Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-06
NEWS OF WEEK
AT BLOWING ROCK
Rev. IsbelI Conducting Revival at
Presbyterian Church; Children's
Story Hour at Library Saturday;
Social and Personal


L. Isbell of Lenoir is conducting a
revival meeting at the Presbyterian
church this week. Good congrega-
tions are reported at the meetings,
which begin at seven o'clock each
evening.
Rev. Mr. Isbell is well known
here He will be remembered for his
lectures last year on his visits to the
Holy Land.
Successful revival services con-
Quoted by Rev. Myers of Mooresville
at the Baptist church closed last
Thursday with baptismal services.
About twenty members. were added
to the church roll.
Story Hour
Another story hour for children
will be held in the school and COM
munity library Saturday afternoon
from four to five. Last Thursday
large circle Of children gathered
in the library to hear the story of
the first Thanksgiving. The sub
ject of Saturdays story has not been
announced. Mrs. Eugene Story will
be the story teller.
Reports of the library show that
approximately 18 per cent of the
books on the shelves are being taken
out by borrowers. This is consid-
cred very high percentage.
The chief demand is for fiction,
but the librarian calls attention to
some excellent books of travel and
exploration now on the shelves.
'mong these are two that have spe-
al interest at this time, in view Of
. he Byrd expedition to the South
lvie. They are Fighting the Polar
Ice," by Anthony Fiala, .and SCOTS
"The Romance OF Polar Explora-
ton"
Religious workers will find a whole
shelf of inspirational books designed
especially for personal church work
'ers and for Christian Endeavor and
other young peoples organizations.
The new issues of the magazines
are now on the magazine rack. All
citizens are invited to come to the
reading room on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings and Saturday after
moons to read these excellent peri
odicals.
School News
The geography class of the high
school last week was conducted on a
field trip to Green Park by Princi-
pal G. O. Nudge. The class studied
the springs at Green Park hotel,
which is on the watershed of the
eastern part of the continent.
The high school students and their
teachers hiked to the tower on Flat
Top mountain last Wednesday aft
ernoon. About fifty people made
the hike.
Mr.. Ralph Askew, teacher of the
fifth and sixth grades, took his pu-
pills on a picnic Thanksgiving day.
The children enjoyed a lunch OF
weiners and lemonade, prepared by
Mr.. Askew and Miss Lucille Reid.
Dinner Party
Mrs. A. M. Critcher was hostess
Sunday at dinner party for the
high school teachers and several
guests from out of town. The host
,ess was assisted in serving the boun-
tiful dinner by Miss Frances Ker-
nodle, her granddaughter, of Will
mington. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. o. Nudge, DR.. and Mrs.
Goodman of Lenoir, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Howell and son Sanford of Riv-
erside, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Critcher
and two children, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rupert Gillett.
An open fire added cheer to the
living room and dining room, which
were thrown together on this occa-
sion. Red and gold chrysanthemums
were used as decoration.
Personal
Mrs. j. H. Winkler has returned
from weeks shopping and visiting
trip to Charlotte.
Miss Mary Lee Younce was hostess
last Friday to gay party Of young
folks at her home here. Besides Miss
Young's family, the guests were
Pauline Greene, Nellie Greene, Frank
Klutz, Ruth Mays, Deward, Coffey,
Mrs. Alice Mays, Lois Klutz, Hazel
Mays, William Craig, Ralph Askew,
Omar Coffey, Harry Klutz and
Maude Mays.
Miss Ola Triplett, who isfteaching
at the Bradshaw school in Caldwell
county, near here, spent the week
and with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. C. Triplett of Triplett.
Fred Mays and Miss Inez Haynes
of Charlotte spent Thanksgiving in
Blowing Rock with Mr.. Mays moth
er and sisters.
Several out of town high school
pupils spent the Thanksgiving holi-
days with their parents. Among
them were Ruby Dula, Ruby Rich
ards, Ruby Tolbert, Maude Powell,
Edna Miller, julius Henderson and
Earle Gragg.