*] MISSISSIPPI A Guide to the Magnolia State MISSISSIPPI A GUIDE TO THE MAGNOLIA STATE Complied and Written by the Federal Writers' Projectof the Works Progress Administration AMERICAN GUIDE SERIESILLUSTRATED Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising CommissionTHE VIKING PRESS - NEW YORK MCMXXXVIII FIRST PUBLISHED IN MAY 1938 COPYRIGHT 1938 BY MISSISSIPPI ADVERTISING COMMISSIONPRINTED IN U.S.A. BY THE STRATFORD PRESS 55 All rights are reserved, including the rights to reproduce this bookor parts thereof in any form. Foreword HERE is a book which takes us vividly into the South in the first periodof its greatness and brings us by natural steps up to the contemporary scenewhere a new South is in the making. To the visitor Mississippi offers modern methods of agriculture in the northern Delta region, a playground onthe Gulf Coast, and some of the finest examples of old plantation architecture in Natchez and its other historic towns. This Guide, with its charm,its occasional irony, and its comprehensiveness, could have been writtenonly from self-knowledge and from a knowledge of modern America. Itis the modest yet proud statement of their accomplishments by the peopleof this Gulf State. This volume is one of the American Guide Series, which, when complete, will cover the forty-eight States and several hundred communities, aswell as Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. With each new volume thatleaves the press a new trait is added to the portrait of America today. Administrator Preface MISSISSIPPI: A Guide to the Magnolia State, goes beyond the limits ofa conventional guidebook, first, in its attempt to picture and explain contemporary Mississippi by presenting its people, culture, physiography,politics, folkways, economics, and industry in relation to the historicalpast; and, second, in its narrative detailed description of points of interest.The extensive research involved in preparing the present volume broughtout the fact that Mississippi's development holds incidents, hitherto untold, as dramatic and colorful as those of many an imaginative story.Though primarily a guidebook, it will serve also as a springboard fromwhich those interested in research may plunge into the almost undisturbedwaters of Mississippiana. Main emphasis has been placed upon the typical and average people ofthe State, rather than the exceptional elements. Thus, the two essays onfolkways deal almost wholly with the Mississippi farmer—the whites ofthe Central and Tennessee Hills, the Negroes of the Delta. It is this greatagricultural majority, comprising more than four-fifths of the State's population, that has had no place in portrayals of Mississippi life by WilliamFaulkner at one extreme and by Stark Young at the other. Difficulties encountered were many; first-hand information, often byword of mouth, required checking, and source material was not alwaysreliable. Preparation of tours, at a time when the State is engaged in anextensive road-building program, necessitated frequent alterations. Occasional inaccuracies, it is hoped, will be reported and corrected in subsequent editions. For valuable assistance in preparing the book, grateful acknowledgmentis due a number of persons and organizations. Particularly helpful havebeen the officials of the State governmental departments, city chambers ofcommerce, the State University and State College, Mississippi State College for Women, and members of the American Institute of Architects.Among the individuals whose aid should receive appreciative mention areMiss Bessie Cary Lemly, Harris Dickson, Dr. William Clifford Morse,Moreau B. Chambers, and Beverly Martin. A special word of thanks isdue Thomas Garner James, who gave valuable information and advice inconnection with the section whose title is The State in the Making. ERI DOUGLASS, State DirectorGENE HOLCOMB, State Editor WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION HARRY L. HOPKINS, Administrator ELLEN S. WOODWARD, Assistant Administrator HENRY G. ALSBERG, Director of Federal Writers' Project Contents FOREWORD, By Harry L. Hopkins, Administrator PREFACE, By the State Director and State Editor v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi LIST OF MAPS xv NOTATIONS ON THE USE OF THE BOOK xvii GENERAL INFORMATION xixCALENDAR OF EVENTS /. Mississippi: The General Background MISSISSIPPI PAST AND PRESENT What Is Mississippi ? 3 White Folkways 8 Negro Folkways 22 BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME Natural Setting 31 Archeology and Indians 45 THE STATE IN THE MAKING An Outline of Four Centuries 60 Transportation 79 Agriculture 92 Industry and Commerce 106 Religion 112 Education Hg The Press 128 THE CREATIVE EFFORT Arts and Letters 134 Architecture 142Music Vlll CONTENTS //. Main Street and Courthouse Square (CITY AND TOWN DESCRIPTIONS AND CITY TOURS) Biloxi 165 Columbus 179 Greenwood 189 Gulf port 194 Holly Springs 200 Jackson 208 Laurel 222 Meridian 227 Natchez 233 Oxford 254 Tupelo 261 Vicksburg 266 ///. Tours TOUR 1 (Mobile, Ala.)-Biloxi-Gulfport- (New Orleans, La.), [u.s. 90] 285 IA Gulfport to Ship Island 303 2 (Livingston, Ala.)-Meridian-}ackson- Vicksburg-(Monroe, La.), [u.s. 80] 304 3 (Memphis, Tenn.)-Clarksdale-Vicksburg- Natchez-(Baton Rouge, La.), [u.s. 61] Section a. Tennessee Line to Vicksburg 315 Section b. Vicksburg to Louisiana Line 324 3A Clarksdale-Greenville-Rolling Fork. [STATE i] 346 3B Woodville-Fort Adams, Fort Adams Road 358 4 (Jackson, Tenn.)-Corinth-Tupelo-Columbus- Meridian-Waynesboro-(Mobile, Ala.), [u.s. 45] 361 4A Shannon-West Point-Macon. [STATE 23, STATE 25] 373 4B Shuqualak-Meridian. [STATE 39] 377 CONTENTS ix 5 (Memphis, Tenn.)-Grenada-Jackson-Brookhaven- McComb-(New Orleans, La.), [u.s. 51] Section a. Tennessee Line to Jackson 380 Section b. Jackson to Louisiana Line 391 6 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)-Columbus-Winona-Greenwood- Greenville-(Lake Village, Ark.), [u.s. 82] 397 7 Clarksdale-Indianola-Yazoo City-Jackson— Hattiesburg-Gulfport. [U.S. 49, U.S. 49W} Section a. Clarksdale to Jackson 406 Section b. Jackson to Gulfport 414 7A Tutwiler-Greenwood-Lexington- Pickens. [u.s. 49E, STATE 12] 420 8 (Livingston, Ala.)-Meridian-Laurel-Hattiesburg- Picayune-Santa Rosa-(New Orleans, La.), [u.s. 11} 423 9 (Hamilton, Ala.)-Tupelo-New Albany- Holly Springs-(Memphis, Tenn.). [u.s. 78] 434 10 (Florence, Ala.)-Iuka-Corinth-Walnut- Slayden-(Memphis, Tenn.). [u.s. 72} 441 11 Waynesboro-Laurel-Brookhaven- Washington-(Ferraday, La.), [u.s. 84] 447 12 (Bolivar, Tenn.)-Pontotoc-Bay Springs-Laurel- Lucedale-(Mobile, Ala.). [STATE 15] 456 12A Springville-Calhoun City-Ackerman. [STATE 9] 471 13 Junction with STATE 63-Hattiesburg-Columbia- McComb-Woodville. [STATE 24] 475 14 (Winfield, Ala.)-Amory-Tupelo-Oxford- Clarksdale. [STATE 6] 484 15 Waynesboro-Leakesville-Lucedale- Moss Point. [STATE 63] 490 16 Vaiden-Kosciusko-Carthage-Raleigh- Junction with U.S. 84. [STATE 35] 493 17 (Pickwick, Tenn.)-Iuka-Fulton-Amory- Junction with u.s. 45. [STATE 25] 500 CHRONOLOGY 509 BIBLIOGRAPHY 523 INDEX 531 Illustrations MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM NATCHEZ BLUFFS PAGE 4-5 Photograph by Earl M. Norman GATHERING FOR A POLITICAL RALLY 9 Photograph by Eudora Welty A COUNTRY CHURCH 12 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton SHANTYBOAT LIFE 16 Photograph by Eudora Welty MAMMY GLASPER 23 Photograph by Willa Johnson HOLT COLLIER 25 Photograph by Willa Johnson MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA: THE STATE FLOWER 32 Photograph by E. E. Johnson YUCCA PLANT, OR "SPANISH BAYONET" 41 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton PORTER'S FLEET PASSING THE CONFEDERATE BATTERIES AT VICKSBURG 72 Photograph from Brady Print Collection, Library of Congress TOWBOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI 80 Photograph by Colquitt Clark IN THE 1830*5 86 Photograph from Illinois Central Railroad IN THE 1930*5 87 Photograph from Gulf, Mobile, and Northern Railroad COTTON BOLL 93 Photograph by Willa Johnson EN ROUTE TO COTTON HOUSE 102 Photograph from Mississippi Agricultural Extension Service LYCEUM BUILDING, "OLE Miss," UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, OXFORD 126 Photograph by J. R. Cofield A "DOG-TROT" CABIN 143 Photograph by Gene Holcomb MCGAHEY HOUSE, A BLACK PRAIRIE HOME, COLUMBUS 145 Photograph by E. E. Johnson DUNLEITH, NATCHEZ 147 Photograph by Mary Ethel Dismukes THE BRIARS, NATCHEZ 148 Photograph by Earl M. Norman Xll ILLUSTRATIONS MELROSE, NEAR NATCHEZ 150 Photograph by R. I. Bostwick STAIRWAY AT COTTAGE GARDEN, NATCHEZ 154 Photograph by Earl M. Norman OYSTER FLEET, BILOXI 167 Photograph by Anthony V. Ragusin BENACHI AVENUE, BILOXI 171 Photograph by W. A. Russell LIGHTHOUSE, BILOXI 174 Photograph by Gene Holcomb A SOUTHERN PLANTER HOME, BILOXI 177 Photograph from Pictorial Archives of Early American ArchitectureLibrary of Congress CLOCK TOWER, MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, COLUMBUS 183 Photograph by O. N. Pruitt WOODWARD HOUSE, COLUMBUS 188 Photograph by O. N. Pruitt LOADING BALES OF COTTON, GULFPORT 195 Photograph by Ed Lips comb MUNICIPAL GARDEN AND Civic CENTER, JACKSON 210 Photograph by H. R. Hiatt NEW CAPITOL, JACKSON 212 Photograph by H. R. Hiatt OLD CAPITOL, JACKSON 215 Photograph by H. R. Hiatt MANSHIP HOME, JACKSON 219 Photograph by Gene Holcomb GOVERNOR'S MANSION, JACKSON 221 Photograph by H. R. Hiatt PULPWOOD READY FOR PROCESSING, LAUREL 224 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton ART MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, LAUREL 226 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton TEXTILE MILL, MERIDIAN 229 Photograph by James A. Butters CONTI HOUSE, NATCHEZ 242 Photograph by Mary Ethel Dismukes CONNELLY'S TAVERN, NATCHEZ 245 Photograph by Earl M. Norman ARLINGTON, NATCHEZ 251 Photograph by Earl M. Norman ILLUSTRATIONS Xlll HOME OF WILLIAM FAULKNER, OXFORD 257 Photograph by Willa Johnson MISSISSIPPI MONUMENT, VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK 270 Photograph from National Park Service WARREN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, VICKSBURG 274 Photograph by James A. Butters McNuTT HOME, VICKSBURG 278 Photograph by James A. Butters BOAT BUILDING, PASCAGOULA 288 Photograph by Anthony V. Ragusin OLD SPANISH FORT, PASCAGOULA 289 Photograph from Mississippi Advertising Commission BEAUVOIR, HOME OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, NEAR BILOXI 293 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton PIRATE'S HOUSE, WAVELAND 301 Photograph from Pictorial Archives of Early American ArchitectureLibrary of Congress HIGHWAY THROUGH LOESS BLUFFS TO VICKSBURG 314 Photograph by W. A. Russell RUINS OF WINDSOR, NEAR PORT GIBSON 329 Photograph by Earl M. Norman THE BURR OAKS, JEFFERSON COLLEGE CAMPUS, WASHINGTON 334 Photograph by Earl M. Norman D'EVEREUX, NEAR NATCHEZ 337 Photograph by Earl M. Norman LINDEN, NEAR NATCHEZ 339 Photograph by Earl M. Norman TAKING COTTON TO THE GIN 347 Photograph from Rose Seed Company, Clarksdale MOONLIGHT ON LAKE WASHINGTON, ELKLAND 355 Photograph by Willa Johnson TAKING THE QUEEN BEE 376 Photograph by Ed Lips comb THE COUNTY AGENT VISITS 387 Photograph from U. S. Department of Agriculture TOMBIGBEE RIVER BRIDGE, COLUMBUS 398 Photograph by O. N. Pruitt TWIN TOWERS, MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE, STARKVILLE 399 Photograph by J. M. Pruitt MALMAISON, NORTH CARROLLTON 404 Photograph from National Park Service XIV ILLUSTRATIONS CULTIVATING A FIELD OF YOUNG COTTON 411 Photograph from Case Tractor Company LONGLEAF PINES 415 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton SECOND-GROWTH PINES 424 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton GATHERING PECANS 430 Photograph by Gene Holcomb A CABIN IN THE COTTON 445 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton A ONE-MULE-POWER CANE PRESS 449 Photograph by Eudora Welty COVERED GRAVES IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD 451 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton A HARDWOOD SAWMILL 457 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton CHOCTAW HANDICRAFT, INDIAN AGENCY, PHILADELPHIA 465 Photograph by Willa Johnson "MISSISSIPPI CHOCTAW" 466 Photograph by A. C. Hector A YOUNG CHOCTAW 467 Photograph by A. C. Hector BUILDING A TERRACE TO CONTROL EROSION 489 Photograph from U. S. Department of Agriculture LONGLEAF PINE TAPPED FOR TURPENTINE 491 Photograph by W. Lincoln Highton THE CARDER 501 Photograph by Mary Ethel Dismukes BOY, BROOM, AND BUTTERBEANS 504 Photograph by W'. Lincoln Highton Maps MISSISSIPPI (Large Map of State) Back Pocket KEY TO MISSISSIPPI TOURS Front End Page GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS, MINERAL DEPOSITS, AND TIMBER RESOURCES Page 36 RECREATION AREAS 44 THE INDIANS IN MISSISSIPPI 48 TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS: 1801-1832 62 MISSISSIPPI IN 1817 68 COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI 78 TRANSPORTATION 83 AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES 97 BILOXI Reverse Side, State Map COLUMBUS Page 180-1 HOLLY SPRINGS 202 JACKSON Reverse Side, State Map NATCHEZ Page 234-5 VICKSBURG 268 THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN 273 VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK 276 Notations on the Use of the Book General Information contains practical information on the State as awhole. Specific information is given at the beginning of each city and tourdescription. The Essay Section is designed to give a reasonably comprehensive survey of the State in its various aspects. Limitations of space forbid detailedtreatments, but many persons, places, and events mentioned in the essaysare discussed at some length in the city and tour descriptions. A classifiedbibliography is included in the book. Cities and Towns. Twelve cities are given separate treatment in the section Main Street and Courthouse Square. Each of these cities representssome phase of the cultural, economic, historical, or political life of theState, or some one of its geographic divisions. At the end of each description is a list of the important nearby points of interest with cross-referencesto the tours on which these places are described. Maps are provided for six of the cities. Points of interest are numberedin the descriptions to correspond with numbers on the maps. Conditionsof admission vary from time to time; those given in this book are for February 1938. "(Open)" means "open at all reasonable hours, free ofcharge." Tours. Each tour is a description of towns and points of interest alonga highway bearing a single Federal or State number. Cross-references aregiven for descriptions of cities in Main Street and Courthouse Square. Forconvenience in identifying inter-State routes, the names of the nearest out-of-State cities of importance are placed within parentheses in the tourheadings. Included in the main route description are the descriptions of minorroutes branching from the main route; these are printed in smaller type. All main route descriptions are written North to South and East toWest but can be followed quite as easily in the reverse directions. Thenames of railroads paralleling highways are noted in the tour headings;thus railroad travelers can use the route descriptions quite as easily as canmotorists. Mileages are cumulative, beginning at the northernmost or easternmostpoints on the main highways. Where long routes have been divided into xviii NOTATIONS ON THE USE OF THE BOOK sections, mileages have been started afresh at the beginning of each section. Mileages on side routes are counted from the junctions with themain routes. All mileages are necessarily relative; minor reroutings ofroads and individual driving habits—such as manner of rounding curvesand of passing other cars—will produce variations between the listed mileages and those shown on speedometers. Mississippi is engaged (1938) in an extensive program of highway development, which involves some highway rerouting in order to eliminatecurves and to take advantage of better subsoil for roadbeds. For this reason some of the tour routings and mileages of February 1938 will be inaccurate within a year; if difficulty is experienced in finding points ofinterest, travelers should make inquiries locally. Those who have already selected the routes they wish to follow shouldconsult the tour key-map and the tour table of contents to find the descriptions they want; those who want to find the descriptions of, or routesleading to, specific towns and points of interest should consult the index. General Information Railroads: Illinois Central System (Illinois Central, Gulf & Ship Island,Yazoo & Mississippi Valley) ; Southern Railway System (New Orleans &Northeastern, Southern, Alabama & Great Southern); Mobile & Ohio;Gulf, Mobile & Northern; St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) ; MississippiCentral; Columbus & Greenville. Lines of the 1C System run N. and S.,E. and W. The GM&N and the M&O run N. and S. The Southern Systemruns diagonally across the State from Alabama to Louisiana. Other linesform connections with the trunk lines. Highways: Network of paved roads and many roads in process of paving.No border inspection. Bus Lines: Tri-State Transit; Teche-Greyhound and affiliated lines; Magnolia ; Dixie Coaches; Oliver Coach Lines; Delta Transportation Co.;Varnado; White Eagle; Bracy; Dunlap; Dixie Greyhound; Gulf Transport Co. Waterways: Inland Waterways Corporation; Mississippi Valley BargeLines; New Orleans & Vicksburg Packet Co.; Valley Line. Steam ferryservice at Dundee, Friar Point, Greenville, Vicksburg, and Natchez. Portof Gulfport on the Gulf of Mexico. Airlines: Chicago & Southern (New Orleans to Chicago) stops at Jackson.Delta Line (Charleston to Dallas) stops at Jackson and Meridian. Traffic Regulations: No parking on bridges or roadways; speed limit onhighways 50 m.p.h., 10 m.p.h. when passing schools and churches, incities 20-30 m.p.h. No racing or shooting on highways, no sirens, cutoutsmust be muffled within certain limits. School busses not to be passed whenhalted. Accommodations: In cities most hostelries built or renovated since 1928,ample facilities. Jackson crowded during conventions and State Fair Weekin October, Natchez during spring Pilgrimage, and Gulf Coast duringwinter and summer seasons. In the rural sections tourist camps, new forthe most part since new concrete highways have been constructed, are atstrategic points near towns. Camping facilities in national forests andState parks. XX GENERAL INFORMATION Climate and Equipment: In summer, which comes early and lingers late,light clothing is necessary, though nights in Delta and Coastal Plain willbe cool in early summer and latter part of August. Topcoat usually sufficient in winter, with coatless Christmas not uncommon. For the hiker,hunter, swimmer, or picknicker, equipment may be obtained near mostrecreational centers. Fish and Game Laws: Game fish, bass, trout, crappie, pike, and sunfishmay be taken at any season. Limit of 25 of any species per day; bass notunder 10 in.; sunfish not under 5 in. Illegal to sell game fish or to take byexplosives, chemicals, or to handgrab. Non-resident annual license, $5.25;lo-day license, $1.50; 3-day license, $1.25; obtained at sheriff's office orfrom State game wardens. Hunting Regulations: Open season for squirrels, Oct. i to Dec. 31; opossum, Oct. i to Jan. 31; rabbits (gun) Nov. 20 to Jan. 31, without gun,all year; fox, open year round, may be taken with hounds only. Deer,closed in most counties, limited in others (obtain bulletin from State commission) ; bear, closed; quail, Dec. 10 to Feb. 22; turkey, April i toApril 20, closed in northern Supreme Court district; ducks, geese, andbrant, Nov. 27 to Dec. 26; rails (except coot), Sept. i to Nov. 30; woodcock, Dec. i to Dec. 31; coot and snipe, Nov. 27 to Dec. 26; doves, Sept.15 to Oct. i and Nov. 20 to Jan. 15. No open season on wood-duck, buf-flehead duck, ruddy duck, snow geese, and swan. Licenses: Non-resident$25.25 (State), $10.25 (county). Federal "duck stamp" for taking migratory waterfowl, $i. License issued by county wardens and sheriffs. Duckstamps at post office. Limits: Bag limit: Quail, 12; ducks, 10 in aggregateof all kinds; geese and brant, 5 in aggregate; rails, 15 in aggregate;woodcock, 4; coot, 25; snipe, 15; doves, 15; squirrels, 8; rabbits, 10.One deer (buck) and one turkey (gobbler) per season. General Laws:Unlawful to procure license under assumed name, false address, or tolend, transfer, or borrow and use license. Tags and badges must be displayed conspicuously on clothing. Recreational Areas: Leaf River Forest, off US 49 near Brooklyn; BiloxiForest, SE. of Saucier on US 49; Chickasawhay Forest, local road betweenRichton and Waynesboro; Homochitto Forest, off US 84 on Forest Serviceroad near Meadville; Bienville Forest, 18 m. SW. of the town of Forest,State 35; Holly Springs Forest; Delta Purchase Unit, between RollingFork and Yazoo City. State Parks: LeRoy Percy State Park, 4 m. W. of Hollandale, US 61;Tombigbee Park, jy2 m. E. of Tupelo, US 78; Clarkco Park, near Quit- GENERAL INFORMATION xxi man in Clarke County; Legion State Park, l/2 m. E. of Louisville, State 15 ;Tishomingo Park, 3 m. SE. of Tishomingo, 2 m. off State 25 on localroad; Holmes County Park, 3 m. S. of Durant, US 51; Spring Lake Park,7 m. S. of Holly Springs, State 7; Roosevelt Park, 3 m. SW. of Morton,US 80; Percy Quin Park, near McComb. State parks cover a total of8,565 acres. Precautions for Tourist: Avoid unmarked springs. Mosquitoes in CoastalMeadow and in Delta regions, except in municipalities; campers shouldtake netting. Poisonous Plants, Reptiles, Dangerous Animals, Insects: Rattlesnakes, moccasins, coral snakes. Poisonous plants include the ivies andother vines. Berries should not be eaten unless true identity is known.Mosquitoes, black widow spiders generally distributed. Few bear, wildcats,bobcats in dense canebrakes in south and west Mississippi. Alligators infew Delta lakes and in swamplands of south Mississippi. General Tourist Service: Traffic regulations bulletin from State highwaydepartment information service; general laws from Secretary of State, information service; fish and game laws from game and fish commission;chambers of commerce and hotels furnish general information; MississippiAdvertising Commission, Jackson. «<<<<<< ^ <<<<«« >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calendar of Events ("nfd" means no fixed date) Jan. nfdnfd Gulf Coast Opening of winter tourist seasonStatewide Field trials Feb. 2nd wk. prior Lent Biloxi Mardi Gras nfd Biloxi Golf Tournaments nfd Gulfport Annual Fox Hunters' Meet nfd Holly Springs U. S. Field Trials March nfdnfd nfd nfdnfdnfdnfd April ist wk.nfdnfd 26 Biloxi Golf tournaments Jackson Southern intercollegiate basket ball tournaments Brooklyn S. Miss. Gun & Dog Club fieldtrials Gulf Coast Azalea Trail and Spring Festival Vicksburg Historical Tours Holly Springs Garden Pilgrimage Natchez Pilgrimage to old estates NatchezLaurelPearl River Co.Statewide May 8 Statewide ist Sat. & Sun. Eggville 2nd & 3rd Suns. Dennis June ist wk. Hattiesburg 2nd wk. Jackson nfd Gulf Coast nfd Allison'sWells nfd Wiggins nfd Gulfport July 10 days preceding the 4th Biloxi 4 Biloxi nfd Gulfport Pilgrimage to old estatesGarden Club Festival Tung tree trail toursMemorial Services (Confederate) Emancipation Day (Negro)Sacred Harp SingingFoot Washing Services S. Miss. Singing ConventionMiss. Championship Tennis tourneyOpening of summer tourist season Bridge Tournament Pickle Festival Southern Marble Tournament Summer Sports Carnival Regatta Gulfport Yacht Club Regatta XXIV Aug. nfdnfdnfdnfdnfd CALENDAR OF EVENTS Gulfport Mackerel Rodeo Lake Patrons' Union Philadelphia Neshoba County FairPass Christian Tarpon RodeoMound Bayou Founders' Day Sun. preceding the 15th Last Sun.nfdnfd Sept. nfdnfd Oct. 2nd wk. Jackson nfd Tupelo nfd Jackson ist wk. Meridian 14-15 Meridian nfd Rosedale Nov. nfd Dec. wk. precedingChristmas Biloxi B