The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-11-05

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~counselors for the association. In
recognition of his services for good
rcads. he was made a life member
Iof the United States Good Roads As
lsociation and is also a life member Of
Ia like association for mississippi and
paid the fees for both memberships.
When conditions made il impOssf'
BILE for our government to keep out
of the world war, he was one of the
most active and aggressive in Gren-
ada county for the prosecution OF the
war and for pushing vigorously and
actively every wal movement. There
was not a state war meet in Jackson
or elsewhere in this section n a he
did not attend. He attended all the
Liberty loan and war meets in this
section preparatory to drives, and, un-
like most all others, declined to file
expense bills with the government
for attendance upon these meets. He
was in perfect accord with the draft
law and did what he could to see that
Mississippi congressman supported
the bill.
Mr.. Hoffa was chairman OF the fol-
lowing war committees for Grenada
county throughout the Council
OF Defense, Library Fund for Soldiers,
County First Y. NJ. c. A. Drive, N.
Mississippi Recruiting Y. NJ. c. A. Sec
retaries, Chm. Grenada, Y~alObusha
and Montgomery Counties War Work,
Publicity Third Liberty Loan Drive,
Publicity Fourth Liberty Loan Drive,
Sales Fifth Liberty Loan Drive, Ar
menian and Syrian Relief, Captain Of
Team in Red Cross Drive, Four-Min- |
ute Speaker in War Activities.
Indeed it may be said without the
least exaggeration that there was
nothing that he thought the boys"
needed or the government demanded
that he was o ready to give of his
means and OF his time to satisfy. He
not only actively worked for all war
activities, but was one of The states
liberal contributors in money.
Adverting again TO Mr.. Hoffa's perl
and untiring efforts in behalf
Of Grenada and Grenada county. the
bear out the statement that
there has been no new enterprise OF
to locate in Grenada for
the past twenty years which has not
come here largely because OF his ell
He has been the prime mover
in directing attention to Grenada. Be-
ginning with the ~creosOting plant,
three miles from Grenada, south, own
ed and operated by the Aver & Lord
Tie Co. of Chicago, the next is the
Dixie Hardwood Specially Co, then
he Dixie Serum Plant, the Phoenix
Chair Co. and two more large CON
,erns have only recently made pur-
,hases and obligated themselves tot
erect large saw milling plants here
are the GayOso and the GeorgeI
Brown Lumber Companies. These
TX concerns will furnish employment
O practically 1000 men and a weekly |
,ay roll of approximately $4,000. In
addition to these, there are several :
ther large enterprises that Mr.. HOffa
as almost been wooing and a mar
iage VOW to Grenada by these con-
ems is not a remote reality.
Fortune has quite recently smiled I
pom him c~opiously and he is reputed
oday to be the weaithiest man in
county. III
But it is not as a promoter that Mr.. |
ICffa is at his best. 1t is not as a
usiness man that has made him a
,ader. 1t is not because he has tried
D develop Grenada county that has
laced him in the front rank of the
citizenship. but because he is
real man, fully fNppreciating the
Of others and his obligations
} his fellOwman. He is as gentle as
woman and as genuinely sympathet-
as a sister. While pushing for
ard at all times, he has tried to live
y the Golden Rule and it has been
is aim to be duly mindful of the
isbes of others. He is modest,
rave, tender and true, truly Is bel
ne of Natures NOblemen.