Evening star., 1944-08-13
Maryland Legion Hits Fairfax Bond Drive
'Codd|ing ofCaptives Exceeds lis Quota;
Despite Plea for Delay COP Meeting Set
Two County Youths
Get Awards; AnnondoIe
Carnival Scheduled

Mayor Robert D. Graham of Fair
fax, chairman Of the Fairfax County
War Finance Committee, announces
that total sales of War Bonds and
stamps in the county during the
Fifth War Loan amounted to 1922
275. The county's quota was $685.
600.
Sale of "E" Bonds were listed at
$3.50 ,987 so, or $l30,987 so above the
quota of 100000.
Republicans to Meet.
Members of the Republican party
in Fairfax County are sponsoring
a get-together dinner at 7:30 pm
Thursday at the Fairfax Elementary
School. The dinner will be served
by the ladies of the Fairfax County
Parent-Teacher Association.
Members of the committee in
charge of arrangements include Mrs
Alex l.. Haight, F. B. Burkholder
Carl Marshall and Frederick Bryan
Decisions Announced.
Fairfax County Selective Service
Presidents Board has affirmed ont
classification assigned by the loca
board, and reversed another on ap-
peals made to the board by the two
registrants. 'tssr
The la classification assigned
John B. Bowden, jr., 2l, Arcola, Va.
farmer, was continued on appeal
but a AZ classification given tc
David j. Walker. Is, Route, 2, Fair
fax, dairy farm laborer, a conscien-
tious objector, was reversed, and the
youth given &c classification. The
appeal board at Charlottesville had
upheld the local boards decisions by
divided votes in both cases.
Firemen Plan Carnival.
The Annandale Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a carniva
on the departments lot, adjoining
the elementary school grounds, be-
ginning tomorrow night and con.
tinuing throughout the week.
A number of special amusement
features will be offered each night
including a high diving act. Dud-
ley Webb is general chairman OF
the carnival committee. The horse
show scheduled by the organization
this month has been postponed
until September.
Receive Awards.
1t. James ]. Stretch, Fairfax
Corps of Engineers, was awarded
the Silver Star for gallantry in ac-
ton at Bougainville, Solomon Is
lands, on March 13. 1t. Stretch
displayed outstanding courage ir
directing the successful evacuation
OF wounded men, when the party
was attacked by intense enemy
mortar fire, while carrying supplies
and ammunition up Hill 260.
Sergt. Harold Fox, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lutte Fox, Fairfax, has
been awarded the Bonze Star fol
his work in removing wounded mer
OF his gun crews and taking charge
of his section in the Italian cam.
paign.
Welfare Expenditures.
Miss Winona Rorbye. county vel.
fare superintendent, reports that
her department spent $3,27423 fol
relief work in Fairfax County ir
July. Expenditures are listed as
follows:
Old age assistance. 1l0 cases
$1.627.47; geenral relief, 80 cases
$3.50: aid to families with dependent
children, IS cases, $518.76; foste,
home care, IA cases, $477, and aio
to the blind, 5 cases, ST..
Cemetery Group to Meet.
Franklin P. Sagendorf, member OF
the board of trustees of the FairfaS
Cemetery Association, announces
that special meeting of the asso-
citation will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Trial Justice Building
at which time officers for the year
will be elected and other business
transacted.