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Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Drug Store Fixtures
Arrive After Delay

New equipment for the drug
store, long on order, has at last
come through. All this week car
penters have been busy installing
ten feet of additional counter
space and corresponding backwall
paneling. An 8-foot ice cream
storage cabinet has been moved up
from the basement. Another ice
cream dispenser ordered for the
other end of the fountain is not
yet available. Four new glass
showcases have also been pur-
chased and now fill the curve of
the main window.
T he fountain improvements
make it possible to accommodate
one-third more people, Donald
Herwick, drug store manager,
estimated. Mr.. Herwick and
Thomas B. Kicker, general mana
ger of Greenbelt Consumer Servi-
ces are also considering the es-
tablishment of a semi-self-service
cafeteria system for those who
wish to eat at the lunch tables.
Breakfast is now being served
at the drug store from 7:30 to II
a. M, in addition to lunch, sup
per, sandwishes, and desserts.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Your Paper

Your Cooperator should be
delivered to your door regular
ly every Friday evening be-
tween $3.50 and 8 o'clock. We
have dependable carriers, but
should you fail to receive your
paper please call 4346.
News may be given to MIR.
Cooper, phone 4346, or to the
Cooperator office; phone 3131
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings.
Advertisements may be given
to Mr.. Stewart, phone 2491, to
Mr.. Cooper, or to the Cooper
ative office.
Persons who would like to
work on the staff should see
Mr.. Cooper at the Cooperator
office, room 202, over the drug
store, Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday evening.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
First Aid Is Now Taught
To 9th and 9TH Grades

For the first time classes in
first aid are being taught in the
Greenbelt Elementary School.
Boys and girls in the sixth and
seventh grades are receiving in
structions in this subject every
Wednesday at l p. m. for one
hour. Ben Goldfaden is the
teacher
Any Greenbelter interested in
forming a Red Cross first aid
class, either the standard or the
advanced course, is invited to see
Mrs. Anne Downs. Mrs. Downs is
in charge Of civilian defense
classes, and can be reached in the
evening at 2-T GardenWay cr dur
ing the day at the town admins
tration office.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Members EleCtinq
In Credit Union
Monday Evening

Monday night the members of
Greenbelt Federal Credit Union
will open their annual meeting at
p. m. in the arts and crafts
room of the Elementary School.
President F. H. Merriam will
preside over an agenda which in
cludes election of officers, COM
mittee reports, and voting on the
declaration of dividend.
S Vacancies
Of the seven positions on the
board of directors five will be
filled by election this time. The
term Of office for the positions
held by Velma Brewer, Leon
Benefiel, Waldo Mott, George
Eshbaugh, and Stan Ostler, ex-
pires this month. These include
three two-year directorships and
two one-year directorships. Mr..
Merriam and Jack Fruchtman will
continue holding positions which
will end in January 1914.
Two credit committee positions
must be filled to replace Bennet
Beale and Henry Sidlinger. These
are CWo-year JOBS. David Stelnle
will continue his credit committee
term until next year.
Incumbents on the supervising
committee are Fred de jaeger,
George Schaffer, and Fred Reed.
These three positions are for one
year terms.
A selection of candidates will
be offered by a nominating COM
mittee comprising Harry Snyder,
Louis Giersch and Jack Allen.
1t is expected that this years
dividend will be slightly less than
the rate for last year which was
31a percent.
The arts and crafts room to be
used for the meeting is opposite
the library on the first floor of
the school, at the end of the east
q tstJr1-ifiO3i III 4s-g sss-s.ss -
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
H. Walls Sheds Light
On Dark Street Lights

Further light was shed on the
lack of street lighting in the new
area of Greenbelt this week when
Harry Walls explained that the
o'clock" mechanism for the light
ing system has not yet been in
stalled. Consequently the lights
are turned off at midnight and re-
main off the rest of the night.
Since Mr.. Walls is administrative
assistant in charge of mainten-
ance for the town, further ques-
tions or suggestions on this mat
ter should be directed to him at
the town Office or at 6 Woodland
Nav
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Butter Rationinq
Spreads Supply

With no nation wide plan for
butter rationing imminent, and no
prospect of relief from the short
supply situation, the Greenbelt
Food Store instituted its own
rationing system last week to as
sure a more equitable distribu-
ton of the limited supply than
had prevailed in the preceding
weeks.
When the family buyer asks to
register, he is given a card
stamped with the official coop
twin pine trees and the date. On
the card he puts his name, ad-
dress, and the number in his
household On the following day,
or the next time he shops he may
get the family quota" of butter,
one quarter pound for each in the
family but not more than one full
pound. At that time the card is
again stamped with the date. The
present ration period is seven
days, which means that week la
ter he may come back and get an
other quota. When supplies are
shorter the period may be extend
ed to eight, nine, or ten days to
make sure that all families will be
supplied in rotation.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Can Collection
Is 1900 Pounds
For First Day

There were 2300 pounds of
washed and flattened tin cans col
lected last Friday morning in
Greenbelt's first attempt at this
new metal salvage program. Town
officials estimated that only 10
percent of the local residents par
ticipated, but pointed out that
even this total was surprisingly
good for the first time.
Instructions Repeated
The difficulty of the tin can
salvage was again emphasized by
Town Manager Roy Braden in
asking people here to follow direc-
tions for efficient collection.
q. Effective as of Friday,
January Is, 1943, tin can collec-
tions will be made once each week
on Friday mornings.
"2. All cans must be washed,
labels removed, the ends cut out
and placed inside, and the cans
flattened by being stepped upon.
"3. Place cans in a box, large
can, or some other container that
will not blow away and put it,
before $50 o'clock each Friday
morning, at the side of the road.
This does not mean at the courts
but at the side OF the main street
r or road as we~do rrut-hsve man.
power, as stated above, to go into
the courts to make these collec~
tions.
"a. Please collect the con-
tainers during the day on Friday
and place them in your home as
the collectors will not have time
to do this. Do not place these
cans in paper bags.
"5. Do not mix any paper, ref
use or garbage with these cans as
they must be kept separate.
sc. Please observe the above
regulations and by so doing, CO.
operate with our government in
it's demand for additional tin. Our
little effort will play a big part
in the war program in which we
are now engaged
Sold at Once
The first collection of cans were
sold Immediately to the tin sal
wage station in Washington.
Enough money was realized from
the sale to cover transportation
costs to Washington, the Coopera-
tor was informed.
Manpower looms as the sole
problem for future collection. Mr..
Braden has indicated that the
town staff now has many va
cancies, and that remaining en-
ployees face increased burdens of
work. Fridays can collection re-
quired the use of three men and
one truck from 9 a. m. until 2
D. m.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Housing Officials

Officials of Federal Public Hous-
ing Authority and the three
"Greenbelt" towns will meet in
Greenbelt next week to complete
discussions began in Greenhills,
Ohio, January 1916, Town Mana
ger Roy Braden has announced.
Mr.. Braden attended the Ohio
conference, and on his return ex-
planned that matters of F. P. H.
A. policy were considered, but that
10. actions were agreed upon.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Minute Men Get "Rifles''

Greenbelt Minute Men were is
sued wooden rifles this week for
use in close order drill and field
practice. The guns" were made
of oak. carefully shaped to re-
semble Army rifles, and varnished
by woodworking students of the
high school.
Captain Harry Bates of Com
pany 924 explained that the wood
en- weapons would give local mil
itiamen the necessary preliminary
practire before regulation arms
are issued.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Variety Store Hours Meet
Local Shopping Habits

The hours of the Variety Store
have been changed to meet Green
belts shopping habits, William
Siegel, manager, has announced.
The store will now be open daily
from $3.50 a. m. until p. m., and
on Fridays, Saturdays, and gov
ernment pay days it will remain
open until 9 p. m. Those who do
not work for the government are
reminded that "pay days" are the
9Th, the 18th, the 23rd, and the
last of each month. When a pay
day falls on Sunday, the store will
be open the following Monday.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22

WEEKS OF WOrk
After weeks of work in can
vassing the entire community the
committee found that 76 pre-
school-age children e to 5 years
old) need full time care now for
IL hours a day. In addition there
are at present rs children from
5Ryears to 7 years of age who
need after-school care. These are
the children of families in which
both the mother and the father
are working, or in which the
mother is working and the father
is in military service.
The committees report shows
that so more mothers expect to
start work in the immediate fu-
ture. This will boost the present
demand for a day nursery by sew
eral dozen more children.
Remedy Sought
AS a next step towards meeting
the problem the committee has
authorized Mrs. Mary Jane Kin
ger, tenant selection officer for
the town, to contact several people
In Federal agencies to ascertain
the quickest means of obtaining
funds to set up child care CEN
ter in Greenbelt.
Mrs. Kinzer said that she
would visit Alexandria, Virginia
this week to see the nursery set up
there short time ago with Fed
eral funds.
2 Possibilities Seen
Is Has s1een pointets eas.- e1ilsss-
there are two possible approaches
in seeking funds. One would be
through the Prince Georges Coun-
ty School Board and the Maryland
State Board of Education. A
second possibility would be
grant in aid from Federal funds
under the defense housing provi-
sions of the Lanham Act.
The need for speed was en-
phasized by all members of the
Greenbelt committee. "The pur-
pose of the survey" said Mrs.
Kinzer yesterday, twas to discov-
er whether or not a need existed.
Findings are quite conclusive" !"
she added. "Greenbelt, with its
large population of workers in
Government agencies and war
work, must have some provision
for better child care. Children
can not be left alone all day, and
domestic help is increasingly diff
ficult to obtain"
Mrs. Barnhart was enthusiastic
in her praise and gratitude for
the canvassing completed by her
volunteer staff.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
Adult Orchestra Possible

Formation Of an adult orchestra
for Greenbelt is the announced
plan of Walter Slocomb and 2.
Deutschman. leaders in the Com
nlunitv Church and the Hebrew
Congregation respectively. They
have suggested that interested
persons call them at 6082 or 6251
for further information.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-22
$50 Children Here Need Day Care
While Parents Are Working
Community Canvass Reveals

That Greenbelt is in desperate need of child
the clear revelation of the town survey just
completed under the direction of Mrs Paul Barnhar chair
of the Child Care and Protective Committee of Green
hat
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Were Buddies Now

II wish you'd take IL, kid" Benton insisted.
"NO thanks" said the kid.
Benton shrugged.
"Okay BY the way, my names Marvin.
Marvin Benton. / live in this town"
I'm Fred" said the soldier Fred Sears"
That's swell Freddie" Benton grinned
and shook hands. "Now we're buddies. What
outfit are YOU in ."
"Fifty-thlrd Infantry" The soldier re-
garded him curiously. What makes you ask ."
Nothing"
Marvin Benton couldn't very well explain
that he had waritis. The soldier wouldn't have
understood.
II used TO be in the 2Olst Field Artillery.
Bot that was national guard"
I'VE got some non-coms from the guard"
The soldier said. They know their stuff"
How long you been in. Freddie"
"Lemme see. February, March-well
practically a year"
Gonna be showing of soon now, huhe"
That's what the yard birds saw" the kid
replied. But you know how that talk IS"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
A Ht[[|NCER
SHORT STORY
Mark HeIIingernHHHn"r,

MARVIN BENTON was a skinny wrath Of
ll man who was suffering from warits.
Had it bad, too. Know what waritis is?
Wei, here's my definition:
Waritis is a malignant disease that infects
men who want TO go TO war, but can't. 1t is
devastating 10 men slightly over age, or men
who have several children or men with bad
ewes. feet teeth, hearts and heads.
In full flower, this malady maniiests itself
in sudden drunkenness, open weeping at sight
of the American flag, loud singing of the
"Star-spangled Banner, ideas for winning the
war quickly, encouragement and dependency.
In other words, waritis breeds a general to-
Len-with-me attitude.
Well as we said, Marvin Benton had war;
it's in its worst form. lie had wife, kids,
bad eyes jumpy ticker and an overpowering
desire to shoot down Nazi planes. But it had
TO remain desire, and nothing more. Be-
cause Marvin Benton was AZ, even if you
wanted to forget the kids and the eyes, and
the bum pump.
And the draft board was unwilling to for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Read It by Accident

." lNLY by accident-because never read YOU
" and never will agan-I read your piece
about certain nurses I'm certain public hospitals
not giving the amateur nurses aides a square
deal You must be very ignorant man TO write
mat way. These girls come In with no training
at all compared TO the years we have 10 nut i'm
training-and naturally everything is new and
difficult and unpleasant But why take IL out ON
us regular nurses who put In all hours caring
Tor the sick, babying them. pampering them -
ways at their beck and call
DO you want us 10 get down on our knees
and shine the shoes of these girls who yolun-
teer: Where do you get the Idea we resent
them? Aren't YOU ignorant though: We re-
spect them great deal and most Of us 60 out
of our way To help them. Whoever told YOU dir
ierenty II just some weak, lying siyter who
proDaDly never had to do an honest DAYS work
In her life. Next time. please he careful about
attacking nurses whom you know nothing about"
JANET SIMPSON nurse for II yearS-and a
good one, tool.
INiE above letters are only two out Of several
dozen similar ones reproachng (well that's
a mid term for it, us for writing recently that
In some public hospitals the regular nurses re-
sented the volunteers Since some of our best
friends are registered nurses besides which
were not feeling so well lately and who knows
we bow low and bite the dust in penitence
and ask all the nurses to stop being mad at US
and let's be friends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07


H." he mumbled, lam going to do
something for the war effort. I'm go
ing to help soldier out and If my
wife kills Newell, she kills me-"
He told the telegraph clerk to wire
the money TO Pvt. Fred Sears, 53rd
Infantry, Camp Branclrvlle. Then he
went on home-and what happened to
him there shouldn't happen to the
worst dog you ever saw.
On the bus, Fred met several bud
dies who were also returning to camp.
They talked about their liberty leaves,
and Fred told them all about the
stupid fogey he had meta dope who
wept over soldiers.
"He was a scream" Freddie cried.
THAT guy musta asked me a million
questions. But you know the type,
and I'm wise to those characters.
Everything told him was a lie-even
my last name, and where our outfit
is stationed"
Copyright. 1913. BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07

iiNhA NhAH'h' NJ hlN Nv Uh hhuh
where that is"
"iou bet I do said Marvin Ben
ton. "iou turn right on Route 81,
and then left on"
That's right" the soldier inter-
rupted. We'll, I'm gonna finish this
drink and get going"
"Oh, no, you're not. Freddie old
kid" Marvin Benton was sailing by
this time. you and I are gonna do
this town up red. We're going TO
club know Of, and we're gonna have
dinner, and"
Sorry" The soldier shook his
head MY liberty is up. have TO
catch my bus
And that's the way It stood. They
had one more drink. There were
numerous handshakes and many
promises to keep in touch with each
other When the soldiers bus pulled
out, Marvin Benton almost wept.
He went back TO the bar alone and
had a few more drinks. He told the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Something Must Crack

DENTON continued to go to work, and to re-
- turn home at night. But the feeling of
desperation was mounting all the time, and
he knew that something would have to crack
soon. He didn't care about his bookkeeping
any longer, and he was reaching the stage
where the invectve of his shrewish wife left
him unmoved.
Mrs. Benton wanted more and more money
for any number Of reasons. The cost of gro
ceries was higher; the kids clothes came
higher; she needed permanent, and so on.
At any other time Marvin Benton would
have run out and robbed a bank while she
kept the coffee warm. But now he just smiled
vaguely and walked into another room.
Came Tuesday, then, when Marvin Ben
ton drew his pay before lunch. Then, after
leaving the office, he did two things he had
never done before: He opened his own pay
envelope-and he didn't return to work after
eating.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Column Irrita+es Her

s'SINCE when have you appointed yourself the
champion Of the poor, down-trodden rich
little girls suffering dreadfully at their labors
rs nurses aides Give them tossing around
my eye Most OF these ladies will tell YOU, II
they stick IL out, that after the first few weeks
they thank us-and mean thank us-for taking
time OFT from our own duties to help them and
make them feel at ease.
Certainly the work II tough-much tougher
than sitting around drinking o'clock cocktails or
shopping In Carriers. Nursing Is always tough
ana thankless, too-whether In war or In peace,
so don't stick your chin out again like that,
mister-unless you're sure YOU know what you're
talking about. Come 10 think of IL, your column
irritates me anyways V. d. REGISTERED nurse
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
He Loses His Pal

Have another drink?" Marvin Benton
asked
He waved az The bartender before the sol
der could reply. Then he threw out his chest
Boy, I feel swell" he cried. you don't
know what you've done''for me, Freddie old
pal.
Il felt beaten. Really down This Is what
! needed all the time. II ! can't join up my
self, can At least get the feeling Of belon gins
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Japs, Nine. Chang. Meet

IN The elevator With Nine. Chang Kai-shek
when she discharged from Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center japanese couple leaving
with their newborn Both Amercanborn beamed Chinas
lady
She in turn looked at them first
smile uncertainty checked herself permitted
TO the infant in the smiled for
and then turned
Later the husband told of
that all the way home his wife kept saying
Wasn't II wonderful? In the elevator
Mime. Chang ka-shek? People will believe
William Saroyan will not the pleasure name
billed above Mickey Rooneys the Aston when his picture
Human Comedy" makes its world bow.
This is distinction reserved for few authors screen
vorld-Nocl Coward being who % mind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Meets a Soldier


III looking at his feet as he walked, and he
noticed neither the Earring nor the stares
He came to his senses in of all places, q
saloon. He ordered beer. And then he saw
a lone soldier standing at the other end of
the bar.
That did it. His eyes frightened. He
walked over to the young soldier and asked if
he'd have a drink. The kid said he didn't
mind. And a few minutes later they were
sitting down at table, drinking the best in
the house and talking like long lost brothers.
boy, oh boy!" enthused Marvin Benton.
"How I wish was in your shoes. I'd give
everything have TO be In this scrap. On the
level"
Il kinda like it myself" the soldier said.
Except when I'm broke, like now. Anyhow,
I've got bus fare back to camp, so that's
something"
Benton felt strangely exhilarated. He dug
into his pocket and drew out bill.
Here" he said. Take this tenner and
buy yourself pack of butts"
The soldier frowned
Nothing doing" he returned. II don't go
in for taking money from strangers. Thanks
Just the same"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07

"VOU might have called them discs or covers
because maybe you lived In n hifalutln'
honfe hut. In our house. never called them
anything fancier than stOve-ds. TED HUSING
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
NEW YORK
CAVA[CADE
By Louis SoboImnmlrlll
Out of envelopes!

Out of envelopes!
" To-day it rains In any other country that
would not be worthy Of comment but here on the
desert IL Is real event because this IN the first
rain for an entire year. have just tended to all
the animals-the goats, chickens, lizards, tor
toses, chuckawallas and the varied snakes in the
pit
IL have brought In large box OF fire wood
and with this the old stove now CLOVIS and the
cabin Is warm. wish you might pull up a chair
and join with me In several hours of smoke-talk
separated and apart from a world torn by tragedy
and uncertainty. II Is warm within-there Ia
storm outside-and IL Is days such as this we
of the desert are repaid for the many hours Of
work and lonesomeness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
In Complete isolation

s"I VIE rain continues gathering darkness closes
I'm around the cabin and II will be
time TO use the coal oil lamps 1 hear the
patter of rain on the already wet shingles and
In the distance the first yipping of the coyotes
who spend the days In the caves of the noun
tains and. at night come down into the desert
searching for food
Coyotes out in all weather. So I sit
here In complete isolation but with food at hand,
may, In imagination, hold the world In ones
hand. Day dreams make all things possible"
CABOT YERXA, Garnet, Cal.
"VOUR Kitchen stove piece brought back TO
memory, vivdly, ours up I'm Upper
Peninsula, Michigan. We used TO dress behind
that stove next 10 the wood box. The days when
my mother left home Ia do the local stores Ct
was three hours by horse and sleigh she left
quite early TO make the purchases that would
last during the cold spell. Every had
Ice houses and there usually n quarter Of
beef or two, couple dozen rabbits, cartridges
and other game.
THE beef victim OF attack Modys
operandi-raZor sharp, thin knife. TO slice e.
3s-inch thickness; then clean cloth to scrub
the red hot plates of the stove a dripping piece
of the steak TO be quickly turned and trans
Of garlic, perhaps-and heaven! As n city drink
to accompany the meal, made sodas-baling
soda, sugar and vinegar. Then we shined that
stove to high polish before ma came back.
GERTRUDE MAJOR.
HVOU might have called them discs or covers
because maybe you lived I'm n hfalutin'
honfe hut. In our house. never called them
anything fancier than stove-lids."-TED HUSING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
He'll Direct Premiere at Camp

HAS been stated Private Saroyan transferred
"A Wright Field at Dayton, O.
As special the night he
be permitted TO conduct his world premiere picture
the Ohio camp for the officers and men there.
Jim Fareys chief thrill during his Mexico the
fact that he Travelled thousands of miles by automobile
having TO fret about gas ratoning
at felt funny first" he confessed "Gave a fellow a guilty
feeling realized
they still had plenty and oil around"
In Mexico City, Farley a. C.. Blumenthal il
still in exile but seemed very much home and quite
local affairs.
Copyright King