Evening star., 1945-04-08
Fairfax Legion Posi-
To Receive Charter
Al Ceremonies

John w. Gait, past department
commander of the American Legion,
Department of Virginia, will pre-
sent a charter to Fairfax Post. No
1T, American Legion, at ceremonies
at 8 pm. Wednesday in the library
rooms Of the Town Hall, Fairfax
Invited guests include Department
Comdr G. K. Linkous, Danville; De-
partment Adj. Glenn Elliott, Rich
mond; Department Vice Comdr. J.
T. Preston, Alexandria; Ernest Hile-
man, Vienna, eighth district COM
mander; Edgar c. Parrish, Manas-
saS, eighth district vice commander;
F. Clinton Knight, Alexandria, past
department commander, and Rufus
G. Coldwell, Fairfax, grand chef de
gare, Forty and Eight Society.
The charter will be accepted on
behalf of the post by Comdr. Robert
D. Graham of Fairfax. The post is
now compiling a list of names of
Fairfax Servicemen for the purpose
of sending copies of the service edi-
tion" of the Virginia Legionnaire,
department publication.
This special edition will contain
information on veterans rights, on
the Virginia war voters law. with
proposed constitutional amendments,
and on plans being made to assure
unemployment of returned vet
Grams.
The edition also will include a
ballot application form for coming
elections. The first issue will be
ready about May Is, and relatives
of service men or women are re-
quested to send names and ad-
dresses of those in the service to
Karl SpeiSS, Route l, Fairfax.
11S Building Permits Granted.
The land division of the commits
sioner of revenue office in Fairfax
County issued 118 building permits
with an estimated valuation of $159,-
400. in March, a record for the year.
There were 81 permits issued for
new buildings, valued at SLOT ,490, |
and Sc permits granted for i'm
provements, with estimated valu-
alton of S52443.
County Clerk John NJ Whalen
reports that his Office recorded 557
deeds and deeds of trust, an all
time record for March. The highest
previous recordation was SIT such .
instruments in March, l94l. Total /
recordations for the first three
compared with LAG for a similar
period in 1914.
Six Clubs Will Meet.
Meetings of three Home Demon
stration Clubs and three All Clubs .
have been scheduled in Fairfax
County this week by Mrs. Harriet
R. Gordon, county home demonstra-
ton agent.
The Dunn Loring Home Demon /
stration Club will meet at II am.
tomorrow; FloriS Club, 2 pm. Tues .
day, and the Lebanon Club, II am. .
Friday. Demonstrations on short .
cuts in meat and main dish prepa-
ration will be given.
The Dunn Loring All Club will .
meet at 3:35 pm. tomorrow; Burke
Club. 9 am. Wednesday, and the
Floris Club, 1890 am. Friday.
Welfare Expenditures.
Miss Winona Rorbye, county well
fare superintendent, reports that
her department spent S2,997 go dur
in, March for various welfare ac-1
tivities. Expenditures are listed as
follows:
Old age assistance, 95 cases, ST.
51024; aid to families with de-
pendent children, l3 cases, $659.88; |
foster home care, II cases, S324.50; |
general relief, 80 cases, S442. and
aid to the blind, four cases, SCI.
Health Nurse Resigns.
DR.. Nelson Podolnick, county
health director. announced that
Mrs. Richard Murray, a member of
the departments nursing staff, had
resigned to accept position as di-
rector of the Allegheny County
Health Department.
DR.. Podolnick also announced ap-
pointment of two additional nurses
to the local staff, Mrs Barbara A. M.
Bradbury Of Falls Church and Mrs.
Gay B Wichman of Louisa County,
Va. who have assumed their new
duties.
Court Collections Shown.
Fines and fees Collected in the
Trial Justice Court in March
amounted to S4,83497, Judge Robert
w. Stump announces. The county's
share of fines and fees for violations
of county ordinances was S1,654.75
and the amount collected for State
offenseS was S2.19272.
Brook Trout Released.
State Game Warden Arthur w
Mills received 1900 brook trout