Evening star., 1947-02-22
Lane's S Nominee List
For County Offices
Drops Christensen
By J. B. Zotmsn
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. ~. - Two
Montgomery County Democratic Of
flee holders who opposed their
party's candidates in last years
primary were not included in Gov.
Lanes list Of "greenbag" nomina-
tions for county and State posts.
The list went to the Senate yes
terday, with the nominees expected
to be confirmed next month.
The two men who were not re-
nominated are Einar B. Christensen,
trial magistrate at the Silver Spring
Police Court, and Fred Heine,
justice of the peace and clerk to
Judge Christensen.
w. B. Wheeler Nominated.
To replace Judge Christensen,
Gov. Lane nominated William B.
Wheeler, Silver Spring attorney, who
will appoint the court clerk.
Judge Christensen ran for States
attorney on the Democratic ticket
last year in opposition to the organ
ization's candidate, Charles w. Pret-
lyman. He was supported by Mr.
Heinie.
Gov. Lane also named Alger
Y, Barbee, Forest Glen, a former
Democratic assistant States attor-
ney for the county, to succeed Trial
Magistrate Donald A. Delashmutt
in Rockville Police Court. Judge
Delashmutt did not seek renomina-
ton.
Warren Browning was nominated
to succeed himself as trial magis-
trate in Bethesda Police Court, and
Alfred D. Noyes was renominated
Juvenile Court Judge.
All were nominated for two-year
terms, beginning the first Monday
in May.
For the three positions on the
County Board of Election Super
visors, the Governor named Richard
H. Lansdale, Sandy Spring, former
Democratic county commissioner:
Odorion w. Oby, Route ., Silver
Spring, former Democratic register
of wills, and Willard A. King, Chevy
Chase, Republican. Their terms
also will extend for two years.
Montgomery Nominations.
The following justices of the peace
were nominated for two-year terms
in Montgomery County: Robert M.
Kennedy, James c. Nichols, William
E. Jobes, Melvin S. Walter and Will
liam Buckley, Bethesda; James B.
Doten, George M. Wilmeth and Luke
j. Bennett, jr., Takoma Park; Will
liam D. Clark, Harry M. Williams,
C. Clyde Harriss and Samuel A.
Carr, Rockville.
Also j. Kelly Magee and A. E.
Biggs, Silver Spring; Edwin D. Bur-
dette, Hyattstown: Mrs. Beulah M.
McCuen, Glen Echo, and Robert E.
Lee, Kensington.
Lane Names Opponents.
In an effort to heal party wounds
as result of last years bitter
democratic primary election and
create unity, Gov. Lane named sew
eral persons who opposed his can
didacy.
One was F. Murray Benson, who
was reappointed director Of parole
and probation. Mr.. Benson sup
ported j. Millard Tawes, former
State controller, for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
One nomination which may run
into stiff Senate opposition was that
of Edwin Warfield to the Tide
water Fisheries Commission. MIR.
Warfield is present chairman, and
Is Senators have introduced a bill
to abolish the commission and set
up Chesapeake Bay authority.
Col. Beverly Ober was reappointed
superintendent of State police and
DR.. Nathan B. Herman of Baltimore
was appointed chairman of the
State Industrial Accident Commis-
sion's medical board.
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst of Bal
timore, secretary of the University
of Maryland Board of Regents, was
reappointed. She is head of the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Other nominations include:
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission - Carl Veach, Cam
bridge; Senator Louis L. Goldstein,
Prinnce Frederick.
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