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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER. GEORGIA, MARCH 14, 1935.
georg^ v
R.L.C. COLUMN
Edited by
c . c. WALL, Secty. 6 Treas-
Ellavillc, Georgia
THE
UNANSWERED LETTER
, would be fine if all the carriers u(KJ ladies, which means only 160
■ would mail in their dues without the more than we have on roll. Now this
jdistiict officers having to hunt them doesn't sound like a big enough goal
|U,, a their own expense. President does it? Well, really, it isn't when
, Walters told me that he drove his we consider the number of carriers
mi 1,000 miles the firgt sear he was in our state (by the way all belong
piesiden, of this district, colle ting t 0 the organization). By reaching the
d , J his is a lot of expense fo: a 000 mark we will be entitled to an
Jir. n to have, to go to, ami couif be
avoided very easy, if
the mailman
The mailman come
goes> ,
The postman passes by,
, d some one only can suppose
'^d wait and wonder why,
oday no letter, and tonight
U silence hard' to bear; /
wonder if y*>“ ca, ' lwt wnte
Or simply do not care 1
The little note is laid away,
The letter put aside;
et some one hoped to hear today
A h answering voice denied,
ou may be busy, well, 1 know
bo many things you’re at; ■
„u may be busy—are you, tho’
As busy as all that ?”
Oh! Keep the tree of fiiendship
green I
When friends are far apart;
:l„w much a word of yours may mean j
To cheer some absent heart; |
additional rational delegate paid by
carriers our national organization. This alone
w°ulu just give it or.e thought. 1 am is worth working for.
very proud of the fact that no dis- . Mrs. Edwards, our president, hus
trict or state officer has ever had to personally 0 ffered a prize of $6 to
come to Lumpkin county for the pur- the district that has the largest per-
pose oi collecting uues. 1 sincerely 1 centage of increase based on last
hope that, as the carriers over the year’s membership. 1 think she is to
state, and especially the Ninth, read be commended for the fine spirit and
this they will make it their business interest she is showing. This should
to mail in a check for dues, without | be a challenge to each of us to press
| some one having to spend some hard ' on until we have accomplished that
earned money hunting them up. This for which we are striving.
is asking very little, for when you
help your oificers, you are helping
yourselves also
Brother Wall, I just want to say
that you may count on us here in
Lumpkin to co-operate with you at
all times, in anything that is for the
i leel sure ull of you have read
what Martha had to suy about hav
ing a Widows’ annuity bill intro
duced. This should be indeed inter
esting to each of us. We are the ones
^ who should get right behind this.
I Even tuugh it might be a failure at
good of the carrier body, the state , first that does not mean it always
and naional association.
With kindest personal regards and
good wishes, I am,
Fraternally yours,
GUY FITTS,
(j he rose unwatered-, droops and dies, County Secretary Lumpkin
Yes, dies in some sad hour;
jfhe letter that unanswered lies,
Is love’s unwatered flower.”
Dear Bro. Wall:—Enclosed
1 will.
1 In closing may I have just a word
I with the carriers? No doubt many
I of you will be sending your dues to
1 Mr. Wall real soon; now may I sug- |
each appeal.
Look!
What? Third District
Where? Americus, Mitchell
Halil
When? Saturday, March
p. HI
Who? You, one und all, both mem
bers of the Carriers’ Association ami
Ladies’ Auxiliary!
We wish to urge you to be present
and help us make the evening a suc
cess. May we urge our friends from
over the state to join us on this oc
casion, especially would we like to
have all district officers of both the
carriers’ and ladies’ organizations
with us. If you haven’t already made
reservations, do so at once with M.
U. Edwards, Dawson, or C. C. Wall,
Eliaville, in order that we may know
how many to prepare for. The cost
wil be 75c a plate.
Fraternally yours,
M. U. Edwards, Secty .-Treas ,
Third District R. L. C. Association,
COMMENT—We hope that all the
brethren who possibly can will avail
themselves of the opportunity of be
ing with the carriers of the Third
District on the evening of March 16
at their banquet in Americus.
The banquet will be held in the
i 1 y "*
in order tM
K suggests, it is
Ing the sui
ir«iw>w how many
to prcparR*
E^ays in advance
many platM
•.. Succet
PREVEN
page rare i
itttee piep«(>»
how many
us know how
reserved.
aid in
Colds
VICKSVA-
At the first nasal irritation or sniffle,
apply Vicks Va-tro-nol—just a few drops.
Used in time, it helps to avoid many
colds entirely. (Two sizes: 3Off, 50#.)
Make your old roof
young
again!
Dahlonega, Ga.
Third District Banquet Plans
County, gesl that you just add one dollar ex- Mitchell Masonic Clubrooms, and
lira ior your wife, Mr. Wall will be adjacent thereto plenty of parking
i gaud to forward same to me. In be- space will be provided for all the
half of our auxiliary, 1 ask your co- 1 cars. As stated by Bro. Wilson, the
„„ ,vf that Uear br0 ' WaU and * eUow Earners: j operation, which means much in car- members of the Americus chapter of
“i |,lea f, < ,l’ Py n) u pv j„ v hv , ! T Ws is t0 advise that 1 received rying on our work. | the Eastern Star will furnish the
a, handed me the other day b> a I yQUr letter and am well pteMed with
Tieml, and sir.ee it fits into the
^oughts and works of rural carriers.
am passing it on to you. . j ^ ura j Letter Carriers’ ‘ Get-Togeth-
lf you wish you can use it some- Lr „ baaquutj to which all lhe rura i
ime in the news columns of The carrierSj their wives> families and
oumal. This is the first time that I friends of the Third District, and all
•e ever written you in regard to
tiu news columns,^but 1 iush^ to ^as^ cor di a il y invited to attend in Ameri-1 Adams in our news columns this
cus next Saturday evening at 6:30 p. j week, together with notice from Mrs.
| the arar.gements that you have and ing each of you to do your part,
, are making for the Third District am,
Most sincerely,
Mrs. A. G. Adams,
State Secty.-Treas.
COMMENT—We are happy to in-
the other districts of the state, are 1 elude the above appeal from Mrs.
With best wishes to all and trust-j supper,ai d they have planned an at-
..<• - j- - . i trac(dve menu w hiich we think you
vil lhe highly pleased with.
The Masonic Clubrooms are a fine
place for such a gathering. We will
have the entile upper floor for our
own personal use that evening, and
plenty of space and accommodations
are provided for the comfort of ev
eryone. Should ar.y of the ladies de
ure you that 1 enjoy it each week i
,i d 1 feel that you have done a g )od cen tral standard time, March 16. Walters, president of the Ninth Dis- sire to bring along their party dress-
job in conducting them; just keep up , Th e meeting wiU be held in the
the good work you are doing—1 am | Mitchell
sure that the carriers appreciate
your efforts.
1 have a 35-mile route, and now
while we are plowing through mud,
1 think one of the things that ought
to be done is to improve the rural
route roads, In bad, wet weather it
takes twice as long to serve my
route and the expense is about twice
as much as it is in good weather.
Let us hope that some form of re
lief will be forthcoming along this ,
line. I
Y’ours for “Service with a Smile,” |
J. O. DILLARD, Amoldsville, Ga.
COMMENT—We are glad to open
our news .columns this week w'ith the |
above poem which has been furn
ished by Bro. Dillard ar.d to know
that he is enjoying and appreciating
i trict Auxiliary, in which she an- es and make the necessary changes
Masonic Hall where the i no unces a meeting of the members after their arrival, a room will be
members of the local Eastern Star 1 0 f Ninth District Auxiliary for next provided for them for this purpose,
chapter will furnish supper at 75c Saturday afternoon in Gainesville. Rest rooms, cloak rooms and hangers
per person. 1 am sure that we will These good ladies deserve and should are adequately provided, ar.d we feel
enjoy this occasion very much and I ; have the full co-operation of every that the selection of this place for
trust that each carrier will avail 1 rura i carrier, and I hope that their our meeting will afford us the oppor-
himself of the opportunity and bring i suggestions will be complied with in tunity of having a delightful time
his family to Americus on this date.
It is true that this is our first at
tempt o have an affair of this kind
and that makes it more necessary
that we have a full attendance
I have put forth every effort with
the assistance of other carriers to or
ganize the Third District into groups
which has been accomplished, and I
tiust that each group officer will put
forth every effort to advertise this
meeting and to appeal to each car
rier that he attend, so that we can
■ have as near 100 per cent attendance
the news columns each week.
How well every rural carrier real- , as P ° SS \ e ‘ _.
1 We want to urge every state oni-
izes the anxiety that is demonstrat
ed by many patrons on their routes
every day when they fail to get that
expected letter that should have
come that day.
There is one thing that almost
everyone is more or less negligent in
l all <! that is in punctually answering
all correspondence that we receive
during the days.
1 cer to be with us on this occasion,
ar.d any of the district officers who
can, and the brethren from the state
at large, we want you all to know
that we will be happy to have you,
and will try to make you have an en
joyable evening. A nice short pro
gram is being arranged, and we
promise not to tire you out with long
winded speeches, but will give you
H a rural carrier is really inter- . , . ,, ,
ested in the welfare of his patron, . .1
he, too, as well as the patron, is dis
appointed when he fails to have that
iong-looked-for |letter. It naturally
has got to be a custom with him, XT _ , , .
iust tho •, • . , - ., Next Saturday evening, March 16, at
just me same as it is expected of the „ „„ , ,, ’ . „ ..
6:30 p. m., Mitchell Masonic Hail,
order that you can forget your trou
bles, and be happy that you are a
rural carrier
Remember the date and place:
Americus. We will toe
looking for
all,
Fraternally yours,
W. A. Wilson, President,
Third District R. L. C. Association,
Abbeville, Ga.
minister to console and offer sympa
thy when sickness or death comes , , ,
into a home, the rural carrier drives J™ , and to ° ne “ d
U P to the box with some kind word eC °™ e .!.
of consolation if the letter does not
arrive, but when he does have the
letter, almost invariably the patron
nan tell before the carrier reaches his
,I0X ’ i" or he has a different expres- j " ’
sion on his face; he is glad and over- | Auxiliary Membership Drive
J°>ed with the recipient in that the Ladies’ Auxiliary Ga. R. C. Assn.
0''ked for letter has at last arrived , Dear Friends—The time has ap-
M riting letters is the greatest med- proached when we begin making
lum m existence, unless it be per- plans for our membership drive as is
soiml contact, for keeping warm and the custom from year to year; only
a anie * l l le spark of friendship that we are trying to begin just a bit
® x ’ lsts between loved ones and friends earlier than usual. By this I mean
are separated from each other, ser.d your dues in now. Then you
^ ( should cherish the privilege of won’t have to worry about it at your
■"mg friends and appreciate this district meeting which is just around
“H'ortunity of contacting them; so he corner. Several ladies have al-
. Us a 'l be as punctual as we can ready done this.
a re ply to that friend or loved Since it is impossible to talk with
separated from us by dis- each of you in person, I am using
I this method of trying to tell you
—- ! very briefly something of the pro-
one who is
tance.
Nace Grant
dues of all
100 p,. r Cent County
Dear Brother Wall:
Have just mailed Ero,
° ur ^strict secreta
^egular carriers of this (Lumpkin
j mtj l' also one substitute, which,
t °’ >e ’ a^aiu places Lumpkin coun-
. a- first to go 100 per cent plush.
P1 *ase advise 'if this is true.
the v UrS6 ’ We are doping to put
a ’ mt ' 1 District over the top again,
cent ° first district to go 100 per
nfr:. " * am sure we will, as our
c ® r ' s reall Y work at it. You cam
i ar _ on President Walters, Secre-
m ’ ,lant > an< l all the others to do
e than their part at all times. It
gram which has been launched for
this year.
Our major objective is to enroll
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