The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-16
Robertson Announces
For Mayor OF Duraut
Lyon Candidate For
Clerk; ; Aldermen
Qualify For Race

# Inc DuI dIil NEWS Is dutllOTlZ6U
Ito announce the candidacy of j.
C. (Clarence) Robertson for
Mayor of Durant, subject to the
action of the Democratic Pri-
mary in May.
Mr.. Robertson is one of Du-
rants leading business men and
public servants.
He has served Durant as a
public official for nearly four
1 teen years. From 1943 until l947
he served two two-year terms as
4City Marshal during which time
the city enjoyed excellent law
enforcement. From 1947 until
1858 he was elected to three
consecutive two-year terms as
Z member of the Board of Alder
men and is now a member of
y the present board which was
naL, ed for a four-year term.
Although the operation of his
own business, the Gulf Service
4 Station, is a full time job, Mr..
Robe tson nevertheless f n d S
! time o cooperate in any move
ment Cor the betterment of
Duran and to work actively in
any ( )ject undertaken by the
commI ty.
He now chairman Of the
Durant Industrial Council and
has served as a director of the
group since its inception.
Along this line, Mr.. Robertson
hopes to see the continued ex-
pansion of the industries we have
here and also to gain others,
particularly industries designed
to use present male labor. If
elected, he said he would con-
tinue to cooperate fully with all
of our pre-ent industries in every
way possible to assure their con-
tinued success.
His experience as a law en-
forcement official, he believes.
will be helpful in discharging the
duties entailed in the office OF
mayor. which includes the dis
pensation of justice in the
Mayors Court.
81 believe in fair dealing and
as Mayor OF Durant will seek
to have our court run in such
a way as to reflect credit upon
the people Of our community" J"
he said.
MIR. Rober, son is an active
member and past president of
the Durant R 0tary Club and is
now president of the Board of
Trustees of the Durant School
and is chairman of the Official
Board of the First Methodist
Church of Dur2nt.
In making his official an
nouncement today in The Durant
News, Mr.. Robertson said:
Il would like to take this
opportunity to express to all of
the people Of Durant my sincere
thanks and gratitude for t h c
kindness and consideration you
have always given me in the
past. If ycu see fit to support
me with your vote and influence
in my candidacy for Mayor, my
promise is that | shall work un-
ceasingly to help our community
realize the greatest progress pos
sible during these next four
years. We have made wonder
ful strides in the past and this
should be encouraging enough
for all of us 20 continue our eff
forts on behalf of our beloved
home town. We believe in Durant
and think it has a great future.
We want to sell everybody on
Durant's greet potential and
have a part in making that po-
tential realized
GAS your Mayor, if you will
it, it will be my earnest desire
to secure for you, the citizens
and taxpayers of Durant, the
greatest number of ava liable SER
vices and at he same time keep
our taxes as low as possible.
Il solicit and shall appreciate
your vote and irfluence.
Sincerely,
Clarence Robertson"
Others (-aaIilr
H. H. CHildreth) Lycn is this
week making vh;s of. cial an
ncuncement for City Clerk O.
Durant. See announcement else