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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
4
A mid century community column recounts editorials from nearby papers, local congratulations for Pulaski County teachers, and updates on state tax talk. It notes a Muscogee County Airport tower funding, Eisenhower administration serialization, and Dawson Terrell Centennial jokes.
The speaker praises fragile wishes and costly fetters, highlighting the paradox of human longing. Mrs. Peter Walton Godfrey is cited for beautiful lines, noting the Christly garment and heavenly touch as a guiding ideal.
The Ishmaelite notes Butler male citizens join Sparta merchants in fishing on Thursday afternoons. Some report luck, others catch nothing as warm weather looms. Fishermen say conditions couldn’t be worse than last year.
A Thomaston Times column relays a folk memory of circuses and elephants, then shifts to Dora Byron’s The Bishop of Heard County about Dr. J C Adams and his service to Franklin Georgia. Anecdotes include Emory doctoral honor and a Texas revival encounter with Rip Jenkins and Bill Blank in Cave Springs.
A 1912 overweight comparison shows men five pounds heavier on average while women have trimmed five pounds. Mortality rises with overweight, especially from heart, brain hemorrhage, nephritis and diabetes. Advice favors physician guided diet and safe exercise, with caution on unsupervised dieting and new appetite suppressants. Plans announce 4-H rally and Herman E Talmadge auditorium dedication at Rock Eagle, plus 80th Franklin News anniversary and McCutchen family succession.
Atlanta activist President John W. Dobbs of the Georgia Voters League urged calm lawful action and faith in the courts and NAACP. He called for increasing Georgia’s registered voters from 175000 to 300000 and cited Alabama and Montgomery protests as examples of intolerance. He warned against hot headed leadership and urged staying in Georgia to pursue reform. He also accused opponents of spreading lies as Eisenhower and Benson discuss farm policy becoming a campaign issue.
The 28th annual Georgia Press Institute session was held in Athens last week and praised as the best ever. Highlighted by Byron Warner director of the University of Georgia Glee Club and his talented collegians for social features and cultural contributions.
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