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!I f I I .; l ' ':1 -------------------- - \ ,. ..... ,. ' REENBEL '1, AN ·--------------------------------·----------------·--------·----- ......... .. NEWSPAPER Published Vol. 17, No. 23 Every Thursday By The Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing A:ssociation, Inc. 114 Parkway, Greenbelit, Maryland Nearly . 300 Protest Rent Raise At Informal Hearing With By Harry Zubkoff Last night almost 300 indignant residents vigorously protest- ed the recent rent increase at an open meeting in the community buildinO' auditorium. The meeting was chaired by "Mayor" Harry L. Barker of.: Riverdale, area director of the Office of Rent Stabili- zation. Sitting next to him at the speakers' table was Charles Lifi, an attorney in the Appeals Section of the national Office of Rent Stabilization. Barker explabed that this meet- ing \'lras simply for the purpose of answering questions rE!g'arcing the rent raise, thE· reasons for its au- thorization, and the procedure to be used in appealing the decision, It was emphasized that the meet- ing was completely informal and could have no effect on any future formal ar-pea.l which might he in- stituted. Liff thereupon out;lined the various actions which could be taken to appeal the rent raise, such as: 1. Petition the Area Rent Di- rector to rec<msider his decision. 2. A specially-created court (the em.ergency court of appeals, com- posed of five judges from al.l over the country) could be enjoined to reverse the deeision. 3. An appeal conld •be t>1a.de to the Supreme ·Court. Spokesman for the residents was J. F. Lillard, Hya.ttsvDle attorney. 'Acting as their representative, he called upon Sidney Spindel to open the presentation. Spinde'l present- ed a · carefully-documented case, evidently the result of consideralble research, which purporterd to prove that PHA's request for a rent raise was unjustified. The facts upon wh!ch the request was based were inaccurate, misleading; and dis- torted, he chaTged, and proceeded 'to analyze their figures. Clauses in the law provide for a rent on the principles ol fair net operat- ing income and comparability, 001::!1 of which Spindel accused PHA of failing to adequately justffy. Spindel clai·med he was not con- cerned with the sale of Greenlbelt -only with what was right. Why, Soo Page 3 SAVE T&OSE CARDS & MAGS Your discarded magazines and Ohristmas cards ·will be appre- ciated by Lhe patients at Glenn Sanitorium. This project is sponsored by the ·woman's Club <""f Greenbelt. Pllease leave th€'se articles at 5s-M Crescent or ca11 Mrs. Rol>ert Davenport 5937 - for pick-up. Higher Water Bill Likely, Mac Warns Greenbelt home-owners may be 1:mying more than the usual rate for water because of the unusual of sewers in our com- it was disclosed by city manager Charles McDonald last Monday night. Sewer branches from hontes to the first man-'hole of the trunk lines ara on Green>belt Veteran Housing Corporation property. The fedel"".tl goverllJIIlent may want to . dedicate the entire sewer system to the city; i.f the city accepts them, maintenance of these sewers would be a city responsibility, If GVHC acquires control of these Lines, WlOtmd pay for this maintenance their monthly payments. Elther wav the resident will pay. McDonald stated that these Hnes were properly GVHC responsibility. However, he added, ,the city coulu maintain these instlaJ.lations more economically than GVHC. The ex- pense would ·be added to the monthly charge for watnr a.nd .s.::.w- erage seJ:Vice. Although it is un- Ust!a:l for the city to be responsi- ble for this portion of the sewer system, McDonald felt that city maintenance was proper in this instance. · Councilman Ben Goldfaden ar- gued that the 1-ayment for this service shoule be included in geneml tax structure and not add- ed as an extra charge on the water bill. McDonald disagreed; al- though the paymen.t would be the same either way, he declared that it properly belonged on the water bill. G<>ldfade'n sta.ted that citizens would be better a:ble to judge what services t'o cut budgEt-wise, if it were included in the general taxes. McDonald was authorized by the .council to negotiate with GVHC officials on this problem. Parkway Completion Due In 1953; Paving Scheduled For July load By George Reeve!> The wide strip of bare earth visible from some points in the eastern and scuthern parts of Greenbelt !may be ugly now, but be- fore the end of 1953 it will have become ia park.:-like grassy-banked double ribbon !of concrete giving Greentielters quick and easy ac- cess to \Vashiligton, Ft. Meade, and Baltimore. Girl Scout: Leaders To Meet:; More Needed Girl Scout cfficers and leaders will hold their regular district met'ting J\;londay, J'anua>y 26 at 8:30 p.m. in the Center School. M::-s. Adelaide Wctdberg, district chairman. wishE!S to urge all lead- ers to attend, and extends a spe- c:al welcome to any newcomer to Greenbelt who is interested in girl scout work. Accordlng td Mrs. Weidberg, there is a constant r.eed for· addi- tional leaders assistant leaders in order to p:l-ovide a sufficient number of troGpG to care' for all the· Greenbelt I Grading work is proceeding sat- under contract by the Vvright Contracting Company, of Atlanta, Georgia, and is expected to be finished by May or June, ac- cording; to a spokesman for the Bu- reau of Public Roads, Feder'll agency in charge' of that section of the ne..,': limited-access highway lo · <'ated Prince Georges Coun- ty. Paving will begin immediately r\Vard S.' The Bureau of Public Roads is al- most re·ady now to advertise for bids on the paving and landscap- ;ng jobs. The parkway, when com- pleted. will be similar t0 the Suit- land Parkway and will nave a right of way over 300 feet wide in the vicinity of Greenbelt. It will be pr:>tected by a fence, and any new homes which may be built on that &-e PARKWAY, Page 2 I ' -:----....!- Du't By D•Jrothy :McGee, phone 8083 \Vhile most of us viev.·ed the magnificent spectacle of the inau- gural parade on television screens, there must have been many Green- helters who braved the crowds or had purchased seats to enjoy the reality, Among these were Mrs. l\{eyer Volk and her daughter, Har- riet, 8-B Hillside, 1vrrs. Ric:1.ard Bridge, 17-D Ridge, with one of her sons, Mr. and l\frs. Bill Bevan, 20-E Parkway, and Mrs. Bob Volck- hausen, 4 Forestway. Mrs. Volck- hausea was :he guest of her aunt and uncle, 1\l[r. and l\frs. Joa.mes Furlong of Los Angeles, who were here for several days before on to New York. Their seats were' in front of the Justice on 9th and Pennsylvania. enjoyed what we at home could only imagine, the glE'am of red satin jackets and white fur chaps of the cowboys, the ice blue cos- tume of the cow-girl on a palo- See ::'I.'EIGHBORS, Page 4 Dollars and Seu1se By 1\lorris Solomon A METER IN THE CARDS It's a good ·bet that in the future your e'lectricity will be metered. If Greenbelters continue to use electricity in their usual manner their average ·bill will be $5.25 a month at the· urban rate and $6.37 at the suburban rate.. This, of course is an average for all fami- lies in Greenbelt. WHERE DOES THE JUICE GO It seems that the PEPCO peop!e made a st'udy of the use of elec- tricity in Greenbelt. Below is their oreakdown showing the of totaJ current used by major ap- pliances: Electric range - 43'3f ; Lights - 25%, Refrigerator - ; Iron - 5·/(; Tele•vision - 8%; Other - 9%. The big items are the electric range and the light's. It surprises people when. they hear that a large· burner takes 2100 watts on high, 1500 watts at medium and 1000 watts at A small burner takes about 60% as much current. HOW TO KEEP YOUR. ELECTRIC BILL DOWS 1. A pressure cooker can cut down on the amount of electricity you use. For foods that require long cooking, savings can be sub- stantial. 2. Avoid using the large burner for small pots. 3. Get your family in the habi': of tur;'ling off lights not in use. - 4. For rooms which are in long- est use, fluorescE'nt lighting can save current. In addiEon t'o pro- viding .. tcr light. it takes half the wattage that a ::onventional }>ulh takes. 5. Don't cut down on the amo·:.mt of J:ght for :he sake of E:'conomy. In general. nome:s are not lighted well enough. Newcorners Invited To Welcoming Party "Come to our party and meet your new neighbors." That is the theme of a resident party to be hf'ld Sunday, February 1, in the social room of the Center school. The family affair, sponsored by the Greenbelt Consumer Services welcoming committe'e, will start at 6:30 with a spaghetti dinner. Group singing, games, and dancing to a three-piece band will fo:ilow. Carnie Harper is chairman of the committee making the arrange- ments. Other members of the com- mittee include Dora Mc::>ree!, Gret- chen Keene, Dorotr.y Hoo'-·er and Henrietta Karlin. All people who have• moved into Greenbelt within the last six months are invited to attend. ------------------·-----------------------------·-------- Pepco Pas:ses Buck To GVH!C On Buildin1g Code linspe1:tion Fee:s By Larry lF'ink Additional costs caused by the Potomac Electric Power Com- pany taking over the function of supplying electricity, the· tax and the formation of committees, were the main order of btJ.Siness at the Greenbelt Veteran Housing Corporation board meeting Monday night. City To Petition For Urban Rate Maryland Public Service Com- mission will be petitioned by the city o.f Greenbelt to establish the urban (cheaper) rate for residents using electric power from the Po- tomac Electric Power Company. :Mayor Frank Lastner submitted the petition for approval of the dty council at its regular meeting last Monday night. The resolution based the petition on the fact that the suburban rate W·3S £'·stablished long before Green- bC''t "became the city as it is to- day." City officials will meet with PEP- CO re'presentativel' next ween to discuss the rate and a franchise fee, it was disclosed l>y city mana- ge:r Charles McDona.ld. He pre- sented a map of designated by PSC for urban suburban rates which showed. Greenbelt ly- ing in a vast area; how- ever, Heights, a neighbor- ing cc>Inmunity of smaller size and densitv was included in the urban rate. L=t:-:cr expressed hope th>l.t PEPC'O would apply the urban rate immediately and tha.t the ne- cessity\ to prese'nt a brief before a PSC hearii'I.g would not be needed. The resolution was passed after a second reading was approved unan- imously, PEPCO will officially take over the supply of electri·c current to residents on a metered l:>af'is February 15. Last week they had indicated in a letter to the Gre-enbelt Veteran Housing Cor- poration that they pllanned to re tain the subul'lban "initially at least" until further study could he made of the Green!belt installa- tion. I All house:; in will re- quire electl'ical wiring and ::nctcr cut-in certificates, according to a letter rom PEPCO re'ad al: the meeting by president Mike Salz- man. These certificates arc issuE'd on a fee basis afte'r approved inspec- tion by County building cod•'· and Public Service Commission inspec- tors or .'J::.y electricians licensed to do this it was disclosed at the board meeting. Although inspection and cut-in ce•rtifica.tes •are required by county regulation before electric meters are installed, PEPCO apparently was unawar·e that Greenbelt as a Government built and owned proj- ect never was required to meet the county electricg,l code. Costs of obtaining the neceasary inspection was esti- mated hy the housing board to be up to $11.50 per house. The mat- ter was turned over to GVHC legal counsel for consideration as most meters wert! installed by PE.PCO previouH to January 1 - the day GVHC took title to the houses from the PubliCI Housing AdminiM:ra- tion. A charge of over $2000 has been Ieveh'!'d .against GVHC tlhat depicts the many and varied problems fac- ing the board. Ann\lal costs for water and dectricity divided over I 12 months ca:lls fur a 8.33 percent charge per month. Transfer . of title from PHA to GVHC, leading to a month to month charge. and in a winrt:er month, with ele'c:tricity use at its highest, resulted i.n a. $2000 dP.ficit. Commi!ttees were organized and are to be referred to as fiscal man- agement, member relations, m.em- hership sales, physical plant end e<quipmeut, personnel policies, E·xec- utive, !l.nd g-rounds. Each hoard member :son at J:east' two committees. The membership has hee:n asked to pe.rticipatt! by See HOUSING, Page 3 Co11ncil Fea.rs Rise Of BB Gun But OK's Bus Use To Target Site By l,sadore Parker The city counci:t debated over an hour on the BB gun si tv.a- tion in Greenbelt, at its meeting last Monday night.. ·tives of the Izaak Vvalton League, who are sponsonng a class m the care and firing of air rifles, asked for transportation to the Armory, for the youngsters, where classeB ar.o- being held. Mem:bers of thE:' council emp-ha- ------------- s;z('d the need for storing air. rifles Shar]p in the Armory so that the children . c:r.u1d not mis-use the guns to and Drop Rtecorcled f mm the class. They were also pt.zzlecl as to the of hold- ing such classes when firing of BB gun<; in the city limits is prohibit- e(! hy o:-dinance. \\ialtonians ex p 1 a in e d that will owl'l guns as they arc purchased by parents, ann thEy are reluctant to part with a orized possession. They aware of the ordinance p::-ohi;)iting the use of such guns, and the dangers in- herent in them, but insistE--d that the proper safety pr-?cautions :;hould be taught youngsters who "will use them an}"\·ay." The council the use> of the city bus for tnmsportation. Expense involved wou!d be about four dollars an evening for the c!rivf:r and bus. Insuran(;e regula- tion.:> would permit the uS€' of the bus and the city \ ·ould be protect- ed. E.,v \\'iJliam H. Klein An unusually sharp drop i:J i:er.l- perature was recorded at the local Greenbelt weather station last week. The temperature fell from a high of 71 degrees around 2 p.m Friday, .Tanuary 16, tl) a low of 24 degrees .:t.t 8 a .. m. the next mor:11ing a change of 47 degrees in 18 hours. At W8.shington National Airport the tem:perature fell from 73 de- grees to .29 degree'S during the sa.mc period. The d.rop was initiated by the pas1;age of an intense cold front on Friday afternoon, attend- ed by a Bharp wind shift and ra.pid rise in atmospheric pressure ns a cold mass of polar air invaded the district a.nd abru·ptly terminated " prematur·e wa.rm spell. I I !Sit i ''"

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Published Vol. 17, No. 23

Every Thursday By The Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing A:ssociation, Inc. 114 Parkway, Greenbelit, Maryland Greenbcl~ M~~and, Thunda~~uary~2;2;.~1~9~5;3~~~--~~~~~~~~~-·~~~~-~~--~~~5r~n~

Nearly . 300 Protest Rent Raise At Informal Hearing With Bar~er

By Harry Zubkoff

Last night almost 300 indignant residents vigorously protest­ed the recent rent increase at an open meeting in the community buildinO' auditorium. The meeting was chaired by "Mayor" Harry L. Barker of.: Riverdale, area director of the Office of Rent Stabili­zation. Sitting next to him at the speakers' table was Charles Lifi, an attorney in the Appeals Section of the national Office of Rent Stabilization.

Barker explabed that this meet­ing \'lras simply for the purpose of answering questions rE!g'arcing the rent raise, thE· reasons for its au­thorization, and the procedure to be used in appealing the decision, It was emphasized that the meet­ing was completely informal and could have no effect on any future formal ar-pea.l which might he in­stituted. Liff thereupon out;lined the various actions which could be taken to appeal the rent raise, such as: 1. Petition the Area Rent Di­rector to rec<msider his decision. 2. A specially-created court (the em.ergency court of appeals, com­posed of five judges from al.l over the country) could be enjoined to reverse the deeision. 3. An appeal conld •be t>1a.de to the Supreme

·Court. Spokesman for the residents was

J. F. Lillard, Hya.ttsvDle attorney. 'Acting as their representative, he called upon Sidney Spindel to open the presentation. Spinde'l present­ed a · carefully-documented case, evidently the result of consideralble research, which purporterd to prove that PHA's request for a rent raise was unjustified. The facts upon wh!ch the request was based were inaccurate, misleading; and dis­torted, he chaTged, and proceeded 'to analyze their figures. Clauses in the law provide for a rent rais~ on the principles ol fair net operat­ing income and comparability, 001::!1 of which Spindel accused PHA of failing to adequately justffy.

Spindel clai·med he was not con­cerned with the sale of Greenlbelt -only with what was right. Why,

Soo R~NT, Page 3

SAVE T&OSE CARDS & MAGS Your discarded magazines and

Ohristmas cards ·will be appre­ciated by Lhe patients at Glenn ~E' Sanitorium. This project is sponsored by the ·woman's Club <""f Greenbelt. Pllease leave th€'se articles at 5s-M Crescent or ca11 Mrs. Rol>ert Davenport 5937 - for pick-up.

Higher Water Bill Likely, Mac Warns

Greenbelt home-owners may be 1:mying more than the usual rate for water because of the unusual oarrangem~nt of sewers in our com­muni~y. it was disclosed by city manager Charles McDonald last Monday night.

Sewer branches from hontes to the first man-'hole of the trunk lines ara on Green>belt Veteran Housing Corporation property. The fedel"".tl goverllJIIlent may want to

. dedicate the entire sewer system to the city; i.f the city accepts them, maintenance of these sewers would be a city responsibility,

If GVHC acquires control of these Lines, hom.e-o~ens WlOtmd pay for this maintenance thr~mgh their monthly payments. Elther wav the resident will pay.

McDonald stated that these Hnes were properly GVHC responsibility. However, he added, ,the city coulu maintain these instlaJ.lations more economically than GVHC. The ex­pense would ·be added to the monthly charge for watnr a.nd .s.::.w­erage seJ:Vice. Although it is un­Ust!a:l for the city to be responsi­ble for this portion of the sewer system, McDonald felt that city maintenance was proper in this instance. · Councilman Ben Goldfaden ar­gued that the 1-ayment for this service shoule be included in t~1e geneml tax structure and not add­ed as an extra charge on the water bill. McDonald disagreed; al­though the paymen.t would be the same either way, he declared that it properly belonged on the water bill.

G<>ldfade'n sta.ted that citizens would be better a:ble to judge what services t'o cut budgEt-wise, if it were included in the general taxes.

McDonald was authorized by the .council to negotiate with GVHC officials on this problem.

Parkway Completion Due In 1953; Paving Scheduled For July load

By George Reeve!>

The wide strip of bare earth visible from some points in the eastern and scuthern parts of Greenbelt !may be ugly now, but be­fore the end of 1953 it will have become ia park.:-like grassy-banked double ribbon !of concrete giving Greentielters quick and easy ac­cess to \Vashiligton, Ft. Meade, and Baltimore.

Girl Scout: Leaders To Meet:; More Needed

Girl Scout cfficers and leaders will hold their regular district met'ting J\;londay, J'anua>y 26 at 8:30 p.m. in the Center School.

M::-s. Adelaide Wctdberg, district chairman. wishE!S to urge all lead­ers to attend, and extends a spe­c:al welcome to any newcomer to Greenbelt who is interested in girl scout work.

Accordlng td Mrs. Weidberg, there is a constant r.eed for· addi­tional leaders a~1d assistant leaders in order to p:l-ovide a sufficient number of troGpG to care' for all the· Greenbelt scou~.

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Grading work is proceeding sat­if'fac~·orily under contract by the Vvright Contracting Company, of Atlanta, Georgia, and is expected to be finished by May or June, ac­cording; to a spokesman for the Bu­reau of Public Roads, Feder'll agency in charge' of that section of the ne..,': limited-access highway lo · <'ated ~-·ithin Prince Georges Coun­ty. Paving will begin immediately aft'~ r\Vard S.'

The Bureau of Public Roads is al­most re·ady now to advertise for bids on the paving and landscap­;ng jobs. The parkway, when com­pleted. will be similar t0 the Suit­land Parkway and will nave a right of way over 300 feet wide in the vicinity of Greenbelt. It will be pr:>tected by a fence, and any new homes which may be built on that

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Du't dVe.i9J~f:-o't~ By D•Jrothy :McGee, phone 8083 \Vhile most of us viev.·ed the

magnificent spectacle of the inau­gural parade on television screens, there must have been many Green­helters who braved the crowds or had purchased seats to enjoy the reality, Among these were Mrs. l\{eyer Volk and her daughter, Har­riet, 8-B Hillside, 1vrrs. Ric:1.ard Bridge, 17-D Ridge, with one of her sons, Mr. and l\frs. Bill Bevan, 20-E Parkway, and Mrs. Bob Volck­hausen, 4 Forestway. Mrs. Volck­hausea was :he guest of her aunt and uncle, 1\l[r. and l\frs. Joa.mes Furlong of Los Angeles, who were here for several days before goin~ on to New York. Their seats were' in front of the Justice Departmer~ on 9th and Pennsylvania. ']~hey enjoyed what we at home could only imagine, the glE'am of red satin jackets and white fur chaps of the cowboys, the ice blue cos­tume of the cow-girl on a palo-

See ::'I.'EIGHBORS, Page 4

Dollars and Seu1se By 1\lorris Solomon

A METER IN THE CARDS It's a good ·bet that in the future

your e'lectricity will be metered. If Greenbelters continue to use electricity in their usual manner their average ·bill will be $5.25 a month at the· urban rate and $6.37 at the suburban rate.. This, of course is an average for all fami­lies in Greenbelt. WHERE DOES THE JUICE GO

It seems that the PEPCO peop!e made a st'udy of the use of elec­tricity in Greenbelt. Below is their oreakdown showing the P·~rcentagp of totaJ current used by major ap­pliances:

Electric range - 43'3f ; Lights -25%, Refrigerator - 10~'c ; Iron -5·/(; Tele•vision - 8%; Other - 9%.

The big items are the electric range and the light's. It surprises people when. they hear that a large· burner takes 2100 watts on high, 1500 watts at medium and 1000 watts at lo~. A small burner takes about 60% as much current. HOW TO KEEP YOUR. ELECTRIC BILL DOWS

1. A pressure cooker can cut down on the amount of electricity you use. For foods that require long cooking, savings can be sub­stantial.

2. Avoid using the large burner for small pots.

3. Get your family in the habi': of tur;'ling off lights not in use. - 4. For rooms which are in long­

est use, fluorescE'nt lighting can save current. In addiEon t'o pro­viding be~ .. tcr light. it takes half the wattage that a ::onventional }>ulh takes.

5. Don't cut down on the amo·:.mt of J:ght for :he sake of E:'conomy. In general. nome:s are not lighted well enough.

Newcorners Invited To Welcoming Party

"Come to our party and meet your new neighbors." That is the theme of a n~w resident party to be hf'ld Sunday, February 1, in the social room of the Center school.

The family affair, sponsored by the Greenbelt Consumer Services welcoming committe'e, will start at 6:30 with a spaghetti dinner. Group singing, games, and dancing to a three-piece band will fo:ilow.

Carnie Harper is chairman of the committee making the arrange­ments. Other members of the com­mittee include Dora Mc::>ree!, Gret­chen Keene, Dorotr.y Hoo'-·er and Henrietta Karlin. All people who have• moved into Greenbelt within the last six months are invited to attend.

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By Larry lF'ink

Additional costs caused by the Potomac Electric Power Com­pany taking over the function of supplying electricity, the· tax !:'~rueture, and the formation of committees, were the main order of btJ.Siness at the Greenbelt Veteran Housing Corporation board meeting Monday night.

City To Petition For Urban Rate

Maryland Public Service Com­mission will be petitioned by the city o.f Greenbelt to establish the urban (cheaper) rate for residents using electric power from the Po­tomac Electric Power Company. :Mayor Frank Lastner submitted the petition for approval of the dty council at its regular meeting last Monday night.

The resolution based the petition on the fact that the suburban rate W·3S £'·stablished long before Green­bC''t "became the city as it is to­day."

City officials will meet with PEP­CO re'presentativel' next ween to discuss the rate and a franchise fee, it was disclosed l>y city mana­ge:r Charles McDona.ld. He pre­sented a map of are~'l.S designated by PSC for urban f~nd suburban rates which showed. Greenbelt ly­ing in a vast subu~bafi area; how­ever, Be~'Yn Heights, a neighbor­ing cc>Inmunity of smaller size and densitv was included in the urban rate.

L=t:-:cr expressed hope th>l.t PEPC'O would apply the urban rate immediately and tha.t the ne­cessity\ to prese'nt a brief before a PSC hearii'I.g would not be needed. The resolution was passed after a second reading was approved unan­imously,

PEPCO will officially take over the supply of electri·c current to ~:neenbelt' residents on a metered l:>af'is February 15. Last week they had indicated in a letter to the Gre-enbelt Veteran Housing Cor­poration that they pllanned to re tain the subul'lban r.:~.te "initially at least" until further study could he made of the Green!belt installa-tion.

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All house:; in Gr.~enbelt will re­quire electl'ical wiring and ::nctcr cut-in certificates, according to a letter rom PEPCO re'ad al: the meeting by president Mike Salz­man.

These certificates arc issuE'd on a fee basis afte'r approved inspec­tion by County building cod•'· and Public Service Commission inspec­tors or .'J::.y electricians licensed to do this wo1~k. it was disclosed at the board meeting.

Although inspection and cut-in ce•rtifica.tes •are required by county regulation before electric meters are installed, PEPCO apparently was unawar·e that Greenbelt as a Government built and owned proj­ect never was required to meet the county electricg,l code.

Costs of obtaining the neceasary inspection ·~ertifioatees was esti­mated hy the housing board to be up to $11.50 per house. The mat­ter was turned over to GVHC legal counsel for consideration as most meters wert! installed by PE.PCO previouH to January 1 - the day GVHC took title to the houses from the PubliCI Housing AdminiM:ra­tion.

A charge of over $2000 has been Ieveh'!'d .against GVHC tlhat depicts the many and varied problems fac­ing the board. Ann\lal costs for water and dectricity divided over I 12 months ca:lls fur a 8.33 percent charge per month. Transfer . of title from PHA to GVHC, leading to a month to month charge. and in a winrt:er month, with ele'c:tricity use at its highest, resulted i.n a. $2000 dP.ficit.

Commi!ttees were organized and are to be referred to as fiscal man­agement, member relations, m.em­hership sales, physical plant end e<quipmeut, personnel policies, E·xec­utive, !l.nd g-rounds.

Each hoard member :son at J:east' two committees. The membership has hee:n asked to pe.rticipatt! by

See HOUSING, Page 3

Co11ncil Fea.rs Rise Of BB Gun Fad~, But OK's Bus Use To Target Site

By l,sadore Parker

The city counci:t debated over an hour on the BB gun si tv.a­tion in Greenbelt, at its meeting last Monday night.. Represent~-·

·tives of the Izaak Vvalton League, who are sponsonng a class m the care and firing of air rifles, asked for transportation to the Armory, for the youngsters, where classeB ar.o- being held.

Mem:bers of thE:' council emp-ha- -------------

s;z('d the need for storing air. rifles Shar]p 'J~emperature in the Armory so that the children .

c:r.u1d not mis-use the guns to and Drop Rtecorcled HE~re f mm the class. They were also pt.zzlecl as to the prop:~iety of hold­ing such classes when firing of BB gun<; in the city limits is prohibit­e(! hy o:-dinance.

\\ialtonians ex p 1 a in e d that you:~gsters will owl'l guns as they arc purchased by parents, ann thEy are reluctant to part with a orized possession. They w~1·c aware of the ordinance p::-ohi;)iting the use of such guns, and the dangers in­herent in them, but insistE--d that the proper safety pr-?cautions :;hould be taught youngsters who "will use them an}"\·ay."

The council app1~oved the use> of the city bus for tnmsportation. Expense involved wou!d be about four dollars an evening for the c!rivf:r and bus. Insuran(;e regula­tion.:> would permit the uS€' of the bus and the city \ ·ould be protect­ed.

E.,v \\'iJliam H. Klein

An unusually sharp drop i:J i:er.l­

perature was recorded at the local Greenbelt weather station last

week. The temperature fell from a high of 71 degrees around 2 p.m Friday, .Tanuary 16, tl) a low of 24 degrees .:t.t 8 a .. m. the next mor:11ing -· a change of 47 degrees in 18 hours.

At W8.shington National Airport the tem:perature fell from 73 de­grees to .29 degree'S during the sa.mc period. The d.rop was initiated by the pas1;age of an intense cold front on Friday afternoon, attend­ed by a Bharp wind shift and ra.pid rise in atmospheric pressure ns a cold mass of polar air invaded the district a.nd abru·ptly terminated " prematur·e wa.rm spell.

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OTTR PURPn··e: 1. To report Greenbelt news fully, fairly and accurately. 2. To serve the best interests of the ~ooperative movement.

Ralph G. Miller, Editox-in-Chief .Tuanita Chandler. Retty Coleman, E. DonBullion, Keith Gamble, Sonia Garen, Marian Hatton, Miriam G. Jnhnson, L. A. Lee, Jo~ Macchio, Dorothy McGee, Doris Mednick, Bill Moore, Lydalu Palmer, George Reeves, David Reznl.koff, Ethel Rosenzweig, Aim~:>e Sly<·, Miriam Solomon, Morris J. Solomon, Mzry Jane Zust, Rae Algazc, I. J. Parker, EleanoL Ritchie, Janice Solet, Harry Zubkoff.

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Sidney Spiudel, phone 6346 Jim O'Neill, phone 4657

Advertising Representative Subscription Manager Jic O'Neill, phone 4657, Circulation Manager

The Greenbelt Cooperator is published every Thursday by the Green­belt Cooperative Pub. A<is'n., Inc., 14 Par~way, Greenbelt, Md., <:~. nan­profit organization. Produced by a volunteer staff since November, 1937.

Sulo>scripUon rate. $2.00 per year by mail. Delivered free in Greenbelt. Advertising may be submitted by mail or delivered to the Greenbelt

Tobacco Store or T'"ne Cooperator Office, phone Greenbelt 313L Editorial offices open after 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesday, and We<inesdays. News dead1'n<> 10:30 p.m. of the Tue&day preceding publication.

Vol. 17, -------Thursday, January 22, 1953 No. 23

Sensitive Project Over 100 youngsters in Greenbelt own BB guns, according to

an estimate given by a member of the Izaak Walton League at the city council meeting last Monday night. The use of such rifles, or even the carrying of them in the city, is prohibited by city ordinance. Many air rifles have been confiscated by the police de­partment recently, and a moderate amount of destruction of public and private property has been noted. Fortunately, no personal injuries have occurred.

Air rifles are dangerous weapons. In the hands of youngsters, they can cause considerable damage. Our city ordinance is one indication of the awareness of this danger.' Pr.::ssure to legislate the prohibition of its use in the county is being placed on county officials.

I6 order to minimize the dangers of BB gun use, the Izaak Walton League, a public spirited organization, is attempting to teach the chil<1ren the proper handling, ca:::-e and safety of air rifles. They feel that the rifles will be used secretly somehow, and they might as well be used }Jroperly. Also, if the youngsters are per­mitted' to shoot the rifles legitimately, at least once a week, it may deter them from clandestine use of the gun.

The ideal situation, both the league a.11d the city council agree, is for youngsters to leave the rifles in the possession of the league, to be used only. during class. It would eliminate the carrying of ·rifles to and from cfass, and remove the temptation to use the gun during the week illegally. Naturally the gun-owners are not in sympathy with this point of view. ,

\Vith the propec "controlled program" as presented by tha league, ti1e council is willing to "cooperate" with the project. They are evidently unwilling to approve or condone the classes, but are willing to go so far as to provide transportation to the armory for the youngsters; it is a long, dark, dangerous walk from the center to tht~ armory.

At this time the league has not reeeived permission to use the armory for classes. They do not possess enough rifles to hold classE~s without the need for children to bring their own rifles. They have dropped all children under ten -years of age from the classE~s. A· note of approval from parents to attend the classes is necessary now. A program for instruction offered by the Daisy Rifle Company is being used as a guide. One of the top marksmen in the state is giving instructions.

Emphasized by both the council and Waltonians was the re­sponsibility of the parents on this subject. Children rareiy pur­chase a rifle; they are the gifts of parent8, 'or relatives. Parents shoulci be aware that their use is prohibited in Greenbelt. BB guns can Ca.use blindness, u3ually the major type of injury result­ing from its use. Victims are usually children. Air rifles are really not a child's toy. Many adults enjoy target practice with this type of gun.

Unless the use of air rifles in G!'eenbelt is limited only to the classes being sponsored by the Izaak Walton League, the safety of all children in the city is jeoparC1i::ed. The local ordinances should be ~trictly enforced by the police.

This is a senstive project the Walton League is undertaking, and we hope it is successful. .Just one injury will eliminate the

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PARK\\'AY from page 1 e:ide of Greenbelt, while they rnay h·3.'\'e a view of the parkway, will not have direct acces.s to it.

The overpass at t.he Branchville­Gl'"nn Dai'! r.Jad is a1lso being built. The Schrom Constn1ction Compa­ny, local firm. is a 'iubcontractor for cPrtain aspccL<> of this job. At:"­ces.:- to the Parkway for Gre'enbelt commuters will be near this ov~r­pass. The right of way has taken over 600 feet off the runway of t.he Schrom Airport, which will no longer be an airport afte-r the park­way is op:med up to traffic. \\'il­liam H. Schrom, owner, report'edly has offere<i tc dedicate the runway as a county road, having in mind the developmrnt of residential anrl husiness zones on the Schrom land adjoining Greenbelt.

Planning for the new highway began over five years ago. R·e'al estate developers for some time have ·been i:Juying up desirable tract5 which will be servE:d by the hig':!-speed easy access to W:tsh­itwton. ::tno some of the t::acts have aln•.'ldy been built up. Th'-ls Greenbelt, whieh m;my Washing­tonialls have: never seen because of its comfortable isolation, will soon becon1e familiar to thousartd::. of mutorists by rea.son of its fro:C~t­a.ge on the new traffic artery.

JCC Plans Lect:ure Series On Judaism

As a result of the many reL[ucsts for an adult education program. the Jewish Comm~1nity Center of Greenbelt is planning a se'ries of lectures. Under the sponsorship of the JCC education committee, the series will consist of a num.ber of lecture's concerned wibh histori­cal and cultural aspects o: post­biblical Judaism.

The first of the series, covering the thinking on "morals and ethies" of Jewish sages 2000 years ago, will be delivered by Rabbi C. H. Wald­man next Wednesday, January 28. The conclusions reached in a study of bhis subject, said Rabbi Wald­man, prove that the ancient think­ing was "surprisingly modern." Not only are the thoughts :express­ed by the old phihsophers applka­ble today, he' adds, but they will be just as fitting 5000 years from now.

The lectures wiil be held at two or three week intervals and both members and non-members arej wel::ome to attend and participate in the discussions which will be held. The first meeting will be at the home' of Morton Bero:.r.a, 17'-E Ridge.

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Confessions: Saturday afternoon ft·om 3 to 5:30 for children and in the evening frum 7 to 9:30 for adults.

Sunjay: l'v!a.'5Ses: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m Nursery care for pre­schoo:. children during the 11 a.m. ::vrass. Children attending public schools. both grade and high are request-:-'d to be present at the 8:30 Mass and to attend the religious instruction period immediact:ely fol­!owing that Mass. This i~; Family Holy Communion Sunday.

Baptisms. Sunday 1 p.m. Any­one wisL!"!g to nave a baby ba:!}­tizc:ci should notify Father Dowgi­allG beforEhand.

Wednesday: Novena Ser'lrices fol­lowed by Benedictiou af the J!.fost Blessed Sacrament at. 8 p_m.

COMMUNITY CHURCH PROTESTANT

Eric T. Braund, Minister

Thur.:;day, January 22 - 8.:15, Dis­cu.ssion Gn:•up at home of Mrs. Hadey Mimura.

.~:;,mday, Jan.uary 28 - Church Sehool as follows: 9 a.m., Prirruar.f and Nurser,Y; 10, Juniors through Adults; Men's Bible Class; I<'ide!is Bible Class; 11, Kindergarten, Be­ginll.ers, and Nursery. 9 an<il 11, Morning Worship, with Sermon by :\Ir. Braund - "Marching Aaea.d \Vith Christ."

c\1onday, January 26 - 8 :p.m.., Qun.rterly Teachers Meeting.

Tuesday, January 27 - 8 p.m., Fl­delis Bible: Class.

vVednesday, January 28 - 6:30,. Boys Club Banquet, Social Hall

Lions - Boys Club Plcy Challenge Gante

One of the most bitterly fought games of the year will take place on January 27 in the Community gym at 8:30 p.m. when the Lion.s-­Co-op basketball team takea the floor to answer the challengE~ is­sued by the Greenbelt' Boya GlWb Seniors.

Due to the> cooperation. of the GBC board of directors, the gym has been turned over to th:e Gr-een­belt Lions Club activity co-mmittee for this evening. An admission fet. for adults, and for bays a.nd girls of iligh dChool age a.ml ufllder will be charg.e_ All proceeds will be placed in the Charity- Fund of the Greenbelt Lions Clllh~

The GBC Int.enne'd1.at.e. Basket­ball team will play in the prellimi­nary game which is to ~in at 7:30 p.m.

Harry's goP.e. WeleGU~e Ike! The Inaugural Speec:IJ. we did like. Peace and freedoDl we all craYe~. u· e pray yon saceeed in Y01D' job

so grave.

\Vhen each child was app:roxl­mately three years old, a frien:d of a friend took hi3 children to the movies for the first time, and in their respective' reactions lies a striking example of our swiftly changing cuM:ure. Seven years ago his boy was thrilled and ex'cited by the experienCe', burt a reeent vio;it by his three year old daughter pro­duced ll ·!:-lase "Where are the knobs, caday?"

In the Cooperative Nursery we focus our thoughts so much on the children that it's a common phe­nomenon for one mother to address a:-tother by the daughter's name in­stead of her own .. My four year old girl attE'nds thi5 year, and so fre­quently am I called by her name that to simplify things, I answer it.

The l\Iental Health films show·n by the 1\;"ursery School last week aruused interested comme'nts. Chil­dren'!-> Emotions illustrated. the ways to help youngsters overcome f,.::ars, anger. j!~lousy, ~:>tc. Preface t(} a Life pointed up th<:! danger in parents ;:;uperimposin;g their dream~ :tnd ar":lbitior.s on our chil­dn·n. thus "expecting tooo much" n~· the:m. The audience could see h ts of t!-,emselves on their chil­d :-':':1 in t:1e portrayals.

MOWATT MEMORIAL METHODIST GHURCH

C. R. Straushurg, Minister

Sunday, Janua:·y 2!> - Ses:~ion of the Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Rich­ard Hoffman, superintendent. Wor­ship and sermon by the Pastor at 11 a.m. Subject of sermon '•Roots or FcuiL<;"? Sp0cial music by the choir. Nursery provided for young­children.

_ Sunday services are held at the Nort.)1. End School.

HEBREW SERVICES By Rabbi C. H. ':Valdman

Services will be held in th(! social room of the Center flchool em Fri­day at 8 p.m. Candlelightin.g time 4:544 p.m.

Who's Co11fused Confusion amon~ council mem­

bers and spectators at the cit'y council me·eting last lVionday night about GVHC, PHA, PEPCO, tile city, and their "areas of respcnsi­bility" in the com'!llunity became evident when the problem of max­imum rents :J-pplied to· both tt!nants and CJWners of homeH was discuss­ed.

City M!'l.nager Charles McDon­ald decl-ared that this confusion exists thrG!lghout the city. He dis­closed that his offiec received <. icttcr from a resident contain-ing a check for rent, m2~:de out to the U. S. Treasury!·

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·iV7 BAD~: I repla~!d. Brl .. .lltock on ~~~ 5466. 'l!' Beautiful ~j en at your~ able. (Jall ~ 3-3346. 8 J ~·

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ApplicatiOD#l • by 1bhe Green'bellli sery School fO'­whl-ch Lt hopes tO 1. Pa:renta at'~ A.t lea~t three • December 31, .·~ that the eni"OU; January 28. CWl at 2771. or Mrl:.ij; 5221 for detalJa :e tion. ' ' '~ ~·

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FOR FRESH FLOWERS to suit any occasion call Bell Flowers, College Park, UNion 4-::.300. Free de'livery.

MOVING & ~;TORAGE - FURNI­::.tre, Freight, c•r Express. Anything, 3.nywhere, ,._nj..-time_ Bryan Motnr Express, Call GRanite 3-!)341.

TELEVISIO~- AND RADIO sales and servic~ o·~~ ALL MAKE SETS; antennae ins :allation. YOUR LO­CAL G.-E. d.~ler. QUALITY AP­PLIAl..,CE C<J>., 8137 BALTIMORE BLVD., COLLEGE PARK, WEb­ster 5-fJ668.

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GREENBEUr MOTORS · Balti­more Avenue. next to College Park Diner. Used I Cars and Trucks­bought B.nd ! sold. Phor;.c GRanite 3-4466. 1

PETS BO~:tDED, bcught, sold and exchang~d. Good homes for un­wanted pet~. Little Pet Farm, 11061 Balto. !Blvd. WEbster 5-62:S9.

FOR sEWil~G. ALTERATIONS, call Mrs, B. J\.. Swiges, 24-M Ridge. Cur..ains, m .-ndjng. DrapeJ;'ies a specialty.

PFAFF ZIG-ZIG SEWING MA­CHINE for sale at substantial sav­ing. For iru:ormation call stuart at UNion 4-8904.

"l'V - RADI~> TUBES TESTED­re-placed. anng and save new .stock on haind. Larry Miller GR 5466. !

Beautiful B:1!BY Photograph,s tak­en a.t your ~1ome. Prices reason· able. Call . avid Gellman a.t GR 3-3346. 8 J A.urel Hill Road.

FOR SALE- l.a.rge Walnut Framed Mirror, $2; ~rona Portable Type­writer as is, I· b~ offer; Greenbelt ·Oak Doubl~

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l"eSS, $20; I....aowson Sofa with Slip Cover, $8; Studio ~h, sleeps 2, $7; Solid Dining Room Table, seats 10, e.nd 3 chairs, $8; Kenmore Auto­matic Washer, $100. 11Q Rldge GR 3-5972.

Co-op Nursery Siart:s New Session Feb. I

Applications are being received by the Greenbelt Cooperative Nur­:;;ery School for a second session which it hopes to start on February 1. Parents of children who were at least three and not ye!t five on December 3~, 1952, :ue reminded that the enrollment deadline is .January 28. !Call Mrs. Sonia Garin at 2771 or Mrs. /..nita Bickford at 5221 for deta!lis and more infonna-t

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HOUSLVG from page 1

actively joining the committee il~

which they are interested. Tht. membership sales committee

chainnan stated tbat vacancie.; w·e-re well belcw the budgeted amount, 6 vacancies in the masonry constructed homes, none . in the frame. Unsold homes are down to 202 masonry and 207 frame dwell­ings. Sales are improving. horr.~3 valued at $90,000 were sold in the last two weeks.

It was voted by the board that the contract with the Sidney Mensh Company for selling Greenbelt homes would not be extended be­yond February 8, the day it ex­pires. The Membership Sales Committee will then undertake t"o sell the remaining unsold homes. Brokerage fees will be continued under the new arrangement and accrue to GVHC.

RENT from page 1

r.e asked, should the rents in the sold portion of town be" raised more than 25% while the rents in the apartments, :which were not -sold. be raised, for the most part, as lit­tle as 17%? Maintena.nce and serv­ice had decreased, he charged, and, ~uoting from the COOPERATOR to bolster his arguments, he re­ferred to it as our "great unbiased newspaper". More ·serious than the facts and figure'S involved. Spindel questioned the motives of PHA in asking for a. rent raise on the eve of the sale of Greenbelt to GVHC, :intimating tha.t the' motiva­tion was simply to pennit the sale to go through. If such was the case, he charged, neither PHA nor ORS had any business considering the raise.

Harold Fischer reported on a small survey he had taken, an~ ac­C'Jsed PHA of rendering an ex­tremel~r low level of service anrl maintenance. Service hla.S steadily det;e'riorafed, he cha::-ged, and as a result, dwelling uni-ts are not in a g<>od state of repair. Several oth­ers, including Mrs. Frank Galvin and Stan Pro-vost, also commented on the inadequate nmintenance.

Both Edward Derby and Tom Holland quoted from the COOP­ERATOR and referred to it as "our local Pravda". Deroy fiat1y ac­.:)USed PHA of securing the raise to benefit GVHC, and questioned the propriety of ORS a1}ting upon thE!' request under the circumstances. Asked what W!Ould ha.ppen if all the proteBters fiJoo indh•idual appeals, Liff replied that the rent raise would remain in effect until a de­cision was reached-although he made it clear that a definitive an­swer to this question could nott be' made unless it was sulbmitted in writing. Frank Com.ploiP.r asked why tlte raise which ORS granted was higher the.n the antbunt re­quested by PHA, but no answer was fortlhooming.

Among other questions which were raised were: why was not an earlier hearing granted? why were letters to ORS not ansWered? would ORS consider the' problem Of rent raises on the basis of individual units, rather tlhan on an overall basis? etc.

At tbis point Liif, Arppeals at-

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0~ ""·ere not fonnal appeals, but merely informal requests for hear­ings_ A definite procedure" was spelled out in the ree:ulatiorts for filing appeals, a copy of """hich was sent to each resident before the sale. He' assured the audience that in c.-:msidering the rent raise re­quest, ORS had treated PHA th~ same as any other landlord. Fur­thennore. under tile :.aw. ORS is eompE!'lled to consider the interests of both tenants and landlords. He made it clear that any appeal whic;, might be filed, if formally executed in accordance with SJ;M>eified pro­cedures, would be care'fully con­sidered.

Although no one would admit to hiring Ulla.rd to ro;9resen r the tenants, the pre·;alent opinion after the- meeting ended wa:; that a for­mal appeal would be f:led, and Lil­lard claimed that there was a le-g\1.1 basis for doing so. l:;pindel, who

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SeE• the Sealtost Bit:; TOP c:irelu Every :3aturday, (10:00-00:00-Chalmel 0

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Four GREENBELT COOPERATOR Janl}ary 22, 1953

NEIGHBORS from page 1 8 ' Cl b A 1• •1• mino !lcr~e. ·the sparkle of th~ OJ S U C lVI liS

1 goiden coach and the gilded h00ves By Lee · c f the hor!ics. the vividness of blue AI! parents of the boys on any masse.s &s the \Vest Pointers of the football teams this past sea­march(·d by. ~on are again urgc·d to be present

A familiar sight a.s the band of at the Annual Foot.ball Banquet to Northwestern High went by," were be held in the Community Church our Grc>enbelt majorette,;, Rhonda Wednesday ev(ming, Jan. 28. There Bibier, Nancy Snyder, Janet Mac- will be a good dinner served by the Ewen and Clydice Creech and Ladies' Guild at a very small cost membE'rs of the band, Lavonne and the boys will be presented with Bordenet, Carl Caruso, Buddy At- ~ their letters or awards. tick and Betty Merryman. Buzzy At last we have the schedule on !\ferryman was one of the senior the Prince Ge-orges County Boy's Explorer Scouts a.ssigned along the Clubs' basketball league'. As there line of march to help with the are so many units now in the coun­crowds, With the University of ty leag11e it was decided to divide Marylar.d band were Ray Sowell, the schedule into two divisions to Bob Love and Graham Houlton and be called the E~astern Division and majorettes Jedy Lewis and Ann

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the- Western Division. Greenbelt Walker. is in the Western Division.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Houlton moved a few days ago from 19-G Ridge to their new home on Ed­monston Road. near Greenbelt Jun­ior High School.

Twin sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith, 5-L Gar­denway on January' 13 at Prince George's Hosp!tal in Cheverly. Glen William and Gary Martin have a big brother end sister to look after them, Steven, 6 and Pa­tricia, 8, who in particular would like to take over the entire job of caring for. the twins.

ThP. Tom Ritchies had a.s their omner guest TY.e'sday evening, Frank Blair who came from the University of Mic:higan to observe cooperatives iri this area. Mr. Blair is the eld secretary of the North American Student Coopera­tive League. The Bruce Bowmans chE!-llffered him up to the Baltimore pike where he boarded the bus.

Ruth and Leon Newman expect to move tomorrow from 18-D Ridge to 8-D Crescent ~ad.

Harry Stage, 4-H Hi.llside is r~­covering from a shoulder operation performed last ·Frid~ at the Au­rora Hills hospital in Alexandria.

0•1r deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Lydalu !Palmer on the death of her mother, Mrs. Nettie Blake in Memphis, Tenn. Mr.s. 'Blake, one of the original Green­Le!t residents, . was known and

There will be four age limits. namely: Midgets 12 years and un­der, all ages effective as 9f Dec€'m.­ber 31, 1952. This means that' a boy may become OJ1e year older after January 1953 and still be eli­gible to play in the age group he qualified for as of Deceml:>er 31, 1952. Greenbelt Boy's Club has a team ente'red :n each of the ag·~

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The winner of each age limit in each of the two divisions will have a playcff to decide tr..e County Boy's Clubs' champion for thelr respec­tive' group of the half, there being two halves to the season. At the conclusion of the season there will be a playoff between the Eas~ern and We'Stern divisions to decide the championship in each age limit.

M1DGETS Greenbelt at University Park, Jan.

26 Takoma Park at Greenbelt, Feb. 2 Greenbelt at Hollywood, Feb. 9

INTERMEDIATES Greenbelt a.t University Park, Jan.

27 Hollywood at Greenbelt, Feb. 3 Greenbelt at Mt. Rainier, Feb. 10 Green.belt- - Bye, Feb. 17 *Attention game Greenbelt at F;iv-

erdale (!noter.mediates) JUNIORS

Greenbelt at Takoma Pa!"k, Jan. 28 Hollywood at Greenbelt, Fetb. 4 Greenbelt at Laurel, Feb. 11 Greenbelt - - Bye, Feb. 18

I *Attention game Greenbelt at Mt. Rainier (Juniors)

SENIORS AT CO-OP Riverdale at Greenbelt, Jan. 22

Hollywood at Greenbelt, Jan. 29 Greenbelt at University Park, Feb.

24 Hour Service

~~SHOE REPAIR SHOP G;eeenbelt at Laurel, Feb. 12 <across ·from P<Ylice station) *Attention gaines must be played

sometime between Feb. 17 and

I Open 8:30 a.m to 6 p.m. March 6.

loved by many in our town. Monday thru &.turday .

Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Palmerton. "Our Prices are Low" formerly of 36-D Ridge Road, have

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LOSTINE '47 KAISER--4 door-needs minor repairs .................................... $299

'42 DODGE ·- 4 door--real niee 'l.S is .......... - ... ·----...................... -........... $297

'46 DODGE - 4 door-reai nice as is ............ - .................. - ............... $3'75

'46 CFVROLET-Coupe ........... -.................. -....... ·-·-·-···--............ - ... - .... -..... $898

'47STUDEBAKER-Conv~rtible-as is .... - ... - ... -...................... ..... .. $498

'47 FORD - Tudor-as is ................................................ - ............................. $499

l l' our local Chevrolet dealer for 28 years.

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BUDDIE'S RADIO, TV & APPLIANCE CO~

5602 Edmonston Rd. 11118 Balto. Blvd.

Riverdale Beltsville

UNion 4-2458 WArfield 7-8180

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No Traffic Deat:hs Recorded In 1952

Another year has passed in Greenbe'lt without a traffic fatality, it was annou::tced by l\.fayor Frank Lastner at lru;t :Mondcay's city coun­cil meeting,

"Nothing makes me more proud·· Lastner declared. Greenbeit has had only two pedP.strian traffic c:Ieaths in the fifteen years of it'3 existence•.

ONE O'WNER CARS 1951 FOBD

Cus. 2-1r. V-8 black. $1395 R&H. Covers. Ov.d:!.'. 1951 FOBD

Cus. 4-Gr. V-8 Fordo. Bla.C'k. R&F.L Covers. 195i FOBD

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CHUCK ROJlST lb.4.7c K.OCK INGHAM

FRYERit HADDOCK FILLET

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"Some people talk a lot'~

Hut only some people. Most people on a party line are con.sideratP- of others. They give up the line quickly in an emergency. They space their calls and keep them reasonably short so they won't miss important calls. Th:is kind of co-operation helps everyone on a party line get better teiephone :;ervice. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City.

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