Evening star., 1945-04-29
Nearby Towns
To Pick Officials
May I and 3
Nine Prince Georges,
Seven Montgomery
Units Will Vote

SOHleTy COunCy Will go 10 Cne polls
May 7 to elect municipal officials.
One other town in Prince Georges
County - the newly incorporated
municipality of Landover Hills
will hold its election May 8.
Most spirited contest is in prospect
in Mount Rainier, where c. D. Glas-
cock, fourth ward councilman, and
George A. O'Connor are running
against Floyd B. Matthias, incum-
bent, for Mayor.
Leo r. Mcmahon is seeking elec.
ton to the Town Council from the
first ward without opposition. The
present councilman, Arthur Bates,
has announced he will not seek re.
election.
Incumbent is Unopposed.
In the second ward, w. w. James,
incumbent, is seeking reelection
with no opposition, while ]. S. Boze-
man, third ward councilman, is run
ming for reelection against Carl
Rottman. Emery B. Smith is OPP
posed by Charles K. Xander in the
fourth ward to succeed Mr.. Glas-
cock.
Principal interest in the Cheverly
election is centered on the race be-
tween Mrs. Betty Tayman, third
ward councilwoman, and j. Edgar
Conover for Mayor. Mayor John r.
Fletcher Is not seeking reelection.
If elected, Mrs. Tayman will be the
first woman Mayor in Prince
Georges County.
DR.. Edward A. Saloon is running
unopposed for the council from the
second ward to succeed G. Watson
Lambert, incumbent, while Cyrus L.
Burnett, Nicholas M. Raskhodoff
and Lester C. Whitehead are seek
ing the third ward council seat.
A contest between George M.
Jones and Claude Davis for the
Council from the first ward feat
lures the Hyattsville election. Navy
1t. George OHare, incumbent, is
not seeking reelection.
1t. Col. Caesar L. Aiello is
candidate to succeed himself in the
second ward. He has no opposition.
The third ward incumbent, Harry
Shinn, is opposed by Wayne C.
Read. William A. Shepherd. city
treasurer for 80 years, has no op-
position in his race to succeed
himself.
Hold Annexation Vote.
The Hyattsville election also win
be marked by referendum by
residents of Queens Chapel Manor,
Castle Manor and Clearwood on
an annexation proposal.
All candidates in Riverdale are
unopposed.
They are Mayor Harry A. L.
Barker, E. L. Norton, who is seek
ing election to the Council from
the third ward; Hanson D. Powers,
fifth ward, and Arthur w. Brunei.
sixth ward. Both Mr.. Powers and
Mr.. Brunei are incumbents.
H. H. jackson and G. G. Ander-
son, incumbents. and Colin Ward
are seeking election as town COM
missioners in Cottage City. Two
seats on the board become vacant
May 7.
In District Heights. Leonard H.
Hardness is running for town COM
missioner without opposition. The
incumbent, John w. Moran, is not
seeking reelection.
Incumbent office holders in Ed
monston whose seats become va
cant this year have no opposition
in their race for reelection. They
are Mayor Harold Manning, Coun-
Gilman Leonard Kagey from the
first ward, Clarence Powell. second
ward councilman, and Mrs. Maude
Powell, treasurer.
Mayor Is Unopposed.
Willie Bellows is running unop-
posed for Mayor of North Brentwood
to succeed Mayor Sandy Baker. who
is not seeking reelection. Henry
Newton, sr, is opposed by Carter
Harlan in the race for councilman
! for the first ward, while Miss Dor
othy Hawkins is seeking the post
of treasurer without opposition.
The most spirited contest In
Montgomery County is in prospect
in Somerset, with seven candidates
for two seats on the Town Council.
They are A. E. Henze and A. D.
Werner, incumbents; DR.. E. c.
Albritton, E. D. McAlister, Capt.
F. w. Holt, U. S. N; Arthur Ring
land and Edgar burlington.
In the adjacent community Of
Drummond, residents will elect three
members to the Citizens Committee.
They will be named in q write-in
vote, since there is no formal an
nouncement by candidates.
A four-cornered race for two
vacancies on the Town Council will
feature the Garrett Park election.
Candidates are Francis Short, in
cumbent; George Brown, j. Sheldon
Turner and w. C. Young. James
Thomas, the remaining incumbent,
is not seeking reelection.
Trio Seek Reelection.
Mayor William McBain of CATH
ersburg and Councilmen Ohio
Trundle and Samuel Briggs have
no opposition in their race to sue
ceed themselves.
In Barnesville, Councilmen j. R.
Lillard, r. S. Hays and C. c. Orme
are seeking reelection, with no op-
position reported.
6. R. Gray, president of the
Poolesville Board of Town Com
missioners, and Commissioners z. M.
Compiler, George D. Willard, Harold
D. Brooks and Joseph Haller are
expected to be reelected, since there
has been no opposition reported.
| A similar situation exists in Lay
louisville, where no opposition has
been reported to the reelection Of
Town Commissioners Roy w. Barber,
Albert Hawkins and Cover D.
Armstrong.
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