Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-01
Happenings of Week
At Blowing Rock
Work on Sidewalks Suspended Until
Spring; Harry Cooper in Hos
pital With Injured Arm
By RUPERT GILLETT

Blowing Rock, Nov. 3O.-Work on
Blowing Rocks sidewalks has been
discontinued for the winte- because
of the danger that the concrete
would freeze before it set Except
for few feet at each end of Main
street, the walks have been comlet-
ed on that street from the Yonahlos-
see road to Norveps Hill. Next
spring this work will be completed
and the walks will be extended on
Boone street from Main to the town
hall on one side and to the new
school building on the other. One
side of the Yonahlossee road for one
block will also have a sidewalk.
Harry Cooper, mechanic at the
Blowing Rock Garage, was taken to
the Watauga hospital Monday be-
cause of complications arising from
an injury he received in repairing a
windshield. He was reported to be-
resting easily Wednesday. The acci-
dent occurred when Mr.. Cooper tried
to force the windshield glass into
place. The glass broke, Mr. Coop
er's arm went through it, and his
arm was severely cut around the
wrist. Although the wound bled
profusely, no arteries were severed.
Because of infection that appeared
late last week, Mr.. Cooper was taken
to the hospital.
Twenty-six members of he Red
Cross were obtained by a comm : tee
of high school girls who canva. sed
the town in three days under the di-
rection of Principal A. E. Mercer of
the high school. The town was di-
vided into districts, with a team of
girls in charge of each district. All
girls in the high school took part in
the canvass. The following girls
were on the committee: Velma Can
non, Edna Miller, Penn Robbins, Lu-
ellie Coffey, Margaret Sudderth,
Anne Coffey, Ruby Richards, Ruby
Henderson, V. Hartley, Anne Ward
and Ola Coffey.
A capacity audience in the Pas
time Theater in Boone applauded
the performance of the Blowing
Rock Dramatic Club in presenting
the farce comedy, MISERY Moon"
under the direction of Joseph War
rem of Mt. Airy. Especially pleasing
was the acting of A. E. Mercer in the
title role and of Spencer Greene as
Patrick Keller, the genial ticket
seller. Miss Velma Cannon gave a
pleasing Interpretation Of Lulu
Pearl, the ragtime girl, as did Miss
Pearle Webb of the part of Rose
bud Reese. The comedy will be pre-
sented Friday night in the auditori-
um Of the New'and high school. The
proceeds of this performance will be
used to defr&y the expenses of form
ing a musical organization in the
Newland school. A concert by the
Blowing Rock band will precede the
performance.
Other members Of the cast We're
Mr.. Weaver as Gideon Blair; Paul
Foster as -Tcm Ri2ale, the college
sheik; Mr., Castle as Hiram Tut
Annie Greene as Samanthy Slade,
poor old maid; Edna Miller as Paula
Maleek, a Bolshevik. The comedy
was so we'll received in Boone that
the performance will be repeated in
other towns in this vicinity.
Mayor George M. Suddertn has
gone to Florida, where he will spend
d two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. PAMELA of !
Statesville and Blowing Rock, spent
a few days here the latter part of
last week. They returned Saturday
afternoon to Statesville.