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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1924
Page
7
A heartfelt set of notices from subscribers correspondents advertisers job printing patrons editors exchanges and others expressing gratitude and well wishes for Christmas and the coming year 1925. The Herald pledges to continue serving the community with news each week and asks for forgiveness and mutual friendship.
The week offers Santa’s annual visit and hopes no child is overlooked in Taylor county. Winter weather leaves back-bone and spare tiles for Christmas as turkeys are scarce. Johnson County reports an epidemic of schoolhouse fires, bringing total burned buildings to four this year.
The report notes Turlot has the lowest death rate in years and better overall health than usual compared with other regions.
The item quotes a father telling his son to study the ladder he climbs and warns that reaching the top in one bound would negate the effort at the bottom. The Boston Transcript notes U.S. Senator Walter F. George will remain in office rather than seek federal judgeship.
The Adel News notes that despite the holiday spirit many crimes occur during and around the Christmas season. It questions why peace and calm are not observed in commemoration of the great event and acknowledges the persistent reality of increased crime in this period.
The Herald highlights the booster section praising credit to the county and its people for ongoing progress and the community's desire for continued advancement in the future.
The editors pledge to dedicate more space to social religious and civic affairs while reducing crime coverage. They seek the aid of the best people in every community to support upbuilding efforts.
Report notes several prominent Taylor County residents were scammed by men posing as eye specialists, losing large sums of money. The piece warns against trusting strangers offering treatment for defective sight.
The governor is described as tender and sympathetic yet firm on law and court decisions. He is credited with conscientious handling and fair chances given to the convicted, with recent rulings viewed as prudent by supporters and critics alike.
The Herald praises Editor Ernest Camp of the Walton Tribune for sending a booklet titled Autumn Leaves containing verse and prose gems. Readers acclaim the gift, and The Herald expresses sincere thanks to Editor Temp for the copy.
Small industries do more to make the small town than any other agent. A blacksmith shop helps the community, and cotton factories, planing mills, and other industries that require workers bring people to the town. Many Alabama towns depend entirely on these industries. remove them and the population declines, leaving towns empty.
The message urges constructive action to raise property values and build a thriving community. It condemns negativity and promotes active participation, cooperation, and positive effort by every citizen to advance the city or county.
The Her ala notes personnel changes in Taylor County offices with a new slate taking office after January 1. New assignments include William T. Austin as County School Superintendent and L T Peed as Ordinary, S Cox as Clerk Superior Court, RP McGaffin as Sheriff, De Cooper as Tax Receiver, GA Rob as Tax Garces, J E Brewer as Treasurer, Reveree Stanley as Coroner, and C Jarrell HS Weil RE Wat as County Commissioners.
A Georgia editor, after four years of dwindling public support, announces plans with a youthful wife and a lighter slate of duties. He jokes about traveling to New York with the Georgia Press Association aboard a chartered Savannah vessel if social constraints allow.
The essay reflects on the Christmas tree's power to spark wonder in children and adults alike. It contrasts youthful dreams of gifts with adult pursuits of honor, fame, and happiness, noting the tree's enduring glow through changing fortunes and memories. Walton Tribune.
The Richland News reports on Dy Davis Brothers of Renfroe growing rutabaga and turnips locally in Stewart county near Muscogee. It notes that this year their yield ranges from sixty to seventy five bags per plot and argues soil fertility and effort are modest for a profitable crop.
The Columpus Enquirer Sun notes turnips promise a rich harvest once planted, with standout profits reported from Davis Brothers in Renfroe and rutabagas yielding about $400 net from a single acre by Mr. R J Fountain. The piece highlights marketing as a key challenge and urges growers to seize opportunities.
President Coolidge vowed continued government help for agriculture during two Chicago talks linked to the international livestock exposition. He spoke at a luncheon of the Chicago Commercial Club and at a dinner of livestock exposition officers and directors. He pledged that government will do all possible to encourage farmers toward prosperity and stability.
At a Chicago Commercial Club luncheon a chief executive urged that prosperity cannot be divorced from agriculture and that business should be an internal part of national life. He called for mutual aid among nations as a guiding principle.
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