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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
4
The Butler Georgia official weekly editorials discuss Roosevelt backing repeal of Prohibition and predict dry law politics in 1982. The Milledgeville Union-Recorder marks its 104th birthday and praises local impact. Jackson Progress-Argus laments cotton to gasoline price ratio and shifting costs in recent times.
A reader quotes a manufacturer's bulletin in capital letters calling the Bord's 1980 shipment a tummy full for bellyachers, noting the tone is bitter and aimed at public dissatisfaction.
Senator Tydings of Maryland and chairman of the Democratic Senate Committee said in Washington that the Democrats will win the next House and gain in the Senate. He returned from a tour of New England and New York reporting Republican disaffection.
John W. Hammond reports growing miscount concerns after the recent Georgia primary. Mildred Seydell, Atlanta writer, announces a new novel Secret Fathers to be published October 10 by Macaulay Company. Her Georgia column What Would You Do? draws wide readership.
The Dahlonega Nugget condemns harsh punishment for wife beaters while noting wives who whip husbands deserve equal severity. Carroll County Times laments remonstrances against Central economy by those least affected. The Savannah Press reports a $72.5 million deal in Jersey City as Standard Oil Indiana sells half of Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing and Sinclair Pipe Line interests to Sinclair Consolidated Oil.
The bureau reports 292,648 more births than deaths in Georgia over a decade, while the federal census shows only a 6,295 population increase. This implies 286,358 missing Georgians, likely due to an annual exodus of about 28,000 people. The piece questions the remedy for this migration and asks who will find it.
The text notes it is too early to declare decisive platform positions. Governor Roosevelt could receive full Democratic support but has not secured the nomination, leaving uncertainty about Democratic actions in 1982. Similar uncertainty surrounds the Republican stance as wet strength influences circles but platform reactions remain unpredictable.
The Atlanta Constitution notes the passing of Major C Manley Stedman the last Civil War veteran in Congress from North Carolina. A former officer in the Confederate Army he served 20 years as a representative of North Carolina�s fifth district and was aged about 89 near the end of his long career.
In W C Woodall's Good Morning column in the Columbus Ledger Enquirer, Judge McLaughlin is told of a young woman urging him to prompt the grand jury to publicize that many local women are not wearing stockings. The judge notes it is more a moral issue than a legal one and suggests preachers handle it. He jokes that no grand jurors wear stockings, and some may not wear socks.
A reflective piece urges readers to adjust to weather and life incidents with calm, practical steps. It counsels warmth when cold, cooling when hot, and perseverance during adversity. It urges using available remedies for illness and discourages fretful grumbling, advocating steadfast forward motion and manhood.
The government report projects Georgia to grow about one and a half million bales of cotton and the U S as a whole over fourteen million bales. Prices likely stay low or only modestly improve as bumper crops persist, but Georgia also shows diversification with peanuts, tobacco, corn, wheat, and oats boosting the state’s value. Georgia could produce five million bales of cotton, yet the overall agricultural economy remains sizable with corn at forty five million dollars, tobacco around ten and a half million, peanuts about thirteen million, and oats over seven million, keeping the state financially resilient. Georgia likely ranks third in cotton production, with an annual agricultural worth near one hundred million dollars even at low prices. Diversification is praised as salvation. comments urge farmers to balance crops to improve overall stability.
May Harrison arranges free transport for unemployed beggars to cotton fields near Millen, Georgia, where farmers hire them as pickers. The mayor and city council push the plan to curb mendicancy by sending those seeking jobs to work in local plantations. The Dalton Citizen questions what happened to Tom Hardwick.
The letter urges Georgia residents to abandon partisan fights after the primaries and unite for the common good. It emphasizes preserving school terms, securing state funding for education, and ensuring nine month terms, calling for a special session if needed to fund schools and hospitals and to advance peaceful governance statewide.
A brief note reflects on life’s resemble to a vaudeville performance with optimism about the next act, yet finds the following scene no better than the prior. The tone hints at weary anticipation and a wry, enduring entertainment ethic.
The piece argues that until church and state divide sins from crimes, conflicts persist as the state enforces conduct for social peace rather than spiritual virtue. It notes that in the United States government reflects majority opinion and that law aims to suppress nuisances, not enforce sinlessness.
Sylvester Local reports editors across Georgia faced defeats or outcomes in state races. Herbert Winn of Cairo Messenger failed to win a state senate seat, H W Garrett of Doeran Courier stayed home per voters, John N Holder of Jackson Herald lost governor bid, Holder’s campaign run by C B Allen of Moultrie Observer saw Rivers carry home county, J J Pryor of Fitzgerald Herald lost a representative bid, Pat Griffin of Bainbridge Post-Searchlight won reelection unopposed as lawyers in Bainbridge showed no interest.
A government project in Nebraska plans a vast 50 acre radio complex to govern twenty thousand transmitting stations. Thirty electrical engineers will oversee frequencies and power limits to prevent interference. The piece juxtaposes this with a call to awe at divine omniscience and cites Psalm 11:1-7 urging reverence.
The notice urges rail travel as the safest and most comfortable option and highlights lower fares on short trips. It directs inquiries to ticket agents of the Southern Railway System for details on greatly reduced fares.
Dated political column arguing President Hoover misuses commissions, warns of impacts on farm prices and unemployment, criticizes his administration, and contemplates Al Smith’s potential election. It condemns Hoover Democrat defections and predicts future Democratic campaigns in 1932 with a Georgia note by DENS Kirk.
Two rapid deaths from insect stings in separate areas warn motorists about honey bees entering open windows. In both cases drivers swerved and crashed, passengers injured, underscoring danger from even small factors like rain, dust, or speed at curves. Slower speeds may reduce crash risk if a bee enters a vehicle.
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