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ail sucn 'W>vwr uiuugm mib town was me ine heart, (most healthful spot a person could d in the'find anc* s0 established his health n as the Sanatorium here. The beautiful •ont street Estate which the doctor called ; was orig- “Villa Qusisana,” is situated on G. Plan- the front street a short distance taking up from the railroad depot. The resort is kept open all year round for invalids, convalescents, or guests who simply wish the restful surroundings.
THE SAW MILL
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On our third day we drive out to see the new mill of the George Arbo Saw Mill Company, which is ans Liver Sytuattd a short distance from the mulsion of]main business section of town on >..	.	1 layout Clary, ft is one the.bud^
iwn exclii- ding industries of this section. Between Bay ing in the midst of a densely growing is that ing pine forest near a town tlu-ough igg‘on~ther-fy>wab pBSges’ theL&N- Ifcjjlrpaii-a.
p<	is celebrated even in Chi-
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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.
; WE MEET CHARLES SANGER I From several'sources we learned that Charles Sanger was the principal builder of the community. We had already; discovered th§t jit was Mr. Sanger who built S$,’ Stanislaus College and St.--Joseph Aca-demy. He .informed i«,	we
met,.that he had,4l^t|j>ui]t. the Bay
store wmcn, Deca’ ■> it was painted a bright blue, was known ai
the Blue Store »______y which did an enormous business with th*
country trade that came to town on Saturday.
Mrs. Jules Aldige, and the Swoop of the oldest residents at the Bay, Estate on this beautiful beach ( having lived there over 40 years, drive that affords an excellent ’fhe house sits back about 300 feet view of Mississippi Sound and Cat !-^rom the beach drive amid mag-Island on a clear day,	jnolia	trees. -The main house and
On our last day at the Bay we'cottages comprise a small villa drove along the beach to Wave-iarrion® themselves, the grounds land. The shell road is hard andif,ovenn® about five acres. During
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the summer months when the sea* son is at its height at "The Bay"
gardens and lawns. A brisk breeze is always blowing off the water,. This is a marvelous ride pn a moonlight night. When we reached Wavelanji we returned ’ by th$ " e^ch as far as Nicholsor/avenue,
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luxui'ious homes with beautiful “ f ^	f	J1	®	center	or	><-
gardens and lawns. A brisk breeze	?r	s9tlely	folks.	Her	SOn	' y{
fc-rmle 0 Bnen is a great fisherman Jfj and owner of sailboats.
(Editor’s note: ‘ There area’still . enough oldtimers living who'VfU be able to retrace, in their roen>
h^n1 turning off this.b^ftulfiful drive |ory the several days tourfcf'^ we went through.th^ pinty woods Bay” taken by his reporter'k to Brown’s Vineyard .already mep-|ly sixty years ago.)
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Coast Electric Building: on Highway 90, Bay St. Louis
3ay 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 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
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jof complete area (reached in 1950,
From its unpretentious beginning ^ i of 50 members on 25 miles of line in 1937, it had already increased to 4,850. members on 1,440 miles of / % line in 1950.	;
In the meantime, ' the Coa^t . Electric had grown into a $1,500,*
000	business. Through the recom-Imendation- 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 Washington job and move to Bay St. Louis as general manager. It was after 1 his arrival that the modern office
1	building and service headquarters was constructed on several acres of ground on U. S. 90 just outsid#
Bay St. Louis..
SERVES 7,000 USERS
Today Coast Electric Power Association has invested approximately $3 million dollars in its plant, serves more than 7,000 member users in the - three counties, who pay an average it monthly electric bill of $6.50, employs at this writing 48 employees, and its $175,-000 annual payroll represents ona
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build a cozy, comfortable retreat
on some beautiful bayou or sec-|0f the largest in Hancock County, ondary road and still have the TV, On its 1,765 miles of line Coast the electric refrigerator, the home!Electric has used approximately freezer, the air conditioning, and;2-’5-500 creosoted poles of various all the useful and time saving ap-|sizes« a11 of tllem secured frorr\ pliances that plug into a socket. I the Pine timber forests of south Back jn 1937 when rural electri-iMJs®is£ip{\ a,K* most from Han* fication was in its infancy two c County, groups of rural residents lone: Not °«>y does it serve the rural group from the two counties .,f!homE! owner, providing city, con-Hancock and Pearl River and trie!venien«‘s in the country, but it early doubles when these ab- otj,er gTOup lrom Harrison County)1 Provides power to the farmers and
sentee 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
made separate applications to tne Rural Electrification Administration in Washington for a loan to defray the cost of a line to their prospective users in their rural areas.
REA finally notified the Hancock
found themselves sharing honors ;and Pearl Rlver group ^ lt
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with the bayous and rivers in the lush and lovely country back of Bay St. Louis: Smart new homes,
would finance 150 miles of electric line and, at the same time, recom mended that the two groups com
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dairy producers to operate their machines, pump water and provide \ ; protective refrigeration. A typical-v™ rural residence served by Coast	{
Electric now lias electric refrigeration and freezer, a water sys« tem, TV and often an electria	<
range.
■ Hancock County is represented on Coast Electric’s board of direc-tors by its president, Dr. C. W.	’'j
Fountain, George Curet and Otho	f
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Investments of the Coast Elec-	.	i
trie system during the past five	r
years, including construction of	[
cozy -summer cottages and com-jkine for greater efficiency and fortable private iishing camps economy in administration. Out of have made their appearance	along this recommendation evolved the
the River Jordan and its surround-j present	three-county Coast Electric
ing bayous.	j Power	Association with its head-,.	.	.	..	,
POWER AVAILABLE	quarters	at	Bay	St.	Louis.	itw° sub staUons> member-sen.ices :■ ;
m,	-	•	land system unprovements, have	?	•
The	reason,	01	course,	is	electri--GORGED AHKAD	[totaled more than a half miUioa	*
city. Now, even the remotest	coun-| After	the merging of the two	dollars.
try road or bayou bank of Hancock j associations and the completion! In November 1957, Coast-Electric -i< County has electricity available! and energizing of that first 150ireduced all of its rates by ap-, V through the Coast Electric Power imiles of electric line in Hancock'proximately -10 per cent. The new
County the Coast Electric forged rates allow electricity to be used steadily ahead.	jfor residential space heating and
Association.
The Coast Electric Power Association — owned by its member-consumers — serves the three counties of Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River. In Hancock alone it has 600 miles of electric distribution line and serves 2,000 members. Of those 2,000 members more than 500 have been added during the last five years.
With electric power available anywhere in the rural section of
World War II fortunately found Coast Electric strongly enough organized to weather the shortage of man power and materials. And, as soon as the war was over and construction materials were available again, the directors of the association decided to run lines, just as quickly as possible, to every home and rural establishment not having electricity in Hancock, Pearl River
the eounty It is bow possible to and Harrison counties. That goal
so offers another convenience to ... the rural resident.	j
Hancock’s 2,000 members o! Coast Electric invite Centennial \< guests to visit its headquartel's on U. S. 90 at Bay St. Louis and learn how electric living has made rural living popular in the beaMtiful . bayou, river and piney woods ’ country of Hancock County that /■Allies on the opposite side of U. S. v 90 from the familiar beach area. ;
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