Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
Nathan Ward Meets
Death in Auto Accident


the car in which they and three
others were riding, left the Yon-
ahlossee road near Dixon's Greek
Sunday night, turned over, and
lodged against tree.
Just how the driver happened to
lose control of the car has not been
explained, but it is believed that he
was too crowded, with five persons
in a roadster. The accident happen
ed about ten o'clock.
Mr.. Ward was a member of one Of
Blowing Rocks most prominent
families. Surviving are his moth
er and three brothers and three sis
ters: Charles, Will and Edward
Ward of Blowing Rock, Mrs, Lulu
Ricket, Miss Annie Ward and Mrs.
Ransom Killian.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternon at 2:3O at the
Episcopal church by Rev. Mr.. Rich
ardson.
School Opened Monday
The Blowing Rock school opened
Monday after delay of three days
caused by an unfortunate misun-
derstanding about the water bill for
last year. When the bill was not
paid on September 10, after what
the town officials considered ample
notice, the water was cut off, and
of course the school could not con-
tinue without water for sanitary ap-
pliances. Superintendent Smith
Hagaman came over Thursday and
made arrangements for the water to
be turned on, with the promise that
the bill would be paid by Oct. 10.
Prof. D. D. Dougherty, member of
the county board Of education, ex-
planned that the bill had not been
paid because it was not properly
made out. He said it was present
ed in lump sum for the entire
year; whereas it should have come
under four different departments
of finance. One part of it, he said,
was for water used by brick masons
in the building work and should
have been included in the contrac-
tors bill; another part was for the
special summer school, for which
the county was not responsible; &
third part was for the meter, which,
it was said, should have come under
the deficit which the consolidated
district assumed, and the fourth part
was the water which the regular
school actually used.
The county board, it was pointed
out, could not tell how to divide the
lump sum among the four depart
ments, and, therefore, no action was
taken on it until the matter could
be Strengthened out. Meanwhile,
the school tried to open and found
no water. Prof. Dougherty denied
emphaticalfy that there was any
disposition on the part of the coun-
ty board to repudiate the Blowing
Rock water bill.
Members of the district school
committee said that the bills had
been presented promptly to coun-
ty board, and they were surprised
to learn on the opening day of
school that the bills had not been
paid, especially since the bill pre-
sented on the first Monday in Sep
tember bore the notation that the
water would be cut off if the bill
was not paid by Sept. 10.
The town officials in charge of
the water works said they knew
nothing of ividing the bill under
four sepasate heads of finance.
They knew only that the county
board of education owed them a
water bill, and it must be paid if
the service was to continue. They
explained that if the school were for
the town alone, they would gladly
donate the water, but since it is
consolidated school, with a large
number of pupils from outside the
corporate lines, they did not feel dis
posed to donate the water.
Injured by Bursting Tire
Dewey Story, who was, seriously
injured when flying rubber from a
bursting tire cut his eye last week,
returned Tuesday from DR.. Longs
sanatorium in Statesville. 1t is now
believed almost certain that his eye
will be saved.
Dewey was initiating the tire at
the filling station of N. C. Greene,
but he put too much air in it and it
burst. A piece of the rubber struck
him in the eye and cut the eyeball
in three places. Dewey did not rea-
lie how badly he was hurt until Mr..
Greene saw blood running from his
eye. DIR. R. B. Scales directed that
he be sent to a hospital, and he was
Immediately rushed to Statesville by
his brother, Chief of Police l. E.
Story and Mrs. Story.
Town Gets Library
Through the Blowing Rock Com
munity Club, library for the use
of the school and of the citizens has
been given to the town by donor
whose name is withheld. The Ii
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