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report*?™, thnt ft fourth person | malning money/*PITTMAN WILL RETIRETwo Seek Mayoralty InMEIOS.j — With a municipal election acheduled for Tuesday; January 12th, Mayor F .C. Pitt-fnan, who has served in this office for seven consecutive* years,announces that he will—not be acandidate for re-election.Seeking the MayohV office will be two candidates, Jim Bozeman and J. W. Nefms, both prominent, in local business circles.At the same time, the members of the present City Council also will retire. They are Dan King,Troy PoJtevint and Rion Proctor.Seeking the 4 aldermanic placeswiNj be Mac Palmer, Joe P. Sin-.gletary and Douglas Bummer* ford, who will be unopposail^^There are about 3713 registercj voters eligible to participate in this election, which will be held at ^the City Hall. The polls will open at 7 and close at 6 o’clock.Mayor* Pittman, in announcing hi# retirement expresses appreciation to the citizens of his home city for the confidence “and support given him in the effort to provide economical and progressive .government. He also wishes to thank the members of the several boards of alderman who have served with hirrf, for their co-operation, support and untiring ^efforts in behalf ol;£he community- ~ ^MayorPittman and the Council to keep ex;*msear down, they/ will upon retirement, leave . the 'dty without debt, it la seated., *When Mr. Pittman ’ became Mayor the safery of the Chi ?f Executive was thgh $100.00 per year and ih% Mayor Pro-tem received $25.00. Upon taking office Mr. Pittman reduced the salaryof Mayor to $25.00, the same amount received by Council/non._The City of Meigs’ ’ as, madogreat progress in many ways during the past few years *nd confidence *in the continued growth and stability of the community is predicted.Iraft0fc04eiUnr.*0**♦¥$*♦Lewis Ma(NEW YORK (/P—President JohnL. Lewis of the United MineWorkers was reported today, tb have promised a strike fund of one million dollars to the International Longshoremen's * Assn. if dt calls a dock walkout in a move to win bargaining recognition.The ILA, locked in .a struggle with the new ILA-AFL for control of waterfront labor, has hinted at a strike if the National Labor Relations Board setsT aside a representation election in which** the ILAis leading.*r Reports^olJtte promise of funds were carried by the New York Herald Tribune and .. the v Dally News. ~J--\ :The. Hdrald Tribune 'said t»Wiflguarahteed-• a tnillipn-dollar strike, fund to the ILA “if it carries out its threat Jo strike for barsaningclt;RalLsttitifctilt;tiioxaiinbeg?frfaratbleiw
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Wed, Jan 06, 1954
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