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E STA industry Deep Water Port Fine People Safest Beaches in Florida PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA ~'THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 R1 15 Cents Per Copy; ....;f .: .Cit Must Come Up W it 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 (Continued on, Page ,I Lewis and Lynn Wood,'left to right. to op- imped 3) 19." 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 TKK T r %7' en.v -m i wivvw,- THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 /I S... 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. Second-Class Postage Paid at Port St. Joe, Florida 32456 S Editor and Publisher My Production Supt. Ly Office Manager y Typesetter, Subscrlptions ~ Sv r=- ;* r ~; `f "" '" , E I: r r' ~* 3 "" '' i ' ,, ;t, SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 3245 SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY ONE YEAR, (S.0 ; SIX MOS., 53.00 THREE MOS., $127.50 OUT OP COUNTY One Year, 6.00 OUT OF U.S. One Year, S7.00 TO ADVERTISERS In case of error or omissions in advertisements, the publishers do not hold themselves'liable for damage further than amount received for such advertisement. The spoken word Is.given scant attention; the printed word is thoughtfully weighed. 'The spoken word barely asserts; the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. EDITORIAL People HC to Ailing It seems as if almost every- body except Congress knows what must be done about the economy to get it rolling again in the style which we, as Americans, will ac- cept. S The Congressmen say the gov- ernment must prime the pump with more red ink government money to Sprovide more jobs in a public work vein. Also, the Congress. would advocate lowering the tax rate so Americans would have more to Spend. The American citizen believes just the opposite, though. They are Almost invariably on the side of the .economists, who say a period of belt-tightening is the answer to an Sailing economy which will make the patient well and not be made to just feel better with the pain killer Paul Harvey, in a recent col- ;amn quoted one citizen Frank iiishburn who said he felt the economy needed to require all -able-bodied welfare recipients to acceptt available jobs or forgo further welfare payments. He advocated allowing social security retirees to continue to o iork earning as much as they S would and still draw what they have : aiid for. He would change the food -'$ 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 - 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. I --ftGE 'TWO POSTOFF ICE BOX 306 PHONE 227-3161 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456 r- c' s - . - - - - V rr .~ .. ,, ... ... THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 PAGE THREE A' r-LLb L hL, L -m h6I e f t, -ikLL AmL LI-LL I-IL_I 1L h.~ S NBowling News L nn i 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 Gulf Coast Is Continuing Its Courses on TV / l PP" i 'a r " 1 rlcZ9drBj I 7u^ w wu' -w in C~-u W~ WViWF' ~pp -w-I o i/v 4 Boyles Gigantic Christmas Sale Continues with Added Featur Save! Save! Save! Make your Christmas gift giving complete with savings Save Save Oave from Boyles Special Sale Prices...Sale Prices good thru Dec. 24. Ladies' Sweaters, Capes, & Sweater Coats Io% Off Regular and extra sizes. Pants length sweaters and others, regular prices start at a low $6.99. Children's ftI"NUAM. Sweaters, Capes, Warm Pajamas- "t & Gowns, Jeans, Knit Tops, Blouse I Save! Save! 10% ff of Popular holiday colors and fashions designed for the growing girl, to please Mom and daughter. "Pebble Dreek', Wrangler, Stoneswear, and other labels of quality. Entire Stock-Reg. $3.99 and up Ladies PURSES 10 pct. off A great quality assortment of purses in soft leather like vinyls, assorted colors and styles. Save! Save! Save! Entire Stock of Ladies' and Children's SHOES Men's and, Boys' SWEATERS and $2.88 to SWEATER VESTS $12.88 A terrific selection of popular warm knits to coordi- nate with holiday pants and etc. Men's Sport, Dress or Knit SHIRTS 10% off White, asst. solids and fancies, S, M, L, XL. Well known labels of quality and fashion. Save! Save! Save! Boys Warm Pajamas & Robes F 10% off SFlannel or perma press cottons, sizes 8-18, guaran- teed quality. Buy Mr. Santa Polyester Dress orn Casual Pants and Save 10% to 20% off Solids or fancies, fashioned by Hubbard, Wright, Levi. 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 *1" 4 10 pet. off 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. (Continued from Page 1) 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 &WO 222 Kedl Ave. Phone 227-4261 (II, '"(-"it-'y-,,,"_ / ^ ,^ r -" -'- Iq 7Th5 P/AA1O,4~5 SH 1 'II Tradition relates that the Florentine Diamond, one of the largest and most famous diamonds in the world was picked up by a peasant and sold for 2/2 shillings. Buddy Wood, Elaine Barnes, stay on the phone much of the day getting the best price they can for their product. Star Photo (Continued from Page 1) 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. Sensational values in CHIROMMOLOR TV A GREAT SET-AT A GREAT PRICE! 1-- MEDITERRANEAN STYLED FULL -''-- BASE.CONSOLE WITH CASTERS Cabinet in dark finish Oak color (F4720D --- or Pecan color (F4720P), with the look q. fine distressing. Front, ends and bise ni durable, richly-grained simulated wood material. Select hardwoods completely frame a simulated slate top (F4720DE only). Control panel and grille area IWL matching color. Illuminated channel numbers. Cabinet size: 30/4" H, 38" W, S20V" D. Add 3%" to depth for tube cap: $599.00' USE OUR WHILE PRESENT SUPPLY LASTS .AY-A-WAYHi UY-WA HURRY! COME IN TODAY! PLAN TV and' I 301 Reid Ave. Phone 227-2071 323 REID AVENUE Pot S. oq Jo1ida 32456 It's the Holiday Sea- son again and that's the best time of the year 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. Rose Bowl So. Cal. 27 vs Ohio State 21 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 Super Bowl Washington 17 vs Pittsburgh 14 DI -Les~G~c~paYE~uarul~v~yulrrup~ IL Ik- b kih6, Ab.Jlh A mk lkI1 I h. AkLha A rL L ,,%L-L-LL-~LrlL~Lr L ~LhP~i 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. S" ' I .' 4 .1 Hi I ( S jWedol Have forests t bun |?Think about it. Next ou burn anything. a Z 0 *E -0 E ~cn 0 ~q~a) .0 3) O i 't I. time p 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- . resi in : -, i *- ,1. "- 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 Ken Murphy's Band Ice Furnished 'S No Set-Ups A. J _lx .; .& A .;.l & _.L.,-- _., -. Nfll -* .\l- 4 <".& --. ^ ... '* 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. with a policy written especial- ly for your area. Most policies are national and co- ver only major points of protec- tion. What about hurricanes, tor- nadoes, etc.? Be sure you are covered. ^ YOUR HOmi YOUR CAR NO-FAULT INSURANCE TITLE INSURANCE MAXIMUM COVERAGE AT A MINIMUM COST Tomlinson Insurance PHONE 227-3201 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. 403 MONUMENT AVENUE '-I I I --~-II -r~-l -r _ 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. -iLC~3~~~X~Waj-~~rb Cd~8 d~~Q~de~& Sot'l'Tlj CkvutmAaiwnia... POINSETTIA All'Sizes Gift Items Terrariums ) All Types Christmas Arrangements -i Ph:, 229-5821 07 Seventh St. 2- Ago ALD An. #-ft OQ-#!2 .0 r O a~fa a_ ' # .,-.i ~ -.4 -~w. ru-'-----w-i---- -~ .Wi9A~ 'UP Expressing Our Appreciation! for Your Patronage During the Year We Will Give You A Whopping I FREE!Gifts for Every Credit Purchase Of $100 or More Gifts Valued to $170.00 R\ _ -----------------. J---I K During this Christmas season we are Giving you a whopping big 20 pet. Christmas bonus with each cash purchase Offering free gifts for our valued credit customers worth up to $170.00 for each $100.00 purchase or more. 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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 Call Ernest for all your new or used car needs CONSTANT ADVERTISING One step won't take you very far, You've got to keep on walking., One word won't tell em' who you ,re You've got to keep on talking. An inchwon't make you very tall, You've got to keep on growing. One little ad won't do it all, You've got to keep them going. A constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone; By constant gnawin', Towser Masticates the toughest bone. The constant, cooing lover Carries off the blushing maid, And the constant advertiser Is the one who gets the trade! ,HARD TO BELIEVE? MAKE US PROVE IT! THE STAR Telephone 227-3161 ~~~*~~ L''4-~ -1 -_ _.~.. ..&.rt. ... - - Now O pen! Our New Facility for Monument Avenue and First Street Free Favors to be given away at Our New Drive-In Monday, December 23 as long as they last OPEN Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday-9:00 AM to 6:30 PM Charles Measamer, second from left. of the Bank bookkeeping department, receives the first de- posit at our new facility from Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Board of Directors chairman, B. -:right and bank president Ted ....witness the first transaction. Roy Gibson, Cannon, left, Walk-Up or Drive In to * Cash Checks * Make Loan Payments * Make Deposits * Make Withdrawals * Bank Money Orders FDIC FLORIDA FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT PORT ST. JOE 504 Monument Avenue .Telephone: 227-2551 FIRST CUSTOMER a .. _ -- 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 TO BUY? TO SELL? mE RESULTS? ... R u n 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. CADILLAC PONTIAC LEMANS FIREBIRD WILMER THURS BAY NEW AND USED CARS LLOYD PONTIAC-CADILLAC, INC. 930 HARRI1ON AVENUE PANAMA CITY. FLORIDA PHONES: BUS., 703-6575 RUm. 763.9624 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 ): F 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 Classified Ads Get Quick Results @ g - . - -*EEL Iff- THE STAR. Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 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 'I - * L- a 0r C c: 0- - 0 - .t .,- . - 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 Read the Classifieds 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. AMA .0) -.2 Cl) - 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- NEEDED CATTLE, HOG & SHEEP BUYERS The livestock industry is growing and needs quali- fied Buyers. You must be able to keep up with today's volatile markets. To qualify you should have a farm or agricul- tural background and en- joy. working with live-. stock. Write today with your experience and background, for an inter-. view in your area. In- clude name, address, phone number and age. AMERICAN CATTLE CO. 175 W. Jackson Blvd.-614 Chicago, Illinoip 60604 Plus all this... * No-Frost refrigerator in both big sections - you'll never manually defrost again * 'Separate temperature controls for each section Factory-installed wheels. now $469.0U MODEL EXD19PT ' only ST. JOE HARDWARE CO. Phone 227-8111 203 Reid Ave. Looking for office supplies? Come see what we have in stock. SrAP1ERS PENCIL WIRE LETTER TRAYS ACCO PAPER FASTENERS For binding correspondence, orders and alLother classes of papes. standard two-hole punching. Complete with base and prongs. THE STAR PUBLISHING CO. 227-3161 304-306 Williams Ave. PAGE NINE 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. a I ,' I Bowling I News I I I m. - -" - " '" You Are Cordially Invited To Attend LONG AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Corner Long Avenue and 16th Street SUNDAY SCHOOL .......... ..... ....... 9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP ................... 11:00 A.M. BAPTIST TRAINING UNION .............. 6:15 P.M.. EVENING WORSHIP .... ........7...... 7:30 PM. PRAYER SERVICE (Wednesday) .......... 7:30 P.M. " VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Rev. J. C. Odum, Pastor Ward Ridge DRIVING RANGE Ward Ridge-Next to Radio Station 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. SPECIAL LADIES DAY Mon., Wed., Fri. mornings LEDGER SHEETS I K" i1 PA R C E P O'.5"T W-. ... ....... ---MEOW II II - ~ "p- ft- 0 4NN.Wqm ILEDGERB INDEXES quumtitt" rights reserved AOE FOW IESS! 4 Pounds or More Grnd. Chuck lb. 99c Fresh Lean Cubed Steak All Meat Stew Beef Hog Maw Pigs Feet Turkey Necks Parade Cranberry SINE 1$9 Ib $1.39 lb. 99c Ib. 39c Fryer Parts --Fryer Qt. Breast Ib. 59c Fryer Qt. Thighs Ib. 49c Fryer Drumsticks lb. 79c 6IL I Piggly Wiggly has a good selection of sizes of Swift's Premium Butterball Turkeys. .Piggly Wiggly hus a good selection of baking hems, Spork hams, smoked hams, canned hams, fully cooked hams, turkey, roast, turkey breast, beef roast.pork roast, oysters, steaks, plus any other quality fresh maits for your holiday fixings. IN USDA Grade"B" Fresh Whole lb. ERS Choice SLean Ground W SBEEF4 Lbs. or C 1 2' 11, Bob White Sliced Bacon 99c Fresh Beef Liver Ib. 69c Sunnyland Good Timer Wieners 59c Family Pak Pork Chops lb. 79c A SIE2RFiLL EF S4WINES Sggat Piggly Wiggly . .HidATd Sholda n ;tion -. .. oz. 4 -*SHAMPOe' '90*^t. Head And Shoulders 4 oz. $ 34 SHAMPOO tube Dry Anti-Perspirant SECRET Roy-0-Vao"C"or"D" BATTERIES 9 o.2 $134 2 pak $1 i **pkgs. 1 Lb. Pkg. ly Wiggly Sunset Gold 1/4 lb $129 PARADE Be Closed FRUIT CAKE I BUTTER Christmas Brach's Dayl. 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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 PAGE ELEVEN The Perfect Gift for Uncle Sam's Birthday o ,I- _Q -5 - FLORIDA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 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. -s- Diane Reagan 4tp 11-27 w twWW" v SW 9"0Tw v Yvw 9i W 9VIP f'*Yw-Top wo w ?A"0VSVW) OurChristmasoi Wishesr' - AWarm wishes I full of good cheer that our many friends have a bright Christmas holiday. Closed for the Holidays Dec. 24, 2 p.m. to Dec. 29 Re-Opening Sunday, December 29 6:00 A.M. THE GRILL Apalachicola &Vw Tso VjW VO lpwiw w i9vw "o 9wrP 9W 9w PT -Now* P Specials for Dec. 16 through December 21 SHOP RICH'S, Port St. Joe,SAVE TIME and MONEY! :Diamond 1 Lb. Pkg. Med. Walnuts 65c Brazil Nuts Brach All Filled 16 Oz. Pkg. Christmas A 14 Qz. Pkg. 75C Asst. 79c Brach 16 Oz. Pkg. Chocolate Drops 89c Del Monte No. 2'/2 ,Spiced Can c Peaches 93c Carnation I Evaporated Milk 4 $1o00 4- Cans SKraft, IGA or Bama Mayonnaise LQt. 49|4 Jar 'II DAIY Tablerite utter 1 Lb. Pkg. -Pillsbury Pkg. Chocolate Chip [Kraft Parkay 1 Lb. Pkg. oft Margarine 89c Folger's COFFEE 1 Lb. Can STablerite USDA Grade 'A' Young IGA Tablerite Quality Bonels 'I/ TinIvc Canned S(16-22 !Lb. Avl Hen Tur (10-16 Dr Lb 'Ot Avg.)61 Tablerite Qualit Ground Beef Tablerite Choice Strip Steaks STablerite Ch Rib kel ys cLB. y Controlled L. 78c SBoneless LB. $2.58 loice Standing Roast Buy Your Hams Now We have Fresh, Country- Cured and Tenderized HAMS Muchmore Lean Boneless 3 Lb. Can Canned Picnics Tablerite Mild Pork Sausage Glazed 8 Oz. Pkg. Red Cherries Sliced Natural Pineapple Morton Pumpkin o Mince Pies Mrs Smith's 9" Golden Deluxe 69c Pie Shells 79c 16 Oz. Pkg. 95c 79c L.$3.49 1 Lb. Roll 78c Hams Pumpkin Pie N IGA Heavy 25 Ft. Roll Aluminum Foil Tetley Family Size Pkg. of 24 Tea Bags Steak A-1 Sauce $1.13 5 oz Bt. 49c Kleenex 50 Ct. Pkg. Dinner Napkins Del Monte Gold - Cream 99 3 Lb. rn.,. No. 303 Can Style Cranberry Sauce 16 Oz. Cans 3 89c. I' ci Tablerite Quality Sliced 1 Lb. Pkg. Sliced $1 18 Bacon . Oscar Mayer Pure Beef Beef 1 Lb Franks Pkg $118 (4-7 Lb. Fresh Frozen Grade 'A' Avg.) Baking Hens/ -J McCormick 1 a Oz. Grnd. Cinnamon 55c McCormick 38 Oz. Ground Nutmeg Hunter's Choice 50 Lb. Bag Dog Food $ FRO ZENFOODS r 24 O. Pkg. 69c Pkg. of 2 79c IGA 12 Oz. Can Orange Juice Seabrook 10 Oz. Petite Pkg. Limas Supreme 2 Gallon Ice Cream 59c 6.99 39c 39c $1.19 L IGA Bartlett Pears No. 303 Cans 2/79C Btl. of 36 69c 8z. Btl. 99C Tablets (Save 17c) Congespirin Dusting Powder (Save 31c) Box (Save 33c) Kaopectate Robin Hood Flour Bag 89 Aix 59 61c Corn, 39c f 37 J." Detergent FAB $149 84 Oz. Pkg. Carnation Coffee-Mate 16 Oz.99 Jar Mrs. Smith's Deluxe Pecan Pie 360z Pkg $1.99 Cashmere Bouquet 79 , I --~ - _ ~ mmm m ~l~all~jL)(F ~~c'a ~~AgAK_lotY~w --2~--3- I*m 9- 11 A2- THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 PAGE THIRTEEN SQuick Fruit Cake Being Drunk Is No Longer Crime Wild and wonderful, this Almond-Blueberry Fruit Cake is made 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- Sciois when topped with nutmeg- or cinnamon-flayored whipped 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 agencies toward full imple- SI- N OTI Effective During December ST. JOSEPH TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY WILL INSTALL A Color Phone Extension (Desk or Wall) For Their Subscribers Without Service Connection or Color Charges YOU NEED ONLY TO PAY A SMALL MONTHLY EXTENSION CHARGE OF $1.50 PER MONTH FOR RESIDENT EXTENSIONS OR $1.75 PER I MONTH FOR BUSINESS EXTENSIONS Contact Your Local Telephone Business Office Today for More Information St. Joseph Telephone & Telegraph Company .- .-----E.-- r ai4r .,.r i.,ib -. k..4. --.;-^u...4 -. ai.!. ,. E ' mentation of the law, Clarke they have always had in said. dealing with drunks except Law enforcement agencies one, he added. . have all the same options "They can take an in- Decking.the Halls "Archie," one of the performing macaws at Florida's Weeki Wachee, is in true Christmas spirit. After hanging his stocking with care, he gives his tree the special popped corn touch that traditionally says "Seasons Greetings" to everyone. Weeki Wachee, owned and operated by ABC Scenic. & Wildlife Attractions, Inc.," is located on Florida's West Coast. We also honor... Open anT - account ^_ ebriate home, they can detain him for up to 12"hours or they can drive him directly to a treatment center," he said. "The only thing the police' cannot do is arrest hiri-, somethirig that is costly, unl- just and ineffective." FREE . MOUNTING Priced as shown at Firestone Stores. Competiyely priced at Firestone dealers and at all service stations displaying the Firestone sign. PATE'S SHELL SERVICE Phone 229-1291 223-225 Monument Avea.: .DEPEND ON St. Joe Auto Parts Your NAPA Jobber for 18 Years' FOR QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE PARTS EXPERT MACHINE SHOP SERVICE WE REE HEADW- HUNTERS SPECIALISTS IN CYLINDER HEAD RECONDITIONING ENGINE BLOCK RECONDITIONING CYLINDER HEAD CRACK REPAIRS BRAKE SERVICE (Disc or Drum) and QUALITY PARTS "Press Work" Phone 227-2141 201 Long Ave. 9 1 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. Send a Star to A Friend School Board Minutes PAGE FOURTEEN 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. 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JOE 504 Monument Avenue .Telephone: 227-2551 DAIRY FARMERS INCORPORATED -A. ~ /- t p 'S SPatrol Says 10 Will I Die During Xmas 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 S December 24, and ends mid- pedestrians and above a: yo arn,"in rv,- Financing Available Port St. Joe "We drink milk with dinners a ul." At .mealtime, mnar .ie, anytime-milk is a natural. Keep plenty on hand. the under B of Sthe air- sive- iod. Ison, your pre- void pos- e for II, if con- |