The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-02

HAZEL
EYES
By IIaxsl Brcnnon

In New Orleuns: New Orleans re-
sidents are still shivering from the
hurricane of two weeks ago. Most of
the highway billboard signs on high
way 81 leading into New Orleans
have been blown away and the
Moisant International Airport, eight
miles north of the Crescent City on
highway 81, is still under water.
Elysian Field Avenue is still flood
ed as well as the swank Metaire re-
.sidential section.
Winds of one hundred miles per
hour hit the city and residents claim
they never want to see anything like
it again. There was no transporta-
ton, most of the telephones were
out, all of the radio stations except
one small station were knocked out
and business came to a standstill.
Evidence of the storm is seen all
along highway 80 from New Orleans
to the Gulf Coast. The highway 900
was open last Sunday (28th) all the
way to Bay st. Louis. A detour in
to the back country of about forty
or fifty miles on gravel road was
necessary to reach Gulfport, going
around the Bay which is still closed
due to the bridge being out. Two
forty-foot spans of the bridge are
out due to the storm lashing and it
will be another two weeks before
traffic across the bay can be re-
sumed. 1t will be several months
before traffic across the railroad
bridge can be resumed.
Bay st. Louis: The paved road
leading around the bay in the COM
munity of Bay st. Louis has been
completely washed under on n
side Of the highway and closed to
traffic. The other side of the road
has been washed out from under
with great yawning zig-zag gaps IN
the paving. Many stately and beau
tiful oak trees have been completely
wrecked by the storm, blown to the
ground, around the Bay and also in
the town of Bay st. Louis.
At Gulfport: The beautiful yacht
club in Gulfport, a once familiar
landmark, is no more. A mass OF
wreckage dots the beach from Gulf
port all the way to Biloxi.
Large boats were washed all the
way inland by the terrific pounding
waves, ten and fifteen feet high.
Many of these boats had not yet
been moved Sunday and they pre-
scented a queer picture maroon
ed on land on the the wrong
side of the highway away from
the sea.
There is not a single pier left
standing all the way from Gulfport
to Biloxi. Most Of the hamburger
stands. tourist courts, etc. that for
merly dotted the beach all the way
are now in SHAMELESS. Buildings on the
left hand side of the highway ira
yelling east from Gulfport to Biloxi
were pretty hard hit also but they
did not get the lashing the beach
side received.
Popular tourist points, such as
Paradise Point, have been complete
ly Quilted and almost every single
building shows some evidence of
being hit either by the wind or
water if not both.
Broadwater Beach, probably the
best built night club on the coast,
was APPARENTLY unframed by the de-
luge.
From the front porch of the Buena
Vista hotel all can see is a mass
or debris. The beautiful Victory Room
on the beach across the road from
the Buena Vista, site of many a con-
vention, has been wiped completely
out and the numerous service sta
tions in the vicinity have also been
wrecked with their steel signs twist
ed and distorted in the air.
Everywhere one looks one sees
people searching in the wreckage for
personal belongings trying to
salvage everything possible. 1t is a
pitiful sight.
A large number of Holmes County
folks attended and enjoyed the Mule
Derby held in Greenwood Wednes-
dey evening of last week. The ann
ual affair is sponsored by the Green
wood Junior Auxiliary and proceeds
go to charity.
Last year Holmes County walked
off with all the honors at the Mule
Derby but this year we had only
one Holmes County citizen entering
mis- mules Arthur Killebrew, of
Cruger.
Mr. Killebrew's 'Pippin," ridden
by Cal County, placed second in the
third race and his Lucky Draw"
ridden by Coon, was second in the
fourth. In addition he showed Split
Second" ridden by Cruger Special,
in the sixth race.
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