The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-14
BIT'TINGER

A community meeting was held
on Thursday evening and the rec
concentrations of the building com
mittee were heard and discussed.
The recommendation were unani-
mously accepted as given. The
former school building will be
moved onto a new foundation and
after this is completed, other i'm
provements will be made. The lot
that was formerly to be used for
community center will be sold to
the highest bidder The next meet
ing will be held on Friday, August
5th, and all Bittinger Picnic plans
should be completed by that time
The United Lutheran Church
Women of Emmanuel met at the
church on Friday evening. There
we're 10 members present. Mrs.
Lester Smith and Mrs. Robert
Brenneman were leaders of the
topic, Having Gifts That Differ"
The topic stressed service to our
organization, service in. for, and
through the congregation and serv-
ice in the community; also, there
are loads of service opportunities
for everyone and we are all equip
ped for service The women Of the
Accident Parish will be guests at
our August meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Fletcher
and family of near Hancock were
Friday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bucket
The Rev and Mrs John W. Kline
attended a reception and miscel-
laneous shower given for the Rev.
and Mrs. David Fetter at Christ
Lutheran Church in Grantsville
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Bethel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brenneman
spent the weekend i'm Baltimore
and Washington. d. c.
Mr.. David F. Bucket of Cumber-
land, Va. spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z.
Bucket.
Tie Bittinger Parish Luther
League sponsored a panel discus
sion on parents and youth under
standing each other Mrs Margue-
rite Miller. Mrs. Earl Beachy. Mr..
Benjamin Aiken and Mrs. George
Hanst were the adult panelists and
the League panelists were Jackie
Brenneman, Lois Brenneman, Doro-
thy Hetrick and Patricia Shawley.
The Rev. Luther Y. Seibert of
Red House was the moderator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bethel and
son of Wadsworth, Ohio. spent
several days visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Bethel.
Mrs. Ira waste left Sunday for
observation in Baltimore hos
pital.
All Club Meets
Miss Jackie Brenneman was
/ hostess to the Bittinger Girls All
club in the pavilion at the Western
MARYLAND All center, Thursday
evening. Miss Bonnie Bucket led
the devotions. The business meet
ing included plans for the cook
out to be held at the recreation
area on the 4th of August, and a
collection of ideas for a booth at
the county fair. Refreshments we're
served by the hostess after which
everyone gathered around the fire
and sang until time to adjourn.
Bittinger All Meets
The July meeting of the Bit
finger Boys All club was on Dairy
ing. The club met at the farm OF
James II. Glotfelty. who took the
boys on a tour of his newly con-
structcd pole barn and milking
parlor which features loose hOus-
! ing and pipe line mixers, and a
bulk tank Mr.. Glotfelty pointed
out the advantages of this type
set-up and answered questions the
boys raised.
Ralph Bucket, Jr., Vice-president,
presided over a short business SEES
sion. Roll call was answered by
giving a new point observed dur
ing the dairy demonstration. Rank
in Lusby encouraged the members
TO exhibit at the county fair in
] August. Plans were made to Wis
it all the members in August to
note the progress on their projects.
Delayed
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hersh-
berger and Ellen left Thursday to
spend a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel d. Hershberger, of
Hyattsville.
Mrs. Lucy Wiley and daughter
Kathleen, of ReisterstoWn, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orval Glotfelty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bucket and
son. of Williamsport, Pa, spent
several days with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert o. Glotfelty and family.
The w. E. Bucket family had a
family picnic gathering at Har-
vey's Peninsula, Deep Creek Lake,
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bucket and