Evening star., 1943-07-04
Washington Groves
Mayor Unopposed
|For Reelection
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 3.-Irv-
ing L. McCathran is not expected
to have any opposition for re-
election as Mayor of Washington
Grove at the towns annual lection
from 7 to 10 pm. Saturday. The
deadline for filing certificates OF
candidacy with the town clerk was
Wednesday and only Mr. McCath-
rams name was submitted. Write
ms are permissible, however.
Unless there are Withdrawals in
the meantime, there will be four
candidates for the two seats on the
town council to be filled-Charles
M. Keefer and Wallace Muir, in
cumbents, and Oscar E. Lancaster
and William T. Teepe. Holdover
members of the council are Robert
S. Billhimer, David F.. Bradley. AL
fred Christie, jr, and Francis L.
L. Hitler.
The Mayor will be chosen for one
year and the councilmen for three
year terms. Preceding the election.
which will be helo in the Assembly
Hall at the Grove there will be
town meeting. at which election
judges will be named.
Good Hunting Foreseen.
E. Lee LeCompte, State game
warden, does not anticipate a dull
1894 hunting season in Mont
gomery County. in spite of the war,
it was made evident this week when
he sent 1895 license application
blanks and tags 20 Clayton K. Wat
kins, clerk of the Circuit Court.
Lawrence H. Price, deputy sheriff,
obtained the first license. Several
others have since been issued and
the demand is expected to grow
rapidly from now on, Mrs. Lucille
Penninton. license clerk, stated.
Rabbits and squirrels are said to
be more plentiful than usual.
Rotary Officers Installed.
Recently elected officers of the
Rockville Rotary Club were installed
at meeting of the group at Hun
gerford Tavern here Thursday
They are Augustus r. Selby. presi-
dent; Thomas C. Kelley. vice presi-
dent; DR.. Richard G. Buckingham
secretary, and J. Vinson Peter
treasurer. The new president sue
ceeded Harold C. Smith.
Marriage Licenses Increase.
AS far as the issuance of marriage
licenses by the office of the CLERK
Of Circuit Court here was con-
cerned, June was the month OF
brides.
According to Mrs. Lucille Fen
nington, license clerk. 202 permits
to wed were issued last month. This
| figure represented an increase OF
go over the monthly average for the
current year up to June /. Most OF
| those obtaining the licenses were
from outside the county.
Scholarship Examinations Planned
DR. Edwin w. Broome, Mont
gomery County superintendent OF
schools. has announced that exami-
nations for scholarships to the fol-
lowing institutions will be held al
$50 am. Saturday at Richard
Montgomery High School here.
| The schools are: Blue Ridge
College. New Windsor. for boy OF
girl, tuition only: Maryland Insti-
tute of Art, Baltimore. boy or girl
tuition only; Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster. boy. subject tc
approval by State Senator Hampton
tuition and board; St. Johns Col
lege. Annapolis, boy. tuition only;
Washington College. Chestertown
boy, tuition and board. subject tc
approval by State Senator Hampton
ST. Mary's Seminary. ST. Mary's
County, girl, tuition and board.
The examinations will be con.
Quoted by DR.. Broome and the
scholarships will be effective unit
the recipients graduate.
Bids Asked for Schools.
Frank B. Davis. Montgomery
County supervisor of school prop
ertv has advertised for bids for con-
struction of two-room addition tc
! y
School, two-room unit at West
brook Elementary School, Massa
chusetts avenue extended. and FIVE
room addition to the South Foul
Corners School. Proposals will be
received at the Office OF the Mont
gomery County Board Of Education
Rockville. until pm. July II. Plans
and specifications may be obtained
at the Office of the architect, Frank
B. Proctor. 1922 Georgia avenue
Silver Spring. Contractors may bic
on one or more of the projects.
Victory Gardens Yield.
From the Victory Garden at the
Rockville Elementary School, 18l
quarts of string beans were canned
during the week under direction OF
Mrs. Lucy Barsley, Victory Garden
chairman for the Rockville area
and Mrs George Ray, jr.. chair
man of the Rockville Canteen. it