Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-07-26
KingPost
Is Won
Jones

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King says it's wonderful"
that he has been replaced by
Damascus contractor Everett
X. Jones as a Montgomery
County member of the Mary
land-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
"At least we're keeping this
post in the family" he says, ex-
planning that he and Jones are
not only first cousins but that
jones' brother-in-law is married
to the Kings daughter.
Jones, long active in up.coun-
ty civic affairs and currently a
of the county's Board
of Appeals, was named to the
post by the County
Council Tuesday.
Although King sought a
second term, he failed to win
the Councils nod over wide
spread speculation as to pos
sible conflicts OF interest i'm
his planning decisions.
The Councils selection of
Jones came after more than six
weeks of speculation as to a
possible successor to King.
1t was arrived at on the third
round of voting on a slate of
four nominees which also in
cluded Olney real estate de.
veloper Donald r. Lamborne
and Observation-Disclosures PLAN
ming consultant Frederick Gut
helm of Dickerson.
Jones' nomination was en-
tered by Council member
derry Williams, also of Da-
nlascus, who described him as
a qualified and conscientious
man who will be a credit to
the county on the Commits
siOn."
King was nominated by Coun-
Gilman Grover Walker Of Cath
ersburg, who failed, however, to
support him on the second or
third ballots.
Lamborne's nomination was
offered by Councilman William
F. Hickey, while Gutheim was
n a med by Mrs. Stella B.
Werner.
On the first and second bal
lots, Mrs. Werner, Stanley
Frosh and Council president
David Cahoon supported
Gutheim.
Jones was backed in the first
two rounds of voting by VIII
liams and Joe M. Kyle, with
only Walker switching votes,
from King to Lambone, on the
second balloting.
Mrs. Werner initiated the final
vote for Jones at the
start Of the third ballot and
was quickly followed in her
switch by Hickey, Walker and
Cahoon. Frosh held out his sew
enth vote momentarily and was
the last to join In.
An earlier attempt by F'rosh
to defer appointment OF the new
commission member until after
the County Council election In
November got nowhere for lack
of second.
Mrs. Werner said she threw
her support to Jones because
'it was obvious there was not
a chance In the world Of get.
ting fourth vote for Mr..
Gutheim after that second
ballot"
Jones had been her Second
all along, she said, be-
cause Of his long and consider
able interest in planning and
his excellent reconrd of service
on the Board Of Appeals-even
though he's not a lawyer"
Now serving his second term
on the coming appeals board,
Jones has been a member OF
the upper county Board of APP
peals, the old Upper Montgo-
merry County Planning Commits
sion and the Damascus area
planning committee.
President OF the Jones Of
Damascus, Inc, plumbing firm,
he holds degree in engineer
ing from Maryland University
and was planning and design
engineer for the creation Of a
public utility com pany for
Damascus.
Jones Is a native of Damas-
Gus, where me grew up ON the
family farm and served as the
first president Of the Future
Farmers Of America club
which he helped form In high
school.
He was an organizer of the
towns first volunteer fire com
pany and was a member Of the
county government charter
committees board of directors
IN 1947.
An active Methodist, he has
Oeen a construction supervisor
Tor the Methodist Board Of Mis-
yions In Africa.