Evening star., 1944-07-23
2,613 Arrests Made
In Fairfax County
During Fiscal Year
1,l8l Were Held for
Traffic Offenses and
4l6 for Drunkenness

Fairfax County police arrested
2,6l3 persons for various offenses
during the fiscal year ending June
80, according to the annual report
of Capt. Carl r. Mcintosh, chief
Of police.
Traffic violators were the chief
offenders with 1.l8l such arrests.
Drunkenness ranked second with 4ls
arrests. Only one murder was listed
during the year
Fines COLLECTED for violations of
various county ordinances amounted
to sl6,708 The largest month was
June. when collections totaled
s2,OO9.50.
Property reported stolen was
valued at $50, ,487.56, and value OF
stolen property recovered Is listed
at sl1,29895. Twenty three auto
mobiles were recovered out of 26
reported stolen in the county, and
30 stolen autos were recovered for
other Jurisdictions. -
The police investigated 172 motor
vehicle accidents, in which 20 per-
sons were killed and IS injured
Property damage as the result of
auto accidents is listed at s44, 4,798.
Health Report.
Only 43 cases of communicable
disease were reported in Fairfax
County during June, according to
the monthly report of DR.. Nelson
Podolnick, county health director
Measles led with Is cases, and
scarlet fever ranked seconu with
10 cases. One case of meningitis
was listed
There were % births and IA deaths
reported AT the venereal disease
clinics. 46 new cases were admitted
for diagnosis or treatment, and Isl
treatments given. The sanitation
division made inspections of 86 food
establishments and obtained 46
improvements.
Fourteen positive cases of rabies
were reported. seven among dogs, six
among cats and one COW.
Decisions Affirmed.
The IA classification given two
registrants by the Fairfax County
Selective Service Board has been
affirmed in decisions handed down
last week by boards of appeals.
The registrants were William NJ
Woods, %. truck driver. and William
G. Masaitis, 27, craftsman.
WI "a io1e -;
colored registrants, three of them
brothers, were inducted last week
They were Carroll T. Brooks. Clar-
ence H. Brooks. Snowden E. Brooks,
Richard T. Merger, Rodgers W.
Taylor and Samuel J. Williams.
Chairman Elected.
w. w. McCollum. Herndon. has
been elected chairman of the Fairfax
County Planning Commission to
succeed Charles C. Wall, Mount Ver-
non. resigned. Mr.. Wall will still
continue to serve as a member of
the commission.
John w. Brookfield, Springfield
was named vice chairman, and T. j.
Stockton, Burke, executive secretary.
Clubs to Meet.
Meetings of two Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs and two All Clubs have
been scheduled this week by Miss
Lucy Blake, county home demon
stration agent.
The Clifton Home Demonstration
Club will meet at l:30 pm. Wednes-
day for demonstration on jelly
making, and the Oakwood Club will
meet at l pm. Thursday for dis
cussion on health.
The Floris All Club will meet at
1890 am Wednesday and the Lin
colnia Club at 1890 am. Thursday.
School Work Authorized.
The Fairfax County School Board
has authorized the construction of
two additional classrooms at the
Dunn Loring Elementary School, in
order to relieve overcrowded condi-
tions at the building Work has be-
gun on the new high school at Falls
Church, and the new elementary
school at Oakton.
Devotion Service.
The devotion OF the 40 hours
service will be observed at st. Mary's
Catholic Church. Fairfax Station,
beginning with the 10 am. mass
today. The Rev. Edward L. Ste
phens, rector of st. Mary's Church,
Alexandria, will be the guest speaker
at the 7:30 pm. service today.
Holy communion will be celebrated
at 7 am. tomorrow, followed by
mass at 8 am. The guest speaker
at the 7:30 pm. service tomorrow
will be the Rev. Samuel S. Chameal,
G. p. S.. of All Saints Church,
Manassas.