Evening star., 1942-09-03

seven CaQQlQAJeS Will cOnGenQ Tor
the six Democratic nominations to
the House of Delegates in the Prince
Georges County MD primaries
September 8.
Six of the seven, including John
S. White, sole incumbent, bear the
Endorsement of the Democratic
State Central Committee A contest
was precipitated by the entry in the
race of Ewe1 H. Mohler of Tuxedo,
former justice of the peace Both
Mr.. White and Mr.. Mohler are res
idents of the Bladensburg district.
A former mayor of Colmar Manor,
where he lives, Mr.. White has been
a delegate to the State Legislature
since 1885. He is Democratic floor
leader of the House of Delegates
and is chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee. He also is a
member of the State Legislative
Council. |
Interested ID Employe Bonus.
AS chairman of the councils sub
committee on budget and finances,
Mr.. White said yesterday that he is
particularly interested in obtaining
bonus for school teachers and
State employees to match the in
creased cost of living.
Il also feel that county employees
should receive bonus for the same
reason" he declared. This bonus
should be paid annually as long as
the present emergency exists"
Mr.. White said he also sponsored
measure at a special session of the
Legislature in 1887 providing for
flood control in the Bladensburg
area, as we'll as another bill in the
last session enlarging the county
police force. The State is now
awaiting Federal appropriation to
carry out the flood control program.
he added.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr.. White
came to Colmar Manor in 1923 to
practice law He is a past president
of the county Kiwanis Club and is
corporation counsel of Cheverly,
Colmar Manor and Laurel. He is Al
years old and married.
Mohler a Native Of Tuxedo.
Mr. Mohler, justice of the peace
under an appointment by the late
Gov. Nice in 1884, is newcomer
to county politics. He is 80 years
old, married and has three children.
A native of Tuxedo, Mr.. Mohler
has been general contractor for the
past 20 years. He organized the
aS1x al tnn ESy.n
Department with his father and was
assistant chief of the department at
one time. He is active in civic
work and is a member of the Wash
ington Board of Trade.
Asked whether he had any plat
form in his campaign for nomina-
ton to the Legislature, Mr. Mohler
said he had no particular issues in
mind.
Il am running for the House of
Delegates principally because I
think it's a good way to enter
politics." he declared.
Dairy Head Seeks Office.
The third candidate, Samuel H.
Harvey, is president of the Harvey
Dairy, Inc, in Hyattsville, which he
has headed for the past IA years.
Before that, he was assistant pro-
fessor OF the College of Agriculture
at the University Of Maryland.
A native of Connecticut, Mr..
Harvey came to live in the county
81 years ago He is 48 years old
and lives in College Park. He has
never run for county Office before
Mr.. Harvey is veteran of World
War I in which he saw duty over
seas with the Engineer Corps. He
enlisted in the Army as private
and became a sergeant.
Besides his activity in the Amer
ican Legion-he has just completed
term as vice commander of the
Southern Maryland district-Mr.
Harvey also is active in the Or
ganization of Maryland Minute
men.
Noah Joffe, another candidate
for nomination to the House of
Delegates, Is merchant in Bowie,
where he was born 80 years ago.
He received his preliminary edu-
cation in Bowie and is a graduate
OF Baltimore City College.
He is a director of the Bank of
Bowie, vice president of the Bowie
Building Association, past chief of
the Bowie Fire Department. past
president of the county Volun-
teer Firemen's Association and Is
now chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Maryland State
Firemen's Association. This is his
first entry into politics.
The NTH candidate, lie Roy
Ptlmnhr of Meadous La n native