The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-04-07
w. M. DUBARD AND
EDITOR VISIT TUPELO

Inc Editor OF CnlS paper, IN COM
pany with Mr.. w. NJ. Dubard, made
a visit to Tupelo on Friday Of last
week and remained over until Mon
day. Mr.. Dubard went to visit his
daughter. Mrs. R. L. Kinds. while the
writer visited his daughters. Bernice
and Heard. who are teaching their
second year in the TupelOs City
Schools
The visit was a most enjoyable one.
The writer did not share the hOspi-
tality of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Kinds at
their lovely home where he was in
vited before leaving home for the
reason that it was too far away from
the boarding house of his daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Strain, who are
| thoughtful of everybody and very
generous with the hOnOrs Of their
delightful home. had extended an in
vitation to our daughters to have Us
stay with them. These good people
could not have been more considerate
and more royal in their entertainment
had they known us for years. They
greatly added to the pleasure Of our
TupelO visit and made our hearts
glad to know that our daughters had
found such friends in them.
Everybody seems to try &c be first
in doing the gracious thing in Tupe-
10. The glad hand is on every corn
er and Tupelo people never fail to
let everybody know that they are
proud of their town. 1t is a great
town. 1t has a population of over
5000 people and is growing. It is
surrounded bv a good territory. One
of the first things that is told you on
reaching Tupelo is "Our graveled and
concrete roads"
A concrete road runs south ten
miles and about the same distance
north. A concrete road is being built
west to the count line and ii is a
part of the prOeTam to have con-
crete road run to the county line
east Besides these roads there are
a number of graveled roads in the |
county.
Nearly every street in Tupelo is
graveled. There are some handsome |
homes in the town some very elegant /,
ones. The yards are spacious and |
one of the very attractive things OF |
the town are the beautiful oak trees
which heighten the charm Of the
work of man with their beauty.
Tupelo was placed on the map by
Private John Allen, a man who
achieved a nationwide reputation,
and who was famed not only as wit,
but who made of his wit hammer to
drive home patriotic truths and poll l.
teal facts. His widow lives in Tupe-
10 and is a charming woman. She
IS still hale and hearty and rich IN
hose noble things that adOrn south
ern womanhOod. She has two daugh-
.ers, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. S. j.
High, who are also Tupelo citizens.
Tupelo's Mayor, is Mr.. ". ID. Rob
ms, who is regarded as one OF the
most progressive and forward-looking
men in the State. 1t is stated of an
I'D darkey who has long lived in
Tupelo, that when accOsted at the d,
lepot, not great while ago, by a
stranger who inquired, us this John
Aliens town." to which the old ne
Aliens town but it is Mr.. Robins
own now, Mr. Robins is also
member of the State Highway Com ,
mission and is perhaps the States I
eading authority on road building.
The writer has no disposition to butt ,
n on Tupelo's politics but only seeks
O express a conviction which obtains
n North Mississippi in stating that
Ir. Robins defeat in the coming city I
lection in that town would be re- :
'arded as a backward step for Tupe- 6
0. There are two worthy men op- \
osing Mr. Robins, but it would in ;
eed be remarkable in these strenu-
us times if a man who believes in {
eally doing things like Mr.. Robins, +
id not provoke some opposition. 1t +
peaks we'll for the thinking of =
when there is an attempt a
o show opposing opinions. Never r
heless our guess is that Mr.. Robins r
yill be reelected because Tupelo
eels she needs him while longer. +
The writer is indebted to Mr.. Kin
annon, editor of the Tupelo Journal, h
or special courtesies. Mr.. Kincan- o
on is one of the we'll known Kin U
annon family in Mississippi and has $
,ng been the leading journalistic O
orce in his county. Mr.. Kincannon
nd his thoughtful wife know well
ow to reach the hearts of Tupelo a
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