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REENBELT II OPERATOR VOLUWE 4, NO. 18

COUNCIL SLASHES BUDGET: REDUCES TOWN TAX RATE

Town Coancil. meeting W~ nit;ht,Ditoalber ::n, was mrlced b7 a l.1-..al.7 debate on the proposed publ.ie health set-up, .ad by extensive budget...al.aahing. ~ , cutti.ng $1,~.00 1'rOIIl the pr,;,posed budget.,. the tax rate was reduced t'roJa $2.ll.S per h1a1dred dollars to . $2.013.

Citisena present at the session wished to 1c:now bow the proposed publ.ic health arrangement woul.d be an impro98118nt over that noll. in £oree, SRi whether "the UDderpriul.eged11 woul.d be £orced, under the new att-up, to join the Health Association. A definite noed tor home nursing service was expressed by sev­eral. women present.

Roy s. Braden expressed the opinion that a .f'Ull t:t. publ.ic heal. th otncer, assisted by nuraes £rca the hospital., coul.d ca.rr.r out a program more coordi­nated tban tho present one. This: otticer woul.d baYe no connecti.on with the Heal.th Aaaociati.on, and no nne need .teel. aqy compul.sion to join.

!k'. Samuel. Berenberg deol.ared that the caaunit7 was not at present gett.in,g its JIIO!l87'811Drth tor publ.1c heal.th service, citing tor e:xampl.e the dia­proportiawte amount ot t.1.M round necessary to pel'­.torm cl.erical work. tbier euc:h cirCUIDBtancea, he sa:f.d, it was di.tticul.t .tor the departllar.t to reach and aerve the entire COIIIIlUDit:y er.tecti~. _ 'ltle new budget provides enouab to ~ a cl.erk., besides the heal.th ot'.ticer and part-t:lme msreea rel.eaeed !'roa the hospital. tor pllbl.ic health work. lk'. Berenberg emphasized the point that public health serrtce eboul.d be purely educational, and that lledJ.cal ad­v.lce shoul.d be sought onl.y .trom a ~sician. "ln a sel..t'-sut£ic1ent coumunity such as Oreenbel. t" .. he stated, "sociAl. service 110rk is as out ot place aa an Animal Rescue League wrul.d be.•

It wa-s suge;ested that Greenbel.t ask the ad:r.lce or the state Publ.ic Ileal. th Departmen~ in setting up ita PUblic Health um~, and Mr. Braden cOIIIDented Uu&t rel.at.ions with this IJe:partment have been Zar trcm satls£act.ory. For example, he said, Greenbelt haa had to ~ outright 1 ~~rums and anti.-t.altina 'Which are distributed tree o.t charge to other Karyland toms, on the grounds that Greenbel.t is not a t.ax.­pq:ing comun:iv.

Councilman Ruth Taylor expreaeed a concern that some supervision by the PUblic Health Department be kept over <lhil.dren sent home .from school becauee or colds and other ai1:nen+..a, and to ~nt tbam tl'OIIl pl.a;r:Lns w!r.1h }re-:schoa.L cb.:U..uren Ul t.he neighbor­hood, thua aJ,"reading possibl.e int'ection.

'1'he proposed public heal. th set-up will be d.ie­cuseed 1'urt..ber at the next regular meeting o£ the Town Councj~ on January s.

Reduc-:.:l.cas in the budget took the shape or a $1.00 cu~ in o!'£ice expenses under General. OoverrtiDitnt, a t2SO reduction in repairs and repl.acementa under Garbage Coll.ection, e200 .from personal. aerTices un­der PUblic Health, $1.00 11-om Hoapital. material and suppll.e s, am $1.00 .from the Insurance F\md t cr cca­pensatian atxl liabil.i ty.. The Contingency FUnd was rl•~reased £rom $1.,520.00 to $1.1 220.00.

FOOD STORE TRAINS MANAGERS

The Council. £or Cooperative Business Tra1n1ng, organized recent.ly £or the purpose o£ training ce>­operative store managers, has sent Adam Lohaue and Leonard Brocco, both o£ New York City, to Greenbelt tor a short training period in the Food Store.

Because so many small. cooperative stores are be­ing established, there is. a need £or managers who not onl.y have some training in the practical. a!"fairs o£ store management but also have some knowled{;e o£ the theory o~ cooperatives. It is to give potential. managers such schooling that the Council for Cooper­st:ive Busine,sa Training was organized.

'l'hi.s ne"Jr organization was made possible by a grant .fran the Good Will Fund which wa~ founded by the late Edii'B.rd A. Fil.ene. On its board of dJ.re<:­tors are Arthur E. Albrecht and Lionel Perkins o£ the Rochdale Institute, Percy s. Brown· and Herbert

. E. Evans of the C.:onfNIIIer Distribution Corporation and X.slie E. Woodcock and Robert L. Smith of' ~ Eastern Cooperative Wholesal.e, Inc. Rudolf 'l'reWP­£el.s i.s the secretary and treasurer o£ the Council £or Cooperative BuaU!ess Training whose o.f.ficcs are located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York City.

'nle trai.ning period l.asts approximately three months. Qne.-hal.t o£ it is spent in school where the theoretical side of' cooperatives is taught. The other hal.i' i;s spent in sel.ected model. cooperative stores where the practical training iii £:1 ven The Council !'or Cooperative Business Training nil ee­l.ect 15 model. cooperative stores in which tuture II&Mge:rs will further their cooperative education. Greenbelt's Food Store has been chosen as a model store, thus beccming llodel Store tlo. 1.

'!'he men in the Food Store are proud of the fact that their store has become a training center for prospective managers. Several of them have applied .tor the training in order to be-cane 1110re 1'81:\iliar with the theoretical side of cooperatives. One l:IS.n will be sent £rom here to receive the training. Who i.t 1'li.ll be 1s not yet knawn.

'l'hfl training cl.ass is not l.imited t.o cooperative etore em.pl.oyees ODl,y. Cl'.here may al.so appl.y, but tbe size o£ the claas is lim1 ted to )O.

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Kindergarten Children Build Auto and Trailer

(As told Smith, aru class.)

Phot.o by o. n1ne P'ubler by Frank Hale., Joanntt Taylor, Nary Aru:1 iJidt J\lt.e::-, of thet aftemoon kindergarteJ:L

Have you st,en O'.ll" house t.ra.:J.er? If you haven't, come and sec J.t. i'ie ::r.ade the traUe:r and car out of· wood and put paper ar:nmd it. We ha:laered nail.s and. !J1 umb ta c k.s 1:0 :;;.ake it st.ay. lie knew how to make our bi~;; t.raLler., because we made l.1 tt.l.e trailers first tor a pnttern.

One day we saw a real big t..-ailer out in back o.t the stores on t..~e ;oar\< ing lot. It be.L:>nged to Mr. and llrs. .JiJJ::ore. They inv1 teri ua 1n to see the trailer" t~o ., co•lld i'igure ov•a out.

Inside o~ our hoU8e tra.:1.l.er is 1'1zmi.ture. We sewed eurtairLS for 1 t too. On the out.eide are the l.icen.ses,fl.owe·r boxes" tnrnin&s, chimney., wheel.a, and hook. We pail11ted the house J8l.l.ow, blue, red, black and green.

OUr car ha::~ crates 1'or eeat.!l. We ha'98 a st.arter, a toot b:~ke, the g~U, eluteh., steering -.heel., a dash board which has a clock ao:i radio_, and a thi~ that tells how ::xuch t;as and how hot it is. It has a spare tire. Our 'Windows are :Dade out of cellophane. 'lfe painted our ear with hl'I.W and black paint.

We know a.ll about the other kind.s ot trailers. There are library trailers, doctor-trnil.ers., o&li1p trailers, can::!y 1 ice-cream and hot dog trailers, store trai.l~rs, a.n:i t.elegraz:~ t.r!lilers.

There are trailer camps .tor house trailers. The trailers park :ln these camps.. So::le o£ these camps are callod "Trailer T"""-5". ·

'nais :.s why we wo•tld like to live in a tra.ilerr Wary AJ<J. :J.;.:.;Lth--"1 .,.. ·.U.d l.i.kc 11> l.i.•n in a l.ra.i.l.­

er because you coul:! ride and pl.ay i.n it all the same tiJ;;e and :Lt 1111!:'·:.1·! l:-e .f'un."

Joanne '!'aylor-"I wonld like to live in a trail­er because you cruld rio everything you want---l.ilce cook_, sleep, e~1t and ride."

Dioek Duter--" I ~•ud like to live in a trailer becawse you crJI.I ld go fra:: -:.ne towrn to another.•

Frank Hale--"! would like to li"' in a trail.er because yo·, could go a lcn6 11'&)'-llve over 1n cal.­:t.torn.ta and those places."

Nomina~J Committee Prepares For :Next Credit Union Flection

A nc.inating cOCII'IIitt.ee which will aelect a al.ate ot atticers .far the Greenbelt Federal. credit tmion to IMI!I"ft duri:n.g t.he co~ year was appointed l.ast week by Frederi:::k L. Wilde, pE"esident. ot' the cr:edi.t union. Glendon L. Allred_, Donald H. 1ragstat'£., and Joseph E. Bargas, all of whoa are acti.ft partici­pants in coa:ru:ni ty affairs, aaJce up the coJa1'1.ttee.

Tbe slate put forward by tbe DI:>S01inat.ing coaa1.ttee wi.ll be voted on by tile credit union llllabers at the annual. :::18eting to be helrl January 17. At tbe same ID8etlng members will vote an the ciecl.~at.ion o.t a dirldend to be paid on deposits. Pr1>.t1t.s .tor the year amoun te~ to S4lB. 51 at the end of No'ftaber, 1939. A large part of this will be divided among the llall.bers in proportion to the am:>~1• of savings that mve been rm depo!:'::..t during the yecu·.

Of the present officers onl.y Velma A. Brewer and George E. Hodsdon stU.: 'lave -unexpired terms, both o£ th~se rJirecto::-s havi~ been electe'd for a two year term at tr.e last arnual. ~:~eeti.nG. ll'had Sbannan also carries over as one of the three ered:it. cOIIIIIit­tee llllelllbers who pas:> on a;::plications !or l.oans. The di.n;octors w'1ose te~ls f>.x;:1J'!! are:Frederick L. Wilde, Dayton W. Hull, Csc:uo ::. !..ight.ner, and Ernest E. ~t.atois. Also expirL'1c; is the term o! Harold He 'Key, credit ca:.:.:i ttee ~.e::-.!-:er. 1'he supenr:t.sorr- co~ lllitt.ee., w!\ich pl!'r!"o~s t::-.e function of' &!Jr;li tor., w:U.l. bave three vac<~nc::..es •..o !ill; Bernard Jortea and Fred A. DeJ14:er have te~ which will expire t.hi.s ~· At present t'1e>n> is one vacancy on each ~ttee and one an ~he board o!" ,H:-eet.ars., all of which w1.l.J. be filled at the &nn1W ~tin.g. ~ers of the credit '.J111Dn att.end:ln1; the annual

1111eetin6 e:xerci ~" control over a substant.ial bank:1.ni: bWJiness. -:1•P. 52) ~.;,enber,; ~ on deposit at the end ot ~jo.,·ecilier, 19 )<), ':he :n::~ o .t $1..3., 068 • 51., moe t o£ which is wori<:.Oy !.n the fo:nr. of loana to ~s 'llho haye a'Ya.iled t .. henselves o£ the c:-edit priYil.egea. Yr. 1'11l.de expres~ted the '1o;:-e that a large proportion o.t the membersh~.p ril! attend tile B.IT.ual meeting on January 17, !'!C +J~.a t the-;1 r:oay hear an account ot the stewardship" e:xez·c!. se--:1 :.;r t'1e officers 1n the CCI'Iduct ot Green~l t• s only ba:-.K1ng facill ties.

. FIVE Cftll'S

VOLCKHAUSEN LEADS VOTE . CAST IN G. C. S. ELECTION

By R. S. SOwell A meeting, considered by .many as bemg the most

important in Greenbel.t' s MstorT, was hel.d Tuesday­evening• January 2 1 in the Auditorium by nearl.y 200 subscribers o£ Greenbel.t's l.~ted CCIJ.Staers' C<"'perative. The most important business transacted there was the sel.ection of' nine residtmts .tlo will. BC'V&---£our o£ than £or six months and rive £or one )'8~8 directors or the reorganized Greenbel.t Consumer Services, Inc., wbJ.ch reorganization, ac­cording to present pl.ans, sboul.d be acc~IIJied by­January 1.1..

The !'ive candi.dates el.ected to &erYe amf-TBar terma (in the order o£ their selection) ware W&l.ter R. Vol.ckhausen, Howard c. Cueter, Sherrod E. East, Fred C. W1l.de1 and Dr. Joe W. Stille

'nlose chosen to serve six-month terms (in the qr­der or their sel.ection) were Mrs. Carnie Harper, Mrs. Bert.ha l:lar;yn,Joseph Lof'tus,and Earl J. Swai.l.es.

Eighteen Greenbel.ters were candidates £or tbe nine positions on the board or directors. In addi­tion to tho&! ~o were el.ected, the fol.l.ow:i ng -were candidates:

Glendon L. ..ul.red, Al.lan s • .&mess, Urs. Bel,-nice Brautigam, Eugene Reynol.ds Henderson, Franci.s J. Laatner, Isaac Schwartz, George Tretter, Donal.d Wag­sta££, and ])enail. D. Wood.

After some J-4 months or hard work OD the part or the Cooperat.ive Organ.izirig Cclmmittee, a citizens• coami.ttee el.ected by the Greenbel.t Citizens Aaso~ tion., all. arranganents have been compl.eted and the Greenbel.t Consumer Services, Inc.. an January 9 or l.~chever day the present stockhol.der (the Con­sumer Distribution Corporati.an, represented either by Percy Brown or Herbert. E. Evans, presi.dent and vice-president, respectivel.y, o£ c.n.c.) meets m Bal.t.imore and certain legal papers are Ul.ed with the State--will be trans~cl'!lled into .a conSUIIlers• cooperative owned and operated by the pirt:lci.pating residents of Greenbelt and a fe• non-resi.dents who have subscribed. At that time the ol.d board of di­rectors will appcrl.nt as directors those Greenbel.ters eel.ectsd Tuesds;y evening and then resi.gn. 'l'hus, the Greenbel.t Coni!JIJIIIer Services II Inc., will become a l.<>­call)"--Omed cooperative.

On December 29, the ol.d board o~ directors o£ the Greenbel.t Consumer Services, Inc., met and adopted measures -which (l.) amended the organi.zat:ion1 s char­~ pel'!!litting the adoption o~ b;y'-1aws suit.ab1e £or Greenbel.t 1 s cooperative, (2) replaced the ol.d by-laws with those approved at the subscribers• meetingcn December 12, subject to a £ew revisions 'Which were approved by the subscr:l.bers last TueSday eveni.ng,(J) retired the stock owned by- Consumer DJ.st ribution Cor­poration, and (4) issued )OJ !Shares o£ stock (303 voting llhares and 40 non-voting shares) to the paid­up subscribers., in exchange tor checks total11ng $3,430 trau the Cooperative Organizing Comm:t.ttee, acting tor and in accordance with ai agreement be­tween the camni:ttee and the subscribers.

This method of' procedure allows the corp<ration to be tra:t s£ormed into a consQD.ers • cooperative without any interruption in the organizatiqn. It was expected that these arrangements woul.d be ccm­pl.eted by and be e.t£ecti ve on January 1., 1.940 (as published in last week's Cooperator). However, l.eg­al. technJ.calities necessitated a l.o-day delay in the

· actual. tiling of the necessary ot£J.cial. papers. Chainaan Wal. ter R. Vol.clchausen o£ the c. o. c. bas

been assured by Percy Brawn, president of' c. D. c. 1 that these papers will be £iled by January l.l..

Practically all action taken at Tuesday's meeting was by unanimous vote.

The £ollowing persons served as tellers: George Bauer, chairman; Abraham Chasanow; Wi1l.iam Robinson; Mrs. Linden s. Dodson; Joseph or Leary; )Irs. Ruth Tayl.orJ Joe Maynard and Arthur Gawthrop.

SCOUTS SURPRISE MOTHERS WITH PARTY

With i\mds raised by taking charge o£ the check­room at several dances, the Bo,y Scouts hel.d a 3Ur­

prise party !'or t.h6ir mothers on Friday 1 December 22, in the Social Roo.c. at the school.

Games were pl.ayed and re£reshments were· served. A gl.aas full o£ pennies was given as a prize to the mother who coul.d guess most correctl:y the number in the glass. Mrs. Hennessy was the lucky winner. The names of: all the mothers were then put into a hat. Urs. Pearson, whose na.c.e was drawn, won the pri;e, a compact.

1'he highlight o£ the party was the presentation of a tendert:oot pin by each scout to his mother.

Sl'O'I RDAOVAL CHElf WEm: PREPARED

By the time it stopped snaw-i..ng Wednesday a.f'ter Chri.stl:las, the town maintenance workers were throu&b cl.eari.ng away the sno1r. They began at 7 A.M. and 1rere thro~ by l.l.:)O.

The prescription depp.Mment o£ the Greenbel.t .DrUg Store reports that more prescriptions were ecmpolmd­ed last Friday_, December 29., than ever be£ore in ita history.

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COO~P'IiiBilTOR GREENBELT COOPERATOR

T•Mphon• c ..... nbelt 3131 Pubu.bed WM·d) under th• a~aapf.., ol th• GrMnbelt J<>UrNIIIIatlc

Club. Ita •phere and. poll~cl;:.:":::!!~'r," ;.u~fo:,:.;ll;::ow;:•;:,':-------·---1. A non·_...,llt ent.rprlw. 2. NonpaJ"tl•n In polltlca. ~. Neutral In r<PIIIioua rnaltna. C. An qp..n forum for civil drain.

Bdi.tor •••••• ••1· •••••••••••••••••• !looald H. Cooper Aasil'ltant Edi1:;or ••••••••••••• Benjamin Rosenzweig Business ?!anat:;er ••••••••••••• , ••••• Peter Carroll secretary' •••• II• ••••••••••••••••••••• Cl.ai..re Warner 'i'reasurer • ••• , •••••••••••••••••• George A. W&n'M!II"' Layout Ed1. tor .lo •••••••••••..••••••••• Moraan Marti Sports F..dit.or •.•• •••• •••••••••• •• ,.John c. lla!'!~ Womens Editor •.••••••••• ••••••• •• Katherine Amess

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uarie Bargas, '!'. Blauw, Batey Ihne, AUl Brown, Frank Burrl' Aaron Chinit.z, Leah Chinitz, f:award C. Custer, George Fair1 Francis c. Fosrtll)lt, E-1.1-zabeth Gol.d1'ad~n, Anne c. Hu11 1 !ayton fi .Hull

1 Jlarjorie Jane Ketchezn, Bert.ha 1~, DonalC Nic­odemus, F.rieda Perlzweig, Dorothy r-·. Pratt, Francia Rosenthal.. L1l.l.ian Schwartz, William Shields, R, s. Sowell, Wemer Steinle, Clai.re Ztill, Vl, J, ITan Schelven, Rlyllb Wanwr. nt Wei tsman, Kathryn Wood, cyman t:ooc:tmu1, ELisa­beth Yuretich.

Volume 4. Number 18 January 4, l21t9_

lto.e N..., Senic:e Fran questiorts asia d and poi.Dta raised by citi.­

zens "VIho attendei the 'l'own Counc1.1 meeti.Jl6 of nee .... ber 271 when the budget was be~ dl.acuaaed, there 1.s evidently saM confusion about the duties of a department or public health. Nei.ther thie nor an;r other public hea:lt. h department has been dea~ed to serve as a vi.sitlng nurse society, but rather to do educational work to help people to stay ho!alt!v and to seek proper medl.cal C'Bre 'l'dlen tM.7 need it, md to supervise such public-not pri'98te eerrice-.e prevention or epldemice, e:x.anination of school ch11-dran, inspection o! lBter and milk supply.

That several ~Drl.lles have expreued a need for !'rea bedside c&:l:'e does not inlti.CAte that our public health organization need be diverte1 frCJa ita proper -work. Indigent families in other towns turn to the et.an:iard charity and rell.ef' organizations which haTe been set up to p .. rovide such servi.ces for those wl"o cannot aff'ord t•o pay for it. Such !acUities are availAble in G:l:'eenbeJ.t through the "Rel.fare eo.ait.. tee.

If the need f•)r bedside service is now wide8p1"88d there remain two proper courses of action. 'l'be Health Associati•on cou.l.1 well consider the addi.t.ion or a home nur:sing service at a Slllll extra charge per m~mth. 'l'his woul.d take care or a third or the towm•s populatiolrl at present,more as the Aesoc:l.ation grows. Sane farnilies (about 500) already han hcae nursine service liLVBilable thl"ough insurance policies. Another solutiolll to t.he dei:Jand, lf t.l~1·e l:. <Jne, would be the set,~ing up of a regular municipal nure­ing serv:lce whi•t:h could be q:>erated in conjunetiao with tho municip~al. hospital. Such a project, in or­der to serve th•! entire town would run into consid­erable cost 1 but we can have 1 t if we wa at it badl7 enough to pay fOJ.• i.t with increased taxes.

In other calllllUJlities there is enough spread 1.n income so that the rich ean be taxed to Jrovide aa­vi.ces for the poor. '!bat is just and praper, but here in Greenbelt we are all in a fa1rl;r narrow ~ CClllle stratum. An)" servi::le set up here 11111at be ava.U.­able to everyone in town a."td must be paid fer by &1.1 or us.

w--,.. •• eiMilt No one af us has either the right or the desire

to prescribe rules or living for another, but to­gether, as a group, we can and do set up e taldards by which each member or any COIIIIMlity IIIAY measure hi.msel£.

We don't want everyone to be a con£ormist -that would indi.cate stagr.ation and the death of civiliza­tion. Nor do we expect a perfect world. No two of us can agree on what that would be like, and i.f we had such a st-ate of being we should probably find it disgustingly dull. We can, however, improve our­sel.ves and increase our use.ful.ness t~ our nei{;hbora, especially with the opportunities •>.ffered in th1.s country, and still more especially in Greenbelt,

Habitual drunkenness, excessive gambling, fight­ing, sex problems, suicide-these are all evirlenc:e or irrlividual. disorganization and maladjustment t.o the comPLex lite in which we live. Hemedie::J can ar:1d will be found for our great soci.al ills, but t.hE!)' 'Wi.l.l only c01:1e in proportion to the will and ener{;y we as individuals devote to improving our own livet:. 'nlose who would be lenders in any co=Wl~. ty :.:u:rt p·ut their 011r1 houses in order before their intl uerice is going to have weight 8C10ng their neighbors. ?!hich is another way o.f sa;ying that people soou!.d .~=-ractice what they preach.

A rn:i.n:1JJnun code of living in Greenbelt would at l.east include the curtailment of anno-_rance to one • s neighbors. 'nlere w:Ll.l be S(ljle 'Who, on readint; t-'U.e, will think a personal rebuke is in tended. And izl­deed there is. There h<eve cone to our attentirn an. increasing number of coraplailtts about leaders who have shown a l.ack of maturity am responsibility, and about neidlbors who show nagra.nt disregard tor others .among whan they live.

The •!lclvantages here sho•ll.d be reserved for those 1lho will use thfiT! and build themselves into more use!'ul cit.izens. Hules for residence sho•.1ld not be set aside to help those who fail in apprecir.ticn.

We still think the idea of havin.; pe nodi cal wel­come meetil~gs for newcomers to Greenbelt is a good i.dea even though no organizatiuu l•as dor.e aeyti.ing with the suggestions we outlined in the Cooperator in IJovember. And we st11.l. think the Citizens Azso­eiat.ion is the organization to do the job.

Se·w u4 SW. ,, .. a.._ Snow anri :J,:ristnas sleds preYed an irresistible

co::iliL-u"..l."'11 l:\~~ weei-: tar the youne;sters, but for the Jreenb,.lt• s =epartaent. ot Fublic Satety it waa 10o11et)1 int; c !' a >;oeadache.

As s?Cn as t.ht> work of ::leari.Jle the s treet:s .as under way ibll.a::e '!abee t\:.med h1.s attention to a al.ide area :or !lled.s and toboggans. Jlecauae the ali1e fl"(tt:. the t:Jp of A-b.l.oelc d01rn U> the end of the lalce was not i.n !,'000 oorditi:>n a portion of the hlll on Cresc:en";. ;(oad was blocke•:f art frcn aut.o traffic. The. t .sho11: d havt? 'lfCu:nd up t>1e extra work of J.Cr. ua­be~ and his off.icers !or t!'le day, but inlt.ead they' a pent t11,. rest o:!' t." e d q &J1<1 :r.10 st. or thursday tr;r­int; to keep ch'.l::tren with sled.s from being ct·uaned under a:JtoS in other part.a C r Green bal. t.

When :xJt..l-Jers :.Ji:::q.,l.J' tur:1 c.lltil.d.reo loose out--or­doors •..h~_,· not only run the risk of ~aical. dnnger to that lit ~t> '::>oy !Jlld girl but they impose 011 the otficer:s the un;-,1easant t..asrr: of aubst.it.uting f"oJ• the parent:<~. I!' otlr of !'1cers ha·7e to chase the kidn of".f the :Jtreet:>, a.~ oontin:all;;r tell t.helll "Don•1~ do th!..5. Yo•J ca.'1 1 t io t.hat" t:vy will cease t.o btl the pal!! t'1e/ are :·-.c,, a:1d beccce cops, aoiii!IUUnt; far·mid­.:lble fro..., *-ic:1 to h1de1 eam•tth i.ng bi.c to resen1~ and sneak away fr=.

'llfi. th a few e:-.tra ::ai.nut.es., the 1:10ther who han WDn t,h(! res~~ct of ,.1er ch.il.d.ren ·:an explain the nec~uasi.­ty of sleddil:g :L.n t.he areas aet. asi.de far the INr­.POf:e1 'lnd ':.he adva.nt.&ps of playing in the play­"1"()'-!11 i.". Street:J are not tile ;;:•lace tor c::hil..dnm to plny anywhere at any t.i::l&, and: more eapecial~is t.h.nt troJe L'l GreH!'lbo?l t 'llber!~ aaple play areas are prt7Vided. Another accident. t.o one of our Greerbelt yo\lll.;~ter:J w01.. U be a sor::'OI'I' to enry .f'-.1.1~ in town. -----·-·--

1\e tnti-te Adain...t P'rcx his earliest begilninga IIIUl waa darainated.

Doc:iinated fir~t by hia en'ri.::"CCI''IIIent--b;r eaber-tooth tit:ers, and CINIICIOt.hsJ by ta.11ine and peat.lleaee, aDd finally, by the a-.a';.;ria.rc!u' ·:.hat. WB'J tbe t'1rst.1bnl of "ociety.

His es:~ere;ence fro:::. t..'Us primitive aubaervience wu foll.::med by a pe.riod ~ quasi-'VOJ..uat.a.z,- aubaaia­lticn to d.t.rU.nonce by c:h1eft.al.ns, or heroes, or aw.­~:ory capt.A.ins, a.nd even by pri.esta. JfeTer througb lon~, wea:ry &t;:es was he t.be 1:1&ater of h1a soul.

even t:t)c f"lcnre.ring ot ·:.he llrecian cul.t.ure, and the proud city-~t.ates or tJJ.e Hel.I..mic era, boasted a treed a.~ 1110 re 1.ma.g:i.n.ar,y tJ:.a.n :rea::t. For here , tbe r1gh t. of plebei&z:l to chal.lenj;:e the l:-ul.e and rowe:r or pa.tr1.ci.a.n, was a pre~ty lit.t: .. e "c:irauaa" played in the groaning, sweatine; 1 lto1.11ng bodi.es e>.f' helots, sl.avea ot the free peoples who rulecl al.l.

The spirit of ~ae deal«:crt>C::y 1f'&S not quicJomed until ai't.A~r tr.e :lena..issa.nce 11nd the Re1'onnat1.on had li.a;ht.ed tlle way cy showi.n& tl1e ll'orld that enl.i.ghten­=en t and e d uc & t.:..c n, t.ha t t.h •1 rule of' reason and the inherent 1"1J;ts .. ~ indi..t.dua:.s t..o li.fe ~md liboerty wen! !)Dt, ~:ubject to except:.on. '!!tat e&ch can was the reer of his nei&bbor,, az:td U\at c1rc'IJC1Stance ~t""''n!:r' "" .......... ).....,.,. "'"'r'"' .... '..rl"" .... ; .,_ ..... ., •rl~+,.. ... r.lf!.l1t ·r-t:'Jr r("n4-:inued.

l)J)preasior1 o!1he ""NlY unpri'Y1.le~ by1ne Jlll.gb~;r f'ew. '!'he f iJ:.a.l. 1'1 ower:. ng of t,t,ese• ~.dt!&S C&10II! Wl. th the

18th cer.t11:ry and t~e riae c•f t!',osc' aaovaDent..s "Whim o-vertilr<"W the des; otic yoke for the establishment. or goveMll:::ent by th.e reople, ancl of tl"'e equality or 1111!1\

beforoe the· law, of the 1'1nlll incorporation of the 8111 of .c~chts o!' t.~c- da)rs of King John, as a "VB:Lid, inV1olalole- doctrine o !' republiea.r1 government..

':'he estab:.1S'l::.1oot of t.hU! e~ity of men, or the rights of sel.!"-rule, or frt1ed0111 !'rom political

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'!0ilO~.ic, and relit;ious deapo•:.isn ·was the culJaina·~icm ot ;reare of efrort to achic1ve 11 f<•na or societ,, 1n which equality was the COl'nert;tone of ~rna.imt._ where each ma.n was held fi•:, to be the judge aC his destiny.

How lichtly people ll'.wrt hc:ld u-.u, :rrecioua ~. v.i.­leee wrunt; wi t!1 :roe.'l e.f'tc: rt, w1 th such blood auct t.oil fror::. grudging hands, whl1n they would gl.adly de­liver it up :·or the ehil:.era of "aec:urit:y" unaer the nJ.le of desJ.ots t.er!:led "leaclers" or "caa:rades", who are en.lowed by U1.e s- ~~~tic al.cheaQr 11hich he~d SWBy centuries a co, 'W1 Ul the "eli. vine right&" of ab­£Olute l"'lle OVPr their bUIIIbltl and subaerT.i.ent •chi.l.­dren".

Surrender of decnocracy can be no forward s1o.ep, bee.&11Se there is hbtorical ]:rece-dent f'cr the J-ul.e ot •benevolent de spc ts" 1 and they have ne'ftr achtev­c:d their air.ts am never can,

Only those weaY:l:i.r:es 'W11<1 will not p~ the pt"ioo of ceasele::$ ·rit;ilance,. of stlstained. effort, of d.eep and !lerious ~:o•1._.:;itt can .,..!r belie-ve that yielding up the birt.hri..:~ t of .f'reedcu::: for every man regE.rd­lcss 0f race, c:-N'C, or c:o..,C>r, is anythil'l{; but a backwar-d ster. Esf>'·cially wt1en the "state• or the "lJrolet.ari;<t'' a.'"€ a ::a.nd.f'll. c1f ;..en 1n whoa are n·st­f'd al.'. t.'-:e r:i.)r:· •: the t'rec•-born deoocrat sub~ect to t .__. . ' .. a•·:.r r.a; r; r.e a.:;·l personal. l rejudice.

EDWARD · """"' t;1e son or lib-. and Jb·s ..

C:lal.y 9. Richie joi.ns his facily in boost.i.ng fhrvey I:airy J.!j.l.k. ~d­wr d is the brother ot F~l"i~cilla, who in an eu-11£-r issue, we inad­'7•~rtantly stated was &lao a !larvey fan--has b<~n drinking Co-op e­Y"lporated mi.l.ke But her da.d tells us she will s on c;a.Ke the fam.il.y 100 per ceot. conStners o r !iarv~:r aury ~ 1lJt.

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£etters to &ditor I DO YOU REUFaABltli?

To the .ed1. tor: . Do you remember when you moved to Greenbelt ·and !

for tha .first time caught the true spirit or our c. !nun1.t;; J ':here was the hope or a better lif'e, or be~ t.er surroundings, o.f adequate shel.t.er, and or op~! tuni. ty to be or servi.ce to your fellow men. There !

was the reallzation that our new home was the keepez I

of a new spirit among men. A gent.::.e spirit, 7et I

w1. th the strength to grip e:ny heart w1 th :1. ts unaeJ.t- ' i.sh idealism, its socia1 consciousness, and COIIlpa&­sion .for the wel.tare or others.

Here was an economic ph:l.l.osopby that. 1IOUl.d square· with the teachings or Christ, t.he :tJrinciples o.f' Amel"­ican Democra::;r • and t.he convicUons and beliefs ~ r.1on to all good men. Here was a way or l.i1'e so a:i.JD­ple that none need err therein yet so logical. aul sound as to defy adverse argument. Here 'W88 tbe spi.ri tual. .satisfaction that can o~ come .f'ran col-· lecti ve achievement in a c01111110n Brotherhood. He!~ WAs the emotional. securi~J that can on:cy- come frcm an abiding faith in the ul.t.imate destiey or the lnr 1f.8n race. Here was the religious and intellectual.. freed0111 that can o~ come from mutual. dete:rmination • to advance c0JIII10n Ul'lderstanding. Here was the quiet 1

beauty, the lti.gnity 1 the practicab:Uity that# cau' only come from design and plamii.ng. In short, you caught a spirit which, in its complete deveJ.opaent, is known as ncooperat.:l.ve l'hil.oaophy".

-Howzard :aa. Gibson

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A pJ.a;r re-view ordinarUy has ita prbe ' purpose .in :turnishing to prospective ~ ond and th:l.rd-nighters # s, synopsis or the story qi.ch is . avai.l.able to. their attend-

ance on ni.ghts subsequent to t.he release or the re­vi.ew •. In other words, a newspaper or magaz:J.neleView is rurther. publicity for the acting group 011 their current shOW', and is a service off'ered by the paper to its readers on an ex:l.sting entertainmen~cne that has ceased to exist.

Whil.e the Players appreciated the review1as such,

111hich appeared followiJ:.g "The Cradl.e Song" in J.aat week's issue, it was not a service of val.ue to e:l.ther the Cooperator readers as a separate group, or to the Players, simpl.y because it appeared in print too late. If the Cooperator cane out on Wednesday after. noon instead of Thursclay1 t•would have been a differ-­ent situation---a better one.

The service of grt!atest good in connection. with the productions or the local. drama grol:p, therefore would b.:. an out-and-out criticism .toll.OII'in~flhe p~-/ of the handl.i~ of' the diaolgue, the Diecbani.cs or the action, the preparation o.f the set, and the~ pearanee of the make-up.

The Greenbel.t Players organization is perform:lng what might be tel'llled a civi.c service. It exists ror two principal reasons: first, to offer to the COIIIIJUJl­ity an appreciation or the drama; second, t.o Jrorl.de a communal. creative activi.ty .tor t.'te J.eisnre-time pleasure and benefit of 1he citizens 'VI'ho partic1.pate. For t.hese reasons it seems logical ·t;hB.t the PJJL;vers expect the support and cooperation or1he admin:l.stra- · tion and the populat.i.on. HelpfUl newspaper criti­cism or the group 1 s endeavors is certainl;r support 1dtich will aid in increasing the skill of the actors and actresses of' our town.

- t.,m&n L. WoodJDa.n

Co-op Question Box GREENBELT CONSUMER SERVICES

HEALTH ASSOCIA'l'ION CREDIT UNIOJI

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How long does it take to get a l.oan from the credi.t union? 'l'he time it takes t.o get a J.can var:l.es 1'rom lS minutes to a week or more, depending on a DUI!Iber or factors. If you have been a member in good standing for several months and have a reason­able share bal.ance, you can get a J.oan much more quickly than the man who has just. joined and lrilose credit reccrd must be investigated. .ADd, o.f course, since the office hours IJlUSt be l:im1t­ed, there are inevitable traits occasioned by people who arrived ahead of you.

ooOOoo \'lh:y does Consumer Services el.ect ita directcr a b:Y_ the Hare P.ropcrtional Representation method? 'l'h~s is a difficult question to answer brie~. The Hare method provides that any, one group or the members mall elect that proporticm' o.f the Board that the group bears ~ t.he entire· member­ship. Under this method a group or 51 per cent o.f the members could control the election aC a ma~ority of the Board onzy; they could not de­prl.ve the other 49 per cent of the members or their share of representation on t.he BOard. tm­der the usual method of voting SJ. per cent of: t.he members could elect the entire ·Board and de­pri ve the minority or all voice in the Board' 8 deliberations. 'nle Hare method tends to prevent s~le groups f'rom monopolizing control or the orgalization, and it serves to discourage rail.­roading tactics. According to the Fn.cycloped:l.a Bri tanni.ca "The case for the system is f1.1l'ld&­ment.al.ly the case f'or representative goverrneut;"

ooOOoo Are tne pbysi.cians on the staff' of the He&l.th Association qualified as specialists? Each of the three doctors, besides being a good general practitioner, is a speci.alist in a di.f'­ferent field. 'l'hese spec1.al.ties incl.ude pedi.at­rice, obstetrics, internal medicine and surgery.

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~~~~~~[i;:~~~:~~~ CrP.enbel t Co:~.r:un1 ty Chur<.:h

A oook tna,_ I f1.ne1 to be an ex:cellent toriie and especially at this time of the y~ar is a fa."l!ous old volume entitled, "Children of the Secmd Birth" by s. 1!.. Shoemaker, Jr. The follmrinz is an excerpt. from the introduction-t.he reflections of a clerf~:f­man upon hi.s essenttal task as a :oinist~r. -lou W:Lll like the· frankness nnd evident strength of 1~he ::an:

•'Uost. of all I an a!'ter the outsider. I t.al.k w:lth hi:". ever:~ day of r.lY life. 1 know his prejudices and his powEtr to see our weaknesses; and I know a1so U~t. inner l.(lve for Chri'>t which is his, and his o.rt:U..ra­ti.on of thooe who rP.all;r li-re Christ• s %ind of life. IIe is not ahlP. to understand !IUlch of rror theolocr, he is f'11ddl.ed by our ritual and funny little tame church-"ays, he is a.c;hast at what he consider!'! our pretenst! and hwnbug and the quarrelsoneness amont:st ourselVI!S•l3ut he understands it llhen a had mar. turns good, o:r when a good man shakes off his self-aatie­fact.ion and beccrne s Christian.He under stands it llhen a mcm o·n the road to nowhere fincis a dlrecti:m to­wards .a destiny, or when a life adri.ft comes into harbour-he understands and he lfres 1t6 and >oe sa;rs in the nouJ. of him: •Now, that• a wh3.t I call Christ-ianit:r•'

"There is no r:tore scathing proof 1hat r.ost of us Christians are off the track than the jucigment o! the outsider vbo secretly loves the Lord Jesus.., as all nozmal men do, but feels ua so faithless i..n our follavri.ng,so impotent and unenthusiastic in our 1dt­ness, that he does not. care to fall into step w1t.h us. Jetsus was always consci~s of the outsiders. They l:l.ked him, fel.t at heme rlt-h him. Out. of thea he mad11 1:1s great fcrces,turni.ng the energy of their opposi1;ion a1d sin into the energy of loyalty and suppor1;.

"Throu~ the streets oi' the city an thouea.nds who I w1sh might ~now of these manges and t.rane­fomed llws--t.housands llho are heart.-rnmgry and l.onely and t.ired of !iil..n arrl a-t; 111ar with thE!Illselves and 1naldng a !a..Uure of life. one of then ort.en tells 1ne of the hunt;er of the rest. And I have no­ticed that reall.y vi. tal re liei on scr:e ti.r.les eoes straigitlt over the heads of merely nominal Christians -the presen1;-dB.y Pba.risees--e.nd hi1;s these dear ol.d pu:blicans and sinners :1.n the solAr plexus, just as it did of old. I'd give anything to retch t'.Ore o! th&ll :in, and get them to see that they also can becanl! finders of life•"

Catholics Observe Feast Days Whi~e the rest of the Greenbelters have observed

Christmas and New Year's as such, our Catoolic popu­lation has pa:o-ticipat.ed in an additional celebration of thE!se days. Qn the Catholic calendar Christmas is the "Feast o.f u-.e Nativi\:;y of Our Lord" whi.l.~ New Yt!&r' s Day :is the "Feast of the Circumcision of OUr Ltrd". The observance of these holy days waa made by hearing Mass which was celebrat.m in the theat•3r on each occasion.

In the Old Law, by the rite of Ci:rcumcision,ever:r male .Jew became a member and shared in 1be privileges and blessings of the Chosen People by God. A Jew who f.ailed to be initiated by the ceremony was ex­cluded. OUr Lord was the Son of God by nature, and absolutely sinless, and therefore did not need adop­tion into the number o.f God':: childr.an. Yet He su~ mitted to the law. The Church also nonore on thie day the holy name of Jesus, given to the Holy Ch.;.ld at the Circumcision.

Sa:turday, January 6, is the ":Fenst of the· Epi.­phany". On thle day is observed the visit to the Infant Jesus by the Magi. In many countries i.t is on Epiphany, or Little Christmas, that gilts are ex­changed instead of on Christr..as Day. Santa Claus does not even exist in the3e countries and the leG­And .l.s that on the Eve of Epiphany the l!agi co~r~e to see little boys and girls, and leave ther.1 beaut:U'ul. gift.:; just as Santa Claus does to us on Christmas.

The ·ehildren leave hay and grass for the camels to eat, and wake up tile next morning to find it all gone. In its place are the gii'ts by the !!agi just as ~hey brought precious gilts to the Christ Child on the first Christmas.

The '!fOrd Epiphmty means "mani.festation" and in obse-rving it as a special Feast I:aythe Church ean­memorates the manifestation of Our Lord t,o the Magi -that is, to the Gentiles. Howewr it carries a three-fold significance of Hi.!'! ::.ani!Pstation.: l)to the Uagi; 2) in His Bapt:!.sm; and J) at the Ha.rriace Feast of Cana.

Sunlay, January 7, :ls the "Feast of the Holy f'aa­il.v". This special devotion propoo•~s the Holy :·ar:d­ly of Jesus, lf.ary and Joser:h as th·~ raodel o!' virtue fo:r all Christian households. The Feast was a,pprov­ed :l.n 1893 for Canada by Pope J£o XIII an.J mLs ex­tended lat,er to the universal Church by l-'ope Bene­die1; n. It :1 s not a holy da;; of oblic;atinn.

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i"':.ot.-J!l ·::J/ Francis c. Fosnlcht. Above: 'n'le Crr..mun~ ty GhU!'c.h east which preaent.ed

the Chri~JtMa play ''"Why thf' Shi.Jnee Rane"• The Kine was portnyed by F. ;_. A.ckerma.nJ ».re. E. P. Edmond" was the Queen.

Below: 'nle Cor.zmml ty Ch\ll"ch choir 11hieh liAng carols Chrietma:~ ;)a;:. In t.he back row, left t.or:l..ght are: !:arl J. Swa'..l,.s, Heuben t:. liarrick, lrYing D. J'.lhneton, Rev. ho!)ert l.. Kincheloe, Fred I- 'tfild.e, WHlialll Neblett an1 'lr!:. r:e!!'.

In the front r?Jr, l~!'t to ri~t, a.J"P.: Wr:s. S. L. Moult.on, IIlias r.lean.:)r ~·icho-:.!1, l!iaa O'leary, !!iSIS Jacqueline Freeman, ll.iss .Janet. ~e !f, lU!!.s Ketty Allian, ltra. 0. S. Jowri:l·, Vr:: • r. u. :comi~t,!.lrs.

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The CClii:DUlli t:.· :..en 1 s Class r.aw has a r:.er:nbc.rship of l.l..2, as a result o! t.l:e a•.'Jenciance rAce being held between the Reds and ~h? .O:Le~. Tile latt.er tear.. has a alight lead now :.n t.r.e c:ontest ,.d th a 15core o! 3210 !or t ht! Bl,.;.es and JlJO ~or t..t.e )'.eds.

1\-lartin r-.:cYiu!> Is Buried Hen~ ____ _._.._.

~i..n J. N·evius, the :'i.rst head or a Greenbelt !nmily to p&el' 0::,-was ~urie:l l"at week in tJ1e Green­belt Ceatet.ery. :r.r. !:eviul" "'as a 60-:yea.r-olfi retired printer, 11ho had spent na .. '1;.- ;.·ea.:nr at t.he GovernDent Pr.intint; Office, and lll"a·:: r.ell kncwn in Greenbelt as a l:ilol!mber o! t.he 1lr:idge Cl·~b. He c:a.me ·.1p to set type f~>r t~e Cooper<~tor on s·everal oecasic-ns la8t year.

Ur. 'NeTi'llll' turial wa::: the seeord in t.."'e Green­~alt Cemetery,- the first •.a·.-!.nc t-een ~Tohn Woods.

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VO J.JJJ.~ 4 NUMBER 1 This week I nomina t.e !or Groerr­

belt's Hal.l of Outstanding Cit:U:ens ·,'{al t.er Volckhausen. I 110Ul.d go so far to name him citizen or the year.

His work as chairman o! the Cc>­operalt.i.ve Organizing Comm:ittee baa been extraordinary; much more so than has been evident because: he has avo:i.ded personal publicity. A

bl''f'at portion of the work of the C<llllllittee has ':leen cc•ncerned w:lth technical details that are not no­t.:!.ceable t.o the casual observer.

But believe rc.e---one who has had a r:i.ngside seat at the fight---he has fought a hard battle well. Ti.me after time his persist.ance, his 1abor6 and his understarrling of the problems invol.ved have readily o'•erccr.1e official inertia and technical obstacles tJ1at WP.re supposed to be insurmountable in the time p1·ovided. !lis erasp of the legal and accounting d&­tails involved in the orc;anization of the Coopera­t~.ve has been acknowledged by distinguished lawyers and accountants. His determination that every docu­mtmt and proposal approved by the CoJIIIl".:it.tee shoul.d b•! for the be:'t interests of the Cooperat:i.ve has Cllused hilr. t,o dri.ve himself to studies and lebors that were &1.1 out of proportion to what miV'lt be- e:x;­pected of' anyone in his position. His official cor­respondence has been distinguished, as have bem his official reports. Uany safeguards to the Coopera­tive .._re put into the Financial Agreement only b­eause or his insight and insistence. His labor dur­ing the last months of the arganizat:i.on has been d011n-right. prodigious and inspired.

I do not mean to belittle the contributions or the other members o.r the Committee6 both past and present. Those have been6 on the 1ilole6 hig&~ praiseworthy too; but I know that. by :Du- the great­est thanks for the truly distinguiAhed work of the Committee are due Walter VolckhalBen.

- Howard C. Custer

Calendar Of Events

rtitir'Sdai.:'" • .z.¥.m"TJ9l.o ':fcnen 1 !:: Gym 8:00 P.M. Legion Auxiliary 8:00 P.Jt.. Leg~~ll 8:00 P.M. ftlq&L--t~JW:L.i a. s. s. Credit Union

6:3(> - 8:30 P.M. 6:30 - 9:00 P.M.

8:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M.

Uen' s Gym l!ebre_1!,_G_o_~m tioJl §Aturda,, Januar.y 6 Oun Club 2:30- 5:00P.M. ConfPs:;ion 7:30 P.ll. 3asketball Game 7:30 P.~ ~z:e Da nee _ 9:30 P .l~. Sun<.t&y 1 J an'!!.r.Y..1. Catholic Sunday School 8:30 A.M. Y8s:; 9:00 A.M. Cor"lnunity Church School 9:30 J.. M. COI!II1unity Church Choir 10:00 A. M. C01m1unity Churcp ll:OO A.M. Hebrew Sunday School 10:30 A. M. Gun Club 1:00 - 5:00 P.l.l. Hebrew ConbTP.gation 3•00 P.M. Young Peoples Society 6:45 P.M. Evening Hour-C01'111!Ull i ty Q\urch Latter Day Saints Cbristian Science L!anday 1 Januttr-r 8 Citizens Association

8:00 P.tr.. 8:00 P.~:.. 8:00 P.M.

8:00 P.l!. Town Council 8:00 P.M. Cub Den 7:00 - 8:00 P.ll. TUeSda_Z_a.._J_anuar ___ y-.....9

Girl Scouts Girl Scouts BO'Ifling League Cat'1olic Choir Hebrew Concregs.tion

AuxiliarY -------~ ~Eti!.<!&Ya Janunrz_],_Q Junior Choir Holy Name Society Bridge Club Wen's Gym

3:15 P.!.!. 8:00 P.M. ?:~ P.1!. 8:00 P.l·!.

8:15 P.M.

7:00 P.H. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.Y. 8:00 P.M.

Audi tori U1ll

legion House Leg:i.on l!ouse

lleetine Room Meeting Rocm

Audi toriU!Jl Music Room

Range 27-A Ridge Rd.

Auditorium Jr. Recreation

Theater Theater

Auditorium Home Econcrnics

Auditori'ID J!usic Room

Range Meeting Room

Commun.i.ty Bldg.

Auditorium Soc:i.al Room Music Room

Audi'toriU!Jl Town Council Social Room

Social Room Social Room

Collel:e Park Music Room

Meeting Room

Music Room Social P.oom

Hobby Room AuditorilD

6\~. ooo!.!o~~~~-.,!~ ~?rtisers ~ i\ 1 who ofter a w1de variaty or rood. bever-ages and entertainment. ~ey are help-

LDg :reenbelt to build its paper. so we ask our Read­ers -.~o tz-.r these Advert-:i.sers before going el.sewhere.

Starlight Inn Balti."!lore Boulevard. Quality Food, Pabst Blue Ribbon on draue}lt - Inncing everr night. Orchestras Friday and Saturday.

Town HallBalto. Blv1d- North of College Park DA.:·cii1G- ~:IGliTLY to RYI'!!.I~ LAOO ORCHESTRA

!3:<-.•.R - :.nXF.D ::J:T'KS :- FOOD - DELir;ATESSEN

Varsity Grilleouege Park6 Maryland. We otrer • late Supper and early BreakfaSt, Lunch and Dinner, Beer and Wine. "Wind up that Party at the Varsity Grill."

\Vt.alen·s Sea Food Restaurant 4512 Rhoae Island Avenue6 Brentwood, lid.

Delicious Dinners,Mi.xed Drinks,Imlc:i.ng. See our Pit Barbecue.. Private Dining RCOR tor Clubs and Parties. Oy'eter Roast fiYery S1mday A:OO P.ll. 1mtil. ?.

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THREE ARE WHITE HOUSE GUESTS

MJRS. GJRJEJENJBIEIL T !.Irs. 8et.ty Bone, Mrs. Lucile Cooper, and urs. El­

len Krebs, as Wives of :aembers or the American Po­li tical Science Association, were guests at a tea 1;ive:1 by l.lrs. Eleanore Roosevelt at the White House ''" Wednesday afternoon, December 27.

Good Evening, Mrs. Greenbelt:

~ell, we're slcwly aettJ.ing down, artm•t we? Children back in school; Chrht.m.a8 tree crnac.enta safely packed away for another year; the fril!'fltUI t.o whom you forgot to send Chriat.L1as cards pl••cat.ed b)r very hearty New Year• s grect!ngs 1llh 1ch wen: ~eant to look just like you intended to send that prticula:' a1e all. along and didn • t .:!'o ree t at all •

And now the daily business ot 11V1nc aet~umea 1t.a proper proportions. Clothes must be ,.shed and iron­ed and mended; weekly rn-.nus worked out and new re­cipes to be tried all the familiar,e~ryday tasks. let us dedicate oursel~!': to making tlem less nonot.o­nous. The easi~st way to clean your house, the 11110st interesting dishes that the burlget wi.ll al.low,llttle groups or friends do in~:: their cend.ing tos•ether-­these things need not be dull chorE-a. I want to help you. Will you help me?

RECIPES LIVl:Jt AliD RICE IJJAF

'riash 1 CU.IJ o£ rice and COOk tender in l qUArt Of boiling salted water. Do not drain, but let the rice aLsorb the water so as to form a sticky m&as which w:L 11 act as a binder for the 10&1'. Use the lert~·over cooked liver, or try l pound ot sliced liver just long enough to brown the pieces on both sides. Then grind the liver or chop it ver; tine. Slice an onion, chop several spriKB ct yal'sle,;;, ILnd J or 4 stalks of celery, and cook !or a few :lllj.nutea in tJ.e dri,tlpin~s. Ui.x the rice, liver, and seaaon­i."lgs with salt and pe,Jper to taste. U desi;re-d &dd canned t0r1atoes, catsup, or chili sauce. &ar.e t.l'e meat mixture in a gressed shallow pan 1.n a moderato.- · ly hot oven 075°-400 F.) for 45 c.inutea to .an hour.

Cooked oatmeal. or mashed potatoes may be U1a.ed in­stead of rice.

NOLASSES SYHUP

Boil equal parts of sugar and water toe,;etJE r ti.ll subar is dis80lved. Thicken with J/4 tablespo·on flour for each cup of w::~.ter UBed to prevent crjrst.a.l.a formin,,. fl.avor llith molasses to t.."lste. Two table­spoon.') of molasses per ~' p ei V(>s a ta~te lli..,.i.liU" to syrup , .. aue of brown sugar •

m.IED PEACH ~NE'Y

Soak dried peaches over night_,grind or maah fine. To each ~lp of peach pulp add 1/2 cup carrots, eitb­er grated or run thro\lf41 a meat chopper, one cup sugar and just enough water to malce the consis telle7 of honey. Heat until thoroughly blended.

Eldon J:.ewis, J.O year old student at the U.nton Hall MilH.ary Acadenzy' of Bristow, Vireinia, is con-­valescing in the G~enbelt qoapital after his :recent illness.

IFOR THE NEW YEAR

RESOLVE

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NO MORE OF THIS

START .::J'>11_Ju t!f~_,fc SERVICE

T.ODA Y I CALl ATlantic 8115

Standards Set for Canned Peaches

':'t1 t> ~: ~ :o•r l:.,; :' :.:. : t-"..in -~ rel•NI.Sf!'d by ~e De;:;nrt­::"bnt n!' k<;r!.::·~l ~·.:.rc on ~ef'~t".hf'r 2:.., l9J'l. J. soJ·t of Ct.rir~•..z::.a.~ ; rcse:-.'.. for t:.e A.::l«>Jr1c8tl housewi!'t•, it •&e::.s.

""·'! 1_;-.;J.a~-~·:~s f":~~·.t:li:<h::.Z.,; dc!'~.r.it.ior.:s and st<Vld­ar·1~: 'J~ iden':ity, 0'J.&lity and f1:U of .container for C:Lr'ln<!d ):l'acl"~cs •mir·r ~ Federal ::o,>d, Drug &.ncl Co~ 1:11: ';.ic Act hnve ! ·"M'n prCII:IUlt;<• ~.J by tl•e U.S. Depart­:::er,':, ( f A,;ric•~ tu1·e. ~es.P de!'iJo.l t.icnr; and stand­ards ,v., , fcr:·:·.J.;•.':I" I or. the ba:s1t of evidence r-e­ceive a at a l';Llic he~~.rin.:; llt~ich l:>ecan on April 10, lQ)Q.

"~•c r(·c:lc.ti on~ W!'l"t' filed for publication :In tb~ ?t:'i•!:r'1.l ·lc,;1~ '-<'r on Pec(!::tber 19 and 20 and are ef!'~>c':i·;f• r,o ·:h.;·~ U.c!"C!!a.ft.t-r. "!'hE·y ,sn, rublishcd 1rt det.all in t..'1f!' i.l!!-r.<?::".b('r ~2,19)9, i!SIIe or the Fedf'ral P.et;i!l~:-,ll'hic!·, .. .il)' l c ob•-ait~cd frct:J tr.e Supl:ri.ntend.,. er.;. c ~- JoC'l:.rn'::·, ·:;O"'It!'n\lll.C'T';t. Pri !1 tins Of1'1ce, \~'ash­ir~~r., ~. ~., a': 10 cents a cor,y."

cS;,u7/wuc2lui~ CHERRY

BLOSSOM

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About 250 people were received by 1.frs. "loosevelt and were served tea in the huge state dinin(;-room. ~Crs. Cooper anrl ~.!rs. Krebs were introduced to !.Ts. ::l.oosevel t who commented on the commonplace r.tat'ters ~eople were interested in hearing her discUBs in lectures, to which Urs. Krebs replied that it was !.!r:::. :Ioosevelt' s tmcommon approach to such subjects t.hat interested her listeners. Upon learning that !f.rs. 8ooper was f'rom Greenbelt, Mrs. 'ioosevelt said she would be interested in a study of how r.ell peo­::·le here meet their needs and how they go beyond them ~o other aspects of living.

nte ladies reported that Mrs. Roosevelt was very gracious and unaffected, giving her whole attention to the persons with whom she spoke. A very tall. woman, she easily dominated the roo1:1, risi11g above even the up-soaring hats which were much i11 evi.-1ence. She wore a very sL~ple black chiffon velvet .;own tri.'IDlled with 'llhite silk pique and arnar:Jented ~rl th diamond clips.

llr:::. Krebs not.iced that the White House Christmas tree was tr:i.mmed only with small. ?!tlite lights and sLlver tinsel festoons, giving a very lovely effect.

The stork paid a post-christmas vi.sit to 1.!r. and llrs. Emanuel Horstr.lan of J.J.-D Ridge Road on December 26 1939. 'lhe ba~J, a girl, weighing five pounds, ~ee ounces, was bont at 1:1.2 A.u. at the Greenbelt Hospital.

A Templin~ \.ombinacion of M.araxhino Cherries and Ripe llawaiian Pincapplcf

RESIDENTS BECOME OWNERS OF CO-OP STORES JAN. I

BY-LAWS OF NEW COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION MAKE DIVIDENDS PROPORTIONATE TO MEMBER'S PURCHASES

After si:a: month's or a year's operation the IDUl­

benllip wili determille cliatribution of profita • Di­Yidenda mas: be ill proportion to each member' a parclaues.

Loyalty to yonr owu atorea will pay dmcleada!

Enry doUar you spend ill yonr owu store str~ ea1 yoar power. £yery dollar yon spend witL yoar ce.,etitor alreqtlaeu yov co.apetitioa.

P.s.-~fi.JL.~Tov Food ~t.ore rec:a1p1., ~c:k l!ld W1.t.h J'O'I# CD'\ier, a!:C'ol'\!• an acc-urate c h ec II: en '/'OUT e liPmdi t\:rea.

~----------------------------~----------------GREENBELT CONSUMER SERVICES, INC.

Food Store - Variery and Dru11r Store - Service Station - Theatre Valet Shop- Beauty and Barber Shops

OWNED AJID CONTROUED BY GREENBU T RESmENTS

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Greenbelt Bowling League TEAMS STANDDiG, END OF FIRS'r HALF ----

.I&AU G PI!§ ~ H.~. li l: Uusketcer,; 45 2)017 5 5 ITZ5 3.3 1;?

St.arli;:;ht !.fl 45 21794 546 l5?U Z.:i 17 Uons L,5 ?~545 526 1555 '-8 17 Crescents '·5 n694 564 l5Q5 27 lJ Cardinals 45 2l.L.,.85 5.3'7 1539 27 10 Buckaroos 45 2ll00 525 1506 27 10. Starlight 112 45 20177 5ll 11.?6 '4 21 Scribes 45 20051 41)6 143.3 2J ?..2 Con~~r Services 45 ?.Qq65 41)8 l/,5:5 22 23 J at. '118.!' s 45 22258 'i52 1570 '~ u. EaJ].es 45 21.353 522 1502 ?~ :>4 Holi-Rollers 45 20400 500 11.22 1827 Kn:i.ght s of Col'll!!lb'lS 45 20~7 51) 1452 l? 20 American Let;inn 45 19836 511 1474 17 :26 '{omans 45 18044 41)1 143G 16 29 iUues 45 205ll 538 1.489 ll 34

INDIVIllJAL AVEP.AGES Ml~KETEEHS Q ~ SL SP, li.t.9.t. H,S, AV'm. Templ.e 4.5 5398 37 1.28147 415 119-43 t!ac:'rren 45 4745 17 92 1.34 380 105-'-0 Fockler 45 4410 1.3 67 120 325 98-Ta,yl.or 45 4275 16 54 ll6 .306 95-Sch11l.z 45 4189 12 52 1.35 317 9.3-4 _<:;TAfi;L;!;GHT it.1 Henshaw .39 4052 12 7l 133 338 10.3-)5 Yiol.fe 8 8ll 3 12 1ll 31.3 101-J .Rell, Jr, 43 4224 ll 68 124 .340 98-10 Bell., Sr, 42 4110 15 {X) 1.34 .340 9?-.36 Lopez .32 JOJl ll .39 121 .325 94-2.3 Hon-. .38 .3496 12 .32 115 305 92-Seybold 23 20.32 3 2.3 100 ::!79 st;..S ~

101-16 Meel: 42 4258 2l 72 127 .3.34 DeJager 22 2.200 7 37 1.34 .3?.6 100-Hiley 45 477? 10 56 120 Jl4 95-2 Brown 45 4261 9 57 120 .307 94-Jl. Thompson 4l .3820 9 4.3 ll9 .314 9.3-7 Markti~ld 26 24-.3 4 27 l.l.9 30.3 92-:.21 QRESC:!l:NI§ Lastner 36 )813 24 60 151 .356 105-JJ Dickhaut JS .3915 9 68 1.26 35? 10.3-l Cain 40 .3925 15 54 1.23 .325 ~5 0' 1-"lAhert;v .34 .3.3.36 1.3 45 132 3.30 9t:l-4 Boggs J6 3485 12 50 129 .318 9!>-:!9 O'Brien J ':J67 l. 4 94 267 89-Coulter 6 498 l. 4 92 241 8.3-

CA .. ltDI: 'AIS 'J.'rewhe~1a. 45 4565 12 78 126 34l. 101-='0 Golllver 45 4392 15 61. 120 340 97-27 Jenkins 45 4258 15 64 ll6 .310 94-28 P.all, Jr, 45 4237 9 53 liS 31.3 94-7 !':iller 25 226.3 3 77 104 286 91-B Peeler 12 1091 2 14 100 Zd? <)()..11 Taylor 3 259 0 2 93 259 86-1 BUCKAROOS Timmons .39 .3918 15 54 132 324 lClO-lS sanchez .38 )622 ? 4B 127 315 95-12 Dunbar JB 357? 10 47 17.7 .325 94-5 Miner 19 1?59 4 28 ll2 303 92-ll Childs .33 .3043 ? 35 115 30?. 92-7 J.!artone 40 3651 9 45 121 J?~ Ql-ll STARLIGHT fi.2

;1,6 95-23 Bradley .39 .3845 13 6? l.l1J Thomas 41 )866 18 47 121. .319 94-12 Will:iams .35 )110 3 42 115 289 88-20 Nebl.ett .34 298? 5 JO 106 715 87-29 McWilliams 23 1999 4 l."t 105 262 &,..~ cyons 26 2095 3 18 104 244 80-15 Green 13 971 2 6 86 7/A SCRIBES

)2.6 95-12 Gay 4l J907 11. 54 1='0 J..faf'fay 40 3'n2 9 45 ll5 Jl.8 94-l:? Hemingway 26 2326 3 29 118 311 89-12 Belle7.za .38 3.361 1?. 20 113 291 86-17 Cock ill 39 .3345 l.l 29 lll. 295 85-JO Allred 37 .303? 5 23 105 ?.?R 82-3

~llm!IlEH 5Pl{VICES 106-)) KUbrook 45 4803 ll 102 127 .339

Uiliei 4l 4064 9 65 128 339 99-5 Richie 42 3855 8 51 lll. .312 91-JJ Jef.f'ries 35 .3126 6 )6 110 298 1:1'9-U Kell&l.s 15 1219 2 ll. 95 251 81-4 Peckham 14 llll. 3 12 95 259 "'19-S l{obinson 8 604 0 6 92 253 75-4 JAGUARS Araujo 45 4830 19 9.3 14.3 357 1CY7-15 Krebs .33 3416 16 55 138 .352 103-17

i Alexander 29 2990 13 57 126 341 103-J Viofsey JS 36.32 6 48 113 .301 95-=::? Pels 40 )812 11 51 ll5 )J.J. 05-12 Char-man 32 .3051 10 39 116 )26 Q5-11 EAGlES Dove 45 4622 26 77 140 .335 l0'-J2 Sansone 43 435.3 15 ?2 l:n JJ5 101-10 Tompld.rus 43 4040 8 50 128 312 <'lJ-,+J. l'lilde 10 937 4 9 118 301 Q'J-7 Snyder 2o 2361. l .33 ll3 21:!6 qo..,J.. Witcher 29 2618 5 26 106 29? .90-ti Go1dfaden 15 1238 0 9 98 256 8~ l!O;bJ;-P.~ !ERS

102-lC Cosby )6 3690 10 75 133 )52 Holloman 38 3538 15 43 l='O .300 93 -4 Chase 28 2597 6 33 ll? 2Q5 92-2! F.a:ll, Sr. .37 .3202 ? J7 107 284 86-20 :r.tul.ler 37 3128 J J5 107 713 84-~J Sililpaon 36 3001 6 2) lo6 -;no ti.J-13

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p R T J 0 H r; C. U A F F A I • EDITOR

Oun C~lub Buys Rifle; To Elect Soon

J\aSt two ·i.c•.;.·s h~~crv· '.1~r:..5tft18• th.- ';un Cluh fur­Ch:'\IS~d 1 t!l !'irs1 .• 22 Cl\lh:N! t&rt;tot r1 ne. It has taken s:J.P ti.:P. ~" r.:tt!•.or t~H· 125 involved, ~d this ;.urchase ~!l"f>:>ent,::~ t~ .... co:-..or·"!":)ti vf' 'l'ffort of :lll 28 m..etz:.bers f)f t•·:r· :rcr1;.. :'!.•~ t;•m is for the use of the IIIE!rlber'S Of th '' C 1 UtJ 'JT'.1;, •

'n\P. !'irc·ar-: ~ rerred to:> is a '.tinchest-er l'odel "75, The "W'\ is c!'vlnbe:-~1 for lon<> rtne c~~rtrid,~'!'s only; wei;;hs arproxin:lt~·1y ' ; ""tnda, 10 ounces; is bo1 t action wit.h ~peed loci:; is ; rovi<SM witJ: a i'linchester 99A te1escopP. hei :ht fror,t sicht 'lfi tJ rost and aper­ture s.i.h:.t. J\:>c~·t.:.;htl.:; U:•· :.ew "JH.nchf!'ster 8/.A exten­sion rea.r r~··;• :;i ·;ht. ,'1"1 t.>" "'!'''1 ·'t.er minutE> clicics for w'.nrtace anr1 e1evaC -·.; c·)r.t.l2 r.s 11 fivt-shot ma&azine; bears the AT"':'.y type le:tU:··r ~lin.: 11trap; and ha~ an adjustaolf' :.lir .. • ~-..rivel =:.:-,sf!'. Al.l this may sound ~hntcal to se>r.~-but. to shoot.ers, it is "talking turkey".

'['he c1ub win tr•1v 1\Iloth•·r such ri ne as aoon as th-e :1oney c:t.n r>e ~cun:ul.ated fra'l fee-s. dues, and thP. 'l'er;,· eli .~'lt pr'Of it th."lt i:. der!:~ret! fra~~ arrmuni­tion S&lP.e. Thtr. t~'" ~ c:r.t purchase may be one o£ the Colt tr;·:o<.:>dmaru>" ~ i::to~. i:.-nmtu.llly• the croup hopes to own 9"·en1 of t-he hi.vh·!!'r priced tareet an::;.s• but in tr. .. !"'eantir.e the rifle:s planned for at tr.e present arC' f!·ntir,.l:; adequat~J for shooti~ on t;,e .ire~n'Jo<:"l~ ron,~e.

"nl.e fi.r:t o!'!'iciAl arm"-u meeti11.; or the Green­!>elt JW'I Club llf'i.ll he hel1 1rl thin the next two weeks, and all r.P!"':b"r!: w:U! >e notifil!t•l of'lhe tillll! by r.~aU, l"1i..~ ~et~n · i5 <'c·r t:--... Pl••ction i>f (>f'!'1eers and the plannin,:; of t:.e :;;rrine pr:>,~~ ot 'l..rult:nJetion and :1~oot,._n~ •.

The Grcent<'l t. Athletic Club Rep:-ttsentati'\fe Baa­lcetbltJ.l tea.: .... ul play th~ir first game of thr New Year thl11 S:lt'tr•iay n!.Lht, Janut.ry 6, 194<1, at the local School Gym a.;a.~nst a c:.ood Clark's Club Qllin­t.et. The t.]\06 will stou-t ~at...~J...v a!'ter a pre­li.ou.inllry gl.l.l"lt!, wh.ich will be be•t;ween the Barney ~ig.hborho<'d Bouse t.ea..o:; and t.he Gret!nbel t Boys Club !-'ivc. The t!:::.e for t.he fir:;t ~. w;i.ll be 7a)O P.U.

The Greenbelt 'iep3 I!"' far t.h1.s se1LSon, haowe oome out on t.op in five Olt or IMfW!n a;amea Pla7ed,ao tlley will be sbootiriG fp-::- t:-.eir aixtJ: victory. This will be the !'ir:~t t;il.Qe !or the Boys Glub,

J.!WT': lUi FIR.crr :Oith thf' :-,irt.:-. o!' :J."'l eight pound baby boy to }!z",

IVld u.rs. John J~ac!1 or 4}-:: ?lidge ROIId this unit now boast"' or t.h~ firs f. Uascbl\ l.l !li.nlt i.n Oreer.bo:olt. !!rs, l/:1-::h .:a•te bi.rt11 to U.e ba~·y pit.eh .. r on December 2.3

1 ."Jt Sibley .!o:rpit.a.l in r.a::;:,in,:wn. 4J UnJ~t also has thre~ girl cheer leader~>, A..''1J'l Uarie :Uld li.ar;; Lou Cul­iney and Je.lln Annett.., !La.ch. 'nM! t.earB b c•:r.poaed o£ Uj,,ard and i~rian iJl:.Jrn, '<.art. and Jacki.e Yc:Dona.ld, Lee and StaJ~l<!'r Sh1e1d& 1 Tin a.nd Ten l.!urphy. and the new 1ldditi:>n, ii11lia:!l Gha1-=1 ·,:.acn.

jgllG&~ r~· Cl Lll"~:.,;;;:_

Dona.h'IX! 1& 1577 4 24 126- 305 95-7 St.ar~.e J7 3473 5 48 llO .302 9.3-32 tlool"f.!' ll ()04 f) 7 1.04 285 9Q-4 !My )Q 350& 0 4) ll.S JOC• 89-.35 Baroua J2 2t:n6 u. 29 ll6 Jl:l' 89-~ Hnle:r ..,. :'25) J 24 106 ~6 86-17 .J)

'iliria;.ht }B :?2J6 13 29 llJ J2Cl ss-t. ~CIS t~::niO_l! GrAy )6 )t74 14 S.) 1:10 J46 10:?-2 l.!~jol•.tridc )f) J.0-49 l.t~ Sl 116 JUi QB-27 SCII:I.lC:t"S J2 :nJ..o ll S2 us 320 97-JO Stewa.rt 40 )521. 12 )) lll 313 l:)t;.-4 Breaina :tel /4)3 u 2ti 10) 288 66-25 Eate15 7.1 1·12e J 2l 102 275 81-17 Gibbs 5 4Cf7 1 2 65 81-l K~i~

97-l& loood 20 /51.0 5 )8 1:a J?.O E. sh he •J.t;h 26 ::>')36 7 )9 1~ :u.~ 9?-14 T'hor'\8.1! 6 C,.{;rf ) 8 106 JOl. Cl4-5 Sc:,at~er :?.1 1<155 l T1 Ut; Jot! QJ-2 Shl!l::.r;:r 40 J71Jl 7 47 l~ 100 Q~'-1 Ba.l1e-y 30 2·t>56 4 2'S ll4 230 t><>-16

ehard 9 '141 5 lJ 138 J7J 104-5 Wood, ::~. 4.4 41.44 1:? 55 116 )25 <14-d StotUcr.:yer 33 )070 6 37 115 20~ Q)-1 ~.1len :'1. :'1)0 l> 12 104 240 1:!0-l.S a.o.ren 31 7!)J 0 )0 l)t) ~<)lj l»-5 .!ohn3 t-one ;c., :'l07 :> 20 94 j!b'l 84-lJ

HAHN SHOES A. Halua' • GreeaWt re-pru Illative let l!le aYe

,... lill.e ud IDOD~J OD J.bon aH laeaiery f .. th ..... ta.iy.

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LeU B. Lucl c:r..wt 47ZI 8-A Hilaide Rd.

Sports Parade of 1939 >lith the passing of 19.39. let us ~aake a quick re­

view of t,;-,e sports hi.ghlight.s o£ the J:&St year. In January, the Greenbelt Representative Basket­

!·:lll tean co11 tinued on their winning ways with their rift~ and sixth victories over the D. c. co~.mssion­crs ruti the BelL:o.a-1 Heating Five by 51 to 45 and JJ to Jl scores, The Greenbel.t A. c. Basketball League start~"! their seconrl seriesJ the High School. team re;:.a.i.nc<i 'flriefeaterl b;r beating OXon HillJ and the Beavers regaL~ed £1-rst place in the Greenbel.t Bowline League. The Reps defeated Company "F" o£ HY~ttsvi11e for their seventh win and the Boys Club scored a 33 to 1.9 victory over Col.onial. Village, Carnegie took the lead in the Basketball. League and the !Wps dropped their third game to St, Uartins and fourth to Bell.:.1811 Heating. The High School Basket­eers downed Itfattsville 24 to ll, and established itself as a lead in;; contender for the county cham­pionship,

February saw the presentation of the American Leac;ue movie "A Century o£ Baseball" by the Athletic Club Bnd tl1e kep Quintet added six more victories anu two l.osses to their record for a total of' ~J 'ri.ctories am 6 defeats, Laurel was another victim of the High Sc.'loo1 basketeers and the first of the month marked the fonJISJ. opening o£ the Junior Recre­ation Center by the Junior Citizens Associa~on, Carnegie remained the only' undefeated team in the G.A,C, Basketball league with 6 wins.,and the Beavers led in the Bowling league by three games. John Ueasner was elected president of the Greenbelt Ath­letic Club., replacing George Bauer, who served two terats1 and Bil.~ Nebel.tt unaniJIIously el.ected vice­president. Lou Littl.e, Columbia coach., accepts bid ae cuest speaker £cr the first annual Greenbel.t Ath­lct-..ic Club dinner. Joliet., winner o£ the first half'• defeated Carnegie., winner of the second, JO to 24

1 in t1le i'lnal. eame of the basketball. l.eague, In March., the G.A,c. started a Ping Pong League

and a Volleyball. League, and the Rep Quintet scored their 14th victory over the Cal.vary U,E. Tean. The new Boys Club selected their Board O.f D:U-ectar~ to COIIlplete 1he organizat.ion and several college coaches and pro football players accepted blds to the G.~-.c • d:inner. The Reps entered the Post A,A,U, basketbal.l tournament and were knocked out of the running by tJM! Interior Department five 43 to 35., but accountad for their l?tl& victor,y a f'etr .nights .later over the I.c.c. team. The Beavers took a comnailding lead i:1 the Bawling League and the Athletic Club•s banquet plans neared oompl.etion. "J" Bl.ock teams took the l .. nti in both the N.ng I'ong and Volle-.tball Leagues and the Rep Quintet cl.osed its aeason against F.B.I. with another l.oss.. 'lhe record £or 1938-39 season was 2l. games won and ll lost, Not bad f'or the f'irst season.

'ftle outstanding sports event of April was the first annual Greenbelt At'll.et.ii.c Cl.ub Banquet on April lo. an out .. stand:ing success., and host to Lou Ut~1e, Dutch Bergman,Frank Dobson., SenatOr Sascc..:.r, Jack Espey, and othe~s. Greenbelt High School. es­tablim es enviable record, ccr.rpl.eting second basket­bo.ll season with 14 victories in 1.6 games,The Beavers took the Bowling League championship, ru1d the cup, by a wide margin, and an announcement ~ :ude that the tennis courts, now. under cons tructio:-1 ~ W'01ld sovn be open. Sansone, o£ the Eagl.es, won tht.­first annual Rowl.ing SWeepstakes with a three (;ame set of 390, and plans were under way for the forma.­tion of the Athletic Club's So£tball League,

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OUR ~roWN: The Story of Greenbelt IL11ke three inch cat.tish; 250 three inch crappie· ana 600 three inch yellow perch; besides thousands of n.fing­erl.:l.nes; a 8lial.1 .feed fish. Last June the F;lsheri.ea Bureau e:qJerts, judging by the extent of nest t:uild­ing and so on. gave their opinion that the lake :night sarely and advi.secD,y be fished. on the 'oasis' or their J"8C021C1elldations the town management drew up an •>rd inance to permit. fishing. This provided fer the isstl.ing of permits by the town • .for a smal.l .fee., to citizens wi.shing to .fish. The extent or tile catch was restr.:..cted. When tbe ordinance 1'IBS put before the Tom Council several local .fishe!'f;len ap­;-eared to plead the fishing not be permitted .for one or two more years., and the ordinance was w:i.thdralm.

Photo by George Fair

By .Anne Jtull Converting 23 acres o£ swac~ into the Greenbelt

I.a.ke was the first job tackled back in the begin.nings of our community, in 1935. It was a project t.'lat took 200 men a year to complete., &t a total cost to the rrlYVernment or about ~75_,000.

As. 'old by Harvey 'lincent the tale takes on a Paul Bunyan rlavor. The swar.~p was the t·.ost heaviq wooded spot on tl1e place, he says, with trees ave:r­aging 100 .feet in height and JO inches in di&:l.eter. Tl1ese were pulled out by the roots "as easily as ;rou would a tooth" by an in.;enious ::~achine mounted on baclc or a Fordson tractor. The stu:np piles mounted up ~\S high as hous•:3s1 and burned two llonths or :.10re. sorn~\ of the logs were used in construction work; the .·est were turned 01rer to the county relief board•

When the last of the brush was removed the clay basin had to be draine<.l or swanp water by a series of di~ tches arranged m a herringbone pattern, w>'lich rese1abled a denuded Christmas tree., in Hr. •Tincent•s drawing.

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The next step in the crent.i.c:•n o~ the lake wu t:he buil.ding o! a 22 foot da&L a·t. t.he west end of the basin. First a ooncrete co1, .,I'IJ.l ~ constructed, wiUl a six root base e -:tend1.n;;; i.nto the .f'uture lake bed to pre•ent ~epage. '!'bit a.Lt.er wall.s were .f~ by alternate !oo~eep ~rer.:; or sand. gra..-el. and clay from the shores and lalce ":10ttcxn .. The clay outer rac1·1g was veneP.red with s·t.on" wher-e the dam was to protrude abo"~e th(' surface., a11 a precauticn ll{;ainst wave erosion. s tra.n.J e to S~' • ln.ll01rs of rE• spec table etrent;th ane dz~ nre kicked up durl.JlG locnl st01'!:18. A ter.. ~crt water pi?C and an 1:~ inola cut :.ron seaer pipe were run thr·o•tt;"l the t•::.p Df thE! dam, :.n case of ~uture buildinG bad< o!' the ol.i Bo:rl.e houst!• now the new Alllerica."l Legion headqua:~!~s.

After the da.':l wal!l caa.pJ.e_t.;Kl it took the lake a year to fill u~, aJ. ttl ough 1 t is fEo<J by two streacs and imnmaerable f.rrin{;S al.o·~t; tJ-.. e banks, besides rain and !Ole~ tin._; snO"If. Soce sl:.om and wash. •..ater is also er:mti~ into the lake, w:lich is one reason ~ swi.SU-''lE in the l.l:t.ke was ban1'18rl. overflow emp~ics into Paint !:lranchl, and is carri.ed ~ran there J.nt.O the Anacostia iliver. As the ltJ.ke g;rew it took on a shape ra.1ghl.y like a ::10l.ar ':..o<'th• with the datl as t.he "grinding sw·face" • and the two coves at the western end corresponding to !'oots ·

Before +r.e por ~ T;as b,Ji.l·:. swi T.dn;:; in the l'lke was ;:er::ri t +.,ed in a.reas 'llhich -.rere chlorinated and tested daily for bacteria c.:ount, in view o!: the slltiht :;x>ll·.1ti.rm noter.! above,. Despite these pre­cautions there wa!; . at one ti:::e an epidemic of sore t.hroa ts whi c.~ were bla~:.ed on the lake. It was ver; di.f!'icult to suDer-V:.se swi..lll.i:li: in ~.e lal:e-, too; a Beltsville boy · drmrr.e•l tti> !IU.'l:.er of June. 19]8. Besides these fact;n·:,, the b:>tto:.l was ver·y r.:.uddy_, and ':here wa:: no ;~ocxi !'lace to construct a beach, nor any way c>f d0in~; so.

CJn !IOVe::1ber 11, l<:))o, PrP.S.~dent 0tOOSevelt dunred into t!l<> laJ:e t.iw fir: t d.i!)p!~rful of fi.c;h from the tirst a!' the tubs up)n t,ubs of then furnished by the Bureau of ::ishe;-iee;. There W!!re 30 adult, ltrji;e­=ut .. hed 'x:ss, L? t".> 13 inches :..one; 60 s:Ut inch 1ar.;e-..':10ut:,ed ba.s~;; 1 ?00 thr·ee inch sun!""ish; :oo

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~.:Pr:~ .. a5 :·(:-: r.·" ,... fr•~!;h corn. ()ne can SPrV•·s :·o·lr--::•·o;> t.•;., ir.f'or: .:1tiv~ -::o-cp la­::,. l.

Several vllrieUes o:.': wi.l.d duck have been pel"'il8n-. ent.ly pinioned to the lakE! by c1ipp:L"1~ their1tngs, among 1hem are canvas backs• mallards. scaups.J> and wood ducks. The Fisheries Bureau experts have said that for the safety o:f the fish population their· number should not exceed 25 or JO.

In season the lake . is v·er-J popular with picniclt­ers,as ther-e ~ boating .facilities., f'irep:laces with tables and benches overlooking the water, ani an open cabi."l which may be used for dancing. When the 1.ake is frozen it has JFOTed a fine place .for ska­ting• with illuoination a.f.forded at night by I"OIYS of headlights of cars parked along t.he bani~.

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