North Carolina Newspapers

MiHOJO PARKER GOOSE- : J Former Teacher and Public Official Dies After Long Illness . J. Parker Moore, 64, died at his home on Ellijay Monday morning at 9:45 o'clock after an illness of more than two years, due to pa ralysis. '.'- Funeral services were conducted at the Ellijay Baptist church Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. J. M. Vinson, of Tryphosa, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Eugene R. Eller, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church. In Public Service Mr. Moore was widely known throughout Macon county. He taught in the public schools of the county for a number of years, having received his education at the Cullowhee Normal Industrial school, now the Vtestern Carolina Teachers' College, He ' was on the county board of education for eight years", was also assistant reg ister of dfeds and deputy sheriff and tax collector at various times. He was a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and of the Baptist church. Pallbearers were: W. D. Elliott, Jim Raby, Charles W. Elliott, B. W. Justice, Charlie Elliott and Frank Cabe. . Survivors Mr. Moore is survived by his -widow and three children, Miss Katie Moore and Mrs. Anna Stewart and Charlie Moore, all of Ellijay ; one step-son, Harley Stew art; three grandchildren; five brothers', Alex and John, of Frank lin, Jack and Charlie, of Ellijay and the Rev. James Moore, of De Land, Fla. A large crowd of relatives and friends from here attended the funeral. RWOYifcNl OFFICI OPENS John W. Edwards Named MnnaoTAr nf fniintv Organization John : W. Edwards, nresident of the Macon county lYoung Peoples Tmr,rrutir flllb WM allltointcd manager oi me-iutai umw-ui Tecently organized U. S. Reemploy- i . i i i r f - e 1 ment service ar a meeung- in it courthouse Monday afternoon. . The Reemployment Service, form ed at the direction of President Roovevelt in connection with his National Recovery campaign, aims to put employers in - contact with idle employes. It also will be the means of. recruiting workmen, skill ed and unskilled for the numerous construction projects ' undertaken with federal relief funds. Only1 those who have registered with the Reemployment Service, Mr.. Ed wards said, will be eligible to work on jobs financed by the govern ment. The Macon county unit of the service wasorganied by Mrs. May, Thompson Evans, of High roint, '"i'-.tnnt --supervisor of the -service this state, who came here last Friday for the purpose. She ap- i. printed a - county ooaru to--supervise the work, consisting of Walter Gibson, chairman of the county commissioners: W. D. Stewart, of Otto; W. S. Davis, of Highlands; 0. E. Rickman, .I.eatherman ; M. D. Billings, county superintendent of s-hoo!; Miss Elizabeth Slagle and Earl Lancaster, county director c( relief Miss Mildred Cozad was named office assistant to Mr. Edwards. 'The Reemtdovment office, Mr, Ed ivar' said, will be open , for rcg-itr-'!ons fi"in 8 a. m. till noon on - Mondays, Tuesdavs Wednes ..'.,v Thtirs'avs and Fridays. On 'S"nrd""B i will be njii from 8 m. t;'l iienn rr' from 1 n. m. r' The offirr temnorarilv ;; 1o"rtpd in the office in the ..pilrth-'-!P formerlv orrnpiel by ih" Mi-'on rotintv welfare Vlenart ment.'" After adjournment of court will be in the judge's room, up stairs. -7. - - No fees will be charged for reg- itm'io.ns, Mr. .Edwards said. The service is entirely free. " Julian Culver, 13, Struck by Auto . lulian Culver, , 13, son of Mr and Mrs.- Frank Culver, of Trimont section, received painful though not 'serious injuries, when struck by an automobile here Monday morn . ing. The car was driven by Hugh Hayes, of Greenville, S. C. No charges were brought against the driver, as the accident was said to have been unavoidable. kt: i ii ! 1 i I It , VOL. XLVIII, NO. 35 J. R. BELL GETS 1411 Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Burglary in Dryman Case After pleading guilty to second degree burglary in connection with the George Dryman robbery in the Middle Creek section last January, J. R. Bell, alleged leader of the Coweta gang, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Felix E. Alley in Macon, county superior court Friday afternoon. Robert Bell, a brother of "J. R.", Ernest Stamey and Clyde Woods, convicted at the spring term of court1 of second degree murder as a result of the fatal attack on Mr. Dryman the night of his rob bery, are now serving terms of 25 to 30 years in state's prison. Bell's Capture Last spring, when Macon county officers were rounding up alleged members of the Coweta gang, J. K Hell esraned a nosee alter a LIFE SENTENCE pitched pistol battle near his home1lard's cunosit -uou ed,shc mill in the Coweta section. He was captured several weeks ago at this house, where he was said to have been in hiding for a month or more, by George Mallonee, Wade Arvey and Derald Ashe, who claim ed rewards totaling $3(X). Bell had been declared an outlaw. In imposing sentence on "J, , R.", Judge Alley endeavored to make it certain that the outlaw should spend the remainder of his days a prisoner. After sentencing him to life imprisonment, he said that rold he could be brought to trial f on a charge of murder in connec tion with Mr. Dryman's death. Cottly Trial Avoided . The judge complimented Solicitor John M. Queen and counsel for Bell in reaching an agreement to accept a plea of guilty of second degree burglary for the defendant. He pointed out that in this way the ends of justice were met with out the necessity of a long and ex- peiis"iye;f rial Poll u4 4v,: u ulii iidu iiuiiiiii iu ty wiic" . sentence was imposed upon him, uui ii 13 Miowu ne nao ueen nope :--t.. i. -l. i t l ful of getting off with a sentence of 25 to 30 years When he learn ed that it was lifetime, his only expression -was a wrysmile Turns Humble Bell's demeanor, since his capture. has been one of meek humility. m utter contrast to the heedless boldness that characterized his leadership of the Coweta gang, whose depredations last winter ter rorized the whole county. Months of being hunted as an outlaw with a price on his head, dead or alive, had changed him. Some time after his escape under a rain of bullets he was reported j to have crept back to the home nf his father, Joe Bell, where he broke down and cried like a child, He.was.quotedaslsayItuOii'Ould surrender, but was afraid he would be shot down toti -sight. The former gang leader was tak en to state s prison at Kaleigh Taflhst'Saturday-morningr-" Case of Spotted Tick Fever Reported Dr. J. H, Fonts has reported a rase of Rocky Mountain or spotted tick fever in Ma on county, the first case on record for this 'coun ty. The patient, Willard Holland, five-vear-old son of Mr. and Mn.J Mineral '"vices tor 1 hernias Larl see to ii u u employers wno nau Radford Holland of the Corundum VReese, 21, son .f Mr. and Mrs. J. signed N. K. A. pledges abide by Hill section, has recovered, al-1 tt,,v. ., fr,r a .vhllo l,lc rnn,titin was critical. In one of the west ern states where the disease is more prevalent, Dr. Fouts said, ninety per cent of the cases arc fatal." The disease is caused by the. bite of a tick infected with the: fever germ.. The symptoms -of in fection are high fever and purplish1 spots appearing on the body. The case-was diagnosed by Dr.f Fonts, who, recalled having read ar ticles nn the strnnii' maladv ini medical journals!" Dr. Fonts, otf satisfied with his own diagnosis 1'owevfr. called in Dr. S. H, Lyle,. ,ho confirmed his opinion. . '.i 'Heaven Bound xn Be Presented Sept. 5 The T. E. L. class and Judge Awtrey's Riblc class of the First Baptist church will sponsor a pliy. "Heaven Bound." in the courthouse on Tuesday (night, Septentber 5. The play will, be staged y. the Sylva plavers of the Negro Bap- tist church. It contains goorf-Krtes and is full of spirituals and prom- ises to be a real treat. 5 7 I is 13 mm 3lp Sjtgfylmtite fHoamfcut PROGRESSIVE . LIBERAL INDEPENDENT FRANKLIN, Sanity Saved Or when the Lilac Bush Did not Lie Through the murky haze of an early morning fog Mrs. Pope El lard discerned the form of her neighbor, Frank Higdon, out in his front yard picking the. leaves off a lilac bush. One by one, almost aimlessly yet methodically lie plucked the leaves from the shrub, which in the spring had been laden with btauti ful, fragrant blossoms. Mrs. Ellard peered out the win dow of her, bedroom at her neigh or's strange actions. He seemed distracted. Me was distracted, fur she remembered Mr. Higdon had been suffering from an abcessed tooth. . "1 hope he hasn't lost his mind," she said to herself, "but, why on earth is he acting so crazy?" Mr. Higdon finished pulling the' leaves off the bush, moved across the lawn and began doing the same thing to another lilac. , Mrs.' El- resist interruption no lunger Go ing to the porch, she railed: "What on earth are you :loinu. Frank?" "Oh, I'm just fixing these lilacs so ' they will doom again," litr neighbor replied in a weak, worn., suffering voice. "I couldn't sleep (for the toothache. I : .remembered it was the first of August, time to pull off the lilac leaves." "Bloom, bloom," thought Mrs. El lard. "That lilac bush will die; it won't bloom." At breakfast she told Mr. Ellard sh?, was. afr?'? Frank "HiBdon was a blooming idiot. Frank was harmlpsc hnwfvpr and ; Mrs. Ellard did nothing about it. save ta be as nice and consoling1 as she could to Mrs. Higdon. Frank began taking treatment for the bad tooth and his actions seemed more rational. But still Mrs. Ellard re membered his-queer - behavior- that early." August ; morning. Strange to say, however, the lilac bushes began to sprout new leaves. Then, one morning this week Mr. tt 11 l i r-il 1 . ,. , LSLo " '" vaiu. She could scarcely believe her eyes, but there it was one of the lilac" busheswas bearing new blos soms, beautiful white, fragrant blos som s. "I remembered," said Mr. Hig don, "that my mother used to pull the leaves off her lilac bushes on the first of August. By the last of the month they usually blossom ed again. And, by the way, the doctor is going to pull that tooth tomorrow." Jbmith family Reunion J0 fie HeW Sept JQ Thp d anniia,KSmith reunion ... , ... . ... Xfr.,, c,.u., 4Hif-n--k)vu'rBurningtovn,Sun-d ayreTttroeT Ifrr-R eT AS". Solesbee will be the principal speaFerT .Wdesceiidants'6f fhe late Villi;nm Smith, a pioneer set -ller of Macon county, are invited 1o attend t Kis reu ifioh an3 b r iii g a well filled basket. This will be an all-day affair with a business session in the afternoon. rrneral Held for Thomas Carl Reese vY. Keese, ot liigniaiuis, were new I "at the Reese home at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon with the Rev. W. C. Reed, of Sylva, officiating. Fall lieu i rs were schoolmates and friends of the deceased, namely, Charlie Paul, Hiram McKinney. ! lines " Beal, Harry - Maty, Floyd Wiley and Louis', Edwards. Carl, who died at Angel Brothers' hospital late on the evening of August 24, was born on August 22, m?.. He" had lived here all of Ills life and was a student in High lands high school until illness last Avinler nrevrntert his attrndinir HH had been a member of the Baptist church for some time." The deceasecFwas ar with the vounii neoide of Highlands, and- J -his Quiet dignity and cheerful smile l.,-.t l.s -.11 f-ir,.. f..L,,i.rlc , hnd relatives of the family attend- ed the funeral and expressed their regret at the passing of the young man The survivors besides his father -and mother, are his brothers andUrcat interest in Highlands and its sisters," foe, Howard, Kittv, Cary, I People, and her home has often Marshal," Manilla and Wayne.' Nu-;becn the sceen 'of some pleasant )-merous other relatives survive' in '.social affair given in benefit of f Highlands, and in other towns both ll in and out of the state; To T f unit N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, JURY ACQUITS W WELCH Freed in Homicide Case; Must Serve Term for Making Liquor C. C. ("Tum)") Welch, of the Burningtown section, charged with second degree murder in connec tion with the death of lion Ander son, 19, whose body was found in lonely Kelly Cove last December, was found "not guilty" by a jury in Macon superior court last Friday afternoon. . Floyd Welch, "Tump's"- nephew, was cleared on the, same charge the day before when Judge Felix E. Alley sustained a non-suit mo tion. . . . Face Road Terms The two men, however, face road sentence's on liquor charges, to which they pled guilty before go-, ing on trial in the Anderson case. Thev admitted that on the night of Anderson's death thev had been; making whiskv in-the vicinitfrrf. J Kelly Cove, where Anderson's body, almost frozen, his neck broken and n r-"--iTA imnrmrnr r n nK i ulTII I t . forehead, was found a; he bottom of p deep gulch. Granted BoiJ "Tumi" Was sentenced by Judge Alley Saturday to 12 months on the roads, and Floyd to six months, for manufacturing whisky In or-1 der that they might make their crops, both were granted their free dom under $5KI bond until the November term of Court, when they are to report to begin serving their terms.. Each was also given suspended sentences of two years on- the roads for possession of j whisky, and two years tor trans- port: t inn of whiskv. If either of the defendants is found guilty of violating the law within five years, these sentences are to take effect Trial-of .the. "Tuinp"?ckh-case beean Wednesday -of 4ast-w eek arid tlif tnte f-psted ThiiHsdav rnnrninr-J at 11 o'clock. The defense jro iluced 'iiV"witnesseF'nd - nvv&Fli f non-suit. which was"gfantedinhcj Floyd Welch case. ""Tump's" case 'wenr1rr" the jury-atnoon-Friday-and the verdict of acquittal was brought in . two hours and fifteen minutes later. N, R A . Meeting Blue Eagle Plans To Be Discussed Tuesday An N. R. A. meeting, at which plans will be discussed for spread ing the wings of the Blue Eagle over all of Macon county, will be held in the county courthouse at 8 o'clock next Tuesday night. It was called by' Mayor J. Frank Ray. at the request of Postmaster Jhn - E. Kicknian, wluri acted -on advices from Washington. A eount-vwide -rMaiuxatii4nfuL making the. president's National Re covery drive a success in this -section -i to be -formed ;it this, meeting, Mr. Rickman said. Similar local groups are being organized throughout the country. Tiie purpose of these groups is to spread the, Blue Eagle doctrine, to encourage employers to join the movement, to urge the public to patronize Blue Eagle stores and to i"c.u Mis? Ravenel - Visit?. Highlands Miss Marguerite Ravened, who arrived in , Highlands a 'few.. weeks ago, expects to remain here until late fall. The Ravenels are pio neers among Highlands, summer residents, having first come . .here about 1878. It was through 'Miss Ravenel's generosity that the High- lands rresbyterian' church was ei ecieu -4ii icoo. jJui-uiK-j.iu.---!iauua44ti--a4Wr4.ts-l in llrlo'hiT :tnt . ' OLJ I 1. . 1. .......... year the Ravenels Juiilt the home ! jn November. Thursday noon he on Wolf Ridge which later be-; hid not acted ""otT the injunctions came the - propertyof -JBlatic-iinhe- casesxrf the 'county-'and the Monroe of New Orleans. Miss Town of Franklin. 'Ravenel now resides jit her home ' Certificates Missing on Sunset Mountain, which com- . 'M"r. Birmingham's audit also re mands a wonderful view of Horse ( vealed that land sale certificates Cove and the surrounding niouii-j amounting to $2,203.07 for 1025-26 tains, including Whiteside,; stand- nnd to $3,172,10 for 1027 had been ing as a sentinel -of the Blue ICidge. I Miss Ravenel has always shown various public organizations of the ..Ml r:J J J 1933 Georgia Commission Asks New Chance for Railroad Back Taxes and Past Due Notes Keep Macon in Hole. Auditor's Report Reveals Delinquent taxpayers and other . still carried in the books, evidently debtors owe 'Macon' county more 1 as ."open' accounts." The exact than enough money to wipe out the .status of these delinju.eiicie is ut county's bond defaults, 'amounting made 'dear. 'Hie law requires that lr !joS,l.S(), and run the' county's! when land is ordered sold ior de- govunnicnt for the current fiscal year without the levy tit a single cent in new taxes. This is revealed in the audit of the county's hooks for the fiscal year ended June 30, last, as reported by K. C. Birm ing'iam, of Charlotte, certified pub lic accountant. The major parts of Mr. Dirm invham's report are published on page J of this- issue-of The l'ress and M aconiaii. A- -uniinurv oi the countv's. 1933-3-1 -budget, calling for! ;n,Proi,riatiotis of of which MT ,M . '. I..- ......mnnt,- .tv. .. i-. i 1111 ut'iii im ihi nil. Notes fast uue sHtenirnl of the roiintv's f J siaunant oi tne couniy s u , nancial position shows that on June ' 30 it held notes, all iiotcu -ill n-ict dm , notes, an past am., amounting to W391.3C, of which, $34,0007. represented notes ac- ceptcd'from the Bank of Franklin after its failure and before its re - organization. The rest of the notes represent loans made some , .. ... . . years ago out oi the sinking- timet. Such loans are not now permitted. The audit also disclosed that on June 30 the county was due $122.- 2?i7.7i on delinquent taxes for the vears 1025 thnmeh 103(1. Oilier sundry delinquent taxes and land sale certificates' amounted to $18,- ?1't38, making a total of $141, .547.88. Th ndllor mUvoA ., F rrCn iti illWml the Collection ot 111 III. dlK all: ,t,.1iV,,ie.r-i,.c 'ronid ' never be collected and ".nuT'ScT-4ip7. as a contra account called Ke srrviHor i-Tnal .--Spttlcmr-m-oi-iic. linquent- Taxes" 4he sum fd - $47 A 3S2.47. -Exclusive , of. 1031 ' nudig32un- paid taxes, amounting to $112,301.45, this leaves "Net Delinquent Taxes" of $04,165.41. Add to' this the un paid' and nast -diip note- ilctn of , $4.l30n6 HdthF 50.77. The current year's budget of $o4, 475 plus the bond defaults" of $58, 180 amounts to $122,655. A Big "If" (n other words, if the county could collect the "Xet Delinquent Taxes" and its "Notes Receivable" i would be in position to wipe out the bimd defaults, meet the current year's budget and have the tidy um of $14,001.77 left over as a surplus to say nothing of still hav ing credits of $112,301 45 on unpaid R?l and 1032 taxes.. , - ThU is a pft t ty pietui c ; blil. f ... ..i . -. i . .1 o, ,-.u.m-. u w. ii i vumk o,u inaiicr typeX $1020, to $11,20 a year. avjj.:.: i. e..vi.iiid ue. loon- n. cnom'ii to believe tliat $04,0o could be realised oil delinquent taxes prior ta-lQ31iJr.thata.iu'.where. near the face amount of the past due. notes could he collected. . . l.ax policies . of tax law enforce ment in the past make it extreme ly doubtful that even half of the "Net Delinquent Taxes" are col lectible. And un-secured and tin -I'er-sccuied notes make-it diffi'tj1' to say just what tlie "Notes- .Re '"l ivable" item '.is worth. Prymwitr. Decline Tax- payments w-crv beuiuniiig-to ' iniie in fast 1asfiiionlli,al'ler "the M iinlv . commissioners advertised they would be forced under the law r sell land for delinquent 1032 taxes ard require notes on de linquencies, for preyiou's" years. !n junctions, taken out ;i;;ain-t the county and the towns', of J-'raukiin md Highlands, however, slowed down the. stream of revenue., Judi'.e Mlev, the first of this week, order ed Highlands property on which 1032 taxes have . not been" paid, lo 1 1 . I'..., sold.. ; -"unlocated." The disappearance of i these certificates remains a mvs- tefv. , . 'fhe audit also sjiows that al- thpngh foreclosure proceedings have been lveld for delinquent 1025, 1020 - and 1027 taxes, , about $25,000 in unpaid taxes for these years are liiiquent taxes, no ' fav oritisin must be 'shown; every deiiii(iient lax-payer- must he treated alike. Pleasant Surprie Another surprise contained in the 'audit a 'pleasant surprise, this one, although nianuesls bad business iiiaiiagciiK'pi ,suuie time in ihe 1 ast is the disclosure that the couiitv has to ils credit with the ,i nti'.d Hanover' i'.aiik anil Tnt foinpaiiy ol Aew .l ork, tlie sum ,,f W'.Mi, which was sent to the I .n .bonds which iillillV (13 lilV I Kilt. l-'. iel- in VPi "- ' ' " " and bridge hollds. J lie niohey, It - , l"H'il,. v.as not needed and the ooiuis were not issued, .xeverine- ... , . , . , , tin; former D.;ar.., . m cm.nnssioners line audit does , .Kd reveal wnun onej iuade payments ."" t,u's-' uonds. Recommendations ! ll) submitting ' his audit report, i,- n;,-,. ,;,.i , ..... ,i...i. " " x x that immediate steps be 1 aki n to 'appoint a h linqm nl taxcollector who will ptoreed with promptricss and dispatch to. col- 1 ec t e v e ry tk dl ar f the ac yu n't that it is -possible to collect - . z "x .x x y that all effort pos sible be immediately put forth to- the Collllfv" on the ill it e I ccei ablc "that the "oiTTce "oTlTi lerk oi ..he if- 1 1 ie J'oiirt be au 'il. d z fairs of this office be i m; t i. V 'order'." The auditorcomplimcnted the present county accountant for "the excellent manner in which 'Ire-is handling the accounts and records," "With -the-exception of-- the-delinquent taxes,"., he ..added, ."the fa vour countv retlerls a very credit able showing.' Job? Open Civil Service Announces Examinations ' The lAiited States Civil Service romiuis'ion has announced the fol lowing open competitive exainina- i: ,).'-: Mountain trailbuilder operator, yiuc i. $1.xii ,. ynVi J.lx,'.ii:Liin trail or Oiill'.aJjjxJxriGvjz :... - v, ,,,!, on -i ru.c.k-.-di'.iverT-$l-U2i)...LLi. 1020 a year, ; Operator motor . grader 4 power I urade-r). S14-UV tf;-$180ti-a vear.J Operator, traction grader, $1020 to $lo ill a year. r , Road foreman,' -mountain road and trail c-.nstruclor, $lo20 to $2000 a. year. funeral foreman, mountain road and trail constructor, $2300 to $2o00 :-. year. Applications for these positions ... T . nni.t be filed with the -manager, Fourth V.. S. Civil Service District .1 Washington. D. ('. at once. Tlie-'e examinations are to fill vacancies in the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, in the sl';:les oi' Virginia, North ' Carolina and West Virginia. -.-.Full information may be villained 'loin liic Secieiarv of the I'nited '"lad's Civ il Service Board, of Ex amiin vs at any first or second class iiost office in -the states of Virginia.' North Carolina 'and West Viiginia. or from the' . Manager, I'-ourih V. S. t'ivil Sei'vice District, Washing- T iTIiiEolidated Schools Tc Open Monday The Franklin ...and 1 lighlauds .coiit solidated schools will open for the eight-months st,".ie-supp(..rted ses sion next Monday morning. There have 'been few changes iu the fa ulty of either school. Rural schools of the county have already opened. . . Preparatory to the opeuiiur of high, school, seventh grade exam inations will be held at the Frank lin school Saturday morning- at 9:30 o'clock. "BUY, BUY NOW" "Buy everything you need and have so lonj denied yourself. It is the key to the whole situation." General Hugh S. Johnson $1.50 PER YEAR Urges I. C. C. To Reject Receiver's Plea for Abandonment TRAFFIC INCREASING Report Says with Good Management Line Would Pay A recommendation' that the In terstate Commerce commission de ny the petition of J. F. Gray, re ceiver, for 'abandonment of the Tal htlah ' Falls railway, has been made by the Georgia Public -Service com-' mission, which after a thorough investigation of the , 57 mile line, from Cornelia to Franklin has ar- rived--at the -conclusion : The records show conclusively that the Tallulah 1-alls railway can make money if . manageL efficient- About a month aro ;.n examiner : it. i r ' .r - : : ?"r '" ' -.du" rcv,cw"'8' lncorl1l''1'!, records m tne case, sud- ittetl r. recor rnenuation that tne (.ccivt.r's pttit.-n be granted. He 1 . " ,i:i,nte(l a drab picture of the ter- - , . ,.T p , , , hip that nresent and nrosnectivc ' u-.' :,u(ic 't sun. jiort a railroad. Shortly after the examiner's re.tt 'was made public, the ficorgia Public Service com mission appointed a committee to look into the matter. This com mittee advistd against abandon ment iiad gave public voice to charges that "the receiver is in reality responsible for the loss of much traffic the line should have had. " . This rommittee reported -that, exclusive of timber shipments, "it is estimated that under normal conditions there will be an annual tonnage of 1j5(N) carloads' of-freight over the "T. F." ' . . Ask New Chance Concluding its . report to the I. C: L.'ll ie-Xi eo r gl a 7 ooinmi s sion said .FHZE: "It -r4s- apparent that Examiner 1 Pritchard wrote - his proposed re- port . without the briefs of t-rotes-tants, inasmuch as those briefs are still with this commission "Having given careful cunsidera- tion o tUe : record in this matter, and! rTvie w oi t h e report trt a d eby " our committee as a result of their investigation, we recoihmend that the report of the examiner be re jected, and the judgment of the Interstate Commerce Commission on the prayer for abandonment be withheld until not earlier than September 1, 1934, and in the mean time observation will be continued by this commission as to the prog ress of the apparent recovery now -in process by this line." . Line Shows Profit ' Supporting its contention of "ap parent recovery," the commission's TtTn'-crte-J-riffietat "trattic f ev4inu ... figures of the 'T. F.," showing a steady increase injnisiness and re vealing that the line actually show- eib a"net iiicotne,1' "or ' profit, for 7 the month of July, this year, of 1-- .... $2,546.28. Declaring, that new "manufactur ing plants doubtless would locate in this .territory, if it were not for the fact that the stability of the applicant has been' a question of doubtfulness or uncertainty," the Georgia commission added : "Such circumstances retard the. progress of a community. Faith in leadership and action count now adays and unless we have these two assets we shall perish.'" New Brief Filed A brief of exceptions to the re port of the Interstate Commerce Commission's examiner has been prepared 'by G. L. Honk, -of Frank- lin, in behalf of the pnb'i.-'s . com mittee, consisting of F. M. Reeves, Cornelia, (ia., chairman, . Mr. Houk, ami .Dr. J. C. Dover, of Clayton. This brief, filed with the I. C. C. . this week, requests the appointment of a new and : unprejudiced ex- -anviner to.lstiidyjhe casei. The opinion is expressed in this bri'f that""if present traffic con tinues at merely present volume, the Tallulah Falls railway will end the-year - with - an -operating- profit instead of the loss of $20,000 fore cast bv the receiver." "Uncle Johnny" Crawford Reported Inroved "Uncle JoH- n'-" Crawford, of Hayesville, who was 103 years old last December, has been critical'" ill,' but was reported to be slightly improved Tuesday. j village.