Evening star., 1946-01-20
Fairfax Circuit Court
Convenes Tomorrow;
Jury 10 Get 10 Cases
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. Jan, 19-The
January term of the Fairfax Coun-
ty Circuit Court will convene at 10
am. Monday, with Judge Paul E.
Brown presiding. Ten presentments
for the grand jury have been pre-
pared by Commonwealth Attorney
Hugh B. Marsh.
Two indictments will be sought
against James Brown, charged with
looting an r. F. & P. freight car of
a quantity of liquor and tampering
with air brakes on train at Lorton
A charge that Rufus Williams re-
ceived goods taken from the train
also will be considered by the grand
jury. Two Indictments will be asked
against Sidney Haron. one for al
legedly breaking into the post Office
at Newington. and another for al
legedly breaking into the R. F. & P.
freight station at Newington.
Felonious Assault Charged.
Other presentments are against
Walter R. Kearns charging felon-
ious assault: Louis H. Whitaker,
charging robbery; John Jennings,
grand larceny: Charles Whitney,
criminal assault, and Frank o. Bow
man. feloniouS assault.
Those summoned to serve on the
grand jury include E. Douglas
Denny, J. Golden Blincoe, C. Kirk
Wilkinson, Hugh w. Gunnell, jr.,
John T. Haislip, James H. Craig and
Ollie w. Timer, colored
District Highway Engineer R. I.
Mount has informed the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors that
the estimated cost of constructing
approximately two and half miles
of sidewalk on U. S. Highway No.
L. south of Alexandria, will be ap-
proximately $4,000.
The State Highway Department
has requested the county to put up
half of the cost of construction.
The supervisors will consider
placing a special tax levy in the
1946-47 budget in order to raise
funds for sidewalk construction on
highways in the more congested
areas.
Completing Ball Arrangements.
Robert w. Mavity, chairman of
the Fairfax County March O Dimes
campaign, announced that arrange
ments were being completed for
the Presidents Birthday Ball, which
mill l>a hold fro,,, O 70 10 n m Ian.
uary 80, in the Fairfax High School
gymnasium, The ball will end the
campaign
Another feature scheduled by Mr..
Mavity to raise funds is basket
ball tournament between teams rep
resenting the four high schools in
the county
The boys teams of Fairfax, Mount
Vernon, Falls Church and Herndon
will play on the evening of January
20 in the Fairfax High School gym
nasium. The girls teams from the
four schools will hold their tourna-
ment the same night in the Hern-
don High School gymnasium. All
proceeds from both the ball and the
tournament will be added to the
polio fund.
Queen" to Be Elected.
A contest is being held in the high
schools to select a Queen" of the
ball. Each school will select cam
didate and the Queen will be elected
by popular vote.
Meetings of three home demon
stration clubs and two All clubs
have been scheduled in Fairfax
County next week by Mrs. Harriet
R. Gordon, county home demonstra-
ton agent.
The Woodlawn Home Demonstra-
tion Club meets at 2 pm. Monday,
Kenmore Club, pm Tuesday, and
the Clifton Club, 1:30 pm. Wednes-
day. Legal matters will be dis
clssed at the sessions.
The Clifton All Club meets at
1880 am. Wednesday and the Fair
view Club at 1890 ana Saturday.