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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
4
A social plea argues for compassion toward a tramp at a back door seeking food, noting his humanity and a mother’s instinct to care for a child. The piece frames the man as a Mother's boy, urging warmth and a word of cheer despite his repulsive appearance.
The Wilkes Forum and the Washington News Reporter merged, with more consolidations expected in Georgia. The Madison Madisonian notes country newspapers face ongoing troubles shared by other businesses.
Ges M. Cah an, noted New York theater figure, wired for Adirondack hotel reservations. The hotel replied, We do not take care of Jews. Cah an retorted, We have both made a mistake. You thought I was a Jew and I thought you were a gentleman.
A Georgia legislator said he was ashamed to be numbered with the present session. The remark echoed after past sessions at Macon and during a Victory Day celebration marking 11 years since Prohibition began. Dr Charles E Burts of First Baptist at Mulberry Methodist in Macon praised supporters of the Eighteenth Amendment as America's moral aristocracy.
A column blends social critique with race and crime notes and a farmer in Taylor County who shifts from cotton to grain. It argues for intellect in governance, cites George Carswell and Pat Griffin, and mentions white and colored prisoners plus a new penitentiary idea as state population seeks better futures.
Editorials urge patronizing home institutions and praise the weekly press as a community builder. They argue state papers shape news and advertising, note improving business conditions, and stress newspapers reach homes unlike other reading materials. The piece lightly mocks fashion trends and reiterates the value of local country newspapers in advertising.
Commissioner Talmadge notes Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association has sold more of the 1980 crop than 1929, with local farmers reporting $12 to $14 per bale gains from 90 percent advance. Editorial excerpts recount tensions over reserves, bookkeeping, and alleged graft, while asserting the coop has been a stabilizing force for Georgia cotton and the farmer’s only hope amid market pressures.
The Macon Telegraph reprints an Lavonia Times editorial on last year’s farm program. It analyzes a Lavonia supply bill paid in full by a tenant, classifying purchases as home produced versus import items, and questions fertilizer costs and cash versus credit. It urges thorough investigation of state agriculture policy and associated figures.
The Macon and News reports Batenton citizens adopting a dollar circulation plan to boost business. A $5 check system allows debt payments to fund merchandise, potentially clearing $1,000 in debt daily, illustrating the buying power of a dollar and its far reaching economic impact. A Texas example shows travel costs can offset savings, challenging the plan’s practical value.
The Federal Farm Board lays out a practical 1931 32 forecast saying supplies may be as large as or larger than 1980 81 and prices likely will not rise unless conditions improve or production is cut. It urges careful planting and notes only well managed farms on better lands will profit, with yield improvements needed and stronger inputs.
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