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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
2
The Taylor County newspaper notes a festive start to 1925 with reflections on 1924. It praises improved roads and schools, lower taxes anticipated, and pride in agricultural gains while joking about Prohibition and holiday spending. Local merchants report steady Christmas trade and general prosperity despite high living costs.
A quoted truism asserts that true value lies in service rather than wealth status ease or fame. The passage credits Alfred W. Martin and emphasizes that only service truly matters, a timeless urging to devote oneself to others.
A number of farmers report being entirely out of debt for the first time in years and in a stronger position to cultivate another crop than at any time since they began farming, signaling improved financial health and future plans.
Fitter Camp urges officers to continue liquor busts in the new year. He states a New Year greeting to enforcement and hopes headways in 1925 keep the busts active.
There is no special boom in Taylor County. The county is coming steadily into its own with new infrastructure progress and improving finances. Farmers reduce debt as the peach crop and other crops show potential, signaling a prosperous outlook for the region.
Daw son News notes the farmer should plant grain and plow in cotton stalks to avoid high feed costs and boll weevil trouble next season, suggesting practical steps to avert expense and worry.
As the new year begins, the county commission shifts to address road improvements on the Butler Reynolda corridor. Voters eye plans to straighten curves, grade surfaces, and upgrade the heavily traveled route funded by the county’s largest taxpayers.
The letter from Cairo Messerger defends Governor Walker and urges united support from law-abiding citizens, noting his enforcement program is commendable and deserves praise despite prior cussing comments.
A New Year message reflects on past friendships and hopeful service ahead. It praises Arthur Brisbane for urging American defense through submarines and airplanes to prevent heavy losses, and notes a recent county visitor observing improved unity and cooperation across regions toward shared progress.
A movement seeks to send a delegation to North Carolina to offer tobacco farmers free lands and homes in Taylor County for one year with no taxes or rent to entice cultivation locally. Proponents say the soil and climate suit tobacco growing and urge rapid push of the plan.
The Wesleyan Christian Advocate notes Rev. P. W. Ellis and family received a cordial welcome at First Church Jacksonville with strong ministry crowds and thoughtful remembrances. It also reports Mgr. T. L. Bailey selling Cochran Journal to R. E. F. Hammock, who will continue the paper’s high standard as editor.
Senator Norris of Nebraska derides the Underwood bill to use Muscle Shoals and says it would make the Teapot Dome scandal look trivial. He accuses Norris allies of shouting from the sidelines while supposed to save government property, arguing lawmakers only seek loud partisan posturing.
The writer praises Editor W T Anderson, hoping he becomes governor of Georgia but fears losing him from the highway commissioners where he provides valued service. He is urged to continue his good work without interruption and to remain in his current influential role.
The Dawson Ne notes a Prison Commission member urging rapid execution for two Taylor county youths slated to hang for a brutal murder. He argues outrage against law and the suffering of a widow and nine children who lost their breadwinner, killed after aiding the assailants, and completed by a ride in a car before being shot. He contends violence rises and swift justice is needed to protect life and property.
The piece reflects on New Year resolutions, urging ambition and hard work to make 1925 a year of success. It notes dreams as drivers of progress, mentions inventions and opportunities, and stresses personal effort over luck in achieving prosperity and growth. It references regional editors, churches, and a Buena Vista district meeting with Rev. J. D. McCord.
Georgia farmer Paul Motes, Bulloch County, wins the 1924 corn club with an acre yielding 1404 bushels costing 39.80 dollars. The article details his method from deep tillage to fertilizer, manures, and four cultivations, noting a net profit of 102.10 dollars per acre at one dollar per bushel and urging Georgia land to reach higher yields.
The passage argues that land can prosper if the owner or worker applies effort. The main obstacle is the operator, not the soil, as productivity depends on proper management and labor rather than price per bushel.
In Atlanta two rivals Bennett and Boifeuillet claim the Public Service Commissioner seat. They avoid politics and smoke, citing term end dates in 1925 and 1926. With court action pending, executive intervention is urged to prevent clashes and ease embarrassment. Savannah Press reports the tension.
A concise quoted verse exhorts immediate action over procrastination. It asserts that delaying tasks causes worry and lack of payoff, urging readers to start and persist until tasks are completed for real satisfaction.
The Herald and Constitution announce a limited time deal: one year of The Butler Herald and the Daily and Sunday Constitution for 37.50 for rural route residents in Taylor county. Regular rate is 11.00. the offer targets households on rural routes or receiving mail directly from the post office. Offer valid for a few weeks only.
An ad promotes A Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel and rheumatism. It claims cures in a small bottle, offers mail order at $1.25, swore testimonials, and lists Dr. E W Hall of St. Louis and druggist availability.
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