The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-13

this fall. Mr.. Getty stated that about
seventy are expected to enroll. Mem
bers of this years freshman class
spoke before the students of the rural
schools.
Twelve Complete Firemen's Course
Twelve firemen have satisfactorily
completed the study lessons and the
practical evaluaions of the fremen's
basic training course, made avail
able by the University of Maryland
fire extension service of the college
on engineering. Mr.. William C. Grimm,
science teacher at Grantsville High
school, was the instructor. At a meet
ing Friday night, Simon Chopper, re-
gional instructor, of Smithburg, pre-
scented award cards to Henry L. burst,
A. j. Yoder, Marshall Lands, Ralph
Glotfelty, Nevin J. Miller, H. J. Ben
der, Glenn Miller, Harry Younkin,
Blair Bucket, Walter Weise, Francis
Knecht and Gordon Moser. Sleeve in
sigma were also presented, by the
local fire department, to these men
who had attended at least 70 per-
cent of the meetings and attained a
grade of 70 percent or higher.
Locals In Second Place
The local baseball team defeated the
Rainsburg outfit rs here Sunday af-
ternoon and is in second place in the
Tri-County league. Grantsville scored
four runs in the first inning. Rainsburg
used three pitchers. Grantsville made
its remaining runs one in the 7th and
two in the 9Th. Joe Diehl pitched the
entire game for Grantsville and al
lowed only seven hits. Paul Orendorf
was the heaviest slugger Of the day
with a homer, a double and single.
Lee Knecht played center field and
was the feature fielding star.
Male Quartet Sings
A concert of sacred songs was pre-
scented at the Methodist church Sunday
night by male quartet on tour of
the United States from Asbury Col
lege, an interdenominational liberal
arts school at Wilmore, KY. The quar-
tet is composed of Raymond Burbank,
from the Episcopal church, bass; Da-
vid Reeves, second tenor, Methodist,
Los Angeles, Calf; Jack Falkenburg,
United Brethren, baritone, Columbus,
o., and Roy VanSickle, Evangelical,
first tenor, Akron, o.
At the Epworth League service pre- .
ceding one of the young men, Roy Var
Sickle, spoke on the topic, "What
does alcohol do to people ?" Mrs. d. r.
Carder, counselor, was in charge of the
meeting, the first of two-part unit
on temperance. A special vocal selec-
ton was rendered by group of junior
girls with Mrs. L. B. Schaefer, organ
list, and the quartet favored with two
numbers.
Church Notices
A Children's Day service will be pre-
sented at the Lutheran church Sun
day morning at II o'clock. Sunday
school will be at 9:40.
Services in other local churches for
Sunday, June Is, will be: Catholic,
Mass, 10 A. M. Methodist, church
school, 10 A. NJ, Epworth League, GAS
P. M. Reformed, Sabbath school at
$3.50 A. NJ, and C. E., 1870 P. M.
A daily vacation Bible school, spon-
sored by the Lutheran, Reformed and
Methodist churches, will be conducted
next week, Monday through Friday,
8 to 11:30 A. NJ, at the Lutheran Sun
day school ROOM Miss Rachel Holmes
and Miss Carolyn Wallace will be the
directors, and assistant teachers are
Mrs. Wendell Lohr and Miss Viola
Broadwater. Children of this and ad-
joining communities from the ages Of
5 to Is will be welcome.
The Lutheran Missionary Society
will conduct a strawberry and ice
cream social on Winterberg's lawn
next Thursday, June 20, beginning at
$50 o'clock. Patrons may also get
lunches, sandwiches, cake and coffee.
1t is planned to have the Salisbury
high school band present
Rev. D. R. Carder, Methodist minis
ter, has announced that series of re-
vival meetings will begin in the New
Germany church. He will be assisted
by Rey, R. L. Greynolds, Methodist
pastor at Friendsville, and w. J. Dan
iels, singer, of Cumberland.
Class Visits Weather Observer
Tuesday morning William C. Grimm,
science teacher in the local school,
and 80 pupils of his class, visited the
weather bureau station set up by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture on
the farm of Floyd J. Miller at the east
end of town. Mr.. Miller explained the
instruments, including two thermom-
eters, one showing the maximum and
the other the minimum degrees of
weather conditions, and a gauge for
measuring rainfall and how they are
used and talked of his work in this
connection. This is one of four such
stations in Garrett county.
Mr. Miller also showed the group