Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-02-27
OUR
NEIGHBORS
By SALLY MEREDITH

AASAAO, 1ACSllUCII.
Not being one to gush senti-
mentally with patriotic feeling,
I'll just say that Pm proud to live
in a town like Greenbelt, in a
country like America. Naturally,
I'm. not glad we're at war, but,
since we are it's gratifying to see
democracy, labelled weak and
inefficient" by Herr Hitler, Inc,
respond to the national needs, as
was demonstrated at the Defense
Rally last Saturday night. l don't
think we need worry about being
"decadent" when there are so
many of those among US who are
willing to give so generously of
their time and efforts as did the
committee that made the Rally
the success it was.
Rally fashion notes: No one
could have looked lovelier than did
Mrs. Joe Rogers in that beautiful
blue gown.-Mrs. Leon Benefel
really knows how to set off her
dark hair, doesn't she? A fashion
wise red evening blouse and
black skirt was her ensemble for
the evening. Red was color better
represented at the Rally than any
other, | believe.-Didn't the "Miss
Defense" contestants look pretty?
In formal attire, street dress, or
band uniform, they all looked
grand. They were all good sports,
too. Helen Kaighn was a very
gracious and charming winner. |
believe everyone was both pleased
and surprized at the total of over
5000 collected in the contest.
Mrs. John Bozek, former Green
belt hospital nursing staff men,
ber,. has announced that she is
available for home nursing. | be-
lieve Mrs. Bozek, who lives at
45-C Ridge Road, is the only
private nurse in Greenbelt. With
the absence of a hospital in
Greenbelt, it's comforting to
know there's private nursing to be
had.
It's common knowledge that
there's measles epidemic locally,
but did you hear about the appen-
dicitis cases spreading? 1t seems
the emergency appendectomy per-
formed on Valet Shop manager
Oppenheimer Monday evening fol-
lowed very closely the one per-
formed last week on Mrs. Artemus
Weatherbee, TIE Parkway, who
is recuperating at Providence Hos
! pita1. Here's hoping they're both
feeling top-notch by now.
The Lyman Woodlands are en-
joying the visit of Lyman's
mother, Mrs. Walter C. Wood
man, from Boston. Mrs. Woodman,
who got here just in time for the
arrival of her new granddaughter,
will remain about one week long
er. Mrs. Maxine Melton, 18-F
Crescent Road, was visited by her
mother, Mrs. Gootch, last week,
Mrs. Gootch returned to her home
in Missouri Sunday night.
globe-circling merchant marine,
Otha Hight, returned from the
high seas Monday to visit his
brother and sister-in-law, the Err
nest flights, of 18-E Crescent
Road.-Mrs. Marie Castaldi, 2O-D
Crescent Road, is being visited by
her father this week.-Tessim
Zorach's mother, Mrs. Marguerite
Zorach, is in town. Mrs. Zorach is
the wife of the famous sculptor,
William Zorach.
We see the post-office believes
in preparedness. Signs on the
walls urge you to "Shop early,
mail early" for a merry Christ
mas. And haven't bought single
present yet!-My secret agents
tell me the bus schedule in the
depot was burned by frustrated
commuters who had thought that
the logical place to learn when
buses were leaving and discovered
it applied to service in effect be-
fore the new schedule was started.
Can you blame them? They prob
ably figured that was one way to
get an up-to-date schedule posted.
Note to the men: Want an op-
portunity to do your part in de-
Tending yourself and your fam
lily? Why not attend the fire aux
iliary classes which start next
Friday? For details, see story else
where in this paper.
What well-known local editor
has been seen shopping around