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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 8, 1976
Frequency: weekly
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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Industry Deep Water Port Fine People Safest Beaches in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1976


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15 Cents Per Copy


S Action Opens New Streets for Development


Contract Awarded by City




for Installation of Utilities


Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant .George
Benter will explain one of the historical


exhibits visiting here Saturday and Sunday
afternoons.


Sponsored by Nation's Armed Forces



Bicentennial Exhibit Here


Saturday and Sunday.


Port St. Joe will be one of
five Northwest Florida towns
and cities to host the touring
Armed Forces Bicentennial
exhibits this week end. The
caravan, consisting of four
tractor-trailer units, one rep-
resenting each branch of the
armed services, will be here in
Port St. Joe Saturday and
Sunday for free viewing by the
general public.
The exhibit will be set up on
Fifth Street between Williams
Avenue and Highway 98. This
portion of Fifth Street will be
blocked off to vehicular traffic
during the display hours.
CEREMONY
A short ceremony beginning
at 12.30 P.M., will officially
open. the exhibit. The High
School band will play a short
concert and Mayor Frank
Pate will serve as the Master
of ceremonies for the prelim-
inaries. State Senator Pat
Thomas and Representative


Last Rites

for Mack

Harrell
' Funeral services for Mack
Harrell, age 59, Of Port St. Joe,
who died Sunday morniing in
his home, were held Tuesday
afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the
First Baptist Church. Officiat-
ing were Rev. David Fernan-
dez of the Oak Grove Assem-
bly of God Church and Rev.
George H. Gay of the First
Baptist Church. Burial was
in Holly Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Harrell was a native of
Cairo, Ga., and had lived in
this area since 1943. He was an
employee of the City of Port
St. Joe.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Hazel Harrell of Port St.
Joe, a daughter, Mrs. Sue
Peacock of Panama City; two
sons, Johnny Mack and Terry,
both of Port St. Joe; a son-in-
law, Stony Peacock of Pan-
ama City; a sister, Mrs.
Emely Yon of Scotts Ferry
and a brother, J. D. Harrell,
Jr. of Panama City.
St. Clair Funeral Home of
Port St. Joe was in charge of
all arrangements.


William J. Rish will be on the
opening program.
The exhibits will be open to
the general public for viewing
all Saturday afternoon until
7:00 P.M., and Sunday after-
noon from 1:00 to 6:00 P.M.
Each of the four vans will
have different displays inside.
The exhibits will be made
more entertaining as well as
educational and patriotic, us-
ing slides, film strips, exhibits
backlit transparencies and an
electronic question and an-
swer board.


The vans will portray the
history of each branch of the
service during the nation's
history.
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.
The St. Joseph Historical
Society will have a booth set
up in the vicinity, with several
publications on sale which tell
the story of the history of .this
area.


Port St. Joe had a total
of 82 inches of rainfall
during 1975, according to
Bill Simmons our "offi-
cial" unofficial weather
man at the St. Joe Paper
Company.
According to Simmons'
figures, rainfall average
*per day during 1975 was
slightly over .22 inches
per day. That's a pretty
good shower for every
day of the year.
Over the past 10 years,


Simmons' records show
the average rainfall to be
58.2 inches per year.
According to these fig-
ures, Port St. Joe receiv-
ed a full measure. of
rainfall and borrowed a
half year from some other
year in 1975.
It was a wet year which
brought the water table
back up to -mormal and,
drowned everything
above the ground in the
process.


Actions by the City Commis-
sion at its regular meeting
Tuesday-night, made the City
of Port St. Joe larger. The
boundaries of the City remain
the same, but bids accepted by
the City will place water and
sewer on 11 streets, opening
them for building.
The bid for the project went
to Utilities Construction Com-
pany of Orlando for a total of
$109,389.30. The project will be
financed by revenue certifi-
cates levied against the pro-
perty to be served by the
utilities plus a portion of the
City's federal revenue sharing
funds. The liens against the
property pays for most of the
project.
Installation of the water and
sewer services is scheduled to
get underway within two
weeks.
When the construction is
completed, Cypress and Juni-
per Streets will be opened
between 20th and 22nd Streets
and 22nd Street from Juniper
to Long in St. Joseph's Addi-
tion. In North Port St. Joe, the
program will open Bay, Har-
bor, Royal, Clifford Sims
Streets and Avenue A from
Royal Street to North Garri-
son Avenue in Millview Addi-
tion, Unit 3.
WANTS HARBOR
IMPROVEMENTS
Dave Maddox, local bar
pilot, appeared before the
Commission requesting the
City's support in securing
improved navigational aids in
St. Joseph Bay.
Maddox said the range
lights in the bay are not visible
to boaters for 330 degrees.
"These range lights are on
permanent structures in the
bay which boaters could run
into in the dark", he said.
Maddox asked the City to
request the United States
Coast Guard to install "pas-
sing lights" on the range lights
so boaters could be aware of
the structures and avoid them.
"The Coast Guard has al'-
ready been requested to in-
stall the lights", Maddox said,
"but, so far, we have heard
nothing from them", he sta-
ted.
The Commission agreed to
support the project and make
a formal request to the Coast
Guard to install the safety
feature.
ORDINANCE
The Commission adopted an
ordinance affecting the me-
thod of payment of water bills
at its session Tuesday. Effec-
tive with the bills to be
received on March 1, water


and sewer customers will
havq 10 days to pay bills
before they become delin-
quent. A $1.00 delinquent
charge will be assessed after
the 10th -and service- discon-
tinued, if not paid by the 20th.
There will be a $5.00 charge to
turn the service back on once
it has been discontinued.
The new ordinance was
introduced and passed at the
request of Water Commis-
sioner, James B. Roberts.
"The new" ordinance is al-
ready having its effect on the
way bills are paid even though
it doesn't officially go into
effect until March 1", Roberts
said.

FIRE DEPARTMENT
REQUESTS
Fire Chief Bascom Hamm
made a request of the City


Commission that the Depart-
ment be provided with an
emergency radio in the fire
truck, tuned to the City Police
frequency. "There are many
times when such communica-
tions would be a big help",
Hamm said.
Mayor Pate asked Clerk
Charles Brock to check and
see if the Fire Department
could get into the police net
before any decision was made
about purchasing a radio. The
Police Department is tied into
the state-wide Sheriff's net-
work, even though they oper-
ate on a separate frequency.
The Commission also ap-
proved the purchase of new
coats, 100 feet of wash-up hose
and a set of bolt cutters for the
Fire Department.
OTHER ACTION
Other actions by the Board


-Approved a bid of $1,774
made by Carter & Verplanck
of Tampa to furnish a new
water heater for Municipal
Hospital.
-Approved payment of an
invoice for $1,684.03 to the
Northwest Florida Planning
and Advisory Council for their
work in securing a $240,000


government Block Grant.
-Agreed to advertise for
bids for a water well to be dug
at the Old St. Joseph Ceme-
tery. The St. Joseph HistoricaL
Society is to pay for half of the
costs involved.
-Applied for a matchiig
grant to purchase equipment
for the Police Department.


Four Male Juveniles Are

Arrested for River Thefts


Four male juveniles were
arrested last Saturday by the
Gulf County Sheriff's Depart-
ment and charged with burg-
lary. The four are alleged to
have broken into five camps in
the Brothers River area and
taken over $200.00 worth of
camp equipment and food.
They had set up a camp of


their own using some of the
stolen goods.
Sheriff Raymond Lawrence
and deputies investigating;the
break-ins found the four sub-
jects in camp with some of the
stolen items in their posses-
sion. All of the juveniles were
turned over to the Division of
Youth Services.


Four New Directors Chosen



by Chamber of Commerce-


The Port St. Joe-Gulf Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce
recently elected four new
- directors. Elected to serve
three year terms were John L.
Miller, David Roche and Wen-
dell Whitaker.
John Miller has recently
joined his father in business
here in Port St. Joe and along
with his father operates the
Standard Oil Company Bulk
Plant.
David Roche is affiliated
with Roche's Furniture and
Appliance Store in Port St. Joe
and is the outgoing president
of the Port St. Joe Retail
Merchants Association.
Wendell Whitaker is em-
ployed by St. Joe Paper.Com-
pany in the capacity of Traffic
Manager.
Mrs. Jean Atchison was
elected for one year to fill an
unexpired term. Mrs. Atchi-
son is the Assistant Admini-
strator of the Municipal Hos-
pital and is presently serving
as Acting Administrator.
Dick Brown, President of
Port St. Joe Retail Merchants
Association for 1976, will also
serve as Director of the Cham-
ber of Commerce. The Presi-
dent of the Retail Merchants
Association automatically
serves as Director of the
Chamber during his term as
President.


Continuing to serve on the
Board of Directors of the
Chamber will be George Core
and L. L. Copenhaver whose
terms expire in January '1977


and Wanda Brown, Robert
Fox and H. Higdon Swatts
whose terms expire in Jan-
uary 1978.
T.I. newly elected directors


will be installed at the annual
dinner meeting of the Cham-
ber of Commerce which will
be held at 8:00 p.m., January
19.


Interior Department Exec


Will Address Chamber


L. L. Copenhaver, out-going
president of the Port St. Joe
Chamber of Commerce an-
nounced this week that he had
secured A. P. Rollins, with the
U. S. Department of the
Interior as the guest speaker
for the annual dinner of the
Chamber.
The dinner will be held in
the Centennial Building on
Monday, January 19 at 8:00
P.M.
Rollins is the authorized
officer for the Department of
Interior on the trans-Alaska
pipeline and is stationed in
Anchorage, Alaska.
Prior to joining the Depart-
ment in October 1973, Mr.
Rollins was a career officer
with the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers. During his 33
years of active duty, he served
in the U. S. and overseas in the
Pacific and European the-
atres from World War II to


A. P. ROLLINS, JR.


Vietnam.
He served both as a District
and Division Engineer with


the Corps; commanded Ft.
Leonard Wood, Missouri; and
was Deputy Chief of the Army
Corps of Engineers just prior
to his retirement as a Major
General in 1973.
Mr. Rollins grew up in:
Texas, where he was graduat-
ed from Texas A&M in civil
engineering. He also holds an
MS degree from the California
Institute of Technology. He is
a registered professional en-
,gineer.
Mr. Rollins will base his talk
on some of the problems and
accomplishments in construc-
*tion of the trans-Alaska pipe-
line.
Tickets to the banquet will
be put into the mails this week
to all Chamber members.
Tickets for guests may be
obtained any morning from
the Chamber office upstairs in
the City Hall.


Charles Watkins Taken .c

by Death Wednesday


James Charles Watkins, 43,
a resident of 109 Bellamy
Circle, died unexpectedly last
Wednesday evening of an ap-
parent heart attack. He was a
native of Florida and a long-
time resident of Port St. Joe.
At the time of his death, he
was a truck driver for the
seafood industry.
Survivors include: his wife,
Mrs. Evelyn Irene Watkins;
four sons, Joe Wayne, Freddy
and Wallace Watkins; and a
daughter, Rosa Watkins, all of
Port St. Joe; one grandson,
James Otha Watkins, Jr.; his
mother, Mrs. Ester Pettis of
White City; a sister, Mrs.
Virginia Brannon of Panama
City; his grandmother, Mrs.
James Chestnut of Bonifay;
his stepmother, Mrs. 0. L.


Watkins of Alturas and a step-
son, Kenneth Ritch.
Funeral services were held
at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January
2, at the Assembly of God
Church of Highland View with
the Rev. W. G. Mizelle offi-
ciating, assisted by the Rev.
Jean Shoots. Interment follow-
ed in the family plot of holly
Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were:
Archie Floyd, Skip Turner,
Keith Davidson, Blake Thom-
ason, Arnold Daniell and Gene
Raffield.
Honorary pallbeareres were
Ken Murphy, Jackie White-
hurst, Billy Hamm, Hosie
Owens, J. F. Kilbourn, Gene
Abrams, Grady Levins and
Joe Brooks.


THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, N BER 19


82 Inches of Rain Fell

Here During Year of '75


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,PAGE TWO THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975



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EDITORIALS. '.




New Hampshire-ites Balk



at Conservatism


It's ironic that the very qualities
which make Ronald Reagan attrac-
'tive to the conservatives are now
;making him unattractive to the
voters of New Hampshire, a state
'where he has been reported to be
-very strong.
c Reagan is proposing a $90 billion
cut in the national budget by shifting
:some of the responsibilities now
-being paid for by the national
government over to the state gov-
ernment for financing. Reagan
*-would make each state responsible
.for financing its own welfare, food
stamps, social services, education,
-health, etc., and leave the federal
.,treasury free of this responsibility.
The people of New Hampshire,
:'who invented conservatism are con-
:cerned about this turn of events
since it would probably raise their
taxes by some. $100 milliodi. New
-lHampshire at present does not have
,either a withholding or sales tax.
It is also ironic that the financ-
ing of these programs by the federal
,government is what got our nation


into its present financial condition.
The states refused to take the
responsibility of financing these
programs as being too expensive, so
the federal goVernment took them
on and drew up the regulations as to
how they would function. These
regulations have, made us more
rebellious as a people toward our
government than has the exhorbi-
tant cost.
What Reagan and other conser-
vatives say sounds good. When you
start applying the points of pressure
to bring the relief everyone knows
we need and the pressure strikes old
number one, the mood changes.
We believe some of these re-
sponsibilities belong to the state and
if they are shifted, we know they will
affect us personally. We are still in
favor of the move.
.Reagah knows, and we know,'
that when the bill is paid for out of
our pocket first hand, we will decide
we don't need near as much as we
thought we -did. The state cannot
provide the services on credit.


Another year has passed and
still little to nothing has been done to
improve our capability toward offer-
ing a port facility here in Port St. Joe
to utilize our natural harbor.
In making our search of last
year's files of the happenings of last
year, we came across a statement
by Mayor Frank Pate that he wished
'to see the Port Authority begin to
take steps toward planning a port
facility for Port St. Joe. Mayor Pate
stated a developed port here would
provide a number of jobs for local
people and be equivalent to a major
.industry moving in.
We concur with the Mayor's
statements and point to the cities
along the Gulf coast which grew
from having an active and operating
"port. There's Mobile, Pensacola,
New Orleans, Biloxi, Galveston and

others. All started by serving water
"traffic with not as much to begin
:-with as we have here.
Increasing transportation costs
-and increasing demand for the
:movement of goods can do nothing
.but enhance the shipment of goods
By water. They have to be unloaded
.and loaded somewhere. Why can't it
"be here?
-. Our Port Authority has no
:authority to create such a port. All
ithe blame for not having something
.going cannot be laid at their


"Killer K"


By Killer K.
One time many years ago
me and Jimmie Kilbourn were
visiting in Apalach with our
aunt Ethel and Uncle Frank
Wakefield who had a big old
two-story home there. After
having stayed there for two
=weeks we were ready to go
home back to Carrabelle. Aunt


doorstep. We as citizens must take
the blame. We haye not demanded
some changes be made where a
movement could be started to bring
a first class port operation into
being. As we understand it, it would
take either a Legislative act or an
ordinance by the County Commis-
sion to get things started.
We hope this year doesn't slip by
without some step being taken to
bring a, port operation -into being
here in Port St. Joe. It would benefit
the entire county.


No More Football

The football games are over. on
TV. With the passing of the bowl
games on New Year Day, television
can get back down to its steady diet
of cops and robbers and soap operas.
Television .gave the football
freak a slight break this year. They
had one of the bowl games on New
Year's Eve (when The Bear finally
won a bowl) and had only three
games on New Year's day.
We watched them all to the
bitter end.
Along with the bowl games
came a New Year's resolution on our
part. We vowed not to watch another
football game until next season .
right after the Super Bowl.


..i back!


John had a.bat and a large
softball which we three were
playing with and Jimmie soon
tired of the game and unbe-
knowings to John he found a
big flat rock and pounded it
(the ball) flat with the bat. He
then handed the ball to John.
That wound up the old ball


Ethel had four sons and one
daughter aged from 24 to eight
years. The youngest boy John
was about thd same size of me
and Jimmie. He was very
smart and bright and a little
on the sissy side As this is two
tales in one I'd better get on
with one or the other so as not
to confuse my readers (if


Guided

Tours

Offered



Guides will be posted in
each of the armed services
Bicentennial display vans to
visit here this week end. In
this photo, Petty Officer Se-
cond Class Rhonda McGee
greets a visitor to the Navy
van. Included in this display
are a radio tuned to the time
signal transmitted from Col-
orado (1-1000th of a second
accurate and used by navi-
gators around the world)
and an operational radar
scanning the area around
the van.


Bicycle

Deaths

Decrease
Preliminary reports for the
first 11 months of 1975 indicate
that bicycle deaths are
down over 18 percent said the
Florida Highway Patrol this
week.
According to Patrol records,
61 bicyclists were killed as of
December 1st compared to 75
for the same period in 1974.
Colonel Eldrige Beach,
director of the Patrol said, "It
is extremely encouraging to
us that' such a reduction is
being made in our state." He
continued, "We hope this
downward trend will continue
and offered these safety tips to
bike riders, especially those
who have just received new
bicycles for Christmas."
-Bicycle riders are subject
to the same traffic rules as
automobiles.
-Give arm signals and stop
completely at stop signs.
-After sundown, have a
white light on the front and a
red light or reflector on the
rear that can be seen from a
distance of 500 feet.
-Use a bright pennant
mounted on a pole which can
be seen over'obstacles such as
hedges nd other traffic
Beach concluded by saying,
"Bicycle accidents are largely
preventable if riders follow
bicycle rules."



Wedon't

have

forests

to burn


ETAOIN SHRDLU

By WESLEY R. RAMSEY


By golly, I did have' turkey during the
Christmas season, too. I bragged last week that I
had slipped by without it, but my daughter,
Catherine, told me I ate turkey in turkey salad
out at her house Monday before Christmas.
I'm sorry, Catherine, I didn't know. I'm
accustomed to eating turkey salad after Christ-
mas, not before.
It was good, though!

I see where the Congressmen are off on their
year-end junkets. It seems most of the Congress-
men find their "official business" trips lead
them overseas.
The article I read said that former
presidential candidate George McGovern was
off to Hanoi. That figures. Most of the lady
Congressmen were going to China. I guess that
includes Bella Abzug, though her name wasn't
mentioned specifically. Bella and her big mouth
should go over good in China and build us
everlasting friendship with the Chinese if
only we would promise not to let her come back.
I guess it's necessary that a congressman
broaden his base of knowledge ,with Athese
junkets. Itseems to me-that many of then iedl
to take a 'few ]junkts arourjdf ite united Sti'tes
and get their knowledge broadened about the
opinion of John Q. Public toward their actions in
Washington.
The biggest thing I don't like about the
junkets is the government having to borrow the
money to send them.

Charlie Wall has a sure way to get rid of
wasps in your carport or garage. Wasps can be a
nuisance; especially in the summer time.
Charlie says all you have to do is rub your
hand under your armpit and then rub the same
hand across the wasp nest. He -says the wasps


No Return from the

Long Journey



By CHARLIE WEBB


In old Yellow River Valley
days there came through the
area a walking salesman with
a unique method of selling his
wares. He pitched camp out-
side of town and at night built
a large fire.
The fire caused people to
rush down to see what was
going on. We lived way back in
the woods, but we had sense
enough to know that in a fire
there was something going on
that would not be going on
very long. On our arrival each
lady was presented by a


game.
ITale Two). John's mother
didn't seem to be too pleased
with the aforementioned and
decided to get even with us.
She had nine cats she didn't
want and put them in a heavy
wooden crate and told me and
Jimmie to carry it about a half
mile down to the old side
wheeler "Crescent City" early
next morning and take them to.
our families in Carrabelle.
Well to shorten up a long
story we missed the boat. The
crate was so heavy we turned
cats loose and didn't go back
to the house till late that
evening arid told Aunt Ethel
the cats got away. She got the
,whole darn family to go and


kindly old salesman her
choice of a free brass sewing
thimble or a pack of slope-
eyed needles for easy thread-
ing.
Hanging from a low-limbed
persimmon tree and neatly
spaced around the fire were
items desired by pioneers.
After each sale the proud old
salesman would spray the fire
with a fistful of turpentine
dross for a quick brightner.
Draped and laced tightly
around a pine tree stump was
a genuine whale-bone corset.


look all over. under and
beyond the Tarpon wharf and
we finally found four of them
but didn't find the crate as we
had thrown it in the river.The
next morning me and Jimmie
got up at dawn and shipped out
and hauled it down to the
"Crescent City" and got
aboard about an hour before
they cast off.
See you later.
Killer K.
P.S. Next time I compose a
masterpiece as good as this
one I might mail to the Florida
Times Union and enclose a
self addressed stamped en-
velope. There goes 13 cents
down the drain.
As ever.
Killer K.


and stuck in the fork of a
squatty tree bush was a bolt of
the prettiest red-and-blue
checkered oil cloth table
covering that we had ever
seen.
A best-seller was a collapsi-
ble metal drinking cup that
would compact down" almost
to the size of a silver dollar. To
possess a drinking cup of this
type was the dream of most all
river people.
Another good seller was
called a China-egg, which a
glass imitation of a nest egg to
be used in the hen house of the
back yard. The white-frosted
China egg was so beautiful
and light to the touch that we
put it beside the clock and
other pretty things on the fire-
place mantel.
On departure for another
town and another firelight
sale. the old salesman was
bent almost to the ground
from the merchandise strap-
ped to his back. We all waved
goodbye and asked him to
return, but deep within we
knew he would never return
because his burden was too
heavy and his journey too
long.
Perhaps to one.passing by
vitlh a Ihurd(fn '.e should
always be soft aid kind for it
seems there is no return if the"
burden is heavy and the jour-
ney long.


will then leave.
It might work for Charlie. I'm afraid to try it
because I might not stink as much in my armpits
as Charlie does in his. I might just make the
wasps mad.
I can see where the system might work with
some people. Right Guard has made a pile of
money off those people who can get rid of people
merely by hiking their arm in the air: no need to
rub their hand under the armpit and wave it in
the air.

The kooks have bombed New York's
LaGuardia Airport and killed several innocent
people in the process.
With people who would do such as that in
New York, who wants to save it?
I'm surprised at the murderers picking on
LaGuardia. I remember when the newspapers in
New York were on one of their strikes and
former Mayor LaGuardia read the kids the
funny papers over the radio so they could keep
up with what was going on. Some of those-kids
may have been the parents of the bombers or
even.he 'bombers themselves.
: ^ ,:- MboersI. ,et.1'how brave .hey were.
They set off abomb in secret, giving the victims
no chance to protect themselves; then kept
secret the names of those who did it. I'd say they
were brave enough to pull the wings off a house
fly if someone would hold him down.

Now it costs 13c to buy a three cent stamp.
That probably means a penny postcard now
costs a dime. I don't know for sure, since I
haven't bought one. It's now probably only a
matter of time before a penny gumball starts'
costing a nickel.
I see where there was a frantic mailing just
before midnight on the 30th to beat the mail
increase deadline. Too, the news has been full of
the problems the new rate presents for those who
do the bulk of their business by mail.
The mail rate increase affects everyone,
unlike some price increases, and will be a major
factor in increasing inflation. As if inflation
needed any help from the Postal Service or
anyone else.

I see where it cost us $110,000 to move the
Liberty Bell a hundred yards to a better resting
place. According to the news I read, the move
took 10 minutes to accomplish.
I wish they had let us know they wanted it
moved. I believe we have some people here in
Port St. Joe who would have moved it for much
less. Walter Duren would have been glad to send
Junior King to Philadelphia to move the bell or
M. L. Lindsey would have taken his truck up
there and made the move for a little less than
$110,000.




F SEEDS FROM

THE SOWER
By Michael A. Guido, Metter, Georgia


Last week I visited a den-
tist. As I sat in his chair, he
said, "Open your mouth!"
To keep my mind off the
pain, I thought on the Psalms.
In the days of the Psalm-
ist, when a king wanted to ex-
tend a favor to a visitor, he
would sometimes say, "Open
your mouth wide." Then he
would fill it full of sweets or
gems.
The King of kings, whose
love is limitless, whose might
is measureless, whose capital
is countless, says in Psalm
91:10, "Open your mouth
wide, and I will fill it."
What an encouragement to
pray! And prayer is just as


natural and simple as the
opening of the mouth. When
our mouths are open in ear-
nest and expectant prayer,
the Lord fills to the full our
needs.
There is not a want for our
health or happiness, in our
bodies or souls; a want per-
taining to this life or the life
to come; a want for our fam-
ilies or friends, our church or
country, which God is not
able and anxious to meet.
Try God! If you "open
your mouth wide," you can
be sure God will "fill it"
with every benefit and bless-
ing you can use.


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975 PAGE THREE


Karate Lessons Offered

by Recreation Dept.


There will be an organiza-
tional and general information
meeting for anyone interested
in karate lessons on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 13, at seven p.m.
in the Port St. Joe Elemen-
tary School gym. All per-
sons, school age through
adult, who are interested in
receiving lessons in this anc-
ient and classical self-defense
system should make plans to
attend this meeting.
Chief instructor Larry
Baker is a holder of a black
belt in Okinawan Shorin-ryu


karate and has seven years of
training in Shaolin Temple
Kung Fu. Mr. Baker will be
present to answer questions
regarding meeting times and
expenses involved with the
lessons.
For additional information
call the Gulf County Recrea-
tion office at 229-6119.
For
ArAmbulance
Call 227-2311


AMERICA'S HERITAGE
HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
GEkIERAL STARK AT THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
.<* /


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When a body of untrain-
ed American volunteers con-
quered an army of British
regulars at the Battle of
Bennington, new enthusi-
asm and hope was sparked
in the American Revolution--
ary cause.
"This single victory filled
all true American hearts
with joy," .remarked orator
Frederick J. Jennings, of
;Bennington, Vermont, al-
most a hundred years later.
The events leading to the
.key battle began when Gen-
eral John Burgoyne sent a
British detachment to cap-
ture the stores at Benning-
ton and to disperse the
Patriots collecting there.
Vermont, the new-born
state, was indeed gathering
force along with pledges of
military support from a
score of New England states
in the event of British at-
tack. New Hampshire was
the first state to answer
Vermont's call by sending
a militia under General
John Stark.


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On August 14th, 1777,
General Stark's militia, rein-
forced by the Vermont
,farmers, marched out to
meet the enemy at Benning-
ton. On the 16th, after
having skillfully mapped out
a strategic plan of attack,
General Stark voiced his
memorable "win the fight
or die upon the enemy"
speech...
The spirited men rushed
bravely into the battle
grounds that day and pound-
ed the entrenched British
with relentless fury, seizing
the smoking guns and turn-
ing them upon the bewilder-
ed enemy.. The Red Coats
retreated.
Frederick, Coffay .Yohn,
an American artist known
for his carefully-researched
battle scenes, captures a mo-
ment of the battle in one of
his paintings entitled "Gen-
eral Stark at the Battle of
Bennington." This oil paint-
ing is part of a collection
owned by The Continental
Insurance Companies.


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payers are receiving the Short
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Internal Revenue Service, al-
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0. DeWitt, IRS Director for
Florida, said this week.
Nearly one-half of Florida's
3.1 million individual tax-
payers are receiving the short
form this year. "Due to the
changes brought about by the
Tax Reduction Act, many
more people are able to use
the short form. Also, we have
reviewed our records of Form
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filed the long .form last year
are now receiving the short
form which can be completed
quicker and easier and en-
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more rapidly."
Mr. DeWitt cautioned that
all taxpayers should still
check to see if they can reduce
their taxes by itemizing their
deductions on the long Form
1040. He suggested that tax-


payers read the information in
the Form 1040-A tax package
which provides a simple test
on whether it is advantageous
to itemize deductions.
The IRS noted that the stan-
dard deduction is now 16 per-
cent, with a maximum of
$2,600 for married persons
filing jointly ($1,300 for mar-
ried persons filing separate-
ly), and $2,300 for single per-
sons. When itemized deduc-
tions total more than the stan-
dard deductions, itemizing de-
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Charles

Creech

Dies
Charles Creech, 62, of Anda-
lusia, Alabama dieq1pJecemb-
er 31. Burial was in Andalusia
with Masonic rites at grave-
side at two p.m., January 1,
1976.
He is survived by two bro-
thers, Kenneth Creech and
Gus Creech, both of Port St.
Joe; and three sisters, Mrs. J.
'. Dillon of Neptune Beach,
Mrs. Francis Hicks of Gulf
Shores and Mrs. J. W. Horn,
Jr. of Thomasville. Ga. .


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In The Star


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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)
A limited number of cable TV
installations can be made on a "First
come, first served basis" prior to
Super Bowl Sunday. Residents of
Port St. Joe, within 300 feet of an
accessible CATV cable (Approx 90%
of the homes South of First Street)
can be assured of getting the best
possible TV reception with CABLE TV
by calling 227-2961 or visiting the
Telephone Company Business
office.


The pictured
white male was
last seen in the
Port St. Joe
area on the
evening of Octo-
ber 17, 1974. If
you have seen
this person, ht.
6'1", weight 195
pounds, light
brown hair,
please call col-
lect 904-763-3311
or 904-785-7338.


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PAGE FOUR


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975


Mary Jane Cathey and Perry Neal Adkison


Married In Candlelight Ceremony


In a candlelight setting
against a background of white
'poinsettias, Miss Mary Jane
Cathey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Othal Cathey,
Jr. of Mexico Beach, became
-the bride of Perry Neal Adki-
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clio
Adkison of Port St. Joe. The
ceremony was solemnized
Dec. 12th, at six p.m., in the
sanctuary of the First United
Methodist Church of Port St.
Joe with the Rev. Johnie
McCurdy officiating.
Preceding the wedding
vows; a program of nuptial
music was presented by Mrs.
Mark Tomlinson, organist and
Mrs. James Tankersley, solo-
ist...
The bride, escorted and
given in marriage by her
father, wore a traditional Vic-
torian style candlelight wed-
ding gown of nylon over taf-
feta. The bodice featured a
set-in-bib outlined in Notting-
ham lace and diamond shaped
appliques of seed pearls. The
long fitted lace sleeves were
embellished with a similar de-
sign of pearls. The high neck-
line and cuffs of the sleeves
were enhanced with a Cluny
lace ruffle. Appliques of Ven-
ise lace accented the full
flowing skirt bordered with a
wide Nottingham lace flounce
ruffle at the hemline and ex-
tending around the attached
cathedral. length train. Her
chapel length mantilla veil of
imported illusion bordered
with Venice lace, fell from a
lace-covered Camelot cap.
She carried her mother's
white Bible topped with a cas-
tcade, of white bridal roses,
stephanotis and baby's breath.
Mrs. William Allen Cathey,
sister-in-law of the bride,
servedas matron of honor and
Miss Marion Britt as maid of
.honor. The bridesmaids were
Miss Nan Parker, cousin of
Athe bride, Miss Mary Lynn
Xtiox and Mrs. William Frank
Moore, Jr., cousin of the bride
:'f Germantown, Tenn. The at-
fendants wore gowns of peri-
:*inkle blue crepe featuring
.bertha collars and accented
,'with a soft draped sash at the
waistlinee. Each carried a
hnosegay of white bridal roses
with miniature carnations and
baby's breath. A silver wed-
ding bell attached to royal
blue tubular velvet ribbon
dangled from each nosegay.
Clio Adkison served his son
as best man. Groomsmen
were Vic Adkison and Martin
Adkison, brothers of the
groom, William Allen Cathey,
brother of the bride, and
Henry Owen Barger, Jr., cou-
sin of the bride, Houston',
.Texas.
Miss Lalla Sue Thomas of
Pensacola, served as flower
girl and William Parker
Thursday as ring bearer. Both
are cousins of the bride.
Mrs. Cathey chose a formal
gown of silk brocade in muted
soft pastel shades of pink,
green and gold. Mrs. Adkison
wore a formal gown of apricot
knit with matching jacket.
Bo6th wore single bridal white
roses.
Mrs. Allen Bert Shipman of
Memphis, Tenn., maternal
-grandmother of the bride.
wore a green chiffon gown ac-
.cented with silver beading.
Mrs. William Othal Cathey,
Sr., paternal grandmother of
the bride, wore a gown of soft


pastel shades of pink and blue
with a V-shaped bodice. The
paternal grandmother of the
groom, Mrs. Amon W. Adki-
son of Vernon, wore a floor
length gown of blue floral
crepe with a V-shaped bodice
edged in lace.
RECEPTION
. Hurricane lamps and white
poinsettias lined the walkway
to the home of the. bride,
Mexico Beach, where Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Parker, aunt and
uncle of the -bride, greeted the
guests for the reception.
The bride's table, draped
* with a floor length white
Chantilly lace cloth, held the
Lady Windemere bride's cake
topped with bridal white roses
and baby's breath. Three
branch silver candelabras
holding white tapers flanked
the bride's cake. Green fruit
punch and coffee were served
from silver appointments at
each end of the table.
The groom's table was
draped with a beige linen floor
length cloth. The two-tiered
cake was decorated with frost-
ed green grapes. A brass tree
candelabrunr holding ivory
tapers complemented the
table setting.
Champagne was served
from a silver, lighted flowing
fountain. Finger sandwiches,
cheese straws, nuts, cheese
balls and wedding mints were
served.
Arrangements of white bri-
dal flowers were used
throughout the reception
rooms. Hanging from a white
Christmas tree were white
rice bells tied with blue, rib-
bon, given as favors.
Mrs. Charles Thomas of
Pensacola and Mrs. Ernest
Thursday, cousins of the
bride, served the wedding
cake. The groom's cake was
served by Miss Mary Dell
Adkison and Mrs. Fred Kem-
bro of Apalachicola, both sis-
ters of the groom. The punch
was served by Miss Holly
Hendrix and coffee by Mrs.
David Skipper, Tallahassee
aad Mrs. Steve Adams. The
champagne table was assisted
by Mrs. 'Vicky Dorsey.of'Tal-
lahassee and Miss Nancy.
Jones. Miss Cuyler King kept
the bride's book. Others as-
sisting in serving were Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Owen Barger,
Sr. of Tupelo, Miss., aunt and
uncle of the bride, Mrs.
George Holland, Mrs, James
Guilford, Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson, Mrs. Tollie Mul-
lins and Mrs. Gannon Buzzett.
For traveling the .bride
chose a jacket dress of white
knit, accented with a red floral
blouse and red accessories.
After a short wedding trip, the
couple will reside in Germany,
where Mr. Adkison will be
stationed with the United
States Army.
Other out-of-town guests in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Val Cathey, aunt and uncle of
the bride; Bruce, Trina and
Pam Cathey, Charles Thomas
and Chip Thomas, all of. Pen-,
sacola; William F. Moore, Jr.
of Germantown, Tenn.; Fred
Kembro. Gregg and Chad
Kembro of Apalachicola: Mrs.
Lincy. Walls. aunt of the
groom. Stanley and Steve
Walls of Enterprise, Ala.; Mr.
and Mrs. Randall Newton,
aunt and uncle of the groom.
Randy and Tommy Newton of
Panama City: Mr. and Mrs.


Mr. and Mrs. Perry Neal Adkison


Gene. McClellan and Mrs.
Eloise Bailey of Blountstown.
REHEARSAL DINNER
Mr, and Mrs. Clio Adkison
entertained the wedding party


and out-of-town guests with a
buffet style dinner in the fel-
lowship hall of the Long Ave-
nue Baptist Church of Port St.
Joe. The U-shaped tables were


covered with white cloths and
an arrangement of mixed blue
and white flowers with lburn-
ing tapers complemented the
seating of the honored guests.


SBy Dr. Robert Black
Ext. Urban Horticulturist
The home gardener can
make more of a contribution
than he thinks to the fight
against pollution.
Plantings- of trees and
shrubs contribute to reducing
pollution around the home.
When plantings are properly
used as screens and ground
covers, they significantly re-
duce noise, pollution and air
pollution since they control
dust by limiting wind erosion.
Plants also help purify the air
by producing oxygen.
Flowers, woody ornamen-
tals, trees and, turfgrasses
have 'been used for years to
improve and beautify unat-
tractive surroundings; thus
reducing visual pollution.
The home gardener can also
make his contribution by fol-
lowing these guidelines:
-Don't over irrigate. Too
much water floods an area
and promotes run-off of soil
minerals and top soil. Apply
water at a rate than can be,
absorbed by the soil. Watering
with a garden hose is one of
the poorest methods of supply-
ing water to plants. The fast
flowing water from a hose
'?


runs off quickly, carrying soil
and exposing roots. Sprinklers
and soaker hoses apply water
at a slow rate and therefore
more water is absorbed and
very little soil is. lost by run
off.
-Don't over fertilize. A soil
sampling of yard and garden
soils should be a guide to how
much fertilizer to add. Exces-
sive applications is wasteful
and usually ends up in the
storm drain and adds to
stream pollution. Avoid throw-
ing fertilizer on walks and
driveways. That's money
down the drain, too.
-Use mulches. Mulches of
all types maintain soil mois-
ture and prevent soil erosion.
Mulches protect the soil from
the pounding of rain droplets
which loosen soil particles and
promotes their loss in run-off
water. Mulches also prevent
crusting of soil which in-
creases the absorptive capa-
city of soils resulting in less
soil loss in run-off water. Good
mulching materials include
lawn clippings, leaves, pine
bark, pine needles and others.
-Cover bare spots of soil.
This prevents erosion by wind
and water. In areas where


growing grass is difficult, try
growing various ground
covers. Some of the more'
popular ground covers are:
liriope, mondo grass, ajuga
and English ivy. In areas
where even ground covers will
not survive use some inert
materials such as gravel or
marble chips.
-Use garden chemicals
.only as directed on the label
and don't add more than re-
commended, even for "good
measure". Excess chemicals
may injure plants and cause
unnecessary pollution. Do not
spray pesticides on windy
days. It is very likely that
spray droplets will be carried
to your neighbor's yard by
high winds. Be extremely
careful when applying herbi-
cides (weed-killers) along
fence rows. Many of these
herbicides can be carried in
surface run-off water to your
neighbor's trees and shrubs.
-Utilize plant residues.
Grass clippings, leaves and
other dead plant materials
make good mulches. Compost-
ed for awhile, they return
nutrients to the soil and add to
the overall quality of the grow-
ing medium.


No NN. 4 0 -


SNotice of Annual Meeting :
of Members of


SCitizen's Federal ,

Savings and Loan Association

Iof Port St. Joe "'

The annual meeting of members of Citizen's Federal
I Savings and Loan Association of Port St. Joe will be held .
on Wednesday, January 21, 1976, at 2 o'clock p.m., EST, i
& in the office of the association at 401 Fifth Street, Port St.
Joe, Florida, for the purpose of electing directors for the
4 ensuing term, and to transact any other business which I
Smay legally come before said meeting.

C. J. STEVENS, JR.

Secy.-Treas.

Citizens Federal will close for business at 12 o'clock noon
: on Wednesday, January 21, 1976 in order to hold the
Annual meeting of members. -- ._____


NOTE OF APP
Thank you fo
cards and prayi
my behalf durij
stay in the hosp
Tom P


RECIATION
or the many
ers offered in
ig my recent
)ital.
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ers should con-
o improve en-
ility by the use
found horticul-
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tinually strive t
vironmental qua
of plants and s(
tural practices.


Episcopal

Women

Nominate
The first business meeting
of 1976 of the Women of St.
James Episcopal Church was
held at the Parish House on
Monday. January 5. at three
p.m.
Eleven members were pre-
sent. The nominating commit-
tee presented the slate of offi-
cers for 1976-77. They were:
Martha Fox. President;
Sara Fite Vice-president:
Nell Parker. Secretary and
Ida Copenhaver. Treasurer.
It was decided to change the
time of the meeting from three
p.m. to 1:15 p.m. beginning
with the February meeting.
Thanks was given to Mrs.
Lea Johnson for her dedicated
service for the last two years.
The new president asked for
the continued cooperation of
each member of' the circle.
Rev. Sidney Ellis expressed
his gratitude for the many
improvements -made in the
Parish House. The meeting
was dismissed with prayer.


Laird Will

Speak to

Gardeners
The Port St. Joe Garden
Club will meet at 3 p.m. today,
January 8, at the Garden
Center.
County Extension Director
Cubie Laird will speak -on
"Fertilizer and Soil in This
Area" and answer questions
about special problems in Port
St. Joe.
Mrs. George Cooper and
Mrs. Cecil Hewett are hos-
tesses. Interested ladies are
invited to attend and consult
Mr. Laird about their garden-
ing problems.


Ambrose of Mexico Beach.

The couple will be married
Saturday, February 21, at two
p.m., in the Assembly of God
Church of Oak Grove.


SPEND HOLIDAYS AWAY CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brinson Sincere thanks to each of
of Port St. Joe, enjoyed the you who expressed your love
holidays visiting their daugh- and concern during my recent
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and illness. The cards, flowers,
Mrs. Robert Bedwell in Mont- calls, visits, and most of all,
gomery, Ala. Other children of the prayers were greatly ap-
Mr. and Mrs. Brinson joining preciated. May God be with
them were: Mr. and Mrs. Leo each of you.
Brown of Irwinton, Ga., Mr. Jennifer Braxton
Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Smith of
Blakely, Ga. Shop the Classified Section




FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Third Street and Baltzell Avenue

Rev. George Gay, Interim Pastor

Sunday School ........................9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship Service ............. 11*:00 A.M.
SChurch Training ...........,....... 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship Service .............. 7:30 P.M.
, 'Prayer Meeting (Wed.) .............. 7:00 P.M.
"Come and Worship God With Us"


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975 PAGE FIVE


Down Those


First in a series of five
.articles on 1975 income taxes
distributed as a public service
by the Florida Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.
How can you hold down your
income tax bill this year?
The same way you can, and
should, do it every year-
make full use of the four basic,
tools for reducing the income
subject to taxes, for lowering
the rate at which the tax is
levied and, in some cases, for
having part of the tax for-
given. The four tools are ad-
justments, deductions, exem-
ptions and tax credits.
Adjustments such as sick
pay and interest paid are at-
tractive because they reduce
gross income, leaving adjust-
ed gross income, a much
smaller target, for the tax
collector to aim at.
Deductions-for taxes and
interest paid, contributions,
medical costs, etc.-are nice,
too. They, and the exemptions
'* we get for ourselves and our
dependents, reduce adjusted
gross income still further-
to taxable income.
Tax credits-on low in-
comes, new home purchases,
retirement income, political
contributions, etc.-are best
of all because they can be
deducted, dollar for dollar,
from the taxes owed.
In subsequent articles, each
of these four basic tax-reduc-
ing devices will be taken up in


some detail to help readers
avoid paying a penny more in
taxes than is required.
In the meantime, what new
tax-saving opportunities are
available this year? The big
changes over the 1974 tax
picture are:
-If you use the standard
deduction instead of itemi-
zing, you can now deduct 16
percent of adjusted gross in-
come, with a $2,300 maximum
for single persons and a $2,600
maximum for surviving
spouses or couples filing joint
returns. For a married person
filing a separate return the
maximum is $1,300.
-There's also a new mini-
mum standard deduction of
$1,600 for single persons and
$1,900 for married couples, but
you don't have to compute it
because it's built into the tax
table.
-The level of gross income
below which you don't even
have to file a tax return has
been raised to $2,350 for single
persons, $3,400 for joint filers,
$2,650 for a surviving spouse
and $750 if married and filing
separately.
-Because of efforts last
summer to stimulate the lag-
ging economy, all taxpayers,
regardless of their tax bill,
can subtract $30 from What
-they owe, plus another $30 for
each dependent.
-Qualified low-income tax-
payers with adjusted gross


Pesty l

income under $8,000 get a
credit of 10 percent of earned
income, up to a maximum
credit of $400 on $4,000 of
earned income. They lose the
credit at the same 10 percent
rate as their income rises
above $4,000, so the credit is
lost when income hits $8,000. If
the credit exceeds taxes owed
the excess is paid to the,tax-
payer like a refund. To quali-
fy, you must have maintained
a household in this country
with at least one dependent
child.
-If in order to hold a job
you had to pay for the care of a
dependent who is under 15 or


A local rule has been ap-
proved by circuit judges of the
six-county 14th Judicial Cir-
cuit clarifying an apparent
ambiguity in the new Florida
.Probate -Code, according to
Chief Judge Robert L. Mc-
Crary, Jr. of Marianna.
The new code calls for all
proceedings in matters of
estates of persons who have
died to be completed within 12
months of the date letters of


Pax Payments


disabled or your spouse, you
may be able to claim up to
$4,800 a year of such expense,
if your combined incomes did
not exceed $18,000.
-If you bought a new home
in 1975, under certain condi-
tions you may be eligible for a
tax credit of five percent of the
purchase price, up to $2,000.
-If you sold a home, you
have 18 months, rather than
12, to defer any capital gain
tax by reinvesting in another
home costing at least as much.
You have 24 months if you
build a new home as the

replacement.
In the second article in this
series, we'll take up tax ad-


justments that can save
money for most taxpayers.

Kilpatrick

Promoted to

Lance Cpl.
Marine Lance Corporal Wil-
liam P. Kilpatrick, son of Mrs.
Merebed Montgomery of 624
Main St., Port St. Joe, has
been promoted to his present.
rank while serving with the
Third Marine Division on Oki-
nawa.
A former student of Port St.
Joe High School, he joined the
Marine Corps in October, 1974.


,administration were issued.
The code doesn't indicate
whether this requirement is
retroactive.
The new local rule, which
still must be approved by the
Florida Supreme Court, al-
lows all pending cases an
automatic three-month con-
tinuance without penalty, so
estate administrators and
their attorneys can comply in
an orderly fashion with the


New Tag Purchasing Plan Promises


Confusion In 1976 .


State motor vehicle officials normal plus the extra months
say 1976 will be the year long before the tag will be renewed
license tag lines disappear again.
forever, but they admit the Those persons born in all
transition will be a time of other months will pay for
much confusion, shorter periods and will have
"It's going to be confusing to to come in again sooner to get
people at first, but it'll turn out the tag renewed.
to be more efficient," said The most .anybody will pay
John Calvin; motor vehicle is the -fee charged someonee
divisioi1''N f. .............,i .ay wjo
Next year will be the last must pay for 16 months but
time the more than six million who then doesn't have to come
,-Floridians with automobiles back until October 1977.
-'will be forced to renew their The least anyone will pay
license tags during, the same during the July-August period
50-day period of July and next year will be those with
August. birthdays in November, who
After that period, license will pay for five months. But
tags will be renewed on a they must. come back in
person's birthdate. November for their 12-month
The confusion comes in, tags.
Calvin explains, because to "The legislature didn't want
get everyone on the proper to force anybody to come in
cycle some people will be and have to renew in less than
paying immediately for a year five months and it didn't want
or more while others will be to force people to pay for over
paying for as little as five 16 months in advance," Calvin
.months.
"It's going to be confusing ____O_ _
because no two people will
have the same renewal period
and people at first may not
understand," he said.
Calvin said that next July
and August those persons born
in July through October will
pay for the first year like A


Bowling

News
Gulf Co. Men's League
On lanes one and two,
Campbell's Drugs took all four
from King's Gulf Service. -
Campbell's had three men on I 4
over the 500 mark. Ralph _
Ward had 522, R. B. Richard-
son'had 518 and Bo Bouington .,
had a 505. High for King's Gulf
was Gilbert Thomas with 434.
Lanes three and four saw
Butler's Restaurant take _
three from 10-Pin Lounge. Bill
Besore led Butler's with 581
while Steve Wombles was top -
man for 10-Pin with 554.
Lanes five and six had -
Player's Supermarket taking
three from Carr's Auto Sales.
Glenn Davis led Player's with
a 473. Bub Maguder took the
honors for Carr's with a 412.
On lanes seven and eight it
was Shirt and Trophy taking
all four from Stems &,Seeds.
David Roche had a good night
for Shirt and Trophy with a First
551. Tim Kennedy's 400 was
tops for Stems and Seeds. M e t h o d i


Standings:
Shirt and Trophy
Player's S'market
Campbell's Drugs
Butler's Rest.
10-Pin Lounge
King's Gulf Service
Carr's Auto Sales
Stems & Seeds


said.
The staggered tag purchas-
ing-times are only for autos
registered in the name of
individuals.
Tags for cars registered to
a fleet or corporation, trucks
and other commerical vehi-
Smokey Says: -


cles will be renewed in June of
each year after 1976.


new code requirements.
The 14th Circuit is composed
of Bay, Calhoun, Gulf,
Holmes, Jackson and Wash-
ington counties. In addition to
Judge McCrary, the circuit
judges are W. L. Fitzpatrick,
Mercer P. Spear and Larry G.
,Smith of Panama City and W.
L. Bailey of Blountstown.


WEIGHTS
WATCHERS.


WE CAN DO
PORT ST. JOE-St. James
Episcopal Church
Tuesday, 7:30 PM
1-800-432-2041
No Charge to Calling Party


A toll-free number -for Flor-
dians with questions about
workmen's compensation was
established January 2.
J. Baxter Swing, chief of the
Florida Department of, Com-
merce Bureau of Workmen's
Compensation, said the new
toll-free number will operate


601 Long Ave.


from eight a.m. to five p.m. on
weekdays.
The number is 1-800-342-9278,
"We encourage anyone with
a problem or question related
to workmen's compensation
to give us a call," Swing said.
He anticipates that most
calls will come from people


We are proud to announce
coach to our fleet.


who have not received pay-
ments or think, they are not
getting enough compensation
for claims already filed.
Workers injured on the job
are also encouraged to use the
toll-free number if they have
problems getting the proper
medical aid or compensation.


the addition of a new funeral


Comforter Iuneral Home has, and will continue to strive
for the best in facilities, equipment and service.


RPete,


Hortense & Rocky


Ph. 227-3511


ZSA !,


Be extra careful with matches
when in or near the woods.


c-
-os






United
st Church


CPA's Give Advice On Holding


Toll-Free Number


Local Rule for Courts


Approved by Judges


. At First


Comforter


Funeral Home


Constitution and Monument
Port St. Joe, Fla.
JOHNIE W. McCURDY, Minister
CHURCH SCHOOL ....................... 9:45 A.M.
PREACHINGSERVICE ......... 11A.M. &7:00 P.M.
METHODIST YOUTH F ELLOWSHIlP'. .-.:: .6:30 P.M.
CHOIR REHEARSAL (Wednesday) ...... 7:30 P.M.


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]Legal Ads

* N THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR GULP
'COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 75-31
04 RE: ESTATE OF
CORINNE C. GIBSON,
Deceased. *
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
;0 ALL ,PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
6R DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE
ESTATE AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
W4TFERESTED IN SAID ESTATE:
.'.YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
;the administration of the estate of
SOCrinne C. Gibson, deceased, Case
lumber 75-31, is pending in the Circuit
Court for Gulf County, Florida, Probate
Division, Gulf County Courthouse, Port
:k. Joe, Florida 32456. The personal
representativee of this estate is Thomas
:$' Gibson, whose address is 1303-Consti.
S3ution Drive, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456.
'the name and address of the attorney
3or the personal representative are set
northh below. -
f All persons'having claims or demands
.against the estate are required) WITHIN
'HREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE
tF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
*;HlS NOTICE, to file with the clerk of
2he court a written statement of any
ZJaim or demand they may have.
Each claim must be in writing and must
1Idicate the basis for the claim, the
name and address of the creditor or his
agent or attorney, and the amount
ta aimed. If the.claim is not yet due, the
a'le when it will become due' shall be
"stated. If the claim is contingent or
unliquidated, the nature of the uncer-
tainty shall be stated. If'the claim is
secured, the security shall be described.
The claimant shall deliver sufficient
copies of the claim to the clerk to enable
the clerk to mail one copy to each
personal representative.
-s. THOMAS S. GIBSON,
As Personal Represenative of the
Estate of
Corinne. G. Gibson, Deceased
.s.CECIL G. COSTIN, JR.
221 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE 2t 1-8

:NOTICE TO RECEIVE BIDS
BID NO..196
The City of Port St. Joe,
Florida will receive bids for
installation of a water well
and pump.
The work to be done in-
cludes the furnishing of all
labor, material, transporta-
tion, tools, supplies, pump,
pump house, wiring, equip-
ment, and apparatus unless
specifically excepted neces-
sary for the .complete and
satisfactory construction, dis-
infection and testing of the
proposed water supply well.
Specifications, require-
ments and plans for the pro-
posed, well ,may be secured
from the office of the City
Auditor and Clerk in the City
Hall.
Bids shall be sealed in an
envelope and plainly marked
"'Bid No. 196". All bids must
be FOB, Port St. Joe, Florida,
Sand approximate delivery
: date shown. Bidders are re-
-quested to submit bids in item
:.-sequence and totaled. Bids


Tuesday, 71-63


Port St. Joe's Sharks lost
their second game of the
young season Tuesday night to
the Blountstown Tigers. The
Tigers, always a tough foe for
the Sharks, earned a 71-63
victory in the Port St. Joe
Coliseum.
The Tigers scratched out a
four point lead in the first
quarter, then pounded the
Sharks for a nine point margin
in the second period. The
Sharks fought back with an
eight point bulge in the third
period, but it wasn't enough.
The Sharks lost the ball
game at the foul line, sinking


must be good for 30 days after
opening.
Bids must be submitted to
the City Clerk's office, P.O.
Box A, Port St. Joe, Florida
32456, on or before 5:00 P.M.,
EST, January 20, 1976. Bid
opening will be held at the
,regular City Commission
meeting January 20, 1976, at
8:00 P.M., EST, in the Munici-
pal Building, Port St. Joe,
Florida.
C. W. BROCK,
City Auditor & Clerk
2t-1-8-76


only three free throws' while
the Tigers were putting 14
charity tosses through the
nets.
Preston Gant had the hot
hand for the Sharks Tuesday
night, with 24 points. Johnny
Jenkins added 12 points. Hub-
by Chason led the Tiger attack
with 16 points.
Gant also paced the defense
with 14 rebounds. Again Jen-
kins was in the thick of thing,
with nine rebounds.
Score by quarters:
Port St. Joe 12 15 21 15-63
Blountstown 16 24 13 18-71
PORT ST. JOE-Jenkins,
6-0-12; C. Daniels, 4-0-8; Gant,
11-2-24: Larry, 5-1-11; L. Dan-
iels, 1-0-2; R. Daniels, 3-0-6;
Thomas, 0-0-0; Davis, 0-0-0.
B'TOWN-Chason, 7-2-16;
Moore, 0-0-0; Baker, 6-1-13;
Garrett, 6-1-13; Casey, 0-0-0;
Faulk, 6-3-15; Goodwin, 7-0-14.

During the coming week,
the Sharks will be host to
Chattahoochee Friday night
and Rutherford of Panama
City next Monday night. Next
Tuesday, the team will travel
to Panama City to meet
Mosley. All local games get
underway at 7:00 p.m.


Attempt FAils to Put Cape San Bias



Property In Top Priority for Purchase


Corps of Engineers, under
federal court orders, has ex-
tended its jurisdiction over
more wetlands and the old
state Pollutiun Control Board
expanded its clean-water
rules beyond some stream.
banks.
Smokey Says:


Another attempt to place the
purchase of Cape San. Blas
property back in top priority
with the State of Florida met
with failure Monday of this
week.
A state committee postpon-
ed action on a recommenda-
tion that the Gulf County
property replace Big Pine Key
in Monroe County at top
priority in the state's endan-
gered lands program.
Department of Natural Re-
sources staff made the recom-
mendation to the state Inter-
agency Advisory Committee
on Endangered Lands..
The Cabinet withdrew an
offer to purchase Cape San
Blas for $5.1 million after a
new appraisal said the proper-
ty was worth only $3.8 million.
The IAC had been asked to
consider changing the empha-
sis of the endangered lands
program from wetland areas
to uplands, which are attrac-
tive to commercial develop-
ers.
The state so far has commit-
ted $100 million of a $200
million bond issue to projects


1 4p,


in the program.
The IAC. which supervises
the program says that before
the rest of the money is spent,
priorities may need to be
shifted.
Wetlands, which were "Pri-
ority One" in the first half of
the program, may already be
protected well enough by in-
creased federal, state and
local regulations without Flor-
ida buying them, the panel
said,
"Originally, the whole pro-
gram was designed to protect
wetlands," said Parks Direc-
tor Ney Landrum. "While it
still may be necessary to
acquire some of the wetlands
to preserve them, we may be
able to protect them longer
than some of the prime,
developable uplands."
Natural Resources Director
Harmon Shields said that
some Cabinet members have
made it clear they want to
give priority to wetlands.
"But if we made it clear we
have controls,, they may
change," Shields said.
In the past year, the U.S.


Ave. Ph. 229-1251


W0%oa a1i 4% d04 t6 .-A b&M 4m m 4 0. 06


NutritionDNews


'1


Six year old 52' shrimp boat.
671 diesel, new net; board and
Loran. See in Apalachicola.
"Miss Aline". For more info
call 1-404-971-8103, Marietta,
Ga. 2tc 1-8

For Sale: Dinette suite with
four chairs. Call 229-6506.
tfc 1-8

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

Phone 229-6253 f6ori
MARY KAY COSMETICS
tfc 7-3

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, monogrzanis, hems,
sews on buttons, guarantee.
229-6782. tfc 1-30

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.
Transferring, must sell new
18' 112" 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





Lets Make A Deal! 2 BR
house on an acre with lots of
extras. 2 lots from canal, at
$12.500. Won't last long. Call
and be the winner.
Strout Realty
Hwy 98 & 30th St.
Mexico Beach
648-51:4 or 648-5351
2tc 1-8
Two-story home, 1902 Monu-
ment Ave., 3 BR, 3 bath.
Phone 227-7221 or 229-6474.
tfc 8-21

Nice house on corner lot,
with chain link fence. 711 Long
Ave. 229-6153. tfc 10-23

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


2 bedroom furnished house
at St. Joe Beach. 648-3466.
tfc 1-8

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.
3tp 1-1

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, 14 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


1975 Jeep Renegade, 8 cyl.,
levi trim, $4,700.00. Call after
6:00 229-3551. It 1-8

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


There will be a special
called communication at 7
p.m., Friday, Jan. 9 for work,
in the Entered Apprentice
degree.
F.E. BROGDON
Everett 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.


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


I


Roofing & Repairing
Work
Call 229-6462
4tp 1-8

For TV repairs and Zenith
sales, see K&D TV and Sound
at 301'Reid Ave. 227-2071.
tfc 6-2


Septic Tanks Pumpei
Carefoot Septic Ta
229-8227, 229-2351
and 229-6694


All types carpet ani
flooring installed. 10
experience. For free m
ment and estimate, ca
ald Ross, 229-6822. ti

WHITFIELD'S BA
& TACKLE
Opening Jan. 2,19'
Located on Fourth
(Next to Johnie's Trim
Fresh and Salt Wal
Bait & Tackle
Live and Artificia
4


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


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

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


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
d Out Counseling Information
nk Center of the Panhandle Al-
, coholism Council, Inc. 321
Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe.
tfc 8-21 Phone 229-3515. tfc 1-30

d vinyl House need repairs? Are
years you renovating or adding on?
easure- For quality work, call Jack
ill Ron- Hall, 229-6321. tfc 12-18
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-- Family of problem drinkers
IT can find help in Alanon and
Alateen. Call Alanon 229-6948
76 or 229-3392. 13t 1-1
St.
Shop) LEWIS FLOOR CLEANING
ter All Types
229-6482 or 229-6447
Al tfc 9-20
tp 12-25


A New Service At
POLLACK'S CLEANERS
UNIFORM

RENTALS
For Information, Come by
or Call' tfc 6-2
107 Second Street
Phone 227-4401


Hurlbut Supply
306 Reid Ave.


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

BINGO
Every Thursday & Saturday
7:30 p.m.
American Legion Hall
Sponsored by American
Legion Post 116
tfc 10-9




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





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

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


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




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Heating, Cooling &
Electric Service

Commercial or Residential
Installation & Service


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Port St. Joe
Owned & Operated by
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A good reason io help-
Prevent Forest Fires!

Wanted: Someone to clear
12 acres of wooded property.
Dick Walker, 229-3376. 2tc 1-8

1953 Jeep, has new top, exc.
cond., $1,000. 653-8032, Apa-
lachicola. tfc 1-8


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.THURSDAY, JAN. .8, 1975












It's Only Your



MONEY


Credit Costs Money
By GERALD A. LEWIS
Comptroller of Florida


Credit is easy to obtain
these days so easy, in fact,
that many people take it for
granted.
Gone are the days when
credit referred only to loans
from banks, finance com-
panies and credit unions for
the purpose of buying a
house, taking a vacation or
paying medical bills.
Today we charge every-
thing from gasoline to tooth-
paste, and from furniture to
meals in restaurants.
But credit costs the con-
sumer money. Before
signing any- credit contract
or applying for a credit card,
check out the details.
In' 1974, Congress passed
the Truth in Lending Law,
which provided the con-
sumer with protection by re-
quiring creditors to state the
full and exact credit charge.
Unfortunately, however,
no one can legislate good
judgment, so the rest is up to
you.
If you are financing a
purchase, shop around for
credit as you would for any-
thing else. Ask about the fi-
nance charges and look for
the lowest annual percen-
.tage rate (APR).
A $2,000 purchase financed
for two years at an APR of 4
percent would cost you $127
in credit charges. If the APR


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975 PAGE SEVEN


Sister of0 | Immm

Mrs. CarrollI ROWI in


Died Fri. 'ws

Mrs. Cora Ezella Murphy, I
age 67, a resident of Kinard, I
died Friday morning'following
a lengthy illness. Mrs. Murphy
was a |lo-,ntlr ,es~idenot ne f rIIiini oa


is 30 percent, that charge
would rise to $684.
APR's vary considerably
depending on who the lender
is and how much money you
have to borrow. Borrowing
money from your credit
union to pay for a purchase
will probably cost you about
12 percent. A revolving
charge account has an APR
of 18 percent and a loan from
a consumer finance com-
pany may have an APR of
from 16 percent to 30 per-
cent.
Using credit is a con-
venient way to shop. It often
allows us to purchase items
we couldn't otherwise afford.
But use caution and shop
around, and to avoid trouble,
remember:
(1) Compare credit
charges and look for the
lowest APR.
(2) Know what the credit is
costing you on both the total
purchase and the unpaid
monthly balance.
(3) Read the terms of the
contract before you sign.
Consumer credit is a.
powerful economic force in
our society. The consumer
should use it with care and
good judgment and learn to
recognize its advantages,
disadvantages and responsi-
bilities. (AFNS)


Crack


Shots

Amidst a drizzling rain,
when forest fire danger was at.
its lowest, the Panama Divi-
sion of Forestry held its
annual Division Turkey Shoot.
Three of the five turkeys were
won by Gulf Countians: top
from left, Daniel Hanlon and
Archie Marshall, both forest
rangers from Overstreet and
lower left, Milton Strength,
ranger at Wetappo.
The Division was well aware
of the trio's many talents as
firefighters, but little did they
know of their sharpshooting
abilities.


Kinard.
Survivors include a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beatrice Gaskin of
Kinard: a son, William F.
Rogers of Bristol; six grand-
children; five sisters, Mrs.
Bessie Carroll of Oak Grove,
Mrs. Trudy Holly of Apalachi-
cola: Mrs. Ruth Frost of
Kinard, Mrs. Evelyn Gardner
of Ft. Walton and Mrs. Donna
O'Brian of Mansfield, Ohio:
two brothers, Lewis Gay of
Wewahitchka and J. Z. Gay of
Mansfield, Ohio.
Funeral services were held
at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the
Oak Grove Assembly of God
Church with the Rev. David A.
Fernandez, pastor, officiat-
ing. Interment followed in the
family plot of Holly Hill
Cemetery.
All services were under the
direction of Comforter
Funeral Home of Port St. Joe.


Mrs. Woullard
On Dean's List

Mrs. Sophia J. Woullard of
403 Avenue C has been named
to the Dean's List for the fall
quarter at Florida A & M Uni-
versity in Tallahassee. She
earned the distinction by
maintaining a 3.47 grade point
average.


Gulf Co. Men's League
Lanes one and two had Ten
Pin Lounge taking four points
by forfeit from Stems and
Seeds.
On lanes three and four,
Player's Supermarket took
three points from King's Gulf
Service. Garry McNeel led
Player's with a 429. Raymond
Peters was tops for King's'
with a 438.
Lanes five and six had Shirt
and Trophy taking three from
Campbell's Drugs. Tal Pres-
ton had a 518 to lead Shirt and
Trophy, Robert Montgomery
added a 504. Ralph Ward
headed up Campbell's with a
509.
On lanes seven and eight it
was Butler's Restaurant tak-
ing three points from Carr's
Auto Sales with Harry Lowry
leading Butler's with a 533.
For Carr's, it was Swamprat


with 448.
Standings:
Shirt and Trophy
Player's S'market
King's Gulf Service
Ten Pin Lounge
Campbell's Drugs
Butler's Restaurant
Carr's Auto Sales
Stems & Seeds


W L
6 8
6 2
5 3
5 3
4 4
44
26
08


Gulf Co. Ladies' League
On December 17, lanes one
and two saw the Florida


National Bank take' three
games from St. Joe Furniture.
Christine Lightfoot had a 155
game and 377 series for the
Bank. Opal Howard had a 175
game and Mary Brown a 403
series for St. Joe Furniture. .
Lanes three and four saw
Player's take three games
from the Playgirls. Shirley
Hicks had a 157 game and 422
series for Player's. Cathy
Blackburn led Playgirls with
a 160 game and 375 series.
Lanes five and six had
Pate's taking three games
from C & G Sporting. Peggy
Heacock had a 179 game and
Mabel had a .467 series for
Pate's. Pat Hanna had a 157
game and Lou Mork a 392
series for C & G Sporting
Goods.
On lanes seven and eight,
the Alley Cats took four big
ones from Pepsi Cola. Melba
Barbee had a 168 game and
Norma Hobbs had a 465 series
for the Cats. Kay K. led Pepsi
Cola with a 134 game and 368.
series.


Standings:
Player's
Cats
St. Joe Furniture
C & G Sporting
Pate's Shell
Playgirls
Bank
Pepsi Cola


W L
14
1/2 17 1'
24
26
29
V2 29l.2
33
51


Gulf RecreationDepartmentOffers


Firearms Safety, Hunting Course


The Gulf County Recreation
Department is sponsoring a
hunting and firearms safety

Pam Reeves
Named to.
Dean's List
A Port St. Joe student has
been named to the Dean's List
at Tallahassee Community
College for the recently con-
cluded Fall Semester.
Pamela M. Reeves main-
tained grades of "B" or better
in 12 or more semester hours
of academic work in achieving
the honor.


For
Ambulance

caII
227-2311


course beginning January 12
at 7:30 p.m. The class will
meet in the Port St. Joe High
School Commons Area.
The primary purpose of this
course is to teach proper gun
handling in circumstances re-
lated to hunting and will be
taught by a fully qualified
instructor from the Florida
Game and Fresh Water Fish


Commission.
The course will include 11
hours of classroom instruction
and 11 hours of home study, an
examination, and the actual
firing of a rifle.
Class sessions will run 7:30
-9:30 p.m., January 12 thru 16.
The day for range fire will be
set after the classes begin.
There will be no charge for


the course and all hunters and
prospective hunters are en-
couraged to enroll. Young gun
enthusiasts are especially en-
couraged to enroll.
For additional information
call the Gulf County Recrea-
tion Department at 229-6119.
Participants may register in
advance by calling the Re-
creation Department.


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B78-13 $19.95 s1.84
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D78-14 21.95 2.12
E78-14 22.95 2.25.
F78-14 24.95 2.39
G78-14 25.95 2.55
H78-14 27.95 2.75
G78-15 26.95 2.58
H78-15 28.95 2.80
L78-15 30.95 3.08
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cR78-15 46.95 2.88
HR78-15 50.95 3.07
JR78-15 53.95 3.19
LR78-15 55.95 3.34
All prices plus tax and old tire.


TIE *FRCOP ACSIMO


January 9, 1776:

The first clarion call for independence was
voiced by Thomas Paine in "Common Sense"
a pamphlet which appeared in Philadelphia.
Paine attacked George III, "the Royal Brute",
as chiefly responsible for harsh measures
against the colonies and attacked the mon-
archical form of government. His pamphlet
converted thousands to the cause of inde-
pendence.

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5 60-14
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6 00 15L
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Hondas. Mazdas, MG's.
Opels, Renaults. Simcas.
Toyotas. Triumphs. VW's


Audis, Colts. Datsuns.
Fiats. Grei/ins, MG's,
Opels. Pintos. Saabs


Fiats, Gremhns.
Jaguars. Mazdas,
Toyotas. VWs


By Joe St. Clair
I wonder how many
apples had fallen from the
trees before Isaac New-
ton came to his certain
conclusion regarding the
law of gravity.
How many people had
watched a boiling kettle
on a stove, with the lid
being lifted by steam
pressure? One day the
bright-eyed Watt saw this
and began thinking about
a steam engine
What ability did New-
ton and Watt have that
millions before them did
not possess? Did they just
use the ability they had?
Little ability does not
mean little opportunity.
Many great services to
mankind have been ren-
dered by persons of little
ability. No gift is synall if
we make good use of it.
No opportunity is insigni-
ficant if we use it signifi-
cantly.
OUR THOUGHT TO
REMEMBER: "No mat-
ter how little we have,
triumph follows its sin-
cere use."


St. Clair

Funeral Home
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Beef Ravioli
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee (With Meat Balls)
Spaghetti
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Blackburn Syrup
Mueller's Elbo


Macaroni
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Macaroni & Cheese


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Port St. Joe High School carrot & raisin slaw, pineap-
Lunch Room Menus ple upside down cake, corn-
bread or bread.


Monday, Jan. 12
Hot dog with bun, potato
salad, spaghetti, whole kernel
corn, cole slaw, jello with top-
ping and bread.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Oven fried chicken, rice
with gravy, turnips, tomato
.wedge, fruit cup, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Tuna salad, hamburger with
bun, French fries, lettuce,
tomato, pickles, English peas,
'*strawberry shortcake, crac-
kers.

Thursday, Jan. 15
Dry lima beans, collards,
onion slice, hamburger with
bun, French fries, lettuce,
tomato, pickles, string beans,
peanut butter delights and
,,cornbread.

Friday, Jan. 16
Meat loaf, cheeseburger wih
with bun, field peas, cabbage,


Elementary Schools
Lunch Room Menus
Monday, Jan. 12
Spaghetti, whole kernel
corn, cole slaw, cherry pie,
rolls, bread.'
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Oven .fried chicken, rice
with gravy, turnips, tomato
wedge, fruit cup, bread, rolls.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Tuna salad, French fries,
English peas, strawberry
shortcake, crackers.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Dry limas with ham, col-
lards, onion slices, tomato
wedge, peanut butter delights
and cornbread.
Friday, Jan. 16
Cheeseburger with bun,
field peas, potato chips, let-
tuce, tomato, pickles, pineap-
ple upside down cake.


THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1975 PAGE NINE


Name Ambulance Officers


The Gulf County Volunteer
Ambulance Squad held its an-
nual election of officers at the
regular meeting this past
Monday. This event marks the
beginning of the second full
calendar year of operation for
the squad. Dick Lamberson
was reelected as squad chief
and other officers elected in-
clude Bob Rogers, First As-
sistant squad chief; Jim
Gregg, Second Assistant
squad 'chief; Wendell Whit-
aker, ambulance captain; and
Norma Wall, supply captain.

During the year of 1975, the
squad made 197 ambulance
runs transporting 190 patients
and traveling 7,902 miles.
Members of the squad were on
duty for a total of 65,700 man-
hours during the year and
spent 4,220 hours in classes,
meetings and practice ses-
sions. Two Red Cross first aid
courses and one defensive ,dri-
ving course were completed.
Two Emergency Medical
Technician courses were held
and 15 members graduated
and were licensed by the State


I Legal Advertising


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR- BIDNO. 195,
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE The City of Port St. Joe, Florida,
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR invites bids on the following described
GULF COUNTY. items:
Case NO.75-178 CHAIN LINK FENCE
IN RE: The Matter of the Adoption of 60 If-8' fabric (9 ga.)
SOUDRA LYNN FRAZIER, and 64 If-l%" top rail-tubing
MARJARICCIA DIXON. 4 ea.-2" x 11' line post tubing
NOTICE OF SUIT 8 ea.-21/2" x 11' terminal gate post.
TO: James Bailey tubing
Address Unknown 4 ea.-2" x 1%" barb wipe arm
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that 8 ea.-21/2" post cap-aluminum
an Amended Petition for Adoption has 12 ea.--8' tension bars
been filed and you are required to serve 72 ea.-21/2" brace bands
a copy of your Answer or other response 12 ea.-1-%" rail ends cups
to the Petition on Petitioner's Attorney: 188 If-barb wire 151/2 ga., 4 pt.
ROBERT M.MOORE, Esq. 2 ea-10' double-drive gates-W%"
P.O. Box 248 tubing frame
Port St. Joe, FL 32456 2 ea.-1%" drop rod assemblies
and file the original thereof in the Circuit 2 bags-Tie wire
Court Clerk's Office, Gulf County Court- 4 pr.-21/2" x 1 -" hinges nuts & bolts
house, Port St. Joe, Florida on pr before 412 pcs.-Panelweave-Yellow sub.-
the 16th day of January, 1976. If you fail Sandlewood 1 in 6 pattern
todo so, a Final Judgment for the relief Bids shall be sealed in an envelope and
sought may be granted by Default. plainly marked "Bid No. 195". All bids
DATED this the 12thdayof December, must be F.O.B., Port St. Joe, Florida,
1975. and approximate delivery date shown.
Bidders are requested to submit bids in
GEORGE Y. CORE, item sequence and totaled..The City of
Clerk of Circuit Court Port St. Joe reserves the right to accept
By: 4- Maurell Cumble, or reject any or all bids, waive any
Deputy Clerk 4t 12-18 formalities and to choose the bid deemed
best to meet the City's needs. Bids must
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR- be good for' 30 days after opening.
TEENTH JUDICIAL. CIRCUIT OF Bids must be-submitted to the City
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR GULF COUN- C "rs O 6ce P. O. B A Port S y0
TY. Fior.da 32556 on or before 5 00 P M .
rY J.-- )n.17A.R010-fifl


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.,
e 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
corporation; and TURNER'S SEA.
FOOD, INC., a Florida 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%e x 7'/2 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, I 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.
WITNESS and 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


E.S.T ., January 20zu, 9lyO76. Bid opening
will be held at the Regular City Commis-
sion Meeting January 20, 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 1-8

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED ON
MARCH 9,1976
NOTICE OF ELECTION
WHEREAS, The Legislature under the
Constitution of the State of Florida,
passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 1061
proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tution of the State of Florida, and they
did determine and direct that the said
, Senate Joint Risolution be submitted to
the electors of the State of Florida, at a
Special Election to be held on the second
Tuesday in March, 1976;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BRUCE A.
SMATHERS, Secretary of State of tfe
State of Florida, do hereby give notice
that a Special Election will be held in
each County in Florida, on the second
Tuesday in March, which date is March
9, 1976, for the ratification or rejection of
the Senate Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution, of the
State of Florida; viz:
NO.1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1061
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an
amendment to Section 9, Article VII of
the State Constitution relating to local ad
valorem taxes.
Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of. Florida:
That the following amendment to
Section 9of Article VII of the State Con.
stitution is hereby agreed to and shall be
submitted to the electors of this state for
approval or rejection at the general
election to be held in November 1976:
ARTICLEVII
FINANCE AND TAXATION
SECTION 9. Local Taxes.-
(a) Counties, school districts, and
municipalities shall, and special dis-
tricts may, be authorized by law to levy
ad valorem taxes and may be'authorized
by general law to levy other taxes, for
their respective purposes, except ad
valorem taxes on intangible personal
property and taxes prohibited by this
constitution.
(b) Ad valorem taxes, exclusive of
taxes levied for the payment of bonds
and taxes levied for periods not longer
than two years when authorized by vote
of the electors who are the owners of
freeholds therein not wholly exempt
from taxation, shall not be levied in
excess of the following millages upon the
assessed value of real estate and
tangible personal property: for all
county purposes, ten mills; for all
municipal purposes, ten mills; for all
school purposes, ten mills; for water
management purposes for the northwest
portion of the state lying west of the line
between ranges two and three east, 0.05
mill; for water management purposes
for the remaining portions of the state,
1.0 mill; and for all other special
districts a millage authorized by law
approved by vote of the electors who are
owners of freeholds therein not wholly
exempt from taxation. A county furnish.
ing municipal services may, to the
extent authorized by law, levy additional
taxes within the limits fixed for munici-
pal purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the following statement be placed on the
ballot:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
ARTICLE VII, SECTION 9
Proposing an amendment to the State
Constitution authorizing and limiting
local taxes for water management pur-
poses to not more than one (1) mill.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Florida at
Tallahassee, the Capital, this the 30 day
of December, A. 0., 1975.
BRUCE A. SMATHERS,
SECRETARY OF STATE
(SEAL) 2tc 1-8 & 1.29


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REGISTRATION OF
FICTITIOUS NAMES
We the undersigned, do hereby declare
that the names of all persons interested
in the business or profession carried on
under the nameof LI L I US JEWELER at
228 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida
32456 and the extent of the interest of
each, is as follows:
Anais J. Lilius, Sole Owner.
-s. Anais J. Lilius 4t 1-8

BID NO. 194
The City of Port St. Joe, Florida,
invites bids on the following described
item:
Install underground, automatic
sprinkler system. The system to be
programmed by installer for 1V2"
precipitation per week; coverage to
be 100 percent with 80 percent over-
lap. Materials to be used: all pipe
200 PSI, sprinklers, pedestal mount
controller installed and equipped
with pump starter, steel lock and
case. Sprinklers will be approx. 2"
below grade. Cemetery trenching
to be done by hand and sod replaced.
Trench to be approximately 14"
deep. All labor and materials will
carry a 24 months warranty. Plans
and specifications must be submit.
ed with bid.
..Bids shall be sealed in an envelope and
plaini-' marked "Bid No 19.". All bids
mull be F O B Por' 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, P. 0. Box A, Port St. Joe,
Florida 32456, on or before 5:00 P.M.,
E.S.T., January 20, 1976. Bid opening
will be held at the Regular City Commis-
'sion Meeting January 20, 1976, at 8:00
*P.M., E.S.T., in the Municipal Building,
Port St. Joe, Florida.
C. W. BROCK,
City Auditor and Clerk 2t 1-8

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,
Respondent,
and
VERBIE L. LEDBETTER, Wife,
Petitioner.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: James G. Ledbetter, Respondent,
Whose Residence and P. O. Address is:
B. R 2, Box 270,
Wetlumpka, 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,
Clerk of Circuit Court 4t 1-1

BID NO. WWP93
The City of Port St. Joe, Florida,
invites bids on the following described
item:
20 tons-Hydrated Lime to conform
to AWWA specifications No. B
202-54, to be palletized and delivered
by truck F.O.B. Port St. Joe, Fla.
Bids shall be sealed in an envelope and
plainly marked "Bid No. WWP93". 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.
Bids must be submitted to the City
Clerk's Office, P. O. Box A, Port St. Joe,
Florida 32456, on or before 5:00 P.M.,
E.S.T., January 20, 1976. Bid opening
will be held at the Regular City Commis-
sion Meeting January 20, 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 1-8

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


Ambulance Squad officers for 1976. L to Lamberson, Bob Rogers and Norma Wall.
R, Jim Gregg, Wendell Whitaker, Dick


of Florida.
During the coming year, the
squad expects to move in to
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Joseph Smiley

On Dean's List
Joseph Smiley, son of Mrs.
Pecola. Smiley of 258 Avenue-
F, has been named to the
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Tallahassee. Joseph maintain-
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in achieving the honor.


CARD OF THANKS
We are deeply grateful for
the expressions of sympathy
shown us during the recent
death of our loved one. The
flowers, food and prayers
, were most appreciated.
Evelyn Watkins
Kenneth Ritch *


jacent to the courthosue, and
to take delivery on a new
modular ambulance. In addi-
tion, several new pieces of
equipment are to be pur-
chased which will enable the
squad to perform more effi-
ciently and provide the best
ambulance service in North-


west Florida.
All members of the squad
are, volunteers and donate
their time and effort with
no pay whatsoever. The ser-
vice is available 24 hours a
day, every day of the year,
and there is no charge to any-
one who has need for it.


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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 Nightf............. 7:00


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