Evening star., 1951-02-23
McKeIdinSwitch
Keeps Noyes as
Juvenile Judge
Montgomery Protests
Eliminate Meotyord
At Last Minute
By J. B. Zotmon
Sfor Staff Correspondent

Stor Stoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Alfred D
Noyes, Democrat, will continue
to head Montgomery County's
Juvenile Court for at least the
next two years because of a last
minute change by Republican Gov.
McKeldin in his list of. green
bag" appointments.
The switch, which erased the
name of F. Archie Meatyard, jr.,
also a Democrat, minutes before
the list was sent to the Senate for
confirmation late yesterday, was
engineered by Senator Dewitt S.
Hyde, Republican of Montgomery
County. Judge Noyes' confrma-
tion appeared assured.
Senator Hyde, it was learned,
made his request for the change
because of a food of protests from
county civic leaders over reports
that Mr.. Meatyard had been
selected for the job. This is what
happened:
News that Mr.. Meatyard was
slated to replace Judge Noyes was
obtained from reliable sources
Wednesday night. It was con-
firmed in an advance copy of the
"Greenbag'' appointments given
newsmen few hours later.
Campaigned for Mahoney.
Accordingly, The Star carried
story yesterday. disclosing that
Mr.. Meatyard. who campaigned
for George P. Mahoney in last
years Democratic gubernatornial
primary. would be appointed
Juvenile Court judge.
When the news was spread
through the county. representa-
tives of various organizations
reached for their telephones and
called members of the all-Repub-
lican delegation and Senator Hyde
here to voice their protests.
Among the groups represented
were the League of Women Voters,
the County Charter Committee
and numerous civic and women's
organizations.
Some of the callers repeatedly
threatened to withdraw their
support of the county's Repub-
lican Party. unless Judge Noyes
was reappointed.
Most of them represented voters
who played major part in county
Republican victories in 1916 and
again last year.
Three Recommended.
AS a result, Senator Hyde. with
only minutes to spare before the
appointments were sent to the
Senate, asked the Governor to
make the change.
Judge Noyes and Mr.. Meatyard,
along with Mrs. Emma Waldrop,
former substitute trial magistrate,
were recommended to the Cover
nor for Juvenile Court Judge by
the County Council.
The county's legislative dele
cation and Senator Hyde sup
ported Judge Noyes, but some
COP leaders, it was learned, held
out for Mr.. Meatyard, and their
views prevailed.
Noyes Surprised, Pleased.
When told of the Governors
about-face, Judge Noyes said, "I
am surprised and very pleased"
He attributed his support to mod
ernization of the court and the
adding of a professional staff dur
ing my term"
Judge Noyes is Al and practices
law in Rockville. He receives
$4,000 a year in his part-time job
as Juvenile Court judge.
Last year, he said, the court
handled more than 1900 cases
and held more than 600 hearings.
Meanwhile, John j. Wachter,
Silver Spring attorney nominated
by the Governor for Montgomery
County trial magistrate, said he
would reject the post. He pointed
out that on Wednesday he was
named price attorney to the Dis
trict Office of Price Sterilization.
Mr.. Wachter, who lives at 9806
Warren street, Silver Spring, said
the County Republican Commit
tee had given him no definite
word regarding the magistrates
appointment before the Cover
nor's list was released and so he
decided to go ahead and" accept
the price stabilization post.
All of the Governors appoint
ment's for Prince Georges and
Montgomery were published in
The Star yesterday expect the
Prince Georges justices of the
peace. They are: r. Clifton Stello,
Beltsville; William A. Robb. Cot
tage City: Gilbert E. Wilson, Pis-
Getaway; Samuel A. Mitchell, Dis
trict Heights: John P. Kern, Clin-
ton; Charles S. Davis, Laurel; Al
bert C. Migeot, Brandywine;
George N. Cox, Oxon Hill, Harold
r. Hodgson. Takoma Park; Mrs
Ida L. Acuff, Seat Pleasant; Rob-
ert H. Palmer, Fairmount Heights;
C. Leonard Stancliff, Lanham, ano
George S. Phillips, Berwyn. AL
are Republicans.
AIumnue of St. Mury's