Evening star., 1943-04-18
Prince William County
Red Cross Campaign
Breaks All Records
$3,717 Raised in Drive;
Osborn, Bennett Schools
Pay for Five Jeeps
epecial Dispatch to 'rhe Star.

Waters. county chairman OF the
drive. The sum is the largest ever
contributed in Red Cross drive in
this county Returns from the va
rious communities are:
Manassas, $1,674 AZ; wellington,
$3.50: Independent Hill, IS; Dunn
fries, Triangle and Quantico. S615.78;
Haymarket and Gainesville, $279;
Thoroughfare. $50; Catllarpin, $57;
Nokesville, s232; Greenwich, $242;
Bristow $36: Alden, So; Occoquan
and Woodbridge, s399.01. The quota
of $500 set for the county has been
exceeded by s2l7.
Jeep Drive Successful.
The Osborn High School and
Bennett Graded School have raised
$5.097 through the sale OF War
bonds and stamps in drive for
a jeep" campaign staged during the
last four weeks under the sponsor
ship of the School Victory Corps.
The high school raised s2,877.40 and
S2,219 came from students of the
graded school.
The plan, originally proposed to
provide funds from each school to
buy one jeep. costing approximately
$500, has resulted in sales sufficient
to buy five. The drive will continue
until April 30.
165 Patients Examined.
At a clinic for the diagnosis Of
tuberculosis, conducted by the
Prince William County Health Office
in Manassas this week, 165 white
and colored patients were provided
and X-rays. The clinic
is held semi-annually in co-opera-
ton with the State Department of
Health and the Prince William Tu-
berculosis Association. The latter
furnishes X-ray fees
for INDECENT patients. DR.. William
Randolph, from the State Health
Richmond, was in
charge of the examination. Miss
Sabina Nell, county nurse, assisted.
Blood Bank Slated.
A third blood bank, under aus
pices of the Prince William Chapter,
Red Cross, will be held in the Trim
ity Parish Hall here from $50 a m.
until $3.50 pm. Tuesday, Volunteers
are requested to register with Mrs.
Mamie Lynch Delaney, chairman;
Mrs. E. H. Marstellar or Mrs. w. L.
Lloyd, Eighty pints of blood are
needed to furnish plasma for
wounded soldiers. A mobile blood
donor unit from Washington will
make examinations and collections
Two Selectees Report.
Dorsey McKelly Davis, Bristow,
and Ridgeley Woodbridge Thomas
OF Quantico. colored, have been Or
dered by the Prince William County
Selective Service Board to report to
Fort Meade, Md. Monday for Army
duty The two men were inducted
last Monday.
P-TA Elects Officers.
The Manassas Parent Teacher
Association at meeting this week
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. L. L. Lonas; vice presi-
dent, Mrs Earl Hurst; secretary
Mrs. Warren Coleman; treasurer,
Mrs. R. E. Daffan The association
Is sponsoring dental clinic for
students of the Bennett Graded
School under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. Fred DoWell Local dentists
are assisting with the project.
Home Demonstration Schedule.
In connection with the Agricul-
ture Departments defense program,
conservation of household clothing
and furnishings will constitute the
program for county club meetings
during the current month. Next
weeks schedule as announced by
Miss Nell Grim, local home dem
onstration agent. follows:
At ll:15 am. Tuesday, the Wood
bine All Club will meet at the
school to study preservation OF
clothing. Patching will be DEM
onstrated.
The same day at l pm. the In
dependent Hill Home Demonstra-
tion Club will have a slipcover
school at the residence of Mrs. Carl
ton Y, Hill.
At l pm. Wednesday. the Dunn
fries Home Demonstration Club will
meet with Mrs. Kate Keyes. The
topic will be reviving faded fabrics
by dyeing,
Thursday the Woodbridge Home
Demonstration Club will have the
same program at the home of Mrs.
A. E. Bright. beginning at 100 pm
Friday Miss Grim will complete
the organization of a All Club for
boys and girls at the Occoquan High
School at 2:30 pm.
Elected by Presbytery.
J. Locke Bushong. member of the
Session of the Manassas Presby-
terrain Church, has been elected by
the Presbytery of the City of WASH
ington as a commissioner to the
General Assembly of Presbyterian
Churches which will convene in De-
troit May q.
Chamber to Sponsor Gifts.
The Prince William County Cham
her of Commerce at a meeting this
week voted to sponsor project for
sending cigarettes to soldiers in for
eign service. Arrangements for ship
ping the gifts of cigarettes are be-
ing made by a tobacco company
which will furnish them at fraction
Of their retail value. Containers
will be placed in local stores to re-
ceive contributions and when $5t
Is accumulated. 1000 packages OF
cigarettes will be sent to soldiers
abroad.
Chorus Presents Entertainment.
The Gay Nineties Chorus OF thu
Junior Woman's Club Of Manassa.
will present program of songs at ar
entertainment for soldiers of thu
Signal Corps Training School. VIM
Hill Farms, Greenwich, ut pm
Monday. The sextet is composed o.
Mrs. C. N. Kincheloe, Mrs. c. G
Lynn, jr.. Mrs. Dennis Baker, Mis-!
Walser Conner, Mrs. r. jackson
Ratcliffe and Mrs. Sedrick Saunders
Mrs. J. P. Roger is accompanist fol
the group.
Democratic Committee Acts.
The Democratic Committee o.