REENBELT OOPERATOR . ·voLUME ~. NO. 26 GOVERNOR REVIEWS SCOUTS FULMER RESIGNS G.C.A. TO AID Governor Herbert O'Connor will review Boy Scouts of Prince Georges County next Sunday, February 9, in FOR DEFENSE JOB TRANSPORTATION the Richie Colosseum of the University of Maryland. Parents of the Scouts and all other persons interes­ Hope for. amelioration of Greenbelt•s transporta­ ted in scouting have been invited to attend the cer­ tion headache a.gain appeared when Sol Shub, new emony and to hear the governor's talk. transportation committee chairman, reported Monday This event, part of the celebration !or the 31st night at Citizerts Association meeting that he was anniversary of the Scout movement in this country, prepared to put int~ effect without delay: a clearing will b~gin at J:00 P.M. Both Greenbelt Scout troops house system for drivers and riders with private will participate. autos. A second big event on Greenbelt1 s Scout Week pro­ Mr. Shub stated that questionnaires would be cir­ gram wiil be the dad and son banquet which will be culated next week to facilitate the collection of held Wednesday, February 12 1 at 6:30 in the Auditor­ infonnation on routes and time or · available cars. ium of the Elementary School. Mothers of Troop 202 ill drivers who want passengers, and all persons Scouts, cubs,cubs.Scouts and Explorer Scouts are in needing rides will be invited to register with Mr. charge of preparing the dinner and arranging the Shub, phone 3322. There will be no charge for this program for the affair. Prominent Scout off:1. cials Citizens Association service. Persons who want from Washington will be guests, in addition to a rides will be merely referred to the drivers who of­ speaker who will be selected this week. fer the most convmient hours and route. To the turkey dinner will be invited all Scouts Treasurer Bernard Jones told the Association that in Greenbelt and their dads, as well as Scout lead­ more than $200 was raised at 'the President's Birth­ ers. Tickets are 50 cents each. day Ball held here last Saturday. He pointed out that this ns a larger amount than was secured by Last year's local campaign to raise funds for the Roy S. Braden At Confere~~ fight against infantile paralysis. He. added that On F.S.A. Resettlement Activities this was a preliminary report and that a detail:ed report would be made available later. Among proposals voted by the citizens at the Mon­ Town J.lanager Braden left for New Orleans on Janu­ day meeting was approval of plans for a public forum ary 25 to attend a Resettlement Personnel Conference on some question of general interest. of community managers, regional directors, assistant Continued sponsorship of Greenbelt 1 6 new Scout administrators and Washington staff members of the troop was affirmed in an .. µnanimous vote to decline FSA. with thanks the Athletic Association's offer to give The conference program includes discussion groups sponsorship to the troop. and reports of regional officials on activities of o.n.DIE FllUIER Endorsement of the Maryland State almshouse bill the FSA. The meetings, to extend from January 27 to now pending before the Assembly 'Was voted after a February 7, are expected to br.lng about a clearez: un­ report urging such action 'WRS presented by the wel­ derstanding among the participants of the work of the Pennanently severing all official connection·with Greenbelt as of February 1, o. _Kline Fulmer stated fare and the legislative collll\ittees. Resettlement Dl..v.lsion and the :?'(>bl.ems and experiences Other action taken by the Association included of the various FSA communities. to the Cooperator, that he is "satisfied that the co1• unity is fulfilling the purposes for which it approval of the purchase of a green and white asso­ HOMEOWKEIS CO-OP HOLDS was planned, to demonstrate a ne,r type.of community ciation flag, and agreement to meet in the social planning, and communit;y life, that will serve as an room so that the Auditorium might be released for FIRST ANNUAL MEET FEB.ll 1 other uses, until such time as lar.ger attendance re­ example to other rr.unicipalities throughout the coun­ quires use of the larger room. try, which are increasingly concerned over their Next Tuesday evening, February 111 members and Complete appointments for committee chairmen were prospective members of the Greenbelt Homeowners Co­ haphazard unplanned growth." announced by President Abraham Chasanow as follows: operative, Inc.,. may attend the organization's first During his five and a half years aEsociation with John E. Beebe, legislative and to11n aCllJlinistra­ annual meeting. Election of a nE!lf board of directors, Greenbelt, starting in August, 1935 when he was a~­ tion; Mrs. Linden s. ·Dodson, welfareJ James Pinckney, adoption of certain amendments to the by-laws, and pointed a isociate architect, Mr. Fulmer saw the town wa~ and meansJ Sherrod E• East, education; Jo·seph reports from the officers and from the conmittees on develor from the original blueprints to the commun­ Bargas, membership; and Mrs. s. R. Berenberg, public membership, finance and architecture will be among ity as it stands today. After working on every relations; Sol Shub, transportation; and Donald H. the agenda. The Social Room of the Elementary School ptia.se of the plan, . ~~ f~~!~ly moved into 37-D Ridge Cooper, Boy Scouts. I.as been engaged for the evening program which will Road on September JO, 1937 the first day of occu­ Delegates to the County Federation of Citizens begin promptly at 8:00 P.M. pancy. A week later he was joined by his family, Associations are: Mrs. F. E. Lee, Joseph Comproni, Seven members of the board of dir~ctors are to be and on October JO, the family was increased by the Joseph Bargas, Allen Arness, and Arthur Gawthrop. elected f't)r tenns of one year. ·Tiie board members birth of a dau~hter, Sonya F'u.lm£r, the first baby -..h~se terms expire are: w. R. Volckhausen, Ernest in GrP.e;i':)el t Wolfe, Iayt!2ll w. Hull, Colin Skinner, EdWard Walther, The town was quite different at that time. There LOCAL (0-0P SHOWS George DesJardins and Edward Hincks (resigned last was no administrative office, instead a house on MARKED UPSWING month). The first three men were renominated last Ridge Road was used. No stores were open, no doc­ week. tors practicing, no regular garbage collection;no The operations of the Greenbelt Consumer In view of the widespread interest in the board's bus transportation; no street lights or signs; and Services, Inc., during the past year-its f~rst year activities, much of the meeting will be devoted to much of the construction was unfinished. It was not as a consumer:; cooperati ve--hav€ shown a marlced ill)­ ~onsidering problems involved in the lease of land, until a year later th.!,.t the houses in A block were prove~3nt over the previous year it 'Was stated at finantj.ng of houses a, d strengthening the financial finally completed. the ~nnna.l member~hip meeting held last· night. position of the cooperative. Opportunity will also Watching the growth of the town as more and more be afforded for members to become acquainted. families moved in, and as more facilities became : resident Walter R. Volckl-•.aisen gave an iliterest- .-i report on the activities of the business durihg Two amendments to the by-laws of the cooperative available, has been a fascinating experience to Mr. Fulmer. But now that the job as Assistant Comnunity t:.he year. He also pointed out t~at Consumer Distri­ will be reco11111ended by the board for adoption. One bution Corporation has not interfered in arr:, way will change the beginning of the fiscal year fr~ manager has become ir.ore of. a routine, he is glad to ~et back into active architectural work, ldth the management of the organization. January to July; the other will define and strength­ General Manager George E. Hodsdon outlined the en the organization's equity fund which is to be This ambition will be satisfied, Mr . Fulmer .£eels de-.velopment of each enterprise during the year, used for loans to members unable to meet their pay­ in his new position as consultant on defense housing pointing out conditions and improvementS' store -by ments and for repurchasing houses when members de­ with the Federal Works ·Administration. He QC,sumed sire to leave the oommunity. store. He stated that everr effort is being...made to this position on a loan basis December 9 1 1940. improve the services of the businesses. - The Greenbelt Horreowners Cooperative was organ­ Since then the scope of the v.ork has· increased, rrak­ The financial report of the. treasurer, Fred L. ized last September for the purpose of acquiring ing necessary his resignation as A,sistant Conmunity Wilde, revealed that the total net earning for 1940 land in Greenbelt for the erection of privately manager of Greenbelt. was $9,660. This was an increase of $3,800 over the owned homes. It is one of the few cooperative hous­ The Fulmers ~'ill remain in Greenbelt until the ing developments in the country. previous year. completion of their new home in Chevy Chase, sch~ (Editor's Note: l"Ull details of the meeting will duled ;to be completed early next summ~r. be presented nex:t week.) Coeperatl)r Begins lnsenice Prpgram Training CENSUS OF CATHOLICS SOON UNDER WAY PLANS READY FOR SCOUT BUILDING A six weeks' course in journalism wpl be of- · fP.red by t.ne cooperator as a special inducement Franks. Taylor of :ut~ Rainier, Mct., County Scout for those who will help publish Greenbelt•s com­ A census of all Catholic families residing in Commissioner, ~nnounces that the plans for the ad­ munity . newspaper, and to improve the quality of Greenbelt will be taken witrin the next two weeks, ministration building to be erected on the County that oa.per. The course will be given by Donald according to ·AnthoPy M. Madden President of the Boy Scout camp site south of Greenbelt are nOll' drawn H• Cooper, fonner editor, and will be free to Greenbelt Holy Name Society. up and completed. !be scout commissioners are only any Greenbelt resident who will work on the Following an established Catholic tradition, the waiting the end of winter weather to get started on cooperator staff during the six weeks in 'llhich census is designed primarily to give the pastor a the actual construction. It has been ascertained by the classes will be given. bet_ter knowl~dg:e of, and a closer acquaintance with the collll\issioners that the sum of money advanced by Saturday night, February B, is set for the his pariehioners and their families. the College Park Rotary Club toward the erection of first class, and the topic announced• is 1'\'lhat The csnsus · -will be organized under seven cap­ this building will be quite adequate to pay for the is News?" 'nle class will start at 7:30 and end tains, one for each block. Each captain will be required lumber. · at 8 :JO. All persons interested in taking this assisted 'By two helpers. course in newswriting are urged to be present at It is particularly desired to contact every the first meeting and to come a . few minutes Catholic family, and in case any family should be G.W.T.W. GONE FOR 1941 early so that registration may be completed be­ missed they are urged to call Mr. Anthony ~adden. fore 7 rJO. This will leave a full hour for the class period. The Greenbelt Consumer Services does not plan to other subjects to be taken up during the six HOSPITAL GETS NURSERY PLAQUF.S show ·the movie "Gone .With the Wind" during the cur­ weeks, work include headline ,'ll"i ting, copy and The Auxiliary has. purcha5ed for the children's ~ent season because, if it were played, it ll'OUld proof reading, make-up, editorial 'l'fl'iting,types room a\ the Greenbelt Hospital two decorative nur­ have to be shown at advanced prices. The board of of news stories, writing leads, and staff or­ sery plaques, the work of Mrs. Alwyn Carson, of directors and the management of o.c.s. prefer that g.µiization. All classes will be given Saturday Greenbelt. Made of pressed wood and executed in there be no advance in prices at the local theatre. evenings from 7:30 to 8:30, in the Cooperator blue and red lacquer against a white background, the Although o.w.T.W. is available for showing', its office, room 202 over the drug store. amusing duck and teddy bea1 figures are expected to producers require that it be shown at a·price well help cheer up young patients. Mrs. Carson has given above the regular price for the Greenbelt Theatre. the children's room two additional plaques depicting This requirement will probably prevail during the frisky lambs and a horse, respectively. The artist remainder of 1941. " 2

GREENBELT __....,._L_11"ERARY . GOLF COOPERATOR HoLEJ.9 PIii\ _4 GREENBELT, MARYLAND r Telephone: GREENBELT 3131 Published by the Greenbelt Publishing Associaticm AGWAI SIEOTR NL BG A visit to Greenbelt v.culd have made Abraham EI O AL Lincoln particularly happy; for he said, BLRTU Editor_ ------. __ .. ______Francis Fosnipt 11 I like to see a man Proud of his city, A Good Tarn And I like to see him live 51 So that it is proud &t him" In Greenbelt and throughout the United States Greenbelt is full of people who are proud of it, more than a million Boy Scouts are celebrating this and who live so that it is proud of them. week as the 31st anniversary of Scouting in this Thc·se few people, young and not so young, who HoL£20 P~I( 3 co,urt,ry. Any organization Miich shows the steady leave broken glass lying around to disfigure not growth that this rovement has recorded must have only the town's lawns and walks but also possibly something "on the ba~l"• the persons of the tovm•s residents and guests-these r We have little doubt about the secret of Scout­ people simply have not yet caught the Greenbelt ing's success for it is the same age-old formula spirit. (That may be said also, though in a milder I T I N which we know as the Golden Rule. JI'he Scouts call way, of those who are careless with their newspapers RD TC A it the good turn, and have incorporated it in their and merchandise wrappers.) TSO IN motto "'Do a good turn daily•" There may be a few of the older of these persons C N 0 This emphasis on consciously doing something to who are sc hardened in their ways as to make us con­ help one's neighbors is the very keystone of any tinuously dependent upcn our own vigilance and that long-successful social organization. The greatest of such organized patroling as I understand is now I contributions to our heritage of civilization and being done by the scouts, if we are to avoid being culture are the result of doing "good turns''' rather cut up by misplaced glass. than follOlfUlg purely selfish interests. ·. But we may well hope that the less hardened That little habit of looking around for some lit­ younger ill-doers will profit by the example set by HoLE 21 PAR 4: tle thing :..tiich can rrake our fellow-beings a little the town as a whole and come to take pride in their happier, safer or more comfortable is·a dynamic fac­ town and demonstrate their pride by making their town tor in building great-nations. Without it we perish proud of them . r in a world of self-seeking greed and anarchy. We May that time come mi ghty soon. For Greenbelt like the-Scout m6tto then, and we would like to see was not built for crops of broken ~lass and cut-up UHSKOT it hung not only on the nlls of Greenbelt' s Scout children; it was built for happy children. R A 1J I homes, but emblazoned throughout the world on every XTFPD housetop: "Do a good tum for someone every day." ---Howard C. Custer EPNLE -----1L------G 0 TENANTS COMPLAIN Community Health I We b4ve had several fnquiries from folks in the building located from 46 to 54 Crescent Road ae to s.R.Berenberg, M.D., Director whom they should se~ about getting hot water for a DEPARTII.ENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH bath. At last report it seemed that they would have NAME to draw-8:t,raws eacti week to see who got to wash or Influenza nay be followed by a serious or fatal ADDRESS who didn't. However, they still have hope and pray illness if it is not given proper medical and nurs­ tI:at the hot water will not be done away with perma­ ing care. nently because they could never wash their clothes At the onset, infiuenza is much like a connon ~hen, and the people who live in the houses and wash cold, except that the SYJl¥)toms are nuch more severe; RULES FOR LffERARY their clothes in the evening in the apartment houses including fever and a painful aching in the back, GOLF CONTEST basements and ·then use the dr-yers half the night. head and legs. The patient should go to bed at once ~11 also be left out in the coldy They have no U terary Golf is a very intel'l!sting g1111-~ end a physician should be called immediately. In­ playing rules •re similar to those of regular golf, grudge nor grief against the house-living people fluenza is an exhausting disease and it may be the object in both cases being to pla,y each hole but it does seem unfair when the electric bill goes necessary for the patient to stay in bed for sane with the fellest possible strok>!o. The exercise is up and the hot water is threatened to be cut down mental instead of physical. ti!IE in order to ·regain his strength. At each hole a number of letters are sho1111 scat,. worse than it is. It is quite provoking after a The best way to avoid infl.uenza is to live such a tered over the fainra,y between tee and nag. These hard days work to stand beside the stove and wait healthy life that strong resistance to dieease germs letters are hazard•, and the player muot overcome for a pan of water to heat with which to shave. If than by asoembling them into words. -• since eacn is established. When we are tired, run-d01m, n_ot word so formed constitutes a stroke, he will n&t~ you .don't believe it is, ask any of the fellows in eating properly, not getting enough sleep, fresh air ally save strokes b) using long. word.a. Words of two the above mentioned building. letters or more that are showp in Funk and Wag11&ll' a and outdoor exercise, we are easy prey for disease Dictionary may be used. Proper noun• ma,y be uoed if germs of all kinds. It is wise to stay a,ray from so shpwn. Only the letters sho1111 on f&irwa,y may be LANDLORD REPLIF.S people who have colds and influenza, ·also from .un­ used in the words asaanbled for that hole, and no necessary crowded places. Try, by these common 1ndirtdual letter can be used more · tt-• in" the list of words than it is sholffl in group on flirwa,y. · The Administrative office has received mny com­ sense nethods, to avoid influenza and if you do get When a pla,yer is · unable to use all f.he letters on plaints in regard to the insufficient supply of hot it, call your physician at once. Go to bed and stay his list of words, the letters, so -aining are eacl; ttere until your doctor says it is safe for you to counted as a stroke. Th~when a pll;yer assembles water in the apartments. A complete investigation a list of three words and has one letter not_placed,­ has been made of the matter and it has been found resume your normal activities. his score for the hol,; is •4•-if he has two letters that the water heating systems are functioning prop­ recl&ining, the score is II S" • Rach hole is marked with its •par•. Thia means erly. Therefore, it is clearly indicated that cer­ t,hat reasonable gqod pla,yi.ng will enable one to tain families must be using an excessive amount of 18 NEW SCARLET FEVER CASf.S equal that sc~re. The wise player however, will tr:, hot water, thus affecting all units supplied by the for a "Birdie• or "Eagle• at each hole. .l "Birdie• eystem. Unless the sit~tion improves, it will be­ 1a one stroke less -than p...-..an "Eagle• two leas. "Scarlet. fever in Greenbelt can be said to nave l'owever, Bird:l:'es or Eagles will probably not be po• necessary to take definite steps to regulate and reached epidemic proportions for a town of this aible at every l\ole. ,. control the hot water supply to indivudual apart­ size," Dr. Samuel R. Berenberg, Public Health Direc­ Choose .your words carel'ully and re~ that ments. Therefore, the cooperation of each family while long word a are desirable in thiS" game, just as tor, told the Greenbelt Citizens Association Monday long t!rtYing is in golf, long driving alone will not within a building will be necessary. ~ght. He asked cooperation from all residents for win 11111ey golf games. quarantine enforcement, p6inting out that he aloi'Ji! The real'.cy good golf player alwa,ys gives some consideration to the ~ot following the one he 1a could not police the entire town for violations. pla)d.ng, and this holda good in •IJ. terary Oolflt. PARENTS WARNED ON BROKEN GLASS As a measure of cooperation the Association voted to request the town mnager to call a ~eting of the Copyrighted by D. B. Litt;lefield-19-">• _ The Administrative office is working with .the Public Health Advisory Conmittee which was set up Citizens' Association in an attempt to glin the coop­ with the passing of the public health ordinance last eration of Greenbelt parents in the matter of exer­ year but which has never met. cising more care in the disposal of glass bottles "There were 18 new cases of scarlet fever here COOPERATOR GETS RIV AL and containers of vario_us sorts. It appears to be since the first of the Je8.r," Dr. Berenberg said, thoughtlessness or negligence on the part of the In response to question :he described the _SJ'._lllptoms' parents that they dispose of. glass art,icles so care­ of scarlet fever, and also pointed out the require­ The Cooperator now has a local rival in the form lessly as to leave them within reach of small chil­ ments in quarantine. He stated tha"t. he had in his of a journal edited by Jean Bonnar and Carroll Coff­ dren. Or, they deliberately hand their children pocket a warrant for the arrest of one quarantine man, both students at the Greenbelt Elementary glass containers wi_th which to amuse themselves violator, but added that it was almost impossible to School• Entitled "Neighborhood Goss°ip", it concema while outdoors~ little realizing the danger involved secure enough evidence to convict those who broke itself with the doings of 35 Ridge Road, and has all not only to them but to ·othe~ children if the bottle quarantine. He reminded the au.dience that only thru of nine subscribers. As the printing medium is should be broken, which is generally the case. The their willingness to help could ll.ltimate control of entirely lead pencil, and the editors have no seriousness of this problem cannot . be emphasized communicable diseases be insured. assistants, this circulation is considered ample at present. The paper is distributed free of charge, enough, and it is r strongly urged by everybody con­ cerned that paren(s givi! iiore serious thought in the and or e may read in it.about who walked home from future to the elimination of glass as a child's school together recently, how! hard it is to keep plaything and to the careful disposal of glasb i:on­ C.irl Scoab Pledge Defeue rubber dolls clean, the wondrous objects that .can be tainere when no longer needed. Service To Fir1t Ladr constructed, out of Tinker Toys, and the like. ------Because pne of ~he editors has been suffering Mrs. Thomas McNamara, past president of Greenbelt from a cold, "Neighborhood Gossip" thus far has been Bible Class Changes Location Unit 136 American Legion Auxiliary, attended thE! 16th restricted to one issue. Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense, The bible cl.as• sponsored by the Washington which was held in the Mayflower Hotel on January 2?, Bible Institute, originally held at the home 28 and 29 as a delegate from the Department of Jfary­ BOY SCOOT NOTES ~r Yrs. land, American Legion Auxiliary. D. Livingston ia now- being- held every Thursday even­ I i~ from 8-9. P.M. in room 201 at the elementary The Conference consists of 19 women s patriotic Alexander Schwarz, assistant Scoutmaster of Troop school. The teacher is Glenn Wagner, President organizations through out the country and 118ny prom­ 212, is in the hospital this week instead of Arizona of the Washington bible Institute. Everyone is in­ inent speakers addressed the thousand or more dele­ as he had planned. Scouts and friends who had plan­ vited to attend. gates attending,' among them:. Brigadier General ned a farewell party f6r him last Saturday were dis­ Hershey of the Selective Service Bureau, Paul v. appointed to learn that he had become ill suddenly. McNutt 1 Social Security Administrator, Sir Wilmot Mr. Schwarz's ·Arizona t~will be resumed as soon Lewis, Washington Correspondent of the Londen Times, as his hospital sojurn is completed. Additional guests who will be present at the Ath­ Bishop James Freeman, Rev. Edmund Walsh of George- letic Club• s third annual banquet, Saturday, Febru­ town University. ~ ary 13, are Walter Masterson, pitcher for the Wash­ The Regular monthly 11Eeting of Greenbelt Unit 136 ington Senators; Jack Espey and Turk Em,-ard of the American Legion Auxiliary has been postponed from The American Forestry Association is making a na­ redskins; Dick Termyson and several basketball play­ February 6 to February 13, and will be held at tht· ers for Heurich1 s Brewers. tion-wid~ search for the largest trees of 200 species 'home of Mrs. ~enley Goode, •2j-P Ridge .Road. in this country, hoping to preserve these 200 giants. 3

FOOD .STORE 1:ETS CO-OP BltEAD Bread which is reputed to be superior to ordinary canmercial bread in food value will soon be a regu­ lar stock item at the Food Store. It 1~ a Co-op product, being baked by the Cooperative Cafeteria MlRSm GIRlEIENBlEIL I Services in New York City. The chief difference is that it contains the en­ tire wheat germ llhile commercial bread does not, as the wheat kernel is not used. The Co-op bread is solid and the ends cannot be squeezed together as i:, the case in ordinary bread, it has been stated, Fresh products, such as milk and eggs, are used in making H. . A sample lot of the Co-op bread was on sale at Good E v:ening, Mrs. Greenbelt RECIPES the Food Store recently and the reaction was very ''The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft BY Peggy Bargas favorable--many requests have been received for more agley." of it. I get all ready to take the first real vacati on With lent in the offing our thoughts turn to Another Co-op product being sold here is ciga­ in about twelve years and Kate--who has never had meatless days, and for some reason the Chief Cook rettes. This item, which is still in its experi­ anything more serious than a day-old cold--colllf's faces each day wi th an ext ra furrow on her brow as mental stage, is on the market for criticism. The down with a real illness. she plaintively asks "What shall I cook for dinner management invites such criticism from its cigarette Is there some power that does t r.ese things just tonightt" From time to t ime we will try_ to include patrons in order that any suggestions as to improve­ so mothers won't get too cocksure about their owr: lenten dishes that are a bit different, hoping it ments can be passed along to the manufacturers who powers? What a jerk-upl i'hat a jerk-upl will help to bani sh that -furrow and yet give the will then be in a better position to determine popu­ my family meatless dinners 'that _are attr~c~ive_ and· lar demand as to mixture. If baby girl will just get well, you can have 1 your old vacation. I feel that bad- nourishing. Now .is everybody happy? Incidentally Corn bread in one of its many forms is ideal with -Peggie A. fish or sea food. Casserole of Salmon and Asparagus

L. S. BRIGGS, Inc. 'ffi~SCHOOL MOTHERS DISCUSSING "DISCIPLINE" 1 No. J OO can Co-op ijert label 1/4 tsp. salt Asparagus 1/4 tsp. paprika Quality Meat Products The monthly ·meeting or the Pre-School Mothers' 1 Can co-op qed Label Salmon Club will be held February 6 at 8: 15 at the home of 1 cup sou1· cream or 1 cup white sa11ce Mrs. Ann Southern, 3-B Ridge R,oad1 MADE IN WASHINGTON The subject "'Discipline" will be reviewed by Mrs. Drain asparagus. Pl ace asparagus in a lVell greas­ G. Bo Roshon. This topic is one of great interest to ed casserole , Break salmon into pieces over the all mothers with children of pre-school ages, and asparag,1 s. Cover wi t h cream or white sauce. Sprin­ SOLDIN anyone interested is invited .to attend. kl e with salt and oaprika, Bake in a hot oven about "Home Play Program"', "Building Good Health" and 20 minutes or until slightl y brown. YOUR GREENBELT FOOD STORE "Nutrition"· are subjects chosen by the club members to be discussed at future spring meetings. The club meets on the first Thursday of each inonth. Cracklin 1 Bread 2 eggs 1 cup cracklin1:s 3 cups water ground 1 cup sour milk GREENBELT cornmeal 2 cups boiling water Pi nch of soda

Pour t he boil ing water over t he meal, mix smooth, and add the eggs when the mixture begins to cool, beating thoroughly. Mix soda i n a little cold water Se4Ut~ Shop and add thi s and the salt and sour milk, and last of all the cracklings. The batter should be the eonsistency of cake bair OWNED AND CONTROWD BT GllEINBELT RDIDEMTS ter. Always serve the bread hot after ba.!d.ng in a shallow pan. If you desire to make a pone instead of a loaf, the batter should be made a trifle thick­ er by the addition of more meal.

OUR NEIGHBORS

Mrs. Richard Reedy and Mrs. Miles Bonnar recently solved the redecorating problem very neatly by mov­ ing themselves and thei t children into the ·guest apartment -while the painters 11ere at work on their homes• Three cots were used in addition to the apartment's double bed and studio couch, in order to meet the sleeping needs of the two adults and four HEARD? children. Despite the neighbors• gloomy predicti_ons the two families are still on the best of terms, &.c­ cording to one of the participants .interviewed by the Cooperator. Amusement in the one-room apartment consisted of readi ng books and playing with Christmas_games. Eat­ i.ng was done in relays. For two ni ghts all available floor· space was occupied by beds and cots. • The youngest child, Dickie Lee Reedy, came down with scarlet fever the day afte~ the two families moved out, but very luckily the infection did not attack a single additional 11ember of this interest­ SPRING SPECIALS ing experiment in "'sardinismn. at the Friends of Mrs. H. Wendell Miller surprised her with a stork sholier last Friday evening at the home BEAUTY SHOP of Mrs. John Po 'Murray. Mrs. Frank Harris was co­ hostess.

Mondays thru Thursdays 9 A.M to I P.M. Mrs. Sulo Laakso, wife of the former general man­ ager of Greenbelt Consumer Services, is spending two Shampoo and Finger Wave ___ 75c weeks in Greenbelt visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers. Mr. Laakso is riow connec\ed with the Con­ sumer Distribution Corcoration. $2.00 Breck Corrective Scalp Treatment GREENBELT'S NEW BABIES Including Finger Wave Mr. and Mrs. H. Wendell Miller of 2-R Gardenway are receiving congratul'ations upon the bi rth of Iso­ 3 Treatments For $5.00 bel Jean last Sat urday morning, in G:,e enbelt. Two little baby girls made their debut at the Greenbelt Hospital last week, one on January 27, the $2.00 Contoure Liquid Bandage Facial other January 28. The happy parents, respectively, are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Scott· of 4-G Southway and 3 for $5.00 Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Evers of Branchvi1.le.

New Hours.For Your Convenience G. P. lVERSEN COMPANY Monday 9a.m. to 8p.m. Tuesday 9a.m. to 8p.m. Wholesale Fruita and Vegetables Wednesday_ 9a.'nL to lp.m. 1211 - 1213 - Maine Ave., S. W. Thursday. 9a.m. to 8p.m. Washington D. C. Friday 9a.m.· to 8p.m. Saturday 9a.m. to 6p.m. National 1125 "".6- 7 - 8 - 9

For Appointments Call Greenbelt 2251 Suppliers to: your Food Store 4 UNION RESTRICTIONS Bill To License Explosive Handlers Before Legislature

The aim of cert ain trade unionists would appear Pending before tr.e l.laryland Legislature is a bill to be either to hamstring the Co-operative Movement to license all handlers of explosives. The act if A_sPORTl_j_ or to allow it to operate within very narrow limits. passed, will require all manufacturers, dealers and Most societies have had experience of trade unicns lJOSsessors of explosives to obtain licenses. The trying to impose conditions on co-operative employ­ State insurar,ce com.,-ission would issue manufacturers ment which they would not dare to demand from the licenses at $10 a year.and dealers pennits at ~5 . 00, GREENBELT OOWLING LEAGUE outside trading world. _Actually, if a business is while the $1 . 00 license for possession of explosives run for private profit it is allowed to pay a lower v.wuld be distributed by County court clerks and the scale of wages than is paid in co-operative socie­ Lost Clerk of tte Court of Col'!lmon ?lease in Baltimore. TEAY. Won e1g1:e11 ties. This is a decided handicap to the Co-opera­ License apf,licants would I-ave to state their REDSKINS 36 18 2 870 tive Movement in a competitive world, and means a na'lles, addresses, ci tizensl ir,, and their reasons for BAroERS 34 20 27715 restriction of co-operative employment. w:i.rting tc handle explosi Yes , An ordinance fotbid­ STARLIGHT BARONS 33 21 27234 We do not suggest that co-operative societies rling the saie and use or· fireworks has been in EAGLES 31 23 26776 should refuse to recognise wage and labour standards effec~ in Green~e1t for rr.cre than a ye~r. UNIVERSITY !!-OTORS 30 24 26579 simply because these have not yet been established COLTS 28 26 26675 elsewhere. The aim of the Co-operative ~overnent is KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 27 27 26700 to improve the status and conditicns of the.workers. BUCKAROOS 27 27 26377 If trade union demands on co-operative societies are CIVIL SERVICE EXAMIN~ TIO NS ORIOLES 27 27 26003 reasonable, ,and have some relation to the living WINNIE ' S 26 28 26319 standards which we wish to see all round us, thenthey Applications are now being receiverl by the ,u. s. BARNACLES 24• 30 27541 should be conceded, provided it is within the Civil Service Corr.~i~sion for the following posi tions. CONSUMERS CO-OP #1 24 30 25892 ability of the co-operative society to do so. Fr e­ Qualifications and closing dates follow each titl e . STARLIGHT EARLS 24 30 25447 quently, ·however, t here is a different trade union ,s!arketing specialist (transportation) ~3 , 800. Agri­ Cot!MUNITY MEN I S CLASS 24 30 23980 viewpoint in regard t o co- operative societies. We culture. Experience: Freight traffic department of IDDGERS 21 33 26433 have seen time and again that one concession by co­ a com.~on carrier. February 27, OONSUJ.1ERS 00-0P lf_2 16 ~8 2tt_O'Tl operative employers has been taken as a starting A6ricultural.program analyst ~2,600 - ~5 , 600 . Col­ HIGH TEAM GAff.E -Barnacles 626; Badgerie; 623; point for other demands , despite the fact that wage lege St11dy plus experience in Agricultural research, scales in the outside trading world have not been administration, etc. February 27 . HIGP. TEAM SET - Barnacles 1705; Badgers 1643; affected by the new agr eements reached from time to Accou"ta;:t, and Audi tor ~2, 600 - 13 ,800. R.e!:µonsible time by trade unicns and co- operative societies. accountlnc anry auditing experience. February 13 . PIGH IND . G!,!.\E - Muller 165; Timmons 163; Nor is it solely a question of wage rates or ho~rs. Public Health NursG 1?,000; graduate-nurse, $1, 800. At the quarterly meeting of the u. c. B. S •• , for in­ L'1dian Field Service, including Alaslca. No closin15 HIGH IND. SET -Timmons 328; Jones 387; stance, we had another illustration of t he stupid date . and indr,f~nsible policy which the trade unions would r.!1emical Eni;:i.neer ~2,600 - ~5, 600. College plus ex­ HIGH STRIKES -Bell, Jr. 32; Boggs ~5; wish t · r.ursue in r egard to co-operative societies. perience. Qualified persons apply at once. No It W" 1,roposed that certain work for the biscuit closing date. JTIGH SPARES -Jones 126; 1'cEwen 119; fact.a be undertaken b;,, women, but the trade · Ul'jion Full information and fonns available at Post Office intervened and would not allow it, despite the fact or Civil Service Commission . EIGH FLAT GAf E -Muller 97; that the same class of work was being done by women labour in a c.v, .s. fact or y in England with the con­ HIGP IND . AVERAGES -Millbrook 110-25; Jones llQ-23; sent of the tr!:de uni cn. What the U. C. B. S. were Bo-wman 108-25; !.lacEwen 108- 44; aski ng was something that had already been con.ceded COLLEGE PARK AUTO PLACE Cosby 108-20; Trev1hella 107- 1; by the union to co-operative employers; but in Sco tr-­ land, thf unicn decreed, women labour was not to be Come In And See The The weekly prize of $1 . 00 in cash and $2 . 00 in employed , The r esul t was that the work was trans­ rnerchandi se at Marvin I s Credit was won by Joe Tomp­ ferred outside. It has gone to workers employed by Studebaker Champion kins who rolled a game of 126. a private employer. Here, as in t~e co- operative factory in England, the work is being done by women Always a Good Selection of Used ·Cars labour, much cheaper t han- it would have been done by the U. C. B. S. themselves, Where , therefore, is the WOMENS LEAGUE STANDING gain to the trade union? Their only gain has been College Park, Md. Berwyn 571 Warfield 0881 to deprive co-oper ative female labour of work that should have been carried cut under co-operative aus­ TEAJ.I . H. S. H. G. Pinfa.11 University Alleys 37 17 1329 3 22, 632 pices and has now been transferred to a priv.ate con- ALL WE ASK ' tractor. - --Scottish Cooperator ..; '%#is tha t when in the market for Bluebirds 37 17 1311 461 22,285 Matthai's 34 20 1390 482 22, 660 a New or Used Car you compare Little Tavern 28 26 1316 452 22,458 OUR Quality and Prices, G. P. Iverson 27 27 1344 479 22 , 503 SELI..ERS SALES and 'SERVltE Starlight 26 28 1361 474 22 ,749 The earth gains about 100, 000 tons weight in a Trott & Owens 25. 29 1335 508 21 , 794 year f r om meteoric material, mostly du st , from t he DODGE ud PLYMOUTH AUTOMOBILES Strikettes 23 31 1230 433 20 , 278 sky. -- P. A. SELLERS, PROP. -- Arcade-Sunshine 21 33 1285 445 21, 240 RIVERDALE, IJARYWID PHONE. W~ .1126 ,Redbird$ 12 42 1125 389 15, 417 ·- LET'S ·BE OUR OWN CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS LOYAL CUSTOMERS AT !'ransportation wanted to D. c. Hours 8:30 to 4• Vi­ OUR OWN CO-OP cinity of Census. 10 H Parkway Road .

Call--Earl Morgan for radio repairs. Phone 5186. BIGGER VOLUME MEANS HEBREW CONGREGATION NEWS Rabbi Samuel Silver of the B1 nai B1 rith Hillel GREATER EFFICIENCY foundation at t.~e University of !.!a.r-.rland has been selected as the spiritual leader for the Greenbelt BEITER SERVICE Hebrew CongreJa tion. ~ab:Ji Si'L ver will conduct his first service next F.:'jday night February 7 in the LARGER STOCKS elementary school at 9 :00 P. '!. BUY ALL An invitation is extended to all persons in Green­ BETIER WAGES belt to attend the service. Ref'reshmen~s w-111 be YOU CAN served i.11Mediately f91l01·1ing the service, TO EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVELY! and BILLHIMER and PALMER LARGER SAVINGS 40 Ford 2 door deluxe, ·heater ______$625 '39 Ford Z door, Leater ______. ___ 465 '38 ford 2 aoor, heater ______365 '37 Ford 2 door ______295 '37 Pontiac 2 door, hea~r ______395

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