Evening star., 1942-05-05
Nearby Towns
In Maryland
Elect Officials
Four Votes Decide
Mayors Race in
Capitol Heights

Cupitol Heights
Alfred Dom was elected Mayor OF
Capitol Heights. Md by margin of
four votes over his nearest opponent
in four -cornered race yesterday, as
voters of 18 towns in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties went to
the polls to elect municipal officers.
Mr.. Dom polled 100 votes to 126
for Elmer L. Hickman. In third
place with 1l2 votes was Giles o.
Gamer. civil air patrol pilot now at
Casualty hospital recovering from
injuries he received when his plane
crashed near Greenbelt Thursday
Frank C. Ripley, the fourth candi-
date, polled 10 votes
Charles F. O'Connor, piling up a
total of ESQ votes, led a field of Il
candidates for the six City Council
posts in Capitol Heights. The other
successful candidates were Charles
H. Humes, 240; George E. Nairn, 238;
Carl Pippert, 226; Thomas Ven-
demia, 213, and Harry Evans, sr.,
1885, The losing candidates were
Robert 2. Hazel. l61, Norris A. Simp-
son, l55: K. H. Dillon, 1874: David E.
Haller, 108. and John Morris, 96.
Mrs. Anna j. Light, unopposed for
the office Of treasurer, polled 296
votes. Final tabulations were not
completed until 4:30 am. today.
Hyattsville Councilmen Elected.
Howard A. Harrison was reelected
councilman from the first ward in
Hyattsville, defeating Ernest O.
Cooke, So to 40.
George J. O'Hare, an attorney,
Won an 85-to-76 victory over Claude
N. Davis. jr., in the second ward.
H. Wilson Spicknan received %
complimentary ballots in the third
ward. He was unopposed.
william M. Miller. fourth ward
incumbent, had a close call when
13 write-in votes were registered for
DR.. Victor r. Boswell. Mr.. Miller
obtain 20 votes.
william A. Shepherd led the ballot
In Hyattsville, polling 290 compli-
mentary votes for the post of treas
urer. He is serving his 33d consec-
utive year in that Office.
All five incumbents were returned
10 office in a nine-way race for
places on the Bladensburg Board of
Town Commissioners. They were
Andrew F.. Gasch, 200; H Myron
Potter, 1856; James E. Peake. 1876;
Leonard G. Simpson, 1913, and Josias
M. Cobb, president of the board, 1872.
Three Incumbents Reelected.
The defeated candidates were w.
r. Bcattie, who served two previous
terms. as commissioner, 81; James
r. Ceranton, 10; H. Edwin Heck
rotte. jr., 49, and William c. Nor
rison, II.
In Riverdale three incumbents
we're elected without opposition.
They were Walter B. Ford of the
first ward, Nathan G. McKnew of
the second ward and Edward B.
Dunley of the fourth ward. H. C..
Weeks, reelected treasurer, also was
unopposed.
P. Price Myers scored a victory
over two opponents in the race for
councilman from Mount Rainier's
third ward, polling 207 votes to 80
for E. Howard Brown, jr., and 10
for Seth j. Martin.
In the second ward Warren w.
James, incumbent, was reelected
over Paul D. johnson by a margin
Of lis to 81.
Carl r. Minnick. Renald A. Don
ley and Ralph L. Bailey of the sec
ond. third and fourth wards, re-
spectively, were elected without
opposition in Cottage City.
Commissioner Reelected.
Harry Fuchs. incumbent commits
sioner. was reelected in District
Heights by a margin of 66 to SO
over Roy E. Throckmorton.
Reuben L. Richardson from the
hrst ward in Edmonston and Har-
old r. Manning from the second
ward were reelected without q
contest.
In North Brentwood, Wallace Will
liams was returned to Office without
opposition from the second ward,
while Edgar F. johnson was re-
elected from the third ward, also
without an opponent.
Ernest Maier was named to sue
ceed William Wingo in the first ward
in Cheverly, there being no oppo-
sition. William A. Link, fourth
ward incumbent, received three
token ballots.
In the elections of Seat Pleasant
where the positions were uncon-
tested, Van Moreland was elected
Mayor with 81 votes George w
Fowler was elected treasurer with
80 votes and the following were
named to the council:
j. Theodore Crown, 80; Harry w
Opitz, 80; James M. Roberts. 81
Joseph Wells, 20, and Reginald D
Moran, 81.
Garrett Park Elects.
The principal town election con-
test in Montgomery County was ir
Garrett Park, where Paul V. John.
son and Clarence l.. Buck triumphec
over three other candidates for TIVE
vacancies on the Town Council.
Mr.. johnson led with SO vote!
while Mr.. Buck received 30. TIL,
losing candidates were Walter B
Reynolds, Is; Francis j. Short, 81
and DR.. Richard L. Lee, 6.
Frank L. Weaver, who was unop
posed to succeed William Mac.
Nulty as Mayor. received 60 votes
In Gaithersburg Otho C. Trundl,
was reelected to the Council anc
William A. Waters defeated Johr
Micuda for a second Council va
cancy. Mr.. Waters received 43 vote
to Mr.. Micudas 81. Mayor William
McBain, who was unopposed to sue
ceed himself, received A votes.
The lightest vote in its histor,
was cast in the Takoma Park elec
ton for Mayor and six Councilmen
all Of whom had no opposition.
Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood re
eeived 78 Of the SO votes cast. H. J
Carr received the highest numbe
of votes in the Councilman elec