The E & F. Roosevelt Ct-op ,arty Postponed Democratic Club One casualty of Friday night. The next regular meeting of 6rtmbdt January 4's snowfall was the 40th the E&F Roosevelt Democratic Anniversary celebration of Green­ Club will be held on Friday, Jan­ belt Cooperative, Inc. (formerly uary 18 at the Greenbriar Com­ GSC). The program had been munity Building. The businesl! planned to take 1>lace at Center meeting will begin at 8 p.m. School, and when the county Guest speaker for the evening schools shut down Friday after­ will be the Chairman of the noon, all activities scheduled for P rince Georges County Council, lttWs Rtuitw those buildings were automati­ Paris Glendening. cally cancelled as well. Refreshments will be served AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER B ruce Bowman, chairman for and all are welcome. Volume 43, Number 9 GREENBELT, MARYLAND Thursday, January 17, 1980 the anniversary party, said a new --0--- date will be set when the GCI board of directors holds its next lt:'s Academic meeting. Eleanor Roosevelt will play its Post Office Willing to Re-examine first round "It's Academic" game Toastmasters Club Elects on Sunday, January 20 at 11:30 a.m. on WRC-TV, Channel 4. 2 Greenbelters Officers ERHS will be competing again~t Issues, Seek Compromise ~olution Delores Ramsey of Charles­ Virginia .high schools, Oakton HS towne Village was elected Presi­ and J.E.B. Stuart HS. Green­ by Leta Mach amine the sites for a facility. did not believe that any center dent and Stephen Polaschik of Outlining postal concerns and business had the space for a belter Alan Amberg (member of Although a solution to the 12-D Ridge Road was elected the News Review staff) is cap­ post office problem was not alternatives, Fleming expressed contract station. Mayor Gil Wei­ treasurer of the Columbian willingness to reexamine the is-­ denfeld wondered how Jong such tain of the team. Watch to see reached at Monday•s·work ses­ Toastmasters Club which meets who wins! sue and look for compromise. a station would last. Fleming on the first and third Wednesday sion, city and post office offi­ The post office is concerned agreed that there were problems --0--- cials, pleased with the positive oi each month at the Knights of about its employees, ·the Jack r.f with a contract station. Although Columbus Hall, located at 9220 atmosphere during the even­ space in the Greenbelt facili_ty, its ll'!rmanence could not be Baltimore Boulevard, College Solicitations For ing, felt a solution would be the lack of secured parking for guaranteed, they had worked in Park. The meetings of the club Firemen's Ass'n. reached soon. In response to postal vehicles and the energy some places, he said. begin at 7 :30 p.m. and end ap­ The Prince Georges County a postal request for as much crisis. Flem ing cautioned that Schwan and Mayor Gil Wei­ proximately 9 p.m., including a the post office still has to be cost denfeld did not feel a single Volunteer Firemen's Association input as possible, the city pro­ short intermission. has authorized the B.Y. company mised to give the postal ser­ effective. In that regard, he was facility was possible in the core Visitors are welcome to attend especially concerned about the of Greenbelt. Candidly, Schwan to solicit contributions for the vice information about possi­ the meetings to learn more about Association's yearbook, to be­ million square feet of new office added that there was not much Toastmasters training which is ble sites for a postal facility space that is to be built in Green­ pos11ibility of locating a new fa­ printed for its annual convention. and the location of future aimed at improving ol'lal expres­ This solicitation will be in the belt. The new offices may change cility at Candy Cane City or the sion of thought; developing abil­ commercial development in the center of mail density and lower parking Jot. Castaldi felt name of the Prince Georges ities to appear effectively before County Volunteer Firemen's As­ the city which could affect the the new facility should be as that the "one facility concept audiences; and developing t he postal service's decision. close to that center as possi•ble cannot be located ,in the core sociation, not in the name of any habit of analytical listening. This local fi re com pany. "I'm glad to have you here," to keep the total carrier mileage without a detrimental effect on training is done in a spirit of Councilman Richard Castaldi to a m inimum. traffic." He added that he would The B.Y. company will probab­ mutual helpfulness in a friendly ly be soliciting m the Greenbelt told the new Maryland/ D.C. Dis­ Fleming listed the alternatives prefer to have the big facility on environment. trict Manager Gene Fleming, ex­ as: (1) one facility, (2) a finance a main thoroughfare. area, but citizens and merchants plaining that he felt more com­ station (customer services) in the Citizen 'Bill Wilkerson ex­ are cautioned that B.Y. is the fortable about the evening's ne­ center with a new carrier annex plained that he had quickly found only company authorized to do gotiations than he had at pre­ , distribution facility) elsewhere, eight or nine vacant sites at in­ so. Should anyone receive a so-• vious meetings. Congresswoman and (3) contract station in the tersections from Glendale to .the licitation that they suspect is not Gladys Spellm an explained that center with a carrier annex else­ railroad tracks west of the city. legitimate, they may contact the she felt the same about the meet­ where. In response to W.ilkerson's ques­ local fire department or the ing. Fleming noted that the pos­ With a finance station, the pos­ tion, Fleming said he was not Prince Georges Volunteer Fire-­ tal service shared the city's con­ tal service would run the opera­ sure how important clos ness to men's Association. cerns because their employees tion with a full range of cus­ the railroad t racks would be for --~ and customers were part of the tomer services in the center. the post office. The area behind community. "We both have a However, the facility at 2,109 the American Legion has been AGENDA Mothers Group Meets problem; we have to face up to square feet would be smaller previously mentioned as a pos­ REGULAR MEETING OF Mothers of pre-school childrt:.1 it and come away with a solu­ than the present quarters. The sible site. However, Fleming have the opportunity to chat with ,tion," he said. carrier annex in this option said that there were problems CITY COUNCIL other adults, bask in a little Timetable would be an industrial facility with its access road. A loca­ MONDAY, peace and quiet, share a common According to the original time­ for handling mail and with no tion •by ,a traffic light would be experience, and build mutual sup­ table, the project should already customer services. Under a con­ See POST OFFICE page 8, col. t JANUARY 21 , 1980 port. have been finished. Thus, Flem­ tract station, a private business 8:00 P.M. Beginning Wednesday, January ing would like to finish quickly, in the center would offer cus­ 23, and continuing for 11 con WHAT GOES ON I. ORGANIZATION taking 30 days to examine the tomer services (stamps, mailing Mon., Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. Citi­ 1. Call to Order scculivc weeks, such a group will alternatives and after that do of packages, money orders) and be meeting at Berwyn Presby­ zens Advisory Committee on ~- Roll Call a cost analysis of each. Flem­ · cc.uld include lock/boxes. How­ Busing. E. Roosevelt High ~- Meditation and Pledge of terian Church (next to the Mac-• ing asked to have the C'ity's con­ ever, parcels or registered letters School. Allegiance to the Flag Donalds on Greenbelt Road) from cerns "so when we make a de­ could not be picked up. A new 8 p.m. City Council Meeting, ~- Minutes of Council 9:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This cision, we can defend it." City carrier annex would include both Municipal Building Meetings will be the second group spon Manager James Giese expressed customer services and distribu­ sored by the Help By Phone, Thurs., Jan. 2i, 8 p.m. GHI 5. Additions to Agenda by his willingness to meet with post tion facilities. Limited, a non- profit group oper-­ Board Meeting, Ham:lton Pl. Councilmen and Manager office real estate people to ex- Councilman Charles Schwan II. COMMUNICATIONS ating in Prince Georges County. G. Petitions and Requests To register, send your nam~•. Greenbelt Players Schedule Production 7. Administrative R eports address, and phone number to: 8. Comm:ttee Reports Help-By- Phone, Limited, Box III. OLD BUSINESS :!21, Riverdale, Md. 20840. Baby Christacos Agrees to Use of Theatre 9. Zoning Map Amendment s ilt:ng will be provided. A fpe Applications 9350, 9351, will be charged. For information 9352 - Advisory Planning ,·all 474- 8437. <Questions? Cnll Bc:i.rd Report No. 224 171 8137.) As Cultural Arts Center for TwoMonths <L:rnd south of Green­ ---0--- by Konrad Herling utilities for each of February comments at last Sunday's Cul­ way Center) Poetry Readings and March, an amount to be re­ tural Arts meeting, Schreiber 10. Sectional Map Amend­ An interim agreement has ment P lanning Area 70, by Rhea Cohen said, about the production and by Rhea Cchen been reached between the Cul­ negotiated with Christacos upon Glendale-Seabrook-Lan­ anticipated impact, "We want Prize- winning poetess Rhea tural Arts Center, Inc.