Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-10
WILL LENTZ DIES
ATBLOWING ROCK
Passed Away Thursday After Brief
Illness; School Opened Monday
With Many Pupils Absent Be-
cause of Illness

cause of Illness
Blowing Rock, Jan. 9-Will Lentz,
Aged 39, prominent citizen of
the Silver Lake community, died last
Thursday following influenza COM
plications. The funeral service was
conducted Friday at the Blowing
Rock Reformed church. He is sur
vived by his widowed mother, with
whom he made his home; one
brother, John Lentz, and three sis
ters, Mrs. Coils Greene, Mrs. Ira
Bolick, and Mrs. Claude Shores.
School Opens
The Blowing Rock school opened
last Monday with two teachers and
a large proportion of the pupils alb
sent as a result of influenza. R. H.
Askew, teacher of the fifth grade
room, had not returned from the
eastern part of the state, where he
was called just at the end of the
holidays by the sudden death of his
father. Mrs. Gillett was kept away
by Influenza. Efforts were being
made Tuesday to ct substitute teach
ers. Glasses in the high school mean
while were being conducted on part
time.
Ice Causes Auto Accidents
The rain and ice storm of last
Saturday caused thre. accidents on
the roads here. The mail truck skid
ded off the road at Green Park just
as it had started the run to Lenoir,
and the driver had to walk back to
town to get help before he could
continue.
Your correspondents flivver went
into a graceful tail spin on the curve
at the town limits on the Boone road
and carried the family in an excit-
ing backward ride down the embank-
ment into the creek. Aside from
accelerated heartbeats on the part
of the occupants for moment or
two, TO damage was done.
Two men from Marion, whose
names were not learned, called on
Winkler's garage for help after their
car had skidded off the road. One
of them" was cut badly by wind
shield glass.
Pedestrians were also subject +.
skidding. Several took sudden
seats on the sidewalks during the
day.
Albert S. Cooper Dead
Among the deaths that occurred
during the Christmas season, none
left in its community greater sense
of loss than that of Albert Sidney
Cooper, aged 81, whose funeral serv-
ices were held on Christmas day.
Death occurred suddenly on Decem-
ber %, without illness forewarning
its approach. This was as Mr.. Coop
er had always wished, that he might
be busy to the end.
Surviving are the widow and one
some, Albert Sidney, Jr, and two
step-children, c. S. Prevette of
Blowing Rock and Mrs. A. L. Combs
of Burlington. Mr.. Prevette, Mrs.
Prevette, j. T. Miller of Blowing
Rock and B. S. Call and j. T. Pre-
vette of North Wilkesboro, were
among those who attended the
funeral, in addition to large con-
course of local friends and neigh
bors.
More Books for Library
1t is probable that a thousand or
more volumes will be added to the
Blowing Rock School and Communi-
ty library through the sale of the
school library Of the Boone Fork In
stitute. Rev. Mr.. McKaraher is
closing this school to move to Phila-
delphia, where the death of his moth
er and the serious illness of his
father necessitate his presence. He
has offered the valuable school Ii
brary to the Blowing Rock library
at merely nominal price. Principal
Nudge and the librarian went to
Shulls Mills last week and inspected
the library. 1t was decided to buy
it, although immediate funds for the
purpose are not available. Plans to
raise the money will be made at
once.
Services at M. E. Church
There will be preaching service at
the Blowing Rock Methodist church
Sunday evening at Z o'clock. There
will be no morning service.