The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-12-31

widely known jackson cOuntldn,
died at Moss Point. The county
Hunting & Fishing Association
formulated plans for county re-
stocking of quail and planting
of duck food.
The ingalls, Shipyard was
awarded a five-million dollar
contract for conversion of "a 900
ton troopship S. S. Richardson
into a luxury passenger liner.
Three persons e injured
in traffic accidents OH Highway
80 in Jackson County during
February.
March =.
Contract was let for the con-
struction of the new Pascagoula
War Memorial stadium. DR.. T.
E. Stout was named head Of the
Community Chest. A group of
state legislators visited in Pas
cagoula in connection with the
county's efforts to secure state
funds to aid in the deepening of
the ship channel at Pascagoula.
Robert H. Chain was named
general manager of the Pasca-
goula Public Housing Authority
following the resignation of
James F. Hundley. Heavy rain
falls flooded the county and once
more Escatawpa was isolated
when approaches to the Dog River
bridge were inundated.
ingalls, Shipyard was awarded
a $2,300,000 contract for con-
struction of a tanker for the
Texas Company. A committee
of Jackson county citizens o n
ferred with the State Highway
Department seeking permanent
repairs to the Escatawpa bridge
approaches. The Pascagoula city
library moved its quarters to the
old Central Elementary school
Three persons were injured
in four traffic accidents on
Highway 80 in Jackson County
during the month.
April
The Pascagoula bus station
was completely destroyed by
fire. The annual Red Cross Roll
Call drive was extended when
the county fell far behind its
$4,000 quota. A drive was I'M
derway by the Inter-City Coun-
ell to oeautify Highway 80
through the county.
Volunteer firemen of Moss
Point started a drive for the pur-
chase Of a portable iron lung. Fill
ing of a preliminary application
for the construction of a l6-bed
children's wing to the Jackson
county hospital was announced
by the board of supervisors. The
first of four twin-engine coast
vessels for the Argentine govern
ment was launched at the Ingalls,
shipyard. The City of Moss
Point decided its swimming pool
to the newly created Moss Point
Swimming Pool Assn, Inc, which
assumed responsibility for main
tenance and operation,
After passage by the state
House and Senate, Governor
Fielding l.. Wright signed a bill
appropriating $250,000 of state
funds to aid in widening and
deepening the Pascagoula ship
channel to 81 feet. w. Ed Wig
gins, district governor, presided
over the annual Rotary Conven-
ton at Biloxi.
Robert Gulley was named
chairman of the annual county
Cancer Fund Drive. More than
400 boys and girls participated in
the annual All Club rally at Pas
cagoula.
The Civic Council advocated
the removal of the old building
at the approach to the East Pas
cagoula river as a traffic hazard.
Pay raises from five to Is cents
an hour were granted approxi-
mately 1000 workers at the Moss
Point paper mill under a new
labor contract. A little more
than half of the $4,000 quota
was collected in the annual coun-
tv Red Cross Roll Call. county
chairman Merle F. Palmer re-
ported.
One person was killed and
three injured in three traffic
accidents on Highway 80 dur
ing the month.
MoY
A contract for erection of a
new $4,000 fire house on Market
street was let by the Pascagoula
mayor and board of eouncilmen.
NJ. M. Fleehas, widely known
in the county, died at his resi-
dence in Paseagoula, w. B.
Herring was elected treasurer of
the Mississippi Bankers Associa-
ton. Increased mail delivery
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