The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
CAPITOL EMPL0YES'
 PRESENT PART INC' .G|F FTST TO G0VE RN0R'
Gold Watch Presented to Re- tiring Governorsand Silver set to Mrs. Kilby--Re-
 gretS Expressed
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STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
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 Montgomery. Ala. Jan. I3
 J. NJ. Moore, who will become state commissioner of agriculture at noon Monday as the successor of M C. Allgood today announced the ap- pointment of his official staff which will serve with him during the next four years. W. B. Griffin, former bank examiner and former bookkeeper Of the state anditors' department, will be chief clerk. Judge Alexander Smith, who will retire as probate judge of Fayette county, will be deputy assistant and secretary of the state board of agriculture. Dr. Il. M. Robertson, native of Jefferson, will be supervisor of the division Of foods, seeds and drugs. T. K. Pettis, agricultural agent for Conecuh coun- ty will be supervisor of the division of markets and Misses Angelo Brown, Nell Brown and Ruth Adams will be stenographers.
 Tn line with the policy of the outgoing governor I have employed no relatives, said MT. Moore. T have made each and every selection on the basis of my conception of the work of the department and what it should be in the future which is based generally on my experience as an employe in the department for the past seven years.
 Tt has been a most trying time to make the selection from among so many worthy applicants and friends who applied for positions es- pecially is this true in several in stances where the applicants showed vision and 8 love for service to be performed.'
 AUDITORS APPOINTMENTS
 In line with his announcement W. B. Allgood, who win become state au- ditor Monday, today announced the appointment of Edward W. sWads- worth. warrant clerk of the auditors department. and chief clerk succeed ing W. c. Swanson and the selection of the personnel of his department for his four year term.
 Charles ". Lee, booKkeeper of the department, was promoted to war rant clerk; J. $. Cloud was appointed Mir. Lees successor as bookkeeper while F. o. Hooton, supervisor of the division of markets of the state de- partment of agriculture was named land agent as the successor of R. W. Manning.
 JOHN BRANDON RETAINED
 John M. Brandon, brother of Gov ernor Brandon, will remain as pen sion clerk while D. c. Fox was ap- pointed as file clerk. Miss Maude Shaw was named stenographer or the auditors department. Miss Louis TN -fa r-a nh named temporary clerk of the audi tors department while Miss Ila Ringstaff was reappointed assistant to the pension clerk.
 'You have been loyal and true, said Governor Kilby and you have been the means of making my bur dens lighter and you have furnished that co-operatino which I believe has resulted in the development of the state during the past four years. am proud of those with whom l have been associated in an offical way and I shall always bear you in tond memories.
 MT. Darden also responded with short address in which he declared that his association at the capital had been pleasant and that he too would carry through the remainder or ms llIe pltdSdut lliOd5i iIo VI eitS friendship formed in Montgomery.
 Prior to the official presentation of the tokens of rememberance, II. F. Lee, state auditor, presented Gov ernor Kilby with an lngersol wrist watch, declaring that state officials in realization of the fact that the governor insisted upon promptness in all matters, had decided to offer him a wrist watch which would be
 s t.@ af1f n him to pack his grip and depart.
 In discussing the gold watch later. Mir. Lee said it was purchased, namely, because the jeweler assured the committee that it had been tested to stand seven grades Of tempera- ture. 'It takes that variance in temperature to keep up with the governor" said MT. Lee.
 KILBY GRANTS PAROLE.
 Governor Thomas F. Kilby spent the last working day in which he will exercise the authority as the chief executive of the state of Ala bama very busy man. During the day he exercised his executive au thority, granted paroles and other forms of clemency to several unfor- tunates.
 Among those were George Clay, a trusty. who has been employed around the capitol as a servant, who was convicted in the Jefferson county circuit court and sentenced to serve five years in the peniten- tiary. beginning his term in 1919. He was paroled with the condition of good behavior. Also by order of the governor the fine imposed on Joe D. Grady, who was convicted in Chambers county for an assault with a weapon and fined s4O0, was re- duced to $100.
 A parole was granted Clate Nose ley, convicted in St. Clair county March, 1922, for distilling and sen fenced to one year and one day to fs months.