CLASSIFIED ON CHASANOW
To the Editor:
(Classified rates are three cents * a & ree with your editorial in
per word, fifty cents minimum. Ads last weeks issue that we can now
should be submitted in writing, re i° ice over the faring of Chas
accompanied by cash payment, anow s name ‘ However, when you
to the Cooperator not later than 10 state that Hreenbelt no longer
p.m. of the Tuesday preceding pub- lives in tke Bhfl^ r of despair and
iication. If accompanied by cash need T no longer have nervous feel
payment, ads may be left for col- lngs ’ 1 “ ust take skarl>
lection in the Cooperator box at the y ° u ’ asa a^ cusa * on ® spvpra i
. . „„„ . . , stopped and. there are still several
n Tr ™ ° P T 8 ;??■ *° citizens in GreenHelt who are wait
pjn >. FOUND ads will be pnnt- their names cleared .
ed free of charge.) 6
As they s.ay, charity begins at
“ * home, so let’s start with myself.
CALDWELL’S WASHING MA- When Abe asked me several
CHINE SALES & SERVICE months ago to file an affidavit on
Automatic and conventional mod- his behalf, 1 did so. One accusa
els expertly repaired. Reasonable. tion against him was that he had
Guaranteed. Free Estimate. Phone associated, with me, and I would
GR. 3-4063. certainly not want any person to
TELEVISION SERVICE: By pro- suffer from such association. So,
fessional electrical engineers using I stated in a notarized statement
the finest of modern test equip- that I was not a subversive char
ment. RCA Registered Dealer. Any actcr - bad never been ' a member of
make, any model. Philco Author- any organization on the Attorney
ized Service. GR. 3-4431 or GR. 3- General’s list, and knew of no sub
gg-Q versive organizations in Greenbelt.
, Such a request from Abe was iron-
GREENBELT MOTORS 8420 Bal- ic , to say the i eas t ; because he had
timore Blvd. Used cars and trucks previously called me a Communist,
bought and sold. Phone TO. 9-9647. anc j had. stated at a GVHC meet-
GREENBELT TV SERVICE - ing that I was a liar. I might fur-
Evenings, weekends, holidays. Lo- ther add that when he requested
cal Home Service calls. Charges me to file a statement, he did not
reasonable. Work guaranteed. retract his previous accusations,
Free tube testing service, 14-Z-2 nor offer any reasons for them, so
Laurel Hill. Cal GR. 3-2113 or OL. it’s possible that he still feels that
4-5476. / way. I would be interested in
DIAMONDS bought and sold. H. knowin g- and lam sure that oth '
M. Goode, Sr. Phone GR. 3-3111. ers in Greenbelt would be inter ~
—"l 1 - ested in knowing. I was very
.RADIO TUBES tested happy to file , a statement on Abe’s
, including picture tubes. hehalf, and have never worried
uaranteed replacements at 40% about jeopardizing my own per
o list on all excepting picture sonal situation by stating on sev
tubes. W. E. Ridding, 11-J Ridge era i occasions both in Greenbelt
Rd. Ph. GR. 3-3482. Hours 9 ajm. a nd Washington that Abe Chasa
till 9 p.m. daily. now j s no t an( j never was a sub-
DRESSMAKING and alterations, versive individual, whatever else
Mrs. Russell, 2-F Westway. GR. he might be.
4-8956. Along with half a hundred other
PIANO INSTRUCTION - — ChiL people, all of us involved in the
dren and adults. Hazel Stalberg, sale of Greenbelt, I have experi
-21-K Ridge Rd. GR. 3-4791. enced this anonymous tassassina-
DRESSMAKING AND ALTERA- tion which was the “ basis ” for the
TIONS. Mrs. Russell, 2-F West- case against Chasanow - As re
way. GR. 4-8956 cently as two weeks ago I was
a-v: ' TTrT asked for information by the FBI
ITE DRY CLEANERS. We on the basis of an anonymous
are as near as your phone. Pick pho ne call which stated that I
up ,and delivery day and night could furnish information about
time. GR. 4-7031. __ “subversive activities in Green-
WANTED - Houses in Greenbelt. belt.” After I stated that I knew
Have prospective buyers for hous- of no such activities, the investiga
es and apartments. Will be glad to tors were naturally curious as to
assist Greenbelters in selling their why I should be the subject of such
homes. GREENBELT REALTY a call. I reviewed the events lead-
COMPANY, 151 Centerway (for- ing up to the sale, of Greenbelt and
mer Police Station), GR. 3-4571. pointed out that those of us who
PIANO INSTRUCTION - Adults favored resident ownership of the
and children; beginners and ad- city were very ha PP y here > while
vanned. Albert K. Herling for- those who favored continued gov
merly of Tufts College music de- ernment ownership and subsidized
partment. GR. 3-2632. housing were the ones who are un
7?srrrr==y=; - : happy about the situation.
CREATIVE ART CLASS for girls Which ideaj j asked , is closer to
~ ' eac her. Mrs. Betty Rezni- Communism? (There is also the
koff, graduate of Cooper Union Art ques tion of anonymous phone call
_coo • < -' ad HR, 3-4543. ing. j j eave it to your judgment as
ALTERATION and Sewing. Ex- to who was exercising subversive
pert work. GRanite 3-8131. activity in this instance.) I was
WANTED - Someone to deliver curious in turn about the continu
copy to the printer in Hyattsville [ n J Waste f u thne and energy ? n
on Wed. & Thurs. mornings on th ! S SOrt of thl * g ’ “ view of
way to work. $1 a week. Gall R. extenS f lVa instigations to which
Greenbaum, 4822. ' aay ° f the cltlzens associated with
_—. the formation and operating of
PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIR- GVHC have been subjected, and
ED. Greenbelt only. GR< 4-9284. over a period of some years. It
NOW IS THE TIME to plant hoi- seems that a little checking of
ly, azaleas, rhododendron, yews, files might save both time and
plus numerous other evergreens, the taxpayers’ money,
trees and shrubs. Call Wm. .L As I stated previously, we can
Moore, GRanite 3-5813 any evening all rejoice over the rightful clear
after 7. ing G f Abe, but, as a city and as a
PRINTING - Tickets, membership nation, we are not out of the woods
cards, stationery, quick service. by any means. There are still sev-
Berny Krug, GR. 4-8811. eral Greenbelters and ex-Green-
WANT ED TO BUY -44 inch or 22 belters, some of them in Chasa
inch radiators from brick Green- now’s own office, who are still at
belt homes. Call GR. 3-7586. tempting to clear themselves or
~kt£t a xTmriT, — i — have faced repeated suspensions
PARENTS WANTED - at Center , , . . , " .
ox. i -rvTXA ~ „. , _ and hearings, and. do not know
School PTA meetmg October 5, when , t m J y ’ occur again . They
f C , °° au . 1 ° riara ’ ‘ P ' m ’ eg " are no more subversive than Chas
lstration from 8:15. , , . .
anow, and the charges against
DRIVER TO PENTAGON wanted them are as flimsy as the ones
Hours 8:30 to 5, call 7581. against Chasanow. Will we now
WANTED - Mechanic-supervisor stand up and help these neighbors'
for service station. Successful to clear themselves, or will we con
management experience necessary. tinue to hide our heads, as long as
Apply GCS office. the terrible nightmare of fear does
not descend upon us personally?
None of us can be free of fear
APARTMENT-SIZE wash ma- un tH two things happen: 1. There
are some people who are without
chine. Works on vacuum prin- f ea r. These are the people who
. , , .... .. have a spiritual faith in the good
ciple. Excellent condition. Al- „ , . , ,
ness of mankind. These people
„ most new. Call GR. 3-5801 for a recognize the realities of mankind,
(attempt to understand man’s
real buy! strengths and weaknesses, and live
their lives in paths which will help
man to help himself, and to go
forward in the faith that man can
have and should have in each oth
er. 2. The rest of us, however, de
pend to ( a great extent on the out
side forces which shape our lives
and our environment. We can
only be without fear when we
know that we can count on certain
safeguards, such as being able to
face our accusers, being presumed
innocent until proven guilty, tand
being given a fair trial with coun
sel when charges grave enough to
warrant an indictment are brought
against us. How many of us have
been guilty of passing judgment
on people we do not even know,
just on the basis of hearsay gos
sip? The Navy’s actions against
Abe Chasanow are a terrible in
dictment of our times, but history
records that excesses by govern
ments have occurred when people
lose faith in each other, and have
(allowed themselves to be govern
ed by suspicion and fear. God
grant that we may regain our
equilibrium and build our relation
ships with each other and. with
other nations on the basis of love,
faith and hope, and (abolish the
cancerous growths of fear and
suspicion.
Thomas B. Ritchie
GR. 4-9275.
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| GR. 3-3811 TO. 9-6026 4
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j ESSAY CONTEST |
? The Greenbelt Joint Committee on Cleanup is conducting an essay contest for £
? Elementary, Junior and High School children as follows: £
) SUBJECT: WHAT I HAVE DONE DURING THE SUMMER TO HELP KEEP §
\ GREENBELT CLEAN. §
RULES: 1. Essay should be 200 words or less.
\ 2. Essay should be countersigned by parent. 4
S 3. Esay should be turned in by Friday, October 22nd. y
| HOW ESSAY WILL BE JUDGED: |
the other for Junior and High School students, so put down your name and ad- &
5 dress and school with your essay. 6
\ Winners will be picked on basis of accomplishment in helping keep 4
Greenbelt tidy during the summer, rather than expression or length of essay. §
j PRIZES: |
? 1. Total for the two groups will be SIOO. 1
: 2. Each group of SSO includes a $25, a sls, a $5, and five $1 prizes. I
: Prizewinning essays will be published in the local newspaper. £
l WHERE TO SEND ENTRY §
Mail essay to Joint Committee on Cleanup *
? c/c General Delivery £
Greenbelt ?
? or bring essay to Greenbelt Motors Tag and Title Service in the GCS £
< Shoe Repair shop between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and between 7:30 p.m. and 9 ?
* p.m., Monday thru Saturday, on or before October 22. ?
| JUDGES: §
Reverend Victor J. Dowgiallo, Pastor, St. Hugh’s Catholic Church §
Reverend Robert C. Hull, Minister, Community Church. §
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September 30, 1954 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW
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