Evening star., 1944-10-02
Fairfax Supervisors
To Name Committee
On Aid 10 Veterans
Group Will Coordinate
Operations Of Various
Assistance Programs

Inc appointment OF a local COM
mittee to assist in the Virginia
Veterans Assistance Program will
be one of the questions to be dis
cussed by the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors at its meeting at
10 am. Wednesday.
The program, which will include
administration of the "GI Bill of
Rights" was prepared by the Vir-
ginia Selective Service System in
conjunction with the State Plan
ming Board and is directed by Gov.
Darden.
The purpose is to coordinate the
operations of Federal, State and To-
cal agencies and volunteer organi-
cations in Virginia into one unified
plan of procedure.
The aim is to place responsibility
for the solution of postwar employ
ment on each community.
The board discussed the question
Wednesday, but decided to post
pone action until this week. Board
members will attend a conference
at the George Mason Hotel, Alex
andria, October 16, for the Northern
Virginia area, when the program
will be outlined by State selective
service officials
Health Report.
Cases of communicable disease
in Fairfax County in August showed
a decided drop. according to the
report of Dr. Nelson Podolnick,
county health director. Only Is
such cases were listed, among them
two of lnfantile paralysis.
There were nine births reported
and II deaths. At the venereal dis
ease clinics, So new individuals were
admitted for diagnosis OF treatment,
and 1874 treatments given. At the
infant clinics, 104 children were
vaccinated for smallpox.
The sanitation division inspected
81 food establishments and obtained
81 improvements. -Four positive
cases of rabies were reported, one
dog and three cats. being the lowest
number in one month for about two
years.
Republicans Open Office.
Fairfax County Republicans have
opened their local headquarters at
l04 East Broad street, Falls Church,
where campaign meetings will be
held every Saturday night until the
November election.
The Office will be open daily from
2 to 10 pm, and it will also be the
headquarters of the Lawrence Mich
ael for Congress Club, which meets
at pm. each Thursday.
Club Schedule.
Meetings of six Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs and seven All Clubs have
been scheduled in Fairfax County
this week by Miss Mayme Hart.
county home demonstration agent.
The Dranesville Club will meet at
l 80 p m. tomorrow; Lorton Club and
Lincolnia Club, l:30 pm Wednes-
day; Annandale Club, l:30 pm.
Thursday, and the Groveton Club,
1:30 pm. Friday. Demonstrations
on preparing wartime food will fea-
ture the sessions.
The Forestville Club will meet
at 1890 am, and the Dranesville
Club at 4:30 pm. tomorrow: Lin
colnia Club. 1890 am. Wednesday,:
Annandale Club, II am Thursday:
Groveton Club, 1920 am. Friday,
and the Mclean Club, 1890 am
Saturday.
Ration Board Hours Changed.
Charles C. Wall, chairman of the
Fairfax County Ration Board, an
nounces that effective today the
board office in the Odd Fellows Hall,
Falls Church, will be open to the
public only on the following days
and hours:
Mondays, $50 am to pm;
Wednesdays. $50 am. to 4 pm;
Fridays. $50 am. to 4 pm, and
Tuesdays. 7:30 to 9 pm. The new
schedule has been adopted because
of the large volume of work to be
handled by the limited clerical staff.
Applications should be mailed when
possible, BOARD OfhclalS said.
Clothing Wanted.
The Truro Episcopal Church,
Fairfax Methodist Church and the
Fairfax Baptist Church are CO.
operating in a drive to collect
clothing for war sufferers in the
liberated countries of Europe.
Contributions may be left at the
churches or at the Town Hall. where
a collection box will be placed. 1t is
requested that cotton clothing be
washed, but woolen clothing will be
cleaned at the place of delivery for