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GEORGIA
R.L.C. COLUMN
Edited by
C. C. WALL, Ellaville, Ga.
See. Jt Trees.
Kural letter carriers of Georgia at
their tret together banquet held in
Atlnnta on Nov. 25, indorsed Hon
Hnrllee Branch, a fellow Georgian,
( or promotion to the position of First
Assistant Postmaster General, sue.
reeding Hon. J. C. O’Mahoney, who
sas apointed as a senator from Wy.
orr.ing, succeeding the late Senator J
B Kendrick. Their motive in
THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER GEORGIA, JANUARY 18, 1934.
service employe ' admitted in this
hospital for treatment, and that he is
well pleased with the’ place and is
receiving splendid attention.
IVe hope that Bro. Camp will ob
tain beneficial treatment and that he
will soon be able to return to his
home in Whitesburg. He is a former
president of our association and very
much beloved by all the brethren whe
know him.
Pay Cut Continued
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, President
Roosevelt, by executive order, contin
ued the 16 per cent reduction of pay
for all federal employes for another
'“'T. six months, terminating on July 1,
” I next. In his message to congress when
thl» indorsement was to some extent the , budgot for the coming ycar wa3
■node looking to the select,on of one , 8ubmitted he asked thftt the t
*hcni they had known for many years | changed from 15 to w pcr cont {or
to have supervision 0 ® * anc ' T I the next fiscal year, beginning July 1.
the postal sen ce o w i,c ey wore • tbuS| congress willing, we will have
attached, -hey resizing e j onR third of the pay cut restored
worth of Mr. Branch and knowing tben
that he liosscssed qualifications wh eh I ' ... ,. , . . .
,, , . As a basis for his dociuion in the
roim mos nccey matter, the president acted upon the
duties attached to this branch of the q( ^ Dcpartment ^ , .
living wage, almost without exception
thut part tliut is not useu for living
and operation will bo put to u most
useful service, ui. d our country us a
whole will be pronted thereby.
Let us hope that as the time draws
to a close lor the present assignment
of our reduced equipment uilowunce
that the full 4c per mile will be re
stored, with the assurance to our su
perior officers that what part is not
used for living and .operation will be
utilized lor the good of those we daily
come in contact with.
From Auxiliary President
To the Officers and Members La
dies’ Auxiliary, Georgia R. L. C. As
sociation :
As the new year is upon us, may we
service.
As developments materialized, it
was announced that Hon. ' Wm. W.
Howes, second assistant postmaster
gefieral, would be promoted to the
position of first assistant and Mr.
Branch would succeed him 1 as sec
ond assistant, and through tlieBe news
columns last week announcement of
such selections was made and greet
ings were extended to our new chief
of Labor
on the cost of living in 32 cities und
Washington. It was found in the 32
cities thath the average oost of living
of families of wage earners and lower
salaried workers was 21.1 lower for
the-last half of 1933 than it was for
the period from Dec. 1, 1927 to June
1, 1928, and in Washington it was
found that the cost for the same per
iod was 14.6 per cent lower.
Rural letter -carriers had hoped for
BUTLER BUZZES
OF BUTLER HIGH
Edltor-in-Chlef Robert Mathews
Assistant Editor Pansy Riley
Joke Editor B | air lJav ,„
Sport Editor Sammy l.ig B in
Social Editor Miriam Drcizin
Club Editor Frances Parks
Alumni Editor Vivian Trussed
PUBILC OPINION
this far south or not.
THIRD GRADE
It is a tact to be greatly regretted
that sometimes the public has hud a W e are glad to be at work again,
bad opinion of Butler High school. I W e enjoyed the long vacation given
all work with renewed vigor
the success of our auxiliary
toward that in most cuses this bad feel- ua ,
ing hus been unjustifiable because | The enrollment for the weeW
.uJaI
was
Could we all realize just what it P® r l ,a P 8 > where the bad opinion was of good but several pupils are out with
the entire school, only one or two measles now. We hope these boys and
pupils were the cause of the disturb- g i r i s can goon come back
aiwe - Ml0St PaoP‘c never stop to real.. We are glad to have Miss Mary Gill
May I make this special appeal to j ze ,^ at pu£)dc ■■pinion on a matter as our assistant teacher.
tc determined by loi.f than five per |
cent of those accused. So in that wuy
the blame is pit in toe wrong place
and much hard fctivi.gs is caused that
county secretary, and urge upon them : cou ' d b® avoid' d.
the necessity of getting her ,county I When the pu >tic forms nil cpia ui, ain
organized, for the county .organized, ' th® individual does not find it easy to ,
for the county organizations are the form an opposite view because the
most important of all, and we have to stronger force dominates and he must
means to us and .our carriers we’d
give more time and effort to the up
building of it.
our district officers: If you have not
yet gotten all the counties of your
district organized, let me suggest that
you get in touch right away with each
FOURTH GRADE
We enjoyed the Christmas holidays
but we, after three long weeks, were
realty to come back to our books
General Howes, with assurance of ( east a part the restoration, if
cooperation of the rural carr.ers of of becauge durjng th<J
Georgia in. making of our branch of . .......
the service one of the best ' in the
postal snystem.
On last Monday, Jan. 8, C. C. Mc-
Devitt, publisher of the National
six months the cost- of living, includ
ing the cost of equipment and main
tenance, has steadily increased, there
by placing them in a very peculiar
position, quite different from that of
Rural Letter Carrier, Washington, dis 1 ^ average governmcnt worker , a8
patched a telegram to this office stat- . he hag t(j furnish and ma i nta in the
ing that by executive order of the de- l equipment which he
uses in the de
partment, the rural delivery service , ivery of the mails on hi8 route .
was being transferred to the second Besideg ^ added taxeg that have
assistant’s office under the supervi- been placed upon all items of equip-
sion of Harllee Branch, of'Georg! a, ment( every item has steadily in .
which information, I am qui sure, creaged ; n pr j cei aTK j w ith the reduc-
will be jubilantly received by all rural t|on - n ga , aryi ]inked with the de .
carriers of Georgia,
No definite information has been
received in this office as to why the
change was made, but we imagine it
was on account of the enviable record
made by Mr. Howes while acting as
crease equipment allowance, has made
it a hard matter for them to main
tain an average standard of living in
the communities in which they live
and work.
As a rule rural letter carriers are
seoond assistant postmaster generalK found tQ be among the lead _
tha tthe duties which he had perform- ^ Qf ^ regpective communlties in
ed as such were transferred to the ^ advancement of the religiouSi
branch to which he was promoted.) e d ucat ional and industrial
While acting as second assistant, he
had charge of contracts for handling
the mails, and hadi through close
study made some very substantial
savings for the government in award
ing contracts.
So this week, we come again and
greet our new chief, this time our fel
low Georgian, Hon. Harllee Branch,
who will have charge of the rural
tivities, thereof, and have unhesitat
ingly given of their talents and means
to this end, but in recent months,
they have found themselves in an em
barrassing position and hampered
from doing the things that they have
formerly done, on account of the lack
of funds.
The average rural carrier has had
delivery service. Nomination 0 f | to forego a reduction in salary and
both Mr. Howes and Mr. Branch have ® c l ui P ment allowance ** something
been confirmed by the senate for oon- like * 500 and when u / ou ^ ke more
firmation. and no doubt have ■assumed t* 1311 ^ P er mont rom e average
full charge of their new duties in the salaried wage carner ’ w ‘tt>°ut giving
post office department in Washington. an °PP ort - UIut >' o ma mg us u
Every Georgian feels proud of the in some <> ther y0 “ . WlU , m ° S ‘
splendid record made by Mr. Branch likel >' find hl , m hamper f d ^
able to do the things that be would
since he has been connected with the
postmaster general’s office in Wash-
likc to for the advancement of: those
ington last March, and feel that he iwith i whom he °° meS in daUy C ° n '
has received a well deserved and high- .
ly merited promotion at the hands of | 1 started to remark that the ruraL
the administration. May we take this letter carrier is no different rom any
opportunity of expressing to him the | other wage earner, that rcgaruless ot
'ery best wishes of the rural letter
carriers of his home state and to as
sure him of our undivided support and
cooperation in the successful opera
tion of the duties of his new office
The carriers of Georgia can be count-
what he earns, he always finds a way
to spend it, but I will say that he is a
whole lot different from the average
wage earner for this reason. Due to
the peculiar position that he holds in
his community, ho is called upon in
ed upon at all times' 5 to ""render "the i man y wa -' s that necessitates the ex
best possible service, thereby making penditures of money that the average
of our branch of the postal service
lEc best of the postal system.
Gammagt—Sullivan
Mr. Clarence Monnoe Gammage, of
•louitrie, announce the engagement
o£ h j s daughter, Gladys, to Mr. Thom-
*• Edward Sullivan, of Edinboro, Pa.,
wmerly of Titusville, Pa., the date
?, , t * le ma rriage to be announced later,
merida of Brother Gammage will be
mterested in learning of the an-
auncenient of the marriage of his
au Khter which will be solemnized at
^ early date. Brotlier Gammage is
a eousin of Brother G. M. Gammage,
< 1‘Htly retired from the service and
r, tld aa mayor of his home city,
nronwood.
Past President in Hospital
T lus office is in receipt of a com
Canin'*wl fl0m Brother Benjamin L.
he hs’ ^ h,tesburg ’ Ga ‘- stat ‘ n ff that
h, s been admitted to the veteran'.
me 8 ;; 1 ' No. 48. Atlanta, for treat
3 letter!; aders „ wl11 rcca11 that we had
■n the r °f n Brother Cam P last wee:
Bt i,i h i: olum r statitg t!iat h ® wa?
auto" n " g f I° m thc re mdts of an
mo re h ! le ^ Cldent ’ Which oceurrci'
than 11 years ago.
6 States that h ® « the first civil
wage earner netver knows anything
about. He goes out in the rural sec
tions of the community, where poverty
if there be any, is most prevalent, and
having to contact those of most un
fortunate circumstances he realizes
their needs, and if there is a spark of
human sympathy in his < heart,
doubt he dispenses what portion of
his income that can be spared and
which the world never knows anything
about, and then to keep up his social
and civic relations at the seat oi ‘ds
activities he is expected to do more
zhan the average share of the otl.ei
citizens thereof.
I often think that we are place.:
very much in the same position
these rural sections from which «
emanate as that of the doctor arm
preacher. They are regarded as the
living evangels of their Localities, bu.
ae rural carrier going about the dis
charge of his daily duties is contribut
ing as much or more to the welfare^ o.
the people of the rural sections of tat
country than are either of these; ye
his services go unsung and 1 3,1
ifraid that the real worth will neve
be realized until possibly it is to'
If the government for which va
daily labor, and it is the grander-
government on the face of thc cart i
vill give to the rural carriers a decent
depend upon them for ' our member- J comply or sta id a chance of being a
Four pupils from our noom have
been absent this week—Clyde Afay
Green, Eula Posey, Mamie and Maude
ship; they are really the foundation social outcast. In this way many P®°- 1 hone^^ha"L'iia ^ ^
of our auxiliary. Let me suggest that pi® have been known to think hard 011
you impress this fact upon your coun- | an institution or an act without hav-
ty officers, also urge them to make 1 * n f? the least cause for the same. This
soon.
Those making 100 in Spelling this
. , - i, , , ,,, week were Mildr d Montgomery
their programs so attractive that all > 8 3 very bad policy because public ^ Moore _ Emma Rum
the carriers and their families will opinion can make or break an under- Annje R Doroth Hj
£ €rtalnly lt . ,S " 0t Warth the R ces Harris, Julian Anglin, Marie
nsk to wager so valuable a thing as parkg Ruth ^
a school system in this manner.
consider it a rare privilege to attend
the meetings, which should be ar
ranged at stated intervals.
Our national officers are really so
cooperative that you need not hesi
tate to write them for anything that
you wish.
The time is fast approaching for
our annual district meetings, possibly
some will want to have meetings on
Feb. 22, so begin early making your
plans for your meetings and have
good interesting and instructive pro
grams. 1 .
Mrs. W. C. Johnston, Goggins, La
mar county, of the Fourth District,
'our beloved, active member who was
Again, the opinion as expressed by
the majority tends to force people to
comply with the accepted standard for
them. In this way a had public opinion
of an innocent and peacable person
can make him do things that he other,
wise wouldn’t think of. This is not
fair to the accused ones and they
can’t be held wholly to blame for mis
chief and bad remarks.
So why not tell the good things
about our neighbors and friends and
spread good reports about our in
stitutions? I am sure this will make
always ready to respond to any duty
assigned her, passed away on Dec. 27 ' our community a better and more de-
1933, and we are saddened beyond ex
pression through the loss of our true
friend and coworker. Our heartfelt
sympathy goes to the loved ones.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. T. A. Fletcher, President.
Ladies’ Auxiliary, Ga. R. L. C. As
soclation, Forsyth, Ga.
COMMENT: We ara indeed glad to
have the opportunity of incorporating
this splendid message from Mrs.
Fletcher, president of the ' Ladies’
Auxiliary, in our news columns. Wo
are always delighted to be of any
service that we can for the good of
this splendid organization, for we
realize that its usefulness to the suc
cessful operation of our association is
of untold value. Many of us- “old-
timers” recall the time when- the la
dies did not attend our conventions,
ami we sadly remember how lacking
the numbers were in evidence at our
metings, but since the formation of
the Ladies’ Auxiliary we have noted
increased numbers from year to year
at our conventions, thanks to the in
terest that the ladies manifested. n
We hope to be permitted to have
other articles from thc ladies for pub
lication in our columns. The Carriers’
Association joins the Ladies’ Auxil
iary in extending heart felt sympathy
to Bro. Johnson’s family in the loss or
their loved one.
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CLUB NEWS
The girls’ 4-H Club met Tuesday,
Jan. 9. This was the first meeting the
Club has had this year. They had the
privilege of using the new 1 stove
which the ladies’ 4-H Club of Butkr
bought. The girls decided that it
cooks very'good candy.
MUSIC NEWS
The pupils of the music department
miss Mrs. Julian Edwards ' very
much, she having been out for
several days on account of ill
ness. It seems so lonesome to
pass her studio and not hear the
sound of a piano or see her cheerful
face. All of us hope that Mrs. Ed
wards will be back at school
real soon.
Some of the pupils are thinking of
going to Atlanta to see Grand Opera
Saturday hut no definite decision has
been made as yet. 1
FIRST GRADE
The first grade was glad to re
turn to school after three weeks va
cation. Several of us had the measieu
during the holidays, hut we were
ready for school Monday. We hope
that Tom Chapman, Jr., Kathryn
Amos anff Virginia Ranow will soon
be able to come back to school.
For our bard borders this month we
have snow men and health pictures.
Those who received a star Friday
for being a member of our Health
Club everyday of the week were
Carolyn Brown, Billie Canada, Kath
ryn Childers, Clark Gill, Jr., Ma ael
Hogg, Bob James, Carolyn Bazemore
Kathryn Culverhouse, Helen Mitchell,
James and Louise Loyd, Martha Per
kins and Elizabeth Windham.
We are glad 1° have Miss Mary Gill
as an assistant teacher in our room.
SECOND GRADE
Several in the Second Grade are
still absent, some because of measles,
and some for other reasons. We ho"e
they will soon be back. The atte'dance
for the past week varied from 13 to
17.
We have lost two members of our
class; Leroy Cooper has move-! aw v
and Edward Robinson had to s'on
school on account of his ey~s. T'-n
enrollment of the second "Ta 'e
now 22.
We plan to study the fsk’r-es
•nonth. The calender nrd bo d"-
of snowmen, whe’her we v a''e sr
FIFTH GRADE
Having had three weeks vacation,
the Fifth Grade was anxious to begin
work again. Several members of (ur
class are still absent because of
sickness.
We regret the loss of one of our
members, Agnes Dent, who moved
away during the holidays.
In Health wu have just c.implnteo
u set of rood postcu It art n-. are
making geraniums for the windows
and 'butter cups for the board border
Wedesday we had an improvement
test in fractions. We enjoyed this very
much for each of us tried to see who
could first work all 17 problems in
eight minutes.
SIXTH GRADE
We all enjoyed the Christmas holi
days and are ready to go back to
work.
We are sorry to have several pupils
absent on account of illness. They are
George Hammock, Luther Harris,
Clinton Mott, Frank Riley, Pearl
Piosey and Louise Watkins.
We have had several tests th/s
week.
SEVENTH GRADE
It was good to get back to school
again and to learn- that we do not
have as many absentees as we hud
before the holidys.
We are glad to have Iona Ranow,
Louise Rustin, Inez Johnson and Roy
Jinks back with us.
Several of our flowers are in bloom
and needless to say we are enjoying
them lots.
Judging from the number of auto
graph books we have seen in our room
this week, Santa must have given out
his supply to Butler people.
EIGHTH GRADE
The Eighth Grade reluctantly re
turned to school after having had
such a nihee, long, vacation. It was
PAGE FIVE
with an effort that wo resumed our
work. Our memories had failed ua for
we weren’t sure whether you decline
a “verb” and “conjugated” a noun or
not.
Berl Shockley moved to Florida
during the holidays.
All of the eighth grade who have
been absent because of measles have
returned to school.
In Latin class Clifford Montgomery
revealed his idea of teachers. When
Mr. Brown asked Clifford tho Latin
word for teacher, Clifford quickly re
plied “miser," which means wrotchea.
During the chapel periods held in
our room we have learned several
Bible stories: The story of Gideon,
the story of Samson and Delilah and
the book of Esther. We have found
these stories very interesting and
have learned many truths which we
can apply to our own lives.
We have also enjoyed singing a
number of snappy songs and chorus-
TENTH GRADE
The junior class welcomes its mem
bers who have been absent because
of sickness. We, as r. class, must co
operate by helping them in every
way possible to make up their work.
Ruby and William Elliston, two of
the most popular tenth grade pupils,
have moved to Ellaville.
The junior class lost one of its fin
est members in the death of Susie
Mae Bone. Susie Mae was a likeable
girl; one who called forth your deep
est admiration. She was a kind, con
siderate friend, ever ready and will
ing to help any one. She was an ideal
student, striving always to do her
best and grasping every opportunity
that meant advancement.
The junior class loved and admired
Susie Mae. We cherish her memory.
ELEVENTH GRADE
Two or three of the seniors hav*
resumed their study—the rest of the
class can’t resume it because they
have never begun to study. So we set
tle down—now or ' never, to start
them.
If any one should ask what Santa
Claus brought us, say: “Five more
months in bondage.”
JOKES
Miss Luke: "What is a paradox?”
Filmore Bone: “Two steamboat
wharves side by side, ma’am.”
• • •
Mir. Rickman: “Correct this sen
tence: 'Before any damage could be
done, the fire was put out by the vol
unteer firemen’.”
Frances Riley: “The fire was put
out before any damage could be done
by the volunteer firemen.”'
• • •
Pansy Riley (after wreck): “But I
insist it was all my fault.”
Her Victim: “Not at all, madam. It
was my fault entirely. I saw yon
coming at least a half mile down the
road, and I could easily have driven
off into a field and dodged you.”
* * *
Miss Maxwell (before her first
train ride): “Now, .conductor, I sup
pose there’s no question that the en
gineer knows the way?”
• • •
Mr. Segars (In Chemistry period):
“Can anyone tell me how I can take
this tin can and put something in it
so as to create more energy than one
man can hold back?”
Joel Hollis: “Put nocks in it and
tie it to a dog’s tail.”
* • •
Mr. Pyron: “What is a grass wid
ow?”
William Gray: “Thc wife of a dead
vegetarian.”
' Science says Today
use a LIQUID Laxative
// you want to GET RID of Constipation worries—
Any hospital offers evidence of the
harm done by harsh laxatives that
drain the system, weaken the bowel
muscles, and in some cases even
affect the liver and kidneys.
A doctor will tell you that the
unwise choice of laxatives is a com
mon cause of chronic constipation.
Fortunately, the public is fast
returning to the use of laxatives
in liquid form.
A properly prepared liquid laxa
tive brings a perfect movement.
There is no discomfort at the time
and no weakness after. You don’t
have to take “a double dose” a day
or two later.
In buying any laxative, always
read the label. Not the claims, but
the contents. If it contains one
doubtful drug, don’t take it.
Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is a
prcscriptional preparation in which
there arc no mineral drugs. Its in
gredients are on the label. By using
it, you avoid danger of bowel strain.
You can keep the bowels regular,
and comfortable; you can make
constipated spells as rare as colds.
The liquid fests
This test has proved to many men
and women that their trouble was
not “weak bowels,” but strong
cathartics:
First. Select a good liquid laxa
tive. 2. Take the dose you find is
suited to your system. 3. Gradually
reduce the dose until bowels are
moving regularly without any need
of stimulation.
Syrup pepsin has the highest
standing among liquid laxatives,
and is the one generally used. It
contains senna, a natural laxative
which is perfectly safe for
the youngest child. Your
druggist has Dr. Cald
well’s Syrup Pepsin.