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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
4
Instructs on keeping garden plots small for wife’s work and advises growers to spray fruit now, spray well, and maintain regular intervals until 20 days before gathering. Mentions Branson as a referenced location or name context.
A note on the Jones and Bloodworth case mentions transfer to Musco- Fee county and proposes donating Sheriff McGuffin's small wooden structure near the county jail to the local swimming club for use as a springboard. The idea blends legal action with community sport plans, reflecting unusual county debates.
The Herald last week published Judge McLaughlin's bench charge to the grand jury. Citizens are urged to heed the prudent guidance and act upon it for the public good in Taylor County.
Crisp county celebrates citizen J. J. Beasley who has recently become the father of Crisp County’s 39th child. The Cordele Dispatch notes the rapid population rise as noted by Charlie Brown.
A caller suggests the state herd political goats blamed for unrest and ship them to Europe. The note contends they may not be fit for a Jewish festival but would provide a seasonal rest for the state.
In a Bob Taylor lecture the world is described as endlessly turning with rises and falls. The Southern Cultivator editor adds that since the automobile era humanity has become obsessed with the going spirit, whether up or down.
In Elberton the leading business house failed, and about a dozen other firms joined to subscribe a substantial sum and revive the defunct company. The move illustrates a practical application of the Golden Rule in local commerce.
The Marion County Patriot editor Hirshburg visited Buena Vista on Monday, a welcome courtesy to the town. He is described as a newspaper man of the old school who provides conscientious and efficient service to his patrons. The text expresses appreciation and extends a hearty welcome to him.
The romance tracing to a boy’s homage to Senator Thomas E. Watson culminated in the Thomson wedding of Walter Brown, youngest son of state agriculture commissioner J. J Brown, to Georgia Lee, Watson’s favored granddaughter and daughter of O. S. Lee, a state food and drug inspector. They met when Brown served as messenger for Watson during the wartime Augusta trial.
The Dalton Citizen argues that using executive power to overturn juries is improper for governors and other officials. A guilty verdict should stand unless new evidence warrants a new trial, and officials should not weigh testimony to mitigate verdicts.
The county’s honor is not reflected by moving the Jones and Bloodworth trial, which supporters say protects defendants’ rights. jurors should be impartial, and Judge Yeoman correctly guided the hearing to avoid delays or county discredit while aiming for a speedy, just result.
Editor Griffin notes that Shepherd Chapman Mrs Hughes James and Bloodworth receive more space than all other topics in ten days of national press. He laments how even notable acts fail to earn front page attention, while minor matters dominate headlines.
In a letter from Atlanta dated January 7 1925 Charles E B Benns of Butler Ga hears praise for the Butler Herald praising two editorials Spineless Criminals and Make Parents Responsible as vital moral guidance. The writer laments sensational metropolitan papers and argues for government duty to citizens and parental responsibility in education. He urges keeping sound educational values and expresses cordial regards Price Gilbert. The Montazuma hail storm damaged peach orchards but Taylor county crops remain near normal.
The Monticello News notes an expected larger boll weevil swarm this season due to a mild winter, predicting costly losses if farmers plant rapidly without precaution. Editor Doyle Jones urges stronger law observance and warns that public sentiment undermines enforcement, risking mob violence and contempt for courts.
The Vienna News editor Miss Emily Woodward attracts criticism as readers debate whether editors should run towns or simply yield to all opinions. The piece notes editors cannot please everyone and argues for honest conviction despite backlash from some readers and the broader weekly press.
The Monticello News echoes the Herald urging a law that bars operation of cars by those lacking sobriety and care. It argues terrible crashes would end once such standards are enforced and dangerous drivers are kept off the road.
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