The Republican., 1941-04-10
EVANSVILLE
Municipal Election Returns

c. 0. Bender, incumbent, A. j. Yo-
der and Harry Yommer We're chosen
councilmen for the term of two years
at the annual town election Monday
SiXty-four persons, less than half Of
the legally qualified voters of the
town, turned out at the polls. Mr.
Bender received So votes to be in
front by wide margin. The race fo1
the second and third council seats
was very close with H. C. Edwards
president the past two years, whose
term expires, Mr.. Yommer and Mr.
Yoder being only one vote apart. Mr.
Yoder had 81 votes, Mr.. Yommer &c
and Mr.. Edwards 35. Earl Frickey
the remaining candidate to stay on
the ticket, received 19 votes. Harvey
Gortner, one of eight nominated, was
first to withdraw, while Stewart Rod
amer and Daniel Klotz withdrew a
day or two before the election. H. F
Broadwater is the other retiring
member. Reorganization meeting will
be next Tuesday night.
Council Closes Year
The Mayor and Town Council held
its final meeting for the fiscal year
ending April IA, 1941, on Monday
night, with H. C. Edwards, presiding.
Miss Ethel Broadwater, tax collector,
reported $2,505 paid during year, with
$3.50 delinquent. A discussion concern
ing increase in size of water line to
cheese factory site met with favorable
consideration. Current and yearly
bills, totaling $318, were ordered paid
and the floating Indebtedness was re-
duced to nil by the payment of a $500
note.
Accidental Fire
Boys, playing with a carbide light
in the attic of Ira Beeman on Mon
day, set fire to the one-story frame
building, situated a few miles west of
here in Shade Hollow. Mr.. Beeman
was reported to have been in town
when the alarm was sounded at about
6 p. m. Prompt response by local
firemen confined the blaze to the
roof. The fire was quickly extin-
guished with little resultant damage.
Athletic Banquet
More than so attended the banquet
honoring basketball, fieldball and Soc
Ger squads at Grantsville school audi
torium Tuesday night. Gordon Nc
Kenzie was toastmaster. Speeches
were made by Principal F. J. Getty
VIM. c. Grimm and Abel F. Dewitt,
athletic directors; Elizabeth Yommer,
senior representative, and Corlista
Murphy, captain, girls team, and Joe
Blocher, captain, boys team. "Pep'
songs featured. Dancing followed
The dinner was prepared and served
by the home economies department
supervised by Mrs. ]. C. Renninger.
SpOrtsmen Meet
H. c. Edwards was recommended
to fill the vacancy in the Garrett
county advisory council caused by the
resignation of Stewart Rodamer, at
the April meeting of the Grantsville
unit, Garrett County Sportsmens AS
sociation, Tuesday night in firemen's
hall. President H. L. burst was in
charge. The appointment of executive
committee for local unit was tabled
A change in meeting time was made
to the last Tuesday evening in the
month instead Of the second Tuesday
Operetta Best in Many Years
The two-act operetta, "The Belle o1
Bagdad," presented this past week
end by the high school glee club, was
acclaimed the best in recent years
American and Oriental choruses add.
ed color. Portraying well their roles
were Maxine Beachy, Miriam DIETRICH
Arlene Beachy, Dale Miller, Mary
Emma Mckenzie, Wilma Rodeheaver
Virginia Miller, Mahlon Warwick, Ell.
wood Edgar, Elizabeth Yommer, Joe
Blocher, Edgar Bender, Mary HoucE
and Eldred Stahl.
Prospective Freshman Registration
Prospective students for next years
freshman class, who are now seventh
grade pupils in the rural schools OF
this unit, were guests of the high
school glee club Friday afternoon al
the matinee performance of the oper
eta. The visiting boys and girls were
shown through the building in the
morning and were registered for the
on-coming freshman class. The pur.
pose of the registration, Principa
Getty stated, is to determine the ap
proXimate number of freshmen to be
enrolled next year and to avoid loss
of time next fall
F. F. A. Election
James Beachy was elected president
of the Grantsville chapter, Future
Farmers of America for tho cchOo