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6reenbelt Dtws iruitw AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Volume 51, Number 5 P.O. Box 68, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770 Thurs., Dec. 24, 1987 Community Church -- City's First-­ Celebrates its Fiftieth Anniversary ~rs. Green, oldest member of the church at the time be­ gms Ground Breaking as the Rev. Braund looks on (From by Eileen Peterson acteristics of this local church Greenbelt from the early '-10s un­ 50th Anniversary, Greenbelt Community Church) · In the beginning, people body. til his retirement. George I<;sh­ crowded the auditorium in The First Service bau<rh organized the first Boys' George Es•hbaugh, a member Club in Green brlt. He rec:ills response to a word-of-mouth that the Men•~ Bible Class dr1• w Greenbelt Hilton Will Host Every day. the Washington Re­ invitation to the new resi­ of the temporary committee that gional Blood S :> rvice must col­ organized ihe church, recalls an unusualiy Luge crowd for Bloodmobile December 30 dents. Greenbelt was only a y,•a r!-1. It wa~ a communi ty- a lect 860 units of · blood to meet that the congregation received p:1 tient needs in the 60 area hos­ few weeks old, but families f:: mily-o( fr:ends tog-ether by On December 30 from 3 p.m. permission to hold scrvirt•s in pitals. This cannot be accom­ faith and the Greenbelt ex•pl'r­ to 7 p.m., the Greenbelt Hilton unaccustomed to being far the Community Burlding (Center plished without volunteers who ience as a new town. will be hostin~ a special "[ R"­ from a neighborhood church School) because it seemed im­ make donating blood a routine flocked to the meeting in practical to build several Protes­ Whenever the beginnings o' solve to Give" bloodmobile. The habit. a nything in Greenbelt are dis­ purpose is to allow re~ular and what is now Center School. tant churches in the new town. Bloodmohiles are held at a It was a call to all Protestant T·here were about 300 residents cussed. bits of town history slip new donors an opportunity to do­ out, e•pecial'y in discuss:011 with nate now to help offset the holi­ variety of locations in and Christians: let's start a from various Protestant denomi­ around Prince Georges County, nations. So, 166 townsfolk held a pioneer family. The Esh­ day lull, and encourage them to church. b:iughs -lived at 33-M Ridge pledge to donate three more and at various times to meet the first church service on No­ everyone's busy schedule. Please Many of those first members vember 14, 1937. The member­ Road, in a model house called times during 1988. of the Greenbelt Community "the President's house" because Each year, during the holiday call 853-2555 for other times ship quickly grew to 240, with and locations. Church eventually joined other another 240 children attending it had ramps to allow President season, area hospitals experience churehes forml<d in town. Those Sunday School. Roosevelt to ini;pect the house a decline in t.he quantity of blood remaining saw in this group an in his wheelchair. Later, as the available for patient needs. Newspaper Office "interdenominational council on Dorothy Eshbaugh recalls 15 family grew to include son It is so important that the l'1!ligious life, embradng every years of working with the young­ Closed Tuesday George, Jr. and daughter Mari­ American Red C1·oss has a con­ group and providing an open est J™m1bers of the church, with Because of the New Year's Gwen Nelson as her hel,per, and lyn, they moved to 12 Court stant supply of healthy donors. house and forum in which var ious Ridge, where they await with Eve holiday, the ews Review Linda Dove at the piano. Both points of view were explained." joy the December birth of their office wiU be open on Monday, Eshbaug'hs, who celebrated their This di!scription comes from the first great-grandchild. What Goes On December 28. from 2 to 4 in the sixty-first wedding anniversary afternoon, and from 8 to 10 in 50th Anniversary booklet for George, Jr. suggested to the Thurs., Dec. 24 - City offices the special Sunday celebra­ on the day of the church's fif­ the evening. Copy and ads may ti t irt , I the pastor that the new Community closed tion of the Community hurch. Church at the corner of Hill­ be brought to the office until 10 Eventually, the congregation vibrancy of the ehildren has been Fri., Doc. 25 - City and GHI p.m. on Mon:lay; copy to be a strong. continuing character­ side and Crescent Road" needed offices olosed joined the United Church of a light to illuminate the cross left in tl-e News Review box Christ, with the openness and istic of their church. Wed., Dec. 30, 3-7 p.m. Blood­ at the Co-op should be de­ tolerance remaining strong char- Assistant Post m a st er in See COMMUNTY, page 4, col. 1 mobile at Greenbelt H1ltoi1 posited by 7 p.m. on Monday. Fri., Jan. 1 - City and GHI The office will be closed on Greenbelt Greats: James K. Giese offices closed Tuesday, December 29. by Sandra Barnes ers Greenbelt to ibe very for­ and no-nonsense a·pproach have According to the Interna­ tunate to have Jim Giese as city earned him the enthusiastic re­ LOCATIONS FOR tional City Management As­ manager. "Jim could have gone spect and loyalty of his staff. on to a higher paying job. He Says executive secretary Dor­ A. CHRISTMAS TREE sociation, the average ten­ gives me as an elected official a othy Lauber, a 12-year employee. ure of a city manager in one feeling of comfort to be able to "He sets such high standards _jurisdiction is five years. rely on his eX'pertise. Every city and puts so much into his work. DISPOSAL Greenbelt's city manager, it wouldn't be right to do less." a in Prince Georges County en­ James K. Giese, is celebrat­ vies our city manager," he stat­ Recreation director Hank Irv Christmas trees may be dropped off at the following locations for ing his 25th year with the ed emphatically. ing puts it another way. "He 1pickup by the City be·ginning January 4, 1988: A ·confirmed bachelor, Giese is city. About 70 people­ gives you the opportunity to pre­ Playground opposite 73 court Ric:!ge Road friends, colleagues and pub­ often described as "married to sent your views. He doesn't ex­ lic officials-attended a sur­ the city". His employees point pect a bunch of 'yes people'." Corner of Re,;earch and Hillside Roads out the many evening meetings Says MeLaughlin, "He's always Corner of Eas~way and Cre~ ::ent Roa~s prise party for Giese Friday, he attends as well as late nights Playground at Plateau Place and Ridge Road December 18, at Springhill open to initiate new proirrams." spent from March until June In a letter to Giese, former Entrance to 21 Court Ridge Road (Across from Green Ridge Lake's Fountain Lodge. poring over the city budget. House) While political pressures may assistant city manager in the Giese himself disclaims the time late '6Cs Gary Stenhouse fond­ Area adjacent to Candy Cane City force some city managers from spent on the job. "It's less t,han office, most change jobs in order ly remembers Giese's high stan­ Pla2ground at junction of Crescent and mdge Roads most people think." he demurs. dards. Now the city manager of to advance in their profession. Dedication Play,ground at Ivy Lane and Lastner Lane As Greenbelt's assistant city Nevertheless, his dedication See GIESE, page 5, col. 1 Cha1 1!estowne Village & C.harlcst.owne Nor-th-Adjacent to I manager Mike McLaughlin ex­ Attick Park service road plained, "There is no organiza­ University Square - Front of Swimmiag Pool tional career ladder - only a HOLIDAY REFUSE professional ladder. Tq move up Lakeside North - Near Swimming Pool means to move on.'' - ~ SCHEDULE Springhi!1 L"Bke Community Building Giese came to Greenbelt in . Gree-nbriar J 1962 after serving as acting Because od' the .NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAY, FRIDAY, JANU­ Between Bui!dings: 77C'8 and 7710; 7728 and 7730 village manager of Western ARY 1, 1988, there w;f.l be no refu~<?. collectej- that day. Monday 7826 and 7828 Hanover Parkway f Springs, a suburb of Chicago. He and Tuesday ()Jf that week wm be on re.gular sl'"hedule. NO PAPER 8003 and 8009 Mand-aon Road is Greenbelt's fourth city man­ PICK UP ON WEDNE-SDA Y. Thursda.y's route will be collected on Wednesday, a ni Friday's route will be eol!ected on Thursday. Glen Oaks ager, following Roy Braden, Between Bui.~dings: 7903 and 7905; 7509 and 7511 Jam~ Gobbel and Charles T. Manda•n ROlad McDonald. Giese says that he I Hunting Ridge never planned to be here this Between Blllildings: 6936 and 6978 HanO'Ver Parkway long. But, "sometime about the GREENBELT CONNECTION Windsor Green 15th year, I decided to stay," At Court Entrances (pick up by Windsor Green staff) he recalls. HOllDAY SCHEDULE Greiinbroo'k Vil'lage and Estates: As councilman Tom White put Southeast corner of Ora Glen Drive a,nd Mathew Dri'Ve it, "In terms of a normal career Southeast corner of Hanover Parkway and Greel'l1orook Dr. Jevelopment cycle, Jim should Be·cause of the Ohristmas Holidays, Thursday and Friday, De­ Greenwood Village: have moved on. But he fell in cem~er 24,_ 25, the city's dial-a-ride service, the Greenbelt Con­ Along Mandan Terrace, Opposite 8175 love with Green;})elt." nection, wdl not run on those days.

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