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The Rest Advertising Medium 1" Haoml ( 'mint. Published At The Eastern Knt ranee of The t J real Smok Mountains National Park Keail l Thinking People
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XI. VI
NO.
WAYNESV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Dewey Potter Is
Sentenced 20 to 25
Years For Murder
Erie Led ford (ets 15 to 20 Years.
Clarence 2 to 1 Years.
Wayne Not Guilty.
After deliberating six hours and
taking tiv,. ballots, a jury returned a
verdict of guilty uf second degree
murder at 10:."u Saturday night
against Dewey und Clarence Potter
and r.ric l.edton!. who had oeen ou
trial since Tuesday charged with the
murder of Thomas Pricp last Sep
tember. Wayne T 'otter, li-yeur-old
son of IK wey Potter, was found not
guilty ik charged.
Judge Felix K. Alley immediately
pronounced sentence on th three
found guilty by the jury.
Dvwey Potter, liO to years at
hard labor in the state penitentiary.
Erie t.edford. IS to -o years at
lard lajor at the .state penitentiary.
i hm-ncc Potter, two four years at
hard labor at the state penitentiary.
licfo'o pacing sentence on the pris
oner li' rover' C. Davis, Doyle l
Alley, and Walter T. Crawford made
a few remark regarding their clients-
Judge Alley said he had "never
heard an abler defense, in 35 years.
The ca.-e had many angles and the
jury was well warranted in reaching
their conclusions. Mr. Price was
evidently, according to the evidence,
hunting for trouble. He had no busi
ness to go up there armed and with '
two armed men." hi said, ';
"Everybody that know, nie knows!
that I - am .sorry lor the delendanW
he said just before passing sentence.
"The .evidence- against Clarence it
'weaker than' tiie others."
About !" wi re present when the
jury letunied ' their verdict. Dead
I Continued on hack page)
Proposed Park-To-Park
Koad Would
Go Through Balsam
Koad Would He On Top Of Hanjfe
from l'is)ah To Halsam
(iap. Then To Seo Gap
. " 7
Keen m'ere.l is ,'ving -hown here
over ".h. )!i.i,,se,! route of the iark-
lo -park highway
f.-ovei mm ni aojji .
ago callii g ior. .
which the federal :
i i'ii several weeks
n ex pendituro of j
.loo-mile highway i
IJIMI.OUU tiv,
wi'h a -I'l'Ovf.
a nicotine, in
at which- ' iiue
o; right-of-way. Since
A-h ville last Saturday
four routes' from Aslic-
vil',.
tne- ;:, i !: w. i
siiggesteo there
of comment, on
ha.- bi-i'ii unite a
it
t ho -ui'.icc'.,
Tlii' A-heviile ill-legation -chiefly
concerned in getting, the mad to fol
a ii"t limn All i u 1 1 1 Mitchell to the
i .aggies, thence" to Asheville. Kroni
Asheyille tour routes have been pro
p. as follows:
I J Follow state highw ay No. 10 to
So.-.i (lap and thence through the
Great Smoky paik; (2) Proceed
'thrmnih Dogger!.' j Cap to Max Patch
ur.d n nte'r: the ..park at Mount Sterl
ing:, ;!) follow the French I'road
rier to tne Tenia -see line and enter
th... jiar.. near w poi t ; ( 1) skirt
-i round A dicvillc to the I'isgah Ka
t.io'r.;:! F":-c--L and go 'from Mount
F'isgah . 1 the- c'l i -! of .thu Halsani
range ami thence to S. ko Cap and
the park
The most scenic route possibl,. wii :
.suggested by F. W. Miller recmitly.
Mr. Miller proposed that thy road N'
built from ; Mount Mitchell to the
('raggies. then to liiltmore and from
Biltmore to the top of Mount Pisgah.
After reaehing the top at Pisgah the
road .would, follow- the top of, the
(Continued on ... ibaek page I,
Six Prisoners Are
Carried To Raleigh
Sheriff J. A. Lowe tix.k six Hay
wood county prisoners to Raleigh
Tuesday morning. leavinp here about
five o'clock- Two cars were .carried
and those assisting Sheriff Lowe were:
Deputies Kenneth Lowe, Will Carver
together with Frank Mavis and Nor
man Caldwell,
The prisoner, carried were James
Sheffield, first degieo murder; Elbert
Meadows; Ed Pdngham. assault;
Dt-wey Potter and Clarence Potter,
murder, and Eric Ledford, murder.
LIBRARY A WOUNCEM EST
Beginning .lanuaiy 1st, the
AVaynesviile Library will be open
on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Saturdays only. The board of
directors regrets very much that
it must make this cut in library
hours and earnestly hopes that
its patrons will not be seriously
inconvenienced.
' The income of the Hbrarj- has
lieereased to such an : extent that
it no longer rovers the bare ope-.'
erating expense and is totally in
adiquate to the purchase of books
and the maintenance of the build
ing. By economizing during the
winter the board hopes that be
fore the tourist season begins it
will be able to open every day and
with a fresh supply of books.
There will be no rent charges
on books during the winter.
Banquet Honoring
Freddie Crawford
Is Set For Friday
Other Outstanding Yavnes ille
Stars Will He Honored
(Juests .t Dinner.
I" Ian- an bei im mad
dale do irui -I - it a i.a
of Freddie 'raw '...:,
footbaal player, in ;li, i
the .Methodi'-t , huii h I
: o 'in jilo-
HjtU'i in honor
a :!'- A iin i ita n
ining i-ini.mi of
i May i veili ng
at .-even o eloeic
Ted Mann, head of :n: ji'ulilieil y i:'
I'llke, will be the pvii.eipa! .-ieake) j
Lee DaVjs. i-aptain of thi' 1 uit I
lilue Devils in ':'.(. i, ciia rman of Ihf'.J
program committee.
Thp Waynii-ville Rotary- Club wiil
have as their guest- a: the; banquet
the Waynesville higbchixil football i
team and Coach W atirevay. :
.Mr. llavi- -ad ;ha- everyone is
invited to attend ;h . tariUvt, but it I
will lie lieee.ssarv ! get i.'i. touch wit h '
either him. Frank Fei gus in, Jr.. both
of Waynesville, or Dr. A, P. (Tine, of
Canton, hf fore Thursday night-' A
minimum charge of "about- fifty cent
per plate will ;le made, he said.
Honored guests a' the banquet will
include Jack Phiiiip- J. Pat Russell,
Porter Creenw-ood and F-rt. Smathers.
Mr. E- 15. Camp, ai!-A n i r'can in ''JO,
will a!-o be present.
Mr. Davis can i r- ached- "Vir
phoric 9T-J or 24-J,
Dec. 31 Last Day
That Old License
Tags Can Be Used
A. B. Smart, highway patrolman
for this district told The Mountaineer
that he had receive i orders from the
highway officials in Rsi. igh to arrest
anyone driving a car or motor v
hiele on the highways after midnight.
December 31. that did not bear a
1934 licence tag.
Heretofore an extension of several
days has been given motorists but
this year there wi";l be no extension,
he said. This ..advance warning is
parsed along to &ave motorists em
barrassment nd additional cost
License tags are on sale at the Can
ton Chamber of Commerce and also at
Brown Motor Company, Sylva. The
prices re the-same as they were last
year.
I'm On My Way To See You!
W)fal r'A ' iiSV'-5
M' i--; 'vX7 vlv. "-r-i s'f I I
? .,v:.t'.Vv rto h--' ' ' ( 4 ')
, -:. '-fit r .,
- .--'oX i '..;s -r'-'c J1,-', '' - ' ' . .- f . ,!?F s f
iVtaivn.-.-'. hi'" tsill .--v,! 3
Dr. G. I). Green, 84,
Buried Here Wed.
Hetirfd l'h sician.. Died At Hi
Home Mond;i Niofht
lo. t; 1 1. 1 1 r en " !, re, . . , p,, - i
i a 1 1 ol' 'a mc 'i!'e died a! bis horn,
be.r'e ar It! o'cliii-l, onday iiigh:,.
I. v.a - bo, -, ,ii ( i ti'i- I a i:, I s It!
and Uil edura'-i-'l at the loiieiily ol'
Peiiri-.N I ania. II- piai t o-d in I'bil
adelphia -i a e i a 1 yea 1 : . He lain' to
S ny ne - il ie o7 yi ir- -ago. j
Hi wa- will I.NOWIi in. t h ..- .-( If l :
and was a lier (' not lire and rji'iile (
e ' i j - -1 tii I i i - - of ti-i-i-.- bird and,
tlou i i s -j,, t ii i - area (
lie Jiiaia ii 1 1 ,V1 i - - Ida S' u 1 1 ' u ko
suivies him. I'liej o'o not. have a.'i
ehildreii. . Hi l- ,il-o -uiAived by ev-
era! . ' her. . ' - ; ';
V Futii.-ia! ri: . "i r,. iiibl a'- !i;.
Iiome v -teniae pioiMiig a' H 1 : -i' .
with Mi. It. 1'. Walker pa-t-'r of th"
Pre-lo ' ian church. oMiciat ing. Ho
i-jal -vi'-' in i II il! ee'ia tei y.
Active, pallo'-ari i - win ; V, I'...
Camp C F. Ita-.. ( 11 Li.".'i.!i ;. , J. I
C. II... .). W. SeaM-r and A'b. C I.
A!l. : -
- Practically all ! he ti inu amf manufacturer-
of the i-nmir.uiiily- have in
this week's issue of Th'- Mountaineer
Christm is gn-ting-. to their . many
friends and customers. One .s-ction
of the paper printed in red ink con
tains the rues-age- r,- jnar.y of the
firms, while others hac their mes
sages in their regular advertising
spaces- .
We suggest that ypu rad each .arid
every one of these mesage" and dur
ing the coming year .-bfar in mind .the
firms who thought of you dueiir
th- Yuletide seavjn.
Messages from ihe .I'o'llowt.i.g" firu
will be found:
f". E- Ray's S.jns.
Assembly Casn Store.
Haywood Supply Company. -Cherokee-
Auto ('..mjry. :
Central Cleaners. j
Standard Service .Station.
-' Fuller's- Rejkir Shop. I
Standard Oil Co., of -V. J j
' Waynesville lK''tii.t. C.n-i-r, !"
Commerce. ' :
Bradley-Da -Company.. i
American Fruit Stand i
Smith's Drug Store.
McCracken Clothing Comjiay:
P.-jth Ray . Baaty She? ,
James Sheffield Is
Sentenced To Chair
. , ( -.'!
-Appeal I o Supreme ourt (ii anl.,
ed Hv lude I eliv Alle I
i
' .la im. Sin lli,:;,i Mi, rouvt.-ied'oi
iii-t del: i ,. tn-a-oi i !oi ihi- itiynig
of " Kud" M il.li i wa-. -i -nteie e.i. Sat
urday aflelMiooil to. die III t;."- eleill iC
chair it Itab igii on F't.lav, .lanuaiy
by .lieU'i I ' lis: I-:'. Mb-y 'ai,, Sat
ri rda - a ''tci:'!'''-in.
Tic- ilclV.,-,-Ward
.al ah l-'il.
ti i n-ey.-- I "- l iji
a ih .-i ; ' ' i in
V, hll h -L I I;-': ' '
pending Tne dici
br.ujij . ('.-.'.ri-e-' II,
I. .Mb v.- .Ii al
ii f r n -I elltel i ll a 11
late -'Iprellie rolllt
;a ! h, ivi'i-.n ion
on of I he ii ni eiiiu
lour!-. 'Ii.1.- o'i:r. imo-i n.lj in fcl'
rua I .
I . :. .. I' A ., -I i . I con; e! (or 1 i,e
defer-.,, ii.ade a niovion I'V'-er '.ho er.
did a-idi- j a-' pi'ior 1 o ' in- p: oiioUiiii-'-
lllenl '.'' t fe: l l.t'lle'-- Tin- d';f ell -.u
a ' tor-he v pi'on:n-ei! . '.-ao aflid.'i i! c,
--.Mad ' .- ! Pa ham and ii. Al.
Serugg'S alb t'itig tnat Jaei: M
of th.. jaio.i - ii .
fnlllld Stlelliel'l
ginity hail i-p-I
nn'a .. .(
.the
pin,.,,,
.Cil r. p.lgl )
i:. . i;..r
V n rie-'. :M
e A. Co.
I-., ;. .-I ( o.'.i S'orage
'ompany.
. Ma - -ie J ) ;..a. !.'n at, Sto, e.
Wayne-vi.a P.ta r.T.acy.
Ferguso'i'.' r cy
The F:i-; Na!r.al Bai.k.
. Hyatt and ( orripar.y.
DaviK-lioyd MoV-r- ( ompi.r..
England-Walt-ir. C"rnnar:y,
W. T Ita :.-r Ford b?aic-.
.unaiu-ku Sapr:y I .mpa'y,
Abel's O.irag. .
C. N.'.:iien ( orr, paj.y.
'a'.k:n,- ( hi v role', ( ...n.par.y
Farmer-!. Federation.
Smokv M.antajn Tire. Sr.op,
W. W. N'i ( at...
. ' 'ha.'np,''..'.S'i...i Shop. :
WajmesviTe LajreJ.-.
Hayw.xcl Prir.'. Sr.i.
American Cae.
('. &. T Si-rvif-e S;.iticn.,
citizen- C :.' Companj.
Royal A. I'iiklnVm Co: lr.i.
J. M. Lang's i:.r-.: :
Aiexander.-..
Ma.ssie Forniljre f onit sr,. .
Jo-Ann Beauty Shop.'
Fergtt.ann's Dairy.
Martin Electric C-fl..
f'eritori's HaTxJwa'e.
Last Rites Held For
V. II. Henderson, 73,
. In Canton Tuesday
ni inei fount) Commissioner
And Legislator . Passes Awa
Alter Lineei ine lines-.. 1
I.., i ni.- to, .w. il.- il. lid. i on
prominent 1 1 . i c. I i-ounly .i'.iziri
who die. I at hi- home iiiiar ('anion
Suriday.: nioi in fig f-!lov. mg . an ;:
ti-mled illne -. . v.-ere condiii ti ii ; Ha
Methoili-t . I'dii. copal. -..liHirh .'.-T.ii v-lay
a I'1 ei iiwui ...
' : Th. ' ia l or , . . lr. ( n:. i ,. N.
lai I,, ollicialed, a i-'e.C -r. lb
( ii ni l'. II llaiiiilioii--' pa-.:. n!': ! i-i.
("anion I'ri'-l-'Vli-riari chmiii. In'.-,-li
1 1 ni - -, a ii i a r! , . a : ( i 1 1 .-n II i 1 -i -'i li ter',
bole... .
'.W llde :dl.. 1 1 -.. 1 1 1 i i -1 . s ' .' 1 1 ' 1 1 i, I. been ia ;
fail.ine be.ilt b for t he pa - t tl! nioiit a : j
he had nor hi-eli i n nfiti.'d to h :-' h :.!.
Until a"' week a'j... He cop i ti !a : : -. . I 't ;
hi ' .laiiiilit, Mi- I . W. I'icl.en -- - n'l
r. ' i . 1 1 . mi1;, of .' fi eiini',- bad " 1!..(
wa.: found lb ad i irhi : "'d at :i o'i lock '
1 O.....I ...I.... 1:.. .:,..,'., v.. '.. . ,
-V ' ,:,';',
!r.iei
to meniliei's ,,.f his. family ;!,a! he J
would "die peacefully in his -."ep." j
He i survived I v hi -widow vh I
bet'oie theii' iiialiia;o mi (; Ii ri-t.iMs
Hay lSS1, .wa M.i - Mary I'.r ai,,
dauigliter of the late Ms and Mr'-.
liurreU Prowii: of Spartanburg couh
tya South (.'arol jii.-i. and ! he !' av ;:ig
ehildreii: .lames F. Ilender-on. pioin-
inent busiiiessninan ami dairyman of
Canton: ('apt. Walter -L. Heniler-nii,
s u pi .1 1 1 1 1 1 ui i e in-. in-- nie .MiLfiiiiiii cein
etery, C'hattanooga. Tenn.; Clifton L.
Henderson, emplov,. o'f t in lectrie
.. a . i- . i: v t . ... I
bleach de)artment of the Champion
I' l iii' i fiiiipan v. ot ( aiitoti: 1 nomas
C Henderson, of Klizabe; h'.on. Tcnn
uud M r .. C, W. Picker-, of antoii.
I'if'i i ! oraiiociii'di'et; a I -o -; frvi ve.
'...' :;;ii:n in !--.
Ai il"-'i! f-.i i ii. !. o'.iv ' i-ori of
'be t: .l;i. : arid. Si ,ar:a Sellers
.:.( ae.i i.ri. oack pati') ' ...'
Man Gets 60 Days For
Taking $1 In Goods
Bu'.-tef-Caldwell-' wa- -el.ier.ceu tu
the road,- for ('0 days by Mayor C, Ii.
Atkinson in Mayor' Court Monday
afternoon for taking merchandise
'value.! at a dollar from 'tne' eojnters
of the Eagle Five and 'Ten ' Cen;
here.
Ho w-s also -sentericiiii 12 days ,n
the road-s for being drunk.
Number of Events
Scheduled For The
Coming Holidays
Programs At Chureiies Annoiin
eed. Christmas Tree Exer
cises Set For Sunday
V i.vnesviile a rui ftajwooii eouiitj
,oe making last minute preparation
for another twi-day ('hri-trnas this
year. Merchaiits of the conimuniU
are expecting last minute shopper., to
keep them and their clerks rather
busy during the remain. ng throe
shopping daj ..
Postoffice Hus
T. L. Green, postma-lvi. reHirU'd
that the mail I'll.-- ye:ir Mas hi-avii'i'
than last year ..-i l that ieuple were
mailing parlier i. is year. Notice
also made that the post othev would
remain open until -i o'clock from mm
to Christmas. .i mail will be placed
in the Ikixcs ..: the iost ollice on
' t'liristmas dav. Mail will be handled
a-, usual on Sunday. Mnly special
delievrie will in handled on Christ,
puis day.
Midnight Service Sunday
The usual midnight service on Sun
day night. December i-'lth will be
held in Cracc Fpisconal church a'-
I H I'. M.
Violin ..electioius will be played b.
Mr,. 1! N. Harb, Jr., :;i. I ,.rgan .-olJ,
M . - Mrs. New.
The lb v 11. U. Haucoiu. pastor ol
tn,. Ha pt r.t church, will deliver a
"hri- tmas message.
-vested choir will ri nder a JU'c
11 111 of ( 'hriM niiLs. Mings and carols.
Fa cry body is coriliall.v invitHl to
' u - In r in" ,t.h,. liirthil.iy of Christ
'h '.hi.- -ervii-e ot ailoi a! ion. prai.se
a a ! -.v..' b - p.
Annual Christmas Tree
, The annual I 'hl'istiinu l-'e spoiisur
1 i by the Wa iies ille Woman's Club,
wil! I.e ready I'm- guest - on the court
!o.i-e walk al I'ne o'clock Sunday af
te'l'Ooll. Mi i-elllbi 1 'J lib. I'llele will
t' I'l'uit and candy for all the
d n and. this vi'iii , (Im-:i: Hrigg
chil-ha.-
.I'llic'ed and renovated over '2."o
.OA - for the children.
The distribution of the -gift- will
l" preceded- by a program' of voijgs
re i'aliolls and otlu'r -i I. etiolis wluco
has. Im'i'Ii ai-r.iiigeii by ' Mr . II. W,
JliiUi'om. chairman' of literature, of th
' club, and a chorus of lift y voices from
the ay i(is elciiii ulai y schooi.
iirub i' the diii ..'t ;oii Wis-. Teireli
w ill in id 1 1 the t Mi lit unlit ' . ir is 1 111a -
Fpiscopal Church
(In Sunday
I l.i..- Sunday S.
... ! . ii u i- :i
! r-,. a ', ' in ' I'. i
afierni.-n, al I o'cloi k
i ! ol ( a. e Kpi -I.a'.v'
i. prog i am ami
l-h lb., : .
I'risbykrian Church
- ' til, 1' e-
( nriV ' ia it I-. i ..lea vor
.'i lock -ii t hat, he
I : ill f n e ca it I e i n
rllUlch t la
I meet at 1
nil pi'ngi a;. i
i o', !o, k
.Methodist Church
( ill Suiniay :.' ! in Mi iiiniin; chnii i,
ir i e . w ill b, - .a i :' il niu- ic at Un :.
'b, nuirliiug a'"l e. ' :-ng .-. i vices. In
!;, m rii'ii'.' M. -Ha. :: i w'lll tell til.
:. ;;. .o'' iti ii -' ' b' .-'mas present
, ..inlitioii ! . .'!.'. ."' loll Tin- eiiui.
be e - '.erj . .. ; ' -t t ime ill i ll
', : r; .-:f i . ilijii b; At eve:i.
-''''' : ai ' i.i" -. . -. ' : a Ti : i s 1 1 na
ii.'-c, .iii'i m i i . - ; . ni e . nt ' .! by t in
.i ..' l.,, In na.' : ,i; ". the S.in.i.i
" no ' in -.; he S .;. Sebooj; -i.nl;
A - .tin , i -. , ( : ;de - 'will pre
pi - -. '".. .."!"i-iuni -ill .
I. -W'i. '..' I-. I f i-.,,- . .A Ie . -,- ,. , :.:,
'I -.- w-i.''.'- .. ., ( d l-i-iii .
l ,.:!!.. :' " .- i a-.i i -v.'i
',: .1 : '. f : ' . .-(: "' i ' . '.- " -.
Baptist Church
'Tie Ha '' .. a.
h' ',;:a ;: p( ii" " - V! -
. i ! a I - ' !.l
. '.ma. aiusi.
r:i-ig nregra;:
Cot , i: I.-.W.,
M : a Kicfiar-.
' t,. i veniin
,; "i "ir.i.-tm'.-'
I'
Schools Close
I Te .'Waynes . : .
i v. ii: . o-i - "i.ia
ii- ,
s'll ji -I llo.J.
Willi lint o"
it was ar
The eachi r
r,. will leav.
a':.''i
i"t;i Cnday .lanaaf;
j. a ri'.-i '. I . t.ii;- week
w tiOi- Inane - a - :
1 Satu-dav.
' . Y.-.ti ril.iv s,w
: . .irnv.il ..
- tjd'Il!-.
l. a Jul ).' y
tr-i
Bingham Is Given
Four To Six Years
. r.d Pirifiiaa. w,;s -. rrjerieed four to
-i.v y( a I jii -ta't- rn-fiitentiary fo
the a.-aul' i.i, Mi, .lac Browning las"
'August.:--. W.oi Hopkir.-. was given It'
:rnar.tt.s .a: '.ni Jadge Felir:
V. Allen Sat u. nay if:, moon,
liiigiiuin a- foa-i.l -guiltv by a
,i jry for the s:-,,v;ii,g ;' Mrs. Browt;.
ifig w hen: s'n,. ar.sw r. i the door at ;
ber-.-.h :u- one s ight whs'' u s..moone i:
!ii a ivi ca'.a i f r hi : . h -jfoahd . wh
wa away fruni home. As h- operie..
i.ne door she was tire i upon with :
double barreled shot gun. She recov
ered .-..mo true,, mot tn1? lati r enou;r.
to taka the w :nes- . .ml. .
"''.'--' '"' '"I -- '