The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-28
EVANSVILLE
Old Home Week Schedule

The nightly schedule for the Old
| Home Week, August TIA, to be spon
sored by the local fire department in
| the interests of former residents, is
as follows: Tuesday, grand opening
and children's night. Wednesday,
farmers and business mems night.
Thursday will be dedicated to Cover
nor Nice, and Friday will be Fire
mems night with a big street parade.
Saturday is "Everybody's Night" A
| carnival, "Cavalcade of Fun" Green's
burg, Pa, will be at the community
park the entire week.
Farmers Cooperative Meeting
More than 450 persons, farmers and
members of their families attended
the annual meeting for patrons of
Southern States Cooperative held in
the local high school auditorium Tues
day night. Charles Reichenbecher, of
Keyser's Ridge, and Elmer Schrock,
| Grantsville, were elected to the advis-
DRY board for 3 years; Norman Pat
ton and VIM. Winterberg, Grantsville,
for 2 years; and VIM. T. Menges, of
Keyser's Ridge, and M. G. Calls, of
Accident, for one year. The work and
place of cooperatives and the benefits
farmers are securing through CO.
operation were discussed by L. O..
Brumhack, district manager of the
organization; W. H. Johnston, Cum
berland; VIM. E. Tarbell Elmer
Schrock, and VIM. T. Menges.
In the amateur hour with Floyd
Miller, of LaVale, as master of cere-
monies, Gus Hare and his Gang, R.
| Hare, Wayne burst, and Kenneth
| Wilburn, of Grantsville, guitar and
| violin, received first prize of So;
"Uncle Walter and his covered wagon
boys, second prize, So: and "The
Buckaroos," third prize, 81.
Refreshments We're served by a
committee of local farm men and
women.
Win In Sixteenth
The Grantsville sluggers, in a game
here Sunday, became the only unbeat-
en- club in the second half champion
ship race in the Tri-County baseball
league by defeating the Cumberland
Exports 7-6 in 16 innings. Trents
single in the sixteenth sent over the
winning run. Roy "Shad" Herring
| pitched for the locals, while three
moundsmen shared the Cumberland
pitching burden. Tuscano, Grants
vile shortstop, was forced to leave
the game in the 18th inning after col
liding with centerfielder Raymond
Miller in a race for a fly ball This
| Sunday the local club goes to Keyser.
Social Events
Mrs. D. w. Hershberger entertained
| the Women's Community club on
Wednesday afternoon. Following a
song service, Mrs. Harold Miller gave
a report of the Rural Women's Short
| course. A tour of the home that have
put into practice any Of the princi-
Piles discussed during the past two
years of club work will be made We'd
nesday, August 8. Members will meet
at the home of Mrs. Harold Miller.
The Girls All club held an out
door party Wednesday evening at
| Casselman dam. A picnic lunch vein
err and marshmallow roast, games and
swimming featured.
Mrs. J. F. Fahey entertained Satur-
day night with bridge party in
honor of her weekend house guest.
Mrs. P. w. Hayes, Scranton, Pa.
Other guests were: Miss Monica
O'Leary, Mrs. P. A. Connolly. Mrs.
Ella B. Keller, Miss Ruth Keller, Mrs.
j. R. Gnagey, Misses Ethel and Viola
Broadwater and Mrs. Eva McCawley.
Mrs. Hayes left Monday for Tucum-
carl, New Mexico. where her husband.
Lieut.. Hayes, will be in command of
a CCC camp.
Mrs. Harry c. Edwards, teacher,
entertained the Junior class, NJ. E.
church school, with picnic last Tues
day afternoon at the Ashby Tavern,
west of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Livengood enter
tanned the young peoples classes of
the Reformed Sunday school and
guests with melon party Thursday
night.
Literary Club
Character sketches Of Ralph Waldo
Emerson and Emily Dickinson,
American poets, were given by Miss
Rachel Holmes Friday night at the
Literary club at Holmes Wallace stu
o..