Evening star., 1944-09-17
Smith, Salisbury Herd!
Win Top Honors in
Fairfax Associations
County Officials Plan
To Attend Convention
Scheduled for Roanoke

The dairy herd of Mason r.
Smith, jr.. took top honors last
month in Fairfax County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association No.
l, with an average production OF
1884 pounds of butterfat and 950.3
pounds of milk.
/ Second place went to the herd
/ Of r. e. Peck, with an average of
t39.55 pounds of butterfat, and
1,1098 pounds of milk, and the herd
Of Linn Simpson placed third with
I3e.A pounds of butterfat.
B. r. Salsbury's herd placed first
in Association No. 2. with an aver
age production of 42.06 pounds of
butterfat and 1861 pounds of milk,
with second honors going to the
herd of Leo and o. K. Miller, whose
average was 34.64 pounds of butter
fat and 9s46 pounds of milk. g. T.
Rice's herd was third with an
average Of $3.50 pounds of butter
fat and So3.4 pounds of milk.
To Attend Conference.
Members Of the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors and other
county officials will leave Tuesday
to attend the annual convention of
the League Of Virginia Counties, to
be held at Roanoke Wednesday and
Thursday. The regular meeting of
the board, scheduled for Wednes-,
day, has been postponed until Sep
tember n.
The chief topic to be brought be-
fore the convention is the proposed
county government clinic and the
method of financing it. The clinic
Is proposed to be established at the
University of Virginia to assist coun-
ties with governmental problems.
Gov. Darden has suggested that
funds to finance the clinic be ap-
propriated by each county from its
share Of the State ABC profits and
wine tax. Gov. Darden has request
ed the counties to set aside / per
cent of their ABC funds for the
clinic fund. Fairfax County's share
under this plan would be about $3.50
per year.
Council Enlarges Program.
An enlarged program in the coun-
ty schools has been arranged for
this term by the Fairfax County
Council of Religious Education. Four
teachers have been employed to in
struct in religious education this
year. There were three instructors
last year.
The program Is in charge of Miss
Doris Purcell, assisted by Miss Ruth
lie Valley and Miss Jessie Mcdonald.
The Rev. James o. Powell, colored
minister, will instruct the classes
IN the colored schools.
The courses will be held in all of
the county elementary schools, the
curriculum being provided by the
State Council of Religious Educa-
ton. The work is supported by
voluntary contributions and Com
munity Chest funds. Pupils attend
at their own option.
Clothing Drive.
The Rev. John F. Kociela, pastor
OF st. Marys Catholic Church, Fair
lax Station, announces that mem
bers OF the church have launched a
drive for old clothing to be sent to
war sufferers in Europe.
The campaign is under the direc-
tion OF Bishop Ireton of the Catho-
lie Diocese Of Virginia, and clothing
may be left with Miss Mary Hamill.
who will have charge of storing 1t
until 1t can be sent abroad.
Club Meetings.
| Meetings of five home demon
stration clubs have been scheduled
in Fairfax County this week by Miss
Lucy Blake, county home demon
stration agent.
The Woodlawn Club will meet at
2 pm. tomorrow: Oakton Club, 2
pm. Tuesday; Fairview Club, 2 pm.
Wednesday; the Navy Club, 2 pm,
and the fremont Gardens Club, 7:3O
pm. Thursday. Demonstrations will
be given on repairing, remodeling
and mending clothes.
Court Collections.
Judge Harry L. Carrico announces
that fines and fees collected in
the, trial Justice court in August
amounted to $4,52116. The county's
share was $2,199.25, and the remain
der was turned over to the State
treasury, this amount representing
fines and fees for State violations.
Plan Carnival.
Col. Waldron E. Leonard, presi-
dent of the Penn Daw Volunteer
Fire Department, announces that
arrangements have been completed
for the annual fall carnival OF the
department, which begins tomor-
row night on the carnival grounds
at Groyeton. Funds received from
the affair will be applied to the
building fund.