Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 7

THE CLARION-LEDGER, JACKSON, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1955 Recount Supervisor's Perry Reelects Peflis Walley NEW AUGUSTA B. L. Shows, Committee Names Jeff Davis Winners PRENTISS The Democratic Executive Committee of Jeff serving his second term on the board. In other races, the results, in complete unofficial returns, were: State Senate: Dick Pridgen, J. Kenneth Riley, 1,575 (in Lawrence county.) State Representative: E.

Bax men are farmers. State Representative: Z. P. Polk, a farmer polling 1872 votes, defeated Floyd P. Smith, attorney, who received 1712.

Circuit Clerk: James Daniel, a farmer, making his first race, defeated incumbent Larkin Davis. The vote was Daniel 2301; Davis 1393. In the supervisors race in Dis i-4 it: JT. -J Picketed Drive-in Theater Wrecked Damage Set At $20,000 VICKSBURG A drive-in theatre involved in a controversy with union projectionist here was wrecked Tuesday night, and Wednesday the head of the union offered his services to the police in an effort to bring the guilty parties to justice. Police Capt.

James Abies estimated damage at the Rivoli Drive In at $20,000. It was entered after closing time Tuesday night and its projection equipment battered to bits. In addition more than a hundred speakers were taken, Capt. Abies said. The Union official Lloyd Ledbet-tcr, executive vice president and chairman of the Board of Local 589.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators, said the union had picketed the theatre after a controversy over wages. He said he had volunteered his services to police in "clearing up this unfortunate incident and bringing the guilty parties to justice." tice." i i 1 Davis county met Wednesday aft ernoon to canvass election returns and announce the nominees for the county officers along with returns for state and district officials. Results in the county races were: Sheriff: Shelby L. Michael, 2017; Thad Sandifur, 1644. Both Guffie, 287.

District Five, Supervisor: E. W. Stringer, incumbent received 344 for reelection over Nezzie Ward, who got 253. wssm I I I ter Hearn, 2069; J. B.

Roberts, incumbent, 1380. Sheriff: E. R. Conerly, 1660; Joe Troy Smith, 1860. Tax Assessor: Roy A.

Berry, 1537 was defeated by Jere Tham es, 1921. Berry has served five terms in the office. Coroner and Ranger: J. P. Mat thews, 1555; Toxie E.

Smith, 1732. District two: Supervisor: Ras Case, incumbent re-elected with 234 votes over Fred S. Smith 179. District four Supervisor: O. R.

Mays, incumbent, 251; J. C. Mc mm $mm 9G ISSUE mom. ISOPROPYL CE iK PINT Race In Lawrence MONTICELLO In response to a request from George w. Lam bert, the Democratic Executive committee of Lawrence county Wednesday made a recount of votes for supervisor in District three.

The complete unofficial county Tuesday night gave Talmadge Brister a voe of 397, and George W. Lambert 390. The recount for the official figure by the committee gave Brister 397 and Lambert 394. Brister was declared the nominee. Lambert said, however, that he did not concede the election of Brister.

He is present president of the Board of Supervisors and is M' lor 2 PINTS Flavor choice- U.85 Beauty Pair Helena Rubinstem -4 ftSEaude 3 o. neo- Toilee dorantCieaia MINERAL USP PINT trict 2, J. L. Robbins defeated Carl Stevens by a vote of 322 to 230. Both are farmers, and both were making their first political races.

Stevens went back in the secoiW primary voting after Walter C. Williamson won the place in-the first primary. In another close supervisor race, Willie Fortenberry, lumberman, defeated Daniel R. Deen, District 3, incumbent, by a vote of 500 to 459. It's Lanolized FORMULA 20 5-ounce AC aerosol Controls curls.

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V. Walters of Janice 1485 to 1406. The Incumbent, Pettis Walley, defeated Henrv James for state representative by a vote of 1622 to 1292. Hawaii's wood-roses are the product of a strong, fast-growing vir and appear to be delicately hand-carved from two-tone wood. Many travelers buy them without realizing that they are not man- made but just grew that way.

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Lawrence Hunt, local insurance agency manager, for the second post of state representative. Complete, unofficial returns showed: McClaren 3140; Hunt 3025. Mr. McClaren. will joiu George S.

(Doc) Carruth in the next Mississippi Legislature as Pike's representatives, Carruth, a railroad shops employee was renominated in the Aug. 2 first primary. Two supervisors' races also held the local spotlight Tuesday, both incumbents in the campaign win ning second primary renomination on the basis of the unofficial, but complete, tabulation. In District 1, Houston 1 defeated Mead Brumfield by 252 to 213 for another four-year term. and in the second district.

Incum bent A. B. (Hoss) Regan won over Donald P. Dunn, a former super visor by 753 to 570. In district two there were also second primary races for Constable and one of the two posts as Justice of the Peace.

Meredith Carr was renominated constable over Henrex G. Cutrer, a former holder of the job, by 683 to 630. W. T. Mitchell, incumbent, won over Harry Schilling for the J.

P. post, the unofficial vote being 725 for Mitchell and 586 for Schilling. In the fourth district, constable's race between Herbert O. Bearden, present coroner-ranger, and Lee Allen, member of the McComb Police Force. Bearden won nomination by 1872 to 1767 for Allen.

The fifth district had two races, for constable and one of the two Justice of the Peace posts. Nolan Wall, veteran constable, won over Preston L. Nobles by 317 to 253 in the first race, and Kenneth J. Simmons was elected Justice of the Peace with 292 votes to 273 for William J. (Bill) Young.

Other office holders: Chancery Clerk Roy EUzey, Circuit Clerk Wendell R. Holmes, Tax Assessor A. (Dutch) Marx, 3rd district Justice of the Peace C. D. Rayborn, 3rd Constable Stanley L.

Boyd, 4th J. Matt Harper and L. M. Harriman all were renominated without opposition in the primaries. J.

L. Glover of Magnolia, a new comer to political life, was nominated to be coroner-ranger without opposition. In the first primary A. E. Andrews was nominated to be sher iff; J.

S. Brumfield, as superintendent of education; Joe N. Pigott was named county prosecuting attorney; Dolph Ellzey, 3rd; H. B. Wood, 4th; and Hugh Simmons, 5th were renominated as supervisors.

J. H. Ellzey and W. R. Sim mons were nominated as 1st dis trict Justices of the Peace; W.

McMillan, as 1st district consta ble; W. OUie Coussend, as one 2nd District Justice of the Peace; and Luther S. Varnado, as one 5th district J. P. Dr.

Andy Crawford Is Sharkey Sheriff ROLLING FORK Dr. Andy Crawford was apparently nomi nated sheriff and tax collector of Sharkey County Tuesday in a runoff primary over R. P. Rich ardson. Dr.

Crawford, who held the of fice of sheriff four years ago, on the basis of complete unofficial returns from seven precincts re ceived 859 votes to 641 for Richard son. Albert Miller was apparently elected representative in the state legislature. Miller received 765 votes to 723 for J. R. Christenbcrry Miller will succeed A.

Y. Keith, who was defeated in the first pri mary in his race for Superintend cnt of Education. W. L. Jeffries was the apparent winner as member of the Board of Supervisors from the first district Jeffries secured 56 votes to 39 for T.

L. Moore. Jeffries is slated to succeed R. U. Screws who did rot offer for reelection.

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For children 3 to 12-yrs. iQ mm i -Tyy iim Patrolman Chosen Forrest Sheriff HATTIESBURG The third time proved a charm lor i-ord Vance, who will take over in Jan uary as sheriff and tax collector of Forrest county. The dairyman and former State Highway Patrolman, who lost in the runoff for sheriff in 1947 and agan 1951, came out a winner in Tuesday's second primary. He defied Bob Waller, Commercial paperman, 5373 to 4637, according to complete, unofficial returns. Vance led the ticket in the first primary in all three of his races.

This was Waller's first political venture. In the only other countv-wide race which required a runoff; Vet-teran Circuit Clerk Luther Cox was re-elected to his sixth term. He defeated Hattiesburg business man Theron Lynd, 5467 to 3817. Stanton Hall of Hatticsburtr wes re-elected to the State Senate from the Old district (Forrest and Per ry counties) by a slim 157-vote margin over Joe Stevens, also a Hattiesburg attoorney. Halt polled 6122 votes to 5965 for Stevens, leading 4650 to 5637 in Forrest county and 1472 to 1328 in 1'frry.

Incumbent Lawrence Arrinrtnn was bounced out of the District Atton.ey office in the 12th dis trict, also consisting of Forrest and Perry Counties, by Dannv Dabbf, Hattiesburg attorney. The vote was Dabbs 7,843, Arnngton 1233. Re-election of the entire Forrest County board of supervisors was completed when Herbert H. Lep defeated W. II.

Butler 496 to 38J in the beat five runoff. The other four supervisors won first primary victories. County-wide officers named in the first primary or unopposed were: Clyde Easterling, re-elected Chancery clerk without opposition; Spurfeon B. Eure. state renrc- senfative: W.

H. Lane, suoerin- tendert of education: E. V. Ford. unooposed for re-election as tax accessor; Harold Cubley, county attorney; M.

V. B. Tims, unop posed for re-election as surveyor, Lloyd Roseberry, coroner and ran gcr. Far-flung outpost of the American National park chain, the Haw member is unique in that its features live volcanoes and giant fern forests ad is located on two islands (Hawaii and separated by 30 miles of Pacific ocean. Fifth District, receiving 226 votes to 217 for F.

W. Clinkscalcs. One Vote Separates Claiborne Supervisors PORT GIBSON A hotlv con tested supervisor's race took the election spotlight in Claiborne county Wednesday as the Demo cratic Executive Committee met to canvas and recount the votes. Final count gave J. S.

Middle- ton 117 votes, Sam E. Starnes, 116 votes. Middleton is the present sheriff of the county, and Starnes is the incumbent president of the Board of supervisors. An earli er count gave Middleton 115 votes and Starnes 116. H.

S. Headley, circuit clerk, said the committee worked most of the day on the race. He said it appeared that the final figures would undoubtedly be contested as lawyers representing both candidates were present for the recount. In another race for supervisor in District one, Henry Eaton with 400 votes defeated incumbent Nelson Spencer who received 272 votes. Malcomb Montgomery, a former sheriff of the county, was elected sheriff with a safe majority.

He defeated Dan McCay by a vote of 795 to 635. Mrs. Harper's Rites Will Be Thursday Funeral Services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at Baldwin Fu neral chapel for Mrs.

Sophronie Harper, 96, of Route No. 2, Florence, who died at the family residence early Wednesday morning following an extended illness. Mrs. Harper was a native of Simpson county, but had lived in Rankin County for the past sixty one years. She was a member of the Brandon Methodist Church.

Rev. Roy Lane, pastor of the Van Winkle Methodist church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. R. L. Louk.

Interment will be in Dry Creek cemetery south of Brandon. Survivors include four daughters. Miss Essie Harper, Florence, Mrs. J. I.

Covington, Shrevcport, Mrs. L. A. Lewis, Jackson, and Mrs. D.

T. Measells of Morton; three sons, F. L. Harper, Brandon, Herbert A. Harper of Shreve-port and Kcnnon W.

Harper of Florence; 17 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and one grca-t great grandchild. D. T. Measells, Jr. Brevard Mc-Clure, Charles Bcnthicn, M.

L. Shorter, Vernon Walker and B. E. Walker will serve as pallbearers. All are nephews or grandchildren of the deceased.

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