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Wtdntid.y, Jan. 18, 1967 HMtitiburg AMERICAN Pagt Collins news Interstate work features state highway construction federal government, with each Construction progress on Mis the Haughton home. Mrs. Roy Kennedy of Philadelphia is a house guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Nelson Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Everette, Mrs. Mae Upton and Mrs.

Grace Graham will serve as installing officers of Seminary Chapter 155, OES, Monday night. Mrs. and Mrs. Howard Everette spent the weekend in the V. A.

Bannister home in Vicksburg. providing half the cost. It should be pointed out, however, sissippi's highway system during 1966 included the opening COLLINS Mr. and Mrs. R.

F. Williamson, Robin and Mel-anie, of Jackson were weekend guests of Mr. Williamson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williamson.

Mrs. James L. Cain of New Orleans spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Hugh Mcintosh. Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Magee, Carroll and Belenda, of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Hunert Haughton and Bonnie of Mt. Olive were weekend visitors In At Kiwanis Club of new sections of roads and the letting of 118 contracts to that maintenance of these highways and those on the Interstate System is the full responsibility of the state.

taling more than $46 million. The Mississippi State High The Highway Department also let contracts totaling some way Commission, composed of John D. Smith of Mendenhall, W. F. Dearman of Jackson and $5.2 million in 1966 for 26 state projects, which included for the greater part paving and resurfacing heavily travelled sec Roy C.

Adams of Tupelo, reported that approximately 495 miles of highway construction were put under contract in 1966. tions of primary highways. This work was done entirely with Mayor reports on progress, outlines some future plans The maionty of this mileage state funds. 132.9 to be exact was on the Interstate System. There were Other contracts, such as 16 contracts in the Interstate building repairs, road main category totaling more than $28 tenance, and some bridge and million.

Construction funds for drainage construction, reached a total of about $236,000. this system are provided on a 90 percent federal and 10 per cent state basis. In 1966, traffic began using Interstate 55 between Crystal Springs and Hazlehurst and The Interstate System In Mis sissippi totals 678 miles and in cludes five major highways. from State Highway No. 16 to State Route No.

22 at Canton while 1-59 went into service between Laurel and Heidelberg These are 1-55 which parallels present U. S. 51; 1-59 that par allels U. S. 11: 1-20 that paral and from Nicholson of lels U.

S. 80; 1-10 that parallels U. S. 90; and 1-220 which bonc calf Chum $17 Wack patcnt VITALITY JtJ sbts tig pace StM j4V for spring I vvxV rd llutyfe-f nonstP 'nt0 Spring. ft Vw (L 'ta''ty sty'es Ui A w'tn enthusiasm, iV 1 fve aL making at once a 'X" v-' hit with the fit that's black patent fW XV Corfam or AX as welcome as beige lustre -nsl vl $18 IV' flSSl fl As Advertised In VSWfA L'L MCCALL'S Traffic also now is using re Policemen and Civilian City employes went on a 40-hour week.

Planned for this year, the mayor said, is a sewerage lagoon for the northwest section of the city. Other plans: A survey of grade separations at railroad crossings will be made. Gordon's Creek will be re-studied under a project approved by the Corps of Engineers. A discussion of a joint airport with Laurel will be renewed. The mayor was presented by Louis Norman.

President William Mclnnis conducted the noon meeting, held at Speed's Restaurant. One new member was introduced. He is Warren Dale of Hercules, Inc. HARC to meet is a connecting route between located State Route No. 6 at Ox In a report to the Kiwanis Club Tuesday, Mayor Grady traced the city's growth and development during 1966' and outlined some of the plans for this year.

The mayor said "the progress of the city lies with the peoplc.and each citizen Is part of this progress." Other remarks: Hattiesburg has been recognized as an All-Merit City the fourth in Mississippi (out of 93 in the program) and the first in South Mississippi. City sales taxes in 1966 amounted to $721,877.55, setting a new record and indicating the soundness of the retail economy. The city's bond credit rating was renewed in 1966, the only city in the state to achieve this status. Ad valorem assessments for the year were nearly $2 million greater than they were in 1965. Most of this was for new construction.

1-55 north of Jackson and 1-20 ford and Mississippi Highway No. 43 around the Mississippi west of Jackson. There were 35 primary sys tem contracts totaling approxi Test Facility in Hancock and Pearl River Counties. mately $7.5 million let last Other notable completions on year, plus 30 secondary road contracts for a total of $4.7 mil the primary system included the four-laning of U. S.

Highway No. 82 at Indianola and paving of State Route No. 35 lion. In addition, there were two contracts for work on urban sections totaling $911,405. in Tallahatchie County for Construction funds for work distance of about five miles be tween Charleston and the Pan in all three categories are shar ola County Line.

ed equally by the state and the Thursday night The Hattiesburg Assn. for Retarded Children will meet at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at Play- EXPERT haven School on Dearborn and WATCH and TO, Water Sts. Dr.

Odom, physician at El JEWELRY REPAIR lisville State School, will be the guest speaker. All interested in I Also a fine selection As the result of the annexation of 2,764 acres, the city is nearly 30 per cent larger than it was. The land area now totals 17.59 square miles. There were many street on the sewerage lagoon was nearly completed and this facility should be in operation early this year airport work is 90 per cent new wells were drilled for the water department and a failing well was than $1 million worth of property was saved by the fire department sr i i of diamonds, waicnes. working with retardates are invited.

There will be an important business meeting to discuss ad i 1 I and jewelry. BROADWAY WATCH SHOP vance sale of children's tickets 11 to the A. G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circus, which the association will sponsor in two performances March 10.

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