Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-06
Blowing Rock School
Begins September IL
Principal Nudge Now Making Prepa-
rations for Opening of 192S-29
Session; Prizes Awarded il Well
Baby Clinic

ing Rock school will open September
II, it was announced Tuesday by the
school committee. Principal G. o.
Nudge has been here since Monday
making preparations for a prompt
beginning of school work on the first
day.
The school this year is expected to
be a standard high school, teaching
all grades and subjects. The high
school teachers will be Principal
Nudge, Rupert Gillett and Mrs. Gill
lett. The elementary teachers will
be Miss Greer, R. H. Askew, Mrs. 1.
E. Story, Mrs. Addie Sale and anoth-
er teacher who had been elected but
had not sent her acceptance to the
school committee at the time of 60
ing to press.
Prizes Awarded in Baby Clinic
An event of interest to the moth-i
ers of Blowing Rock was the fnall
party of the Well Baby Clinic, held
on the lawn of the Presbyterian
church Thursday afternoon under
the auspices of the Community Club,
with DR.. Mary Cabell Warfield of
Spartanburg, S. c., in charge. Twen-
ty-nine babies had been entered in
the clinic, divided into three groups,
with prize offered in each group.
No second prizes were given.
Those in the oldest group, from
two to five years of age, were Jack
Robbins, C. T. Hartley, Kathleen
Foster, Thomas Lee Kutz, Allen
Klutz, Beulla May Coffey, Robert
Ward, Rebecca Ward, Margaret Mil
Ter, Howard Holshouser and Jean
Ingle. The prize in this group was
awarded to Margaret Miller, and
honorable mention was made of
Joan and Jean Ingle, children of Mrs.
H. F. Ingle.
The second group, ten months to
two years, included Joan Ingle, Jas.
Underdown, Lee Coward, Spencer
Robbins and Stewart Cannon, Jr.
The prize was awarded to Stewart
Cannon, Jr.
The youngest group, babies from
one to ten months, included Jose
phine Robbins, Clara Bolick Steven
johnson, Dorothy Gold, John Gillett,
Clara Bolick and Emma Jean Klutz.
In this group two prizes were award
ed, to. Josephine Robbins and John
Gillett.
Birthday Party for Mrs. Dula
The daughters of Mrs. A. H. Dula
honored her. birthday last Sunday
by meeting at the family home at
Boone's Fork and spreading a big
dinner. Besides friends and neigh
bors present were Mrs. Dula's six
daughters, Mrs. Allen Gragg of
Blowing Rock, Mrs. z. M. Koontz
and Miss Manila Dula of Winston
Salm, and Misses Esther, Cleta and
Ruby Dula, the younger daughters.
Miss Horton Entertains
Miss Blanche Horton entertained
her piano students Friday afternoon
with a delightful party featured by a
musical program and games and
contests. The musical program in
cluded several duets and songs and
was followed by games. In the con-
test, the prize was won by Miss Irene
jenkins. Ice cream cones, cakes
and suckers were then served by
Miss Polly Hayes.
The pupils present were Louise
Prevette, Mary Klutz, Blair Sud-
derth, Lena Miller Robbins, Grover
Robbins, Irene Jenwins and Elsie
Pitts. Catherine Underdown and
Ruby Walker were present as special
guests.
Personal Mention
Misses Ola and Mary Tester of
Vale ,Crucis and Miss Alma Greene
of Shulls Mills were recent weekend
visitors at the home of Misses Grace
and Lucille Reid. Miss Mary Tester
will leave soon for Jacksonville,
Fla, where she will spend the win
ter with her sister, Mrs. Don Reid.
Mrs. Lige Reid had as her guest
the past week her sister, Miss Nettie
Winkler of Shulls Mills.
Mr.. j. H. Presnell and family
have returned to Blowing Rock aft
er spending sometime at Rhodhiss.
Miss Doris Storey has gone to
Fallon, Nevada, to make her home
with her aunt, Mrs. G. c. Rogers.
Mrs. R. V. Norman and daughter,
Sarah Jane, who spent most of the
summer with Mrs. Norman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crisp of Blowing
Rock, have returned to their home in
Knoxville, Tenn.
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Goodman of
Lenoir were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Critcher, Mrs. Goodman's
parents. DR.. and Mrs. Goodman
have just returned from trip to
the coast where they attended the
Feast of the Pirates at Wilmington
and later enjoyed sea fishing and
bathing at Wrightsville Beech.
George Coffey and family have
moved to Hickory, and Mr.. Coffey's
son, Arnold Coffey, has been sue