Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-08
North Virginia
Towns 10 Go 10
Polls tuesday
Hatch Act Bon Lifted, !,
; Seek Reelection :,
At Falls Church q

AS citizens in IL Northern Vir-
ginia communities prepared to hold
elections Tuesday, it was learned
last night the town of Falls Church
has been exempted from provisions
of the Hatch Act permitting Fed
eral employees there TO run for the
Town Council.
The Falls Church Town Council
last month asked the Civil Service
Commission to exempt the COM
munity from provisions of the Hatch
Act and the commission last week
authorized the exemption.
Falls Church voters will be called
on to select three town councilmen,
there being three other councilmen
and the Mayor who hold over until
next year.
The three seeking reelection are
all Government employees. They are
Charles Kellogg, first ward, an en-
ploye of the Interior Department;
Charles Pendleton, second ward, an
employe of the Veterans Bureau,
and Lawrence Laing, third ward, an
attorney at the General Accounting
Office.
Backed by Citizens Committee
j. H. Mari. who was narrowly
defeated by Mrs. Earl D. Fowler
last year. opposes Mr.. Pendleton in
Tuesdays race. James Anderson
will oppose Mr.. Laing. Mr.. Kel-
logg Is unopposed
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election bear the Endorsement Of
the Citizens Nonpartisan Commit
tee which also supported the Mayor
| and the three councilmen elected
last year.
The polls will be open from pm.
until sunset in the Town Hall.
An unusually light vote is ex-
pected as Herndon voters go to the
polls to select a slate of municipal
officers for two years.
Mayor Russell A. Lynn, incum-
bent, is unopposed as is Town
Treasurer M. Waite Wilkins. Five
members of the six-man council
have announced for another term.
Dr. r. L. Kronfeld, the other coun-
Gil member did not qualify.
Three Running for Mayor.
Besides the Mayor and treasurer,
;, others whose names will appear on
the ballot are DR.. Daniel l.. Det-
wiler, Granville S, White, DR.. Will
! liam Never, w. S. Blanchard and
R. N. Wrenn, incumbent, and Leon
ard L. Burger, Walter A. Farr and
Ralph o. Ennis.
The election will be held in the
fire house and election officials will
be Mrs. Katherine Kirk, G. r.
Bready. jr., E. E. Gillette. The
polls will be open from sunrise to
sunset.
Three candidates are running for
Mayor in Purcellville, one of the
six incorporated towns in LOU
doun County that will hold cleo
lions. They are A. N. Adams, in
cumbent: T. J. Hatcher and DR..
F. T. Hauser.
Mayors of other towns in the
county are unopposed. Lucas D.
Phillips, who has served as Mayor
of Leesburg for two terms, is again
a candidate for reelection. Middle
burg's Mayor, CORTLAND H Smith;
r. r. Larrick, Mayor of Round Hill,
and Richmond Ely for Mayor of
Hamilton, are the other unopposed
incumbents.
Couneilmen Seek Reelection.
Councilmen seeking reelection in
LeeSburg are J. L. Oliver, Roy M.
Flippo. Joseph H. Turley, John T.
Hourihane and L. c. Rollins. New
candidates are C. R. Lyle and C. w.
Fiske. Louis T. Titus is unopposed
for recorder.
Aubrey Hall. L. K. Mcdaniel, J.
Derry Tribby, J. L. Lodge and D. w.
Grubb seek reelection to the Coun-
Gil of PurcellviIle. They are OPP
posed by Robert j. Pancoast. w. r.
Thompson. A. c. Norman and A.
F. Anderson. The present recorder,
| Wilbur Frye, is the only candidate
for that office.
Councilmen up for reelection at
Middleburg are j. E. Bell, H. A.
Splitter, w. J. Luck. L. L. Lawrence,
M. S. Reed and L. F. Chappelle.
New candidates are w. K. Risdon
and Paul Adams.
Candidates for reelection to the
/ Council of Round Hill are H. H.
Cooley. E. L. Donohoe, Charles j.
Ford, S. A. Hersperger and DR.. w.
H. Turner.
Hamilton Councilmen seeking re-
election are M. l.. Herndon, C. Y.
Hall, DR.. w. B. Frazer, Albert lay
cock. Harry Trussell and Henry
Mock.
No candidates have filed for Hills
boro. but the election will be held,
electors writing names in on blank
ballot.
Election of Councilmen in the in
corporated towns of Prince William
County also will be held. Votes
will be cast at the Town Hall in
Manassas for candidates to fill two
vacancies on the Council. The con-
testants are w. E. Trussler, F. r.
Hynson, Arthur Vetter. Eugene
Mooney and j. H.. Burke. Mr..
Trussler is a member of the pres.
ent Council.
The towns of Quantico, Hay
market and Occoquan alao will elect
Councilmen Tuesday.