Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
J. X. TAUSSIG

municipalities will hold cleo.
tons for town Offices during the
first two weeks of May.
Berwyn Heights residents viii
vote tomorrow.
Polls will be open on May 7
when congressional primaries
will be held in Seat Pleasant
Riverdale, Edmonston, District
Heights, North Brentwood, Chev.
erly, Capitol Heights, Morning
side, Cottage City and Paramount
Heights.
The election in Forest Heights
will be held May 8.
Berwyn Heights
Berwyn Heights residents will
elect a full slate of five COM
missioners for two-year terms
The new commissioners viii
elect the board chairman. There
are Is candidates for boarc
posts: Kenneth F. Aurich, r. D,
Dwiggins. Gerald S. Kerr, Philip
j. LaMacchia, Anthony j. Nc
Namara, Vaughn s. Mcqueen,
Herbert Dale Smith, Tony C.
Tins, William Hannum and in
cumbents George c. Hudgins,
James E. Ridgway, j. P. Winter
moyer and Edward Lucic.
Polls will be open in the fire
house from 2 pm. to 8 pm.
Seat Pleasant
There are no contests in the
Seat Pleasant election.
Mayor Ben H. Watkins and
Mrs. Margaret Gardiner, treas
urer, are candidates to succeed
themselves. Council candidates
are: John Marquette, Ward /;
William Mitchell, Ward 2; Pres
ton Tate. Ward 8; Edward Good
win, Ward 4; John Colmus, Ward
5; Willard Roberts and Joseph
Gardella, councilmen- at-large.
Voting will be in the American
Legion Hall from 7 am. to 8
pm.
Riverdale
In Riverdale there are con-
tests for three council posts and
treasurer. Candidates are WAL
ter B. Ford, incumbent: Ernest
w. Teske, Ward /; Mrs. Edna
F. Wade, incumbent; Charles
L. Graefe. Ward 2: Edward B.
Dunford, incumbent; Harrison
MamlSberg. Ward 4. Treasurer
Hanson D. Powers will be OPP
posed by Robert G. Fuerst.
Terms are for two years.
Balloting will be held at the
Municipal Building from am.
to 7 pm.
EdmOnstOn
Edmonston will elect council
men from each Of the towns
two wards. In Ward / Dudley
l. Parish. incumbent. is unop-
posed. In Ward 2 Charles F.
Hammett. incumbent. will be OPP
posed by Clarence F. Powell.
Voting will be at the Edmon-
ston Elementary School from l
pm to 7 pm.
District Heights
District Heights voters will
elect mayor for one-term
and two commissioners for two
year terms. Mayor L. T. Hap
py" Gates will be opposed by
Thomas r. Entegart. Board
candidates are Paul B. Garbel-
man. Ward 2. and B. Ford Hal
lam. Ward 4.
Voting will be in the town
Office building from pm. to 10
pm.
North Brentwood
In North Brentwood Frederick
W. johnson is unopposed for re-
election as Ward councilman
Kenneth Davis is the only cam
didate for councilman from
Ward 3 to replace Wallace Will
liams who is retiring after %
years in the post.
The election will be held in
the Municipal Building from l
pm. to 7 pm.
Cheveriy
Cheverly will have an election
for three council posts. There
are three candidates in Ward q:
John McAuley, George Smith
and Carl Tomasello William
Schmidt is unopposed in Ward
4. and Mrs. Anna Flynn is I'M
opposed in Ward S. Both are
incumbents.
Voting will be held at the
Cheverly-Tuxedo Elementary
School from 10 am. to 10 pm.
Capitol Heights
Mayor Elmer l.. Hickman of
Capitol Heights is unopposed for
reelection.
Eleven candidates will vie for
six posts on the town council;
James Z. Clark. Harvey E. Ennis.
Leo P. Forami. Earl A. liner.
Robert Woolwine. Elvin l..
Campbell. incumbents; Albert E.
Anderson. John W. Higginson.
William NJ. Miles, Edward
Schauf and Lawrence L. Smith.
Treasurer James L. Gearhart
will be opposed by Robert Orn-
dorI.
Voting will be held in the Mu-
nicipal Building from 7 am. to
pm.
Cottage City
In Cottage City three council
members are running for re-
"tion without opposition. They
Samuel Q Tayman, Ward Q;
} Twin H Howes, Ward 3. and
j, n P Bateman. Ward 4.
Residents will vote at the Are
house from to 8 pm.
MOrningside
MorningSide will elect a full
slate OF five councilmen with the
candidate polling the highest