The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
EVANSVILLE
Basketball Season Opens

burg on the locals floor. Just a warm
up game for the Beall High team
which won SPIT, the FrOstburg crew
maintained a wide margin through
out the game, period scores being To-
3, 1877, 42-16. Mckenzie and burst
each accounted for five of Grantsville'S
points.
The basketball outlook is not bril-
liant. Heading the IA aspirants are
Harry Patton, Gordon Mckenzie, Bay
ard Keller, Wayne burst, Mari
Schaefer, Elmer Lewis, and Verle Ed
wards, holdovers from last year. New
Corners are Belmont Miller, Kenneth
Bucket, John Stowell, Joseph Blocher
Edgar Bender, Norman Patton anc
Robert Davis.
The girls, team includes only one
girl who was regular last year, Belva
Michael. Others veterans are: Mar
garet Jane Gortner, Claudia Paulie
Elizabeth Yommer, and Juanita Car
der. Those out for the first time in
clude Betty Kamp, Betty Beachy
Corlista Murphy, Helen Noel, Maxine
Beachy, Leona Miller, Jane Humme
and Lottie Patton.
According to the schedule an
nounced by Coach Grimm, two twin.
bills have been scheduled with each
Central of Homecoming, Bruce OF
Westernport and Oakland with games
with Friendsville pending. Other
games are scheduled for the boys
team.
Firemen's Training Course
A firemen's basic training course is
in progress here, it has been an
nounced by N. U. Broadwater, presi
dent of the Grantsville Volunteer
Fire Department. William Grimm
science teacher in the local high
school, is instructor About twenty
have enrolled so far including mem.
bers of the Friendsville Fire Depart
ment who are coming here for the
course. Meetings are on Tuesday ev-
enings.
The detectives of the course are tc
extend and expand the work of the
University, State and regional fire
schools and provide a review of work
covered in them. About two-thirds
of the course is indoor classwork
the remainder being actual evolutions
and fire problems. Points to be
covered include organization, rules
and regulations; department disci.
pine and training; apparatus, hand
ling and maintenance; water supply
hose, nozzles and fire streams; lad
ders, minor equipment and forcible
entry, rope in the fire service, fire eX
tinguishers-use and limitations; sal
wage equipment-use and mainten-
ance; ventilation, first aid, gas masks
and rescue; exposures and overhaul
ing.
Every fireman upon proper COM
pletion of the course will be given ar
award card. Sleeve insignia will also
be available.
Local members of the class in at
tendance at last weeks meeting were
N. U. Broadwater, H. L. burst, H. T
Broadwater, H. j. Bender, Ralph
Glotfelty, A. J. Yoder, Marshall Lam
dis, VIM. burst, Glenn Miller, Harry
Younkin, David Broadwater, anC
Wayne burst.
Firemen Nominate Officers
At the bi-monthly meeting of the
local fire department Thursday night
officers for the ensuing year were
nominated. The annual election will
be held at the next meeting, Thurs
day night, December Fl.
The president, N. U. Broadwater
presided at last weeks meeting. F
]. Getty, L. B. Schaefer and Emmons
Warwick were appointed to secure
donations for the yearly Christmas
treat for the youngsters of the COM
munity. This will be held on Satur-
day evening, December %, at the tree
which will be erected in front of the
Woodmen building. Ten members
volunteered to help decorate fol
Christmas.
Woodmen Circle ReOrganizes
The National Grove No. 80, Su-
preme Forest Woodmen Circle, held
a reorganization meeting Thursday
evening at the home of Miss Chris
tena Winterberg, past guardian; Miss
Ethel Simpson, guardian; Miss Iva
Klotz. adviser; Mrs. T. O. Broad,
water, banker; Mrs. Wendell Lohr
chaplain; Mrs. Allen Baker, attend,
ant: Miss Effie Klotz, assistant at
tendant; Mrs. Harold Miller, musi-
clan, and Mrs. c. O. Bender, auditor
Mrs. L. B. Schaefer, who is also finan'
cial secretary of the Mountain dist.
GlcJ, w OOdileu ClIClc, COllip .
Garrett, Allegany and Washington
counties, has been financial and re-
cording secretary Of the local Grove
for the past four years She succeeded
Mrs. George D. Edwards to this office
which is appointive by the nationa
president. Miss Pauline Rohrs, Wash
ington. d. c., state manager, presided
over last weeks meeting, and Mrs
Odessa Bishoff, Oakland, state presl
dent, was also present, Meetings vii
be held on the second Thursday Of
each month. The Circle will meet OF
January II at the home of Mrs. I. .
Broadwater. Local members, as {
group, have been inactive since the
Grove was first organized here abon
a decade ago. Fifteen members are
on the roll at present.
w. o. W. Lodge Elects
Charles O. Keller was reelected
council commander at the bi-monthly
meeting of the Woodmen of TIT
World Monday night. Other officers
chosen were: Herbert Layman, ad
visor lieutenant; H. ]. Bender, bank
er; DR.. T. O. Broadwater, financla
and recording secretary (appointlve)
Glenn Miller, escort; Verl Edwards
Waterman; Vernon Beachy, scentry
DR. N. R. Davis, physician, and G. U
Bender, auditor. Refreshments wer
served at the close of the evening.
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