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Bicentennial Commission presents scroll to library
President Gerald R. Ford, only. President of the UnitH Static tn visit Bay St. Louis, recently affexed his signature to a scroll reaffirming his faith in the Constitution, and through the Hancock County Bay-Waveland Bicentennial Commission presented this document to the City-County Public Library from which point he addressed
the populace of this community.
The scroll was illuminated by local artist, Nadine Stamm and matted and framed by her husband, Richard. Mrs. Prima Wusnack City County librarian in receiving the document said: “We are honored to have had Mr. Ford as our guest, and deeply appreciate this lasting momento of his visit to our area.
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The scroll will be displayed on City-County Library walls and we hope our patrons and friends of the library will come to see it. We acknowledge with thanks the details concerning presentation of this scroll which were executed by Mrs. Joe Pilet, serving in the capacity of public relations for the Bicentennial Commission and a patron and friend of our library.”
In presenting the scroll to the library Mrs. Olive McKenna said: “This is our final and very probably our most lasting and most meaningful contribution to the Bicentennial year. Our constitution has withstood the test of time and has been a pilot and guide so needed in our democratic form of government.”
made numerous trips across the road and found it just “typical of a road under construction.”
He said the definition of a working day is, “A day in which the contractor is able to efficiently accomplish the remaining items of work.”
Bids on the project were accepted on July 7, 1975, by the county on July 7, 1975 and notice to proceed issued to the contractor on Oct. 20 of that year. Since that time some approximately 440 calendar days have elapsed.
Asked about future expected progress, Seal said it depended “strictly on the weather.”
In a separate matter: supervisors approved the payment of one third of the fines collected due to their actions in cases involving illegal drugs and liquor violations.
An opinion rendered by the attorney general’s office in Jackson permitted the county governing board to take the payment authorization, an action Alton A. Kellar, president, said would give them incentive to go out and work.
Presently paid only $300 per year, the constables cannot be paid monthly salaries under state statutes although
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President Gerald R. Ford visited Bay St. Louis this summer and to mark event Mrs. Nadine Stamm, right, created parchment for his signature. Taken by a presidential aide that day, Sept. 26, the scroll was recently returned from the White House, complete with presidential signature. John McKenna,
left, chairman of the Hancock County Bicentennial Commission, this week witnessed presentation of framed momento to Mrs. Prima Wusnack, director, county library system, for permanent display within main county library building.
(ECHO Photo by Jake Jacob)