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3W BEACH) of Bay St. Louis around
, came to ;o and #s-general :r of Han-
LING
[siting the rprised to tacked to luse he is fish that Iany tons •e shipped and other 5 the larg-
:wly paint-Cazerieuve e there is rything in all such
owner of Henderson Point. Attorney Henderson is as proud of his prowess as a swimmer as he is of his legal talents. He once swam
uong urape, was s>i<uieu oj ytcuj. ago. Mr: Brown bought it shortly after ■» first vines were planted. Sine .at time Mr. Brown has, from year to year, enlarged and improved his vineyard. He usually makes about fifty barrels of wine
from Blake's Wharf at Wavelandla year — which is celebrated for
to Cat Island, a distance of 16 miles, without changing stroke and without rest.
miles around the country side as the famous Scuppernong Champagne. Being within an easy drive
We then found out that the real Bay St. Louis it is a favorite
estate and insurance business is well represented in Bay St. Louis by Arlington Wyatt Scott. His office on Main street is a mecca for people coming to the Bay, falling
place for the society peo’ple sum mering along the Gulf Coast. Many are the parties and dances which take place in the large hall and dancing pavilion of the house. Not
in love with it, and desirous ofj'-be least pleasant is the long cov-owning property near its salubri- ered grape arbor which extends ous saltwater breeze.	?or several rods in a straight line
. 0yr next	n,	v™	back	of	the house leading to a
visit was Dr. Von Gohren’s villa, a strongly' recommended health resort. The good M	doctor thought this town was the
tine heart.! most healthful spot a person could ed in the' and so established his health ,n as | sanatorium here. The beautiful ront street 'estate which the doctor called - was orig-|“viUa Qusisana," is situated on * G. Plan-jthe front street a short distance ■ taking up 'from the railroad depot. The report is kept open all year round for invalids, convalescents, or guests who simply wish the restful surroundings.
THE SAW MILL AT THE BAY I
THIS WAS THE FIRST all brick building in Bay St. Louis—-th* summer house at the extreme end! August Keller Store at Washington Street which fie built ki* of the vineyard.	the Nineties after fire had destroyed his previous all wooden
brown's Scuppernong Cham- store which, because it was painted a bright blue, was known as
calofNew^o^kandELTemciUes the Blue Stole and wtllch did an enormous business with th*
country trade that came to town on Saturday.
and equally popular.
IN THE DAY OF THE LIVERY STABLE It was young Charlie Herrin who drove us around on these forays during our stay at "The Bay.” At his livery stable he keeps a full assortment of surries, buggies, wagons, wagonettes, Tally - Hos, etc He makes- a specialty of picnics and tally-ho parties and his hacks meet all trains.
On our third day we drive out,WE MEET CHARLES SANGER to see the new mill of the George
Arbo Saw Mill Company, which is /r°m several sources we learn-situated a short distance from the ed. that Charles, Sanger was the
3 was the wned by : corner of s. He had st in New ars before other peo-owner of
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mulsion of main business section of town on Biiyoi* (llaryl. It in one ,of. the budding industries of this section. Be-
principal builder of the community. We had already, discovered tfc^t ,i{ was Mr. Sanger who'built Si,, Stan-
wVS^^fade^-grow- i,slaus aud St. Jose>?h Aca'
•	.	i	-	•.*----*i—-v- demy. He-informed’ when1 we
>wn| exclu tween Bay . „,
qxg is that ing (line forest near ^jtqwn tlirough
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Mrs. Jules Aldige, and the Swoop of the oldest residents at the Bay,'* Estate on this beautiful beach j having livedthere over 40 years. ' drive that affords an excellent The house sits back about 300 feet view of Mississippi Sound and Cat lrom ll'e beach drive amid , mag- „ Island on a clear day,	|nolia trees. The main .house and
On our last day at the Bay we'	“mpr,lse a	sraa11 Vll‘a	:
drove along the beach to Wave- ia™“? ^hemselves, the grounds = land. The shell road is hard and	about	five	acres,	pur.ng	•
level as a table, lined with h^e *'*	T'lt*	^
shade trees and magnificent and f,	n-rf > height at	The Bay..
luxurious homes with beaudful11f	0>?ne+n Place “	.center of	..
gardens and lawns. A brisk br^ze attracuon for society folks. Her son r.
is always blowing off the water..	flsh,erman	V'>
This is a marvelous ride a and owner of sadboafy.- • moonlight night. When we refcehed (Editor’s note: There are still ■ \ i^ayeland we returned \)py th? enough oldtimers livipg who
?ieach as far as Nicholsonlavenue, be able to retrace in their xpetn- ‘ heir turning off this bp^utSful drive iory the several days tour	(
we v^ent through&the piflpy woods. [Bay” taken by his reporter^a^** to Brown’s Vineyard already men-jly sixty years ago.)	'
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Coast Electric Building on Highway 90, Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis the Headquarters Of Coast Electric Power Assn. Serving 3-County Rural Area
Ever since red-headed Andy Jackson chased the red-coated | British Army out of New Orleans [•people have been week-ending and summering at the “Baie” as the Creoles spelled it. The Beach Drive of Bay St. Louis and Waveland j|is dotted with the summer homes of people whose permanent addresses ramble all over the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is said that on many a weekend the normal population of Bay St. Louis jt.early doubles when these absentee owners, their friends and their guests converge on the Bay.
For nearly a century and a half these part-time residents have concentrated their affection on the beach strip, but during the last few years the bay and Gulf have found themselves sharing honors with the bayous and rivers in the lush and lovely .country back of Bay St. Louisa Smart new homes, cozy 'summer cottages and comfortable private fishing camps have made their appearance along the River Jordan and its surrounding bayous.
POWER AVAILABLE
The reason, of course, is electricity. Now, even the remotest coun-
of complete area coverage wa* reached in 1950.	^	„
From its unpretentious beginp^^Hfr of 50 members on 25 miles of line -Ji-t in 1937, it had already increased to 4,850 members on 1,440 miles of , ’ line in 1950.
In the meantime, ' the Coast Electric had grown into a $1,500,-000 business. Through the recom-mendation of Dr. C. W. Fountain, who was and still is president of the association, H. H. Shattuck, who was assistant regional head of the REA and had helped the association in this organization, was persuaded to resign his Washing-ton job and move to Bay St. Louis as general manager. It was after his arrival that the modern office building and service headquarters ! was constructed on several acres of ground on U. S. 90 just outside Bay St. Louis..
« SERVES 7,000 USERS
Today Coast Electric Power Association has invested approxi. mately $3 million dollars. in its plant, serves more than 7,000 mem-jber users in the three counties, who pay an average ninthly elec- • trie bill of $6.50, employs at this
,. ,,	,	I	writing	48	employees, and its $175,-
a cozy- comfortable retreat |000 annual payro)1 represents ona
on some beautiful bayou or sec-■ of the largest in Hancock County.
ondary road and still have the TV, On its 1,765 miles of line Coast
the electric refrigerator, the homej Electric has used approximately
freezer, the air conditioning, and;	creosoted poles of various
all the useful and time saving ap-|sizes- . ali of them secured from
pliances that plug into a socket.. pine timber forests of south.
Back in 1937 when rural elecU'i-iSis^fnit„an^ most f,-oin Harl* fication was in its infancy two	^
groups of rural residents (one! on^r does it serve the rural group from the two counties „f home ow»«r. Providing city 'con-Hancock and Pearl River and thelvenl<;'lces ln Ule country, but it other group from Harrison County>! Provldes power to the farmers and made separate applications to tnei^311’^ producers to operate tfteir Rural Electrification Administra- machines, pump water and provide tion in Washington for a loan to; protective refrigeration. A typical
defray the cost of a line to their prospective users in their rural areas.
REA finally notified the Hancock and Pearl River group that it would finance 150 miles of electric line and, at the same time, recommended that the two groups combine for greater efficiency and economy in administration. Out of tills recommendation evolved the present three-county Coast Electric Povyer Association with its headquarters at Bay St, Louis. FORGED AHEAD .	After	the	merging	of	the	two
try road or bayou bank of Hancock j associations and the completion g]County has electricity available| and energizing of that first 150 through the Coast Electric Power:miles of electric line in Hancock
rural residence served by Coast' Electric now has electric refrig, eration and freezer, a water system, TV and often an electric range.
• Hancock County is represented on Coast Electric’s board of directors by its president, Dr. C. V/. Fountain, George Curet and Otho Hester.
Investments of the Coast Electric system during the past five years, including construction of two sub stations, member services and system improvements, have totaled more than a half million dollars.
In November 1957, Coast Electric reduced ail of its rates by approximately 10 per cent. The new '
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