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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
4
The Herald notes the sensibility of Georgia editors with 95 percent urging readers to vote dry when the occasion arises. Sympathy extended to Dr. C. P. Gilbert and Mrs. Gilbert on the death of their son William Gilbert.
Georgia school teachers focus on Denver Colorado where the National Education convention runs from June 30 to July 5. Woodland school in Talbot county earns top Georgia prize for best Junior Red Cross exhibit, greeting praise from all sides.
The Griffin Register, edited by Josephus Camp, is praised as a welcome addition to the exchange table for its mechanical appearance and esteemed editorial leadership.
A brief column notes reporters omit odd details when describing Huey Long. It points out no one mentions the direction of his ear flops as he gestures, suggesting gaps between vivid action and prose.
A Greenville area figure known as Judge Revill refused a $10,000 Washington offer to remain with his relatives and friends in Meriwether County, demonstrating strong local loyalty.
A friend who visited Washington for government business reports visiting fifteen departments across fourteen buildings yet failing to encounter the feared official red tape. He notes smoother processing than expected and suggests that the bureaucratic maze may be less daunting in practice than in rhetoric.
The Cuthbert Leader apologizes for a prior claim about Huey Tong by retracting the statement and quoting Tong from Washington crediting Roosevelt as the most unpopular man in the United States. The newspaper notes the error and offers a formal apology.
Tra Butt, former Butler resident now editor of a Blairsville weekly, urges aspiring writers to join the "Every Friday for Everybody" effort and praises the editor for his big feet, calling on readers to support the publication.
The Franklin News and Banner editor Pat McCutcheon is described as a model citizen whose four sons abstain from intoxicants. The piece notes that their father’s stance on legalizing whiskey shaped their upbringing and virtuous conduct.
The writer questions whether the many men signing up for Taylor County road work, both white and black, are as industrious as they seem. If true, they doubt the county's agricultural progress, suggesting wages lure workers away from farming and vineyard planning.
Methodists in the Columbus district note the let contract for a new Winton church school plant in Columbus led by Pastor Rev. Mack Anthony. The two story building, costing about 18000 dollars, will have dimensions 2 by 88 feet with a 450 seat auditorium and a 400 seat Sunday school. Editor Herbert Wind of the Cairo Messenger praises Taylor county for its new courthouse and forecasts a brighter era, saying the temple of justice will be a credit to a larger, wealthier county.
The piece argues the southern tenant system is lamentable yet ignored as people, even with small money, prefer buying cars over land. It notes Washington political talk is self serving and that many Southerners prefer automobiles and fuel over home ownership or land.
The Charlton County Herald mocks a state issue by recalling a fable where a parrot triggers a dog and cat melee. The piece likens political opinion clashes in Georgia to a tale of a nuisance bird provoking chaos and a scratched, disheveled pet, hinting at excessive talking.
The Herald reports Editor Kirk Sutlive of the Black Shear Times and Georgia Press Association vice president rode a northbound train Friday night to a press officers meeting. A burning trestle near Rupert forced an untrain stop and he was driven to Butler to reach his Atlanta engagement. Sutlive, son of W. G. Sutlive of the Savannah Press, is praised as a leading Georgia editor with many fatherly traits.
A collection of brief aphorisms on education friendship and integrity by Addison Go Emerson and Colton highlighting the value of books and living honorably. Each line offers a compact reflection on learning personal fame and ethical conduct.
An aged man’s death prompts reflection on kindness as a lasting virtue. The piece asks what greater legacy one could leave than a life defined by benevolence, noting the heart of kindness as a moral law beyond religious labels.
The Albany Herald notes postal waste from carelessness with 21 million undeliverable letters and 803000 unreceived parcels, urging better addressing and return dates. It separately previews Georgia voters May 15 deciding on repeal of local dry laws, with rural areas largely against repeal and cities expected to tilt urban votes.
W. M. Mathews urges Georgia farmers to demand Governor Talmadge's resignation, criticizing his stance on Farm policies Bankhead bill and cotton bans. The letter argues farmers suffered under quotas and taxes, claims cotton would rise to five cents if bans lifted, and urges unity among wool hat boys to unseat the governor.
A Georgia and United States citizen praises Franklin Delano Roosevelt as equal to Washington and headlines a storm among Southern Democrats against the Democratic party. The writer laments attacks on Roosevelt threaten the Solid South and recalls the 1928 catastrophe, seeking a superhuman tribute for FDR.
A radio reporter stated that while public opinion favored foreign born criminals, a recent check of criminal institutions shows the majority of criminals in the country are native born.
Ralph J Hancock of the Beer Movement of Georgia argues against repeal, claiming beer revenues would fund free school books but shows costs far exceed benefits. He warns about licensing beer failing to raise school funds, increasing drunken drivers, accidents, deaths, injuries, and bootlegging, urging readers to vote against repeal.
A 1920s Georgia referendum on May 15 asks voters to approve or reject liquor, with clergy and judge opinions warning that repeal would bring back saloons and social decay. Prominent voices urge caution, citing enforcement, moral harm, and effects on schools and families.
Georgia state official Thomas Linder criticizes the Market Bulletin for political content advocating secession and attacks Alabama Governor Bibb Graves over jury duty rulings. The editorializing prompts defense of Southern state rights, urging restraint and legal process in the Scottsboro case.
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