The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-06-24
WEDNESDAY EPOCH
MAKING DAY IN CO.
Two Members of State Highway Com
mission Here. Mile of Gravel
Road Assured.

e0neSOay was an epOcn-maKlnS
day in road building in Grenada
county Two of the state highway
commissioners, Mr. Robins, of Tupe-
10, and Mr. Mullens, of Holly Springs,
and State Highway Engineer Deitzer
and one federal engineer met WITH
the board of supervisors of the coun-
ty Wednesday in special session. All
contracts for concrete bridges on the
north and south highway were let
and arrangements made to build
mile or two of concrete road. In ad-
ditiOn to the state officials, several
gentlemen who are pushing road
building in Calhoun county also were
here and the marriage ceremony tying
Grenada and Calhoun counties to-
gether in permanent road building
was performed.
There always has been feeling of
fellowship between Grenada and Cal
hOun counties that was stronger than
mere union of boundaries.
The board of supervisors played
the part of host to the visitors and
perhaps 200 others at a Brunswick
stew and barbecue in a grove on the
already famous Borden property
south of town. After the dinner was
over w. NJ. Dubard was calle>. upon
to present Commissioner Robins of
Tupelo. Mr. Dubard paid a fine tri-
butte to Mr. Robins and the cO-Opera-
tive spirit of Tupelo. Mr.. Robins
claimed he was not much Of speak
er, but he soon showed that he knows
how to talk road building and to sing
the praises of Tupelo and Lee county.
He complimented most highly the
board of supervisors of Grenada
county. Mr.. Mullens was next called
upon, and he proved to be most
felicitous talker. In a most happy
vein he complained about lauding
Tupelo when citizen of Holly
Springs was around. He insisted
that almost every important event
connected with the history of Missis-
sippi either had it's beginning or end
ing in Holly Springs. Mayor w. S.
P. DOty of Grenada also made very
timely road and business talk
Regret was expressed at the illness
of Mr.. j. T. Thomas. On motion the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that this gathering learns
with sincere regret of the illness of
Mr.. J. T. Thomas, but it is with pleas
ure that we hear that he is not ser
iously i'll. Mr.. Thomas has been not
only leader in road development
but many other good things and we
send him this expression of our good
wishes and sincere esteem.
Mr.. A. T. Patterson, one of the
leading lawyers Of Calhoun county,
was called for and he responded with
a stirring speech in which he set forth
what his county had done in giving
good citizens to other counties. He
endeavored to encourage any who
might be hating as to road expendi-
lures in Grenada county, by showing
how much more Calhoun is spending
now.
Undoubtedly Grenada county is 60
ing to put herself more indelibly on
the map as regards permanent roads.
District 5, which is a separate road
district, is soon to have special
election to pass upon the issuance of
bonds to connect with the Grenada
permanent road on the east and the
delta permanent highway on the west.
Things have the ''go" spirit for per-
manent roads in these parts, regard
less of other conditions. "Permanen-
cv' is the slogan