Evening star., 1942-04-21
Edward ToIson
Is Reflected
Laurel Mayor
Cuucuses Held
In Tukomu Park
And HyottsviIIe

Mayor Edward r. Tolson of Laurel
will begin a new term of once Mon
day. but only one councilman on
his ticket will be seated with him.
The Mayor was reelected yester-
day by comfortable margin over
two opponents-Rufus NJ. Watson
and Charles H. Lilley.
Meanwhile, at Hyattsville, only
two contests developed at a noni-
mating convention held last night
for five City Council posts to be
filled In an election May 4. while
the Takoma Park town caucus pro-
duced no competition for any Office
in another election scheduled the
same day.
Light Vote I'm Laurel
Voting at Laurel was relatively
light, with somewhat more than so
per cent of the towns 1.20O regis
tered voters giving Mayor Tolson
356 votes, Mr.. Watson 227 and Mr..
Lilley So.
Maynard L. Ward, who topped the
ballot in the race for councilman
with a total of 338, was the sole in
cumbent and the only Tolson sup
porter returned. The others, De
Wilton H. Donaldson. John II. Fet-
ty, Thomas B. Israel and Charles
A. st. Clair. were all listed on the
Watson ticket.
The vote for councilmen at large,
of whom the first two were elected,
was: De Wilton H. Donaldson, 3l1:
John H. Fetty, $50; Bert Ayton, 262;
Hiram J. Soper. 225, and Wilbur M.
Browning, ST., 100.
Messrs. Donaldson and Fetty were
former mayors Of Laurel. Messrs.
Ayton and Soper we're incumbents.
In the first ward, the results were:
Thomas B. Israel, 241; James B.
Turney, 220; Joseph G. Lindamood,
154. The second ward results were:
Maynard L. Ward. 338; j. Gilbert
White, 267. In the third ward,
Charles A. st. Clair shaded A.
Lester Battle, 303 to 293.
HyattsviIIe Nominees.
In the Hyattsville election May a,
there will be contests for the first
and second wards. The first ward
incumbent, Howard A. Harrison, Is
being opposed by Ernest o. Cooke,
while in the second ward Walter l..
Alexander has announced he will
not run again, because OF Ill health.
| MIR. Alexander's son-in-law, Claude
N. Davis, jr, will face George j.
OHare in the race for councilman
to succeed Mr.. Alexander.
Also renominated was william A.
Shepherd, who has served as treas
urer for 80 years, always without
opposition.
Mayor E. Murray Cover has an
other year in office, as have the
flve remaining Hyattsville council
men. Election this year will be for
one year only instead of the usual
two. TO permit a reapportionment
Of voters in the various wards by
next April.
Takoma Park Tickets.
In Takoma Park Oliver w.
Youngblood, incumbent mayor. was
nominated last night to succeed
himself in the election May 4.
The following members OF the
present Council were likewise re-
nominated: Millward C. Taft,
fourth precinct; Judge Herman C.
Heffner and John r. Sidell, sixth
precinct; Joseph Martin, ninth pre-
cinct-al of Montgomery County
and Howard v. Russell, fourth pre-
cinct, Prince Georges County.
The only new nominee was H. J..
Carr, who is scheduled to succeed
Councilman Howard H. Harrigan in
the fourth precinct, Montgomery
County. Mr.. Harrigan has been
forced by his recent assumption of
war duties to decline another term.
j. Wilson Dodd, town clerk. pre-
sided at the caucus and presented
Mayor Youngblood for a brief review
of his administration.
Other speakers at the meeting in
cluded John w. Coffman, former
president of the Takoma Park
Chamber of Commerce, Byrne p.
| Austin, president of the Takorna
Park Young Mems Democratic Club,
Joseph B. Simpson, Hext p. Ware
! and Judge Raloh q ShIIre