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Standard PRINTING Co 220 S First St LOUISVILLE KY Now Published Twice-A-Week - Every Tuesday and Friday Waynesville Mountaineer J The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park yeather THE 49,500 People Rainfall .20 .18 Mis- Live within 20 milea of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. No. 46 8 Pages pTYEAR WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TI ESDAY, JINK 4, 1946 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties tag yvestock, Moiine Ms I Speaker, C i Alienu lad Registered s Will Be Auction Here ay At 1:00 SO arc expecu u ood 1'aiO Banquet Ld school cafeteria liquet is being held Lilh the third an- proniotional .sale place at the State ednesday at one. registered Guern be sold at auction fcd a registered ill be given to one producers at the lo R. B. Davenport, for the firm. is being shown in topic from nearby lifted officials they itrick. president of Ik Producers Asso- baslcr of ceremon- banquet. Itev. L. fronounce the invo- Kirkoatrick will ot welcome. ogram by Aaron featuring J. D. will preceed the ,11 be served by the lu bs. ling, county agent, 25 guests, followed gifts by Jonathan vplaination of the Bundation will be C. Palmer, Jr., program is just n this county. iborne will present W. Fitzpatrick, amous Quail Roost ion will be pro- itcv. Cecil Heckard. s being sponsored Holary and Lions National Bank and Ik Producers Asso- !e of arrangements Pnal sale on Wed. Wavnc Cnrni-nino " R Clapp. G. C.' Burgin and Tay- the 4-H Club coun- includes Nancy H R. Caldwell. Francis Williams. ifr, and .inv " j ta lari. ffiahsts. and leari- Promotional work fm tonight, and nciudes: Regional Kuper- Krnsey. Inr un PrUuchl io Pinl American Guern- Winston -Salpnr day, Prrsirlnnf f Breeders Assnria- F1 Moore, stat Extension Farm 'Pmisor; R w n District Agent; "tension Dairy rpy. Extension 811 of State Col- N Fish, Have pskets the family came exPres.sion f1,1"!' basket ffpP K-Cnd on a fiov,;.. m ,'Wnpath'y in - " all the RUfus Rat,.lff. Pen. the " ' .! C sHon all cd P'enty 0f free "UdlllS. any annnt;.. . Jai- --ecuie ior It " JIOOK iff r , Vj "ck, savs lest bait .u ; and tthotth."."- tecome m lave tn V Hauent 10 be contort which likely m m iryman s Banquet Tonight; Sale Wednesday tzpatrick Here For Banquet i i t - IT I Yr ' AV P I I Among the many specialists who will be here for the dairy banquet tonight and the Guernsey promotional sale tomorrow, will include these four: Upper left, R. W. Shoffner, extension district agent, Raleigh; upper right, F. R. Farnham, extension dairy specialist, of State College, Raleigh; lower left, J. A. Arey, extension dairy specialist, also of State College, Raleigh, and lower right, H. A. McLaughlin, field representa tive of American Guernsey Cattle club. How Many Cows In Haywood? How many cows are there in Haywood County? Just as a tip. there are about 3,000 farms. Som farms don't havs even a single cow, and others have large herds. Well here's your answer 7,200, according to the latest available figures. Now another question, what was the cash income from milk products in Haywood last year? Government figures reveal it was over $300,000. In 1945. Some farms don't have even a 000 pounds of milk. Yes, dairying is a big busi ness in Haywood. Dr. VesI Opens Season At Lake, Pleading For Belter World Be Built Marking the opening of the Lake Junaluska Assembly season, the Rev. Dr. Walter B. West, of Waynesville, preached from the Junaluska pulpit Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, on the subject, "Things That Cannot Be Shaken." "In the midst of this sadly shaken world, man must cling to some centers of certainty, some fixed foundations upon which he can build a better world," the minister asserted. He contrasted the world shaking events in the social and political realm with eter nal verities which have survived the blows of the centuries. In his second year as superin tendent of the Waynesville District, Western North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist church, Dr. West is a graduate of Duke Univer sity. He came to the superintend ency of the Waynesvilel District ency of the Waynesville District Lane Methodist church in Char lotte. Citing some of the things that are being shaken today, the speak er said, in part: "Economic sys And Guernsey Sale Group Attended Outdoor Writer's Picnic Saturday Four from here representing the Chamber of Commerce attended the picnic given the Outdoor Writ ers Association of America at Cherokee Saturday afternoon. The Chambers of Commerce of West ern North Carolina gave the ban quet in honor of the Association now traveling through the TVA states on their annual convention. E. M. McNish, of Waynesville. a member of the group, joined them at Chattanooga. Others going from here to the picnic Saturday were Miss S. A. Jones, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Charles Ray, Mr. and Mrs. William Medford. tems are being shaken and shat tered. Communism, Fascism and Nazism were protests against the inequalities and injustices of the systems which they sought to re place. This issue must be frankly faced and rightly settled before people can live together in amity and peace. "Social systems are shaken. Revolutionary changes arc taking place in class and race relation ships. Moral standards and the sanctity of marriage are in a state of convulsive upheaval. "Religious systems are shaken. In totalitarian lands the Bible has been repudiated, creeds discarded churches closed and Christians per secuted, imprisoned and murdered. "In the midst of this shaken world we need to get hold of some ushakable realities which shall re main. "God cannot be shaken. Mans faith in God may be shaken by catastrophes that beset him. But God is not dead; He still lives. He is the eternal 'I am.' He still con- Dr. Frank S. Love Honored By High Point College Superintendent Of Lake Junaluska Given Doctor Of Divinity Degree Yesterday Dr. Frank S. Love was given a doctor's degree during the com mencement exercises at High Point College yesterday afternoon. Dr. Love is superintendent of Lake Junaluska. The high honor came to a man who has been a leader in the field of education and church work for many years. A native of Union county in this state, be graduated from Duke and Columbia Univer sities, getting his master's degree at the latter university. Dr. Love entered the ministery in 1909, and his first church was Morehead City. He has been pas tor of the Queens Street Methodist church in Kinston; The First Meth odist church, Elizabeth City; The Kdenton Street Methodist church, Raleigh; Grace Street Methodist church, Wilmington, and Front Street Methodist church, Burling ton. He served as district superinten dent of the Raleigh district, and also the Durham district. He was named superintendent of Lake Junaluska in 1944. From 1916 to 1919 Dr. Love serv ed as president of Louisburg Col lege, and for two years taught in Cranberry College in Brazil. For the pait, 20 years he. Jjas.becn a! reaaer -or missionary work in me North Carolina Conference, and a member of and secretary of a com mission setting up work of the church in Brazil. He is also a member of the general jurisdic tional conference and church com mission. Since coming to Lake Junaluska. Dr. Love has taken an active part in all community life, not only the church work, but civic affairs as well, being an active member of the Rotary Club, former chairman of the program committee, and a director of the Chamber of Com merce. Eight Arrested Over Week-End, Drunks Leading Eight arrests were made by the city police department during the week-end, all of the defendants to be tried in mayor's court this week. Out of the number, six were charged with public drunkenness; one for driving drunk, and the eighth for speeding and violation of the prohibition laws. St. John's Players Give Comedy Tonight The three-act comedy, "Polish ing Papa," will open in the St. John's high school auditorium to night at 8 p. m. Musical selections will be given between acts, and following the play diplomas will be presented to four graduates of the grammar school. Members of the cast in the play are: Barbara Boyd, Lucille Noland, Arvid Seiber, Grace Furtado, Her man Sieber, Dolores Gass, Frances Frazier, Dorothy Martel, and Nancy Furtado. trols the destiny of man and of nations. "Christ cannot be shaken. His teachings have been so ultimately and universally true that they have seldom been questioned and have never been discounted. This truth can nver be shaken, can never be come obsolete, can never die. Jesus' love for the lost has never been shaken. He remains the only Redeemer of the world. ' "The Kingdom of God cannot be shaken. Other religions have been shaken; other religions have died. But Christianity cannot die. It lives and shall forever live because it is the religion of the true, the loving and the living God. In the midst of all this passing phe nomena, how satisfying it is to look up into the face of Christ and say: Thou who movest all things, are Thyself unmoved. Thou, who changest all things, Thyself chang est not." Highly Honored DR. FRANK S. LOVE was hon ored yesterday by High Point Col lege when they conferred upon him a Doctor of Divinity degree (lin ing he annual coniiiii'iicciiieiit exel .iMS of the tr.s, ,dn:i. Dr. love ivas the only )tsoii given si u h an honor this year by Hi" college. Retired Mail Carrier Walked Over 200,000 Miles During 26 Years Howell lMcCrackcn Carried City Route ifecfFor 26 Years; Never Late Howell McCracken retired as city mail carrier recently, after 2(i years of carrying the mail on Hu' same route. During thai time he figured he walked 20 miles a day, or almost 200,000 miles while work ing for the post office. The distance covered by Mr. McCracken is not the record that he is so proud it is the fact that during the 2(i years he was never late for work, although he admits he did run rather fast a time r two in order to get to the office on time. Hack in 11)27 he was con fronted hy snow drifts waist deep, but he was on time, and made bin regular mail deliveries as if it. were in .lune. "What was your biggest head ache," the veteran carrier was asked. He must have known the ques tion was coining, because he was ready with the answer in a flash "getting bawled out for not bring ing a certain letter. I was blamed for not delivering mail that had not arrived." "I had a lot of trouble with young women who were looking for mail from their friends in service. When they failed to get a letter they blamed me. 1 guess they for got that I heir friends were at war several thousand miles from here, yet I got the blame for not bringing a letter every day." Mr. Crawford's next biggest worry was the trains running late. Since he was always so punctual, he felt everything else connected with the mails should also run on lime. Late trains meant late de liveries, and often more "bawling out" as he expressed himself. During his 2fi years of service be often wore shoes given him by manufacturers in order that they could test the wearing qualities of their leathers. He gave the shoes a genuine test, and sometimes failed to wear them out, then again he would have to get a new pair in a short time. Another souiice of worry for Mr. McCracken was bad dogs, or just plain mean dogs that took a special delight at nipping at postmen's heels. Mr. McCracken was bitten several times, but after that it seemed he always knew just where a rock or handy stick was at the time a dog started for him. When Mr. McCracken started carrying the mail he prided himself With the fact that he knew every person on Main street, and all of his patrons. "Now I hardly know a soul," he said. "So many new faces, and the youngsters who once ran to get the mail, are now mar ried and have families. I don't know as many people as I did 26 years ago," he continued. During his 26 years of service, he worked under only three post Clean-Up Campaign Off To k Good Start Waynesville and Hazelwood housewives and business places started off in real earnest on the clean up campaign in the commun ity this week In fact, many places started over the woek-end, and evi dence of the work underway was the larger amount of rubbish and trash awaiting trucks Monday by noon. Trucks in both Hazelwood and Waynesville will operate on extra schedules throughout the week, col lecting garbage. The campaign was delayed until tins week due to weather, and get ting the community cleaned up near the summer season. G. C. Ferguson is general chair man, in Waynesville, and Clyde Fisher in Hazelwood. masters, Frank Miller, now dead, T. L. Green and J. H. Howell. The mails don't. have the flrt of-the-month peak loads like they did when Mr. McCracken started, he recalled. Back then, and for many years, every firm did a credit busi ness and sent out statements, or bills the first, of the month. The cash business cut out a lot of that type mails. Now the load is about even throughout the month. Mr. McCracken Just plans to rest, rest and then rest some more. He has a large farm, but his son, Roy B. McCracken, Is taking care of the 290-acrc farm. Since Mr. Mc Cracken got out of the habit of fishing while with the post office, he thinks it loo late to start again. Recently he received a personal letter from Robert E. Hannegan, pst master general, which Mr. Mc Cracken highly prizes. It reads: "It has come to my attention that you have retired from the po sition of city carrier at Waynes ville, North Carolina. "You may be very proud of your record and the loyal and efficient service you have rendered. "I extend my personal congrat ulations and hope you will enjoy many years of happiness." Mr. and Mrs McCracken have four children, Roy B., Wayne B. McCracken, a master sergeant in the army, Joe Bradley McCracken, 10th grade student, and Mrs. Bruce L. Crawford, of Waynesville. Speeding Truck Breaks Power Pole, Throwing Part Of Town In Bark A motor accident which occur red at 9:40 Sunday night when a truck hit a car and subsequently crashed into a power pole in front of the Dunham House at the inter section of Main and Pigeon Streets, threw the South section of Way nesville into darkness from around 10:00 p. m. until 1 a. m. when the current had to be turned off for making reptirs. The truck, a one-and-a-half ton GMC vehicle with a South Caro lina license, was said to have been driven by Bert Stillwell, son-in-law of Hilliard Moody. Stillwell was alleged to have been intoxi cated, according to officers Bill Sawyer and Frank Kirkpatrick, of the city police department, who investigate the accident. There were two others reported to have been riding in the truck with Stillwell, but they escaped before the officers arrived. Still well was arrested and lodged in jail and his trial was pending in magistrate's court at the time The Mountaineer went to press. The other occupants of the truck have not as yet been found, and Still - Exhibit Heads I ii J.I Lin J .1.:. Jt-!&: CLAUDE T. I'liANCIS was named president of the Hay wood Livestock and Home Arts Exhibition, which will be held here m October (lib and !th. C. N. ALLEN, Hazelwood busi ness man, who is treasurer of the Haywood Livestock and Home Arts Exhibition. well bad not 'given out any infor mat ion concerning them. 1 he ear which was parked in front of the Dunham House was un occupied. It had a 1945 Kentucky license and the name of the owner is not known. As far as is known no one was hurt, unless it might be the two I men who escaped, it was learned from officers, but considerable dam age was done to both the car and the truck. The truck was traveling South at a high rate of speed as evidenced by the manner in which the car and pole were damaged. The lat ter fell on the telephone wires but was lifled off without damage, it was learned from the manage ment of the Bell Telephone com pany. A crew of four men from the city light department worked until 2:30 o'clock Monday morning in order to make repairs sufficient to turn back on the current for temporary use. It will take at least a half a day to replace the pole and wires in a permanent form, according to city manager, G. C. Ferguson. r Wf w .1 W .A. BRADLEY is secretary Cf ! Permanent Buildings In Program Definite Plans Made For Staging County Wide Event Here October 8th and 9th Definite plans were completed here Friday night for a county wide livestock and Home Arts ex exhibtion on October 8th and 9th. A committee, representing every phase of activity in Haywood, meet ing Friday night, went on record reviving the exhibition suspended during the war, and made plans for even a larger event, and in all probability. showing in perma nent buildings on the high school grounds. Claude T. Francis was named president, Wallace Ward, vice pres ident, W. A. Bradley, secretary, and t-. in. Allen, treasurer. A committee was named to pro ceed immediately with plans in an effort to get permanent buildings constructed for the event. Last time the exhibition was held, the Home Arts display war jielJ in the Future Farmers Hut, and the cattle and poultry exhibit in a large tent and school bug shed on the high school grounds. The committee in setting up the program for the coming event, pointed out that there would not be any carnival or midway attrac tions permitted. Neither will there be any admission charges. "This is an educational program, de signed to show the citizens of the county what is being done along agricultural lines," said Wayne Corpening, county, agent, and one or the promoters of the: event. Officers and committees named to carry on the work of staging the exhibition in the fall' includes: President, Claude T. Francis. First Vice President, Wallace Ward. Second Vice President, James Kirkpatrick. Third Vice President, Mrs. Paul Robinson. Secretary, W. A. Bradley. Treasurer, C. N. Allen. General Superintendent, Jona than H. Woody. Publicity Committee: W. C. Russ, H. E. Wright, Mrs. Hilda Wav Gwyn. Building Committee: David Un derwood, Geo. A. Brown, Jr. C. N. Allen, Jack Messer, M. O. Gallo way, Dr. Reeves Noland, Dr. J. L. Reeves. Finance Committee: Jonathan H. Woody, Aaron Prevost, Ruben Rob ertson, Leo Weill, Ed Sims, Noble Garrett, J .E. Massie, Dr. J. L. Reeves, Dr. A. P. Cline, David Underwood, M. O. Galloway, Joe Rinertson. Directors: Pigeon: George Stamey, R. O. Kelley, John M. Cathey, Mrs. Paul Hyatt, Mrs. Charlie Terrell, Mrs. Bert Cagle. Ivy Hill: J. E. Ferguson, John B. Campbell, Herbert Plott, Mrs. W. D. Ketner, Mrs. C. L. White, Mrs. Herbert Plott. Fines Creek: F. M. Noland, N. C. James, L. Z. Messer, Mrs. F. L. Safford. Mrs. D. R. Noland, Mrs. C. S. Greene. Cecil: W. F. Hipps, J. E. Bur nette, Ruben Robertson, Jr., Mrs. A. M. Frazier, Mrs. Thomas Erwin, Mrs. Edgar Burnette. Beaverdam. W. S. Smathers, J. L. Westmoreland, J. H. Hipps, Mr. W. C. Moody, Mrs. Tom Hipps, Mrs. W. S. McElrath. Iron Duff: C. B. Hogan, T. C. Davis, Frank M. Davis, Mrs. Jarvis Caldwell, Mrs. H. R. Caldwell, Mrs. Grady Davis. Crabtree: Jack Rogers, C. L. Hill, G. C. Palmer, Mrs. Glenn Palnjer, Mrs. F. A. Justice. Mrs. W. L. Bradshaw. East Fork: T. L. Gwyn, Richard Alexander, K. L. Burnett, Mrs. Dewey Pless, Mrs. I. H. Cogburn, Mrs. Oder F. Burnett. Jonathan Creek: Glenn H. Boyd, N .W. Carver, W. T. Rainer. f irs. Troy Leatherwood. Mrs. R. E. Owen, Mrs. Frank Kennedy. White Oak: Mrs. W. H. William son, Mrs. N. L. Conard, W. L. Mes ser, Sam Ledford, Jessie Jenkins, Mrs. Norman Hoglen. Clyde: Roy S. Hayes, A. J. Mc Cracken, T. H. Rogers, Mrs. Pat Cole, Mrs. T. H. Rogers, Mrs. J. T. Snyder. Waynesville: W. F. Swift, R. V. Welch, Frank Leopard, Mrs. C. C. Francis, Mrs. Hiram McCracken, Mrs. C. H. Leatherwood. Part of the committees have been appointed for the different types (Continued on Page Eight)