Evening star., 1944-07-16
$4,000 War Bond
Sale Is Expected
Ii Prince William

special Uispatch 70 Tne Star.
| MANASSAS, Va, July l5.-Prince
William County War Bond sales
amount to 9238, ,707. according to
q. Raymond Ratcli1ie, general coun.
ty chairman. OF the total SO 900
represented r" bonds purchased by
individuals.
Sales not get accredited are ex-
pected to boost the sum to $500, 900.
The county quota Is 1885 900.
Farmers' Meeting Slated.
A meeting Of Prince william
County farmers will be held at the
Manassas Post Once assembly room
August S to consider organizing .
soil conservation district. Accord.
ing to County Agent Frank Cox,
who Is arranging the meeting, farm
ers may obtain the assistance Of
Soil Conservation Service techni-
clans and soil management experts
by Incorporating rs county unit or
in cooperation with adjacent coun-
ties. I. w. Mundie, soil conservation
representative, will outline the plan
for organizing the district.
| Annual Carnival Planned.
/ The Manassas Volunteer Fire De-
partment Is making plans for its an.
nual carnival to be held from July
% to August on the Manassas
High School athletic field. The car
nival will be open Monday through
Saturday beginning at 8 pm.
Salvage Drive Planned.
\ The Boy Scouts Of Manassas will
mold a salvage drive for old news
papers and magazines beginning at
1:30 pm. tomorrow. A house-to-
mouse canvass will be made. Resi-
dents are requested to tie the pa
pers In bundles not over Is inches
high and the magazines in bundles
not over IL inches high to facilitate
handling.
School Bond Sales.
The report from the War Savings
department of the county public
schools shows that the schools sold
$l60,3l5 worth OF War Bonds and
Stamps during the school year.
Promoted to Captain.
Robert Weir-Mitchell Weir, son of
Robert M. Weir. commissioner of
revenue for Prince William County,
has been promoted to captain In the
Army since landing in France on
D-day. Capt. Weir is a graduate of
the Manassas High School and the
College of William and Mary. He
volunteered for service with the
British Civilian Technical Corps
and was sent to England in lo4l.
In January, 1943, he was trans
ferred to the United States Army.
Eastern Star Initiation.
Initiation ceremonies will be fea-
tured at a meeting of the Wimo-'
dausis Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, at 8 pm. Tuesday In the
Masonic Temple, Center street.
Home Demonstration Schedule.
Prince william County club men,
bers will be given instructions In
home canning and clothes making at
meetings planned for the coming
week. Miss Nell Grim, local home
agent, announces the following
schedule:
Monday, the Haymarket All Club
group will meet at 1:30 pm. with
Miss Elizabeth Lynn to discuss sum-
mer projects. Correct ways of U.s.
ing commercial patterns will be
demonstrated.
Tuesday the Woodbine All Club
will meet at 10 am. in the school,
house for the same program. We'd
nesday the Dumfries Home Demon
stration Club will have a meeting at
l:3O pm. at the home OF Mrs. Goldie
Brawner to plan school lunches.
Thursday the WOODBRIDGE Home
Demonstration Club will meet at 1
pm. at the residence OF Mrs. A. T..
Bright for demonstration on food
preservation.
Wounded in Action.
1t. Gilbert Rollins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. L. Rollins, Gainesville
and 1t. Egbert Thompson, jr., son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert Thomson.
woodbridge, were wounded in ac-
ton during the invasion of France
and both are in hospitals in Eng
land. Both men are graduates of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and formerly were Prince William
County All Club members.
Awarded Purple Heart.
Pfc. E. Conway Owens, tr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Owens, Nokes-
vile. has been awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds received in Italy.
Pvt. Owens has been returned to the
United States to recuperate and is
at present in the Moore General