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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
4
The piece argues for more workers rather than tax cuts and mocks gossip versus truth. It notes a Johnson County centennial edition, Census income marriage links, and explains advertising dynamics where dominant brands lift market sales as competitors also advertise. It highlights social trends and consumer behavior.
Marion County beef cattle raiser Guy Garrett switched to poultry and aims for about 10 000 hatchery egg producers in his first year. He now maintains 3600 chickens producing 150 to 180 eggs daily for the Georgia State Hatchery and plans 6000 more by June. He started Aug 17 1957 and has sold 5500 hens for laying. His flock eats 1500 pounds of feed daily and he favors Pitch White Rock chickens for profit and home life. Garrett may restock with Angus cattle in the future.
Georgians align with Gilmer Countians against county suffering from officials allowing abuses in convict labor. The passage notes Mother’s Day as an American holiday originating in the United States, dating from May 1907 and credited to Anna M. Jarvis of Philadelphia.
Months of hard work culminated as Johnson County Centennial celebration opened with county wide union church services at Wrightsville grammar school auditorium. Rev King Vivian of Vineville Methodist Church Macon delivered the guest sermon with choirs from across the county participating in the service.
The piece argues that since 1948 the U S has spent about 420 billion on programs to reshape the world with foreign aid totaling over 64 billion. It warns Congress toward the 1968 act offers only continued waste and boondoggling while detailing 1958 59 authorizations and the high costs of defense personnel and foreign salaries.
Eugene Anderson recounts joining Sigma Nu at Mercer, his rise to state president, and lasting ties with Sigs across Georgia. He notes shifts from scholarship to sociability, mentions time in New York and Indiana Springs, and ends with a May invitation showing the fraternity’s ongoing activity.
A community note says a local church records its minutes on tape as a sign of modernization. The piece mocks cigarette makers and hints at nominating committees for church officer posts.
Leon H. Jordan has applied for Permanent Letters of Administration on the Abe Jordan estate. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the clerk of court’s office within the legal time to show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness dated May 3, 1958.
The appraisers on Lennie Harmon McCants widow of Knowlton McCants seek 12 months support for herself. All persons concerned are cited to show cause at the next regular June term of Taylor County Court why the application should not be granted.
All persons owed debts to the estate of Miss Jeffie Harris must pay immediately and all creditors must present claims to Thelmon Jarrell as Administrator de bonis non cum Testamento Annexo. Attorney for Estate listed as J. A. Dmiin.
Soil Stewardship Week in Georgia began Sunday May 11 18. Agricultural leaders emphasize soil as a vital resource and a focus for conservation. Since 1935 federal and state laws foster soil conservation districts across all 159 counties, now organized into 27 districts. County agent Vernon Reddish notes progress in surveys soil testing forestry outreach and 4 H projects shaping future stewardship.
Montezuma insurance agent Lewis H. McKenzie has qualified in Macon county for the Georgia General Assembly as a Democratic primary candidate on June 18. He serves as a city councilman and school board member, chairs the Montezuma Chamber of Commerce industrial committee, and is Kiwanis lieutenant governor for the Fifth Division. He is a former Kiwanis president, ex chamber vice president, and former housing authority chairman. A Montezuma High School and Washington and Lee graduate, he served 25 months in the US Navy and is married with two children.
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