m the ootnrry svlva, noeth < J InroBgDAT! october 29,1936
u. 1 ?wtobeb 29,1936 ?m a nu nr ABTisoB mmn m oMnrrr
ftilTo Cost Parties
Jny Millions Of Dollars
>. tu r The
m^thc
>'??' I ,I110s 10 an ond next
?>?' " ,?.S ill tl? NltiWWl, .
(<w,1 . si,lUJ, state an.l
l-re. I
k*r? iwi'iy"??f *
k >i?l or0' UU2?.i<>o? te
L'?.v ? . it 4.osts money to
, to.pay
I i l^sius i" w'w>luPoni an4oU
r, ? bi.v tiuu- ou the aur, to
KifllS 'l)
ciiralii^ :uul badg<*
, ?j i.ullious, ?nd to pay
'rltf t?'lLa Vl
. oi ?l!?>v0L I
V?|?
i to ?*? to! t,:':
^'o^s w \Vu>hingtou iii de
i Wthem niili fnv.it care and
K'. w mvi-o-.itthem after
r'i, tk pasvicre of the cor
ill" i * *
onfiiW act. more 20
. ^^arc^ !???' been very
fi'w' or ,Vau,lulos<! ttV>
r vin'?vtion> fAr f.ut*h purpo?
1 p* u m or ?oiuv.dmg T.Ik
L,;.' oi campaign funds.
Ljvajl "i' tli4* st a tea require
L T* cii'T-'i'-'" .'xiwnui'tures
Lfc(h&!f oi' si at**, county ?and
! ot'ficrs. that it ia in
diifu'ult lor .any party,
? |C i.:v.mi/l'?l :i!id financed,
n h.,;i .n. There is nothing
?. thi'iviort'. in the fact thn:
jr's j;<Jitif.il oampnigns, taken
L,. wi'I OA; i i round $25,000.
[istnount the Republican Na
(Cibjl&v is exacted to r0"
fit oinTiitiirc ot $8,336,000,
i? tr,.' amount erei
ti'jny parly in :i pivsidontial
Leu op' '!l 1!*28, when the
&;Vauonnl Committee 6pent
lad the Democratic Na*ion
cw, $7,152,51]. Thil year
(atie National Committee
utur s will rim around $3,000,
|Ib? S(L3!orui and Congreisiond
aiuws w' tlit- two major parties
tortted to spuid about $500,000
Wcrltl jjid Congressional oand>
j' personal expenditures will run
&?t AWjOjOOO. The ini.ior par
Iciuu, Socialist, Communist,
J&to, }'uP.uvr-Labor, etc., will
ubiy spend among them about
*ijtlH. btaif , county and local
will account for anotner
tyJOO.
w ?i th<: reasons for the heavy
tiuur; this year is the great in
nuiiiV r of voters whom
?Aiuiidate and Counnittoa ia fcry
w and iiulm-nce. Th.- ad<U
^l|l:iff than .. million totherej;
r": rote of New York State hi)
^ Di' a >i?<'cial session ci'
^U'biv lift w.-ek for the pur
h law p -nnitting the
: rtnuin op. n several hours
' the t-sUibhshed choking
?i O'clock.
?Murt-s of the various Oiiii
"TO'uiitiTS to git out the fu'1
:Ul woff; -tul, the probability is
^saayoi tUo crucial states awl
'Hi'oct sa of counting the bal
^?MceaSiiily b^ prolongs.
, ^ftfyrc, quite
poeaiblo that
^ *ill not know deflate ly
? W?n olcetcd President un'vl
morning of Wedne#
Niiv. V
*" f'*i? which use voting mar
f4, **k ua Xc w York, Buffalo,
<.f the larger citie* of tti
**st, iW totul vote is normal
tubulated and recorded
I'^ir after the close of the
wii|v extension of vot
^'n \< w York .and the proba
^ n it will he nwvf'ssary to r,>
' l''|Hr l>aiiots to supplement
.'<u "'i voting nuichinoa, tl'.o
r 'l w(.i i'w a j011g delay in
;'frrts from this and other vibd
^ right interest,
i* ^ ')rov'OTls campaign hp*
su,'l1 iin extensive use ot
?<l of trying to forecast thp
'y irteims of ik>Us or M straw
-,'r
L(.
1 (. " I"'""
,;i 'p '"'lerprisinjf newspaper,
* ?na Ni wn, conducted wliat
* P?N end al I polls''
tCK aiscovtr^ that no
iui.iV .S4,>nni,ft wcw'
ll;a'Clul|yoT 8t?t?s
l1"' ,TsUitR of thwi'
"h,l At News wines tr.
!^llv !'r ll straws
^ d S? Wllich thc
1*WpT l4md<0n ^ IP1
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TODAY and
TOMORROW
(By Frank Parker Stockbridge)
STORE .... the independent
We hear a lot about the decline ot
"he independent small retailer. He i<?
oeing brushed to the wali by the gre^t
dna In stores (md iiuulj-ordjer bouses*
people tell us.
ALark Granite, of .Newtown, Penn
.yhitcik, thinks thrit isn't so. . To
.irove tli.it the small, independent
:ieivhaut lias us good a chance us
;ver, it' he is bright enough to run a
'tore at .til, he has opened .as okl
?iishioned "general store" in hi
ionic town. O
1 intended the opennig tin; other
lay, when .Mark was Landing our
.tic ks of eululy to alill tlie youngsters
n town. I am convinced lie is right
n his general theory that a good
torcluuiit, no matter how "little" he
s, does not need to fear thi corape
i<n of tlie "chainsi" It's up to
dark now to prove that 1m? is a
rood merchant.
.4.*uOox'.u?tfc& . . makes friend
lliei* is u umraoter Uv every &i,or-'
?<uud every outer pJiacc-?wjucii, loi
iv-jiii ol a Oct ter woru. ?\"e *?ii* **ut
' ?
.uosphcre." i^itlwr the siinoui?diug<>
i\u.e an almospuoio ulikli tuivacu.
peop.e, or Ihey Uon't. The l'jglu ai- j
u** phere is u more valuable tluu t
many business men realize.
Aiark Gramie s new ?M>re ha^ tlie j
atmosphere of the country storo 01 '
my boyhood*. That is apprqpm!k> in I
.vcwu.wn, which W4ls the second town ?
established by Wiliam Pcim. Tlie
people of this part ol Bucks Count;,
uave u feeling tor history. 1 think tlie
aew "old" store will phrase them. j
Tlie merchandise is modern, of
course, but the tiLUngs, down to the
plug- tobacco ouUer and. tlat mumk
oelUid stove steading in, a box ol
sand, are such 'as our grandfather
knew.
COMPETITION . . .its part
1 luivo Juever known a good busi
iicss man who was ai'raul ol competi
tion. 1 luve known many busine...?
aien who were always complaint! 13
about their competitors, but none ol
uhein was a really good business uiuu
It h;R been often *uid that nine 01
uoai men who stailt in business foi
themselves faiL I don't knew Uiu.
the proportion is as high as that, but
I know it is terrifiic.
Thc business w!ho study th
-au^es of iUilunc say tluat about :
third are due to insufficient capital,
mother third to incompetence and in
;xj)eri.-nc?, iaivd the rest to a variety
?t' i'uutors. Few fail because of eoia*
^H'tilion. It is my obeemutioa thai
nost of the business f/ii^xras lose oal
oecause they paid, more attention to
spending their incomes than tbey Si
;> earning ithcio.
REGULATION . . ooe riawyofcft
I have never been able to tka!
t L> any part of the function oi g&9
nlinent to protect the insampetiiul
Mid inefficient against the asnau
i.tencei of thoir own inherent weak*
Too lrrnth sympathy ia vast
<t by social upliftero on individual'
a ho atfe tialmtalJ6orn fluajwre* Too
.nich i>olitical effort is aimed at mjk
ng those of uts who stand on our feel
iike o ire of tihe ones who have proved
-heir inability to sueeed.
The only regu'ation of business by
?. vemnumt for 'which I <wm And jus
iticatlon would tie such as would in
ure to every imm the right to fail,
>r succeed, .as his nature miy be, as
lie result of his own efforts.
Every legislative attempt to save
tu i lures from the consequences ot
heir own failings pults a premium an
inefficiency and a penalty oneompe
ionce. ?
ABILITY .... seldom
I havn had three men of exception,'
il (Ability working on my house laltdly.
f have never known n better carp?n
ix*r than Horry Ruble, a better plumb
? r 4hun Bill Crowell nor a beWar
?lwtriciin than Joe Lukens.
Thev are (among the outstanding
! nwri of our little community, because
Jihoy are not only skilled at their re-t
jspeetive .trades but by1 reason of
' lieir persona! characters. None of
?: lu-frn "skimps" hib -work. They all
taka pridl- In doing a first-rate job
and in seeing the job through, oncfl
U is started.
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<D
W H I C
I RoojeVcli end Gorrver"
p" I.tmdon. airvd ' Knox
Next Teeeday tfci
pie will decide wk? k
over the dartM* d tins wmtrj
iur the next far JQtHL
I'Vom islnost eragr fruiiirt iu
? vory sute in tk> amon eocae tiihtji
>1 aliuuet tuipgwwtontai intorat is
I
Lite i'l-cikiauujU campaign as attest*
os I)} the record nriiliaiiini of vow
urs tluit La? crowded the books of
ilecliou rutflridUl
iu New York Staftlt and japociuJJy
in New York City, tfee nub of reg
istnwiou of new wim has been *jc
i^reuit that the Jcgiabtve wfts hur
riedly caUed into mamoa to onset
legislation extending the hours ol
voting to nine o'clock at night* in
jrder tluit tliere might be sufficient
time for nil to oast a vote before
the closing of the polls.
Candidates of the nvijar parties
have traveled over piuctidally the
entire length and breadth of thoee
jvu'ls oi the country thait might be
classed as doubtful, and the bi?
guns have been booming for weeks,
rho bombardment over radio and by
mail kis been almost incessant. Tbe
aojttfe of tongues will come to in
end .Monday night, and the battle of
ballots will begin Tuesday morning,
bringing to W close one of t4e most
momentous political campaigns in
the liistoiy of this country.
Straw ballots have boeji takei,
but they do not 'agree in (heir eou
cjusions. Some predict the election
of Gov. London, while others, ecpul?
!y trustworthy, indicate the roelecr
tion of President Roosevelt.
Shou'd the President be reelected,
he will hive succeeded in eonsoli
dnting the victoi'ies of four and
tw0 years, and of recstabUahing th'
old .and powerful political party of
Jofferson and Jackson, composed of
farmers and laborers, plow the solid
South, thus relocating the politicc1.1
lines and creating new border states.
With Pennsylvania apparently in
doobtj when Ohio majr essi\j sfain
bo found in the Roosevelt
riwc Indian^ Illinois
iuwia, Nebraska, tfce Dafeotaw,
iiOi/Ota, ami even Bsnft? tan&i
thoir eleotarjal iflfies to fi&v*gn$
v itlioat gnbatly upsetting tka
cut haais ?f calaaltrfcH
Oaliioruia, Waahington
the- PAcifla aoaat from fit
XoTitJi may again line tip
Koosevjejjt, it raall kola eft if* fetfes
event of such a Roosevelt v
{the farmers and Uhorera c& tki.
'u;>uutxy bid lined up behind
1-urty of Jeffersuu and Jack&oa, tS
they were when the repubho WLM
young.
That i? what many keen observ
ers believe <a Roosevelt victory is
the spates mentioned above would
mean in the history of Anuri?n
p./itics., aud that is thought to be
' one of the reasons why many in
1 diL-striuiists are seeking to encom
pass the defea/t of the President
Not only are a President and a
' Vice-President to l elected, feet
ti'.-.o one-third of the Uaited Sftatca
Senate. (It would be impossible to
< liange the political complexion of
the Senate from Democratic to Ee
] ,:l.lic.'in in this 'Section.) But, the
whole Hpuse of Representatives ia to
bj dieted, as are a Governor, a
j lieutenant Governor, members "f
bot li houses of the Genera^ Aaaeui
bly, other State officials, ani corny
f.
The election will also (though
poLties is not supposed to be eou*
.-idercd in connection with either its
pjrsaiuiel or its decisions) deeido
tho completion of the Supreme
Ocrurt pf the United States fur
ye.uiB to cfltme, for all the membara
r.f that tribunal are advanced in
ytars, and it- is probable that some
of them will pass from active life
life before) the next Presidential
term expiree, and the President to
be aleoted next Tuesday will hava
1 u (Ploaae Tom To Pag? 2)
Tuttle Is New Methodist
Pastor For Sylva Church
STORES SET CLOSING HOUKS
A)
All stores in Sylva, with tha exoep
-U-ii of drug stores, filling stations,
ufes, and one grocery store ?md mav
ket, have arrans'jl io close pnompu.\
at 6 o'clock oil week days, sad at 9
o'clock on Saturdays.
The new (arrangement wilJ
XL.:;day, Xcv umber G sisd will
afford tiifiif lor evening1 ric-veauoi!
cor the lieop'e vths arc employed
ih-2 stores.
COUNTY FEDERATION MEET
The County Federation of Houu
Demonstnaftion Clubs of JacjksoQ
County will iio'd an Aichievemant
:ay i>rograin at the community
:? ub house on Saturday, October
iL
Mis* Wiike Hunter, clothing
spcuauisi, will be present and give a
(iemon.stratioli in clothing ani aoces
tfovitf.
p /?
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES
The Missionary society of the
?Uelhodisi church will observe 'he
week oi* prayer, next week witii aor
v icea ai the ehurcii on Wednesday ani!
i-'riday afternoons, banning1 .st 3.30
ui tlbe aftccnooiML
QUALLA
(By Mis. J. K. Terrell)
On Tuesduy, 27th, tlie funeral of
Mrs. Eiiaa Ward was wiiducted at
vV?ud cceinetesry by Rev. J. U
Uyuu. 'i'he fallowing was read at
oar funeral; 4'Miary Bradley was
book April 24th, 15153. She professed
frith ia Chriel in 1886 and joined
(Jn Sjtftll Cietik q t
Tn?fih she wm u tneniber until deaih
SJM was 83 years ot age. She was
inTriad to lsilias Wand in 1.873. He
?dittd aeveiul years ago. She is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs.
Do vie Oilier, Mrs. Maggie Gibson
md Mrs.Taunie Jones.She has 9 gitand
children end 11 great grand child
l".
On Tuesday ai-cmoon the funeral
oi Mr. Cain AI. Hughes, who died at
hi* home near Canton, Sunday night
was conducted at Shoal Creek Bap
tist church by the pastor, Rev. W.
H. Woodard, .and Kev. J. L. Hyiait.
Interment was in Thomas cemetery.
Thai he was w oil known and highly
respected was attested by the Urge
crowd, not only ot' Qualla folks, but
alao of visitors present. Qualita was
the home of both Mr. and Mrs.
Hughes, Wlut w.as Miss Mjjry Lou
Howell, fcr sevetia) years befon;
moving to Canton. He is survived
by hi* wife and two sisters, Mrs. W.
H. Hoyle at QiutUa and Mrs. Evj
Connor of Elu, several nieces
and HpfciM.
Rev. JJj. Rogers preached at the
Biiptilt elrareb, Sunday morning on
the aalhj$ct;"The three laws that
govern the human family?'Struggle,
Selfiahnecs and Love". He announc
ed revival agrviees to begin next
Rev. J. L, Hyatt assisted by Rev
J. J. Bains of Ahrka is conducting
revival services at Whittier Baptist
church.
Rev. R. L. Bass and family were
in Qualla, Tuesday. He is a former
pastor of Qualla Methodist cburdh.
Th? Qualla Home Demonstration
Club met with Mrs. J. E. Battle,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weeks, of
M'arietta, Ga., called on Mrs. J. H.
Hughes, Saturday.
Josgp 'Carter, Missies Myri,
Dorothy and LaRrae Carter ,'ind Mrs.
Roxie Garter left, Sunday afternoon,
for their home in Greenville, S. C,
after a visit with relatives
Messrs. J. M. and D. C. Hughes
an d Mrs. W. H. Hoyle visited re la
tiv- oil Cooper's Creek.
- J. L. Hyatt, Mrs. J. R Mes
ser, Mrs. Wib Messer and Mrs. Cal
lahan were dinner guesta at Mr. B.
M. Shulor's, Tuesday.
Mrs. Lillie Panrisb, of Whittier,
called on Mrs. G. A. Kinsland.
A party of QuaJla folks afEended
the circus, at Abbeville.
Mr.C. B. Terrell attended the
teachers' meetings at Ashevillp and
Cullowhce.
Messrs Rogers and Harry Sfaeltoe
have returned from a trip to Aabe
vtfle.
All Methodist preacher* in JtMk
son county, except Hev. C. 0. Ecff
ner, <at Oullowhe? were change* 1 and
AoiLt to now eluirges by Bishop Kern
at the Annuai Conference, which
closed its meeting in Salisbury,
Monday.
Ruv. T. li. Wolte, lor lour years
pwtor ci' the Svjlv.a and DiHaboro
elucrchrs, was moved to Kernels villi
m the Winston-Salem District. Eev.
Mark '1 utile, who has been it
ununitc- J-'jiki, has been sent to Sylva.
.vir. 7 utile is tvetU known herrj^ hav
mg .served the charge at Cullowhe
lot tour years, a few years ago. He
.uid ilis. Tut tie are expected to ar
rive in Sylvia, Wednesday, and Ml.
?Volte aiid hLs iuniily wil^l leave oa
Wednesday tor KeruerdvilLe.
itev. L. C. Price, preacher in charge
the Webster circuit, wnlah in
cludes Webster, Love1? Chapel,
tJa.st IjaPorte, John's Creek, and
tVeslcyanua, was moved to 'CfynL.
and Kev. G- A. Dovis wil,l succeed
iiim at Webster.
The appointments for the district
we. Presiding Elder, W. A. Kotyins,
Andrews, W. S. Smith; Betid, 1.
J. Highfcll; Breviard Station, J. 11
lircndall, Jr.; Brevard Circuit, li.
H. Huss; Brysotn City, W. M. Bob
bins; Oanton, D. E. Camack; Clydt,
E. C'. Prieo; Cullowhee, C. G. Hei
ner, Jr.; Crabtree, A. F. Phibbi.,
DelwoomL, 11. D. Jessup; Fines Creek,
A. L. Rayle; Franklin, C. C. Her
ocrt, ?irr i'Vauiklw circuit, J. J.
Edwards; Glcnviile, to be supplied,
ilayesville, John H, Green; High
lands, W. i\ Beadle, supply; Jona
than, W. F. Eaker; Junaluski, J. H.
Carper; Macon circuit, 0. E. Croj;
Murphy SiUition, W. A. Barbor;
Muiphy circuit, R. J. Starling,
itobbinsville, G. L. Lovett, aupply;
Sylvu, M. Tattle; WaynesviMe, R
6. Truesdale; Webster, G. JL Doris,
supply-; MaBae Cww&td;
Mi.-i^ionjary .to Brazil, C. W. CUy.
BALSAM
(Dan Mrs. D.T. Knight J
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ponia an
nounce the birth of a tea pound
^irl, Monday, the 19th.
Mr. R. L. Pearson, our depo*
agent, and family have moved her^s
from Sylva. We are glud to have,
them -with us. Their son, Robeu;
who is a student in Clemsou Co>.
lege, S. C., spent last week end here
with them.
Mrs. Burnett, wh0 has bean viii: -
ing relatives here, returned last;
week to her home at Aquone.
?Childhoed and Youth Week
observed hist week by the MetLo<iis?
Sunday School, and an interesting
program was rendered, Sunday.
SeVenl IJaJsamites attended
ling Bros. finus, in Ashrvi'Io,
day.
BISHOP GRIBBIN WILL
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Bishop (jiihbiji will conduct ->ei
vices at St. John's Episcopal chureri
here, Sunday evening at 7:30.
The public is cordially invited.
MISSIONARY ZONE MEETING
The tvntcul z<?nc of ili?- Wi-.iii'i; 'i
Missionary societies of the
ville district, Methodist Episr
Chuneh South, will hold its scmi-wiim
al meetinjr in the church here Sa*ll??
day, starting at 10 o'clock, ?it<h "Nt r
H. Gibson,, of Sylva. <tha:nu?*i.
presiding.
An interesting program kw Ih ? i; ? ??
ranged, jxxj'tieipa t ???! Ln by i?cmb.-r- ' i
the various societies. I.un* ricon v.n1 i Im
served by {.he Sylva society.
WILMOT HONOR ROLL
(
The following is the honor roJj fur
Wibnot .school for the first thn-p
months of the 1936-'37 school y?nr.
SEVEN III O RADE: Hubert H;m.
Cjarner, John Lov.-i^ Jr., Janus Ho'i- y
cutt; Kenneth Ward.
SIXTH ? J RADE: Tm z Brad'ey.
FIFTH GRADE: Frankie lJarn.wr
ner, Peariie 'Laws, Bniec RwV K< ih
neth Re vis, DoaiaJd Bradh-y. ( 1v.r>
Raby Teaclicr)
FOURTH 1 GRADE: If/.yfw S<
myer, Pt'arl Wurrt. OUs Ruby, Vv'i;'.o
Mac Sett'tmyer. Gladys Pntt:
C?r> Ward, Sail' Ward.
T111RI> (iRADE: Charts Ward.
Gladys Bradley, R. L. Revi^
SECOND GRADE. Fiunkie Ward.
(Gen era Tuxpui Teacher)