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Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
Elderly Resident Recalls Early
Yeas on 89th Birthdau

lard. mother of several sons, who
was living in Abingdon, was very
critical of the strictness with
which Miss Willard ran her es-
tablishment. She invited some of
the girls to mixed party at her
home, promising them that she
would see to it they were not ex-
PEELED for staying out till after
10, which was the rule. Mrs.
Jamison was one of the lucky girls
to be invited to the party, and she
was also the only one who left her
escort" and hurried back to the
rest cottage to meet the deadline.
81 can still see the hurt look in
Miss Wizards eye when she found
out about the party" says Mrs.
Jamison. "Of course she couldn't
expel the large group of girls who
attended, but she gathered them
together and spoke to them. I
don't know what she said, but
Miss Willard could make a girl
feel very small indeed" Mrs.
Jamison remembers her famous
teacher chiefly as an inspiring
presence raCner IMAM as ulSclp-
linarian. however.
Memories Easily
Of her own scholastic ability
Mrs. Jamison remarks that it was
always easy to memorize pieces,
but hard to work examples. She
recalls that she always won the
prize at Sunday School for learn
ing the most Scripture verses.
Her first Bible was a Sunday
School prize. The superintendent
gave her a choice among Bibles
with black, brown, and red covers.
"Of course l chose a red one", she
smiles.
She married Michael Jamison,
young stock farmer, at the end of
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Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
February 10, 1943
Here Is Tomorrow

We of Greenbelt should be more than other
persons of the promises of the world of tomorrow living
as we do in the tradition of the social economic and poll
tcal democracy of this nearly unique community.
Greenbelt represents number of advances toward the
community of tomorrow particularly in the directions of
adequate housing Standards functional city planning and
democratcally controlled business enterprises.
However, there is feeling that the people in the
new defense do not belong to the community in the
that residents of cold" Greenbelt do This is unfor
tunate and does not represent true situation.
Our new residents, though they may know that
they here only temporarily should feel prompted and
invited to learn the real significance of Greenbe through
joining and supporting community activities.
The generally the people be brought into
the life of Greenbet while they here, the exten
sve and constructive will be influence in shaping the
pattern of the community of tomorrow.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
Timber! Here Comes a Member!

than to have you attend the
PIT. A.
Place to Gripe
Council meets Monday night, in
the Council Room lover the Food
Store, newcomers). Something
you don't like about this town?
That's the place to air it. And
even if you don't have a gripe, it's
mighty good place to brush up
on your cat lashing.
Poor Hattie. Man am l glad l
don't have to do the marketing!
spend hours trying to wonder
what became of that last quarter
she let me have for spending
money, and going through my
pockets looking for it. What on
earth would l do with a point
system ration book? You know
they're coming up, but soon. l
have been formally notified that
Ration Book No. will be issued
Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri
day, February "a, 25 and 26, at
the Elementary School" So
there you have it.
Reason for Costumes
Remember l told you about the
Hebrew Ladies Auxiliary planning
a masquerade box party? Well,
now it comes. Saturday night. at
$3.50 in the Home Ec Room.
Everybody in costume. But why?
Why, ask you? Is it that the
poor cooks will have chance to
dress up like Cleopatra and get
their boxes chosen by handsome
man dressed like Mark Anthony,
and nothing said about who cooked
up this box? Or is it to spare the
feelings of people who are found
by the police, writhing in gully
with acute indigestion. 1t always
sounds better for Mr.. John Doe to
have it appear in print that "a
gentleman dressed as Napoleon
was discovered in extremis on
Ridge Road" than to have it said
that "John Doe was picked up by
the police in a bad state on Ridge
Road. So much less embarass-
ing, and so much less likely to
lead to gossip. Don't you think?
All fooling aside, l don't know
a single lady in the Auxiliary who
isn't a good cook, so if you are
picked up by the police after the
party, John Doe, we'll all know
why. And you aught to be
ashamed, you glutton.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
Tire INSPECTION

We glad to learn that application has been made
to have the the Greenbelt Service Station designated
tire inspection station Car owners-there about 600
of them in town-have been grumblng for weeks about
the inconvenience of having to go to College Park Hya
vile for the necessary service.
In town off the main highway and possessing only
single service station is particularly necessary that ade
qdate inspection and ratoning registration facilities be
provided The people of Greenbe have tried to be patient
during the hectic early days of restrictions when
of the requirements meant taking time off from
jobs and making numerous long trips to Hyattsve Now
that the trial and period is past looking for
ward to better attempts by the County raonng board
Issuing gas ration books during evening hours is the sort
of convenience have in mind This arrangement proved
very welcome to local motorists. Designation Green
belt Service Station official tire inspection station
would be another example of attention to the needs of the
County'S communities
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
By ANNE HULL

The lady who is probably Green
belts Oldest resident celebrated
her seth birthday last Friday. A
friendly little blue-eyed woman,
she makes a home at 5 Woodland
Way for her son and herself. She
likes her Greenbelt house very
much, except that the windows are
placed too high for her to see out
when she sits in her chair. "May-
be I'm more curious that l ought
to be-, she remarks with
twinkle.
Mrs. Michael Jamison comes of
pioneer stock, her father, William
Brent. being one of the first set
tiers in Warren County, Illinois.
AS young girl she had the priv
ilege of studying under Frances
Willard, the famous suffragette,
who had a preparatory school for
girls in Abingdon at the time.
Mrs. Jamison looks back on this
experience as "one of the bright
spots" in her life. She remembers
arriving at the school "a green
pumpkin of a girl" and being
served a supper of baked potatoes
and boiled onions at the dormi-
tory, or crest cottage.
Put On Honor Roll
Girls at Miss Wizards whose
conduct needed no correction for a
month were put on an Honor Roll.
If they maintained this position
for three months they were put
On a "Self Government List" and
given privileges and responsible
ties. Mrs. Jamison, who was then
Velma Brent. made the self gov
ernment list within her first three
months at the school, and felt her
prestige keenly. 1t so happened
that a married friend of Miss Will
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
GREENBELT cooPERAToR

Remember what l said last
week about Keeping up the trapeze
swinging and cat lashing so we
could put on good show next
January? And you weren't just
sure of what | meant or how you
could qualify for an animal train
er? Well, this is the dope, and 1
amt kiddin'. Board meetings are
generally open to members, at
least they are in this mans town.
And what's more, the board men,
bers would be darn glad to see
you. From what they tell me, you
don't suddenly become seventh
daughter of a seventh daughter
when you are elected to a board,
and there are plenty of times
when little mind reading would
come in handy, only nobody can do
it. And that, friends, is where
you come in. Go along down to a
meeting and listen to what goes
on, and if you have any ideas,
speak up. They'll not only listen
to you but will greet you like
mama from heaven. They're al
ways glad to have somebody to
pass the buck to, even if it's only
a member. If you don't know
when the meetings are, (and l
confess l don't. either. That's the
kind of a cat lasher I've been) call
up the GCS office or the CHA Of
flee and find out. Pm going to do
it. and that's fair warning to you
boards. You'll see a lot of my
face from from now on. See you
at the meetings, neighbor.
What's Cooking?
Bless their hearts, those cute
little seniors at the High School.
Out cunning already with their
cakes and cookies. Any of you
gay young bloods who've been ad-
miring long eyelashes and lipstick
can get your chance to see how
she can cook. They're putting on
a bake sale in the Food and Var
iety Stores Saturday morning.
And you young rug cutters who've
been counting on the jive to fix
you for life, better whip up some
thing nice for the event. You'll
be nice to come home to when
you've got little flour on your
cheek and a cake in the oven.
PIT. A. celebrates it's Founders
Day Monday, 800 p. m. in the
auditorium of the Elementary
School. With pantomine and plea
sure. All you parents please note.
Nothing your child likes better
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
An Appraisal

Under heading "Co-Ops Win Air." the magazine
Business Week" of February 13, states in part
Since its beginning in the United States the coopera
tive movement has fought such stgmas radcasm and
communism has sought recognition $700,0O0,00
year business rather than political ideoogy. Now
the Cooperative League of the US.A. (has launched)
series of coastocoast Sunday afternoon radio programs
significant chiefly because in allowing subsidiary stations
to sell time to the coops the major radio networks in
dicate acceptance of coops economic rather than political
status"
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-02-19
SCHEDULE OF DOCTORS HOURS

February 19-Friday-Dr. Esner.
February 2O-Saturday-Dr. Morris.
February 21-Sunday-Dr. Morris.
February 22-Monday-Dr. Berenberg.
February 23-Tuesday-Dr Morris (office hours
to P.M.) ION call during night)
February 24-Wednesday-Dr Berenberg.
February 25-Thursday-Dr. Morris (offce hours
z to P.M) ION call during night)
Doctors phones-Dr. Berenberg-2131.
DIR. Eisner-4121.
DR.. Morris-61O1.
NOTE 1t is urged that ordinary calls whenever possible,
be made through the office during the day, and night
calls kept emergency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
Aussies, u. S.
Move On Lac
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Busu River to bolster the Aus
tralians, who were only 500 yards
from Malahang airdrome, one Of the
two major landing fields In the
area.
Mitchell bombers raked the Mark
ham valley area Tuesday ahead OF
the troops, communique an
nounced, and swept the New Guinea
coast to the northwest in the Han
sa Bay area where several ware
houses were demolished and most
OF a group Of 30 barges sunk or
damaged.
In the Solomons, Allied bombers
and fighters destroyed from l6 TO
"a enemy planes on the ground and
seven more In combat In raids Sat-
urday and Sunday on Bougainville
Island. Three more were shot down
from formation Of Is enemy planes
that attacked American positions on
Vella Lavella while a single Allied
bomber damaged a Japanese de-
stroyer off Kieta with direct hit.
Three daylight attacks on the
Tanimbar islands were reported
along with minor Allied raids in
the Dutch New Guinea area during
which three enemy planes were
damaged In the Amboina seaplane
base,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
Big Primory
Bottle Looms
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Forces interested In the candidacy
Of Mayor Monagarl and Mr.. Cavan-
augh were completing arrangements
for the primary today. Busy ses-
slons with tellers and district work.
ers are slated.
Mr.. Cayanaugh takes TO the air
waves tonight to make his appeal TO
Democratic voters. He will speak
over Station WATR at 1880 o'clock
and over Station WBRY at $3.50. His
speeches are being anticipated with
unusual interest. There viii be no
mud-slinging," assured members Of
his committee. 1T will be direct
appeal to the voters TO make their
own decision"
From the Cavanaugh headquarters
today came the announcement that
q meeting Of district tellers was
held last evening and 1t was a
most enthusiastic session. Many
workers dropped in and took part
in the impromptu rally. Mr.. CavaIl-
augh and Chairman James Green
addressed the gathering.
This evening all Cavanaugh dis
trict workers will meet at 1880
o'clock.
Statements issued today confirmed
reports Of the neutrality Of the 1tal.
ian-American Democratic club. The
clubs officers are on record favor
ing Cavanaugh. Some Of the direc-
tors are working in the interest OF
Mayor Monagan.
italian Club Neutral
The use Of the clubs name Is max
ing an appeal to voters was de-
nounced today as unfair. The
charges that such an incident had
occurred came from anti-adminis-
tration workers, who alleged that
members employed by the admins
tration, were using the clubs name.
Neither side has the right to In
volve the club in primary fight, 1t
was asserted. For next week the
organization will hold q regular
meeting and pledge 100 per cent
support to the successful candidate.
No statements were issued by the
Monagan forces except the mention
ing of the fact that the mayor Is
seeking the nomination on the
strength of the efficient work OF his
administration His letter to per-
sons registered for the primary en-
phasizes this point. Confidence reign
ed supreme that the administration
forces would win.
Maurice F. Tangney, chairman Of
the Democratic town committee, to-
day announced that there will be a
meeting Of all moderatorS tonight,
at Columbus Hall, 10 North Main
street, at 8 o'clock.
The purpose Of this meeting, he
stated, was to instruct the rnodera-
tors in their duties and TO issue the
necessary credentials required by
them.
Joseph G. Fow, president Of the
Waterbury Fish and Game Club,
stated today that his name had been
placed on the Cavanaugh ticket
without his consent and he did not
intend to fulfill the assignment CIV
en- him as teller. Mr.. Fow Identifies
himself as an administration man
Of long standing. He resides on Pine
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

capital Illegal.
While Catholic concern over the
welfare Of the pope and the Vati-
can mounted. the controlled
Scandinavian Telegraph bureau re-
ported from Zurich that food riots
had broken out In several large cit
les In northern Italy, including
Genoa, where 80 were said to have
been killed.
Crowds at Genoa stormed the
Hotel Savoya and looted food stores
in the cellar and also ransacked
several restaurants and cafe, an
STB dispatch said.
Radio Algiers broadcast that 5000
Italian troops still were battling the
Germans near Trento in northern
Italy, at one point besieging bar
racks and infiicting heavy casual
ties.
Nearly all factories in northern
Italy have ceased production be-
cause Of strikes and communications
have been interrupted throughout
the area, the Algiers broadcast said.
Railway strikes were reported at
Milan, Turin, Genoa and Bologna.
A dispatch from Aallied head
quarters in North Africa said Swiss
authorities thoroughly alarmed that
the Germans were planning thrust
Switzerland to enlarge their bridge
heads in northern Italy. Sabotaging
of the railway line between Turin
and Lyon by French patriots served
only to increase the Swiss concern.
New Militia Head
The Berlin RADIO broadcast Rome
report that Benito Mussolini, who
was proclaimed supreme head Of .
new Fascist republican" govern
ment by a self-styled Fascist radio
yesterday, had issued an order OF
the day naming Lieut.. Gen. Renato
Ricci commander-in-chief Of the re-
vived Fascist militia.
The Rome radio, now under Nazi
control, ordered Anglo-American
prisoners who were freed from
prison camps following the Badoglio
governments surrender 10 return
Immediately or surrender to German
military authorities near Rome.
Those not complying will be
treated according to the laws OF
war;" the broadcast said.
The broadcast also promised Sc
we're punishment for Italian civiiia9B
found damaging military properly
and ordered italian soldiers w1oee
units had been dishanded to report
Immediately to the nearest German
command.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
Walter WincIleII
In Ne1e, York

. /. The cafes exploiter in New
York phoned the Troika. He ahsent-
mindedly asked for National lil4.
When the washington voice said
hello, the p. m. shouted. well, we
got in the papers today"
Really" retorted the White
House operator. Don't we usually?"
The thing that bores us most
about some patriots Is that they
have become too wordy They
are too cagey to take a straight sock
at anything any more For in
stance: IF an editorialist let's hiI
hate for FDR get out of hand, hes
in a bad way He's afraid II
won't be right to sharpshoot him
with victories piling up =. So he
settles on a sock at Julius Caesar
Julius, he'll demagogue, ate
crackers In bed, killed flies, pulled
girls hair and wore yellow shoes
with his white tie and tails
Having built up heel, the editorial
writer mentions he became a dicta-
tor Followed up by a warn
ing to FDR not to be one :. This
is known as name-calling with q
muzzle on, very patriotic You
can get the same effect by entering
a vacant building and offering to
lick any man in the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

Bosnia captured the town Of Goraz-
de, 30 miles south Of Sarajevo and
way line the Germans can use to
only two miles from the only rail-
reinforce their units pushing to-
ward the Adriatic, reports reaching
London said.
ado London said Jugoslav paa-
triots have cut the railroad line
All mail, telegraph and telephone
running from Belgrade to Sarajevo.
communications have been inter-
rupted between hungary and AL
bania on one side, and italy on the
other, the broadcast added.)
From Stockholm came a report
that Slovenian partisans equipped
with arms taken from surrender
ing Italaian troops were attacking
the Germans at a number Of points
in Northern Jugoslavia.
A strong partisan force has sur
rounded Ljubljanaa, the dispatch
said.
Italaian troops were reported still
holding out against the Germans
in some of the mountains Of Jugo-
slavia, as well as Sabotagaing rail-
ways. German forces in some areas
limited their use of railways to day
light.
From Cyprus came word that
eight Italian ships have ararived
with Italaian airmen, soldiers and
sailors from the Dodecanese. where
the Germans seized control follow
ing Italy's caapitulation to the Al
lies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

earlier this week when the Germans
struck.
(The German communique today
vaguely limited that the Americans
had again captured Altaville in hard
fighting but the enemy statement
was not entirely clear. Altavilla Is
10 miles inland.)
The greatest German effort to
knock out the bridgehead had been
made at the center, where they
sought to drive down the Sele river
and split the Allied positions.
In that attack, the Germans were
pressed for time because the 9th
army was coming up from the south
to strike at their flank as rapidly
as Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
could move his men,. The time APP
parently was even shorter than gen.
orally realized because Clark's Or
der Of the day to the 5th army said
that the 9th army us advancing
rapidly and in matter Of hours Its
presence will be felt by the enemy"
Desperate Days
There were four desperate days
and nights Of continuous fighting
on the Salerno-Agropoli beaches
and in the nearby hills before the
tide turned.
How tough the going was for the
Americans and British was einpha-
sized by the wording Of Clark's or
der Of the day.
II congratulate every officer and
man." he said. "All the more splen-
did Is your achievement when 1t is
realized that your landing was ac-
complished against determined Ger
man resistance at the beaches.
Every foot Of our advance has been
contested.
Additional troops are landing
every day. We are here to stay. Not
one foot of ground will be given up"
BY this morning, the landing OF
large reinforcements under trem-
endous difficulties and the furious
commandments by the Allied war
ships and air fleets had done their
work, almost at the hour that Nazi
propaganda broadcasts were claim
ing the Allied position was hopeless.
American artillery and armor was
massed with infantry on the CEN
trail Sele river sector, where the
Germans had driven their wedge in
to our bridgehead and then--when
their attack stalled sought to en-
trench themselves. The enemy posi-
tons were taken In hard attack
as the reinforced Americans cut
loose with everything at once.
Late Dispatches
Late dispatches said the pursuit
continued and that infantry was
clearing out the enemy In the re-
more hard fighting Is to be expected
gion northwest Of Altavilla, where
in view Of arrival Of German REIN
forcements.
A spokesman at headquarters said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

tablish and to maintain a Just and
lasting peace, among the nations of
the world, and as favoring the par
ticiption Of the United States there
in"
The resolution was offered and
supported in the House as a prod
to the Senate foreign relations
committee which has pigeon-hol
nearly a dozen post war policy res
olutions SO far and makes no prom
ises Of early action.
Unanimous House committee APP
proval OF the Fulbright resolution
brought limitations from Senate
members Of the Foreign Relations
Committee that 1t. too, would be
set aside to cool II It ever we. sent
over to the Senate for consideration.
The Senate is jealous Of its con-
stitutional prerogatives TO advise
and consent with the executive In
egfecting certain foreign policies.
Chairman Tom Connally. D., Tex,
OF the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee also Is chairman OF the
subcommittee named 10 consider
TO hold In abeyance--the various
postwar policy resolutions which
have been offered IN the Senate 30
far. He told press conference aues-
TONERS that he expects 10 offer his
own postwar policy resolution 'as
soon ks COMMITTEES sentiment cry.
stailizes." But he vas unable 70 say
whether that would be soon. or even
hef9Fe Jan. ].
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

without serious detriment not only
to planned operations but to opera
lions that are now under way or In
process of mounting"
The hearings were called IN
answer to congressional demands
that military leaders prove they
need and can use the number Of
men being placed in uniform by
the present rate Of selective service
inductions.
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph McNarney,
deputy army chief Of STAFF, said
yesterday that a ban on fathers
would nullify strategic commitments
made in Roosevelt Churchill war
conferences, and that those commit
ments were predicated on an army
of 7,700,OO0 by the end Of this year,
with possibly 100000 overseas by
the end of 1914.
Undersecretary of War Robert p.
Patterson said that instead Of
blanket deferment for any particu-
lar class the nation should have ma
tional service legislation, drafting
manpower for essential civilian war
occupations as well Is the armed
forces.