Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-07
Board of Education
In Busy Session
Mass of Business Matters Considered
in Two-Day Session; School
Committees Named

Taylor, ID. d. Dougherty and Smith
Hagaman, county superintendent,
was in session two days this week
Monday and Tuesday There were
number of important matters acted
upon, including joint meeting with
the board of county commissioners,
at which meeting the matter of equa-
hzation under the new law, was con-
, sidered, DR.. B. B. Doughcrty, men,
Der of the state equalization board, |
beng present and explaining the |
provisions of the act. The law pro-
vides for a Accent tax levy in each
county participating in the $3,250,- /
600 equalizing fund, and DR.. Dough- |
erty urged the necessity of an equal
tax levy in the counties that will re-
eeive benefits from the fund. 1t was
decided at meeting of the state
equalization board in Raleigh recent
ly that each member of the state
board make a round of his quota of
counties, holding meetings with the
various boards of county commission
ers and boards of education. DR.
Dougherty has nine counties-Alle- !
ghany, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell,
Alexander, Ircdell, Rowan, Columbus
and Stanly.
The board on Monday received a
delegation from Liberty Hill school
district asking for consolidation of
Liberty HILL and Baird's Greek dis
,tricts. Petition was filed for future
action.
Cove Greek presented a petition
asking for an election to vote spe
cial school tax not to exceed IL cents
on the 500 for the purpose of erect
ing an additional building. This pc
tition was approved and sent to the
county commissioners to authorize
the election, which was done.
Committeeman for the various
school districts of the county were
named as follows:
~~ Boone Township
Boone-W. G. Hartzog, w. D. Far
thing, w. H. Gcagg.
Oak Grove-Steve Brown, James
Hodges, Win Walker.
Howard's Creek. j. Miller, w.
B. Cutler, F. B. Hodges.
Rutherw ood-Grant Hodges, C. D.
Mcneil, Herbert Cole.
Poplar Grove-Fred Winkler, Pink
Winklcr, Mrs. James Hodges.
Liberty Hill-Ed Walls, S. B.
Hayes, Fowl Hollars.
Brushy Fork-T. l.. Mast, Andy
Greer. Ed Bingham,
Boone (coloredl Ed Folk, Ronda
Horton, Roxford Horton.
Blowing Rock Township
Blowing Rock Consolidated-S. J.
Suits. Grover Robbins, Coils Green,
E. G. Underdown, Thomas Miller,
Cool Springs-Roe Payne, D. S.
Shores, Claude Shores.
Blue Ridge
Bamboo-Geo. Keller, Ira Critcher,
A. j. Edminsten.
Aho-Granville Storie, Stacy Ford,
Joseph Green. !
Penley-Millard Coffey, Linn
Bradshaw, Roby Penlcy.
Bradshaw. N. Storey, J. MWilton
Bradshaw, Alex Green.
Cooks-C. M. Hamlet, John Trek
Ter.
Middle Fork-T. C. Hodges, J. C. F..
Ashley, Thomas Vandyke.
Beaver Dam
Timbered Ridge-A. C. Green, Ray
Tester, John Ward.
Bethel-Clyde Perry, James Sher-
wood, W. Y. Farthing.
Forest Grove-Charlie Johnson, /
Don Hagaman, Raleigh Johnson.
Reese-Will Wilson, J. R. Eggers,
Lee Swift.
Beaver Dam (colored)-A. w.
Thompson, j. w. Moore.
Dal0 mountain
Todd-Jessie Holeman, D. C. How
ell
Castle:-Will Byland, G. T. Par
ker, Joe Phillips.
Riverview-E. F. Moretz, Gideon
MOretz, M. S. Miller.
Cove Creek
Cove Greek Consolidated-J. J.
Mast, Hard Brown, Enoch Swift, w.
o. Bingham, J. B. Horton.
Silverstone-A. l.. Wilson, C. c..
Lowrance, H. P. Cook.
Laurel Branch-Chas. Henson, Ben
Henson, N. l.. Mast.
Mabel - Ed Williams, N. M.
Church, Spencer Dishman.
North Fork-R. A. Thomas, Hiram
Green, John Isaacs.
Zionville-Roscoe Bumgarner, Lu-