The Republican., 1939-10-19
GRANTSVILLE
Propose Cemetery ORGANIZATION

Propose Cemetery Organization
An unexpected fund from a home
coming picnic back in 1919 may be
used in establishing a cemetery organ
ization for the Grantsville community.
A group of local veterans met Friday
night in the fire department head
quarters for the purpose of seeing if
by cooperation this goal could be at
tanned. Cemetery organizations in
other places are to be looked into with
a view to establishing the best kind
here, under the veterans sponsorship,
and one that will meet all legal re-
quirements. Charles o. Keller was ap-
pointed to sound out the present picnic
fund committee and put the PROPOSE
tion up to them.
Officers elected at Friday nights
meeting were: President, A. Claude
Stanton; vice president, Fay L. Miller,
and secretary treasurer, George w.
Diefenbach. Others present were Noah
Frickey, George Simpson, DR.. T. O.
Broadwater, N. U. Broadwater and l..
B. Schaefer.
Firemen's Card Party
More than SO persons attended the
Firemen's card party Wednesday night
III IIlt w +. W. w. nan. 1HGIe were SIN
tables of 500 and seven of bridge
Prizes, which We're donated by local
business places, We're won by c. O.
Keller, Mrs. Frances H. Keller, Mrs. j.
H. Folk, Mrs. P. A. Connolly, Mrs. ].
F. Fahey, Miss Emma Caulk, Mrs. B.
F. Epstein, Mrs. M. S. Brookhart, Miss
Ruth Keller and Mrs. Harvey Gortner,
bridge, and Mrs. Lottie Quinn, Mrs. L.
B. Schaefer, Robert Gnagey, Mrs.
Henry L. burst, Norman Patton, Jr.,
Quinn Broadwater, Gideon ]. Gnagey,
Harry Hiff, James Beachy and Lee
Roy Shumaker, 500. Refreshments
were served at the close of the even
ing.
Glenn Miller, L. B. Schaefer, Robt.
Weise and John Prichard, of the local
fire department, with truck, partici-
pated in the parade at the Buckwheat
Festival at Kingwood, W. Va, Thurs
day.
At noon Saturday, the local fire de-
partment was called to check a fire in
a sawdust pile at the sawmill of Ar
thur Resh, south of town. Residents in
that section became alarmed when the
fire seemingly spread, but the fire
men found that the fire was not out
of control.
Fire Prevention Week
Last week was Fire Prevention
Week and during the five days of
studies the Grantsville School i'm
pressed upon the minds of the boys
and girls the need of fire preventive
measures. Discussions and talks on
Fire Prevention" were held in each
room in the elementary school and
among classes in the high school. At.
a fire drill Thursday morning, in less
than a minute all of the students,
numbering more than 500, were out
of the building.
In cooperation with ]. Alfred Fisher,
Jr., chairman. Fire Prevention and In
spection committee, of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association, of An
napolis, through the County Board Of
Education, which brought the matter
to the attention of the local school,
Fire Prevention Week essay contest
was conducted in the high school by
Miss Mabel Schlossnagle, English in
structor. Ninety students from the
Freshman la and lib sections and
the Sophomore lib class submitted
essays on the subject, Fire Proven
ton in the Home" The papers ranged
from $50 to 1000 words, and the es-
says of Ruth Curran, freshman, and
Helen Glotfelty, sophomore, were ad-
Judged the best and will be forwarded
to the committee at Annapolis. The
contest closes October 20.
Senior Assembly
A hilarious farce in two acts, Cap
II Lo Sooiot.
Glass assembly program Wednesday
afternoon at Grantsville school, pre-
sented under the direction of Miss
Mabel Schlossnagle, home room spon-
sor. The cast included Asa Stanton,
Rheba Wilburn. Mary Carey, Bayard
Keller. Betty Kamp, Harry Patton,
Jane Hummel, Wayne burst, Robert
Folk and Elwood Bevans. A duo, Asa
Stanton, with an electric Hawaiian
guitar and Wayne burst, Spanish
guitar, furnished music.
Students Select Officers
The Athletic Association of the local
high school was organized for the
1939-40 term Wednesday morning with
Wayne burst, president; Bayard kel-
Ter, vice president, and Belva Michael,
secretary and treasurer. All three of
the officers are Seniors. Nominations
were made on Tuesday by each home
room, from which the final selections
were elected.
Vocational clubs have also been
formed with Mrs. J. C. Renninger,
home economics instructor, as girls
sponsor, and VIM. E. Tarbell, vo-ag
instructor, pilot of the boys. The Home
Ec club has chosen Mary Robson,
president; Maxine Beachy, vice-presi-
dent; Thelma Glotfelty, Secretary, and
Helen Glotfelty, treasurer. Officers OF
the Grantsville chapter, Future Farm
ers of America, are: Wayne burst,
president; Eldred Stahl, vice presi-
dent; Dale Miller, secretary; David
Broadwater, treasurer, and Robert
Glotfelty. reporter
Principals of Two Counties Meet
High school principals of Garrett
and Allegany counties held a dinner
meeting Thursday evening at the Cas-
selman hotel here in Grantsville.
Science teachers were invited to be
present. The discussion was on how
the recently issued state department
bulletin, equipment and materials for
high school science courses may con-
tribute most vitally to the improve
ment of science instruction.
James E. Spitznas, state supervisor
of high schools, presided. Foster d.
Bittle, Oakland High principal; r. o.