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including Mr. Ralph Howze^ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dean, Mr. Calvin W. Fountain Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Summers.
A Boy Scout Troop was organized in 1930 by Methodist minister, Reverend John W. Moore. Miss Caro Weston was the Girl Scout leader for a period of time.
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In the middle 1930's, the Sam Whitfield Timber Corporation began its pulpwood operation in Logtown. The Whitfield family members were among the pioneers in this area. Their business was in existence in Logtown until 1964, when the operation moved to Kiln. It was the last business to leave after the NASA acquisition.
In the early 1950's, New Orleans residents, discovering the beauty of the area, began building weekend and summer homes. Descendants of original families still remained. This peaceful way of life existed for about ten years.
Roy Baxter, Jr. opened his Pearl River Marina just two weeks before the NASA announcement in October, 1961. Mr. Baxter's Marina was located in the old Weston Lumber Company commissary building, constructed in 1914. This very large, beautiful old brick building had the company offices on the second floor.
The Marina continued operating until the building was demolished in early 1964. Mr. Baxter moved to Pearlington and opened his Marina there on May 1, 1964.