Greenbelt cooperator., November 24, 1937, Image 1

About Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954

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Vol. 1, No, 1 . , . Published Every Wednesday v NbVembdr : 24, 1937
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' NEW GROCERY' STORE'. IV* \\ j :
TO OPEN HERE SOON j i
Co-Op Gas ’ Statipn Starts .... •; .
Operations.* .
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Opening date of the new store has,
* for several weeks, vied fpr honors:with
the bus s’ervice and popities,.cus-.. the most
popular conversation piece in :Gr©enbelt ;
and t it is felt that at this. ; timq ■
word of its progress will be weleome*
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While Consumer Services is ready to
open the store, there wijll .be some de
lay until thfe premises are ready for
occupation.. Electricity and refrigera
tion have hpt yet‘ been provided for, .
and as several holes,, have yet to be
drilled through’ the /eight inches of con
crete j and plumbing lines have : to
be run through the building, it is un
likely that the stpre wilj be ready for
several'days. . !
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This announcement was made with deep
regret by Mr. ft. M, Templeman, store
manager, who had hoped for an earlier
opening date.
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The filling station, byway of com
pensation, has now been operating for
several days. . This will also be run
according to the cooperative principle*
meaning that the Greenbelt car owner
may now buy gas $s well as groceries
cooperatively.
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JOURNALISTIC CLU# '•
! WORK ON NBW&PAPER ** '
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Consumer Services’Aids ,, * i '
Greenbelt Weekly
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The Greenbelt Journalistic Club held
its first meeting Thursday-'evening,
November 11, at the home df Mr. : dnd
Mrs. Robert Hayes, 35 G Ridge Road.
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i More than fifteen persons' partici
pated-in a general discussion on the
best methods now available for the dis
tribution of authentic news and announ
cements in Greenbelt. “■
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Several attending the; tidSting sum
marized their personal experiences in
publicity and newspaper work and volun
teered- their services'- as reporters •
Tentatively, a plan was suggested to
issue six numbers of the Cooperator, a
weekly journal, covering matters 9f lo
cal community interests :
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The principle generally adopted by
; club .members is that any bulletin or
newspaper In the community shdll be
non-partisan in politics, and coopera
tively 'designed.
As its first venture the club will
• sponsor* the Greenbelt Cooperator with
the ! assistance of Greenbelt Consumers
Services, Inc. •'
The club elected the following of
ficers: Louis Bessemer, president;
William R. Poole, vice president;
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