Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20
VIRGINIA GROUPS
NAME COMMITTEES
Three Counties Plan Joint
Body to Study Common
Problems.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va, May 2o-Capt. Thur
low White Of Baileys Cross Roads has
been appointed to represent the Fair
fax County Chamber of Commerce on
an interrelations committee of the
Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax
County Chambers of Commerce. Harry
Hammond has been appointed the
member from Alexandria and Airing
ton County's Representative is to be Sc
lccted at the next meeting OF the board.
The Fairfax Chamber. meeting at
Cclvin Run schoolhouse, Endorsed and
referred to the new interrelations COM
mittee the plan suggested by the Ar
lington County Chamber for a joint
three-day outing for members of the
three bodies at Orkney Springs during
the latter part Of June. Capt. White
also was instructed to discuss the pos
sibility Of holding one-day picnic out
ing for the three organizations at some
point in Fairfax County. The cham
Der also Endorsed all means of bringing
about closer contact between members
or IN" Lt1Tee OTRdTllZd tlOTlS.
J. w. Brookfield. appointed COM
mittee to interview Judge Howard
Smith as to the feasibility of working
the prisoners in the jail on county
roads, reported that while such pro-
cedure was legal, it would not be feas-
ible here. as there are too few prisoners
other than prohibition Violators, and
the latter are required by law to be
sentenced to the state convict road
force.
j. w. Gaines, vice president of the
Fairfax County Fair Association, was
appointed to arrange with the executive
committee of the fair association to
have airplane direction markers painted
on the fiat roofs of the buildings on the
fair grounds in accordance with Depart
ment of Commerce specifications. He
was also instructed to have Depart
ment of Commerce representative In
spect the fair grounds to ascertain
whether they are suitable for a landing
field and if not, what would be neces-
sary to so equip them. E. c. Gibbs
brought to the attention of the cham
Der the fact that State aid is available
In starting arports to the extent of ST.
900. together with the use of State
Highway Department equipment for
grading and other preparatory work.
George Harrison and e. H. Allen OF
the chambers highway committee were
instructed to ascertain from H. G. Shir-
ley. chairman of the State Highway
Commission, whether such aid is avail
able for either the county or town of
Fairfax If the fair grounds or other
suitable area are designated as a
municipal airport. F.. S. McCandlish
stressed the need for making immediate
plans for the development of airport
sites in several sections OF Fairfax
County.
George Harrison, chairman of the
chambers special committee on the
Mount Weather road improvement, re-
ported that he had arranged for q
conference between Gov. Byrd and
Chairman Shirley of the State High
way Department and representatives of
the Chambers of Commerce of Airing
ton, Fairfax and Loudon Counties, su-
pervisors of Fairfax and Loudon, Ar
lington County Civic Federation. Lees
burg Masons and Rotary and Kiwanis
Clubs and civic associations from many
communities located on the road to
discuss means Of building unfinished por-
tons amounting to about Is miles. C..
H. Powell reported that a large Cham
Der of Commerce welcome sign will be
erected on the Manassas road at the
FElnCc WillLAIn SouHty line as GIT
to the chamber from w. T. Carrico of
BaileyS Cross Roads.
The chamber adopted a resolution
offered by Thomas Keith, on sugges-
ton of Joseph A. Wheeler, appointing
Thurlow White and Franklin williams
committee to attend the meeting
of the Milk Producers Association of
Fairfax County and to ascertain in what
way the chamber can be of assistance in
helping the association settle the difi-
culties which have arisen recently be-
tween members of the association and
the inspectors from the District Health
Department.
The chamber arranged for publicity
work in connection with the convention
of 500 rural mail carriers Of Virginia.
to be held in Alexandria In July. TWEEN
ty-f1ve dollars was appropriated to as
sist the All Clubs Summer camp.