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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
5
Students at B H S faced an anxious hour as the board met and returned no clear decision. Principal Folds left for a county meeting with orders to check out books and return in 30 minutes, during which seniors sang to pass the wait for news. The outcome: three months of work packed into one month, delaying senior privileges.
An uppercase acrostic from A to Z outlines personal virtues for success. It urges attention to detail prompt action integrity restraint prudent debt payment kindness and continued self improvement. The piece closes by linking virtue to assured success.
In a local notice seniors are urged to review college pamphlets for career planning. The Atlanta School of Commerce outlines questions to ask about any vocation including work nature duties pay social status job demand preparation costs and aptitudes.
A local student outlines the value of forests in the South, detailing products from lumber to paper and leather, and describing forests’ climate, flood control, soil conservation, wildlife habitats, and recreational benefits. The piece highlights forests as essential to power, industry, and daily life.
Mrs J W Edwards and students from St Cecilian and MacDowell Music Clubs attended the Georgia Federation of Music Clubs Convention in Atlanta. They traveled from Butler Thursday to Saturday and several pupils won awards in piano voice and other divisions. The Butler Scrap Book won first place, an achievement noted after three consecutive first prizes.
A special class meeting was held to elect Who's Who and other senior honors. Names appear for Class Colors Pink and White along with class poet, historians, prettiest and brightest, quietest and loudest, most intelligent, optimistic and pessimistic, wit and flirt categories, best all around, neatest, laziest, biggest baby, friendliest, most versatile, most popular, best sport and athletic honors for both girls and boys.
A playful profile highlights the largest girl in the Senior Class admired for generosity and helpfulness. Her favorite dish is chicken and she enjoys Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge. She used to jump at buses but now says it makes no difference.
A fragmented item questions Possum Gal and watermelon growth, mentions school closure, a French test by Pauline, and a Junior play upcoming on a March night. References March 81st Friday night and a hazy November or Wednesday timing.
The inquiry asks if the vocation has strong points and if it contributes to community welfare. It also questions overcrowding in the field and whether workers stay in place or travel, implying mobility and impact considerations.
A picture-book titled A Portable Motor for Georgia Farms is available free to Georgia farmers through county agents. The resource promotes practical motors for farm use and aims to assist rural productivity.
The Agricultural Conservation Program provides triple superphosphate to Georgia farmers with soil building credits. Demonstrations by farmers, the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, and TVA show yield increases from 200 tests across crops such as Austrian winter peas and crimson clover.
Georgia farm officials report rising livestock production with hogs and chickens leading gains. County Agent W F Bembry urges Taylor County farmers to plan now, noting home grown feed and pastures are essential to profitable expansion and to accommodate more hogs cattle and dairy cows.
Georgia farmers show annual average cash income from cotton and related crops. The measured figure compares to combined cash income from all other crops and livestock, indicating a strong reliance on cotton profits and agricultural market conditions.
The 1939 poultry and egg outlook from the Bureau of Agriculture Economics anticipates favorable feed to egg ratios through the 1989 harvest, with hatchings in 1939 likely larger than 1988. Turkey production should rise about 4 percent from 1937 and continue upward, while fall marketing will be less favorable in 1939 due to higher volumes. Laying flocks rise about 10 percent from 1938, with total egg production up in 1939. Commercial poultrymen face increased production. Georgia farm flocks should expand to meet home use, requiring at least 40 laying hens for the average farm family.
Taylor county farmers were advised by County Agent W F Bembry that row spacing and planting time are the two most important factors in sweet potato production. Early planting between April 1 and 16 in South Georgia and April 16 to May 1 in North Georgia yields the best No 1 grade potatoes, with yields declining as planting is delayed.
President Roosevelt revised his southern travel schedule to speak at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama on Thursday instead of April 5. He will depart Washington at 2 30 p m on Wednesday, visit Tuskegee and Auburn to address students, then travel to Warm Springs for a ten day stay.
The Department of Agriculture's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation invites wheat producers to enroll in new all risk crop insurance policies. The program aims to provide broader coverage and financial protection against weather, disease, and market risks.
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