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and finally a decision was reached to purchase several acres on Highway #90 near Bay St. Louis. This purchase was made and plans drawn up for the building.
Attention was also directed to the continuity of electric service and proper voltage regulation on the lines. A new power source was obtained at Derby, Mississippi and considerable rearrangement of lines and facilities was put into effect during this period. Continued electric load growth and demands upon the lines required better operation and many changes were made. During all of this re-arrangement it was unfortunately necessary to interfere with the reliable electric service to the members.
I am sure that sufficient publicity was given to the work and that all members understood the necessity of it. Most of this is out of the way now and only a few more changes are required to put your Association's facilities into the position of handling any demands which may be put upon it.
Chapter 4 AREA COVERA®: ACHIEVED
This chapter recounts your Association's activities during the year between September 1949 and September 1950. It has been a remarkable year of progressI First let me tell you about the Annual Meeting on October 8, 1949. More than 2,500 people attended this meeting -- practically double the quantity attending in 1948. The City Officials of Bay St. Louis declared October 8, 1949 "REA DAY". The city was jam-packed and the large crowd overflowed the meeting place. Huge appliance exhibits by dealers from the TRI-COUNTY area lent a gay and festive "FAIR" atmosphere. They and your Association donated a number of useful and valuable prizes. Despite the gala day, important business was discussed and handled. Nine directors - three each from Hancock, Pearl River and Harrison Counties - were elected to serve as your Board of Directors for the coming year.
Not knowing what the future holds, your directors deemed it expedient to be in a position to take care of whatever demands might be made upon the facilities of your Association to adequately supply the electric light and power requirements of any existing or proposed member. For this reason, they asked the members