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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
4
Editor notes progress and views from Taylor County with items on crops prices and postmasters. Mentions Pine trees, peach blossoms, and local infrastructure. cites figures like Nicholas Longworth and J C McAuliffe. references Rockefeller gift to negro institutes and a Georgia postmaster appointment. Also covers a fire at the Atlanta Constitution building and neutral stance on Stone Mountain Memorial debate.
The state faces horror as a second Jones and Bloodworth style crime emerges in Putnam County. Hon. W. C. Wright, a longtime local figure, was assaulted while aiding two men who later killed and robbed a traveling man. Citizens await legal outcomes amid public concern.
Reader cites forty years study to argue mandamus should compel officers to act. Noting a sheriff neglect and a resulting injunction in Fulton County, he urges focus on main county roads and warns of potential lawsuits. He recalls related law enforcement meetings and calls for road upgrades before minor projects.
The artist Borglum alleges much of the Stone Mountain Confederate monument fund paid salaries for favored officeholders. He compares such enterprises to government offices with soft jobs. President Coolidge showed newspaper confidence by releasing his inaugural address five days early.
The Atlanta Sunday American lauds Governor Walker for proposing withdrawal of requisition papers in Borglum case. It praises the Stone Mountain Memorial Association for accepting the move and views the project as a unifying national symbol beyond the controversy.
Poem dedicated to the Fort Valley Peach Festival features Pomona goddess scenes and almond tree imagery. Fairies plant branches that sprout into a peach tree spreading toward Fort Valley as the Georgia peach reaches fullness, attributed to John W. Gatewood.
In Columbus Georgia Frank J Dudley argues against unification of Methodism North and South. He cites local church opinions, quarterly conferences and district views showing broad opposition across churches and preachers. He cautions against an indefinite contract and possible disunion, while affirming openness to discussion and constitutional concerns within the M E Church South.
The speaker rejects the proposed unification plan citing lack of clarity about a new constitution and the naming of the body. They warn against monopoly and przew potential conflicts from overlapping territory and insist that occupied lands should be surrendered to achieve true unification.
A Butler Herald editorial argues Taylor county and Georgia must favor work over auto spending. It notes Georgia spent more on automobiles than the cotton crop, cites 1924 cotton income and 1923 profits, and urges 1925 as a time to embrace economy and sensible living.
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