Evening star., 1944-07-30
Use Of War Prisoner,
On Fairfax Farms
Found Impracticab|e
Lack Of Transportation
Forces Abandonment
Of Harvest Plan

County Agent Lawrence c. Greene
announced yesterday the plan to OBJ
tain war prisoners for work on Fair
fax County farms to assist in the
harvesting of crops, has been aban-
doned, because of transportation
difficulties. s.
The War Department recently an
nounced such prisoners would be
available, provided arrangements
could be made for the county to fur
nish transportation each day from
the nearest war prisoner camp at
Fort MeaGe, Md.
Finding such a plan would be
impracticable, Mr. Greene then en-
deavored to have the War DEPART
ment house the prisoners at nearby
Army camps, but the suggestion was
turned down by the Army
Mr.. Greene said an acute labor
shortage will exist when the time
comes for fall harvest, especially
during silo filling. Last year the
problem was solved by use of State
convict labor, but State highway
officials assert convicts will not be
available again this fall, because OF
the pressing demand for work on
highways.
The County Board of Supervisors
has requested Gov. Darden to pre-
vail on highway officials to assign
convict labor to the county, but NO
answer has been received.
Selectees Report.
Nineteen registrants of the Fair
fax County Selective Service Board
were indicted at the Richmond in
duction station Thursday. The
group included:
Edwin Blevins, George Dove, Will
liam H. Dugan. John M. Fowler.
William A. Gaumer, Bernard D.
Glass, James H. Gray, Roy C.
Groves, Yates T. jenkins, Pete D.
Jones, Ford r. Kelly, Vernon L.
Kidwell. Charles E. Louch, Alonzo
j. Marr, Howard T. Shellman. John
D. Sullivan, James N. Tiller, Roy
j. White, George Zabriskie.
Bond Sales Total S663, ,O64.
Robert D. Graham, Fairfax, chair
man of the County War Finance
Committee, announced that War
Bond sales in the county during
the Fifth War Loan campaign
amounted to $663 ,064 as of July "a.
Sales of "E bonds totaled $375,-
225. The county's quota was S675,-
600, and Mr.. Graham said that all
purchases made in the county
through July 81 will be credited
to the quota.
Club Schedule.
Meetings of five home demon
stration clubs and one All club
have been scheduled during the
coming week by Miss Lucy Blake
county home demonstration agent.
The Dranesville Home Demonstra-
ton Club will meet at 1:3O pm
Tuesday; Lorton Club, 1:30 pm.
and the Lincolnia Club, l:3O pm
Wednesday; Annandale Club, l:31
pm. Thursday, and the Grovetof
Club will hold a picnic session at
l:3O pm. Friday. The clubs will
discuss rug making, lamp shades
slip covering and home beauty aids
The Dranesville All Club will
meet at 4:30 pm. Tuesday.
Boards to Meet.
The Fairfax County School Board
will meet at 10 am. Tuesday in the
Farr Building at Fairfax, at which
time further proposed school i'm.
provements will be discussed. The
school building program now In
progress includes the construction
OF new high school building at
rails Church, new elementary school
at Oakton, and two additional class
rooms at Dunn Loring. 1t is also
proposed to erect a shop building at
Mount Vernon High School.
The county Board of Supervisors
Will meet at 10 am. Wednesday In
the boardrooms at Fairfax.
New Members Qualify.
County Clerk John M. Whalen
announced that Henry A. Storm
postmaster at Mclean, has qualified
as a member of the Fairfax Coun-
ty Welfare Board to succeed the late