The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-10-05

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| 5000 were ordered paid. The payment
of $50 for water bond interest due Oc-
tober l was also passed.
School Enrolment
The local schools enrolment, which
has probably reached its maximum,
totals 511 students, according to Prin,
cipal J. Frank Getty. Of this number
3O6 are in the elementary and POS in
the high school. There are $50 boys
and 146 girls in the grades, while in
the high school the enrolment is more
evenly divided with 1O2 boys and 103
girls.
Local Teams Defeated
The local high schools soccer and
feldball teams were defeated here on
Tuesday afternoon by the Accident ag
gregations in the opening game of the
| schedule, the boys losing 60 and the
girls So. The Accident soccerites
scored two goals in the first quarter
while Grantsville made one, that of
| Charles Croft. Accident scored again
| lust before the game ended.
Accident was the first to score in the
opening frame in the feldball game
with Grantsville knotting the figures
at the half. The visitors scored an
other field goal in the third quarter
and followed up with a penalty goal in
the last. Elizabeth Yommer made the
goal for Grantsville.
Coach William Grimm's Grantsville
boys lineup was as follows: goal, Rob-
ert Folk; full backs, Verl Edwards and
Harry Patton; half backs, Bayard Kel-
Ter, Wayne burst and Mark Schaefer;
forwards, Gordon Mckenzie, Elmer
Lewis, Milton Railey, Charles Croft
and Jack Stowell. Substitutes, Elmer
Billmeyer, Kenneth Buckle, Eldred
Stahl, Joe Blocher, Walter Kamp, Rob-
ert Glotfelty.
The local fieldball team, coached by
of Alice Bethel, Grace Otto, Norma
Resh, Corlista Murphy, Edith Edgar,
Helen Brenneman, Margaret Jane
Gortner, Claudia Paul, Belva Michael,
Jane Hummel and Betty Ramp. Sub
situations were Mary Houck, Eliza
beth Yommer, NJ. Beachy, Wilma Ro-
deheaver and Ruth Weimer.
Principals Meeting Here
A dinner meeting of Allegany ana
Garrett county High school principals
will be held at the Casselman Hotel, in
Grantsville, next Thursday evening,
October II. Teachers of science are
also being invited and the general
topic for discussion will be Science
in the High School," Speakers will in
clude F. D. Bittle, principal Oakland
High; w. C. Hodgson, department
chairman, Fort Hill, Cumberland; R.
o. Mccullough, science teacher,
Friendsville High; H. c. Wickard,
science teacher, Allegany High, Cum
berland.
Much Interest In Farm Class
Fifteen young men of the commun~
ity gathered at the local school Tues
day night for the opening meeting Of
the farm mechanics class, which was
inaugurated by W. E. Tarbell, voca-
tional instructor. For the present the
class will meet twice weekly, Tuesday
and Thursday at 1880 Mr.. Tarbell
states that the class is not limited
| to young men and that others may at
! tend.
Social Events
! Louise Gortner was hostess to the
Girls All Club last Wednesday night.
Audra Speicher gave a reading and
Rita Edwards rendered a piano solo.
Mrs. Harvey Gortner and Mrs. D. ".
Hershberger will pilot the group in
the place of Mrs. Lee Beachy, who has
been local leader since the club was
organized several years ago. Marjorie
| Gortner and Patsy Ruth Miller were
enrolled as new members. Games were
played, followed by refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Plummer, of
Frostburg, were dinner guests of Post
master and Mrs A. Emmons Warwick
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Byron H. Bender entertained
the Tuesday Night bridge club this
week at the first meeting Of the season.
| Three tables of contract were in play.
Guests were Mrs. B. F. Epstein, Mrs.
Maurice S. Brookhart and Mrs. F. E.
Conkling. Mrs. T. 0. Broadwater won
/ high honors for the club; Mrs. Epstein
received guest prize and Mrs. T. D.
Maurer was presented the floating
prize. Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the evening.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. j. U. Stanton and Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Stanton were among
the guests at family dinner party at
the Memo Miller home, Salisbury, on
Monday night. The party was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Maust, of Sails
bury, by their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Livengood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maust had observed
their tiftieth wedding anniversary on
Sunday and the party was given in Gel
ebration of that occasion.
| Brief Mention
Harvey Gortner was in Pittsburgh
Thursday attending pre-showing of
the 1910 Ford, Mercury and Lincoln
automobiles.
Geo. B. Shields underwent minor
oneratinn at q MeSternnnrt hnsnital