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6 Calendar Of Events Thursday, August 8 Red Cross Sewing 1:30-4:00 P.M. Home Economics Friday. August 9 Red Cross Sewing 1:30-4:00 P.M. Home Economics Hebrew Congregation 9:00 P.M. Music Room Bend 7:00 P.M. Auditorium Saturday, August 10 Gun Club 2:30-5:30 P.M. Range Shoe Craft 7:00-9:00 P.M. 10 Plcway Bast. Confession 7:30 P.M. 27A Ridge Road Square Dance 8:30 P.M. Jr. Recreation Sunday. August 11 Catholic Sunday School 8:30 A.M. Theater Mass 830 A.M. Theater L.D.S. Men's Study Class 8:30 A.M. Music Roan Community Church School 9:30 A.M. Auditorium Community Church Choir 10:00 A.M. Home Economics Community Church 11:00 A.M. Auditorium L.D.S. Sunday School 11:00 A.M. Social Room Gun Club 1:00-4:00 P.M. Range Baseball Game 2:30 P.M. New Rail Field Young Peoples Society 6:45 P.M. Community Bldg Monday, August 12 Red Cross Sewing 1:30-4:00 P.M. Home Economics Sunday School Orch. 8:00 P.M. Music Room Shoe Craft 7:00-9:00 P.M. 10 Homy Bant. Tuesday, August 13 Red Cross Sewing 1:30-4:00 P.M. Heme Economics Housing Conmittee 8:00 P.M. Social Room Camera Club 8:00 P.M. Room 222 Wednesday. August 14 Red Cross Sewing 1:30-4:00 P.M. Home Economics Citizens Assoc.Exec.Comm. 8:00 P.M. Roam 225 Shoe Craft 7:00-9:00 P.M. 10 Pkway Bant. COMMUNITY RIFLE MATCH AUGUST 18. The Greenbelt Gun Club is sponsoring a .22 calibre rifle match to be held on Sunday, August 18, open- to all Greenbelt residents. This will be over simple 20-ahot course at 50-yard distance. Four different medals will be awarded to place winners, and because of the special arrangement of awards, even the average and beginner-marksmen, and the ladies too, will have equal opportunity to win med als. Harry Bates and Lyman Aoodman, who will not com pete, but will act as scorers, will present a sepa rate award to the match winner—this award to be op en to challenge each week under conditions to be an nounced later. One medal will go to the high score among the women shooters providing two or more worn en compete. Club officers expect three of the four women members of the organization to participate and several non-member ladies have indicated interest in the match. The course will consist of 3 sighting shots, 10 shots at the standing position, and 10 shots at any otner position the competitor wishes to fire. Time for the 23 shots is 25 minutes. Competitors will be permitted to use their own, or the Gun Club rifles (which will be sighted In properly by the club officers before the match). No telescopic sights permitted. Targets will be furnished free and ammunition will be available at club price. The entrance fee has been set at 25 cents per person. Registration may be made commencing tonight, August 8, at 8-A Parkway, 2-B Ridge Road, 7-A Ridge Road, and 13-F Ridge Road, day or night (up to 9:00 P.M.) until 10:00 A.M. on the day of the match. The range officer on duty at the range on Saturdays and Sundays is permitted to accept registration also. All registration ceases at Noon, August 18, at the range. The match commences at 11:00 A.V., August 18, on the Greenbelt target range near the disposal plant. The Gun Club wishes to emphasize that the award ing of medals has been so arranged that even the very inexperienced shot has ample opportunity to win a medal. Trade now for a New Willys or a guaranteed used car "Brownie*, Bell and Cole Motor Co. 48 Maryland Avenue Hyattsville. Warfield 3650 . BELL and COLE MOTOR CO. 1940 Willys 4 Door Deluxe Sedan $7lO Delivered Body Work General Repairs >4O £ ain V n * Fender Work 48 Maryland Ave. Hyattsville GR.36SO WE BUY AND SELL University Motors NASH SALES & SERVICE Any Service On Any Car BERWTft Ml. PAUL KEPHART, PROP PHONE 482 ALL WE ASK is that when in the market for New or Used 18 Car yon compare OUR Quality and Prices Nr SELLERS SALES & SERVICE DODGE AND PLYMOUTH AUTOMOBILES R. A. SELLERS. ,-RCW. VEROALE, MARYLAfjp PHONE PREEN VKpOO 1726. PLANE CRASH AT SCHRCK'3 AIRPORT On Tuesday, July 30, a young pilot was killed and his passenger narrowly escaped death in an accident at Schrom's Airport. James A. taster,the pilot, of Springfield, Ohio, Jumped from the cockpit of his grounded plane only to meet death when a high ten sion wire, loosened by the crash, fell across his lege. The passenger, Victor Kile, who resides in Washington, D.C., suffered from shock and a small laceration of the right thigh. According to Mr. Kile, he and Masters had set out in the newly purchased plane in search of the Capi tol Airport. They were attempting to land here to get their bearings when the plane struck a tree at the edge of the field and nosed into the ground. Mr. Kile stated that because Mr. Masters could not lo cate the wind sock at the airport he was unable to judge the favorable landing conditions. Mr. Masters, who was 22 years old, is survived by his wife, Gayl Master, to whom he had been married six months. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations for the po sitions listed below: Senior stenographer, 81,620 a year; Junior ste nographer, f 1,440 a year; junior typist, £1,260 a year; for apjiointment in Washington, D. 0. Applica tions must be on file with the Commission's Washing ton office not later than August 15, 1940. Civil engineer, four grades, with salaries ran ging from $2,600 to $4,600 a year. Various optional branches are offered, including cadastral, construc tion, soil mechanics, safety, sanitary and general. Applications must be on file by August 29, 1940. Pull information concerning the qualifications may be obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. Getting your A A You be finished with your spring sowing, but f A A) you're never finished sowing the seeds of happiness f A AA and security for your children. The best root you IdAAhl V, V can plant is that of the Coop pine tree. Not until. VJ I / you have paid up your share have you planted the roots whichw.ll enable you to bring up your children to live in a happy and secure democratic town. PAY UP YOUR SHARES NOWJ /TlaJce(/ourCo-op 100/ o GreenCelCd IN SUMMER MEMBERSHIP DRIVE • * GREENBELT CONSUMER SERVICES, INC. Fwd Stare Variety and Drug -Store - Sardte Station - Theatre - Valet Shop - Beauty and Barber Shops OWNED AID CONTIOLLED BT GREENBELT RESIDENTS BILLHIMER & PALMER SIO.OO DOWN ’3B Ford 2 door „ _ ______ £445 ’37 Chevrolet 2 door with radio 335 '36 Oldsmobile 2 door 335 ’36 Plymouth 2 door . _ 265 5286 Block Rhode Island J ve. GReenwood 6902 ? doors So. New Conrt Honse Open Eviw£^fd^w^q BEUEVE IT OR NOT / Toa Can Have A Telephone In Greenbelt For Less Than 6c A Day Every Greenbelt family needs a telephone. And vnth rates as low as they are, every Greenbelt tamily can anord a telephone. Here are the rates; Individual Flat Rate Service $2.75 per mo. 2-Party Flat Rate Service 2.25 per mo. 4-Party Flat Rate Service 1.75 per mo. Service Connection Charge $1.50 To order your telephone, see or call Mr. Walter B. Alexander, telephone manager, today! The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City Central Avenne, Berwyn Greenbelt 2411