Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
zig Candidates Seek
City Council Seats in
% Virginia Cities
By the Associated Pres.

by me ASSoci0teo FreSS
The filing deadline for many
Virginia city council elections
passed last midnight with at
least ZIG candidates in % cities
seeking Office in the June 8 cleo
tons.
Richmond had an 11th-hour
csndidate-Charles D. Morris, a
member Of the old common
council for three years before
the city switched to the council
manager form Of government.
Mr.. Morris entry into the race
brought Richmond's field of can
didateS to 18-the largest field
in the State. Nine seats are at
stake.
Danville has IL candidates
seeking four city council posts.
The four Observation-Disclosures
Mayor Curtis v. Bishop-are
seeking reelection. A Negro
bank president, M. Conrad Mar
tin, has entered the campaign.
Women Are Candidates.
Norfolk's five city councilmen
are again running with an indie
pendent, Drewry Little, also in
the race. Five are to be elected.
In Roanoke, the three Demo-
cratic off1ce-holders - including
Mayor Roy L. Webber-are seek
ing reelection. They are UNI
opposed.
A five-man field of candidates
is out for four city council seats
in Lynchburg.
The distaff side is making
run for it in at least four Vir-
ginia cities-Richmond, Staun-
ton, Pulaski and Winchester.
Mrs. Thomas E. Sheppard is
one of nine candidates Endorsed
for office by the Richmond Citi-
zens Association.
Mrs. Lewis M. Allen has filed
for the Winchester city council
election. Six council seats are
vacant. If elected, she will be the
city's first woman council mem
Der.
Mrs. Ellen Kate Hartman Car
son is the first woman to seek a
city council seat in Pulaski.
Mrs. John E. Stoddard, Staun-
ton housewife, is the lone woman
council candidate in Staunton.
She is one of six candidates seek
ing two council seats.
Council Run down.
A rundown of the council
races includes:
Charlottesville - Two city
council seats up for election.
Candidates include incumbent
Mayor William r. Hill and
Thomas j. Niche, both Dem
ocratS.
Fredericksburg Four incum-
bents and seven others are seek.
ing six seats. Councilmen seek
ing new terms are DR.. Richard
N. Lanier, Walter M. Lowry, jr.,
Samuel E. Perry and Arthur r.
Smith. Other candidates are
Frank P. Billingsley, A. T. EN-
brey, jr., Ira D. Grinnan, Thorn
as B. Jones. John r. Norris, R.
Randolph Stone and v. James
Ventura. Terms of one-half the
12-member council do not ex-
pire until 1856.
Staunton - Six candidates
including Mrs. John E. Stoddard
seeking two seats. DR.. S. s..
Loewner is the lone incumbent
running. He assumed his post by
appointment last year due to a
vacancy caused by resignation.
The other five are first-t time
runners. These include Mrs.
Stoddard, Richard Smith, J..
Forester Taylor, Russell Berry
and Wilson Dozier. The incum-
bent whose seat becomes vacant,
w. B. Undertake, declined to
run.
Winchester-Six council seats
at stake. Incumbents filing in
clude j. M. Steck, A. Lee Coble
and H. w. Butler, jr. Newcomers
who filed are Stewart Bell, jr.,
Mrs. Allen, F. Largent. jr., E, r..
Clark and George E. Pullly. All
candidates filed as Independents.
Waynesboro-Seven have filed
for two seats to be vacated by
Mayor Harper A. Brewer and
Vice Mayor Paul w. Freed. In
the race are Charles p. Cav,
Ernest H. Kerby, E. A. Lyons,
Bernard w Zeh r p T11rY,ar