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Title: The star
Uniform Title: Star (Port Saint Joe, Fla.)
Physical Description: Newspaper
Language: English
Publisher: W.S. Smith
Place of Publication: Port St. Joe Fla
Creation Date: January 1, 1976
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Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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THIDTY-NINTH YEAR. NUMBER 18


IE STA
Industry Deep Water Port Fine People Safest Beaches in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1976


Fishermen


Sara N. Arrant who was traveling west on
Cars Butt Heads Fifth. The two cars collided head-on at the
intersection causing estimated total damages
Monday morning at 9:00, David Floyd of $1,050, reported City Policeman Howard
Price pulled out of Long Avenue into the Rogers. The Arrant car is shown at top and
intersection at Fifth Street into the path of the Price station wagon at bottom. Star Photo


Nurs,


Local commercial fisher-
men and shrimpers met with
area Legislators in. the High-
land View Elementary School
last Monday night to discuss
ways in which state govern-
ment may be helpful in im-
proving commercial fishing in
the Port St. Joe area.
Legislators on hand for the
meeting were Representa-
tives James Harold Thompson
of Quincy, Earl Hutto of
Panama City and William J.
Rish of Port St. Joe. about 50
fishermen and shrimpers
were also present to express
their views.
Representing the Florida
Department of Natural Re-
sources were Captain Gordon
McCall, Cliff Willis and Lou
Livings.
The purpose of the meeting
was to discuss regulations now
in effect in that part of
Apalachicola Bay which lies in
Gulf County and now governed
by various state regulations;
especially" to shrimp fisher-
men. The legislators and DNR
people were asking for the
opinions of seine, net and


Joe Bay


report on these studies to be
presented at a future meeting.
The discussion shifted to St.
Joseph's Bay and whether or
not it would be feasible and
advisable to ask for a portion
of the bay to be set aside for a
shrimp nursery The area in
question was the shallows in
the south end of the Bay which
is largely marshy, grassy and
shallow. At present there are
no regulations other than size
regulations of the State of
Florida, in St. Joseph Bay.
A committee composed of T.
J. Ratfield, Edward E. Wood,
Carl Raffield, Dick Buskews
and Le\ is Ray was appointed
to work with the DNR in
recommending an area in St.
Joseph Bay to be set aside for
a shrimp nursery and prohibit
commercial shrimping in the
area.
Much of the south end of the
Bay is already inacessible to
commercial shrimpers be-
cause of the shallow water,
but the committee may re-
commend the nursery area
extend slightly into the deeper
water


mittee is tentatively sche-
duled to meet later this week
to begin their study of the plan


it
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before presenting it to the
fishermen as a body and
recommending the plan to the


shrimp fishermen as to how The DNR people say this
the state laws affected them would protect the shrimp bet-
and what their opinions were ter than the closed season.
of the regulations. They say the shrimp raise in
The main points of discus- the nursery areas then as they
sion were just how effective, grow they gradually graze
the closed season-to shrimping farther :nd. farther out into-
in Apalachicola Bay is for the,-" deeper vWater for food. Thus,
shrimp and how it affects the' -..shriapTS could ply their
catcher. Rep. Rish said the tZade. ear'ound just outside
DNR has many studies of the nursery area.
shrimp culture.and asked for a -.The shrimp nursery corm- ,, Sheriff's Deputy. Jack Davilla and Chief .loot recovered
Deputy Jimmy Williams examine some of the


Merchants Offer Arbitration


The Port St. Joe Chamber of
Commerce and Merchant's
Division have pooled their
efforts to offer a locally-oper-
ated consumer protection
agency for the people of Port
St. Joe who buy from local
merchants.
The agency is not an en-
forcement body, but a com-
mittee designed to try and
settle disagreements between
customers and local mer-
chants when a customer feels
he has not been dealt with
fairly.


David Roche, out-going
president of the Retail Mer-
chant's Association, said the
new system should help in
settling claims of customers
while maintaining and foster-
ing better relations between
local merchants and their
customers. "We feel many
customers feel they have a
complaint on occasion and are
either unable' to reach an
agreement as to responsibility
with the merchant or, are
hesitant to air their complaint.
We think this new plan will


help the customer to go
through a third party and have
his complaint settled".

The new agency is being
operated through the Cham-
ber of Commerce office up-
stairs in the City Hall. Those
who feel they have a legiti-
mate complaint either to war-
ranty work, possible deffec-
tive merchandise or feels he
has not been given all that was
promised, need only go to the
Chamber office, and fill out
one of the forms provided for


that purpose. A committee
will review the complaint,
contact the merchant against
whom the complaint has been
lodged and try to affect a
settlement.
In case a settlement cannot
be reached, the customer will
be advised as to what his
alternative might be to secure
satisfaction.
"In some cases the mer-
chant might not be at fault",
Roche said. "In many cases
such as this, it is merely a


legislators for introduction to
the Florida Legislature for.
approval.


in a Saturday night raid.
Star Photo


Couple Charged with
I -


matter of misunderstanding.. Having Stolen -roperty
We plan to have our commit-


tee try to adequately explain
to both parties in such cases.
In this way, we can keep
harmony between our cus-
tomers and merchants."

The plan was worked out by
the Merchant's Association to
foster better faith and trust
between local merchants and
customers and express a de-
sire to give the customer all he
is due in each and every
transaction.


Gulf County Sheriff Ray-
mond Lawrence said this
week his Department had
arrested a local man' and
woman in connection with a
Christmas holiday burglary of
a Garrison Avenue home.
Robert A. North and Doro-
thy Evelyn Hayes, both of 513
10th Street, have been charged
with buying, receiving or con-
cealing stolen property. Act-
ing on information from resi-
dents of the neighborhood,


members of the Gulf County
Sheriff's Department and the
Port St. Joe Police Depart-
ment went to the home which
the two suspects were occupy-
ing. After securing permission
to search the premises, sev-
eral items alleged to be stolen
were discovered in the attic
and other places in the house.
The investigation stemmed
from the report of Mr. and
Mrs. John Williams of 607
Garrison Avenue that their


house had been burglarized
while they were away on
Christmas vacation. Upon re-
turning home Saturday after-
noon, they discovered nearly
$2,000 worth of household
items, clothing and food
had been taken from their
home.

North is in the Gulf County
Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond and
Mrs. Hayes is free on $5,000
bond.


1975 Leaves Us with Good and Bad Memories


A Year of School Vandalism, Water, One Traffic Death


The year 1975 has now faded into history along with all
the other years past. It took with it, the memory of all the
things which happened during the past 365 days; some of
which will be remembered with fondness and some of which
will be gladly passed on and forgotten.
Looking back through The Star's files for the past year,
we have attempted to come up with the 10 most important
stories to happen here in the Port St. Joe area and recall
them to your memory here.
t''he story which probably had the most affect on the most
people was the visit Gulf County received from Hurricane
Eloise. This happening affected more people than any other
story largely because more people left town for this event
than left town to attend the Port St. Joe-Chipley football
game in the state play-offs.
Hurricane Eloise %'truck the coast here in Port St. Joe
with more fury than any other hurricane in modern history,
even though the city was spared the high winds which
battered other areas along the coast.
Hurricane Eloise didn't do much blowing here ifi Gulf
County, but damage from the high water and battering
waves are still in evidence and still under repair.
Still more water caused the second most important story,
in our opinion. Heavy rains in July, August and September
caused considerable flooding throughout the City and the
county. The torrential rains caused the City of Port St. Joe to
authorize a $20,000 engineering study for a drain program to
cover the entire city and is still costing the city and county
thousands of dollars in repairing the damages caused by the
rains. Though the hurricane caused more damage in a
concentrated area than the rains, the rains were more widely
felt throughout the county.
As a result, the county had received 72.1 inches of
precipitation through September.
VANDALS LIKE SCHOOLS
Our schools came in for important story number three.
Vandals seemed to have a "thing" against Port St. Joe
schools in 1975.


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causing some $5,000 damages in the school, breaking glass,
and wrecking several classrooms in the science wing as well
as severely damaging the library complex.
Up among the top 10 stories for 1975 has to be a move by
the City Commission to borrow $1.4 million from the F'armers
Home Administration. An application was made by the city
to the government organization to finance extensive sewage
and water improvements throughout the city. The loan will
be repaid over a 40-year period.
The loan was approved and plans are presently being
prepared by Smith and Gillespie engineers for the project.


Waves batter Highway 98 in aftermath of Hurricane
Eloise back in September.

It all started back in January when 1975 was but a day old
when vandals broke into the Elementary School, causing
some damage and going through the food storage facilities.
Then in May, vandals hit the Elementary School again
and broke out windows to a wing of the school as the year was
winding down.
The Thanksgiving holidays are still remembered in Port
St. Joe as the week end when vandals hit the High School,


NO TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Some of the good news in 1975 was that Port St. Joe had
no traffic fatalities for the entire year. One traffic death .was
reported in the county when Thomas Hardy of Mobile,
Alabama was killed on January 12 in Wewahitchka when his
car ran into a tree.
The year saw some history made, also. For the first time
ever, classroom teachers signed a working contract with the
Gulf County School Board to cover a one year period. The
School Board formally recognized the Gulf County Class-
(Continued on Page 2)


Wallace Guillot, David Bidwell and Winston Wells sign Gulf's first teacher contract.


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P.GE TWO THE STAR, Port St. Joe. Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1976



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EDITORIALS...




Cranking Up A New


Year Expectantly


Today we crank up a new year
and begin to look with expectation to
.what it will bring.
4 In Port 'St. Joe, we will look
Forward to having a new library
built during the coming year. We
expect things to be good on the
economic scene to provide our
-people with work during the entire
-year. The suminer will bring an
election campaign and with it, the
excitement and topics of conversa-
Ations which elections seem to gener-
rate. The election card will be headed
aup by the contest for President of the
XUnited States.
Also, on the local scene we will
.see a City election for two commis-
ision posts. City elections don't
usuallyy stir up too much emotion as
3ong as things are running smoothly
'and the City doing well as it is doing
-:at the present ti re.
Nationally, we will probably see
:a more intense push for power
between President Ford and the


Democratic Congress, possibly a
sincere effort to cut spending such
as President Ford desires; we hope
a. continuation of the trend to- a
decreased unemployment rate,
more progress toward solving the
energy crisis, and a continuation of
the common-sense attitude toward
the solving of our environmental
problems.
We will probably see a Biafra-
type war in Angola; President Peron
of 'Argentina, get chased back to
Spain and, no doubt, the Russians
will continue the pressure against
our nation.
All in all, the year ahead should
bring more of what.was started in
the latter part of 1975, along with
what transpires from the elections.:
The new, -year.will .probably not
be a banned yer,- but hopefully it
will not be-aibad- year, either.
We have great hopes for 1976, as
we do for every year.


The annual crime report recent-
-ly released by the FBI, covering
1i974, holds little to cheer about.:
POverall, crime in the seven major
,categories listed was up 18 percent
,over 1973. The most alarming aspect
.of the report, however, relates to our
-youth, who are committing serious
crimes at an unprecedented rate.
Teenagers account for 16 per-
cent of the U.S. population. Yet they
iere charged with 31 percent of the
,offenses in the seven categories.
Some 1.6 million teenagers were
Arrested for these crimes during the
year-up nine percent from 1973,
While arrests of adults rose one


percent. -
Of the seven crime categories,
those arrested under 18 accounted
for: homicide, 10 percent; burglary,
larceny and vehicle theft, about 50'
percent; robbery, about 33 percent;'
assault, 17 percent and rape, nearly
20 percent.
It should be emphasized that
criminal teenagers represent only
a small percent of the U.S. pop-
ulation under 18. Nonetheless, the
statistics are alarming.
"A coordinated national re-
sponse by all segments of the
criminal justice system and at all
levels of society is vital if we are to


Former

Resident

Succumbs
Mrs. Annie Williamson, 83, a
former resident of Highland
View, died Saturday morning
in Bradford County Hospital in
Starke.
Survivors include one son,
Bud Williamson of Highland
View; one daughter, Mrs.
Willie Lee Williams of Starke;
14 grandchildren; 34 great-
grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Gertrude Koven of Pan-
ama City and three great-
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the
Assembly of God church of
Highland View with the Rev.
Jean Shoots officiating.
Grandsons served as pall-
bearers. Interment followed in
the family plot at Cypress
Creek Cemetery, Calhoun
County,
Comforter Funeral Home
was in charge of all arrange-
ments.


bring this problem under control",
said Atty. Gen. Edward H. Levi in
releasing the report. Swifter, more
certain justice to help deter crime
obviously is one critical need; only
one in five crimes reported to law
enforcement officials was solved
with an arrest in 1974.

There is every indication that
the problem pf crime is rooted
deeper in the fabric of our society.
author and former diplomat Clare
'Boothe Luce writes that "sociolo-
gists have begun reluctantly to face
the appalling fact that the majority
of juvenile crimes are committed
just because they 'feel good' and are


SETAOIN SHRDLU

By WESLEY R. RAMSEY
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Oh man, was that Christmas dinner ever
good!
We had smoked ham, barbecued spare ribs,
asparagus casserole, butter beans, salad, sever-
al vegetables, cherry pie, red velvet cake, fruit
cake, cocoanut cake, and all kinds of good things
to eat.
No turkey. There wasn't a piece of turkey
meat in the Christmas dinner I went to Monday
night or Christmas day at our house, either.
Turkey didn't make it, and I wasn't sorry about
it. The barbecued ribs which replaced the turkey
set the meal off just right.
During the afternoon on Christmas day, we
went by George McLawhon's house for our
annual dish of ambrosia and fruit cake. George
gets carried away with the Christmas spirit
every year and makes up enough ambrosia to
feed an army. Next year, you should go by


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Housewarming Helped

New Arrivals

By CHARLIE WEBB

-N -N-. -O-G-4- -G-0---=- -- -m-=-


The activity at a house-
warming during pioneer times
was a beautiful illustration of
people's love of people.
Housewarming was the
term used to describe the wel-
come given to new arrivals to
or town. On the first night of
arrival, the newcomers were
greeted with pots of cooked
vegetables and dishes of deli-
cious roast meats. If the mud
in the river was fight, there
was always a mess of river
mud-cats, stew cooked with
rich black pepper for a taste ,
treat for the new family.
Some new arrivals were
destitute people with rio house-
hold furnishings and very
little clothing to wear. Such
people were often called,
"drifters." We never Called
the people drift es because we
were not sure 6boutall o our
ancestors. Surely ,some of


them had a streak of bad luck
and had to do some plain and
fancy drifting to survive.
To the destitute families, we
would give articles for setting
up housekeeping. Often live-
stock was contributed, such as
a few laying hens or a pig to
grow and fatten for winter
meat. Also, a cow might be
given for furnishing milk to
the drifters' children with
their pale but beautiful and
alert faces.
One little gift cow had a long
history. A small guinea-type
bow was given to a poor family
and when the family got on its
feet, so as to speak, the cow
was given to another family
down on its luck of survival.
This operation-with. the-same
cow was repeated for the
benefit of three different fami-
lies before the cow died.
The milk from this little cow


warmed and quieted the pain
of hunger in the stomachs of
the children, and maybe stim-
ulated the, heart and intellect
of at least one child to be a
great doctor, or a great nurse,
or to build a great hospital to
relieve pain that is no respec-
tor of personality. Whether,
just plain drifters, or just
plain monarchs.








To save space when freezing
cut-up poultry, freeze.' -o-dy
fleshy' pieces. Cook t.ie bony
pieces, such as wings and
backs, for immediate use
or store as cooked meat
picked off the bone.


George's, he has enough fixed for the whole town
to have a cup. The company and conversation is
worth the trip to George's, as well as the
ambrosia and fruit cake.
That evening, it was back home to top off the
day with some raw oysters, a few steamed
oysters, shrimp salad, boiled shrimp and a nice
tossed salad.
A repast like that can make anybody's
Christmas day.
We had a good Christmas at our house.
Frenchie's brother from up in Warner Robins
came down, as he usually does at Christmas and
Pierre the poodle spent the holidays hidden
behind my chair in the family room. Pierre
doesn't like Frenchie's brother. He fixes Pierre
special dishes of warm dog food laced with ham,
chicken or whatever happens to be left in the
refrigerator, walks him outside, pets him and
talks sweet talk to him, but Pierre still has
nothing to do with him. It was a miserable
Christmas for Pierre, spent behind my chair
unless it was absolutely necessary for him to
come out.
Sidney basked in the special treatment,
though. He got the same treatment as Pierre and
that little beggar just stood in the middle of the
floor asking for more of the VIP treatment. He
hated to see the brother-in-law leave.
The children and grandchildren came over
Christmas Eve to open presents and they had a
ball. One grandson,'Bill, is a football nut. He will
go wild over a football picture in the papers and
he didn't miss a game the Sharks played all
season long. Although he is only two, he is
definitely football oriented.
/ Another two-year-old grandson, Chris, open-
ed one of his presents Wednesday night, which
happened to be a football helmet. Bill danced and
clapped his hands and just about went wild over
that genuine football helmet close enough to
touch. Bill had a helmet under the tree, too, so
his enthusiasm was rewarded a few seconds
later. He had to have the package pushed into his
hands before he had a heart attack from the
excitement of Chris' bonanza.
They both wore them to bed that night and
Bill didn't pull his off until Saturday.
I received the usual underwear, socks,
" handkerchiefs and ties (all of which I needed,
, since- I never.-buy-any I just wait .for
Chlfistmas-'. Thne kids all got together and gave
Frenchie and I a nice stereo, tape player, radio
combination. We didn't expect it, but we
welcomed it.

The only trouble with Christmas is, that day
or two off from- .work sort of calls for more. Now
we have to wait until July 4 for another period of
time off.
The distribution of holidays in the United
States needs some attention. There's that long
span between Christmas and July 4 the first-half
of the year. In the last half, though, we have
Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas in a
four month period.
We need a good long week end holiday about
April to break up that long stretch the first of the
year. I have a birthday in March; maybe we
could get together and create a holiday then.

I gave my friend, Harry Ford a Christmas
present. He worries me, as old as he is, riding his
bicycle through the streets. I have been afraid
someone would run over him, so I got Hlim one of
those flags the kids put on the back of their
bicycles so motorists could see him.
If you see one of those flags waving down the
street, with an old man riding a bicycle under it,
be careful, it's Harry Ford.


'something exciting to do' ".
One doesn't have to look far to
guess where our youth get the
sadistic notions that increasingly
are leading to anti-social behavior.
Too many magazines, movies and
television shows are doing their
insidious best to undermine the
fundamentals of Judeq-Christian
ethics. Couple that with the break-
down in family life and you have'all
the ingredients of a national crisis.
Only when we as a nation begin
meeting these basic challenges in
earnest can we hope to arrest the
teenage crime epidemic and make
America's homes and streets safe
once again.


1975... .Continued from Page 1


room Teachers organization as the official bargaining agent
of the teachers.
Another note of importance happened when the County
Commission accepted its first subdivision regulations and
comprehensive plan during the past year.
The regulations would put requirements on every
subdivision developed within the county and require that
certain standards be met by the developers to protect both
the developer and the county. '
As ususal, Port St. Joe's high school athletic teams made
their mark in the news during 1975.
The basketball team started things off by having a good
:year and going to the finals in the District play-offs before
they were knocked out of state contention. Ironically, with an
accomplishment such as this, the basketball team still had
the worst record of the three areas of sports competition by
the high school.
The baseball team came up with a sparkling 24-8 record
and lost to Santa Fe, 9-5 in the state championship finals. The
baseball team ended as runner-up to the state champion.
The football team wasn't far behind, having an 11-2
season and losing to Hamilton County, 20-0 in the state
semi-finals.
Gulf County observed its Golden Anniversary during 1975
and marked the occasion with a nine-day celebration mapped
out by Jesse Stone and his committee.
Another in the top 10 stories occurred as the year was
winding down. For the past several years,-the County has
been planning to build a new library here in Port St. Joe but
could never come up with the financing. In November, a
citizen came up with the offer of paying for a portion of the
new building if the county would pay for the rest. This project
is now being ironed out by a committee representing the
donor and the county and some results should be made public
within the near future.


THE YEAR'S HEADLINES
Some of the headlines which featured the happenings of
the year are shown below. Some are good news andfome are
bad. They reflect the history of 1975. How many do you
remember?
JANUARY
Tax rolls open for payment of 1975 taxes-two months
late... Drilling for oil near Lake Wimico ... Board of Parks
casts eyes on southern end of Peninsula ... State DOT says.
dozen streets will be paved in Port St. Joe area by end of
summer (where are they?) School Board sets five year
building priorities including new gym for Wewahitchka and
additional Vocational Educational facilities for Port St. Joe .
.. Robert M. Moore wins the Jaycee Outstanding Young Man
Award.
FEBRUARY -
Parents blast lack of discipline in Port St. Joe High
School (at home or at school?) County Commission
Chairman Otis Davis asked for a 10 percent reduction in
county spending (and got it) Jim Cox was named
manager of Florida Power in Port St. Joe ... Department of
Natural Resources held a public meeting regarding the
purchase of a portion of St. Joseph's Peninsula (local
residents opposed and non-residents favored 'the move) .
Jesse Stone was elected president of the Historical Society ..
. L. L. Copenhaver was elected president of the Chamber of
Commerce. E. F. Gunn was named as the county's first
building inspector.
MARCH
Unions make an attempt to organize city workers .
Telephone company begins expansion City agrees to
purchase radar speed control gun (and it caught a number of
speeders) .. First Emergency Medical Technician course
was offered with 16 graduating Gulf County was told it
must provide 911 emergency number by 1979 F. E.


Trammell, County Sanitarian for 30 years, retired .
Harland Pridgeon was elected president of the state Tax
Collectors Association ... Four were arrested for the strong
arm robbery of R. A. Walker ... People of Highland View
were upset over the quality of their water and asked the
county to take it over (the county didn't and the controversy
has died down)
APRIL
Sherri Raffield spells "pious" and "knuckle" to win Gulf
County's first spelling bee High School has money
problems (not enough) Licensed Practical Nurses give
free blood pressure checks.. The rains started on April 10
with five inches... "Bugs" were placed in Dead Lakes to eat
the water weeds John Henry Jackson of Wewahitchka
was arrested in the only murder case of the year ... The wife
of Presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter, of Georgia, came
through Port St. Joe.
MAY
Guidance Clinic begins work on new, permanent home on
Williams Avenue (they have since moved in)... $659,000 was
secured by Representative William J. Rish for the Sunland
Park on St. Joseph's Peninsula Frank Pate was
re-elected Mayor and Wesley R. Ramsey was elected City
Commissioner ... Port St. Joe High School graduated 124
seniors.
JUNE
Mayor Frank Pate called for development of a port here
in Port St. Joe School Superintendent David Bidwell
recommended faculty cuts at Port St. Joe High and
Elementary schools Record numbers attended the
summer recreation program ... Eddie Creamer and Marcus
Manning were delegates to Boys State.
JULY
County begins budget work with call to cut expenditures .
. Rabies case reported at St. Joe Beach .Outboard
motors become popular-eight stolen in city within a week. .
. Gulf County students reported achieving to state average ..
. Mexico Beach began installation of pump to keep canal
mouth open (Hurricane Eloise ate up the pump) Dick


Lamberson takes over Port St. Joe ambulance squad .
Heavy rains continue; 8.4 inches in three days. William
Tapper scholarship fund established at Gulf Coast College.
AUGUST
George Core and R. H. Ellzey named to state
Bicentennial group... Cattle rustlers active in Gulf County .
. 25.2 inches of rain in July Raffield's wins state slow
pitch industrial softball championship Officials tour
water damaged areas over county in helicopter .. Library
asks for budget increase; county says "no". John Henry
Jackson acquitted of murder charge.
SEPTEMBER
City gets $203,500 in Community Development Block
Grants from Uncle Sam School budget $3,195,781.20
requiring 8.9 mills... Port St. Joe budget $5,072,613 requiring
5.14 mills ... County budget $2,202,720.22 requiring 5.207 mills
... Two men, Lawson Whitfield and R. K. Kembroe killed in
gun duel at Howard Creek... Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee
pardoned by Governor Askew.
OCTOBER
Accreditation of Gulf County Elementary Schools is
approved ... City starts plans on $80,000 recreation area at
old Washington High School site. Book in school library
raises objections Congressman Sikes asks for beach
restoration .. Cynthia Addison was selected Homecoming
Queen Robert Lanes were chosen as Gulf's first
Outstanding Farm Family... A&P closes here after 32 years
in business.
NOVEMBER .
Two arrested by Port St. Joe Police Department as result
of drug raid High School band is rated "Superior" in
marching,. City ends fiscal year in black Cheryl
Hatcher wins Junior Miss competition.
DECEMBER
C. W. Roberts killed in accident in Calhoun County on
Thanksgiving eve ... Country Club asks for tax immunity
under state law (County Commission denies the request) ...
St. Joseph Telephone and Telegraph Company denied rate
increase ... I. C. Nedley, veteran City Commissioner, dies.


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jSaturday Luncheon

;Fetes Bridal Party


Final Wedding Plans Told

for Burch-Arnette Rites


&Miss Pam Burch and her.
attendants were honored at a
bridesmaids luncheon Satur-
day, December 27, at the St.
Joseph's Bay Country Club,
hosted by Mrs. Ted Cannon
a'd Mrs. Fred Burch, aunt of
the bride-elect. Miss Burch
and David Arnette will be
married Saturday, January 3.


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of the human body. Ac-
eprding to the World Book
Encyclopedia, the skin of an
alult weighs about six pounds.


The table was centered with
an arrangement of white chry-
santhemums sprayed with a
touch of blue, chosen colors of
the bride.
Guests were: matron of
,honor, Mrs. Terry Burch of
Marianna; bridesmaids, Miss
.Rhonda Burch of Donalson-
ville, Ga., Miss Jane Miley of
Milton, Miss Wanda Attaway
of Tallahassee, Miss Karen
Diamond of Jay, Miss Judy
Schweikert of Pensacola and
Miss Vicki Cannon of Port St.
Joe. Special guests were Mrs.
Roy Burch, mother of the
bride-elect and Mrs. Marshall
Diamond, aunt of the groom.
Miss Burch presented each
of her bridesmaids a Noritake
china bridemaids plate. The
hostesses' gift to the bride-
elect was a cut-glass water
pitcher.


Attention


Football Fans!



Sunday, January 18
the

'76 Super Bowl

will be televised on CBS

GULF CABLE TV
(Carrier two CBS TV Stations)
(Channel 4, Dothan -
Channel 6 Tallahassee)
limited number of cable TV
Installations can. be made on a "First
some, first served basis" prior to,
Super Bowl Sunday. Residents of
:ort St. Joe, within 300 feet of an
accessiblee CATV cable (Approx 90%
f the homes South of First Street)
Jan be assured Of getting the best
possible TV reception with CABLE TV
y calling 227-2961 or visiting the
Telephone Company Business
office.


Inspiration for Shower


A bridal shower was held in
the Mexico Beach Chamber of
Commerce building honoring
Miss Dawn Evans. The hall
was decorated in shades of
blue, the chosen colors of the
bride-elect. Many friends ar-
rived at the "Calling Shower,"
bringing lovely and useful


gifts.
Hostesses for the occasion
were Mrs. Ab St. John, Mrs.
Joe Rheburg, Mrs-. James
Guilford, Mrs. Charles Guil-
ford, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp-
son and Mrs. Bubba Cathey.
Shown left to right are: Mrs.
Lawrence Conley, mother of


the groom; the honoree, Dawn
Marie Evans and Mrs. Charles
Evans, mother of the bride.


CARD OF THANKS
Many thanks to all our
friends for the visits, tele-
phone calls, cards, flowers
and food. It was very kind and
thoughtful and more than
appreciated during the illness
and death of our beloved hus-
band and father Special
.thanks to Dr.. Joe Hendrix, the
,hospital. personnel, the flor-
ists, Pete, Hortense andRocky
Comforter, Wesley Ramsey,
the pallbearers and Father 0'-
Shea.
Bessie Nedley
Robert Nedley
SKathleen Eells
Iva Mae Herring
Melba Brown
and Families

*AEAFORD


Miss Pamela Burch, Jan-
uary bride-elect of William
David Arnette III, was honor-;,
ed with a bridal shower in the
home of Mrs. Frances Ward of
Allentown.. Hostqsses *o4r .l.he*
occasion were Mre s
Ward. Mrs. Nancy Wtisoad i,
Mrs Mary Cone..,
Greeting and registerin the
guests in the brides book %was
Nancy Wilson. The" party)
rooms for the occasion-,were
decorated with hie honoe's
chosen colors, ofd
whi.te. .
The refreshment :'tabe was
covered in blue overlaid with a
white: lace cloth. Punch was
served from a crystal bowl. A
two-tiered bridal cake with
wedding bells enhanced the
table decor. A varied selection
of hors d'oeuvres were served.
The hostesses presented the
honoree with a toaster oven,
sheets and pillow cases.


Final wedding plans for
Miss Pamela Royce Burch,
and William David Arnette
III, have been announced by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy

Courses

Offered

Here
Gulf Coast Community Col-
lege will offer three (3)
courses for the 1976 Spring

'Semester at Port St. Joe High
School. The courses are: Gen-
eral Psychology on Monday
evenings, Physical Science -
Basic Chemistry on Tuesday
evenings and American Liter-
ature on Thursday evenings.
Classes will meet from 6:30 till
9:15 for the semester.
Registration will be held on
Thursday, January 8, at 6:30
p.m. at Port St. Joe High
School. All three courses can
be used to satisfy the general
education requirements for
the Associate of Arts degree.
For
Ambulance
Call 227-2311


May It Be A Sound One

L.6 -en Recording Studio
Records, Tapes, Gifts
115 Hunter St., O.G. Port St. Joe


L. Burch. The wedding vows
willbe exchanged Saturday,
January 3, at 7:00 p.m. EST in
the First Baptist Church of
Port St. Joe with the Reverend

Laird to

Speak to

Gardeners
Cubie Laird, Gulf County
Extensin Director, will speak
on "Fertilizer and Soil in This
Area". at the January 8th
meeting of the Port St. Joe
Garden Club. Mr. Laird will
answer questions and advise
members on planting. So
bring a notebook and pencil to
the meeting next Thursday at
three p.m. at the Garden Cen-
ter on Eighth St.
Mrs. George Cooper and
Mrs. Cecil Hewett are the
hostesses for this meeting. If
you are interested in improv-
ing your garden's growth,
come and hear Mr. Laird.


George H. Gay officiating.
Serving as matron of honor
will be Mrs. Terry Burch,
sister-in-law of the bride-elect.
Bridesmaids are Wanda Atta-
way, Rhonda Burch, Karen
Diamond, Jane Miley and
Judy Schweikert. Flower girls
will be Christy Maige and
Amy Wynn. Ring bearer is
Master Tray Tharpe.
William David Arnette, Jr.
will serve his son as best man.
Groomsmen and ushers are
Danny Arnette, brother of the
groom-elect, Gregg Burch and
Rusty Burch, brothers of the
bride-elect, Bob Ball, Robin
Cobb, John Diamond and
Wade Gillis. '
Organist will be Billy Joe
Rich, Jr., and soloist Christo-
pher J. Davis. Directing the
wedding will be Mrs. Paul
Pierce. No invitations are
being sent locally but all
friends and relatives of the
couple are invited to attend
the wedding and reception
which will be held in the social
hall of the church.


John V. Philpot, M.D.

announces

his office in Blountstown
at Apalachee Valley
Nursing Center
is open

All Day Saturdays

Beginning

Saturday, January 3

[ office located across
frorrh Calhoun County Hospital

,,Phipofts Port St. Joe


after

after


Office will be
Closed
December 27, 1975


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1976













1 MINUTES

of the

Gulf County Commission


The Board of County Com-
missioners of Gulf County,
met on November 12, with the
following members present:
Eldridge Money, Chairman,
Otis Davis, Jr. and S. C.
Player. Others present were:
George Y. Core, Clerk; Jerry
Fates, Financial Officer;
Fred N. Nitten, Attorney and
his secretary, Mrs. Betty El-
lis.
The meeting came to order
at 3:00 p.m.,
The Chairman announced
that this meeting was called
for the purpose of discussing
the Oak Grove Water and
Sewer application for a grant
and loan with representatives
of F.H.A.
Those present from F.H.A.
were: Chester H. Smith and
Eugune Pittman of the Chip-
ley office, William W. Wea-
thers and Donald S. Taylor of
,the Gainesville office, and
Robert B. Nations, Florida
Engineering Associates.
William W. Weathers told
the Board that the F.H.A. at
this time has funds available
to finance the county's appli-
cation for a loan and grant for
the Oak Grove Water and
Sewer project. He then pre-
sented the following report on
estimates of the costs in-
volved, to-wit:
OAK GROVE WATER &
SEWER PROJECT
Project Cost Estimate:.
Development $195,365.00
Land & Rights 2,000.00
Engineering &
Inspection Fees28,000.00
Legal & Bond Fees 5,000.00
Int. during Construc. 12,500.00
Contingenicies 17,135.00"
TOTAL $260,000.00
Funding-
FmHA Loan $136,300.00
FmHA Grant 123,700.00
Estimated Expenses:
Debt Ser. $136,300 at 5 per
cent, 38 years 8,080
Reserve 808
O&M 4,500
, Water Purchase (from
Port St. Joe) 7,140
Wastewater Treat. 4,284
20 percent Surcharge
to Port St. Joe 2,285
TOTAL $27,097
Estimated Income:
Water Users-170 at
$7.50 mo. av. 15,300.
Sewer Users-170 at
$5.80 mo. 11,832
TOTAL 27,132.00
Recommended:
Water rate-1st 2,000 gal. at
$4.50 min.; next 3,000 gal. at
y$1.00 per M; all over 5,000 gal.
at .90 per M; sewer rate, $5.80
month. Estimated average
minimum cost per family,
$13.50-per month.
Much discussion followed. It
was suggested that the City of
Port S1. Joe may be willing to
service Oak Grove project
because the city is already in
the business of providing


Remember


By Joe St. Clair
The president of a col-
lege stands before a thou-
sand students who have
completed their studies
and are present to receive
their diplomas.
"I confer upon you the
degree recommended by
4. the Dean, I accord you its
privileges, and I remind
you of its duties."
Every privilege carries
with it a duty. It is some-
times hard for us to un-
derstand this.
We are free-not to do
as we want to do but to do
as we ought to do. Free-
dom does not mean li-
cense; it means the op-
portunity to do what is
right. When personal lib-
erties are increased-
so are personal duties. At
this particular time in our
nation-we all need to be
reminded of this fact.
OUR THOUGHT TO
REMEMBER: To be
really free-one must ac-
cept the obligations of
freedom.


"StCair

Funeral Home

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water and sewer. F.H.A. offi-
cials said this is a possibility
that should be looked into.
The Chairman said the
Board would make a study of
the proposal and would notify
the F.H.A. Chipley office with-
in 30 days if the county wishes
to pursue this matter.
The meeting did then ad-
journ.

The Board'of County Com-
missioners of Gulf County,
met on November 25 in regu-
lar session with the following
members present: Chairman
Eldridge Money, Otis Davis,
Jr., Silas Player, Everett
Owens, Jr. and T. D. (Doc)
Whitfield. Also present were
Attorney William J. Rish,
Deputy Clerk Jerry Gates,
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Wil-
liams, Road Superintendent
Lloyd Whitfield and Mosquito
Control Supervisor Emmette
Daniell.
The meeting was called to
order at 7:30 p.m.
Comm. Davis opened the
meeting with prayer and led
the pledge o( allegiance to the
flag.
The minutes of November
12, were read, approved and
adopted.
The Chairman announced
that the first order of business
would be to open bids for re-
pairs to a 955H Traxcavator
for the Mosquito Control De-
partment. The following bids
were received.
Gulf Track Company,
$2,040.20; Equipment Service
Company, Inc., no bid.
As there were no other bids
received Comm. Player
moved that the bid of Gulf
Track Company be accepted.
Comm. Whitfield seconded the
motion and it passed unani-
mously.
The Chairman announced
that the Board would now re-.
ceive bids to sell one 1965 17'
Thunderbird boat,' surplus
Sheriff's equipment. The
Clerk reported there were no
bids and the .Attorney an-.
nobduicd that the Sheiiff could
now negotiate to sell the boat
if he saw fit.
The Chairman announced


that the Board would now re-
ceive bids to construct an am-
bulance building and for re-
pair work on the roofs at the
old courthouse in Wewahitch-
ka and the courthouse in Port
St. Joe. He added that archi-
tect Charles A. Gaskin could
not be in attendance tonight
due to illness and that his
assistant Houston Whitfield
would be present to advise the
Board on the bids. Chairman
Money said that Mr. Gaskin
had asked him to announce
that the working time on the
courthouse roofs would be ex-
tended from 30 days to 60 days
and if that affected anyone's
bid they should now come for-
ard to change it before the
bids were opened.
Chairman Money then call-
ed for all bids on construction
of the ambulance building.
Kolmetz Construction, $54,-
330.00; Hobbs Construction.
and Development, $62,645.00;
and Griffin Construction Co.,
$62,117.00.
After discussion of the bids,
the Board was of the opinion
tha tthe bids were more than
they had expected. Comm.
Davis said that even the low
bid was too high as the Board
was thinking in the $35-40,000
range and that all bids should
be rejected. The Board dis-
cussed different alternatives
at length and Comm. Owens
moved the Board reject the
two high bids and th elow bid
be held for further study.
Comm. Whitfield seconded the
motion and it passed unani-
mously.
Chairman Money then call-
ed for bids to reroof and repair
the Gulf County Courthouse at
Port St. Joe and the old pre-
vious courthouse at Wewa-
hitchka.
The Chairman announced
that the bid of Griffin Con-
struction Company was the
only one received. Copy of the
bid is on file in the Clerk's
office. The Board discussed
the bid and was of the opinion
that reroofing the present roof
at Wewahitchka would not
work and that some type of
gable roof should be construct-
ed. After a lengthy discussion,


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Comm. Owens moved the
Board hold the bid for further
study. Comm. Whitfield
seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
C. W. Brock requested that
the Board read a resolution fro
from the St. Joseph Bay Coun-
try Club. The Clerk then read
a letter and the accompanying
resolution from E. F. Gunn,
President, St. Joseph Bay
Country Club. The resolution
requested a special classifica-
tion, under Section 193.501,
Florida Statutues, for assess-
ment of real property for tax
purposes. Chairman Money
stated that the loss in tax
revenue would have to be
made up by other tax paying
citizens and that he has talked
to many citizens opposed to
having to make up the revenue
that would be lost. After fur-
ther discussion, Comm. Whit-
field stated the country club
was a non-profit organization
and moved that the Board
accept the resolution for fur-
ther study. Comm. Player
seconded the motion and it
passed as Commissioners
Davis, Whitfield and Player
voted Aye, with Commission-
ers Money and Owens voting
Nay. Mr. Brock thanked the
Board, on behalf of the St.
Joseph Bay Country Club, for
this action.
Bob Bates of the Northwest
Florida Planning and Ad-
visory Council met with the
Board to discuss the applica-
tion for U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment for local planning assist-
ance funds. Mr. Bates explain-
ed that it was a 66 percent
federal, 34 percent local
matching grant and the coun-
ty was in no way obligated by
its resolution. After a lengthy
discussion, Comm. Owens
moved the Board adopt the
following resolution, Comm.
Whitfield seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
Resolution 75-20 requesting
the Florida Department of
Community Affairs include
Gulf County in its application
to the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment for local planning as-
sistance fund for the fiscal


year beginning July 1, 1976,
was adopted.
Mr. Bates then discussed
the recent grants obtained
for Port St. Joe for a re-
creational facility and for the
City of Wewahitchka for re-
paving of streets torn up
during construction of the new
water and sewage facility.
The Board expressed grati-
tude for this work and urged
Mr. Bates to help the Board
obtain a grant for the Oak
Grote water and sewage faci-
lity. After discussion, Comm.
Owens moved that Mr..Bates
be allowed to file an applica-
tion with HUD for a grant for
the Oak Grove water and
sewer facility. Comm. Player
seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Mrs. Jean Arnold, appeared
before the Board for a clar-
ification of the Board's policy
concerning construction of
roads in the county. She stated
that she had appeared before
the Board to have an access
road to her property con-
structed and had been turned
down by the Board. She said
that a later request for a road
was accepted by the .Board
and she did not understand the
difference. Comm. Owens
stated that the later request
was in a plowed field and
would only require bringing
the road up to grade without
any bulldozer work, whereas
her road would require re-
moval of some trees along the
sides and bulldozing. Comm.


PAGE FIVE


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1976


Player stated that the Board's
policy had been not to accept
any roads until they were
brought to grade and the
Board should not change this
policy for one and not another.
Comm. Player then moved the
Board rescind the earlier ac-
tion taken to construct the
road for J. V. Shiver and write
the owner as to that effect.
Comm. Owens said he be-
lieved if Mrs. Arnold cleared
her road then the Board would
also pull it to grade for her.
Comm. Player's motion died
for lack of a second. Comm.
Davis then moved the Board
.pull the access road to grade
for Mrs. Arnold provided Mrs.
Arnold clear the right of way
and flag the road and that no
more roads be accepted until
brought to grade. Comm.
Player seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
The Board received a letter
from Mayor Ed Bandjough,
City of Wewahitchka, request-
ing the Board assist the city be
repairing or replacing the
wood bridge in Red Bull Is-
land. The Board requested the
Attorney obtain permission
from the U. S. Attorney Gen-
eral before proceeding with
this work as there is a pending
law suit on this property.
The Board received a letter
from Mayor Ed Bandjough,
City of Wewahitchka, request-
ing that the county accept


certain streets in Red Bull
Island, previously accepted by
the City, and assist the City in
maintaining these streets.
The Board requested the
Clerk write the Mayor for the
names and descriptions of the
streets involved so there
would be no mistake as to
which streets the city wanted
assistance with.
Mosquito Control Supervi-
sor Emmette Daniell said that
he would like to know if the
Board changed its sick leave
policy to annual leave policy
during negotiations with 'the
employees. Comm. Owens
said that the matter was dis-
cussed but was not changed. A
check of the minutes verified
that the present policy was not
changed. Mr. Daniell then
asked the Board to clarify the
Board's policy on rate in-
creases for employees who
move up in job classification.
The Board agreed that an


employee should receive a
rate increase when is capable
of adequately handling the
new job and that each super-
visor would have to determine

this for the employees work-
ing under them.
Comm. Player informed the
Board of a drainage problem
in Highland View on 5th Street
that could be corrected by
placing a culvert across the
dirt street and rerouting the
water. The Board instructed
Mr. Player to work this out
with the Road Superintendent.
Upon motin by Comm,
Davis, second by Comm.
Owens, and unanimous vote,
the Board approved adjust-
ments to the tax roll as sub-:
mitted by the Honorable Sam-
uel A. Patrick, Tax Appraiser.
Copy of said adjustments
are on file in the Clerk's office.
The Board approved early:
payroll dates of Wednesday,
(Continued on Page 8)


Singing out the old and dancing in the new,
to a melody of good wishes for 1976.


the members of the


Church of Christ

invite you to meet with them:

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

Corner 20th St. & Marvin
James Brantley, Minister
Phone 229-8153


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1976 PAGE SEVEN


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR GULF COUN-
TY.
CASE NO. 75-199
IN RE: The Marriage of
JAMES G. LEDBETTER, Husband,
Respohndnt,
and
VERBIE L. LEDBETTER, Wife,
Petitiloner.,
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: James G. Ledbetter, Respondent,
Whose Residence and P. 0. Address is:
B. R 2, Box 270,
Wetumpka, Alabama 36092
'YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a petition
for dissolution of marriage has been
filed against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if
any, to it on. Hon. Cecil G. Costin, Jr.,
plaintiff's attorney, whose address Is 221
Reid Ave., Port St.Joe, Fla., 32456, on or
before January 30th, 1976, and file the
original with the clerk of this court
either before service on plaintiff's attor-
ney or Immediately thereafter; other.
wise a default will be entered against
you for the relief demanded In the
petition.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this
Court on December 26, 1975.
-s- George Y. Core,
Clerkof Circuit Court 4t 1.1

NOTICE
Two public service jobs are available
In the City of Port St. Joe under a new
federal program designed to help resl-
dents who are out of work due to the
current economic situation.
Federal funds have been allocated to
the City to create the jobs for the
unemployed and the disadvantaged. Ap-
plicant must have been unemployed for
at least 30 days.
The public service jobs will last six (6)
months.
Application for the jobs may be made
at Florida State Employment Service on
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M. till 5:00
P.M., December 29, 1975 till January 2,
1976.
Applicant must be a resident of Gulf
County.
-s- C. W. BROCK,
City Auditor and Clerk It 1-1

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR GULF COUN-
TY.
Case No. 75-188
FLORIDA FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT PORT ST. JOE, a banking corpora-
tion organized under the laws of the
United States of America,
Plaintiff,
vs.
BLAKELY THOMASON and EUGENE
ABRAMS, Individually and Partners,
d-b-a DIXIE SEAFOOD COMPANY,
and ST. JOE ICE COMPANY, and MAR-
GARET N. THOMASON and ALINE V.
ABRAMS, their respective wives;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
STATE OF FLORIDA; MIRCON, INC.,
a Florida corporation; THE BAY
NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COM-
PANY, a national banking association;
ROY F. IRWIN and wife, ETHEL S.
IRWIN; J. RAY McDERMOTT and CO.,
INC., a corporation; FOX SEAFOODS,
INC., UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALI-
FORNIA, a corporation; HALES &
HARRIS SEAFOOD, INC., a foreign
p.cororalion, and TURNER'S SEA-
FOOD,- INC -,-a Fiorlda corporation,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: J. RAY McDERMOTT AND CO.,
INC., a corporation, whose Post Office
address is P. 0. Drawer 38, Harvey,
Louisiana, 70058, FOX SEAFOODS,
INC., a corporation, whose Post Office
address is Pointe-A-La-HACHE, Loui-
siana, 70082, and HALES & HARRIS
SEAFOOD, INC., a Maryland corpora-
tion, whose Post Office address is Gra-
sonville, Maryland.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
to foreclose a mortgage on the following
property located in Gulf County, Flor-
ida:
Lots 32, 34, and 36, Block 28, City of
Port St. Joe, Florida, according to
the official map thereof on file in the
Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court,
Gulf County, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOW-
ING 'PERSONAL PROPERTY,
TO-WIT:
Outside crusher, Motor No.
182FC3-3; Outside crusher, motor
no. 1207-M; Outside crusher,
2688854; 9x9 Amonia Compressor
26811; 7/V2 x 7V'/ Amonia compressor
27820; 50 hp motor GE 66190119XB;
50 hp motor 151-3958A; 10 hp,
Agitator, motor 158-879; Blower
motor 241007; cone pump motor
224TA35; water pump motor 5402293;
Scoring machine motor 162-818;
Brine pump motor 1725-1435; ice
crane puller motor .8380; and Ice
crusher on canal (large) 379-4. 1 1964
Ford Truck, ID F60MH508353, 1 1961
GMC Truck, ID BA5505N3389G; 1 1963
Ford Truck, ID F75WU372257; and 1
1957 Refrigerated Trailer with Ther-
mahig Unit No. 128762; 1 Ice
machine (Scotsman made); 3 freez-
ers (2 chest, 1 up-right); 1 speaking
machine; 2 electric fish scalers; 2
platform scales; 1 computing scale; .
1 cash register (Smith-Corona); 2
show cases; 1 shrimp conveyor; 1
refrigerator (household); 1 gas
stove; 1 gas hotwater stove; 1 100
gal. gas tank; 1 fish vat and all fish
tubs in place of business; 1 cracker
machine; 1 Coca Cola box; 1 deep
well pump and tank; 1 Marine radio
receiver; and any and all equipment
and paraphernalia located on the
above described property except
personal tools, TV set, 1 upright
freezer, 1 couch, 2 chairs, coffee
,' table and 1 small table in kitchen.
has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to it on Hon. Cecil G.
Costin, Jr., plaintiff's attorney, whose
address is 221 Reid Ave., Port St. Joe,
Florida, on or before February 2, 1976,
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 complaint or petition.
WITNESSand in my hand and the seal
of this Court on December 29, 1975.
-s- George Y. Core,
Clerk, Circuit Court,
Gulf County, Florida 4t 1-1

BIDNO. 191
The City of Port St. Joe, Florida,
invites bids on the following described
item:
1-(Vertical) (Horizontal) Adamson
Company or equal 123 Ib. W.P. No. H-72
hot water heater to be Dura-Flex lined
and fitted with Adamson No. W-6-16
heating element. Element to heat 900
GPH from 60 degrees to 140 degrees
using 10.PSI steam in coil.
Bidsshall be sealed in an envelope and
plainly marked "Bid NO. 191". 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 tochoose the bid deemed
best to meet the City's needs. Bids must
be good for 30 days after opening.
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.S.T., January 6, 1976. Bid opening will.
be held at the Regular City Commission
Meeting January 6, 1976, at 8:00 P.M.,
E.S.T., in the Municipal Building, Port
St. Joe, Florida.
4* C. W. BROCK
City Auditor and Clerk 3t12-18

lId NO. n193
The City of Port St. Joe, Florida,
Invites bids on the following described
Items:
300'-11/2" fire hose, double gasket,
neophrene or rubber lined, 40C
Ibs. test with National Standard
hose threads; rocker lug coup-
lings attached and all gaskets
therefore.
200'-2V1/" fire hose, double gasket,
neophrene or rubber lined, 400
Ibs. test with National Standard
hose threads; rocker lug coup-
lings attached and all gaskets
therefore.
FURNISHED IN 50 FOOT LENGTHS
Bids shall be sealed $ an envelope
and plainly marked "Bid No. 193". 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 good for 30 days after
opening.
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.S.T., January 6, 1976. Bid opening will
be held at the Regular City Commission
Meeting January 6, 1976, at 8:00 P.M.,
E.S.T., In the Municipal Building, Port
St. Joe, Florida.
-s- C. W. BROCK,
City Auditor and Clerk 2t 12-25

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids in duplicate will be
received until 7:30 P.M., E.S.T., Janu-
ary 27, 1976 by the Gulf County Board of
County-Commissioners, at which time
and place all bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud for the construction of
the following project. .
AMBULANCE BUILDING
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA
Plans, specifications, and contract
documents may be inspected at the
Clerk of Circuit Court, Gulf County
Courthouse and at the office of the
Architect, State Road 22, Wewahitchka,
Florida and may be procurred by
General Contractors upon a deposit of
$25.00 per set for plans and specifica-
tions, of which the full amount will be
refunded to each General Contractor.
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 five percent of
the amount of the bid, must accompany
each proposal.
Performance, Labor and MaierialI
Bond, and Workman's Compensation
Insurance will be required of the suc-:
cessfbi bidder.
Right is reserved to reject any Or all'
- .propooals~a.id.waiveL.technicalities.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a
period of (30) days after date set for
opening.
Board of County Commissioners
GULF COUNTY,
Port St. Joe, Florida
Charles A. Gaskin, AIA
P. 0. Box 7
Wewahitchka, Florida 2t 12-25

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY.
Case No. 75-178
IN RE: The Matter of the Adoption of
SOUDRA LYNN FRAZIER, and
MARJARICCIA DIXON.
NOTICE OF SUIT
TO: James Bailey
Address Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
an Amended Petition for Adoption has
been filed and you are required to serve.
a copy of your Answer or other response
to the Petition on Petitioner's Attorney:
ROBERT M. MOORE, Esq.
P. O. Box 248
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
and file the original thereof in the Circuit
Court Clerk's Office, Gulf County Court-
house, Port St. Joe, Florida on or before
the 16th day of January, 1976. If you fall
todo so, a Final Judgment for the relief
sought may be granted by Default.
DATED this the 12thday of December,
1975.
GEORGE Y. CORE,
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: -s- Maurell Cumbie,
Deputy Clerk 4t 12-18

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the City of
Port St. Joe, Florida, is considering an
application to the Department of Hous-.
ing and Urban Development for a Com-
munity Development Block Grant Final
Application.
The Projects being considered are as
follows:
(1) Install heat, lights and plumbing
in North Port St. Joe Recreation
Center
(2) Sewer collection lines extension
Millview Addition, Unit 3
(3) Day Care Center in North Port St.
Joe
(4) Install Storm Drainage in North
Port St. Joe
(5) Install Storm Drainge in Millview
Addition Unit III.
(6) Teen Center and Arts & Crafts
Center in North Port St. Joe
(7) Install new lighting and rebuilt
grandstand at baseball Park in
North Port St. Joe
A hearing concerning these projects
will be held by the City of Port St. Joe
City Commission on January 6, 1976, and
January 7, 1976, at 8:00 P.M., E.S.T., in
the City Hall of Port St. Joe.
Further information pertaining to this
application may be obtained from the
City Clerk.
s- C. W. BROCK,
City Auditor and Clerk 3t 12-18

SECTION 18-44 and 18-47
CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
WATER AND SEWER SERVICES
WITHIN THE CITY OF PORT ST. JOE;
PROVIDING FOR DELINQUENCY
CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR RECON-
NECT FEES; REPEALING SECTION
18-47 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. JOE;


PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
INTRODUCED in the regular meeting
of the City Commission on the 16th day of
December, 1975, and ADOPTED and
passed by the City Commission on the
16th day of December, 1975.
CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF PORT ST. JOE
By: Frank Pate,
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest:
Charles W. Brock, Clerk


Next weekend Port St. Joe
will host the U. S. Armed
Forces Bicentennial Exhibits
Caravan on Saturday and
Sunday, Jan. 10 and 11. Ine
Caravan will be set on Fifth
Street, between Hwy. 98 and
Williams Ave., and the his-
torical exhibits will be open to
the public from one to seven
p.m. on the 10th, and from one
to six p.m. on the 11th. Admis-.
sion is free'.

The four tractor-trailer
units, one representing each
branch of service, will present
the theme "The History of the
American Armed Forces and
Their Contributions to the
Nation." This is not a recruit-


ing effort.

The Army, Navy and
Marine Corps vans are walk-
through displays while the Air
Force van is a mini-theater.
The Army van will cover
that service's wartime role:
contributions during periods
of military government; com-
munity assistance; science,
medicine and technology; ex-
ploration; and current achi-
evements. Display techniques
used in this van include a short
filmstrip, backlit transpar-
encies, a multi-media slide
show and an electronic ques-
tion and answer board.
Exhibits in the Marine
Corps van will depict the


"Heritage of the Corps" in
five sections: Revolutionary
War, the Century of 1798 to
1898, the Marifie Corps Band,
the Twentieth Century and
Marines today. Utilized in the
display are short movies,
paintings and models of
Marine Corps aircraft.

The Navy exhibit will por-
tray that service's role in
America's first 200 years with'
emphasis on the Navy's con-
tributions to knowledge and
Navy-developed products and
processes which have im-
proved the life of the average
America4, Included in the
display are: a short-wave
radio tuned to the time signal


223-225 Monument Ave.


transmitted from Fort Collins,
Colorado (approximately
1-1000th of a second accurate),
an operational radar system
and a display demonstrating
the principles of sonar.

The Air Force, though only
28 years old, has been an es-
sential factor in military his-
tory. In its mini-theater, 15
slide projectors, five screens
and a stereo sound-system are
used to present a 17-minute
multi-media program. Over
700 slides are shown.

These unique exhibits are
expansible from eight to 14
feet wide to provide additional
exhibit space. Employing the


most modern audio-visual
techniques, the automated ex-
hibitry makes the displays en-
tertaining as well as educa-
tional.
For this project, the nation
has been divided into four
sections, roughly resembling
the time zones. Within each of
these areas, identical cara-
vans will be on tour from July
4, 1975 through December
1976.
This Bicentennial tribute is
a major part of the Depart-
ment of Defense's participa-
tion in the celebration of the
nation's 200th birthday.

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Graduates


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Chipola

Richard Lamar Hamm, sdn
of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Hamm
of 2116 Long Avenue, recently
graduated from Chipola Ju-I',
ior College with an AA degree
in Business. Ricky was a 19?
graduate of Port St. Joe High
School.
While attending Chipola,
Ricky was active in "Tihe
Being Christ Minded Organi-
zation", pledged to Phi Del*a
Alpha fraternity and was 6on
the Dean's List. Richard .i
presently employed by the
State of Florida in Tallahassee
with the Accounting Depart-
ment. He will continue Nlis
education, at Florida Stat
University.



Nobles 0On


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Dean's List

The lDean's List for the fall
quarter at Austin Peay State
University in Clarksvilde,
Tenn. includes 402 students
according to Glenn S. Gentxt
vice president for admission$
and records. -,
The Dean's List is divided
into three areas according to
grade-point ratios on a 4.0
system. The three areas asfe
summa cum laude-3.85-4.A0,
magna cum laude-3.55-334
and cum laude-3.25-3.54..
Making the Dean's List
from Port St. Joe was Rodney
Lynn Nobles, with a ctn
laude average.


CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the nurses
and doctors at Municipal Hos-
pital for being so kind and
gentle with our aunt, Mts.
Myrtice Smith. God bless ydou
all. :
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Co0.y
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coody'bf
Hawkinsville, Ga.

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Sheriff Raymond Lawrence
announced that Mark Thomas
Martin, formerly of Highland
View, has been picked up in
Macon, Ga. and is being held
for the Gulf County Sheriff's
Department. Martin is wanted
for escape and failure to
appear in court on assault
charges. He is also wanted in
Polk County for breaking and
entering, grand larceny, and
various other charges.
He was out on bond on the
assault charge when Gulf
County deputies went to his
home to pick him up on the
Polk County charges. He ran
out the back door and a
five-hour search of the area
failed to locate the escapee.
Martin was picked up in
Macon last Monday by Bibb
County, Georgia deputies
when they ran a routine check
and found that he was wanted
here. Information on Martin


Port St. Joe

SSchool



MENUS


Port St. Joe High School
Lunch Room Menus
Monday, Jan. 5
Ham sandwich, pizzaburger
with bun, French fries, whole
kernel corn, tomato slice and
cherry pie.
Tuesday, Jan.6
Spaghetti with cheese toast,
hamburger with bun, French
fries, English peas, lettuce,
tomato, pickles and brownie.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
Roast beef with noodles,
battered fried fish with tartar
sauce, cabbage, carrot and
raisin slaw, green limas, coco-
nut cake and bread.
Thursday, Jan. 8
Hamburger with bun, chic-
ken pot pie, tossed salad,
French fries, lettuce, tomato,
pickles, applesauce with
cookie and bread.
Friday, Jan. 9
Hamburger with bun, chili
With beans, cole slaw, lettuce,.
tomato, pickles, French fries,
cinnamon rolls and crackers.

Elementary Schools
Lunch Room Menu
Monday, Jan. 5
- Pizzaburger with bun, whole
.kernel corn, French fries,
tomato slice, cherry pie.
S Tuesday,Jan.6
Pork and gravy, rice, tur-
nips, tomato slice, brownie
and cornbread.


Nancy Noble

.Initiated Into

Sorority
Nancy Noble of Port St. Joe,
is one of.12 Wesleyan College
students initiated into Kappa
Delton Epsilon, national honor
society in education. Wes-
leyan is located in Macon,
Georgia.
Membership is open-to those
who plan to teach, who main-
-tain an average of B or better
and who possesses leadership
,qualities.
Nancy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles F. Noble Sr.
6f 20th Street. She is a sopho-
more majoring in elementary
education.


Wednesday, Jan. 7
Battered fried fish, tartar
sauce, baked beans, cole slaw,
coconut cake and bread.
Thursday, Jan. 8
Chicken pot pie, tossed
salad, string beans, apple-
sauce with cookie and bread.
Friday, Jan. 9
Chili with beans, cole slaw,
tomato wedge, cinnamon rolls
and crackers..


had been entered into the
Federal crime information
center computer in Washing-
ton.
The .subject has refused to
waive extradition back to the
state of Florida and the State's
Attorney has started formal
extradition proceedings to
bring him back.

(Continued from Page 5)

County

Minutes
November 26, and Tuesday,
December 23, due to the
Thanksgiving and Christmas
holidays.
Comm. Money told the
Board that the president of the
Highland View P.T.A. is inter-
ested in better traffic control
in front of the grammar
school. Deputy Sheriff Jimmy
Williams said he had observed
the traffic and saw no speed-
ing but there was a lot of con-
gestion during a rain. He also
felt a school boy patrol might
help.
The Board received a notice
of charge of employment dis-
crimination by Robert F. Wil-
liams.
The Board received notifi-
cation of cancellation of a
lease between the Board and
St. Joseph Land and Develop-
ment Company covering four
acres of land at Kenny's Mill.
The .Board accepted an
agreement of Odoni Exter-
minating Company to exte?-
minate the old courthouse, the
new courthouse, and the coun-
ty jail for $55.00 per month.


Ernest Thursbay

Is now a member of the Sales Staff of

Tommy Thomas Chevrolet
705 W. 1,5th St. Panama City
Phones 785-5221 Panama City
648-7900 Mexico Beach
Call Ernestfor all your new
or used car needs


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
R Corner Third Street and Baltzell Avenue

Rev. George Gay, Interim Pastor :

Sunday School ........ ................ ,9:45 A.M.
Moriiing Worship Service ............. 11:00 A.M.
Church T-raiining .................... 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship Service .............. 7:30 P.M. V
Prayer Meeting (Wed.) ............. 7:00 PW. i
"Come and Worship God With Us"


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Tues.

Jan.


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5 6 HOURS: 10to and 2to 5


Limit
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Two Per Family

Groups 50c Per
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Portraits by
BOHANNON
STUDIO
Sneads, Fla.



Children under
2 Years Free
(except for
Fik.r Charge)


Business People Jack Craft TakenbyDeath


Feel Bad Times


Are Behind Us


Most Florida business peo-
ple feel the worst of our econo-
mic times are behind us, the
economy will continue to re-
cover gradually during 1976
but inflation and governmen-
tal regulations will prevent
full recovery and a return to
the early 1970's boom times.
According to the Florida
Chamber of Commerce, this is
the attitude of the business
community in Florida toward
next year's economic outlook
as gleaned from a survey
made of state chamber mem-
bers in manufacturing, retail-
ing, tourism, finance, and
agriculture.
The survey, which went out
this month and was answered
by 30 percent of the sample,
indicated 68 percent of the
business people expect the
state to continue to recover
next year accompanied by a
drop in unemployment.
Another 32 percent feel the
economy will stay about the
same as it is now with no
improvement in the employ-
ment picture.
"We see an extremely slow


1973 Ford Pinto Hatch-back,
4 in floor, radio, heater, floor
mount tape player and speak-
ers, chrome luggage carrier,
good tires, 21,000 miles.
$1,995.00. Call David May 227-
3881 or 227-2281. tfc 9-11

1969 Longwheel base pick-
up truck, V8, automatic, $900.
229-1511 or 227-4171. tfc 12-4

1971 LTD Ford, good cond.,
low mileage, 229-6291 or 227-
7011. tfc 12-18



Ex-life Insurance Man. .
Turn your license into dollars!
Tel. 904-785-6444 or write P. 0.
Box 758, Panama City, Fla.
32401. 4tc 12-18




Professional help with emo-
tional problems and-or con-
cerns. Gulf County Guidance
Clinic, Port St. Joe. 227-2691 or
227-7586. tfc 11-14
For TV repairs and Zenith
sales, see k&D TV and Sound
at 301 Reid Ave. 227-2071.
tfc 2

Septic Tanks Pumped Out-
Carefoot Septic Tank
229-8227, 229-2351,
and 229-6694
tfc 8-21


Furnished 3 BR house, cen-
tral heat, washing machine,
229-6777 after 5 p.m. tfc 1-1
3 BR furnished house at St.
Joe Beach. Phone 648-4259 or
648-7586. tfc 11-27

One bedroom furnished
house at St. Joe Beach. In-
quire at Smith's Pharmacy.
tfc 8-7
Furnished two and three BR
houses, at Beacon Hill, by
week. Bill Carr or call 229-
6474. tfc 3-13

Furnished cottages at St.
Joe Beach,, reasonable month-
ly rates: Hannon Insurance
Agency, 227-3491 or 229-5641.
tfc 5-8





For Rent: Trailer, with
cabana, unfurnished. On nice
lot at St. Joe Beach. Available
immediately. Call 229-6773. ltp

Unfurnished large 2 BR
house, auto. heat, screen
porch, car port, laundry and
storage room. 229-6777 after 5
p.m. tfc 1-1

AT RUSTIC SAND CAMP-
GROUND, 15th ST., MEXICO
BEACH, PATIO, BEAUTI-
FUL REC HALL PRIVI-
LEGES, 1/4 MILE FROM
BEACH, 648-3600. tfc 5-8

NO need for wet carpets.
Dry clean them with HOST.
Use rooms right away. Rent
machine. St. Joe Furniture,
229-1251. tfc 10-23

Public address system.
Owned by the Port St. Joe
Kiwanis Club. A new system
operable on either battery or
current. Call Ken Herring,
227-5281 for rental. tfc

CARPET cleaning with
HOST couldn't be easier. Just
brush and vacuum for clean,
dry carpets. Rent our HOST
machine. St. Joe Furniture,
229-1251. tfc 10-23
For Rent: 3 BR unfurnished
house, choice neighborhood,
large yard, laundry, carport,
storage. Available January 1.
229-6777 after five p.m.tfc 12-25


others, Thomas Craft of Lake
Wales, Jimmie Craft of Kil-
leen, Texas, and Ernest Wal-
ker of Cantonment, and eight


grandchildren.
St. Clair- Funeral Home of
Port St. Joe was in-charge of
all arrangements.


Funeral services for Jack
Craft, age 46, who died last
Tuesday in the Municipal
Hospital, were held Friday
afternoon in the White City
Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m.
with Rev. J. D. Jamison offi-
ciating. Burial was in the
Holly Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Craft was a native of
Haberson City, and had lived
in this area all of his life. He
was a member of the White
City Baptist Church, and was
an employee of St. Joe Paper
Co. Container Division, where
he was a supervisor.
He is survived by his wife,
Martha Craft of Port St. Joe;
Stwo sons, Tony and Steve
Craft of Port St. Joe; six
daughters, Mrs. Monica Revis
and Miss Diane Craft of
Loughman, Mrs. Jacklyn Ost-
walt and Mrs. Frances Ivy of
Lakeland, Mrs. Rita Holloway
of Davenport and Mrsg. Patri-
cia Holcomb of Louisiana; two
step-daughters, Mrs. Nancy
Herndon of Port St. Joe and
Mrs. Vickie Cleveland of Al-
bany, Ga.; one stepson, David
Money of Abbeville, Ala.; a
sister, Mrs. Ouer Campbell of
Port St. Joe, and three bro-


recovery in the southern part
of the state with a better out-
look in the north. We see
nothing in the next 12 months
to change the situation," com-
mented one banker in answer-
ing the survey.
"Slightly less than half of
the businesses responding in-
dicated they thought the worst
of our economic times in Flor-
ida are behind us. Forty-eight
percent said they were, but
another 31 percent are unde-
cided. Of the total responses,
50 percent indicated inflation
and governmental regulations
were the biggest obstacles to
economic recovery," noted
Ronald S. 'Spencer, Jr., Exe-
cutive Vice President of the
state chamber.

No. 1 Drive In Theater
Apalachicola, Fla.
Friday and Saturday,
January 2 and 3
REINCARNATION OF
PETER PROUD
Happy New Year to Everyone
We are open every Friday and
Saturday.


Borg-Warner
Rebuilt Parts
Walker Exhausts
Blackhawk Tools

RENFRO AUTO PARTS


401 Williams Ave.


229-6013


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BINGO
Every Thursday & Saturday
7:30 p.m.
American Legion Hall
Sponsored by American
Legion Post 116
tfc 10-9
R.A.M.-Regular convaca-
tion on St. Joseph Chapter No.
56. R.A.M. 'st and 3rd Mon-
days, .8 p.m. All visiting
companions welcome.
J. L. SIMS, H.P.
E. William McFarland, Sec.

There will be a regular
communication of Port St. Joe
Lodge No. 111, F. & A.M.,
every first and third Thursday
at 8:00 p.m.
F. E. BROGDON
Everett McFarland, Sec.


MARINE REPAIR CENTER
Expert repairs of Outboard,
Stern Drives, Fiberglass. All
work guaranteed. Operated by
Jimmy Wilder, school trained
mechanic. 4tp 12-4
Phone 227-5062
Hwy. 30A-3 Miles E. of PSJ

Visit or call the Alcohol
Counseling Information
Center of the Panhandle Al-
coholism Council, Inc. 321
Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe.
Phone 229-3515. tfc 1-30

House need repairs? Are
you renovating or adding on?
For quality work, call Jack
Hall, 229-6321. tfc 12-18


' Port St. Joe-Gulf Co. CofC
WELCOME SERVICE
Call 227-2501 or go by the
Chamber office, Municipal
Building, 5th St., Monday thru
Friday, 9-12 EST. tfc 5-1


A New Service At
POLLACK'S CLEANERS
UNIFORM
RENTALS
For Inforlnation, Come by
or Call 'tfe6-2
107 Second Street
Phone 227-4401


There will be-a VFW meet-
ing the third Tuesday of each
month in the American Legion
Hall. tfc 6-19


Honda 550 motorcycle, good
condition, beautiful bike. If
interested call 229-6060.
tfc 12-25


Classified Ads
Get Results
Try Them!


WHITFIELD'S BAIT
& TACKLE
Opening Jan. 2, 1976
Located on Fourth St.
(Next to Johnie's Triin Shop)
Fresh and Salt Water
Bait & Tackle
Live and Artificial
4tp 12-25

LEWIS FLOOR CLEANING
All Types
229-6482 or 229-6447
tfc 9-20

Family of problem drinkers
can find help in Alanon and
Alateen. Call Alanon 229-6948
or 229-3392. 13t 1-1



Smitty's

Heating, Cooling &
Electric Service

Commercial or Residential
Installation & Service


648-4976
Port St. Joe
Owiied & Operated by
Edward & Tommy Smith
tfc 8-14


5 ~.4 "Ithink it was something I ate."



Going Fishing kilk bugs for
Stop here first Up to six months,
for a complete and saves youaobout$100yeorly
line of in costly pest control services.
Use of Sprayer free with
FiShing Tackle purchase of Rid-A-Bug
Hurlbut Supply HURLBUT SUPPLY CO.
S 3306 Reid Avenue
306 Reid Ave. Port SL Joe. Florida


Local Businesses Need
Your Support
Buy in Port St. Joe


Hoover upright vacuum
cleaner. Good condition, call
229-6773. Also 5-piece dinette
suit. Itp


Nice mobile' home. Small
down payment, take up pay-
ments. 639-2677, Wewahitchka
after five p.m. 2tp 12-25.1

Camper shell for compact
truck. Call 227-5476 after 3:30
p.m. 4tc 12-18


Phone 229-6253 for
MARY KAY COSMETICS
tfc 7-3
WALLPAPER
Just arrived to help with. all
your wallpapering needs.
Prepasted, Texturall, vinyl
* coated, and plastic bonded. If
you need to purchase or have
wallpaper hung, see our sam-
ples. Call Alford Ramsey at
229-6506.


DRY cleaning carpets is
easier, faster, and safer with
HOST. Rent our machine. St.
Joe Furniture, 229-1251.
tfc 10-23
Sewing machines repaired
regardless of make or age.
.Over 25 years experience.
Parts, supplies for all makes.
Free estimate, guaranteed
satisfaction. 229-6782. tfc 1-30

Singer Zig Zag sewing
machine, take up 12 pmts.
$8.50 monthly. Makes button-
holes, monograms, hems,
sews on buttons, guarantee.
229-6782. tfc 1-30

Transferring, must sell new
18' 11" shrimp net, complete
with new doors, chain and new
nylon ropes. Cost $225.00, will
sell for $200.00. Call 229-2121
between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30
a.m. or all day on Fridays.
tfc 10-2

10 speed bikes in stock,
men's, women's. Racing style.
Touring style. Credit terms
available. Western Auto, Port
St. Joe.
tfc 6-15
Quail and pheasant, live or
dressed. 1310 McClellan Ave.
227-3786. tfc 7-24


L -e.

3 BR house and two-story
apartment building. Call 229-
6538. tfc 12-11

Two-story home, 1902 Monu-
rment Ave., 3 BR, 3 bath.
Phone 227-7221 or 229-6474.
tfc 8-21

Nice house on corner lot,
with chain link fence. '111 Long
Ave. 229-6153. tfc 10-23

3 BR house priced for quick
sale. 881 Hayes Ave., Highland
View, chain link fence. 229-
6240. tfc 12-4


Monroe Shocks


All types carpet and vinyl
flooring installed. 10 years
experience. For free measure-
ment and estimate, call Ron-
ald Ross, 229-6822. tfc 11-13

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Meets
Tues. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Social Hall
tfc 4-24

ST. JOE MACHINE CO.
Machine Work Welding
506 First Street
Phone 229-6803
Machinist on duty all day
Every day



Need help with your
DECORATING IDEAS?
IfSo Call
229-6506
tfc 3-6


Your SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
PAINT Dealer in
Port St. Joe







HURLBUT SUPPLY CO.
306 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, Florida
IOMEEME"I


2 BR furnished apartment
for bent, 509 10th St. 229-6688.
tfc 12-11

Furnished apt. for rent, uti-
lities furnished. 229-6132 days,
229-6149 evenings tfc 8-14


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Aveimu C.,,


Comforter Funeral

Home
SGulf County's First

Beginning 30 Years o.f
Continuous Service
Pete, Hortense & Rocky Comforter

Telephone 227-3511

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Auto Parts
* For All Make Cars


You Are Cordially Invited to Attend

LONG AVENUE

BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Long Avenue and 16th Street

SUNDAY SCHOOL ............... 9:45A.M.
MORNING WORSHIP .............. 11:00 A.M.
CHURCH TRAINING ............... 6:15P.M.
EVENING WORSHIP ............... 7:30P.M.
PRAYER MEETING (Wednesday) .... 7:15 P.M.
Jerome Cartier,
Rev. J. C. Odum, Pastor Minister of Music


11 x 14 Color Portrait
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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1976


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