Evening star., 1948-04-27
PrinceGeorqes
Town Elections
Set Next Week
Nine Communities
To Vote Monday,
One on Tuesduy

l1cikIitS, OedJ PHEASANT. IlVerQdle
District Heights, Cottage City, Chev
erly, Edmonston, North BRENTWOOD
and Fairmont Heights-will vote OF
Monday, the same day as the Demo
cratic and Republican State pri
maries.
Berwyn Heights will hold its loca
election the following day.
Contests are slated in at least 81,
OF the towns, with the biggest igh
expected to take place in Capito
Heights where II candidates ar,
seeking election to the six towr
council seats. One other contes
will be for the mayoralty post a
Seat Pleasant.
IL In Capitol Heights Race.
The IL candidates for the Capito
Heights council are Rollin Reno
Thomas Vendemia and William
Rawlings, all incumbents, and Viii
liam H. Hutson, a former mayor O.
the community; Elvin Campbell, 10.
seph LiCalzi, Norris Simpson, Har.
vey Ennis, James Clark, JOSEPH
MULTI, Earl Burdette and Carl E
Reed. Three other members of the
present council, Zachary Flynn
Maurice O'Connor and Elmer Hook
man, are not running.
Mayor Thomas A. Shaw of the
same town, and Treasurer Frank.
lin E. Lampkin are unopposed fol
reelection. Polls will be open from
am. to 8 pm. in the rear of Gill
Central avenue, Capitol Heights.
In Seat Pleasant, Mayor Var
Moreland will be opposed by w. C
Smith in the first contest for that
ONCE in 10 years. Another con-
test In the same community will
find six candidates in the race fo
five council seats. They are Fred
E. Godfrey, Joseph Gardella and
James M. Roberts. incumbents;
Robert L. Main, Alfred F. Mum
ford and Gwyn E. Gardner. Two
incumbents, George Cleary ano
Clafence M. Mace, are not candi-
dates.
Incumbent j. Theodore Crown is
unopposed for reelection as town
treasurer. Voting will be held from
l to pm. in the Seat Pleasant
Firehouse.
One Riverdale Contest.
The only contest in Riverdale
where polls will be open from 7
am. to pm. in the towns NUM-
cipal hall over the firehouse, will
be for the I'd ward council seat.
Two candidates, James A. Ronchi,
former chief of the Riverdale VOL
unteer Fire Department, and Ken
meth A. Breerwood, are after the
post to replace Councilman Henry
H. Peck, who is not running. Mr..
Peck was appointed 10 the post
temporarily to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Councilman
Nathan K. McKnew, who was elect
ed two years ago.
Unopposed for reelection are
Councilmen Frederick W. Weigand
ST., in the lst ward, and Edward B
Dunford, I'd ward, and Town
Treasurer Harry C. Weeks, who has
been In the same capacity for the
last 25 years. Holdovers for an
other year are Mayor Harry A. l.
Barker and Councilmen Harry c.
Showers, Sd ward; Hanson D. Pow
ers, 5th ward, and Stafford M
Howard, 9Th ward.
At District Heights, five men are
candidates for two seats on the
community's Board of Town Com
miSsioners. Seeking election for q
three-year term are Leonard H
Harkness, incumbent, who was ap-
pointed last June to succeed Com
missioner Reginald Ware, resigned;
Philip M. Teater and Gustave v
Edfeldt. William J. Mcnamara, an
other incumbent, who was named
last october to complete part OF
the unexpired term Of Commissioner
Walter Baldwin, jr., who moved
from the community, and Percy
Clark are candidates for a two-year
term. Francis E. Gorley, the re-
manning member of the board, still
has another year to serve. Polls
will be open from to 10 pm. in the
District Heights flrehouse.
Two Cottage City Contests.
Two contests are slated in Cot
tage City. Anton JeSneck and Henry
CaSpare are candidates for the third
ward Council seat to succeed r. A.
Donley, chairman of the present
board, who is not seeking re-elec-
tion. In the fourth ward, Colin L.
Ward. incumbent; Thomas E. Hunt
and Willard E. Morse are after the
lone seat. Councilman Carl Min
nick is unopposed for reelection for
his third term in the second ward.
HoldoverS until next year are Coun-
cilmen D. G. Anderson of the first
ward and T. w. Scott, jr., at large.
Voting will take place in the Cot
tage City firehouse from am. to
pm.
Councilman Charles Kidwell is
unopposed for reelection to rep
resent Cheverly's first ward. Morris
A. De Simone is the only candidate
In the fourth ward to succeed Coun-
Gilman Harry j. Smith. Mayor Ed
ward A. Saloon and Councilmen
James c. Stanier, second ward, and
Lester L. Whitehead, third ward
still have another year to serve.
Voting will be held from IL am. to
& pm. in the basement of the Amer
lean Legion Hall.
Little excitement is expected in
Ecmonston, where Councilmen Reu-
ben K. Small. first ward, and Henry
l.. Adams, second ward, are unop.
posed for reelection. CONTINUING
in office for another year are Mayor
Harold r. Manning, Mrs. Maude I
Powell, town treasurer, and Coun.
cilmen Leonard r. Kagey. first
ward, and Clarence Powell, second
ward. Voting will be from / to :
pm. in the Edmonston Elementar,
School.
North Brentwood Poll.
Councilman Wallace E. William,
ir unopposed for his 1lth two-yeal
term in North Brentwood's secont
ward. Another incumbent, Council.
man Orlando C. Hobbs, is withou
opposition in the third ward. Hold.
overs are Mayor william D. Bellows
Councilman Harlan A. Carter O.
the first ward and Nfrc rr,,,a "a