Evening star., 1951-02-22
Meatydrd Due
For Judgeship
In montgomery
Muhoney Becker
Among McKeIdin's
Green Bog Selections
By J. B. Zotmon
Stor Sfoff Correspondent


Stor Stoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-F. Archie
Meatyard, United States Commits
sioner in Bethesda, who cam
paigned for George P. Mahoney
in last years Democratic guberna-
torial primary, will be appointed
Juvenile Court judge for Mont
gomery County.
The appointment will be con-
tanned in Republican Gov. Nc
Keldin's list of "green bag selec-
tions" to be sent to the Senate
this afternoon for confirmation
reliable sources disclosed.
The appointment list, contain
ing nominations for hundreds OF
jobs ranging from State police
superintendent to substitute coun-
ty election supervisors, also gives
Prince Georges County the first
woman trial magistrate in its
history. She is Mrs. Nita S. Hin
man Crane of Upper Marlboro.
Bowie Replaced.
Mrs. Crane, who has been a
pracJicing lawyer in the District
since 1926. is Republican. She
will replace Alan Bowie, a Demo-
crat. on the Marlboro bench. Mrs.
Crane, native of Indiana, is
married to Col. Joseph Spencer
Crane. retired.
Mr.. Meatyard will replace AL
fred d, Noyes, Rockville attorney,
who has held the post for many
years. Mr.. Noyes has long been
active in Democratic organization
ranks in the county.
Mayor Elmer F. Munshower of
Frederick was reliably reported
today as the Governors choice for
State police superintendent. Ad-
ministration sources said MFR,
Munshower' name will be in
cluded in the Governors list. II
continued by the Senate, he would
replace Col. Carey Jarman.
Other Montgomery appoint
ments will include the following
trial magistrates:
Walter II. Moorman, Bethesda
attorney. ito be assigned to the
Rockville police court in place of
Alger Y. Barbee.
Oscar j. See, Bethesda attor-
ney, to be assigned to Bethesda
police court in place Of James r.
Miller.
j. Fendall Coughlan, Silver
Spring attorney, to be assigned
to the Silver Spring police court
in place of William B. Wheeler.
John Wachter, another Silver
Spring attorney, will be named
substitute trial magistrate to sue
ceed Arthur c. Braedy. The new
trial magistrates and Mr.. Wachter
are all Republicans.
New Magistrate Named.
For the other Prince Georges
County trial magistrate. Gov. Nc
Keldin will appoint Attorney The
odore L. Miazga of 6302 Forty
sixth avenue, Riverdale, a Repub-
lican, to replace Robert McCul-
Tough, Democrat, on the Hyatts-
vile bench.
See Is Ex-POliceman.
Mr.. See, As, is a former Metro
politan policeman, who studied
law at National University. He
resigned from the force in 1943
after serving II years and became
associated in law practice with the
late former United States Com
missioner Needham C. Turnage.
After Mr.. Turnage's death, Mr..
See moved his Office to the Wash
ington Building. A native of
Iowa, Mr.. See lived in Minnesota
before moving to the District in
1880. He is a member of the
bars of the District, Maryland and
the Supreme Court; the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Chapter of the
Izaak Walton League, and Christ
Lutheran Church, Bethesda. He
and his wife and two children live
at 6001 Wynnwod road, Wood
Acres.
Mr.. Coughlan is a District ma
tive who has lived in Silver Spring
since he was years old. He at
tended Gonzaga High School and
was graduated from the George
town University Law School in
1923. He worked for the Co.
lumbia and District Titles Cos.
and was registrar of the George
town Law School before entering
private practice in Montgomery
County about four years ago. He is
a,member of st. Michael's Roman
Catholic Church, the Knights of
Columbus and the Silver Spring
Rotary Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Cough
Ian live at 5000 Georgia avenue.
They have four daughters.
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