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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
4
A curious item notes a dollar bill triggering alarm rather than riots and suggests safe fall hunting. It mentions a new cure for nervousness and hints at Georgia gubernatorial intrigue and future officers. The paper promotes its monthly advertising service for merchants to showcase offerings to the public.
The article notes Babson's recent statement suggesting conditions may return to a era when a man with employment valued his work. It implies a possible repeat of past patterns driven by economic outlook and worker satisfaction.
An editorial in a neighboring state city paper discusses business impacts on smaller towns. The piece quotes an elderly woman and reflects on persistence, policy shifts, and the prospect of success despite discouragements. Governor Herman Talmadge is mentioned as a recent pleasant meeting, with hopes for future interaction.
Editor Raymond Duncan notes Elleville looked exceptionally pretty after a week of extensive cleanup. Residents and visitors praised the town’s grooming while many volunteers contributed long hours to the effort, though the article does not claim a complete tally of all participants.
A Jesuit priest argues that Dr. Frederick Cook was the true North Pole discoverer, citing over 200 Arctic flights that align with his descriptions. Cook’s later conviction, penitentiary term, and lingering dishonor are noted as history’s counterpoint.
The editorial calls for repealing a controversial pension system adopted last year that commits the state to payments regardless of budget needs. It notes funding pressure on public schools and Youth, endorses Georgia’s aid to pensioners, and mentions a local Pelham editor Jim Chism recovering from an accident while praising longtime town builder Jim Chism.
The Georgia Power Company highlights Plant Mitchell as a modern steam electric facility supplying Southwest Georgia with electricity and jobs. Mitchell can produce over a million kilowatt hours daily, with boilers at 875 psi and 600 F, and hydrogen cooling for turbo generators. The visit included a luncheon at Iadium Springs and notes on the company’s broader public service and Better Home Towns program.
Bishop R R Wright Jr of Georgia invites white ministers to deliver the regular noon sermons at the 28th Americas Annual Conference in Dublin. Dublin ministers and Circuit Court Judge Roy Rowland spoke, with Wright stressing that the church’s primary social purpose is to cultivate people of good will.
Alva Scott and the Pine Grove chapter topped the Georgia FFA Rally in Macon on Oct 22. Scott, 17, earned the Star Georgia Planter Award, the top individual honor, while Pine Grove of Lowndes County won the State Chapter Achievement Plaque for highest group. Scott and 241 others received the Georgia Planter degree earlier in the day.
Two types of people are described those who think before acting and those who act on impulse. Deliberation is needed for grave problems while emergencies demand quick action. People should train thoughts and feelings to fit the moment to avoid pitfalls.
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