The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
EVANSVILLE
Citizens Meeting

nation of councilmen for the annual
election in April would be held on
Monday, March II, at 1870 p. m. in
the council room. Retiring councimen
are Harry c. Edwards, Hayward F..
Broadwater and C. 0. Bender. Mayor
j. C. Miller and Councilmen Fay Mil
Ter and 7. O. Broadwater each have
another year to serve The remainder
of the meeting was devoted to routine
business matters. Current bills, total
ing about $500, including reduction
on the floating Indebtedness, We're
ordered paid.
Walls Funeral Largely Attended
Six hundred persons were present
at the Maple Grove Church of the
Brethren last Thursday morning to
attend the funeral of the Rev. j. E.
Walls, pastor of the church for nearly
thirty years.
Basketball Season Nearing Close
Grantsville Highs basketball sea-
son is nearing it's close with the final
boys and girls games this week away
from home with Barton and Oakland
The boys will play Elk Garden there
next Monday, March 10, which ends
the locals campaign as scheduled.
However, post-season game here
may be arranged.
The local courtmen were defeated
1920 by Stonycreek (Pa.) High pass
ers Friday night on the Grantsville
court in a close and hard-fought
game. The game was nip-and-tuck
with Grantsville having IA advan-
tage at the quarter. Stonycreek in the
final frame outscored the locals seven
to three, after 17-17 deadlock at the
end of the third Gordon Mckenzie,
local center, who scored in each quar-
ter and made all five of Grantsville's
second-period points, was high scorer
of the game with ten tallies. Making.
the remaining points were Jack Stow
ell, five; Joe Blocher and Clark Het-
rick, each two, and Belmont Miller,
one.
Grantsville reserves were downed
1913 by the Stonycreek Jayvees.
In the opener of the tripleheader
the senior girls class team nosed out
the juniors 11-9.
Barton High outfits won a twin bill
here last Wednesday night, the local
boys losing 42-37 and the girl 25-17.
Stowell made 10 points, Mckenzie g.,
Hetrick 8, Blocher 6, Bucket 3 and
Gnagey l.. The local lassies trailed
20, 81 and 23-5 at the periods, with
Yommer getting eight counters,
Beachy five and Houck four.
Church Activities
The first in a series of Lenten ser
vices was held Friday night at st.
stephen's Catholic church here when
). Stations of the Cross were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Hilard Liehr.
These services will continue each Fri
day at 1880 p. m. during Lent.
Rev. A. j. Forty, pastor of st.
Johns Reformed church, spoke on the
theme, GLOW Does God Answer
Prayer" in the Methodist church
Friday night as the three Protestant
churches united in an observance of
the World Day of Prayer.
Rev. Dr. C. E. Brandt, superintend-
ent of the Moorefield district, West
Virginia conference, Methodist church,
was the speaker at the second service
last night in the Methodist church.
Next Wednesday night the service
will be in the Reformed church.
Mrs. William E. Tarbell was hostess
VITO the Lutheran Missionary society
Tuesday night at her home. Mrs. EN-
erson Sebold was leader.
The Grantsville charge, Methodist
chulfh, through its Good Samaritan
offerings Sunday, the Day Of Compass
sion, raised $3.50 for overseas relief
and camp service. This sum was $3.50
in excess of the charges quota, which
was placed at 500. Rev. V. R. Gillum,
pastor, conducted special services at
each point but one on the charge.
"The Compassion Of Jesus" was the
sermon theme.
The local Methodist Women's Chris
ian Service society met Thursday
night the church with Mrs. H. F.
Durl ostess, assisted by Mrs. Har-
old burst. The evenings topic, "Stew-
ardship of Brotherhood" was led by
Mrs. A. E. Warwick. 1t was decided to
hold chill supper and bazaar in the
church school room on Thursday,
March 20, when the friendship quilt
will be disposed of. Mrs. Lille B.
Younkin will entertain in March when
Mrs. L. B. Schaefer will be leader.
"The Goth Anniversary of Christian
Endeavor" was the theme of the local
c. E. meeting last week in st. Johns
Reformed church with Robert Glot-
felty as leader.
The newly organized Epworth
League Of the Jennings Methodist
church elected Wanda Yommer, pres
ident; Irene Stahl, vice-president;
Jane Wiley, secretary, and Eldred
Stahl, treasurer. Chairmen were chos-
en- as follows: Worship, Velma Stahl;
world friendship Emogean burst;
community service, Ruth Butler, and