Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 42

TICE SUN HERALD SATURDAY AUGUST 1 1992 Corps plans rivers study dredging is not likely By JIM HANNAFORP THE SUN HERALD PASCAGOULA Save the Pascagoula an environment-minded group that helped kill a dredging proposal 2 Vt years ago has its eyes on a US Army Corps of Engineers plan to study possible development along the Pascagoula River The Pat Harrison Waterway District which develops and regulates some of the waterways in south- east Mississippi has up to $250000 to spend on a study But the Corps is trying to decide what to spend the money on Actually implementing anything would require another appropriation from Congress officials said The possibilities for the study funds include evaluating flood zone mapping flood warning systems re-evaluating water supplies for Hattiesburg Laurel and Pascagoula and releasing water upstream to counter low flows on the Pascagoula But the item that got Save the Pascagoula attention was evaluating the extension of navigation up the Pascagoula Corps officials at a hearing Monday night at Pascagoula City Ilall said that is only a possibility and must be considered because the other 14 counties also would have a stake in increased commerce that dredging could bring at the very beginning stages of tlie study trying to generate as much public interest as we can so will identify any problem areas you might know Corps study manager Howard Danley said at the hearing About 45 people attended meeting Some were skeptical that Mississippi Power Co had not surfaced with new plans to dig a barge channel to haul coal up to its Plant Daniel in Escatawpa That was the proposal that put Save the Pascagoula into force in early 1990 Danley and Pat Harrison Waterway District engineer Bill Reid assured the crowd that Mississippi Power had not changed its plans They said it was unlikely that the needs of any other industry along the river would justify dredging Mississippi Power spokesman Buddy Eller said Tuesday the company has no plans to revive the project this point a dead issue In early 1990 we heard the people of Jackson County Eller said Noel Lamey president of Save the Pascagoula said he and three others were at the meeting because they thought it concerned another dredging proposal He said they were glad however to find out that Mississippi Power was not re-emerging with coal-barge plans project we were interested in is dredging on the lower end of the river from the railroad bridge up to mouth of Dog (or Escatawpa) River" Lamey said personally am not opposed to the dredging because the industry there needs it But we are concerned about the Corps' plans to put spoils on the banks of the river" He said heavy rains or high waters would wash them right back in to the river Lamey said the river banks have finally grown back with vegetation that was killed when dredge spoils were dumped on the banks in the 1950s The industries he was referring to include two shipyards in Moss Point and a menhaden processing plant Danley told Lamey and others that project was separate from theirs The waterway district is made up of Clarke Covington Forrest George Greene Jackson Jasper Jones Lunar Lauderdale Newton Perry Smith Stone and Wayne counties Each county contributes money to the district Danley and Reid said a target of the study could be river gauges and flood-warning systems needed in some rural areas Other hearings were scheduled for this week in Rawls Springs and Meridian Danley said 2 Wine tasting a treat for Coast California and Washington state The long list of brands includes Konocti Buena Vista Clos Pegase Leap Bouchard Mirassou Sterling Cuvaison Chalk Hill and Bolla If you know the difference between a fume blanc and a chenin blanc or a chardonnay and a semilion winery brokers and representatives will be there to answer questions Mensi suggests bringing a notebook to record impressions then take the book when you go wine shopping Even with wine snobbery and the old taboos dropping Americans yet reached the high wine-enjoyment stages of their European counterparts Americans apparently were bom with a passion for stronger drink or beer But more are switching to this ancient nectar of gods thanks to the introduction of the peach-colored white zinfandel The wine industry believes the zins may be the lighter transition wine that woos many Americans away from beer By KAT BERGERON THE SUN HERALD Shelves of unfamiliar wines can be as perplexing as conjugating Portuguese verbs Which wine do I serve with fish? Which do I serve with dessert? Which do I even like? Answers will be poured into glasses tonight at the second annual wine tasting sponsored by the Mississippi Hospitality Beverage Association Ninety-one wineries will be represented and about 150 wines sherries ports and champagnes will be served people know what a merlot or a Gewurztraminer is and this will give them a chance to taste said Pauline Mensi owner of package store in Gulfport wine tasting is a learning experience a chance to try some rather expensive wines or some newer ones on the market Wine drinkers hesitate to pay $5 to $35 for an untried wine that once open they may not enjoy The solution is to take a small taste much like sampling ice cream before ordering a cone In Mississippi however it is illegal for package stores to pour wine samples The liquor industry fought to get a wine-tasting law enacted and last year legislators voted that the state could have two one-day tastings a year So far the locations have been in Jackson and at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi have received calls for tickets from as far as Vicksburg and Mensi said July it was such an unexpected success we had about 300 people This year planning for more and we have an even bigger beverage The rules of a wine tasting are simple: Throw away the technical rules that give wine drinkers a snobbish label The growing trend is that for wine there are no real rules For hanneke fashions and gift boutique 329 Washington Ave Ocean Springs 872-31 12 Mary Ann McCauley christens the Vella Gulf with a bottle of cham- tired tanner Navy commander Behind Mary Ann McCauley from left pagne Saturday at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula McCauley the are Melinda McCauley Jones and Anna Kauffman McCauley and US sponsor is the wife of Vice Admiral William McCauley a re- Rep GV Montgomery Ingalls unveils new Navy Aegis cruiser with our Crab our Fileti our Beef and Fowl after testing and crew training Ingalls a division of Litton has delivered 15 Aegis cruisers to the Fleet on or ahead of schedule and under budget said Jerry St senior vice president of Litton and president of Ingalls Vice Admiral Paul Reason USN Commander Naval Surface Force US Atlantic Fleet said christening begins a journey which will take that technology and several generations of sailors around the world The battle of Vella Gulf is one of the proudest moments in our history The ship we honor today is a tribute to that battle and to the victory at Vella Mary Ann McCauley wife of Vice Admiral William McCauley USN retired is the sponsor and broke die traditional bottle of champagne across the bow The ship is the second Navy warship named to commemorate a World War II Navy victory in the 1943 Vella Gulf battle which was part of the effort to regain Allied control of the Solomon Islands from the Japanese A delegation of veterans from the destroyers USS Craven and USS Dunlop which took part in the battle attended the ceremony The cruiser will join the Atlantic Fleet in 1993 As Ingalls Shipbuilding unveiled its newest Navy ship Saturday US Rep GV Montgomery said a strong naval force is one of the most effective ways to protect US military power The 3rd District congressman spoke to about 700 people Saturday at the christening of the newest Aegis guided missile cruiser Vella Gulf at Ingalls cruisers present an intimidating picture to any potential Montgomery said advanced technology and firepower can be a strong deterrent and we know from past performance that the equipment works as Wtfre gonna Grill you Blacken you Saute and Stull you Then we're gonna have you for dinner And just when you think enough enough we're gonna get you with our elegant homemade desserts! Indulge yourself Saturday Sunday In our Champagne Branch Join us for Lunch Dinner A great view of the Gulf on the beach In Long Beach When you get to us we'll get to you! instance red wines are not just for red meat a matter of personal preference which wine to drink when Mensi said tasting will give people a chance to become acquainted with wines they might not think of This selection includes wines from Yugoslavia Chili Brazil France Italy Australia Germany Rebuilt face draws interest from all over MONEYFOR COLLEGE doiNdUNUSED Millions Available pSlSchoiarship Sources llwyOO LONG BEACH 865-9755 The man is believed to have been dead from three months to a year He had brown and gray hair and was between 30 and 50 years old He was between 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and weighed 150 to 180 pounds authorities said The cause of his death has not been determined Waldrip last year reconstructed the face of a woman whose body was found in March 1991 near Vancleave Cunningham said she had received some rails recently about that case too Anyone with information about either case can call the office at 769-3197 The busts are on display there calls started the day the story Jackson County Deputy Coroner Susan Cunningham said came in from as close as Mobile County and as far as San she added Another call came in from Jackson County A woman who had not seen her ex-husband since January produced a photograph of him that was in its resemblance Cunningham said Cunningham did not want to release details of the leads because nothing is definite As potential names surface authorities can match dental records She said two leads were ruled out after such records did not match up 1042 Beach BlviL Biloxi pALPTOLL FREE iOO-USA-122l Ext'28 By JIM HANNAFORP THE SUN HERALD PASCAGOULA A clay likeness of the face of a man whose body was found in April has prompted phone calls from around the country and authorities are using dental records to try and identify him a deputy coroner said Thursday Three fishermen found the body April 17 near Bayou Casotte but authorities could not identify it Hattiesburg forensic anthropologist Ed Waldrip rebuilt the face with day and unveiled the bust to the media July 16 npppM Are you paying too much for your Homeowner's Insurance? If your Homeowner ratea have recently increased or you just think you're paying too much caU today for a free no obligation quote immmiwnr MIKE FELSHER CLUCHFC RlmsufUNCF 875-0008 Company nod MMM Oomporfoo Homo OOoos OH 4K18 NonMdriaa mmmni Man martt of onsfet MubmHwwwoo Company MERGE Continued from Page E-l think a thing of the future When you start stopping at dty limits and having to work just one small area for crime it is less said Johnson who also has worked for the Pascagoula and Jackson County departments rights We have that going on to a small extent today but as rities progress along they always realize a better way to do Johnson said Whitmore said suggestion came out of the blue certainly for change and I certainly want to be progressive but I am not satisfied with the way Michael Pol handled Whitmore said should have shown me and the other department heads the courtesy of coming by and explaining this I have 102 employees that also should have known about this It puts a fear factor in them talking about metro government do it all at one time not experiment with law he said Pol said his plans were not secret and that he discussed them recently at a Pascagoula police union meeting something been talking with police officers about for at least three Pol said He said he also would study consolidation of other government services but took on law enforcement first because an area familiar with Pd served as a Pascagoula patrolman before taking office as a supervisor in January EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMUNITY HEALTH TEACHERS BENEFITS CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE REFERENDUM SENIOR CITIZENS RIGHTS would make their jobs easier But they said people must feel confident that their police force is community-minded Pope said he believes the head of any police force should continue to be an elected to remain directly accountable Johnson who supervises police and fire departments said merging would save money He said he also believes officers could better solve crimes without having to stop at jurisdictional lines Turf battles stymie effort He said the issue has been debated fully throughout the years and rank-and-file officers support it not the ones making policy" he said reason it ever been done before is in the last 25 or 30 years been a type of turf dominance by each dty not wanting to have one dty infringing on the BILL KULICK STATE SENATE District 51 Democrat Residents of West Jackson County Self Employed Attorney Chamber Of Commerce Member Environmental Activist Coach High School Mock Trial Union Endorsed Antiques 9 Collectibles 9 Arts 9 Crafts The Old Community Shops (Mini Mall 32 dealers) Open daily 10am-5pm Sunday 12 am-5 pm Second Street at Davis Pass Christian 452-3102 "Fighting For A Change 11 For more information call 875-5487 Paid for by the Bill Kulick for Senate Campaign.