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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
2
A fragmentary poetic meditation by Eula Walker envisions writing a book that would move the world and elevate hearts. The speaker aspires to create noble pages that outlast fame, pondering fame, memory, and the lasting value of written words.
Butler residents host and visit relatives across nearby towns. Guests include Miss Mertha Mundy of Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Green, Mrs. Sara Fickling, and Miss Elizabeth Whatley, with extended stays from Mr. Clarence Newton of Cogdale and Mr. M. R. Cameron of Senoia. Members of the community greet friends, travel to Albany, Waynesboro, and Americus, and air patriotic and school ties as locals share weekend and weekday hospitality.
Local diamond hosts a eagerly awaited Saturday afternoon game between Butler and Montezuma after Montezuma beat the locals 4 to 2 last Saturday. Fans are urged to attend and cheer for a revenge win as Mr. J. R. Barfield of Columbus visits the area while recovering from a lengthy illness.
Milton Richard son of J M Richardson of Macon won the regional oratorical contest of the George Washington bicentennial commission held in Atlanta. Miss Margaret Allen Wallis and William McRea placed second and third. Richardson will represent the southeastern district at the national contest June 14 in Washington with the speech Washington, the Exemplar of American Ideals. He is 19, was valedictorian at Lanier High, and is son of a former Butler school superintendent.
Mrs Helen Dunwody and Mrs Mary Persons hosted a delightful bridge party at their home on Wednesday afternoon. Six tables were arranged for guests and after the games delicious refreshments were served at the tables.
A minstrel program directed by Mrs. F. A. Peed offers songs dances readings and plays by Black performers. Expected to deliver real talent and entertaining evening for the public with untiring effort to provide quality entertainment.
House keepers urged to skip home cooking and dine out to save money. A superb menu offered at 80c per plate includes beans squash potato salad barbecue chicken and homemade cream and cake. Drinks available. Daily plate lunch also offered.
A farmer warns against careless storage of calcium arsenate used to control cotton boll weevil. Storing the poison with feed in corn cribs risks fatal stock deaths from spills. Remedy is to store the material separately in a location inaccessible to animals, especially from late May to early June purchases.
Col John H McGehee Jr of Omaston spoke at the Methodist Sunday school. Miss Nannie Raines died in Tampa after a brief illness. funeral at Talbotton. Alfred Patrick paroled from a life sentence for manslaughter in Columbus, with clemency noted. Talbotton Woman's Club officers listed. From Schley County News a Juniper house party. Chesterfield Robinson funeral. Miss Kathryn Wall earns A B from G S C W Valdosta exercises at First Methodist.
Ellaville Ga June 7 A large Schley County family reunion at J J Albritton home north of Ellaville on June 5 drew about 45 guests. Attendees included Mr and Mrs BM Jones Albany Ira Jones Fellowship Marion Jones Jones Plains B H Brewer L C Jones Americus W J Jones Plains Douglas Braswell Andersonville Keith Parks Montezuma and other friends. A noon barbecue dinner was enjoyed under shade trees and Marion Ira and Lester Jones led music after dinner.
In Buena Vista Georgia on Tuesday June 4 Miss Josephine Stevens will marry Rev M Elrod of Lafayette Georgia at the Methodist church. The ceremony will be led by Rev Turner with a large bridal party including maid of honor Emma Stevens and bridesmaids Ruby and Catherine Elder. Best man George Elrod of Ashburn and ushers R P Stevens Ernest Stevens and Sam Fulford. Music by Marion Elrod and M M Morris with several vocal numbers planned.
The Washington Star describes valued traits among foreign population elements by nationality, listing English obedience to law French thriftiness Italian artistry sense German industriousness Russian vision imagination Dutch placidity, in a concise characterization.
Miss Macy Gray of Americus Normal wins a prize in a Rotary Club essay contest highlighting education as the key force for mutual understanding. The article reviews the World Federation of Education and related groups fostering international goodwill through student exchange, correspondence, civic clubs, and church schools across 45 nations.
A student narrator recalls a last day of school, mourning teachers and friends, and pledging to value education. He reflects on growth, guidance, and the need to work hard now to lead a better future, resolving to make the most of youth for a brighter old age.
The U S government secured a 1 600 000 judgment in a war fraud contract dispute. District court rulings against Inc L Phillips of Thomaville Ga John Stevens of Jacksonville Fla the heirs of Geo M Chambers of Maplewood NJ and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland were upheld by the appeals court. The case centers on fraudulent sale of lumber left in army camps after World War I. Navy dispatches from Red State.
The passage emphasizes unity among nations through intelligent education, asserting love and respect as the remedy for personal and global problems. It cites Gandhi on youth shaping the future and envisions a world without caste or supernationalism, guided by peaceful universal law and the Parliament of man.
This essay argues that true education goes beyond college, defining it as knowledge gained beyond school and from study of nature. It cites Washington and Lincoln as examples, urges perseverance despite poverty, and notes rising importance of education for opportunity and competence. Education enhances confidence, speech, and judgment, matching outward appearance with inner knowledge.
Dr Wm Arthur Drane father of W E Drane principal of street school Columbus dies at his Buena Vista home after yearlong illness. Born 1860 and a 46 year practiced physician, he leaves six children, two sisters, 18 grandchildren and great grandchildren, and his wife Susanne Bonnett.
The Pharos near Alexandria, one of the ancient wonders, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1808, leaving historians to note its ruin and the loss of a monumental beacon of antiquity.
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