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holdover Demo-
cratic delegates. Mr.. Hassall,
-'' The Maryland General Assem-
bly, convenes at Annapolis in jan
uary for a session that will last
three months.
Patronage Jobs Sought.
In other developments:
l. The Prince Georges Demo
cratic State Central Committee
moved to obtain several patron
age appointments before the
lame duck Democratic State ad-
ministration of Gov. Lane is re-
placed in January.
2. The assemblymen prepared
to sound out public opinion or
legislation to be introduced al
Annapolis.
3. The incoming Republican
Board of County Commissioner
was reported set to name one o.
their five members for the full.
time job of board president at ar
annual salary of $1,000.
On 2 Town Councils.
Mr.. Hassall was one of the foul
Republicans elected November
to the House of Delegates in ths
surprise COP. victory. His Of
flee is in Hyattsville but his home
is in District Heights. Although
he has never held elective Office
he has had experience with legis.
1ative procedures through service
as secretary to several members
of the House of Representatives
During the Republican admin
istration of Gov. Harry Nice, Mr.
Hassall was attorney to the
county liquor board. He is town
counsel for both District Heights
and Capitol Heights and is a
director of the Bank of Bowie
and the Industrial Loan Co.
A native of Prince Georges. he
was educated at the old Marl-
boro Academy and at National
University. He was admitted to
the bar in 1921. He ran for
States attorney in 1881 but was
defeated by Alan Bowie. who now
is a trial magistrate.
In addition to Mr.. HaSsaN. the
Republicans who won Delegate
contests are William r. Hughes. q
Hyattsville real estate broker who
declared organized gambling in
the county was rampant; j
Frank Lillard, jr., Hyattsville
lawyer, and Harry E. Taylor. 9
Brandywine attorney.
Pumphrey Held Over.
Democrats who were held over
as delegates are Leroy Pumphrey
his party's floor leader in the
House, and Perry o. Wilkinson.
The Republican Senator-elect
Is John Raymond Fletcher, chair
man of the COP. in the county
In their bid for 11th-hour
patronage before Republican
Theodore r. McKeldin replaces
William Preston Lane, jr., as
Governor, the county Democratic
high command urged Gov. Lane
to make these appointments:
/. Brooke Kerby of Oxon Hill
election district, to serve on the
Prince Georges County Liquor
Board as successor to Mrs. Mary
w. Browning, who died recently
2. Richard H. Sothoron, Marl-
boro election district, to be a COM
mitting magistrate.
3. James E. Baxter of Kent elec-
ton district, and Hyattsville City
Councilman Jesse S. Baggett tt
be justices of the peace.
To Take Office Dec. S.
To obtain public sentiment or
what legislation is desired, the
legislative delegation proposes tt
hold a series of hearings for civic
groups and incorporated towns
The schedule will be prepared as
soon as the groups indicated desire
to be heard, Republican spokes-
man said.
The new county commissioners
will assume Office December S.
They will operate under the
Sothoron law, which was passed
by the powerful Democratic or
ganHation over the opposition of
many persons who this month
helped defeat the Democrats.
Many of the winning Republican
candidates have expressed belief
the law is unconstitutional.
Nevertheless, the new commits
sioners must name one of their
number to serve as full-tirne
board president. An announce
ment on the choice is expected
this week.
Commissioners To Decide.
AS matters stand the commits
sioners have to decide which OF
their number is ualified for the
full time job which can afford tc
take a position with an uncertain
future.
1t has been suggested that they
consider these possibilities:
/. Choose the chairman on q
temporary basis; that is, let him
serve for few months-arranging
a leave of absence from his pri-
vate work. In this period, the Soth-
oron Acts constitutionality prob
ably could be tested in the courts
or 1t could be amended in the new
legislature.
2. Pick a full-time president on
. permanent basis but employ an
administrative officer to do much
of the work. Some citizens think
this would require additional legis-.
lation at Annapolis.