Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
? Vacancies
On Personnel
Board Filled
Pair That Had
Party support
Are Not Named

The County Council put
an end to a continuing con-,
troversy this week with the
appointment Of two persons
to round out the thrce-man
Personnel Board.
Voted in were Mrs. Robert G.
Angle, 5000 Del Ray ave-. Be-
thesda, and Forte H. Sandison.
incumbent whose term expired
December 81 but who was to
serve until reappointed or re-
placed.
The third member Of the
Board Is Louis A. Palmer, Of
10207 Frederick ave-. Kensine-
ton, who has served since 1855.
Mrs. Angle, the wife OF 4
physician and a member OF the
Children's Bureau. was 4 can.
didate backed by the League Of
Women Voters of Montgomery
County. She will serve until
January 8. 1862, in filling out
the unexpired term Of Mrs. Mel
ba Williams. who resigned No
vember last year to join her
husband in Georgia.
Forte Sandison, Of 800 East
Diamond ave-, Gaithersburg.
win start his second term Inn
mediately, serving until Decem-
Der 81, 1862. He had the en-
dorsement Of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
The Council had a total or
eight names 10 choose from:
Mrs. Angle. SandisOn, Mrs. War.
rem G. BIeds0e, Mrs. Oscar A.
Lott, Earl A. Nash, Miss Vir.
ginla Richardson, Jane f. Miles.
Mrs. Philip (Ruth) Schiff, and
Bryan q. KiIe. as
The order OF nominations,
votes, counter-n0minations, etc,
went like this Tuesday.
= Councilman William r.
nominated Sandison for
reappointment. Council presi-
dent Grover X. Walker and
Councilman Jerry T. williams
noted that Sandison was an up
county resident and that geo
graphic representation was good
for the Board. Il
. Councilwoman Stella Bv
Werner injected that qualificat
tons, not location. should come
first. She nominated Mrs.
Angle for Mrs. Williams vacant
post. She observed that she
had never pushed a woman
for a post, but that maybe they
have little more patience and
understanding.
a second not forthcoming
for Mrs. Angle, Jerry Williams
moved the name OF Earl A.
Nash for Mrs. Williams post.
This was seconded by Hickey.
Whereupon Walker, an up
county" thinker, turned to Mrs.
Werner and said, I'm going to
surprise you" He seconded
Mrs. Angles nomination.
. Then Councilman David 4.
Cahoon began reciting the pub.
lie and private support given TO
Nash, only TO be Interrupted BY
Mrs. Werner who said. "Afe
you aware that Mr.. Nash has
to carry oxygen for illness with.
him? Don't you know he regu-
larly meets with small group
of party people for the purposes
Of political maneuvering7 II
do
= Cahoon retorted he had
been about ready to vote for
Mrs. Angle, but that implica-
tons OF the kind ventured BY
Mrs. Werner might make him
switch his vote.
After considerable backing
and filling on the topic of poll
tics VS.. craftsmanship In govern.
ment, the Council took vote
on Nash's nomination. He lost.
AZ civilians. Hickey were fors
him). Mrs. Angle was then
unanimously appointed
Williams then Pulled a SUR
prise by nominating Bryan z.
Kile to succeed Sandisona
substitute motion for Tiickey's
move to reappoinf Sandison.
Kile also lives near Gathers
burg.
Kile lost because Of a three.
way tie: Werner, Stanley B.
Frosh and Williams were for
him, cahoon. Hickey and Walk.
er against him.
cahoon explained he did not
know Kile and that Sandison
had done a good job for the
Board. Hickey came out for a
policy Of priority to incumbents,
all other things equal.
The vote deadlocked. Hickeys
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