Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-10-18
ELECTRIC POWER
FOR SUGAR GROVE
Work Started on High Tension Line
From Shulls Mills Through Villas
by Public Service Corporation of
Cleveland, Ohio

by Public Service Corporation of
Cleveland, Ohio
Blowing Rock, Oct. 17-Work has
been started by the Blowing Rock
Light and Power Company, subsidi
ary of the Public Service Corpora
tion of Cleveland, Ohio, on the high
tension service line which will run
from the company's hydro-electric
plant at Shulls Mills through Vale
Crucis and Villas to Sugar Grove.
A crew under the direction of
George Robbins, local manager for
the company, and construction
engineer from the Asheville offices,
began raising the poles Monday
morning. 1t is expected that the
line will be finished in few weeks,
and that regular service for the
three communities mentioned and
for all persons living along the line
will be inaugurated.
The only obstacle in the way of
an early completion of the line is
some difficulty in getting rights-of-
way arranged, but it was hoped by
officials of the company that these
difficulties could be removed, since
actual work on the line has been
started. 1t was pointed out that
the value of property all along the
line will probably be increased as a
result of the service.
The High School Forum, newly
organized debating society of the
Blowing Rock high school, is pre-
pairing a public debate on the ques-
ton, Resolved thai Al Smith is
better qualified than is Herbert
Hoover to be president of the United
States" At a preliminary contest
held Monday afternoon, the follow
ing debaters were selected: Paul
Foster and Jay Knight for the af-
firmative, and Bynum Crisp and
Lucille Reid for the negative.
1t was decided last week to have
the debate in the auditorium Friday
night, but since that time the Com
munity Club has announced a pie
supper in the same place that night.
Some arrangements were to be made
to prevent a conflict in dates, but at
the time of going to press the change
had not been decided upon.
The officers of the society are
Bynum Crisp, president, Elizabeth
Sudderth, vice president, Penn Rob-
bins, secretary, and Paul Foster,
sergeant at arms.
1t is the intention of the society
to take part in the debates of the
State Debating Union on the subject
of American entrance into tie
world court. Correspondence is now
under way with the extension de-
partment of the state university to
select the two schools which will be
triangled with Blowing Rock.
The boys of the nigh school have
organized basketball team, with
Harley Nudge as captain Goals
have been ordered and Will be erect
ed on the court that was graded OIL
the school grounds by the Commu-
nifty Club. The boys are already
practicing.
Work on the new Watauga Inn,
which is being pressed as rapidly as
Vossible, is expected to be complet
ed in a week or so, and the hotel
will then be opened for guests under
the management of Mrs. W. P. Pen
dley. New bedrooms, steam heat
and modern plumbing fixtures are
among the improvements being in
stalled in the building of the Hob
Mob Tea room, which the hotel will
occupy.
The Carolina .Theater announces
an extraordinary entertainment for
this week in "The King of Kings"
moving picture spectacle by Cecil B.
De Mile, depicting the life and
crucifixion of Christ. This is said
to be Mr.. De Miles greatest religi-
Gus production since "The Ten Com
mandments." The production was
released for general distribution
only a short time ago, hence Blow
ing Rock is considered fortunate in
getting the production so early.
Mrs. Sallie Reeves and Miss Lena
Reeves returned Wednesday from
Richmond, Va, where they were
called Friday night by the death of
Mrs. Reeves, granddaughter, little
Ruth Council Davis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Davis of Hot
Springs, Va. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday in Richmond,
former home of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Rufus Coffey has returned
from Durham, where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Banner. Miss
Mabel COffey who accOmDanied her