The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
IA Candidates To
Seek Three City
Offices AT Stake

Pascagoulans were marking
time while candidates for the
two councilmen and mayors of
fices were beating the bushes in
a last-minute effort to shake out
votes as the deadline approached
for the city election on Tuesday
of next week.
Managers for the three city
voting precincts were named at q
meeting of the city Democratic
Executive Committee Wednesday
afternoon at City Hall and are as
follows:
North Pascagoula: A. F. John
son, H. B. Harrison and E. A,
Cole, managers; E. B. Bowman,
peace officer.
City Hall: Tom Sudduth, George
M. Harrison and Mrs. Shirley M
England, managers; B. H. Pickett,
peace officer.
South Pascagoula: Arthur AL
len, L. F. Kramer and Willard w.
Welborn, managers; Ralph H. Sa-
wage, peace officer.
Voting precincts will open at
a. M, and close at 6 p. m.
The incumbent mayor, John r,
Watts, and councilmen, v. P. De-
Jean and L. C. Beckham are all
seeking reelection in Tuesdays
primary. Other candidates for
mayor are Frank S. Canty, Will
bur G.. Dees and Francis (Doots)
Larson.
In addition to the incumbents
candidates seeking the council
jobs are Harold C. Shorty Ezell,
Carl M. Ferrer, w. Guy Krebs,
Jr., Lonnie L. Ladnier, c. M.
Murray, W. j. BilD Owens and
]. A. Witchen.
Although there are approxi-
mately 2.475 voters registered in
Pascagoula's three precincts, not
more than 1900 are expected to
vote in Tuesdays primary. Vot-
ing precincts will be as follows:
S. Pascagoula precinct, Old Fire.
mans Hall on Washington ave-
nue.; City Hall precinct, City Hall
on Delmas avenue; North Pasca-
goula precinct, K of c hall on
N. Magnolia street.
Voting booths at the City Hall
will be erected at the front oil
the building on recommendation
of the Executive Committee. in
stead of in the back office as
in the past.
If a second primary is neces-
sary in either the mayors cleo
ton or that for commissioner,
or both, it will be held one week
later, Tuesday, July Goth.
In the event of a runoff in the
mayors race, which will be neces-
sary if no n candidate gets q
majority of the total votes cast
the two high men will be candi-
dates in the second primary.
Vote for Two Counciimen
Although several of the candi.
dates for commissioner have in
dicated that they seek the office
of commissioner of public works
actually no candidate runs for
either this job, or that of finance
commissioner or city clerk, but
only for city commissioner. If nc
one candidate receives a major
ity of the votes cast in the COM
missioner's election then the four
high men will enter the runoff
If one man receives a majority
of the votes cast, then the next
two high men will enter the run.
off for the second commissioner
job. The commissioners to serve
as city clerk and the public works
commissioner are selected at the
first meeting of the new mayor
and council in January, 1949.
One important thing for the
voter to remember is: YOU MUST
VOTE FOR TWO COUNCILMEN
A vote for only one councilman
will be useless. You must vote
for two councilmen in order te
have your vote count.
Eligible voters must show then
poll tax receipts for 1916 and 1874
in order to vote. However, because
of amended voting laws. person:
voting on over age exemption GER
tificates do not have to show theii
certificates in order to vote. List:
of persons holding exemption
certificates will be compiled
by the circuit clerk and those vot,
ing will be checked from these
lists. A voter this year can also
signify his choice with a checl
mark with indelible pencil or ink
Heretofore. only ballots marked
with a TX" have been valid.