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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
5
The Butler Herald reports cow stealing as a popular pastime in Elbert county and calls for cattle dealer registration. It also notes Georgia has had no smallpox deaths in the past five years per the state health department publication.
The National Association elected Philip J. Galagher of Woburn Massachusetts as president, succeeding Michael J. O Rourke of Beverly Hills California during last week’s annual Boston convention. Charlie Rountree editor of the Wrightsville Headlight laments the lack of many needed commodities and notes there is no gossip shortage in Wrightsville.
One of 14 merchant ships to be launched next Sunday as part of Liberty Fleet Day will be sponsored by Mrs. Walter George wife of Senator Walter George of Georgia She will sponsor the Sur prise at Chester Pennsylvania.
The North Georgia Tribune of Canton, a rival to Taylor County, urges replacing the peach on car license tags with a chicken image. The suggestion aims to reflect egg production in the region.
The group reports Ernest Neal, Georgia Poet Laureate, is in an alms house due to financial troubles compounded by old age and infirmity. The note emphasizes the poet's sorrowful condition and seeks awareness of his plight.
The Herald offers a special one dollar rate for the school year to Taylor County students attending college or for teachers teaching out of the county. Readers are encouraged to send the Herald as their college year companion.
The Christian Advocate suggests every family stay at home one night per week to save gas, rest autos, and revive the old home spirit. The proposal emphasizes collective restraint and household togetherness as a remedy amid fuel concerns.
Recalled memories of frosty mornings and a neighbor’s one horse wagon taking children to the cotton fields. Noon hoecake with cheese is fondly remembered as the best meal, while the brown cotton bolls and worms leave a lasting, vivid image from Walton News.
Mrs Bernice Brown McCullar shares a Milledgeville News lesson about discouragement. Do not work for appreciation she says, find work you believe worth doing and perform it to the best of your ability.
Friends in Albany and statewide celebrate DeLacy Allen of Albany for winning the national vice commander post at the American Legion convention in Milwaukee last week. Allen, former Georgia state commander, was once nominated for lieutenant governor before the office existed, a constitutional amendment failing to create the post and delaying Georgia politics.
The Savannah Press notes last Thursday night’s aurora borealis dazzled Savannahians with a rare southern display. Fiery beams and white spears lit the northwest sky while a galaxy of stars added grandeur viewed from the waterfront. The piece frames the event as a reminder of nature’s power beyond human disputes.
In New York City the denomination's Board of Publication approved a $200000 appropriation to aid the retired ministers' funds of several Methodist annual conferences.
The Commerce News notes the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benns Jr on September 8. Grandparents boast the newborn Charles Benns III and praise the family’s traits while humorously honoring the father as a chip off the old block.
The Jesup Sentinel reports that in 1809 securing a Wayne County marriage license required a $500 bond. On August 21, Michael Clements and Miss Ann Madden obtained a license with Elias Fort as security. The Wayne County clerk, Joseph Joyner, signed the license. An accompanying inventory and appraisement lists slaves, pets, and other items including one quart of whiskey valued at 25 cents and a slave valued at $200 with others at $230.
The Georgia Prison Wardens association calls for returning the lash in convict camps. The piece argues punishment over reform harms citizens and notes past abolition of the lash as a dark page in state history, urging leaders to resist restoring corporal punishment.
Quimby Melton urges unity as the nation nears war in 1941. He recalls the Constitution’s opening WE the people and stresses shared rights and duties across all Americans, calling for cooperation, tolerance, and collective effort to preserve the American way of life.
The Jewish people of the state observe the high holy days from Rosh Hashanah the new year to Yom Kippur Day of Atonement ending September 30th and October 1st.
Friends of Dr. Walter D. Cocking formerly discharged dean of the University of Georgia learn he has been appointed by a federal security agency in Washington as consultant in program planning.
A reader recalls stopping at the Half-Way House near Flint River in Taylor County for a sandwich. The establishment was pitch dark, a staffer offered to light the place, and lights were briefly restored before returning to darkness with bugs present during service. The narrator notes they finished in the dark and jokes about trying curb service next time.
A brief obituary notes Bruno Mussolini, son of the Italian dictator, with a muted reference to his controversial actions abroad and a note on his death. The report avoids graphic detail while acknowledging his notoriety and family connection.
A compact set of quotations on work and reward from Beecher Schwab and Eddy. It contrasts intrinsic love of labor with money-driven effort, noting lasting value comes from thoughtful action and service over time.
Daring expansion adds 100000 horsepower of electrical energy and 1500000 kilowatt hours daily production as Plant Atkinson enters service. The new unit strengthens the nation’s industrial capacity in a pivotal supply push.
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