The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-26
PASCAGOULANS TO VOTE
ON NEW CITY OFFICIALS
AT ELECTION MONDAY
Spirited Campaigns Being Conducted By Survivors OF pri.
mary Closing This Week For
City Jobs

P~Ascsaouls voters efI9 60 60 tte
polls for the Secnnd ttmz IN = week
On next Monday, 1siy ~ 70 ecHn~
paete their selection Of officials Tar
the city for TIRE next four years.
Last Mondny's e1eetinn reduced the
field 81 IL cArdieaies 10 six. Har~
old " GAutiaE. prominent attorney
and walter b Guliey. retired bgs-
less man. are the candidates for
aszyur. and L@e Becklsarn. v. p. De-
jean. Harold G. tsnortyl Eel and
s II Frn1erfc, seek election % Tire
two councilmsn posta
Plactde walker, incumbent conn
Gilman. vas defeated In the BID Tor
r~e-e1erttun and MAS tied for MIN
place With l. p. Kramer J. p Vel.
cfch was seventh tn this field
AL the candidates SeektnE elec-
ton 20 the offices are putting on
strong campaigns for the three oos
which arr offered The close re-
eults az last Mondays voting dtd
not Indicate thcs any Of tas can
ciaatas bad al advantage 0ve their
opponents.
Galley led the ticket m the Face
for mayer. having received as
votes 70 Gautter's 2io- Z Bare was
tfitgs, with 10 votes. ard } r.
Watts former mayer 81 PascR-
Eouia. was fourth with III vgtes
Val r peJean. present cuuuc1-
man seeking r~e-eiection ied the
nrket for cuuncilraen. a. he had
dome for the past - years. when
he received q t0ai Of z9i votes. which
was short only 81 votes Of being n1f-
fscienf 20 re-clecf him IN the first
primary. S H. Fre0ersc wA6 second.
with "a votes. Lee q. Beckham
anc II c Ezeli were very close for
third position in the race. wtth the
former receiving as votes and the
latter az.
Ordinarily there would have only
been three candidates nominated ny
the Democratic Election Commits
son for the second primary IN the
race. but because of the close race
Of Exeli and Beckhaxn. both OF whom
are making their political debut Il
vas decioed 20 make u q fonr.man
race. The two receiving the highest
number OF votes viii be declared
the Democratic nominees for the
cos1ncainen offices
Nomination IN the Democratic
primaries Is tartan0znt 10 election
and these nominated VIII take offlee
cn January /.
Mayor Frank Canty DAD not seek
reelection for the office 81 mayor
ard n tine expiration OF his present
term CHI return 70 private life and
business
The City Hail precinct polled the
larKcxt number OF votes. which "a
SO and Nnrth PRscRgDulA polled
zss votes South PaScAE0zia pollEd
Tns elnciaon committee wms rarn-
posed Of j. I. Ford. chairman. r. X.
Hoilixter ard r W. Cox
The election managers we're.
South PnscaRouia - 0eGrRe II
HuREing, Adele Grant and Mrk Ed
white. with A D. saurier Is
ballff.
Rortn pascaeoula-Mrx Fora Z
PstEman. Calvin T Boiling and J
D Clark managers. and T. Y Lar
ssu. hakIlff.
me managers Tor the City Han
pFeenct we're n d Cacab2c. Sr-
kzrs. Irna Evans and Mrs Louise
Richards with s T. CowAn a.
naihff. :
The same officials viii serve IN the
election ext Monday
The election. as q whole. was
Q1ziet Throughout the DAY there
Gas not The slightest indication that
an election waS being held for selec-
ton q new city officials However.
after the close Of the polls. large
crowcs copyrighted to witness the
counting cf the votes and then At
the City Han 10 receive the final
returna 81.
Pgscagonla cast almost its entire
registered OF qualified. voting
sfFength during the election. when
To- voters cast ballots. which was
rs short Of the entire registration
rolls for the city