The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-08
EVANSVILLE
Dramatic Club Makes Debut


High school dramatic club will be held
Friday, 8 p. M, when play, "Feudin'
in the hills" will be presented under
the direction of Miss Kathryn Speich-
er.
The action revolves around two
mountain families-the Martins and
the Pruitts-who have been feuding
for generations. Romantic element is
supplied by Sam Pruitt, portrayed by
| Charles Bender, who lives across the
valley from his sweetheart, Edna Mae
Martin, played by Corlista Murphy.
Amusing are the circumstances sur
rounding the characters, and an I'M
usual ending is delightfully."- surprising.
Others in the cast are William Martin,
Betty Turner, Elinor Wilburn, Harry
Huff, Georgia Mckenzie, Edna Carey,
James Beachy, and Betty Beachy.
Sports Letters Awarded
Sports letters were awarded to stu
dents Monday afternoon at close of as
sembly for participation in basketball,
fieldball and soccer by the Student
Cabinet Those receiving the awards
were Elizabeth Yommer Mary Houck,
Betty Beachy, Dorothy Mckenzie, Vir-
ginia Miller, Helen Noel, COrlista
Murphy, Margie Reichenbecher, Will
ma Rodeheaver, Ruth and Louise
Weimer, Joseph Blocher, Gordon Nc
Kenzie, John Stowell Richard Bucket,
Belmont Miller, Clark Hetrick, Edgar
Bender, Donald Glotfelty, Hoye Stan
ton, Eldred Stahl, Dale Miller, and
Elmer Billmeyer, athletes; Bernice
Broadwater and Guy Hardesty,
managers, and Audra Speicher, Ruth
Bender, cheer leaders.
Mother Daughter Banquet
The Junior and Senior home eco
Monies students and their mothers
We're guests at the annual Mother
Daughter banquet last Wednesday
night. The three-course baked ham
dinner was prepared and served under
the supervision of Mrs. j. C. Renning-
er, home economics instructor, by the
Freshman and Sophomore home eco
Monies girls.
Maxine Beachy, president, was
toastmistress. The main feature on
the program was a talk, Girls and
Defense" by Helen Glotfelty junior
There was group singing. About
seventy attended.
Other School Notes
NiNlIlONIo Vi IllG DOlS IOdltlN d.
troll of the local school will go to
Washington Saturday to participate
in the national parade of schoolboy
patrolmen. Eldred Stahl, captain,
and Mahlon Warwick, lieutenant, both
seniors, will have charge of the local
group.
DR.. Newman Wade, State Teachers
college, Frostburg, was the principal
speaker at the annual Patterson ban
quet last wednesday, night at the
local school, sponsored by the Grants
vile chapter, FLA, VIM. E. Tarbell,
faculty sponsor
The annual Junior-Senior prom will
be held Friday night, May 16.
The Freshman IA section, Mrs. J.
c. Renninger, home room teacher, pre-
scented the assembly program Mon
day afternoon, the feature of which
was one-act comedy, "The Dearest
Thing in Boots"
The final meeting of the adult even
ing class in English, conducted once
weekly by Miss Emma Caulk at the
school for about twenty weeks, was
held last week. After tests were given
Miss Caulk served refreshments to
the group.
The sixth grade, Mrs. George B.
/ SHIELDS, teacher, won possession of the
attendance banner for April with a
percentage Of 95.6. The Sophomores
came in second with 94.5 percent.
Juniors placed third with 94.3 percent
while fourth place honors were won by
the seventh grade which had a per-
centage of 94.88. The average for the
entire school with 1854 percent.
Council Proceedings
The annual clean-up-day was sched
uled for today by the Mayor and Town
Council Monday night at their regular
meeting. Residents were notified to
have garbage and rubbish ready and
packed in containers.
ii. G. Edwards, watersuperintend-
ent, was authorized to proceed with
plans to increase the size of the water
line to cheese factory site, from the
main line along the National High
way for distance of approximately
26O feet. Work was expected to start
this week.
Now that the local fire department
has added fire fighting equipment
which provides considerable additional
fire protection to residents here, the
Council decided to apply to the under
writers for d re-rating, asking for an
| investigator to make an inspection
here.
Vernon Beachy applied for a build
ing permit to erect garage on his
property. Miss Ethel Broadwater tax
collector, reported $105 paid since
April 7. Current Bills, totaling $3.50,
were ordered paid.
A crowd, estimated at between 400
and 500 persons, attended the final
rites for Mrs. Barbara Brenneman on
Monday afternoon at the Maple Glen
conservative Amish Mennonite church,
of which she was a member. Shem
Peachy, Springs, Pa, assisted Ivan j.
Miller in conducting the services.
Church Activities
Mrs. Harley Mckenzie was hostess
to the Lutheran Missionary Society
Tuesday night at the church. Miss
Iva Klotz was leader of the topic,
Fresh Burrows" Mrs. Roy c. Pat
ton gave report Of the spring con-
ference at Davidsville, Pa.
Mrs. VIM. Turner, of Shade Mills,
entertained the Women's Christian
Service society Of the Mount Zion
Methodist church last night, with her
daughter, Mrs. Elwood Klotz, and
Mrs. Grace Jenkins, assisting
hostesses.
Mrs. Hobart Speicher, Mrs. C. A.
Bender, Mrs. Lucinda burst and Mrs.
c. 0. Bender, from the local Reformed
Missionary society, will attend meet
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