Evening star., 1943-07-04
135 Blood Donors
Sought for Clinic al
Manassas Tuesday
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Manassas tuesday
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, July 3.-Fifty
more volunteers than responded to
the last call Of the Prince William
Chapter, American Red Cross. for
blood donations will be needed to
meet the quota OF the fourth blood
donor clinic here Tuesday in Trinity
Episcopal Church Parish Hall. One
hundred and thirty-five donors are
needed to assure collection of 120
pints Of blood.
Clinic hours will be from Oils am.
to 2 pm. Volunteers are requested
to contact any member of the fol-
lowing committee, headed by Mrs.
Mamie Lynch, chairman: Manassas,
Mrs. w. L. Lloyd, Mrs. E. H. Mar
stellar; Occoquan, Mrs. John Pow
ell; Dumfries, the Rev. A. H. Shu-
mate. Mrs. James A. Bishop; Guam
tico, Mrs. A. B. Young; Haymarket,
Miss Loretta McGill; Nokesville,
Mrs. N. N. Free, Mrs. Joe Hale;
Brentsyille, Mrs. Helen Keyes.
Nutrition Workshop in Progress.
State nutrition specialists will
meet next week with representatives
of the nutrition workshop, which got
under way this week at Bennett
School, Manassas. under the direc-
ton Of R. Worth Peters, principal of
Manassas schools. The workshop,
the first experiment of its kind to be
conducted in the State, is sponsored
by the County School Board, in CO.
operation with the State Depart
ment of Education, the State Nutri-
ton Committee, the College of Will
liam and Mary and the Medical Col
lege Of Virginia, and provides an op-
portunity for teachers to work under
guidance with pupils, parents and
other citizens in the interest of nu-
triton.
Selectees Called.
Two Prince William selectees have
been ordered to report to Richmond
Monday for induction into the Army,
according to announcement Of c. C.
Cloe, chairman Of the local Selec-
tive Service Board. They are Frank
Leslie Brown, Woodbridge, and
Abraham Andrew Conner, Manassas
The board will order SO white men
to report on July 16, and % colored
men to 60 July %.
Annual School Board Meeting.
The Prince William County School
Board will hold its annual meeting
beginning at 8 am. Wednesday
at the Office Of the superintendent Of
schools in the Manassas Courthouse
Building. D. j. Arlington, chairman
will preside, and officers will be
elected. Mr.. Arlington has beer
chairman for the last 10 years
Other officers are. clerk, r. c. Hay.
don; vice chairman, Fred Lynn, anc
assistant clerk, Mrs. Harcourt
Dickens.
Completes Pre-Flight Course.
William L. Miller, son Of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles Miller of Manassas
has completed a five-month course
OF preliminary training at the Vir.
ginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks
burg, and Is now taking an advanced
course as a naval aviation cadet
Mr.. Miller returned this week afte,
spending q short furlough at hi.
home here.
Executive Board Meets.
The Executive Board Of the Wom-
ans Club pf Manassas will meet
at 10 am. Wednesday at the resi-
dence Of the president. Mrs. Lewis
Carper, on Battle street. Newly
appointed committee chairmen are
asked to attend.
Playground Indorsed.
The Manassas Town Council at a
meeting this week Endorsed the pro-
posal of the Prince William County
Chamber Of Commerce providing
for the use Of town lot situated
between West street and Grant ave-
nue. as a colored playground. A
committee of Chamber of Commerce
representatives headed by DR.
George B. Cooke and representatives
Of the local colored populace headed
by DR.. John Williams presented the
plan to the council for approval
The playground will provide recrea
tion for colored youths of the vi
cinity and will be under the direc-
ton of trained supervisors.
Purebred Hogs Distributed.
Seven Prince William County Al
Club boys have been selected tc
receive the seven purebred Hamp-
shire soWs and one boar given tc
the county by Sears, Roebuck 6s Co
in their hog. dairy and poultry Al
project designed to promote the
production of better livestock, ir
Northern Virginia. The seven boys
members of the Manassas -Nokes-
vile All Club, include Ray Smith
Lynn Hasting Herring, Leon Kline
Charles FitzWater, jr: Harold
Hersch, Sidney Flickinger anc
Francis Joyce. The boar has beer
placed with Ray Smith.
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Hampshire pigs have been placed
with members of the Occoquan.
Bethel All Club. according to Frank
Cox. county agent. These. donated
by individual farmers of Occoquar
district. were distributed to George
Thomas Selecman. Bobby Rigney
Buddy Reid. Augustus Davis, Ed.
ward CARRIER. Grover Manderfeld
William Douglas Clarke, Bobby Tyr.
rell, Vernon Dawson and Frances
Anne Garner.
Donors of the purebred Hamp.
shire pigs placed with Occoquan-
Bethel All Club members include
T. Powell Davis, Wilmer CARRIER
George Selecman, G.. C. Russell. P
c. Wigglesworth, Gilmer CARRIER anc
F. B. Morgan.