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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
4
The piece muses on merit and the value of small acts of kindness in stressful times. It warns that only the fit survive and warns against mismatches of people and positions. It laments roadside billboards and calls for legislative action to curb their spread.
It is gratifying to friends of former Governor Thos. W. Hardwick to note that he has formed a law partnership with Judge J. S. Adams at Dublin, making one of the strongest law firms in the State. Taylor County needs more men to go to work and quit galloping up and down the road in Tin Lizzies. Too many men are seemingly afraid of work.
If they succeed in drafting Hon. W. T. Anderson for Governor, Georgia would have the greatest Governor of any state in the Union. He's fine anywhere you put him. The only question is where he can do the most good. Farmers in Taylor county are waking to the idea that a few chickens of well selected breed can help pay the expense and clothe the family while main crops are cultivated.
The paper avoids concern over a proposed postage increase for mail matter beyond the first three zones. It asserts higher rates outside those zones suit them. It notes Ground Hog Day on Monday had no shadows, and suggests preparing for the biggest and best crops yet.
In Commerce News, Charlie Brown’s stance on Underwood and the Georgia Railway & Power Co. is firm yet he knows when to soften an issue. His redeeming quality is his ability to soft-pedal debates when needed.
The speaker urges renewed faith, courage, and determination to improve conditions in Taylor County. He calls for waking up, planning, planting, working, and smiling to secure better times next fall, noting current conditions are not as bad as they could be but can be greatly improved.
A lesson urged for all residents to buy locally. Spending at distant merchants or mail order firms drains funds away, while buying from local stores returns money to the community through taxes, support for public institutions, aid to the needy, and charitable causes, often matching prices.
Billy Beard of Atlanta spreads sunshine and laughter through his stage work. He champions humor as the sunshine of the soul and the happiness of the heart, declaring laughter a vital leaven of youth and innocence that keeps life from withering.
The outspoken Bishop Ainsworth condemns uniting the two Methodist branches under one name while keeping separate jurisdictions in the same territory. He argues the plan is a sham union, given past promises to leave Southern States to the southern branch and efforts to dominate the region for 75 years.
Townsend, editor of The Dahlonega Nugget, advocates a law banning public hugging akin to hangings. He argues that even wet muddy Saturdays test the public hugging issue and proposes a bill for the next Legislature to prohibit public hugging, without forcing all to Milledgeville for such acts.
Herbert Wind, editor of the Cairo Messenger, offers a keenly optimistic take on human nature. He contends people are judged harshly for striving to improve themselves or help others, while self interest and hypocrisy are common responses to aid and progress. The piece frames a broad societal critique.
Taylor county friends of Judge McLaughlin laud W C Woodall's remarks in the Columbus Enquirer Sun praising his cordial reception as the new judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit. They note his steady development in ability and character and his popularity in public esteem. His first court held in Hamilton, his old home, marked a fitting start.
The Herald notes growing school debating teams and keen rivalries between nearby schools as a sign of educated, quick thinkers. Bainbridge Post-Searchlight praises railroads for aiding flood relief, while Swainsboro Forest Blade cites several hundred bushels of Big Stem Jersey sweet potatoes sold at 3.00 per bushel and urges expansion of potato farming. Dawson News suggests a potato curing house could aid local farmers, and Taylor county farmers are urged to include potatoes in 1925 crop plans due to favorable soil and low curing costs.
Maj A D Reynolds warns against forcing church unification under the current plan. He urges delaying action to seek a plan acceptable to both sides, arguing forced unification could split the church and harm religion. He proposes possible territorial withdrawals or a federated structure before any future unity.
Poem by D. G. Bickers praising all builders of a city. It contrasts the worker in timber stone iron with financiers planners and organizers. The verse honors visionaries who dream the plan and the skilled hands who turn it into a grand urban reality.
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