Evening star., 1941-05-04
13 Maryland
Towns Nearby
Elect Tomorrow
Mayors to Be Named
In HyuttsviIIe
And Mount Rainier

developed in only six areas.
The chief contests will be in
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier,
where the Mayors posts are at stake
and both incumbents are in the
running. Two Town Council places
are being contested in HyattSville
and three in Mount Rainier.
Mayor Norman A. Pruitt of the
latter town is opposed by Paul john
son and Floyd B. Matthias, father of
the incumbent councilman from the
third ward, Robert Matthias.
Seeking the first ward council post
in Mount Rainier are Arthur j..
Bates, the incumbent, and Roscoe
c. Mcmahon. John T. De Suver,
incumbent of the second ward,
seeks reelection against Warren w.
James. In the fourth ward race.
Carl E. Herberger, present council
man, will be opposed by Cornelius
S. Ryan and c. D. Glascock. Rob-
ert Matthias third ward post does
not expire until next year.
In Hyattsville' Race.
In HyattSville, Mayor E. Murray
Cover and Councilman H. Wilson
Spicknall of the third ward are
seeking the mayoralty.
Council contests are scheduled in
the first and second wards. John
L. Clarke, incumbent first ward
councilman, will oppose Thomas E.
Arnold, former member. Former
Councilman Thomas E. Hume and
Maurice P. McGrath will make the
race in the second ward.
Caesar L. Aiello, former corpora
ton counsel, was unanimously NOM
mated to succeed w. Irving Earn
shaw, third ward councilman, who
declined denomination. In the fourth
ward former Councilman Robert T.
Pitt also was nominated without
opposition to succeed P. Frederick
Dryer, who was not a candidate for
denomination.
Mayor Wedding UnOpposed.
At Riverdale, Mayor William c..
Wedding, who has served four terms,
Is running for reelection without
opposition. The only council posts
to be filled are those from the third
and fifth wards. In the third ward,
Power Waters is running unopposed.
In the fifth ward, Harry Barber is
unoppoSed after I. N. Goodwin, the
incumbent, declined to run.
In Cheverly, Mayor J. Raymond
Fletcher will be unoppoSed for re-
election and two councilmen will
be chosen-one in the second and
the other in the third ward. Merritt
Barton will be candidate in the
second ward, where Councilman
Charles Kidwell is not candidate
for reelection. The only contest
will be in the third ward, where R.
H. Wentworth, incumbent John j.
Buckley and Willis A. Cole are
candidates.
All four Offices are at stake in
Edmonston. Former Mayor A. E.
Bost and Gibson L. Moore seek the
mayoralty post from which Mayor
William T. Page is retiring. Town
Treasurer John A. Downing Is op-
posed by F. r. Coburn.
In the first ward council race
James w. Maximow, the incumbent,
is opposed by former Councilman
Francis R. James and in the second
ward former Councilman George
Fenwick and George A. Saul are
rivals.
Two Cottage City Posts.
Only two Council posts are to be
filled in Cottage City D. G. Ander-
son, former councilman at large, is
now running unopposed in the first
ward and H. H. jackson is running
for councilman at large without op-
position.
In District Heights Gustave Ed
feldt is seeking the Office of town
commissioner and is unopposed.
A brisk contest is expected in the
town of Fairmont Heights, where
four candidates are in the race for
Mayor. They are William j. Clay
tor, Ulysses Mackall, George A. Pat
terson and Stance J. Trotter.
Four of the six Council posts also
are to be filled, although only one
of the incumbents, Andrew J. Har-
rison, is seeking reelection. Others
running for Council jobs are Blanch
T. Busch, Homer L. Cousins, Will
liam w. Stephenson and Frank S.
Williams.
In North Brentwood, Mrs. Gladys
Arnold is running for clerk and
treasurer without opposition.
Somerset to Elect.
In Montgomery County, the town
of Somerset will elect two members
of the Town Council for Offices now
held by T. M. Cremins and A. D.
Werner. Mr.. Cremins has an
nounced he is not a candidate to
succeed himself.
An informal meeting of the citi-
Gems of Somerset was held last week
and the following candidates were
proposed besides Mr.. Werner: J. H.
Linscott, o. H. Gish and H. P.
Briton. Voters may, however, write
In candidates.
Commissioners in GAINESVILLE.
A town election will be held to-
morrow at BarneSyille between and
2 pm. to elect three town commits
sioners for one-year terms. The
Offices now are held by Richard S.
Hayes, chairman of the board; Rob-
ert Lillard, and j. Forest Gait.
Five town commissioners will be
elected in Poolesville and one of the
incumbents, Mrs. Howard Frye, is
not a candidate to succeed herself
IF any one else will take my place" F"
she said. This community is not
exempted from provisions of the
Hatch Act and write-in candidates
must not be Federal employees.
Other Poolesville incumbents who
are eligible for reelection are
Charles B. Sellman, president of the
board; N. j. Morningstar, German
Butler and G. r. Gray, merchant.
Residents of Drummond, special
taxing area, will elect members of
q citizens committee. at the home
of Clyde H. Miller tomorrow night.
are Mr.. Miller, DR.. John
A Fleming and James r Carry