Evening star., 1954-12-22
Democrats Fill
Positions in.
Georges
Leaders 70 Assign
Other Putrono9 lobs
st,uos

fer istsae1s
After ! hurry Of patronage
appointments. the new Demo-
cratic ofiicials Of Prince Georges
County today called . Christmas
holiday halt In their methodical
distribution Of plums.
Over the holidays Democratic
chiefs win null over thick files
Of letters. petitions and indorse-
ments accommodating for jobs
ranging from fire dispatcher 70
the county Liquor Board.
Several patronage appoint
ments already have been made
by the Democrats. who were
swept back into office last month
after . iour-year Republican
reign.
Five Posts Assigned.
Just yesterday these five party
faithfuls were rewarded: Z
4 Dwight X, Denison. Forest
Heights Insurance man and q
member Of the county's Demo.
cratic Central Committee, who
was sworn In as chief appraiser
Of the Orphans Court This ID
n non l-salaried job, but. Mr..
Denison viii collect percentage
fees for appraisals in connection
with wills probated by the court.
u Ward Martin. Brandywine
farmer who was Democratic
sheriff before the 1850 q. on.
upset, became one Of Mr.. Deri-
sons assistants.
Thomas M. Graves Of Brent-
wood was sworn in as the sec.
ond assistant appraiser.
Robert B. Matthias, Mount
Rainier attorney. was appointed
assistant county attorney at
$500 year plus a $500 travel
allowance.
Frank p. FURY. College Park
attorney. was appointed to q
newly created post as general
counsel to county -owned Prince
Georges General Hospital. His
chief job will be to collect the
$40. .000-a-year in bad debts in
Cured by hospital patients. Hell
receive "a $10O-a-rnonth re-
tainer. plus 20, per cent OF what
ever he can collect Of the un.
paid bills. 4 II
Other Announcements Due. (.
Next year the Democrats are
expect TO announce their
selections, for several posts, IN
Gliding tbnse adf \ police chief.
chief building inspector and as-
sistart prosecutors 81 @sgn
III they're Republicai1s, they've
got to co." one Democrats
leader said today. 4 He empha-
sized that the purge would not
include every clerks job in the
courthouse, but would extend to
at least the department head
level.
Police Chiefs Post.
The present acting county po-
lice superintendent. Chief VIM
cent s. Free. has said he IS not
an active candidate for the Job.
which he has held for about two
wears. Chief Free. d Democrat.
would retain his permanent rank
as captain II he steps down.
Detective Captain Charles N.
Thomson almost certainly has
the inside track. b spokesman
said. although the Democrats
said that no policy decisiorD
has been made yet as to whether
the new chief should come from
inside or outside the departe
lnent. =
Those on the outside actively
seeking the job include CHIEF
George F. Panagoulis of the
Greenbelt town police; It.. Ear
nest II. Mulligan. head cf thu
Coimar Manor town police: Ma
rine Corps Reserve Mai. Harry
F. Volkrnafl. police commits
sioner OF District Heights ana
q professional boxing referee;
Lester d. Gray Of Upper MARI
boro. former first sergeant Of the
Waldorf tMd.) State police bar
racks. now q special investigator
for the Government Services Ad-
nlinistration: Guy Curtis, one
time deputy sheriff who owns 3
Seat Pleasant tavern, and VIII
liam j. Little, OF ChilluIl
Heights. a former county police
man.
Part-Time Positions.
The part-time jobs as deputy
and assistant States attorneys
are wide open" one Democrat
said.
John wv. Mitchell, Upper MARI
boro attorney, and Edward c.
Beall, jr., Of Laurel reportedly
are favored for these posts, Is
spokesman said. Other attor4
neys ION the list" are r. Bowie
Clagett. Upper Marlboro: Ernest
N. Cory, jr., Laurel: Donald y.
Caulfield, Hyattsville. Williafn
4. Rigoli. Glenn Dale; r., Howard
McGrath, Kentland, and John
b. Kenkel, BIadensburg.
Republican chief Building m
spector John B. Lauer's $500
job Is being eyed by d number Of
builders and contractors. d
Democratic source said. Among
them are Chris Sondberg Of Riv-
erdale, Anthony CoIiccl1iO of
Bradbury Heights. Francis Van
iPelp OF Bladensburg, and Paul
r. Opowd. James g. Hoffman
and Edgar n. Hunter, AL of
1Iyattsyille.
Harry Al. Ehinn. former dep
iity clerk Ia charge of the Hy.
attSvilfe county service build