Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-02-17
News of a Week
At Blowing Ra
Preparations Now Being Mad
Summer Season, Which Will q
About May
Blowing Rock, Feb. 16.-Iu

season or May l, the Green Park no,
te, is planning oxterslve improve
ments, Manager 0. w. Spencer has
announced.
More baths will be added before
the beginning of the season, Mr..
Spencer said, and the interior decora-
tlons will be gone over and renovat-
ed. New paper will be put on the
walls, and the woodwork will be re-
painted. A steam heating system
will be installed practically through
out the building.
Outdoors, the landscaping will
have attention, in connection with
the extensive work being done in en-
larging and remodeling the Green
Park Golf course, which circles the
hotel. The hotel grounds will be
beautified and Handicapped to har-
monize with the remodeled golf
course,
A complete system of fire protec
, ton will be installed, Mr.. Spencer
said, and other improvements will be
made for the comfort of summer
tourists.
Donald J. Boyden, manager of the
Blowing Rock hotel, announces thao
his hotel also will do extensive work
in improving the service before the
hotel opens for the summer on
June Is.
Managers of the other hotels had
not been heard from at the time of
going to press.
Fourth Well Being Bored
Drilling of new municipal well,
the fourth in the towns chain to
supply the water system, was begun
in Green Park last Thursday. At the
same time, ditching was begun for
| the six-inch water main connecting
Green Park with the town water sys-
tenn This work was begun imme-
diately on receipt of news of passage
of the bill by the senate to annex
Green Park and Mayview Park TO
the corporate limits. The work will
be completed in about two months,
said Councilman N. c. Greene, in
charge of the work.
A Myers pump has been purchased
by the town from the Myers Pump
Company of Greensboro. The pump,
which has a capacity of 45 gallons a
minute, will be used on the Green
Hi well, and it is expected to sup
ply, Green Park with all the water it
needs, though as safety measure
Green Park will have connection with
all three of the reservoirs. The
pump, motor and all attachments cost
81 400.
Bridge Nearing Completion
The bridge being built across New
River at Chestnut Lane is almost
completed, A. M. Critcher, in charge
OF the work, has announced.
Death of Mrs Pitts
Funeral services were conducted
Friday for Mrs. Roy Pitts, who died
early Thursday morning of diabetes.
Mrs. Pitts was sister-in-law of K. G.
Pitts, prominent Blowing Rock build
ing contractor. She was member
of the Winkler family of Lenoir.
Oyster Supper
Forty dollars were taken in
at the oyster supper and dance held
here Saturday night to celebrate the
opening of the new town hall. The
money was donated to the fire de-
partment.
Saturday morning the truck made
several practice runs with Engineer
Paul Kluttz at the wheel. Connec
tions were made and streams were
started with speed and precision
worthy of city departments, Chief
PAMELA said.
NeW Stofe DuHolng
Craig and Coon, general mer
chandise dealers, announce that work
will be started at once on stone
building to replace their present
frame building. The stone is already
on the ground The new building
will be thirty feet deeper than the
present building. New counters and
shelving will be installed, but the
electric meat cutting machinery and
electric refrigerator showcases al
ready in use will be retained.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs J. H. Presnell and Mrs Elijah
Reid were guests of honor at birth
day dinner given them Sunday by
Mrs. Reid's daughter, Miss Lucille
Reid and her sister, Miss Nettie Win
kler. Mrs. Presnell and Mrs. Reid
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