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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930
B * P W CLUB MAKES
ITS PUBLIC BOW.
We as a club of business and
professional women, known aa the
Brevard Business and Professional
Women's club, make our bow to the
public with the edition of this issue
of The Brevard News, which this
club is sponsoring in its entirety this
week. ,
The spotlight of publicity is focus
ing upon the achievements of busi
ness women in more than one
thousand communities during this
week, March 10 to 16, which is being
observed throughout the nation as
National Business Women's Week.
In the observance of this week we as
a ciub are endeavoring to make
known something of the work, pur
poses and aims of this great nation
wide organization, treating the mat
ter from a local, state and national
standpoint.
The purpose of .Business Women's
Week is to bring before the public
the achievements of pioneer business
women, and to point out the in
creasingly important contribution
which women are making to the com
mercial and professional life of the
day.
If the Brevard Business and Pro
fessional Women's club has succeeded
even in a small measure to "put
across" this purpose we will feel that
our efforts have not been in vain in
presenting this information and much
more to the readers of The Brevard
News through its columns this week.
LET'S TRY SINGING
A DIFFERENT TUNE.
Instead of thinking, talking and
dreaming hard times, let's reverse the
order of things and sing a different
tune for a while and see what hap
pens. ,v
If a drive is on foot to raise funds
for any worthy cause, about the first
thing to be heard is, "Well, I don't
believe you'll get much because you
know times are so hard." If a per
son is approached to pay an account
or an overdue bill, the common reply
is, "Well, I tell you I just haven't
got it. Money is so tight and I can't
make any collections for myself and
I've had so many other bills to pay
lately." If an urgent call is made
to pay the preacher his deserving and
well earned salary, or to pay toward
any church benevolences or chari
table purposes, the same old tune is
sung, "I've had so many expenses of
late that I've just had to meet that
I declare I actually haven't got any
money to spare. I've just had an
other payment on the car to meet;
the final payment on the radio had
to be paid last wet-k or they said it
would be taken out; I had to take
my wife and children on a little
week-end trip week before last, and
before they could go they all claimed
to need new coats, shoes or dresses;
we've had quite a bit of entertaining
of one kind and another that we had
to do lately and you know how much
that costs, so you see there's nothing
left when it comes to giving away
anything," and so forth and so on
and so on ad infinitum.
Now isn't that the real secret of
the whole trouble right there?
Aren't we spending so much on our
selves trying to keep apace with the
other fellow, so that there is really
nothing left to pay our just and
honest debts or to give to those less
fortunate than ourselves?
If everybody in this community
would pledge ourselves honor bound
to quit talking hard times on every
occasion, to quit spending all we
make and more on our own pleasures
and needless expenditures, and in
stead begin paying a little on our
back debts, what a different com
munity this would be and what a
grand time we would all have to
gether! Let's try it and see.
FIND JOY IN YOUR
WORK IS THE GOAL.
The solution of life's greatest
problem ? earning a living ? is a
question that but few people escape.
?Of greatest importance in the ma
terial world, therefore, is the choice
?f one's vocation or occupation in
life.
The time was, not so many years
igo, when almost the only occupa- V
don to which woman could turn was 1
that of teaching. Employment other |
than that in the home was consid- j,
ered beneath the standards of worn- j
ftnhood a generation ago. The mod- {
era young woman, however, is faced c
with a new situation. Not a lack
but a wealth of vocational opportun
ities are open before her today, and
her problem is one of wise selection. !
If she is to choose wisely her voca- 1
tion there are various factors to bo
considered.
The most important factor, per
haps, is following the inclinations
of one's natural ability. The large
majority of people are gifted with :i
least one thing which they can do a
little better than anything else. De
velopment of this talent along vo- j
cational lines plays a large part in
the choice of an occupation. What
ever a person likes the best to do
and is the beet qualified for is the
thing he or she will have the great
est success in, and, consequently, is
the occupation which should naturalK
be followed.
In event one is not especially in
clined toward a particular trade ?
occupation, there are many avenues
open for women to find the thing
they can best fit themselves to do.
The world today as never before
calling for trained men and women.
It is generally conceded that every
woman should have special training
for the work which she undertakes, j
and there are no end of available I
means of securing this training at a
minimum cost, in the various trade
schools, commercial departments,
correspondence courses, night schools
and many other sources.
The surest test, it is believed, of 1
real success in one's occupation is
whether or not there is joy in the
job. If one finds real joy in her
work similar to that obtained in play,
then it may be assumed for a surety
that she has found her right niche in
life. If this test of success has not
been attained, it can be made a goal
for which to strive in the various
pursuits of earning a livelihood. If
one finds her work nothing but a
daily grind and drudgery, then in all
probability there is a misfit some
where; either that person should
seek another occupation or should
determine that she will find out the
whys and wherefores of her dissatis
faction, and then set herself about
remedying the trouble if it be a pos
sible thing.
The ideal situation in work of all
kinds is to find in it genuine pleas
ure, and if such is not the case this
result should be one's main objective.
Real joy in work results in success,
and real success in work results in
joy.
NOT ALL BOQUETS
ARE FOR THE DEAD.
Is it not bettor to share our bo
quets with the living rather than
save them all to bestow upon our de
parted dead? Are wc not prone to
forget the word of appreciation in ex
change for little deeds of kindness
and thoughtful attentions shown us?
In this busy world of struggle and
turmoil we are apt to take too much
for granted. We too often take it
for granted that our friends know
we appreciate them and are grateful
for their kindness, and do not take
the time, or possibly do not deem it
necessary to voice a simple "thank
you." Our friends do not know that
we are appreciative unless we say
it. They have no way of knowing
what we think unless we tell them.
In keeping to ourselves _ expressions
of gratitude for kind attentions or
for any task well done, we not only
deny ourselves much pleasure but al
so deprive others of their just des
erts. If we think someone has done i
us a good turn or has performed I
well an assigned task, we should take
the time to let thc-ni know we are
aware of what they have done and
are appreciative of it. Continual
silence in these little matters of
courtesy may result in our losing an
otherwise good friend, who might
not care to continue kindly acts of
friendship where they are not appre
ciated, desiring rather to turn 'to
others more expressive and more
grateful. All of us are too human
not to like a little praise for any
thing we have done which we think
is deserving of such, and any time
spent on expressions of gratitude or
deserving praise for deserving deeds
is by no means time wasted.
The familiar expression, "life is
too short," does not apply in these
matters, for it is undoubtedly true
that life is not too short to say an
occasional "thank you" or to drop a
frequent word of appreciation or
praiae whenever deserving, for in so
doing we will reap an abundant re
ward for ourselves and at the same
time will make life just a little
brighter and happier for others with
whom we come in contact.
mo KNOWS WOMAN'S FATE '?
WENTY YEARS HENCE 7
A visionary glimpse through the
,alf-open door into the year 1950
bouses upon the screen a scene de
picting woman in her vaious phases
it activity. The truly modern wo
nan in a highly developed state of
ifficiency is revealed in this picture
o be enacted twenty years hence.
The vision reveals woman as now
:ome into her own, her superior
lowers of intellect are duly admit
ed, she is at last on an equality with
nan in all respects, and in most
rapects is recognized as his super
ior. Her day hes come; she is fully
iware cf it; she is making the most
>f her opportunities, and she and the
world are consequently better off.
The destiny of the world and the
rulding hand in all important mat
ters of national, state and community
affairs are now under the controlling
power of women. Public office hold
era are no longer under the domin
ating rule of King Politics, for wo
men are now in authority, and just
ice and right prevail in the handling
of matters pertaining to public af
fairs. Politics play a minor part. It
is now a question of the best woman
or the best man, as the case may be,
in the various public offices, regard
less of party affiliations, which are at
this time in a state of more or les
decadence. The best candidate for
every office is the order of the day.
The pendulum has swung; a nev.
day has dawned for the woman ii
business. There are no woman':
jobs and men's jobs, but just jobs.
Women are being placed in the from
ranks in the business world, and ir
numerous instances are given prefev
ence over men in the more exacting
executive positions. In being al
lowed an outlet for their hithert"
suppressed mental powers, women arc
proving themselves competent, cour
teous and efficient in all positions in
business or profession.
Women are also entering other
fields of service in increasingly larjjc
numbers. Some of the most noted
and successful ministers, lawyers and
surgeons are now found among thr
women. They are also filling well
their niche in the educational field,
many holding positions of promin
ence as heads of the higher institu
tions of learning. The highest of
fice in the land is now open to wo
men, one of the presidential nomin
ees being a woman, with present in
dications pointing to a landslide in
her favor.
Efficiency to the nth degree in all
matters has been developed, and
time savers and short cuts are in
common usage at every turn. Every
woman of any standing at all has her
own little sport model airplane, very
eomract and easily managed. Air
ports are in evidence everywhere,
and little time is wasted in traveling
from place to place. Automobiles
are almost a thing of the past, and
airplanes have been developed to
such a high power of efficiency that
gliders are almost extinct and are
now replaced by machines much
newer in device.
I Best of all, the home has again
been reclaimed, and this in sjtite of
the fact that women have broadened
their field of usefulness in assuming
varied outside responsibilities. This
is accounted for in part by the use of
the most up-to-date electrical, wire
less and mechanical devices in thf
home and the fast traveling individ
ually owned airplanes, resulting in a*
great saver of time and energy and
allowing more time for family com
panionship. These changed condi
tions together with increased salar
ies, shorter working hours and ef
ficient office holders all tend to re
quire less time for outside pursuits
and to allow more time in the home.
Is the Millenium at hand? What
has become of man? you ask. Time
alone will answer these questions.
OUR BUSINESS CLUB
(By a Member)
A merry band of business women
Meet together for work and fun.
With little fuss or fix or trimmin'
After the long day's work is done.
A banquet is spread each time we
meet,
And many good things we devour;
But there's much else to do besides
eat,
If prof'tbly we spend the hour.
To business affairs we must attend,
To talks we listen and songs we
sing,
And in other ways the time we spend
Seeking the best in everything.
A young club we are in space of time
Yet in one thing we all agree:
We've not yet attained to heights
sublime,
But on the map we're sure to be.
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666 ALSO IN LIQUID ? i
1'bU U the lut of a itritt of ten
advertisement*, tpontored Wy a group
of tome twenty-fire citizau oi Ike
ttfwn and connty, hi an effort to Hi
forth the abtolsta neceuity of
operation among the people of <M?
county if the county fi to endure and
prosper. _
SCHOOL IS OUT
RECESS IS TAKEN I
ANOTHER COURSE COMING
This is the last in the series of Ten Advertise
ments, published by and in behalf of this community
and its business interests, in which effort has been made
to call attention of the citizens of the community to the
big losses sustained when people here send their money
to mail order houses, or spend it in Chain Stores.
Whether or not the campaign has been a success
is not of much moment to the men sponsoring this series
of advertisements, but it does mean a tremendous lot to
the citizens of Transylvania County. It is the hope of al!
concerned in this publicity that the men and women
will give serious thought to this problem of Chain Store
operation, for it is a problem that is attracting the atten
tion of people throughout the United States. We would
have you remember that every time you lay a dollar or
a dime down in the Chain Store, you are kissing that
dollar or dime a long, last farewell, for it goes the next
day to that chain store's headquarters, never to be re
turned to you or to your neighbors.
You are also requested to think about the matter
from a far more important angle. Every time you trade
in a chain store, you are giving strength to that chain
store, and ENCOURAGING OTHER CHAIN STORES
TO COME INTO YOUR COMMUNITY. Then, when
all the business, or the larger part of the business, is
transacted by Chain Stores, WHAT IS YOUR BOY
GOING TO DO?
The problem is YOURS. The dangers lurking
in every successful Chain Store is a danger confronting
YOU AND YOUR OWN BOY. You know what you
would do if YOU and YOUR BOY were on the moun
tainside, and you heard a Rattlesnake give its warning
rattle. You would get busy, and get busy now! Well,
the Future of every boy and girl in Transylvania County
is at stake, and if you want your children to have a fair
chance in the business world, then HELP KEEP
AMERICAN BUSINESS OUT OF THE HANDS OF
CHAIN STORES AND FOREIGN OWNERSHIP!
Goodbye for the present. We shall be with
you again before very long. This fight may
take ten years. If so, we shall be fighting for
the next Sen years. The battle must be won, re
gardless of the time it takes, for it is a battle
Right against Might, of your Child and your
Neighbor's Child against Plutocratic Wealth
and combinedWallStreet Barking influences.
TUNE IN ON STATION
KWKH SHREVEPORT, LA.
AND HEAR WHAT OLD MAN HENDERSON HAS
TO SAY ABOUT THIS QUESTION.