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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
6
The Rural Letter Carriers of Georgia prepare for their 60th annual state convention in Savannah as the Georgia L C Column editor thanks carriers and The Journal staff for their support since January 28. The column expresses appreciation for loyalty and cooperation that enabled serving carriers and the public.
A Crawfordville Georgia postal carrier J C Lyle was abducted by three suspects, two white and one black, while on duty and released in North Carolina. The case prompts calls for tougher kidnapping laws as federal inspectors pursue charges including kidnapping and interstate transportation of a stolen car. Lyle recounted the ordeal in Raleigh and Wake Forest, describing his captors and escape attempts.
The 80th annual Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association convention opened in Savannah with 263 delegates registered. Activities included a 1 pm session at Municipal Auditorium, a banquet, dance, tours to the Savannah Sugar Refinery and Savannah Beach, plus welcomes from city officials and a toast to Georgia.
At a Georgia Democratic gathering in an event with missing senator R B Russell on the program the party named Credentials Waters Syl vania and Memorial committees and heard two principal speakers denounce high government costs. Congressman Parker praised postal loyalty to cuts and predicted brighter days with the Roosevelt program noting cotton price gains and wary job selling and contract practices. He cited a rural route bid under 800 and a carrier loss of 24 for a failed contract.
C C Wall is described as the busiest man at the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in Savannah. The longtime rural letter carrier from Ellaville, appointed in 1911, has held top roles in state and national associations and is active in religious and fraternal groups. He is 41, married to Lila King since 1910, with two children.
G H Thompson of Jackson was elected president of the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association. Atlanta was selected for the convention venue.
An American narrator recounts a cross border automobile journey into rural Mexico. He challenges hostile stereotypes, notes courteous customs at Laredo, describes Monterrey’s modernity and Valle Easter celebrations, and details harsh desert stretches, Indian villages, and a perilous mountain road with dramatic drops.
At the concluding business session in Savannah Tuesday at the municipal auditorium Mr. Thompson succeeds Roy Carroll as president. T. A. Kennedy of Manassas was elected vice president and C. Wall of Ellaville was re elected to a three year term on the executive committee. George T. Pippin of Round Oak was chosen sergeant at arms.
A reader claims Kruschen Salts helped her drop from 168 to 148 pounds while easing rheumatic pain in knees. She praises the product as a splendid reducer and notes the regimen lasts four weeks per jar, with availability in drug stores.
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