Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-29
W.P. Richards Named
To Reassess Really
In Montgomery
Nearly Twoscore Other
Appointments Made
By Commissioners
BY JACK ALLEN,
Star Stan Correspondent,

as assessor for the District Of
Columbia, was named by the Mont.
gomery County commissioners today
to direct the general reassessment
Of real estate to be carried out this
year.
The appointment of Mr.. Richards
one OF nearly twoscore made by the
commissioners. will become effective
on Wednesday. The former District
official is to receive an annual
salary of $1,000. He retired from
his District post in 1886.
The usual smooth-running pro-
cedure on appointment was in
terrupted by opposition from Com
missioner John E. OXley, who arose
as nominations were taken up and
moved the appointment of former
Commissioner Clay Plummer as
police civil service commissioner
at the rate of SIS a day while
serving in his official capacity.
The position was slated to 60 to
q. Peyton Wnalen.
Mr.. Oxley asked for stenographer
to record his remarks for the record
and was granted permission to make
any statement he wished for in
clusion in the minutes. After he
arose to make his motion, however
the board moved to 60 into exec
utive session and reporters were
barred.
Mr.. Oxley in nominating Mr.. Plum
mer, political colleague, with whom
he has long been associated in the
antl-organlzation faction of the
Democratic party, indicated that
certain promises" had been made
and declared that he would be lin
a bad position" unless he made a
statement for the record"
Other major appointments by the
board include:
j. Forest Walker of Gaithersburg
chairman of the Liquor Control
Board and manager of the county
dispensary system with a total salary
of $4,000 a year.
Ralph H. Chase of Chevy Chase,
who resigned as liquor board and
dlspensary manager to make way
for Mr.. Walkers appointment, Sec
rotary to the president of the county
commissioners at $2,700 annually.
]. S. Eaton Named.
j. S. Eaton of Chevy Chase, build
Ing inspector, succeeding Paul Imirie
OF Bethesda, $1,000 annually. Mr..
Eaton is former county delegate.
S. M. Hamilton of Rockville
supervisor of county aid at present,
chief clerk to Mr.. Richards, the
new assessor. His present salary
will be continued.
Alfred D. Noyes, of Kensington
supervisor of county aid, succeeding
Mr.. Hamilton.
Hempstone A. Richards of Rock
vile, currently employed in the
county treasurer's Office, special
clerk to the county commissioners
to manage and transcribe records
Of real estate transfers on the
county tax records. He will be paid
$1,000 annually.
Mrs. Lillian Riley, now employed
In the Office of the county aid
supervisor, as a stenographer and
secretary to the county engineer S
Office at Silver Spring. Her present
salary will be continued She will
assume her new duties on July /
remaining as Mr.. Noyes' assistant
until that date.
Hayes Naming Asked.
The board recommended to the
State Roads Commission and Dis
trict Engineer Edward G. Duncan
that Shirley Hayes of GAINESVILLE
be named supervisor of secondary
roads in Montgomery County, effec-
tive Wednesday. The salary for that
Office is paid by the County Com
nissioners.
In the recommendations, the
board suggested that the new Dem
ocratic highway agency dispense
with the service of Windsor Hodges
of GAINESVILLE, and o. E. Way of
Forest Glen. Republican appointees
now serving in supervisory capac-
tiles on road work in Montgomery
The commissioners also fixed the
salary of Alger Y. Barbee, named
by States Attorney Ben g. Wilkin-
son, jr., as his assistant, at $1,000
year.
Fifteen appointments were made
to the county police force under the
new police department reorganiza-
ton bill passed recently by the
Maryland Legislature.
The appointees are Jerry Hobbs oil
Colesville, Ralph Howard Of Gath
ersburg, Frank Soper of Clarks-
burg, Robert Phillips of Bethesda
Thomas Darnall of Glen Echo, all
former members of the county force
who were dismissed by the fusion
administration in 1885; Frank Lane
of Takoma Park, former chief of
the Takoma Park police force; John
P. Leahy of Bethesda and Earl
Stern of Potomac, deputy sheriff at
the present time.
Other Appointments.
Also Edward Shoemaker of Glen
Echo. son of the late James c.
Shoemaker, who was a county po-
liceman; Charles Robinson of Silver
Spring, Dick Day of Damascus, Will
liam Braschart of Gaithersburg
Melvin Wheeler of Rockville, Clay
ton Ricketts, of Potomac and War
rem CARROTS of Glen Echo.
The first group will be assigned tt
active duty on the force as of june
Is. The second will be given a course
of instruction in police work begin.
ming June Is and will 60 on the
force on July l.
Richard Peacock of Silver Spring
was named desk clerk on the police
force, succeeding Mr.. Lane, who ha.
been serving in that capacity il
Takoma Park for the last three
months; Robert Howes of Laytons.
vile was named relief desk CLERK
effective June Is.
Other appointments announced by
the commissioners include: