The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
EVANSVILLE
More Than 500 Pupils In School

Grantsville school with an enrolment
of 204 in the High school and 3O4 pu-
pills in the Elementary school. The dis
tribution in classes in the High school
follows: Freshmen, 81; sophomores,
40; juniors, At; seniors, At. An addi-
tional teacher, Abel Dewitt, of Oak
land, graduate of West Virginia Uni
versity, will teach history. Other in
structors and their subjects are: F.
J. Getty, principal, economics and soci-
ology; Mrs. Maurice S. Brookhart,
mathematics; Miss Emma Caulk, Eng
fish; Miss Mabel Schlossnagle, French
and English; Mrs. julius C. Renninger,
home economies; William E. Tarbell,
vocational agriculture; VIM. Grimm,
sciences; Mrs. w. J. Glenn, music;
Miss Jean L. Young, art.
The Elementary school is divided into
grades as follows: First grade, AZ;
second, Al; third, Sc; fourth, 40; fifth,
48; sixth, A; seventh, A.
An automatic electric program clock
has been installed in the school.
Practice for fall sports began on
Wednesday under the direction of Mr..
Grimm and Mrs. Brookhart. Mr.. De-
Witt is assistant coach in soccer and
Miss Schlossnagle, fieldball.
Church Activities
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the meeting Of the Lutheran Mission
airy Society, held at her home on last
Tuesday night. Mrs. Jonas Beachy was
leader of the topic, "The Church
School and Missions" Seventeen men,
bers were present. Miss Iva Klotz will
be hostess at the next meeting, Tues
day, October 3, at the church, when
Mrs. C. S. Zeller will be leader.
Members of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Mount Zion Methodist church
were entertained jointly Wednesday
evening by Mrs. Marshall Layman,
president, and Mrs. E. J. Hayes, at
Mrs. Layman's home. One guest, Miss
Blowdin Davies, of Frostburg, and
twenty members attended the meeting,
Following the business meeting re-
freshments were served. Each member
was presented with a piece of glass
ware by the hostesses. Miss Davies
won the prize at games. The October
meeting will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Herbert Pope, who will be as
sisted by Mrs. Dewey Dean.
The young peoples class of the Ma
Pile Grove Church of the Brethren Sun
day school, Fencon Platter, teacher,
held its annual picnic on Sunday at
Swallow Falls.
Rev. D. R. Carder has been returned
to the Grantsville charge, Methodist
church, by the Annual Conference, II
session at Fairmont, West Va, last
week. The local charge has been taken
from the Morgantown district and
placed in the Moorfeld district. Two
new churches may be added-John-
son, several miles west of Frostburg,
and State Line, west of Grantsville'
making a total of six churches on this
circuit.
Services in local churches for Sun
day, September II, will be: Catholic,
Mass, 1000. Lutheran, Sunday school
at 9:45. Methodist, church school, 10
Epworth League, 6:45; worship ser
vice. 7:45. Reformed, Sabbath school,
9:3O; worship service, 1890
Social Events
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevin ]. Miller en-
tertained with a miscellaneous shower
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mil
Ter. recently married, Tuesday night
of last week at their home on Negro
Mountain. The guests were: Robert
Schultz, Pittsburgh; Miss Hazel Mil
Ter Cumberland; Roger Ault, Acct
dent; Mrs. Lavina Miller, c. c. WISE
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Beachy and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Zehner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Beachy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Butler and daughter, Mrs.
Harold Hetrick and children, Nancy
Lewis, Edith Miller, Melva Ringer,
Elmer and Edna Lewis, Walter Wisse-
man, Frank Zehner and John Kali
baugh.
Mrs. Herbert Layman entertained
with a party Thursday night in honor
Of the sixth birthday of her daughter
Eileen. Those present were Mile and
Glen Bittinger, Danny and Donnie
Hershberger, Loretta and James 4o-
der, Terry Lohr, Shirley Broadwater,
Dickie Bender and Dolly and Nancy
Layman.
Mrs. Earl F'rickey was hostess to
her 500 club Friday night.
Clubs Entertained
Miss Betty Jane Beachy, president,
was hostess to the Girls All club on
Wednesday night at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Bea-
chy. Miss Beachy gave report OF the
21st annual Boys and Girls Club week
which she attended recently at the
University of Maryland. Twelve mem
bers enjoyed games and later refresh