Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-26
OUR
NEIGHBORS
By SALLY MEREDITH
Hello, Greenbelt:


upon learning recently that only
small percentage of the new
comers in town have. been receiv-
1ng our paper, and consequently
the remarks I've made via this
column to and for them! An
apology was printed editorially
last week, so I won't go into that
here and now. However, now that
you new neighbors are finally
reading-or at least receiving
the "Cooperator," I at least will
not be shooting in the dark, as
formerly.
Of course, "Our Neighbors" is
written for all of us-old and new.
In fact, it should be the medium
for getting us acquainted with one
another. Let me know what you're
doing, and I'll tell your friends.
We're not nosey-just interested.
For social news, drop me a note
Mrs. Sally Meredith, Wood
land Way. For news of other in
terest, call or write or come in
person to the Cooperator office,
which is over the Drug Store.
Also, if by any chance you have
journalistic leanings, use the above
channels for contracting US. We'd
love to have you help us get
out the news.
Now for the news this week:
The Citizens Association dance
last Saturday was evidently sue
cess from all angles. Financially,
hear it surpassed all other
dances held here in some time, and
the band was tops. The vocalist
was surprisingly good-surpris-
lngly, because vocalists with the
smaller orchestras are generally
mediocre. There didn't seem to De
any rowdiness, yet every one acted
as though a good time were being
had.
The war does strange things.
including the following coincl-
.dence: The Lyman Woodmans and
the E. J. Mahoneys, 2-B and IA
Ridge Road, respectively, have
lived side by side for some time.
Prior to December 7, 1911, there
had been no indications that
things would not remain that way
for a long time to come. However,
things do happen, and last week
the Woodmans moved to Dover,
4 Mass. Lyrna is at Haward,
teaching a mil ~ course. With
in week or Wko, the Mahoneys
will move to Annapolis, where Mr..
Mahoney plans to teach Naval
cadets!
Mrs. Peggie Arness left last
Monday, June Is, for New York to
tour the state with her husband,
AL. Two of the children are stay
ing with relatives, the other trav-
cling with AL and Peggie.-Kath-
ryn Wood went for a three-day
PIA conference at the University
OF Maryland this week. Mrs. Wood
represented Greenbelt's Parents
Teachers Association at the meet
lng.-Leonard Sussholfz, of the
Administration office staff, spent
long week end with his mother IN
New York City. On his return
Monday, he claimed that the New
Workers seem to be more alive to
the war situation than we are in
the Washington vicinity.-Mrs.
Imogene Mccarthy, 26-D Crescent
Road, flew to Buffalo, N. Y, last
week to attend the wedding there
of her sister.
Fred Ryerse, of the local tenant
selection office, was out sick four
days last week. (Some one told
me he was out with a pain in
the neck.) Speaking of Mr.. Ry-
erse, another coincidence has come
to my attention. 1t seems that he
and Mrs. Ryerse had to come
nearly 300 miles to Greenbelt to
meet some near-neighbors Of
theirs, who in turn had travelled
the same distance before meeting
another neighbor of the same
town! That's probably happened
to you, too, but it still amazes
you. From New York City, or Los
Angeles, or Boston, or any of the
large cities, yes; but from the
small towns that are hardly on the
map! It's illogical, but true.
Vincent Holochwost, our former
athletic director who left last week
for the armed forces, was given a
farewell stag party Thursday.
June II, by the Administration
Office staff at the home of Assist
ant Town Manager Arthur L. Ry-
sticken. Present, in addition to
Mr.. Rysticken and the guest of
honor, were: Town Manager Roy
s. Braden, Joseph W. Rabbit, town