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FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NUMBER 49


THE.STAR

Industry-Deep Water Port-Fine People-Safest Beaches in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456 THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1985


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Warnings

-.. Weather Flag System nistalled:


Boaters venturing out into St. Joseph
Bay will -no longer' be sailing into the
bounding main with little more than a
wet finger poked into the air for a
weather report.
With the boat landing at the west end
of Fifth Street becoming more popular
and water activities drawing more and
more attention, arrangements have been
made by the Fish and Game Commission'
to provide a weather warning service'at
the Fifth Street launching site to warn
boaters of dangerous weather before
they go out on the bay. Buck Richter,
local officer with the Marine 'Patrol has
arranged for the State of Florida to
provide a flag pole at the launch site and
a set of weather signal flags to be
furnished to give the weather warning.
In case of approaching 'weather


which might be dangerous to small boats,
the Marine Patrol will alert the local
police department, who has custody of
the weather warning flags. On receiving
the warning, the police department will
display the proper warning flag on the
flag pole.
Police Chief Bob Maige said the
system warns of approaching storms,
hurricanes, squalls and gales.
SThe system will use the universal
Coast Guard signals which display a
triangle red flag as a small craft
warning, two triangle flags as a gale
warning, a single square red flag with a
black square center means a storm is
coming and two of the flags signals an
approaching hurricane.
The flag pole was erected late last
week by City crews.


See Slight Increase



Rising Expenses and Reduced Revenues


Port St. Joe's City Com-
mission revealed Tuesday
night the City taxes will


follow county and school
board tax levies in going up
this year.


Unions Voting

Members'of the three representative operating unions
at St. Joe Paper Company, will cast their vote for
acceptance or rejection of the latest contract proposal
made the unions by the paper manufacturing firm Monday
afternoon, according to R. C. Lewis, president of the-
Electrical Workers' Union. ,
The company has been negotiating with the three
unions which represent the papermakers, machinists and
electrical workers for the past few weeks. The unions'
working agreement contracts expired the last of July and
the crafts have been working without an official contract in
force since that date.
The unions have turned down one contract offer from
the company. The vote Monday will be on the second offer.
Neither the unions nor the company are releasing any
particulars concerning their negotiations except to say the
two sides are trying to reach agreement on retirement,
insurance and holiday matters.



Mexico Beach


Reinstates Ake

,,. ...... On Divided Votes


The Mexico -Beach Town.
Council voted to put police
patrolman Dennis' Ake back
to work in a special meeting
Tuesday night. The agree-
ment came on a 3-2 vote to
re-instate Ake after he has
been suspended with pay for
several weeks, pending an
investigation into a charge of
police brutality brought
against him by Chuck Price.
Price had filed the charge
against Ake, accusing the
policeman of using excessive
force in May when Price was
arrested by Ake.
Since that time,. a three
man investigation team has
been looking into the matter,
to determine whether or not,
in their opinion, Ake used
tactics which would result in


Joel Strait taxes his "flying fishing boat" around in preparation to taking off and test-flying the experimental
the boat landing slip at the west end of Fifth Street in craft he built himself. --Star photo


Builds A Flying Fishing Boat


A boat to fly fishing in should be the ultimate of every
serious fisherman's dream. Joel Strait, of Port St. Joe isn't
that much of an avid fisherman, but he's that much of an
avid flyer especially of planes he has made and
partially designed himself.
Strait used an ancient idea in designing and building
this flying fishing boat under his carport. The project has
occupied his spare time since October of last year and this


week, he put the craft in the water and taxied it about for a
while. "I'm just floating around, getting the feel of the
craft right now, before I finally take off and fly it", Strait
said. He said the original design was by Octave Chanute
(whoever that was) who made the design about the time
the Wright Brothers were designing their plane. The
Wright brothers turned the design down, but Strait didn't.
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the police brutality accusa-
tion.
The meeting Tuesday night
was called specifically to
consider the report from the
investigating team and make
a decision on Ake's future
with the Mexico Beach Police
Department.
The text of the report were
not revealed at the meeting
and the report itself is sealed
at the present time. The
confidentiality of the report
language has been sealed
because the incident could go
to court, with Price entering
suit against Ake and the
Town of Mexico Beach.
Three of the Councilmen,
Mayor Bob Heathcock and
Councilmen Bob Timmons
and Frank Gholson voted to
reinstate Ake to his job with
.certain stipulations. Coun-
cilmen Al Cathey 'and Tom
Marquardt voted to termin-
ate Ake.
Heathcock said the report
showed the three-man inves-
tigating panel was unani-
mous in their decision that
Ake had not used excessive
force and conducted himself
in a proper manner. The
Mayor said the report re-
commended that Ake be
re-activated on the police
force.
Cathey said he and Mar-
quardt didn't feel the report
cleared Ake sufficiently to
restore the Town's confi-
dence in the police force were
Ake to be put back on duty.
"In my opinion, the matter
makes the entire Police
Department very vulner-
able" Cathey said. "I have
nothing personal against
Ake,' but I thought it in the
best interest of the Town as a
who)e that he not be put back
on active duty. It's sort of a
hardship that we can't re-
lease the report at this time.
The re-instatement to ac-
tive duty doesn't end the
matter. Mayor Heathcock
and Councilmen Timmons
and Gholson stipulated that
Ake be placed on six months
of probation, receive ad-
ditional on the job training
and monthly progress re-
ports be furnished the Town
Council.
Ake was a rookie on the
police force at the time of the
incident, with very little
experience on the street. He
had been a dispatcher with
the Gulf County Sheriff's
Department for a couple of
years before being employed
by Mexico Beach.


Like other government
subdivisions in Gulf County,
the City is faced with unusual
rising expenses and reduced
income-primarily, revenue
sharing-in their 1985-86 bud-
get plans.
The unusual expenses for
the City of Port St. Joe
include making an annual
$150,000 payment on a court
award for damages in a
traffic accident involving a
City fire truck four years
ago. The City is also faced
with making a $42,000 pay!
ment to the Florida Patient's
Compensation, Fund to pay
for court decisions in medical
malpractice cases which oc-
cured when the City owned
and operated Municipal Hos-
pital.
"We've had these' expenses
for the last couple of years",
Clerk Alden Farris said, "but
we have been able to take the
payments out of our' cash


reserve fund. The fund is now
depleted to the point where
we can't depend on it as a
source for making these
payments any longer. The
expenses must be passed on
'to the tax payer", he said.
The proposed mill rate for
the City has been established
at 5.071. Last year's mill rate
was 3.857. The rate establish-
ed Tuesday night was for
certification purposes. The
rate may be reduced before
the budget is finalized, but it
cannot be increased except
through complicated maneu-
vers.
The value of taxable pro-
perty in Port St. Joe this
coming tax year has been
established at $146,925,045,
reflecting an increase of
$931,963 over last year's
taxable value. Each mill of
taxes in Port St. Joe will
produce $146,925 in income.


CONSIDER CHANGES
Commissioner James Rob-
erts made the suggestion that
now is the time for the City to
investigate the feasibility of
contracting garbage service
to a private contractor. Rob-
erts said he was hot advocat-
ing abandoning the present
service at this time. "I think
we owe it to the City and its
residents to at least take a
long look at the possibility of
changing. At least a couple of
other cities in our area have
changed and are pleased
with the results".
Roberts said he was not
interested in the City getting
out of the trash collection
business, but a change in
garbage collection responsi-
bilities may be good for the
city.
Roberts also wanted the
Board to consider putting the
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Teachers, School Board Negotiators

Arrive at Working Contract Deal

Spokesmen .for the .Gulf County bargaining representatives said they
Clas~srooom -Teachers and the Gulf would not reveal the stipulations of the
County School Board, said late last week new agreement at this time because


thar'both sides or-the bargaining'agents'
had agreed in principal to a new working
agreement for the teachers and the
School .Board.
The teachers and School Board
representatives have been in negotia-
tions for a little- more than three weeks,
trying to iron out working contract
differences for ratification of a new
working agreement.
Both the teacher and School Board


neither the B6ard nor the rank and file
teachers have seen or approved of the
pact which was agreed to by the
bargaining agents.
Temple Watson, chief School Board
negotiator, acting as spokesman in the
matter said both sides had agreed not to
reveal any parts of the new contract until
it could at least be reported in person to
the two groups involved.
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Old bleachers at Shark Stadium being structure on the visitor's side of the field.
taken down to make way for a new, safer -Star photo


New Football Seating


Work was well under way. toward
removing the old wooden bleachers at the
high school football stadium which will be
replaced by an 'aluminum bleacher system.
The old wooden bleachers, which were
built on a steel framework, have been a
constant source of maintenance since they
were first constructed some 20 years ago. At
a recent School Board meeting, Superinten-
dent .of Schools Walter Wilder, labeled the
seating as unsafe and in need of extensive
repairs and painting.* "They should be
replaced:' Wilder said.
This week, they are being replaced.
Diversified Aluminum of Marianna was
the successful bidder to replace the old with
the new for a bid of. $32,355.


The old bleachers were formerly the.
"good" bleachers at the stadium and seated
the home crowd for several years after the
new football stadium was built back in the
middle 50's. When the newer pre-stressed
concrete seating structure was erected on
the "home" side of the field,the old wooden
structures were up-rooted and moved to the
"visitor" side, where they have been in
service ever since.
The metal seating units will provide the
stadium with seating on both sides of the
field which is virtually maintenance-free
and considerably more safe than the ancient
facilities which are being torn down.
The new. seating will be ready for use
before the first football game of the 1985
season.


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Federal Budget Cuts



Drifting Down


Comments


Kesley Colbert's Country Column


It looks like the people of Gulf
County are going to be faced with
the same situation on a local level
as they face on the national level.
There is going to have to be some
increase in tax payments or some
decrease in services one or
another.
The national treasury is al-
ready starting its cutting back on.
services, which is one of the
reasons for the need for a tax
increase or severe cut-back on a
local level.
For several years now, our
local governments have received
what could be considered a very
healthy sum from the Federal
Government. It wasn't enough to
run the government without any
taxes, but it was enough to help
fund some of these things it's nice
to have but we really didn't have
: the money to pay for.
Now, we really don't have the
money to pay for them. If these
things, introduced on the strength of
.that federal money coming in, are
continued, our people will have to
put up the money. It's as simple as
that.
We have seen the introduction

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"Diamond

When you read the newspapers
about such things as a crook up in
New York state sending out bills
for from $4 to $9 for jewelry folks
never ordered and may never get,
you probably shake your head
wonderingly and give thanks once
again that you live in a small place
where such scams are not a
menace.
- Think again.
This very scam, reported in
last Friday's daily press, was felt
here in Port St. Joe.
One person brought in his bill
which he received fb6r $4, from
S a "Gallery" on Fifthf.Avenue. The"
bill was for "sizing" a "genuine
diamond ring" which had arrived
at "our Fifth Avenue gem vaults,
and is ready for immediate ship-
ment to you" on payment of the
sum printed on the bill.
Of course, the local addressee
had not ordered nor purchased a
-. diamond ring. Neither did he fall
for this scam.
The $4 was not sent, but,
according to the Friday news
article, that firm was receiving
some $2,500 a day from people who
were taking advantage of the'
"good fortune" which was theirs
from a diamond ring "mistakenly"
sent in their name to the gem vault.
The Friday article said the
postal inspectors were clamping
down on the operators of the


of several services in our county
since Revenue Sharing started
which provide several jobs, fill a
definite need and offer a valuable
service to many of our people. We
don't think we have wasted that
Federal money, but the bald fact
remains, it is not there any more.
Here .in Gulf County, for
instance, the Federal payment
amounted to approximately $168,-
000 last year. That's a half mill of
local taxes.
Since better than half our
county homesteads pay no ad
valorem taxes, due to the healthy
state homestead exemption act,
it may be quite a chore to stir up
any interest against taxes being
increased for any reason. If folks
aren't paying taxes, it stands to
reason they won't be overly
disturbed if the rest of us are forced
to.
We don't see any real strong
local objections to any of the
current programs being financed
by taxes. It would just make it a
little easier if those of us who pay
taxes, had more help in our
opportunity.
And, we're not expecting' any
great number of volunteers.



'In A Poke

swindle, but just in case you
received one of the bills, don't send
money, send it to the Post Office.
They'll handle it.


Chapter 11

Fidel Castro has, in effect,
declared a Chapter 11 on us. He is
now urging Latin American coun-
.tries to ignore payments on the
total of $360 BILLION in foreign
debt owed mostly to the United
States, .while they stick. out the
,othe R.hand to receive more.
The way things have operated
in the past, following Castro's
suggestion might even sweeten the
pot of available dollars for the
Latin countries.
Last week, Peru took a modi-
fied version of Castro's approach to
their foreign debt by asking for
permission to repay at their own
pace rather than observe the
agreed-to payment plan,
Peru says they will repay, but
at a pace.which will not bankrupt
the nation to do so.
We see nothing wrong in that.
Nobody objects to a good faith
gesture to'do the right thing.
One could only expect such a
suggestion as 'Castro's, however,
and hope we have a vote on
whether or not he ever gets another
dollar of U.S. money.


Next .
I guess the first time I
noticed them was the very
first time I went calling on
my "bride-to-be". It seems
like they were just sitting
around out in the front yard
and out in the side yard and
out in the backyard and over
in the neighbor's yard. I
hadn't seen so many children
all gathered up in one place
since Mr. Holland's ice
cream truck turned over up
on new 22 and everybody was
a'trying to help him "take
care" .of his Dutch Bars
before they melted. It seems
like I should have asked
Cathy what all those
young'uns were doing over at
her house; but, shucks, I
guess I was seriously in love
and didn't have time for idle
chit-chat about a group of
little children hanging
around her house. I thought
maybe they had loosened
some boards up on the
bridge, and they were a'wait-


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in for Mr. Holland to come
along. Maybe they had gath-
ered up for a game of
kick-the-can.
You know, I was a little
surprised when Cathy invited
me over for dinner one
evening and I found that not
only were all those children
still at her house, but it was
apparent that at least forty
or fifty of them were a'goin to
eat supper with us. They had
tables, chairs and plates set
up in three different rooms. I
spent four years at a college
that didn't seat that many
folks for its evening meal. I
said hello to Mrs. Cotham,
took my place at one of the
tables and then asked Cathy,
"Mr. Holland hadn't been by
yet?"
You ever try to eat chitlins
with two kids in your lap.
Hey, I'm talking about two
kids that I'd never seen
before. You know, as I was
feeding them the last of mv


stewed tomatoes, I noticed
that they both had eyes like
Cathy. Now, I'm here to tell
you that Mrs. Cotham could
fix up those chitlins that
would melt in your mouth but
somehow I just couldn't
muster up much of an
appetite- I kept looking
around and wondering who
all these children belonged
to. Maybe they were waiting
for Walt to open up ,a
Disneyworld in the Cotham
back yard.
The day that Cathy and I
got married, as we were
walking up the aisle with
Lefty Wiggleton and the boys
playing the Hank Williams
classic "Move It On Over" in
the background, I finally
figured that I was in the
family enough to ask about
all the extras that hung
around her house. Just about
the time we got to the back of
the church, I turned to her
and said "Cathy, who are all


those children that I bump
into everytime I come over to
your house?". She answered,
"Those are my brother and
sisters." As they would say in
those dime novels- I left the
church speechless.
Listen now, she had one
brother, all the rest-of them
were sisters. Cathy was the
oldest. I thought about it
some and heck, I love a large
family- the more the merri-
er- so I just tried to fit right
in. Besides, all of them that I
had actually met were very
nice young ladies. Then one
day Cathy comes in and says
that one of her sisters is
getting married and we've
got to go up early and help Jo
Blair get ready. We drive 600
miles, Jo Blair says "I do"
and we drive 600 miles back.
I walk in the house, worn out
after the trip, fix me a
tomato sandwich and the
phone rings. I'm about half
way through that sandwich


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when Cathy comes in and
says "Hurry up and finish
your meal, we've got to go
'back to Tennessee- Gay is -
getting married."
I lost track of the names
long ago. Now I just ask
which number is this and how
many are left. They've got a
standing reservation at the
church, the second Sunday
afternoon of each month.
Now this is not going to come
as a surprise to anyone-
we're marrying off another
one this weekend. My wife is
already up there helping
them "get ready". I just go
up now for that "I do" part-
I've got all the preliminaries
down pat.
I can't stand many more
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Can You Strike Without Having A Reason to? Ball Players Think So

IF I HAD MY guess, I would say fans; not the owners. + + + + + cushy retirement better than the Ole Kes stumped me with that And we have the wor
the professional baseball teams will I wonder what the baseball THE THREATENED PLAYER'S President's? question, but on further consideration personage than the corn
still be in action by the time you read players will say if the fans strike the strike gives me an idea. I've talked to Kesley Colbert of the subject, I have to assume you baseball himself, that we
this. players? If we were to call a strike Maybe I should threaten to strike, about this and he said, "Shucks" can strike without a reason. The players play for us. It is
The schedule- here at The Star vote of the fans, the question would here at The Star, if all you folks don't (that's country for "heck") "I don't baseball players are trying to. please us.
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d of no less a
missioner of
e own it. The
s their job to


calls for this 10o e written, set in typ
and roughed into the editorial page
before the baseball players are
scheduled to have their final say about
whether or not they will walk off their
well-paid jobs, to the consternation of
us not-so-well-paid fans. Many of us
depend on the baseball players filling
our evenings with a couple of hours of
relaxation, while they spend a couple
of hours at work.
It's ironic that we pound the
pavement all day long to make a
living and they do what they like to do
for two or three hours and make a
bushel basket full of money for doing
it.
Now, they- want more.
Peter Uberroth, the commission-
er of baseball said the other day the
baseball teams belong to the fans, not
the players or the owners. The fans
pay the bill. If the baseball players
strike, it will be a strike against the


ETAOIN SHRDLU

By: Wesley R. Ramsey
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probably get quick approval of a
strike against the baseball players, if
they keep up their present shenani-
gans.
It's hard to screw up any kind of
sympathy for the present or the
retirement future of anyone making
nearly $3,000 a day, like Pascual
Perez, or $10,000 an inning, like Bruce
Sutter. With that kind of money
coming in, it should be comparatively
simple to provide for one's own future.


come across with a little more cash
business to support me in the style of a
baseball player. Here I am getting
near the age of retirement, and the
future looks shaky unless I can
remain on the job.
Would any self-respecting base-
ball player stand for that?
Are you going to stand for that?
Are you going to sit back and
make me scrounge for my future or
are you going to provide me with a


know nothing about retirement. I make
enough now to buy pinto beans and
corn meal for cornbread. What more
could a fellah want? Cathy is building
on my house to give me room to wash
up without having to go out in the
back yard and use the water hose, but
even that was better than goin' down
to the crick ("creek" to some folks),
so I wouldn't know what to strike for.
Can you strike without having a
reason?"


I'M WONDERING if the
players do strike, does that mean that
in return they will have to win the
games their fans want them to win in
return for the increased salary and
benefits?
That's going to be tough to do.
Some fans will want the Braves to win
the league championship and the
World Series, in spite of Len Barker's
sore arm.
Meanwhile, those folks out in Los
Angeles will forget their prejudices
toward Mexicans and expect Fernan-
do and the Dodgers to do what we're
expecting the Braves to do. It's a
lead-pipe cinch both teams can't
please their fans in this one.
I feel, though, if the players get
what they are asking for, they will be
expected to perform to the fullest
expectations of those of us who own
'the game.


SERIOUSLY, I HAVE mix d
feelings about this threatened base-
ball strike thing. It isn't a matter to be
taken lightly or to make jokes about.
If we're going to consider more
remuneration of one sort or another
for the baseball players, we should
also require something in return.
It doesn't seem to be too unrea-
sonable for us to expect an act in good
faith if we make millionaires of
anyone who plays professional base-
ball, for the rest of his natural life.
If we give in, or the baseball
players force a settlement out of us
through a strike, we, the fans, should
expect something tangible in return. I
think a good piece of evidence in good
faith would be for Rick Camp to hit
another home run. If he can hit the
homer before the 1990 season, give
them the money. If he can't, play on
and shut up!


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The time of high and low waters for
St. Joseph's Bay were taken from tide
tables furnished by the National Ocean
Service.


August 9
August 10
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15


High
4:21a.m.
5:12a.m.
6:01 a.m.
6:53 a.m.
7:47a.m.
8:39a.m.
9:25 a.m.


Low
3:30p.m.
4:12p.m.
5:01p.m.
5:46 p.m.
6:31p.m.
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City Taxes (From Page 1)


- present garbage collection
workers back on an eight-
hour work day if the service
is not contracted out. "We've
had complaints in the past.
Our men work on a piece-
work basis. They work just
as long as needed to get the
job done. As a result they
have started going to work
early in the morning and it
has caused problems. Some
people complain because the
noise made by the collectors
disturb them in the morning
and in some areas, failure to
collect later in the day on
Friday causes a mess, too, by
having to wait until Monday
morning for pick-up".
The Commission agreed to
both Roberts' points and
agreed to make a study of
both suggestions made by
Roberts.
BOAT LANDING
It may not be very much
longer until the boat launch
site on St. Joseph Bay at the
- west end of Fifth Street is
repaired and in better shape
than it has ever been.
Permits from Department


Plane


of Environmental Regulation
were issued a month ago to
replace the crumbling, in-
adequate wooden dock facil-
ity with a new, larger, steel
piling and concrete dock
structure on both sides of the
slip.
Now that the permit has
been received, the City finds
itself short of cash to perform
jobs like this at the present
time. Last week, the City
made a request of the County
for some of the state money
coming to the county for boat
landing maintenance be fun-
neled into the Port St. Joe
project. The County agreed
to furnish a little more than
$5,000 for the project, since
the launch site is the only
public site in Gulf County on
St. Joseph Bay with the
exception of the site in the
State Park on the Peninsula.
Tuesday, the Commission
'decided to approach the
county for a joint venture in
the project and at least get
one side of the project
completed in a short while.
"We can't find a convenient

(From Page 1)


Part of the plane's concept and design is Strait's own
idea. Mixed in with his and Chanute's design are patent
rights he purchased of different ideas which he has
incorporated in the craft.
So, like Topsy, Strait's "flying fishing boat" just grew
from a conglomeration of ideas and hopefully, when Strait
finally takes off and flies the small plane, everything will
go well and Strait will come back down-well.
The plane is designed for fishing in lakes and bays and
for transporting to hard-to-get-to places. "The wings and
tail fold up so it can be transported behind a car on a
trailer", Strait said.
The plane is entirely experimental. It has a frame of
wood, stainless steel and aluminum. The cover on the
wing is dacron and the craft is entirely dependent.on water
for landing and taking off. It has no wheels. The plane is
powered by a 1600 cc Super Beetle Volkswagen engine,
modified to meet aircraft engine specifications.
Strait didn't say what plans he has for the flying
fishing boat if, indeed, it does fly and if it can be
successfully used for fishing.


Defenders Meet


A Need In the


System

"Public Defenders make
sure those who cannot afford
an attorney have competent
representation in court when
and if they face criminal
charges", attorney Fred Wit-
ten told the Kiwanis Club
Tuesday.
Public Ikfenders in the.
14th Judicial Circuit, of
which Gulf County is a part,
are practicing attorneys who
spend part of their time as
the public defender. "Virgil
Mayo of Blountstown is the
Circuit's Public Defender,
elected to the office", Witten
told the Kiwanians. "I and
others who serve are assist-
ants to the Public Defender
and are all part time em-.
ployees of the office. It is my
responsibility to serve the

Neel Named

Danley Mgr..
Curtis Kimbrell, owner of
the Danley Furniture chain,
announces the appointment
of Mrs. Nell F. Neel as
manager of the Port St. Joe
Danley Store.
Mrs. Neel has been affili-
ated with Danley's for three
years as a salesperson. Be-
.fore going to work for
Danley's, Mrs. Neel owned-
and managed Neel's Shoes in
Port St. Joe, and worked for
Boyles' Department Store,
and Preacher's Department
Store.


- Witten

needs of Gulf County", he
pointed out.
"It is our responsibility to
see that a defendant's rights
are defended to the fullest
extent we can.
The attorney defended plea
bargaining as a "good thing"
for both the people and: the
defendant. "It's not the dirty,
evil practice it's made out to
be". Witten said plea bar-
gaining many times saves
time and money for the court.
system and still metes out a
fair justice to the accused.
"Many times the defendant
will plead guilty, but he isn't
guilty of the charge which
has been filed against him. If
he goes to court, he would get
off free on a technicality and
receive no punishment, even
though he has pled guilty to
wrong doing".


Kesley
(Continued from Page 2)
these wedding trips. When I
get up there this weekend,
I'm going to talk to their
preacher about group rates...
Respectfully,
Kesley

P.S. Cathy is still trying to
talk me into adding on to our
house. I told her we'd add on
when we've got as many
children as she's got sisters. I
think I'm safe, boys-


time to do the project, but we
can do one side at a time and
keep the facility in operation,
while we work", Mayor
Frank Pate said.
OTHER BUSINESS


In other business:
-Heard a presentation for
establishing a mausoleum
here in Port St. Joe in the
vicinity of Holly Hill Ceme-
tery. The cemetery is. filling


up and the Commission ap-
proached Bob Ingram of
DeFuniak Springs for sug-
gestions on the mausoleum
operation.
-Heard a request by Com-
missioner Nathan Peters to
change the Fair Housing
Ordinance to include "handi-
capped" as one of those who
should not be discriminated


THE STAR. Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY. AUG. 8, 1985


against. Peters was informed
the Ordinance already pro-
tected the handicapped and
instructed Clerk Farris to
contact the Department of
Community Affairs who sug-
gested the Ordinance adop-
tion in the first place, for
clarification.
-Received a report from


the Department of Transpor-
tation office in Chipley that
work on reconstructing the
railroad crossings on High-
way 98 is scheduled for the
1985-86 fiscal year which
started July 1. The letter said
work should begin on the
project in mid-September.
-Decided to offer, once


more, its block of lots in
North Port St. Joe for sale to
a responsible builder for the
purpose of building housing
in the area. A non-refundable
cash deposit will be required
of the successful bidder to
discourage bidders from ty-
ing up the property for up to a
year with nothing invested.


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Plan for After-


School Day Care


With school starting soon it
is now time for parents to
arrange child care services
for their school-age children.
Enrollment for After-School
Child Care Services are now
being accepted for Port St.
Joe and Wewahitchka.
According to Edwin R.
Ailes, Executive Director of
the Gulf County Guidance
Clinic, After-School Pro-
grams are now being spon-
sored by the Clinic at Port St.
Joe Elementary School and
Wewahitchka Elementary
School. These programs are
designed to provide struc-
tured after-school education,
social and recreational acti-
vities. The programs are
available to all local elemen-
tary school students in
grades kindergarten through
six. This year programming
will be provided every day
* after school and all day on
school holidays.
The Gulf County Guidance
Clinic After-Schoo.1 Pro-
grams are licensed by the
S. State of Florida and are
staffed with experienced
child care workers. Staff
provide a daily child care
program consisting of play
activities, tutoring, and edu-
cati6nally-oriented learning
projects. Nutritional snacks
are served every day. Field
trips, educational enrich-
meht activities, and other
special activities are routine-
ly planned. The programs
.are designed to meet the
child care needs of working
parents, or parents who are
unavailable to supervise
their children during the
after-school hours.
The After-School Pro-
grams in Port St. Joe and
Wewahitchka are available
to all children regardless of
income level or personal


background. Reduced and
free child care services can
be made available to families
who make application and
qualify. Full rates are avail-
able at substantially lower
cost than other child care
alternatives.
Registration and informa-
tion for the Port St. Joe and
Wewahitchka After-School
Programs are available
through the Gulf County
Guidance Clinic at 311 Willi-
ams Avenue in Port St. Joe.
Telephone calls regarding
these services are taken at
227-1145 with collect calls
being accepted. Parents are
also welcome to visit the
program or .talk with, the
After-School Program teach-
ers at any time.


Alan Pierce Lisa Porter


Biggs


Wins


Awards for

Her Poetry

Amy Jo Zook, Contest
Chairman for the National
Federation of State Poetry
Societies, has notified Mar-
garet Key Biggs of Gulf
County that she won four
awards during, this year's
international competition.
Biggs won for "The Donor"
in the Ethel B. Allen Memori-
al Division, "I Put It a Safe
Place" in the Humorous
Division, "August Night in
New Orealas" in the Plains
Poets Division, and "Moun-
tain Woman" in the West
Virginia Division.
Awards were presented in
Austin, Texas, where the
national convention was re-
cently held.


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Engaged

Mrs. Linda Skipper of Port St. Joe and Mr. Henry Porter
of Marianna are proud to announce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their daughter, Lisa Christine Porter,
to Jack Alan Pierce. He is the son of Mrs. Cynthia Mitchell of
Albany, Ga. and' Mr. Ned Pierce of Mexico Beach. Lisa is
also the granddaughter of Mrs. Vera Burge of Port St. Joe.
Lisa is a 1983 graduate of Port St. Joe Jr.-Sr. High School,
and is presently employed with Quality Crown and Bridge
Dental Lab in Albany.
Alan is a 1981 graduate of Dougherty High School, and is
presently employed with Joe Whittington Heating and Air
Conditioning of Albany.
The wedding is planned for February 15, 1986, at 6:00
p.m., at the" Long Avenue Baptist Church. A reception will
follow in the church fellowship hall. All friends and relatives
are invited to attend.


LESLIE WHITE


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Service
CALL
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Inc.


To
Mrs. Audrey Hardy wishes
to announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of
her daughter, Audrey Max-
ine McPherson, to Michael
Hugh Latta. Maxine is also
the daughter of William L.
McPherson of Merryville,
La.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Herman L.
rock of Highland View.
Maxine is a 1980 graduate
of Port St. Joe High School,
and attended Gulf .Coast
Community College. She is
presently employed by St.
Joseph Telephone and Tele-
graph Company in Port St.
Joe.
Michael is the son of Mrs.
Patricia Latta of Port St.
Joe, formerly of Georgetown,
Indiana, and Charlie Latta of
Praireville, Louisiana. His
paternal grandparents are


.Marsshall.s Ha e
A Baby (;irl
Mr. and Mrs Raymond
Marshall announce the hirhil
of their daughter. Jennifer
Lynn. on July 24 at Rai'
Medical Center. Jennifeil
weighed 7 lbs. 11. ozs
Grandparents are Mr. and
M.rs J W. Marshall. and Mri
and Mrs. Ralph Thompson.
all of Port St. Joe.
Sherrills Hare
A Little Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sherrill
of Port St. Joe are proud to
announce the birth of their
daughter, Jessica Ann, on
July 8. She weighed eight
pounds, two ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Merrill (Sonny) Sherill
of Port St. Joe and Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Stuffel of Tell Ci-
ty, Indiana.

Fellowship at
Phil. Primitive
The Laymen of Philadel-
phia Primitive Baptist
Church will sponsor a fellow-
ship service on the third
Sunday at 11:00 A.M.
Brother Theodore Alien
will be the" guest speaker.
Skits Planned
The St. Matthews Spiritual
Players of Tallahassee will
present a series of religious
skits at the Philadelphia
Primitive Baptist Church onh
Saturday evening, August 10
at 6:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited to
attend. There is no charge for
admission.


Wed
Mrs. Annie Mae Abrams and
the late George Latta of
Childersburg, Ala. His ma-
ternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Browning
of Columbus, Georgia.
Michael is a 1979 graduate
of Floyd Central High School
in Georgetown, In. and a 1981
graduate of United Electron-
ic Institute of Louisville, Ky.
He is presently employed by
RCA services site D-3 Cape
San Bias. He is also serving
in the Army National Guard
of Panama City.
The wedding is planned for
September 21 at 7:00 p.m.
EST at the Highlanid View
Church of God in Port St. Joe.
All friends and relatives of
the couple are invited to
attend. A reception will fol-
low in the church social hall.
No local invitations are being
sent.


Shown from left: Mrs. Eula Walker, grandmother of the honoree, Miss Inga Smith, and
Mrs. Wayne Smith, the bride-elect's mother.


Shower Fetes Inga Smith


A calling bridal shower
was held July 25 honoring
Miss Inga Smith, bride-elect
of Mike Robinson.
Iriga is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Wayne Smith of
Panama City, and the grand-


daughter of Eula Walker of
Oak -Grove, and Rev. and
Mrs. L. L. Smith of Jay.
Hostesses for the occasion
were Katrina Wester, Cindy
Sullivan,\ Barbara Parker,
Pam Lowery, Mary Dell


Lowry, Karen Borden, Tere-
sa Capps, Dina Parker, anm
Loree Register.

This little poem is just
to say
That Sunday is Mary
Jane's special day.
She thought her age
would be told here,
too,
But MJ, would I do
that to you?
Happy Birthday!


Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Barnes
invite friends and relatives to
the wedding and reception of
their daughter, Karen Lynn
and Philip Gerald McCroan
on Saturday, August 10 at 6


p.m.
The ceremony will be
performed at the First Bap-
tist Church. The reception
will follow in the social hall of
the church.


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Cute Two
Leslie White, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Perky White
celebrated her second birth-
day Saturday, August 3.
Helping Leslie celebrate
this special occasion was her
big sister, Casey, and lots of
friends and relatives.
Leslie is the granddaugh-
ter of Hershel Harrison of
Chandler, Ok., Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Van Zettan of Utrect,
Holland, and Mr. and Mrs.
John White of Port St. Joe.
She is the great granddaugh-
ter of Ollie Harrison of
Davison, Mich.

Guidance Board
Monthly Meet
The board of directors of
the Gulf County Guidance
Clinic, Inc., will hold its
regularly scheduled meeting
on Tuesday, August 13, at
7:00 p.m. The meeting will be
held at the Guidance Clinic in
Port St. Joe.


Final Plans for Barnes

and McCroan Wedding


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Port St Joe, Florida
SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE
9:45 ........ Bible Study (all ages)
11:00 ..... Worship (Live WJBU-AM)
6:00 ........... Church Training
7:00 ................ W orship

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'rHE STAR. Port St. Joe, Fla. Tll'RSDAY. AUG. 8. 1985 PAGE FIVE


Class of 1965


Port St. Joe High School's "Class of 1965" met here in
Port St. Joe last week end for a class reunion which
featured activities lasting for three evenings. The class
gathered at the home of Rex Buzzett, one of their


graduating buddies Friday night for an informal reception.
Saturday night, the class and their spouses enjoyed a steak
dinner at the St. Joseph Bay Country Club. Sunday, they
participated in a picnic at the beach. All but about 14 of the


class of 102 graduates, along with their spouses, showed up
for the reunion activities.
-Star photos


Orientation at High School


Receives Graduation Pin


Mrs. Stacy Creel Cain is
shown receiving her gradua-
tion pin from Robert Moore,
Director of the Gulf Coast
Community College
Respiratory Therapy pro-
gram. The program consists
of academic classes, clini-
cal, and laboratory training.
Stacy began taking the
academic classes at night
during her senior year in
high school and then com-
pleted her training during
the fall, spring, and summer
semesters at Gulf Coast


Community College. She is
presently employed with the
Respiratory Therapy De-
partment at Bay Medical
Center where she began
working on a part-time basis
in January while finishing
her training.
Stacy is the daughter of
Wayne and Barbara Creel of
St. Joe Beach and the grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Beck of Highland
View and Mr. and Mrs. Er-
vin Creel of Geneva, Ala-
bama.


development
"Sightly"dWith ev
With ev
near as pos:
position, son
on the right
The Gulf County Commission has been as a jumbhi
receiving considerable input from various Thord e to it
sources concerning advertising signs which orders to it
have been erected near the intersection of signs move
C-30E, where it junctions with C-30 and ntersection
heads off in a northwest direction toward the intersection
St. Joseph State Park and the real estate competition

Band Camp next Week for

Marching Band of Gold
The Port St. Joe High in the Marching Band should
School Band of Gold will hold attend this camp. If you
its annual Fall Band Camp cannot attend, please call
the week of August 12 Mr. Weathermon at 229-8251.
through August 17. Practice
will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. each day, with an hour
for lunch at 12:00.
Any student planning to. be
SAY YOU SAW IT IN
THE STAR! ,


its along the road.
erybody crowding their signs as
sible to the road and fighting for
me of the signs have encroached
of way, causing a hazard as well
ed collection of signs.
>unty Commission has issued
s road department to have the
d off the right of way.
pictures shown here, the crowded
and its signs show the growing
for .business on the Peninsula.
-Star photos


The administration and
guidance department Of Port
St. Joe High School are
planning are Orientation
Program for all seventh
graders and new students
August 15 from 9:00-11:30
a.m. in the Commons Area.
All students and parents are
invited to attend.
Students will meet with
their teachers, receive sche-
dules, and tour facilities.
Transportation will be pr-
vided. Bus routes are as
follows:
White City, Mrs. Antley,
Stops at Hammonds Store
and Kirklands Store;
Beaches, Mrs. Curlee,
Stops at Mexico Beach, 7th
St. and Hideaway Harbor;
Beacon Hill, 4th St.; St. Joe
Beach, Jr. Food Store; High-
land View, Elementary
School;
Indian Pass, Mrs. Purse-
well, McNeill's Store and
Pickett's Store;

Overstreet VFD
Meets Tuesday
The Overstreet Volunteer
Fire Department will meet
Tuesday, August 13 at 7 p.m.
E.T. Members are urged to
attend, bring a friend, and an
international dish..


North Port St. Joe, Mrs. Apollo St., Ave. C and Battle
Gant, stops at Ave. A and St., Ave. B and Main St.


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She was born July 6 at Bay
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Rev. Theodore Andrews, Pastor
SUNDAY SCHOOL ..................... 9:30 A.M.
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to the


Production Crew


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for 238,540 hours (Two Years)


Without A Lost-Time Ace ident


A Record Two- Year Achievement for St. Joe Container Co.


In recognition of this outstanding achievement, plaques were presented to the company by
Fibre Box Safety and Hewitt Coleman and Associates, insurance carriers for the firm. Tom
Duncan, Vice President of St. Joe Container wrote the employees a letter of commendation
congratulating them on their safety record.


0


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THE STAR. Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDIAY, AUG.. 8, 19k5








'TlE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. TIHURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1985


Shop Seniors' Thrift Shop


The Gulf County Senior
Citizens Association Thrift
Shop is open for business at
the head of Avenue D at
Peters Street in Port St. Joe
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday


through Friday.
Everything can be obtain-
ed for a very minimal
donation. Visit it first for
back-to-school clothes. There
are lots of slacks, jeans.


OBITUARI ES:


THE LONG's


The only female pastor in
Franklin County performed
her final service at the First
Assembly of God Church on
Brownsville Road on Sunday,
August 4.
Rev. Long had been the
pastor at the church for 20
years.
Rev. Long plans to return
to evangelism when she
leaves Apalachicola.
She and her husband,
Lewis will be going to
DeFuniak Springs. Although
that will be their home base,
Rev. Long said she plans to
travel the evangelical circuit
holding revivals at Assembly
of God churches in West
Florida and South Alabama.
In her 20 years, Rev. Long
said she has seen the congre-


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nation of the church nearly
quadruple and has seen a
very positive change in the
degree of cooperatiofl be-
tween the various ministries
and denominations in the
county.
Leaving the local church is
not going to be easy, she said,
stating, "There's a lot of
emotions to leaving a congre-
gation. It's a very emotional
experience because we love
not only the people of the
church but also the people
of the town. It has really been
the best 20 years of our
lives."
An ordained minister since
1967, Rev. Long said she was
looking forward to returning
to evangelism, saying, "I
hope to touch a lot of lives."




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every first and third Thurs-
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Hatfield, 77
and several nieces and ne-
phews.


Funeral services were held
Monday at 2:00 P.M. at the
First United Methodist
Church with Reverend Alvin
Harbour and Reverend Har-
ry C. Johnson officiating.
Burial was in the family plot
in Holly Hill Cemetery. Ac-
tive pallbearers were Bill
Rich, Ralph Knight, Harry
Lee Smith, Jimmy Cox,
Harold Hinote, and George
Kilbourn. Honorary pallbear-
ers were Timothy Mims and
Richard Koch.
All arrangements were by
Gilmore Funeral Home.


Rites for Ross Hudson


Ross Husdon, 73, of 1314
Marvin Avenue, passed away
Tuesday in a Panama City
Hospital. Since 1942, he had
been a resident of Port St.
Joe and an employee of St.
Joe Paper Company. He was
a member of Long Avenue
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Fennie Hudson of Port St.
Joe; two sons, Benny Hudson
of Dallas, Texas and Ross
Hudson, Jr., of Camarillo,
California; two daughters,
Sally Chambers and Marlene
Walding of Port St. Joe; 10
grandsons and one grand"
daughter; two brothers, Al--


fred Hudson of Gainesville
and John Edward Hudson of
Panacea; and three sisters,
Mrs. Jack Taylor, Sr. of
Eastpoint, Mrs. Blanche Coo-
per of Suwanee, and Mrs.
Lillie Smith of Graceville..
Funeral services will be
held today at 11:00 a.m.,
from the Long Avenue Bap-
tist Church, conducted by Dr.
Dan Duncan and Rev. David
Fernandez. Interment will
follow in the family plot of
Holly Hill Cemetery.
All services are under the
direction of the Comforter
Funeral Home.


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ets. and much, much more
for all ages and both sexes.
You are encouraged to visit
and see what is available. All
proceeds go towards services
to Gulf County's senior citi-
zens.
Donations of good used
clothing are accepted.

Looking

for R.N.

Volunteer
The Community Care for
the Elderly program of the
Gulf County Senior Citizens
Association needs a register-
ed nurse for a total of
approximately 48 hours of
volunteer service from now
through June 30, 1986.
The service will consist of
making about six visits to
eight clients receiving per-
sonal care services through
the program for the purpose
of supervising the activities
of the personal care worker.
Failure to locate an R.N. to
give this supervision may
result in having to drop this
valuable service to home-
bound and incapacitated
clients. If you are an R.N.
and can spare these very few
hours per month, contact
Donna Doolittle or Charlene
Thomas at 229-8466.

CORRECTION
The effective sale dates
for David Rich's IGA Ad
in this week's edition
are in error. The sale
runs from August 7-13,
1985.


William H. Kirkland


William Henry Kirkland,
79, Headland, Al., Rt. 2,
(Tumbleton), was dead on
arrival Saturday morning at
a Dothan hospital following
an apparent heart attack at:
his home. He was a native of
Henry County and lived in
the Sylvan Grove Communi-
ty of Dale County for about 25
years before moving to Tum--
bleton in 1975. He was a
retired farmer and a mem-
ber of the Concord Baptist
Church.
Survivors include: three
daughters, Mrs. Imogene
(Jean) McAllister and Mrs.
Virginia Hodgep, Dothan,
Mrs. Patricia Underwood,
Birmingham; five sons, Tay-
lor Kirkland of Port St. Joe,
Charles Kirkland, Los Altos,
Ca., Johnny Kirkland, Do-
than, Thomas and Dale Kirk-
land, Headland Rt. 1; a
step-son, Joe Whitehead,
Headland; two sisters,. Mrs.
Mildred Faison, Headland
Rt. 1, Mrs. Maudie Robinet-

Eye
Openers'
By
Dr. Wesley
Grace


TEENAGERS &
CONTACT LENSES
The teen years are a good
time for fitting contact
lenses. The average teen-
ager is highly motivated,
may be self-conscious about
wearing glasses and adapts
easily to change.
Many teenagers don't
wear glases, even though
they should in order to see
more clearly at school, on
the ballfield, at the movies
and when driving. They'd
rather not see well than be
seen in glasses. Some avoid
social situations. Others
allow their school work to
suffer. But fit these young-
sters with contact lenses and
their whole world changes.
They feel good-looking, are
happier and see better.
Most teenagers are
responsible enough to wear
contact lenses, but need
education in their care.
Teens are cautioned not to
overwear the lenses,
especially in the beginning.
The importance of eye
hygiene to prevent infection
is emphasized. Teens are
told to return to the optome-
trist's office for regular
follow-up exams, or when-
ever vision is unclear or
discomfort develops.
Brought to You As A
Community Service by
Dr. Wesley Grace
322 Long Avenue
227-1410


te, Headland; one brother,
Louie Kirkland, Columbus,
Ga.; 18 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; one
step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the
Holman-Headland Mortuary
Chapel with the Revs. Ri-
chard Northingion, Daniel
Harrison and David Hidle
officiating. Burial followed in
the Kirkland cemetery.


ADVERTISING
GETS RESULTS
Call 227-1278
to Place your Ad


Saints Were Running


If you were on your way to
P.anama City Saturday
morning from 7:00 to 11:00
a.m., you may have seen
some of the members of the
. Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, Mexico
Beach Branch, running in a
15 mile marathon to raise
money for the church budget.
Everyone participating gave
their best shot in the long


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distance run, but only three
men went the full 'length:
Levon Stripling came in
first; Mike Jagger came in
second; and third was Steve
Fields.
While the men were run-
ning, the women were parti-
cipating in a softball game in
Niceville where they won
third' place in the regional
tournament.


HIGHLAND VIEW

CHURCH OF GOD
319 Sixth St., Highland View
"Where Jesus Christ Is King:
& God's Love Is An
Everflowing Fountain"
SUNDAY SCHOOL..... 10:00 A.M..
MORNING WORSHIP .. 11:00A.M.r
EVENING WORSHIP ... 6:00 P.M.:
WEDNESDAY EVENING 7:00 P.M.,
.PASTOR C. W. WHITAKER


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Business Packages Group
Hospitalization Life Boats.
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Beulah K. I
Mrs. Beulah K. Hatfield,
77, of 223 9th Street, passed
away early Saturday morn-
ing after an extended illness..
She had been a resident of
Port St. Joe for the past 50
years, and was a member of
the First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include one son,
Dan Hatfield, Jr. of Yulee;
one brother, Loren Kelley of
Port St. Joe; three sisters,
Ruth Williams of Port St.
Joe, Eula Rogers of Lynn
Haven, and Essie V. Willi-
ams of Bonifay; two grand-
daughters, Vicki H. Cooper of
Colorado Springs, and Susan
B. Putnam of Valdosta, Ga.;


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PAGE EIGHT TIlE STAR. Port St. .loe, Fla; TIUllRSD)Y. AUG. S, 19855


WHAT ARE
CATARACTS?
In Latin, cataract means "water fall." To ancient
medical observers this appeared to best describe the
hazy film that seemed to fall over the lens. Today a
cataract is defined as any clouding of the lens that
alters or blocks the passage of light and thus
interferes with vision. Cataracts are not growths and
are not contagious. They are not caused or hastened by
reading, sewing or watching movies.
Among known causes are diseases such as a
diabetes, hereditary influence, radiation, dietary
deficiencieS, and chemical damage. Early diagnosis is.
important. Sometimes surgery is indicated, in others
just eye glasses may do the job. Occasionally drops can
be prescribed to control the vision.
"A GREAT MANY PEOPLE ENTRUST US
with their prescriptions, health needs and other
pharmacy products. We consider this trust a
privilege and a duty. May we be your personal
family pharmacy?"


BUZZETT'S DRUG STORE B


Free Parking Drive-In
229-8771 317 Williams Ave.


Window
Port St. Joe


age ow. lFLi]N oILY


Last Day

for Free

Physicals

Today (Thursday) is the
last day for all prospective
football players to receive
their physical examinations
under school sponsorship.
according to athletic director
Shaw Maddox. Maddox said
the, school-sponsored exam-
inations will be closed after
today and prospective play-
ers will have to furnish his
own physical if he misses -out
on the program today. "A
football player must have a
physical before we can allow
him to come out and partici-
pate", Maddox said.
The physical are being
given in the Commons area
of Port St. Joe High School
and are open for junior high,
junior varsity and varsity
players.


Commodities Are Set for


Distribution

U.S.D.A. commodities will Wewahitchka
'be distributed in Gulf County Center from 12
.on August 13 and 15 to those 2:00 p.m. CDS
-who are eligible. August 15.
Distribution will take place Recipients r
i Port St. Joe at the Gulf current comm,
:County Senior Citizens Build- receive their
kg. on Tuesday, August 13 There will be n
Vkom 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. b$n the days of c
.'DST. anyone is unce
A Distribution in Wewahitch- eligibility, the:
a will take place at the 227-1735 or corn


Aug. 13, 15


Community
:00 p.m. until
ST Thursday,
must have a
odity card to
commodities!
o registration
distribution. If
certain of their
y should call
.e by the Civil


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CHURCH of CHRIST
a Twentieth Street and Marvin Avenue A

SUNDAY SCHOOL ...................... 10:00 A.M.
MORNING WORSHIP ..................... 11:00 A.M.
S-EVENING WORP-P ....................7:00P.M. '
WEDNESDAY EVENING.................. 7:00 P.M.

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Defense Office in the Gulf
County Courthouse prior to
these dates. Wewahitchka
residents may come to the
Old Courthouse on Wednes-
day, August 14 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDST to
certify or recertify for com-
modities.:
Please bring a bag or box
to put commodities in.


HOUSE
NEED
PAINTING?

Call

SPOT
229-8619


Adult Institute


Adults in Gulf County who
do nbt have their high school
diploma and would like to
earn one are encouraged to
enroll in the high school
program at the Gulf County
Adult Institute. The, high
school course is 'designed
especially for adults, and
gives each student the parti-
cular course he or she needs
for high school completion.
Trained teachers and aides
are on hand to help the
student carry out his comple-


Blocks Bayou
Several weeks ago, the County Commis-
sion issued orders that a chain link fence
was to be removed from the right of way of
C-30A near the "Stump Hole" and asked the


Coast Guard to direct the fence to be
removed from the end of Lighthouse Bayou,
where it adjoins the road. Several com-
plaints against the fence have been aired,
asking that the fence be removed from the
Bayou to give boat access to St. Joseph Bay
through the Bayou. -Star photo


St. Joe Whips Apalach,


8-2, In Exhibition Game-


The tournament team of Port, St. Joe's Dixie Youth



Gulf Gets Big


Chunk of Money

Every month 1,991 Gulf County residents receive a
total of $720,000.00 in Social Security benefits. The largest
segment of beneficiaries is comprised of retired workers.
However, benefits are paid in various other categories as
well. The category breakdown is as follows:
Retired Workers................................ 991
Wives and-or Husbands of Retired Workers .......201
Children of Retired Workers ................. .... 42
Widows and-or Widowers.......................343
Children of Deceased Workers...................139
Disabled Workers................................183
Wives and-or Husbands of Disabled Workers........32
Children of Disabled Workers.......................60
Over 78 percent of all Gulf County beneficiaries are
age 62 or over. Of the 1,555 people age 62 or over, women
number 885 and men 670. The average payment to each
beneficiary is $361.62 per month.
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CARD OF THANKS
The generosity of St. Joe
Paper Company in support
of the Dixie Youth baseball
program in Port St. Joe is
deeply appreciated by the
team members and coaches
of the Krafties. Not only did
they sponsor our team dur-
ing the regular season but
aided us in securing tickets
to see the Atlanta Braves
play. Your aid won't be
forgotten and we thank you.

CARD OF THANKS
The Major League tourna-
ment team, sponsored by
Hardee's, wish to thank our
local Hardee's and their
managers, for their support
of our team during the sub-
district tournament. The
team enjoyed meals furnish-
ed by the firm. As part of our
thanks, the trophies won by
the team the last two years
are on display at Hardee's.

Notices

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND
FOR GULF COUNTY
FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK,
Plaintiff,
vs.
BENJAMIN F. WHITFIELD and
AARON L. WHITFIELD,
Defendants. '
NOTICE OF SUIT
TO: Benjamin F. Whitfield
205 7th Street
Highland View
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an action for the foreclosure of a
Mortgage on real property located in
Gulf County, Florida, described as
follows:
Lots Five (5), Eight (8), Nine (9)
and Twelve (12), Block "E", Fore-
hand's Second Addition to High-
land View, according to the of-
ficial plat thereof on file in Plat
Book 1, Page 50, in the Office of the
Clerk of Circuit Court, Gulf Coun-
ty, Florida. Together with all im-
provements thereon.
has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a .opy of your
Answer or other response to the Com-
plaint on Plaintiff's Attorney:
ROBERT M. MOORE
P. O. Box 248
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
and file the original thereof in the Cir-
cuit Court Clerk's Office, Gulf County
Courthouse, Port St. Joe, Florida, on
or before the 12th day.of September,
1985. If you fail to do so, a Final Judg-
ment for the relief sought may be
granted by Default.
DATED this the 6th day of August,
1985.
JERRY GATES,
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: /s/ Tonya Knox, Deputy Clerk
4t 8/8


Major League (10-12 year
olds) travelled to Apalach-
icola Tuesday evening to
play the All Stars of Apalach
in an exhibition game. St.
Joe clinched the game in the
top the first inning scoring
three runs. They defeated
the All Stars 8-2.
Bobby Nobles of Port St.
Joe scored the first run on a
passed ball after reaching
base on a walk. Kyle Griffin
reached base on an error,
followed by Reggie Larry's
single, and both scored on a
double by Bill Ramsey,
St. Joe added another run
in the third inning off a dou-
ble by Troy Sanders which
scored Larry, who had
reached base on a walk.
Huey Hardy added
another run in the fourth,
after reaching base on a
single. He scored on a one
RBI single by Patrick
Freeman.
The sixth inning was
another big inning for St.
Joe, scoring three runs.


tion program.
You may enroll now. The
Gulf County Adult Institute is
open all year, and a student
may begin at any time.
The main adult school is
located behind Port Sti Joe
High School on Long Ave.
Call 227-1744 for. more infor-
mation.
The Gulf County Adult
School does not discriminate
on the basis of race, religion,
national origin, sex, or handi-
cap.


Krafties Visit Barves
Team members of the Krafties, which won the regular
season championship in the Dixie Youth Major League with a
13-2 record, travelled to Atlanta last Thursday to watch the
Atlanta Braves play baseball. The team, along with their
coaches, Frank Griffin and Willie Ramsey, and their wives
are shown standing above the banner which they took along.
The team watched the Braves play Thursday night
against the Padres and returned home Friday afternoon. On
the way home they visited the Kolomoki Indian Mounds
above Blakely, Georgia where they toured the museum built
around an excavated Indian burial mound.
Shown above from left, bottom row, are: Reggie Larry,
Troy Sanders, Kyle Griffin, Matthew Taylor, Deon Joseph,
Vincent Addison, Larry Hatcher and Eric Ramsey. Back
row, from left: Johnny White, Shaun Butler, Mary Griffin,
Shirley Ramsey, Bill Ramsey, Frank Griffin, Cedrick
Bailey, Willie Ramsey and Darrell Linton..


Tony Thomas scored the
first run on an inside the
park homerun to right center
field. Two more runs scored
after Nobles and Freeman
both walked. They advanced
to second and third bases on
a passed ball, and then both
scored on a two RBI single
by Bill Ramsey.
St. Joe scored eight runs
on seven hits. Hitters for- St.
Joe were Bill Ramsey going
two for three with a double
and a single; Patrick
Freeman one for two with a


single; Reginald Larry, one
for one with a single; Troy
Sanders, one for two with a
double; Troy Sanders, one
for two with a double; Huep
Hardy, one for three with a
single; and Tony Thomas
one for three with an inside
the park'homerun.
PLAY TOMORROW
Port St. Joe will host the
Apalachicola All Stars in
another exhibition game
Thursday evening at 7:15 at
the local field.


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EXPIRES AUGUST 14, 1985


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DUNCAN HINES
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WITH 1 FILLED DOUBLE DISCOUNT CERTIFICATE
EXPIRES AUGUST 14, 1985


GA Dunkin Sticks ....... 6k. 79IS
GABBQ Bread.......... Pack 79I


ON TO YOU, OUR CUSTOMERS IN LOWER PRICES THROUGHOUT THE STORE THE
"PRICE CUTTER" PRICE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AS LONG AS WE RECEIVE THE
ALLOWANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER.



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LykesO z Sliced Smoked Picnic ... ..... ..................... b. 88
Lykes Smoked Picnic Center Slices .............. ........ ..... Lb. $1.08
Tablerite Center Cut Pork Loin Chops (Family Pak) ....... .. ......... .. Lb. $1.88
USDA Choice Tablerite Beef Whole Beef Loins (Cut & Wrapped Free)........ Lb. 1.99
Tablerite Thin Sliced Breakfast Pork Loin Chops (FamvJPak) ...... Lb. 41.98
Lykes Family Favorite Boneless Dinner Party Hams............. 'L .S2.08
Lykes Market Style Sliced Slab Bacon (Family Pak). .............. .... Lb. 1.38
Lykes Family Favorite Sliced Bacon ............................12 oz. 1.38
Lykes Meat or Beef Wieners.... .... ............... 12 oz. 98*
Lykes Meat, Thick, or Beef Sliced Bologna ...............L... b. *1.38
Lykes Salami or Spiced Luncheon................ ...... Lb. 81.68
LykesMeat or Beef Jumbo Franks......... ..... ........ ....... Lb. 38
Lykes Power Pak Red Hots or Smoked Sausage......... ...... s Lb. 4.98
Lykes Sliced Cooked Ham ............. ............. ........ 10 oz. 1.98


Tablerite Medium Size Pork
Spareribs lb.
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CITRUS HILL
ORANGE JUICE
MINUTE MAID
Lemonade...
BIRD'S EYE CHOPPED
Broccoli.....
BIRD'S EYE
Cool Whip....
MEADOW GOLD
Tootsie Roll..
IGA Vi gal. rounds
Ice Cream


Register's (Family Pak) $ 79
Sausage b. 1.
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TROPICANA
... oz16z. ORANGE JUICE.
SHEDD'S SPREAD
..3 6oz. S Ctry. Crock ...
S$100 .KRAFTAMER.
..2 Ooz. Cheese Singles
$J1 1 9 SEALTEST
** 12oz .Sour Cream....
12 8 SEALTEST REGULAR
.. ..12Pa Cot. Cheese. .


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Dawn Dish Liquid ........... 12oz. 59
Bama Strawberry Preserves .. i oz. 89t
Perfection Rice. ... . 5 .bs. $42
Roddenbery Hamburger Dill Chios $2 oz.
Glad Plastic Wrap............200 $14
Glad Tall Kitchen Bags w/Handle 10 ct. 900
IGA Coffee Creamer.......... 16 oz. 10
Hormel Vienna Sausage ... 2 5 oz. 88
Hormel Potted Meat......... 3 3 oz. $100
Hormel Deviled Ham .......2 32 oz. $10
Tidy Cat 3.............. .... 25 Lbs. *30
Hefty 9" Foam Plates....... 50 c. "0
Black Flag Ant & Roach Aero... 15isY oz. *2"


Golden Ripe
BANANAS


4 Lbs.


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Barlett Pears
Red Plums..


....... i b. Cantaloupes ....... ea. 79
Florida
LIMES

10 88 8
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Red Emperor or
White Seedless


S Honey Dew Melons ....... ea.1.19
Yellow Onions ............. 3ib.bag 69
Green Cabbage ............ 2heauds88
Crisp Green Celery ............ stat39*
U.S. No. 1 White Potatoes 10 lb. bag .19
Fresh Green Broccoli..... tray 99
Mountain Grown

Field Corn 4 .99


THE BUYING POWER OF ALL IGA'S HAS BEEN COMBINED, WHICH MEANS WE ARE
PURCHASING PRODUCTS AT THEIR LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES THESE SAVINGS,
ALONG WITH TEMPORARY MANUFACTURER'S ALLOWANCES ARELREING.-ASSED


TRAILBLAZER 50 Lb. Bag
Dog Food ..
2,LITER:
Pepsi & Pepsi Products
MAZOLA 48 oz. 30' off abel
Corn Oil
SOFT PRETY -4 roll pk.
Tissue ....


M A- 32 oz. lttai 9
Cranberry Cocktail 99
CASTLEBERRY REG. & WoNIMONS
Hot Dog Chili ... / 1


SHOWBOAT
PORK &
BEANS

3 15 oz.
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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1985


STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF GULF
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that on the
26th day of June, 1985, pursuant to a
Writ of Execution issued in the County
Court of Gulf County, Florida, Case
Number 83-242 in the cause of
EARLY'S HARDWARE &
BUILDING SUPPLY, PLAINTIFF,
vs. WAYMON BRYANT, DEFEN-
DANT, I, AL HARRISON, SHERIFF
OF GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA, have
levied upon the property of the defen-
dant, to-wit:'
One (1) 1978 Buick, Color: Black
Tag Number: 758-AAG, Title
Number 14866464, Serial Number:
4U69X8H446488
On the 20th day of August, 1985 at
Two O'clock (2:00) (EST) in the after-
noon on the steps of the Gulf County
Courthouse, Port St. Joe, Florida, I
will offer for sale said property for
cash to the highest bidder, subject to
all prior liens, if any, to satisfy said


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Heavy duty nickel-plated steel ring mechanism. Front and


Writ of Execution.
/s/ AL HARRISON,
SHERIFF, Gulf County, Florida
4t7/18

PUBLIC NOTICE
On July 12, 1985, an application was
filed with the Federal Communica-
tions Commission by Dee Wetmore to
construct and operate a new FM sta-
tion to serve Port St. Joe, Florida. This
station will operate on 93.5 MHz, Chan-
nel 228A with an effective radiated
power of 2 KW at 120 meters above
average terrain frm a transmitter site
located 244 meters southwest of the in-
tersection of Log Road and Tram
Road. The studio will be within the city
limits of Port St. Joe at an exact loca-
tion to be specified at a later date..
A copy of the application and related
materials are on file for public inspec-
tion during normal business hours at
324 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe, Florida,
(in the community of license). 3tc/I


T.V. prom 22,000 Miles Away!
There are over 100 TV channels out there. To watch them
you'll need a dish, feedhorn, LNA and receiver. It sounds
complicated, but we can make it.easy and affordable for
you to own a satellite system today. .
10' fiberglass or mesh dish, 1000 LNA and LNA cover,
downblock receiver, fully installed.

$1620
LIMITED TIME ONLY. Add-second receiver or motor
drive for $100 extra.

Gulf Satellite Systems
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- Public Notices -


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOUR-
TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND
FOR GULF COUNTY
IN RE: The Matter of the Adoption of:
ERIC MATHEW CARTER, MADON-
NA KAY CARTER and NANCY
LOUISE CARTER.
NOTICE OF SUIT
TO: Charles Roy Toole
Address Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED a
Petition for Adoption has been filed
against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your Answer or other
response to the Petition on Petitioner's
Attorney:
ROBERT M. MOORE
P. 0. Box 248
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
and file the original thereof in the Cir-
cuit Court Clerk's Office, Gulf County
Courthouse, Port St. Joe, Florida
32456, on or before the 15th day of
August, 1985. If you fail to do so, a
Judgment for the relief sought may be
granted by Default.
DATED this the 11th day of July,
1985.
JERRY GATES,
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: /s/ Tonya Knox, Deputy Clerk
4t7/18

FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, the
undersigned person intends to register
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court,
Gulf County, Florida, four weeks after
the first publication of this notice, the
fictitious name or trade name under
which he will be engaged in business
and in which said business is to be car-
ried on, to-wit:
STRAITFLIGHT CORPORATION
106 Westcott Circle
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
Joel R. Strait, Owner
4tc 7/25
NOTICE TO RECEIVE
SEALED BIDS
The Board of County Commission of
Gulf County will receive sealed bids
from any person, company, or -cor-
poration interested in selling the Coun-
ty the following described personal
property:
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equipped and not equipped, for the
Gulf County Beaches Fire Depart-
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WIC Aimed at Kids'Needs


Program Fights Malnutrition Among the


fice. Delivery date must be specified.
Liquidated damages for failure to
.deliver unit on specified date will be
set at $25.00 per day.
Bids will be received until 9:00
o'clock, A.M., E.D.T., August 13, 1985,
at the Office of the Clerk of Circuit
Court, 1000 Fifth Street, Port St. Joe,
Elorida 32456. The Board reserves the
right to reject and all bids.
BOARD of COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: /s/ Eldridge Money, Chairman
2t8/1
PUBLIC NOTICE
Uptown Broadcasting, Inc. has filed
an application with the Federal Com-
munication Commission in
Washington, D.C. to operate Channel
228A allocated to Port Saint Joe,
Florida. A copy of the application and
exhibits are on file aL the Port Saint
Joe Star newspaper. Any comments
can be mailed to Henry C. Hunter/-
Jerome Swaine, 219 East Virginia
Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.

PUBLIC NOTICE
On July 12,1985, Betty N. Neisler has
filed an application for a F.M. broad-
casting station at Mexico Beach,
Florida. A copy of the application is on
file at the U. S. Post Office at Mexico
Beach, Florida for public viewing.
__ 4tc 7/18
NOTICE TO RECEIVE
SEALED BIDS
The Board of County Commission of
Gulf County will receive sealed bids
from any person, company, or cor-
poration interested in selling the Coun-
ty the following described personal
property:
One (1) New Pickup Truck
(Courthouse Maintenance)
Specifications on file ,in Clerk's of-
fice. Delivery date must be specified.
Liquidated damages for failure to
deliver unit on specified date will be
set at $25.00 per day. .
SBids will be received until 9:00.
o'clock, A.M., E.D.T., August 13, 1985,
at the Office of the Clerk of Circuit
Court, 1000 Fifth Street, Port St. Joe,
Florida 32456. The Board reserves the
right to reject and all bids.
BOARD of COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: /s/ Eldridge Money, Chairman
2t8/l


When a loved one passes on
to His Eternal Reward with
The Father, His Son, Our
Saviour, Jesus Christ, and
the Holy Spirit it should be a
joyous occasion for those left
behind, and so it was for us,
but as Jesus wept at the tomb
of Lazarus, His Friend, so
we, the family of .Byron
Eells, Jr. lament his absence
from our midst.
And like the friends of
Lazarus, you, the wonderful
kind and caring people of
Port St. Joe, came to us with
offerings of love, concern,
delicious foods, and assist-
ance to help us pass this
initial shock of grief. We
don't believe there are words.
yet formed to describe ade-
quately the feeling of appre-
ciation and gratefulness for
all you did for us. You see, it
DOES make a difference to
live in a small town, especial-
ly our beloved Port St. Joe.
The Eells Family

CARD OF THANKS
From the depths of our
hearts we want to say
"Thank You" to all our
friends, neighbors, and ac-
quaintances for the prayers,
flowers, cards, letters, visits,
and numerous other acts of
kindness bestowed upon us
during our recent illness.
Words .cannot begin to
express our appreciation but
we pray that God will richly,
- bless you as He has. us.
Thank You all!
Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Glass, Jr & Family

CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends
in Port St. Joe for the cards
and floral arrangements sent
me during my recent stay in
the hospital.
Your thoughtfulness and
prayers offered in my behalf
are very much appreciated.
Kitty Core Morales


Public Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR GULF
COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION .
.File Number 85-39
IN RE: ESTATE OF
HAROLD DOUGLAS GRAY,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
The administration of the Estate of
HAROLD DOUGLAS GRAY, deceas-
ed, file number 85-39 is pending in the
Circuit Court for Gulf County, Florida,
Probate Division, the address of which
is Gulf County Courthouse, 1000 Fifth
Street, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456. The
names and addresses of the personal
representatives and the personal
representative's attorney are set forth
below.
All interested persons are required
to file with this Court WITHIN THREE
MONTHS.OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE: (1) All
claims against the Estate, and (2) any
objection by an interested person on
whom this notice was served that
challenges the validity of the will, the
qualifications of the personal
representative, venue, or jurisdiction
of the Court.
ALL CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS
NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
Publication of this Notice has begun
on August 1,1985.
Personal Representative:
Brenda L. Crutchfield
Post Office Box 654
Wewahitchka, Florida 32465
Attorney for Personal Represen-
tative:
Ist ROWLETT W. BRYANT
Bryant, Higby & Williams
Post Office Box 124
Panama City, Florida 32402
Telephone: 904/763-1787 4tc8/1
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mexico Beach FM Group, Limited
Partnership filed an application with
the Federal Communications Com-
mission on July llth, 1985 to construct
an FM radio station to serve the com-
munity of Mexico Beach, Florida. The
proposed station will operate on Chan-
nel 257A, frequency (99.3 &Hz) see
page,1, paragraph 2a at a maximum
power of 3 KW. The transmitter will be
located in Bay County, Mexico Beach,
1.7 miles south of county road no. 167,
0.20 miles north of Allen Point. The
antenna height shall be 345 feet.
The principals of Mexico Beach FM
Group Limited Partnership are: F. D.
Bell, Delia F. Hamilton, Angela R.
Withers, Charles V. Withers, and Ma-
jo,- R. Bernard.
A copy of the application and all
amendments and related materials
are on file for public inspection at Gulf
County Public Library, Hwy. 71 North,
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456. All in-
quiries concerning this application
should be referred to F. D. Bell, 6227
South Lagoon Dr., Panama City,
Florida 32407.


According to an official at
the Department of Health
and Rehabilitative Services,
there is a growing awareness
among the American public
about the current famine in
Africa. Ann Rhode, Program
Supervisor of the WIC and
Nutrition Services Program
in Florida, says, "Such cele-
brity projects as USA for
Africa and Live Aid have
opened the eyes of the
citizens of the United States
to the horrors of hunger."
"Strangely, the plight of
the malnourished in this
nation is often overlooked.
The effects of malnutrition
are not as dramatic in this
country as in Africa, but they


individual must be examined
by a physician, nurse, or
nutritionist and found to have
a special nutritional need for
the WIC foods. Standards for
participation in the WIC
Program are the same for
everyone regardless of race,
color, national origin, age,
sex or handicap.
If you live in Gulf County
and would like to apply for
the WIC Program, contact
the Bay County Public
Health Unit, 717 East 7th
Street, Panama City (904)
785-9266. If you live outside of
Gulf County, contact the


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are just as painful. For
instance, if a pregnant
woman does not get enough
of the right kinds of food
during pregnancy, her baby
may be born smaller than
normal- greatly increasing
its chances of developing
severe health problems dur-
ing the first year of life.
Children who don't get
enough iron-rich foods are
likely to develop anemia,
contributing to listlessness,
poor learning, and frequent
illness," says Rhode, a Re-
gistered Dietitian.
However, Rhode says that
there is a program in this
area that is helping to
decrease malnutrition.
Known as the WIC Program
(Women, Infants and Child-
ren), this federally-funded
project provides highly-
nutritious foods to pregnant
women, women who have
recently given birth, women
who are breast-feeding and
infants and children up to age
five.
"The WIC Program pro-
vides milk, cheese, eggs,
fruit juice, cereal, infant
formula, infant cereal, and
infant juice," says Rhode.
"These foes supply protein,
calcium, iron and vitamin
C."
The WIC Program is free.
However, to qualify for the
Program, an individual must
fall below certain income
guidelines. Additionally, an

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TIHE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1985


By Owner: 3 bedroom
home only 2 yrs; old, 2 ba.,
great room, 2 car garage, in-
side laundry, cen. h&a, on
corner lot. $57,000. Call
229-8688. 4tp 8/1
110 Duval St. House on cor-
ner lot near schools, fenced
back yard, new roof, new
siding & new wiring. Outside
storage bldg., 3 bedrooms, 1
bath. Just $12,500. Call
227-1789. 4tp 8/8


FOR SALE
5.68 acres land at Over-
street. Located on State
Road. 386, 4 miles from
public beach, 1 mile from
boat landing on Inter-
Coastal Canal. 3 acres on
one side of 386, 2.5 on other
side with over 1,000 feet of
road frontage. Could be
divided into four nice
building plots. A bargain at
$4,500 per acre.
McNEILL COASTAL
PROPERTIES, INC.
Realtor
Phone 2294537 or
648-8248 for more
information


Out of Town Property
For sale by owner: Near
Vernon, FL. 6% acres with 2
bdrms., 1 ba. mobile home
12x60'. Completely furnish-
ed, including washer &
dryer. 200' deep well and
septic tank. Cen. h&a. Utility
bldg., 329 ft. frontage on For-
tune Pond. Good hunting &
fishing. $18,000 cash. Write
to: G. H. Kessel, P. 0. Box
13174, Mexico Beach, FL
32410. 12t 7/11
For Sale or Rent: Three
800 sq. ft. 2 bdrm. units town-
houses. Cen. h&a, insul.
doors -& windows, carpet,
refrig. & stove. 3rd St., High-
land View. Now available.
Owner will finance. Call
229-6509. tfc 6/6
3 bdrm. house, 10 lots, 2
wells, 3 septic tanks,
$25,000.00. 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
227-1456, night 227-1514.
tfc 7/4

For Sale by Owners: Very
nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath
mobile home and lot at St.
Joe Beach. 1 blocks from
Gulf. Call 648-5801 or 229-6600
for more information.
tfc 7/25


Dealing Exclusively In
Cape San Bias, Indian Pass,
and Peninsula
S properties

CAPE SAN BLAS
REALTY, Inc.

Sales Rentals

IM \229-6916





HANNON REALTY, Inc.
(904) 227-1450


FRANK HANNON, Broker
SALES ASSOCIATES
Evenings and Weekends
Margaret Hale 64*-5659
Frances Chason 2294747
Bo Boyett 648-8936
Larry McArdle 227-1551


Roy Smith


HOMES
SUPER VALUE OWNER SAYS SELL 4 bedroom, 2 bath, split level,
con. heat & air. 2580 sq. ft. orn 90 x 175' corner lot. Priced for quick sale at
$65,000.
Port St. Joe: 3 bedroom, 1 bath, can. h&a, gas log fireplace, enclosed porch,
nice yard, chain link fence, only $29,000.
Spaclous brick A stucco 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, $89,000.
Like new brick home 3 bedroom, 2 bath, extra Ig. lot, assumable loan.
$87,500.
Port St. Joe: Good rental property. 2 bedroom, 1 ba. $27,000.
New Listing: Newly painted frame home on nice corner lot, f.p., 3 bdrm., 2
bath, den, cypress Interior, Ig. outside bldg., good neighborhood. $43,000.
Almost new brick 3 bdrm., 2 ba., corner lot, deck & outside storage. $47,850.
Lovely brick home, only 3 yrs. old, nice neighborhood, 3 bdrm., 2 ba., well-
insulated, garage, fp, screened back porch. $62,000.
Take a look at this. Cozy starter or retirement home. 2 bdrm., 1 ba., den or
3rd bdrm. Enclosed porch, fenced yd & carport, corner lot, $27,000, Price
Reduced
Port St. Joe: 3 bdrm., 1 bath Includes appliances, carport. $15,000.
For the discriminating buyer Unique'executive home, landscaped lot, 4
bdrm., 2 bath, fp, patio, many custom features. 3,500 sq. ft. Garage, energy
efficient.
Owner Anxious. Great buy. Block & stucco house in good family
neighborhood, Port st. Joe. 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $50,000.
Close to town, newly remodeled, 3 BR, 2 be. $31,000.
3 BR, 1 ba at 1610 Long Ave. $29,500.
Well kept home. Good retirement home. 2 bdrm., 1 ba. masonry. $45,000.
Nice masonry home close to schools. 3 BR, 2 ba, fenced back yard, $48,500.
Ward Ridge brick 3 BR 2 ba. assumable mortgage, $46,000.
White City: Mini-farm, pond 3 BR 1 ba. $40,000.
Howard Creek: Owner will donate some "fix-up" labor. Large 2 story 5 BR 2
ba Franklin stove, screen porch, until. room, $47,900.
Cap* San Bias: Large great room, screen porch, 2 bedroom, 3 bath.
$168,500. 1.5 acres gulf-front.
THE BEACHES
St. Joe Beach:' 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, screen porch, $58,500. 500.
St. Joe Beach: New Listing: 3 bdrm., 2 bath house on Hwy. 98. Extra lot on
Desoto. Excellent buy at $80,000.
St. Joe Beach: Stilt house 2 BR 1V/ ba., den or study, util. rm., carport.
$89,500.
RESIDENTIAL LOTS
Red Bull Island, Wewa: 2 lots $9,000 or $4,500 each.
Stonemlll Creek Area: 40 acres, cleared land, $40,000.
Gulf Airs: Gulf-front 65'x180', $55,900.
Cape San Blas: Gulf front 2.34 acres, $100,000.
St. Joe Beach: 1 block from water, 3 lots together 50'x125' each. Total price
$45,000.
Mexico Beach: 100'x100' with water hook-up only $8,800.
Ward Ridge: One lot 75'x150', $6,600.
Jones Homestead: 2 acres, $8,400.
St. Joe Beach: One 50'x125' lot 1 block from beach, $16,000.
TOWNHOUSES
Gulf Pines: Duplex, 3 bdrm., 3 ba. each side. $176,000.
Cape San Bias Beach: 2 BR 2% be. $80,000.
COMMERCIAL LOTS
Wewahltchka: 80 acres east of town, about 40 acres of timber, $69,000.
Port St. Joes Close to business district, 50x170' lot. $8,000.
lt. Joe Beach: Prime waterfront property. Last large tract at St. Joe Beach
suitable for development. 231 ft. on highway and waterfront.
White City: One acre near canal, $33,300.
Overstreet: Two acre plots on Intercoastal Canal $16,000 ea.
Port St. Joe: Downtown 60'x90' corner lot, $18,000.


Apartment for Rent on
Mexico Beach. Furnished 2
bdrm., 1 ba., carpet, all elec.
kitchen, c.h&a, cable TV &
water included. $315 per
month. No pets. Call 648-5903
between 9 a.m. & 6 p.m.
tfc 7/25
No need for wet carpets.
Dry clean them with HOST.
Use rooms right away. Rent
machine. St. Joe Furniture.
227-1251.
Hwy. 98 & 28th St., Mexico
Beach. 2 bdrm., 1 ba. Walk-
ing distance to beach and
shopping, cen. h&a, washer
hook-up, dishwasher, 3 ceil-
ing fans, new vinyl. $300 per
month lease. Call 385-7714
weekdays, 648-8789 weekend
evenings, or 575-3624 week-
day evenings. tfc 8/1
Room for Rent: By day,
week, month. Air cond., TV.
Thames Hotel 229-8723. 302
Reid Ave. tfc 7/8
For Rent: Mini-warehouse
storage. For more informa-
tion call 229-6332. tfc 7/4
2 bedroom, .1 bath trailer
for rent. 2 lots from beach
on St. Joe Beach. No pets.
Call 648-5361. 2t 8/1

MIS .A

Service for 8, with serving
pieces, authentic Rosenthal
china, with china cabinet,
$1,000 firm. Call 648-8388.
28' Whiteline bay boat with
steering console & 30 gal. gas
tank. $4,900 plus tax. See at
Breakaway Lodge, Apalach-
icola, 653-8897.
4tc 8/8

An electric bar with flash-
ing lights, a small Gremlin
guitar, a tandem bike. Inter-
ested? Call 227-1332.
AKC reg. Doberman
pinscher puppies. 1 red fe-
male, 1 black female left.
$100 each. 648-8670.
Concrete blocks, about 100.
New, cheap. 648-0782.
Sears Craftsman 10"
radial saw on bench, like
new; decorative fireplace
stone, outdoor double porce-
lain sink in a metal cabinet
with fixtures; odds & ends of
plumbing supplies, plenty of
PVC pipe. Call 639-5155.
3tc 8/8
Early American style
couch and chair, cushions
need recovering. Price nego-
tiable. Call Mark 229-6934 or
229-8465. 2tc 8/8
ATTENTION SMALL
FAMILIES: Are you paying
too much for health insur-
ance? Mutual of Omaha,
648-8557. 4tc 8/8
LAWN FURNITURE
Swings, swing frames, pic-
nic tables, lawn; chairs, set-
tees, and children's picnic
tables. Call 639-2860.
tfc 6/6


20' fiberglass utility boat.
Ideal for shallow water
shrimping or gill netting.
Tunnel drive with practical-
ly new 6 cyl. inboard engine.
All new running gear, good
shape, ready to go. Call
648-5239 or 648-8766. tfc 6/20
Heavy duty trailer, 2
wheel garden tractor, with
18 h.p. Wisconsin, 3 h.p. air
compressor. 648-8746. 2t 8/1
FREE Bible study at home
by mail. What does the Bible
say about God, Christ, salva-
tion, and eternity? You can
study in your home with no
cost and no visits unless you
request. Write: Bible Study,
P. 0. Box 758, Port St. Joe,
FL tfc 8/1
Beautiful limited edition
prints of Overstreet Post Of-
fice in full color. Only 200
signed & numbered prints.
See them at Telephone Co.
Business Office. Price for
matted and framed print is
only $65.00. tfc 8/1
$25.00 REWARD
for Any Sewing Machine
We Cannot Repair
SPECIAL $9.95
to clean, oil and adjust ten-
sion on your sewing mach-
ine. We guarantee your
machine can sew on any
fabric.
The Sewing Room
410A Reid Avenue
227-1151:
tfe 6/7n

STEEL ROOFING & SIDING
American Made
From $9.95 per sq.
Based on Size, Style & Qty.
GOLDIN IND., INC.
Gulfport, MS 601-896-6216
5tp 8/1




L. T
1978 Chevy van $1,713; 1979
Chrysler LeBaron $1,450;
1981 Toyota 4x4 pickup,
$5,095. Will accept bids. For
more information call St.
Joe Papermakers Federal
Credit Union, 227-1156.
tfc 7/25
1974 CJ-5 Jeep, 304 3-speed
$2,295. See to appreciate.
227-1251 days, 227-1764
nights. tfc 7/4'





Ice Cream Churn fran-
chises available. Looking for
locations. Will complement
gift shops, convenience
stores, gas stations, truck
stops, restaurants, pastry
shops, etc. Seriously inter-
ested write 131 Highpoint
Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 or
call 904/932-5119.
4tc 8/8


LICENSED PAWNBROKER
WE BUY GOLD & DIAMONDS
WATCH, CLOCK, JEWELRY REPAIR

Golden Gift Emporium
226 REID AVENUE
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456


H. GOLDEN


(904) 229-6312
tfc 7/4


Huge Yard Sale: 8
families participating.
There will be twin beds,
tables, a boys bicycle,
lamp, stainless steel flat-
ware, stove, 2 boys suits,
glassware, lots of baby
clothes & baby items,
clothes of .various sizes.
Men's, women's & chil-
dren's. Come and browse
around. You may find
something you need. No
sales before 8 a.m. 1604
Monument Ave., Saturday,
Aug. 10, 8-3.
3 Family Yard Sale:
Aug. 10, 315 Williams Ave.,
next to Aline's Beauty
Shop. 9 until. Household
items, baby bend much
more.



Taking applications for
delivery and set-up help. Ap-
ply in person. No phone
calls. Badcock's Furniture
Co., 201 Reid Ave.


tfc 8/8
Applications will be taken
for a part-time teller posi-'
tion. Persons interested may
apply in person on Friday,
Aug. 9th, between 11:30 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. at Tyndall
Federal Credit Union, 326
Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe,
FL "Equal Opportunity Em-
ployer". Itc 8/8
CHILD CARE
TEACHERS NEEDED
Gulf County Guidance
Clinic, Inc. is accepting ap-
plications for two (2) teacher
positions for the Clinic's
After-School Program in
Wewahitchka. This is an
educational and social pro-
gram for school-age stu-
dents. The positions pay
$3.35 per hour and require
four.(4) hours of work after
school each day. Additional
hours will be required on
. school holidays. Min. req.:
H.S. diploma or equiv. Appli-
cants -with experience
and/or college course work
will be given preference. A
current health assessment,
abuse registry clearance, re-
ferences, and inservice
training are also required.
Apply in writing: Edwin R.
Ailes, Executive Director,
Gulf County Guidance
Clinic, Inc., 311 Williams
Ave., Port St. Joe, FL 32456.
E.O.E. It 8/8
Assistant Mechanic
Vacancy
Assistant Mechanic Vacan-
cy at Port St. Joe Bus Barn.
Twelve month employment.
Salary based on prior years'
experience. Apply at Gulf
County School Board Office
or Harry Herrington's office
at Port St. Joe Elementary
School. Deadline August 20,
1985. 2t 8/8
GOVERNMENT JOBS
$16,040 $59,230/yr. Now hir-
ing. Nationwide. Call 805-687-
6000, ext. R-6859 for current
federal list' 8tp 8/8
Certified or experienced
nursing assistants needed.
Taking applications at Bay
St. Joseph Care Center, 220
9th St., Port St. Joe. Also tak-
ing applications for next nur-
sing assistant certification
course. EOE/MF/HC.
Cosmetologist to operate
your own beauty salon in
health care facility. Must
have current Fla. license &
provide minimal property
damage, bodily injury &
malpractice liability cover-
age. Apply 9-4:30, M-F, Bay
St. Joseph Care Center. 220
9th St., Port St. Joe.
EOE/MF/HC. 2t 8/1
Excellent income for part
time home assembly work.
For information call 504-
641-8003, ext. 9575.
7/11,7/25,8/8, 8/22


Garage Sale: Household
goods to cash registers.
Friday and Saturday, from
9 o'clock CT, till. 314 Robin
Lane, Mexico Beach, off
386A behind the new Mor-
man Church.
Yard Sale: 1313 Long
Ave., Thursday and Fri-
day, 9:00 to 5:00. Excellent
school clothes.
Four Family Yard Sale:
Sat., Aug. 10, 8-5. Ward St.,
St. Joe Beach. Water heat-
er, trailer hitch, camera,
TV, table w/four chairs, air
mattress. Many more bar-
gains.


Yard Sale: Several fami-
lies, back to school clothes,
dishes, odds & ends. 1309
Marvin Ave., 9 till, Friday,
Aug. 9.
Gigantic Yard Sale, Sat.,
Aug. 10, 8 till. Furniture,
clothes, lots and lots of
odds & ends. St. Joe Motel,
501 Monument Ave.
Yard Sale: Friday. Aug.
9. Corner of Pineda &
Georgia, St. Joe Beach.
Yard Sale: 2 Families.
307 Woodward Ave., Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 9 & 10, 8
till.


Yard Sale: Friday &
Sat., Aug. 9 & 10, Simmons
Bayou. 3rd house past
Presnell's Fish Camp on
left. Lots of jeans, small
boy's clothes, teen girl's
clothes, twin size bed. 8
a.m. till.





Shells Wanted: Seashell
lady now buying scallop
shells, Bay View Trailer
Park, 515 Hwy. 98, Apalach-
icola. 653-8716. tfc 7/18


SERIE


and saves you about $100 yearly
in costly pest control services.
Use of Sprayer free with
purchase of Rid-A-Bug
HURLBUT SUPPLY CO.
306 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe. Florida
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Psychological .services for
anyone with problems in
day-to-day living. Gulf Coun-
ty Guidance Clinic, Port St.
Joe, 227-1145 (24 hours)
Dorothy's Ceramics
Open Tues. thru Fri.
Saturday by appt.
W. Fourth St., Wewa
(near the Lake)
Greenware Paints Bisque
Glazes Brushes
In Port St. Joe Call 229-8941
for directions. Also for a
limited time selected used
molds for sale.
Call 229-8941 after 8 p.m.
or come by the shop
Tuesday Friday
4tp7/18


ELIZABETH'S
CERAMICS

Greenware
Firing
Supplies
6 miles south of Wewa
Highway 71
Phone 639-2807


JOE ADAMS
CONSTRUCTION
Any Type Building
Commercial a Residential
State Lie. No. RG0027009
Located across from Health
Dept.
408 Long Avenue
2294380

Reasonably Priced
UPHOLSTERY WORK
Guaranteed
Call Louise
227-1469
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St. Joseph Bay
Construco0
Resldntial
Commercial




W. S. (Biff) Quades
CUSTOM HOMES
MULTI-FAMILY
229.8795
RG0040048

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SEARS IS AS CLOSE AS
YOUR TELEPHONE!


,Remodeler and helper, all
tools, ready to go towork. 14
years experience in all
phases of building. Call
229-8320. 4tc 8/1
Alcoholics Anonymous
Port St. Joe Serenity Group
Sunday, 4:00 P.M. E.S.T.
Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. E.S.T.
St. James Episcopal Church
We buy, sell and trade us-
ed furniture. Get good prices
for your unwanted furniture.
Country Peddler. 229-8966.
For Yard Service
Call Tommy Ford
227-1206
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COSTIN INSURANCE.
AGENCY, INC.
All Forms of Insurance
322 Reid Ave., Port St. Joe
Phone 229-8899
tfc 7/4


THE LAUNDRY ROOM
408 Reid Ave. 229-6954
Open 7 Days A Week
Mon. Fri., 8 a.m. 8 p.m.
Sat., 8 a.m. 6 p.m.
Sun., 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
Self service or drop/off
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Wauneta's
Accounting &
Income Tax
Accounting & Income Tax
Service Small Business
Individual
Monthly Accounting
Wauneta Brewer
Owrier Donna Cannon
Assistant
228 Reid Ave.
Phone 229-8536


Going Fishing?
Stop here first
for a complete
line of

Fishing Tackle
HURLBUT SUPPLY
306 Reid Avenue t


The Sewing Room
410 A Reid Avenue .
Port St. Joe, Florida
'Quality Fabrics at Affordable Prices"




Hagan Painting
Contractor
Quality Work at Affordable Prices
Commercial & Residential
Pressure Cleaning for Grime & Mildew
FREE ESTIMATES
LARRY HAGAN
Phone 648-8729


REEVES FURNITURE &

a REFINISHING SHOPPE
REFERENCES Phone 229-6374
Call and Talk to Us About Getting
Your Furniture Refinished to
Look Like New.
Across from Duren's Economy Store,
Highway 98
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OWNERS, REALTORS

Post Construction &
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Sales, Service and
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Two Systems
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FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT
Frank Ritch at 227-1590

Other Systems Available


227-1590


FCC Licensed Technicians


Southern Erectors, Inc.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
BOOM CRANES AIR COMPRESSORS
BACKHOES WELDING EQUIPMENT
DUMP TRUCKS
" B Phone Day 227-1570
Night 648-8417


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Sears Catalog Sales

227-1151
Leon Pollock, Owner
410 Reid Avenuec 74


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THE STAR, Port St. Joe, Fla. THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1985



Crape Myrtle Admired for Easy Landscaping


Easy to
BY ROY LEE CARTER
County Extension Director
The crape myrtle is one of
the most rewarding small
trees or large shrubs for the
landscape. Its ease of propa-
gation, long blooming period
and ability to grow under
nearly every soil condition
makes the crape myrtle a
widely used and greatly
admired ornamental. My in-
formation for this article was
provided by Extension Horti-
culturist Dr. Robert J. Black
with IFAS at the University
of Florida.
The flowering season for
crape myrtle begins in June
or July, and continues until
fall. Each long cluster of
flowers paniclee) is com-
posed of hundreds of one to
two-inch red, pink, white,
lavender or purple flowers.
Leaves are often garnet
tinged in the spring, glossy
dark green in the summer,
and dull to intense yellow,
orange or red in the autumn.
When the leaves fall in the
winter, the crape myrtle
becomes a living sculpture.
The.trunk and branches have
an. attractively gnarled,
twisted character with.
smooth bark varying in color
from light straw to rich deep
brown. Patches of bark flake
off (exfoliate) in the early
summer to reveal new bark
ranging in color from light
pink to pale green.
Crape myrtle is very ver-
satile in the residential land-
scape. Single-trunked or
multi-trunked specimens
make ideal small shade trees
for a sunny deck, terrace, or
entrance walkway. Multi-
trunked plants can beused as
a visual barrier, a specimen
plant in the garden, or a
dominant landscape feature
when planted singly or in
groups. Semi-dwarf types
are suitable for foundation


221 Reid Avenue


Grow, Long-Blooming Season Make


CARTER


plantings, use in containers,
or even as larger ground
covers. Occasional pruning
may be required to maintain
desired size and form. Back-
ground plantings of ever-
green shrubs or trees may be
employed to further empha-
size the floral spectacle of
crape myrtle. Crape myrtle
can be used to create an
alleee" in a large garden
area. Allees are usually long
walkways where the plants'
are spaced so their canopies
touch and enclose the path-
ways. There is even a
patented, miniature weeping
form good for use as a bonsai
plant or in hanging baskets.
Crape myrtle should be
located in an area that
receives full sunlight for
most of the day. Otherwise, a
weak spindly plant with a few
flowers can be expected.
Plants growing in shaded
areas will also be plagued by
plant diseases such as pow-
dery mildew.
Crape myrtle tolerates a
wide range of soil condition,
but grows best in a heavy
loam that is slightly acid (ph
5.0 to 6.5). Nutrient require-
ments are minimal; high
fertility levels produce ex-
cessive vegetative growth
and fewer flower panicles.
Applications of 8-8-8 or 10-10-
10 fertilizer in early spring at
the rate of one to two pounds


>er 100 square feet of plant-
ng bed may be beneficial to
-stablished plants, especially
hose growing on poor soils.
Wulches of pine bark or
hardwood chips are benefici-
al in retaining soil moisture


done each year, if large
specimen type blooms are
desired. However, one of the
most fascinating aspects of
the crape myrtle is its
unusual plant form. When the
form is destroyed by severe


In the very near future, the
Department of the Interior :is
scheduled to release its recom-
mendations for off-shore oil
drilling around Florida. In the
past, I have been very concern-
ed with protecting Port St. Joe
and Apalachicola Bay and initial
reports are that the protection
being recommended will be in-
adequate.
Additionally, I am concern-
ed with insuring that the
seagrass beds are fully pro-
tected.
Florida is in a difficult posi-
tion. We have some of the best
possible coastlines imaginable
and I do not want to see them
spoiled in any way. At the same
time, we have an obligation to
the nation to aid in the effort for
energy independence.
After the initial recommen-
dations are made, the Governor
will have an opportunity to res-
pond and committees of both
the House of Representatives
and Senate will review the In-
terior Department's findings. I
intend to work with all in-
terested parties to insure that
we create the best possible
circumstances for Gulf and
Franklin Counties as well as all
of the counties along the Gulf
Coast.
We need the oil but we must
not harm our priceless
coastline. Fishing and other in-
dustries must be protected.


The House of Represen-
tatives has passed the Agri-
culture Department Appropri-
ation for the coming fiscal year
and this is good news for our
farmers. As with other ap-
propriations bills, we kept


Phone 227-1133


spending limits within the
budget and farm programs, as
with other programs, will not be
able to grow.
The good news is that, if the
Senate acts in a timely manner,
farmers can be assured of con-
tinued operation of farm pro-
grams when the new fiscal year
begins in October without any
interruptions.
We must insure that the
Commodity Credit Corporation,
Farmers Home and other agen-
cies within the Department have
the -funds available for our
farmers when they need them.
This is solid evidence that
the House is serious .about
holding the line on spending
and, at the same time, insuring
that we meet our commitments
to the farmers who feed us all.
*
There have been reports in
the media lately indicating that
our men and women in the arm-
ed forces may not be receiving
the best possible health care.
Reports are that unqualified
doctors are practicing in military
hospitals and that staff support
is inadequate.
Committees of both the
House of Representatives and
Senate have begun an in-
vestigation of the allegations
and the Department of Defense
has started an internal review.
The men and women serv-
ing our nation in uniform
deserve the best and we-cannot
tolerate incompetence in the
military. I am hopeful the
reviews can be completed
quickly and we can assure
families that their persons in the
armed forces are receiving the.
best possible care.


Beverly Graduates


Donna Sasser Beverly,
Port St. Joe, was awarded
the master of education in
the College ot Education
from the University of South
Alabama during commence-
ment ceremonies, it was
announced by USA's presi-
dent, Dr. Frederick P. Whid-
don.


A total of 1363 students
completed degree work dur-
ing the 1984-85 school year at
the 21-year-old university in
Mobile. South Alabama pre-
sently enrolls more than 9,000
students.


It A Widely Used Choice of Many Gardeners


tured form flowers and color-
ful foliage make it a plant
with year-round charm.
Frequently crape myrtle is
attacked by aphids and the
white fly. Aphids are small
green colored lice-like in-


material on which a black
fungus (sooty mold) lives.
Both aphids and white fly can
be controlled by spraying
with an appropriate insecti-
cide.
Powdery mildew is a com-


. and minimizing soil tempera- pruning, then the blooms will sects that suck the sap and mon disease of crape myr
ture fluctuations during the be all that remain for one to cause small malformed especially when it is grown
summer, enjoy. By a selective method leaves. The white fly and damp shaded areas. T
Heavy pruning must be of pruning, the unusual sculp- aphids excrete a honeydew fungus disease causes



Rotary District Governor Visits


Local Club; Gives


Charles A. Shuster, of Gulf
Breeze, District Governor or
Rotary District 694, paid his
annual visit to the Port St.
Joe club. Wednesday evening
and at the Thursday noon
meeting of the club.
Governor Shuster heard
reports of activities and
plans for the new fiscal year
from the various committee
chairmen at an assembly
Wednesday evening and en-


joyed a steak dinner with
members of the club.
Shuster spent the evening
interjecting ideas about how
other clubs handled different
situations and what other
clubs are doing .in public
service.
. Shuster praised the club
for its long-standing, support
of Boy Scouts both on a local
and district level. The club
has actively supported the


Scout
than
Joe.
club
activ
ball
leader
awar
Thi
oped
Rotai
of Se
The


Challe
movement for more
40 years here in Port St.
Shuster also gave the
good marks for its
ities in little boys base-
and encouraging youth
ership through the
d of scholarships.
ursday, Shuster devel-
the national theme of
ry, "Discover the World
rvice".
e speaker said local


8GO043684


IUI

5uAqjK


tle,
n in
'his
the


nge
clubs hold the key to making
significant contributions to
the community in which they
' live and offering significant
service.
As an example, Shuster
said Rotary had undertaken
a project of ridding the world
of polio by the turn of the
century. "We don't see much
polio in the United States,
anymore, but in parts of the
world, the disease still offers
a promise of dread for
thousands of parents and a
life of handicap for hundreds
of thousands of children".
The project is only one of
several of Rotary Clubs
world-wide.
Guests of the club were Bill
Gerspacwer and Gary Car-
lisle of Dahlonega, Georgia;
Myron Martin of Atlanta;
George Gilbert of Fort Lau-
derdale, Rev. Joe McDonald
of Natchez, Miss., Frank
Whiteside of Apalachicola
and Neal Goss of Panama
City Beach.


plants to be unsightly, but
also can cause some defolia-
tion and actual death of
severely infested stems. Con-
trol can be achieved by
spraying with an appropriate
fungicide or planting resist-
ant cultivars. The national


.


arbretum's new cultivars
Cherokee (medium height
with red flowers), Sinrinole
(medium height with pink
flowers), and Potomac
(large tree with pink flow-
ers) are highly resistant to
powdery mildew.


HIGHLAND VIEW

BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Fourth St. and Second Ave.
Welcome Friend
SUNDAYSCHOOL .......... .......... 9:45A.M.
WORSHIP SERVICE ......'..... 11:00 A.M. & 7:00 P.M.
CHURCH TRAINING (Sunday) .............. .6:00 P.M.
MID-WEEK PRAYER (Wednesday) .......... 7:30 P.M.
Nursery Provided JIMMY CLARK, Pastor


We Want You
To Be A Part of
The Friendly Place


BIBLE STUDY. ... . ... .. . . .
MORNINGWORSHIP.................
CHURCH TRAINING ..... ............
EVENING WORSHIP ....... ...........
W EDNESDAY . ....................


9:45 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
5:45 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.


Long Ave. Baptist Church
1601 LONG AVENUE


DANIEL W. DUNCAN
Pastor


MICHAEL HANDY
Minister of Music
& Youth


Tyndall


Joining


AFFN

Tyndall Federal Credit
Union is joining the Armed
Forces Financial Network
(AFFN), a nationwide auto-
matic teller machine net-
work which will serve De-
partment of Defense person-
nel. The AFFN will include
more than 300 machines on or
near military installations in
the United States, giving
active duty and retired Cre-
dit Union members and bank
customers access to their
accounts.
"We are pleased to be
joining the Armed Forces
Financial Network", says
Tyndall Federal President H.
C. Klein. "Many of our
members serve in the armed
forces, and Tyndall Federal
is making it even more
convenient for them to man-
age their financial affairs:..
no matter where they are
stationed."
Tyndall Federal will parti-
cipate in the initial start-up
of the network and will take
part in the first transaction,
scheduled to be performed in
August. AFFN officials say
future plans for the network
include placing terminals
near on-base shopping out-
lets such as commissaries,
exchanges, and Officer and
NCO Clubs.
The Credit Union's auto-
matic teller machines are
located at its main office in
Panama City, branch office
on Tyndall Air Force Base,
and drive-up ATM facility in
Parker. In addition, Tyndall
Federal's affiliation with
"The Exchange" and "Cred-
it Union 24" networks, as
well as the American Ex-
press "Express Cash" sys-
tem, gives ATM cardholders
access to their funds or
Travelers Cheques in 33
states and Canada..
Tyndall Fedceral serves
government employees and
their families in Bay, Frank-
lin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson,
Walton, and Washington
counties of Northwest Flori-
da with a membership of
35,000 and assets of. $107
million..


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SALE OF
USED VEHICLES

St. Joseph Telephone &
Telegraph Company
wiil sell the below listed vehicles:

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no. E24HHFE3102, vehicle no. 233, $ A
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