Evening star., 1941-05-06


~ nine Prin e
Georges and four
Mr.. Cover. M Montg ON ry
County communities.
Mr.. Matthias, father of Robert B.
Matthias. third ward councilman in
Mount Rainier, whose term does not
expire until next year, received 507
votes to win a two-year term over
Paul D. Johnson. who received 431
votes. Mayor Pruitt ran third in
the three cornered mayorality race,
xeceiving 1876 votes.
Arthur j. Bates, first ward coun-
Gilman, was the only Mount Rainier
official to be reelected, polling 2l1
votes in his race against Leo R Nc
Mahon. who was not far behind with
199 votes.
James Wins in Second Ward.
Warren w James, with 161 votes,
defeated the incumbent, John T.
Duever, who received 81. for the sec
ond ward post. and Chauncey D.
Glascock, with 127 votes, won over
Cornelius S. Ryan, who received 80,
and, the incumbent, Carl E. Her
berger, who trailed the field with 81
votes for the fourth ward post.
A feature of the Hyattsville elec-
ton was the referendum to author
lie the town to buy a combination
pumper and ladder truck not to
exceed $l5.150 in cost for the VOL
unteer fire department, which
carried 472 to 292.
Thomas E. Arnold former men,
Der, defeated the John L. Clarke, in
cumbent and council president, for
the Hyattsville 1St ward council
post, 109 to 50. Former Councilman
Thomas E. Hume won over Maurice
p. McGrath, 1913 to 90, in the I'd
ward.
Two Without Opposition.
G. L. Aiello, former corporation
counsel, running unopposed in the
third ward, received 327 votes, and
succeeds w. Irving Earnshaw. In
the fourth ward, former Councilman
Robert T. Pitt, also without oppo-
sition, received l26 votes. and Sue
ceeds P. Frederick Dryer.
Edmonston has new Mayor as
4 result of yesterdays election, in
which Gibson L. Moore defeated
A. E. Bost, former Mayor, by a
vote of 118 to So. Mr.. Moore's pre-
decessor, William T. Page, was not
a candidate for reelection. Town
Treasurer John A. Downing was re-
elected by defeating F. R. Coburn
by vote of ia to g..
In the first ward James w. Max
mlow, the incumbent, was defeated
by F. R. James, a former council
man, by vote of 56 to %. In the
second ward George A. Saul won
over former Councilman George
Fenwick, 81 to 27.
Fairmont Heights also came out
of the election with a new Mayor
after George A. Patterson defeated
Ulysses Mackall, the incumbent, by
a vote of 116 to 81. The two other
mayoralty candidates. Stance J.
Trotter and William J. Claytor, re-
ceived II and 80 votes respectively
In the council race for three
posts, Andrew J. Harrison, the only
incumbent seeking office, was re-
elected with 166 votes. The two
others named to the council were
William w. Stephenson with 155
votes, and Blanch T. Busch, 14O.
The two other candidates. Frank
s. Williams and Homer L. Cousins,
received 126 and 116 votes, respec-
lively.
Voters in the town also quashed
an amendment to raise the town s
levy by a vote of 81 to 80.
Cole Wins in Cheverly.
In Cheverly Mayor John R.
Fletcher, who ran for reelection
without opposition, received 1O9
votes. Merritt Barton, who was un-
opposed for second ward council
man, received Is votes. In the third
ward Willis A. Cole defeated John
j. Buckley, SO to 19, after R. H.
wentworth, the incumbent, with
drew.
Only two council posts were filled
fn Cottage City. D. G. Anderson,
former councilman at large, who
ran in the first ward, and H. H.
Jackson, running for councilman at
large, were both unopposed and re-
ceived 81 votes each.
In the Riverdale election there
were no contests, and only 81 of
more than 300 registered voters went
10 the polls. Mayor William c.
Wedding, who has already served
four terms, received % votes.
Power Waters received 8 votes for
the third ward council post as well
as 2 write-in votes for Mayor. Harry
Barker was named fifth ward coun-
Gilman with 5 votes
In North Brentwood Mrs. Gladys
Arnold, who ran unopposed for clerk
and treasurer, received Sc votes as
the only candidate in the election
However, Mayor Sandy P. Baker
who did not file for reelection, re-
ceived 40 write-in votes for the
mayoralty posi-. since there were
no other candidates for mayor, he
would have continued in office re-
Eardless. Councilman Ralph Rich
ardson who did not file for re-
election. received seven write-in
votes and was continued in office.
Gustav Edfelt was elected town
commissioner of District Heights
without opposition, receiving Al
votes.
In Montgomery County A. D, Wer-
ner was reelected as a member of
the Somerset town council with 4S
votes. j. H. Linscott was also
named q councilman with 46 votes
Only two council posts had to be
filled. The two other candidates