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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MAY 5, 1932.
frecioiii Metals in Use
as Standards of Value
Tlie gold standard Is the measure
•f values In it• motidttiry system; In
other words, If we wish to compare
the values of oertsln nrtleles, we
say tlmt one Is worth so much gold,
another Is worth more gold, anoth
er less. etc. Before the Invention
of money, all exchange was by bar
ter or trade. In the early history
of this country, such objects ns
wampum shells, salt, tobacco and
beaver skins were used a* token
money. Gold and silver were se
lected ns the standards of value for
never a I reasons; their value Is large
In proportion to weight, they are
easily carried and non-perishable,
and. especially In the case of gold,
ttielr values change but little from
year -to year. The nations of the
ancient world used both gold mid
sliver as standards for tl'ielr coins,
then from the Seventh to the Thir
teenth century the double standard
was In genernt use, then Great
Britain and Inter the United States
and other nations udopted the gold
standard. In this country the gold
Btnndnrd Implies no restriction on
gold Imports or exports, the re
demption of currency In gold coin,
aad the coinage by the mint of all
gold offered It. Britain nhnndoned
the gold standard, this Involving the
abandonment of sonic of these.
% Penny Ante 'i
G
American Gardena and
Homes Both Distinctive
About 1100 A. D.. the Crusaders en
tered Bytatitlnw and the Holy Innd
and carried many Ideas bock to the
countries of central Europe. The Per-
elans and Arabians likewise cnrrlpd
the Byzantine Influences to their re
spective countries. Prom tills the
Arabs developed a typo of landscape
architecture very different from pre
vious styles. Their Ideas were carried
by them to the countries of northern
Africa and by the Moors to Spain,
where many famous gnrdens were
made. These nil had n touch of ori
ental design.
The American Colonists found no
gardens In this country when they
landed. They brought with them Idens
from England which were Influenced
hy the necessity of'growing their own
fruits utid vegetables. Their desire
for ornnmcntnl plantings was Inherit
cd from their English ancestors and
this desire 1ms now grown to the ex
tent that the United States Is out
standing in Its development of small
home gardens. The growth of these
gnrdens has kept pace with the In
crease In population, and the construc
tion of homes and the style, while In
tliienced by many others In past cen
turies. Inis become truly and distinct
ively American.
>; By LEETE STONE 9
V
(ffi bv McClure Ni-w«imppr Syndicate,I
(WNIJ Service!
I1ANGEH was a small town way
up neur the Canadian border
where winters were still winters. There
was a series of little hntcheted notches
on one of the big trccs tha. bordered
the state highway which ran through
Granger. The, highest of these cuts
was four and a half feet about the
level of the sidewalk! It was the high-
point of Granger’s snowline.
The stute road was plowed, of
course; but the plowing never uncov
ered the concrete from December to
March.
The winters were taken ns a mutter
of course by the fnthers mid mothers
of Granger. The fnthers rend and
toasted slippered feet in the evening.
The mol hers sewed; or also reud; both
retired early and rose early to face an
other bright clear day of below ruro
temperature.
Very different was the feeling nmnng
the few youngsters. In summer they
could drive to Lakeside and Jackman,
see movies, dance, ennoe, play tennis,
fish and generally enjoy Ufc. So the
long winter was nothing less than
anathemn to them.
five of them, three hoys and two
girls, had formed a little unofficial
clique that braved flic bitter wind am)
snow once a week, Saturday night,
to talk and chatter of the sampler’*
games and pleasures, at their respec
tive houses. It was pretty dull, but
It was heller than nothing.
In February, this particular winter,
Gloria Ames returned from school In
the Knst. There hnd been a lire In
Myiteriou* Grave
The chuinber of commerce of Gary
link, says that II believes the grave
which lies near Gary in the middle of
the steel plants Is that of one Andreas
Zirbglhll. which lies within the city
limits of Chicago on the main highway
between Gary and that city. Mr. Zlm
gilill Is said to have owned large tracts
of land on the southern yhores of Lake
Michigan which was considered In Ills
time ns waste land. When ho died lie
willed tlmt Ids remiyiiis be hurled In
this land nml that It never lie dis
turbed. Although tile .will is said to
have been broken, the grave still re
mains In Its original place almost en
Hrely surrounded h.v Industry. The
dates on the crude headstone are. Born
17H7. died 18o5, and It hears a logetid
In German.
RITZ THEATER
THOMASTON, GA.
MONDAY, MAY 9
Paul Lukes & Carol Lambard
—In—
“NO ONE MAN”
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Jean Harlow, Mae Clark ar.d
Marie Prevast
—In—
“THREE WISE GIRLS”
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
MAY 11 and 12
John and Lionel Barrimore
—In—
“ARSENE LUPIN”
FRIDAY, MAY 13
Ken Maynar
—In—
“TWO GUN MAN”
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Charles Bickford & Rose Hobart
—In—
“SCANDAL FOR SALE”
“MYSTERY fllLL.”
TALBOT COUNTY GANG REROUT
ING ROAD FROM MOUNTAIN
TOP TO TALBOTTON, ELIMI
NATING MANY CURVES.
(From the Manchester Mercury)
The famous “Magic, of Mystery"
, Hill, located on the south side of Pine
the school’s big dormitory and the (Mountain on State Highway Number
pupils were temporarily released for a 41 from Manchester to Talbotton and
few weeks until restoration could be ’ points south, which has attracted
effected. thousands of visitors from all over
Gloria was different She "ns whose curiom-
nr. |iuMrro d ,i“-Vu“hfir"
of any party., sl ' e md ..f°" e I popular supposition has it, will soon
try school with all the little cliques of j be located on u side road, abandoned
boys and girls. She noticed with a as far as state upkeep is concerned,
flush of pleasure thnt Harry Hnnsou, I The highway construction project
who had always carried hpr books, and being handled on contract by Talbot
boon most devoted, had turned out to county under Warden E. R. Helms
be tall, handsome and Intelligent. for the State Highway Department
The first Saturday night after her ttSiW®!1
return *ro u p gather^l ut Gloria s rou ting 0 f Route 41 f roltl the Meri-
liouse. They found a big round tub e , wether-Talbot line at the top of Pine
in the living room, surrounded b.v six Mountain, where the paving ends, to
chairs; with a pack of cards In the the town of Talbotton. This work was
center, and a little cylindrical roll, {started last August and will be coin-
paper covered, which bud on It In 1 pletcd approximately two years from
black letters, “flO cents.” * I that date. When completed the route
"Folks, hurry and gather found. follow the old road bed in only a
We’re going to Plny^enny ante poker origi'nafrauteVelnffhrough Wold-
1 he stakes nre my ireut this time. i an( { an( j f or a f ew m ji es 80U th there-
When anyone loses the fifty cents they | fromt From Ellaa creek, where a
dropout. When anyone wins fifty they | bridge has just been completed, into
Talbotton, tn
Measurement Systems
The sexagesimal system of circular
measurement has been In existence
from a very early period. It was used
by the early Greek mathematicians,
Their Influence whs so great that all
the medieval astronomers and mathe
maticians, Chrlstinu. Jewish and Mo
hammedan, used the same system.
When a particular form of measure
ment has become established through
the ages there Is always reluctance In
making a change, because of the con
fusion that would be involved; calcu
lations would Imvo to he changed and
existing text books, tables and refer
ence hooks would be out of dale.
Ucet Wings in Water
The water yuzel, or dipper, as It Is
commonly called, is a bird that uses
Us wings under water tn exactly the
same manner as when flying through
the air. The birds are much like the
thrush and walk along the bottom of
streams In search of food, \yhlle they
are thus submerged, they must make
constant, use of their wings to keep
down, for their bodies are so light
tlmt they would Immediately come to
the to;) otherwise. When they do come
to the surface the water rolls from
their feathers and they are perfectly
■dry. They are not wehfooted. but. they
swim on tbe surface with perfect ease.
Ye Ed’« Explanation
Tbe fellows who poke fun at that
little meerschaum pipe which we have
dug up after years of disuse 'may be
Interested in learning that a philoso
pher, of considerable discrimination
says be don't tldnk he ever beard of
a crook who smoked a pipe and doubt-,
ed that anybody ever planned a mur
der or a holdup while smnkltig a pipe
Now. that's consoling and takes away
some of the smack of ridicule which
our friends have been using In their
efforts to determine whether we are
practicing economy In our snicking or
Just “putting on" with the Jimmy pipe
—Atchison County Moll.
drop ottt. Tbe limit t>et Ib two cents.
I Imd quite a Mine converting Dad and
Mother; hat I finally showed them It
was the same as If we paid fifty cenls
to go to. 0 movie or a dance or lor a
boat to fish a couple of hours.’ . . .
Now sit down I Anyone that doesn’t
know the value of the hands will flat!
It on this piece of paper.” Gloria laid
a slip of paper, that was a slice of
Hoyle Itseir In the center of the table;
Harry IJnnson had played many n
gnme of penny ante In the bnek roo.u
of the Rfore; hut despite all hls knowl
edge of humnn uiitUre. drawing, nml
all the elements of poker, he lost Ills
fifty cents In an hour; quietly dropped
out and pulled hls chair around behind
Gloria, who seemed to he the con
sistent winner. According to Gloria’s
specifications the game was over n't ten
thirty; and every one. losers and win
ners. wore a smile, seemed to be
llVenod up.
•Harry beckoned Gloria^iito the Imll
us the others were In animated conver
sation over their losses and winnings.
“I’ve got Dolly’s son Dan hitched to
the blue cutter tonight. Gloria. You
remember Dolly. Come, Gloria I"
•Til come. Harry.’’ Gloria whispered.
Crisp snow bathed In moonlight: the
niuslcnl tinkle-tinkle of tiny cutler
bells; the muffled hooflieots of a swift
horse and the swisb of bright steel
runners all contributed sweetly to tills
north country romance.
••Gloria, dear Gloria,!’ Hurry mur
mured ns they sped Into the radiant
lieaUty of the four corners. “Please
say you'll marry me."
“Oh, Harry, this is preposterously
sudden. Can't we make courtship last
longer? Tell you wlmt! Let's play
penny nnte every Saturday night until
one or‘the otlier of us holds a royal
flush.. Then I’ll answer you.”’
“Sa.v.” said Harry a trifle bitterly,
••d’you know how often a royal flush
turns up a lifetime?"
All of which explains the tense mo
ment In the group game the following
Saturday night. Glorln had opened
with Jacks nr better. All but Harry
llnnson hnd dropped out when he
raised the openers a penny before see
ing cards. Harry drew one card.
Glorln drew two.
“Up to you!" Harry said with a
queer look in bis eyes.
“Two cents!" Gloria promptly con
tributed.
“And two more!"
“And two morel"
“I’ll call you—just to save your
money; because it’s the first time In
m.v lift* I’ve held the unbeatable hand.
Ilend 'em and weep; or better still, re
member your promise!" Harry laid
Ills cards down In front of Gloria one
at a time. "I “drew the queen," he
whispered n little awed.
They rend, from top to bottom, the
ace, king, queen, Jack and ten spot of
diamonds—0 royal flush!
Glorln chucked her three nces and
two kings Into the discard and smiled
into Harry H.-mson's eyes • In -a way
that! made him strangely hilarious.
ie road is entirely along a
new route. The new road bed is 32
feet wide from shoulder to shoulder.
Recently the gang moved up to this
end of the stretch and began work on
a large fill just over the mountain,
building up a gradual curve at thnt
point and running thence ona straight
line for some two miles, eliminating
Magic Hill and a number of sharp
curves.
The novelty of the Hill.is expected
to live on and will probably continue
to attract many people.
Eventually contracts will be let for
the continuation of. the paving of this
road, it, is expected.
TRYING A NEW PLAN,
DECATUR CLIPS ONE
YEAR FROM SCHOOLS
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA—Taylor County:^
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of E. E. Jarrell, Mrs.
E E. Jarrell, Mrs. Sarah Cross, Mrs.
J R. Wilson, Mrs. T G. Turk, Mrs.
T. L. Fountain and Mrs. W. H. Trus-
sell, of said county, shows to the
court the following facts:
1.
Petitioners desire to be incorporat
ed under the name of Jarrell Depart
ment Store Incorporated, for the
period of twenty years with the right
to renew said Charter at the expira
tion of said time. The object of said
Corporation is pecuniary gain and to
carry on and maintain a general mer
cantile business in the city of Butler,
and to buy and sell goods, wares and
merchandise, cotton, corn, coal,
coffins caskets, brick, lime and ce
ment, and any other article that may
be dealt in by said corporation and
to make contracts, borrow money,
loan money, to sue and to be sued,
and to do any and all acts that may
be necessary in the operation of said
business.
2.
The principal place of said business
wil bo in the City of Butler, in said
county, with the privilege of estab
lishing branch offices elsewhere in
the State of Georgia.
8.
The capital stock of said corpora
tion shall be Five Thousand Dollars,
divided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars each, with the privilege of
increasing said capital stock to Twen
ty-Five Thousand Dollars, and they
desire to begin business when the
entire Five Thousand Dollars capital
stock is paid in.
4.'
Petitioners desire that said cor
poration may have the right to elect
a Board of Directors by a vote of its
Stock Holders, and to elect a presi
dent, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer by said Board of Directors,
and to have and make all proper and
necessary by-laws, rules and regula
tions that arc necessary and may be
iroper for the carrying on of said
msiness and also to have and use a
common Beal.
Wherefore petitioners file this
their petition in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court, and pray
that after the same has been adver
tised as required by law, that the
Court by proper order grant this
Charter. ■
C. W. FOY, Petitioners’ Attorney.
Filed in office this 20th day of
April, 1932.
LOUISE HILL,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court.
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
Office of Clerk of Superior Court of
Taylor County:
I, Louise Hill, Deputy Clerk of the
Superior Court of Taylor -County,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the Applica
tion for Charter as the same appears
of file in this Office.
This 20th day of April, 1932.
LOUISE HILL,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court.
WELCH’S
Watch, Clock and Jewelry
Repair Shop
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
City Barber Shop
Butler, Georgia
RIES & ARMSTRONG
JEWELERS
Reliable Goods Only
411 Cherry Street
Phone 836 Macon, Ga.
THE PIEDMONT
ATLANTA
450 Rooms--Each with bath
and shower, radio, ceiling fan,
circulating ice water—offering
the utmost in hotel luxury and
convenience at substantially
reduced prices
Rates from $2.00
For Reservation, address
J. G. BRANDON,
Manager
public
Decatur, Ga.—The Decatur
school system has embarked
extensive program of renovation
which is designed, among other things
to graduate students with complete
and. acceptable college entrance re-
quirments in 'll years instead of the
age o|d 12-year plan.
_ Junior high school, adopted exten
sively throughout this country about
10 years ago, is to be abolished un
der the new system and that 12th
year will be abolished somewhere
along the line, probably in that early
junior high school stage.
“It is not merely a case of economy
C. D. McKinney, chairman of the
board of education, explained in an -
pouncing the new plan. Wc believe we
can absorb the work in 11 years and
have the extra year for the boys and
girls, who will be enabled to enter
colleges or universities at an earlier
age.”
The shift will take two years to
complete. McKinney said, pointing to
the problem of so consolidating the
studies that necessary work can be
allotted to other grades in the 11-
year system.
The plan is to reduce to some ex
tent the review of previous yeans’
work at the beginning of each school
term; and to consolidate certain
studies under single courses of in
struction.
The plan Also calls for building of
a new high school, to separate boy
and girl students completely.
The separation of sexes will be
completed as soon ais the new build
ing is finished and ready for occupan
cy, McKinney said.
“The board feels that boys and
girls of high school age are distract
ed from their best efforts because of
the presence of members of the op
posite Bex in the same class room,”
the board chairman said, discussing
the decision to abolish co-education.
“We feel the move will work out
for the best interests of pupils, par
ents and the whole school system.”
Decatur is near Atlanta, where
separate boys’ and girls’ high schools
are in general use.
Clang I Clang!
"Man," assorts a western senator,
"comes first, and then the machine.”
Ami a little later, we suppose, the
ambulance.—Boston Herald.
Ancient Garden*
Because of the favorable character
of the. soil and climate the Nile val
ley In Egypt and the valleys of the
Euphrates und Tigris rivers In Mes
opotamia were the original sites of
gardens. As early as GfiOO B. O. fruit
trees und vegetables were grown In
large quantities for the food they
produced. Many trees were - held
sawed and were planted for religious
purposes only, while many groves of
fruit trees were planted near temples.
Vineyards seemed to he valued next
In Importance to trees. Grape vines
were, supported on arbors mid wine
was made from the fruit. Arbors at
that time formed I he chief ornament
of the yard and they are still consid
ered very Important in landscape de
sign. ,
invents Radio Without Tubes o
Twenty-one-year-old Ernest Patrick of Columbus, Indiana, is called
the “Boy Edison." He has invented a way of picking up rddio broadcast*
without using tubes, which engineers say will revolutionise the industry.
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