The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-04
THE MIRA. AND ITS POLICIES

Secretary Hollowell of the Chamber OF
Commerce has issued a timely warning to
the people of Hendersonyille and this ter
ritory, urging them to avoid all talk about
boycotting in business until local business
houses have had ample opportunity to
make plans to work with the President
and the country under N.RA. codes. In
The Times-News, Secretary HollOwell has
pointed out some of the difficulties of adj
justment to the new order in business and
urges the public to be patient and reason
able and give every business man and COLI
Germ time and opportunity to manifest a
willingness to cooperate in the N.R.A. pro-
gram.
So far the response of the business men
of Hendersonville to theN.R.A.. movement
has been all that could be expected. The
most optimistic supporters of the new or
der should not expect 100 per cent. of the
BUSINESS of the community to Immediately
adopt the new and revolutionary program
Of procedure In the first place, The prob
lem presented by it is so complicated that
time is necessary in many cases for study
of the proposition and for planning to adj
just business to the rules of the code
which may be applied to it. 1t is going to
be difficult for many small business con-
Germs to fully comply with the rules of the
blanket code or the code which may be
established for a particular line OF bust
ness. Modification Of the initial rules III
many cases will be necessary to prevent
the closing of small industries and business
enterprises, which will not be able for the
present or for some time to come, to meet
the increased cost of operations under the
new order. As the sole purpose of the
NR.A. is to bring about an industrial and
business revival, to put the unemployed to
work, and restore normal and prosperous
conditions throughout the country, it can
readily be understood that any results OF
that nature would defeat in a measure the
purpose of the effort. ..--. ~
1t is, certainty, therefore, that the
Washington administration, the N.R.A.s au-
therity, and the fair-ninded and reason
able people of the country do not endorse
threats of summary action and proposed
boycotts which few of the hot-heads have
been suggesting The Times-News is
pleased to know that there has been very
little of that stuff pulled in this town and
section. We reiterate that the response TO
the N.R.A. program has been prompt and
encouraging and, evidently, in, spirit OF
sincerity and determination to make sue
cess of the movement in this community
and county. The details of the plan are
being worked out as rapidly as possible
After they have been sifted out to the last
detail and the country has settled down &c
more or less permanent policy under the
new order of industrial and business OF.
erations, it will be time to determine what
If anything, is to be done in regard to those
individuals and enterprises which flatly re.
fuse cooperation. -....
The people of Hendersonville and this
county should not suggest or talk boycot,
ting and the exercise of force to promote
the adoption of N.R.A. rules. That will
bring on fight, which is something to be
avoided, as it might to a great extent de-
feat the chief aims of the movement. Sat
isfactory results will be obtained by CO.