Peru Student Wins
Scholarship
A
air. marco nrmanno v. oiina
Fen*ja, Lima, Peru, recipient of
the Chan Gordon Memorial
) Scholarship for the *<a?r!emlc
year of 1BM-9S ha* enrolled at
Appalachian Staters College.
Mr. Colina hai attended San
Mar con University and the Peru
vian North American Cultuial
Institute in lima. Peru, and has
taught English, Spanish, history
and geography in the high schools
of P?ru. He Is continuing his
studies in geography, education,
history, English, and business
management at Appalachian.
The Chan Cordon Memorial
Scholarship is sponsored by the
Rotary Clubs of the 280th Dis
trict. Rotary International, of
which the Boone Rotarv Club is
? member. The district under
writes a year of education at one
of the four-year colleges in the
district, Appalachian State,
Western Carolina, Lenoir Rhyne,
and Queens, for a student from
a foreign country selected by the
Memorial Scholarship Committee.
Through this program the Rotary
Clubs in this district develop a
great interest in fostering inter
national good will and under
standing. Since the inception of
the program. Laiz Lessp of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, attended Ler y
oir Rhyne College; Hector Sosa
of La Plata, Argentina, attended
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege, Boone; Teresa Herroro of
Merida, Mexico, attended West
ern Carolina College, Cutlowhee;
Argerie Vega of San Jose, Costa
Rica, attended Queens College,
Charlotte, and Sylvia Crone of |
Stratford-on-Avon, Canada, at
tended Lenoir Rhyne College.
By action of the 1952 District
Conference the District Scholar
ship was named "The Chan Gor
don Memorial Scholarship" in
memory of Chan Gordon of Ashe
ville who died while. serving as
district governor of the 280th
District.
Commerce Group
Hears Guard Plans
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average Sc per pound more on
these sales than on other types of
sales, Mr. Stalllngs pointed out.
In discussing the new road be
in* built from Boone to Linvllle,
Stanley A. Harris reported that
a committee has suggested that
"shop in Boone" signs be placed
on this road before the Christmas
shopping season opens, and that
advertising be done by the Cham
ber of Commerce in the Avery
County newspaper.
After outlining these and other
matters to be discussed more
fully at a later meeting. President
H. W. Wilcox adjourned the meet
ing.
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Merchants List
Trade Committors
The following committees unrf
members of them are announced
by the Merchants Association of
Boom and Watauga County:
Finance and membership ? Ce
cil Miller. Alfred Adams, Watt
Grag C. Fred Church, Estrl Wag
oner.
Trade, traffic, parking and pro
motion ? Russell Hodges, Milt
Oreer. W. W Chester, J. B. Bob
ins. D. L. Wilcox.
Public affairs, fire insurance ?
Paul Winkler. David Kemp, R.
D. Hodges. Jr.. J. C. Cllne.
Legislative committee ? Jake
Caudill, O. K Richardson, Jerry
Coe. Mrs. McCuire, Hale Vance.
Credits an4 collections ? Paul
Coffey, Wayne Richardson, Bob
' Congleton, Phil Vance, Mri. Jack
Oragg. i
| Demand for farm products, do
I mestic and foreign, is expected
j to remain close to current level 1
through tha rest of 1084.
Funeral Held For
Zionville Airman
Funeral service* for Airman
2-C Roby Gene Thomas, 21, of
Zionville, were held at 2 p. m.
Friday, September 10, at Union
Baptiit Churcb. Burial was in the
Reese Cemetery with full military
honors.
He was killed in an automobile
accident near Selfridge Air Force
Base, Mich.. Sunday, September
5, and his body arrived in Boone
Wednesday. September I.
Airman Thomas was in a car
with two other airmen when the
accident occurred, according to
information rttceived here. No
other details were available. He
was to have started a furlough
the next day.
He entered the Air Force April
5, 1952, and was stationed at Mit
chell Field, N. Y., and Sampson
Air Force Base, III., before going
to Selfridge Air Force Base at
Mount Clemens, Mich.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Jennie Thomas of Zionville; three
brothers, Aaron V#nce Thomas,
Shouns, Tenn., Kermit Thomas,
Connelly Springs, and Lee Tho
mas, Grundy, Va.; and ten sisters,
Mrt. Mae Baton, 8ilverstone, Mrs.
Wilmetta Hampton, Mrs. Nellie
Bush and Miss June Thomas, all
of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Bessie
Shore*, Vila*, Mrs Malcell*
Brown. Mm Ruth Miltor, and
Miss Ot>al Thomas, all of Zion
ville, Mr*. Iva Lee Johnson, Gas
tonia, and Mrs. Mona Hodges,
Vilas.
?
District Scout
Meeting Thursday
The regular monthly meeting
of th? Watauga District Commit
tee of the Boy Scouts will be held
at noon Thursday, September 16,
at the GaUu \y Restaurant. The
announcement was made by Rev.
Joe T. Shackford, district chair
man.
Courtland Baker of Winston
Salem, Old Hickory council exe
cutive, and Joe Davenport of
North Wilkesboro, field execu
tive. will attend the meeting.
The usual round table meeting
will be held at 7:30 Thursday
evening.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Church membership in the
United States reached an all-time
high in 1933, wjth six out of
every ten Americans enrolled in
some church, according td the
National Council of Churches.
The tctal number of church mem
bers was 84.842, 846 in 1953.
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