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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
5
Official Taylor County weekly reports ample local job openings and a brisk fishing season, with commentary on employment prospects for youths. It notes Dr Francis Townsend’s pension plan facing defeat and observes parties competing over convention programs while predicting lively delegate activity.
An Alabama sheriff defends himself after a grand jury criticizes failure to enforce the dry law. He replies a prior grand jury drank up the evidence he submitted, prompting the Tifton Gazette to ask what one can expect in a county like that.
Postmaster General James A. Farley forecasts the Republican nomination of a governor from a prairie state, identified as Landon of Kansas, and warns his election would be a perilous experiment. The piece adds no guidance on veterans' use of their funds, hoping they spend wisely without harm to themselves or others.
A Worth county farmer reportedly cultivates over six hundred acres of popcorn, calling it his money crop. The article notes last year he planted 600 acres and still could not meet demand for popped corn, implying a substantial yield.
The piece argues that society still judges people by wealth and not by merit or character. It notes a tendency to overlook how individuals acquire money, despite speeches about equal opportunity and fair treatment.
Sunday was Mother's Day and the paper notes mothers staying home to cook, clean, and care for their families. Sons went to church and honored their mothers after she finished household chores.
Editor Rountree of the Wrightsville Headlight announces his candidacy for Public Service Commissioner. He praises Charlie Rountree as a longtime public servant who deserves support, urging readers to cast a vote to start the campaign.
The note recalls Charley Benns sending peaches this time of year and hopes to return to normalcy after years marked by a venturesome but flawed project. It reflects on government paydays and enduring creditor pressure, urging continued contributions as reminders of past debts.
Mrs Taft widow of former President Taft urges continued leadership from President Roosevelt. She says conditions demand his reelection and notes even Republican partisans feel the president should be re-elected, though they may oppose him for political reasons. The public will decide at the polls.
Chairman Hugh Howell of the state democratic executive committee schedules midweek meetings to feed weeklies fresh news. He has designated June 11, a Wednesday, for the committee to decide on primary rules, a move the Fulton County Review commends for favors to subscribers.
Editorials from Butler Herald and Lavonia Times lament government checks show uneven support for newspapers. They argue publishers would rather trim unprofitable subscribers than accept subsidies, noting a late editor’s quip about paying for papers.
The public mood has shifted and will not return to the old political and governmental ways. Parties must adapt to the new reality or face obsolescence as traditional cures are discarded like outdated industrial methods. Nature itself enforces the change with ruthless clarity.
The text discusses June’s naming by Ovid and possible derivations from iu niores or Junius, noting June’s ancient Roman origin and Anglo Saxon labels dry month and midsummer month. It then warns that if the coming month is drier, the government may face renewed calls for aid.
The Lavonia Times notes the governor will cut state taxes by one mill this year, promising about a million dollars saved for roughly three million people. The impact varies by property value, with reductions of ten cents on a hundred dollars taxed to one dollar on a thousand. Railroads gain eighty seven thousand dollars. one Georgia corporation forty five thousand. a telephone company fourteen thousand. Public schools would lose about half a million, about seventy cents per child for seven hundred fifty thousand students. State sanitarium funding would drop over one hundred thousand dollars, risking service to tubercular, blind, and mentally defective residents.
The two Taylor County high schools in Butler and Reynolds near completion deserve patrons’ praise for fine work. We congratulate the graduates on their achievements as they receive diplomas seen as high points of life. Many will pursue college, others enter business, guided by the Golden Rule and seeking the Kingdom of God first.
From across the state letters urged Columbus Roberts to run for Secretary of Agriculture. He announced his candidacy for the coming primary and his supporters predict he could become the next Commissioner. Roberts, a successful Fulton County dairy farmer and president of the Georgia Milk Producers Confederation, offers first hand agricultural experience and a broad record in highway, education, religious, civic, and business matters. Citizens praise his leadership and expect a progressive, capable commissioner for Georgia’s farming and marketing needs.
A Georgia review credits the Roosevelt Recovery Program with saving nearly 15 000 homes and 19 000 farms from foreclosure between 1933 and 1936, plus tax collections, bank reen financing, farm loans, schoolhouses, hospitals, water and sewer systems, and large educational and health outreach. The piece notes vast federal expenditures supported by long term loans and grants, spurring private industry and preventing widespread business failures.
Al Smith hinted at strolling Philadelphia sidewalks, echoing a move begun by Senator Borah. Reports say regular Republicans urge Idaho to consider such a walk at Cleveland, fearing it could derail the Republican nomination.
Archaeologists near Macon on the Ocmulgee uncover a trading post likely built 1680 to 1715, ruined by war-path Indians. Evidence includes a stockade fort, trade goods, Indian burials, and a brass weight marked 1712 linked to a trader identified as B. S. M. The find points to early white presence in Bibb County and Yamassee era conflicts.
Dr John W Holland extols persistent effort and moral steadfastness as heroic. It lauds those who endure hardship without despair, including families needing relief, job seekers facing doors that won’t open, and others maintaining honor and spiritual values. True success is inner resilience and service to humanity.
Adel News argues the governor was within rights to oust the state treasurer and calls for federal funds to speed Teglectey highways. It urges work for unemployed Georgians, better road spending, and rapid construction of new and repaired roads.
A poetic exhortation by T. E. Davenport of Magnolia Cottage Shellman Ga urges stopping self pity and turning to God. It counsels prayer, kindness, fresh air and reading scripture to overcome fear and endure life’s trials, noting eternity and the Shepherd Psalm to find calm.
A wary note warns that a tale bearing person can betray confidence and spread rumors. Speaking too freely invites risk as such talkers may reveal more than they know and cause harm, urging discretion in conversations and warning against trusting casual chatter.
A Christian Science interpretation argues that reliance on chance leads to unrest and false gods like luck, while living under divine law offers safety, stability, and true prosperity. It cites Romans 6 16 and Psalms 1 and references Mary Baker Eddy to urge mental allegiance to God over fortune.
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