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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
4
Community notice welcomes Camilla Enterprise and Bullocn Times as new exchanges. A living community keeps activity year round and supports residents with local trade and information. The old Taylor spirit endures, with steady commerce and mutual aid.
The statement argues that Georgia must enhance schools and roads to avoid lagging behind. It notes railroads cause three times fewer fatalities than automobiles and calls for all possible precautions to reduce accidents, acknowledging some may be unavoidable.
The Monticello News in Georgia is praised as a neat, newsy, and well patronized paper. The note congratulates Messrs Penn and wishes them continued success.
The United States Treasury expects to circulate more paper money in the coming fiscal year than ever before. The note expresses hope that every resident in Taylor County will receive a larger share of the increased currency flow.
County commissioners promise to begin widening grading and re topsoiling the Butler Reynolds road soon. Public support urged as work is scheduled to start.
Statistics from the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters indicate that in 1924 automobiles caused about 19 000 deaths and injuries to 450 000 people, averaging roughly 53 fatalities and 6 650 injuries per day.
The honey production near Reynolds County grows into an important money crop for several farmers. The article notes the crop is marketed when funds are mostly needed to cover crop expenses and calls for expanding the honey yield.
The annual Georgia prison commission report shows nearly half of 3,164 prisoners in the state penitentiary were convicted of murder manslaughter or attempts to murder. The findings will be submitted to the legislature at the upcoming session.
Editor Claggett of the Rome News Tribune notes the Georgia editors’ trip to New York and argues Gothamites should visit Georgia in return. He believes the exchange would be highly educational and valuable for both communities.
Robert Sessions a 15 year old Birmingham Alabama high school winner of the national oratorical contest in Washington last Friday night announced he will donate the $2,000 cash prize toward promoting the contest’s aims.
Contractors report steady progress on the Butler to McCants mill highway project. A well-built road under adverse conditions demonstrates the highway program’s value in Georgia, with public support for funding if tax money is properly used.
A Georgia weeklies article hints that a longstanding gathering of Georgia newspaper folks was implied to be present in New York. The unfinished line suggests a notable turnout though the record remains incomplete and debated.
A reflective piece by Frank J. Dudley contemplates life’s limited span and the limits of human learning while joking about a Florida hotel keeper as a heavenly host. The essay uses light humor to spark thoughts on aging and experience.
The piece lauds Hon Gordon Saussy of Savannah and his wife as exemplary hosts during a press party cruise. It praises Saussy for cordial personality and Mrs Saussy for social graces, noting the Georgia press group’s new appreciation and the high esteem shown by the party.
Georgia editors and spouses enjoyed a mid winter State Press Association meeting in Savannah then a coastwise voyage aboard the City of Chattanooga to New York. The 200 guests praised Ocean Steamship Co officials and crew for hospitality, weather, and varied onboard entertainment from dining to radio concerts and Sunday services.
Resolutions adopted by the Georgia Press Association extol officials and companies who aided a lengthy Ocean Steamship Company voyage aboard the City of Chattanooga. The tribute names L A Downs G R Angelvine Thomas N Cook E R Richardson John D McCartney and others praising courtesies hospitality and events during the outing and journey by land and sea.
A Georgia press party in New York featured talks by Hon. Geo M Rapier and Editor E A Caldwell, a pageant with a high class womanless wedding, crowning Miss Doll Byrd as May Queen, and scenes of Atlantic City and New York landmarks. The trip included tours to the Stock Exchange, the Leviathan, the McAlpin and Waldorf Astoria, Broadway theatre, a Jersey City plant visit, and lavish dinners and entertainments.
The Perry Home Journal cites New York perceptions of Georgia and urges constructive advertising to reveal opportunities. It notes Georgia is not a manufacturing state due to rich soil and crop potential, yet industrial development is needed so locals gain income to buy Georgia made goods, as echoed by the Dawson News.
The Dawson News quotes Editor Rainey urging every young man to get a job though hard hours build character. It cites the Monticello News axiom that idleness is the devil's workshop and says a boy kept busy at worthwhile tasks will avoid trouble.
Through Ocean Steamship Company hospitality editors learned how the Central of Georgia railway advances sea transportation from Savannah to New York and Boston. The service offers unmatched freight speed and efficiency and a passenger offering that exceeds expectations in comfort and safety, addressing critics with notable reliability.
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