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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
5
Avery family artifacts draw attention at the town museum as residents debate preservation. Local officials and historians discuss the impact on cultural identity, with plans for a commemorative exhibit slated later this year.
The Woman's Home Demonstration Clubs plan to raise funds to buy a portable canning outfit split into six equal shares. Each club forms a committee and may raise money by any lawful means. The outfit includes a hotel size pressure cooker, a retort, and a tin can sealer with related equipment. Communities must build brick outdoor canning racks. The agent will tour communities on a set schedule to promote better home canning in Taylor County.
Georgia Agricultural Extension service to sponsor a Live-at-Home Contest from May 10 to May 26, 1933 in Athens directed by J. P. Campbell and organized by Katherine Lanier and Anne Kilpatrick. Fifteen prizes totaling 100 dollars gear toward urging Georgians to use Georgia products with rules governing submission, eligibility, and mailing details.
Sudan grass, a warm weather plant in the sorghum family, is praised as a summer grazing crop or hay crop. Proper seeding, fertilization, and moisture yield strong grazing within seven weeks, with Tennessee experiments showing milk production comparable to top pasture. A Georgia dairyman reported 4000 pounds of Sudan grass produced for a 100 cow herd.
Georgia R. L. C. column edited by C. G. Wall from Ellaville notes unrest among rural letter carriers amid national government readjustments. Members are urged to send suggestions to association officers, with emphasis on immediate, personal attention to members’ concerns. Dooly county hosts a meeting led by W. W. Fuqua of Unadilla. Senator George is expected. Officers named: W. R. Woods president, C. S. Sawyer vice president, M. P. Edwards secretary-treasurer.
The editor reports Brother Geo Bell of Jacksonville Ga was taken to DeLois Hospital in Hazlehurst on April 29 in critical condition with neuritis in the spine. Bell had been at the Marine hospital in Savannah recovering from a route injury, and has just returned to duty. Carriers wish him a speedy recovery and hoped to be home soon with his loved ones.
District conventions are planned for May 30 with districts placing programs and details for a profitable meeting. Families and members will mingle, share experiences, and strengthen bonds in a communal event. Third District will be held in Unadilla, Dooly.
In a letter to Your Postal Service Rev T A Matthews of Nashville Tennessee urges continued rural delivery. He calls rural mail essential not a luxury, noting his own move from the country if service ends and praising the rural carrier as a civic asset vital to farming and wider life. He argues a public policy to perpetuate rural delivery benefits both urban and rural communities.
The Marion county grand jury decries lax Sunday observance in good towns and urges sheriffs bailiffs and all enforcement officers to ensure shops stay closed on the Sabbath except where the Supreme Court classed it as a necessity.
A minister recalls a Pennsylvania encounter and the motto When in doubt, play safe. He reflects on faith, hell, and a mother's death in Southeast Alabama. The author clings to belief in heaven and hell, hoping to win in both worlds.
A Roosevelt quote on education as the foundation of democracy praises schools as the state’s most valuable asset. It calls for appreciation and cooperation from all who rely on education for youth. The speech links strong schooling to America’s progress and future achievements.
W. A. Lundy, Taylor County Agent, urges farmers to save Austrian winter pea seed this fall. Harvest by raking vines into windrows when seeds mature, store dry, thresh with adjusted speed, or beat for small lots. Seed thrives after a cold winter and cool spring with adequate moisture, yields higher on thinner stands.
The Georgia Education Journal argues that progress in education improves rural life. It contrasts wooden log schools with cracks in floors and one teacher to modern consolidated schools with trained teachers, vehicles, and travel methods, asserting better life for the community through educated youth.
A Crop Production Loans Office letter clarifies regulations allow borrowers to spend loan proceeds on any necessary supplies within rules. Farmers need not follow mandates to buy specific brands or sources. County agents will answer questions promptly.
An advertisement claims Mrs. Vale Walter of Seattle lost 46 pounds using Kruschen Salts, from 156 to 110 pounds, with a daily half-teaspoon dose in hot water. It promises health gains, improved complexion, energy, and a money-back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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