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Industry Deep Water Port Fine People Safest Beaches in Florida PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 * I 15 Cents Per Copy Setback Proposed setback lines on the Gulf of Mexico shoreline in Gulf County by the State Department of Natural Resources are no more popular than they were earlier in the year, if the feeling of property owners at the most recent hearing on the matter is any indication. Last Wednesday, the Department held its second and last public hearing in the Gulf County Courthouse and still met with resist- ance from the property owners. This time, however, the property owners had figures to back up their claims that the setback line as outlined by 'the State is not needed in Gulf County. George Tapper, representing Cape San Blas Shores on St. Joseph Peninsula pointed out that deeds to the property, which has been subdivided, requires setback of 125 feet from the high water mark which is consid- erably inland from the first line of dunes which the proposed setback line has been designed to protect. Tapper pointed out Lines Still that no construction is allowed on less than 13 feet of elevation. "We are not interested in having houses built and then have them fall in the water", he said. Cecil G. Costin, representing several property owners involved in the move said he would present testimony from experts within three weeks to substantiate their claims that the setback line is too strict to accomplish the purpose of protecting pro- perty and the beaches., Jack Pierce, attorney for the DNR, who was conducting the hearings said he would delay his report to the Department until Costin's experts could present their argu- ments. Fred Kent, Jr., another property owner asked if a study had been made to determine if these are indeed endangered lands. Pierce replied, "t',hat's what these hearings are for." James McNeill, a large land owner in Not the Indian Pass area, presented maps and engineers reports stating that rather than having an erosion problem in this area, the beaches were actually building up and needed no setback lines beyond the ones already established for years-to protect the beach. Bill Carlton, Chief of the Variances Department of the Department of Natural Resources told the audience present that the setback lines had been proposed because in many areas of Florida developers had bull- dozed dunes down, constructed buildings right at the water's edge and created havoc with much of Florida's shoreline. He said, "Over 300 miles of beaches in Florida don't exist any longer because of improper restrictions on building along the shoreline." Carlton pointed out that many counties in Florida, Gulf included, didn't have adequate zoning laws to protect the beaches and showed no inclination to come up with such laws. "This is what prompted our action", he said. Popular Several people in the audience favored the proposed setback lines. Herman Jones of St. Joe Beach spoke for this group and presented a petition bearing 285 names favoring the move. Jones gave three reasons for approval of the lines. He stated the dune line was needed to give protection from storms; .septic tanks were being built too near the Gulf and causing pollution and "We'd rather look at sea oats and sand dunes thanbeach shacks and condominiums." L. L. Lanier rebutted this testimony with the observation, "If those who favor lines owned the property involved, would they feel the same way?" Pierce told those present he would probably have his report ready about three weeks after hearing from the experts to be presented by Costin. He said at that time, the Cabinet would meet to act and local property owners would be notified of the date in order to be present to offer any last minute objections or approval. A. N. Malcolm poses question from the floor at setback line hearing. Star Photo Port St. Joe Area Due Considerable Paving A new five-year road paving plan to be submit- ted to the Department of Transportation in a meet- ing the last of this month indicates that Port St. Joe will in all likelihood re- ceive seven of a possible eight paving jobs which will be done in the fiscal year beginning July 1. The number of roads paved,: of course, is de- termined by the amount of money available in the secondary program. At a recent meeting with the County Commission, D.QT. repye.sentative Charles Dunn said Gulf would probably get their first eight projects done in the coming year. First in priority is the extention of Highway 386 from Highway 71 to the Chipola River. Highway 381 is the Overstreet High- way and it is to be extend- ed through the Land Sub- division in the North end of the County to the River to accommodate a large number of homes. The remaining seven projects are in Port St. Joe and are listed here in order of priority. Resurface Westcott Cir- from Hodrick Street to Main Street. Those paving projects not completed in this year's budget will be car- ried over to top priority for next year. Several new projects were added to the five year paving plan, includ- --1 cavaral c a-- o l i-: pip ing several street paving Resurface 13th Street projects in Port St. Joe. from Garrison Avenue to One of the more inter- Marvin Ave. testing projects to be added Resurface Peters Street is construction of Perime- from Avenue C to Avenue ter Drive from Highway 71 F. South along the West side * -. Resurface- Battib Street...--. of- the Apalachicola Nor- ,. from Avenie A to Avenue then Railroad to Niles F. Road, continue South to Resurface Avenue D Forest Park Cemetery from Highway 98 to Peters Road to Highway 98. Street. Resurface Hodrick Street from Avenue D to Avenue G. Resurface Avenue G This road was recom- .mended several years ago. by the Port St. Joe Plan- ning Commission. - FBI Fugitive Caught Near Wewahitchka W. M. Alexander, FBI nearby swamp area. special agent from Jackson- FBI agents, Sheriff Ray- ville, announced the arrest mond Lawrence of Port St. and'capture of Lewis William Joe, Highway patrol troopers, Capleaner, 29, in the Wewa- Wewahitchka police and hitchka area Thursday morn- bloodhounds from the Apa- ing of last week. }achee Correctional Institute in Chattahoocee, searched Capleaner, an Arkansas the area. native, who had been sen- Early Thursday morning tenced to 25 years for kidnap- Capleaner emerged from the ing was serving a life sen- swamp and surrendered to tence for murder in Virginia FBI agents. He will be re- State Penitentiary when he turned to Virginia in the cus- escaped January 5, with tQdy of federal marshals. ... laude .Bloodgood .IJI. .Wi, -t.was reported.thatBlood-_ the two were promoting a good, who escaped with Cap- penitentiary chess tourna- leaner, was involved at the ment. time of his escape in a mail Alexander said the FBI order game of chess with the believed Capleaner was in director of the International the Wewahitchka area but League of Postal Chess Play- that when they went to the ers, in England. The game place where he was .reported was cancelled because Blood- staying it was determined good escaped without mailing that he had gone into a his next move. 40 Competing The Special Olympic Games will be held in Gulf County on Saturday, March 16. Forty young handicapped citizens will compete this year on the athletic field behind the Port St. Joe High. School, beginning at 9 a.m. E.D.T. The athletes will compete in games revolving around track and field. Participants will compete in the 50 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard run, boys and girls 440 relay, standing broad jump, softball throw and high jump. Other events will be tug-o-war and bowling. No matter what degree,of disability or level of skill, there is a place for every mentally retarded child in the Special Olympics Games. "Everybody has a chance to win," said Coach William Lane, the 1974 Games Direc- tor. He added, "All boys and girls will compete at their own level of ability in a One of the reasons Port St. Joe High School's baseball team sports a 8-1 record this season is this six-man pitching staff. There are pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. who have worse earned run averages in their best year than this entire squad has compiled so far this season. The staff has allowed only two earned runs in the nine games played. The "wildest" pitcher on the staff is Mark Wimberly in Olympics variety of events." Mrs. Bill Lyles, the Gulf County Special Olympics co- ordinator, reported that last year 27 winners went to the regional games in Tallahas- see, and 11 of these athletes were eligible for the State Special Olympics held in Gainesville. Barney Bullock was a gold medal winner in the 16-18 year old standing broad jump, and Willie B. McCloud proudly .brought home a bronze medal for the 8-9 year old standing broad jump. Willie B. will be back again trying for a gold medal. Thanks to the cooperation of Wayne Smith, the owner and manager of the St. Joe Bowling Lanes, up to 13 youngsters have been prac- ticing to compete in this year's Special Olympics. Kathy Ramer, Lou Mork, Jewell Burkett, Sherry Davi- son and Marion Deeson don- ated many hours as they helped the bowlers to learn the game. This was a new experience for most of the Gulf County retardees. All parents and children in Gulf County are invited by Mrs. Lyles to attend this year's Special Olympics. Any adult that could help on Sat- urday morning should be at the Port St. Joe High School at 8:45 a.m. JC Givens Is Taken by Death Joe C. Givens, 65, of 167 Avenue A, Port St. Joe, died early Sunday morning in the Municipal Hospital. He was a long time resi- dent of Port St. Joe and was retired from St. Joe Paper Co. He was a member of The First Born Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lee Givens of Port St. Joe; four daughters, Rosa Lee Paul of Louisville, Ken., Ida M. Walker of Talla- hassee, Rachella F. Givens, Louisville, Ken. and Myrtle G. Nesbitt, Ft. Dix, N.J.; four sons, Sidney and Joe C. Jr., both of Washington, D.C., and Jewel and Ernest of Port St. Joe; 31 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, March 16 at The First Born Church of Port St. Joe, conducted, by Rev. R. L. Thomas. Interment will follow in the family plot of Forest Hill Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Com- forter Funeral Home of Port St. Joe. who has an earned run average of .50 for nearly 15 innings of pitching. Bubba Harmon has pitched the most for the Sharks, nearly. 28 innings, and has given up one earned run for a .28 average. None of the other hurlers have given up a run. Reggie Gilbert has pitched the Sharks only no-hitter. The staff, from left to right: Reggie Gilbert, Keef Pettis, Sandy Sanborn, Mark Wimberly, Bubba Harmon and Jay Stevens. Star Photo The bicycle riding craze which has swept the county has prompted the City of Port St. Joe to install bicycle parking racks in downtown Port St. Joe. Street Superintendent Dot Hadden, left, shows one of the installed racks to Patrol- man James Graves, Chief H. W. Griffin and Clerk Charles Brock. The racks can be found in every block of the Reid Avenue business section. Star Photo Gulf Employees Giver Gulf County employees will get a cost of living increase in wages beginning with the pay period which starts Mon- day, after action by the Coun- ty Commission Tuesday. Commissioner Walter Gra- ham had reported at the meeting two week's ago the employees wanted such an increase in wages and the Board put off the move two weeks to examine the various budgets to see if the money was available and to deter- mine just how much of a raise to give. Employees of the County will receive an additional 10c per hour beginning Monday, following Tuesday's action. The Board was undecided whether or not to give a percentage increase or flat amount each week. Commis- sioner T. D. Whitfield re- solved the controversy by moving that the 10c increase be granted. The Board had been toying with a 5 percent increase, which would have amounted to about $7.00 per week per employee, but it was de- termined by financial officer Jerry Gates that this amount would overdraw on some of the budgets. Gates pointed out that three budgets could not fi- nance a raise of any kind and that others were "running real close". S10c The salary increase will cost the County in the neighborhood of $12,000 for the remainder of the budget year, according to Gates' quick estimate. SHIFT AUTHORITY Commissioner Walter Gra- ham wants to shift part of the road building and mainten- ance responsibility to Em- mette Daniell, Mosquito Con- trol Supervisor. Graham would have Daniell supervise patching operations, leaving Road Superintendent Lloyd Whitfield in charge of main- tenance of dirt roads and in charge of new construction. Graham said Whitfield "was stretched too thin" to properly supervise all the operations he is responsible for. "Whitfield is trying to supervise 20 men while Dan- iell has only five in his department," Graham point- ed out. The Commissioner said he felt the paving and patching operations would progress better if the re- sponsibility was dilluted in order to allow closer super- vision of each project. The Board went along with Graham's thinking but it wasn't clear whether Daniell would or not, since he was not present for the meeting. AIR CHANGES A need for changes in the air conditioning and heating installation, now in progress Raise in the County's two health department buildings was discussed at Tuesday's meet- ing. Dr. W. E. Weathington, Gulf County Health Officer said he had received notice from the state indicating changes they wished made in the manner of installation. The Board agreed to instruct the contractor, Ernest Got- (Continued on Page 6) Boy Injured as Cycle Fails to Jump Ditch A 13-year-old boy, Donald Rhames, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gene Rhames, suf- fered painful and serious in- juries in a motocycle acci- dent on the Beach Monday. According to Florida High- way Patrolman, Ken Mur- phy, young Rhames was rid- ing the motorcycle on the beach, when he attempted to jump a ditch with the ma- chine. He lost control and was thrown from the bike. IRhames suffered a dislo- cated back and was unable to walk. He crawled to the highway for help and was takefi to Municipal Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Bay Memorial in Panama City: THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NUMBER 27 Bike Racks Installed Super Shark Slingers -- 7 i i I PAGE TWO THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla.. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 -TH E STA IR- -I PublIshed Every Thursday at 36 WIlliams Avenue By The Star Publshing Compa Setend-ClausPostage Paid at Port St. Joe lesley R. Ramsey William H. Ramsey Jrepchie L. Ramsey Shirley K. Ramsey POSTOFF ICE BOX308 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32. i, Port St. Joe, Florida, any , Florida 245 Editor and Pboisher Production Supt. Office Manager Typesetter, Subscription. PHONE 227-3161 456 SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456 SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY ONE YEAR, $4.00 SIX MOS., $2.25 U THREE MOS., $127.50 OUT OF COUNTY One Year, 55.00 OUT OF U.S. One Year, t$6.00 TO ADVERTISERS- In case of error or ommisslons 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 work thoroughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. EDITORIALS.... * Better Make Plans For years there has been talk larger towns or cities have, but we about the Port St. Joe area "taking just don't have the people here to off" some day and growing into a foot the bill. Already we have more small city. It sounded good and public services than most com- many grew old waiting for it to munities twice our size. This is due happen. Most were expecting to to our comparatively large tax reap windfalls by being here, on base which makes our governments the spot, when all this growth took solvent and able to provide for the place. people. Now with' large patches of It looks as if we will have acreage selling like hot cakes in growth whether we like it or not. Gulf County, there are still those People purchasing acreage in the who think the area is going to County may be doing it for an "take off" one of these days soon. investment now, but somewhere The only difference now is that along the line, the price will climb those who expect it are afraid of it. so high for real estate that the The emphasis in later years of owners must stop speculating and overcrowded areas, problems go to developing to recover their in- which come with dense population, vestment and make a few dollars and the realization that there is, for their trouble. indeed, a limit .to the free hunting About the only thing we have and fishing areas which have made going for us to protect our interests ouqr.otnty so attractive in the-pas1.i ., is .the....planning .c missi g. ur- growth -has -new--taken-w eArtlyAwockihg- uf1-pW or ro le o a spectre instead" of a a devel6pVMttt-in Gulf- tbntm PThis saviour. isn't to say the commission is Many of those with the most to trying to keep growth from 6ippen- gain from growth now say, "I'm ing They are trying to make plans satisfied with a small community. I to allow growth in a manneiwhich don't want a large or even medium will be the least disturbing i those city. We have less problems and already here and see that the more peace in our small commun- County develops as we Gulf Coun- ity". tians wish rather than leaie our There is much to be said about future to strangers. . such an attitude. There is also Growth is inevitable. We have much to be said about moderate had it for the last 30 years.Aefore growth. We in Port St. Joe are we get into a big mess, we had spoiled. We want everything the better make plans for the future. Doing Right Well Remember how you studied, about honesty and the value of a penny when you were just a child by having the story told of Abra- ham Lincoln trudging miles in the snow to return several pennies in change he had failed to give a customer in the store in which he was working? Remember the old saw, "Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves"? By golly, it appears this lesson of thrift and honesty applies to gasoline as well as pennies. As gasoline became more scarce in much of the country and waiting in line at service stations became a way of life for much of the nation, the Federal government took great pains to emphasize that, bad as it is, the situation was the lesser of two evils. The other evil, of course, was rationing. Almost nightly, Walter Cron- kite. or one of his colleagues sat in front of a picture of the proposed gas rationing coupon and reminded us-as though we didn't already know-that the penalty for not saving enough fuel may well be rationing, with all of its inequities and headaches. How well have we been doing? According to the Federal 'Energy Office, very well. The FEO originally forecast that during this winter, the United States would require 18.6 million battels of oil a day to meet domestic demand. However, as the week ending December 28, Amer- icans were consuming, only about 16.8 million barrels a day, or 1.8 million barrels below the projected demand. Just this past week, the FEO gave substantial boosts in the gas- oline allotment to all states, nearly to the level of 1973. This would indicate the American people han- dled themselves very well in this problem area. problem area. According to a recent news article, Dr. Douglas C. Bauer, an FEO official said the allocation procedures and conservation mea- sures have worked, "not because of what FEO has done but because of what millions of Americans have done." There you have it. As we were sure all along, the overwhelming majority of Americans will still re- spond positively and constructively to a genuine national crisis,,amwhe- ther it involves fighting or fuel. Attention confirmed bachelors: during the days of the Roman Empire, marriage avoidance was so widespread, the Emperor Augustus passed laws against it. SIMON'S FUEL SHORTAGE Pity poor Simon, the newborn African Pygmy Goat. His first four days at Florida's Sunken Gardens and he's already hit with an energy crisis. Momma refused to refuel Simon, so the St. Pete attraction's curator asked lovely Ali McKenna to fill him up. Counties Won't Be Penalized for Reports TALLAHASSEE- No Flor- ida city or county will lose state revenue sharing funds for failure to make financial reports to Comptroller Fred 0. "Bud" Dickinson. This announcement came today as Dickinson forwarded his required report on local units of government to the Governor. The report con- tains financial and geo- graphic information on each of Florida's 67 counties and 386 cities. Dickinson is required by the Florida Revenue Sharing Act to compile statistical data on local governme(4s. for use by state authorities in determining each unit's allo- cation of funds. National authorities also will use the report for determining alloca- tion of Federal Revenue Sharing. "This is the first time in Florida history that data has been reported on all of Flor- ida's cities," Dickinson said. The report includes finan- cial facts on all cities from the state's smallest, Marine- land, to the 'largest, Miami. Marineland is located in Flagler County and has a population of four. Miami's 352,000 residents comprise the largest incorporated municipality in Dade County, which has over 1.2 million persons. Florida's revenue sharing act has been operative since July and replaces previous acts for allocating state tax funds back to local govern- ments. Under the law, separate trust funds are established for cities and counties. The city trust fund includes tax revenue from cigarette ((11 of the 12 cents collected per package) intangible and road taxes. The county trust. fund in- cludes one cent of the 12 cents collected on each pack- age of cigarettes, one cent of the eight cents collected by Seems like the young folks these days will do almost anything to break the mono- tony of school life. Putting up with them is the price we have to pay for living in a democracy. The first streaker I ever heard of was Adam and even he finally put on a fig leaf. When Eve came along she used an elephant ear fore and aft and when Adam streaked after her she managed to run in such a manner that both of them came off-and she trip- ped on a grape vine and fell the state on each gallon of gasoline and a portion of the road tax. The information compiled in Dickinson's report is incor- porated in computerized for- mula to determine each coun- ty or city's share of revenue allocations. The current report will be used for deter- mining allocations for fiscal year 1974-75. Energy Crisis Cuts Traffic Death Rate .ALLAHASE E -, Th TALLAHASSEE The energy crisis is responsible for rQducing Florida's traffic deaths but at the same time it is creating a new traffic danger said the Florida High- way Patrol this week. ' Colonel Eldrige Beach, Patrol Director said, "One of the more serious traffic pro- blems arising from the ener- gy crisis is the carrying of extra gasoline by motorists who fear that they may not be able to purchase addition- al gas when traveling. Usu- ally spare gas is carried in the trunk of an automobile and in the case of a rear-end collision, drivers and passen- gers are in real danger. Flor- ida has approximately 25,000 rear-end auto crashes annually." "Glass and plastic contain- ers are especially danger- ous," continued the director. "So are most fuel containers used by homeowners for power mowers. Rusty or old metal containers should not be used. Nor should any con- tainer that allows accidental spillage. A spark from a short in. a taillight or brake light could set off an explo- sion more dangerous than dynamite should there be an accumulation of gas fumes in a car trunk." Colonel Beach concluded by flat. Along time ago there was a Lady Godiva who rode around on a naked horse naked and although the horse was very beautiful, no one even saw him but the lady made history as she was exceptionally well endowed. A few years back there was somebody who urged Jackie Kennedy to cover up all evidence of her male horse's sex but she very wisely deci- ded to. let him go ahead and streak. There was an erroneous saying, "Our advice is to not carry gas, but if an emer- gency arises and you must, use a sturdy and securely closed container. Do not leave it in the trunk any longer than absolutely neces- sary." Tennis Team. Wins, Loses The Port St. Joe High girl's tennis team dropped their singles 6-1, but won their doubles match. from Quincy Monroe. Susie Garrett defeated Tammy Bassett 6-2, 6-0; Beth Ely lost to Crystal Johnson 6-1, 6-2; Repee Phillips bowed to Jan Gregory 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; Patricia Lowrey lost to Anne Thomas 6-0, 6-0; and Cristie Taylor lost to Millie Fletcher 6-1, 6-2. In doubles action, Susie Garrett and Renee Phillips won their match from Tam- my Bassett and Crystal John- son 8-6. Beth Ely and Patri- cia Lowrey dropped their doubles match 8-2. Say You Saw It In The Star report a day or so back that a certain beautiful young maiden called Dianne had been seen streaking down Mexico Beach but the arrest- ing officer found her fully clad in a very abbreviated bikini. I always said that if you had something to show, show it but am of the opinion that a little cover makes a beautiful girl more alluring than full exposure. That's the naked truth. -KILLER K. Etaoin Shrdlu by WESLEY R. RAMSEY Report Required by S.S. People who earned over $2,100 and got one or more monthly social security retirement or survivors checks in 1973 must submit an annual report of their earnings to social security by April 15, according to Robert Latta, Social Security Repre- sentative for Giilf County. The report" shows how much was earned in wages and self-employment income last year by people who got social security payments-as well as how much they expect to earn this year. "The report will be used to determine if people were paid the correctamount of social security benefits for 1973, and to adjust their monthly social security payments for 1974 according to their estimated earnings," Latta said. Full social security benefits could be paid to eligible people in 1973 if they earned $2,100 or less for the year. No matter how much they earn- ed for the year, they could be paid their full social security benefits for any month they earned $175 or less and didn't do substantial work in their own business. For 1974, the figures are $2,400 for the year and $200 a month. The annual earnings report should not include income from other retirement plans, dividends, rent, or sale of property (unless the income was received by a real estate dealer), according to Latta. "People who file an annual report late or don't file one that's due may be pena- lized," Latta said. "A penalty means loss of social security benefits." People who were over 72 in all months of 1973 do not need to make an annual report for social security. today. The trip was a first for me, but it was one of the most enjoyable I have ever taken. Bob, if ever you conduct another excursion I'm ready to go again. A trip down the Apalachicola Northern Railroad tracks from Chatthoochee to Port St. Joe would convince anyone, as it did me, that the ones who built the road shortly after the turn of the century apparently chose the most scenic route through this part of the country for the tracks to follow. Last Friday, the Railroad furnished a trip down the line for several of its retired employees who spent their days in an office or depot along the 100 mile road. The railroad has, in recent years, spent considerable money on the road itself and now boasts the finest string of track and most modern trestles and bridges in the business. They can well boast, too, since their track is as straight as an arrow, with a rock roadbed for its entire length and substan- tial steel and timber trestles. Two of the men who were scheduled to go on the trip had to cancel out at the last minute and I got one of their seats ini one of the three station wagons equipped to ride on the rails which made the trip. Traveling with us were J. A. Fillinjim who said this month marks the 63rd anniversary of his first employment with the AN; H. A. Drake, former Postmaster and former Comptroller with the line here; T. S. Singletary, B. R. Gibson, Sr., Bill Ebersole, a hisorian of steam engines and Lee Elzey, son of R. H. Ellzey, present Superintendent of the road. We were chauffeured by Ellzey, Frank. Pierce, Roadmaster and Ralph Kimmell, Traf- fic Manager. It was our pleasure to ride with H. A. Drake, J. A. Fillinjim and B. R. Gibson, Sr., at various points along the trek. Drake knew much of the history of the road and kept us entertained with some of the financial hard- ships suffered during the time the nation was in the grips of a depression. He has a fantastic memory. He even remembered most of the account numbers used by the Accounting Department even though he left the railroad in the early 40's to become postmaster for Port St. Joe. Fillinjim could name every creek, eddy, siding and most of the hills in the area around WHosford and North. He had served as station- | master at 'Hosford anfd Telogia during years ' gone by. B: R. Gibson told several tales of wrecks the railroad encountered during his days of railroading which began shortly after the line was activated about 1910. He told of one wreck he remembered vividly which happened when he was a young man. The train ran into the Chattahoochee River when the trestle gave way. He was riding in the caboose at the time and he got out through the window at the top of the caboose and crawled along a log to the shore. Gibson said that in spite of the many wrecks which occurred back in the days when the road was operating on a bare bones budget, he said not the first death has ever been recorded as the result of a wreck. Gibson told tales of wading water, waist deep ahead of the locomotive in high water to push logs, ties and debris from in front of the engine so it it wouldn't be derailed. But no more. The road is rapidly changing over to concrete cross ties now, and the 100 mile route is generously laced with the new ties. There are names along the route such as Hardaway, Telogia, Sumatra, Vilas, Buck's Siding, Wilma and names such as 1,000 Acre Pond which literally became that in the spring high water. All of these places are mostly gone now. One rides the entire route and not a station is to be seen. Yet, before the "Big War" all were bustling communities with activity everywhere. Places like Hosford, Greensboro and all the other small communities kept the railroad busy with their harvesting of the green gold of Northwest Florida forests. In spite of the bustling activity which saw trainload after trainload of lumber products shipped to Port St. Joe to be put on schooners and vessels for other ports, the road was operating in the red, spending $130.00 for operations for every $100.00 in revenue it took in. The road did a lively business in picking up black farm hands and logging workers along the trackside, carrying them to "town" for loc or 15c. Today there are no passenger trains. Neither are there a dozen or so depots along the road. The only mark left at many of these former depot sites is a sidetrack where empty cars are left to be filled with stumps and pulpwood. The old wells which formerly fur- nished water for the steam engines are all out of operation. But the road is making money Paige, Tommy Celebrate I m guest speaker at the Church of the Nazarene Thursday night, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Rudeen was serving in Nicaragua when the now famous earthquake struck, and will show slides taken during the quake. Rev. Roy Smith, pastor, extends an invitation for everyone to attend. Attend the Church of Your Choice ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 309 6th Street, INVITES YOU HOLY COMMUNION ...................... 7:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL ........................ 9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP (Nursery) ........... 11:00 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION (First Sundays) ...... 11:00 A.M. RECTOR: THE REV. SIDNEY G. ELLIS 229-6599 ea: .rs ils The BIGGEST SHOPPING CENTER IN THE WORLD and in Port -St. Joe. This merchandise giant is as close as your telephone. Buy any item advertised by Sears anywhere in the Unite States, simply by dialing 7-22912 Catalog Sales S Lee Treace, gOwner Henry Block has 17 reasons why you should come to us for income tax help. Reason 14. We're human, and once in a great while we make a mistake. But if our error means you must pay additional tax, you pay only the tax. We pay any interest or penalty. We stand behind our work. K 1B2SLOCWE THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE' 106 MONUMENT AVE. Open 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Mon. thru Sat. Phone 229-6132 OPEN TODAY-NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY Bulletin Board Displays Books Nancy Noble and Frank Barnes look very pleased with Nancy's bulletin board introducing new books on Careers recently added by the Port St. Joe Elementary Media Center. Nancy is a D.C.T. student of Port St. Joe High School assigned to Port St. Joe Ele- mentary Media Center. Recently Nancy spent several days on the campus at the Wesleyan College at Macon, Ga. She is a semi-finalist for the Wesleyan Scholar Award. Mr. Barnes is an Elemen- tary Specialist with the Career Education Center of Gulf County. Baptism in the titles of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost is not script- ural. Matt. 28:19 tells us to teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Note very carefully it says NAME not names or titles. Not one person in the Bible was ever baptized in the Bowling a News Ladies' Coffee League Pate's won three games and lost one to Wewa Bank. Brenda Mathes led Pate's with a 201 game and 495 series. High Bowler for the Bank was Louise S. with a 169 game and Elsie Simon had a 433 series. Louise also picked up the 2-10 split. A&N Railroad won three games from Bowen's Cow- girls. Dot Hamm had a 173 game and 435 series for A&N. Mae Plair had a 136 game and 352 series for Bowen's. Top Dollar won four games from Ralph and Henry's. Marian D. had a 177 game and 494 series for Top Dollar and picked up the 8-10 split. Kathy Ramer had a 178 game and 415 series for Ralph and Henry's. Margaret's won four games from Queen Bees. Christine Lightfoot led Margaret's with a 169 game and 454 series. Elaine Jackson had a 136 game and 398 series for Queen Bees. Standings: Pate's Shell A&N Railroad Ralph & Henry's Top Dollar Wewa Bank Margaret's Queen Bees Bowen's Cowgirls Won 70 68 59 57' 1 57 48', 30 10 Lost 30 32 41 4212 43 51'1 70 90 Paige Johnson, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Jimmy John- son, and Tommy Ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford were honored with a joint party to celebrate their fifth birth- day. The party was held at the St. James Parish House Sat- urday, March 9 from 3-5 p.m., with approximately 65 children. helping them cele- brate. Philip K. Sass of Tallahas- see, a magician by avocation,/ performed for the children. He has been performing since he was 14 years old and has performed for many birthday parties and numerous church and hospital functions. Two Free Films At Library Two color films, Between the Tides and To Catch a Meal will be shown free of charge at the St. Joe Public Library, a branch of the Northwest Regional Libary System, tonight, March 14, at 8 P.m. "Between the Tides" per- mits the viewer to share the experiences of discovering the silent world of seashore life, and the habits of sea gulls and other birds. "To Catch a Meal" is a study of the eating patterns of several species: the bar- nacle that snares the cilia; the angler that lures the victim; the sea horse's use of vacuum; and the man-of- war's use of venom. Others shown in detail are the octo- pus and a number of preda- tors and scavengers. .- : ." ; lhq- ,.. p V. W"N- V U' Jmwssgt* ^ (? faw sw- w / : t ,., ^ t Film on Prophecy At First Baptist "A Thief in the Night", a motion picture about Bible prophecy, will be shown at the First Baptist Church Sun- day night, March 24 at 7:30. p.m. The plot centers around Patty, an average girl caught up in living for the present, with little concern for the future. What happens when this line of thinking catches up with her provides an action packed drama. The fast moving pace includes a young man con- fronted. by a deadly Asian cobra, a young girl's daring escape from jail, and a take- over by "The Imperium" that regards all who are not properly identified as enem- ies of the system. Filmed on location in Iowa, this picture portrays with devastating reality the Bibli- cal prediction, "There will be no place to hide" when the rapture comes. One does not merly view this film, he experiences it. Every think- ing person will seriously con- sider its impact. The Youth Choir extends a cordial invitation to everyone in the community. Use the Classified Ads Midget Investments With Giant Returns Ronnie Herring, a 1973 graduate of Port St. Joe High School is continuining his participation in athletics. Ronnie, a freshman at Liv- ingston State University, was a member of Livingston's varisty basketball traveling squad which consists of 12 players. titles Father, Son. Holy Ghost. The disciples of Jesus interpreted this scripture to mean in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. If I am not right then why did Peter, whom Jesus had chosen, command the people of Jeru- salem to be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ? (Acts 2:38) Why did the rest of the Apostles. including Matt- hew, stand and sanction 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 ...................... 7:30 P.M . PRAYER SERVICE (Wednesday) .......... 7:30 P.M. VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Rev. J. C. Odum, Pastor John Woods, Minister of M&usic He is taking a full schedule of classes and enjoys a vari- ety of sports, especially bas- ketball. He is the son of Supervising Principal and Mrs. Kenneth Herring, Port St. Joe High School who reside at 505 8th St., Port St. Joe. Peter's words? Acts 2:14 Why did Peter command the Gen- tiles of Cornelius' household to be baptized in the Name of the Lord (Jesus Christ)? Acts 10:48 Why did Paul re-baptize the Gentile Disciples of Ephe- sus in the Name of the Lord Jesus? Acts 19:5 Why was the term "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" never repeated in baptism by any one of the Apostles? Because Father, Son and Holy Ghost were only titles or offices of God, and not God's Name! *For the name of Father read Isaiah 9:6. For the name of the Son read Matt. 1:21. For the name of the Holy Ghost read St. John 14:26. After reading these scriptures you will find that the name is the Lord Jesus Christ. After all your excuses, after all your tradition, what will you do with the Bible Truth? For answers to questions or for more information write Bible Truths, P.O. Box A, Port St. Joe, Fla. 32456, or phone 229-2482. United Pente- costal Church. Paid Advertising Say You Saw It In The Star! 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 .........-..---. 6:30 P.M. Prayer 'Meeting (Wednesday) .... 7:30 P.M. "Come and Worship God With Us" Day Care Center, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-11:30 4 pf ppfl pppp pL p p We Install and Service Our Units 4 O C Furniture and R O C Appliances Phone 227-5271 209 Reid Ave. Roche Rambles By W. C. Roche No woman ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes. This would be a good time for the meek to inherit the earth. Today it costs as much to amuse a child as it did to educate his father. The closest anyone ever comes to perfection is when they fill out a job application. Some businessmen buy check-writing devices; others marry t.hem. Roche's has a shipment of beautiful, Bedspreads in all sizes. Shop Early. Roche's Furniture and Appliance 209 REID AVENUE PHONE 227-5271 Missionary _ to Speak RONNIE HERRING at Church Ronnie Herring On Rev. Bill Rudeen, mission- SU Tr vel Team ary to Nicagagua, will be the LSU Travel Team. Truths from the Bible L I L -5 1 Il I -L -- THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. 'THURSbAY, MAKI 14, 1974 PAGE THREE a r v v v w ------~ r - PAGE FOUR 'Mr. and Mrs. David W. Moore, 1303 Long Avenue, announce the birth of a son Thomas Jacob Feb. 2.' Mr; and Mrs. Richard W. Hackney, Panama City, announce the birth of a dau- ghter Michelle Ann Feb. 9. Mr. and Mrs.' James E. Ivey, Apalachicola, announce .the birth of a son, Jimmy James Junior Feb. 9. SMr. and Mrs. George. F. *Newsome, White City, announce birth, of a dau- ghter Stacy Jean Feb. 14. Mr, and, Mrs. Charles A. Osborne, 257. Avenue B, announce the birth of a dau- ghter Wendy Kay Feb. 19. . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Odadzin, 905 Garrison Ave- nue, announce the birth of a daughter Maria Gale Feb. 21. Mr.' and Mrs.. Jerry T. Boatwright, East Point,. announce the birth of a. son Shawn Tillman Feb. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Ver- nacatola, Apalachicola, announce the birth of a son Larry Stephen Feb. 23: Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pelt, East Point, announce the birth of a. daughter, Belinda Ray Feb. 25. All births occurred at the Municipal Hospital. OFFICERS OFFER THANKS Officers for the Gulf County American Cancer Society would like to express their appreciation to the ladies of the Gulf County churches for the :bake goods donated for the recent bake sale. Thank you for responding so.generously in this effort to wipe out cancer-Tn your life- time. THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla..THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 Shower Fetes Migs Harbour : The home of Mrs. Elmore Godfrey was the setting for a miscellaneous bridal shower honoring Miss Vickie Har- bour, Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 8:00 p.m. The honoree was presented a lovely double carnation corsage by the hos- tesses, Mrs. Elmore Godfrey and Mrs. William S. Quarles, Jr. The punch table was array- ed with a pink lace trimmed cloth. An arrangement of, spring flowers comple:.d the table decor. The guests were entertained with appropriate party games followed by a devotional based on Ephe- sians 5, after which the- hon- oree opened and displayed her gifts. Guests were. served re- freshments of coffee .frappe, finger sandwiches and petit fours. I :`,, I, .'' , Miss Harbour was accom- panied by her mother, Mrs. Leo' Lewis and her sister M*Is Cheryl Lewis. Miss Har-. bour will become the bride of Clyde Richard Lamberson, Jr. on March 16 at the Thomasville Baptist Church, Tallahassee.. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks for the kind- ness shown us during the recent illness and death of our husband and father, George Gore. : We wish to especially thank the women of the church for their kindness and food and to our many friends who were so thoughtful during our time of -sorrow and need. The family of George Gore Shopping in Port St. Joe Means-More for You! Final plans are being announced for the wedding of Vickie Lynn Harbour, daugh- ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Y. Lewis, of Tallahassma,.- to. Clyde Richard Lamberson,' Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lamberson, Sr., of Port St. Joe. The ceremony will take place Saturday evening, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Thomasville Road Baptist Church, Talla- hassee. Rev. K. H. Holland, pastor of the church, will officiate the candlelight ser- vice. A reception, hosted by the bride's parents, will fol- low in the social room of the church. As no invitations have been sent locally, thb parents of Semester, Six Weeks Honor Roll at PSJHS .' MISS JUDITH ANN GRAHAM Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Graham of Port. St. Joe announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Judith Ann to Gary Robert Rowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Rowan of San Antonio, Texas. The future bride is a 1969 graduate of Port St. Joe High School and attended Gulf Coast Communit y College. The wedding will be an event of April 13 at 4 p.m. at the Highland View Baptist Church with the Rev. William N. Stephens officiating. A reception will follow in the church social hall. No local invitations are being sent, but all friends and relatives of the couple are cordially invited to attend the wedding and reception. 'Sorority Makes Plans Xi EpsilQn Kappa held its Sbimtonthly~t.-eainglMarch 5 inrthe home of JoAnn Wuth- rich with the president, Betty Lewis, presiding over the business meeting. Plans were finalized for the members who will attend the Gulf Area meeting to be held in Tallahassee on March 17 and for the item they plan to take to be raffled. Founder's Day, which is the' anniver- sary of the founding of Beta Sigma Phi, 43 years ago; will be held the last week in April and plans were made for the activities that day. After the business meeting, Mary Agnes Kilbourn pre- sented the program on "Friends" in which she dis- cussed types of friends, and what friends mean to all of us. A social hour followed and refreshments were served to the following members: Greta Freeman. Dot Gross- man, Elva Jones, Mary Agnes Kilbourn, Betty Lewis, Betty Scott, Lila Smith and JoAnn Wuthrich. We need volunteers just as George Washington needed them back in 1776. Volunteers who expect nothing but the satisfaction of serving a great cause. Men and women with spirit and compassion... to fight a foe that has killed more Americans than all the wars in our history. We need you...to help us in the fight against cancer. When you give your time and your effort to your local ACS Unit. you are making an investment that pays divi- dends in the saving of lives. Your nearest Unit is anx- ious to hear from you. Vol- unteer today. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Local volunteers are needed for the house to house crusade April 1-5. Contact Billy Versiga to offer your services. She is presently employed as a receptionist for Boyd Brothers in Panama City. The future bridegroom graduated from Winston Churchill High School, San Antonio in 1969 and served four years in the United States Coast Guard. He is presently attending Texas State Technical Institute in Waco, Texas. the prospective bride and . groom wish to invite all fam- ily and friends to the cere- mony and reception. Thanks for the Tour March 6, 1974 Dear Mr. Ramsey, Thank you for letting us tour your building. We liked it very much and also learn- ed a lot about the newspaper. We would also like to thank Mrs. Ramsey for showing and telling us about the diff- erent things you have. Respectfully yours, Fifth Grade Group A At Citizens Federa We Will Not Only Give You a penny S. for your thoughts" We'll Give You dollars for your dreams Why Not Bring Your Dreams to Us? for Financing? NGS ""SU ,o a R1 CITIZENS FEDERAL SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION 10 401 FIFTH STREET PHONE 227-4646 Kenneth Herring, Principal of Port St. Joe High School announces honor roll students for the third six weeks and first semester. Students making "All A's" for the third six weeks are: Seventh grade: Karen Col- linsworth and Teresa Nichols. Eighth grade: Greg Chason, Donna Casey, Karen Little and Keith Neel. Ninth --grade: Sammy Parker. ": : Tenth grade: Rita Casey, Steve Cloud. Regina Ellis, Lisa Melton and Jolyn Par- rott. Eleventh grade: Terry Brown. Twelfth grade: Nancy Nobles and Kenneth Rich. Students. making all "A's and B's are: Seventh grade: Phoebe Barlow, Lavern Brooks, Jo- hanna Harrison, Woody Jones, Clarence Layfield, Rodney Herring. Sammy Neel, Cynthia Mur- phy, Linda Martin, William Pollock, Michelle Willis and Natt Groom. Eighth grade: Mary Mar- garet Bray, Kim Earnest, Teresa Fortner, Joel Gain- ous, Suzan Hammock, Char- lotte Jenkins, Linda Lynch, Julance McFarland. Randy Parker, Danny Peak, Chip Pollock; Carlton Rich, Deborah Stutzman, Bill Shirah, Sammy Sweazy, Mar- la Taylor, Joe Wilson and Barbara Wood. Ninth grade: Roy Berdoff, Kay Burch, Darlene Gargus, Stuart Guilford, Karen Gos- nell, Dennis Griffin, Jody Herring, Bill Hughes, Becky Kirk, Steve LaFrance. Tamela Lee, Gerri Lewis, Lori Ligon, Ronnie Maddox, Barton Pettis, Connie Raf- field, James Roberts, Judy Roberson, Sonja Robinson and Paul Ropelis. Tenth grade: Cynthia Addi- son, Cynthia Atkins, Steve Burke,. Cheryl Hatcher, Shelia Harper, Arlether Hen- derson, Debra Kearns, Gail Kirkland, Nan Parker, Con- nie Redman. Sheryl Roberson, Sandy Sanborn, Janis Schweikert, Jonie Shores, Richard Var- num, Sandar Varnum, Jerry Watts, Sharon Weatherspoon, Brenda Young. 'Eleventh grade: Dawn Anchors, Robert Blick, Deb- orah Carlsten, Julie Collins- worth, John Core, Juanise Griffin, Lila Gunter, Jan Hammock, Vivian Faye Har- ris, Tony Harrison, Nancy Jones. Cuyler King, Bruce May, Rose Nobles; Greg Norris, Pam Parker, Craig Pippin, Vicki Richards, Sara Rob- erts, Mike Scott, Mike Todd, Cindy Wilson and Mark Wim- berly. Twelfth grade: Martin Adkison, Deborah Burke, Maurell Cumbie, Russell Chason, Tavia Copenhaver, Mike Cross, Vicki Gargus, Benji Gibson, Reggie Gilbert, Carl Guilford. Raymond Hart, Eva Mad- dox, Lester Reeves, Pam Reeves, Donna Richards, Barry Richardson, Pamela Shores, Joseph Smiley, Sheri Terrace, Susie White, Ida Whitfield, Mary Whittington and Mack Wood. Students making "All A's" for the semester are: Seventh grade: Phoebe Barlow, Karen Collinsworth and Teresa Nichols. Eighth grade: Donna Casey, Gregg Chason, Karen Little, Keith Neel and Bar- bara Wood. Ninth grade: Sammy Par- ker and James Roberts. Tenth grade: Rita Casey, Regina Ellis, Lisa Melton, Cheryl Hatcher. Twelfth grade: Tavia Cop- enhaver and Nancy Noble. Students making all "A's and B's" for the semester are: Seventh grade: Tripp Bar- rier, Joey Fontaine, Matt Groom, Johanna Harrison, Lori Heacock, Rodney Her- ring, Dawana Jacobs, Bob Jones, Woody Jones. Karen Kimmell, Steve King, Clarence Layfield, Kay Lee, Roxanne Lee, Linda Martin, Sandy Martin and Sammy Neel. Eighth grade: Jeff And- rews, Raymond Davis, Ter- esa Fortner, Joel Gainous, Suzanne Hammock, Vicki Land, Linda Lynch, Duane McFarland, Julane McFar- land, Barry Nobles, Randy Parker, Danny Peak, Chip Pollock, Tammy Raffield, Brenda Rushing, Marla Tay- lor, Delores Wilkinson and Joe Wilson. Ninth grade: Thomas Branch, Kay Burch, Charlene Cassidy, Jay Fleming, Karen Gosnell, Carolyn Harper, Bill Hughes, Steve LaFrance, Scott Lamberson, Gerri Lewis, Patricia Lowery. Ronnie Maddox, Joseph Patterson, Barton Pettis, Donna Pitts, Connie Raffield, Judy Roberson, Sonja Robin- son, Paul Ropelis, John Sewell. Tenth grade: Cynthia At- kins, David Barton, Steve Cloud, Pam Collier, Celinda Freeman, Cheryl Hatcher, Shelia Harper, Arlether Hen- derson, Gail Kirkland, Bill Norton. Nan Parker, Jolyn Parrott, Connie Redman, Sheryl Roberson, Gail Rogers, Tam- my Rushing, Sandy Sanborn, Janis Schweikert, Jonie Shores, Sandra Tootle, Janis Varnum and Janis Walton. Eleventh grade: Dawn Anchors, Carol Antley, Jac- quiline Ard, Carol Barton, Terry Brown, Robert Blick, Deborah Carlsten, Dianne Collier, Julie Collinsworth, John Core, Lila Gunter, Juan- ise Griffin, Jan Hammock. Vivian Faye Harris, Tony Harrison, Marian Harrison, Randall Herring, Nancy Jones, Bruce May, Greg Nor- ris, Vicky Richards, Sara Roberts, Mike Scott, Mike Todd, Cindy Wilson, Mark Wimberly and Rose Noble. Twelfth grade: Martin Adkison, Deborah Burke, Maurell Cumbie, Russell Chason, Mike Cross, Vicki Gargus, Benji Gibson, Reggie Gilbert, Jonie Grace, Ray- mond Hart, Eva Maddox, Lester Reeves, Donna Rich- ards, Pam Reeves, Kenneth Rich, Carolyn Robinson, Pam Shores, Joe Smiley, Janet Sutton, Sherri Terrace, Mich- ael Webb, Susie White, Mary Whittington, Mack Wood. Students making all "A's and B's in Special Education are: Tyrone Hamilton and Retha Tiller. ga.m Soewns took reforms gwe still d n i admirebecausealilanrd,privateand Public, hadtofit tie community plan tradition, u ,as lost, and urbanpCrawLA,, ".' f llowed S-ricasarchitects believe *- -'wemustre4eamrnthelesson of our S forefathersandgive ourcitizensthe -... righttoadoptnew"land-usepoliciesto S cetti they want AUTO PARTS 401 Williams Ave. Complete line of Auto Parts and Tools tWillard Batteries Gates Belts and Hoses Rebuilt Parts Telephone 229-6013 VWH Y is St. Joe Furniture Such A Hit with the homeowner? How Can We Miss With Top Quality Brands Such as These Stanley, Lane Living Room Broyhill, Lane Bedroom Tell City, Broyhill Dining Room Simmons Hide-A-Beds Sir Lane Cedar Chest 'Synow, Turner Wall Ho Accessories Ba nmons Beautyrest Bedding )over Vacuum Cleaner rWick Carpet St. Joe Furniture & Appliance Phone 229-1251 205 Reid Ave. Harbour- Lam berson Final Plans Told To Inform a Veteran Be Informed!. All veterans and widows of veterans are urged .to contact your local county service officer for a summary :f.f,fbenefits which you and.your dependents may be. entitled .... .... Gulf County's Veteran Service Office is located in the Gulf County Court House and is open (5) days per week from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., closed from 12:00 noon through 1:00 p.m. for lunch, and is closed from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The Veteran Service Office is also located at the old Courthouse in Wewahitchka, from 1,30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. C.S.T. Your County Service Officer for Gulf Courity is: Albert T. Thames.' Telephone number: 229-6125 Veterans Service Office After 5:00 p.m. on holidays and weekends, and Fn case of emergency: Call 227-7311 or 229-6816 or Albert T. Thames MP ' SAVE 36c^ AT^ ~I PAGE FIVE THE STAR. Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 Legal Ads BID NO. 157 The City of Port St. Joe, Florida, invites bids on the following described items: 700'--/4" galvanized pipe 6--4" valves, brass 19-"W x 18" galvanized nipples 2-4 way 3/4 tees, galvanized 1-3 way /A" tees, galvanized 5--" caps, galvanized 24-sprinklers (Nelson Model F.21 full circle or equal) 20-3/4 to 1/2" bell reducers, galvanized Bids shall be sealed in an envelope and plainly marked "Bid No. 157". All bids must be F.O.B., Port St. Joe, Florida, and approximate delivery date shown. Bidders are requested to submit bids in item sequence and totaled. The City of Port St. Joe reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, waive any formalities and to choose the bid deemed best to meet the City's needs. Bids must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office, PO Box A. Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, on or before 5:00 P.M., E.D.T., March 19, 1974. Bid opening will be held at the Regular City Corn. mission Meeting March 19, 1974, at 8:00 P.M., E.D.T., in the Municipal Build- ing, Port St. Joe, Florida. C. W. BROCK, City Auditor and Clerk 3t 2-28 BID NO. WWPS2 The City of Port St. Joe, Florida, invites bids on the following described pipe: 15 lengths-'2" pipe galvanized 15 lengths-34" pipe galvanized 15 lengths--l" pipe galvanized 15 lengths-1'2" pipe galvanized 15 lengths-2" pipe galvanized Lengths are to be in 21' sections Bids shall be sealed in an envelope and plainly marked "Bid No. WWP 52". All bids must be F.O.B., Port St. Joe, Florida, and approximate delivery date shown. Bidders are requested to submit bids in item sequence and totaled. The City of Port St. Joe reserves the right to accept or reict any or all bids, waive any formalities and to choose the bid deemed best to meet the City's needs. Bids must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office, PO Box A, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, on or before 5:00 P.M:, E.D.T, March 19, 1974. Bid opening will be held at 8:00 P.M., E.D.T., in the Municipal Building, Port St. Joe, Florida. C. W. BROCK City Auditor and Clerk 3t 2.28 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA In the Matter of the Adoption of SHEILA KAY TOOLE NOTICE TO: JO ANN CHANEY RUGER Address unknown You are notified that a Petition for, the Adoption of the above named minor- has been flied in the above styled Court and you are commanded to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on Fred N. Witten, Petitioner's attor, ney, whose address is 303 4th Street. P.O. Box 87, Port St. Joe, Florida, 32456, on or before March 25, 1974 and. file the original with the Clerk of Ihis- Court either before service on Petition, er's attorney or immediately there-. after; otherwise a default may be entered against you for the relief. demanded in the Petition.'' '--' WITNESS my hand and the Seal .o the Court at Port St. Joe, Florida, this 18th day of February, 1974. GEORGE Y. CORE, Clerk of the Circuit Court By: -s- Susan E. Bigelow Deputy Clerk 41 2-2-1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR.: TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GULF COUNTY, OF THE STATE' OF FLORIDA IN RE: The Marriage of ARTHUR HARRIS, Husband, and RITA HARRIS, Wife. Case No. 74.27 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Rita Harris Address unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action. for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, upon Stephen H. Kurvin, P.O. Box 2313, Panama City, Bay County, Florida, on or before the 25th day of: March, 1974, or file your answer with- the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Gulf County, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief commanded in this petition. Witness my hand and the seal of this court on this 20th day of February, 1974. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, BY: s George Y. Core 41 2-21' NOTICE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADOPTION OF : ZONING ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the City of Port St. Joe, Florida proposes to adopt an ordinance amending Order Number Five, Section Two, the same being the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Port St. Joe, Florida by adding a paragraph providing for the classifica- tion and zoning in certain areas of Millview Addition, Unit Number Three. the same being a new sub-division within said city. A public hearing will be held on March 19, 1974 at 8:00 p.m. to consider the advisability of enacting said ordi. nance. .s.Frank Pate, Mayor ,s- C. W. BROCK. Clerk 2t 3-.7 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GULF COUNTY. FLORIDA IN PROBATE IN RE: The Estate of MARY M. WEEKS, deceased, . NOTICE TO CREDITORS All creditors of MARY M. WEEKS. who died on January 16, 1974 while i resident of Gulf County, Florida, are notified that they are required to file any claims or demands that they may have against her Estate in the Circuit Court for Gulf County, Florida, in the- Courthouse at Port St. Joe. Florida. CHECK AND COMPARED 'a --M^^^ WITH 104C OFF LABEL LAUNDRY DETERGENT Ix )'*Defe etd I This souan 1,4(1 rof 1-3 11. LB 3 wth o puea*a 1 OZ. 1Ajxtigtff LAW ~GT. SIZE 6 BOX 6 ---a LIMIT ONE WITH $7.50 FOOD ORDER .R=e bI Su M WITH COUPON IN THIS AD THIS AD IS EFFECTIVE THRU SUN., MARCH 17. 1974. ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO OTHER WHOLESALE OR RETAiL DEALERSr CUSTOMERS WILL IE LIMITED TO REASONABLE QUANTITIES OF ANY ITEM. within six calendar months for the date of the first publication of this Notice. Each claim or demand must be In writing and filed in duplicate, and must state the place of residence and post office address of the claimant and be sworn to by the claimant, his agent or his attorney, or it will become void according to law. DATED February 27, 1974 .s-William Bruce Weeks Co-Executors -s-Merle Jordan MacArthur Co-Executors 4t 3-7 SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE STAR! W"w EUE.LIG.iFII N'R IGPHT OCLCK rI ^~ ANu 8rX^.^ -.9W.LIA IMCUOd 6 !P ORANGE J-U-ICE--- 6 oz .--- 3Y4Wfzm lWCANS 89Cj ' I'AlMUBL-.aIJ[l Milk" PAGE SI IY THURSDAY. MARCH 14. 1974 RX Protection For over 5,000 years, RX has sym- bolized man's weapons against disease. The ancient Egyptlahs used the magic eye of Horus, God of Day, as a charm to guard. them against ills and suffering. Centuries later, the eye reap- peared in a form similar to our "4" and evolved gradually into its present RX. But your doctor doesn't depend on Horus or Jupiter... he relies on your Rexall Pharmacist and the improved drug products your pharmacist stocks. You, too, can rely on Rexall brand products. YOUR w alPHARMACY BUZZETT'S DRUG. STORE Ph. 227-3371 317 William Convenient Drive-In Window Plenty of Free Parking (Continued from Page 1) County ham, of the changes. A need for larger gas lines for the new units were also brought to the Board's atten- tion. Commissioner Eldridge -Money said St. Joe Natural Gas Company had already made the changes in Port St. Joe at no charge.,He reported West. Florida Gas in Wewa- hitchka wanted $120.00 for the Sjob there. Money reported that Town -and Country Gas in Wewa- hitchka had offered to do the job free and sell the county gas 'for 3c per gallon less 'than they are now paying. SCommissioner Money was asked to look into this situa- tion further by the Board. OTHER ACTION In other matters the Board decided: -To allow Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Wahl of Oak Grove to use part of a 60 foot road right of way adjoining their properly.. The road right of way is only 30 feet wide for the rest of the block, being 60 feet wide only on their pro- perty. The Wahl's wanted to buy the property, but the County decided not to sell. -Received the final audit report of the late Judge Sam P. Husband from the state auditor, which gave the late Judge a very good report. 7--Received notice the Coun- ty's Workman's Compensa- tion insurance has been in- creased by $1,165.00. The County had paid $14,528.00 last year. This year's bill is $15,693.00 Rocky Comforter, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Comfort- er of Port St. Joe graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta on March 1, 1974. He graduated 'with high honors, having attained the dean's list all four quarters of THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. ULm the year. Rocky was a 1969,graduate of Port St. Joe High School and now plans to work with his father in Comforter Funeral Home. Russell Millison, president of Gupton-Jones is shown pre- senting a diploma to Rocky during graduation exercises. Little Boy, Big Fish . Little Eric Hammond sure hooked a big catfish recently while fishing in the Dead Lakes near Wewahitchka. Here Eric proudly displays the 11 pound beauty. Eric is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Pick Strange of. Wewahitchka and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hammond of White City. 66 x 80. Contact C. M. Parker 648-3111. tfc 3-14 Pepper plants, tomato plants, Rogers Nursery, Wewahitchka, Fla. 639-2600. 3tp 3-14 Reduce safe and.- fast with GoBese Tablets and E-Vap "water pills". Campbell's Drugs. 4tp 3-7 14 foot fibreglass boat and trailer. $150.00. Call 648-5104. 2tc-3-14 For Sale: Western saddle. Plants, Better Boy tomatoes, bell pepper, banana pepper. 229-4304 after 5 p.m. ltc 3-14 DEGREASER or any of the other Stanley Home Products. Free deliv- ery. Contact Betty Gilbert 648-7534. tfc 10-4 Sharks Allow One Hit in Three Games Defeating Marianna, Blountstown, Mosely THe tough Port St. Joe Sharks continue their domi- nance of area baseball teams this week, allowing only one run in three games, coasting' to their eighth win of the season against only one de- feat. The Sharks have al- lowed only two earned runs in nine games. BUMP BULLDOGS The Sharks won their first conference game of the sea-' son last Tuesday afternoon, dumping the Bulldogs six to nothing. The 'Dogs didn't just lie. down and take their licking. They had 11 men on base during the contest, but the Shark defense shut them out, at every scoring opportunity. The Bulldogs loaded the bases twice on the Sharks. The' defense was sparked by a great double play in the third inning, when third baseman Steve Owens tossed a grounder to his brother John at second who relayed 'to Kenneth Weimorts at first Call Walter Duren 229-5931 for the double. Bubba Harmon increased his winning record, pitching his third victory. Harmon struck out seven batters, walked four and gave up three hits. The Sharks banged out eight hits, bunching them in the third and. fourth innings for three runs in each inning. Leading hitters were Jim Moore who went two for three with two RBI's: Russell Chason, two for four with one RBI and Reggie Gilbert, with a triple in four at bats, with one RBI. BOP BLOUNTSTOWN The Sharks started right off scoring against Blountstown Friday, with six runs in the first inning on their way to a 20 to 0 rout of the Tigers. The Sharks scored again in the second, then exploded for 13 runs in the third inning. The Tigers had trouble get- ting the ball to fall right for them and' committed 11 er- For Rent: Apartment at St. rors in the five inning con- test. The Sharks had only one mis-cue. Reggie Gilbert was on the mound for the Sharks giving up only one hit and striking out seven. Gilbert had a no-hitter earlier in the sea- son. The Sharks combined eight base hits with 11 walks and the 11 Tiger errors for their win. Reggie Gilbert stroked two hits in three at bats, collect- ing another triple. Bubba Harmon hit a triple and double in three times at the plate. DUNK DOLPHINS Bubba Harmon gave up two hits, struck out four and walked only one, collecting his fourth victory against no defeats in the Sharks 5-1 win over the Mosely High Dol- phins of Panama City Satur- day, The Mosely pitcher wasn't tossing easy ones either. The For Rent: Unfurnished large two bedroom house, laundry, car port and storage, large screened back porch, central heat and air. 229-6777 after 5 p.m. tfc 2-7 Unfurnishied three bed- room house at Jones Home- stead. 227-8716. 2tp 3-7 For Sale: By owner, three bedroom, 2 bath, living room, den, storage house, garage, boat shed, double lot. If interested call 912-768-2361 during day only. tfc 2-14 Use the Classified Ads Midget Investments With Giant Returns Sharks had 11 to strike out but collected five hits and eight walks to help their win. Bubba Harmon helped his own cause by knocking in all of the Port St. Joe runs. He- stroked a home run to score three runs and banged out a double to score the other two Saturday, the Sharks will host a tough Rickards of Tallahassee at 2:00 p.m. at Centennial Field. Next Tues- day, Crestview will be here for another conference game. SEE WILMER THURSBAY For Your New or Used PONTIACS and CADILLACS at LLOYD PONTIAC-CADILLAC ,lnc. 930 Harrison Ave. ranamna, C", ,Florda, Office Phone 7634?67 Be& Phone 76S-9620 -F 1973 Yamaha Enduro, 250 cc. Six months old, assume loan, call in Wewa 639-2880. 3tp 3-7 1972 Pinto, 4 speed trans- mission, excellent condition, $1700.00. 227-3197. Itp 3-14 SEE OPPORTUNITY on page 49 of March 4 issue of Time. Call 785-2253 for appt. 2tc 3-14 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. Willie Lee Griffin, 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. For Rent: Furnished apart- ments, Mexico Beach, near water. Summer and winter rates. 648-7128. 2tp 3-7 Furnished beach cottages at reasonable rates'. 227-3491 or 229-5641. tfc 12-27 For Rent: One and two bedroom attractively fur- nished apartments. Cool in summer, 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. Phone 229-2413 or 648-3101. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT' Mr. and Mrs. Robert -Nedley, 2004 Monument Av nue, announce the birth of daughter, Patricia Ann. bo March 4 at Bay Memori Hospital. She weighed eig pounds, two and a ha ounces. Invest in Your Future Support Your Schools Cylinder Head Reclamation Service * Valve grinding * Valve seal, guide and seat installation * Disassembly * Testing * Cleaning * Head resurfacing * High Performance Services Precision Work Fast Delivery ST. JOE AUTO PARTS 201 LONG AVENUE Port St. Joe, Florida S Phone 227-2141 T E. ue- Legal Advertisement IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR. a TEENTH -JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF Irn. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND ial FOR GULF COUNTY ,ht IN RE: The Estate of WILLIE T. ROWELL, deceased. lf NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the under signed, J. Ted Canrnon, as personal representative of the above-captioned estate, under and by virtue of an order entered by the court on the 11th day of March, 1974, in 'the above.captioned estate will offer for sale and sell at. -' public outcry to the highest and- best bidder for cash at the front steps of the County Courthouse, in and for Gulf County at Port St. Joe, Florida. Said sale will be held at 11:00 a.m. EDT on the l1th day of April. 1974, to sell the following described property situated in The Southeast Quarter of the South- east Quarter and all of the South. west Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and lying east of State Road 71, formerly State Highway No. 6, in Section 11, Township 4 South, Range 10 West as contained in the records in the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office in and for Gulf County. said property shall be sold with all the tenements, hereditaments thereto belonging. The estate will furnish good and merchantable title and title insUr. ance to the buyer and the cost of such title insurance shall be paid for by the estate. Sale is subject to confirmation oy the court and personal represent. Sfive. 1 DATED this 12th day of March, 1974. J. TED CANNON, Personal Representative 41 3-14 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the Cifybf Port St. Joe sitting as the Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at the City Hall, Port St. Joe, Florida, at 8:00 p.m., E.D.T., Tuesday, March 19, 1974, to determine whether the City will author- ize a deviation to Zoning Ordinance No. 5 to allow extension to present home located at 326 Peters Street to within 10 feet of rear lot line. C. W. BROCK, City Auditor and Clerk It 3-14 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. WWP 53 CITY OF PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA Sealed bids in duplicate will be received until 5:00 P.M., E.D.T., April 2, 1974, City of Port St. Joe, Florida, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 8:00 P.M., E.D.T., for the construction of: GARAGE for the City of Port St. Joe, Fla. Wastewater Treatment Plant The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials and equipment and shall be responsible for the entire completion of this project. Plans, specification and contract 'documents may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk for the City of Port St. Joe, Florida, and may be procurred by General Contractors upon a deposit of $25.00 per set for plans and specifications, of which the full amount will be refunded to each General Con- tractor who submits a bid and all other deposits for other than one complete set of plans and specifications will be returned less deduction to cover cost of reproduction. All documents must be returned in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. Cashier's Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond for not less than 5 per cent of the amount of the bid must accompany each proposal. Performance, Labor and Material Bond and Workman's Compensation Insurance will be required of the suc. cessful bidder. Right is reserved to reject any or all proposals and waive technicalities. . No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after date set for opening. C. W. BROCK, City Auditor and Clerk 3t 3.14 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR- TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR GULF COUNTY. CIVIL ACTION. In Re: The Marriage of LINDA DARLENE GRANGER, Wife, Petitioner, and JIMMY GRANGER, Husband, Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Jimmy Granger Rt. 1, Box 145 Orange, Texas YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filled against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Cecil G. Costin, Jr., Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 221 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, on or before April 15, 1974, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on March 12, A.D. 1974. S- GEORGE Y. CORE, Clerk of Circuit Court, Gulf County 41 3.14 Country Club membership for sale, $125.00. Call East- point, 670-6771 after 7 p.m. as of March 9. 2tp 3-7 Mexico Beach. Special Sale before the season, one lot, 75 x 100, 15th St., 697-3981. 4tp 3-7 THE SEWING C('ENTER, Headquarters for all of your sewing needs. .229 Reid Ave. tfc 2-28 Lose weight with New Shape Tablets and Hydrex Water Pills, Campbell's Drugs. 6tp 2-28 For itching, insect bites, chapped hands and face use Norwalk Vitamin E. Skin Cream. 6tp 2-28 For Sale: 2 lots of land, car garage, small house trailer with screen porch. No collect calls. 1-762-8184. Rt. 1. Box 46, Altha. 32421. tfc 1-24 10 speed bikes in stock. Men's, women's. Racing style. Touring style. Credit terms available, western auto, Port St. Joe. \ tfc-6-15 Schools, Churches, Clubs An easy way to earn money for your organization. For more information, contact Betty Gilbert. 648-7534. 2tc 3-7 For Sale: Wooden stor- age buildings, complete on slides, 8 x 11 x 7, equals $195; 8 x 14 x 9, equals $295; 14 x 17 x 9, equals $695; aluminum 8 x 12 x 8, equals $395. Drop frame truck body, 8 x 30 equals $395. New electric type writer, $45; 30" electric range, $85; 42" metal sink cabinet and fixture. $35; Double bed. $25. Call beach 648-3035. tfc 2-7 St. Joe Accounting Service 106 Monument Ave. Phone 229-6132 H & R Block Representative tfc 12-6 Professional help with emotional problems and-or concerns. Gulf County Guid- ance Clinic, Port St. Joe, Fla. 227-2691 or Rev. Sidney Ellis, 229-6599. LEWIS FLOOR CLEANING All Types 229-6482 or 229-6447 tfc 9-20 J. Hi. FLEMING accountantt Tax Consultant 321 Reid Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida 229-6400 3tp 2-28 Mobile Home Owners SKI MEADOWS PARK Is now open for business, across the street from Ski Breeze Camp Sites. Beahc privileges, game room, washer and dryer. Gift shop. Located on Hiway S30, 9 miles southeast of Port St. Joe. 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 reasonable rates. Mexico beach Service Center, Mexico Beach, 648-3985. tfc 1-10 Driveways Paved Concrete or Asphalt C&G Construction Co. C. W. Roberts Phone 229-6570 For welding see James L.. Temple, 1302 Palm Blvd. tfc 3-7 Septic tanks pumped out. Call Buford Griffin. Phone 229-6694 or 229-2937. For the best in Television and Sound come by 301 Reid Ave., and see our line of tele- visions, components, stereos, radios and tapes. We have a repairman available only. K and D TV and SOUND, 301 Reid Ave., Phone 227-2071. tfc 9-27 ST. JOE MACHINE CO. Machine Work-Welding 506 First St. Phoen 229-6803 Machinist on duty all day Every day Custom Upholstery Drapery Fabrics & Naugahyde Reasonable Rates Let Us Save Xou Money 20 pct. off on All Fabrics Phone 229-4481 tfc i-3 A New Service At POLLACK'S CLEANERS UNIFORM RENTALS For Information, Come by or Call 107 Second Street Phone 227-4401 .......- House moving, mobile home moving and set up, with or without axles. 648- 3035. tfc 1-31 Retired carpenter and boat builder, can fix anything. Call 227-5611 after 5 p.m. tfc 2-28 MEXICO BEACH BEAUTY SHOPPE Phone 648-5116 15th St. N. of Hwy. 98 Complete Beauty Service GLADYS NICHOLS Your SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT Dealer in Port St. Joe HURLBUT SUPPLY CO., 306 Reid Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida Going Fishing? Stop here first for a complete line of Fishing Tackle Hurlbu't Supply 306 Reid Ave. Income Tax Service Bernard 0. Wester 813 Marvin Ave. 229-3107 after 5 p.m. 10tc 2-7 for AMBULANCE SERVICE In Wewahitchka and Port St. Joe CALL - COMFORTER FUNERAL HOME 227-3511 Color & Black and White TV Repair Call HEATH RADIO & TV REPAIR Phone 229-2782 All Work Guarapteed 4tp 8-9 mm... "Ithink it was something I ate." kills bugs for up to six months, and saves you about $100 yearly in costly pest control services. Use of Sprayer free with purchase of Rid-A-Bug HURLBUT SUPPLY CO. 306 Reid Avenue Port St. Joe, Florida Receives Diploma for ou Dbeach, inquire at Smitn s Black Dirt, Fill Pharmacy. tfc 3-14 Black Dirt, Fill Sand, Builders . Sand and Gravel. 16 tp 3-7 Choice water front lot at =! % Mexico Beach, high and dry,'M .L GOOD HUNTINEr GOOD FISHING LOTS FOR SALE RED BULL ISLAND SUBDIVISION WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA SUITABLE FOR HOMES OR CAMP SITES ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE AVAILABLE CASH OR TERMS LOW DOWN PAYMENT LOW INTEREST RATES Q DONNA E. FUSELIER PH. 229-2941 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. OR 229-613B liSERVICES I I, _ n I quantity rights reserved, none sold to dealers -II Family Pak PORK CHOPS Streak-O-Lear; SALT PORK Good Times WIENERS Our Own PAN SAUSAGE All Meat STEW BEEF' Fresh Ground Chuck Tender Beef CUBE STEAK SIRLOIN STEAK ROUND STEAK lb. 89c lb. 79c pkg. 69c lb. 69c Ib. $1.39 lb. $1.39 lb. $1.69 Parade FRUIT 16 oz.ca4s COCKTAIL O Parade Cream or Whole Kernel GOLDEN j CORN 6L I Spaghetti with *eef, Chil with ems, Chicken with Dbpligs, Beef Stew, Chickem Stw, Depliogs with Beef, Bronswick Stew or teamn wRh Fraks 6 o CASTLEBERRY c"as CANNED MEATS Parade Cat GREEN BEANS Green Glat Froze. NIBLETCORN pkg: 4 2' Fleischmana 's Cholesterol-FreSe 16 , FROZEN EGG BEATER ct- 8 9 TT E LETC -Ilow PAGE EIGHT THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 Rish Harbors Hope For More Uniform Property Valuation By Jack Harper Tallahassee Democrat Rep. W. J. (Billy Joe) Rish, D Port St. Joe, said Friday he hoped the courts would take a long look at the lack of uniformity in county by county property assessments under the state's full value law. He said he sympathized with taxpayers of Gadsden County where assessments in- creased 129 per cent and the tax bite almost doubled while some counties in the state did not go up to full value. "Some mechanism must be worked out for uniform valuations," Rish said, "and there is validity in what the people of Gadsden County are attempting to do." The Gadsden County Taxpayers' suit won its first round when Circuit Judge Ben C. Willis denied a Department of Revenue motion to dismiss and ordered that 30 per cent of this year's Gadsden County taxes be held in escrow until the case is settled. Sponsors of the suit contend they are planning to take the case to the State Sup- reme Court is necessary. Rish said Gov. Reubin Askew's budget proposal to plow $140 million into the state school system would not be necessary if the Legislature had mandated a tax rollback last year when it implemented the full value law. "We required public notice of the increased valuation, but not a mandatory rollback," he said. "The climate has now changed. Most of the members I've talked to feel the public notice didn't work and are ready to mandate a rollback." 1 Gov. Askew called for a 20 per cent cut in school taxes and $140 million from surplus funds to make it up. "It's not the same as it would have been if we had mandated a rollback last year when we implemented the full value law," Rish said. The Port St. Joe Democrat termed Askew's budget proposals overall "a good budget." He said the budget contained many of the tax reform measures he and other area legislators have already prefiled in bills with some exceptions. "I have filed legislation that would exempt small "mom and pop" businesses from paying corporate taxes on the first $10,000," he said, "and Askew's budget doesn't propose it." Rep. Wayne Mixson, D-Marianna, has a bill which would reduce the present 10 mill cap on school taxes to seven mills. Askew favors a reduction to eight mills. Mixson also has a profiled bill which would require a vote of the people on pro- perty tax increases of more than ten per cent. Askew doesn't. When he introduced the bill Mixson said laws intended to equalize property assess- ments at 100 per cent were not working. He pointed out then that other legislation com- pels school boards to levy the full ten mills in order to share in state financing. Rish said Friday he is hoping the Legislature will pass Askew's proposal providing a raise from $5,000 to $10,000 for the homestead exemption allowed senior citizens of Florida over 65. "There will be a lot of statewide support for that one," Rish said. Last year tax reform died early in the session when Gov. Askew worked out a compromise with conservative legislators to plow corporate tax funds into roaas and a pledge to spend only on non-recurring expenditures. Nematodes Can be Controlled by Chemicals ber of taxable period can save taxes. Suppose that an estate comes into being on May 1 and it is expected that the administration will take ten months. The executor might simply proceed to wind up the estate and file a single return for the ten-month period. But since an estate will have no income in the year of final distribution under Code Sec. 661, the $600 exemption would be wasted. However, if the executor chooses a fiscal year ending January 31, he has a $600 exemption to offset against nine months of estate income. By Shannon Smith Home Grounds Specialist University of Florida What are nematodes, how do I tell if they are killing my lawn and how do Icontrol them? These are three of the most common questions of home gardeners in Florida. Dr. D. W. Dickson, Dr. G. C. Smart, Jr. and Dr. V. G. Perry, Nematologists with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Uni- versity of Florida, have ans- wers to these questions which I will convey to you in this and next week's article. Nematodes are microscopic animals that live primarily in the soil. Many of these eel- worm-shaped animals are beneficial, however, several attack grasses and are com- monly called plant parasites. The plant parasitic nema- todes must feed on plant hosts and they often are the primary causes of poor qual- ity lawns in Florida. In fact, bermudagrasses, zoysia- grasses and centipedegrasses cannot be satisfactorily grown in many parts of the state unless nematodes are controlled. Since nematodes are micro- scopic and cannot be seen by homeowners, diagnosis of the problem is not easy. What symptoms should a home gardener look for when a nematode problem is sus- pected? First, observe the above ground portion of the turf. The grass leaves may appear off-colored, usually yellowed, stunted and dying back. The turf will usually be thin and in an unthrifty state of growth. The grass often appears to be suffering from lack of fertilizer or water and will not respond to applica- tions of either of these two essentials. Second, the roots of the grass should be carefully examined for signs of abnor- mal growth. The parasitic nematodes attack the root system, feeding on the young roots, and often causing severe stunting of the entire root system. Affected roots appear shriveled, blackened and stubby and there gener- ally will be an absence of white feeder roots. Unaffect- ed plants have deep, well- developed root systems and healthy looking white feeder roots. Since nematodes reduce roots, turf cannot obtain suf- ficient water and fertilizer elements. It slowly declines, yellows and becomes thin. All of our common lawn- grasses are affected by nematodes. Bahiagrasses appear to be least affected. Also, there are many differ- ent types of nematodes which parasitize these grasses. Generally two or more types are found in lawns and in many cases seven or eight types may be present in a single lawn. This makes nematode control a difficult problem since one type can be easily killed while another type might be extremely dif- ficult to control. Tax Planning .By J. H. Fleming A number of elections are available to the executor of a decedent's estate which are important taxwise in post- mortem estate tax planning, one of which is choice of the taxable year. An estate may initially adopt any taxable year which the executor chooses-fiscal or calendar. Thus, if an estate comes into existence on March 15, 1973, the execu- tor may choose as its taxable year the period ending on March 31, 1973, on February 28, 1974, or on the last day of any intervening month. This choice offers opportun- ity for important income tax savings and hinges to a large extent on such factors as the probable duration of admini- stration, the probable estate income and the timing of its receipt, the probable deduc- tions of the estate and their timing, and ,the taxable years .:and probable income and deductions of the benefici- aries. Since an estate is entitled to one $600 exemption each time it files an income tax return, maximizing'the num- Sliding window models. Super models with tremendous capacity. convenient CREDIT TERMS ies from 5,000 to 32,000 BTU's! Custom models with medium size, medium capacity. S ize s B81,S7 -4 F 12 Size 7-4F81,5 Pls 233to$.5 e rir F40 R$ 13 SizsG81,5 H7 8 14, 1 . Pu$2 67 o$29 e rir $ 149 -ies 7-41;781. Similar low prices for singles and pairs. i, we snould seil olu oyour size, we' ive yuu a Blackwalls in most sizes $2.50 less per tire. "rain check" assuring later delivery at the advertised price. Priced as shown at Firestone Stores. Competitively priced at Firestone Dealers and at all service stations displaying the Firestone sign. Super models with new Super-Flo Exhaust. Compact models with Insta-Mount and decorator styling. Casement window models. Super models with big capacity at a budget price. HURRY, BUY NOW *1[TTF T while our selection is greatest St. Joe Hardware Phoe 2 amom Pate's Service Center Jimmy's Phillips "66" I Jy Port St.boe, Florida, -L L L L L1 1 L L 1 1 1 I-L 1 -L -L--L - 203 Reid Avenue Phone 227-8111 THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1974 PAGE NINE NOTES from the Port St. Joe High School CARL GUILFORD. JR. Chippers Eliminate Wood Waste For every cubic foot of wood now harvested in Flor- ida forests, another cubic foot remains as logging residue. "? "This is an untenable situ- ation, for the demand for wood products in Florida will triple by the year 2000," said Ralph Monahan, utilization specialist with the Division of Forestry, Florida Depart- ment of Agriculture and Con- sumer Services. Taking the state as a whole, some staggering sta- tistics are revealed: some 14 million cubic feet of hard- wood, and nearly 11 million cubic feet of softwoods, are left as logging residue. That is the highest record of un- used wood in the nation. "Eighty per cent of the timber that is cut in the Fort ,Myers area alone is not utili- zed," Monahan claims. What can eliminate the pro- blem of tree waste? Perhaps the most sophisti- cated, revolutionary item to come down the pike in the A last 50 years is the "total tree harvester chipper." Two ol these unusuaL..mach-. ines are in operation tnP"1 ida. Orfe is in use in the logging industry already in Port St. Joe Is A Great Place to Shop the Wewahitchka area, shown in the photograph, and the other is getting urban utiliza- tion in the Miami area (in land-clearing operations). According to Monahan and Hal Friensehner, research and marketing analyst in the Division of Forestry, the total tree harvester method of log- ging increases pulpwood yields up to 160 per cent in some species. "The idea of using the whole tree (bark, wood, twigs and leaves) is especially appealing to us in Florida," Friensehner said, "if we are going to meet the predicted demand for wood products by the year 2000." Whole tree harvesting has numerous significant advan- tages. Since it takes all vegetative material, there is no such thing as residue or unmer- chantable trees. (No debris to window, burn or haul away.) Selective cuts leave the residual stand in a "park- like" condition. Harvests are so clean in man; cases as to eliminate 'the.heedd for site- preparation for replanting Pulp companies are finding it feasible to produce paper from such material. Other market opportunities already explored are numerous-and "total tree chips" (wood, bark and needles) are consid- erably easier to transport than whole logs. Looked at another way, it conserve Florida's forest should end the era of sense- resource. lessly "discarded trees". The giant chip harvester Along with an increase in may be the beginning of a market opportunities for forestry revolution. Would bark, sawdust, edgings and the early oxen-and-skid log- slabs, it offers a good way to gers believe it? The National Honor Society is holding its annual book fair in the conference room of the Media Center this week. Stu- dents are invited to view the books on display, and order those that appeal to them. The general public is cor- dially invited. Students of Port St. Joe High School, heads up! Both adults and adolescents have a tendency to not get involved with the powers that be. This is a very sad state of affairs: surely if we elect someone to a position of responsibility, that responsibility is to us. However, how can, say, the Student Council determine the wishes of the student body if there is no communi- cation between the two? Supposedly, the homeroom representatives are to report the actions of the Council during homeroom meetings. Unfortunately. about the only time homerooms meet is when students pick up their report cards at the end of each six weeks period. Perhaps the responsibility for communication should be with the student body-not the Council. If you have any ideas that you feel would make your school a better one, please tell them to the Student Council. Tavia Copenhaver is the president of the student body. The Stu- dent Council is not meant to be, nor should it ever be an elite group of students whose sole purpose is to sponsor entertainment projects for the student body. In order to have any voice in your school, you have got to open your mouth. Remember, if you have a constructive sug- gestion that you want to be acted upon or at least dis- cussed, tell it to a member of your Student Council. After all, this is what America is all about, right? This column is dedicated to the students of our high school. If any students wishes to contribute to this column, please contact Carl Guilford, Jr. What the world needs now is a free flow of ideas. That's it for now, but there are more happenings afoot. Please join me next week when I'll try to bring you some more good news for a change. Remember: when in doubt, laugh! School Lunchroom. Menus Port St. Joe High School Lunchroom Menu Monday, March 18 Hamburger with bun, French fries, lettuce and tomato, pickles, chili dog with bun, fruited jello with topping, green beans. Tuesday. March 18 Barbecued chicken, mash- ed potatoes, carrot stick, hamburger with bun, French fries, lettuce and tomato. banana pudding, bread, rolls. Wednesday, March 20 Macaroni and cheese, Eng- lish peas, cabbage slaw, hot dog with bun, potato salad, strawberry cake with icing, bread, rolls. Thursday, March 21 Beef with gravy, rice, tuna salad, French fries, whole kernel corn, tomato wedge, cinnamon rolls, crackers. Friday, March 22 Homemade vegetable soup with stew beef, cabbage slaw, hamburger with bun, lettuce and tomato, potato chips, cherry pie, crackers. Elementary Schools Lunch Room Menu Monday, March 18 Hamburger with bun, French fries, lettuce and tomato, pickles, fruited jello with topping. .Tuesday. March 19 Barbecued chicken, mash- ed potatoes, rice, lettuce and tomato, banana pudding, bread, rolls. Wednesday, March 20 Macaroni and cheese, Eng- lish peas, tossed salad, straw- berry cake with icing, bread. Thursday, March 21 Ham sandwich, dry lima beans, green salad, cinnamon rolls. Friday, March 22 Homemade vegetable soup with stew beef, tomato slices, cherry pie, crackers, corn- bread. Shop at Home NOTICE The St. Joseph Telephone & Tele- graph Company will receive sealed bids until March 21, 1974, for the following described real property: Frame house located on Lot 1, Block 32, at corner of Long Ave. and Sixth Street. The house must be removed from the property by April 30, 1974. Sealed bids must be marked on the outside as "Bid for frame house". The St. Joseph Telephone & Tele- graph Company reserves the right to reject all bids. array com Joe. 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