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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
5
The Butler Herald urges a timely war on the boll weevil amid wartime discourse. The editorial questions past presidential ambitions and contemplates American peace prospects in the European conflict, noting unpredictable, spiteful actions by some people.
Frank Dooley a leading Columbus attorney is nominated for the presidency of the state bar association. Election may occur at the annual meeting May 22 to 24, an event watched with interest by Dooley’s many Taylor County friends.
Citizens celebrate Music Week with evident enthusiasm as Taylor County leads the state in music appreciation. The observance highlights the community’s devotion to both vocal and instrumental art, marking a period of widespread cultural engagement locally.
Macon surgeon Dr. A R Rozar collapsed on the operating table Saturday afternoon while performing an operation. An assisting surgeon completed the procedure while a nurse prepared Rozar for the table. The room cleared and Rozar went under the knife.
Harry Hambrick in the Dooly County Citizen recalls Col. W F George delivering the literary address at Snow Public School closing thirty years ago this week. The note links Snow’s busy prerailroad era to Unadilla’s early days and hints at a feature story potential.
Atlanta figure Col Sam W Wilkes joins the Hartwell Sun debate over Rush Burton and his rooster that supposedly lays an egg daily. He taunts Rush, asks Bill Bacon at Madison for views, and suggests taking Rush to Hartwell for Phil Heard to pray with him.
The column notes past newspaper errors including a report that Hitler turned 42, a Albany girl marrying an officer at Camp Jackson, and a Georgia paper accusing Carrollton's police chief W A Garrett of wife murder, all labeled as misprints rather than facts.
Cullo den resident H J Hardin, noted poultryman, sends four Hardin Reds to Rio Grande Brazil aboard the SS Mormacport. Aimed at Senor Cecil Wigg of Wigg and Cia, agents for the Wilhelmsen Steamship lines. The birds travel in a crate by express from Culloden to New York for a 20 day voyage with $100 earned.
Butler area residents led by Mr. R. 5S. West bought Uncle Sam Saving Bonds on the first sale day at the local post office. Bonds and Savings Stamps moved quickly as Reynolds County officials reported strong citizen participation and a free pocket album for stamp buyers. The program offers bonds in 25 to 1000 dollar denominations at 75 percent of maturity value, due in ten years, with stamps available in 10c to 5 easily enabling purchases.
A Cartersville Tribune News column accuses Col. Charles Lindbergh of favoring Hitler and England's ills, claiming he sought refuge in England during peril, was entertained by Nazi Germany, and now returns home with a medal and a changed view. The piece questions his gratitude and loyalty.
The speaker predicts the nation will become world leaders in airplane and bomber production within a few years. He cites unmatched resources and argues America will replicate its automobile industry triumphs in aviation. He lauds American ingenuity and mass production as unrivaled globally.
The Publishers Auxiliary in Chicago lauds Ed A Caldwell editor of the Walton News as producing a very handsome paper with good typography balance and well made up display advertising. It notes readers and advertisers enjoy the layout and expect strong results.
The Douglas Enterprise editorial Look Up urges Georgia merchants to boost stock and variety and advertise to Coffee County s 21 000 prospective customers. It cites Sears Roebuck spending 1 50 per person on catalogs as a model and predicts higher sales if merchants invest more in advertising.
D B Posey of Taylor county built a thriving beekeeping operation feeding his bees on tupelo gum holly and gallberry. He earns about 250 to 300 dollars from honey sales and expects 30 bushels per acre of cane and raises livestock cotton corn oats and peas on his Reynolds area farm.
The Cordele Dispatch reports the loss of two veteran staffers Cary A. Pound news editor and advertising manager and Fred DuVall operator and machinist. Pound has 25 years in Cordele and previously ran papers at Canton and Hawkinsville, returning in 1933. Duval, with the paper a year and a half, was earlier in Douglas and other South Georgia cities. Both join a South Georgia weekly venture with Pound and DuVall operating a new print shop and weekly publication starting next week.
A historical analysis argues Germany used the perception of unpaid WWI debt to mask a massive buildup. It claims the ensuing military program vastly exceeded the original obligation, fueling a dangerous turn in interwar policy and global tension.
The Herald endorses the Cordele Dispatch noting a clear difference between sunny, warm days and wet overcast days with drizzle. It urges readers to seek opinions from merchants, lawyers, real estate men, peddlers, editors, and insurance men, as they all know the impact of the weather on commerce and mood.
The Thelaville Sun argues road hogs ignore courtesy and still drive in the middle of the Ellaville Americus highway despite two 18 inch widening changes. Drivers previously forced onto the shoulder, but hogs persist in straddling the center stripe.
The Herald reprints a Mrs. J. W. Howards article on National Music Week celebrating its growth since 1924. It urges music as essential from childhood, praising singing and playing and describing art as a peace maker, with music guiding souls and communities toward brighter, more hopeful living.
Ernest Camp, editor of the Wal ton Tribune in Monroe Georgia and Georgia Press Association poet laureate, presents a bright Spring poem. He paints redbirds bluebirds and thrashers, blooming flowers, and woodland nymphs, celebrating May’s arrival and spring’s beauty while noting twilight and young love.
A man reflects on marrying the wrong spouse and questions the choices of the woman who stood by him. He calls the situation an unspeakable tragedy, claiming it eclipses all other misfortunes and mocks the past.
The author extols the necessity of loving relationships, arguing that love from a wife, daughter, and grandchild safeguards the soul. A bachelor or widower without affection is pitied, while age can mellow love into steady, charitable devotion, as Meriwether Vivian signifies.
The Atlanta Journal lauds Quitman based trustees M. G. Mitchell W. W. Patrick and I. A. Byrd for liquidating Peoples First National Bank closed in 1934. They paid the remaining 15 percent owed to depositors with 3 percent interest over six years eight months, aided by a $65,000 RFC loan and available assets.
At a Lanier county mass meeting of property owners, Annie Lewis, a Black Lakeland cook, offered to give options on her property for a proposed defense airport. She addressed the crowd with a provocative plea, saying she would cooperate with the city if given a chance to cook a meal for Hitler, noting the world would be rid of him.
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