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The Butler Herald
Established In 187B
C. E. BENNS,
Editor and Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
TAYLOR COUNTY
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Average Weekly Circulation
Fifteen Hundred Copies
SUBSCRIPTION. $1.50 A YEAR
Entered at the Post Office at Butler,
Georgia, As Mail Matter of Second
Clnss.
Butler should have a creamery.
There’s plenty of room in the poul
try industry.
While it is always wrong to tell a
lie, it is not always right to utter
the truth.
RICK-RACK
will,
"Wliat would this old world be if
everyhody in it were just like me?”
Go away back and put that query to
yourself.
The inexonrable devotion to study
and labor, this turning of brain and
body into a machine, with the results
that have followed in early middle
life, presents a fascinating subject
for contemplation in these da\s of
hurried and careless preparation for
tlie big tasks of the world.
Ever since Job said "My' days are
swifter than a weaver’s shuttle” the
analogy between life and a loom ha>
been familiar. It should mean even
more to this age whose intricate ma
chinery is matched by a complexity
of life, and a social consciousness
never so keenly felt before. We know
that the lives all around us are be
tng woven in with our own, and that
the resulting social fabric will be no
hotter than the average thread.
"Where there is
There is a way.”
Is an adage that is old,
But nevertheless true.
This adage applies to
Religious convictions, as well
As to other things in life.
A determination to do a tiling and
The battle is half won.
There are some wives who claim
That they cannot get ready for
Sunday School or church, and
Many mothers, who have
Small children, say, that it is
Out of the question for them to
Get ready and get their children
Dressed on Sunday morning in time
For Sunduy School or church.
Well, it seems like that they have
A plausible excuse.
Yes, it seems so, and
Perhaps they have, yet
From time to time, have I
Observed a wife, the
Mother of four children, the
Younger child not over
Two years of age. Each child
Neatly dressed. The younger
Child being led by the hand on
Their way to Sunday School and
To church.
This mother and this father with
Their four little children attending
Regularly, religious services on
Sunday morning, is a sight, that
l dare say the
Angels in heaven would
Delight to behold.
"Train up a child in the way in
Which he should go, and when
He is old, he will
Not depart therefrom” is a
Trueism that has ever held good,
And will continue to hold good,
For God’s word is behind it.
—J. T. A.
The world us it constituted today
has two standards of authority—one
for man, another for a woman. If a
man violates the so-called rules of
society, even the worst sin is but
"sowing wild oats”. The merest de
viation upon the part of a woman
puts her under the ban and makes
her an ostracized social outlaw. 1 he
whole thing is an unspeakable trav
esty on justice.
The size of the cotton crop in
Taylor county will be determined by
weather conditions during the next
fifteen days. There is the greates.
number of boll weevils this year than
at any time since the pest made its
appearance here and until recently
has been doing very destructive
work. Sunshine, continuous cultiva
tion combined with poisoning and
picking-up squares, have had most
encouraging effects on the general
outlook over two weeks ago. With the
checking of the ravages of the wee
vil as is now indicated, will, if con
tinued for the next two weeks, re
sult in one of the best crops the
county has produced in several years
We don’t think there is a newspa
per publisher in Georgia that needs
our advice about how to run his
business. They are all too well train
ed and experienced for that sort of
thing. But when a group enter into
an agreement to do something that is
detrimental to the profession as i
whole we think we are perfectly jus
tifiable in registering a complaint
and that is what we attempted last
week in putting our stamp of disap
proval of the adoption of the roto
gravure plan, 60 per cent news pic
tures 50 per cent advertising, hand!
ed by weekly newspapers. We con
sider it a most dangerous proposi
tion, one that affects every newspa
per in the state and think that those
who view t he situation as we do
ought to rise up in indignation
against it.
LORIDA HAS GONE THROUGH
MUCH, BUT IS COMING
BACK—BE VERY SURE
OF THAT
The Georgian does not think there
any occasion for acute pessimism
1 undue anxiety as to conditions in
Florida, because of the closing of a
number of banks there recently says
the Atlanta Georgia.
Florida of necessity has gor*
hrough and borne a good deal dur-
Twenty-three Florida banks have
closed their doors in the last two
weeks. Fifteen of these institutions,
located in Southwest Florida, sus
pended payment last Wednesday. The
situation in the peninsula has be
come very serious, but the sending of
$5,000,000 to Tampa by the Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank, together with
promise of “all the money needed” is
ing the last year or two by way of ex p C cted to halt the state’s headlong
Treensboro
[aid-Journal
Weare pleased to note that the
Thomaston Times and Butler Herald
■re waking up to the importance of
larging the paving of Route Three
from Ellaville to Griffin. The people
from one end of the state to the oth
er along that route are very much
Interested in seeing that 60-mile link
paved at the earliest possible date.
When that is done the short route
from the north to south Florida will
be a solid straight stretch of paved
highway.—Thomasville Press.
A tourist passed thru this sec-
ion and was astonished at the op-1
ortunlty offered along the aorthernl
ml western section of the county f I
.„ttle-ruising. Such lands in the wes |
he said, especially if the climate wa-
as near ideal as ours would be> c°n-
lidered cheap at $200.00 to $250,001
per acre. With such lands devoted to
the cattle industry, properly looked
after, he said, the cotton crop of the '
entire county would be a small item
in comparison. This with a creamery
at Butler would put dollars into the
pockets of thousands of folks that
I are crying hard times. -Nature ha
done its part. How well are we doing |
jurs ?
lomasville Press.
Here’s another fool suggestion
you want to term it that way.
the men and boys, white and black
in Tailor county. Those who have
absolutely nothing to do and not the
least prospect of a job next week «
perhaps several weeks: Hie yoursi
early Monday morning to some u «
■f cotton nearest you s P®" lU "f
day wrestling with the bo
repeating the, dose each day for l
week. Do this and there will be more
Wiregrass Farmer: “Had we not ]
llived thru last year, when we slushed |
hru rain all year, and still saw
urner county soil produce a crop,
• ( . would join the procession that has I
he boll weevil blues. It is hard to be |
n optimist when it is raining
ie weevils are eating up the cotton j
nd the merchants quit advertising. I
However, the door to the Wiregrass
farmer is barred to old man Tee-,1
imism,” so long as we occupy it We
have been here long enut to lear ]
that there is a way around any ^ 1 , |
Realty, that there are more UP"
than there are “downs’ and that
fellow has to hustle in order to not
owe the world, and the folks in , |
more than they owe him.’
if
than
bet- '
<o!ton io pi*-* — .. )t
wii l be idle labor to gathei t. It
double the cotton yield m the co
without a doubt. We dare you to try
- Next week is the most important
period since planting
time in the cot
ton growing situation.
Yes, conditions are growing
t er —for the man who works, saves
his money, and stays clear of the
other fellow’s business, nn ess he
sees a chance to help him out a little
No better remedy for dull times than I
co-operation and diligence. A single
bee makes only a spoonful of honey
* — - lifetime, but when the drops I
added there are veritable rivers
derived from common '
co-opeyation and
rlasting diligence on the part of 1
Montgomery Monitor.
cieth
are
of nectar,
sources through
everl
.lie producer.
"Blessed is he that expec
., ir" ” etc However the Georgia
F Mature has about 30 days more in
S to redeem itself, and we are
still hoping that the members
^ t ‘ le do- to business and d. some
thing of real benefit ^
Anv tax measure adopted wi
A " everybody, neither will any or
i iliv measures yet proposed
f.’^’eragrrto 1 increase the tax.
Sj le.. em agre bt , uscd on I
on gatoline to ax tex an d|
WJMr.g roais, P ass a n 1
then adjourn and come home.
cleaning up—readjusting and getting
started all over again along certain
lines of progressiveness.
The fact that real estate specula
tion and frenzy finally carried the
tate to that which seemed all but
emporary collapse, was not, after
all the fault of the people of Florida
It was not Florida’s business citi
zenship—knowing the state well and
being aware of its possibilities and
potentialities—that laid the founda
tions for or began the debauch.
Had not “smart Alecks” and near
wizards of finance gone into Florida
n droves, for the purpose of exploit-
ng it unreasonably and after a crazy
fashion, it is doubtful whether there
ever would have been any going to
imash down there.
The recent casualties among some
tanking institutions simply repre
sent part of the cleaning-up process
long since in some considerable
measure accomplished in most of the
sections of the state.
Florida is in much better shape
today than it was two years ago;
and in decidedly better shape this
year than it was last.
The state is coming back, on a
safe and sane basis!
As to the storms and hurricanes
from which Florida has suffered—
and at a deplorably inopportune
moment—why, nothing of that sort
may occur again in a century.
The federal government should
take in hand immediately and vig
orously the fight against the Medi
terranean fruit fly; not only on
Florida’s account, but on account of
many other states of the Union—
particularly those adjacent to Flori
da.
And if you think Florida is NOT
.■dining back and that the Georgian
merely is undertaking to feed you
soothing syrup, let The Georgian
call attention to the fact that build
ing permits in Miami for last year
exceeded in money value those of any
other city in the Southeast, of rel
ative size.
They know what they are about In
Florida, trying to get order out of
seeming chaos; so we need not be
come agitated or depressed when
some of the effects of the old de
bauch even yet crops out upon oc
casions.
ALONG THE
PATHS OF LIFE
(By Honey-Coated.)
rush toward financial disaster.
Florida is suffering a certain de
gree of depression, due in part to the
invasion of the Mediterranean fruit
fly and the subsequent quarantine.
This may have weakened the finan-
! cial position of some of the state’s
banks, but it does not appear to have
been primarily responsible for the |
Dear Charlie et al:
Well, here I am in Italy
it were, and when you are i n j
shoot Roman candles. s u j, er
one. Have just had u little chat
Mussolini.Very conservative kind
chap. Reminds me so much u f
wants to economize all the time
remember he started the Black -
Now that was an organization'
was planned to cut the high C o
clothing, as the boll weevil had
ed such a shortage in the
crop, that shirts were s
scai 'ce and
so to boycott the laundrymen
they would wear them (the -h
until a pole kitty would run
they saw a black shirt
coming,
gon of the Ku Klux Klun would
the Pope. They both want t 0
There isn’t any more Banion
Pythias, why the folks over
never heard of them. But that is
hard to understand as Mr. Da
was a senator in Rome, and that
gust body was very much like
own senators in the states, not
to them, and that is why thev
tlone away with them in Rome, ’
were a liability instead of an a
whatever that is, so they have a
man rule, and they find that one
can spend as much as the whole
ate could, with a decided cut in
was caused by the small bits of
| lie that would drop when eat.
failure of nearly two dozen of them. | ^p^Uy, Another economic art"
Nor does the closing of these banks j. 0 cbange t be style of ladies u
appear to have been the result of un- apparel . Can . t _ ;ay much “
sound banking practice on the part I women’s style as they didn’t ha
of the officers and directors of the enuff to talk about Just ”
Institutions involved. I whisper, real low. Hard boilei
In a statement which he made to over there . Mussolini am , “
the Associated Press, the I' lorida ge t a i on g a bout like the Grand
state comptroller attributed failure
of the 15 banks which suspended
payment on Wednesday to “unneces
sary withdrawls, propaganda and the
mental attitude of the people.” H«
continued: “I regard this the dark
ened hour just before dawn, if the
people will not tear down the temple
upon their own heads. This is what
they are doing now.”
There are instances in which
hanks collapse as a result of bad
management or faithlessness on the
part of their officers. There are also
instances in which banks fail because
of economic conditions. But these
Florida banks appear to have been | overhead expense, thereby keem
forced to close through a public scare I in one family and not ‘ ^
winch resulted in more withdrawals I spread all over the cuu 8
than they could stand on short no- there was no argument betw L
I tice. In the closing of these institu- dicer ent districts as to why
| tions, therefore, the people of Flori- '
da are paying the penalty of having 1
become panicky. Last fall Macon,
Ga., paid a similar penalty.
Banks are ^founded on faith and
confidence. They cannot exist with
out these things. They' have con
fidence in tile communities which
they serve, and they must have the
confidence of these communities at
they cannot exist. The new bank
which fails to gain this confidence
can make no headway, and the suc
cessful hank which loses it is done.
And about the most foolish thing a
community can do is to lose faith in
a reputable banking establishment,
become panicky and make a run for
its deposits. The situation in Florida
should be a warning to the entire
country against such folly.—Chatta
nooga Times.
your
got more than ours. Am Is®
here as I can’t do any welfare
Y'ours till Volstead Acts,
HONEY COA'IED.
Governor Richards, of South C
lina, says, according to the
dated Press, that Hoover will n;
the greatest President the ci
has ever had. We guess that’s
cause he fishes on Sundays ii
of playing golf. We believe the Sc
Carolina executive used to jail
for the latter pastime.—San
Press.
| THE FARMER AND THE POUL
TRY MARKET
PASTE THIS IN YOUR BIBLE
No Secret
There isn’t anything in the poultry
I market for the farmer to be disturb
ed over. The market isn’t becoming
disorganized and it is not being hurt.
1 Only this has happened. The farmer
I is producing «. product that the buy-
lers are scrapping over. That’s toe
I very condition that you would have
I exist. As long as this condition lasts
| you are going to have to give your
stuff away.
There is nothing to do about it ex-
[cept grow more poultry and keep
the chicken cars running. The chick -
I en cars furnish a basis for your pric-
As long as they run you will cer-
I tainly know in the neighborhood of
what poultry is worth.
The more poultry you grow the
greater will be the scrap for it. High
prices in poultry come with a pro
duction which makes it worth while
for the big buyers to go after. Don’t
worry over the situation as long as
1 you have plenty of it to sell. The on
ly thing we have to fear is a de-
I creased production.
Begin to make plans now for next
I year’s poultry production. There
should be double the poultry sold in
this section next April over last
April’s sales. Plan for your brooder
houses and your day old chicks. In
the meantime continue to read and
observe. Try to acquire more skill.
I Learn to combat diseases and heavy
linfant mortality. The great loss in
Ithe broiler business is from chickens
I that die. The death rate of day old
Ichicks should decrease as producers
|acquire more skill in handling.
You have got the poultry business
lin fine shape if you will just hold on
Ito what you have. Things are coming
|your way. Don’t get disturbed. Sit
steady in the boat and try to pro-
Iduce more poultry.—Lavonia Times.
An omer was six pints.
A gerah was one cent.
A farthing was three cents.
A shekel was $8.
A talent of silver was $538.60.
A talent of gold was $13,809.
A cubit was nearly 22 inches.
A sheckel of silver was about 50c.
A hin was a gallon and two pints.
A mite was less than a quarter of
a cent. f-t
A piece of silver, or a penny, was
thirteen cents.
A day’s journey was about twenty
three and one-fifth miles.
A Sabbath day’s journey was
about an English mile.—World
Evangel.
Stanford White checked the sobs
of the deluded and beautiful Evelyn
Thaw by whispering that wrong lay
not in its commission, but in its dis
covery. How far did he miss an ap
parently common fact? It is a migh
ty dangerous doctrine, but the one
most of us try sometimes to Delievc.
There is no secret about the
cost of our service. It is fixed
by the same principles
govern the charges of anj
other reputable commercial
organization.
Our patrons select the mer
chandise they desire. Prices
are plainly marked, ana there
is no effort on our part to ad
more expensive goods that
the purchaser wants or car
afford. The amount of service
to be rendered is also suhje*
to the patrons' needs at
wishes.
The cost of the funeral
merely the cost of the nut
chandise, with a reasonah!
profit, plus the charge for <
services and the use of t
equipment. Whether the
neral is simple or elabos
we give dependable and '
erent service at a fair P 5 *
J. B. HART & BRO.
MORTICIANS,
Phone 161 Macon,
When a man has toiled for years,
land at last luys by enough to get
lout of the world’s unceasing grind,
Ihe does not thereby become a '"tired
Ipirate—this modern croaking against
Ithe rich to the contrary notwith
standing.
SPECIAL LOW RATE EXCURSION
TO ATLANTA, GA,
Monday, August 5, 1929
$3.50 Rou F "l Trip Butler, 0
AH
Proportionately low fares from other point* ^
Tickets on sale for all trains August 5, f' IU ' *' 1,1
night August 10, 1929.
No Baggage Checked.
Ample Accommodations For
For sleeping car reservations, schedules, s*-d
formation, apply to Ticket Agent
Central of Georgia Rail vV ^
“The Right Way”