Evening star., 1923-07-15
GEOGRAPHY CHANGE
MADE IN FAIRFAX
Text Book Committee Makes Re.
port to County School
Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

u lHe staf.
FAIRFAX. Va, July 14.-At the
last meeting of the county school
board in its office the text book COM
mittee made it's report. which was ac-
cepted, a change being made in the
Biographies. The committee recon-
mended that all the old books now on
the state list be continued, except in
organizing new classes when new
adortions are to be used. The books
f Fairfax county are distributed
n Alexandria firm. In addition
outline business of paying bills,
etc. the board opened bids for com
pletion of auditoriums at Vienna and
Oakton. The bids were considered ex-
cessive, and the board rejected them
and decided to advertise again for
the Oakton work, after making some
changes in the specifications. The
committee on the purchase OF coal
for 1923-24 has not yet decided what
kind of coal to buy, and was, there
fore. continued. The board adjourn
cd subject to call.
Shooting Match Scores.
At the last shooting match of the
Antioch Gun Club. held on its private
grounds. 1900 shots were fired. OF
the club members +. II. Dyer made
90 hits out of 100 shots. w. H. Sinka-
bine. rs out of 80; .. a. Lane, so out
of 10; l.. Horseman, 46 out of so; X
r. Sherman, 6S out of 80: w. f. Dun
can, II out of so; /. H. Young. II
out of 10; G. Berry, sS out of 120;
B. Beckwith. jr., SO out of 90; G. NJ
Money. 81 out of 60 Mr.. Williams
Club, was present and made the
highest average of the day. striking
So out of 65 clay pigeons. The other
visitors were Capt. Horton and w. c
Blundon, also of the Washington Gun
Club. In a special contest for two
oil, NY III in x f1n VIZ
first place with % hits out of 25 shots
and Benny Beckwith, jr.. % out OF
25 shots. Other prizes were given
to Messrs. Lane, Dyer. Sherman and
Hunt of the club, and to Mr.. Williams
of the visitors.
Boys class. No. 2, of Salem Church
at Forestville. has organized and
elected officers as follows: President
Alvin Sanders; vice president, Yer
non Milstead; secretary treasurer
Charles Van Patton. George Cornwel
is teacher of the class
Mrs. Frank Page has bought from
Mrs. Margaret Gray of Merrifield the
house and lot formerly the residence
of Miss Belle Gray, in the town OF
Fairfax Miss Elsie Money of Vienna
has sold the lot on the corner OF
Center street and Maple avenue to
J. r. Portmess, who shortly will
begin the building of house on the
property.
School Bids Opened.
Bids for the construction of the
proposed new schoolhouse in the
town of Fairfax were opened in the
Office of Fairfax Shield McCandlish,
but all were rejected as being higher
than estimated The lowest bid. $685.
900, was considerably above the pro-
posed amount. The specifications
will be changed and new bids asked
for.
H. G.. Shirley, chairman, and Wade
H Massey. commissioner of the state
road commission, visited Fairfax
Tuesday, and traversed the Lee high
way between Fairfax and Falls
Church. Mr.. Shirley announced that
the work would be begun soon, a
force of convicts would be used and
the work rushed to completion as
soon as possible. He also inspected
the different proposed entrances to
the town and said that the COM
mission would shortly determine
where the new road will come out on
the Little river pike.