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Volume 33, Number 2 GREENBELT, MARYLAND

Both GCS, len Rosenzweig Honored on Anniversary

by Sandra Barnes On December 15, Greenbelt Consumer Services celebrates 32

years of operation. For much of that period, 30 years, Ben Ro­senzweig, immediate past president of GCS and long-time resident of Greenbelt, has. been one of its guiding forces.

Rosenzweig's career with GCS began when in 1939 he rang doorbells to solicit individual membership fees for 50 cents. For 18 years he was a member of the GCS board. For five years he was its vice president, and then served for six years as its presi­dent. In August of this year he retired from GCS, but still re­mains a member of the Greenbelt congress area council and assist­ant secretary and board member of the Greenbelt Federal Credit Union.

Thursday, December 4, 1969

WHAT GOES ON ThOJ'S., nee. 4, s :30 p.m. - om

Budget Meeting, Hamilton Pl.

Fri., Dec. II, 10 a.m. Hearing be­fore County Commissioners on Petition to Abandon Portion of Sanitary Landfill Road, HyattsviUe.

P. G. PLANNING BOARD OKAYS GENTRY DR. PLAN

Agreement on the location and dedication of Gentry drive set the stage for the Prince Georgc.s Coun­ty Planning Board approval on Wednesday, Nov. 26, of further de-velopment of Beltway Plaza. The

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Council Sees laDY hMH1ed -Problems with Schoo~· Complex

by AI Sblnfk The Prince George8 County Colpmissionm will be. ~ked to

"hold in abeyance" its decision on the abandonment pet1bon filed by the county Board of Education with respect' to the sanitary land­lUl road. The petition is scheduled for a he~g on Friday, De­cember 5, at 10 a.m. in Hyattsville and the oty was_ asked to acquiesce in the abandonment. At last Mbnday's meeting, how­ever the counCil felt that. such action would be premature because of the many unsettled details that remain: ·in the development Dl the 72-acre tract near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway for a three-school complex.

Among the unsettled iteJDe of buslne1111 waa adoption of a eatb­factory prellmlnary subdivision plan. dedication of land for the perimeter road and tor a second access road to the tract, use of school facilities for after-school hours, city acquisition of surplus acreage not needed for school pur­poses, .and dedication of the sani­tary landfill road and 4.~-acre san­itary llll)dfi.U.

achool board's decision to 1llle the surplull acreBge Itself rather tlJa to make the land available to the city wu Influenced by the repur­chase agreement under which tile former owners of the 72-acre tract have BSBerted their right to repur­cbase any IIChool land not needed for school purposes.

Youtfl Oertter Addlj;lon Authorization has been given tbr

'architect to proceed with final pl81Ui for the Youth Center addition. still unsettled rs. the question whether the final plans will include lavatory

Thus, Ben Rosenzweig was one of the key men responsible for the growth and survival of the com­munity of cooperatives from the time the first co-op food store opened on Dec. 15, 1937 (in what is now Tanner's Dry Cleaners) to the present 20,000 square foot bulld­lng.

Nita Sacra Honorrd developer .of the shopping center, Sidney Brown, has been seeking approval of a preliminary plan, ·

One of these items may ~ the way to settlement. City mana- \ ger James Giese reported that the school board at its November 25 meeting instructed its staff to re­vise the preliminary subdivision plan to provide for the dedication of the easterly extension of Hamil­ton Place to the proposed perim­eter road for a second access road. The school board also enacted a motion stating that the board in­tends to use the surplus acreage for a future decentralized regional office for school board supervisory and administrative functions with­in the Greenbelt area.

facilities with outside access for women. Present plans can far an outside access for the men's facili­ties. The architect believes that such a modification would ruin tbe appeiU'IIJlce of the entranceway. Giese felt that by the use of parti­tions In -the hallway, access to tbe ladles' room can be made available at times when the building is closed, without access to the other parts of the addition. His wife, Elthel, has also done her

part in heading fund-raising acti­vities which enabled GCS to spon­sor scholarships in Co-op leader­ship training. Over the years she has spearheaded the Co-op Home­maker programs.

Both have also served the com­munity in other endeavors. Ben and Ethel have been active in the JCJC, Ben as president twice and Ethel as president of the Woman's Group. Ben has been a member of the Greenbelt delegation for H years and one of the founders of the Cooperative Institute Associa­tion. He has been active tn Group Health Association, Navy and Pentagon Federal Credit Un­i0118. Two years ago he retired from the Otllce of the Secretary of Defense where he worked as a SUipCrvlslng engineer for technical datn and scientific Information since 1945.

He Is continuing to teach In the technology department of the De­partment of Agriculture's graduate school, as he has done for the past eighteen years.

In August, Ben and Ethel were honored at a banquet - for their services to GCS. And, on October 20, 1969, Senator Joseph Tydings entered in to the Congressional Rc­eord an article printed in the "Co­op Consumer" newspaper which paid special tribute to Roscn­zwdg and his career with GCS.

Hbitory For the first three years of its

existence, the Co-op storp was run by n non-profit organization which agreed to sponsor a co-op lf the residents of Greenbelt decided titey wanted to own and operate the stol'('. The wholu. town voted for kndrrN to set up n Cooperative Or­ganizing Committee in April, 1938. A yenr later shareholdf'rs repre­senting a majority of the town's famiii<'s met 11.11d Plected the co­op's first board of directore.

On January 9, 1940, the co-op took ovrr the Op<'ration of the stor<'s <GCS includ<'<l n variety store, gil.<! station, theatre, dntg store and bnrbcr shop) which batt 36 rmployc<'s and WPr<' grossing ovPr a third of a million dollars anntutlly.

During this period of growth nnd coll8umrr education, the Rochdale principles. the twin pine trees sym­bol, and th<' CO-OP lab!'! on mer­chandsr becam<' familiar. An ac­tive mrmbPr <'ducation committee hi'IJll•d young hous£'wives iP~trn

how to g••t mor" for thPir consum­er dollar, and th<' by-laws w..r•· work••d owr Oltr<'fuily to guarnntcP a df'mo<'rntlc organizAtion.

City Clerk, Mrs. Nita Sacra, was known as Parcel N, for the con­honored at the November 24. meet- struction of a .67-acre tmct At ing of the City Council, Mrs. Sa- Cherrywood Drive and Breezewood era, who is leaving her position to Drive for a gasoline station. become a full ttme homemaker, Approval had been held up for n was prai-sed for her performance year because of questions raised a­as city clerk-purchasing agent for bout the location and dedication of fine and one-half years. City Coun- Gentry Drive - the road running citl presented Mrs. Sacra with a alongside the A & P Supermarket handsome silver vegetable dish. which is Intended to be a major

Mrs. Sacra and· her husband access to Springhill Lake. Under Frank reside in the Woodlawn sub- the agreement reported in the Nov. division of Hyattsville. 20 issue of the NI'!Ws Rll\'iew. a 80-

"To express appreciation and foot right of way for Gentry Dri.ve good wishes to Nita P. &era upon -would be- dedicated.- -- -her resignation ... " City Coun- The County Planning Board, how­ell presented to her the following ever, insisted upon further condi­resolution: tions before granting approval.

WHEREAS, Nita P. Sacra has served the City of Greenbelt as City Clerk-Purchasing Agent for five and one-half years from May 4, 1964, to date; and

WHEREAS, during this per­iod Mrs. Sacra has recorded the minutes of 196 meetings of the City Council; and

WHEREAS, during this period Mrs. Sacra has processed over 6,100 purchase orders; and

}VHEREAS, Mrs. Sacra has now tendered her resignation as City Clerk-Purchasing Agent in order to devote her. full time to being a wife and mother; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED b11 the City Council of Greenbelt Mary­land, that Nita P. Sacra hereby be commended for her loyal and efficient service to the City Council and the citizens of Greenbelt during the past fire and one-half years as City Clerk-Purchasing Agent; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby ex­tends to Nita P. Sacra its regrets upon her resigning from City employment and its llest wishes for her future endeavors and as a homemaker and, in the ncar future, a mother ..

PASSED lly the Council of the City of Greenbelt, Maryland, at a special meeting held No­pembcr 2~. 1~9.

· ~HL Civic Association Elects Bd. of Directors

At it.• Nowmber meeting, th~ Springhill Lake Civic Association dec ted the following Directors: Richard Alph~r. Hector Davis, Larry Goldb~rgf'r, Don <:ale, Jew IA'vin, J"" Mulvihill, nnd Hnrold TannPr.

Since Gentry Drive is intended to be part of an 80-foot wide perime­ter road, the planning board Insis­ted upon rei!Crving another 10 feet on each 11lde of the· road. HowevPr, the developer was given permission to construct In the alr over the 10-foot lanes on each side at a height of ll) feet above street grade. The approved plan provides a westerly curvature In the road which- will permit maximum usc of the pro­perty for commercial purposCil.

Also approved at the Nov. 26 meeting was a new subdivision plan submitted for a drive-in bank to be located on the six-tenths of an acre between Kenilworth Ave. and Edmonston Rd. ncar GreenbPit Rd., opposite the Gr!'enbclt Junior High School. The original plan was rejected on September 24 bc­""'luse of poor traffic acceS!<ibility and thf' need for an overall plan of access to the residue of the pro­perty. The plan was amended to allow for the access to the bank to be moved further away from the corner. The access is now z5'0 frrt from the cornN, rather than 200 feet, which was accomplish<'d through an easement on adjacent prop<'rty. Thf' petitioner was P!'n· pies National Bank of Maryland.

ltecrealion Revitw Class IWgl~tratlon: Classes are now forming for our n<'xt session. Clru;­ses which still have Op<'nings art'; Prc-Sehool Ballet. Art Leson~. Bai­IP!, Bilton, Boys Model Building, Clay Modeling, Crcntlvc Dramatics, Guitar, Modf'rn Dance. Tap and Trampoline. Call Now! 474-6878

F.krnl'!ntary Boy• Athll'!tie'h C. anN'S:

Our Gref'nbf'it Chucks progrnm raiNs to thf' .-l!'mf'ntary srhool boys physical c:.pabilltics. This popular program is FREF: nf chargt• and m~et.• on SnturdAvs from 2·4 p.m. nt St. Hugh's Sch~l. This program, sponsored by t.hr Rl'crf'ation Departm .. nt, I~ It'd by a competent instrudor. Call for information.

Greenbelt officials feel that the

National Award Presented Greenlrelt Recreation Dept.

Recreation Director, Darold Lof­gren formally presented to City Council the 1969, Maryland, Life­time Sports Award won by the Greenbelt Recreation Department. The award, only one of which Is given in each state, for outstanding achievement in programs of life­time sports, was presented to the City by the National Recreation and Park Association, the Life­time Sports Foundation, and the Maryland RecrMtion and Parks Society.

State entries were judged by the Maryland Recreation and Park Society, using established criteria based on participation, instruction, innovative approaches, community­wide involvement, and continuity. The Greenbl'lt Lifetime Sports progrrun was first inaugurated undPr that title in 1967. A Lifetime sport is a sport for which an in­clividuai develops and maintains athletic skill, coordination and strength for his immediate satis­faction, the en1oyment of which may encourage him to continue participation in that sport through­out most of hl~ life.

Mayor White Elected To League Council

At the annual convention of the Maryland Municipal League, held in Baltimore on Nov. 20-22, Green­bl'lt's mayor, Francis W. Wbit<', was Pil'ctf'd to thl' Lcagu<' Council. In his capacity a.q a member-at­large, he will 11-Ssist in the fun.ctlons of the Council. Th<'Sl' include ap­pro\'ltl of t lw budget, supervision of Pmpioynwnt of the pale! staff, making arrangrnwnt.< for annual ronfert'nCl's, and taking on ~om•'

asp<'<'ts of IX>Iicy making.

Tipton Wins Turkey 01<-kiP Tipton of 8-H Southwny

won th•• l<'<'n division foul shoot­ing ronte"t with a scorl' of 10 for 29. This trPm<·ndous f'ffort n·sult­rd in a fn'<' CO-OP turkey sup­plied by Consum<'rs CO-OP Market of (;rt'rnb<•it. Congrntuht-tions. llickio• Tipton.

Democrats Elect Offices

In a related matter, the clty'a Park and Recreation Advisory Board assured a hot topic for -the cold winter months by recommend­Ing that the Youth Center be given a more appropriate title to reflect the fact that the building, espec­ially with the-addltipn, will lncrea&­ingly serve other age groups be­sides youth. It suggested such a name as "Greenbelt Community Center'' or "Greenbelt Community Recreation Center."

The council, some of whose mem­bers bore the scars of previous bat­tles over this issue, was genemijy noncommittal.

Atbll'tic Chibhotme The eouncll authorized Giese t&

enter into a lease contract with the Jaycees for the organization's UR of the Athletic Clubhouse !near St. Hugh's). The Jaycees Intend to do renovating work which would !D­elude installation of a new bath­room, painting, repairs to electri­cal wiring, and repalrs to ftoo~ and ceiling. In addition, the build­ing will be made available to the city without charge for the opera­tion of its summer day crunp p~ gram 1 city to shnrc custodial ex­pcnscsl. In turn, the Jaycees wiD not pay rent for the building and the city will pick up the utility bills for the first six months. Th<' ini­tial term of the lease wiU run for six months with an automatic re­newal for a fi'l'e-ycar period of time if th<' building has been returned to a dean, safe and sanitary con­dition.

Lake 1<'1' Skating The ordinance on ice skating W8l

tightened up so 11.<1 to reduce ha­zards. Walking or skating on Greenbelt Lake is prohibited uniCIII the city manager authorizes skat­ing and signs permitting skating are posted. The ci~ manager wil). set standards for tha condition of the icc when skating is prrmittl.'d. Thl' ordinance specifically statl'll that skating shall be at a p<'rS<m'l own risk. PRAB recommended a~ proval of the ordinancl' but urge41 that the city continue to providE additional saf<'ty mMSures and al­so suggestf'd <'nforcement. A ques­tion came up ns to the best way for dt'!.-rmining the thickness ol thP ice. A wag suggestPd that th~ fin· truck be driven out an thr lake

Othn !\1-att.-no The dty has agreed to acc••pt

bids for the sniP of bonds for tJJI! $9110,000 bond issue on W<'dnesday, .Janunry 14, at 11 a.m. Tho• bon<b are for 20 years.

In ordt>r to !·wrvicP thP north •·ncl of town Rftcr the 1000 framt• units W<'l'' built, GCS, in January 1943. ronwrtrd four of the l'f'ntal units on I..aurt'l Hill Road Into a temporary grocery store, which ex-

Sec- GCS. p. 4, col. 3

Tlw Springhill Lai«- Cl\·ic Assod­ation was originally formPd to work on munidpal vot('r Tt'gi:!-~lrA.­

tion and dty .-lcctlons. F:mphasis Is now shifting away from th•· poiitimi ar<•nn to community Ill'·

tivitics such "·" Welcome Wagon, Information Scrvk.-. RPprcscnta­tlon, and Non-Partlsrul Political Activity,

Youth <~nt.•r ~;ym ''('lo"''": The Youth Ct'ntPr <;ymnasium will b•· rlORI'rl for floor refinishinr Thurs­day, Friday, nnd Raturda~·. il•·­ct'mbf'r 4, 5, and 6. Your <'OOJll'rll­

tion is R ppreciated.

l'ro~tnun ll.r'lfiMtrat.ions: This ;..; your last chanc<' to regist.-r for our W1nter Programs. Pleas•' call im­mediately to register; call 474-6878.

Thf' newly ..!Pctcd offie<'rs of the Grt·Pnb<•lt DemocrotiP Club are Simon l'ristoop, pnsid<'nt; Thoma.'

·Whit.-. \'icc-prt•sid<'llt; Margaret flaldovin, Sf'Cretury; and TPrry Murray. trPIIsUrf'r.

nf'orgt' RPauchamp \\"US namrd by Mayor Franris Whit~ as chair­man of thP City ~;h•ctioM Advisory Committe•·· This Committl'e wiD study and mnkc rl'cnmmendation8

'r"g~ling city .PI•'<'! ion laws, vot~r qun ·tkatlons, and appeals p~

, Cit~· Council, p. 2. 1'01. f

Volume 33. Number 2

llraec: Election Wards 'ro Ill<' Editor.

An f\ll'll.''sis of tlw vott'~ bv pollinrr pta,~,, in tlw la~t t'IPctio~l for City Council. points up tho> strong- pnssibilit~- of t>lPcting :t

Cnunril th·tt j..; not rPprt•sPntati\''' nf all ~PgmPnts of tlw City. In fhP !l;L>t. till' l'l"•.:idP!lt~ of C';l'l't'll·

hdt h:n·,• bPPil mort' or ll'ss hnmo­~~·npous. Thi=- is not trtlt' nf C:rPPil­bdt toda\·. TorlaY tiw Citv is di­,·idPd int~) a nun~bt•r of st:gmt•nt.~. ,·ach ha\'ing ditTt>!'t•nt nt>Pcl~ :tnd dt>­~irt•s. sonw widt>ly st>p:lralt•d. Thest' tJjffPfl'IWt'S WPfl' Wt'JI illustnttl'd b\' tht• pattPrn of vott>s recordt>d in th:. thrt•P polling placP:o;. Tht>rt' werf• t•xtremP variations in Uw propor­tion of vot••s obtaint'd by groups of candidatt>s among til!' polling plact>s. Tlw fact that all of tht• councilmPn an• t'lt•cted citywid<' or at-larg<', raises th<' distinct possi­bility that in futurt• elections a City Council could be elected that would rt>prt>sPnt only orw segment of th•· City's population. or ont·

If any onf' an·a givt>s onP group of l"andidatl's an ovrt'V.•hrlming m;.l­

jority of its YOtl'S. it will almost insur{' that anyonP Pll'l'tPd will grt tht'ir major support from Dill' or two an•as. if thP elt•ction is clost•. Tlw onl~· way any other candidatt> could obtain suflicit•nt votes to b<' dt•cled would bt• for. the revrrsc to happt•n in on<' or two of the otlwr arf'HS. As a n~tm:al consPquenct>. thcst· candid:ltPs would ha\'(• an obligation lo that st>gmt'nt of tlw population that put them in otfict•. \\·e would tlwn S<'<' candidates for council playing ant• arp;t again~t

;lnotht'r to ganH'r volt>~ in futul"t' t leetion campaigns. This would tt'nd to polarizP the n·sidt>nts of Grt•Pnbdt. But far mnrP import­;tl~t. this would dt'lrart from good ~o\'t•rnmt•nt and a n·sponsibk City Council.

To pn·n·nt this from occurring, I n·c·omm•·nd that tiw City enang<' iL.., prt>~t·nt systPm of P!Pcting all of thl' membt·rs of tht• City Council at-larg<'. Tlw City should b<' di­vided into l'iection wards. mal an­dividual counl'ilmPn PlPckd from thP!-if' wnrds. Tht~n· are many ad­y;~nt l~t·s to this systf'm asidt• from insuring that tlw C(mrH'il will eon­si.-:t of fPJlfPS('fllati\·p;-; from all sPg­

JTI('fll:-. of til£' City. Tlw forPmnst is that it will mali:t' t'ampaig-ning a lot t•asil'l' .llld kss ''XJH'IlSi\'t'. Tht· numbPI' nf votPrs that any orw can­didatt· has to l't'H('h i...; drastically rPdUcPd. It also malH·s it possiblt· for Uw voll•r to hdlt•r t•valualt• tfp· c<l!ldida\t's, in that tiw number run­ning for otlin• in any on<' ward will lw a lot )pss than tilt' lt'n W<' had in lilt• last dcction. It will also makf' thP coundlman mort' rP3pon­kivP to his constituf'ltls. VotPr~ will hav~> to ltt\Pp track of tlw voting n·conl of a singll• t·ouncilm;m rath­er than fiw.

This systt•m will attraet mort• candidatPs to run for public of­fir('. TheiT an· many votf•rs. I am nun· who would run for f'l(•,•tivP oflicP in Uwir own nn•a, but arP fl'·

luct.anl to run city wid ... dttu•r b•·­caus(' of tlll' ('ost, or tlu• [(•P1ing that llwy may not b<' lot<>Wil in olht•r flrt•as of tiw City.

It :--hould not bt· too difficult :t tnsl{ 1o dividP tlH' City into pif•r­

tion wards of Pqual voh•r rPgiHtra· tion ~izP. Tlw dplf•rmination nf tlw rmrnlwr of wards. or tlw qw·s· tion of wlwthl'f to plf•d orw or two counrilml'n from Pach ward, n.ncl llw siZI' of tlw rww City Cnun<'il. art' problt•ms that t'an b<' solv••d readily, if politks is kPpt out of tlw deliberations, and only the wp)far<' of the City considered.

I would sugg<'st that tht• officp of Mayor be detennlned by voters on a citywide baals. This Individual repre.ents the entire City, and .tlould be elected directly by all of

the voten. J reallle tbat I;~ 14 • llow

Thursdav. DPrember 4. 1 !Hlfl.

Committee to Discuss Elected School Board

Tht> :\letropolitan <io\'t•rnnwnt

Committt'<' ch:tirt'd by Pri!ll't'

Georgi's County Dt+g-a!t' Eri•· I. \Veilt> will hold public hP:lrings on Pt>c .. mht•r ·.~ :\t Crossland f;Pnior Hit!h SC'hnol :md Dt•Ct>mbt•r 11 at PuV:d Hio:h Sdtool :~t R p.m.

Orw of th<' lt•g-islatiw proposals to ht> discusst•d arousPfl murh in­t<'r<'st at last Monday's Gre<•nbl'lt dty council nH•t>ting. Thi!-i ron­C<'rllt'd thP proposal tn haYP an PIPctPd board of education.

Tlw city's Park and RPCrt'ation Advisory Board C'Xpr('sst•d stron~

feelings that the school bo:trd should bt• elected, stating that "th•· arrogant disr·<'gard for community dPsir<'s would not b<' possible if membt•rs had to depend upon eom­munity approval". Tilt' Board citt•d a list of Pxamplt's of whPrP such disregard has occurr<'d undt•r llw prPsent system of Gub<'rnatorial appointment. thl' chief complaints being that til<' school board has not usually consulted community organizations as to whPrC' new schools shall bt' placed and that it has rPsisted pfforts to facilitat<' grt-'H ter l~ommunity· usP of schools.

Tilt• city council. however. said that it did not want to take a posi­tion on this issue until it has had mor<' time to study all tlw ramifi­cations.

f.hri!'lmas Concrrts Hrrald the· Srason

Two eonrPrts of Christmas musir• will b<' off .. rcd to the !;<'nPral pub­lic by tiw Grt•Pnbf'lt CnnePrt Ban.! and thP combined choirs of Gr<'<'n­bclt Jnnior High School. The first is a 8 p.m. on Dt•cPmb<'l' 15 at th•• District H<'ights Munidpal c .. ntPr, 7·100 :\!arbury UriVP. F'rPl' tid<PL-> arf• av:lilahlt· at that nddrP.ss.

On S:tturday aftt>rnoon. lJt>c. 20. th•· band will (llay at til<' Youth Ct•ntt·r in Crt•PnbPlt. bPginning at :::!

p.m. Thi:-~ al.sn is OJW!l to tnt· g:Pn­t·r:i} public, and no ticl<l'ls arl' 1'1'·

qui red. Ttw iJO·piP('(' Cn•('nbf'lt Band.

conduct,•d by .John Df'l Hommt·. wil! play traditional Christmas

incl11ding anl'it•nt C"arols :1:-> \\'Pll as conlt'mporary an~111gv·

ml.'nts of wdl-known favoritf'S. Tlw public of all ag('li "sing along" with ,Junior High Choir.

is invitt>d to tht· Crt•,·nlwlt

Baptist Church Presents Christmas Choral Drama

Tilt• Junior Choir of the Gn•en­belt Baptist Church will J>T<'S<'Ilt th<' Choral llruma, "Th<' Choir Boy Who Couldn't Sing" on 11<'t'. 7. at 7

. p.m. in til<' Hanetuary of llw chureh. The story, which will b<' acted out in full roslum<' by thP m<'mbt'rs of lh<' choir. is about a littl<' boy who Wants vt'ry much to sing, but iw just sounds awful. Aftt•r h<' s:~y:<

his prayPrs onP night hl'for~'

Christm:~s. tw is visitl'd by an angf'i choir, HomP slwphPrds, thfl'f' King.-;, ~1:n·y. and an nngd. Comf' Sf'l' and hP;~r what finally h:q>pPIH to "Th:' Choir Boy \VItrJ Couldn't Sing."

.proc•t•ss. Most of us an· mon· l'Om­

fort"hlt· with what is in <'ff<'d, im­Jwrft>ct as it may b1·. raUwr than to movP to a rtf'W and unknown situation. HoWPVPf, this chnngt• i'i ncct•sRary, If th<' City Is to conlinm· tb be a viable community. I thert•­fore, urge that this propoBal bt> (lven serious consideration as 1100n aa po&llible, so that It can bJ.:. hltl­tuted In time· for the nex.t •tlon in 1971.

1Jta,9~'ltt Smi~

t'Je-eald Sntid l\lrs. :\[argarl't 1 Peggyl Smitlt

and son, Gerald. wpre kill<'d on Nowmbt'r 28 when n tractor-truck aoss<'d tht• ml'dian strip on th<' SusqUl·hanna Riv<'r Bridg<' ll-95l and cra..<ht'<l into th<' Smith car. Til<' Sll'ith family \l''ts rt'tur"ing to . th<'ir hom<' at 111 Whitt· Birch Court after spPnding tht· Thnnks­~iving- holiday with relativPs and frit'IH!s. in NPw Jt'rsp~·. Injurrd, but in satisfactory condition at Waltt•r Rt><'d Hospital ar<' Li<'utt•nant Colo­n<'l Raymond Smith and sons, lluuglas. ag<' 1-1. and Ronald. age J:l. Tht> boys attend Grt>enbPit .Junior Hig-h School.

iiirs. Smith. ag'' 36. at\Pnrled Sou­tlwrn Univt•rsity, Louisiana. ShP \\';Js a.::ti\·p in thP GrPPllbt>lt Boy..; Club. Boxwood Citizt>ns Assoda­tinn. Bn:ovond Bowling LPagUl' and "Tiw Lt•t's Talk It Ovt'l'" prog-rams lwld at St. Hugh's Church. Gprald E., age 7, was a SPl'OJHI gradt> stu­dPnl at \'Jorth End EIPmt•ntary School.

A mt>morial fund has b<'en st'\ up, part of which will go to th1• Gre~nbelt Boys Club in m<'mory of Mrs. Smith, and part to the North End Library in m<'mOt'Y of Ger­ald. Donations may b~ sent to th<' Marg-art•t t Peggy) Smith Fund, Box 142, Greenbelt.

Funeral services \Vl're held at Gr·et•nbelt Community Church on D<'eembPr 3 and interment will be in San Antonio, Texas.

TURKEY TROT RACE RESULTS

On Sunday, Novembt>r 30, 67 run­ners from age 8-69 participated in the annual Turke;.· Trot long dis­tance running races sponsored by lh<' Gr·penbclt JAYCEES to pro­mot<' Physical Fitness. Runners from Minnesota, Nt'w York, Penn­sylvania and Baltimore compel<'d for· 25 trophies on a cold day. The \Vashington area Is one of the fpw arras which have long distnnc<' ra­et•s all year round. JAYCEES mannt>d lh<' turns and serwd rP­freshm<'nts to tlw runners aftPr­wards.

In the featured 20-mile race for­mt·r U. S. Marathon Champion Gar Williams dt·featt'd a fil'ld of 16. winning in 2:03:02 by a minut<' ovt'r Bob Til urston of Silver Spring with AI B1u·nes of Greenbelt. 8th in 2:21: a~. Tht> 5 and I' mile handicap rac1• was won by Brucf' BurnsidP of Rocl"·iiiP in -14:01 wctunl tim<' ·II :-Ill, Gret•nbt•lt .. r's finish<'d a" follows: l\lilt Grt'Pnbaum. 2nd, LaiTy No<'l. 8th 131.451, .Jim Wood­d<'ll. 1:llh, Mark SiPg<'l. agt• 10, l!illt. H<~l'V<'Y Go>ller. 20th and Syd CongPr. 23rd Tlw noneomp('lilivl' :.? ~liii'-Rltn-F"'ur-Your-Lift• was won by ll:!V<' Brown of Rockvill<' in II ·1 :l; Nt·lson (krtd was tht• first <:n•pnbt'll<'r in lOth in 13:17. follow­<'d by John Nod, 21st. Jo<'y O'Loughlin, 23rd and Pnmt'la Sit•gel 27th.

Bob Hot>kner, a m<'mbPr of <;recnbt'll's Jogging Program, rP­t't'ived a trophy for httving jogged owr 680 milt's in a year.

474-5700

(;rt•t•nbt'll Attractiw :l bPd-roorn ma~losP to shop~ l•ing- and transportation. Bf'nut iful rP~nO<kiPd ldtdW!l wilh larg•• doublt•-iloor rdri-

This home hu!-\ mnny Pxtras and i~ a must to St't'. Call for nppointmf'nt to in­Sjll'l't.

(; n't'lliH'lt dt·sl rabll' hotwy-moon ruttagP in eonvt>nicnt location. The JH'rf<>ct homt• for lh•• young or rt'\lrt•d roupl<'. This homt· •·an be yours· by th<' Holidays. Hurry. this cottage won't last long.

Lei U1 !WI Your UoQ»

CITY COUNCIL from p. 1 dur<'s.

The city is s'Pt•king to fill a va­cancy on PRAB with a youth rcp­resentativ~. PRAB Chairman Hugh Jascourt said that th<' committe" is rften handicapped because it doesn't get the views of youth on specific itt•ms.

The council approved a low bid of $10,980 submitted by Edmund Hollin Co. for the construction of a bunkhoust• addition to the Green­belt Firehouse.

The council approv<'d a rcq uest by the PTA's for the cr<'ction of signs proclaiming Greenbelt as a court parent town.

Gary StPnhousr wns namPd tern· porary city clerl< and Mrs. Ht•lt•n Whitt• as his assistant in lakin~

notes. Council granted city employePs a

half-day holiday on Dl'ccmber 2-1 and 31. It also dpcided to tak<' a holiday its<'lf !unless convened for Pm<'rg-Pncy purposes! by schedul­ing tilt• next rPgular meeting for Monday, January 5, 1970.

ADVENT SERVICES Services will be conducted at the

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 6905 Greenbelt Roatl, ea~h Wednesday evening during the season of Ad­vent. The Advent Vesper servict•s begin at 8 p.m. and are meant par­ticularly for adults and older chil­dren. A half-hour service for chil­dren begins at 7 p.m.

On Dec. 10, the children are in­vited to bring gifts to bt' distriL­uted among the patients at Glen· dale Hospital. On Dt>c. 17, the church choir, under the direction of Miss Ann Falkcnhclm, will prt'­sent a concert of Advent and Christmas music. On Dec. 24, the children will participate in 11

Christmas Eve ServicP. The community is invited to wor­

ship 11 t th'ese services.

Mr. Rubin BPrdansky, 31-A Ridge, di<'d on DecPmber 1. A r<'­tired businessman, he was a mPm­bPJ' of. the Mishkan Torah and thP Greenbelt Golden Age Club. HP is survived by his wlfe, Gussie, his son Gt•rald B!'rdansky of Silver Spring and six grandchildren.

County Recreation Committee to Meet

Recreation groups from the local area will meet with the Prince Georges County Recreation Ad­visory Committee on Wednesday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the County Recreation Department Conference Room at 3700 East West Highway. Hyattsville.

The purpose of the meeting Is informal discussion to consider special needs. problems, or con­cerns in th<' recreation area.

Greenbelt's Park and Recrea­tion Advisorv Board has indicated that it wouid like to discuss the following items with tht• county Advisory Committee:

Usc of school facilities: merger of recreation and park functions; rol<' of Crc<'nbt•lt RPcrcation De­partment: county services to Boys Club; Greenbelt's receipt of a fair share of the county recreation bud­get; encouragement of county-wide co-op recreation planning: im­provement of county playground program: and summer mainten­ance of school fields.

U.S. ARMY EXHIBIT The United States Anny's role ns .

defender of the nation is outlined in a new exhibit that wlll be on dis­play at the Municipal Bldg. in Greenbelt, Dec. 27-31.

Entitled U. S. Anny - A Heritage of Freedom, the Indoor display makes effective usc of photogra­phic reproductions of paintings by some of America's great military artists to tl'll its story.

Each painting depicts a scene from a battle in which the nation took part - from the Revolutionary vVnr to Vietnam

Soldier-attendants will be on hand to answer visitors' questions_

During its showing in Greenbelt, this nation-touring of the Anny exhibit will be open to the public fr<'e of churgc.

Thanks To tht• Jt:dltor:

I would like to express my deep­Pst thanks to our efficient Rescue Squad for transportating me t() the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve.

Nick 1'1-rgola

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

I

( ~lowatt 1\lmnorlali to IUtiJCP Rt•v. Wm. E. Ravenscroft. Pastor

Chur<'h S<'hool

Koad, lll'ffnb<•lt, Md. 2117711 Telephone: 474-9410

9:30 A.M. I ~rn g-rade thru adnltsl

Worship Service <Nursery with cla.~ses thru 2nd

11:00 a.m. gradel

~........--~~ ...... .....-.....--..... ~~-.,p"~~,..,..,...., !1:4;'1 ,\.~1. Sunday School 6:00 P.M. Tralnnt,: tlnion

II :flO A.:\1. '\lorning Worship 7:00 I'.M. l'.:wnlnJI: Worship 7 ::m 1'.:11. Wt•drwStla~· 1\lid\\'eelr SPrvi·eP

GREENBELT BAPTIST CHURCH S. ,JnRper MorriH, ,Jr .. l'a..tor 474-44»&

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday Srhool

now located at

6905 GREENBELT RD.

8::10 otncl tl:tiU a.m.

!1:311 a.m. 1

Phon<' 345-5111 Edward H. Birner. Pastor

Greenbelt Community Church 1 llnltA·d Churrh of ( 'ltrlst l

Hillside and Crescent Roads 474-6171

10:00 a.m. Fnmil~· Worship St•n·i.-• (('hlldrl'n Wl'leomt•) II:IHI "·"· (lhur<•lt ~hoot for Childr<'n nntl Youth ((~hlld ('urt• 10-l'!l

Wt: INVI'fl'~ TJIF: t:NTIIUr. (.;()MMITNITY II :00 am. "I' ROUt; di8MtloAion Jfroups for Adults"

"Tlw 1\ltU'<'h A~lnsl U•·ath - l'ro 11nd ('on" ltt'MtiUrt"'· IA'Rtlt•l'!l - WnH••r n .. r ... ·ohs

P'roft•tu,nr, Ho\·f'rrun,•nt ,\' 1•ulit ic·~ tlnlwl'llity of Mnryhuul •:ldon W. l..annlnlf A1111t l"rofM!!Or, Oovl'rnnwnt & l"oolli<'a Unh'f'1111ty of Maryland

"W .. t Chri!ltma.. MI'IWI" ..._..ree Leadn - ~- T. OemonM

Aa1t. Prof- of New ~t \VN~ey~~

CLASSIFIED $1.00 for a 10-word minimum, 5c fQ~ddjtional word g,,bmit

ads in writing, accompanied by cash paym<'nt. either. to the News Review ot:ic~ at 15 Parkway befor<' 10 p.m. of the Tuesday preceding publication, or to the Twin Pines Savings and Loan office.

CALDWELL'S WASHER SER­VICE. All makes expertly repaired. Authorized Whirlpool dealer. GR -4·Ml!i. 103 Cente)'way .

PIANO TUNING AND REP AIR. EXPERIENCED. RELIABLE. -474-6894.

POSTERS: - All kinds. Books and posters. 133 Centerway, above mo­vie theater.

GUITAR INSTRUCTION by ex­perienced instructor. Call l\45-5371 Sundays or after 5 week-days.

..... •••• State Farm A Insurance

...... ~ Ron Borgwardt

Auto · LJte - Homeowner. lotiO Baltimore Blvd.

('nliPR'P Park. Mel 107" <on U. S. 1 at the Beltway)

474-8400

MUST LEAVE '63 BUICK SKY­LARK behind! V8, PB PS, R&H, vinyl top. $400. 474-8563.

GREENBELT CO·OP NURSERY SCHOOL has several openings for 3·year old boys and girls. For info. call 345'-8549.

MUST LEAVE JENNY BEHIND! Beautiful part Brltanny spaniel. spayed, 3-yrs. old, very affection­ate. She deserves the best- home environment, and we will give her to someone who will supply it. Loves kids, but not used to small children, 474-8563.

ANTENNA PROBLEMS

Expert antenna man will

install new /repair anten­

na in my spare time and

Sundays.

474-7229

GIVE AWAY - Blk.-white kitten; female. 474-3775 after 5 p.m.

FOR RENT Efficiency apt., lmmed. occupancy, Riverdale. 459-0680 or 638-4692 anytime.

SALE - 1962 Pontiac - $350 or bl'st offer. Good condition. 73-G Rldg<'.

FREE! Black female kitten Siamese mother. Born Aug. 24· call 474-6132, 2G Westway.

ELECTROLUX Need ladies & gentlemen

to represent 11s in this

are11.

Please Call

7:!5-6633

WANTED TO BUJ - Baby bed -over 6 months siz<'. 474-7156.

"POODLES" - Bl'nutiful, cuddly, toy. A.K.C. registered puppies, ready for Christmas. Call 474-3219. --------·--------"POODLE GROOMING," l~t Mark giw your poodle fl n<'W lool< for tlw holidays. Call 474-3219. -----~-- -------------RELIABL~~ TEENAGim will babysit t'V<'nlngs and wePkends, chlldr~n 5 yrs. nnd owr. Call 345-1108.

~'OR SAI,l•: - Baby earring<', bussi­nrtte and crib with mattrt>ss. Call 345-7457.

FOR SALF:: 'l'hrt'<' room-slzt• rugs r~d. yPllow and gold. $25 11 pit•t•t:. Call t•vt•nings· :H!J·Zmm.

PORTER'S BEVERAGES K200 Balto. Blvd.

474-SZ73

Acros.• from H()t Sboppe, Jr.

Specializing In Uquors &: Wines

from around the world.

George Hammond Speaks Oeut 1tel:#'l4 On T raflic Problems Elainl' Skolnik - m-6060

At the meeting of the Greenbelt Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jaycres h~ld last ThurRday. Nov. Stephen Parker. 9300 Edmonston,' 20, Georg<' Hammond, Traffic Di- who c11ptured the National Mixed

· rector of the AAA;-, -ftanndd---J/'O,..!Il:b.ee'I'F~t -lP~altllrr,.s....:Bs,riH!dk!g,.,_e Championship. Accor­"Buddy" Attick, Supt. of Public ding to the Washington Post. "In Works of Gri'Pnbelt. spoke of th<' 4{)-year history of this event. traffic problems here in Greenbelt. the Parkers are the youngest pair Hammond stated that lighting con· ewr to have won this cbamplon­ditions on Greenbelt Rd. were very ship. Each of them is under 28." inadequate. H<' cited the absence The original entry in the field was of lights on the north side of the 724 pairs. road In the vicinity of the Beltway The winning combination of Joe Plaza and the absence of lights on Nusinov and Gladys Stambler both sides of the road near Green- proved triumphant again at last belt Park. Even more serious are Friday's duplicate bridge session. conditions at the int,ersection of The winning margin was, how• Glenn Dale Rd. and the Baltimore- ever. a mere half-point over the Washington Expressway. Attick runners-up Sid Barnett and Elsie explained that the problem of juris- Holtzclaw. Next game: Friday, diction at that point further com- December 12. rlic:1ted the issue. A happy-happy birthday to Marl<

When ask<'d why thes<' eondi- Crabtree. 2-D Northway, who ccl<'­tions exist. Hammond said that brnted his ninth birthday. they stt•m from inadequate funding The very best of everything to and that thPse problems constant- Mrs. Nita Sacra, who has donned ly p<'rplex him. As a former na- the title of "Full Time Home­tiona! director of the Jaycees. Ham- maker" after five and a half years mond urgl'd the Gr~enbelt Jaycees, service as Greenclt's City Clerk. to take the lead in seeing that these Nita, were going to miss you! traffic hazards arc eliminated. Happy Birthday to John Shab<',

At thf.> next meeting of the GrcPn- 1-C Northway, who celebrated his belt Jaycees, featured speakers will sixth birthday. We also wish John be AI Schraeder, Promotion Direc- a speedy recovery and hope that tor of the Washington Eveninlt' he will soon be home from the Star, and Blaine Davis, Promotion Washington Hospital Center. Manager of the Stnr. The meeting Our deepest sympathy to Mrs. will be held at the Greenbelt Muni- Gussie Berdansky, 34·A Ridge, who cipal Bldg., Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. lost her· husband, Rubin on Man-

The Police Blotter day. Congratulations to Kelly Thomp-Two vacancies have occurred on

the police force, and the depart­ment is looking for qualified per­sonnel to fill them. Also needed are a full-time and n part-time dis­patcher.

Pointers for Mailing --The disappointments of late de­

livery of Christmas mail can be avoided by observing the following suggestions: Gift parcels to distant states should be mailed by Dec. 1, greeting cards, by Dec. 10; parcels to local and nearby areas by Dec. 13, cards, by Dec. lfi; enclose name of sender and addressee in pack· ages; use ZIP codes.

Woman's Club News· The DecembPl' Board Meeting of

the Women's Club of Greenbelt will be held on Thurs., Dec. 4. at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Robert Hill, 109 Northway. ThP Club's annual Christmas Party will be held on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Social Room of the Community Church Tlw program will feature packaging of homemade cookl'es to be furnished to veterans at area hospitals. Also. carol singing and a Christmas Tret• Gift Exchange will take plar<'. Mrs. Henley Goodt', Chairman will he assisted by Mrs. Charles Link.

!<'OR SALE - Living room, bt•d­room, and dint'lle furniturt•. likt• new - reasonable prices. Call 345-7267 after 5 p.m. WANTED - TPt•nagt•r for light housPwork - 2 days aftt'r school or •., day Saturday. :!45-1039.

HAVE TO SELL: - Moving to !<'lorida. St'lling all houst• fixturt• bdow rock bottom. 4 74-6173.

son, who celebrated his first birth­day on Nov. 21.

MICPPC Computes Population Growth

Prince Georges County's popula­tion of 657,100 is now greater than that of the States of Alaska, Nevada, Vermont, Wyoming, Dela­ware and North Dakota. The fig­ure, as of January 1, 1969, is the latest estimate computed by the Research Division of the Maryland Nationnl Capital Park and Plan­ning Commission.

Also estimated by MNCPPC is the population and house counts for municipalities in til<' county. Greenbelt had an estimated popu­lation of 19,570 as of January 1, 1969, compared with 17,540 as of January 1, 1968. The breal<down of housing as of January 1, 1969 was 2,075 one and two family units and 4,401 apartment units. This was an increase of 20 one and two family units and 197 apartment units sinct' th<' year beforP.

MULTI-SENSE DRAMA Thrt>~ fre<' prrformanc<'S of lh<'

in-tkpth spnse drama "BPyond til:• Lirwur" will bP hPid DPcPmbcr· li at 7. ~ and 11 p.m .. in room 205 of th<' Tawes Fine Arts Building- o:1 thP Uniwrsity of Maryland's Col­leg<' Park Campus.

ThP student group which is pro­ducing the show, describes "Beyond the Linear" as a multi-sPnsory pn­virunment, an environment in

FIREWOOD - Full cord, $40. Half which lh<' individual may b<' ac-

Schedule of Events For,·P.S Co••· Collece

Various activltlea, are scheduled for December at Prince Georgfs Community College. All of these are open to thl' public. For fur­ther information about any of these events you should contact the Stu­dent Activities Office ·nt 336-6000. ext. 248. Dec. 8--Basketball vs., Comm. Coli.

Bult. at 8 p.m. Dec. to--Basketball vs., Allegheny

Comm. Coli. at 8 p.m. Dec. 11 , 12 & 13 - Musical -

"Mam<'." Fine Arts Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 14 -Musical - "Marne." fine Arts Aull. at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1~ .. PGCC Choral Concert. Fin<' Arts Aud. at 8:15 p.m.

Dt•c. 17- -Faculty Viewpoint - Phi Theta Kappa Jumcs Hart speaks on ''The Scorpion and The Tran­tula." Staff Lounge at 3 p.m.

Dt'c. 19 -Film - "Cat Ballou" with Lee Marvin. Fine Arts Aud. at 9 p.m.

Tapes Sent to Servicemen The American Red Cross.

through its "Vol~es . From Home" program. enables you to talk to a member of your family serving In the -Armed Forces overseas.

Volunteers ciln help you record your message, and will take a color snapshot which they will send with the tape. This st>rvice is available at the Prince George's County Chapter House, 6206 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, (near Prince George's Plaza) until Dec. 12. Call 927-«00 ext. 45 for an appointment or additional information.

$17,157.70 - ----·- ----

IS THE AVERAGE Commiss.ion paid our full time men last year. We need same type man over 40 in Greenbelt area. Take short trips to contact cus­tomers.

Air Mail

A.M. PATE, PRESIDENT, Texas Refinery Corp.

Box 711 Fort Worth, TPxti.s 76101

Greenbelt

Beauty Salon Fashion Trt'SS Witts and Wlgll'ts

Ph 474-4881

01'<'Pnbelt Sbopplng Ct-nter

illS CENTERWAY

cord, $25. 474-6163. tively engnged .. Jn a "cool way."

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: Prestige Draperies : • •

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Double, triple and wall-to-wall draperies pro- • • portionately-priced. •

Includes fabric, lini~g, labor, rods and com­plete installation.

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• : Mode in our own shop. For Iii FASTER SERVICE choose from CaD Anytime

• • ll!l ; luxury, ~ntique satin in ma- 474_5999 ,, ny colofl. ·

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HOMES FOR SALE 0111 .... IIJl ...,.._

Yoor ftJw om-... irerft ,_ MULTIPLil Lllft'INO

!ti!I;K"'C'JP; ______ __,____ --· ·-i"TOI' no<'TRI]'If: UP YOUR APARTMENT. :allY ONE OF OUR MON'SBOW HOUSES. OR. ANY OF THE OTHER FINE V ALUfJS YOU FIND HEBE. YOU'u=-FILMORE like . buyinl Mllard once you see this spa­cious C; A 4 BR 21., bath home wifh sen. gar. for ouly · $tSIIt down plus small setUement. Taite over ·before ChrlstJnas. Prict>d to !1<'0 NOW at $28,9110.

BUCK AN JAMES CAN. You can too 'if you can afford $77/ mo. aft.er down pmt. on this 2 BR END hom<' backed up to woods on n dead end street. Wa­sher & dryer included in this buy of the month. $9.000 takes this one away. Oh. yes, all utili­ties except elect. included.

CLEVELAND if you must Gro­ver. but you would be better off to take the entire 31

" acres for $22.000. OWNER WILL HOLD FIRST TRUST! Step lively on

this one!

HOOVER TillS ONE. HER­BERT. Only $6.000 down and you move into this fabulous 3 BR home with beautiful kit. 2 baths, full basement with out­side exit, as well as a two car garage on ONE ACRE OF GROUND. Owner wiU bold first trust for balance of money. Act now to get this rarity for

$26.9110.

SPEAKING FRANKLIN -. It Plt>rce to me that this Is one of the best buys when you latch on to this 4 BR 2 bath brick home with new n cu. ft. ret. and washer. A bargain at $19,200 011

- FHA/V ~ tel'llls.

LINC ON to this 3 BR home with tiled and painted rec. rm. This will make. your present quarters (not pennies) seem like a log t,llbln. Ask about this one now at $12.68/mo. after dn·. pmt. Priced to go, gol go at $20,000.

WE WARREN YOU. G this Ia HARDING TO BEAT ~EN YOU SEE ANOTHER 4 BR 1 '4 bath brick home with fireplace, tabl<' space kit., tiled basement on wooded lot in H<lCiudl'd neigh­borhood. bue convenient to ev­erything. Ready to go at $21.-700 on FHA'V A terms or as­sume 5 1~ c;. low interest loan and take over pmts. of $130imo. af­ter down pmt.

POLK YOUR NOSE in here James and take advantage of this fine buy in a 3 BR brick home in a most convenient area. Home hns fireplace, sep. din. rm., 1md a. full basemen.t Your op)lortunity to buy oh FHA/VA terms at $21.900.

DON'T HAYES A TATE 'Ruth your ford" 1or your chevvy for that matterl to us as soon as possible and put down pmt. on this very fine 3 BR 11

;, bath brick hme with sep. din. rm, beautifully paneled living room with fireplace, and connecting garage. Assume this 5'4% Int. loan at $186/mo. after down pmt Total price <It's a bar­gain l $28,600.

GRANT ME TillS wish. don't be "Usyless" any longer with your money, invest it In the most beautiful hom<' avflllable. Look now nt this 3 BR C/ A Im­maculate home with fine rec. nn. fireplace In living room 88

well as numerous other applian­...,s. As an added feature. lge. screcrwd porch and playhoW!e included. All for $28,500.

CROWDED? MOVE UP TO honw that is better VAN BUR­EN, You'll b" smartin MARTIN if you h·l his fin<' 3 BR C/ A. brick hom<' with sep. din. nn., ful I basement, with fireplace and atl:tt'ht'tl garage go by with­out lakin gover tilt' low 5'1-i% loan with pmts of $178/ /mo. Nt'ar NASA and only $29.2!i0.

KASH Realtor (Above Post Office)

345-2151

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Third Analysis

Survey Rates Recreational Facilities b~· Gar~· Stenhouse

Atlmini~trath·to Assistant to City Mallllrer

The third in a serie~ of articles concerning v()ter attitudes deals with two questions asked in the September questionnaire. In one question voters were asked to rate use of City recreation facilities by themselves and their families, while in the second respondents were asked to check f~m a. list of. 18 items those facilities they would like to see prov1ded m the ctty.

QmBtion L

The survey shows that Gre~nbelt Lake Park is used by most resi­dents of the city. In f&ct. few residents have never been to the park. The popularity of Greenbelt La.lw ovPr most other facilities can possibly be attributed to the fact that it pro\·ides fadlities for voaried recreation interests, includ­ing picnicking, jogging. fishing, booting. and hiking.

T!'nnis courts are a hcility for epecial interests: thus, use of ten­nis courts can be "-''P<'cted to be lower than us!' of general recrea­tion facilities. Single family resi­dents play the most tennis, while Springhill Lake voters were prob­ably rating use of their own non­City courts.

Greenbelt's Youth Center enjoys relatively high community use ex­cept by residents of Springhill Lake. In fact. 75% of the respon­dents in Springhill Lake stated that t~l{Y or their famllles had never oeen in the Youth Center. It is probable Springhill • Lakers don't use the Youth Center because

of recreation programming avaUa­blr in that subdlvf31on, both pri­vately and City operated, and be­cause of Springhill Lake's physical isolation from the Youth Center. Also. in spite of lncrmsed publicity in Springhill Lake, many residents may still be unaware of the Youth c~nt~r·s existence and the varied acti~ti!'S available to them.

Not surprisingly, residents of singll'-family housing enjoy the wid~ usc of nearly all City rec­rl'H!ion facilities. Om• important reCLson is that more single family r('spond('nts had children than was true in the other areas of the city. This qu('stion also was probably misunderstood more than any other question in the survey. For example. it appP"ars that simetimes Springhill Lake residl'nts rate use of City fa­cilities and at other times use· of private facilities. Another problem is that respondents throughout the city may have rated their own use of some facilities and forgotten about Othl'r family members. Des­pite these drawbacks the results probably give a fairly good general picture of recreation use.

Use of City Facilities by Voters and Families !l'requcntly Occasionally Seldom Never

Greenbelt Lake Park Playgrounds Tennis Courts Outdoor Basketball Courts Athletic Fields Youth Center

Qutmlon 2.

Each of the 18 named facilities could mathematically have receiv­ed 1,382 responses for 100%. Of course, with so many types of fa­clllties as choices, voters were much more selective in what they wan­.00. The greatest support for an item was 49% of the respondents, the least 7%.

ot the five most dMired facilities, three were concerned with traffic and vehicles. These were access roads to Springhill Lake, No. 1, the perimeter road, No. 3. and ad­ditional parking spaces, No. 5. The desire for better acce59 roads to Springhill Lake scored highoot in Springhill L.'lke <87% l but also did wen in other areas of the city. <31%).

The perimeter road did best in Springhill Lak., and single-flllllily housing areas, while additional parking was desired by G.H.I. and Springhill Lake residents. The fact that Springhill Lake access was rated high in all areas, even though a problem to on.ly one, indi­cates the voters' interest in solv­ing probiPms throughout the com­munity ~ven when not directly benefiting them.

Two rPcreation fsciUtics that hav<' b('('n talked about for years showed strong support throughout the city and rated No. 2 and 4 In the top five choices. Tb~e are an indoor swimming pool and artificial Ice rink. ·

Other recreation facilltios recelv­!Ag strong support were more

19<;1- 48,-?. 20~:- 13% 22t;;' 28<C; 18% 62%

11"< 22"i> I9cr. 48% 8'k 19% 18~<- 55%

16'1< 23<;< 18% 33% 16% 22% 16% 46%

parklands, an arts center, a zoo, and playgrounds, picnic areas, and tennis courts.

The question of the need for ad­ditional gymnasiums has been !P1 issue lately. Apparently. however, this sample of city voters does not believe the need for gyms to be as critical as many other facilities. In Springhill Lake, where there Is no readily available gym space, the need was felt highest. However, even there it scored 12th out of 18 cholel's.

X ew Ji'acilltlq, Desinld by RespondentB

EX]IJ'!'S!M'd as % In Order of Pmft~renoe

Access Road to Springhill ~ Lake 49% 1

Indoor Swimming Pool 45% ,. Perimeter Road 37% Artificial Ice Rink 36% More Parking Spaces 33% More Parklands 30% Arts Center 26% Small Zoo or Animal Farm~% More T<'nnis Courts 20% More Playgrounds 20% More Picnic Facilities 20% Par 3 Golf Course 18% Jogging Trails 17% More Gyms 14% Minibike Track 12% More Softball Fields 9% More Baseball Fields 8% More Football Fields 7%

These questionnaire results have proved to be Interesting and lnlor­mative to City officla!B.

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GCS from p. 1

isted unti.l 111M. GCS also eeta­bilshed a Co-Qp Pantry, or trli.Tel­ing market- l!ltore on wheels that made the rounds of the town dally with varied stock of groceries. fruits and other supplioo. This service continued until September 19M. '

A bWI line was also established by GCS In 19(5, bringing custo­mers from all parts of the town to the centez;. The charge was a nick­el. The bll9 driver even delivered prescriptions from the drug store.

In 1944, GCS embarked on an expansion program with a stock drive to raise enough members' capital to provide new facUlties in Greenbell This culminated in the opening of Greenbelt's new supermarket on November 9, 1948.

In August 1953, GCS purchased the land under the supermarket plus an adjacent tract of 20,000 square feet. When the rest of the commercial properties were sold to a private l'!'al estate firm in Octo­ber, 1954, GCS decided to vacate its various stores in the center and consolidate its food. drug, and gen­eral merchandise operations into the supermarket •building. The latter building was expanded at a

. cost of $200,000 for this purpose. Also vacated in 1956 was the old gasolil)e station' when GCS opened up a new $100,000 station on South­way. And in the next several years, GCS opened food stores in man.y other areas outside Greenbell

Robert E. Murrow now serves as president of GCS. He Is best known to present-day residents for his speedy action in working with the Greenbelt Area Degclation to get rebuilding underway following the disastrous fire which gutted the co-op supermarket in the sp~ing of 1962.

First day sales were $11.4.5 to 24 customers when Greenbelt's first food store opened October 3, 1937. Today Greenbelt Consumer Ser­vices serves shopping needs of over 30,000 members and thousands of other consumers through 22 super­markets, 6 drug stores, 9 service stations and 6 Scan stores.

<Ed. note: the above history is excerpted from the 25th Anniver­sary issue of the city of Greenbelt)

GIFfS GALORE! Electric

Chord Organ $39.95 Including bench

Midland Sollcl State

Clock Radio $9.99 Smrlll'am 2~<;Hoo

Toaster $14.88 45-pieoo &t

Melamine Dinnerware $10.88

Men's Gloves $129 Women's Gloves •

$1., $1.50

City Notes With the breakdown of a refu.:!e

truck and w:lth the ~dby truek not yet Ill repair, the city's tl'lll!h collection crew wns still able to maintain nearly normal senice over the Thanksgiving Day hoDday period by working on the holiday and by using an open bed truck as a substitute.

Leaf plclrupa got a little behind schedule, however, when 811 essen­,tial part of the leaf vacuum ma­chine broke down. Th.ls was a small pump which works the hy­draulic dumping mechanism. The machine W88 back In service for halt a day on the Saurday follow­ing Thanksgiving, but then the part broke down again. 'In the meantime, the special trash detail has been collecting bagged leaves throughout the city.

The Public Works crew finished concrete work for the animal pens nt the Municipal Service BuUdlng, as well as a walkway before the pens. Sodding was also completed around the Municipal Building, and further work performed in rebuild­ing the storm drain between 6 and 8 courts of Crescent. The new manhole is now installed and drain pipes leading to the manhole on both sides have been more solidly supported.

The auto mechanic installed a new engine In a police car and has been servicing all the other police cars. Several of the present oars will be advertised for sale aloal with a group of county police cars.

Jewelry

Thursday, December 4. 1969

Need a Xmas Tree? Cut Your Own

If you are looking for a good week-end activity, -why not take the family out to cut :Your own Christmas tree, suggests a Uni­versity of Maryland .hori.lculturlst.

This once-popular · activity Is making a comeback as more tree farms are instituting a "cut your own' 'policy. 9f1Yll Dr. Francia R. Gouin, Extension hori.lculturist. .

It you want to renew an old family tradltion - or introduce a new one Into this year's holiday activities, how about taking the family out to a Christmas tree farm to choose and cut your tree.

You will be sure of getting a fresh tree if you cut your own, Dr. Gouin points out, and fresh trees arc more attractive and more fire resistant. Fresh trees are full of sap anq their cells have more wa­ter in them than if the tree has been cut for several months and stored or transported for long dis­tances.

To be sure of getting a· freshly cut tree, ask for a Maryland grown tree. Dr. Gouin suggests. The Maryland Christmas Tree Growers are delaying cutting their trees un­til the customers are ready for them.

For the nearest Christmas tree farm, contact your local County Cooperative Extension Service of­fice listed In the telephone book un­der County Government.

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b7 AI Sk .. Practicall7 all the major decisions on the Greenbelt Home~,

he. budget for 1970 were made at last Thursday's board meeting, but final adoption was held ~ver until. tonight's (Dec. 11) r:: These dectsions foretell an mcrease m montbly charges from $4 to $6 for frame homes and $3 to $5 for brick homes.

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Kegotiations in PrQgress On Lutheran Property

Substantive ~ have been ~ illg on between city and l-utheran ehurch officials regarding the city's

.. possible purchase of the chureh Bite. Two meetings have been held thus far. At the first meeting coun­el members· got a rough Idea of tbe price the chureh is asking for tile property. ·

The second llleeting was a study session in which council tried to develop all aspects of such a pur­chase. Particularly, council was concerned about where the funds would come from. Mayor Francis White indicated that the city could I!IUrchase the site over a ten year period and could make application for open space and parkland funds. "The present budget does not have funds for this venture,' he stated.

The subject w!U be on the agen­da at council's first meeting in January and will be the topic for a public hearing on the second Monday in January.

White stated that "Council is keenly interested. I hope we can make and discuss an offer for the site at the first (January) meet­illg." Councilwoman Elizabeth lllatray also commented that there seemed to be "unity'' among coun­cil members when they discussed tbe project. She noted also that silice GID could not purchase the property, she felt the city ought to do so unless the price Is out of 9lght. The land is a "good 'Pros­pect for future di!Y'e!Opment." she added.

Co~operative Housing · Leadership Seminar

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GREENBELT, MARYLAND Thursday, Decem~!, 1969

:~r~~ ~!:~ami M!~a:~ve~!!~~~u. Board Meeting, Ho.mllton Pl. at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenbelt Bap-

Frl., Deo. 1!, 1-3:30 p.m. Golden tist Church, Benjamin R. Wolman Age Program, SHL Community will speak on the topic, 'Under-House standing People With the Problem 7:30 p.m. Speaker on Drug of Drug AbUBe". Mr. Wolmu Is an Abuse, Greenbelt Baptist attorney and a member of the Gen-Church · era! Council for drug abuse, the 8:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge, Advisory Council to the State De-Co-op Hospitality Room partment of Mental Hygiene, has

Son., Deo. 14, %:30 p.m. "Heldl", assisted the Board of Education In North End Auditorium. the metropolitan area In various

Mon., Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Special capacities concerning drug abuse, City Council Meeting, Munici- and has served as Assistant States pal Building. Attorney of Prince George's Coun-

Tues., Dec 16, 8 p.m. Parkdale ty. PTA Meeting All adults, young people and chil-R p.m. Greenbelt Junior High dren interested in learning more PTA Meeting about this serious problem are in-

Thors., Deo. 18, 7:30 p.m. North 'vited to attend. End PTA Meeting

PG School Board Withdraws Road Abandonment Petition

Just• prior to the scheduled hear­ing before the county commission­ers on Friday, December 5, Board of Educ!lt!On Attorney Paul Nuss­baum withdrew the petition for abandonment of the city sanitary landfill road .The school board had asked for the abandonment as part part of its 'Plans for development of the 72-acre tract between Green­belt Homes, Inc. property and Bal­timore-Washington Parkway as a three-school complex.

"Heidi" is Coming! The Pickwick Players will pre­

sent a new musical version of "Heidi" at the auditorium of North End Elementary School, on Sunday, December 14 at 2:30 p.m.

The show, which Includes nine musical numbers, relates Heidi's experiences In the Swiss Mountains and her adventures in the City of Frankfurt.

Tickets for the show, which will be the second In a series of four, must be purchased at the Recrea­tion Department between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Call 474-68'1'8 for addition­al information.

NORTH END PTA The Greenbelt North End PTA

will hold .Ita meeting on T!nmclay, December 18, at 7:30 p.m., at which time the children will pari.lclpate In a Christmas program. Parents are urged to attend.

A major decl.slon W88 to add ap­proximately $19,000 to the budget as· a cushion against a 1970 bike tn the tax ra.te. GHI manatrer Roy Breashears had orlgiDally bud­geted an amount for taxea ($369,000) that assumed no change in the .pre­sent combined city and county ~ rate of $4.861 per $100 8.88UIIled val­uation.

Press reports that the county might be forced to increase. the county tax rate signitlcantly in 1970 Induced the board to increase the budget by a sum equivalent to 25 cents in the ta." rate. It was a.lso reported at the meeting that GHI's protest of the assess­ment Increase will be beard by the Maryland Tax Court on February 11, 1970. The uncertainty of the tax situation led the board to bud­get the additional $19,000 as a con­tingency reserve rather than as taxes.

Sales OfBce Operations A second decision by the board

was to put the sales and adminis­trative operation on a sFlf-sustaln­ing ·basis, either through an In­crease In the sales fee or through other sources. Earlier Breashears had presented a fol'Diula for ac-complishing this end by eliminat­ing the sales commission fee of 3'1..% entirely IUid raising the mem­bership fee from $150 to $325.

The board, however, felt that this step was too significant a depar· ture from current procedure to be decided quickly and without mem­bership reaction. Tber.:. was som~ feeling that the proposal might be unfair • selling members wish· ing to use outside realtors, In that a commission, as well as the In­creased membership fee, would have to be paid.

A compromise proposal just to increase the membership fee from $150 to $210 (with no change In the commission) was defeated on

Christmas Concert . The Greenbelt Concert Band &Dd

the Girls'. and lofbce4 Chorul of Greenbelt Junior mgh School will preaent Christmas concerts on Moo­day, Dec. 111 at 8 p.m. In the nt. trlct Helgbta Municipal Center 8DC1 on Bat., Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. In the Greenbelt Youth Center.

Jolin De!Homme Is the conductor and George Townsend assistant conductor, of the Greenbelt Con­cert Band. Miss Kathleen Krick­ory and Samuel Powell are direc­tors of tl!e combined GJHS choirs.

changed. As a result of these changes, op­

erating payments (defined to ex­olude mortgage payments) may be ~cted to go up by 8-9 percent. which is equivalent to a 6-7 percent increase In monthly charges In-cluding mortgage 'payments. A proposed increase in operating pay­ments of 10 percent or more would have required the approval of the membership at a membership meeting.

Debate on Rmervee

A one-day housing leadership eeminar Is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, on the eighth floor of 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Wash­lngron, D.C. (National Rura.l Elec· tric Cooperative AssoclaUon Bulld­jng.) The sponsoring agency Is the Foundation for Cooperative Hous-

. ing in cooperation with the Coop­.. erative Institute Association. For

further information, oall Donald Cooper 265-7400.

The city had Informally agreed to these plans in exchange for the school board's making available the right-of-way for the perimeter road. Uncertainty regardln8' the school board's ability to dedicate the perimeter road bCcause of .the repurchase agr.>ement betwE<en the school board and the former own­em ,however, led the city council to !ask the county commissioners to "hold ht abeyance" Its decision.

Conversations between city and school board officials prior to the meeting Indicated that too many unsettled Items existed to reach a­greement at this time on the a­bandonment ·petition.

County Hearings Set State Senator Steny H. Hoyer,

Chairman of the Prince Georges County Senate Delegation, today announced that the five Prince Ge­orges County Senators would be

a tie vote. The beard then decided to let management try once again to come up with a formula that would cover the estimated dellclt of almost $10,000 in sales depart­ment operations for 1970.

After maldng aD these decisions, the board then decided to enjoy the luxury of a two-hour dlscull· sion on corporation policy with respect to reserves. The dlSCWI8ion was touched off by 811 audit com­mittee report which deplored the "depletion of reserves" over the last few years and recommended that ''the board begin a policy of measurable replacement immediate- · ly." The audit committee, which Is composed of chairman Tom White, Milton Hoffman, and Janet James, said that families need pro­tect.lon against the adverse effects of unforeaeen contingencies and that such protect.lon cannot be achieved from a low cash position. In further oral statement. the au­dlt commlttee also seemed to la­vor building up reserves to cover capital improvement lteJDB as well as unforeseen contingencle&.

It was the latter view that drew the fire of dlrector John O'ReUJy. Terming the report "rdfcut'IU8"' ~ an accusation which led audlt com­mittee cha.lnnan White to stalk out of .the meeting demanding an apo­logy - OReilly said that It made no sense to build up reserves for re­serves' sake at a ttme when the corporation is borrowing for capi­tal improvements. He thought it

Twenty-one housing cooperatives in the Washington area, including Greenbelt Homes, Inc. have been invited to attend. The agPnda in­cludes discussions on responsiblli-

0es of a co-op board, the by-laws,

maintenance and the co-op board, be ncwsletter, and the manage­

ml'nt agreement.

Junior High PTA The Greenbelt Junior High

School PTA will present a Christ­rna.• progr~~m on Tuesday, Dec. 16. at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The chorus and band will perform.

/The publi<' is invited to attend.

PARKDALE PTSA TIJFS. The Parkdale Senior High School

Drama Olub will present a short program at the regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher-Student Associ­ation next Tuesday, night, Decem­ber 16, at 8 p.m. in th(' multi-pur­pose room.

A briPf business meeting will fol­low the dramatic program.

Th!' membership committ('P will haVP a table set up for all those who have not joined the PTSA. Mr. Harry Braxton, membership chairman, said the Association still has not met its membership goo!.

holding severa.l hearings within the County In the next few weeka

On December 18, at the County Service Building, at 7:30 p.m., a hearing will be held to discuss the proposals by the Prince Georges County Commissioners for a,!ldi­tional tax sources. The Commis­sioners have propo,~ed four such sourc('s including an additional tax on apartmcnt dwellers, n 10% tax on commercial, industrial and r('~i­

dcntial utility bills, a 8% tran•f•'r tax on rc-zoncd property at the' time of sale, and a. rais<' in the county's <'OnVl'nlional r('nf C'stalc tax from .4 to 1%.

Capital lmprovemenfB Another decision by the board

\\'liS to approve a budgeted amount of $2011,000 for capital improve­ments in 1970. Original pllllla for a $282,1100 program in 1970 were considered too optimistic in light of the corporation's Inability to do more than $65,000 worth of work in 1989.

In light of this chrulgc, the a-

was unrealistic to expect members to I"'Y in advance through monthly chargps for long-range capital im­provements that might total in the m illlons of dollars.

Other members of the bonr<i thought th<' audit committee report

Notice of Special Meeting and Cancellation of RegoJar Meeting

In addition, on Dec. 18 the Sen­ators will hear from reprcs<'natlv<'s of the WaShington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ns to thdr desil'!' for authorizntion to opPratf' a bus servic<', a.' well M a rapid transit servicP, and for proposals for additional state "'v"nu<' tor WMATA. · Also scheduled' is a dis­cussion of th<' propo.,~ls to merl{e Parks and Recl'!'ation as n unit of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

mount set aside in the budget for amortization of a ten-year loan at g p<'rcent per year cnme to $41,050. This rPprcscnts thP payments on the $65,000 borrow<'d to covcr the 1969 capital improvPments and thP $205,000 <'Xpectcd to bP borrowed <luring 1970. To mPel this amor­tization cost, the board proposed to use thl' $40,273 which was collec­ted from memb('rs during 1969 for this progrrun but not yet us<'d. The dit!'er<'ncp belW('('n $41,01l0 and $40,273 would b!' <'harg<'d against the memb .. rs' monthly payments for 1970.

Of th<' ~205.000 in eapital improve­ment.,, $125,000 would b!' for the framP homrs, the ma'jor itPms bt>ing $60,000 for boilpr r<'l"tirs nnd water line I'!'plncemcnts and th(' bnlanc<' for such programs u.. porches IUld doors, windows and sills, gutters roots, exterior doors, trash clos('t and downspouts, and sidcwalks,

· was h('lpful. Directors Nat Shin­dcrman, Dave Lange, and Steve Polascbik strcssl'd the need for flexibility so that th<' corporation could be in a position to go either the route of using reserves or bor­rowing, whichevl'r would hi' mort' advruttageous at any particulllr time.

There app<•nred to hi' somP con­fusion over what kind of rcs!'rvcs the participants were talking about. For exampll', in answl'ring thP au· dit committe!' charg<' thnt r<'SPr\'es Wl'rc b<'ing dPplet!'d, GHI presid<>nt Charles Schwan said that th!' r<'· l!Crvea had been built up for tho> purpose of hl'ing spent. Appar­ently Schwan wns rPferrtng to reserves built up to cover planned capital improvl'ment ltl'ms, whilP the audit committe<' was r('f!.'rrlng to reserves set aside for unfon'­S<'!'n contingencies.

A SpPri:.l MPPting of lhP <lrcPnb<'it City Council will bP hf'id on Monday, DPcrmbPr 15, 1969, at tlw City Offices at 8:00 P.M. for thP following:

I. Consid!'ration of proposed agrPt•m!'nt for th<' dt'dication by the owner and developer of Beltway Plaza Shopping CPntPr of GPntry DrivP and construction by thP City nnd F!prlng­hill Lnk<' of paving.

2. Ruch otlwr businPss '" may properly com" bdorP tlw City Council.

:l. Tho' Regular MPPting of City Council schPduiPd for llo·­<'PmbPr 1~. hns be<>n canc<'lled nnd such rPgulnr btmlnPss of tlw Counc·il postpono'd to thP .Jnnuary 5, 1~70. Ht'J{Uinr Mr'ding.

Richnrd <~. ~tPnhow:;p

Acting City ClPrl<

On January 6, at 7:30 p.m .. at Crossland · High School, the S..nn­tors will consider lPgislatfon deal­Ing with Pducatlon mutters in the County. Ot po.rtlcular interPst, Hoyer noted, were the propoiiAl~ pPndlng befon• the . dl'legation to provide for an P)ected school board. In addition, the Prince ('zeorgPs Bonrd of FA!ucatlon, the Pmrr Crt'­orgcs Community CollPgc, tlw l'riiH'<' <iPorges PTAs Ellld th•' Prine" Gmrg<>s County Edut>ntors Assorinlion, hllw bN'n ask<'<! tn maltP cornmPnts nnd rPcomm"ndn­Uons on f>l'ndlng lPgish~Uon. Srn­ntor Hoyt'r rxprcs9<>d hi• hop•· that many titi1.1•ns would att<'nd this hParing to mnke thPir view~ hnown on thf' i~S\1(' of th(• dPt'tPd st·hool board.

Of thP $80,000 for thP brick homes, the major item would be $48,000 for flat roof rcplac!'mPut. Oth!.'r itPms would be porch root~. C!ll!Crpent windows, slat<' roof pre­servation, attnclu-d garagl' roof rt'pnirs, guttl'rs and <lown•pouts. und sidcwalks.

A<bninist.ratlon A final dt'Cision "'"-' tn make n

.•mail reduction of $5,500 in th•· prnl"""d budgl't for the Adminis­tration and Sa!Ps De;>artmr'nt to rt'flect the lapsed funds in payroll costs. All oth••r itPms in th" bud­Jl<•t pr<'sPntNl to th<' board, at thP NovrmbPr ::.'0 ffif'l'ting Wt'f<' Jpft un-

Shinderman mnd!' thc point that no one knows at what point r<'­sprves would b" ndrquntP but again it wasn't clcar whdh!'r thc rPfrr­t'nc<.' was to enpital improvPmPQt resPrVPS or n'Hl'fVf's for unfornHC'f'n eontingPncies. Fin&!ly, in rPcogni­tinn of th<' compl<'xlty of the sub­jpct, a motion was pa.'ISI'd by the board to ask the tlnancP commit­tP<' to eomc up with a policy state­m<'nt on rcserw's thHt could be pro'st•ntt'<l to lh<' annual m<'inbl'r­ship meding In May,