Evening star., 1952-03-30
AIexandrians
To Vote tuesday
On City Council
Will Pick Nominees
For All 7 Scots
After Mild Campaign


they can recall, Alexandria Demo-
Gratis go to the polls to select
nominees for all seven seats in the
City Council.
Candidates are running inde-
pendently of each other, and
there are no clear-cut factional
divisions.
The unusual harmony is
ascribed to an apparent lack OF
issues. In the past three years
the. present councilmen have been
in substantial agreement with
each other. There have been nc
tax increaSeS-in fact, taxes were
reduced last year and the lower
rate was retained this year.
Advocate Paid Firemen.
Two candidates, Truman E.
Carneale, and Ernest L. Mankin,
have advocated adding paid en-
ployeS to the fire department un-
til it has all paid firemen.
Two incumbent councilmen,
Marshall j. Beverley and James
M. Duncan, jr., backed continu-
ance Of the present semipaid fire
department.
There also have been a few
neighborhood issues. Many of the
candidates have said they favor
covering Huff's run where it passes
through Rosemont, and want to
provide more off-street parking
facilities in the downtown shop
ping district.
Fifteen names will appear on
the ballot, although only IA cand-
idateS are competing. This is be-
cause R. Samuel Luckett, incumb-
ent councilman, withdrew because
of illness after the ballots already
had been printed.
The candidates still in the con-
test are:
Franklin P. BackuS, 38, seeking
reelection, is mayor by virtue of
receiving most votes in the last
general council election. Mayor
BackuS has practiced law in Alex
andria since 1886. except during
the war years when he saw active
duty as a Navy reserve officer in
the Atlantic and Pacific.
Leroy S. Bendheim, As, also
seeking reelection. has been a
member of the city council since
1948 and has practiced law in his
native Alexandria for % years.
He served in Europe during World
War II, and was a member of the
Alexandria School Board for nine
years, five of them as chairman.
Marshall ]. Beverley, 40, seek
ing reelection, is completing his
fourth year on the council. He
sponsored the city's ordinance
against low-flying airplanes which
has received widespread attention.
Truman E. Carneala, AZ, a phar-
macist, has operated the Del Ray
Drug Store for the past 20 years
and inrecent years has published
the Alexandria News Leader.
James M. Duncan, jr., 54, is an
other incumbent candidate. For
% years, Mr.. Duncan was chief
of the Alexandria Fire Department
before entering the real estate
business about five years ago. He
is a native Alexandrian, and was
educated in the city's public
schools and the University of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Duncan is president
of the Chamber of Commerce OF
Vienna, Va.
John ]. Ewald, 40, served on the
city council from 1942-48 as a
Representative of the third ward
before the city adopted at-large
representation. Mr.. Ewald is
yardmaster at Potomac Yard.
David S. HaddOck, 46, a new
conner to Alexandria politics, is
vice president and purchasing
agent Of the Alexandria, Bancroft
& Washington Transit CO. and a
past president of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce and of the
Alexandria Hospital Board of Di-
rectors.
Col. Allen b. Hicklin, SO, a re-
tired Army officer. is seeking elec-
ton to public Office for the first
time. Col. Hicklin was chairman OF
last years Community Chest drive
Ernest L. Mankin, 62, a mem.
ber of the old ward council ir
1941 and 1912, is assistant Cal
accountant at Potomac Yards.
Frank E. Mann, 81, another
first-time campaigner. is general
manager of Mann's Potato Chips
and has been an Alexandria resi-
dent since 1941.
1t. Col. Thomas B. Mechling
80, on duty at Fort Belvoir, has
said he will resign his commits
sion if elected and devote full
time to the council. Col. Mechling
was graduated from the Naval
Academy and Harvard University
He is treasurer of McElhinney &
Mechling, Inc, real estate and in
surance firm in Alexandria.
John w. Monroe, jr., polite.
has taken an active part in civic
affairs. For the last five years, hi
has been employed by Sears, Roe.
buck g. Co. in Alexandria, and i.
a fromer deputy clerk at Fedora
District Court in Alexandria.
Thomas L. Rodgers, Al, presi'
dent of the Alexandria Contra
Labor Union, came to Alexandris
eight years ago. For the past Sil
years. Mr.. Rodgers has beer
secretary treasurer of the BARRIERS
Union, Local 933.
Edward ]. Weiners, so, has beer
an accountant for the Fruit Grow
ers Express Co. in Washington
since 1922. He is chairman of tn
Alexandria Draft Board and presi
dent of st. Mary's Boys Club