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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
LITTLE BUSINESSES

America is primarily nation of 'little bust
resses" in spite of all the talk we hear concerning
big business"
This is especially true of the retail field.
According to DR.. G. w. Dyer, professor of eco
Monies, Vanderbilt University, in 1929 there were
$50 500 independent stores in existence and IA
sos chain stores The independents employed more
than 5000, 900 persons while the chains employed
over 100000
Exact figures are not available for later years,
but it is the general concensus, based on various
surveys that the situation has not changed greatly
Chain systems have grown and expanded and so
have independent stores. A great spur to indepen-
dent store growth and bettement has been the Gre
alton of largescale buying organizations, patterned
after the chain systems, which enable their mem
hers to reduce in-between costs and so sell goods
cheaper.
In no country in the world are there so many
opportunities open to the little fellow as in the
United States.
Even during the depression, host of small ousl-
nesses retail and manufacturing were started and
though the going hard, many of them managed
to pull through and are now on the way to pros
perity. ... ....
They are succeeding because they give good SER
vice--the small business can often get the Jump
on big business by providing personal services that
a large organization can Got-and because they
meet public need. ,a. a.... .. g.. .v..
There are no signs that the day Of the small
store and the small factory is over There are signs
that these small enterprises can look forward TO
profitable futures.
That is as it should be.
Here in the United States, as nowhere else IN
the world the little business and the big business
exist side by side and a testimonial to lhe
soundness of the American way of life.-GreenVlLe
IS. c. Piedmont.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

A member of The Greenvllle, >. u, fleo-
mont'S staff, Charles Garrison, offers TINS
contribution to current political discussion /;
"About 90 per cent of us down south are born
Democratic grow up in the Democratic ranks ana
die i'm the same fold qualify for the hrSt '"0
and probably will die Democrat, but that does not
prevent us from thinking about national issues
believe that the brthrght of every American IS 10
vote and worship he pleaSes. Politics and rei',
zion are two things that are and should be, sacred
70 every American.
~ have heard about as much political talk this
fall as the average man. Many times have been
bpsv or | could have heard more from those who
had nothing else to do. One thing has impressed
me. however. in every political conversation have
heard: Every speaker, whether advocating the re-
election of Roosevelt or the election of Landon'
aroued on the ground that his candidate would
make business better. Not one seemed to devote
any time to the broader theme of what Is best Tor
the nation from other standponts. After all, there
may be other phases than that of economy to con-
slider Are we Americans planning TO live by bread
alone? 1t would seem so by the way many OF the
small-town political artists discuss politics.
South Cardinals leading newspaper
supporter of princes of privilege The
Charleston News and Courier, is authority
for the statement that the only argument
advanced by the political leaders OF the
State in the effort to keep the voters cor
raled for the new deal is to point to the
amount of money that has been scattered
there by the national administration. There
has been no effort whatever to discuss Is
sues or the character and qualifications OF
candidates-the only plea made to South
CarolinianS by their political leaders is that
Roosevelt has distributed so many millions
of the money of all the tax payers among
his supporters down there.
So the fact that Mr.. Garrison finds his
fellow citizens devoting their thoughts and
discussions exclusively to financial matters,
is not surprising; but the truth is that SINH
lar conditions prevail in the other Al States.
The money argument is alleged every
where as reason number one for support
ing the new deal.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
Very Truly.
MRS. RALPH EDNEY.

Editor. The Times-NewS:
The sales tax law is the fairest,
the most honest tax law ever en-
acted. There were tens of thou
sands of men of families who af-
ter the poll tax was taken off that
never paid one cent tax toward
schooling their children. The man
who loves his children as ] love
mine, it helps to make man of
him to know he is doing something
to help educate them. am for
the sales tax and will vote against
the man who will promise to re-
peal that law, and the proposition
, of Mr.. F. r. Jones to repeal the
absentee ballot law. He and | are
real friends but friends do not al
ways agree on all subjects. The
absentee vote is a real necessity
and can never be repealed with
out discriminating.
Take one case i'm Clear Creek
precinct, that of Mrs. Alice Love,
who has not been able to leave
her room in about five years; a
real good, worthy citizen who has
as much right to vote as you or |,
and there are thousands like her
and thousands far away from
home at work who can't vote eX-
cept they spend S25, and maybe
$50. No, the law is or has been
all right till it was amended in
the last legislature. No one should
be allowed to vote the absentee
ticket unless they are unable or
are too far away.
Now | think Mr.. Wamboldt's
reaSoningS in the October 23rd
issue of The TimeS-News are all
bunk. have been connected in
some way most all the time for
80 years with the elections in
Clear Creek precinct. There never
has been any cheating in any way
here, nor can you cheat with the
present register. There may have
been men who voted their dog but
the fault was in the man and not
in the law. A man will steal your
horse or car but it is the man and
not the law which is to blame.
One more question: Has Roose-
welt or his administration made
mistakes? Yes, and if you or |
had been in his stead it would
have been a great deal worse.
There is and always has been two
sides to any question. Weigh the
good, then weigh the mistakes.
See where you are. Our bank ac-
counts are safe; our interest had
gotten in 1929 to 1882 from 8 to
GO per cent, now it is l 1-2 to 5;
our corn so cents per bushel; our
beef cattle 1-2 to 3. My son in
Oklahoma sold his hogs at 2 1-2
cents per pound. / sold potatoes
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsyl-
vania is the state where Re-
publcanS have concentrated their
charges of politics in WPA and
their choice appears 10 have been
well made.
Anyone who SuppoSes there
isn't plenty of Democratic politics
in the administration Of WPA in
Pennsylvania qualities himself for
the BOBBY prize of 1886.
The prize should be shared with
the other fellow who thinks there
would be any less politics in WPA
if Pennsylvania were in the hands
of the Republicans.
The Keystone state always has
been notorious for its political
corruption and an astonishing
proportion of its more conSpicu-
Gus Office holders and political
leaders have at one time or an
other been indicted, diSbarred,
convicted, or otherwise involved
in public scandal.
AS far as WPA is concerned. a
brief glance plus consultation
with certain non-partiSanS who
preserve a cold and fiShy eye-as
well as with politicians of both
parties - convinceS this writer
that politics has flourished far
more in WPA in PENNSYLVANIA
than Harry Hopkins would have
your believe and that the atroci-
ties arising therefrom have been
far less numerous and fragrant
than Republicans allege.
y &
TT further appears that the vot-
erS Of PENNSYLVANIA aren't reg
iStering any dangerously high
blood pressure over the politi-
Clans prostitution of WPA and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
PURLOINING THE ELECTION
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

the booth and vote another way.
So the ring uses the markers to
protect itself.
The person who has agreed TO
sell his vote is instructed to ask
for such and such a marker to
help him when he goes TO vote.
The marker accompanies the voter
into the booth and sees to it that
he votes as per agreement. he
marker comes out with the voter
and signals the pay-off man who
stands outside the polls. The
marker holds up one finger: Zone
dollar" Or two fingers, 1.-TWO dol
lars" Or a little finger, Fifty
cents" The voter eases over to
/ the pay-off man, who slips him his
dirty money.
Sometimes the markers boldly
lScize timid or irTesolute voters,
march them into the booths and
bulldoze them into voting the ring
ticket.
A bad marker law has the eff
feet of multiplying the benefits of
the Australian or secret ballot
system. That is the case in my
own State.
THE REMEDY
The marker mischief can be
largely if not altogether eliminat-
ed by a law which provides that
a person needing aid in marking
his ballot may take with him into
the booth a member of his imme-
date family, but if any person
outside his immediate family is to
assist him, that person must sign
an affidavit before the election Of
fcials that he will not attempt to
Influence the voter in marking his
ballot, nor will he divulge how the
ballot is marked. The law should
further provide that no person
may assist more than one voter
to mark his ballot during any one
election.
Note: We had such a marker
law for our municipality. 1t
worked so well that our local pO-
litical ring-catching the public
asleep-got the State Legislature
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
BEHIND TIE SCENES
TN THE CAMPAIGN

| that the WPA workers themselves
are impressed with the iniquity
of il 10 only a very limited de-
gree.
One hears some very violent OBJ
jections to WPA, its program, and
its operation on other grounds,
But the state is hardened 10 polit.
ical scandal and its politicians
aren't acting more wickedly than
anyone would expect.
Industrial corporations in Penn
Sylvania for decades have had I'M
euualed records for political as
well as economic coercion, pres
sure. and exploitation OF employ
eS.
No one has had chance TO
make a survey, but the impress
sion-even among many New
DealerS-iS that, all added up,
great amount of political pressure
is being eXerted upon WPA
workers. II varies with localities
and in many sections there isn't
any at all.
Ten per cent of WPA person.
mel is on an appointive basis.
That covers the administrative
staff. Thousands of foremen,
supervisors, and timekeeperS, con-
sequently, are political appointees,
Usually they owe their jobs to
Democratic county chairmen, who,
under the present state admins
tration, are nearly all public Of
ficialS. They include many small
time politicians. Even by the
mere law of averages some of
these men would be miSfitS and
there is no question that some of
them are SpoilSmen of the mean
est and worst type.
Incidentally, your find
sprinkling of Republicans among
them, none of whom would be
openly active for Landon.
Copyright 1886. NEA Service. Incl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
BooNDoGGLING BEFORE THE DARK
AGES

This newspaper has several times made
reference to the fact that this country's So
called new deal is not new and that all OF
it's chief experiments were tried out CEN
turtles ago in the Roman empire and else
where. We have quoted historical records
and made out case that cannot be sue
cessfully questioned or disproved How
ever, The Times-News' attention has been
attracted to the summary of the Roman
new deal given by a contributor to The
Christian Science Monitor. This correspon-
dent says:
"The experiments we have been trying out are
as old as the PWA which built the pyramids OF
Egypt They were not even new when they hit the
rocks in Rome sixteen centuries ago. Diocletian
the third century New Dealer, declared an emerg
ency and debased the coinage; he regulated Roman
wages, fixed the price Of commodities, plowed uh
der ope.thrd of the Italian vineyards built tenn
pies theatres baths aqueducts. and every road lee
to Rome Diocletian piled bureau on bureau ane
commission on commission and the only individual
who was safe in Rome was one who did not crit
cze. He appointed inspectors, Investigators aht
tax collectors to Ply into everybodys business ane
developed the greatest bureaucracy ever known
until we began regimenting 125 million American
citizens, He doled out relief in exchange Tor Notes
and when the gentle rain of checks stopped, the
blizzard of taxation began. The middle classes OF
Rome were bankrupted and the Empire awoke to
find its cities swarmng with beggars, yagabonds
idlers, seuptors, artists, singers, and dancers
whole multitude of boon-dogglers seeking pleasure
and luxury at government expense. Bureaucracy
and boon-dQgging exhausted the wealth of the
great middle classes Rome went down, and the
dark ages began"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

"SO-and-SO.' But II the voter IN
sists on voting for candidates not
endorsed by the ring, the marker
will take care of that little mat
ter by slyly poking his thumbnail
through the ballot as he folds it,
thus mutilating it. Under the law
mutilated ballots are not counted.
If the voter is blind or mObServ-
ing, the marker may disregard his
instructions entirely.
The marker has another impor-
tant part to play for the political
ring: He sees to it that the ring
gets the votes it pays for. The
ring knows well that man who
will sell his vote has little charac-
ter; he may take money for vot-
ing a certain way, then go into
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

Editor The Times-News:
Please place my answer to Mr.
T. d. Stepp in your earliest issue :
Mr.. 7. d. Stepp, Dear Sir.
It's very kind Of you to come to
the rescue of your friend, Mr.. O..
b. Jones, in regard to the question
asked him concerning certain
home agent in this county. ! want
to say this. I'm sure it's too fresh
in the memory of all the club
members as to who got our home
agent fired and why for you to
make any denials and sincerely
hope every club member will rally
to the front on November 3 and
vote to get the man that got our
home agent.
Very Truly.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
TIE MARKER MISCHIEF

The fact that some persons, be-
cause of ignorance or physical
disability, need assistance in mark
ing their ballots, is used by politi-
cal rings to facilitate the buying
of votes, the stealing of votes,
and the intimidating of voters.
When the law stipulates that
the election officials shall appoint
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
REVISED CREDIT RATING

The Publicity Division of the Democratic Ne
tional committee sends us three editorials, piping
hot and ready to serve, which it hopes We "may
find of sufficient value to USE" Well, we can't do
that, but there is one statement in the piece en-
titled Buying Presidents" which might be worth
reproducing. This is it: ]" "....
Because the president is the champion of the
middle class, he has not received captastic back
ing"
This would seem to rate Doris Duke Cromwell
a Democratic contributor, as just another poor
working grl.-Charlotte News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

to repeal it. One of our state
senators who believes in honesty
in elections. introduced Dill into
our Legislature to make our eX-
cellent municipality law a state
wide law: but it took the politi-
clans less than a minute to Kill
that wholesome measure.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

the markers to
assist voters in
casting their bal
lots, the voter
who asks for help
in such a matter
is likely to have
a ring henchman
detailed to aid
him. S Il c h. a
marker will ad-
roitly try to
shape the voter
thought by cas-
ually saying, "Of
course you are
going to vote for
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
By Noah Hollowell

MRS. J. E. SHIPMAN EX-
hibits a ,"loye apple which came
from a bush grown by Mrs. Jones
Maxwell on the old Clear Creek
road. Mrs. Shipman said it was
the most beautiful fruit of this ma
turc she ever saw; in fact the firsS
love apple she ever saw, with the
green ones white and the ripe ones
about the color Of tangarinc. II
will grow potted like the Jerusalem
cherry.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
THE SEASON is HERE WHEN

THE SEASON IS HERE WHEN
the farmer makes his way to the
newspaper office to make known
to the world that he has grown Il
champion potato, pumpkin or some
other freak of nature. The ScnSl-
Bile question is: Not how biz a veg
etabie you can grow but how many
in the hill, or to the acre, Of mar
kctablc size? Who wants 10 buy
a 10-pound potato or a GO-pcund
pumpkin? Such sizes are not
practical.
The successful farmer wants lots
of marketable potatoes, more than
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

This is the fifth of a series of
six articles uncovering undemo-
cratic election practices which
every voter should know about,
think about and do something
about.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
BIBLE THOUGHT
MY GRACE
is sufficient for thee. e Cor. 1920

There are two ways of getting out of tral'
One is to simply try to get rid of the trial. and DC
thankful when it is The other is to recognize
the trial as a challenge from God to claim larger
blessing than we have ever had, and to hail 1t WITH
delight as an opportunity of obtaining large
measure of Divine grace.-Dr. A b. Simpson
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned commu-
nications are published by The
Times-News. All letters must be
signed with the real name of
the author. No communications
signed with a fictitious name
will be pxblished.-EDlTOR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

at 20 cents per bushcl. Every
thing else was in proportion. As
my stcp-daddy used to say, Give
the devil his dues
K. NJ. PRYOR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

Solve. that when Saqs hsve,s wreck people will
not suspect bottle the cause.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27

THE wandering abaroSS measures II feet ..o' wa" ="
wing tip The enormous spread is due to the c'i 5o ~
bones The birds hand. from which the primary !e'.', ~.
is only OF average length. but the other wing Boxes . '"
proportion, giving the albaroSS ~ secondary '''' '
forearm
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
CASH IS THE ONLY CONSIDERATION

A member of The Greenville, S. C., Pied
mont'S staff, Charles Garrison, offers thus
contribution to current political discussion:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-27
COUNTY DELINQUENT TAX LIST, 1886

ties of Thomas Johnson and Fred
Hamilton. Taxes, interest and
costs, $7.77.
Onley, Augusta and Isabella
Lot near Beallsville, containing A
acres, ! perch and improvements,
adjoining the properties of T. l..
,Grubb and Robert Diggs. Taxes,
interest and costs, $23.93.
Onley, Augusta and Martha L.
Smith-Part of tract of land
called "Resurvey on Disappoint-
ment," containing / 3I10 acres, as
described in a deed recorded in
liber 354, folio 314. Taxes, interest
and costs, $6.85.
Payne, Henry-Part of tract
of land called "Resurvey on Han
over" containing 31a acres and inn
provements, as described in deed
recorded in liber 208, folio 48.
Taxes, interest and costs, $29.84.
Poole, Melvin M.-Part of tract
of land called "Resurvey on VOLTS
Cow" containing 2 524I1000 acres,
as described in a deed recorded in
liber 4O2, folios 357 and 355. Taxes,
interest and costs, $7.58.
The Washington Clay Products
Company-Part of a tract of land
called pleasant Dale" containing
20 acres, as described, in a deed re-
corded in liber 354, folios 222 and
254. Taxes, interest and costs,
S33.17.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-27
Ninth Election District,
Gaithersburg Town

Case, Edith P.-Unnumbered lot
containing 2945 2-10 feet and 2
Roods and Az Perches, in Block 2,
r. and B. Addition, Diamond Ave-
nue., as described in deed recorded
in liber 324, folio ATT. Taxes, in
terest and costs, $124.33.
Fulks, Oscar Parcel of land
South Side Frederick Avenue, con-
tanning 1859 acres and improve
ments, adjoining the B. and o.
Railroad, Frederick Avenue and
property of Mary E. Myers. Taxes,
interest and costs, $148.16.
Hutton, Francis C. and Mary A.
Lots on Diamond Avenue, as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
246, folio 81. Taxes, interest and
costs, $52.51.
Hinkley, Flora M.-Parcel of
land called Younger Brother" con-
tanning 1875 acres and improve
ments, as described in deed rec
orded in liber 308, folio l. Taxes,
interest and costs, $500.
Meem, Albert Parcel of land
containing 35 acres and improve
ments, adjoining the B. & o. R. R.
and property of John S. Crown.
Taxes, interest and costs, $311.54.
Trundle, Alice D. and A. M
Parcel of land containing 9% acres
and improvements, as described in
a will recorded in Will Book H. C..
A. 8, folio 278. Taxes, interest
and costs, $573.16.
Trundle, Ohio C.-Parcel of land
containing 1896 acres and improve
ments, as described in a will rec
orded in Will Book H. C. A. 8, folio
278:. Taxes, interest and costs,
$257.99.
Ward, Verle S. and Marjorie B.
Lot 20, Realty Park, as described
in a deed recorded in liber 612,
folio %. Taxes, interest and costs,
$92.57.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-02-27
Twelfth Election District,
Damascus District

Anderson, Thomas and Bessie
Part of a tract of land called
Trouble Enough" containing 1
acre, IL perches and improvements,
as described in a deed recorded in
liber 298, folios 470 and All. Taxes,
interest and costs, $11.68.
Bryant, Wilton L. and Irene D.
Parcel of land called Sow Pas
ture," containing acres, roods,
"a perches and improvements, as
described in a deed recorded in
liber 528, folios 81 and Sc. Taxes,
interest and costs, 1864.
Green, Priscilla ]. Blight Hill
School lot and improvements, as
described in deed recorded in
liber T. d. 10, folio 339. Taxes,
interest and costs, $14.45.
Cue, Charles C. and Fannie W
Parcel of land called Pembroke"
containing 2 acres and improve
ments, as described in deed re-
corded in liber 272, folio 20. Taxes,
interest and costs, $14.07.
Hurley, Arthur ]. and Esther
Parcel Of land containing IL acres,
3 roods, IL perches and improve
ments, as described in deed re-
corded in liber 532, folio 1872.
Taxes, interest and costs, $47.29.
Mullinix, John W.-Store lot at
Mullinix, containing 2 acres, A
perches and improvements, as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
236, folio 282. Taxes, interest and
costs, $16.93.
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company
Part of a tract of land called Sow
Pasture" containing 311s acres
and improvements, as described in
a deed recorded in liber 588, folio
433. Of this tract 20 acres will be
offered as per plat and description
to be exhibited on day of sale.
Taxes, interest and costs, $70.40
Snyder, Godfrey and M. C.-Lot
at Cedar Grove containing II acre
and improvements, as described in
deed recorded in liber 222, folio
208. Taxes, interest and costs,
$2O.27.