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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
4
A column notes the Columbus District Conference vote against unification at Lumpkin and urges civic action. It also promotes Memorial Coins and discusses education as a path to service, while commenting on roads licensing and public enthusiasm for progress and faith in God and fellow citizens.
The note highlights Tay county’s support for domestic enterprise and Uncle Sam's agricultural mail campaign. It mentions a new bee keeper, Mr Errl Neisler, planning 25 colonies for honey production and recreation, while urging perseverance against envy and calumny.
The fragment recalls yesterday being Jefferson Davis's birthday and mentions a bank closure and a small check issue. The tone mimics a diary-like reminiscence with minimal clear facts.
The 24 page Pavo News High School edition is praised for quality and will inspire school interest in the region. Congratulations are offered to all contributors and organizers involved in its production.
The article argues that idle lands can be redeemed by dairy and poultry farming. It states that states prioritizing dairying become the richest, emphasizing dairy as a chief industry for economic success.
Reporters note the Reynolds event featured generous hospitality and lively music, but the narrator laments missing the gathering while others attended and enjoyed the communal singing.
The College publishes a 68 page bulletin detailing the results of the Central Georgia agricultural survey. It is well illustrated with charts and photographs and copies are free upon request by writing to the college and asking for bulletin 304.
For the first time in many months a charter has been issued by Secretary of State S. G. McLendon for a new railroad in Georgia. The line will run from Perry in Houston county to Clinchfield, a new station on the G. S. & F. system near Tivoli where the Clinchfield Portland Cement Company is constructing a plant.
The 18000 car peach forecast for Georgia seems unlikely as later varieties lag behind earlier ones. Officials expected 600 to 800 cars of early varieties, but only about 250 have moved out of the state, with the crop at least 75 percent marketed.
Professor M. Braddy visits Mizell with Mr W. E. Streetman to study beekeeping. He aims to secure an apiary for pleasure profit and rest after school hours. Bee keeping offers a peaceful way to refresh the mind and sharpen anticipation for tomorrow’s tasks.
Rev B A Pafford of Fort Gaines preached the Butler High School commencement sermon this year and later spoke at the Methodist church to a large crowd. The Butler Herald praises both sermons highly.
The Monticello News urges determination and cooperation in Jasper and Taylor counties. It argues opportunity favors those who take action, praising progressive local effort and rights awareness to spur shared success.
Bridges Smith laments missed opportunities at home while praising Florida’s progress. The column urges readers to wake up to local chances and keep families close, sharing a father son letter about cherished childhood strolls and later regrets, urging appreciation before it is too late.
The New York American survey shows a majority favor abolishing capital punishment in favor of life imprisonment. It notes delays in executions harm justice, questions deterrence, and suggests juries might convict more readily if life terms capped murder sentences.
The passage contrasts England's swift justice with three month executions and low murder conviction rates in Greater New York. It notes England averages 85 murders yearly with trials rarely exceeding two days and swift executions, while New York's 300 plus yearly homicides see only about one in 12 convicted in first degree and delayed executions due to legal technicalities.
In the Clay county tax equalization controversy the writer notes a shift from exemption for loans to the county toward taxing those funds. They report the assessment now applies as the rate of interest rises from 6 to 8 percent, as argued by the equalizers in the Tifton Gazette.
In a brief exchange the Dawson paper contends Georgia politics are not worse than in the past, while the Commerce News quips that the situation is as bad as hell.
Bre'r Shope of the Dalton Citizen argues against calling the female bootlegger a beautylegger and suggests the term bootlimber as a more proper label, reflecting local linguistic debate at Edartown Standard.
The Oglethorpe Echo suggests that presidents or governors who designate weeks could be moved to order or fund subscription weeks. It voices belief that only high authority orders may compel payment on these designated weeks.
The Washington Reporter notes that success in business and music hinges on preparation and training. It argues that handling diverse goods requires broader knowledge beyond basic tasks, as today’s needs may outgrow simple shop floor duties and demand future skills.
A Pennsylvania paper complains that no Georgian dares to critique a local institution while the Georgia editor is accused of criticizing broadly with smug complacency. The write up suggests the Georgia figure is unfamiliar with regional press norms and mocks his authority.
The Madisonian argues that Morgan County and Georgia people do not work, waste resources, and could learn industry and thrift from Japanese settlers, urging adoption of their example.
Georgia farmers widely sow vetch as a winter legume to build soil and boost future crops. The Cedar Town Standard notes strong interest and cites figures: half a million pounds of winter legume seed sown, hairy vetch on about 15 000 acres, with soil-building benefits that could add 15 bushels per acre to corn and raise cotton yields from 848 to 1 492 pounds per acre. The Georgia State College of Agriculture and local agents offer guidance on vetch value.
The Dawson News contrasts local views on Japanese settlers with Georgia’s needs. It argues that Japanese customs would hinder white farmers from competing and warns a serious race problem would follow if such settlers arrive.
Fort Valley Lumber Co in Fort Valley Georgia invites customers to view their new glass panel doors. The ad promotes artistic, attractive doors intended to add tone and charm to homes. It emphasizes solid wood doors’ perceived lack of dignity and invites a showroom visit.
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