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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
4
Taylor County farmers are urged to plant oats wheat rye and barley to bolster food and feed supplies and curb soil erosion. The bulletin outlines seeding dates rates and top dress guidance for oats wheat rye and barley with fertilizer schedules and regional timing notes.
Georgia farmers to be told the 1940 AAA plan with emphasis on soil conservation and forest planting. Wheat allotment set at 62 million acres, with price support payments of 18 to 22 cents per bushel. Provisions include soil building, home gardens, and broader peanut and vegetable programs.
A plant whose roots yield a high percentage of poison used in manufacturing insecticides.
Voters will choose a successor to the late Sheriff Cassie Vinson in a Dooly County special election on January 17. Details include candidacy qualification and polling locations.
A religious reflection on courtesy as love for mankind. It cites Henry Brunot and Mary Baker Eddy, arguing true courtesy is active kindness, compassion, and unselfish deeds. The essay links courtesy to living in God’s image, with examples of considerate behavior and everyday acts.
County Agent W F Bembry urged Taylor county farmers to repair and maintain terraces now to prevent erosion. He noted neglect, soil wash and improper plowing as common issues and recommended using a drag pan for low spots and securing Extension Circular 260 and Bulletin 804 for detailed guidance.
County agent W I F Bembry calls Taylor County farmers to create storage and protection for garden crops to last through winter. He notes many losses come from poor storage and suggests basements cellars pits caves banks and trenches as options. He stresses controlling light temperature ventilation and moisture and says a storage table with guidance can be obtained from extension services in Athens.
Dr Julian Harrell a 57 year old eye ear nose and throat specialist from Brunswick died at the Hightower residence in Thomaston from a heart attack. He had been in an accident on Sunday Dec 24 on the way to Thomaston but the crash was not serious and he suffered shock.
Wanted man with a car for a profitable Rawleigh route in Randolph and Terrell counties near Ft Valley. Start with good living. Write Rawleigh's Dep GAL-42-101F Memphis Tennessee or see J C Fuller Reynolds Georgia 12144tp.
Dr G J Mizelle recounts a cruel parental joke that worsened his stammering, revealing fear of common speech yet singing in choirs. The narrative includes his Alabama Tuskegee background and lifelong coping, while Macon friends await a recreational center as plans grow from a 26 acre sheep ranch near Patsaliga creek to a community golf club.
Brown Marshall plans a new residential colony around Reynolds golf course with a large lake fed by Patsaliga creek. Artesian wells supply water for homes while the public may enjoy the lake and gardens. Families from multiple towns are invited to build and visit freely.
A picture show will open in Reynolds on January 4. N D Tante, veteran in Cordelo under Martin and Thompson, will run the theater. A neighboring townsman considers opening a modern drug store in Reynolds. An artesian well at the golf club doubles water supply as several homes, sidewalks, and new filling stations appear. Paving from Reynolds to Butler is blamed for revived local business hopes and the aim to restore commercial prestige.
J T Tarver built a brick commercial district at Ideal after locating near the A B and A Railroad depot. He expanded to ten brick stores and rented them while his son ran a filling station and garage. Now streets are vacant and the family laments trade decline in a farming area with schools down the hill and roads to Oglethorpe and Rupert.
The cornerstone of Roberta's new Methodist church is laid in a brick veneered modern post. Rev. W. L. Anderson presided over special services and has led the charge for two years. W. F. Andrews chairs the building program in Roberta's best residential area.
Montezuma reports Hicks mill in Macon county has functioned for nearly a century. Owner Hicks notes the steady history, recalls founder Jones Hicks arriving in 1836, and explains only eighty sacks have been returned in 75 years, now delivering in paper bags.
In Statesboro editor Leader Coleman announced that Bulloch Herald, now a weekly, will publish semi weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays early in the new year. The paper is moving into new quarters as part of the change.
A compilation of quotes urging a year free from sin and full of service and trust in God. Figures include I M Buckley Bishop Mathew Simpson Mary Baker Eddy and a note from Ladies Home Journal on entering the year with kind thoughts and cordial goodwill.
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