Evening star., 1945-04-15
Public Road
Farley Called
For Fairfax
County Residents
To Present Requests
To Highway Officials

10 TIeSent NequeStS
To Highway Officials
A public meeting to consider
highway problems in Fairfax Coun-
ty will be held at 10 am. Thursday
in the courthouse at Fairfax. The
meeting has been arranged by the
County Board of Supervisors in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
Byrd, road law.
Representatives of the State
Highway Commission and members
of the board will be present to hear
residents present road problems in
the county's six magisterial dis
tricts The meeting originally was
set for April %, but the date was
advanced because court sessions are
being held in the courthouse that
day.
The regular business session of
the Board of Supervisors will be
held at 10 am. Wednesday in the
board rooms.
James Herd Takes HOnOrs.
The dairy herd of G. NJ James,
Chantilly, took first honors last
month in Fairfax County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association No.
l, with an average production of
42.74 pounds of butterfat and 1,115.4
pounds of milk.
The herd of Marvin Perkins
Herndon, placed second with 4274
pounds of butterfat and 1883
pounds of milk, and third honors
went to the herd of Rogers & Rog-
ers, Herndon, whose average was
41.72 pounds of butterfat and l.
1893 pounds of milk.
In Association No. 2, the herd of
D. o. Hileman, Vienna, with an
average production of 1859 pounds
of butterfat and 1923 pounds of
milk. placed first. Second honors
went to the herd of George o. SUIT
ton, Fairfax, with an average of
4469 pounds of butterfat, and the
herd of A. L. Leigh, Vienna, was
third with an average of 1928
pounds of butterfat.
Dance VIII Aid Fund.
Cooperating with the drive for
funds being made this month by the
Fairfax County Chapter of the
Virginia Cancer Foundation. the
Fairfax Rotary Club is completing
arrangements to sponsor dance on
April % in the Fairfax High School
gymnasium. all proceeds to go to the
cancer fund.
o. J. LABEL is chairman of the
Rotary committee, assisted by
Everett Long, Bennett w. King,
Thomas P Chapman. jr., and Har-
old U. Baker. A floor show with
local talent will be presented.
Miss Julia Gum and Mrs. Jean
cite L. Fellows are co-captains of
the fund campaign.
Ballot Deadline Thursday.
B. B. Iden. chairman of the
Fairfax County Electoral Board,
announces that Thursday is the
last day on which persons desiring
to vote by mail in the election April
"a for delegates to the State Con-
stitutional Convention may apply
to their local registrar for the bal
lot.
Polls at all 25 of the voting pre-
cincts in the county will be open
for the election from sunrise to
sunset. A light vote is forecast.
The two candidates who have filed
from this senatorial district are
Robinson Moncure and Walter I.
Young, both of Alexandria, Mr.
Moncure has announced that he is
in favor of maintaining the poll
tax as a general voting require
ment, while Mr.. Young has voiced
opposition to the poll tax system.
Club Schedule.
Meetings of six Home Demon
stration Clubs and five All Clubs
have been scheduled in Fairfax
County this week by Mrs. Harriet r.
Gordon, county home demonstra-
ton agent.
The Woodlawn Home Demonstra-
ton Club will meet at 2 pm. to-
morrow; Oakton Club, 1:30 pm
Tuesday; Fairview Club, 2 pm.
Wednesday; Navy Club, 2 pm, and
the fremont Gardens Club, 7:30
pm. Thursday, and the Falls
Church Club, 1:30 pm. Friday.
Demonstrations on short cuts in
meat and main dish preparation
will be given.
The Woodlawn All Club will
meet at 1915 pm. tomorrow; Oak
ton Club, 1920 am. Tuesday; Gen.
terville Club, 1890 am Wednes-
day; Floris Club, lO:30 am Thurs
day, and the Baileys Cross Roads
Club, 1890 am. FRIDAY,