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they returned to Bay 'St. Louis {n December 1928 for a visit and ent back East with the American Bridge Co., where they lived in towns and cities of Ohio and Pennsylvania where the work of the Bridge Co. took them. When P. E. Porter, Jr. approached school age, they decided to settle down so they returned to Bay St. Louis, the place they loved best.
At that time there Was a garage and filling station on the beach across from the Osoinach residence (the present S. J. A. student home) and after looking into the situation they decided to buy it, so on February 1st, 1931, Porter’s Garage had its inception. Though the year was one of our “depression years” the business was a success from its very beginning and the
pand and have had a most suc-ce^ful and happy ten years asst tion with Pontiac and General Motors.1
The Porter organization has been sort of a “family affair”, as their son, P. E Porter, Jr. has been associated with them in the business since his return from Uncle Sam’s Navy. He is now married and the father of four fine children. At present he is service manager and parts manager and is an important “cog in the wheel.” Another employee is Lathan Garri-ga, who has been with the Porters since 1932 and is really part of the family. He is a valued and trusted employee and has given service to many of our patrons who break down or get in Trouble “after hours.” He is truly a fami-
Another Reminder of the Past
The Klock Hotel, at the corner of Ballentine and North Beach still stands although a few minor changes have been made over a number of years and is now the property of the Geo. Stevensons.
This hotel was conducted by the late Mrs. Remy Klock, which was one of the noted hostelries, catering to winter and summer trade on the Gulf Coast, it is a three story building, built on modern up-to-date lines for the comfort and convenience of its guests, equipped with electric lights and
fans in the dining rooms, hot and cold running water, steam heated, with accommodations for one hundred guests.
At the Klock Hotel no effort was spared for the entertainment of guests, an occasional vaudeville entertainment, with weekly hops on the Klock D'ancing Pavilion, which was situated right on the Bay directly in front of the hotel. Other attractions offered by the Klock Hotel management included facilities for fishing, hunting, boating and bathing parties.
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