The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Big 0rder"
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Now, about that bulldozer.
Some time ago Jackson County
purchased one of these machines
principally for building and main
tenance of sea walls and roads,
but it soon became evident the
dozer would not be needed full
time for this work. The nine mem
bers of the county's Rural Urban
Committee put their heads to-
gether-probably at the Coffee
Hour-and came up, with an idea.
Bulldozer Pays
There is a lot of land local
farmers wait cleared. The coun-
ty owns a machine that can clear
it. The committee set a non-prof-
1t cost of SIS an hour rental, driv-
er included, and announced that
applications for jobs would be
taken by Chancery Clerk N. C..
Everett. Normally the bulldozer
will clear'on acre an hour and
the farmer must submit SIS for
every acre he wants cleared when
he files his application. Any re-
bate or additional payment nee
essary to cover expenses will be
made after the job has been COM
| pleted, and so far the dozer has
bulled its way over approximate
ly 200 acres.
City members of the committee
are Mr.. Herring, H. Plateau, B.
d. Spann and Easton King of the
Chronicles Star and Advertiser.
From rural sections are T. B.
Jones, A. N. Barnes, Ed Siurua,
L. E. Ravens, Jr. and Alexis
Eglin.
1.-THE county has inaugurated,"
Mr.. Herring explained, "a long
range plan for improvement of
its agriculture with emphasis on
pastures, tree growing and the
production of registered beef and
dairy cattle"
Practicing exactly what it
| breaches, the bank, a 42-year-old
institution which survived the de-
preston with flying c%olors, has
bought a tree planting machine
for use in the county on the same
basis the bulldozer is being uti-
lized. 1t will be delivered in Au-
gust.
The coasts sandy soil is highly
suited to pine and pulp wood pro-
d%uction, one of its fastest grow
ing industries. In fact, one Of the
largest pay rolls in this area is
that of the International Paper
Co. mill at Moss Point. 1t en-
ploys between 800 and 900.
The ingalls, Shipyards, men
toned in our first story on Pasca-
goula, give the town a peacetime
pay roll of approximately 500,
while the Peterzell & Gelles WOOL
en- mill, which makes bathing
suits and sweaters, works more
than 500.
Fertilizer From Sea
The menhaden, in case you
haven't heard, is a fish. 1t is full
of bones. 1t tastes horrible. It
used to be considered worthless.
1t was, that is, until someone dis
covered it makes good fertilizer,
cattle feed and oil.
Today three plants in Jackson
County employ between HOO and
1900, including captains and
crews, for the catching and pro-
cessing of this old nuisance. now
a natural resource.
We also saw the neat, red
brick one-story county hospital;
the nine-hole poor mans coun-
try club" where memberships
sell for SIS a month; the lighted,
concrete football stadium; the
well-equipped community house;
the modern fire stations; sleek
radio-equipped patrol cars; the
harbor, schools, fair grounds and
a thousand other things Editor
King didn't have time to men
ton.
The MidSouth around Memphis
is principally a farming commu-
nifty, and because l think Jack
son County has adopted a sound
plan in attempting to better bal
ance its agriculture and industry.
Tn going to quote a paragraph
from Mr.. Kinks weekly column
Over the Editors Desk" In it
he has expressed the feelings of
all of the men with whom | talked
much better than l could ever at
tempt to do.
Healthy Progress
This is progress along natural
lines. 1t allows u small farmers
to convert their cut-over lands
into tree farms and permanent
pastures at a cost they can afford.
The Jackson County rural pro-
gram, as it broadens and grows.
brings to u farmers and small
county landowners the type of
direct aid they most need. II
makes available to them modern
methods and modern machinery
that they could not otherwise
have access to. 1t will be reflect
ed in a progress and uuping of