The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Arnold Renaeker Is
Candidate For Tax
Assessor OF Co.
Well Known Mon Issues
Statement Today
About Condidoey

The News is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of Arnold Rem
acker, well known citizen of Durant,
for the office of tax assessor OF
Holmes County, subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic primary cleo
tion in August.
Mr.. Renacker was born and raised
in Holmes county and has lived here
all his fife. He is an active member
of the Durant Baptist Church, Order
of Railroad Conductors. He is mar
ried and has two children.
His many friends will be interested
to read the following announcement
made today:
To The Voters And Citizens OF
Holmes County:
j am today announcing my candi-
dacy for tax assessor of Holmes
county. I am making this race be-
cause I feel that can serve the
people Of Holmes county faithfully
and efficiently in this office.
While have ambition to serve in
public office, and If elected I promise
to serve my trust faithfully, / will
be frank enough and honest enough
to say that would not run for this
office had it not been for the fact
that on Sunday, July 9, my job as
conductor with the Aberdeen branch
of the Illinois Central railroad was
cut off due to a discontinuance OF
their passenger trains. / was thus
thrown out of employment along with
sixteen other men.
/ am not asking The citizens OF
| Holmes county to elect me your tax
assessor because / am out of work
and need a job If I did not feel,
and many OF my friends feel that
am qualified by training and expe-
rience to hold this office would
no undertake to get elected OF
course 7 want and need a Job but
+ Il know that can fill this office
as efficiently as any man in the
race, or / would not offer for it.
/ On that basis alone I ask the vo.-
ers of Holmes county to elect ms
your tax assessor.
If elected / pledge the same kind
of service to every citizen of the
county. My every desire will be to
fulfill the duties of my office 50
that it will reflect good manage
ment in every detail.
There will be no favoritism shown
/ to any individual or group, rather
I will try to serve everybody alike.
am Al years old and was edu
Gated in the schools of Durant where
/ have lived all my life. I have been
connected with the railroad for %
years, starting at flagman and be-
coming a conductor in 1922. In thai
% years of service 1 have been laid
off five times due to economic con
ditions
During these periods I have al
ways found employment to make &
living for mI family. AS agent fol
the Southern Undertaking Associa
ton in 1884 and 1885 1 took a,
agency with 231 policies and at tn,
end of two years had sold ovel
400 policies. In that period Of TIM
went into approximately 1.400 homes
in the county once a month. Be
cause of this feel that am n,
stranger to the people Of Holmes
county, having lived here and work
ed among you all my life.
/ have no fight to pick with tn
other two candidates for tax assessor
have made no pledges Of any kline
to any candidate in any race in thu
county. / am under no obligation
to any group Or any individual il
the county and I pledge the peop,
} of Holmes county my word that
shall never be.
Should you honor me with you
vote of trust and confidence I max,
you only one promise. That promis
is that four years from now / cal
look every citizen of the county il
/ the eye and let the record I hav
made in the tax assessors offic
speak for ITSELF because 1 will hav,
fulfilled to the letter every duty en-
tailed in this office both economical
ly and efficiently.
I will be most grateful for you
consideration and I will not disap
point you as an official.
Sincerely yours.