Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-08-09
Plan Local Electric
Power Expansion
Public Service Co., Cleveland, O.,
Purchaser of Blowing Rock Light
and Power Co., Plan Large Ex-
Pansicn Program

Blowing Rock, Aug. S.-The.
Public Service Company OF Cleve-
land, Chic, which has purchased the
Blowing Rock Light and Power
Company's properties here and at.
Shulls Mills, plans large expansion
program in this vicinity, according
to j. H. Smith, the company's rep.
resentative, who was here last week
completing arrangements for taking
over the plant. Mr.. Smith explained
tnat his company makes a speciality
of linking small towns under one
source of electric power, and thus
reducing the rates in small towns to
approximately the rate enjoyed by
the larger cities. A number of small
towns in Ohio, Mr.. Smith said, have
been linked together in this way,
with the result of great economy in
operation.
Just what will be the nature of the
expansion planned in this part of the
state, Mr.. Smith did not say, but he
indicated that the purchase of the
Blowing Rock plant is only step to-
ward the acquisition of other prop
critics in this vicinity. If number
of towns in this region are linked as
the Ohio towns were, they may ex-
pect some reduction in electricity
rates.
George Robbins will be the local
manager, under the direction of the
Asheville offices of the Public Serv-
ice Company. The local plant will
continue to be known as the Blowing
Rock Light and Power Company. S.
J. Suits, former head of the COM
pany, has not announced what his
plans 1. : since the sale of the plant.
Eon. Josephus Daniels, who has
been spending his vacation at May
view Manor, was to leave here
Thursday or Friday to return to-
Raleigh. GIVE just been up here
resting" Mr.. Daniels said, land the
deal of good" Mr.. Daniels will re-
turn 20 the county later this fall.
The free baby clinic for we'll ba-
bies in the Randall Memorial build
ing has brought out what DR.. Mary
Caoell Warfield Of Spartanburg, 5.
c., says is one of the finest groups
of babies she has ever seen. The
clinic is held on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays from 3 to 4
and great deal of interest is shown
by mothers in the clinic. DR.. War
field and two assistants were kept
busy examining and registering the
babies on the first day. At the end
Of the month, prizes will be awarded
to the best babies in each OF three
classes.
The Quarter-mile riding ring and
the grandstand for the Blowing
Rock Horse Show next week aug.
15) are rapidly being completed. The
riding ring occupies level space IN
natural amphitheater in the old
Mayview golf course. Seats will be
provided for several hundred spec
tators and cars can be parked on the
sloping ground around the ring,
where the occupants will have
clear view of all that occurs.
Some of the finest horses and rid
ers in the south have been entered in
this show, which is expected to be
the greatest of its kind ever held
mere. he euIlIe pioSSSNS, eCo'N
expenses, will be given to the Blow
ing Rock Community Club.
Demolition of the old wooden
dam below the Snyder lake, former
ly the Strirgfellow place, was start
ed Monday in preparation for con-
structing a $4,000 concrete dam.
The Mcclellan company of Charlotte
has the contract for the work.
Miss Annie Wall of Chester, S. c.,
who is the house guest of Miss
Dorothy Hayes for some weeks, was
the guest of honor at an outing on
the Grandfather Mountain, the par
ty going from Blowing Rock on Sat