The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-04-12
Governor, Legislators
Visit Jackson County
On Tour Of Coast Section
Party Came Over Saturday and We're shown the Industries
Of Pa~cageala and Moss Peist: Noolen Mil Paper
Ma- Shipbuilding. Etc.

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a Tne entire party fncludln0
wives q 2nK cf tire legislators
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cars EsswSr3 &c Ga1part so take
part n the ~wrlcomtng rsrrfnosalex
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H1 Of re cuxnrnlftee FROM pzNez-
scala and Msvuw Prank CAnfy
faeAau u1e group FROM this eatx
The legislators arrived II Gulfoowx in
a trsIn 0 eleven SPECIAL coaches
telng met - a welcoming commit
tes wsth &eenty ear and trucks far
o&ggaxe
Tne GoyUuu and ire Legislators
and re Esves e the Legislators we're
entertained as iunenron Al aas
B0ena VISTA Hotel In Bslcxl and
1~fterwarc came directly % PaAea-
Eoala starting On q tom of the
principal Industries and BEAUTY
spots d jackson county
Al the Ingalls, Shlp6uti6iug plant
the visitors had 3 gooc view Of the
several lArve ships Fsow under con-
gtrurtion Some OF the visitors
climbed over tire structures stop
ping or top ceck 70 view th3 bean-
ufui panorama az land water and
SKY spread before them for many
mI@ Pascaguula river and the
lgrsc-lockeo haresor was an Interest
sng picture E-1ui tlix vantage point
T7se ingalls, yarc ncw employs $50
raen and Tire weckiy payroll mounts
10 over sfT09 At present this
company has 9 contract for eight
ships for the Maritime Commission
P~AscAeoula Beach next claimed
their attention. with the municipal
PARK snd the golf oourse under co.,
stTactsaa. ant many comments we're
mace seoQs the beauty OF TIRE SUI
rognclngs Of the bathing ptrr and
pavilion
The Southern KRAFT Cooperation.
Kreoae. waS visited and statistics
given rs 70 number erzplOyed-s5o
persons ANIMAL pay roll around
$3.50 zoe consumes ia excess Of $50
cores of wood per Gay. manufAc-
lures IS tons q paper per day
jackson County Hospital xas
praised. ard also the jackson
County Wooden Mills the latter BE-
ing t1R largest manufacturer Of
bsshinx suits IN the United States
Al least TOO women and girls are
eznpoyed II HaA3 business and when
the additional structure Is cuEupaete1.
employment ~al he given 20 about
300 more girls Over % per cent Of
al eznpaoFed IN tfnx mgl are resi-
dents Of Jackson county. many CT
whom had 10 x2y Of earning > Nv
ing before this industry am 20 our
county.
The visitors we're interested IN the
Avery Plywood Nil. which has ere
ated 4 demand for venee lumber
and has provided many orders for
tire Martin Veneer Mil The Avery
company makes industrial. CONNER
c1al anG automobile plywood and
also wooden beach ciogz Prac-
ticaIly al Of their output Is con-
tvzctec for By The major automobile
companies
Many ether places too numerous
10 visit II ore afternoon. were
pointed cut 70 the guests. including
the following Quinn Menhacen
Par Company. which makes fish
OIL FISH meal for stock food ard fish
scrap fer fertilizer from Menhaden
tsarutneS . YOU caught II the
waters CT me coast Of &lsslsap0.
the United States Government re-
pair rar6 where oreoFes. Snzg boats
and other Government fioatl-z
property Used n iris territory are
repaired. fNo cec0g manufacturing
plants. where thousands OF wooden
decor ducks fu hunters are made
Annually. ths Walker EnipyAra TIE
Kre1 shipgar the Pascasoula
Foundry and Machine SHOPS the
Mexican Caf Packing Company.
Moss Point Manufacturing Com
uMry. Dznzer Lumber Company.
Psnelano Bag Corporation and
others
TIE visitors were rendered ar In
formal reception ~ the Elks Hone.
s. ne end q taer sightseeing TON.
Eunczy vA4 spent IN visiting
other Coastal oSna and me legs-
Asoz returned - special train .
jackson late Sunday afternoon
We enjoyed having these ckstzu-
pushed Visitors or this combined
business and pleasure triD oTeT he
49, aeM zH~ kes.AN rfNg Ng kYT@d
their et2x u Cur midst and vii re-
tarE aezzu suEue az