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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
4
The Herald notes many letters praising our fairness to all office candidates after the recent state primary. It emphasizes that love and being loved underpin human happiness and that life feels incomplete without it.
A mother explains a hen party to a girl and a father notes adults incur costs. The passage reflects on labor hours needed to buy goods in America versus elsewhere and urges forethought to save for hardship and old age.
A national magazine alleges 83 card-carrying Reds inhabit Georgia and urges their removal, signaling concern over suspected communist presence and urging action against them.
Walton Tribune quotes Governor Talmadge arguing for a state law to bar communists from Georgia, saying it would not violate the Constitution while protecting the state from those who would destroy its institutions.
Officials note Taylor and other counties securing paying projects. The allotment to counties has been fair and with the next setting Taylor should receive further help on several important links.
For weeks Taylor county housewives have spent spare hours canning preserving and pickling vegetables and fruits to stock pantries for winter as prices continue to advance.
Last Friday the Georgia Press Association held its 64th annual session in Atlanta with over 200 newspapers represented. Memorial Committee reported sixteen journalists died in the past year, amid a day of friendly fellowship and cooperation among members. Carl Routree was reelected head, succeeding Albert S. Hardy Jr. as president of the association.
The Scottish Rite Bulletin quotes The Square of Virtue arguing a society without standards loses stability and civilizations have perished for lack of righteousness. It asserts the square as a symbol of the Craft and the moral law by which life must rest, warning that ignoring it leads to wreck.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that war is being invoked as a way to reduce traffic and urban congestion. It cites 44 million cars, the appeal of fewer vehicles, and the idea that underground parking resembles bomb shelters, as suggested by New York engineers.
The Fort Valley Leader-Tribune notes George Young of Taylor County grows high quality Elberta peaches. From a Roberta Reynolds area orchard he sold over 700 bushels, showcasing a flourishing small farm enterprise.
Accompanied by Hawkinsville friends Miss Emma Caldwell society editor of the Hawkinsville Dispatch paid a Welcomed Herald visit. The group was en route to Warm Springs for a day of sight seeing. Miss Caldwell, a Butler native, belongs to a long prominent Hawkinsville family.
Leo Aikman reports in the Constitution that a Burke county cat aroused a family of four when their house caught fire. The tale notes the cat’s act and mockingly suggests the cat later carried out the fire insurance policy with a wet towel.
In Atlanta on Friday Gordon Saussey, a longtime Savannah editor, confessed that years catch up with him. He recalled past all‑night work and boundless energy, but now insists eight to ten hours of rest are essential to perform well, noting many colleagues share this struggle.
The piece argues that political parties exploit wartime events to gain advantage in November. It notes opposition criticisms sharpen the ruling party and that national committees continue planning campaigns despite the Korean War.
Byron Anglin writes about Joseph H. Griffin, a Black Stewart County native born to poor farming parents, who became a respected doctor and funded a $250,000 hospital in Bainbridge. The piece lauds hard work, perseverance, and the belief that success is attainable across races.
J. R. Ham laments road hazards and consumer counterfeits as wholesalers hoard goods to spur shortages and raise prices. He weighs human self awareness, vice, and health burdens while urging honesty to improve behavior and functioning.
A group in Harris County formed the Harris County Health Foundation Inc after the county’s only doctor moved. Citizens buy certificates from five dollars up to fund a Hamilton clinic, once a doctor is secured and may buy the clinic, repaying all loans. Over 100 certificates sold.
A man feels closer to God by accepting the Old Bible as is rather than shaped by intellectual edits. He finds greater personal and neighborly satisfaction in nine out of ten cases.
Quote attributed to Olin Miller discusses overcoming fear and training conscience to ignore truth as a dog might be trained to play dead. The remark contrasts moral courage with pliant behavior under pressure.
A veteran evangelist reflects on prewar revival campaigns and today’s awakening. He cites Billy Sunday era campaigns, large-scale conversions, and town reform, contrasting them with present efforts and urging orthodox gospel leadership to guide the revival. He warns modernists may dilute the movement, urging steadfast faith and gospel clarity.
In troubled times the text asks for divine guidance through Our Father as leaders falter and violence spreads. It notes civilized nations reverting to savagery and neighboring lands suffering, with the future of Christian communities appearing doomed.
The piece emphasizes a revived evangelical movement, calling on orthodox leaders and lay members to seize opportunity while accepting the heavy responsibility it entails for churches and revival efforts.
A collection of reader letters hears of woodpeckers tearing at roofs, pigeons under eaves, chipmunks chewing landscaping and foundations, and squirrels raiding gardens. Advice ranges from netting and trapping to traps and shotgun shells with stubborn animals returning. A boy seeks a chipmunk booklet and odd facts about birds and trees close the column.
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