The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-02
Body OF Murdered Man Is
Found On Floor OF Truck
On Bayou Casoiie Road
New Officials
Formally Take
Office Monday

Office Monday
The greatest change in admins
tration in more than a quarter
century and possibly in the entire
history of Jackson County will
take place Monday when new Of
ficials will assume their duties
in seven of the county's nine Of
fees.
Two of the five members of the
Board of Supervisors will also
begin their first terms and a num-
Der of other changes go into eff
feet in beat offices.
Only County Superintendent of
Education A. F. Megehee and
County Surveyor Robert Delmas
retain their county posts, although
several of the new officials are
not newcomers to county politics.
Hermes F. Gautier, who begins
his duties as this county's men,
Der of the Mississippi House of
Representatives, will round out
"a years as a member of the board
of supervisors before taking his
new position. j. Guy Krebs, who
becomes sheriff, has served two
full terms and part of another
previously and is at present the
Floater Representative for Jack
son and Harrison counties.
Mr.. Gautier replaces N. c.
Everett, who in turn replaces
Fred Taylor as clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court. Mr.. Taylor, who has
been named president of the
Merchants and Marine Bank of
Pascagoula, served SO years as
Chancery Clerk and eight years
as Circuit Clerk.
Mr.. Krebs succeeds Sheriff d.
20. Newman. who was unable to
succeed himself under Mississippi
law and who offered for no other
public office.
New Circuit Clerk
Vertis G. Ramsay, present De-
putty Chancery Clerk, begins his
duties as Circuit Clerk, succeed
ing w. c. Ravens, who. rounds
out 36 years of service in that Of
flee, Mr.. Havens did not seek re-
election.
Norman T. Lyons, a new conner
to politics, will be sworn in as
the new Tax Assessor, replacing
j. K. Graham who has served for
% years in that capacity and
Merle F. Palmer, also a political
newcomer, will succeed L. X. Nc
Intosh as County Attorney. Mar
ion F. Porter will replace H. A.
Fails, veteran Coroner and Ran
ger, who did not seek reelection.
Districts Three and Four furn-
ish new members of the board
with Joe v. Krebs replacing MFR.
Gautier in the former and Ed
ward A. Khayat replacing K. W.
Durham, who retired after %
years as a member from his dist
riot. Other members of the board,
A. P. Moran, Roy o. Cumhest,
and George A.. Cruthirds, all were
reelected in the primaries last
summer. ~
District Changes
Only District Five has both a new
constable and justice of the peace,
while District Two has a new con-
stable who is S. E. Bilbo, who
fills the vacancy left by A. W.
Cambley, not a candidate for the
office.
Lee Entrekin assumes office as
justice of the peace in District s.,
replacing j. B. Cunningham, who
did not seek reelection, and Paul
C. Carter becomes constable, re-
placing his uncle, w. G. Groves.
Mr.. Groves did not seek that Of
flee.
In Districts One, Three, and
Four, the same officials were
again elected as follows: H. -
Parker, justice of the peace,
M. l.. Hamilton, constable,
riot One; Miss Kate Denny, JUS
tice of the peace, and w. F. Ste
phens, constable, District Three;
and H. p. Beaugez, justice of the
peace. and Craymon Bullock, con-
stable, District Four. "
B. B. Hobby was also elected
justice of the peace in District
Two without opposition.
There will be no ceremony as
most of the officers have already
made bond and have taken the
oath of office. -
The board of supervisors win
meet and enter the names of the
new county officers on the min
utes of their meeting.
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