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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
5
The Butler Herald reports Taylor County weather has been hot for dog days starting July 28th. It notes the death of Senator Lumpkin a prominent Georgian and former federal judge in South Carolina. It mentions cotton stamps distribution and merchants eager to receive them for farmers to use.
The Herald notes Miss Naomi Kirbo, long key in Barnesville News-Gazette editorial and business management, has formed a business connection with the Lee County Bulletin at Auburn Alabama.
Plans advance for the Georgia Press Association convention set for August 21 to 23 in Toccoa. Hotel Lake Louise will serve as headquarters for the three day session. The program for Thursday Friday and Saturday is in preparation with details to be announced later.
Hawkinsville News and Dispatch society editor Miss Emma Caldwell resumes duties after a vacation in Florida. Her column described various Florida points of interest, highlighting the state's notable locations and Caldwell's literary flair.
Preparations are mapped out for the opening of schools in Taylor County in the early fall with a strong faculty and cooperative spirit between parents and schools. The public instruction system is praised as one of Taylor County’s finest assets alongside its churches.
The commentator urges caution about printing praise while living. They fear such practice could inflate egos and lead to vanity, suggesting only a few cases might be suitable and noting a location near Butler as an example of potential misuse.
The Walton News editor Ed A Caldwell is praised by The Herald for friendship and a storied ministry. A birthday note recalls 1,300 funerals 800 baptisms and countless marriages across nearly five decades in charge of churches while noting his lifelong involvement with printing.
Schley County News profiles Jesse G. Deriso a native son whose rise from grocery clerk in Americus to vice president and secretary of Southern Food Stores Inc highlights a notable career. The piece notes his Florida coast leadership, his visit home with wife and two daughters, and recent media mentions of his role in West Palm Beach's new Super Food Store.
The Macon Telegraph notes that President and Senator Barkley urged Senator George to give up the foreign relations chair to lead the finance committee after Pat Harrison's death. It lauds his work on lend lease and tax measures, and cites Tom Connally as successor in foreign relations. George faces a tough balancing act amid administration support.
The Cordele based utility celebrates eleven years since 1931 with revenue rising from 4 914 in its first year to 259 000 in 1941. Starting as a rural current provider for Cordele it built a 250 mile network and boosted generating capacity from 9 000 to 15 000 horsepower with 200 000 investment.
Washington reports the agriculture department will show how to make 150 cotton hosiery styles as a substitute for silk. Rep. Cannon demonstrated the method. 85 percent of hosiery machinery could be adapted. Styles range from cobweb mesh to sport weights, costing similar to silk but offering less snagging. Officials noted no aim to imitate silk in appearance. Nylon stockings not slated for government stockpiling. silk remains preferred for parachutes.
Augusta Ga Aug 2 A ready 18 ton tank will join the arsenal’s effort to test mechanics. Lt Chas E Dettman oversees repairs and the shop aims to fix about 30 tanks a month for the expanding armored forces. Col Asa Skinner commands the arsenal and notes a potential army camp plan includes a new triangular division.
Thomaston August 3 Upson county officials received a 100000 check from Johnson Lance Space Co Inc buyers of the hospital bonds voted by residents on June 17. The payment covers bond premium and county expenses. The bonds of 1000 each were signed over to the buyers. The funds will finance a 40 room hospital with modern facilities located about one mile east of Thomaston on a hill overlooking the city.
The Wiregrass Farmer urges Turner County readers to prepare for the fall school term with physical exams for children and all residents to bolster health during August heat. The piece notes borrowing difficulties mirror earnings and highlights the need to boost well being before school starts.
Washington July 30 Senator Walter F George resigns as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Connally of Texas is named to chair Foreign Relations, with Senator George moving to the Finance Committee. Senator Hatch of New Mexico is named chairman of the Privileges and Elections Committee. Approval by the Senate is routine.
Speaker Rayburn said he favors keeping draftees in service longer than one year due to current and developing world conditions. He cited changing national circumstances as the reason for the shift in his position.
Athens August 3 Georgia farmers market about forty percent of all their livestock and livestock products and use the remaining sixty percent at home. Income from livestock and products included milk eggs cattle and calves hogs and chickens. Farmers received the greatest average cash income from milk with fifteen year figures. Average annual value of milk marketed was 9 786 000 while the total annual value of milk sold and used at home was 528 412 000.
Cordele will gain a $200000 federal grant for airport upgrades including landing strips runways and field lighting. The project may require 400 to 500 acres and possibly relocation from the current site. Additional funds and a four unit Army training field are under study by the Chamber of Commerce with Crisp County.
In Vidalia Georgia J B Brown of Toombs County reports a German American farmer named Shrower turned five dollars into five thousand by cultivating a new yam variety named Bunch Puerto Rico. Planted in a chicken house the seed produced volume and sales grew over five years to above five thousand dollars for seeding purposes.
Athens extension agronomist estimates bull weevils have destroyed about 23 million dollars worth of Georgia cotton and seed this season. Loss could reach 250000 bales of lint and 100000 tons of seed, with cause traced to a large weevil population overwintering.
Atlanta reports county agents say a labor shortage the latest problem for farm owners as demands rise. About 200000 fewer farm laborers than 1940, caused by high defense wage competition and selective service cuts. Experts cite lack of diversification and an uncontrolled market as additional rural issues.
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