Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
News of Week in and
About Blowing Rock
First Number c. of c. Bulletin Is
sued Tuesday; Green Park Hotel
Will Open May 1; School Will
Close on May IL
By RUPERT GILLETT


letin, monthly publication of the
Blowing Rock Chamber of Com
merce, appeared Tuesday. At the
same time, H. C. Martin, president
of the chamber, called meeting for
Thursday night to prepare for mail
ing out the bulletin.
Each member is asked to bring a
list of prospective visitors to whom
the bulletin may be mailed.
The bulletin contains all informa-
ton needed by tourists about Blow
ing Rock; facts about hotels, ac-
commodations, amusements and the
condition of roads, together with
other information about the town
and its surroundings.
Green Park to Open May
Green Park hotel. second largest
hotel here, will be open for the sum-
mer season May l, it was said Tues
day by o. W. Spencer, the manager.
Everything will be in readiness on
that date for receiving guests, he
said
The golf course, Mr.. Spencer said,
is in better condition than it ever
has been. This course was only last
year enlarged to championship
course, with new greens throughout.
The greens last summer were not in
the best of condition, because the
grass had not had time to cover
them. But now, Mr.. Spencer said,
all greens are covered with a fine
turf of creeping bent
School Closes May IL
Pupils of the seventh grade Of the
Blowing Rock school are preparing
their commencement program for
the last day of school, May II. All
of the usual features of commence
ment programs will be included.
AS the high school has no gradual
ing class this year. no exercises will
be given in that department at the
close of school.
w. M. S. in Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the
Women's Missionary Society of the
Three Forks Baptist association met
in Blowing Rock Thursday with a
large delegation from ali the
churches present.
The program was opened with de-
votional exercises, led by Mrs. Hart
ley of Blowing Rock. Rev. P. A.
Hicks then spoke on the Centennial
campaign, Mrs. J. j. Coffey of
Coffey of Boone on the Heck me-
mortal, and Mrs. Hurst of Cove
Creek on the expense fund.
After duet by Mrs. Tom Coffey
and Miss Helen Coffey of Blowing
Rock, Mrs. D. d. Dougherty spoke
on the Ruby Anniversary. Reports
of societies were then heard: Mrs.
D. F. Horton for Cove Creek Mrs.
j. M. Hodges for Blowing Rock,
and Mrs. r. D. Hodges for Boone.
Reports were heard also from Mrs.
S. f. Horton on Young Peoples
work, from Mrs. J. D. Brown on
mission study, and from Mrs. Smith
Hagaman on personal service. The
program was closed with a solo by
Mrs. Hurst.
' The next quarterly meeting will
be held in July with the Bethel
church.
Extension of Water System
The Blowing Rock water works is
laying 1900 feet Of new water mains
to connect several springs in the
Green Park section with the town
mains. The springs will be enclosed
with concrete to keep them in per-
fectly sanitary condition.
A new reservoir is also to be con-
structed in Green Park, and the un-
derground reservoir on Green Hill
will be put into use.
A recent test of the water by the
state chemist showed that it is al
most absolutely pure, as the reaction
to every test was negative. Manager
Bob Greene of the water works said
this purity is maintained without the
use of filters, because the water is
taken directly from mountain
springs
Green Park Will Open Soon
O. w. Spencer, manager of Green
Park hotel, second largest of the
summer hotels here, is in town MAX
ing arrangements for an early open
ing of the hotel for the summer.
Other activity among the summer
colony indicates an early season.
Mrs. Elliott Reed of Savannah is
here preparing her summer home
for opening, as are j. l.. Snyder of
Charlotte, w. A. Hewett of Green's
boro and DR.. r. B. Scales of Bos-
ton.
Play Delights Large Audience
Before large and appreciative
audience in the school auditorium
here Saturday night, the Tuesday
Afternoon Club presented the three
act comedy Sunshine" under the
direction of Mrs. E. G. Underdown.
The east was composed entirely &C
local talent. The proceeds will be
used to help buy seats for the au-
ditorium.