Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-07
Two Alexandra Posts
To Be Uncontested
In April Primaries
Eight Candidates Listed
For Three Scots as
Counci!men at Large

Two Of five Alexandria posts to
be fllled in the June elections will
go uncontested in the Democratic
primary April s. When the deadline
passed Friday midnight. only one
primary candidate each had filed for
city attorney and city collector.
For the seats of three councilmen-
at-large, however. eight hopefuls
have filed.
c. Page Waller. present city COL
lector. has filed for reelection With
City Attorney Armistead L. Boothe
not running. Joseph M. Pancoast is
unopposed in the primary.
Both will win automatically I'M
less they have last-minute opposi-
ton in June from independent can
didates since victory in the primary
is tantamount to election.
Mr.. Pancoast now is United
States commissioner. He has indi-
Gated he will resign that post if he
is elected city attorney. He was at
one time a member of the Selective
Service Board and has Just been re-
appointed to the City Planning
Commission. He also served for
short time as substitute police and
civil court Judge.
Armstrong Runs Again.
The City Council candidates in
clude the present councilmen at
large. Mayor William T. wilkins
Vice Mavor Eugene Simpson and
Charles M. Stump
Former ward councilmen who will
seek at-large posts are James Arm
strong. former representative of the
fifth ward who was defeated for re-
election last June. and Ernest Man.
kin, who lost the third ward seat in
the same election.
Three newcomers in the political
field who will run are Donald E.
Jameson. Robert E. Zimmerman and
L. Gilmer Hoge
Mr.. Jameson, resident Of the
sixth ward. is employed at the First
National Bank. He is member Of
the George Mason School Parent
Teacher Association. of the North
Ridge Citizens Association and a
deacon of the First Baptist Church.
He serves on the Advisory Commit
tee of the Selective Service Board.
and is a member of the auxiliary
police.
Mr. Zimmerman is a resident of
the sixth ward and is general yard
master for the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Co.
He served on the town council of
Potomac before its annexation by
Alexandria.
Mayoralty Is Chief Interest.
Mr.. Hoge lives in the 5th ward
and is associated with the Alex
andria Hay Il Grain CO. He has
never held public Office.
The chief interest in the June
elections will be which Of the three
candidates for councilmen at large
will be elected Mayor The one re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
in the general election becomes
Mayor, with the runneIup serving
as Vice Mayor.
Opponents Of Mayor Wilkins be-
lleve that his recent stand against
granting the full school budget
asked by the Board of Education
may cost him reelection. Since
the school budget fight, finally won
by the Board of Education, was an
important political issue. it may
we'll play a part in determining the
election.
Mr.. Armstrong is basing his bid
for election on his belief that the
schools should be given every con-
sideration from the Council as well
as on his interest in promoting a
playground program in the city.
Mr.. Mankin has always been a
strong advocate of adequate play
grounds and city recreational ia
cilities.