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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
6
Georgia R L C column edited from Ellaville urges spotting good in others. It argues cheerfulness and kindness uplift life, while dwelling on faults breeds misery. Emphasizes avoiding gossip and focusing on virtuous traits to improve the world and personal happiness.
A rural service newsletter urges carriers to order the national song booklet Service With a Smile. Copies feature Homer Rodenheaver autographs and a photo front cover. The note notes 25 cents per copy and requests payment by money order or stamps. The article mentions free tickets to a Lakewood Park fair in Atlanta for members with valid membership cards and requests members secure their complimentary tickets.
Residents plan a family outing to the fair to view the year’s displays. The event emphasizes inspection of exhibits and enjoyment of the weeklong program, inviting the public to partake in the seasonal showcase.
The editor reports several brethren formerly on the sick list are showing gradual improvement. It recalls Brother K F Martin, once very ill at Alto Sanitarium, who after last week’s notice received over fifty letters and cards the next day and continued to receive mail. The editor praises the cooperative spirit and appreciation for support.
Pro J W Timmerman of Stockton mourns the death of his father A H Timmerman at 75 after months of illness. A pioneer Clinch County resident and early Lanier County leader, he engaged in farming and mercantile business and served on state and district associations' executives. Fraternal notice invites Georgia carriers to consider south Georgia routes and discusses forthcoming swaps for brethren seeking relocation.
A local note from Hazlehurst Georgia discusses a late birthday acknowledgment. The writer clarifies that the celebration marked the recipient's 43rd birthday, noting the arrival of the first born grandchild and expressing wishes for many happy years ahead. The letter recalls the recipient’s former neighbor friend and seeks details about the parents of the grandchild for a fuller family portrait.
The writer notes a birthday moment where a decision to buy a walking cane or mustache cup was made as a joke. Instead, two boxes of Havana cigars were received. They enjoyed the visit from a daughter and grandbaby and the many greetings that made it the happiest of the 48 birthdays so far, hoping to celebrate 43 more.
The National Rural Letter Carrier lists 59 Georgia carriers with 30 years of service as of June 30 1985. The piece notes many plan to retire, cites potential hardships, and urges retiring if possible to aid department funding. It discusses pensions expenses, possible guidance from inspector visits, and offers support from officials.
A Post Office Department release makes public the names of 1,829 rural carriers who have entered or will qualify for 80 year service between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935. Hundreds have already been sent to the field and the rest will be dispatched for inspector investigation at once amid a drive to retire older workers where consolidations are possible.
The law expires June 30 1985 and renewal seems unlikely. If your name is on the list and you lack 80 years of service, report it. if you have 30 years and are not listed, inform the department. Rural carrier credits may not appear on service cards. Consolidations could affect about 8,960 carriers. only 3,820 counted so far. The department tightens scrutiny due to fiscal limits, with few exceptions likely.
A list detailing Georgia carriers who will total 380 years of service by the end of the current fiscal year. The document records individual names and their accumulated service time, reflecting ongoing recognition of long tenure among postal workers.
A reader argues the Bankhead Law should be suspended to aid poor farmers, criticizing local administrators for unfair allotments. Five farmers in one county show unequal 1984 bales versus five year averages, with claims of bias and padding in reports, harming small white farmers while big growers profit. The piece urges focusing on local mismanagement over federal policy.
This piece explains hand shapes and finger forms signaling traits such as imagination, order, activity, and truth seeking. It offers to send a personalized hand chart, detailing how to make an imprint, attach name and address, and mail 10 cents plus a self-addressed stamped envelope to Alice Denton Jenkins in Atlanta for the chart.
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