Evening star., 1949-05-01
Communities
In Maryland 10
Vote Tomorrow
BoIIotine Scheduled
In II Prince Georges,
; Montgomery Areas

5 Montgomery Areas
Residents of II Prince George
County communities and three i
Montgomery County will go to tn
polls tomorrow in their annual O
biennial municipal elections.
Mayoralty races are slated il
five of the Prince Georges Count
municipalities-Mount Rainier
Riverdale. College Park, Cheverl
and EdmonSton.
In Bladensburg, North Brent
wood and Fairmont Heights. tn
incumbent mayors are unopposet
for reelection. Balloting also vii
be held in Hyattsville. Distric
Heights and Cottage City il
Prince Georges County. while vot
ing in Montgomery County viii
take place in Drummond, Som
erset and Garrett Park.
Several of the communities alst
will decide on referenda issues.
Two-Way Fight For Mayor.
In Mount Rainier. interest will
center on a two-way fight fol
mayor. Candidates are Floyd B
Matthias, mayor of the town fol
the past eight years. and Herbert
w. Reichelt, an attorney.
Present councilmen in all but
the third ward will have opposi.
ton for reelection. Two of the
opponents, H. Carlyle de Lozier
who will face Fred j. Richardson
the incumbent, for the 1st ware
Seant, and Gurney r. Thompson
who will face Charles Xander, in.
cumbent for the 4th ward post
are on the same slate as Mr.
Reichelt. Charles w. Schellingel
will oppose incumbent Warren w
James in the End ward council
race. Robert G.. Merson is un-
opposed in the 3rd ward.
Riverdale Opponents.
In Riverdale, Mayor Harry A. l..
Barker will be opposed by Fred
erick w. Waigand, ST., present
councilman for the 1st ward.
Robert G. Fuerst is the lone can
didate for the Sd ward post to
succeed Councilman Harry C..
Showers who is retiring. Council
man Hanson D. Powers, 5th ward,
and Stafford M. Howard, 9Th ward,
are unopposed.
College Parks Mayor William A.
Duvall has opposition in William
j Millar. attorney and real estate
man. Three candidates are vying
for two councilman-at-large posts.
They are Herbert w. Wells and
Emanuel F. Zalesak, incumbents,
and G. Stuart Parker, present 5th
district councilman. In the 4th
district, Joseph c, Cherry and H.
Lee Noble are candidates to Sue
ceed DR.. John w. Mckay, who is
retiring. Other candidates are
unopposed.
To Vote on Tax Rise.
A referendum to decide on
whether to increase the tax rate
from Is cents to a maximum of SO
cents per $100 assessed valuation
also will be held.
In elections in Cheverly, DR.. Ed
ward A. Saloon, mayor. will be
opposed by Lawrence A. Yates. In
Ward 2. Councilman j. C. Stanier
is unopposed. In Ward 8, there
are three candidates, Wilbur John
son, Nelson Tayman and Russell
Walker.
At EdmonSton, Harold r. Man.
ming, mayor for the past 10 years,
will be faced by Charles w. Shaw.
Mrs. Maude Powell. incumbent,
and Mrs. Eva j. Lilly. are candi-
dates for treasurer. There are
two contests for council seats.
Bonds Hyattsville Issue.
Hyattsville has nine candidates
for four council seats and also
will decide on a 100000 bond
issue for a new fire department
and purchase Of fire equipment.
Council candidates include: In
cumbent Claude N. Davis. jr. and
Jesse S. Baggett, 1st ward; Incum-
bent Harry A. Styne, Malcolm A.
Dent and Jacob S. Walker, 2nd
ward; Incumbent Victor r. Bos-
well and w. Stanley Machen, 3rd
ward; and Incumbent Henry j.
Hellman and Kenneth E. Goodger,
4th ward.
In District Heights, five candi-
dates seek two seats on the towns
Board of Commissioners and
there are two referenda issues.
The latter include a proposed 10
cent tax increase for street light
construction and authority for the
commissioners to float a bond is
sue for storm drainage construc-
ton.
Cottage City voters will elect
two town, commissioners.
Fire Tax Is Issue.
All candidates in Bladensburg
are unopposed.
Voters of North Brentwood will
be asked to approve or disapprove
a fire tax of not more than 10
cents per 500. All candidates are
unopposed.
In Fairmont Heights. Mayor
James A.>Campbell has no opposi-
tion but there are seven candidates
for three council seats.
Drummond. a special taxing
area. will choose three members
of its Citizens Committee, govern
ing body of the community by the
write-in method.
Incumbent committee members
are Mr.. Garry, j. Kenneth Hoover
and j. William Stohlman, jr.
Garrett Park Balloting.
Two vacancies on the four-mem-
ber council of Garrett Park will
be filled for a two-year term in
balloting from 2 to 7 pm. Mon
day in st. James Chapel. Two
candidates are unopposed for the
places. They are j. Sheldon