to re-sell it."


Bank Will Elect
Director Slate
Florida First National
Bank at Port St. Joe, will
hold its annual shareholders
meeting for the election of
directors and such other busi-
ness as will come before it, in
the main office of the bank
building on Thursday. Jan-
uary 16, 1975, at 1:30 p.m.,
announced J. Ted Cannon.
president.


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for TV football fans.
Most of the quality
i teams of '74 (Oklahoma
& Michigan excluded)
will be matched against
each other and should
make for interesting
viewing.
As the season ends, so do our
predictions. We've had a few right,
many wrong and a lot of fun.
That's what it's all about.
We'll give it one more try, then
sit back and enjoy the results, right
or wrong. Hope you do the same.

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Orange Bowl Alabama 24 vs Notre Dame 17
Sugar Bowl Nebraska 21 vs Florida 18
Cotton Bowl Penn State, 20 vs Baylor 14
Gator Bowl Texas 24 vs Auburn 21
Peach Bowl Vandy 31 vs Tex. Tech. 27
Sun Bowl Miss. State 17 vs No. Carolina 6
Bluebonnet Bowl Houston 27 vs No. Car. St. 24
Fiesta Bowl Okla. State 17 vs BYU 14
Tangerine Bowl. Georgia 24 vs Miami (0) 12
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i'AGE FOUR THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974


-iinson Stresses Value of


trees to Garden Club


. Bruce Hinson of the Wood-
lands Division of St. Joe
Paper Company gave a most
interesting and informative
talk accompanied by slides at
the December 12 luncheon


meeting of the Port St. Joe
Garden Club.
Mr. Hinson stressed the
value of forests to people is
the building of top soil, the
purifying of the water and


B r. and Mrs. -Robh rt Lee uate of Port St.
nsonof Apalachicola, are School and is curre
based to announce the en- ing in Sneads as
ement of their daughter, blaster.
daDianne, to-Cl4rence. W. .e w is
Dickie) Whitfield, son of Mr. The wedding.
d Mrs. Warren C.-Whitfield place at the High
Chipley. .. Baptist Church at
Chipley. ... .
on December 20.
.The bride-elect is a 1973 ton e bein
graduate of Chapman High friends and relative
schooll and is currently em- vited to attend.
loyed by the Clerk of t~ oa'T 4tA
circuit Court of Apalachicola' The couple will
'Her fiance is a 1972 grad- Chipley.
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air. He exhibited slides of the
St. Joe Paper Company nur-
sery at Capps, and methods
of raising seedlings, insect
control, and also stated the
best fertilizer to use. The St.
Joe Paper Company, through
Mr. Hinson, generously grve
the members present seed-
lings of slash and sand pine,
red cedar, Arizona cypress
and sweet gum to take home
and plant to make St. Joe
more beautiful.
Atjithe business meeting
following, the club voted to
hold a Christmas Boutique-
Bazaar the first weekend of
December, 1975 at the Gar-
den i-Center. All me iers
gave Mrs. Helen B n,
chairman and Mrs. udy
Johqson, co-chairman a
standing vote of thanks for
the very successful 1974 Bou-
tique-Bazaar.
To .beat those January
blahs; the Garden Club will
present an arm-chair trip to
out-of-way places in Europe
Monday, January 27, 1975 at
7:30 p.m. at the Garden Cen-
ter. Refreshments will follow
the pictures and the public is
cordially invited.
Mrs.' William Ramsey,
Mrs. perry McFarland, Mrs.
Johnie McCurdy, Mrs. Ida
ethel Brown, Mrs. A. E.
Choate, Ms. S. H. Weathing-
ton, Mrs. L. R. Etheridge and
Miss Netta Niblack were
guests. The hostesses were
Mrs. Harry Hallinan, Mrs.
Bobby' Jackson and Mrs.
Ralpl N'ance.
The January meeting topic
,.will b "Plant Seeds and
"'"Pants.' presented by Mrs.
Bobby;, Jackson. Hostesses
will be Mrs. Elmer Johnon
son and assistant.


Joe High
ntly work.
a sand- .

to take, .
land View .
6:00 p.m. .
No invita-
nt, but all
es are in- .

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William Lewis
Celebrates
First Birthday
William Lewis celebrated
his first birthday December
17 with a party. Enjoying the
occasi6ol with him were his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R:'-Rabon and Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Lewis and other
relatives.
He i~ the son of Mr. and
Mrs. 'Harr\ Lewis of 209
Second' Avenue, Highland
View.


Mission Group
Met With
Mrs! Miller

Mission Group I of the
First United Methodist
Churcipmet in the home of
Mrs. J. Lamar Miller Decem-
ber 17:at 9:30 a.m. for their
annuQa-Christmas party and
the e hanging of gifts. A
specia'?gift was presented to
the' i.utgoing chairperson,
Mrs. l .n Anderson. Lovely
refresiIents were served to
10 menibers.
Mi'rs*'Anderson opened the
meeting with "Every Mem-
ber's Daily Prayer" in con-
cert prayer.
MrsdC. R. Krisher gave the
devotional using as her
theme,- :-hristmas Oversha-
dows Petty Things." by Wal-
lace Fridy.
The January meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs.
Edwin Ramsey. The meeting
was closed with the benedic-
tion.


Choir Presenting "King of Kings"


The choir of the First Baptist Church will present the
Christmas Cantata, "The King of Kings" Sunday evening at
7:30 p.m., in the church auditorium.
The cantata, written by John Peterson, will be directed
by the church music director. George Puckett. Music for the
program will be provided by a sound track.
Members of the choir, pictured above, are: Front row,
left to right: Charlotte Pierce, Mrs. Don Parker, Mrs. Joe
Davis, Mrs. Joyce Moore, Mrs. Dessie Lee Parker. Mrs.


DeWitt Mathews, Mrs. Bob Nowell. Second row; Mrs. Charles
Cloud, Mrs. L. C. Davis, Mrs. Bill Parker, Mrs. Tommy
Dixon, Mrs. Thurmon Jacobs, Gayle Simmons and Mrs. Jerry
Cozart. Third row; Mrs. Temple Watson, Mrs. Harold Hinote,
Mrs. Gerald Lewter, Mrs. Jim Faison, Mrs. George Core,
Mrs. L. W. Cox, and Mrs. Ralph Macomber. Fourth row; Joel
Strait, Raymond Marion, Joe St. Clair, Donald Parker, Buddy
Wood, Bill Parker and Bob Nowell. Fifth row; John Presnell,
Raymond Lawrence, George Davis, Gene White, John Woods,
Harold Hinote and Billy M. Johnson. Star photo


Poinsettias Make Beautiful House Plants


Legend tells us that a child
who had no gift for the baby
Jesus began to cry. As his
tears fell and touched the
ground a beautiful Poinsettia
sprang forth. The Poinsettia
was introduced into the
United States from Mexico by
Joel R. Poinsett of Charles-
ton, South Carolina. He came
across the plant while he was
the United States Minister to
Mexico in about 1830.
Poinsettia, Euphorbia pul-
cherrima, belongs in the Eu-
phorbiaceae or spurge family
which includes crown of
thorns, copper-leaf, castor
bean, pencil tree, chenille
plant, croton and many other
landscape plants.
The genus name, Euphor-
bia, comes from the Greek
physician Euphorbus and in-
cludes many herbs and
shrubs having acrid- milky
juice. The species name, pul-
cherrima, is from the Latin
adjective pulcer-meaning
beautiful or handsome. The
Romans used intensifiers
which they tacked on to their
adjectives. Thus when the old
botanist Karl Ludwig Will-
denow was searching for a
suitable name for the new
Mexican plant he described
about 150 years ago, he could-
n't avoid calling it "the very
beautiful Euphorbia", or


Euphorbia pulcherrima.
Another interesting point
about poinsettias is their
"flowers". The true flowers
are small, green and yellow
and inconspicuous. The
showy red parts, often called
flowers, are not parts of the
flower; instead, they are
highly modified petal-like
leaves, which the botanist
calls bracts. The bracts are
formed below each flower.
If your poinsettia does not
bloom for Christmas it may
be due to the fact that Poin-
settias are short-day plants.
That means they need an
interrupted dark for 13 hours
each night in order to bloom.
If your Poinsettia is below a
streetlight or near a lighted
room it will not bloom unless
you cover it so that it is com-
pletely dark. Next year if you
want your Poinsettia to
bloom cover it at night so
that it is completely covered
beginning about October 10th
and cover it every night until
Thanksgiving.
Poinsettias are predomi-
nately greenhouse grown as
pot plants for Christmas in
most of the United States, but
in South Florida they can be
utilized as colorful landscape
shrubs. In north Florida they
may be frozen to the ground
before flowering so are best


SEASON'S GREETINGS
Come by and have a
Free Cup of Coffee
Every Wednesday
This Month
New Management
Diane Reagon Jewel Dykes

Jimmy's Restaurant
402 Fourth St. 4tp 12-12


Pauline 's

Christmasi


Party
f


Saturday, Dec. 21
8:30 til

$6.00 per Couple

Centennial Bldg.
Get tickets at Jake's Restaurant
or at Door


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used as pot plants. Varieties
having red, white and pink
bracts are available,
Another excellent use of
poinsettias is as cut flowers.
The bracts need to be treated

to coagulate the milky sap
and reduce wilting. Immerse
the cut end of the stem in hot
water for one minute and
then place immediately in
cold water. An alternate
method is to singe the cut end
of the stem over a flame for
a second or two and then
place in cold water. Cut the
flowers at least 18 to 24 hours
before they are to be used
and.store in a cool place. -
Poinsettias make beautiful
house plants.


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the members of the

Church of Christ
Invite you to meet with them:

Sunday Morning Bible Study. 10:00
Sunday Morning Worship.... 11:00
Sunday Night................ 6:00
Wednesday Night............ 7:00

Comer 20th St. & Marvinr Ave.
.:, James Brantley.,Minister ..
Phone 227-2521


from light fin-
gers. Not.only can
they be protected in
your home, but also
those things you
take on your trips.

YOU

from thieves and dents
and accidents. Also, protect
yourself from un-insured
motorists with our com-
plete auto insurance pro-
gram. You never know who
you might run into, or' they
to you. Be safe be
insured.

FIRE BONDS


First United
Methodist Church
Monument and Constitution
Port St. Joe, Fla.
Johnie W. McCurly, Minister
Church School .................. .. 9:45 A.M.
Preaching Service ..... 11 A.M. & 7:30 P.M.
MethodistYouth Fellowship ...... 6:30 P.M.
Choir Rehearsal Wednesday ...... 7:30 P.M.


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The Port St. Joe High
School Drama Class presents
"The Gift of the Magi," an
adaptation of O'Henry's well
known short story on Friday,
December 20 at the high
school. Everyone is invited to
view the student's efforts.
The Drama class was
assisted by St. Joe Furniture
and Roche's Furniture.
Class members are: Linda
Ambrose, Cindy Baxley,


Sissy Brooks, Katrina Chil-
ders, Susan Dupree, Beth
Ely, Cindy Freeman, Deedee
Gainous, Kathy Gray, Al-
freida Givens, Mike Ham-
mock, Diane Herring, Wanda
Kirkland, Dwana Lewis, Jim
McNeill, Daryl Parker, Smi-
ley Shackleford and Butch
Whitehead.
Teachers of the class are
Mrs. Marlene Whitfield and
Mrs. Annie Ray Martin.


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Flp. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19,' 1974 PAGE FIVE


Mrs. Underwood Music Program at .
Taken by Death High School Tonigh
In Pensacola


Jaycees Entertain 25 Children


Port St. Joe's Jaycees hosted 25 children, from the Port given Christmas
St. Joe area last Saturday in their annual Christmas party The Jaycees
and shopping spree. The Jaycees provided each child with fund raising pro
$12.00 to spend on Christmas presents and took them on a tour Christmas parad
of the City to do their shopping. After the shopping tour, the
children were treated to a party at the St. James Episcopal In the photo
Parish House where they were served cookies and punch and the party are sho


presents by Santa Claus.
finance the annual party with their various
objects and by donations received in the
e.
above, several of the children who attended
own crowded around Santa Claus. Star photo


River Committee Asks Engineers for



Comprehensive Study of Apalac hicola


Members of a six-county
Apalachicola River Watchdog
committee reached tentative
agreement this week with the
,U. S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers over a plan to obtain a
,comprehensive study of the
beleaguered Northwest Flor-
ida river basin.
4 The river committee, re-
Oresenting the-count% corv-
inissions of the six Florida
I.counties which border the
river, voted to have the com-
prehensive economic and eco-
,logical study done in con-
junction with the $1.5 million
Pensacola-Tallahassee North-
west Florida Urban Areas
Study.
Groundwork for the river
basin study was laid during a.
session last week in Marian-
na between the Corps rep-
resentatives.
The committee's call for an
impartial river study comes
after several years of contro-
versy initiated when the
Corps proposed to provide for
year-round barge and tug
navigation on the river by
constructing a dam or series
of dams along river between
Jim Woodruff Dam and Apa-
lachicola Bay.
A tug-of-war over the river
subsequently developed with
the Florida Cabinet opposing
river dams on the one hand
and Georgia and Alabama
interests clamoring for an
adequate channel to provide
low cost freight routes to
budding industrial centers
along the Flint and Chatta-
hoochee Rivers.
At the recent Marianna ses-
sion, Barry Boswell, execu-
tive director of the Northwest
Florida Planning and Advi-
sory Council, warned, "Un-
less these six counties make
a decision, someone else will
do it then."
Members of the river com-
mittee learned the urban
areas study project is guided
by a consortium of state and
federal agencies including
both Panhandle area regional
planning councils, the De-
partment -of Housing and
Urban Development, the En-
vironmental Protection
Agency, and the Northwest


Florida Water Management
District.
The river basin study is
expected to take three years
to complete. Both committee
members and Corps officials
agreed a minimum of three
years was necessary for a
reliable river study.
Franklin County Commis-'
'ibnier aI Ailitrfi' flrenderspn ofO
Apalachicola, chairman of
the watchdog committee, re-
ceived assurances a study of
Apalachicola'Bay would be
included in the study.
Franklin County .interests
are fearful development of
the river will endanger sea-
food production, mainly oys-
ters, which represents a
multi-million dollar industry
which is the main sourc-e of
income for the small coastal
county.
County Commissioner John-
ny Eubanks of Liberty Coun-
ty made note of remarks by
the Corps' Col. Drake Wilson
regarding extensive dredging
now being done to keep the
river open to industrial traf-
fic.
Eubanks said he would pre-
fer a dam to dredging, point-
ing out a dam would elimi-
nate most of the dredging.
The Liberty commissioner
is a member of a board
which recently voted unani-
mously for dam construction
as a means of enhancing the
economic opportunity of the
county's residents.
River committee members
also indicated they would use
studies now underway which
are being sponsored by spe-
cial interest groups while
deliberating recommenda-
tions for developing the river.
Two such studies are an
economic study being done
by the University of Alabama
and an Apalachicola Bay
study being conducted by Dr.
-Robert Livingston. a Florida
State University biologist.
Most of the river regions
congressional delegation
have placed themselves\solid-
ly in opposition to dam con-
struction on the river. These
opponents include U. S. Sena-
tor Lawton Chiles and Sen-
ator-elect Richard Stone and


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Third Street and Baltzell Avenue
REV. DeWITT T. MATHEWS, Jr., Pastor
GEORGE PUCKETT, Minister of Music

Sunday School .............. 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship Service ... .11:00 A.M.
Church Training ........... 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship Service .... 7:30 P.M.
Prayer Meeting (Wed.) ...... 6:30 P.M.

"Come and Worship God With Us"


Congressman Bob Sikes. Rep.
Don Fuqua has not an-
nounced a position on the
controversial issue.
Meanwhile, the Tri-Rivers
Waterway. Development
Association, which has deve-
lopment of the river for barge
traffic as its number one
i.i ie i \ is; seeking, support
in the Florida Panhandle.
The association composed
mainly of-Alabama and Geor-
gia civic and commercial in-
terests quickly fired off a let-
ter -to Liberty County com-
missioners and Bristol Coun-
ty Council members inviting
those groups to join their or-
ganization.
"You are invited to become
a member of...the associa-
tion," wrote William P. Wal-
ker, association president.
Walker added that the 1975


annual meeting is tentatively
slated for Blakely, Ga. in late
January.
The Franklin County Com-
mission may have been the
first Florida group to join the
Tri-Rivers Association. How-


ever, Franklin officials later
expressed anger when the
Dothan. Ala.-based associa-
tion failed to inform them of
crucial meetings of the
organization of which. they
were dues-paid members.


Mrs. Margaret T. Under-
wood, age 23, a resident of
Pensacola, died at Baptist
Hospital there last Tuesday.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Clinton Underwood of
Pensacola; her mother, Mrs.
Tina Thomas; two sons,
Steven B. and Syllivan S.
Underwoodof Pensacola; two
daughters, Angelica and Sybil
R. Underwood of Pensacola;
a brother, Freddie Thomas of
Port St. Joe.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 4 p.m. at Zion Fair
Baptist Church, conducted by
the Rev. Charles T. Price.
Burial was in the family plot
of Forest Hill Cemetery.
Comforter. Funeral Home
was in charge of all arrange-
ments.

County Board
Cancels Meet
The Board of County Com-
missioners of Gulf County,
has cancelled its regular
meeting of *December .24 at
7:30 p.m. due to Christmas
holidays.

FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Port St. Joe Volunteer
Fire Department was called
out Tuesday afternoon to ex-
tinguish a woods fire behind
the home of Frank Pate on
16th St.


The Music Department of
Port St. Jpe Jr.-Sr.- High
School will be presenting a
Christmas concert, Thiurday,
December 19 at 7;30 p.m. in

Highland View
Methodists Set
Christmas Play
The Highland View Metho-
dist Church is presenting
their Christmas play entitled
"Curls for Christmas"
tonight, December 19 at 7:p00
p.m.
The church extends an, in-
vitation to everyone tp c me
and enjoy the program. Re-
freshments will be served
afterwards in the"fellowship
hall.


the Commons Area.
The choral concert will con-
sist of the Jr. High Choir,
Girls Choir and Sr. High Con-
cert Choir. The combined
choirs will be featured in the
finale with Sister Janet
Meade's "The Lord's Pray,
er," and the "Hallelujah
Chorus from the Messiah" by
Handel.
The choirs will be under
the direction of Miss Ann
Aldridge, choral director.
The Junior High Choir will be
directed by student conduct:
tor, Miss Marian Murdock;
Pianists' for the choirs are
Misses Julie Collinsworth and
Regina Ellis.
The concert band under the
direction of Karl Abel will I
performing medleys of tradij
tional Christmas tunes.


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Modern Sewer Cleaner Delivered


After nearly a six month wait,
received delivery last week on this
line,cleaning machine.


the City of. Port St. Joe
modern hydraulic sewer


The machine uses water under pressure to clean out
sewer mains, replacing the old rodding operation which City
crews have used for years. The old method was not
satisfactory on some of the older mains in the City and failed
to correct many of the sewer main problems with which the
City has been plagued.
The new machine jets water into the lines at, up to


1,600 pounds, jetting out all obstructions. The machine has
already corrected several problem areas in the City and will.
be used over a period of time to thoroughly clean all the
City's mains and keep them clean and operable.
Shown above, receiving the new piece of equipment are,
left to right; Commissioner Gerald Sullivan, Mayor Frank
Pate, Vince Emmons, representative of Naylor Service and
Supply Co., who supplied the machine, utility supervisor Bob
Simon, City Clerk Charles Brock, disposal plant operator
Curtis Lane and collection and distribution superintendent; G.


L. Scott.


Star photo


Phone Firm
Receives REA
Commitment
According to an announce-
ment this week by Congress-
man Bob Sikes, the Rural
Electrification Administra-
tion has approved a $5,696,000
loan guarantee commitment
to the St. Joseph Telephone
and Telegraph Company,
.Port St. Joe. The fund, will.:.
be used to add additional sul-
scribers to the system and to
upgrade service to all sentt
subscribers.
Additions to dial central
office buildings in the, Apa-
lachicola, Blountstownp Car-
rabelle, the beaches and
Wewahitchka exchanges as
well as an addition to the
headquarters building in the
Port St. Joe exchange \ ill be
constructed. St. Joseph Tele-
phone and Telegraph Com-
pany serves subscribers in
nine counties.

C.D., Sheriff's
Dept., Rescues
3 from Swaimp
Early last Saturday; night
the Civil Defense was notified
by a local man that.his son,
David Wood and two" other
young men, Edward: Clark
and Mike Williamson, had I
failed to return from' a hunt-
ing trip.
Three units of the Civil
Defense, assisted by the Gulf
County Sheriff's Department,
were dispatched and search-
ed the are of Howards Creek,
the. Apalachicola River, the
Brothers, and the Little St.
Marks River until 7:40 a.m.
Sunday morning when the
men were found in the vicin-
ity of Smith's Bendr.on the
Apalachicola River.


Rotarians Would Have Government be Practice Frugality


Rotarians are conservative
in matters of finance and this
was borne out emphatically
last Thursday when members
of the club were invited by
program chairman .George
Tapper to express their views
about what the economy
needed to get back on an


even keel.
For the most part, the
Rotarians felt the nation
should quit spending more
than it is taking in and refuse
to pay overly ~high prices for
foreign goods, notably oil.
Another theme ,expressed


was that the nation should
cut out the give-away pro-
gram and get back to spend-
ing only'for what we need to
do.
Program chairman Tapper
summed up the one minute
\oice- of opinion by stating


that it was his opinion the
first thing the nation needs to
do is to quit buying foreign
oil. Tapper offered the opin-
ion that if oil producing na-
tions lost the United States as
a market, the price would
come down to what it should
be He pointed out that the


United States uses 80 percent
of the world's energy and
such a cut in the market of
exporting nations would
cause a glut on the market
with resulting lower prices.
"It'll hurt for a while",
Tapper said, "But if we must
hurt for a while e to brine


some sense to the world and
keep from bankrupting every
nation then we shouldcjust go
ahead and hurt for a"time."
Guests of the club were
Carl Pettaway of Apalachi-
cola and David Carl Gaskin
of We\ ahitchka.


Ernest Thursbay
Is Now a Member of the
Sales Staff of
Tommy Thomas Chev.
705 W. 15th St. Panama City
Phones 785-5221 Panama City
648-7900 Mexico Beach
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla.


Robert Lewis (45) maneuvers around two Bay High defenders in Tuesday night's game here. Star Photos




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PAGE EIGHT


Sharks Down Two Bay


Teams; Lose to Tigers


SPort St.' Joe's Sharks jump-
ed off to a first period six
point lead over the always
.tough Blountstown Tigers last
Friday night, then caught the
:chill and wound up losing to
.the Tigers, 66-56 for the
.Sharks' second defeat of the
Reason.
S-The Tigers poured 18 points
.through the hoop in the sec-
.ond period while the Sharks
could manage only eight. A
"(i-13 edge in the final period
'1St the game on ice for the
'Tigers.
Ernest Pittman scorched
the nets for 22 points for Port
St. Joe and Cary Daniels
added 12. The Tigers had
three scoring in double fig-
ures with J. D. Baker leading
the way with his 29 points.
Hubby Chason added 15 and
Rose Garrett 14.
Score by quarters:
Port St. Joe 16 8 19 13-56
Blountstown 10 18 18 20-66
Port St. Joe-C. Daniels
6-0-12; Daniels, 1-0-2; Jenkins
3-0-6; Lewis, 3-0-6; Pittman,
10-2-22; Ward,. 4-0-8.
Blountstown-Garrett, 6-2-
14; ,Chason, 7-1-15; Godwin,
1-0-2; Baker, 14-1-29; Faulk,
2-2-6.

Saturday night, the Sharks
bounded back and put a 62-54
whipping on the Rutherford
.High Rams of Panama City.
:-..The Sharks zipped off a 14-8
lead in the first period and
:went on to lead the Rams all
:he way.
: Ernest Pittman again pac-
ed the Shark scoring with 17
z'points with Johnny Jenkins
:pitching in with 14 and 16 big
rebounds. Robert-Lewis add-
ed 12 for the Sharks.
S Willie Culver paced the
Rams with his 12 points.
Score by quarters:
:Port St. Joe 14 17 16 15-62
'Rutherford 8 15 16 15-54
Port St. Joe-C. Daniels,
i1-7-9; Jenkins. 7-0-14: Lewis.


Holiday Hours

for Post Office

SPostmaster Chauncey Cos-
iin announced this.week that
ihe local post office would
*lose at noon December 24
and remain closed through
Cbristmas Day. He stated
fhat a clerk would be on duty
from three to five p.m. on the
24th, to hand out packages to
rate callers although the ser-
vice lobby would be closed.
Costin further stated that
there would be. regular city
and star route mail delivery
on. December 24, and mail
would be received and dis-
patched as usual. No mail
service would be performed
on Christmas Day, according
to the Postmaster, but nor-
mal service would be per-
formed on Thursday, the day
after Christmas.
The Postmaster and em-
ployees of the Port St. Joe
Post Office wish for all cus-
tomers a very Merry Christ-
mas and Happy New Year,
and expressed their apprecia-
tion for the cooperation ex-
tended by postal patrons by
mailing early and avoiding
congestion at the post office.






For Sale: 30-06 Bsowning
Rifle, good shape. $175.00.
See Ernie Bryan, 229-6664.
It


4-4-12; Pittman, 8-1-17; Tho-'
mas, 3-1-7; Ward, 2-0-4.
Rutherford-Davis, 4-3-11;
Mahone, 3-3-9; Smith, 0-1-1;
Culver 6-0-12; Williams, 4-0-8;
Freeman, 1-0-2; World, 5-1-11.


Tuesday night, the Sharks
controlled the backboards
and used their strong defense
to defeat Bay High of Pan-
ama City, 69-59. *
Robert Lewis popped the
nets for 19 points to pace the
Sharks. Ernest Pittman add-
ed' 16 points. Pittman and
Johnny Jenkins controlled the
backboards with 10 rebounds


each.
Wilbert Faison led the Tor-
nadoes with 18 points.
Score by quarters:
Port St. Joe 15 15 16 23-69
Bay High 16 10 15 18-59
Port St.. Joe-C. Daniels,
2-1-5; R. Daniels, 2-2-6; Jen-
kins, 3-0-6; Larry, 4-1-9; Les-
lie, 0-0-0; Lewis, 7-5-19; Pitt-
man, 8-0-16; Thomas, 2-2-6;
Ward, 1-0-2.
Ward, 1-0-2.
Bay High-W. Faison, 6-6-
18; Powell, 2-0-4; -E. Smith,
3-2-8: Nichols, 1-0-2; Williams
6-2-14; R. Faison, 4-1-9; C.
Smith, 1-0-2; Covington, 1-0-2;
Lewis, 0-0-0.


New hide-a-beds, sofas,
chairs and metal office desk.
'Edgewater Camp Grounds,
Mexico Beach. 648-3035.

Amana Radarange micro-
wave oven, the perfect
Christmas gift. Port St. Joe's
exclusive dealer. Western
Auto. 2t 12-19

Garage Sale: 209 Corner
Second Avenue and 3rd St. at
Highland View. Saturday,
Dec. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.


CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
All Guns going at re-
duced prices at
RED'S GUN SHOP
St. Joe Beach
A good selection of shot-
guns and rifles, new and
used
Phone 648-4045
2tp 12-19

Hand made AFGHANS, ex-
cellent gifts for Christmas or
weddings. Call 648-6023.
2t 12-12
1974 Zig-zag sewing mach-
ine, monograms, makes but-
ton-holes, sews on buttons,
hems. Many fancy stitches,
fully"guiranteed. Take up 12
pmts., $6 monthly. Free de-
monstration. 229-6782. 2t 12-12

Take up payments on 200
Yamaha and 350 Yamaha.
Call 229-6635. 3tp 12-5

1974 Yamaha 360 Endura,
like new, 2,000 miles. Call
227-2551 or after 5:00 p.m.
call 227-4132. tfc 12-5


RIFLE SCOPES
Redfield & Weaver
Reduced for Christmas
RED'S GUN SHOP g
St. Joe Beach
648-4045


Johnny Jenkins (00) goes high for tip as Danny Thomas
(35) gets set to field the ball.


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Panama City News-Herald
Announces AP coverage of national
and world events, sports

For coverage of local events and
social news, contact Dot Hamm at
229-3542 or come by 2116 Long Ave.
For Home Delivery call

229-3542


For Sale: 14' Lone Star
boat, motor 18 h.p. Evinrude
and E-Z haul trailer. Also
Minikote electric motor. For
info, call 227-4736. tfc 10-17

MAC'S PAWN SHOP
For Sale: Guns, tape play-
ers, tapes, $1.00 to '$3.99,
many other items including
several antique items. Also
buy & trade.
102 5th St., H.V.
229-6193 tfc 12-5

Country Club membership,
$125. 229-6972. tfc 8-22

Toyland Is Now Open for
your early selection at Wes-
tern Auto, 219 Reid Ave., 227-
2271. tfc 10-3

STANLEY
HOME PRODUCTS
Call
BETTY GILBERT
648-7534
tfc 11-14

10 speed bikes in stoclt-
Men's, women's. Racing.
style. Touring style. Credit
terms available. western
auto, Port St. Joe.
tfc-6-15

1970 Champion mobile
home, 3 BR, 2 baths, $500
equity and take over pmts.
Call 648-6184. ltp

1972 12 x 60 Champion
trailer, 2 BR, central air,
small equity, take up pmts.
May rent lot it's on. Call
229-6918 after 5 p.m. it

ALUMINUM PLATES
25" x 36" 20 Cents Each
CALL THE STAR
227-3161
Ideal for building chicken
houses, sheds, etc.


For Sale: 90' x 150' lot in
White City, $1,800 cash.' Ph.
229-3356. 6tp 12-19

Three BR masonry home
living ioom, kitchen with din-
ing area, Florida room, util-
ity room, good location, near
schools. 229-2601. tfc'9-12

Three BR, 2 bath, DR,
kitchen & family room, laun-
dry & sewing room, double
carport, utility room, central
heat, air cond., fireplace,
$31,000. 229-6060 or Raymond
Lawrence at 227-2311. tfc 10-17

DO YOU NEED A
HOMEBUILDER?
that can build anywhere in
North Florida, in the $17,500
to $35,000 price range?
On your lot or help you find
one. Handles the detailed
paper work for VA, FHA,
Farmer's Home or conven-
tional financing. Repayments
to match your budget. Start
living Southern style, call
Southern Home Builders
796-6711, Dothan, Ala.
tfc 11-14
Three BR block house, 11/2
bath, carpeted and.air con-
ditioned. Has carport, utility
room and fenced-in back
yard. Located at 1906
Cypress Avenue. For appt.,
call 229-6525. tfc 11-28

Three BR CBS with family
room and utility room, new
paint. Excellent buy, 2011
Long Ave. United Farm
Agency, 648-4800. tfc 9-19

For Sale: 2 BR house in
Highland View. 227-7201.
2tc 12-12

For Sale: 2 BR furnished
block house and lot, 50 x 170',
chain link fence, utility house
on back. 513 4th St., phone
229-6396; tfc 12-5

Home at 110 Yaupon Street,
brick 3 BR, 2 bath, den,
dining room, laundry room,
cen. a&h, double garage, 3
years old. Call 229-2396 after
5:00 p.m. for appt. tfc 10-21


Three BR house on 11/ lots
on Long Ave. Has fireplace,
chain link fence, floor fur-
nace. Only $17,500.

For .Sale: Redecorated 2
BR house on three lots ii
White City. Completed in
every detail. To sell for only
$6200. We can assist you with
financing on all of the above
property.
Three BR house on 3 lots on
Maddox St. Nice yard, plus
garden space. Only $9,500.

Nice 2 BR, masonry house
on Hunter Circle. Has carport
utility room and fenced-in
yard. To sell furnished for
only $14,900.

FRANK HANNON
Reg. Real Estate Broker
227-3491 221 Reid Ave.


R.A.M.-Regular convoca-
tion on St. Joseph Chapter
No. 56. R.A.M. 1st and 3rd
Monday, 8 p.m. All visiting
companions welcome.
J. L. SIMS, H.P.
E. William McFarland,Sec.

There will be a regular
communication of Port St.
Joe Lodge No. 111, F. & A.M.,
every first and third Thurs-
day at 8:00 p.m.
William McFarland, W.M.
Herbert L. Burge, Sec.


Furnished apt. or mobile
home. $22.50 week. Use of
laundry and rec. facilities
free. Edgewater Camp-
grounds, Mexico Beach.
648-3035.

Two BR furnished apt. for
men, $25 per week each. 307
Woodward, 229-4797.
tfc 12-12

Modern furnished 2 BR
apartment, quiet neighbor-
hood. Convenient. Call 227-
4261 days, 648-4600 evenings.
tfc 12-12

Two BR furnished, cottage
with sun deck, near Gulf. $125
month. Call after 6:00 or
week ends. 785-195. 2tp 12-12

Furnished beach cottages
for rent, low monthly rates,
call 227-3491 or 229-5641.
tfc 10-10

-For Rent: One 2 Br fur-
nished apartment & one 2 BR
unfurnished house for.
Smith's Pharmacy. tfc 8-22

For Rent: One and two
bedroom attractively furnish-
ed apartments. Cool in sum-
mer, warm in winter. Gas
heat, window fans. They
must be seen to be appre-
ciated. Contact Mrs. B. C.
Prince, at WIMICO LODGE
and TRAILER PARK, White
City. 229-2413 or 648-3101.

For Rent: All electric fur-
nisfrd apt. near water at
Mexico Beach, year round
rates. Call 648-3157 or 227-
3151. tfc 10-24

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NOW OPENE
BEACH UPHOLS'
Furniture Car
Corner Columbus, A
St. Joe Behca
Call 648-7549


For TV repairs ar
enlac..... ,T)TV -m


For Rent: Trailer lot at St.
Joe Beach. Electric hook-up
furnished, nice shady lot, $40.
month. Call 229-3107 after 5
p.m. tfc 8-29
Public Address system.
Owned by the Port St. Joe
Kiwanis Club. A new system
operable on either battery or
current. Call Ken Herring,
227-5281 for rental. tfp
For Rent: 3 BR house, 528
7th St., Phone 648-4259.
tfc 11-27
Three BR furnished house
for rent. St. Joe Beach, 648-
5315 for more information.
2tc 12-12

Five room house for rent,
Highland View, partially fur-
nished, $60 mo. Call 229-6174.
Two BR house on Duval
St., 3 BR furnished house at
Beacon Hill. Bill Carr or call
229-6474 at nite. tfc 9-5


H&R BLOCK, America's
Largest Tax Service, wants
to locate a person capable of
opening a volume tax service
ih this'area. Exclleniit 6opoi~-
tunity for right person. We
train. For details phone 222-
1539 or write H&R Block, 2245
Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fla.
2tc 12-19
Earn at home, addressing
envelopes and labels in your
spare time. Send 25c for a
self-addressed envelope to
I.S.R. Chase, Box 309, Wing-
dale, NY 12594. 4t 12-12


;D Professional help with emo-
TERY tional problems and-or con-
Seats cerns. Gulf County Guidance
.mericus Clinic, Port St. Joe. 227-2691
h or 227-7586. tfc 11-14

4tp 11-27 LEWIS FLOOR CLEANING
All Types
d Zenit 229-6482 or 229-6447
d Zenith9-20
_.J 9-. .


sales, sete IXD TV anadaoun
at 301 Reid Ave. 227-2071.
tfc 11-7

Septic Tanks Pumped Out
Carefoot Septic Tank
229-2937, 229-2351 or
229-6694

Bush hogging, plowing,
discing and root raking, call
648-5339. 4tp 12-12

Shop in Port St. Joe
Support Local Merchants


Going Fishing?
Stop here first
for a complete
line of

Fishing Tackle

Hurlbut Supply
306 Reid Ave.


MEXICO BEACH
BEAUTY SHOPPE
Phone 648-5116
15th St. No. of Hwy 98
Complete Beauty Service
GLADYS NICHOLS


Small appliances repaired;
electric irons, mixers, coffee-
makers, etc. Call 229-6779, 403
Madison. tfc 9-12

VW Owners-James Pad-
gett, a factory trained and
proven VW mechanic is on
duty to serve you. Call or
stop by. Complete rebuilt ser-
vice. American auto repair
service also available at rea-
sonable rates. Mexico Beach
Service Center, Mexico
Beach, 648-3985. tfc 1-10

For all your appliance
needs, call
Kent Appliance & Service Co.
Your GE Appliance Dealer
229-6394
tfc 9-12


kills bugs for
up to six months,
and saves you about $100 yearly
in costly pest control services.
Use of Sprayer free wifh
purchase of Rid-A-Bug
HURLBUT SUPPLY CO.
306 Reid Avenue.-
Port St. Joe, Florida


1971 Capri, standard shift,
24,000 miles. Call 229-1331.
tfc 12-19


1964 Plymouth station
wagon, V8, power steering,
,air cond., radio & heater,.
new tires, excellent running
condition. Recently inspect-
ed, J. C. Culpepper. 529 7th
St., phone 229-6249. 3tp 12-19

1965 GMC van, 7,000 miles
on motor, needs paint, $400.
1965 Cobia fiberglass boat, 40
h.p. Evinrude, trailer, $500;
1965 VW Hatchback, needs
left front fender and paint,
$100 dollars; 1956 Jeep station
wagon, motor brand new,
never ran, $100. 229-6326 or:
can be seen at 602 Garrison :
Avenue.

1963 Olds, F85, 4 dr., runs,
look's good. 648-6006. It

Ideal second car. Sharp 65
Chevelle Malibu, economical
standard trans. with 6 cyl.,
black bucket seats, green
shag carpet. Call after 5 p.m.
229-6259. qt

1968 International Scout, 4
wheel drive, excellent mech-
anical shape, call 648-7382
after 6 p.m. tfc 10-21

Dune buggy for sale. Call
227-5461 for info. tfc 10-17


LOST

LOST-Last week, beauti-
ful red sweater. If found
please call 229-1461. 2tp 12-19







PAINTING
Interior & Exterior.
CARPENTRY REPAIR
Free Estimate
Bill Emily
648-5372
tfc 10-17

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
8 p.m. Tuesday, 4 p.m. Sun.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Social Hall
6tp 11-14
ST. JOE MACHINE CO.
Machine Work-Welding
506 First Street
Phone 229-6803
Machinist on duty all day
Every Day


ST. JOp
ACCOUNTS
S. --ot

106 Monument Avenue
229-6132
Income Taxes-Bookkeeping
tfc 3-21

Your SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
PAINT Dealer in
Port St. Joe


HqRLBUT SUPPLY CO.:
306 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, Florid


A New Service At
POLLACK'S CLEANERS I

UNIFORM

RENTALS
For information, Come by
or Call.
107 Second Street
Phone 227-4401


Legal Ad
NOTICE TO BID
BID NUMBER 169
The City of Port St. 3oe will
receive sealed.bids on con-
struction of chain link fence
around a tennis court. Speci-
fications for the fence are on
file at the City Hall for any
prospective bidders to in-
spect.
Bids should be received no
later than 5:00 p.m., Tues-
day, January 7, 1975.
The City reserves the right
to reject any or all bids
received.
C. W. Brock,
City Auditor & Clerk



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Tips for Having


A Beautiful


Christmas Tree


servative, such as those used
for flower arrangements
added to the water will help
keep the tree fresh.
Place the tree in the coolest
part of the room away from
the fireplace, radiator or
other heating units.


A well-watered tree in a
cool location will hold its
needles longer and retain its
quality. It will also be tie
safest as far as fire is con-
cerned. Do keep the tree
away from a hot TV set or
candles. Also, carefully check


all Christmas tree lights for
loose connections or worn
wires. Avoid, overloading
lighting circuits and unplug
lights when leaving the room.
As the. old Germhn carol
says, "O Tannenbaum, O
Christmas tree, You set my


heart a-singing,"


Look for It First
In Port. St. Joe


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Ladies' Winter League
The Ladies' Winter League
met Thursday night Decem-
ber 12 with Bowen's Cowgirls
and Dixie Seafood on lanes
one and two. Dixie Seafood
took four from Bowen's with
Norma Hobbs leading the
winners with a 205 game and
513 series. Rosalie West had
a 137 game and 347 series for
Bowen's.
On lanes three and four, St.
Joe Paper Co. Container
Division took three from
Ralph and Henry's. Subbing
for the Container Division,
Elsie Simon had a 160 game
and 404 series. Jo Ferrell
picked up a 3-7-10 split for
Ralph and Henry's.
Lanes five and six has
Troy's taking four from Mor-
gan's Drive-Away. Subbing
for Troy's, Eleanor Williams
had a 178 game and 457
series. For Morgan's Bertha
Smith had a 162 game and 395
series. Also for Morgan's
Trudy Pate picked up the
7-6-10 split.
J. V. Gander won three
from Peak's Pawn on lanes
seven and eight. Sue Parrish
was tops for Gander with a
166 game and 423 series. For
Peak's Lou had a 134 game
and 382 series.
Standings: W L
Dixie Seafood 52 4
Ralph & Henry's 41 15
J. V. Gander 39 17
Troy's 37 19
Peak's 19 37
Bowen's 15'/2 40'2
St. Joe Paper Cont. 13 43
Morgan's 71. 48''2

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In 1841 Prince Albert set up
a "German Tree" in Winsor
for the enjoyment of his chil-
dren who enjoyed it im-
mensely. The "German
Tree" idea soon spread all
over England. However, Ger-
man refugees introduced the
idea into New England even
before it was popular
throughout England. Today
the Christmas tree is one of
the most popular and beauti-
ful symbols of Christmas. It
is important to choose a fresh
tree and keep it as fresh as
possible so that your tree will
remain lovely throughout the
holidays.
Due to the warm weather
in Florida it is important to
choose a tree with good
needle holding capacity.
Scotch pine and Douglas fir
naturally have good needle
holding capacity while spruce
trees tend to loose needles
quickly. The more recently a
tree has been cut the better.
Fresh trees hold their needles
better and are more resistant
Sto ignition.


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After you have selected
your tree, follow these tips to'
maintain color and minimize


Wed. Nite Ladies' League
St. Joe Furniture won three
garnes from Pate's Service
Center to maintain their hold
on first place. Bertha Clayton
rolled a 507 series and 197
game. Hazel Barton rolled a
452 series for Pate's.
William's Alley Kats won
four games from the Play
Girls. Diane Terry paced the
Kats with a 446 series. Lou
-McDonnell was high for the
Play Girls with a 157 game
and 377 series.
Player's Supermarket won
four games from 'Wewa
Bank. Betty Fain rolled a 426
series for Player's. Louise
Schweikert was high for
Wewa Bank with a 399 series.
Shirt & Trophy and Florida
Bank split two games each.
Gladys Nichols paced the
Shirt and Trophy team with a
422 series. Verna Burch
rolled a 454 series for the
Bank.
Standings: 'W L
St. Joe Furniture 39 17
Pate's Service 36 20
Alley Kats 36 20
Shirt & Trophy 30 22
Florida Bank 29 27
Player's S'market 29 27
Wewa Bank 261/2 29"/2
Play Girls 21/2 531/2


In parts of Ireland, some
girls believe that their hus-
bands hair will be the color
of the first worm they see on
May morning!


Bucket of Balls 50c


needle fall.
Stand the tree in a large
bucket of water in a shady
and cool place. The cooler the
better. If the tree has to lean
against a wall, turn it daily to
allow the branches to retain
tlfeir shape.
When you move the tree
indoors, make a fresh cut
across the trunk at least an
inch or two above the old cut
to allow the tree to absorb
.water. Place the tree in a
suitable container which con-
tains water. In most homes a
tree can absorb up to a quart
of water a day so keep the
reservoir filled. A floral pre-


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BUYERS
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To qualify you should
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SBend the needles to deter-
- mine the tree's freshness.
-. The needles should be supple
and springy. If the needles
S- break, the tree is not fresh.
S Bounce the butt of the tree on
Sthe ground and see how many
needles fall. If more than a
S._, few fall, the tree is old and
. dry. Also feel the bottom of
the stump. The sap should be
sticky and moist and not hard
and caked.


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The Perfect Gift for




Uncle Sam's Birthday


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If you haven't ..as yet many of the more tha
decided what to give Uncle communities around
Sam on his 200th birthday, country which have re
why not make it a tree a
flower, a plant, a shrub?
-Just think, if all of his i
relatives chipped in by plant-. irm an
ing a living gift on the occa-
sion of his Bicentennial, what
a pleasant beginning it would
be for his third century.
John W. Warner, Admini-
strator of the American Re-
volution Bicentennial Admini-.
stration (ARBA), who has.
said the success of the Bicen-
tennial will be judged by, the
number of participants, not
spectators, suggests this is
one way an individual or
community can become in-
volved in the commemoration
of the nation's 200th anni-
versary with lasting effect.
The ARBA is encouraging
support for the "Green Sur-
vival for the Third Century" James.K. Garland
program of the American
Association of Nurserymen
(AAN) and has desigliated
the project a national Bicen-
tennial program.
Mr. Warner presented a
certificate of recognition and
a Bicentennial flag to L:,u.is,
Hillenmeyer, president ot flrhe
AAN, on December 3:;".:
In addition to focusing at- i
tention on the project, official
recognition provides for the
Suse of the national Bicenten-
nial symbol in connection
with the program's activities.

The program is designed to
encourage "individuals and
groups to plant trees. shrubs.
grass and other plants in a
nationwide effort to help
purify the air. stabilize the
soil, clarify the water, beau-
tify our surroundings" and
abate noise."

The Association is working
with State departments of
agriculture in the promotion
of "Green ,Survival for the
Third Century." aind'ten
states are currently using or
considering the program.

For 1h1 A'..,1'- lhe ,Ass,-ci:a|.
tirn hild.-.'rnr lLul.ed1 .r1l AinrlI ual
landscape Award Program
and will give a special series
of awards to those commun-
ities which have shown out-
standing interest and success
on. community beautification
during the nation's Bicenten-
nial.

Mr. Warner noted that


Legal Adv.


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND
FOR GULF COUNTY
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Plaintiff,
Vs.
One fourteen.foot Huntcraft boat; One
1966 Jeep Pick-up truck, vehicle iden-
tificatlon number 2406W100441; One
1968 Ford truck, identification number
F60CCC92302; One Livestock trailer
bearing license number 23V-2442
Florida,
Defendants.
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE
TO: Leveral "Sparky" Raffield
Florida Divisions of Corrections
Tallahassee, Florida, and any
other persons claiming an interest
in the property described herein.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED
to show cause on or before the 16th day
of January, 1975, why the following
described property 'should not be for-
feited to the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement:
One fourteen-foot Huntcraft boat;.one
S1966 Jeep pick-up truck, vehicle iden-
tification number 2406W100441; one
1968 Ford truck, identification num-
ber F60CCC92302; one livestock
trailer bearing license number 23V-
2442 Florida.
The basis of the forfeiture is that the
State has alleged that the above.
described vehicles were used in viola-
tion of Chapter 893 of the Florida Sta-
tutes. Upon failure to show good cause
on or before the above-mentioned date
will result in a order of forfeiture to the
Florida Department of Law Enforce-
ment.
LARRY G. SMITH,
Circuit Judge 4t 11-27

NOTICE
This is official notice that the follow-
ing prices will apply to sale of City of
Port St. Joe Cemetery lots in Forest
Hill Cemetery and Holly'Hill Cemetery
effective January 1, 1975.
Single Grave Site 50.00
Two Grave Site 75.00
Four Grave Site 125.00
Eight Grave Site 200.00
These Cemeteries are not provided
perpetual care. Each burial site owner
is responsible for the care and mainte-
nance of their own property, and are
required to keep their sites in a clean
and orderly manner. Burial sites not
properly cared for will be cleaned by
the City and owners billed accordingly.
-s- Frank Pate, Jr.
Mayor 3t 12-12

LEGAL NOTICE
CHOICE DEAD LAKES
WATER-FRONT SALE
Sixty-five hundred feet (85.39 acres)
of water-front property on the Dead
Lakes in Gulf County, Florida, to be
sold at auction on December 20, 1974 at
11:00 a.m. EST, at the front dbor of the-
Courthouse, at Port St. Joe, Florida.
Fro further details, write or call:
George Y. Core, Clerk of Court, P. 0.
Box 968, Port St. Joe, Florida. Ph 229-
6113. 2t 12-12


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,, FOUR
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN AND
FOR GULF COUNTY.
Case No. 74 155
IN RE. The Marriage of
RAY C. BRITT, husband and
ELIZABETH H. BRITT. wife.
NOTICE OF SUIT
TO: ELIZABETH H. BRITT
306 Mtver Street
Sanford, North Carolina
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
an action for dissolution'of a marriage
has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on J.
DONELSON JONES, attorney lor -pot
tioner. whose address is 222 East 4th
Street, Panama City. Florida, and file
the original with the Clerk of the above
style Court on or before the 6 day of


January, 1975, otherwise, a Judgment
may be entered against you for the
relief demanded in the Petition.,
WITNE'SS my hand and sral 'his 2
(lay of December, 197.1
GEORGE Y. CORE,
Cirrk of Circuit Court
Gulf County, Florida
Rv Martiarel S Cor,
1) ., '/. Cl.rk I

REGISTRATION OF
FICTITIOUS NAMES,:
We the undersigned, being duly
sworn, do hereby declare under oath
that the names.of all persons interested.
in the business or profession carried on
under the name of Jimmy's Restaurant
and the extent of the interest of each, is
as follows: Diane Reagan, Owner.
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Being Drunk Is No Longer Crime


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with a mix. .
Once you have cut up the fruit, you can whip this cake together
in five minutes!
This unique cake requires no aging whatsoever, and is most deli-
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cream.
Almond-Blueberry Fruit Cike
1 package (1 lb.) blueberry 1 cup diced candied lemon
cdffee cake mix peel
Sh cup milk 2 cup diced candied
pineapple
1 egg 1 cup quartered candied
2 cup slivered almonds cherries
Line a 2-lb. coffee can or 5-cup mold with foil; grease. Blend
cake mix envelope from coffee cake package with milk and. egg;
beat as package directs. Fold in almonds and fruits, then mix in
well-drained blueberries from package and the envelope of topping.
Spoon batter into foil-lined can. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or
until pick inserted in center comes out dry.. Cool 30 minutes in
can, then invert. Wrap cake in more foil to finish cooling. Makes
1 cake (2Vh lbs.).


State officials say liey
have enough facilities avail-
able to begin rehabilitating
public drunks who cannot-be
arrested and jailed for being
intoxicated after Jan. 1.
Under an amendment to
the Myers Act that goes into
effect- then, law enforcement
officials will be able to pick
up a public drunk and 'hold
him up to 12 hours.
But during that time, they
must refer 'the drunk to a al-
coholic detoxification :or
treatment center.
If the center will not 'or
cannot take the person, be
must be released at the end
of 12 hours.
The purpose of the amend-
ment is to assure treatment-
not jailing-for public drunks,
Sen. Kenneth Myers, D-
Miami, the bill's sponsor,
said in an interview.
The Myers Act abolished
the crime of plain drunken-
ness as of last July 1 in order
to shift emphasis from treat-
ing alcoholics as criminals to
treating them as persons with
health problems.
State officials say they will
have 26 primary treatment
centers with 572 beds around
the state by Jan. 1. The
centers range from two 20-
bed facilities in Pensacola to
a 50-bed center in Tampa to
Miami's 119-bed center.
There is a least one treat-
ment center in each of the


Game Commission Will'


Make Study of Aquatic


Weeds, St. Vincent Hunts


A recent court ruling esta-
blishing the authority of the
Game and Fresh Water Fish
Commission for programs of
aquatic weed control will be
reviewed at the December.
meeting of the Commission in
Tallahassee on Friday,
December 20.
According to Ogden M.
SPhipps, Commission Chair-
`ia-i, the. -.)epa'ftlneni.,i'
Natural Resources has been
requested to furnish their
plans for review by the Com-
S mission.
He said, "The.Department
has submitted a request for
use of grass carp for re-
search studies in Lake Bald-
win in Orange County. The
request will be. considered at-
the Friday meeting.
Phipps said the meeting
will be held in the auditorium
of the Commission building
located at 620 South Meridian
Street in Tallahassee and is
scheduled to begin at 9:00
a.m.
Other items-to be discussed
includes a proposed change
in the current policy of pro-
viding free fish for stocking
private fish ponds. The pro-
posal, if adopted, will create
a charge for all fish stocked
in private ponds over 20
acres in size.
The Commission will also
review a report on the results
of the statewide huntingsea-
son with a special report on
the managed hunts on St.
Vincent' Island.
At the Friday meeting, the
Commission will evaluate the
progress of the use of haul
sines as a control of nongame
fish in the waters of Polk
County.
According to Phipps, the
Commission will meet with
the administrative and field
staff for a workshop session
on Thursday, December 19.
He stated that all meetings of
the Commission are open and
extended an invitation to
sportsmen and interested citi-
zens to attend both meetings.
Copies of the meeting
agenda are available upon
request to the Commission

Jerry D. Weeks
Visits Hong Kong
Navy Hull Maintenance
Technician First Class Jerry
D. Weeks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Weeks of Port St.
Joe, visited Hong Kong as a
crewmember of the nuclear-
powered attacked aircraft
carrier USS Enterprise.
He and his shipmates spent
several days in the British
Crown Colony before return-
ing for training exercises
aboard the carrier, which is
deployed to the Western
Pacific as a unit of the U. S.
Seventh Fleet.
He joined the Navy in
March 1962.


office in Tallahassee.
Commission members are:
Ogden M. Phipps, Miami; E.
P. "Sonny" Burnett, Tampa;


Howard Odom, Marianna;
Randolph R. Thomas, Jack-
sonville; and Dr. Donald.CG.
Rhodes, Satellite Beach. -'


state's 23 mental health dis-
tricts, officials said.
"The majority of them are
in inner-city areas and in
what is considered the high
arrest area for public inebri-
ates." Don Thieme, Bureau
of Alcoholic Rehabilitation
spokesman, said.
Public intoxication account-
ed for nearly half of all
Sarrests-92,000-in Florida in
1972, Thieme said. There are
an estimated 300,000 alco-
holics in Florida, Myers add-
ed.
The change in the law will
save local and state govern-
ment an estimated $6 million
a year, Myers said, as well
as providing revolving door
alcoholics, those who are ar-
rested eight :to 10 times a
year for just stumbling
around drunk, treatment and
help.
"That much has been spent
for arresting, processing, try-
ing and jailing alcoholics,"
he said.
The law still allows police
officers to arrest persons
driving while intoxicated,
cursing loudly, threatening
bther people or causing other
offenses while drunk.
The Bureau of Alcoholic
Rehabilitation is sending a
traveling team around the
state to train more than 300
persons in treating alcoholics,
Deputy Chief S. George Clark
said.
The 300 persons are ex-
pected to deal with more than
10,000 patients in the 7'2
months it will take the team
to travel round the state, he
said.
The Myers Act is "at least
a first step in the right direc-
tion," he said. "The Legisla-
ture officially recognizes al-
coholism as an. illness and
places it. where it belongs in
the health care system rather
than the criminal justice sys-
tem."
Bureau members have
been working to orient police
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Law enforcement agencies one, he added. .
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his stocking with care, he gives his tree the special popped
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The Gulf County School
Board met in regular session
on November 12 with the
following members present:
J. K. Whitfield, Chairman;
Herman Ard; Wallace Guil-
lot; Gene Raffield and Wil-
liam Roemer; Sr. The Super-
intendent was also present.
The invocation was given
*by Guillot, and followed by
the pledge of allegiance:
On motion by Roemer,
seconded by Guillot, the
minutes of October 8 and
October 24, 1974, were unani-
mously approved.,
The Superintendent pre-
sented correspondence re-
ceived during the month of
SOctober. No action was re-
quired.
: The board discussed the
bapd uniforms for Port St.
Joe High School. This matter
was tabled until a repre-
sentative of the band could
be present.
SThe Payroll Deductions
Committee presented a pro-
posal to the board regarding
all deductions for county em-
ployees. The board will re-
view this proposal. A decision
will be made at a later date.
A copy of this proposal is on
file 'in the Superintendent's
office.
Port St. Joe High School-
accepted resignation of J. H.
McArdle as bus driver; ap-
pointed Marlene Whitfield
and Lynwood Vinson as
teachers for the 1974-75 school
year.,
Adult School-accepted re-
signation of Catherine Hanlon
as teacher.
Wewahitchka Elementary
School-accepted resignation
of Donna Whitfield as teacher
aide; appointed Rebecca Wil-
Sson as teacher aide.
Appointed Virginia Arnold
to drive private vehicle to
transport students to bus stop
at Howards Creek.
SOn motion by Raffield,
seconded by Roemer, all
voted Yes to approve the per-
Ssonnel matters.
A request ,was received
from Vick) Richards to at-
tend Gulf. Coast' Community
College on 'early admission
basis. On motion by Guillot,
seconded by Raffield, all
voted Yes to approve this re-
Squest.
The board members were
presented with copies of the
Wewahitchka High School
Handbook. On motion by Ard,
seconded by Guillot, this
handbook was unanimously
:approved
Letters of suspension were
.received from Temple Wat-
:son, assistant principal at
Port St. Joe High School, re-
diJng the suspension of
students for infraction of the
rules. Copies of these letters
are on file in the Superin-
tendent's office..
The Superintendent pre-
sented a salary schedule for
Rank IV, V and VI teachers.
On motion by Raffield,
seconded by Guillot, all voted
Yes to approve this salary
schedule.
The board reviewed the in-
ternal audit of school fund
services. On motion by Guil-
lot, seconded by Raffield, and
unanimous vote, the audit
was approved.A copy of this
audit is on file in the Super-
initendent's office.


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974


On motion by Ard, second-
ed by Roemer, three adult
education programs were ap-
proved unanimously. Copies
are on file in the Superinten-
dent's Office.
The Superintendent pre-
sented a proposed budget for
girls' athletic program for
Port St. Joe High School.
This budget will be reviewed
and a decision made at a
later date.
The board discussed the
proposed contracts for .ad-
ministrators. The.board will
place this item on the agenda
for December 3, 1974.
On motion by Ard, second-
ed by Raffield, Guillot was
unanimously elected Chair-
man for the 1975 school year.
On motion by Raffield,
seconded by Guillot, Ard was
/unanimously elected as Vice
Chairman for the 1975 school
year.
The board named Gre6r to
the Tax Equilization Board.
A representative of Metro-
politan Insurance Company
met with the board to discuss
a tax annuity program.
Sara Fite, teacher of the
gifted, met with the board to
discuss the program for gift-
ed students.
Payment of bills to be
placed in official minutes of


the Board.
The Gulf County School
Board met in special session
on November 14, 1974 with
the following members pre-
sent: J. K. Whitfield, Chair-
man;.Gene Raffield; Herman
Ard; Wallace Guillot and Wil-
liam Roemer, Sr. The Super-
intendent was also present.
On recommendation of the
Superintendent, motion by
Raffield, seconded by Ard, all
voted Yes to appoint W. P.
Glaze to the maintenance
staff at Wewahitchka High
School.
On recommendation of the
Superintendent, motion by
Roemer, seconded by Guillot,
all voted Yes to appoint
Susan Wilder as bus driver
for the 1974-75 school year.
William Linton, Director of
Administration, discussed the
revision of policies, and the
necessity of a public hearing.
There being no further
business, the Board adjourn-
ed tp meet again in regular
sessip.on December 3, 1974
at 5?30"f:P.M., EST.
Attest
J. DaVid Bidwell,
Superintendent
J. K; Whitfield.
Chairman


FLORIDA 4
WILDLIFE

COMMENTS ON THE OUtOORS /1

4! By
CW .- E. Frye Jr.
SDirector

.GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION

TALLAHASSEE-Every our people have received re-
one claims to be a conserva- cently other than the routine
tionist and most say that they complaints are: a large boa
love the outdoors and like to constrictor under the hood of
get close to nature. I question a car ih Oriando that turned
just how many people really out to be just that, a bear in
love. the outdoors enough to the back of a pickup truck in
live with the things that are in. front of a house in the Ocala
the outdoors. National Forest which is un-
Our records show that we der investigation, a three foot
spnd a great deal of our time long green lizard in an azalea
aiiiweirin coE laint fii"'i bed near Oklawaha that really
people who have not learned was an iguana that apparently
to live with .their environ- either escaped from someone
ment. or was released by someone,
Most complaints come several calls about wild mon-
from people who don't like keys in various situations, a
alligators around them. Alli- panther in an orange grove
gators are found in almost all that really was a shepherd
creeks, rivers, lakes and dog, and many others.
marshes. If you live on any of We don't have the answers
these areas, you can expect to for these complaints, but we
have alligators. We can catch do know, that they create
and remove the alligators and, growing problems as they
probably in a very short time, compete for the time of wild-
more alligators will be there, life officers whom we need to
Along with the alligators, you keep iin the field to enforce
can expect to have snakes, game and fish conservation
mosquitoes and turtles if you laws. As more and more
live around water, people move to Florida, they
Hawks are protected but are going to encroach on
we are constantly getting calls wildlife habitat. Some of our
to go out and remove a hawk wildlife will continue to move
that someone has seen. Some further back until there is no
hawks will catch a chicken or place to go, but other species
duck, but so will an opossum, will stay put and attempt to
skunk, wildcat, snake, dog, live with the intruders. If our
weasel and many other things wild animals can learn to live
that are present in the out- with man, maybe man can
doors. learn to live with wild ani-
Some examples of calls mals.


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en


Glenda Kennedy is shown pinning cap- James C. Kennedy.
tain'ss bars on her husband, Army Captain



Promoted to Captain


Ft. Rucker, Ala.-Army
Captain James C. Kennedy,
son of the Rev. and Mrs. Tal-
madge Kennedy, 122 Second
Ave., Port St. Joe, was re-
cently promoted to his pre-
sent rank. Shown pinning on
his new rank is his wife,
Glenda.
Capt. Kennedy is presently
serving as Assistant Opera-
tions Officer, Instrument
Qualification Division, U. S.
Army Aviation Center, .Ft.


Some people believe that'rub-
bing a sty nine times with
a golden' wedding ring will
cure it.


Rucker.
Mrs. Kennedy is the former
Glenda Burkett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Burkett of


Port St. Joe. Capt. Kennedy
is a graduate of Port St. Joe
High School and Troy State
University, Troy, Alabama.


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holding company.

We take pride in the fact that retained earnings

have increased capital by $48,655,285 or 43.0% since

the organization of the holding company in 1971.

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SIt is estimated that 10 drige Beach, director of
persons will die in Florida Patrol.
traffic accidents during the
30-hour Christmas holiday The Patrol Comman
i period said the Florida High- said a maximum number
i .- way Patrol today. troopers will be patrolling
; ;highways and the FHP
S This estimate is based on hi s ad e FHP
fatality experience during the laduring the holiday per
past .three Christmas holi-lyduring the holiday er
days along with a 17 per cent "Enjoy the yuletide sea
decrease in traffic fatalities but when you are in
observed during the first 11 automobile, take every
months of this year. caution. Leave early, a
The official countdown be- heavy traffic whenever
gins at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, sible, keep a watchful eye
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