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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
P.T.A. Surrey
Library Facilities

The October meeting of Green
belt Parent-Teachers Association
in the auditorium was devoted to
a survey of present library facili-
ties and services under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Reba Harris and
Mrs. Miriam Worley. The skit
dramatizing the situation was
written by Mrs. Worley and di-
rected by John Murray, with
Miss Betty Straining acting as the
librarian. It portrayed the press
ing need for extra copies of school
reference books which because of
the limited number, must be used
in the library, but which would
have a large home circulation if
quantities would permit these be-
ing out. The skit was we'll re-
ceivedv by the audience.
Mrs. Charlotte Wagner, nursery
school leader, outlined additional
books which would help with small
children who are taken to the Ii
brary by their mothers. Accord
ing to Mrs. Wagner the qualifica-
lions book must have if it is to
be satisfactory for children are
that it have a story which will
interest the child, that the story
be understandable for the age
level intended, and that it's effect
on the child be carefully consid-
cred. Mrs. Wagner also added,
"The child under six needs first
of all a good basis in fact of
the world around him before he
is ready for the fairy story type
of book"
Mrs. Helen Trucksess illustrated
the difference between the enter
tanning comic books and those
having a bad effect on a child.
Music was furnished by the
Greenbelt Mothers Trio, and Mrs.
Lydalu Palmer.
The next meeting of the P-TA
will be held November "a, having
Miss Ellis Creole, author of chill
dren's books, as guest speaker.
Parents are urged to bring any
books which would otherwise be
discarded.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
dts Fun To Be Free"
Presents 100000 Talent

Threats to the American way OF
life will be dramatically and mus
ically portrayed in the huge tits
Fun to be Free" revue to be
staged in the Uline Arena, 3rd
and M. St., N. E., in Washington,
on November a. 49,
Well-known talent worth $780,
900 will be on hand in the first
of a series to be patterned on the
hit which thrilled $4,000 New
Workers. at Madison Square Car
den.
The show, which will feature
galaxy of stars, in addition to
chorus of so voices and an orches-
ira, will donate all proceeds to the
United States Defense Council.
The script is by the famous Ben
Hecht- Charles Macarthur COM
bination.
Stars who will appear are Bur-
CESS Meredith, Martha Scott,
Gladys Swarthout, Ray Bolger,
Kitty Carlisle, and many more:
Tickets are on sale at popular
prices from Csc to SIS at Jordan's
Music Store, 18th and G ST., NV,
and Uline Arena.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31

Also on the November 3 agenda
is the hearing of citizens state
ments with regard to investiga-
tons by the local police into al
legged violations of the rules gov
erning the use of clothes lines
after certain hours.
The associations legislation
committee will report to the meet
ing on the results of its research
into the matter of the Council
members forthcoming raise in
salary.
The membership committee of
the G. C. A. is circularizing the
entire town on the proposition Of
requesting the Post Office De-
partment to arrange for house.
toulouse delivery of mail in
Greenbelt. The committee will
make a brief report on this sub
ject at the Monday meeting.
Latest developments with re-
gard to the local defense houses
and their future occupants will
also be made public Monday.
Special drawing card to this
monthly meeting, over and above
the unusually interesting items OF
the agenda listed above, will be-
an attractive door priZe-two
tickets to- the coming Redskins VS..
Green Bay Packers football game.
The association meeting opens
Monday at 8 pm; those citi-
zens who have appeared in the
auditorium by 9 pm. will be reg
istered for a drawing to be held
at the close of the meeting to
determine the winner of the two
tickets.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Community Managers
Feted in Visit Here

Keys to the city this week
were given to Walter Kroening,
community manager, and George
Hilgers, chief accountant Of
Greendale, Wis; and Lawrence H.
Tucker and Edward Donohoe,
community manager and chief ac-
countant, respectively, of Green
hills, Ohio.
Attending a conference to de-
termine whether or not to estab-
lish certain procedures in the
three communities, the visitors
We're given a royal welcome by
local citizens, including the Green
belt Band, which held a special
concert for them Tuesday evening.
After spending two days in
Greenbelt, the visitors held con-
ference with Farm Security off
Gals in Washington.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Variety Store Hours
Increased on Pay Days

On the four Government pay
days each month the Variety Store
will remain open until 7 pm, 1T
was announced Tuesday by Man
ager Joseph Rogers. The regular
closing hour for other days IS
pm.
Federal employees receive their
salary checks on the 9th and
23rd, or the 18th and last day
of the month, depending upon the
department or agency in which
they are employed.
Beginning early in December
the Variety Store hours will DC
heightened for the convenience
of late shoppers selecting their
Christmas supplies. 1t was an
nounced as likely that for the two
weeks Immediately preceding
Christmas the store will remain
open until 9 o'clock.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Legion Armistice Dance
Scheduled For Nov. 8

Tickets have now gone on sale
for the annual Armistice Day
dance given by the local AmerI-
can Legion post. The affair is
scheduled for Saturday, November
8, in the Auditorium. Max Gala
way and his 10-piece orchestra
will! play.
Members of nearby posts have
been given special invitation and
reports indicate that some men,
bers will come in uniform. Rich
ard F. Stewart is chairman of
the dance, with Post Commander
Jennings B. Craig, serving in
charge of tickets.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Girl Scouts Visit
Camp Conestoga

An overnight trip to Camp
Conestoga was takenN by Girl
Scouts of Troop 26 last week
end. The girls were taken to the
camp in transportation furnished
by parents Saturday afternoon.
Saturday night brought an IN
formal party with apples, donuts,
cold drinks and peanuts. There
was an outdoor church service
Sunday morning and a discussion
on "Our Part in National De-
fense."
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31

The board does not intend to
submit recommendation concern
ing the laundry situation. A re-
port stating the facts will be pre-
scented. 1t is the intention of the
present board to let the members
state their desire and then take
whatever action is necessary in &C
cordance with such a decision.
Two other items on the agen-
dunn concern board recommends
tions relative to amendments In
the bylaws. No action can be
taken at the meeting next Wednes-
day, however, because the required
months notice has not been given
the membership of these proposed
changes. Consideration will be
given the amendments at the an
nual meeting in February.
One amendment would reduce
the quorum necessary to transact
business from Is percent of the
membership to 100 members. The
intention of the other proposed
change is to increase the number
of shares that a member may hold
from 20 to so shares.
Included on the agendum are
the usual items concerning con-
sideration Of the agendum, con-
sideration Of the minutes of tbs
August 6 meeting COPIES Of
which were mailed to members
last Friday along with notice Of
the forthcoming meeting), and
nearing reports Of officers and
committee chairmen. It was stated
that door prizes would also be
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Funds Are Needed
In Boys Club Drive
VINCENT III. HOLOCHWOST

VINCENT II. HOLOCHWOST
The drive for funds for the
Prince Georges County Police
Boys Club has started in Green
belt. To date the response has
been encouraging. However, for
those of you who would still like
to contribute, the town policemen
are acting as collection agents
along with the Greenbelt Consum-
ers Service, Mr.. Arthur Rysticken
of the Administrative Office, Mrs.
Chasanow and Mr.. Rebb of the
=. and j. Construction Co. Pledge
cards will be distributed through
out the town, and if you feel like
donating please fill out the card
and drop it in a container for that
purpose either at the food store
or drug store.
The proposed unit in GreenbGt
is scheduled to start function1ng
Immediately after the drive ends
on November Is. The club will DE
opened to boys between the ages
of 1921 years living in Greenbelt,
Berwyn, Glenn Dale and Belts
vile.
The purpose of this club in
Greenbelt is to provide activities
of a boys club nature to boys in
the county along with our own
boys. Such club will not effect
the recreation program now in
operation but will operate as a
separate function.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Trash Collecting
Is Not Much Fun
By ANNE HULL

Here's voting orchids to Messrs.
Lowe, Prekupas, Townsend, and
Oldham, who cheerfully and eff
GENTLY collect your trash twice
a week. It's not much fun to lug
those heavy collecting baskets
around or to run the risk of in
juries from broken glass and tin.
The atmospheric conditions are
not always ideal. But have you
ever heard a grumble? On our
block, anyhow, these men are the
most cheerful morning visitors
who call. Especially that John
Prekupas! His progress from
door to door is accompanied by a
running flow of wisecracks for the
ladies and jollyings for the kids.
His accent is Roumanian, but his
sense of humor is universal. The
four members of the collection
crew range in age from thirty-ish
upward: one is a World War vet
eran; all live in Greenbelt.
The weekly schedule of our
trash-gatherers is as follows:
Monday and Thursday they col
lect from Blocks A, B and 6;
Tuesday and Friday the operate
in Blocks D, E, F, and Parkbelt.
The Center, Hospital, and Elemen-
tary School are visited every day.
On Wednesday it is the High
Schools turn; for the rest of
Wednesday and on their half Sat
urday they help repair the streets
and roads, and work on the main
park areas. During the picnic sea-
son they visit the picnic areas
daily. These chores take the men
from six to seven hours a day
In addition they are subject to call
"a hours day to serve with the
fire department., and in the winter
time they must be up in the WEE
small hours to help clear the. roads
and walks of snow and freezing
rain. It's no job for a sissy. But
their hardest time of year is IN
what is known to the trade as the
melon season" during August and
September, when the garbage is
at it's wettest and heaviest.
The town of Greenbelt operates
the latest type of "refuse getter"
truck, totally enclosed, with a
capacity of ten cubic yards. IL
collects from five to six loads
daily, that weigh from six to sew
en- tons. Harry Rhodes, superin-
tendent of the Department of San
itation, puts his annua! trash col
lection and disposal budget at
$4,000 yearly, $4,000 of which
goes for labor. The salaries of his
crew are considerably above the
average, which no doubt helps to
explain the high type of personnel
and service. The fifth member OF
the set-up is William Landon mot
a Republican, who runs the incin-
orator at the disposal plant.
Mr.. Rhodes estimates that it
will be necessary to at least double
the trash crew and to purchase
more equipment to take care OF
the defense houses, in case it is
decided that the town assume this
function in behalf of the new de-
velopn,ent. The defense apart
ments have no consolidated trash
rooms, as in the Greenbelt apart
ments, which would make the task
of collecting more difficult in this
section. If Mr.. Rhodes department
takes over the job, however, our
new neighbors can be sure 1T will
be well done.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Council Calls For
Citizens Opinions
In Hospital Crisis

with the possibility of closing the
hospital for the rest of this fiscal
year, appointed a committee to
determine to what extent the
people of Geenbelt want a hos
pital of their own. This committee
is comprised of the following: Mr..
Curtis F. Barker, Mr.. Sam j.
Cregger, Mrs, Lyman Woodman,
Mr.. Frank Lastner, Mr.. Allan D.
Morrison, Mr.. George F. Bauer,
Mr.. A. L. Rysticken, Mr.. Marian
P. Staniec and Mr.. S. H. Downs.
A QUESTIONABLE will be drawn
up in the immediate future and
distributed to all residents of
Greenbelt, asking their opinions,
criticisms or possible suggestions
concerning the hospital and it's
operations. All residents will be
urged to submit their replies so
that definite idea of the situa-
ton may be formulated by the
town council for the continued
operation of the hospital. Since
the hospital opened in May. 1889,
it has treated 645 patients. There
were 160 cases during the first
eight months, and 263 in 1910. So
far this year there have been 222
patients. 161 babies have been
born int he hospital since its in
auguration.
Town Manager Braden esti-
mates that this years deficit will
amount to about $500, explain
ing in a special statement for the
Cooperator that he believes the
deficit is in part due to the small
size of our community, which
doesn't provide a sufficiently
steady flow of patients, and in
part to the cramped conditions
under which the present hospital
has to operate. with sufficient
space you could take care of more
people with about the same over
head as now prevails, he de-
clared. Mr.. Braden believes the
situation may be alleviated by the
arrival of the new families in the
defense housing units. The hos
pital is also continually receiving
more outside patronage. He adds
that there have been very few
complaints on any score concern
ing the hospital, and that most
people have praised it's excellent
services and facilities,
The cost per day of keeping a
patient in the hospital has been
$40. The charge to the patient has
been 81, with the town budget
making up the deficit, which is
the regular practice in regard to
municipal hospitals. Private hos
pitfalls depend on endowments to
help make up deficits.
Town Manager Roy S. Baden
has been instructed to prepare
and present to the next council
meeting the budget for the COM
ing fiscal year of 1912. Mr..
Braden felt certain that he would
have the budget drawn up and
ready for presentation and adop-
ton by the council by that time
despite the existence of labor
shortage in his administrative
force at the present time.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Threatened Closing Of Hospital
Main Topic At Next Goa. Meeting

Whether the Greenbet Hospital should continue oper
alton allowed close within the next few weeks
one of the principal items the agenda of the next
monthly meeting of the Citizens Association in the auditor
um Monday November g. The open discussion to be
Quoted this subject is expected to result in resolution
the Town Council stating the views and wishes of the
citizens the continuation of local hospital facilities
Last month"; members of the Council attended the
citation meeting and expressed their personal hopes that
the residents would indicate in way their feelings
with regard to this matter
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31
Xmas Bonus and Laundry Share
Coop Quarterly Program, Nov. 5

On the agendum for the November meeting of stock
holders of Greenbe Consumer Services the question of
returning GCS laundry business to the ArcadeSunshine
plant This and action by the membership board
mendaons with regard to Christmas bonus for employ
the two major items of business to be transacted
Tho
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-10-31

Buy Co-op-support your own
stores.
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Answer TO Yesterdays Puzzle
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

In boxing matches of the present
day, two men get into a prize ring
and pound each other as hard as
they can. If both are standing at
the end of a certain number OF
rounds, the judges Of the contest
pick the winner or declare the match
a draw. Sometimes one of the
boxers is Knocked out" This means
that he has been hurt so badly he
cannot rise from the floor before the
count of 10.
Ancient Greece also had boxing
matches. On each boxers hands
were tied straps of cowhide. Only
the tips Of the fingers were left un-
covered. The ends of the straps
were tied carefully around the wrists
so as to protect veins there.
The cowhide straps usually soft
ened the blow slightly, but in some
cases lead buckles were attached.
This made the blow far worse than
with the bare fist.
Every four years, Greeks from all
parts of the country were in the
habit of gathering at a place called
Olympia There they held races and
other contests which went under the
name of "Olympian games"
Boxing and wrestling matches
were held at Olympia, along with
discus throwing. Foot races, includ-
Ing both the dash" and long run,
Evening star., 1941-02-21
-Greeks Started OLYMPIC Games

watched the sports and also talked
about the news of the day. They
learned what was going on in the
country at large. Painters some
times brought their pictures to
Olympia and poets came to recite
their latest poems.
The Olympian games were held
in Greece until a Roman emperor
ordered them stopped in the year
3s4. Fifteen centuries later, they
were started again. That was in
1896, and the first Of the modern
contests were held in Athens.
The modern custom is to speak
Of the games Of Olympic" instead
Of "Olympian." Usually they have
been held once In four years. Paris,
London, st. Louis, Stockholm,
Amsterdam and Los Angeles are
among the cities where Olympic
games have been held.
For history section of your scrapbook.)
If you want a free copy Of the
illustrated leaf1et on the Seven
Wonders of the World" send me a
Scent stamped, elf-addressed
envelope in care of The Evening
Star.
1~<A Had
Tomorrow: Air Around Mars.
Evening star., 1941-02-21

going, there should be no game in
the hand.
Score, 100 per cent for two spades,
40 per cent for two no-trump.
Question No. $50.
Today you hold the same hand and
the bidding continues:
You Jacoby Schenken Maier
a Pass ~ Pass
- Pass 80 Pass
ca
What do you bid? (Answer TO-
morrow
released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-02-21

have very little more than a mini
mum opening bid and cannot afford
to make the strong rebid of two no
trump, or any other strong rebid for
that matter. If partner cannot keep
Evening star., 1941-02-21
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

Bridge SwindIes-No. 81
Today's bridge swindle is as neat
a bit Of chicanery as we've seen In
many long day:
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
40 1912
VQJ107
oK82
1853
A74 ASS
r8542 0A963
QJ103 69765
&AJ9 &KQ7
AAKJss5
TX
0A4
&l0542
The bidding:
South West North East
IA Pass 2A Pass
- Pass Pass Pass
West opened the queen of dia-
monds, and South INDUCED in q
moments thought before he played
the first card from the dummy. Was
there any chance, he wondered, of
getting the king of hearts through
without the loss of a heart trick?
Certainly, if he lost a heart trick
the Jig was up. The enemy would
surely shift to clubs and defeat the
contract before he could get dis
cards on dummy's hearts How
could he talk them out of it?
In much less time than it takes to
report, the solution dawned upon
him. He played low diamond from
the dummy, and then casually
played low diamond from his own
hand! West naturally assumed that
his partner had the ace of diamonds,
so continued with the jack Of dia-
monds, and much to every ones
amazement, South turned up with
the diamond ace.
Declarer next cashed the spade
ace and led small trump to dunn
my's ten, thus exhausting trumps.
The king of diamonds was then led
from dummy, and South discarded
tIlS hlIls Vi IlcdIGS. Lie ueAG lcdu
from the dummy was the queen of
hearts and East was helpless.
Whether he covered with his ace or
played low heart, South was sure
to get two club discards. South
therefore lost only one diamond and
two clubs instead of one heart and
three clubs.
Yesterday you were Howard Schen-
ken's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable, you held:
AAQ1053
072
oQ104
%AQ9
The bidding:
You Jacoby Schenken Maier
IA Pass 20 Pass
(?)
Answer-Bid two spades. You
Evening star., 1941-02-21

were also on each program. Per-
haps most exciting of all were the
chariot races. Each driver had two
or four horses to whirl him around
the course. The winner in a contest
was given a wreath made Of leaves,
or else branch of palm.
The Olympian games brought
thousands of persons together. They
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-23
Statue viii Fit
Leqend's Measure

TuprE RIVERS. Cal. Get 3
eUp CH4og Paae. soury
earnr ,nm l.. sloIaes la is
Hr3M. 0u. It tttaH statue al tn"
.egcua,. ruHt B5asaa - IarE
mat ouIy Waan'ie California Sc
r.ola , ,. e9ftlefa' slse tor his
NorE
Banc. Wuu," s.Ie-4m arr how,
La1o attracted u'cge=' III ART CEN
ters turou.lY3t lie eoau,rE search
- II. week. fa lie sieaa noun
talus before obtaining The great
12-tou lo. Tor III ta'ge
Tie ,oo. cut 'ren a fo-ton sec
ton OF coT.oia C1eantea tree
and brought ca nalea cut Of tn"
back country Of tie Siertas, is .
fect III diameter and 81 feet long.
An axe and carving tools Will
remove about a third Of the wood,
according 10 Barnes He expects
to spend year o. more III shaping
lie huge statue When finished.
It viii bcpIaccd or a Knoll over
LOOKING the ScqIola National Park
highway. near the Aah Mountain
entrance.
An earlier PaM BluEan. which
Bancs carved from North Carolina
cherry wood. w exhibited at tn.
Museum of Modern Art IN Wash
neton in 1889
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-23
NATIVES ARE ARMED

NEARLY half the native resident,
appear to be III government service.
with Tahitans serving a. home
guards, gendarmes and patrolmon
under the command of French Of
ficc.S.
No French or British warship
has visited the Islands and no troops
are stationed there.
Since the islands 70 lonaur can
depend upon imported supplies. Hf
is rapidly reyertIng to us O"olna,
status Of a primitive South Sea
community. Many believe this i
the best thing that could happcr
to the islands as they arc rich in
natural resources. tic climate makes
Wor! easy ard tt tendency for tn
Iahitians to GOV soft under IT,
dependence On western clYI.!.ation
may be checked.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-23
Isle Goes Motive
As Mar Moves I'm

HONOLULU, Oct %. eUPp--Am-
orleans are cyaruatln2 Tahiti a
fast a. transportation viii permit
The island g becoming Isolated frola
the .es' q the world, and lie there
is rcvertng 20 it. original condition
as primitive SoIth Sea eommuni-
ty.
That j. Tie pi2ruc painted By
Charles Borden vino has arrived
here aboard his ketoh ContGcius
after Z 20-day Journey from Tahlll.
Tie news ne brought from the
island regarding conditions there
and lie status Of the American
colony Is the first that has been
received by the outside world tor
months.
At The time he sailed from Pa
peetc. 48 American citizens remain
ed on tha island. o. these six had
ARRANGED for transportation home
aboard private vessels which have
been barred from cruising further
il TaMUan waters.
EOA'3s MADE READY
One OF the returning Americans
is Capt. Harry Littchen. Another
IS Cornelius Craze of Los Angeles.
The Southern Cross, a 50-foot
keteh. Is ready to a1li Is IS the
: Kz*Iehr;,'. 42-loUlC. mGes The aJi.s-
aace of is owners, NJ. and MI.
X, r. CCasiCr.
James Norman Hal. tae writer
II, ., rf 80
Australian, ". II, Donald for years
IHe confidential adviser to General
ISsimo ChianG Kai-shcL. DoHald has
retired from his long association
With the head Of the Chinese gov
ernment and Is W.iung his auto
biography.
OF The ~ remaining Americans.
Borden did not know low they
would get home.
UNREST Il REPORTED
He reported much growing unrest
IL Tic island and repeated conflicts
- tWcen tic Ft,C FrcNch, #ho are
- power. and ViChr sYmpata1ers.
IT. before Borden left. the island
e. were informed a Free French
destroyer was on its way to straight
- out affairs. II Was understood
Il n"W h.Gh commissioner for all Ct
Freaeh Ocoania which iaelEdes aiso
t.e Sociaty Islands, W abeard.
y iargc number Oi F.cnehMcn a
Tahiti la"c uIcc arrested a 49,
!.se.eo Vi"hr Uepotcr, ana arc
aCn2 held lu. deportation.
sGcnutious IN Tahiu a. II. pr
t;esIaly bad Dor0cu AID e.
oen. tor sl.o't&.c: of cemaln ross-