Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-08-04
NEWS OF WEEK
BLOWING ROCK
{. L. Dula Receives Summons in
SANDER Suit; Many Musicians to
Participate in Fiddlers' Contests;
Wcrk Begins on New School
BY RUPERT GILLETT

ceIved the summons in connection
with the >slander suit filed against
him by Commodore Burleson of Nor
canton.
Attached to the summons was the
complaint, which traced in detail the
Staying of Gladys Kincaid, the pur-
suit and killing of the negro Broadus
Miller, verbatim quotations of news
paper articles in which Dula was
quoted as having said that the me-
gro apparently offered no resistance
when he was shot, and charges that
these articles were false and libel
Gus.
Dula said he had not had time to
consult an attorney and until then
he would say nothing.
Fined For Drunkenness
J. {. Goode of Hickory was fined
$40 and costs by Mayor George M.
Sudde1+h on charges of drunkenness
and disorder here Saturday night.
Good became pugnacious and, ac-
cording to Chief of Police l. E.
Story, was about to start a fight.
Story arrested him and found that
he was in the bellicose state of in
toxication. Goode made $50 cash
bond and was released to reappear
Sunday morning before the mayor.
Fiddlers' Contest
AT least thirty fiddlers and seven
bands will participate in the fiddlers'
convention being sponsored by the
Blowing Rock fire department for
August 5 and 6, it was announced
Friday by S. X. Jenkins, who is in
charge
tlddlers who have announced their
intention to participate are F'iddlin'
John Carson fo Atlanta, Ga, Dud
Vance of Bluff City, Tenn, Amos
Ward of Boone, Charles Isaacs of |
Cove Creek, B. K. Jenkins of Blow
ing Rock, R. w. Story and Grayson
Story, both of Blowing Rock, Berne
Cook of Boone, H. Cook of Ruther-
wood, Miss Mable Cook, Miss
Beulah Cook, both of Rutherwood,
Walter Winters of Roam Mountain,
Tenn, Homer Wise of Newland A.
R. Greene of Boone, Fillmore Fox
Of Boone, Will Coo'> @: Boone, C!yd?
Hodges and Tyre Elrcd, both of NJ.
Vernon.
String bands that will be present
are Jack Campbeii'S band of L;on-
vile, Cooks band of RutheWlod
Isaacs' string band of Cove Creek,
Blowing Rock string band, East
Boone band, Happy Valley band and
the Greene band Of Boone.
Work Begins on School Building
Excavation for the new Blowing
Rock school building was completed
late Monday and work on the actual
building began Tuesday. The lot
occupied by G. M. Sudderth
Lumber Company is being cleared,
The building which housed the wood
working shop was being demolished
Monday.
To Award Golf Trophies
All of the cups won in the hand
cap tournaments on Green Park
Norwood golf course during July
will be presented to the winners Sat
urday night in the ballroom of the
Green Park hotel, it was said Mon
day by w. o. Spencer, manager OF
the hotel. AS the plans are not yet
it has not been decided
who will make the presentations.
Those who will receive cups are
Mr.. Alexander of Gastonia, Jack
Wagner of Statesville, DR.. w. w.
!, ornethy of Charlotte, and S. W.
wv y BORN of Statestille. Those who
' he cups are j. H. Jonas Of Lee
CIV " q w. Spencer, manager OF the
w. d., K hotel, Blowing Rock, and
,aid \ ogden, manager of May
riew Manor, cho,Io..o
,oa offered silve r cup to the player
who makes the best ringer score uui
ing August. The conn, 'etltlon Is open
to everyone.
Wins Cup for Best NeI Score
Shooting the best net sc>"e Se'
made in handicap tournanie'h oh
Green Park Norwood golf here 'iiS
summer. S. w. Wellborn OF States
Vile, Saturday afternoon won tne
cun donated to the winner by Donalo
Rovden, manager of Mayview Manor.
Mr.. Wellborn's gross score was oz'
minus a handicap of 1S, leaving net
ga. :
Jack Wagner of Statesville' one OIL
the best amateur players in the state'
- Loe+ nrocS score OF the tour