The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-11


We're glad to have you here.
Welcome home, welcome home,
Rich and poor alike;
Reminisce with all your kin
In the old town on the Pike.
With open arms and heart old Grants
vile welcomes you,
We hope you'll share part IN every
xhing we do.
Our doors are open wide to all-Cne
famous and unknown:
Rau came in answer to our call; we
claim you as our own.
Sara Roberta Getty.
The community park, where the
Smiths Greater Atlantic Shows will
appear through Saturday, is the cen
ner of activities during Old Home
Week being sponsored by the local
fire department. A special homecom-
ing service was conducted in the M.
e. church Sunday night with Rev. A.
C. Bell, former pastor, delivering the
sermon, Expanded Horizons.
Tuesday night an "old fiddler's"
contest was held with first prize of
So going to the Hare Gang; second,
81. to the Kerns brothers, Cumber-
land; and third, 81, to Thomas Stein.
Wednesday night a mems quartet
from Cumberland entertained with
song and dance. Herbert r. O'Conor,
Attorney General of Maryland, is
scheduled to give an address tonight
fThursday), "Welcome Home" night
when a poem song written for Old
Home Week here by Sara Roberty
Getty, of Cumberland, poet laureate
Of Allegany county, a former resident,
vii be sung. This poem heads this
column this week.
A big street parade will be held
en- Friday, Firemen's night by visit
ing fire departments and other groups.
The parade will form at the west end
af town. Cash prizes will also be
awarded in an amateur musical con-
test Saturday night.
The reception committe is composed
III H. c. Edwards, Stewart Rodamer
and John Prichard, and chairmen of
ssther committees include H. c. Ed
wards, Glen Yoder, A. j. Yoder, Fay
Miller, Vernon Beachy, H. L. burst,
and VIM. Winterberg.
Former residents who had returned
hare the early part of the week in
Glude C. j. Gnagey, Buffalo, N. Y,
Brother of Mrs. Anna j. Warwick and
e. J. Gnagey; Mrs. Louis Taylor, of
Washington, D. c., daughter of Mrs.
Marshall Beachy; Paul Livengood, of
Washington, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Liyengood; Rev. A. C. Bell, Arborvale,
w. Va, former Methodist pastor; F..
C. Beachy, Akron, o., brother of Lee
Reachy; and Emmons Younkin, of
Pittsburgh, son of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
F Younkin.
Community Club Tour
A tour of homes that have put into
practice principles discussed in the
Gwo-year course on "Better family
living through home furnishings"
WIS made Wednesday afternoon by
nine members of the Women's COM
munity club. Meeting at the home of
the president, Mrs. Harold Miller,
where they inspected living room
dining room unit combined, the fol-
hSwing homes were visited: Mrs. D.
W. Hershberger, redecorated hall and
stairway; Mrs. Harvey Gortner, new
&itchenette; Mrs. J. U. Stanton, color
combination of wall paper; Mrs. Lee
Bsachy, new bathroom, re-upholstered
furniture and Mrs. Fred. Livengood,
new furniture hormonizipg with walls
end floor covering, where refresh
ulents were served. Indirect lighting
vas inspected in several homes. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hickman will be hostess at
the September meeting. ,,..
Speaks Over VIVA
Robert Sliger, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. E. Sliger, was a recent speaker on
Local postal history over radio
station VIVA, Wheeling, the pro-
gram being presented by the Ohio
Vale yStamp Club. Mr.. Sliger has
appeared on this program for the past
four weeks.
Wellsburg Upsets Locals
Wellsburg defeated the local base
ball club 81 here Sunday, and Eek
BART replaced Grantsville in first
place in the Tri-county Leagues sec
ond half championship race. Grants
vile is tied with Keyser for second
honors. The Pennsylvanians clinched
the game in the first inning by scor-
ing four runs. Grantsyille's battery
was R. Miller, Herring, Trent and
Tuscano. Herring, r. Miller, and D.
Yommer each had two hits.
Robert Myers, 80, Wellsburg, a
spectator, was hit in the head when a
hot eIippad Ha uac takan IN tba