The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-01-03
NEW CITY
OFFICIALS TAKE OVER
OFFICES NEXT MONDAY
Present Administrators To Turn Offices Over To Successors
with Appropriate Ceremonies To which
Public IL Invited

Walter n Uu1Aey SAL ~ sworn
Ia AZ Hlayo. and Lee q BFcka1Axs
and s. n geoh Preaxrse a. ccauea-
nsen fer the CITY q PzM3xu1EA
6orsoay unEnlnE 9zunAry g " r
6pagkmAn edttor e TIE Chruusnle
star wtn administer ne cath Of e.
flee.
Ihe installation ceFesnouiea vii
take place N the City HAL and VIII
be open 20 the puhae. alxnozRh no
SIT pruEram has beer arranged Ire
new officers we're eiecged during IRE
early fall Tney wfu gacceed Prank
g. GAntx, mayor. and v p DeJcMr
and Placlde walkex. coanrimen
A number q changes tn the PSF
suunel q TIE city departments Is
expected 70 Be announced me day
the new officials : sworn Ia Only
two employees 50 far. have been
definitely slated 90 remain IA u1eir
positions They are Mr. Marion
J. Wilson. secretary 81 tina water
works department and Robert Lad
nier Of the sanitation department
II Is understood thai Mr.. Culley
uaA have charge OF the admintxtra-
ton q most o. the cityx affairs
and viii also have TIE fire depart
ment and po11ce departments uadeF
his jurisdiction.
The office q City Clerk and
Commissioner Of finance w1n be IN
charge ri s H. Frederic ARD Loe O
BeckhaFn I'LL be II charge of TIE
water works and street depart
ment8.
GuIiey vas elected 70 office over
three opponensz. Harold w. Gautier.
I'd BarQ anG John n Watts. lie
won IN the second primaries owe
Gautier. Beekfsam and Frederic
were elected YER . field Of six can
didateS.
Mayer Prank Csnty who had
served n mayor for several years
did mo- seek reelection v. p. De-
Jean. present city CLERK and council
man. lost Ia the second primaries
and Placide Walker. commissioner
Of public works. vas defeated in the
first primary.
Upun leaving the office OF mayor.
Mr.. canty stated that although he
win not be 40 official Of the city.
ne wtn continue 70 work urelessly
towards is upbaiiding anu deYelOp-
ment He and MS fellow -officers
have underway at present q great
program Of development which viii
be placed II the hands Of the nfw
officials Tor completion
Mr.. DeJean has been city clerk
and councilman Tor the city Tor the
pagt IL years He has onaG q the
isnne rnnunxlz q nnF man holding q
similar poaatton IA tine entire state.
kfe has frequently been htQhly
q z.st - zzaaas1zse9 1t hAassszsx
frc@H end mGEnzf1Stfnuokl % MS
AL ~~-aA~. - ssss- @sa-
pirte MS first term Of ornr@ - =
councilman. Under his direction
many improvements 10 the water
works system. streets and sanitary
department have been carried 70
q successful conclusion 10 the great
benefit Of the city.
The nex mayor. Mr. Guney, Is Q
successful business man and retired
from active business several years
NO he Is VEL al44aAAAt11 NAAA
affairs Of the city having taken
considerable interest IN the civic
welfare and industrial development
OF the city Is vel as serving IS
president Of the city school board
and as 3 director Of the Pascagoula
National Bank Il is his intention
to devote MS entire attention 20
administration Of the citys affairs.
Mr.. Frederic. VINO Is an auditor,
will have charge Of the tax coalec-
tons and collections Of water rents.
He has long been = property holder
OF the city and has taken an active
interest IN is Development.
Mr.. Beckham- has long been
identified with the public workings
Of the city ard has been particular
" interested IN the industrial de-
veiopEnent Of the city. especially the
pcrt and harhor. He has been sery-
ing Is a inspector for the Mtssis-
eippl 6eafooc Commission