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PAGE FOUR THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTliER, GEORGIA, MAY 3, 1034, The Butler Herald Established in I87ti C. K. BENNS, Editur and Owner O. E. COX, Business Mnnager R. U. KIRKSEY, Shop Supt. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TAYLOR CO. UBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Average Weekly Circulation Fifteen Hundred Copies. Subscription si.&o a year Filtered at the Post Office at Butler, Georgia as Mail Mutter of Second Class. Believe it or not the Thiomasville Rose Show was some show and all that. “Aint” it just like ’em for the manufacturers of ammunition to at tempt the stirring up of war in Europe. With the prospect of congress ad journing in May the Savannah Press thinks that ought to insure a de lightful month of June. Watch your tongue, no one but you can take care of thul tongue. Your neighbors may wish they could bri dle it, but they can’t do it. The wage question being settled for a time,—the Lord only knows just how long—the railroads ought to breathe more freely in the mean time. The life that offers itself to some cause greater than itself is the one that is radiant, abundant, sparkling and joyous; its motto “Here am I send me" is its passport to the cit.v that is both daily and eternal. Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others. It is the unusual that attracts. If all the houses in ix / community were nlike there would be little attraction It is itihat which is different thas is attractive,. One should never be afraid of being different from his fellows. Congressman Castellow may have opposition but it is a pretty safe bet that he will go back to Washington Mr. Castellow has many friends in Pulaski county, among them his chief opponent in the last race.— Hawkinsville Dispatch. Wherever you find them Taylor county young people, both male and female, are giving good account of themselves and an honor to their parents, the schools and the com munity from which they go out into the world to battle for themselves. The thing that hurts the most is the manner of approach rather than the approach itself in reminding one of his faults. Friendly advice given in a friendly way is always appre ciated, offered otherwise gives of fense and generally accomplishes nothing. The best way for a young man who is without friends or influence to be gin is: first get a position; second, to keep his mouth shut; third, observe; fourth, lie faithful; ever faithful; fifth, make his employer think he would be lost in the fog without him; sixth, be polite. The Sylvester Local notes that through following the “brain trust” we have borrowed from the Russian soviets about all their ideas in gov ernment expect whiskers, and om contemporary is looking for the an nouncement of a whisker .campaign any moment.—Dawson News. A request for immediate release of more than $3,000,000 of PWA money for new buildings at institu tions of the University of Georgia has been made by officials of the system, according to Washington dis patches. If the request is granted that ought to help somebody some. The child like faith that the world is getting better and that the race is becoming more intelligent received a severe shock the other day when we learned that some moron had made application to Will Hays, moving pic ture czar, for permission to film a picture showing the life of the out law, Dillinger. It is disconcerting when one considers that there is still enough morons in the country who would pay money to see such a pic ture. Miss Rosailia Adkins has succeeded her father W. T. Adkins, as editor of the Calhoun County N$ws, pub lished at Edison, Editor Adkins hav ing recently been appointed postmas ter in his home city. The Herald welcome Miss Rosailia into her new estate and predicts for her patrons a loyal friend and faithful servant Carroll, along with u number of other counties in Georgia, are balk ing in the matter of holding a demo cratic primary for state house offic es as ordered called for by the state committee und time set for .Septem ber. We hope these counties will con tinue their patriotism and conform to the rules of the party. Congressman B. T. Castellow is running for re-election. During the short while Mr. Castellow has rep resented the Third District he has made an able congressman. He wall be needed more than ever durirg the next two years of the Roosevelt ad ministration and it is believed he will be elected for another term without opposition.—Cordele Dispatch, Senator Dick Russell justly re sents the effort to draw him into Georgia’s gubernatorial campaign. He vigorously denies the charge and assails the author of the “rumor.” It is generally thought thatthe race for the United States senate in 193(1 will be between Mr. Russell and Gov ernor Talmadge, and this makes the senator’s sharp denial the more in teresting.—Elberton Star. The last post office economy re striction was removed last week by Postmaster General James A. Farley when he lifted a ban on vacations until July 1st. He ordered vacations restored immediately. The order will provide more work for rubstitute pos tal employes who had been hard hit by the economy restrictions. Othei curtailments were cancelled by Mr. Farley April 14th. Postal employes will welcome this bit of Washington news. Learn this lesson, my son; then learn it over and over again; The world does not owe you a living. It doesn’t owe any man a living. True there are those who have gotten a notion in their heads that they have a right to be taken care of by others regardless of any exertion them selves. They will find out in time, however, that while they are waiting for the procession to come along with a feather bed on which to .carry' them to fame and fortune, the hustler has gotten a long way to the front; while lie waited for others to "boost" him along failed to arrive. The success of your town depends upon the public spirit of its leading citizens, If the leading men are not willing to lay out abundantly their means, erect neat and attractive buildings, advertise largely their business and the inducements offered in their town, and are not willing to patronize home trade and all home industries, then no town, be its ad vantages ever so great, can expect to grow or flourish. The natural ad vantages are great accessories to the growth of any place, but public spirit backed up by .common sense and energy, will turn the prairie into a flourishing town or transform it into an elegant city. The Dawson News prints this al luring pen picture of Southwest Georgia; “In this particular sevtion spring comes in regal pomp and glo ry. The shaded grecry of trees is intermingled with flowering shrubs which brighten the stretches of wood land, and the ensemble is beautiful beyond description. Perhaps the sweetest native herb is the honey suckle. From pure white to deep rose and vivid yellow it blooms in wild abandon and so lavish is it with its rare perfume that the scent fills the air with sweetness. It is nice to greet spring in Southwest Georgia, and as each year succeeds the other our hearts are lifted up as we view the wonders of the season.” Of course, if you don’t believe in evolution we would not suggest that you glimpse the following taken from an exchange: “A popular American verse of 1776” Fanner at the plow, Wife milking the cow, Daughter spinning yarn, Son threshing in the barn, All happy as a charm. A parody written in 1876: Fanner goes to see the show, Daughter at the piano, Madam gayly dressed in satin, All the hoys learning Latin, While a mortgage on the farm. A parody written in 1934: Farmer sits upon his tractor, Wife applauding favorite actor Daughter at the radio dials, Son in roadster burning miles, While waiting farm relief. A recent census bureau report from figures compiled in 1934 shows 44 per cent of homes owned by far mers to he worth less than $1,000 each, and only 4 per cent were val ued at more than $5,000. Due to the | need of upkeep and general deprecia tion a valuation of the avearge farm home would be much less than shown these figures. Five thousand CWa workers are now making a survey of the home conditions of farmers. About one farm home in ten through out the country will be visited and full reports thereon made. Things that are worth while grow slowly. All "get rich quick” schemes are dangerous. They are dangerous because they are wrong. Real wealth can only be made by toil and labor, either of the mind or the hand. Gambling creates no wealth and hence is an offense to the laws of the universe. It is hard for people to learn that there is no royal road to success: that the way is straight and narrow. Occasionally one wins by | speculating, for there is a law of | chance, but under such conditions one j stands about one chance out of a 1 hundred to win. Such risks are too | hazardous and too demoralizing. No one can enjoy life under such con ditions. From John Spencer’s column in the Macon Telegraph we clip the fol lowing paragraph: “Mr. G. L. Wil liams writes in from Americus & says he sees where a Schenectady college prof, has figured it out that world & the Universe along with it will both come to an end in a billion & seven hundred million years from now unless something is done to stop it & what he wants to know is if that will give Miss or Mrs. A. Gar rison as the case may be time to fin ish “The Revelations of a Wife” & wants us to ask her which we will not on acct. of she & us do not go in the same set & she might tell us reprovingly to be ourself & confine our researches to our own limited spear.” The Herald joins the Adel News in the anticipation that the boys and girls of the weekly press of Georgia will avail themselves ; of tha oppor tunity of another visit to Savannah where hospitality runs riot on such occasions. The News says: “The members of the Georgia Press Asso ciation are looking forward with un usual interest to the annual meeting in Savannah which has been chang ed from July to June 20-23 at the request of the members in the tobac co belt as the date first set is just at the beginning of the opening of the tobacco markets. Savannah is a gracious host always and there are no prettier or more delightful cities in the entire country. It is a pleasure and a privilege to go there always. The press association has enjoyed the hospitality of the people there on several occasions and every mem ber who possibly can get there will be present at the opening session and stay until the close.” Quite a number of subscribers to the Herald have acted upon our sug gestion of making remittances before May 15th, the time set for revising our mailing list. To each of these the Herald feels under renewed obliga tions. Those who have not responded but may yet do so as they have a few days left, may rest assured that they will continue to have our best wishes, and while we regret to have to remove their names from our mailing list we are doing so only for the reason of reducing expenses. When we get where we don’t have to meet payrolls, pay for newsprint paper, postage and other expenses we will put everybody .on the mailing list free, but until bhen our expense ac count must not exceed our revenue, otherwise somebody will be having us answering to the bankrupt court. If you blame us for this policy that will be all right, you will be too un reasonable to appreciate the paper if you received it. News dispatches from Baton Rouge, La., of 27th instant say that political foes of U. S. Senator Huey P. Long staged a torchlight parade in celebration of the nomination of State Senator J. Y. Sanders, Jr., as congressman from the sixth dis trict. An ancient automobile—de picting Long’s vote-gathering ma chine — was towed through the streets. Marchers carried p'acards bearing the inscription “Don’t Laugh—It’s Huey’s Funeral,” and “Sands Point Got One Eye, the Sixth District Got the Other.” Long has had his ups and downs in politics— principally the latter. So will any man in public life filled with bigotry as is Long and that notable gentle man is not alone in the world. Lest we draw the curtains on nearer ports we will drop the subject right where it is. ANOTHER GOLDEN EDITOR Georgia’s roll of semi-centenarian editors is honored as well as increas- i ed by the name of P. T. McCutcheon j of the Frankiln News and Banner. | His fellow citizens of Heard county I commemorated Mr. McCutcheon’s 1 completion of a half century of edi torial service Friday with a barbecue at which his importance to his com munity was stressed by many speak ers whose hearts obviously went into their words. The progress of any county can be gauged by the prog ress of its weekly newspapers, and its greatness measured by the char acter of its editors. So the celebra tion of Mr McCutcheon’s golden an niversary was likewise a golden trib ute to Heard .county, an implication of steady and orderly development over a period fraught with extraor dinary hazards and handicaps. Six Georgia editors now stand decorated with this happy badge of service, which only 50 years of un broken editorship can win. They are James C. Williams, of the Greens boro Herald-Journal; Ed A. Caldwell of the Walton News; W. A. Shackel ford of the Oglethorpe Echo; J. J. Thomason, of the Carrollton Times; C. B Chapman, of the Sandersville Progress, and Mr. McCutcheon. The sum of their service to their com- ‘munities and their stale .cannot be computed by simple multiplication; it is much more than three hundred editorial years. And besides the tan gible record of achievement they have inscribed, they have created hnd are maintaining a great tradition for Georgia journalism. — Atlanta Journal. USING CIRCULARS Stirred by growing tendency of his fellow townsmen to use the newspa per for everything hut advertising, a South Dakota editor recently asked him pertinently in a page hox: “If a member of your family died would you send out the obituary in a circular letter? If your wife enter tained, would you run a slide on the screen ,of the movie show? If you were to enlarge your store, would you tell folks in a hotel register? If you were to have a wedding at your house, would you tack the news on|a telephone post? “Then why in the heck don’t you put your advertising in the newspa per, too ?”■—The Blaokshear Times. We cannot escape our mistakes as individuals. If we commit a wrong we pay for it some time, some place, some way. The most serious mistake one can make is to think that he can commit a wrong, violate a physical or moral lav/ and not pay for it. This fallacy is the Lorelei that has lured many an otherwise intelligent man on to his ruin—the fallacious theory that he can get by. It never has been —it never will be done, if it could he done then this theory of human sal vation and final redemption and fu ture life Is a hall of wax. Nations like individuals cannot escape the results of their wrong doing. A wrong policy persisted in by a na tion will exact its toll just as surely as night follows day. A political par ty that follows wrong practices ar.d alows its organization and its lead ers to become corrupt will pay for it some day and pay for it dearly. There is a saying that the mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. Which means that while some of these wrongs in individuals and parties and nations seem to prosper, eventually the day of judgment comes to all. This from the pen of our most de lightful friends, Bro. Ed A. Caldwell of the Walton News, is well worth repeating: “Right soon, from over the hills, down the valleys and across the plains will ring out the sound of the ploughman’s voice—the voice that gives animation, cheer and as surance—that inspires hope for an abundant harvest after the summer has passed. The mellowness of up turned soil, from which rarest per fume arises, the bursting of the burls on the dogwood tree and the honey suckle bush the “rearing-to-go” ferns at the edge of the stream, the purple headed violets, so fragrant and beautiful, with the singing of the mocking birds in the boughs of the trees and the many other things that make God’s out-doors so won derfully, is there any reason, what ever, to doubt that those who till the soil are Heaven's most favored folk? Truly, but for these men and women to the task early and late, healthful ar.d strong, belongs the hope for our physical comfort and hapiness.” If the farmers must have money to operate their farms they will find the local banks their friends, loans at lower rates of interest and more quickly obtained. MARSHALLVILLE’S EXAMPLE Citizens of Murshnllville and resi dents of adjacent rural communities assembled Friday to celebrate their remarkable progress on a most re markable undertaking. The barbecue which was an important feature of the meeting, was supplied by the Marshallville Memorial Highway As sociation, a group winch has accom plished more toward its unusual aim in 18 months than many similar or ganizations ever achieve The asso ciation was formed in September, 1932, with the object of beautifying the paved highway from Fort Valley to Montezuma, which passes through 'Marshallville. The association first reset with water oaks all the missing trees along the highway inside of Marshallville. It then turned its at tention to the stretch of road con templated for immediate improve ment, about four miles in all. In Jan uary, 1933, some twenty-seven hun dred camellias were planted along the roadside, alternating with crape myrtles. Since then about seven hun dred more samellias have been plant ed, and a thousand crape myrtles. The enterprise, as is set forth in an attractive little booklet, has three main objects. The first is “to do for Marshallville people and for passers- by whatever beauty can do for peo ple—and it is thought that that must he a great deal.” We recommend that brief satement as a model of elo quent exposition. If every community in the state would only strive to do for its people whatever beauty can provide, we might very likely attain a new level of gracious living. The second aim of the Marshallville [Memorial Highway Association is, , fcommer.dably, to memorialize a num ber of citizens who contributed not ably to the community’s develop ment in the past century A third aim, perhaps less lofty, but certainly reasonable, is to attract through the town travelers en route to Florida. The entire project has been so happily received and forwarded that we are pleased to draw attention to it, as a challenge to other Georgia cities and towns to beautify them selves, both for the benefit of resi dents and for transients, who judge always by externals.—Atlanta Journ al. THE BATTLE OF ATHENS THOMASVILLE AGAIN GOOD 68 ‘The co-eds of the University of Georgia have at last won their four- year fight for smoking privileges on the campus. A new student govern ment constitution calls for installa tion of smoking rooms in dormi tories.”—Newspaper item. At last the battle’s over and the girls get back to books, Their hearts are light and happy, if you judge them by their looks, For after years of struggle they’ve at last thrown off the yoke, And with Sanford’s approbation they may smoke, smoke smoke! It was quite a warm engagement, but the co-eds stood their ground And fired broadside after broadside in their foes who hung around, But now the guns are silenced and it seems to be a joke— We find no dead or injured, though there’s lots and lots of smoke So ends a mighty conflict, with a win for “woman’s rights,” And settled is a problem that vexed all for days and nights. With females in the saddle, is there one who’d dare provoke Their further wrath?—Oh, mercy, let ’em smoke, smoke, smoke! Thus it seems the greatest battle was. not fought at Lexington, Nor at Bunker Hill, Manassas, or the Forest of Argonne, But the honor falls to Athens, which one recent morn awoke To hear the co-eds singing, “We’ve w,on the right to smoke.” The proper name for hist’ry probab ly is, “The fight for fags,” But I’m inclined to duck it, lest they list me with the wags; So I send the girls my blessing and their loving grace invoke— Now that women wear the britches, who shall say they can’t smoke? —Ernest Camp in Walton Tribune. DO YOU KNOW? That—It doesn’t pay to worry or to give up in despair? That—There are heaps of glad ness for you to freely share? That—It doesn’t pay to grumble when everything seems wrong? That—You can drown depressino in a cheerful burst of song? That—It doesn’t pay to dwadle when there’s urgent work to do? That—A clear and noble purpose will inspire the best in you? That—It doesn’t pay to sorrow over chances missed and gone. That—However dark the midnight there will surely come the dawn? —Greenville Kleiser. The Rose Show held Friday Thomasville, from all appearuJ" was the most successful one held ' of all the 13, so far. We have ,' six or eight of these annual show! and this one was the most st upen = dous thing of this sort we have eve seen anywhere. It represented untold labor nnd wonderful spirit of co-operation civic pride. When we saw all th„g e exhibits and displays from the vafi. ous estates, to say nothing of tj, many beautifully appointed tables laid out ao gracefully with tasty s ji. ver, gleaming glass ware, and da,.,,', rated with some of the prettiest cut flowers to be found anywhere and arranged with exquisite taste, Ve could not imagine anything more beautiful even in our dreams. There were literally thousands and thousands of cars parked every where and many more people crowd ing the hungar, stores and streets and up to this time we have not heard of a single accident or mishap of any kind. We brought away with us added impressions of a favoiable nature regaiding civic pride, altru ism, co-operation and of a most ex cellent bunch of boy scouts aided by a courteous corps of police who made things move in a splendidly smooth, easy manner throughout the day. This is saying a good deal for that immense crowd. Another beautiful impression of Thomasville carried away by every visitor there Friday was ,of the my riad of lovely roses with which near ly every store, residence and public square was adorned. It was a little out of the ordinary, for we have never noticed it elsewhere—the great number of blooming roses planted along the streets within the curb stones. These were so beautiful as to at tract much admiration and favorable comment from the hosts of visitors there. The fire department, public library and other places were simi- larily adorned thus making a picture of indescribable beauty everywhere in Thomasville.—Cordele Dispatch. PRACTICING COURTESY Speaking well of another is not only good policy, but it is a wonder ful tonic. Moreover, it creates an atmosphere of cordiality, it removes distrust and soothes animosities, it is a social salve that heals many a wound received in the battle of life. It is good business, too, and it pro motes a feeling that is at the foun- lation of united civic endeavor. In a town where there is constant criti cism, where wrangling and backbit ing are indulged in by any consider able number of persons, there is to be found little of the spirit that makes communities grow. Bruce Barton tells of a man who made a practice of utilizing every opportunity for doing good and say ing courteous and considerate things. He declares that at least Hii of that man’s millions was accumu late by courtesy and adds, “and it cast him nothing” That’s quite true, the cost to him was noth’ng ad while the return may have partaken of material profit, the greater Staii was in his own happiness—a spirit al dividend, worth more than all ell besides. Next to self-respect, based up* 1 consciousness of a desire and effo • to deal fairly with all men and tj live up-right, there is nothing stimulating to the nobler ego tlun s® attitude of constant liking for t* good points of others, the unoonscij ous searching out and recognition ™ such traits, the doing of little court* - sies, the giving of consideration, t* withholding of the spoken word or expression of the unkind thouc - that might wound if uttered, the ly practice of kindliness tbs smoothes the path of life for with whom he comes in contact. There is no lack of sincerity 11 such an attitude. It becomes a to those who possess it even thrru cultivation, and in civic life it I s force that counts in drawing ”' e ;^ together, just the opposite S P practices, or withholds *diat r ' urt l | i which is only recognition of a" 1 ' - er’r. rights.—Eastman Times-J"^ 3, In discussing the matter witb^ friend a few days ago we ’ agreed that we have never seen farmers of Taylor county exert more determined effort to conic b* 4 than they are making this y oar - of the notable evidences of tins the larger number of good n ' u ^ that have been shipped into this ^ ritory and distributed among farmers, many of whom have n P e up fresh lands and reclaimed that have been lying idle f° r 1 years. When you down a 1 '[■ , . i.j, e be*’ county farmer, you down He wont be downed.