The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-10-30
Nearly 1900 Holmes Citizens Qualified
10 Choose Between 7 Sets OF Presidential
Electors In General Election tuesday
Polls Open 8 to 6;
Poll Tax Receipts
Are Not Required !;
Officers Named

Officers Nomed
Nearly 1000 Holmes county ci-
tizens are duly registered and
qualified to cast bal.
lots in the general election to be
held Tuesday, November 4 &C.
coiding to figures released TODAY
by Holmes county election COM
missioners, Mrs. A. ]. Heinrich of
Lexington, Mrs. Jessie c. Lewis
OF Durant and w. G. Lowe of
Tchula.
Polls will be open from 800
am. until 900 pm. and those
voting will not be required to
show their poll tax receipts but
must be properly qualified which
means they must be registered in
the precinct in which they cast
their ballot and they must have
paid their poll tax for the past
two years unless age limitations
apply.
Officials to conduct the elec.
ton in each precinct have been
selected by the above named
commissioners and a complete list
is carried in this issue. The first
officer named in each precinct
is the returning officer and is re-
sponsible for telephoning in to the
office Of the Circuit Clerk, Miss
Minnie Jordan at Lexington, ITO
results of the election in his pre-
cinct Immediately after count is
completed Tuesday night in order
that complies returns from Holm.
es county may be telephoned in tc
Jackson and that interested
Holmes voters may know results
of the election in the county.
These officers are also asked to
bring the boxes in by noon We'd
nesday to the Circuit Clerks of
flee.
This newspaper wishes to urge
every qualified man and woman
in Holmes county to cast their bal
lots N the election Tuesday.
There are two sets of presiden-
tial electors on the ballot, one
pledged to vote for the Demo-
cratic candidates and one set
pledged to vote for the Republi-
can candidates.
Attorney General J. P. Cole
man has ruled that any qualified
Mississippi citizen may vote for
either set Of electors and retain
his Democratic party member
ship provided that he cast his
ballot for the other Democratic
nominees carried on the ticket.
If a Holmes county citizen
wishes to vote for General Eisen-
hover for president but retain his
Democratic party status he votes
for the second set of electors on
the ticket and for the other De-
mocratic candidates, none OF
whom have opposition except
Congressman Frank Smith of
Greenwood.
II a Holmes citizen wishes to
vote Republican he marks the
second set of electors and the Re-
publican congressional candidate,
Paul Clark of Clarksdale.
Elsewhere on this page is car
ried an exact copy of the ballot
as it will appear to Holmes voters
when they go to the polls Tues
day.
Officers Named
Election officials serving Tues
iav are:
Lexington-Mrs. Tom Shepherd
R. O.; Roy Brown, Jimmy Phelps
managers; Mrs. Walter Hooker,
Mrs. A. P. Shepherd, clerks; W.
Harvey Majors, P. o.
Franklin. r. Lipsey. r. o.
D. Love, Mrs. J. M, Powers. man. |
ayers; Miss Elizabeth brennan
Mrs. W. E. Moore, clerks; G. H. |
Love, P. o.
Acona-J. D. Williams, R. OIL
(. F. Downer, Mrs. J. R. Booth !
Mrs. K. F. Downer
Miss Mary Steele, clerks; J.R.
3oothe, P. o.
Durant-Mrs. Modena Howard !
Z. O.; A. L. Stevens, W. L. Alb :.
managers; Mrs. w. c !
-astleberry, M. E. Rhyme clerks;
v. E. Durham, P. o.
West-Jessie Aldridge, r. O.;
hrs. G. L. Brock, Mrs. w. M
Holmes, managers; Mrs. A. c.
Autry, Mrs. Harvey L. Camp
'ell, clerks; D. Z. Campbell, Pc.
Goodman-George Mitchell, R.
D.; w. A. Thomas, Mrs. E. Gar
Iett, managers; Mrs. D. Gulledge.
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