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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, AUGIST 8, 1929.
The Butler Herald
Established in 1876
C. E. BEX NS,
Editor and Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
TAYLOR COUNTY
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Average Weekly Circulation
Fifteen Hundred Copies
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Mattered at the Post Office at Butler,
Georgia, As Mail Matter of Second
t'teua.
Gee, the gnats.
Swat the mosquito.
The past that does not get ready
3ur a better future is u bad past.
The Herald solicits your help in
advertising Taylor county to the
world.
KICK-RACK
Life and death are co-temporaries,
As soon as we are born we really be-
gu to die.
There are exceptions to all rules,
We have dog days with us dry
veathcr as well.
A life without a definite purpose,
Is very much like unto u
Ship upon the broad expanse of the
Ocean's bosom which ha> neither
Churt or compass,
Captain or mate, or
Rudder by which to be guided.
It is a
Derllct, floating, floating,
Flouting. No guiding hand to
Direct ils course. But is left to the
Mercy of the merciless waves and
I- a menace to the shipping
Commerce of the world.
Beacon lights may shine as a
Wurning of treacherous shoals, but
The derilict heeds them not. The
Magnetic power of the
Polar star, is of no avail.
Drifting, drifting, drifting.
Is not the life of the
Boy or girl, or the man
Or woman, who has no
Definite purpose in life,
Very much like the (
Derilict ship?
There is no guiding hand;
There is no chart or compass;
There is no beacon light to warn;
There is no definite port
At which to land, but from
Day to day
He drifts,
He floats.
No definite purpose in life.
—J. T. A.
Let your troubles be weights—
Ike wings ure the additional weights
•a the eagle’s body.
The League of Nations reports the
oust of the World War at $361!,000,-
*110,000 and 37,000,000 lives.
IF THE LEGISLATURE IS
A “MOB", THE PEOPLE
ARE RESPONSIBLE
The Heruld heartily endorses ev
erything contained in the following
from the Fort Valley Leader-Trib-
Mr. J. C. Moulton bus resumed
editorial management and publica
tion of the Schley County News,
which his many newspaper friends
wvr the state will be glad to know.
A kind voice is a joy, like a lark’s
aoug, to a hearth at home. It is a
kgl.t thut sings as well us shines.
Tftain it to sweet tones now and it
mill keep in tune through life—Eli-
Au Burritt.
As might be expected the income
Sax hill has met strong opposition.
Aut until such a bill as the Boykin
kill is placed on .record Georgia will
wmtuiue to face a deficit of several
million dollars annually.
8dl Biffem makes this discovery:
"We see where a very successful
upera singer announces she was born
ai Dublin, Ga. She was evidently
wore successful with her notes than
*e native bankers down that way
were.’ ’
The Brunswick News advises that
if all tens of thousands of laws on
the statute books in the nation were
discarded for the Ten Command
ments and the Biblical laws were en
forced without fear or favor, all of
us could leave our homes open at
night and travel the highways with
out fear of molestation.
The Madison Madisonian tells its
readers that preachers in some of the
cities complain that the styles have
cut the choir singers’ skirts so short
that they have to put up blinds in
front of the choir lofts. In other
words the preachers want more
Hosannahs and less of Ann’s hose.
It is encouraging to see quite a
number of our weekly exchanges de
voting much of their space to agri
cultural exhibits and county fair
events to be held this fall in the':-
respective sections all of which de
notes fine crop outlooks, the main
source of prosperity.
Its a pity the legislature continues
1a wuste time in quibbling over min-
■•r mutters in connection with the
major issues that now confront them.
Let us hope they will settle these
matters and not force an extia ses
sion.
The Mou trie Observer believes the
primary system of highways in
tieorgia will be completed within
three years. The Albany Herald edi
tor is so sure the Moultrie publisher
is mistaken that he says he will give
Editor Allen a nickle plated niashie
and a dozen golf bulls of the roads
are finished as predicted.
The Albany Herald, in the course
of an editorial
Representative citizens from Doo-
fy, I urner and Crisp counties will as-
aemble at Cordele August 21st to
aelebrate the completion of paving on
$foe National Highway. The event
jgomises to be one of the most sig
nificant held in that section of the
xtato in many years.
The rotogravure section of ‘Sun
day’s Atlanta Journal contained a
jicture of Mr. Wyman Harris, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris and with
it the following reference: “Mr Wy-
wau Harris graduated from Butler
High school this spring without hav-
mg been tardy or absent a single
d»y during his entire school life.”
DePriest went one step too far
wheu he secured, in some way, a
“no-parking sign’’ for his Washing-
ion home. The police immediately re
moved the sign from the street, since
not even members of the Supreme
Court are allowed to use them. You
«an always tell the caliber of a man
by the way he reacts to public hon
ors—Baptist and Reflector.
The postofflee department says
that the profit from 2-cent letter
mail has been paying losses of many
millions each year for delivery ot
advertising magazines. It is time the
situation were reversed—give t.ie
people 1-cent letter postage and let
the magazines sell their stuff for
sufficient to pay the cost of delivery.
Any other business concern in the
world would insist on such a course
especially when the magazines de
clare 25 to 50 per cent dividends on
inflated stock.
Talk about the legislature being a
“mob!”
We do not admit it, but if those
fallows up there in the state capitol
ure a “mob” the people of Georgia
are a blind bunch uf cuttle!
The editor of this puper sat in the
house last week and witnessed the
masses of telegrams from the folks
back home that were being piled on
the desks of the members, frantic de
mands for or against this, that or the
other proposed bill, diverting the at
tendon of the members right at the
very crucial moment of final action
on the revolutionary “gas" tax bill.
At the same time, we witnessed a
number of personul appeals from sev
eral “folks back home” for the atten
tion of their representatives on some
minor bills with which their skillets
were to be greased and one of the
most important bills of the session,
the “gas” tax measure, being debat- ,
ed quickly to a finul vote!
About those telegrums—
We have had occasion since last
week to question some of the aver- .
age fine “folks back home” on some
of the important measures about !
which they were clamoring by wire
to their representatives, thus divert
ing attention from vital business that
■as actually up for immediate at-
ntion. Much to our surprise we
lave found from various sections of
he state that most of these fine
folks back home,’ ’ordinarily capa-
ile of a high degree of intelligence,
and while in the same breath talking
about the legislature being a “mob”
were following the stampede impulse
and were sending telegrams about
bills the actual nuture of which, and
the definite effect of which, if passed
they could not express reasoimlde
knowledge.
Talk about the legislature being a
“mob!”
• • •
We folks back home elected that
"mob.”
We “made them what they are to
day."
If they are running around in a
frenzy, it is because we have lost our
common sense and are harrassing
them without reason.
Give them a chance. Let them
alone during the remaining 24 days
and we venture the bold prediction
that they will give Georgia some
great and good, constructive legisla
tion.
< • •
After all, our opinions back home
are based largely on what a bill is
called. The general assembly’s ac
tion, if at all beneficial, must be
based on what is actually in the bills
—what it will do to and for Georgia.
We might be for or against
sales tax, as a general principle, yet
the particular sales tax bill about
which we telegraph such desparute
demands might not be a bona fide
sales tax proposal at ali. For instance
there is a sales tax bill before the
legislature which most Georgians
think would give Georgia a sales tax
system. It would do nothing of the
kind. It would do nothing more than
exist for just two years, long enough
to muddy the water, automatically
going out of existence on December
31, 1931, having, accomplished noth-
|ing more than to collect sufficient
■evenue to meet the state’s deficit in
iducational funds for 1929 and 1930
I—IF a large part of its estimated
two-years’ revenue of three million
dollars had not been spent of course
in the operation of a complicated
system of collecting such a tax.
Oh! We could write on and on,
telling of the exact nature and effect
if enacted, of this bill or the other
bill. About the time we got into the
heart of their meaning somebody
DARNALL WINS AGAIN
Every newspaper editor in the
State of Alabama offers to Editor M.
B. Darnall of the Florence Herald
heartiest congratulations on having
uttained the highest honor to be
awarded by the National Editorial
Association—thut of having rendered
the greutest service to his communi
ty of any puper editor in that great
organization.
It is an accomplishment thut any
newspaper mun should feel proud of
but it is s.ill more remarkable, and a
matter for still greater pride, to
know that this is the fourth year in
succession thut Editor Darnall’s pa
per has figured in this contest, hav
ing been given second place three
yenrs in succession previously.
Euitor Darnall runs at his mast
head this slogan: “Better Roads,
Better Schools, Better Farming.”
There is not a more ambitious pro
gram for uny newspaper.—Eufaulu
Times.
Mr. J. L. Rustin, of Charing com
munity, and one of the county’s most
highly esteemed citizens, was in But
ler on business Saturday bringing
with him a couple of watermelons as
specimens of his crop, grown he
states on the poorest portion of land
on his farm. The variety is some
thing new to this section but one that
will doubtlessly be planted pretty ex
tensively here next season for its
fine flavor, excellent shipping quali
ties and size. One of these melons
weighed 61 pounds and the other C1.
The former sold for $1.00 while the
latter brought 75c.
The house committee on county
mid county matters has voted unani
mously to report with recommenda
tion that it be passed, the Tucker
bill to provide that sheriffs in the
various counties of the state be al
lowed the 20 per cent penalty now as
sessed for delinquency in registration
of motor vehicles, "and to make the
penalty effective from and after the
second day of February of each year.
The bill requires collection by the en
forcing officer of the full tag fee plus
the penalty before the state can is
sue a tag to a delinquent, and makes
it the duty of the state to pay the
penalty to the sheriff. This is done so
the penatty may be rebated in en
forcement of the law for political
purposes.
OUT IN THE RAIN
Winder News:
A strong, able bodied man in mid
dle life upplied to a charitable or
ganization in this city for help. He
said that he had come here expect
ing to get a job, but the job didn't
materialide and he was stranded, lie
had come from a city in a neighbor
ing state and needed help until he
could get u job.
That u strong, middle aged man,
able to work, should ever get caught
->ui in me rain l.i mat tc.sliion is a
reflection on his manhood and
vuaiac.er. me man who doesn't
prepare for u rainy nay is certuin to
soused wnen *ne rain comes. He
should not expect anything else
tnere's no use whining and whimper
ing about it.
It won’t do to relieve a man of his
responsibilities and burdens in life.
He ought to beur them.He will never
amount to a hill of beans unless
these burdens are pressed down upon
him, and he is made to feel tneir
weight. Such people are to be pitied.
They think they can ease through
life and escape its responsibilities.
| The text, "Every man shall bear
his own burdens,” is not preuched
enough in our religious life. We talk
| about bearing the other fellow’s bur
den, and the other fellow has about
decided to let us do it. The Kingdom
of God will never come upon earth as
1 long us there are people who are
unwilling to bear their own burdens.
| We can be kind to people, teach
them the truths of life, on rare occa-
I sions give of our substance to those
| who ought to have it, but the real
way to help people is to enuble them
to help themselves. To be uble to
help yourself requires work, economy
foresight and un ambition tu tote
1 your own skillet and be a burden to
nobody.
If you don’t watch out for the
“rainy duy” you’ll get thoroughly
“soaked” when it comes.
Taxes on intangibles, state income
taxes, corporations and inheritance
taxes, will enable the state of Mas
sachusetts this year to pay back to
its cities and towns more than four
times as much money as the towns
and cities will pay to the state. This
additional revenue will save some
cities and towns from the necessity
[ of borrowing for immediate needs.
PROSPERITY in PELHAM
Editorial in Sur^daybT Atlanta ,
If there is a sick town anywhen
Georgia it would Kr eatly profit
sending a delegation to Pelham
Mitchell county to study the met;
by which its peppy citizens
made it one of the most uttr m
and prosperous of the smaller
ol the stute.
Not many years ago I’elham
just unother happy_g„j Ut . kv
come what will Georgia town' \v
somebody from a neighbor
drifted in and belly-ached a t
hard times, high taxes, low pr j c
cotton und high cost of living-
western produce, the whitling
hnmite said, “Yeah,” and honed
hear the supper-bell sound the k
of another day parting into the
simistic past.
But nothing like that happen*
Pelham now. In some almost mi
way its leaders came wide-awake
their possibilities and got busv
ciivic, industrial and agriculti
production. In less than a de<
they have made their city r li
handsome and magnetic, develop
great tobacco .center within
years, increased their regional
export trade to large ralume a
the most profitable lines. The f
of its people show no droo]
mouth corners and the most of
wear the smiles that won’t come
Pelhum’s motto is “There j,
failure save in giving up." p e j
ites refused to give up und the i
of their grit and go-getting L „
the finest and happiest little citi
the map of the state.
Pelham, and we rejoice in her
cess, has no natural advantages
cannot be found in Taylor Co
Man-power only is lacking,
many of us are willing to do
best to develop the county’s res
es and put evpry town in the a
on the map?
We haven’t got time just now
explain wh yw e hang the beggar
steals when hunger drives him i
Really, we are in too big a hun;
say just why we coddle and i
over the Napoleon of finance
manages to brain Wull Street
enough to steal a railway systen
play the pirate with a carloac
stocks and bonds.
Congressman Chas. R. Crisp, than
whom the south has not a more able
representative in Washington,nor one
who is more highly honored and gen-'
erally beloved at home, spent Mon-,
day in Butler and other points in th
county meeting and conversing witl
his friends who were delighted to se
him and rejoice to know that he i
enjoying such good health though hi:
duties in Washington have not al
been roses battling for the rights o
his people against a most partisa;
administration in the history of thi,
country as the record shows the pres
ent to be. The farm relief bill as re
cently passed by congress is more o
a joke than a relief to the farmers
Congressman Crisp says, and the
tariff measure now before the senate
gives the odds to the manufacture!
over the producer in every item i
touches.
Central of Qeorgia Renews Its Pledge Co-operation
For Industrial Development of the South
The territory served by the Central of Georgia is one that is particularly suited for indus
trial development. Recognition of the South’s many natural advantages has in recent years brought a
marked expansion in both the number and tht output of its manufacturing plants. This expansion
has been no one means confined to textiles, but has included every branch of industry. Although the
yearly output of the South’s cotton mills has a value of neary o, e billion dollars, this is less than ten j
per cent of the annual value of all products manufactured in the South.
Numerous factors have contributed to the South’s industrial growth. A favorable climate |
permits years around factory operation, while in winter mild temperatures and relatively long days
keep expenditures for heat and light at a minimum. The labor supply is efficient and plentiful. Taxes I
are uniformly lower than in other section, and there is a general public disposition to cooperated with I
those investing money in southern industries.
The raw materials of the South include mineral, forest and agricultural products, and are|
practically limitless. In Georgia alone are found 45 of the 52 known commercial minerals. The gre
iron deposits of Alabama are being put to increasing use, while on or near the Central of Georgiaj
are extensive coal beds that assure abundant fuel for industries of the South. The numerous
widely distributed rivers and streams of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee not only furnish clicifl
hydro-electric power but, supplemented by artesian supplies, furnish abundant. water fqr industrJl
use.
A favorable climate, efficient labor, abur.dint raw materials, cheap and plentiful fuel,
and water, expanding markets, and a co-operative spirit—these alone will not serve as a base for
dustrial development. Means of transportation mu it be provided, to bring in raw materials and car
out finished goods. The South has more than one-third of the total railroad mileage of the Imtefl
States, and this proportion is increasing. In 1928 southern railroads spent 200 million dollars in > - v l
provement programs. And not only does the Central of Georgia’s territory enjoy good railroad
vice but from the port of Savannah coastwise freight and passenger steamship lines operate, as
as other line maintaining regular foreign scrvic
Recognizing the South’s many advantages, the Central of Georgia in 1888 organized an
dustrial Development Department. Through this department, and in every other possible way,
railroad, has sought to uid in upbuilding Georgia, Alabama ami Tennessee. Besides the General l"|
dustrial Agent in charge, this department has a cousulting staff of a textile engineer, a geologist,
chemical engineer and a ceramic engineer—all men of proven experience und ability. During the F'1
several years considerable field and research work has been done, and results of this are avail d l
for any interested persons. Anyone desiring to avail himself of this Department is invited to v. mj
the General Industrial Agent of the railroad at Savannah.
The Central of Georgia believes firmly in the industrial possibilities of Georgia, Alaba
Tennessee and other southern states. It desires to co-operate in their Industrial development,
only by supplying the liest transportation service in its power but in every other way that it cai
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
A. E. CLIFT,
President, Central of Georgia Railway ComP-“|
Savannah, Ga., August 13, 1929.