Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-11-11
NEWS OF A WEEK
AT BLOWING ROCK
Baptist Church Here and at Cove
Creek May Unite in Calling
Pastor; Other News of Interest
By RUPERT GILLETT

possible that the Blowing Rock Bap-
tist church will make arrangements
with the Cove Creek Baptist church
for joint pastor after the departure
of Rev. F. M. Higgins, the present
pastor, in December, it is said by
prominent members of the Blowing
Rock church.
The Rev. Mr.. Higgins, who is pas
tor of the Boone and Blowing Rock
churches, has accepted a call to the
Baptist church of Abingdon, Va. 1t
is expected that the Boone church
WSl go on full time after his depar-
ture, and in that case the Blowing
Rock church would have to make ar
rangements with another church for
part-time pastor.
The Cove Greek church, it is un-
derstood, favors, an arrangement
whereby the joint pastor would con-
duct services in each church two
Sundays a month.
Rev. Mr.. Higgins has one more
Sunday in Blowing Rock, December
5, and the matter may be decided at
THAI time, it was said.
To Meet With Budget Commission
: The board of trustees of the Ap-
palachian State Normal School at
Boone will meet with the advisory
budget commission in Raleigh some
time before the general assembly
convenes in January, said Thomas H.
Coffey, newly elected representative
from Watauga county and chairman
of the schools board of trustees.
At that conference, Mr. Coffey
said, the proposed appropriations for
the school will be discussed. Accord
ing TO figures published by the bud
get commission last Thursday, the
school has asked for $4,000 this
year, as compared with the $780,
1885 which it spent last year
Several urgently needed improve
meEts for. the school are under con-
sideration, but it is not at all certain
that. the money for them will be
granted Mr.. -Coffey said, in view of
the budget reductions that will prob
ably be made by the commission.
Completing Maps for Water System
Cyrus c. Babb, of Hickory, con-
sult;ng engineer in charge of the con-
struction of the new water and sew
erage systems of Blowing Rock, is
completing his maps and diagrams of
the system for the use of city Off
cia}s.
The maps will show every pipe
line, manhole and gate for the guild
ance of repair crews. In addition,
cross section diagrams are being pre-
pared to show the depth of each pipe
line, it's exact location, the forma-
tion through which it passes and the
kin6 and size of pipe.
The construction work, under the
direction of R. L. Farmer, superin-
tendent for the contractors, is prog
-ressing rapidly toward completion.
Work is being hastened especially on
the septic tank, where stone pill
lars have. just been completed for the
pipes The standpipe on Blowing
Rock Hotel hill is also being hasten
ed. The concrete foundation for it
has already been laid, and the ditch
for the pipe line down the hill is
completed.
Revival Closes
The revival meeting, conducted in
the Baptist church here for ten days
by the Rev. T. C. Canipe, evangelist
for the Baptist state mission board,
was closed Thursday night after a
most enthusiastic service. Although
no additions to the church resulted
from the meeting, a keen interest in
church work was revived, said the
pastor, Rev. F. M. Higgins, of Boone.
Rev. Mr.. Canipe, on leaving BLOW
d Ing hOCk Luz Sudptl IlIll, cAplCSSCu
himself as well pleased with the re-
suits of the meeting.
Personal Mention
w. C. Clawson and family have
returned to their home on the high
way for the winter.
Joe Penella and family are install
ed in their apartment above Mr.. Pa
nella's business establishment for the
winter, with the intention of building
in the spring.
HST. H. Coffey and wife made a
business trip to Statesville recently.
R. L. Farmer, superintendent for
the contractors installing water and
sewerage in Blowing Rock, has re-
turned to oversee the completion Of
this work.
DR.. Goodman, of Lenoir, and Miss
Rae Critcher, a nurse in the hospital