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The Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains Notional Park -EAR NO. 26 Sixteen Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson Counties fk's Review of P NEWS Surrenders I - i Vn' uv J LU 1 tirnf his country in its hour est iii-nl. Marshal - Henri i- I'otain, M. this week, it'iu-f tw nis with Germany v. hnngiiig to an end, the t-ith war. He was command chief of 'tK r- 'enrich armies ast davs if the World War. the 10-cJav victory cele of Germany marks another in the Luropean situation, n. limelight that 'has fo- so ontr over the dreaded hen tnt- Germans might get ft of the ' French. Americans i . ' fcke a brief respite and turn rtlicht at least, temporarily, f National Republican Con p now in session in Phila- in many ways the war has to American shores and the races on thp floors of the la! Convention hall in Phil- ua. !ph V. Martin, of Massa- fc, "'? permanent chairman; thart'c Jst of a row over the for- Micy that created a terriffic to the already heated at u-re. temor HarolH Rtasspn. of fa, keynoter, called tihe cans to advance on four -Drp.riArpflhi,cG!flfik j A 1 iAr.se economic welfare erai governmental effec Ps- He ciiticizpd PrpsiHen r tit s nronnsal t nmmil latlOna) tninm ol nnlli lX f other New Deal ten- f1 the contentiona that nah arise from ti,'- cclt; , - ..... v,,C Cl.lCI.blUU VI repteble nrpsirlentiol rH1. looms the Question of tv . . r- (WW ol thp Rpmih Hpan urn' tit or intn camnaicn thai- xrill f11 l immiHjint nort i Wn t i -wtiv t ' b All November, three I -.i v, 111 V-J K VllVU F-'f fr President now are - i aft and Vilkie,; with ex- - Mciuen noover a po tandidate in the back- ' i , CCIlu"y waning to his pany to lead them har liu -fio ti. !u r th Xew Deal ; th s stage of the conven 1 .is an alarming battle t (ii-l-irates a-.d it is re- r y 11 continues, Sicon Nation Needs First Column That Is Built On Faith, Hope And High Idealism, Says Jonathan Daniels , , : 1,000 Hear Raleigh Editor i At Opening Of 27th Season ISaVal SeCretarT At Lake Junaluska The 27th season of the Lake .TnnahiKka Assembly of the Meth odist Assembly got off to a good start with the celebration of iiay wood County Day Sunday. Jonathan Daniels, editor of the News and Observer, Raleigh, and the Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr., pastor of the First Methodist church at Waynesville, were guest speakers at 11 a. m. and .8 p. m. respective ly. Mr. Daniels had as his sub ject "Defending Democracy at Home," and the Rev. Mr. Huggin drew a lesson from the Scripture story of the healing of the man who was born blind. The premiere performance of the Wavnesville Township school band of 60 pieces was an afternoon ovent. which attracted a Dig crowd, Concerts by the band at regular intervals throughout the season promise to be one of the popular features of the summer program. The opening program of the Evangelism Conference was given in the auditorium at 8 p. m, Mon day with Dr. W. A. bhelton,, or Birmingham, Ala., delivering the keynote address. During the week there will be addresses by msnops U. V. W. Darlington, Charles Selec man, Harry Denman and Dr. W. A. Shelton, of Birmingham, Ala. Anyone who is not confused about the world today is either an nnholiavablv wise man or a fool said Mr. Daniels, and "even in this land. without passports wnile the world is fighting Democracy, it is a good thing to consider some of the problems m democracy win need defending: Problems of democracy such as exists in America according to Mr. Daniels offer ample opportu nity for the exercise of all the brains and energy this , count. j can muster. "There is no time to stop,' he "until we have faced and conquered the problems that be- 1 .1:.. Vinrn Beige us. fne men who cbhic were men drawn from crowd ed lands but they came to a land that awoke in their nearis a of a free land. Stores To Close On The Fourth The stores of the communi ty will be closed all day in observance of the Fourth of July, on next Thursday, it was announced yesterday by N. W. Garrett, president of the merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce. The program for the day will be a 12jhour sports event, running from 10 in the mo roll ing until the same hour that night, including softball, golf, tennis and horseshoe matches between Waynesville and Can ton teams. The compleU' sports pro gram will be found today on the sports page of this newspaper. COT.. FRANK K.N'uX. tt, Chi- rairo miblisher. a World War ar tillery Colonel and Republican vice- presidential nominee in 19.SO, was nominated last week by President Roosevelt for the position as secre tary of the Navy. At the same time Henry 1,. Stimwm, 73, - who was .President Hoover's secretary of state, was nominated for the post of War Secretary, which tilled in the first administration of 1 resi dent Taft. Stimsuii i.s alu a World War artillery colonel." County Agents Complete Plans For 1940 Tour Arrangements Made For Accommodations For 100 On Second Annual Tour Movies Made Of Manufacture Of Mountain Riffle Tye Sanders, of the Universal News Reel, shot 550 feet of film at the blacksmith shop of MiUis Mcs- . . si i ser. on the Jett forK ol uove vreen biVTuei'day. The movie was made as a result' of the interest of Bill Baker, of the advertising division of the State Department of Con servation and Development in co operation with H. C. Wilburn, act, Jng historian of the Great Smoky Mountains National rarK. Thn film will show the complete l : maVintr a mniintaill A i proevuuie in "We face serious and important I rjfe flom the beginning through ni-nhlems in our South which lie at the heart of all American hopes in this land. We are lucKy to oe (Continued on page t) - - OSBORNE COW BREAKS AN OFFICIAL RECORD a ,or rpcnrd exceeding the av erage of the Guernsey breed for her age and class has juc oeen completed by a four year old cow Edna of Garden Creek 4505CO of Canton, tested and owened by m. Tnnioa Oshnme. Her official re cord supervised by the North Car- olint State College and announce by The American Guernsey Cattle Club is 13437.3 pounds of milk and 571.3 pounds ot butter iai class CC. Petunias Plants For The Asking Donald Dunham is still giv ing away flower plants. This afternoon between four and six o'clock he will give away petunia plants, as long as they last. Mr. Dunham, well known lo cal gardener, gave away hun dreds of flower plants last week in two days he set aside for persons to call. u. r;niK stacrps and inen ioi Lilt; i 'll 1 - lowed by demonstrations of target practice. Milas Messer was assited by nis The county farm agents have returned from a trip through the Shennandoah Valley and other narts of Virginia, and Washington I). C. on which definite plans were made for the second annual out-of- the-state tour. The tour is sched uled to start on Tuesday. July the ICth and last four days, tnrougn the 19th. The tour will consist of a visit ihrouirh Watauga county in this state, 150 miles of the lllue Ridge Parkway, several hundred miles through the Shennandoah Valley which is one of the outstanding farming sections of the United States, one day's visit in Washing ton, D. C, a tour through King am's Packing house in Richmond, Vavuiid other points en route. A visit will be made in the Shen nandoah Valley and in Augusta county, the, largest county in Vir ginia, where beef cattle, dairy cat tle and workstock farms, empha sizing breeding and pasture pro gram are being carried out. The highlight in the Shennandoah Val ley will be the visit to the largest breeder of thoroughbred hows in the United States. The tour will include a distance traveled of 1,100 miles, with four days and three nights away from home. Thv total cost of the tour will be $12.00 which takes care of lithe transportation' ($5.50) lodg ing, VI nights), ijz.oo; signiseemg Land Erosion Is Serious Haywood 'ounty Problem According to a recent soil sur vey (here are 20,000 acres of land n Haywood County that have lost toosoil due to erosion. There are approximately 8,000 acres that are. eroded beyond control, being made unfit for agricultural purposes, The survey also revealed the fact that there are over hOO acres ol land in the county being abandoned each year because of erosion. Havwood County has 202,000 acres of land of which 4:1,375 is list ed as cropland, that is land that in farmed in regular rotation in cluding hay. There are about 2.l00 farmers in Haywood County, thus giving an average of about sixteen acres per farm. It was nointed out that if as much of the soil is lost during the next twenty years as has been lost during the past similar length of time, there will be only 24,000 acres of useful land for crops. This means that average cropland per farm Would be less than ten acres per farm and that the crop yields would be decreased in proportion. Soil is the greatest natural re source, it was pointed out recently hv thp county farm agents. A j . Masons From Many States Expected Here General Chairman I I II I 1 LA K y ;.! ; A f ,A..& DR. J. R McCRACKKN is gene ral chamimii of t In- sixth annual summer assembly of the Uraiid Council of Royal and Select Masons ,,f North Carolina, which will be piece of ground is cleared and na-iheld here On July 8, ! and 10. lure gives a good son, tnai is ricn in organic matter, nut man de stroys this fertility by depleting crops, causing rapid decay from erosion. The county farm agents are helping many of the Haywood County farmers to work out soil conservation programs on their farms by seeding more legumes and graseS, contour st rip-cropping, and the use of lime and phos phate. During the past throe years, Haywood County farmers have used over 17,000 toils of .-Time ami l.ocu pounds ol pnospmue Howell Elected Judge Advocate American Legion Major ,1. 11. Howell was elected judge -advocate, at the annual con vention of the North (baroima Ainerican Legion, in session .this week in High Point. R. Dave Hall, of Belmont, was elected state commander to suc- tu:.. ......1.1.,.,, ,.c Kinn wl. ch coed . lino 11.- Kohv. "1 v.reenvuie. is facing tun only Haywood Coun-1 Kl.rt.-d as v,- . oni.oan.lors were tv land owners, but is an inneas- Harry K. Keller, of Baden K. C. iiig problem throughout the land, (lodwon, of New Bern, and J. 0. will have to be taken io har,.', oth- Thomas, of Lcaksvilie. ciwisc coming generations will have to "suffer for the careless prac tices of today, agricultural author ities have pointed out. . . ... P-uidates mav tat Q er. !ar?e , ... c away irom ,Jl 'he present furnrit '3S. Carfvin T)..l.. - "s me last report, in W thaf - k gave surprise in carters... Tk . nc was '"nation that after tha lAr-l WOuld ive Gov- l. ",r n- James the com r""" lead that Taft would hZsV secand round- There gfonthat Dewey would ion if - outside candi- V;.., ,,r. nrst ballot, but that C .tXr?the lad on IB VlPUl r.t t iCoi'- importance of pn page 5) brother, Melvin in staging the dem- j tour in Washington, $1.50, while nnvtrations They are both past arrangements have been made for sixty years of age, and are the I meals at approximately 35 cents sons of the late Isaac Messer, one 1 p,.r meal. This makes the cost of time famous riffle maker in me uiur aooui one cmi p' mm, locality. including travel, room meals, and Much of the material used in the , tne a,nKW w ,. Some ol tne nignugnw m niwu ington will be visit to the agricul tural building, the Capitol, the White House, the Washington monument, Lincoln Memorial, and a sight-seeing tour of the entire city. Arrangements have been made by the county agents to take care of one hundred persons at the above rate of $12.00. Letters have been mailed to all the farmers in the county asking them to go on the tour. The first hundred per sons making applications for this tour will he signed up at once. Later applicants may have to pay a little more for their lodging and meals. Women are also urged to take the tour this year. was loaned bv H. C. Wilburn, and came from his collection oi items of the pioneer period repre sentative of this section. While the Messer brothers do not rifflpo nut riirht now, when young they assisted their father inj the art and are still expert mendng them. . The picture starts with the straightening of the barrel, then the making of the stock and then the metal fittings. The method of loading and unloading a moun tain riffle is also shown. As a climax, the expert shot of the two men will be seen in target pracf tice.'- :- The name "Klondike" comes from the Klondike river, a tribu tary of the Yukon, which- flows through the Yukon territory in central Alaska and northeast Can ada. Klondike is an Indian name meaning "a river of fish." ' .-' Last Kites For Arlo T. McCracken Held Wednesday Fumral services were held at 2. o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at. the First Haptist. church ..for. Alio T McC'racki-n, who died ,U 3:30 a. hi. on Tuesday at the Hay I wood County Hospital.. The Rev. j J, M Wdodard, jiastof of the Ha zel wood. Baptist . church Olncialed. Burial was in Greenhill cemetery. Nephews served as active pall hearers. Among those included in the list of honorary palllxcnrerS wi-re: Hardv Snarks. Joe Davis, John lilalock, George Bischoff, George Walls, Clarence Scruggs, all or Hazelwood, Robt. V- Welch, C. B. Atkinson, Asbury Howell, Oliver Shelton, Frank Davis, Dr J. R- McCracken, Dr. Dudley W. bmith, William A (iihi.i- iillii-i'i-s - elected and in stalled at the convention -were: the Rev. David Faust, of Salisbury, chaplain; George K. Snow, of Mt. A ry, historian; Bryan Booo, of Winston-Salem, nlitioiial eommit teenian and Ralph .1. Shell, of Hickory, -alternate national com mitteeman.. Delegates to t lie national conven tion arc: Claude Kamsy 'of As'he- vilie; R. L. Keller, o," Morgafitoti ; Ceorge yuillen, of Fayetteville, M. William Dowd, of Sanford, All Indications Point To One Of Best Meetings Of Summer Assembly, Thp sixth annual summer as sembly of the Grand Council of Masons of North Carolina will be held in Waynesville, July 8, 9, and 10. This promises to be one of the best meetings that has been held in the history of the summer assembly, according to Dr. J. K. McCracken, grand chairman. The General Grand Master of the General Crand Council of the United States, Charles H. John son, is to be present, and will speak to a gathering of Masons in an open Blue Lodge meeting on Tues day evening, July 'J. Mr. Johnson has the reputation of being one of the outstanding Masonic orators in the entire country, and all Mm sons are invited to hear him. Many other Masons, high in the ranks of Cryptic Masonry, have indi cated their intention to attend, among them is the Grand Master of New York, Edward Feih, and Hor ace L. Stephens, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Ohio. The team coming from Cleveland Ho confer the Super Excellent Master's degree will consist or thirty, or more, men, and many other prominent Masons of Ohio have made plans to be here. Masons from Pennsylvania and a large delegation from Tennes see, also from Smit'1 Carolina, and smaller delegations from several other slate are expected. "These meeting have been tn medium 'of 'advertising.- Western North Carolina in a sect ion that had previously known very little about it, and most of those who have attended lieretolore say tncy are coming back. To -pinko this meeting the .success that il should be, we will need, the co-operation and support, not only of the local Masons, but uf 'tho community a well 'I lie mountain trips, and lh picnic lunch will he open to the public, and the community is ask ed to contribute food for the picnic. A committee will call , on the citi aeiiH of the town for such contri butions, and the Masons of Hay wood County-'are .requested to co operate," the chairman Said. Kennedy Brothers Obtain Jobs Upon Graduation 15 Local Persons Members Of Good Neighbor Tour Five cars from Waynesville con taining fifteen persons joined tho "Good. Neighbor Tour" composed of 17 cars and 07 people that made up a touring party to several West ern North Carolina counties. J. Dale Stentz, secretary of the local Chamber of commerce was the. director of the tour, which was so successful that it was decided Second Group Ol TmU lliders To Leave tor raw. i rip i Ht-mw Peck's Comer, lo Judge Warlick Will Preside At July Mixed Term The July mixed term of court. at Which b"'-h" criminal and Civil cases will I.- tried, will convene here on Mori. lay, July the 8th, with Judge Wi M-r Warlick, of Newton, ide is from recK ; .d;n? mmit of Mt. Sterl-r ,ic,f-ket is reported to be very light' for a. July term which is usually ! wded. -.A-'a ranch, which is easily . il.. n' nmmr mornm? in Time ioi . t , western . states. welM" "N ch and on to Asheville for the.Mearinff I OITipieumi norses win db or bus back home. ine This week, the first group y . people returned from thejame rouc .. mi in. Miss Hazel Houston, iNev. Frank Kennedy, Jr., and John Kennedy, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy, Jonainan , - mMnt or(?anjzat1(m Creek, were among the graduates I , J Neigbor" group. of the school of mechanical engin-1 . flaRmhiH in ach of the towns where stops were made, and the party was cordially received at each point visited. Tho motiircalp loft Wavnesville . Timuihiu nwu-niriir ami w:m ioined John Kennedy has gone to (Jan- jn Sylva. Bryson City, Andrews, eering ol Stale uonege inis mumn. Frank Kennedy, Jr., is now in Salisbury, where he has a position with the Carolina Power and Light Medford, Sr., Tom I Company. m.tt Penn' where he has a job with ! Mnmh,, 'anA iruuasvilU U itlior the Elliott Manufacturing Compa-1 car8 ny, ni'"-i'B oi oniaii ii vo . i iney stopped lor mncn at tne planes. He was selected by the, Joyce Kilmer Inn, Robbinsville, n,i,anu fnr fka rtonitinn from a . ...l ' . t tt it 1 ...i . e !..,.., Medford, John B. Medford, and -1 R. Boyd. Mr.-' McwacKen w a native the Elliott jaanuiaciuring wirajw- targ Haywood County, the son of the - . ma.kcrs of small parts : for air-1 yhey Rt0pped for lunch at the late joMej)n aim un nun McCracken. He was born on uc tober 8th, 1870 and has resided in this section all his life. He was engaged in farming. Surviving are his widow, who before her marriage was Miss Bona Noland; two brothers, Virgil Mc Cracken, of Clyde, route 1, and Dr. C. M. McCracken, of Fairview one sister, Mrs, route 2. company for the position from a large group of college students. Both young men made outstand ing records at State College. May Davis, of ; this week , with ' Barber, Jr, where J. H. Hardwood, of Bryson City,, presided. After a visit to Santeetlah.tho tourists visited Andrews, Mur phy, Hayesvi'ln. Franklin, High- Mrs. Ernest Carlisle, Jr., and -lands, ami Dillsuoro. : . .. . Thosp makirii' the tour from young daughter, Henrietta xai- , - . -,: " . lisle, Of-Grifiin, Ga., are spending Wayneike wereMayor and Mrs. Mrs. Kicnara- w. " , " , , H. Clark, J. Dale Stentz, Miss Mary Stenz, James H. Howell, , -; ' , L., "Trail Rid-! starting for The second gi"uV -., rS e ingest ride is from Peck's luesuay m.u..""6. - - i rnl. to tne summit of ML aten- vision of Tom Aiexanuer, vw., Tho nt dav. i2 mile ride of. Cateloochee .Rancn, ior an .c, sterling-10 Lazy Branch j day trip into the parK. ,.,.:,,, the group almost back to; This group will nave e.e.c.. , . made TT AH.i.b nlo from the northern ano m.u- for Jiuu-c .'.--. ''- . : .. .' mm :, . .- T 1 'Jr-' J- R Boyd, H. W. Woodward. If) Y nilllft il 1111 fiiei'S rrOin IjUUVO R. Roberts, G. C. Ferguson. T. m. """i VT--. T . . . ttt I L Bramlett, Miss Mar To Do Week Ut Ministerial nomn A unique project in the history ( appointed to preach there bc I TIo YWOnd Cfilinoil of religious assemblies was a song leader and ,n some ..instance- HJ UUU VUUlIt-Il Miss Martha Way. ilda Way, and Joe Way trip, which required 36 horses. . The trip is sponsoreu u) v. American Forestry Association. The group will be met in ville, and brought by busto the ranch on Monday. Early Tuesday they will leave for Flat Creek,, 5 mile ride. From Flatt Creek to Hyatt's Ridge, a 15 mile ride will mark the end of the first lap. . A ..n j j. n tn rest, swimming and fishing at Cabin Flats, before i .-liifle vrV- Miss Julia Recker. Water town, Conn.; Miss Oeraidine smun, v. York: Sidnev Normar, Brook lyn, and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lane, Columbus, Ohio. . Miss Ruth Hall, Hartford. Conn.; Miss Carol W. BeiteeL Morres town, N, J.; Mr. and Mrs. Hugo C. Soest and son, of Middletown, Cor.r.. . - ',,.' ti. kTtifiil summer home of Rev. B. Rhett Turmpseed, at Lake Junaluska. will be completed with in ten days.; , . Rev. Mr. Turnipseed is pastor of the Buncombe Street Methodist church in Greenville, S. C. Ben Sloan, of Waynesville, has the construction contract. There is a majesty in simplicity which is far above the quaintness of wit. Pope. additional- helpers. At Hazolvyood 'TSArrtWncf ir4 mn the proiect will probably result in lviiiuiioiiuuvii the organization of a new Met ho- i Clubs Win Gavel launched at Lake Junaluska Tues day, when more than 100 young -.:'.irti-a otnrline a eonterence .L-.,V'n-tim wprp p-iven regular I dist congregation assignments for ministerial work . Dr. Harry Denman, of Nashville, j The Haywood county Council of during tne m.-?... : " " , home demonstration clubs won the ence, June 21-July 3 - on Evangelism ,n the role of - UeHdanee : for the second, Ti,mir menw-ill conduct re-I "hshon" and the Revs. M. T-! -.f. . ..... me . . i ... ,. consecutive time at me revem uio- vival preaching, house to house s.nathers and W . L Hutchms, d.s-, t . , m(,eti of the state federa- trict superintendents, composing 'bishop's cabinet" made the :?t,f.W and other - evangelistic efforts at forty-two, orgnized places of worship i-n the "Asheville and Waynesville districts of the Western North Carolina' Confer ence, Methodist church. The regular pastors of the churches to which the young evan gelists, were appointed will co operate in the movement. There will be revival preaching every night. In addition to the person the nnnointments. The conference on Evangelism has attracted a large attendance of visitors and those participat ing in the demonstration of 'evan gelistic methods. The "appointment" follow: Lake Junaluska, Lang's Chapel, (Continued on page 5) , trict meeting of the state federa tion of home demonstration clubs which was held in Murphy with fifty-six women from this county attending, . If the council wins again next year the gavel will be kept perma nently. The meeting next year of the first district, which is composed of six western counties, will be held in Hayesville.