Evening star., 1948-05-04
Post Is Elected
Takoma Mayor
In Hof Contest
Race Is High Light
Of BoIIoting in 10
Montgomery Towns

lLc SEVEN 1OWn council seats IN
Takoma Park in yesterdays most
hotly contested municipal election in
Montgomery County.
The new Mayor defeated Luke
j. Bennett, jr., president of the
Community League of Takoma Park,
1862 to 586, according to complete
unofficial returns.
The Takoma Park contest was
one of 10 Montgomery municipal
elections. 1t had been predicted,
however, that 5000 Takoma Park
voters would turn out instead of
approximately 1000 whose ballots
were Tailed after an all-night count.
The newly-elected Mayor and
Councilmen will serve two-year
terms beginning June 7.
Is Seeking Places.
There were Is contestants seeking
the seven places ON the Town Coun-
Gil. Those elected were: John H.
Mes, l,487 votes; Herman c. Heffner.
1885; John T. Parkerson, l,2l5:
Walter H. McClenon, 1851; Ross H.
Beville. 1,2l1; Sherwood Citizens,
jr.. 1924, and H. Brooks Perring,
1,l87.
Those on the Bennett ticket were
Councilmen Mes and Heffner and
Davis M. Agey, 507; James A. Clark.
689; George A. Cook, TIT; DR.. Fred
erick j. Stevenson, 58l, and Edward
j. White, 499. The remaining un-
attached candidates were Leroy A.
Anderson, who received 199 votes:
r. L. Dunn, 800, and Charles w.
Gerrar, 23l.
Mr.. Post was elected to the coun-
Gil in May, 1916, and is completing
his first term. He has served as
chairman of the Law and Ordinance
Committee and as a member of the
Finance Committee. He has been
a resident of Takoma Park since
1929. He is a native of Holland,
Mich. and is a veteran of World
War I. He also is a member of the
Takoma Park Lions Club and a
former member of the Washington
Board Of Trade.
New Mayors of two other Mont
gomery County communities were
selected in yesterdays balloting.
They were for Glen Echo and Gar
rett Park
Herson Defeats Mrs. McCuen.
Mrs. Beulah H. McCuen, Mayor
Of Glen Echo for nine years, was
defeated by William Herson, WRC
rise and shine" announcer. Mrs.
McCuen, who succeeded her hus-
band, Henry T. McCuen-who had
held the post 16 years-received 80
votes to so for Mr.. Herson.
The radio announcer has served
on the council at Glen Echo and
Will serve for four years as Mayor.
Running third in this contest was
George Arnold, captain of the Glen
Echo Volunteer Fire Department,
who holds two medals for heroism.
Mr.. Arnold polled % votes.
For the Glen Echo Town Council,
Edward c. Fenimore, with rs, and
Donald Canada, 54, won the two
avllable seats. Mr. Canada was re-
elected. Four others unsuccessfully
sought the two Offices. They were
w. 5. Herstein, 81 votes; James D.
Saunders, As: DR.. E. w. Cannon.
10, and Mrs. Roberta Keiter, 13.
DR.. James L. Thomas, section
chief at the Bureau of Standards,
defeated Clark F. King, assistant
corporation counsel for the District,
for Mayor of Garrett Park. The
vote was IS to 78, according to the
unofficial tally. The incumbent,
Clyde L. Hall, did not seek re-elec-
ton.
Also in Garrett Park, Howard
Bartram, a school teacher, with 100
votes, and Walter Reynolds. mer-
chant, with 101, nosed out Paul
Compiler, laundry official with 78.
for the two available council seats.
Kelly Slate Wins.
Most of the town council slate of
Mayor G. La Mar Kelly of Rock
vile carried the four available seats
in that town. Mayor Kelley was
without opposition for reelection.
His winning slate for the council
were Frank H. Higgins, 406; Murray
w. Bradshaw, 378, and Daniel r.
Weddle, $780, Samuel P. Hersperger,
running on the opposing slate, won
the fourth seat with BOT votes.
Losing candidates were DR.. Will
liam w. WEIGH, on the Kelly slate,
with 265 votes; LIE Roy B. Sherman,
202; Morris Stern, IA, and Balfour
o. Lytton, 129.
A six-way contest was fought out
for three available seats on the Lay
louisville Board of Town Commits
sloners. Winners were Cover D.
Armstrong. rs; Luther Howard d,
and Washington w. White, 10.
Losers were Albert Hawkins, IS;
Samuel Riggs 4th, 13, and Roy w.
Barber, 8.
Briggs and Ramsdell Win.
Samuel B. Briggs, incumbent, and
Hubert Ramsdell were elected to
the Gaithersburg Town Council by
votes of 1872 and 112, respectively, to
defeat Otho Trundle, who polled 30
votes. Mayor Henry C. Perry was
unopposed.
In Somerset, Irving M Day was
unopposed for his fifth term as
mayor For the council there, A. w.
Starratt, with 64. and Mrs. Ned w.
Arich, A, were elected over Edward
Talbot. with Al votes.
Other results included the follow
ing:
Brookville Board of Town Com
miSsioners-HoWard T. Craver, %;
G. Willard Harvey, 16, and C. r.
Hawkins and William P. Jones, tied
with 8, for the three seats. Mr..
Jones will not serve, however.
Barnesville Board of Town Com
missioners-Miss Mary Morningstar,
Is; Jerome Offutt, IA, and Lowell
Moon, IL, all unopposed incumbents.
Drummond Citizens Committee
j. William Stohlman, jr., %; w.
Kenneth Hoover, 10, and James B.
Garry, l8, all unopposed incumbents.