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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
2
Reynolds notes report Mrs B P Jones in Butler and several sick, visits by Mrs C B Marshall and others, plus Mr R H Blackmon and Miss Elda Blackmon in Reynolds. War Savings Stamps drive urged with reminders of thrift stamp pride and support for the Allies. Damaged town from a sand run hits school and telephone service.
Uncle Eben quips that some men insist on making themselves agreeable, but he won’t force agreement. The speaker dismisses efforts to please others, asserting personal stance and resolve.
A Monday windstorm caused substantial damage to crops, fences, and trees, with peach losses from 50 to 100 percent in spots. The newly built metal roofed school building suffered major unroofing inside city limits, though no injuries were reported. Elsewhere, J H Whautley’s plantation suffered mixed crop and structural damage as the storm's path extended southward. The Methodist Missionary and Aid Societies held a social service meeting at Mrs F A Ricks and planned monthly gatherings, with reports, prayers, and community discussions.
Pastor J. H. Allen urges worshippers to attend next Sunday services despite heat. He emphasizes thrift as a civic duty and invites Sunday School at 10 am with preaching at 11 am and 9 pm.
Progressive citizens of Delta and Garden Valley organize for Red Cross efficiency. Garden Valley church hosts a Sunday gathering with speakers Hon. J. B. Guerry and Jule Felton of Montezuman to discuss future operations. Everyone urged to attend.
The Woman's Improvement Club of Reynolds met at Mrs. W. K. Sealy's home with president Mrs. R. A. Hicks presiding. Members planned wartime activities noting a tenth of canned fruit would be sent to Fort McPherson convalescent hospital in Atlanta and discussed the upcoming W S S drive on the twenty eighth at the Red Cross work room.
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