Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05

State. It extends from Mont
gomery County TO Garrett.
The candidates:
John r. Foley, 40. the Demo-
cratic nominee against Mr..
Hyde two years ago. but who
lost by 1918 votes. Neverthe-
less, he notes that his 84,837-
vote total was the most ever
received by a Democratic con-
gressional candidate in the dis
trict. Moreover, he said his
47.093 votes in Montgomery
County were the most ever re-
ceived there by a Democratic
candidate for any office.
He called unemployment
and the recession" a vital issue
Of the campaign and added:
"Oficially there are 9.917 I'M
employed in our district. but
unoficially this figure is esti-
mated to be 10000" His pro-
gram for immediate relief calls
for cutting Federal income
taxes. adopting the Kennedy
Mccarthy unemployment COM
pensation bill, expanding public
works and enforcing the Full
Employment Act Of 1916.
His platform also promises
immediate Federal aid to pub
lie schools for teacher salary
increase and a scholarship pro-
gram and for increased assist
ance to scientific research.
A Judge of the Montgomery
Orphans Court for the past
four years. Mr.. Foley also is an
attorney who carries indorse-
ment of the Maryland State
AFL-CIO Committee on Politi-
cal Education.
He is married, has four chill
dren and lives at 1901 Amber
drive, Kensington.
David A. Heller, IS, a public
relations man and free lance
writer. His wife, Deane, is his
campaign manager.
"The Hellers have no organ
lied support other than a group
Of political amateurs" Mr.. Hell
Ter said. Our political ma
chine is the family station
wagon with a triangular sign
atop it,"
He took cognizance Of UNI
employment in the upper dis
trict and added, THE people
there are really hurting" He
is critical of Mr.. Hyde for the
latter's vote for the natural gas
bill and his opposition to Fed
eral aid to education.
Mr.. Heller has lived in Mary
land for 10 years after earning
bachelor Of arts, law, and doc
tor Of law degrees from the
University Of Chicago. He also
is q former reporter for the
Chicago Sun. He was q Navy
supply Corps officer during the
war. He, his wife and two
children live at 2205 Luzerne
avenue, Silver Spring.
James H. Mann, A, an at
torney who claims he is the
only "undefeated" candidate In
the race. His reference is to
Mr.. Foley and Mr.. Storm, whom
he considers his principal OPP
ponents." The other two can
didates, he said, have never
appeared on a ballot.
i've been elected twice." he
said. The first time was four
years ago when he was named
to the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee for Montgom-
cry County. Two years ago, he
was elected as a delegate to
the State convention during a
free-for-all with the county's
Democratic organization. He
was a leader Of that fight and
the Democratic caucus.
Although aligned with the
caucus, he is separate from the
caucus-inspired Democrats for
SO" slate that is waging bid
for party control in Montgonl-
cry. He does have the backing
o. either chairman or vice
chairman from 81 Of % Bethes-
da voting precincts. In addi-
ton, he has the Endorsement Of
the Railway Labor Political
League, composed Of some 81
railway unions.
He is married, has two