Evening star., 1945-04-01
Hearing Called
Tomorrow on
Fairfax Budget
Plans Are Mapped
For "a Recreation
Centers in County

Nente1S IN SOunty
A public hearing on the I945-l
county and school budget will take
place in the courthouse at Fairfa,
at 10 am. tomorrow, at which
time county residents will be giver
an opportunity either to voice ap.
proval or disapproval of the pro.
posed budget.
1t is anticipated that large
group representing the Fairfax
County Federation of Parent
Teacher Associations will be pres
ent to urge adoption of the county
school budget, which calls for ex-
penditures of approximately ST.
732,843 and an increase in the
county school tax rate of II cents
per S100 valuation.
Other groups representing the
agricultural districts will be pres
ent to voice objection to any large
increase in taxes at this time. The
board of supervisors will not take
final action on the budget until a
conference is held with school
board officials, as increased State
aid for teachers salaries approved
by the State Assembly last week will
change the setup of the present
budget.
The board of supervisors and the
county school board will hold regu-
lar sessions Wednesday and it is
expected that some action will be
taken on the budget, providing the
school board completes the revision
of its budget to conform with ad-
ditional State appropriations.
Two public hearings on rezoning
applications will be held by the
supervisors Wednesday afternoon.
Burns N. Gibson has filed applica-
ton to rezone two lots in West
Falls Church subdivision from sub
urban residence to industrial for the
purpose of erecting a manufacture
ing plant.
w. R. Gray of Oakton has filed
an application to have six lots in
Gray's subdivision, near Oakton
rezoned from suburban residential
to general business.
Plan Recreation Centers.
The Fairfax County Recreation
Association is completing arrange
ments for operation of "a organized
recreation centers in the country
this year, Bennett w. King, chair
man of the association, announces.
1t is planned to keep each of the
centers open eight weeks this sum-
mer, each center to be open three
days a week, with the exception of
one at Falls Church, which will be
open six days week. Under this
plan, a trained director will divide
his time between two communities
each week, thus providing broader
program at little additional cost.
Directors will be trained for the
work before the opening of the
centers on July g. The association
has requested that Robert w. Mavity
be reappointed by the county school
board as general supervisor of the
project again this year. OF the "a
units in operation, 18 will be for
white persons and six for colored.
More than $4,000 will be provided
for the project with Community
Chest funds, and the association has
requested the County Board of Su-
pervisors to appropriate $4,000 addi-
tional. Other funds are raised To-
cally.
Motorists Are Advised.
Walter T. Oliver, jr., State auto
licenses agent for Fairfax County,
states that a number of car owners
in the county have failed to receive
their registration cards from the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Of
flee in Richmond, the cards having
been lost in the mails or returned
for better address.
AS it is necessary to present the
registration cards when applying
for the 1945 license tag, Mr.. Oliver
advises all such persons who have
not received their cards to write to
the commissioner Office in Rich
mond at once, giving their name,
address and the 1914 tag number.
The deadline for obtaining the new
licenses is April IS.
Clubs Plan Meetings.
Meetings of six Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs and four All Clubs have
been scheduled in Fairfax County
this week by Mrs. Harriet r. Cor
don, county home demonstration
agent.
The Vale Home Demonstration
Clubs will meet at II am. tomorrow;
Dranesville Club, l:30 pm. Tuesday;
Llncolnia Club, noon, and the Lor-
ton Club, 1:30 pm. Wednesday;
Annandale Club, / 80 p pm Thursday,
and the Groveton Club, pm. Fri
day. Short cuts in meats and main
dish preparation will be discussed.
The Lincolnia All Club will meet
at 1920 am. Wednesday; AMMAN
Gale Club. am, and the Groveton
Club, 2:l5 pm. Thursday, and the
Mclean Club, 10:30 am. Saturday.
Teacher Examination Set.
Superintendent of Schools Wilbert
l. Woodson announces that the
State Board of Education has sched-
uled the teachers reading course
examination for renewal of teaching
certlficates for April IA in his Office
in the Farr Building, Fairfax.
The examination for elementary
and high school teachers will be
based on the following books: "Ju-
dah P. Benjamin." "Lend-Lease,"
Teachers for Our Times" and "We
Cannot Escape History" Study of
these books is assumed to be equiv
alent to the work done during a six
weeks summer term in college.
Teachers and others interested
in taking the examination should
contact Mr.. Woodson not later than
Saturday.
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