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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Aiell0 SWearS In
SO Minute Men:
Bates Is Captain

A company of Minute Men for
the defense of Greenbelt were
sworn in last week by Col. Caesar
Aiello at the Greenbelt Auditor
ium. Recruited in the space of
three weeks the Greenbelt COM
pany numbered 81 men, with per-
mission to expand up to 100.
Harry Bates was appointed
acting captain of the Greenbelt
company. Two more commissioned
officers will be named later-a
first and second lieutenant. Non
commissioned officers are being
selected now, and will include a
first sergeant, supply sergeant,
two line sergeants, and two
platoon sergeants, and six cor
porals. There will be three squads
to platoon, and two platoons to
the company.
Col. Aiello promised the men
that uniforms, guns and ammun-
ition would be issued within a
short time, so that the training
program may become effective for
actual defense conditions. Minute
Men constitute reserve state
militia or civilian home guard, and
serve only in time Of emergency
and only in their shome area.
So Mustered
Greenbelt men mustered in the
new company are:
Robert Charles Howey, William
s. Shields, Paul R. Kasko, William
Charles Howe, Harry A. Bates,
Alwyn J. Carson, Freeman Nor
gan Jr., Austin Green, Harry F.
Snyder, Samuel Wright, Jr., Ed
Turner, Bill Schoeb, Lawrence w.
Schulz, Donald H. Cooper, Arthur
Plackett, Harold John Bender,
William Goodman, Paul Wahl,
Edward M: HALEY, harles E.
Jones, Gerald Symer, Morris Ter
keltaub, Aaron Chinitz, Benjamin
Berkofsky, Joseph M. Krizan,
Bernard Axelrod, Walter Hnatysh,
William Rosano, Jacob Schaeffer,
Benjamin Rosenzweig, John Hig-
don, Jr., Hunter Jordan, James
w. Homan, Robert R. Gray,
Walter Paris, Thomas Melloy,
Marks DiSalvo, Ross Sindone,
Ralph Marpel, Ernest H. Miner,
Guido Salvan, Howard Zabriskie,
Richard Nickel, Sidney Barnett,
Harold B. Slusser, Stanley Ed
wards, Edgar Shinn, William
Schoeb, William III. Walker, Otto
Voigt, Walter F. Nickel, Henry
Sidlinger, and Edward Stacey.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Summer Dance
Features Sol0ist,
Kings Orchestra

Rose Marie Shiller, Washing
ton night club entertainer, will be
featured at tomorrow nights
dance in the Auditorium. She
will sing at intervals during the
evening. Jack King and his B.
piece orchestra will provide the
dance music.
A public address system for
music amplification, and refresh
ments are being arranged by
Robert C. Howey for the affair.
Sponsored by the Greenbelt Git
izens' Association, the dance is
especially designed to bring out
the towns new families. James
Smith, chairman of the ways and
means committee, specified that
any surplus from this dance will
go into the general fund of the
Citizens Association to make up
for the loss taken on other dances
of the past. He anticipates a
particularly large crowd at this
June 20 dance because gas and
tire shortages have made local
entertainment more appreciated.
Advance sale of tickets is con-
tinuing through tomorrow at 45
cents until dance time. Admis-
sion at the door will be so cents.
A list of Greenbelters with tick
cts for sale was published IN
last weeks Cooperator.
Dancing will be from 10 pm.
until l am.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
RecreationaI Department
Offers Full Sumner Program

schedule
released for publication by the Greenbe Department
Included activities children folows
9OO1OoO Mon, Wed, Fri-Chidren's tennis lessons
(beginners)
9OOO00 Tues ThursChidrens tennis lessons (advaned)
9:0O-10:00 Sat.-Boys horse shoe pitching
9:301 :00Chdrens bulletin
Fr.-Adul (begnners
O001 100 Tues Thurs-Aduts tennis lessons (advanced
1O:0011 100 Tues, Thurs.-Chidrens archery lessons
Sat.-Adult archery
:O012 100 Mon. through Fr.-Junior life saving
l :00-12: 200 Mon, We'd, Fr.-Womens archery
Il :0012 100 Tues, Thurs-Adults swimming lessons
1 1:0012 100 Sat.-Hiking
p. m Mon. We'd, Fr.-Boys baseball
Tues, Thurs-Boys' softball
300 300 Mon, Wed Fri-Crafts 90 years and older)
2:30 400 Tues, Thurs-Women's softball practice
300 400 Tues ThursCrafts quiet &c to
300 $50 Sat.-Greenbet Shamrocks baseball
Sun-Greenbelt Shamrocks baseball
League)
500 Tues. Thurs-Mens baseball
700 500 Sat, sun.-Church softbaI games
8:301 Tues, Fr-Greenbet Reps softbal
These supervised ecreaiona activities all Grenbet
participation for pool admission material for
craft classes, and the like.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
C. ii. A. Will Appoint
New Physician Soon

The Greenbelt Health Associa-
tion has not yet accepted any Of
the applicants for the medical staff
vacancies following DR.. Joseph
Silagy's departure. Applications
are still being received and it is
hoped that a physician can be Sc
lected either at the meeting of the
board this week or at the next
meeting.
At present DR.. William Eisner
is attempting to maintain the reg
ular schedule of Office hours and
is on call at all times. DR.. Eisner
has been authorized by the board
to contact DR.. Wink of Washing
ton to serve part-time during this
emergency as he has done occa-
sIonally in the past.
1t is expected that a new di-
rector will be elected at the board
meeting this week. In the future
the board plans to have it's semi
monthly meetings on the first and
third Thursdays of each month.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Sewage Disposal
Plant Is Doubled

A duplicate sewage disposal
plant, now under construction,
will be completed in late July or
early August to care for Green
belts new defense houses, Harry
w. Rhodes, director Of public
works, told the Cooperator yester-
day.
The new facilities will cost
about sos, 900. installations now
proceeding will more than double
the handling capacity of the
plant. The present capacity of
100000 gallons per day is being
strained to the limit, Mr.. Rhodes
said, with an increase of about 80
per cent since the new houses
were built. A flow of one million
gallons Of sewage per day can be
treated by the expanded plant
when it is completed.
The additions are being built
just east Of the present plant, and
will include new primary
settling tank, a trickling filter,
final settling tank, sludge diges-
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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Gala July 4
Planned But
No Fireworks

July 4 will be observed in
Greenbelt with parade, games,
a band concert, and speeches, Stan
Ostler, president of the Citizens
Association, announced today. Fes-
tivities will start at l pm. and
all activities will be at the Shop
ping Center and at Braden Field
this year.
Prizes to be awarded for games
and contests among the children
will be in defense stamps. Similar
awards will be made for parade
costumes and decorations.
The parade this year will be
held in the early evening, start
ing at 6:45. Civilian defense units
and the new Greenbelt company
of Minute Men are expected TO
march in the parade, together with
floats by civic organizations, and
decorated wagons, bicycles and trl-
cycles.
Baseball game :
Of course, there will be the usual
July A baseball game. This one
will be played by the Shamrocks
and a team from Fort Myer at
8 pm. :,
Games and contests for the chill
dren of Greenbelt will be super
vised at Braden Field by Ben
Goldfadden, Doris Armstrong and
L. H. Widger. These will start at
pm. and last two hours. -,
All prizes will be awarded at
the Handball Court, back of the
Swimming Pool. Several speeches
and the warding of prizes are
scheduled for 8 pm. A band con-
cert will follow.
A proposed picnic lunch to be
served by the parents board OF
the Greenbelt Band is under con.
sideration. This would be served
at $50. =.
Due to the war there will be
none of the usual fireworks, Mr..
Ostler announced.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Homeowners Appeal
F. II. A. Loan Decision

Greenbelt's homeowners cooper
ative has appealed the refusal of
the Federal Housing Agency to
grant the building loan requested,
President Edgar McVoy reported
this week. No reply has been re-
ceived yet, and several membrs ex-
press themselves as dubious of any
further building possibility for the
duration of the war.
Prospective home builders ON
the Woodland Way extension area
have until July l to secure favor
able loan action from FHA. On
that date their present building
contract expires. In view of the
tightening priorities and other re-
strictions it is thought improbable
that building operations will be
possible much after that date.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
Goldfaden Fills
Recreation Job

Ben Goldfaden, ct Ridge Road,
moves up to fill the director of
recreation job vacated by Vincent
Holochwost. This promotion left
an opening on the staff, and John
T. Picco was taken on as assistant
director of recreation. Mrs. Doris
Armstrong remains as senior as
sistant director.
Mr.. Picco is we'll known to most
of active Greenbelt, having worked
at the Pool and Lake during the
past two summers. He was grad
uated from George Washington
University, where he starred in
baseball and football. He has a
B. S. degree in physical educa-
tion. The Spring Valley, ILL.,, boy
should fit in well all around, and
especially with the Shamrocks'
pennant aspirations.
In his position of recreation di-
rector for the town, Mr.. Goldfaden
will supervise swimming, baseball,
softball, tennis, archery, hiking,
basketball, touch football, etc. He
will also teach physical education
classes in the Elementary. School.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
400 Children
Overwhe|m Free
Swim Classes

Nearly four hundred children
registered for swimming lessons
this week at the Greenbelt Pool,
Recreational Director Ben Gold
faden reports. Instead of meeting
daily as in previous years, classes
will be staggered for two or three
lessons week because of the
overwhelming response to the an
nouncement of free instructions.
A large number of boys and
girls coming too late for registra-
tion in the present groups were
advised to enter a class beginning
about July 6 If the pool remains
open all summer new classes are
planned for two-week intervals
throughout the season.
About 65 per cent of the chill
dren registered were assigned to
the beginners class after swim
ming tests were given at the time
of registration. Forty per cent of
the children are 5 and 6 year olGs.
Children have been instructed to
attend classes regularly. Any child
missing more than two lessons
will be dropped unless he brings a
physicians certificate for illness.
A child with a cold or other i'll
ness that prevents him from enter
ing the water should come and
watch the class, Mr.. Goldfaden
said. Participation credit will be
given for this.
Assisting Mrs. Doris Armstrong
with classes this year are Guards
George Keat, Peter La Buchas,
and John Di Janni. Adults inter
ested in registering should see
Mrs. Armstrong at The pool during
the forenoon.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-19
BY PHIL WEXLER

All scrap rubber collected by
Greenbelters in accordance with
the Presidents salvage request
should be taken to che food store
in the Shopping Center for weigh
ing and then delivered to the serv-
ice station. A price of l cent per
pound will be paid at the service
station for all rubber brought in.
Notice
All members of the Civilian De-
fense Medical Service who have
not yet been fngerprinted are re-
quested to report to the Fire
House tonight June 10, between
7:3O and $3.50 in order to have
their prints officially recorded. All
of the auxiliary police and fremen
have had their fngerprints taken.
There are, as yet, about 100 war;
dens who will be fingerprinted in
the near future.
July 4th Parade
The Defense Corps will have
full display of men and equipment
in the July 4th parade which is
being sponsored by Citizens AS
sociation. AS the parade will take
place at $50 pm. on Saturday it
affords people who may be working
that day an opportunity to par
ticipate in this colorful event.
George Panapoulis has been placed
in charge to coordinate all de-
fense units for marching and dis
play purposes. Plans are being
formulated to have an open house
that day for the public to come
into the Fire House to observe the
fngerprinting device and other
equipment vital to defense work
which the Corps has already pur-
chased.
Evening star., 1942-03-21

by DR.. Herbert " Evatt. Australian
Minister for External Affairs, Aus
tralia at the present moment seeks
two things in Washington:
/. The creation of the Washington
Pacific Council. with equal represen-
tation for the United States, the
Netherlands, Australia and New
Zealand, for the political supervision
Of the war in the Southwest Pacific.
Want Staff Council Place.
2. The addition of Australian and
New Zealand military representa-
tives to the Joint staff council in
Washington, which is manned by
spokesmen for only the American
and the British armies, navies and
air fleets.
The general outline Of the Aus
tralian desires was made public by
DR.. Evatt yesterday afternoon dur
ing a press conference at the Aus
tralian Legation. He said he in
tendedd later to visit Canada and
London. He saw President Roose-
welt at the White House yesterday
and plans to see him again.
DR. Evatt indicated his govern
ment's dissa atisfaction with the pres
ent mode of political coordination
of the war in the Pacific, through
the Pacific Council in London. This
council has no United States repre-
sentative and is dominated by the
British government.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
House DC. Committee
Is Expected 10 Kill
Wholesale Tax :
Move to Protect
Small Businessmen
And Manufacturer

The House District Committee Is ,
expected Monday to urge repeal or
amending of provision in the Dis
trict corporation tax law that Is in
terpreted as imposing per cent
tax on sales made here by out-of-
town firms.
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee
yesterday tentatively agreed to rec
ommend repeal to the committee
and suggested amendment is be-
ing drafted.
A careful study is being made Of
the District law and of the Fed
eral act on which it is partially
based.
The subcommittee and some Of
the other leading members of the
committee are sympathetic to re-
quest made yesterday by the furni-
ture industry that the law be clar-
fled to show the intent of Congress.
Now. they said. the Interpretation
of the law is left to District officials
and members of the industry feel
they are being penalized by carry
ing their cases to the courts.
Several members of the commit
tee said their objective was to pre-
vent small businessmen from be-
ing forced out of the market and to
protect manufacturers in other
States who argue that they are
forced to pay double tax on sales
made here.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Ry the Associated Press.

BY lNP hSSbfldtFO fTeSS
RIO DE JANEIRO, March al
The government today made public
letter from the son of japanese
born. raised and educated in Brazil
relating plans for the thousands of
japanese settled in Sac Paulo State
to take over first the State and then
all Brazil.
The letter was published by the
government news agency. which
said the name of the writer was
withheld ''for obvious reasons"
1t said Japanese throughout Brazil
had been organized into military
divisions under officers. some of
them generals, sent here on spe-
cial mission as chiefs of the jap
anese army in Brazil
The letter purported the japanese
to have force of $4,000 men who
could occupy the city . in half an
hour seizing army barracks and
overpowering the military police
which never have more than 20
men on guard"
The Japanese would be adequately
armed with machineguns. rifles and
anti-tank guns imported by now
blacklisted japanese firms in Sac
Paulo. the letter said.
1t added that the japanese would
be supported by fifth column or
CARNATIONS throughout the nation
and could block troop movements
by control Of railroads.
BY ownership or rental of stra-
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Army Day Statement
President Soys April 6 Becomes,
In Fact, Total War Day

of the American tradition. a ira
dition that goes back to Israel Put
nam. who left his plow in a New
England furrow to take up a gun
and fight at Bunker Hill. In this
tradition, American men of many
ages have always left the pacific
round of their usual occupations to
fight in causes that were worth their
lives-from Lexington to the Ar
gonne.
In times of peace we do not MAIN
tain a vast standing Army that
might terrorize our neighbors and
oppress our people. We do not like
to rehearse interminably the cruel
art of war But whenever a tyrant
from across the seas has threatened
our liberties, our citizens have been
ready to forge and use the weapons
necessary with the citizen soldiers,
our friends and relatives and neigh
bors OF few short days ago. and
the men of all our armed forces,
that we honor on Army Day.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Australia Presses for Voice
In Pacific War Council Here
Dr.. Evott Hopes U. S.
Will Urge London
To Accept Plan
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

Reopening with new vigor q trying
political issue on which the United
Nations have been widely divided
since the attack on Pearl Harbor,
the Australian government is press
ing the United States today to use
its influence on England and make
possible the establishment in Wash
ington of a Pacific War Council.
The core of the question is the
relative Importance of the Pacific
and European theaters of wal. AUS
tralia is sure that the war must be
fought with relentless vigor in the
Pacific, and is said still to fear that
London has less than an adequate
conception of the implications of the
Pacific war
The new Australian demands re-
veal the width of the rift in opinion
between Canberra and London,
which already has been strikingly
emphasized by the case Of Richard
G. Casey, the Australian Minister
here. His appointment as a men,
ber OF the British Cabinet with the
duties of Minister of State assigned
to Cairo displeased his government
in Canberra.
Casey Issues Statement.
Dispatches from London indicate
that Prime Minister Churchill will
discuss the Casey appointment in
Parliament. and Australia plans to
issue a White Book on the incident
next Wednesday. In a statement
issued here last night, Maj. Casey
had this to say for himself
Il do not believe 1t is in the public
interest that I should discuss the
various factors that led me to accept
Mr.. Churchills proposal. dis
cussed the matter with all those who
could bring useful point Of view to
bear and generally the suggested ap-
pointment was welcomed in the
general interest.
If had thought that Australian
interests would suffer I would not
have considered the proposal for a
moment.
Il regarded the matter solely from
the point of view of my duty in re-
spect to the conduct of the war in
the interests of Australia and OF the
empire generally
Through a special mission headed
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Women S 0pportunit,
For Jobs Enhanced
By War, |h|der Says
Institute Conference
Hears Two Discussions
Of Current Problems

The war by taking men for the
armed services has provided an
opportunity greater than ever before
for establishment of a partnership
between men and women in the mat
ter of jobs, John Ihlder. executive
officer of the District Alley Dwelling
Authority. told a professional
womens group at the Mayflower
Hotel today.
Such a partnership is essential to
a continuation of human progress,
he said.
Mr.. Ihlder spoke at a round
table discussion on education and
community agencies in the confer
ence on War Demands for Trained
Personnel arranged by the Institute
of Womens Professional Relations.
Many New Opportunities.
After the war, he said. women will
hold their jobs on the basis Of
merit. He also expressed the view
that the war would open many op-
portunities for employment of
women in public housing.
The morning session was devoted
to two round table discussions. one
on educatio and community agen-
cies, led by Dr. Meta Glass, presi-
dent of Sweetbriar College. and the
other on dissemination of informa-
ton. with Robert Huse, executive
officer of the Office of Facts and
Figures, presiding
In addition to Mr.. Ihlder. speakers
at the round table on education and
community agencies included Miss
Bess Goodykoontz, assistant COM
missioner of the Office of Education;
Miss Jane Hoey, director of the
bureau of social assistance OF the
Social Security Board, and Miss
Tracy Copp. regional representative,
division of vocational rehabilitation,
Office of Education: Mark M. Nc
Closkey, director of the recreation
service, Office of Defense Health and
Welfare Services, and Hugh Clegg,
assistant director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
Round Table Speakers.
Speakers at the round table on
dissemination of information in
cluded Robert W. Horton, director
of the Division of Information, Of
flee of Emergency Management;
William B. Lewis. assistant director
of the Office of Facts and Figures:
William Phillips, chief of the pub
lications section, Division of Infor-
nation, o. E. NJ; Arch Mercy,
Office of Government Reports:
Harry w. Frantz, director of the
news section, Office of the Co-ordi-
nator of Inter-American Affairs;
Lloyd Free, foreign broadcast moni-
tor service. Federal Communications
Commission; Miss Kathleen Nc
Laughlin Of the New York Times,
and Miss Jackie Martin, photo
graphic editor, the Chicago Sun.
A. Ford Hinrichs. acting commits
sioner of labor statistics, was to ad-
dress the conference at luncheon
meeting on trends and planning for
future economic development.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Gov. Dorden Approves
Ten More New Bills

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, March 21.-The
Hillard-Crowder Senate bill estab-
fishing the bonds of housing authori-
ties in Virginia as legal investments
was among 10 measures signed by
Gov. Darden yesterday.
Unless otherwise specified, these
enactments of the Legislature will
not become effective until 80 days
after sine die adjournment March IA.
The group of bills signed yesterday
brought to 284 the number thus far
approved by the Governor. A total
of 504 was passed
The others signed included House
bill 379 permitting fee to be
charged for building permits issued
in Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1942-03-21
Out-of- Couples
Married in Virqiniu
b. The Associated Press.

6N lHe ASSUClhleO Press.
RICHMOND. W.. March 21.-The
State Bureau of Vital Statistics re-
ported yesterday that of 9760 out
of-State couples married in Virginia
last year, 4,97l of them gave Penn
sylvania addresses.
Making a report on the first out
of-State marriage survey ever made
in Virginia, the bureau said that
every State in the Nation was rep
resented in the nonresident total,
and 19 foreign countries.
Next to Pennsylvania, North
Carolina ranked second with 846
couples, West Virginia came third.
The District of Columbia furnished
sos couples and Maryland. 435,
Winchester was a favorite place
for weddings with 3.018 recorded for
the year, but only SO of the brides
came from that city.