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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
G. H. S. To Present
All Greenbelt Night

"All Greenbelt Night" includ-
ing two basketball games, the
crowning of a Greenbelt High
School queen, and dancing, will be
presented at the Elementary
School next Friday evening at 3
p. m.
Participating in the basketball
games will be the Greenbelt High
School team and that of Hyatts-
vile High. The Greenbelt team
has won large margin of the
games they've played this seasn,
and Hyattsville's quintet has been
advertised as fast-scoring team,
lnsuring great amount of in
terest to fans of that game.
The queens" name, though
known to the vote-counting faculty
and the lucky miss herself, is be-
ing withheld from the general
public until the actual crowning
takes place Friday night. Attend
ants have been elected, one each
from the freshman, sophomore,
and junior classes, and five from
the senior class. Of the five SEN
iors, one will be the queen, another
her maid of honor. Attendants
are: Carolyn Tompkins, freshman;
Peggy Roby. sophomore; Patty
Day, junior; and Louise Burke,
Helen Black, Marty Lowe, Helen
Zoellner, and Mary Jean McCarl,
senior.
Tickets, at 28 cents including
tax, admit bearer to the entire
evenings entertainment of basket
ball games, crowning of the queen,
and dancing to the music of a
favorite local orchestra.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Congressman Train
Big Guns =
On GreenbeIt

Congressional opposition went
to work On Greenbclt recently but
the town has not yet been abolish
ed according to latest reports.
In records published this week
Of hearings on the Department of
Agriculture's appropriations are
several references to the local
community. Representative Tar
yer, Democrat of Georgia, declared
that while 81 dislike to see any
body pay any more rent than they
are able to pay .. but | do think
this whole fantastic idea Of try
ing to furnish everybody in this
country with low-income decent
quarters in which to live at a
reasonable price at Governmental
expense ought to be abandoned" "
C. B. Baldwin, Administrato"
of Farm Security Administration,
had told the House committee that
the total Greenbelt investment was
$13,7000,000. He said that Green
belt was built primarily TO pro-
vide relief and secondarily to pro-
vide homes for low-income people,
both Government workers and
others"
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
rs Organizations
Participated in
Defense Rally

A list of organizations which
participated in Greenbelt's first
Defense Rally presents a cross
section of the towns socal ard
civic activity. The story in last
weeks Cooperator mentioned only
a few of the groups which contrib
uted to the success of the defenoe
program.
The following seem to constitute
a complete list of cooperating
groups which made possible the
raising of the $1,000 fund for vital
defense neds.
Athletic Club, American Legion,
Town Administration, High School
Staff, Elementary School Staff,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Latter
Day Saints, Hebrew Congregation,
Holy Name Society, Gun Club,
Legion Auxiliary, Mothers Club,
Police and Fire Auxiliaries,
Womans Club, Fight for Freedom
Committee, Rally Finance Com
ittee, Defense Rally Committee,
Sports Parade, Parent Teacher
Association, Homemakers Club,
Creenbelt Cooperator, Greenbelt
Consumer Services, and the Civil
ian Defense Corps.
Editors note: 1t is sincerely
regretted that because of condi-
tions beyond our control, the
names of many persons and Or
ganizations responsible for Green
belts fine response to the Defense
Rally were omitted in last weeks
cooperator.)
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Greenbelt TO Have
Eleven New First
Aid Instructors

Eleven new instructors in first
aid have been obtained for Green
belt classes with the passing last
week of the entire class of local
students of the instructors course
at Hyattsville, under instructor L.
Allison. According to Mrs. Allen
Arness, one of those completing
the course, an agreement W as
made by all of the eligible instruc-
tors to teach first-aid when called.
Two new classes are started
every two or three weeks, stagger-
ing them so that space can be pro-
vided for the classes. Both stand
ard and advanced courses are
now in progress, and since in
structors may teach the instruc-
tors courses by two weeks fur
ther study after teaching one
week each of the standard and
advanced courses, it is presumed
that Greenbelt might have it's own
instructors course in the near
future.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Measles Cases
On Decrease;
Caution Urged

Although the rate of increase in
the local measles epidemic is or
the wane, there are still approxi-
mately 80 active cases. The con-
tinuance of precautions outlined
last week was advised by DR.. Will
lam Eisner.
The Elementary school will re
main closed to susceptible children
until March IL, and all parents are
urged to continue watching for
symptoms, which are similar to
those apparent in a common cold.
A running nose, watery eyes, sore
throat and cough, and a fever, are
sufficient to warrant the isolation
Of the patient, according to DR..
Eisner. 1t was reiterated that
parents should cooperate by seeing
that their children not only stay
home from school, but remain iso-
lated from others for II days if
they are susceptible.
In addition to the Elementary
School, the Nursery School, the
Nursery School has been closed
until March II, according to Mrs.
Millicent Vachon, president of the
organization. Although the cpl
demic started among the first
grade pupils of the Elementary
School, it spread, in it's later
stages, to children both above and
below this age-limit.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Mayor Cover Heads
Police Boys Club

In spite of the fact he had asked
to be relieved of the presidency Of
the Prince Georges County Police
Boys Club, Mayor E. Murray
Cover, Hyattsville, was again
unanimously reelected head of that
organization by the board of gov
ernors at their annual election
held last week in the County Se.'
vice Building. Thus Mayor Cover
enters his third consecutive year
as head of the Police Boys Club,
the. leading civic organization of
the county.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
WhyReporters Get
Grey Hair -
Or Blackout Blues
By SHIRLEY LEVINE

Came Tuesday, the Editor of
this paper (my boss to you) sud-
denly was struck with the idea
that, next to licking the Japs and
Hitler, it was imperative to make
known to all readers that pottery
making, a fine and noble art Of
clay and mud, is being taught III
our town. Your reporter was sup
posed to report on the progress of
this class. All l can say it that
there wasn't much progress this
week. In fact, it was a complete
"blackout."
| groped my way out of the
apartment and succeeded in get
ting out without my wrecking the
furniture, because my husband
who preceded me, crashed into it
before | could get the chance.
When we stepped into the street.
l had to wait for him until he
could OUTRAGE the wind to retrieve
his hat. Then, we made bee-line
on the crooked pathway toward
21 Parkway (potters' haven).
just A Warden
Nary lonesome dog nor ever
a dogs flea did we pass on the
way, except for solitary afraid
warden who said "Hello" Finally
as we neared the classroom, my
hopes for front-page scoop turn
Ell into blackout disappointment
The blackout had postponed the
pottery class and also my story,
AS though that wasn't enough, |
stepped into a puddle of mud on
our return to the office.
Ho hum, l guess my story is
just another grey hair!
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Ticket Sales Bring
$712 in Rally Fund

Ticket sales for the Defense
ally were reported last week as
follows:
A Block-Dr. James w. McCarl,
$500.
B Block-Carl Jernberg, $144.-
90.
C Block-Harry A. Stewart,
S117.70.
D Block-Leo R. Mullen, $125.-
so.
E and F Block-Cyril Turner,
$89.10.
j Block-Mrs. Herbert Hall,
$71.00
West Door (cash sales) G.
Moore and C. Friedman, $3.50.
South Door (cash sales) A. Nor
rison and D. Steinle, $69.60.
Total S712.40.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Latin American
Luncheon Featured

The regular monthly meeting
Of the Greenbelt Woman's Club
began with a Latin American
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Leon Benefiel, Thursday, March
5,f with Mrs. Joseph Rogers and
Mrs. Cyril Turner assisting. The
menu was typically South Ameri-
can: Papaya juice cocktail, w
tortillas, Rice a la Guatemala,
Guacomola salad, un corn sticks
and pineapple.
Each place was marked with
miniature airplane made from
candy with chewing gum wings.
Place cards were suitcases filled
with nuts, and bearing each tra-
velor's name.
Following lunch the members
went to the Pan American Union
in Washington where they were
met by Paul M. Murphy, chief OF
special events, who conducted
them on a tour of the building
and presented an afternoons pro-
gram on the Latin American Re
publics.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
County Heads Seek
Decentralization
Service From D. C..

An effort is being made to OBJ
tain the assistance of the decon-
tamination service of the District
Of Columbia in event of an enemy
attack here. If this can be accom-
plished, it will save the Taxpayers
of this county the greater part Of
the $4,000 that would otherwise
be necessary.
This statement was made yester-
day by Paul H. Kea, Hyattsville
architect and chairman of the
County Defense Councils public
works division.
The organization of decontam-
ination squads has not progressed
beyond the planning stage due to
the great expense involved for
equipment, according to Mr.. hea.
1t is estimated that in following
the recommendations of the ma.
t,ona' Office Of Civilian Defense it
would require at least 100 men to
properly cover the county, at d
cost Of not less than 500 per man
for special equipment.
Mr.. Kea emphasized the impol-
tance Of demolition and clearance
work and reported progress in
organizing the crews. However, he
emphasized that such crews MAJ
be needed in every community.
and urged anv section wishing to
organize to call Warficld 100 for
instructions.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Greenbelt BlaCkout a 100 Percent
Success; Wins Countrywide Praise

Winning the appreciation of town and county defense
officials Greenbet in it's first anght blackou Tuesday,
100 per backed out except for street lights and
the occasional glare of headlights Safety Director George
Panagoulis, in expressing his appreciation of local
operation, said that only few warnings of minor
nfracons necessary and that evidence of
negligence apparent
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Doctors Headquarters
At Casualty Stations

Doctors will be available during
possible future emergencies only
4 ltbseSgss the ssasualty stations, ac-
cording to DR.. John M. Byers,
chairman of the Public Health
Lay Council of Prince Georges
County. All doctors have been as
signed to casualty stations. Vic
TINS of disaster will receive first
aid treatment at casualty stations
and sub-stations.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Wardens Keep Watch


The entire Air-Raid Precautions
personnel, including 20 firemen,
20 policemen, and approximately
rs AFRAID wardens pos d
throughout the town kept Green
belt under observance through the
ten-hour period. A note of reality
was added by the beam of search
li~hts from Schrom's airport.
Robert Sherwood, director of
Prince Georges County Defense
Council, announced that total
cooperation was also obtained
throughout the section of the.
county that was ordered blacked
out. Only 1870 square miles, or
the metropolitan area, of the
total 500 square miles in the
county were affected. This terri
tory, however, contains approx
mately 10000 of the 100000
Prince Georges County residents.
That section of the county con-
sidered as metropolitan" extends
from Berwyn to Oxon Hill, inclu-
ding Greenbelt.
Sherwood Expresses Thanks
Approximately 1900 afraid
wardens and PIT police auxiliary
men were on duty in Prince
Georges county, according to Mr..
herwood, and he added that he
wished to express his thanks for
the cooperation on the part of all
A. R. P. personnel, as we'll as the
residents. Mr.. Sherwood, COM
menting on the fact that quite a
number of people, instead of using
blackout material over their win
dows, merely kept their lights off
for the entire period, said that
this was an effective measure as
far as keeping light from guiding
the enemy was concerned, but not
what was desired. He explained
that, to the best of their ability,
everyone should conduct their
affairs in an everyday manner,
which is Impossible without the
use of lights.
He added that he advised sew
eral local restaurants that they
might keep their lights on and
windows darkened, and carry on
their business in normal manner.
Mr.. Sherwood asked that anyone
with inquiries regarding county
defense activities contact him at
Hyattsville 0270. The local Civil
ian Defense Corps can be reached
by calling the fre-house.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
Major Walker
Transferred to FSA

Major J. o. Walker, assistant
administrator of F. S. A., indicat-
ed this week that Greenbelt as
well as Greendale and Greenhills,
sister projects near Cincinnati and
Milwaukee, would be transferred
from F. S. A. to the new National
Housing Agency in the near fut-
ure.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06
What, No Door Prize?
No, No Door Prize

Maybe it was the weather OF
perhaps local residents stayed
home to prepare blackout curtains
anyway only five Greenbelters
showed for Monday nights meet
Ing of the Citizens Association.
Monday night, April 6, another
attempt will be made.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-06

DR.. Hugh A. Bone, 6 Woodland
Way, of the University Of Mary
land political science department
addressed the University Park
Women's Club on Monday.
Evening star., 1942-08-23

which Mr.. Mitchell said that gov
ernment workers may take part In
the charter movement and also may
campaign actively for election of
candidates to charter board.
Answer to Opponents.
Mr.. Gardner's charge was made
in answer to the recent assertion
made by Mr. Cantrel and Mr.. Smith
that the Charter Committee was
attempting to destroy the two-party
system of government in the county.
The question of whether the
county council under county char
ter should be elected on a party or
a partisan ticket is up to the
people, Mr.. Gardner declared.
Under the Maryland Constitution,
he explained, the people elect a
charter board and two years later
they vote to approve or disapprove
the charter drafted by the board
THE Charter Committee" he
continued would be violating the
spirit of the constitution to at
tempt to dictate what kind of char
ter the charter board shall prepare.
Decision up to People.
THE committee is interested only
in seeing that the people have an
opportunity to decide what changes,
If any, in the county government
they wish to have made"
In reply to a charge that any at
tempt by the voters to change their
form of government would obstruct
the war effort. Mr.. Gardner said:
IF the people think that the
county government can and should
be made more efficient and econom-
Evening star., 1942-08-23
Charter Government
Debate Tempo Rises
In Montgomery
Gardner Says Opponents
Of Plan Seek to Block
Decision Of People

Opponents of the proposal to es-
tablish a charter form of govern
ment in Montgomery County. Md.
are in reality opposing the right OF
the people to decide what changes
If any, they wish to have made in
their government" it was charged
yesterday by Allen H. Gardner
chairman of the County Charter
Committee.
At the same time, Joseph A. Can
trel and j. Bond Smith, co-chairmer
of the Public Committee OF the
United Democratic Organization Of
Montgomery County. warned that
government employees participating
in the charter movement may be
violating the Hatch Act.
Their joint statement was issued
in reply to recent press release
by Harry B. Mitchell, president oi
the Civil Service Commission, ir
Evening star., 1942-08-23
Raj Reports New Attacks
On Harbor al Tobruk
By the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Aug. 22.-British fighter
'bombers attacked Axis transport en-
campments and ships in Tobruk
harbor between August 10 and Au-
gust 81, the Raj Middle East News
Service said today in a summary of
recent air operations on the North
African front.
Four German fighters were shot
down on August 10, while anita
craft fire destroyed an Italian
fighter, the report said.
A German plane was shot down
over the Nile delta last night and an
Italian plane destroyed of Cyprus,
a communique declared. The COM
munique added that RAF fighter
bombers successfully attacked Axis
vehicles and troop concentrations
Friday, while land activity was con-
fined to artillery exchanges in the
northern and central sector and
to night patrol skirmishes.
Evening star., 1942-08-23

ical, they should have the oppor-
tunity to do So
In their statement regarding pos
sible violation Of the Hatch Act
Mr.. Cantrel and Mr.. Smith empha-
sized that the Civil Service Com
missions release does not extend
immunity from the criminal pro-
visions Of the Hatch Act to all Gov
ment employees who may decide to
enter the charter campaign"
Activities of the Charter Commit
tee and workers under it's direction
are essentially political and parti-
san" the two men declared.
In addition, they said that 'it
President Mitchell were fully in
formed regarding the nature of the
activities of the workers of the
Charter Committee ., his state
ment might have been quite diff
ferent."
Evening star., 1942-08-23

and explosives also was In excess
of goals set at the beginning OF the
month, with exceptions in a few
classlfications.
The record of heavy artillery was
mixed, some classes Of these Wea-
pons showing much better gains
than others Some types expected
to come into production during the
month failed to do so.
Merchant ships.
The Maritime Commission re-
ported the delivery July of II mer-
chant vessels weighing 791 ,667 dead
weight tons, compared with 81 YES
sells of 747,900 deadweight tons in
June-an increase of almost per
cent, and nearly on schedule for
the month.
Naval vessels.
A gain of about % per cent In
construction of naval vessels was
made in July-overall production
being nearly one-fourth greater
than in June.
Deliveries of major combat YES
sells were ahead of those in June
and considerably ahead of forecasts.
Marked progress over June produc-
ton of minor naval vessels was
reported, although output was ma
terially behind expectations.
Production drive
The War production drive with
some 1880 joint labor-manage COM
mittees working in plants employ
ing nearly 5000 900 men and women,
has made steady progress. Launched
last spring. the drive. through the
cooperation at the plant level, has
broken many little bottlenecks,
solved many worker transportation
problems, and performed service
through emphasizing to men in the
factories the importance to the war
of their jobs and their work.
Groups Set Up in Mines.
The growth of the drive con-
tinued in July as new committees
were established. not only in fabri-
cation plants, but also in mines and
essential raw materials operations
where production capacity may be .
limiting factor on total war 9pln-
duction.
Index of munitions production.
Munitions production, as covered
in the foregoing report. includes
planes, ships, tanks, guns and
munition and all campaign equip
ment. 1t does not include construc-
ton of military posts, airfields, de-
pots and the like; wartime housing
Or industrial facilities created for
munitions production.
In measuring overall munitions
production, the differences in sizes
and cost of major items are taken
into consideration. Fixed dollar val
ues are assigned to each item Sc
that fluctuations In price do not af-
feet their relative weight in calc,l-
lating production progress. Thus,
four -engine bomber, requiring more
man-hours, more materials, more
equipment, and so forth. is assigned
a higher dollar value than trainer
plane. The total flxed-dollar value
for major items produced during one
month, compared with the value Of
another month, forms the yardstick
by which munitions production is
measured The following index with
November, 1941-10O numbers carry
the series through July:
Evening star., 1942-08-23
Poetic Fleet Coptoin
Named Reur Admiral

By the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHuR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. Australia, Sunday,
Aug. 23.-The promotion of Capt. j,
Cary Jones Of Hollywood, Calf. to
the rank of rear admiral was an
nounced today.
He will continue as chief Of stan
to the commander Of Allied naval
units in the Southwest Pacific area,
a position he has held since April
% this year.
Evening star., 1942-08-23
Hitler Call to Marshal
In Dieppe Reported

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 22.-A Tass (ofi-
cial Russian news agency dispatch
said today Adolf Hitler had sum-
moned Field Marshal Karl Rudolf
Gerd Won Rundstedt to Berlin to ex-
plain the Dieppe raid.
Marshal Runstedt is responsible
for protecting Germany's western
flank and lately had been reported
on an inspection tour of the coastal
defenses in France, Belgium and
Holland
Evening star., 1942-08-23

duction outstripped the forecasts; in
others the forecasts were not ap-
preached. Even within certain cate
gories, such as ordnance, we find
unequal progress as between various
types of equipment. Particularly is 1t
important to keep the production of
finished weapons and their COM
ponent parts in step.
Production Enters New Phase.
Analysis of these factors sug-
gests that the war production effort
has entered new phase-one in
which more careful balancing of
requirements will become increas-
lngly important. For a long-range
solution there must be a close. ef-
fectlve control of the flow of ma
terials and comprehensive system
OF production control. to make
certain that the right materials
get to right places at the right time.
This does not involve a reduc-
ton OF our major programs. It will
+ mean that while we expand the pro-
duction of raw materials we shall
have to limit the production of some
items which are easy to make. At
the same time We shall have to exer-
| else care thatsproduction Of vital
weapons needed right now continues
to increase.
This problem will become less
serious as production of basic ma
terials increases. Substantial ex-
pansion programs are being pushed
IN such vital materials as steel
rubber, aluminium, magnesium and
copper. The situation will be eased
also by increased attention to sal
wage, to controlling the flow OF
materials and by tighter scheduling
Of military items.
New problems will arise, but the
fact that production continues te
climb should give assurance that
those responsible for war production
recognize their problems, are facine
them as they appear and are find.
ing the answers.
Output Is Real Test.
THE real test of what our in.
dustrlal machine is doing Is how
much are we turning out-what are
we producing. So far we are run
ming at rate 31a times as great
as during the month before Pear
Harbor; the rest Of the year will
tell the story"
Taken item by item, the July
picture of war production follows:
Aircraft.
Aircraft production increased in
July IL per cent over June output
Although combat plane production
rose per cent, it was not up to ex.
pectations. For the next few months
aircraft production is not expected
to reach the production planned
earlier In the year, due in part tt
the dif1culty of balancing so vast {
program. Vigorous efforts are be.
ing made to improve this condition
and production in the later part O.
the year is expected to show {
marked increase.
Ordnance.
Overall ordnance production ir
| SoAS AAASA SOoSo ~ pei tCIlt tFCI y JuIl(
output, and was very close to sched.
ules.
Production of medium tanks
(measured numerically was IS pei
cent greater than in the previou.
month and considerable ahead OF
schedules.
Light tanks showed a somewhat
smaller percentage of gain-l5 pei
cent-but also were ahead If sched.
ules.
The production of aircraft
guns leaped upward, one class o.
guns showing gain of Ga per cen
in production, while output of an.
other class shot upward so per cen
both of them exceeding schedules
by a wioe margin.
The production of ammunition