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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
3
A historical notice urges farmers to order tractors promptly to avoid delays, secure better prices on used models, and trade early to save feed and costs. It emphasizes early purchase for discounts, smoother spring transitions, and avoiding late delivery worries.
Howard items report visits from Rev and Mrs M T Gaultney near Butler to J A Buckner home and gatherings at Howard with the Adams and Buckner families. Augusta visitors include Leonard King and family. Nannie Martin hosts Oscar Martin relation. Palace Market advertises 50 sandwich and ham and lettuce specials for value.
Jesup, Jan. 18. Between $300 and $500 stolen from the cash drawer in a burglary of the Jesup post office. Entrance gained by forcing a rear window. Money only taken. nothing else disturbed. Discovered by clerk O. A. Lee on his arrival for work. Police investigation underway led by Sheriff RB Warren. postal inspectors expected.
John E. Minter Jr a former Georgia newspaperman describes his first parachute jump from 750 feet with the 501st Parachute Battalion at Fort Benning He says I liked it fine and notes the experience was somewhat breath taking for him.
A letter argues that freedom is essential and superior to social security, contrasting free societies with totalitarian regimes. The author condemns those who trade liberty for security, cites Soviet famine and Nazi practices, and critiques European dictatorships while praising American ideals. The piece closes with an allusion to Aschylus and a caution against unworthy rulers.
Grady J. Lindsey, chief of the Thomaston fire department, received the Distinguished Service Award with a gold key from the Thomaston Junior Chamber of Commerce for notable civic achievements in 1940 benefiting Thomaston and Upson County. The selection honored Lindsey as 21 to 36 years old, chosen by three local leaders from a committee of Mack A. Smith J. C. Jones and Hugh K. Thurston.
Sheriff Denham announced a search for an alleged forger in Griffin on a Saturday. A forged check supposedly belonged to a prominent citizen and was cashed by a local merchant, prompting the investigation.
The author laments emergency measures expanding board and official authority beyond Congress, arguing they threaten liberty and a government ruled by law. He contrasts self-reliance with dependence, urging citizens to defend freedom, resist tyranny, and remain vigilant against propaganda and overreach.
Georgia Southwestern College hosts a debate on the question should Western Hemisphere nations form a permanent union with Wiley Jones Lakeland and Benjamin Byrd Arlington for the affirmative. Middle Georgia College sends George Marshall Americus and Virginia Cooksey Columbus to Cochran to argue the negative as the Glee Club led by John Bryant Columbus sponsors a student dance in the gym after the event.
Marion county officials sworn in for four years at year’s start. J. M. Rogers begins his first full term as Ordinary. T. E. Chapman and H. T. Chapman continue in office. R. E. Dillard starts a second term as Sheriff. Herman Davis becomes Treasurer. H. M. Clements named County School Superintendent succeeding T. B. Rainey. Davis succeeds O. P. Harris as treasurer.
J C McIntyre, 47, walked 42 miles from Cartersville to Atlanta to sacrifice for Gene and present the governor with a pair of possums. He stacked the animals under his arms and entered the governor’s reception before being diverted to the chicken coop. he claimed alcohol addiction prompted the stunt. He left at 6 am and reached Atlanta by 8 am after refusing rides.
A Vorr Aero-fsa student reports a collision with a buzzard during a flight over the avia ton field Thestur. The impact damaged a strut and caused a quick landing. The student described the odor as not rosemo ne attar of roses and offered a plain reaction.
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