Oirttnbtlt Pilski Wins Run-off by 1 Vote Heavy Turnout in Close Race In a race that couldn't have been closer, Richard R. Pilski eked out a one-vote victory over incumbent councilman Clifford lttws · ltuitw Simonson in last Tuesday's run-off election. The vote was 570 to 569. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER The final tally was not settled until the 11 absentee ballots Volume 29, Number 46 GREENBELT,MARYLAND Thursday, September 30, 1965 were counted. At the end of the machine count, the vote favored Pilski, 567 to 561. Admidst a hushed audience, th GHI Expresses Adverse Reacti on WHAT GOES . ON absentee iballots were opened. New Council Meets Monday Simonson received six of the first Monday, I, 7:90 p.m. City Oct. seven votes to draw within one Council Meeting, Municipal The organizjng meeting of the To the City's Special Assessment Building newly elected City Council will be vote of Pilski. Then Pilski picked by Std K.estn131" Tuesday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. First Aid held next Monday evening, October up 2 votes to emerge victorious. Board members of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI), voiced some Course Begins, Firehouse. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in fue Council Pilski now joins Edgar Smith, aispleasure Thursday night, about the $9,950 special assessment Thursda3", Oct. 7, 8:15 p_m. Cen­ Chamber. No regular agenda is Francis· White, David Champion levied on GHI by the outgoing city council for the Greenhill - Hill­ ter School P .T .A. planned. Instead all new council­ and William Hoff, who won coun­ side cut-through. Some resident reactlon also manifested itseJ.f men will 1be sworn in ,by the former cil seats in last week's election a-s in a. sharp letter directed to the boa.rd by Mr. Sam Cornelius, mayor, Edgar Smith. Following the the result of securing an a1bsolute warning that he might initate a taxpayer's suit to oppose the The Police Blotter swearing-in ceremony, the council majority. The run-off was caused "crazy" assessment. will elect their new mayor. by the failure of eitlher Simonson or Three children in one Greenbelt Director .Tohn O'Reilly reiterated Pilski to get a majority. family were treated for aspirin The new mayer himself will be his opinion, expressed at t he coun­ anti-poverty program to do the poisoning at the emergency room sworn in by W. Waverly Webb, cil hearing, that the 100% assess­ maintenance job - be noted that The new council will hold an of Prince Georges Hospital on Sept. Cle* of the Circuit Court, m: by ment was wrong in ,principle be­ the government would pay the organizational meeting Qn Monday, 18. The . chlldren, two boys and a someone from his office. e.a.use the purpose of the road was whole cost under the prognun. October 4, at which time the new girl ranging ~n age from 2½ to 5 prlmairily to join two parts of the Assignments ihave been made to The first regular business of the mayor will be elected. Although th·e· years, shared approxilmately 20 eom.munity, not to give Gill acces.!I committees for the com.Ing year. new Council is expected to ~ pre­ ylrarter is silent on this point, aspirins from a bottle accidentally to its property. He advocated a The Advisory Zoning Committee, sented at t·be nerl scheduled meet­ ther e bas been a tradition in the left wlllhin their rea.cb by their member petition to have the ordi­ chaired by Leo Gerton, ha.a eleven ing, on October 18. If there is past of choosing the top vote. mother, who was ill. 'Jlbey were re­ nance repealed. Chairman Oharles members; Land Committee, chaired business of a nature too urgent to getter as mayor. Smith was high leased from the hosipital in good Schwan noted that the board had by Roy K. Davis, has thirteen :be delayed until that time, a special man in last week's election 'by. :r,s condition the same day. This is the previously decided to accept the members; standards and Improve­ meeting can be called sooner. votes over runner-up White. third such case in Greenbelt within assessment provided the c i t y ments Committee has thirteen recent week$. For White and Pilsld, the elec­ adopted a uniform. policy in all members; Member Relationa Com­ * tion represented a comeback. Both such cases. There :w-as then some m:lttee, chaired by Eli:mbeth Allen, "' • A 2½ -yea.r-old boy wa1, rushed were defeated in the upheaval th,at discussion as to whether the out­ hM eight mem'bers;'· Finaµ,ce Com­ to Prince Georges Hospital on Sept.' 70 Runners Jog Along took place two years ago. The is­ g-oing city council had actually mittee chaired byl John O'Reilly 16, after ifalling from a second-floor sues in this election were blunted done this. Director Norman Weyel has seven members. The Personnel, An enthusiast.fo crowd o( 10 men, ba lcony in Springhill Lake. The as all candidates ran on a platform pointed out also that the incoming Newsletter, and QHI-City Coor­ women, and children led by Ma,-or child, who had ,been playing on th.e of ,preserving a planned Greel)belt. council had the authority to amend dinating Committee, chaired by Ne.t Edgar Smith jogged 1 ½ Uliles balcony, climbed over the railing the ordinance. Director Nat Shin­ Shindcrman, Gerald Gough. a.nd around Braden Field on Sept. 25. The turn-out of 1,139 voters was. and fell approximately ~ feet to a derman, a t Schwan's suggestion, Edwal'd Burgoon respectively, have Joining the mayor were former excceptionally high for a single cement patio below. He Jost con­ moved to defer the matter until two or three members each. counclim~n Lew Bernstein; Har­ vacancy run-off. A:bout -91 per­ sciousness briefly, but was crying after the fi rst meeting of the new Manager Breashears mentioned vey Geller; nationally famous long cent of the 1,245 who voted a week vigorously by the time police eouncil; the motion passed against that a .hearing on G;HI's appeal of ar­ distance runners · Lou Castagnola ago t,urned out again last Tuesday. rived. The child was kept at the O'Reilly's opposition. fue county real estate tax assess­ and Sob SCharf; Hugh Jascourt, At the last run-off . 'betweep. two hospiital for several days for ob­ Lot Line Survey ment will be held before the Coun­ national president of the Road Run­ candidates-in 1959--'.86 percent of servation and treatment of a head In o the r business, Manager ty Commissioners on Oct. 8, at ners and Larry Noel, local Jog the voters in the first election injury. Breashears ibrought up a. question 11 :15 a.m. The pulbllc is welcome. Alon~ chairman, who ha,s not even voted again in the run-off'. * of whether the engineering firm of * • jogged in 20 yea.rs. Officer Paul Reamy of the Green­ Greenborne and O'Mara should be belt Police Department will attend This first Jog Along event in hired to survey lot lines from the CORRECTION City Notes the Advanced Fingei,print School Maryland is the start of a monthly air a t a cost of a bout $10,000. held by the FBI at Ma,ry~t.a,te O"Reilly a nd Sh\nderm.an. al\'YOC&ted ity series of ~up jog~ng, spo~ored Contrary to a report il'l the Tews Police Headquarters In Pikesvllle, by the Jaycees, to be held through­ that GHI staff could do most of been out of town this w eek. He Review of Sept. l6 that the County out the state. Those who log 100 the task, except for .problem cases; is attending the annual cont'erence Oct. 11-15. Commissioners had rejected the miles within a year or Jess (includ­ Sbin'derman in rparticula.r suggested of the International City Managers Suitland•District Heights master ing pracUce ses!l!ons) will receive that the job could be done step. by Asroclatlon in Montreal, Oa.nada.. plan, the plan has not yet been of.. a t rophy. If a pareIJt and child fically considered by the commls• step as houses were sold. He com­ Recreation Review * * jog together at any time, they both menteld that decisions of this kind Workmen have been installing a sioners. (assigning lot lines) were arbitrary conerete drainage swale between by Riclmnl SOOV'el1110in receive double credit. The idea · b to encQurage l)(lrenta to exercise, by nature, whether m.ade 'by an en­ the swimm ing ,pool and the road to Director of Reid'6ation since they usually need lt more. gineering firm 'Or by Gill. This the Youth Center. This area was Bowling Beg1:ns ORGANIZATIONAL approach was deemed preferable continually muddy during this sum­ The Ten Pin Bowling League for Phone In each 10 miles or so jogged l,y the board, the directors general­ mer's swimming season. boys a nd girls, with 12 teams at to L. N oel, 4'74-9362. MEETING lY t>ein.g of the opinion that the The Washington Gas Light Co. .present, still has room for mo-re. There will be· an orgsnizational exipense of hiring the firm was too >S currently iruitall!ng a gaa line If you are intereated, a bwi will great. The manager was according­ to the new convalescent '.home being stop in front of the swim.ming pool YOM KIPPUR SERVICES meeting of tl;J.e City Oouncll of ly requested to prepare a policy built on Greenbelt Road ft.dj&.cent on Saturday at 12 noon, end tmns­ G reenbelt on Mon day, Oct.