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Mmlt to ('III)N! aft It Volume-STNumbeTa f Maryland ""‘September 5, 1941 ' ' ""Five Cento 3000 Visitors See Greenbelt's Third Town Fair More than 3000 persons saw Greenbelt’s Third Annual Town Fair according to the estimates of Fair officials when the three-day community event came to an end Saturday night. On the official register of the Citizens Associa tion were the signatures of 236 out-of-town visitors from Wash all the way to Poulsbo, in Wash ington state, Montreal, Canada, i and even Shanghai, China, accom- Ipanied by genuine Chinese char acters. President Abraham Chasa now of the Citizens Association said that at least 300 out-of-town visitors did not sign the book while seeing the Fair. First place for the best exhibit at the Fair, accompanied by the Athletic Clubs trophy cup, went to the Garden Club for their at tractive slab-covered house and lawn with the displays of vege tables and flowers arranged in the corner of the Auditorium. The $lO for the most beautiful home grounds in the whole town went to David R. Steinle, 56-H Crescent Road. Leo R. Mullin took top honors for having the best kept lawn and hedge, while first place for allotment gardens went to Jose h G. brown. A complete list of prize win ners, 12l of them, in the various contests follows: trd and Garden Contest Ten prizes for the most beauti ful home grounds in the whole town—First Prize, $lO, David R. Steinle; second prize, $9, Joseph J. Neir: third prize, SB, Joseph G. Brown; fourth prize, $7, Herbert Hall, jr.; fifth prize, $6, Henley W. Goode; sixth prize, $5, Guy W. Bowen; seventh prize, $4, Cyril ■. Turner; eighth prize, $3, Sam ■. Downs; ninth prize, $2, Paul Beatherby; tenth prize, sl, John Ei. Kramer. prizes of $3 for the most -grounds -in each MBrttc A, John W. Kitchen; E. Stottlemeyer; Block ■•Leslie Atkins; Block D, Jen- Kip B. Craig; Block E, Harry G. ■’aVman; Block F, Joseph W. Iprhree prizes for best-kept . lawns and hedges in the whole town—First prize, $5, Leo R. Mullen; second prize, $3, Martha Treiman; third prize, $2, Jaspar Dawson. Six prizes of $1 each for best kept lawns and hedges in each block—Block A, Claude F. Wood; Block B, Aton ,W. Bowman; Block C, Harry A. Stewart; Block D, Helen T. Cowell; Block E, Virgil L. Estes; Block F, Frank H. Don oghue. Three prizes for best allotment fardens in town—First prize, $5, oseph G. Brown; second prize, $3, Martin F. Chelstrom; third Bme,8 me, $2, Joseph A. Long, lodel Airplane Contest Class I—First, Warner Steinle; second, Allan Wilson, Class 2 VNone. Class 3 —None. Class 4 First, Guy Bowen; second, Henry McFarland; third, William Town send. Hobby and Oddity Contest Antiques—First prize, $2, David R. Steinle; second prize, sl, .Vernon Fox; third prize, ribbon, JM. M. Fontaine. I Collections—First prize, $2, fcaywin Knox; second prize, sl, ►'George Schaeffer; third prize, rib ' bon, James Burke. Models—First prize, $2, H. A. Wharton; second prize, sl, H. A. Wharton; third prize, ribbon, Arthur Krouse. Handicraft—First prize, $2. Mrs. Dorothy Proctor; second prize, sl, M. M. Fontaine; third prize, ribbon, Louise Steinle and Margaret Brown. Flowers—First prize, $5, David R. Steinle; second prize, $4, Joseph G. Brown; third prize, $3, Mrs. Herbert Hall, sr.; fourth prize. $2, Mrs. Don Cooper and M. F. Chelstrom; fifth prize, sl, Les lie Atkins. Vegetables—First prize, $5 bas ket of groceries—Joseph H. Long; second prize, $4 box of oranges, Joseph G. Brown; third prize, $3, Oscar Zoeller; fourth prize, $2 each, M. M. Fontaine and C. W. . Benson; fifth prize, $1 each, Mar (Continued on page 4) Gas Supply Cut; Ration Cards Nay Follow The latest change in the gaso line situation is a further reduc tion of 6 percent in the quantity that may be delivered to the sta tion during September, Thomas B. Ricker, manager of the service station, announced last Saturday. This follows a 10 percent cut im posed during August. The September quota is 85 per cent of July deliveries. In August it was 90 percent. This quota will permit the station to receive 19,500 gallons during the month. “In order to continue the sta tion’s policy of supplying its re gular patrons, it will be neces sary to limit sales to Greenbelt motorists as was done during the last week and a half of August,” Mr. Ricker added. Members of the cooperative who reside out of town may also re ceive gasoline if they identify themselves at the station and re ceive the small windshield stickers. The 10 percent reduction in gas oline deliveries to service stations, ordered last week by the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply upon the recommendation of Defense Petroleum Coordinator, Harold L. Ickes, will affect Green belt just like all other service sta tions in the area. What will follow this “interim measure” no one knows, but some Greenbelters have visions of “ra tioning cards” permitting the pur chase of extremely small quanti ties of gasoline each week. Passen ger cars will have to bear the brunt of this reduction because the necessary quantities will be main tained for “essential uses.” The local service station has ceased purchasing lubricating oil in bulk, which is deliveredjn steel drums, and now buys its oilin cans in order to affect a saving for its patrons. J, It way stated that a charge of $5 is placed on every steel drum in which oil is delivered to tht sta tion. When the drum is returned, a $4 credit is given the station if it is not damaged. Thus, it costs $1 for the use of the drum, adding to the cost of the oil received thereii. This cost must be assumed either by the purchaser of oil or by the station. It is reflected in the net savings of the service sta tion, if the latter method of ab sorbing this cost is used. So the patrons pay it in either case, it was stated, because the latter method reduces the patronage re fund. When steel drums were plenti ful, they were allowed to pile up in quantities before being collected and cleaned. This practice spread the cost over a large number of drums, thereby reducing to a min imum the handling and cleaning cost per drum. Now, however, they are scarce and are in con stant demand because of the use of steel for defense work. Folk Dancers Square Off Sat. Eve The Greenbelt Folk Dancers will begin their fall series of dances this Saturday evening at 8 o’clock by sponsoring a square dance on the handball court back of the swimming pool. According to present plans “Happy Walker” will be on hand to furnish the music. Roy S. Bra den has offered the group the use of the handball court for the en tire season and has arranged to leave the lighting fixtures which were originally installed for the Fair. All those who are interested in square dancing are invited. There will be no admittance charge. The bonds of matrimony are worthless unless the interest is kept up. The British Broadcasting Com pany uses 34 foreign languages in its overseas broadcasts. New Homes Con, Chief Difference By Sally Meredith A marked contrast is noted be tween the 152 new housing units now nearing completion and the units which comprise the original Greenbelt. One such contrast is the cost of construction. The original 885 units cost $4,799,000, or approxi mately $5400 each to construct, while those now under construc tion average only $3545 per unit. However, a careful study of the entire labor costs indicates that quite a bit was expended on the original construction because of the relief and rehabilitation as pects of the program over and above the costs which would nor mally be incurred for labor. The original building program pro vided work relief to unemployed workers residing in the Baltimore- Washington region. The physical differences are more apparent. In the units now being built there are no apart ments, while at present Greenbelt consists of almost as many apart ments as individual house. The present Greenbelt houses have a variety of designs and construction types, while the others are all 2- story frame houses, with asbestos Feeder Band Opens To More Recruits All children over 7 years of age who are interested in the feeder band are requested to register in the Auditorium tonight at 7 o’clock. “The purpose of the band is to train new players to take the place of others when there are vacancies in the band,” S. H. Downs, Parents Board chairman, explained in announcing the meet ing. Mr. Downs indicated that he wanted an idea of how many of the children have musical instru ments of their own, and have had previous training. He especially urges all parents to come with their children when they register. Nursery School Opens Monday Nursery school for Greenbelt 3 and 4-year-olds will start Mon day, September 15, in the recre ation room located in 14 Parkway. Mrs. Charlotte C. Wagner, trained nursery teacher, will again be in charge of the cooperative enter prise which was set up last year by a group of local families. Registrations are open now and can be made by calling Mrs. Mary Jane Kinzer or Mrs. Mary Cross. It was emphasized by Mrs. Wag ner that “only 35 children would be accepted as that is the maxi mum that one person can handle with the best results.” There were 35 enrolled last spring. The cost of the nursery program is $4 a month, with the last month’s fee required as a down payment in advance. The nursery will operate in two periods, the 3-year-olds from 9 to 11:30 A. M. and the 4-year-old children from 1:30 to 4:00 P. M. Mrs. Wagner said that she wanted to pay a personal visit to the par ents of all new nursery children before the opening date. Cards have been sent to mem bers of the Parents’ Board an nouncing a meeting to be held to night at 8:15 in 14 Parkway. Hou) Close Was Your Guess How much money did the Credit Union loan from July 9 through August 8, 1941? July 9,1 loan approved, amount $436.00. July 23, 3 loans approved, amount, $1004.00. July 30, 3 loans approved, amount, 953.00. Of all those who submitted es timates at the Fair last week Mrs. Rita Ryerse and May Anderson, tied for first place with a guess of $2400 ;Mrs. Mildred Pilkerton and J. N. Wolfe tied for second place , with a guess of $2350. 1 \trast With Old; Is $$ shingles to fireproof them. Unlike the present plans, these units have no separate dining-room. One of the most noticeable differences is the change to hardwood floors except for the kitchen and bath, where linoleum is used. There will be 38 three-bedroom units and 114 with two bedrooms. Each unit has a steam heating system, which ties in with a cen tral heating plant, of which there are eleven. TJpis reduces construc tion costs considerably. The general features of the original Greenbelt will be con tinued in the new development. The multiple dwellings are placed in groups of two to six within large “super” blocks. The new buildings will be surrounded bv lawns or parks, and no home will face directly on a main thorough fare. A service driveway will ap proach each dwelling group. Park ing will be provided off the streets in adjacent areas. These units, together with the remainder of the 1000 that are scheduled to be built, will in no way change the operation of the present community but will, in stead, become a part of it. 6 Local Men Pass Bar Exams Six Greenbelters passed the Dis trict of Columbia Bar Examina tion held June 19, 20, and 21, and were included in the list of 381 successful candidates announced this week. There were 982 who took the examination. Local men who qualified are: > Bernard J. Bordenet, John Beebe," A. A. Dickerman, Frederick N. Reed, Lawrence B. Sawyer, and Marjan P. Staniec. Mr. Staniec is cne of the candidates in the coun cil elections. String Orchestra Planned For Town Mrs. Mary Jane Kinzer an nounces that she expects to have the groundwork laid for a string orchestra in Greenbelt as soon as she confers with a Washington in structor. If plans proceed accord ing to expectation, anyone may join who possesses a stringed in strument. There will be no age limit. Paul Garrett and S. H. Downs left Wednesday for Philadelphia, Mrs. Kinzer further announced, to secure instruments for the Feeder Band. Gun Club Contest Draws 76 Entrants The Greenbelt Gun Club’s elec tric-eye rapid-fire gun turned out to be one of the most popular features of the Town Fair last week. The marksmanship contest conducted by the club in conjunc tion with the electric device re sulted in 76 entries. Winner of first prize among the men was George Panagoulis, director of public safety. High score among the lady competitors was that turned in by Mrs. Joseph Macchio. Eugene Schmid won the second place award among the men. The Club was able to pay off sl6 for the rental of the machine and in addition turn in an addi tional $5 to the Planning Commit tee for use wherever needed for Fair expenses. Scouts Get Troop Flag A troop flag was presented to Boy Scout Troop 252 last week by the Citizens Association, sponsor of the group. Presentation was made just prior to the opening of the Scout exhibit at the Town Fair so that both Troop 252 and Troop 202 would have identifying ban ners on display. Scoutmaster Horace “Chick” Turner and Scout Jim Leary accepted the flag for the assembled troop. 14 Candidates Will Face Voters At Open Meeting Candidates for the Town Coun cil election will meet the voting public September 15 at an open meeting sponsored by the Citizens Association in the Auditorium. Each candidate will be allotted a limited time to present his ad dress and it is hoped that there will be time to hold a short infor mal question and answer discus sion. According to Abraham Chasa naw, Association president, the is sue of electing new council mem bers is important enough to war rant the elimination of all other matters on the G. C. A. calendar in order to give the citizens of Greenbelt a chance to hear the opinions of the prospective coun cilmen the night preceding the election. All citizens are urged to at tend this meeting, but there will be no door prizes. Fourteen candidates have en tered the race for the five council positions which are to be filled in the biennial election September 16. Four of the nominees, Mayor A. N. Gawthrop, Mayor Pro-tem Ed ward Walther, Sherrod East and Thomas Ricker, are candidates for reelection, Mrs. Ruth Taylor being the only incumbent not running again. Besides the incumbents seeking re-election, the following candidates have been announced: Sol Shub, Curtis Barker, George Bauer, Sam Cregger, Frank Last ner, Mrs. Anna W. McNamara, Allen D. Morrison, Mrs. Lydalu Palmer, Larry Pinckney and Mar ian Staniec. Winfield McCamy, town clerk advised that approximately 300 new registrations were received this year for the coming election, bringing the eligible voters to a total of 900. This figure repre sents approximately two-thirds of the number that were eligible to register. A large number of last minute registrants appeared in the town clerk’s office Saturday, and several registered at her home on Sunday. Greenbelt Meets With Air Blitz Greenbelt had a little taste of air blitz Tuesday night. Long ac customed to the sight and sound of planes having traffic with Schrom’s Airport, casual strollers hardly noticed a plane circling low over the town. But this plane’s roar was just a little louder and its circles a little lower than usual. The calm Greenbelters were suddenly shocked when a sight they had seen only in news reels became real before their eyes. The plane circled once, twice, and from it there dropped bright flares, lighting up the night sky. We are proud to report that our Greenbelters response was as bright as the flares. No war here and no terror. This was appar ently a plane in distress looking for a place to land. Quicker than Hitler e£n say "Blitz”, about fifty cars had con verged on the runway at Schrom’s, flooding it with their head lights. Greenbelt was ready—but the flares died and the plane flew off. The mobilized community was puzzled, but Fritz -Schrom came on the scene and made everything clear. It was an Army plane and the mysterious flares were not dis tress signals but part of an army plane’s maneuvers—fancy word for war practice. Greenbelters were not disap pointed. They had had some prac tice too. Fire Chief Visits Force The chief of the Lowell, Mass achusetts, fire department, was in Greenbelt this week, drilling with the local fire-fighters and explain ing how his department works in Lowell. He was the guest of Mar tin Ginivan.