The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-05-01
Special Election On Proposed 100000 Boad
Issue Will Be Held tuesday, May s; Three
Fiftk OF Those Voting Will Determine Issue
" Officers Named To Hold Election
z On County Bridges; Poll Tex
&, Receipts Won't Be Shown
Qualified electors of Holmes

Qualified electors of Holmau
county will 60 to the polls
Tuesday, May 6. to vote in a 81
cial election on the question wi
Their or not the Board Of Sup
visors shall issue 100000 of {
county's bonds to be used Ia
building and repairing BRIDGES
and for acquiring rights-of-waW
therefor.
Three-fifths of those people
voting must vote favorably in Or
der for the issue to carry.
Polls will be open from 500
am. until 600 pm. and every
qualified elector in the county
is urged to cast his ballot.
In order to participate in the
election a person has to be pro-
perly qualified, including being
properly registered at his voting
precinct.
Poll tax receipts will not have
to be presented at the time OF
voting. However, the voter rnuss
have paid his 1850 and 1851 poA4-
tax unless age limitations apply
Returning officers at the vari-
GUS precincts are asked to bring
ballot boxes in by the day fol-
lowing the election.
Officers Named
Election commissioners today
announce the appointment Of the
following to hold the special cleo
ton Tuesday:
Lexington: w. D. Ford, R. o.
Mrs. Tom Shepherd, Jimmy
Phelps, managers; Mrs. w. l.
Hooker, Mrs. Pitt Shepherd
clerks; Robert Kealhofer, P. o.
Franklin: J. R. Lipsey, R. o.
J. D. Love, Mrs. j. NJ Powers
managers; Elizabeth brennan,
Mrs. w. E. Moore, clerks; G. H
Love, P. o.
Acona: j. D. Williams, r. O.,
K. F. Downer, Mrs. j. r. Booth
managers; Miss Mary Steele,
Mrs. K. F. Downer, clerks; ]. r.
Booth, P. o.
Durant: Mrs. R. c. Elmore, R
O., A. L. Stevens, w. L. Aber-
nathy, managers; Mrs. w. G..
Castleberry, M. E. Rhyme, clerksz
w. E. Durham, P. o.
West: w. H. Johnson, r. Or
Mrs. G. L. Brock, Mrs. w. M
Holmes, managers; Mrs. A.
Aubrey, Albert Browning, cler
D. E. Campbell, P. o.
Goodman: George Mitchell,
O., w. A. Thomas, Mrs. E.
Garrett, managers; Mrs. D.
Gulledge, Paul Hand, clerks; w.
D. Taggert, p. o.
Edsville: J. L. Morehead, R.
Mrs. Maggie Mcclellan, F. p.
Simpson, managers; Mrs. G. D.
Mcclellan, Miss Lola Mcclellan,
clerks; George D. Mcclellan, P. o.
Emory: Andrew Smith, R.. Or
Mrs. w. E. Grace, Mrs Connie
Cade, managers; Mrs. Andrew
Smith, Mrs. S. S. Truitt, clerkss
Mrs. Cora E. Downer, P. O.
Bowling Green; w. c. Sheehy,
R. O., George Wilkins, Mrs. Pearl
Mcclellan, managers; S. J. Nc
Lellan, Mrs. Phil Terry, clerhsS :;
A. E. Ellington. P. o.
Eulogy: Mrs. w. E. Hearn R-D-r
Mrs. Norris Hearn, H. On Pettuss
managers; Earl Covington, Au--
brey Pierce, clerks; Doyle Rogers
P. o.
Richland: j. E Chisolm, R. O..
j. F. Sample, George Wynn, man-
ayers; Mrs, ]. L.. Branch, Santfs
Tackett, clerks; Luther Upshzw
P. O.
Pickens: Mrs n. S. MCKEE d
O., S. B. Crawford. H. G. Won
they, managers; Mrs. Doyle Sinp-
son, Josephine Burton. clerkssi,
Hal Peterson, P. o. ~
Ebenezer: B. w. Humphrey, r
o., E. 3. O'Reilly, w. B. Lucas.
managers; Edwin Murtagh, Edgar
brown, clerks; H. c. Brock. P.O.
Thornton: E. G.. Camphs4N r.,
o., B. F. Hathcock, H. e. Watson. y
managers; Mrs. Dixie Hearn, HI
'. Brock, clerkss jim. Hearn, p.
Tchula: T. J. Bogue, r. O.
:. L. Shields, Willie E. Jone.
managers; Mrs. ]. B.. Irving
Mrs. Florence Buck, clRnkss. A.
c. conger, P. O.
Crueer; T. B. Smith. R. O., H
3. Mcclellan, Mrs. j. q T,,rna
managers; Mrs. w. M. Estes M.
T. II. Splvey. clerks; /. W. Brown