The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-09
EVANSVILLE
Give Second Entertainment

auditorium, the seventh grade Will
give TWO one-act plays, "The Kings
English" and Striking the Blow"
-xnd q mock radio broadcast featuring
'7Cowboy John and his Gang" The
program made such hit at assembly
last week that it was decided to give
the general public an opportunity to
see and hear the performance. Ad-
EMISSION is 10 and 25 cents.
Chicks Perish In Fire
The local fire department promptly
answered a call Saturday noon to the
farm of N. U. Broadwater, just out of
town, where an overheated oil brood
-er stove ignited the interior of a
S5rooder house. The firemen saved the
Building, but 500 one-week-old baby
chicks were destroyed. Mr.. Broad
waters son, David, a junior in the To-
cal high school, was raising the chicks
as a project in his vocational agri-
culture course. Damage was estimated
at $500.
Definite action was taken by the
Mayor and Town Council Monday
night regarding delinquent taxpay-
ers. Miss Ethel Broadwater, tax col
Iector was ordered to prepare list of
back taxes, including the year 1887
80, which now totals about $500, to be
submitted to an attorney for collec-
zion. A total of 224,820 gallons of
water was consumed during January.
Wengerd To Manage Local Nine
Logan Wengerd was elected man
=ager of the Grantsville baseball club
at meeting of 80 players and fans
Friday night at the Dixie Tavern.
ALLEN Rodamer was named assistant
manager; Clayton Edwards, business
manager; Edgar Stanton, secretary;
Stewart Rodamer, treasurer, and
Glenn Miller, official scorekeeper.
Boys Defeat Meyersdale Jayvees
In an extra-period game Tuesday
night on the local court, Grantsville
High school cagers defeated the Mey-
cersdale High "B" team 27-23, with the
score standing 21-21 at the close of
eaEhe regular playing time. In the other
half of the twin bill, the schoolgirls
es1eadlocked an Alumnae sextet 1915
after an overtime period.
Coach William Grimm's Grantsville
boys led 6-5 at the quarter and 1913
=at the half. The Pennsylvania team
e-ame through the next stanza with 9
points to hold 17-14 edge. The score
was tied 1919 in the last canto. Rod
ney Patton, with eight baskets, and
Mark Schaefer, who tailed 7 points,
lied Grantsville's attack.
A see-saw battle with the score tied
i've times, the girls tussle ended in
II deadlock.
Firemen To Have Card Party
At the regular bi-monthly meeting
Thursday night, the local firemen de-
a1ided to hold a card party Friday,
February II, in the school auditorium.
AIten0eQ FunerdI
Among those attending the funeral
s0f Mrs. Simon Yoder last week were
-Hr. and Mrs. Nevin Bender, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Swartzentruber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Yoder and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Yoder, Greenwood, Del; Prof.
Alvin J. Miller, Kent, O.; Mrs. Louise
Schrock, Pennington, Del; Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Yoder and family, Norfolk,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Bender, Ber-
Tin, Pa. Rev. Samuel Shelter, of
-Johnstown, Pa, who assisted Rev.
.Shem Beachy in conducting the SER
Izjces, was holding revival services in
Michigan and made a special trip to
W. mere.
Club Studies Business Practices
Mrs. O. J. Glotfelty was hostess to
;zhe Women's Community. Club We'd
z1esday afternoon. Miss Mildred Bar
EUn, home demonstration agent, of
Oakland, spoke on Business Center
zu the Home" The roll call was: "a
Business practice used" Mrs. Harold
Miller introduced a study of "Hid-
Zen Taxes" which will be conducted
by her along with the clubs regular
work. Miss Martha Mitchell, of Oak
land, was a guest. Twelve members
attended. Mrs. Harvey Gortner will
entertain in March.
Girls All Club
Sewing projects started at the pre-
-vious meeting were continued at the
Girls All club Wednesday night, with
Lois Schaefer as hostess. Phyllis
Jenkins enrolled as a new member.
Miss Mildred Barton, home demon
=strator, Oakland; Mrs. Lee Beachy,
local leader, and fourteen members
were present. Group singing, riddles
by Ruth Klotz and recitation by Ray
Houck composed brief program. The
club will meet with Betty Beachy,
president, next Wednesday, February
IS.
Science Club Formed
The seventh grade Of Grantsville
elementary school organized science