Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-01-30
OUR
NEIGHBORS
By SALLY MEREDITH
Hello, Greenbelt:

been indicated by Monte L. Taeler
new instructor recently secured Nv
Mrs, Kinzer for the pottery class
ss SOUNDS interesting, doesn't it?
visit Greenbelt, the Town of To-
morrow! Model Community, in
Guiding locally made pottery:" We
really should have some local in
dustry Of this sort; don't YOU
think so?
The Women's Guild meeting
covered in "Church News" viii
require enough of the member
snip present to vote on changing
tneir hour of meeting. At pres
ent, 1t is difficult for women to
attend, as it is held in the early
afternoon. The plan is to effect
cnange to an evening hour. If
you're member, try to attend
thls meeting, so the change can
be voted on and put into effect
The new tenants manual is y
dennlte improvement over the old
enc. You ought to see the cute
Illustrations, done by LerCv
Smith! The manual itself is much
more complete and up-to-date. The
only section inadequately covere d
Is the transportation system. OF
course, the new system hadn't
been started when the manual was
printed. 40
A conservation program has
Deen started here, with Mrs. Wen
aeii Miller appointed chairman of
sne conservation Committed.
Here's how we can help: First
forget the word "junk." Nothiny
belongs in that category now
Your paper bags can be returned
70 the store; your newspapers
saved for the Governments yitaliy
needed paper supply; your old
Clothes can be turned over to a
member OF the committee who will
can Tor them. Second, if you're
any good at knitting, contact Mrs.
Miller. She's starting a knitting
corps. Third las per our edito'
rlaD SAVE ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION! This is really
the place where you can save, the
Nation most effectively. Electric
ity sources are not~aaalinaited lin
ABOLITION to the c6nservatios #s-
gram, isfa Salvage Committee, un-
Ger the direction of Arthur Cav
tnrop. Tin cans, tooth paste and
snaving tubes, scrap metal (dis-
carded toys, etc. can all be sal
vaged and returned to use. Re-
member that's how the Jars
built a lot of their planes. We
aren't too proud to accept sugges
tlons, even if they come from the
enemy! Let's make one of our
war slogans, Scraps to beat the
Another January birthday:
Winnie" Mcnamara, who was ID
years old Monday.-Darn it! We
lose one neighbor after another!
The only consolation is the new
neighbors we get. This week.
Glenn and Opal Kitchin moved to
their new Berwyn Heights homo,
and would like to take this op-
portunity to announce that they
Will be "at home" to their friends
at their new residence, which Is
az oO Edmonston Road, Berwyn
delights. (The reason the Kitch-
ms aren't covered in the "Good.
bye and Good-luck" column is be-
cause | wasn't given their names
In time to insert it there. )-Kath-
crime Pfarr, who will move Mon
day as announced in this column
last week, was the guest of honor
at a farewell party given by Mrs.
Thomas Mcnamara, one of the
neighbors in her block, on Monday
evening. We understand the en-
tire block was present to bestow
their good wishes, in the form of
q lovely coffee table.-Nesline's
Restaurant was the locale of a
party given Sunday night by Mrs.
Alice Anderson, for her son Jim
mie DAILY, who was % on that
date. The 80 guests included, be-
sides the family, many of Jimmie's
naval friends. The surprise in
cluded q mammoth birthday cake.
I'd like to take this opportu-
nifty to express the collective
thanks ell of US to those who are
working so faithfully and dill
gently to make success of the
Civilian Defense Rally. know
they aren't publicity seekers, so
! won't go into detail about their
joint and individual jobs, which
they are doing so well. I do want
to say, however, that, to take one
example, Mrs. Leon Benefel, with
out benefit of public appreciation,
has led the Rally Committee, Civ