Evening star., 1953-07-10
More Precincts
Set for Voters
In Montgomery
$4,000 Residents
In County Sent
Notice Of Change
By ChorIes [. Hoffmon


More than $4,000 Montgomery
residents have been notified that
their voting precincts have been
changed.
The rapid growth Of the
county has forced the Board OF
Election Supervisors to add IL
new precincts to the So already
established.
Creation of the new precincts
has been task on which Chief
Clerks Rose K. Dawson and
Ward w. Caddington and their
staff have been working since
the first of the year.
All but one of the new
precincts are in the 18th
(Wheaton) and 7th (Bethesda)
election districts, which COM
prise the suburban area.
Registrations Continue.
There now are 87,508 regis
tered voters in the county. Some
$4,000 were put on the books
during last years campaign.
Furthermore, Miss Dawson
says, residents are continuing to
register in this non-election
year. At least an average of
four or FIVE a day have been
coming into the Rockville Office,
she added.
All residents who must 60 to
new polling places next year
have been notified Of the
changes.
There are exactly 14,344 who
have been relocated"
The election boards now have
238 registry books-56 of them
created this year. .Forty-f1ve
new voting machines have been
ordered.
Growth Is Rapid.
Montgomery County's growth
is easily seen through the elec-
ton setup. In 1889 there were
nine precincts in Silver Spring
or the Wheaton district as it is
officially called.
This year nine new precincts
were created, bringing the total
IN the district to "a.
In 1889 the Bethesda district
had seven precincts. Two new
ones created this year increase
the total to 18.
The biggest breakdown this
year came in first precinct of the
18th district-the mushroomine
Glenmont precinct.
When the registry books were
closed last fall, the board found
the precinct had nearly 10000
voters. AS a result, four new
precincts were created.
Precincts Divided.
The precincts which have been
split up and the new precincts
are as follows:
District S, precinct 3 split Gre
ating 5-4 whose polling place
will be the Broad Acres Ele-
mentary School. The registra-
tion of the new precinct is 1,402.
Glen Echo precinct, or 7-3,
split, creating 7-18. Polling place
-Brookmont Elementary School
Registration-1,3 1863.
Also ITO split, creating 7-17
Polling place-Wynngate Ele-
mentary School, Wadsworth drive
and Wilmett road. Registration
-1,518.
Also. 1871 split, creating 1928
Polling place-Weller Road Ele-
mentary School. Registration
1904.
Also 1929, polling place
Highland Elementary School
Claridge and Medway streets
'Registration-1,324.
Also 1890, polling place
Glenmont School, Georgia ave-
nue. and Mason street. Registra-
tion-1,313.
| Also 1888, polling place-Fire-
house. Glenmont road ano
Georgia avenue. Registration
-282.
KensingtOn Precinct Split.
Also 1873, known as Kensing-
ton precinct, split to create
1926. Polling place-Kensing-
ton Elementary School, Warner
avenue and DIETRICH avenue
Registration-2,006.
Also, 1917 split to create
1881. Polling place-Oaklanc
Terrace School, Plyers Mill road
Registration-1,130.
Also, 1924 split to create 49,
80. Polling place-Glen Haven
Elementary School, Inwood and
Chestnut Ridge roads. Regis
tration-1,064.
Also, 1925, known as Viers
Mill Village, split to create 49,
81. Polling place-Pleasant View
Elementary School. Registration
$50.
Also, 1877 split to create 1894
Polling place-Montgomery Hills
Junior High School, Seminary
road. RegiStration-902.
Miss Dawson said the nollino