Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-19
Ballot
Lists
Closing
Only Two Major
Offices Contested
SO oFarin Race

First signs of normal in
terest in the primary cleo
tion Aug. 25 ruffred the sur
face of officialdom Friday,
less than "a hours before the
deadline for filing nomination petit
tons for candidates.
Deadline for filing was noon Sat-
urday
Mark Rose, Imperial Irrigation
district director from the Holtville
lrea, political veteran, and colorful
character in Imperial Valley for
more than 80 years, will run for
United States congressman on both
he Democratic and Republican
ickets. Nomination petitions in
both parties were filed for him late
Thursday afternoon. He will oppose
John Phillips of Riverside among
others, for the honor of being the
first man to represent the new con-
gressional district composed of I'm
perial, Riverside, and Orange coun-
ties.
Latest incumbent to have an
opponent enter the field was Evalyn
Westerfield, county recorder. Joseph
F. Mayfield, farmer of the Calexico
area and former bank employe, will
oppose Mrs. Westerfield. His nomi-
nation papers we're filed late Thurs
day afternoon.
Thus far Dave Vencill, supervisor
of the Holtyille district, and l.
Schlatter, supervisor of the Calexico
district, had no opponents filed
against them. .t
Sheriff Robert w. Ware will be
opposed by Albert r. Hens, Ell Gen.
tro mortician, for the office of coun-
ty sheriff coroner.
INCUMBENTS FILE
Incumbents who already have had
nomination petitions filed for them
by their sponsors are County Clerk
w. j. lMcClelland, County Auditor
Walter D. Carey, District Attorney
Elmer Heald, County School Super
intendent E. Lee Hiteman, County
Treasurer George Varney, County
Assessor Collector Dan West, Pub
lie Administrator M. D. Zinn, Mrs.
Westerfield,, and County Surveyor
Henry Burk. No one had filed petit
tions against these officials up to
noon Friday.
In the township offices there will
be political excitement and hot
campaigning in Brawley and Win
terhaven district but only cool cam
paigning in the others.
OTHER TOWNSHIPS
In Calexico township Judge T. E,
Anderson and Constable Shelby w,
Crook, sr, filed for reelection. In
Ell Centre Judge John E. Simpson
and Constable Hugh Keating filed
for reelection and John B. Mayo
filed against Keating. In Imperial
Judge w. H. Tullos and Constable
Jason T. Powell filed for reelection
In tBrawley Judge H. B. Griffin and
Constable William O'Brien filed for
reelection and Thomas NJ Smith
filed against Griffin. In Holtville
Judge E. j. Smith and Constable
Carl Morford filed for reelection
and John Kavanaugh filed against
Smith. In Westmorland Judge o. G.
Killingsworth and Constable Lester
Cochran filed for reelection and
Pat Anderson filed against Cochran.
In Calipatria Judge Roy Kuns and
Constable Willmot C.. White are
candidates for reelection.
T. M. Adams, Thomas Killian, and
Frank A. Preston are running for
justice of the peace in Winter
haven. William L. Wallace, william
H. Ray, Lawton w. Porter, Dave C.
Harris, John Ruiz, and Clarence c.
Foster are running for constable.
Candidates for the Democratic
Central committee in Ell Centre
included j. D. Adams, Neal Gavin,
Cecil Gillett, Herbert Lowdermilk,
Lee Nuffer. Earl Richmond, ana
Leslie l.. Burr. andidates for Demo-
cratic committee in Imperial in
clude willard L. Townsend and
Archie A. Dreasher. Candidates for
Republic committee in Westmorland
are F.. T. Cook and Clarence Holi-
baugh, and for Holtville Democratic
committee are Lee A. Harris, j. v,
Yeargin, and Edwin Nilsson.