The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-02-01

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In 1889 there were ABOUT D.
500 people working in Pasca-
goula and in l945 there were APP
proXimately 10000. According to
the United States census, the
population of Pascagoula in 1910
was $500 and a close estimate
for l945 is approximately 10000,
and that does not include Moss
Point"
To Hold Gains
The Pascagoula and Moss Point
communities themselves must
work to consolidate these gains,
he said.
mo community progresses,
year in and year out, which does
not encourage and locate many
of the smaller industries employ
ING from five to 100 persons. 1t
is this smaller type which has
the best chance of operating con
tinualiy and with more conlinu-
ity and the greatest degree of
stability"
OF major importance was the
industriaiists recommendation to
Governor Tom Bailey that state
credit be used TO develop the
port here.
Our Port Commission has
been engaged in engineering
studies and | am Informed that
its report and recommendations
will soon be available. | have
asked Governor Bailey to lend
the states credit to Pascaguula,
as did Alabama to Mobile, for
the development OF a port, but
only after he has convinced hiIn-
self that we offer, as we UNI
questionably do. the best location
in the state for a large and safe
deep-water port with minimum
maintenance costs
MI. ingalls, urged greater at
tention to coming regulations and
physical planning, and suggested
the Chamber of Commerce might
institute legal action in fragrant
cases.
Cultural Outlets
He urged greater development
of cultural and recreational out
let's, such as eventual enlarge
ments of the Country Club goli
course to 18-holes, broadened
community activity and interest
in the country club, more gen
eral participation in the Gar
den Club by local housewives
He urged reliance on tradi-
tional free enterprise and warn
ed against the spread OF social
ism from Europe to America, anc
predicted some might live to sec
its ultimate victory unless they
rededicated themselves energetic.
ally to the old business values
In conclusion Mr.. ingalls, said
that mississippi means as much
to me and more, in many res
poets, as does Alabama. 1t is
here, among and with you, that
we struggled to do pun bit to
win the terrible war just ended.
Il cherish the warm personal
friendships | have made here and
when my days are ended which,
according TO my allotted time,
NAV not be too far off -
l hope it can be said that we
left this place better than we
found it,"
More than $50 persons attend
ed the banquet, comprising one OF
the largest crowds ever to gather
for a similar function here. The
Pascagoula Garden Club was in
charge of decorations, using red
Camellias, nareissi and red can
dies.
Seated at the speakers table
which occupied a raised platform
were Mr. ingalls,; A. l.. Brese-
mann, retiring president; Hermes
F. Gautier, incoming president
M. l.. F%unkhouser and w. w. Bar
Der, outgoing first and second
vice presidents, respectively
Spencer Beebe and f. A. Khayat,
incoming first and second vice
presidents; DR.. j. c. Crane, who
gave the invocation, and the Rev.
p. J. Curley, who pronounced the
D%enediction.
Ushers were J. F.. Galloway,
Quinn Gautier, J. F. Mcdonald,
A. j. Moss, Carl Black and t..
s. Rankin.
Members Of the banquet COM
mittee were f. S. Barton, w. X.
Guest, Tom Green. T. j.. Tyson
T.. II. Bacot, M. l.. Funkhonser
and lanes f. Hundley.
Spaghetti originated III China
and was produced in Europe