SECOND SECTION
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT
BOONS. WATAUQA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1K2.
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SECOND SECTION
LXIV? NO. 33.
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Blowing Rock Establishment
Is Damaged By Fire Thursday
I Joe White, Ira Gene
Story Die; Other
Resort News
By MRS. LUCILE LETT
The past week seems to have
been designed for the benefit of
T?ep*rtment of Blowing
Rock although they were called
out for only one of several firee
TOu one occurred on Thurlday
afternoon when some $1,000.00
damage was done to an estab
lishment known as The Bark
near Green Park Hotel, caused
by a defective flu. The Bark is
owned by Mr. Dewey Uenhour
who was quick to pr*ise the ef
I ficency of the fire department.
I damage was done in the
f dinin|r room of the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Foster the
?ame morning when an over
heated stove-pipe set fire to the
wall back of the stove. The fire
was put out without calling the
department.
tin ,n the yard of Mrs.
Paul Klutz on Sunday afternoon
quic"y put out by Sonny
Klutz and neighbors. An alarm
was turned in but the fire was
rive? COntr?1 bef?re firemen ar
Soot caught fire in the chimney
of the home of Mr. and Mr*. J.
? Winkler but no damage was
done and no alarm was sounded.
Jo* While D1m
Mr. Joe White, retired cabinet
maker and life-long resident of
Blowing Rock, died at Blowing
Rock hospital Saturday afternoon
following a lengthy Illness.
Funeral services for Mr. White
7? heU on Monday afternoon
at 2:00 o clock, from Rumple Me
morial Presbyterian Church, with
Rev. Buchanan of Richmond, Va
former pastor, officiating. Reins
Sturdivant Funeral Home of
Boone was in charge of arranee
-ments.
The body lay in state in the
church for one hour prior to the
funeral Mr. White was 73 years
of age.
Active pallbearers were George
Sudderth, Jr., William Craig
Howard Coffey, Ed Coffey, Char
lie Hatten, and Lewis Lentz.
Honorary pallbearers were Coi
ns Greene, Howard Holshouser,
Wiley Greene, Grover Robbins,
W. C. Craig, Duke Custer, Dal
Tester, Butler Craig, Ben Moody,
L>. P. Coffey, Paul Coffey J H
Winkler. A. C. Critcher. George
Sudderth. Sr., Rufus Coffey, Dr I
Charles Davant. Eugene Koone,
Rob Walser, Jesse Burns and
Henry Hayes.
Floral arrangements were
handled by the following ladies
of Blowing Rock: Mrs. Howard
Holshouser, Miss Gladys Tester,
and Mesdames Theodore Greene,
Luther Greene, Howard Coffey,
Cecil Critcher, Clarence Greene,
Steward Bolick, Doss Keller. Max
Moody, Charles Bolick. Arnold
Bolick, Clarence Newton, John
Lyon, Jesse Burns, George Bak
er, George Sudderth, Jr., Ed Cof
fey. Wiley Greene, Mrs. Alma
MUler, and Mrs. Mary Herring.
Surviving the deceased are the
widow, Mrs. Cenia Gragg White,
a son, William wnue, 01 mow
ing Rock; seven daughters, Mrs.
Dewey Isenhour of Blowing
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George White of Lenoir; nine
grandchildren, , and one great
grandchild.
Ira Gen* Story
Ira Gene Story, former resi
dent of Blowing Rock, died in
Marine Hospital in Portsmouth
Va., on Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 4, following a long illness.
He was 58 years of age.
Mr. Story, son of the late Jo
shua Clingman and Martha Day
Story, was a retired carpenter
from the Naval Ammunitions De
pot. He was a member of Crad
ock Presbyterian Church, of Lake
Drummond Lodge No. 178, A. F.
& A. M.; of Lake Drummond
Royal Arch Chapter No. 72, and
a veterans of World War I.
Funeral services were held for
Mr. Story on Thursday afteroon,
February 7, with Snelling Fun
eral Home in charge with Ma
sonic rites at the graveside. In
terment was in Portsmouth where
Mr. and Mrs. Story had made
their home for twelve years.
Survivors include the widow,
the former Miss Emma Flowers
of Hickory; two sisters, Mrs.
Pearl Hartley of Wilkes boro, and
Mrs. Earl Coffey of Hickory; six
brothers, Argus W. of Ports
mouth, Arthur of Lenoir, Edgar
of Wilkesboro, and Dewey, Per
ry, and Luther of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Hospital Notes
Patients during the past week
at Blowing Rock Hospital in
cluded ^Irs. Carrie Luttrell, Mrs.
Fred Brown, Bculah Brown, Lois
Yarborough, Mr. Frank Oxen
tine, Mr. Paul Gragg, Annie Mae
Welsome and" Mr. Joe White.
Birth: Mr. and Mrs. Deward
Coffey, a son, February S.
W. M. S. Meets
Regular monthly meeting of
the W. M. S. of First Baptist
Church was held on Wednesday
of last week at the home of Mrs.
Larney Hollars with Mrs. Jake
Jones, president, presiding. There
were 18 members and two visit
ors present.
Devotional was given by Mrs.
Alma Miller.
The program, "The Ministry of
Prayer,' was under the direction
of Mrs. J. L. Thomas, Jr., assisted
by Mrs. Rose Garvcy and Mrs.
Carol Coffey.
A program was planned for the
Week of Prayer for Home Mis
sions from March 3 through T,
with a meeting each night at 7:30
o'clock at the church.
Following the business session,
a social hour, with refreshments,
was enjoyed.
Legion Auxiliary Meets
The Blowing Rock American
Legion Auxiliary met Monday
night, February 4, at the home
of Mrs. Glen Dale. Newly elect
ed officers were installed as fol
lows: President, Mrs. Gene Bo
lick; first vice president, Mrs. Re
becca Smoot; second vice presi
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dent, Mrs. Bessie Coffey; secre
tary, Mr*. Lucy Castle; treasur
er, Mn. Cora Sudderth; sgt.-at
irms, Mrs. Luda Gragg; and his
torian, Mrs. Blair Greene.
Committees for the year were
appointed with chairmen as fol
lows: Americanism and Legisla
tion, Mrs. Blair Greene; Com
munity Service, Mrs. Sue Dale;
Child Welfare, Mrs. Bessie Cof
fey; Poppies, Mrs. Lucy Castle;
Junior Activities, Mrs. Dorothy
Greene; Girls State, Mrs. Rebec
ca S?pot; Convention Month,
Mrs. Kevelle Bobbins; Music,
Mrs. Polly Martin; Education of
War Orphans, Mrs. Carrie John
son; Membership, Mrs. Luda
Gragg; Rehabilitation, Mrsftjlac
Sudderth; Finance, Mrs. Rebec
ca Smoot; Social, Mrs. Polly
Martin; Publicity, Mrs. Sue Dale;
and Welfare, Mrs. Alma Robbing.
The following new members
members were added to the roll:
Mrs. Jewel Moody, Mrs. Eliza
beth Greene, Mrs. Virginia Hart
ley, and Mrs. Lida Martin.
Plans were made to hold an
Americanism Essay Contest in
the school, prizes to be awarded
first and second place winners.
Discussions regarding the pro
posed Obuilding of an American
Legion Hut were held.
Plans also were finished for the
benefit homemade cake, pieIjtand
candy sale to be held on Friday,
February 22, in Belk's Depart
ment Store in Boone.
The following items are on
hand with the Auxiliary for sale
to the public: Greeting cards,
wrapping paper, napkins, cook
books with local recipes.
All future meetings will be
held on the second Tuesday of
each montl\. The March meeting
will be with Mrs. Blair Greene
in Mayview Park.
After the business meeting an
interesting program on Legisla
tion and Americanism .was given
by Mrs. Blaire Greene, after
which delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Rotary MmU
Blowing Rock Rotary Club mat
Friday evening in regular session
at Springhaven Inn, with ten
members present.
Plans for a project for the club
were discussed and will be made
public at an early date.
Mr. R. B. Hardin is president.
Mr. Stone is program chairman
for the month of February.
Naval Veteran Discharged
Clifford Walters, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Walters, has been
released from duty ^ith the U.
S. ^favy, effective February 1.
Mr. Walters held the rank of
HM 1 class, and served in thai
Naval Hospital in Portsmouth,
Va., during his time of service.
He served four years with the
Navy in England during World
War II. ?
Mr. Walters, with Mrs. Walters,
the former Mia Ruth Hildebran
of Orlando, Fla., arrived in Blow
in* Rock on Monday of last week.
They were Mr. Walter*' parent*
until Thonday, then were with
a sister, Mrs. Chartea Bo lick, and
Mr. Bolick until FMday, at which
time they left for Orlando to visit
with Mr*. Walter*' parents, Mr.
and Mr*. Hiidebran of Orlando
and of Rhododendron Tourist
Court in Blowing Rock.
Mrs. Bolick entertained for the
Walter's at dinner on Thursday
night.
Upon their return, Mr. Walter*
will resume his work with the
State Highway Department in the
engineering department
Mr. Merritt Coffey wishes to
announce that he will be in his
barber shop on Saturdays noly
for the time being. Mr. Coffey
is employed with Kent-Coffey
.Furniture Factory in Lenoir ex
cept on Saturdays.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hayes left
Saturday for an extended stay in
Daytona Beach, -Fla. -
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
Washington, D. C, were recent
visitors in Blowing Rock.
Mrs. B. J. Seaman of Boston,
Mass., is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Daniel Klutz Jr., Mr. Klutz
and four children. Mrs. Klutz
hopes to return to Boston with
her mother for a visit after nine
years absence.
Atty. and Mrs. Smith have
moved into their new home
in Mayview Park.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas Jr.,
and little daughter, Mary Mar
garet, returned on Tuesday of
last week after being away two
weeks visiting in Kannapolis,
Salisbury, and Charlotte. Mr.
Thomas attended the State-wide
Conferene on Evangelism fn
Newborn, N. C., on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday of this
week. The Thomas' son, David,
remained in Kannapolis with the
grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Coffey
had as their guests Saturday and
Sunday their neice and nephew,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wise, of
Three-Mile, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Foster
have received word that their
son, Randall Jr., has been promot
ed to the rank of corporal. Cpl.
Foster is stationed at Francis E
Warren AFB in Wyoming.
Recent guests of Springhaven
Inn included 38 members of the
Eastman Hiking Club of Kings
port, Tenn. This group, headed
by Miss Joelle Rush, is most en
thusiastic about Blowing Rock as
the ideal location for outings of
this nature. They climbed Grand
father Mountain Saturday, then,
all attended worship services in
Blowing Rock Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Hanna
bass were chaperones.
The Reinakings of Springhav
en also had as Sunday dinner
guests two men from Germany,
but their names were not ob
tained.
Mrs. Spence Greene and daugh
ter, Dorothy, spent the week end
in gouth Carolina where they vis
ited Mr. Greene and Mrs.
Greene's relatives. Mr. Greene
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News Items From
Rutherwood
Four of our students 'have
moved to Abingdon. Va. Edith,
Betty Sue, Grady and Cynthia
Moretz. We were aorry to see
them go and we miss them very
much.
The following students have
been absent on account of aick
neas: John Gragg, John Hodge,
James Parlier, Beulah Brown
and Gloria Triplett We are hap
py to have them all back agaih.
Billy ' Cook, Tommy Cook,
Johnny Bodenhamer, Betty Jo
Watson and William Lee Wataon
all have perfect attendance re
cords.
We are very proud of our
March of Dimes campaign. The
children collected $20.50. 4
At our last P. T. A. meeting a
silver offering of $10.00 was re
ceived for the March of Dimes.
Making a total of $30.50 for
Rutherwood School.
The February meeting of the
P. T. A. has been postponed un
til March 3. At that time we ex
pect to have as our guests Mrs.
Dessa Mae Edmisten and Dr.
Shaffer.
Please don't forget Our box
supper Friday night February 15
at 7:00 o'clock. The Norris Broth
ers of WATA in Boone will fur
nish music.
There will be cake guessing,
pretty girl and ugly man contest
and cake walks. The public i?
cordially invited to attend.
Rutherwood 4-H
Club Meets
The Rutherwood 4-H Club
met Friday, February 8. Tl\e
meeting was called to order by
the vice president, John Gragg.
After a short program by differ
ent club members the meeting
was turned over to Miss Coston
and Mr. Richardson.
Mr. Richardson showed us
many slides on gardening, while
Miss Coston explained the slides
as they were showed. They gave
each of us a chart showing us
what to raise in our gardens and
wheji to plant the different
vegetables.
has been ill but is better at this
writing.
March Dimes Campaign
Ends At Bethel School
The March of Dimes campaign
ended Friday, and we had a to
tal of $100.91. All of the grades
participated this worthy cause.
There will be three basketball
games between the Bethel Beav
ers and the Blowing Rock teams
Friday even at Blowing Rock be
ginning at 6:30 o'clock. Everyone
is invited to come out and en-'
joy an evening of good ball play
ing.
Fourth Grade News
We are happy to welcome Mar
garet Sue Harmon back to our
clan. Margaret Sue has been in
Wilkes county for the, past
months.
We are sorry to have lost Dal
las Comett from our class. Dallas
has moved away.
The class has been studying
the l|ves of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln. We re
membered that they were both
born in February. These two
men had very interesting live*.
Eighth Grade Mews
The fir*t copy of our news
paper. "News in the Nutshell,"
was sold Thursday. It contained
news everyone would be interest
ed jn, and papers were sold fast
Each month the eighth grade
plana tAponeor a achool paper.
In our English class thia week
several students have been giving
interesting talks. Jean Hepeon
spoke on "Elephants," Jo Ana
Phillips, "Tigers," and Lance
Reese, "Walt Whitman."
Shirley Trivette visited rela
tives in Elizabethton, Tenn., Sun
day.
The eighth grader^ enjoyed
having Kate Brown from Green
ville. Teun., visit with them last
Thursday and Friday.
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ltt ACRES SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX TRACTS
LOCATED ON BAIRD'S CREEK
Seven Miles West of Boone
THIS FARM IS KNOWN AS
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WHICH CONSISTS OF /
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