Evening star., 1954-05-02
Prince Georges
Towns 10 Vote
This Week
II Areas to Pick
Officiuls Tomorrow
And Tuesday

Chem using voting machines for
the first time.
Important elections will be
held in District Heights, where
a mayor will be elected tomor-
row for the first time under q
town government reorganization
approved by the General Assem-
bly, last year, and in Seat Pleas
ant, which has sharp contests
for mayor, treasurer and all seven
council seats.
Seat Pleasant and Capitol
Heights, which has IA persons
in the race for six council posts,
will use voting machines bor-
rowed from the county.
Elections will be held in Ber-
wyn Heights Tuesday.
The following list includes all
candidates reported by town
election supervisors.
DISTRICT HEIGHTS
In the contest for commits
Sioner- at-large-technically the
Mayor. w. Mcnamara, an
incumbent and former chairman
of the commissioners, is running
against L. T. Happy" Gates,
painting contractor. Both men
are well-known civic leaders.
The mayor is to be elected by
all registered voters, but the re-
naming commissioners will be
elected by voters in four new
wards set up under the re-
organization.
The commission candidates.
Ward /, E. Michael Roll, and
Joseph M. Zeman. Ward 2. Maj.
Harry F. Volkmann, USMC. and
j. Gilbert Harris. Ward 3, Leslie
E. Sauve, John w. Shoap and
Charles w. Knight. Ward 4,
Lawrence T. Rohan. unopposed.
Polling will be from / to 10
pm. tomorrow at the District
Heights fire house.
SEAT PLEASANT.
Mayor Ben H. Watkins is op-
posed for reelection by Robert
L. Main, a grocer who has been
councilman for the past six
years. j. Theodore Crown, for
mer town treasurer, is running
against Mrs. Margaret Gardner,
who defeated him two years ago.
Councilmen-at-large (two to
be electedl-Joseph B. Gardella,
incumbent, and A. Carl MUIR,
Robert E. Peed, Herbert SiddleV
and William L. Sistek. jr.
For Council Zone from each
ward)-Ward /, Clinton G. Fer
guson and Donald E. Martin.
Ward 2, Mrs. Charlotte B. Cain
and Rex w. Potts. Ward 3, S.
Preston Tate, unoppoSed. Ward
4, Antonio Fominaya. unopposed.
Ward S. John E. Colmus, unop-
posed.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS.
Fourteen candidates are in the
race for six council seats. Mayor
Joseph H. Gaines and James
Gearhart. candidate for treas
urer, are unopposed.
The council candidates-James
E. Clark, ST., Elvin L. Campbell,
jr., and Harvey E. Ennis, incum-
bents; and Walter j. Zador,
Harry L. Prather. Earl A. Inzer,
Rupert L. Metzinger. Leo P.
Forami. Robert N. Woolwine,
William A. Devine, sr.. Thomas
H. Grieg, Frank Horstman. Floyd
Yocum, sr., and Edward o.
Schauf.
Polls will be open from 7
am. to pm. at the town
Municipal Building.
RIVERDALE.
Treasurer Hanson D. Powers
and Councilmen Walter B. Ford,
Ward /, and Edward B. Dunford,
Ward 4. are unopposed for re-
election. The only contest is in
Ward 2, where Councilman c. R.
Embrey is not seeking re-elec.
tion. Candidates in this race are
Mrs. Edna F. Wade, Mrs. Mar |
garet Stamler, and G. Edward |
Smith
Qualified residents who have !
not registered may do so to-
morrow before voting, from 7
am. to Z pm. at the Municipal |
Building.
MORNINGSIDE.
Mayor H. w. Shugarts is not
a candidate. and seven persons
have filed for the five council
seats. The councilman who wins
the most votes is named mayor. |
The candidates-Leonard F.
Gardner. William j. Lowery.
Mathew P. Rosch and Donald P.
Holmes, incumbents, and Jesse
H. Holmes, Robert A. Morris
and Lee H. Parr.
EDMONSTON.
Two councilmen are to be
elected. The candidates-Ward
!, Frederick Sheffield and Dud-
ley I. Parrish; ward 2. Clarence
F. Powell and Charles F. Ham
NETT.
COTTAGE CITY,
Three of the five commission
er seats are at stake. The can
didates-Ward 2, Sam Tayman,
unopposed; ward 8. Melvin H.
Howes and Sidney L. Waddell:
ward 4, John P. Bateman and
Marshall S. Billmyer.
CHEVERLY.
Four Of the seven councilmen
are unopposed for reelection.
They are Van Ness Ratteree,
Ward /; Lawrence N. Wood
worth. Ward 2: William L.
Schmidt, Ward 4. and Mrs. Anna
H. Flynn. Ward S. Polling will
be from II am. to pm. at