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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
A Butler Georgia notice reflects on professional judgment and social ethics. It quotes the Religious Telescope about a valedictorian facing employment by a supervisor who did not finish school, highlighting tensions between merit, class, and fair play.
The capital reflected growing American interest in closer postwar relations with Canada and in accepting the United States role as the world’s leading power, regardless of Nazi opposition.
A statistical report shows hogs are raised on about 55 percent of all farms in the United States. A surprisingly poor showing we think should any one ask us.
The Florida Future Farmers will meet at the University of Florida in Gainesville from June 17 to 19. A separate Alabama event will be held at Auburn from July 10 to 12.
R B Pegram of the Southern Railway Co announces orders for 4025 railway cars to be built at 12 275 000 dollars by three different companies, disclosed Tuesday.
The Clinch County News praises editor Folks Huxford for a commendable public school closing edition produced last week.
Two youths paddled their own canoes from the Maine coast across part of the Atlantic and drifted into Biscayne Bay declaring Florida waters a heaven for canoeists.
Olin Miller praises a Texas man who caught a girl falling from a second story window. He notes such rescue moments reveal surprising courage and humanity in dire moments.
The Herald was honored by a visit from Hon. Ellis Arnold the state's attorney general. He was en route to South Georgia for several speaking engagements.
In a year of tax complaints many citizens who were not hit by income tax chose to send voluntary contributions for defense with their income tax returns.
The U S Treasury in Washington says defense saving bonds sold last week totaled 90 million dollars, lifting campaign sales to 347,861,000 in 24 days. Defense postal savings stamps brought in 2.8 million dollars.
The United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Atlanta announces that the Marine Corps will accept applicants for enlistment in the Marine Corps Reserve for the duration of the present emergency. The age limit is lowered from eighteen to seventeen, and all who complete six weeks of recruit training at Parris Island will receive a ten day leave of absence upon course completion.
Editor Bacon of the Madison Madisonian quips about new Liars' Club members as fishing season begins. He recalls a district meeting where a northwest sheep herder won the championship using Mexican chili powder in his boots, heating things up and cooking bunions while toes stayed unharmed, and everyone pulled themselves free by their nails.
Private musings question Lindbergh's reactions to Rudolf Hess's historic flight. The author suggests Hess's act, though significant in world affairs, will not cause as much personal misfortune for him as Lindbergh fears.
The Justice Department in Washington announced a consent decree filed in a New York federal court. It targets alleged restraints in the production and sale of fertilizer nitrogen and calls for far reaching changes in the marketing of agricultural nitrogen.
In a wartime context readers note supporters from north and south align with Roosevelt over aid to Britain praising the President for preserving national pride and self respect amid what is described as the greatest issue of modern history.
Father Flanagan argues there is no bad boy and blames environment. He notes the United States spends about fifteen billion dollars annually on its crime bill and contrasts it with spending planned for war.
Eleven years of data from 720 eastern Town farms show depreciation and upkeep for houses, outbuildings, fences, water systems, and tiling averaging $2 per acre, double the $1 standard. The higher cost appears common across western and southern states.
Interest grows in preparations for the August 7 to 17 Indian Springs camp meeting. Ministers invited to preach include Dr H C Morrison Bishop Arthur J Moore Dr John R Church Dr C W Butler Rev Henry Blackburn and Rev Henry Bennett.
The author argues that no school curriculum matches the old fashioned rule of work, plenty of it, and responsibility to make decisions for training young people. It emphasizes building solid, self-reliant, dependable men and women through practical life demands rather than classroom study.
The article muses on Memorial Day as a solemn reminder of war sacrifices thousands more join the list of fallen. It notes both sides’ belief that they served God and country and asserts history often honors the just cause when the near right prevails for civilization to advance.
Interest grows in the Georgia Pastors School held this week at Wesleyan College in Macon. The event, under North and South Georgia conference auspices, targets district superintendents pastors and local church workers with courses led by Mrs. W. M. Alexander attracting special attention from Women’s Society units of both conferences.
The article laments a large number of legally qualified voters in Taylor County did not cast ballots on Tuesday. It notes excuses for absences and local matters elsewhere and urges informed voting as a duty.
Rev. L. A. Harrell, former Butler Methodist pastor now in Valdosta, calls Veterans Day a chance to support Georgia conference superannuates. He notes a conference committee guiding observance and suggests July as the month, with the first Sunday in July for all stations and circuits.
Charles Gilsten of Monarch Wine Co. contrasts Georgia peanut aimed farming with growing blackberries and scuppernong grapes. He notes Georgia tax breaks and rising demand for light table wines from state fruit, urging Rep. Steve Pace to promote fruit crops as a cotton alternative.
The piece salutes spring 1940s graduates facing war era pressures yet celebrates their advancement. It casts optimism on young men and women stepping from primary to secondary education, urging support and congratulations despite grim global conditions and looming drafts.
In a May 30 speech Senator Wheeler of Montana called Adolf Hitler "the little paper-hanger from Berlin" and said he had found very few people in this country who have any use for him. The remark drew both surprise and gratification from listeners.
A columnist jeers at telephone woes in Marietta's Advertiser. He quips about hunting a jungle island to escape calls, mocks Bell, and imagines a government postal takeover to ease contact chaos. He contrasts slow phone service with the postal system’s steadiness.
A compilation of famous reflections on mind and morality. The quotes emphasize how thought shapes character and actions and how purified thinking elevates human deeds and harmony.
The army lowers beef quality by one grade and will source over half a million pounds of prime beef and pork daily. It plans to take about five hundred of the region’s best steers each day to meet training camp orders.
A recession is a period when you tighten your belt and cut costs. A low mood is when you have no belt to tighten and feel out of sorts. Without pants to hold up, panic can set in and amplify concerns.
The Atlanta Constitution notes ongoing rural electrification in Georgia with 600 farm families gaining power. Of these, 600 are in Waycross eight counties served by Satilla REMC, and 140 in five counties served by Carroll corporation. The program improves lighting and enables appliances, aiding farm life and productivity.
In the Macon Telegraph Round the Circle column Eugene Anderson recounts C. C. Thompson nicknamed the Moon Man after a prank where an alleged one eyed car followed him home from the Macon livestock market. The joke, after he reached his Irwinton Gordon store, proved the moonlight watcher was his own mirror. A parallel tale was told about D. W. Payne of Reynolds.
A handsome oil portrait of Hedy Lamarr hangs in the Butler post office lobby drawing daily interest from patrons. It was created by East Side Junior High School student Helen Godwin of Little Rock and presented to the Butler Postmaster by the artist.
Georgia towns unite to protest itinerant street carnivals and tent shows described as murderous. Pelham Journal editor Jim Chism supports action, accusing city officers of tolerating hijackers and penny-ante gambling crimes while these groups prey on rural communities. The Atlanta Journal notes a local push to bar such itinerant swindlers as municipalities tighten restrictions.
The piece cautions that those hoping for instant wealth are quick to be surprised by rapid losses, stressing prudence and steady effort over get rich quick schemes. It highlights the danger of overconfidence and the value of measured plans.
An East Side Junior High student Helen Godwin displays a painting at the Little Rock Museum of Fine Arts for two weeks. Her parents Mr and Mrs James H Godwin from 1309 West Fourth Street support her artistic talent.
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