Evening star., 1946-10-26
z Community Parties
On Halloween Slated
For Prince William
Special pispoieh 10 The Ssar

MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 26.-Two
community Halloween parties will
be held in Prince William County
Thursday.
One, sponsored by the Manassas
Kiwanis Club. will start at pm.
on the Manassas High School
grounds. The other, sponsored by
the Quantico Chamber of Com
merce, will be held on the Marine
post baseball diamond, also at Z
O'Clock. Both programs will include
a parade, judging Of costumes, en-
tertainment and refreshments.
The Manassas committee on ar
rangements is headed by w. j.. Say
lors, while the Quantico committee
is under the direction of j. w
Grant.
Soil Conservation Meeting Set.
The Northern Virginia Soil Con-
servation District Board of Super
visors will hold a supper meeting
at z pm. Wednesday at the Stone
House Inn, near Manassas. Lyman
Carrier, State conservationist
Blacksburg, and George w. Dean
State forester. Charlottesville, will
be the principal speakers. Lester
w. Huff, chairman Of the Northern
Virginia soil conservation district,
Nokesville, will preside The local
district Is made up of Prince Will
liam, Fairfax and Loudoun sColn-
ties.
Poultry Convention Slated. r.
The 18th annual convention of
the Virginia State Poultry Federa-
ton will be held at Harrisonburg
on Monday and Tuesday. Sam M
Cox, district extension agent, will
be POSTMASTER at the annual BAN
quet on Monday evening.
Those on the two-day program
include: Howard S. zeigler, presi-
dent Of the State Poultry Fedora
t'tion: Dr. H. N. Young, director, Ex-
pertinent Station, v. P. l.; Hollis
Shome, State Division of Markets;
R. B. Stricken, president, Virginia
Broiler Growers Association; Mar
shall E. Coe, poultry specialist, v.
P. l.; Stanley ]. Marsden. turkey
research specialist, Beltsville Ex-
perimental Station; Howard c.
Pierce, poultry research director, A.
81 P. Tea Co., and DR.. P. j. Brand
ley, poultry pathologist, United
States Department Of Agriculture,
Washington.
Building Fund Started.
Francis Cannon Post, No. 1889
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
voted to start a special building
fund and named a committee com.
posed Of John Gregory, C.. H. Wine
c. B. Roland, and Lawrence Gre.
CORY, to study Sites. Proceeds from
a dance November 8 and the an.
nual poppy sale on November {
will go toward the fund.
Young Democrats Reorganize.
Harry j. Parrish, Manassas. wa.
elected president of the Prince
William County Young Democratic
Club as the group was reorgani5ee
llCI dAtC1 AldNAl6 UCCAA AA0koASC 0hA
ing the war. Other officers named
are: George Purvis, Quantico, vice
president: w. Marshall johnson
Manassas, secretary.
Seal Sale Plans.
The Prince William County
Health Office, Manassas, will be
headquarters for the annual Christ
mas Seal Sale campaign by the
county tuberculosis Association
Supplies are being distributed tLis
week to district chairmen.
Community Center Planned.
An architects drawing of pro.
posed community center building
has been completed by Fall!
Church firm for the Recreation
Committee of the Manassas Ki.
wants Club. A special Kiwanis com.
mittee will work with committet
from the Manassas Co-ordinatint
Council in selecting a site for tht
center. Several local organization!
are backing the project but nj
definite plans have been made fol