The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-23
EVANSVILLE
Basketball Tripleheader

FriendSville varsity team 23-14 and
Grantsville girls trounced an alum
nae combination 1856.
Banking their Pennsylvania oppo-
nents the last period, the Grantsville
boys trailed Sd, 1910 and 23-11 at
the quarters. Gordon Mckenzie made
II points for Grantsville.
The local second stringers, in best
ing their Garrett county rivals, were
ahead 1916 at the half Hoye Stanton
found the hoop for five baskets for
Grantsville. w. Wicklow Tailed four
counters for Friendsville
Limiting the Alumnae to three
scattered field goals, Grantsvilles
girls led throughout, the scores being
1862, 22-2 and 24-4. Mary Houck made
IA points and Betty Beachy 10 for
the high school.
Jennings Sunday School Attendance
The Jennings Lutheran Sunday
school has announced that 46 men,
bers had perfect attendance records
during the past year Among them
were Alverta and Elmer Billmeyer
and David Yommer, ten years; HUI
bert, Harold and Wanda Yommer,
Luther and Junior Beachy and Robert
Hoover, nine; Helen and Darrell Stahl,
eight; Stewart Stahl, Eldred Stahl,
Harry and Osborne Yommer and
Helen Beachy seven; Mrs. Stewart
Stahl, Harry Hoover and Betty Stahl,
six; and Neil Yommer, Glen and EN-
mons Meyers, David and Clay Stahl,
Helen, Harry and Evelyn Billmeyer
and Harold Stahl, five years.
Harry l.. Yommer and Stewart
Stahl, superintendent, have been sue
ceeded by four young persons, Eldred
Stahl, Luther Beachy, Emmons Mey-
ers and Elmer Billmeyer, who will
serve for three months each during
the current year. Irene Stahl is secre-
tary and Mrs Stewart Stahl is treas
urer. Teachers were reappointed.
Locals Defeated by BeaII
Grantsville High boys and girls
outfits were defeated by Beall High
basketball teams Monday afternoon
at F'rostburg, the boys by 29-15 and
the girls, 26-17 Jack Stowell, with 7
points; Gordon Mckenzie, 6, and Joe
Blocher, 2, accounted for Grantsville's
tallies. For the girls Elizabeth Yom-
mer scored nine points, Mary Houck
five and Betty Beachy three.
A full schedule for the remainder
of the month is before the Grantsville
cagers. The boys and girls teams
met Friendsville here yesterday Last
night the local lads encountered the
Frostburg State Teachers college Jay
wees at Frostburg. Friday night both
boys and girls will play at Barton.
lockwood (Pa.) High comes here on
Monday night for two boys games.
Next Wednesday Elk Garden (WVa.)
High boys and girls will play here,
while on Friday, January 81, Grants
vile boys will meet Garrett there.
Girls All Club Elects
The Girls All Club has elected
Lottie Patton, president; Louise Gort-
ner, president, and Joyce Beachy,
secretary and treasurer. Betty Beachy
is retiring president.
This week the club was scheduled
to begin the project of making a com
plete layette for the doll used for
demonstration and educational pur-
poses at the local health center. Miss
Mary Louise Paynich, r. N, county
health nurse, will supervise the work.
Surprised on Birthday
Mrs. Harry Mckenzie entertained
with surprise party Saturday night
in honor of the seventeenth birthday
of her son Gordon. Guests were Mary
and Harry Russell, Barton; Vida
Wilhelm, Homecoming; Mary Turner,
Avilton; Betty Beachy, Lottie Patton,
Jack Stowell, Joe Blocher, Robert
Davis, Belmont and Fay Jr. Miller,
James Beachy, Charles Bender, Harry
Huff, Guy Hardesty, Robert Bender
and Lemuel Mckenzie.
Church Activities
Officers for 1941 have been chosen
by the Women's Missionary Society
of st. Johns Reformed church as fol-
lows; Mrs. Hobart Specher, presi-
dent; Mrs. B. H. Bender, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. D. w. Hershberger, secre-
tary, and Mrs. B. F. Epstein, treas
urer.
"How Do We Learn to Pray?" was
the topic at Epworth League Sunday
night.
Services for Sunday in local
churches are: Catholic, Mass, s a. M;
Lutheran, Sunday school, GAS a. M.
worship, II a. m; Methodist, church
school, 10 a. M, Epworth League,
6;45 p. M, and Reformed, Sabbath
school, $50 a. m.
Brief Mention
William E. Tarbell, vo-ag instruc-
tor, announces an adult evening class
in dairying, meeting Wednesdays and
Fridays, p. M, in the agricultural
room at the school, open to all inter-
eSted persons Subjects include feed