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Washington, O. C., Nov. G, 1941.
Fon. Charles G. Mcroati
Editor The Son Coast Echo:	My heartiest congratulations to
you on the* 50th Anniversary of your excellent publication. I hfve observed and admired your hiRh standard of Journalism throughout the years. Each year of The BJcho?s duration has been characterized by constant evidence of its uscfulne-;-; and blessings to the community It servos.
I Your policy of giving your readers light and truth, unsullied id undcfilod, has made the Echo a veritable sentinel on the watch "Tower of freedom of expression for which our forefathers shed their life?s blood.
^ I rejoice with you that The Echo celebrates its Fiftieth Birthday in a land whore freedom Mill reiflns supreme, where the people can know the truth not forced to live by opinion? fed them out of a spoon from the hands of tyranical dictatois. Keep up your Rood work and may God grant you and The Eo.ho many more years of service and progress. All good wishes.
THEO. G. BILBO, u. S. S.
This was In the early eighties. Mr. Pos^y had the two room building, with a hallway dividing, to be used for his office and a summer sleeping quarters. It stood some thousand feet from shore and access was by pier.
By purchase of the home, known las the dwelling of Judge Benjamin j Sones, it became the property of the j pnrents of the Echo publisher.
! This small frame house was entirely demolished and reconstructed on the beach aide, the same premises today j owned by J. S. do Bon, and the ! building opposite Ortte?s pool room. | This was the humble and unpretentious home of The Sea Coast Echo.
Supported on tall pilings the building was not stable. Too much vibration for presses to perform satisfactory function.
It was not long before The Echo began putting In power presses, operated by gasoline engine, and the
?	most decisive factor was found in the ; fart, adding n*fvtf equipment constantly, the building space was for I from ample.
| Presses Running Day and Night.
Our printing presses were working ; day and night and crowded quarters
| In^o" execultoffTUJflflWni^^^Wr5
bankrupt the purse.
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j The publisher of The Echo $ t tacted Mr. Henry, n personal fri and soon apprised him of what I i wanted of his professional s^rvf ?Mr. Henry,? the publisher f , ?I want a building especially p nod and constructed to house a nc;
; paper and job printing plant r?ffi jing plenty of light and air, an* (structure that will serve as an o| [building and also on the corn<i I place for business.?	[
{ The first drawing, in water e?
, was a wonderful picture. There j i a tower on the corner, now ontrjj j to the Ashton Food Store. This )
| mighty and lofty, and container 'clock, with four sides?as largri (the church clock of today. This t? jer was to be copper covered, andj | very top a flag pole.
Trunin* Cost of Rnildin*.
I When the first bid came in I estimated cost of the clock alone j $800.00 plus installing by expert!
i	Mr. Hem' was asked why j clock, to wl,;ch he replied, "Ev| {newspaper building in Germany* any size and magnitude carried clock that serves the town, beside is ornamental .?
LIVES IN HOUSE BUILT 63 YEARS AGO BY FATHER.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chadwick live rm Jeff Dnvis avenue, Waveland, in a dwelling built by Major Charles Chadwick, 0,1 years ago: on the IMh nf May. Continued maintenance of the house It h as good as new. Mr. Dan Chadwick, who for 52 years was in the dairying business nt Waveland. at present owns and con-riurts Chadwick?s Trading Post, assisted by his wife, who, before hot marriage was Miss Evelyn Herlihy Mr. Chadwick knows everybody In Waveland and adjacent territory, who comes and who gniN and it is generally conceded he is Hie most accommodating in private and in business life He is a large owner of land in Waveland and is selling it to home builders who wish to share the beauty and health-giving properties of Waveland.
Three daughters are Miss Catherine, graduating in pharmacy 1942; Miss Louise, sophomore, studying pharmacy, and Miss Emelda, who will graduate of St. Joseph Acd?y, ?42.
I OLEANDERS ON THE BAY BEACH j
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J In tbe eighties and early nineties, i and possibly before then, the Bay St.
; Louis beach presented a picture of I growing oleanders?the rnro white,
! American Beauty and lighter pink j shades. Down the beach, in the vicinity of the railroad bridge and adjacent grew oleanders in large groups land blossomed all summer. It was a j line of beauty and one that j:hnuld be l revived. Oleanders will grow in | barren white sand, with n small rid-(mixture of soil. It was in 1803, October 2-3, the first storm of a series ; of major similar disturbances that 'followed until about 1019, that destroyed the. fragrant oleander of Bay St. Louis beach.
Bay St, Louis is a eity of Ideal size in v/hich to live?neither too large nor too small. Whete country and city meet in happy medium and combination.
THE ECHO BUILDING, Bay St. Louis Mississippi.
Tf a city of churches and schools is the ideal place where to live?then Bay St. Louis fully measures up to the standard.
ONE OF THE LOVELY BEACH HOMES ON NORTH BEACH BOULEVARD
DWELLING OF ME. AND MRS. JNO. W. BRYAN
and demands made a change imperative.
Hence it was at this juncture, in 1902, the publisher looked around for a location whereon a building for our particular use might be constructed.
Several sites wore in view, and it actually took a year or more to make a final selection. Corner of Stale and Front street was finally selected and the purchase from C. C. Hartwell consummated on November 3, 1902. The location was then somewhat isolated, but with construction of such building, as planned it was to be expected the locality would build up? which in due time it did. The Echo Bldg., following the Hancock County Bank building, was the first two-story brick structure to be built in Bay St. Louis. It was quite a sensation, to ?ay the least.
Likened to a Building: Boom
It was the unanimous expression Bay St. Louis was on a boom. The Hencoel: County Bank had built a two-story brick building, Mr. Frank B. Dunhar the one-story brick building adjoining, later purchased by Jos. O. Mauffray for the Mauffrny stores.
John Henry, retired architect and builder from New Orleans, had moved to Bay St. Louis to live in retirement. He had designed and built the Godchaux Bldg., corner Chartres and
He was told the town already 1 j such (church) clock, and that ;publisher had contributed apprer ? bly to its purchase, j The clock and the tower w : omitted, and then came the wliittl down in order to bring the excess ! cost to the level of the owner's put Notwithstanding the severe pn : ing of plans in order to keep (cost down, the foundation for i three-story building was allowed remain. That was in the event I a third floor was ever acided. \V1 j the third was never created,
: foundation has served in good sic constructed of heavily reinfor** I concrete, for it has served to h the building better in a soil of s; 'and In such close proximity to j water and the crumbling bluff of t J time?prior to building seawall.
Gaston G. Garrtoblert Builder. Gaston G. Gardebled, bttMder ;
? contractor, constructed the build and purchased all material and s> erintended the work from beginn to final completion.	J
; Brick was supplied by the Sal , Brick Company at Slidell, La., e veyed by water on boarfl the S .tomo schooner, "Garibaldi;? lum j from Edwards Mill in Bay St. Lo | roofing of slate by? Hellbach Br | of Waveland: Brickwork by S.
I Driver, Will J. Gallup all tinwc
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