Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-08-25

cups HcIc WOIl Ill last w l. w eSOdy
Blowing Rock horse show by Char, as
Lambert of Charlotte. Mr.. Lambert
himself YVES ceijudged the best MN
rider in the show, and his horse was
dec ared the best ttlree-gaited hcrse
and the best horse in the show.
Miss Catherine Crull of Charles
ton, S. c., was adjudged the best
lad rider in the show. Miss Jones
of Charlotte took second place N
70 otny Henkel
of Statesville third.
The best rider under fourteen
yecrs old was R. Grady Rankin of
Ga ton;a. Second place went to Miss
Shorl- ) Caldwell of Nashville, Tenn,
and third to Jimmie Cannon of Con-
cord.
lhe doughnut race, in which
doughnuts were strung from a rope
across the track while the riders ate
them without touching them with
cher hands, was won by Miss White
of Camp Yonahlossee.
The balloon race was won by Miss
Wlnifred Wagner.
Before the jumps could be COM
pleted, rain stopped the show. This
also prevented what is usually the
Aost amusing event of the show, the
polo game, in which the men ride
mules and the women ride horses.
Mayor Sudderth Injured
Mayor George NJ Sudderth, who
was badly injured at, his sawmill two
weeks ago, is on the streets again,
although he is still slightly inca
pacitated. Mr.. Sudderth was putting
belt on the machinery at his mill.
The belt flew off the wheel and
knocked the mayor to the ground un-
conscious. No bones were broken,
but he suffered severe bruises and
lacerations about the legs and
shoulders.
New Fire Chief
Lloyd Robbins has been appointed
acting fire chief in place of J. A..
PAMELA, who resigned as chief last
week. S. C. Prevette, president of
the department, said the election of
a permanent chief would probably
wait until the regular meeting the
second Tuesday in September.
1t was hoped at first that Mr.. Pa
nella could be induced to reconsider
his resignation, but he said Saturday
that it was final.
Considering New Tax Levy
With Mayor Sudderth able again
to attend meetings of the town coun-
Gil, it was expected that the matter
of the new tax rate would be taken
up at once. Whether the rate will go
below S1.75, it is said, depends on
whether the town wants to build side
walks.
School Matters
A complete list of the teachers for
the Blowing Rock consolidated
school was made public last week by
G. C. Robbins, chairman of the
school board. Principal A. E. Mer-
Ger will again be in charge and will
teach high school subjects. The 9TH
er high school teacher will be Rupert
Gillett.
Three of last years teachers in
the elementary grades will again be
on tn faculty, and one newcomer,
Miss Louise Icenhour, appears on the
list. The others are Mrs. Addie Sale,
Miss Hattie Greer and Miss Pearle
Webb.
The school board last week voted
to extend the length of the audi
torium of the new building by TWEEN
ty feet. This will add one-third to
the seating capacity. 1t was pointed
out that the addition could be made
now, while the building is under con-
struction, at much lower cost than
after the building is completed.
Work on the building is progress
ing rapidly, but no part of it will be
ready for occupancy when school
opens about the middle of February.
The school board has several build
ings under, consideration for tenn
porary quarters, but none has yet
been selected.
To Sell Alexander Proerty
Everything is in readiness for the
auction sale Saturday of the Alexan-
der property, including MAYHEM
Manor, the annex, the dormitories,
the servants quarters and garage,
and the laundry, besides several resi-
dence lots in Mayview Park.
Penny Brothers, twin auctioneers
of Greensboro, will again conduct
the sale and regale the crowd with
their inimitable quips.
1t is the hoe of the receivers, to
obtain prices this time which will be
approved by the court, so that the
long uncertainty in regard to the
property can be ended. {.
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