Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11
5 Planners Named
For Prince Georqes
County Heads
Pick Woman,
2 Incumbents


The Prince Georges County
commissioners today appointed
these five residents to mem
bership on the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan,
ming Commission:
Mrs. Virginia Wiltbank,- 80
year -old housewife of 1902 Parker
avenue, Chillum Gardens, Demo-
crat.
Herbert w. Wells, 81, Of 1906
Beechwood road, College Park,
fuel company executive who has
been a member of the commits
sion since 1947. Democrat.
John A. Scheibel, So, Of 5581
Branch avenue, Camp Springs.
builder. Democrat.
Alva H. Bender, SIS, of 4610
Amherst road, College Park.
owner of a Washington termite
discriminating firm who has been
on the commission since 1854,
Republican.
John L. Pyles, 40, of 1880 st.
Barnabas road, Temple Hills,
builder. Republican.
Five Recommended
These five persons were rec
commended for the appointments
by the Democratic State Central
Committee at a meeting last
night. The all-Democratic board
of county commissioners follow
ed the recommendations without
change today.
Under a new law recognizing
the planning commission. the
county commissioners had to
name three Democrats and two
Republicans.
The Montgomery County
Council already has made its
five appointments to the new
commission, also 3-to-2 Demo-
cratic. The new planning COM
miSsioners take over on Saturday.
Previously, the Governor APP
pointed the bicounty planning
commission and 1t consisted of
six members.
Terms Staggered
The new law provides for APP
pointment of the planning COM
mlssioners on a staggered term
basis.
Today's appointments were:
Mr.. Scheibel. four-year term:
Mrs. Wiltbank. three years; Mr..
Pyles and Mr.. Bender. two years.
and Mr.. Wells. one year.
The commissioners will be
paid $500 a year. They will
elect their own chairman and
vice chairman who will be from
different counties and will pre-
side when the commissioners
from only one county sit as local
planning boards for their county.
John Pyles is the brother of
the present chairman of the
planning commission. Carlton
Pyles. who did not seek re-
appointment because Gov. Nc
Keldin appointed him to the
Board of Appeals of the new
State Department of Employ
ment Security.
County Chamber Head
Mr.. Scheibels appointment
follows by only two weeks his
election as president of the
Prince Georges Chamber of
Commerce. He heads a construc-
ton corporation which has built
more than ITO gas stations in
the metropolitan area since
l943.
Mr.. Wells. in addition to be-
ing principal owner of the G. T.
Wells g. Sons fuel company in
College Park. is vice president
OF the Citizens Bank of Mary
land.
Mrs. Wiltbank has three chill
dren-Joan. IL; Robert, 10: and
Raymond. 8. Her husband Rus
sell is an accountant here in the
Navy Departments Military Sea
Transport Service. She is vice
president of the Chillum Demo-
cratic Club.
The Montgomery members Of
the reorganized commission are
Democrats j. Newton Brewer, w.
Lawson King and Donald Gin
gerry, and Republicans David
Scull and Louis Gravelle.
One Full-Time Member
The Prince Georges County
board is empowered under the
new law to designate one of its
five appointees as full-time and
supplement the $500 annual
salary. but decided today not
to name full-time member at
this time"
The county heads also named
Thomas E. Jones Of Silver Hill.
president of the Prince Georges
Bar Association. as assistant at
torney to the planning commits
sion.
Three men were appointed to
the Industrial Development
Committee. raising that member
ship to IA persons. The new
appointees. who will serve with
out pay. are former Representa-
tive Lansdale G. Sasscer of Up
per Marlboro; Roland Nichols
OF Laurel and Benjamin Gold