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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1957
Page
4
The Butler Herald in Butler Georgia reviews national and local issues with wry commentary. It cites Prohibition era style morals, politics of Eisenhower’s term, road safety, economic growth, and civic notices. It notes the Augusta Canal’s historic role and ends with household craft tips on paste preservation.
A science note warns that the geomagnetic equator may be misaligned with the geographic line though both are imaginary. The piece jokes that sailors shaved crossing the equator deserve a second look, and quips Neptune acted on insufficient evidence.
G C Patten recalls purchasing the Adel News from W T Shytle in 1944 with Lawson Patten and Col Homer Nelson as lawyer. They installed a 13 ton press and added an automatic job press and power cutter, then expanded into a new building from J A Fausett.
December 28 marked the centenary of Woodrow Wilson with nationwide reminiscence. Special ceremonies took place at Stanton Virginia, his birthplace, as three former presidents Hoover Truman and Eisenhower offered tributes. Georgia remembered him along with foreign countries praising his legacy.
A Savannah Morning News excerpt recalls how small items safety pins gem clips and a rail fragment helped forge American civilization. It recounts Robert Stevens of Camden & Amboy planning a locomotive, shaping the John Bull, and introducing iron rails.
The noted items include the Supreme Court of Georgia meeting on January 26, 1846 at the Claiborne Hotel in Talbotton, Jefferson Davis's Confederate cabinet meeting on May 5, 1865, and Cherokee county silk prospects naming Canton as seat. Also mentioned are Revolutionary War Captain Abram Simons buried upright, Gordon County named for Wm. W. Gordon, Dade County’s secession and 1945 return, Paris Mill in Screven County as early industry, dam with 400 horsepower, Rural Free Delivery starting in 1868 in Norwood Warren County, and a five mile mail route with six men hiring a reader to deliver daily.
In Savannah on Friday the Central of Georgia Railway directors elected J J McDonough of Atlanta to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of C S Sanford of Savannah. McDonough is president of Georgia Power Co.
Colum bus daily press editor W C Tucker recalls his January 15 visit to Georgia's Capitol at the 1947 session. He notes the two governor episode of 1947 and Marvin Griffin's role in calming the crowd. Tucker describes songs in the Senate and a church service in the House, ending with Atlanta Mayor Hartsfield's warm welcome.
Qualified young men may enlist in the Marine Corps for aviation training. The program begins with a six week Aviation Prep School in Jacksonville Florida, followed by 20 advanced level schools in jet mechanics electronics radar repair guided missile electrical ordnance. Sgt R M Turner Leatherneck Recruiter will visit the post office from 9 to 930 am on the first and third Tuesday each month, with February dates the 5th and 19th.
President Eisenhower was sworn in for a new four year term at the White House by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Vice President Nixon also took the oath earlier in the same ceremony, following tradition that the vice president is sworn in first.
The Montreal Gazette notes at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Physiological Society researchers from Canada and the USA describe mental diseases like schizophrenia as possibly arising from physical brain changes. Studies from the Montreal Neurological Institute discuss humoral transmitters that excite or inhibit nerves and may underlie mental illness and CNS diseases.
Boss reprimands new employee for tardiness while the staffer claims the others start work as soon as he arrives. The exchange highlights tensions over punctuality and expected start times in the office.
House and lot in Butler in a new sub division along Mauk road. Financing can be arranged. See Garland T. Byrd for details.
Two pianos offered by J. T. Dickson Credit Dept at 83 Alabama St SW Atlanta Georgia. One spinet and one medium size upright must be sold at once with small down payment and small monthly balance payments. If unsold rental considered.
Earn up to 400 monthly by refilling and collecting money from 5c high grade machines. Must have a car and $640 cash secured by inventory. 6 hours weekly, percentage of collections. Interview requires phone number. Send applications to All State Distributing Company 505 Fifth Ave New York 17 NY.
Georgia Dennis, a Negro mother of four from Thomaston, was sentenced to 12 months in prison after the court took her children and placed them in foster homes. Judge J H McGehee stated she had not provided for the kids who were forced to eat from garbage cans and accused her of swapping welfare money for liquor.
A fragmented OCR segment lists agricultural colleges experiment stations and sectors including agricultural research dairying nutrition home economics entomology plant quarantine farm credit rural electrification crop insurance agricultural marketing and soil conservation indicating a broad scope of farm related programs and agencies.
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