ˈæftɚɹ ɐ skˈændəl ænd ðə ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ˈɑːɹtʃi ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, klˈɔːntʃ wʌz mˌeɪd ˈæktɪŋɡˈʌvɚnɚ fɹʌm ˈɔːɡəst sˈɛvəntˌiːn tʊ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
After a scandal and the resignation of Governor Archie Alexander, Claunch was made acting-Governor from August 17 to October 31, 1955.