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Ca'/STMXTIVE FOXCE I* TttS COMMUNm^
Fifty-Sixth Year of Publication A. G. FAVRE, Publisher
Official Journal Hancock County Official Journal City of Bay St. Louis
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Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice, at Bay St. Louis, Miss., under Act of March 3, 1879
THE BEACH FRONT IN THE BUSINESS SECTION
The people of Bay St. Louis have done a great job of clearing up the mass of debris that was strewn throughout the City following the recent hurricane. The Mayor and Commissioners are to be congratulated for the splendid work that was done on the gas and wrater lines. The Officials and workmen of the Mississippi Power Company and the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company are due much consideration for the job that they have done in rehabilitating the power and telephone lines. All in all there was a real spirit of cooperation and a job has been well done.
There is yet a whole lot confronting us. Our beach boulevard must be rebuilt, from St. Charles Street to the highway bridge, and must be repaired in other sections. As to whether we will receive aid from the Federal Government remains to be seen. The Mayor and Commissioners have been in touch with the Federal Works Administration with the hope of having a comprehensive survey of the damage made and with a view of ascertaining the actual costa of replacing our damaged streets and utilities.
We have many problems confronting us at 'this time, and of course it is pretty hard to talk “cold turkey” at a time when people have suffered a great loss of property, nevertheless one of the most serious problems confronting us at this time is whether or not the business section on the Eas/t side of the Beach Boulevard should be rebuilt. WTe have contended all along that building on the east side of the street should be prohibited, and this situation must either be taken care of at this time or be forgotten, never to be remedied.
The Mayor and Commission Council realizing the necessity of removing all of the buildings facing Front Street from the east side, having issued a public notice calling the attention of the property owners to Ordinance 12 of the City of Bay St. Louis, which provides for fire limits and for the construction and maintenance of buildings within 'this area. They further state in their notice that in the near future aid may be available to the City for the purpose of condemning all buildings facing Front Street from the East side, and thereafter no buildings will be permitted thereon. That a comprehensive plan to accomplish this purpose is now in progress and that a survey is being made as to the feasibility of condemnation proceedings, and have asked the owners to refrain from building, rebuilding or repairing their property on the locations on Front Street until such time as such survey may have been completed.
We think the action of the Mayor and Commission Council is indeed wise, and certainly it will some day redound to the bene-
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Peter Sick Has Trying Experience
Among many who were buffeted about by wind and water was Peter Sick who spent the hurricane season on the high seas alone as far as human companionship was concerned.
Mr. Sick left Bay St. Louis on Monday September 15 in his 30-foot gasoline launch the Mary L bound for Cat Island for fishing. He had landed 20 flounders and iced them down in his refrigerator when the storm struck that part of Cat Island early Thursday morning. The anchor gave way at 6:30 a. m. and Peter and his boat began to drift as he found the boat unmanageable againt the increasing winds.
The first idea of where he was, Mr. Sick said, was at about 1 p. m. when his boat struck the Rigolets railroad bridge and tore off the cabin. Here is where he jumped overboard, Mr. Sick said, ‘because I figured she would sink and I didn’t want to sink with her. But my boat waited for me, he said and I held onto her for an hour until I landed on Highway 90 near the Rigolets traffic bridge about five miles from the railroad bridge with the water steadily rising.
From here Mr. Sick took to a land route and walked to the West Pearl River near the White Kitchen where the bridge tender there fed him and allowed his to sleep in his truck.
He said he awakened at what he thought was midnight and knowing the locality he treked across the marshes and arrived all in one piece at Maskew’i Service Station on
Highway 90 abou Bay St. Louis, him to Bay St.~L arrived home bet’ Saturday, Septen day morning he a to the marsh wl and broughtthe which were still were enjoyed by i
Mr. and M Rupp 1
Mr. and Mrs. this city are rece of their frienqs^ i of their son Jose 33 years ild, wl day, September 2-Hospital, New “Oi illness which fro deemed fatal.
Besides his p leaves his wife Ethel Klotz, two III and Leonard Elmer Earl Rupj; H. G. McAdoo, i
His funeral wa leans on Friday, religious services Evangelical Lutl ment was in Hoi
MARRIAGE OF
The following terest. “Mr. and of Covington La riage of the f< Adeline Knoblo Charles Samuel which was quie afternoon in Ne
THE METHODIST CHUR<
REV. PHILIP E. PIERCE, I
Services as of Sunday, October 5 :
11 a. m.—World Communion Day. Comr will be observed.
7:30 p. m.—Sermon: “Wake Up and See C