Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-22
BOYDEN RAISES
BID ON MAYHEM
Reports Have it That He and an
Unnamed Syndicate Have Raised
All Previous Bids 10 Per Cent;
School Board Accepts 50, 900 Loan

Boyden and an unnamed norther
syndicate are now the leading bid
ders for Mayview Manor, according
to all current reports. Mr.. Boyden,
who was the lessee of the hotel last
summer, has raised all previous bids
on the entire property by ten per
cent. The amount of the syndi-
Gates reported bid has not been
made public.
The case is to be passed upon by
federal court in January.
Loan Accepted
The Blowing Rock school board
has accepted the loan of $4,000 of
fered by the county commissioners
from the Lutte Banner loan fund to
meet outstanding obligations incur
red in constructin gthe new building.
1t is not probable, however, that
any of this money will be used to
buy furniture for the new building,
as the pressing obligations that must
be met at once will probably take it
all. When the classes move into the
new building next Wednesday, there
fore, they will take their old home
made desks with them.
John j. Blair, state superintendent
of buildings, grounds and construc-
ton, was here last week to inspect
the building. He said he was well
pleased with it.
Goes to Statesville Hospital
Harry Cooper, automobile me-
chanic at the Blowing Rock garage,
was taken from the Watauga Hos
pital to Statesville last week, as the
injury he received in an accident
two weeks ago developed such seri-
Gus complications that it was consid-
cred advis able to move him. 1t is
feared that his arm will have to be
amputated.
Farce Comedy Was Presented
1t was erroneously reported last
week that the Blowing Rock Dram
attic Club had Cancelled it's engage
ment to present the farce comedy
Misery Moon" at the Cove Creek
high school. In spite of the epidem-
ic of measlesraging in that commu-
nifty, the troupe filled the engage
ment and played to an appreciative
audience.
School Closes For Holidays
Distribution of Christmas gifts
among the school children marked
the closing of the Blowing Rock con-
solidated school last Friday. Christ
mas trees were put up in several of
the rooms.
Principal A. E. Mercer left Sat-
urday for his home in Washington,
N. c., to spend the holidays. Miss
Pearl Webb, teacher in the grammar
school, is spending the holidays at
her home in Avery county.
Fire Officials Give Supper
c. S. Prevette, C. A. Underdown,
Lloyd Robbins, and R. l.. Greene, Of
ficials of the Blowing Rock fire de-
partment, were hosts at supper Civ
en- at the Central hotel Tuesday
evening of last week. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Story, Mr.
and Mrs. Rob Greene, Mr.. and Mrs
Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Rob-
bins and their guests; Mrs Pendley,
Mrs. N. c.. Greene, Mrs. C. S. Pre-
vette; Misses Lena Reeves, Ann
Ward, Mabel Coffey, Doris Greene,
Margaret Sudderth, Edna Miller, Vel
ma Cannon, Annie Greene, Connie
Moody, Mary Robbins and Penn
Robbins; Mayor Sudderth, George
Robbins, Benjamin Greene, Dewey
Story, James Coffey, Thos. H. Cof-
fey, Jr., Hubert Holshouser, Donald
and Spencer Greene and others.
Miss Carrie Miller, who returned
from Washington, D. c., to spend
Christmas with relatives here and in
Lenoir, was present as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Robbins, whose
other guests were John J.. Blair and
Mr.. Cradle, building inspectors, of
Raleigh:
Williams Custer
A Christmas wedding of interest to
friends in Blowing Rock was that of
Miss Bette Williams, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Williams, to
Mr.. H. F Custer, in Washington to-
day (Thursday). The brides sister,
Mrs. Howard Holshouser, of Bow
ing Rock, went to Washington to be
present at the wedding and will re-
main there for the winter, where Mr..
Holshousr is employed. Another sis-
ter, Mrs. Forest Fewel of Warren
ton, also attended the wedding. Miss
Williams had been employed for
sometime in Durham, N. C. Mr..
Custer is musician now playing in
Washington, where they will make
their home.
Personal
Mrs. E. G. Underdown and small
daughter, Katherine, left Saturday to
spend Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. T B. Sugg of Wilson, N. C.
Then. with her mother and daughter,
she will go to Haines City, Fla, to
spend January and February with
her sister, Mrs. Paul Howard, whose
winter home is at Haines City.