Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-08
NEWS OF WEEK I.
AT BLOWING ROCI.
School Committee and Board of
Commissioners Fail to Reach
Agreement on Financing Program
For New School Building
BY RUPERT GILLETT

HiS NUN SCilOOl DOdIu anu the cOun-
ty commissioners failed this week to
reach an agreement on financing the
completion of the consolidated school
building here.
The commissioners offered to lend
the consolidated district $4,000 of
the Banner loan fund, but declined
to accept the local boards proposal
that the county bear half the ex-
pense of finishing the building.
Members of the local board said
they had not reached any decision on
the matter, and therefore, they
could not make any statement
whatever in regard to it.
G. C. Robbins and E. G. Under
down of tn Blowing Rock School
board presented the matter in detail
Monday afternoon to the county
boards of education and commission
ers. 1t was explained fully to the
commissioners that the Blowing Rock
board has used the utmost economy
in erecting the building.
With only $4,000 at their dispos-
al, they bought site for $4,000,
and erected the building with the re-
naming $26,OOOO, although the gym
naming $4,000, although the gym
nasium wing had to be left off to be
added at future time. This gives
the building a lop-sided appearance.
1t was then proposed to the COM
missioners that the county and the
consolidated district sign note,
each responsible for half of the
amount needed to- complete the
building. This note would be in
force only until another loan can
be obtained from the state.
The commissioners took the mat
ter under advisement Monday after
noon and consulted with the board
of education. Then action was de-
ferred until Tuesday.
A hard cold rain and slippery
roads did not prevent the Blowing
Rock Dramatic club, Friday night
from filling its engagement to pre-
sent the comedy, Misery Moon,"
which was so well received in Boone,
in the auditorium Of the Newland
consolidated school.
The play was as we'll received in
Newland as it was at it's first per-
formance in Boone. Before the play
the Blowing Rock Band gave con-
cert in the auditorium.
Although the troupe did not get
back to Blowing Rock until the early
morning hours Saturday, all report
ed an excellent performance and an
appreciative audience. The cast was
the same as in the first performance.
Grayson Story entertained the au-
dience with banjo stunts and non
sensical entertainment. Prof. JOS
Warren, director of the play and of
the band, appeared in musical notes.
H. G. Hayes, who suffered a Sc
we're heart and stomach attack last
week, was back at business this week
appearantly as hearty as ever, tho
for few days he was seriously ILL.,
Harry Cooper, who was injured in
an accident last week, is not doing
so well, according to reports from
the Watauga Hospital. At one time
last week it was feared that it would
be necessary to take him to States
vllle for treatment.
A man named Hoke did not wait
on the usual process of Pasteur ex-
animation when he was bitten by
dog here. Ed Starnes killed the dog,
and Hoke started at once with its
head to Raleigh to have it examined.
Blowing Rock had lights Sunday
night, but only because S. J. Suits,
manager of the light company, and
his crew of linemen spent Sunday
climbing over ice-covered mountains,
shinnying up poles that were like
rods of ice, and climbing trees, ev-
cry twig of which was encrusted with
more ice, to repair the wires that
had been broken under the weight of
icicles after the heavy ice storm of
Saturday and Sunday.
v Mrs. Thos H. Coffey was hostess
on Wednesday evening to a large
number of Blowing Rocks young
people, who were merrily entertained
at the Coffey home with games,
music, contests and radio. The en-
tertainment of the evening was
planned by committee, including
Misses Helen Coffey and Louise
Isenhour, representing the Baptist
Young Peoples Union. Punch and
cake Were served.
The Juniors of the B. Y. P. u.
were entertained at Mrs. Coffey's
home the preceding week and re-
ported an equally enjoyable evening.
Newton C. Greene, member of the
town council, who has been in the
hospital at Boone for some time
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