The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-30
TATE COUNTY SOON TO
HAVE NEW CREW

SENATORIAL Miss, Dec. 30. (Spl)-
The official family that has guarded the
aitalrs OF Tate county for the past four
years are about through with house
cleaning and are rehdy to move out and
turn over the ship Of state to the new
9'liloers' VINO win assume charge on
Jan. b. All of the county offices will
be filled by new men, These, however,,
with one exception, have had expert
enoe, having held offices in former Years
TO winch they were elected In the re-
cent elections
Or II. b. Williams, the sherirf-elect.
served az sheriff from 1912 to 1916. Ira
-. Allen, county superintendent served
IN mat capacity from 1904 to 1916 c.
y, Pack, county treasurer, served az
county treasurer from 1912 TO 1915 NJ
II. Thompson, ChanCery clerk elect, has
been county attorney for eight years w
r. sun supervisor elect from Senatobla
district, was once president Of the
board, The circuit clerk In new man.
rs wen ms the county attorney, Lonnle
Puryear, who acted as attorney for the
board in another county.
a review OF the affairs of the county
during the term Of the retiring officers
shows marked and material strides of
progress and upbuilding of every inter
est of the county the countys ship Of
state having been rather successfully
advancement has been made IN the
school system of the county. few
years ago the county had only the one
teacher school, taught four or five
months of the year, In shabby and d.
lapldated buildings, not on average with
the barns Of the county, Now the
county, with the exception OF one neigh
borhood, is embraced In consolidated
districts, with splendid houses, each
school supplied with teachers home
and demonstration plot where practi-
cal scientific farming Is taught the
boys and home keeping the girls
Each school Is presided over by a col
lege graduate Prof Ira @. Allen, who
VIII have charge Of these schools n
county superintendent. Is progressive
school man and In full accord Of school
advancement. During the term Of the
present and retiring board Of super
visors 100000 Of road bonds have been
issued and sold, and work Is now going
on on 100 miles ofFeounty roads. These
roads VIII be wldened to 80 feet, graded
to a 5per cent grade and hard surfaced
These are cross-county roads, not roads
leading out Of the county. Fhe cattle
and hog raising industry is "A new In
dustry for the county also. II has been
fostered and promoted In every way
by the retiring board Of supervisors.
Sixty-five cars Of hogs and cattle we're
bHlpptu tHl w Illt county ny IHp lHTIn-
crs under the cooperative shipment
plan. These farmers two years ago
grew nothing for sale except cotton one
OF the surest signs OF solid progress
along the lines that portend future safe
ty If the large number OF splendid and
handsome homes that are being built
by the farmers on their farms. These
homeh are supplied with all the modern
| conyenlences, electric lights. water
works, sewerage and telephones About
one-fourth Of che acreage Of Tate coun-
ty Is in creek bottom swamps. and the
board of supervisors, with drainage
commissioners, have issued bonds and
constructed >canals through these
swamps. opening up for cultivation
acres OF the best lands in the South.
The new board of supervisors are pro-
gressive men, as the retiring board, and
the prospects for the continued growth
Of progress and great things for the
county in 1920 bid fair to outstrip that
accomplished in the year that is clos
ing,