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PAGE FOUR THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, JANUARY 7, 1937. The Butler Herald Established in 1876 C. E. BENNS, Editor and Owner 0. E, COX, Business Manager R. B. KIRKSEY, Shop Supt, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TAYLOR CO PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Average Weekly Circulation Fifteen Hundred Copies. The female dynamo of the Dawson News is probalbly the originator ot this paragraph: “Cabinet wives in Washington are probably bitterly disappointed that no inaugural ball will be held. They .will not have excuse to “doll up" for the occasion." SUBSCRIPTION *1.50 A YEAR Entered at the Post Office at Butler, Georgia as Mail Matter of Second Class. l)o not leave your job today with out having one to go to tomorrow The stock market rise in 1936 wa one of the host in the countiy's his tory. The man that’s worth while is the man who can smile when the whole world is going wrong. There'll probably be no one in heaven better than the average mat thinks he will be during 1937. Jilin Chism’s Pelham paper changed from a weekly to a daily. Now it has changed from a daily to a weekly. The young year arrives and chal lenges each and all of us to do our very best in whatever pursuit we arc engaged. New England states are infringing again on one of the South's most profitable and easily cultivated crops, —the sweet potato. Thud Holt, an assistant adminis trator of the Works Progress Ad ministration has resigned to enter private business in Alabama. Louie Morris says the trouble with the fellow who says he can take a drink or let it alone is that lie gen erally doesn’t seem to decide to let it alone. -Allotments totaling $1,572,200 cov ering construction of 1,400 miles of ower lines have been made in Geor gia by tile Rural Electrification Ad ministration. Announcement is made of the mar riage of Legman Anderson, until re cently secretary of U. S. Senatoi Richard 11. Russell, Jr., and L\lisa Doothy S'hippeyj of Atlanta. Defiant Mrs. Irene Armstrong dings to her olfice as Mayor of Day tona Ileach, Fla., under the protec tion of n court order which balked Governor Sholtz’s elVort to oust her. Glad tidings from Hart county: Iti school hoard announces that it is nol only out of debt but has a balance in the bunk with which to start the new year of between $10,000 and $12,000 Hope is seen in early settlement of the Automobile Workens of America strike, of which the General Motors Conporution is the target, closing seven of the corporation’® plants and leaving 30,000 Workers idle. Tom Arnold like ourselves was one of the happy recipients of one of Edi tor and Mrs. Milton Fleetwood originally designed Christmas cards, which Tom correctly describes as one of the most unique and attractive re ceived. Thirty-five states start the new year umler U. S. Security Act terms. The thirteen states without approved laws are: Arkansas, Delew’are, Flori da, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mis souri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Washington and Wy oming. Many Woodimen of the World camps, after a period of dormancy varying from several months to a few years, are being re-established in this and other states as an evidence of better conditions and more inter- es being taken in dependable insur ance and fratemalism. Here is a capital suggestion fol poor people for 1937 offered by Rev. J. O. F. McCarter in the Butler Her ald last week: “A year-round garden, and a sow ; a smoke house, and a cow; twenty-four hens, and a rooster; and you won’t go hungry like you used to.”—Thomasiville Press. THE OLD YEAR 1936 We acknowledge with sincere appreciation the following contri bution from our devoted friend, a gentleman who is known to ar I loved by as many, or more people in Georgia than any <: her individual, “Unde Sam” Wilkes, traveling representative cf the Atlanta and West Point railroad with offices in Atlanta: CONGRESSMAN PACE We add our hearty amen to' this paragraph from our esteemed Dawson News: “To remember the pleasant things which come our way, and 'ban ish from our thoughts the petty tilings which embitter us is one of the finest arts we can pursue.” • “Tile general average of intelli gence of Americans is much highei than it was five years ago, and it is rapidly rising" declares one educator to which QMn Miller addls: Don’t you believe it. Your daily newspaper is still carrying two whole pages of fun nies and only two columns of edi torials. Miss Emily Woodward, of Vienna past president of the Georgia' Pres; Association, speaking to a large gathering of educators, students ami teachers who attended The Atlanta Journal School of the Air banquet ill Macon recently, lauded the work ol the educational project. ‘•'Miss Em" can always be counted upon when an able sponsor to a good movement ill her state is needed. While we advocate the raising of more cows and hogs as stated in a recent issue we add at the sugges lion of Hill Iliffem that “a kupla million miles of fences" would not be amiss to keep these cows and hogs off the roads which have pioven a dangerous foe to motorists in the southern pari of the state. Even more turmoil in the sociologi- •cal situation of the cotton belt than has been forsoen from the new .me chanical cotton picker may grow out of an experiment with growing cotton through holes in concrete, which is being conducted at LaGrange by L. E. Floyd, warehouse operator anil Agricultural research scientist. Another reason for rejoicing that i did not live u few generations Ago lies in the fact that the people n those days practiced cupping to cure haudaches. A cup wou’d he placed on the forehead and a piece of paper ignited to heat the cup. A blister would be raised on the head. It would then be cut and fne headache was cured. Washington says establishment of a central press and publicity bureau through which the government would maintain contact with newspapers magaines and the radio and dissemi nate “information” on the polities md acts of the executive depart- menits is being urged by some experts as a part of President Roosevelt’s plan for governmental reorganization, —Savannah Press. Every safety-built automobile be comes a death-dealing machine when piloted by a reckless driver. Every automobile manufacturer has not on l.y made the 1937 models more at tractive but have built them safer than ever before. The challenge is up to us to drive them more careful ly and reduce the toll of 36,600 sud den deaths taken on American high ways last year. We can’t see any difference be tween removing an office-holder a| the point of a bayonet and legislating him out of olfice. The state highway department should' be removed as far as possible from politics. Political issues change every two years. In two or four years, another governor will have the laws changed in order that he can place his friends in con trol. Thus the highway department is kicked as if like a political football, —Greensboro Herald-Journal. • In his “Round tire Circle” column in the Macon Telegraph, Mr. Eugene Anderson pays the following deserv ing tribute to one of Crawford coun ty’s best woman: “Mrs. R. 10. Wright lias succeeded her husband as justice of the peace for the 577th militia dis trict of Crawford county. Mr. Wright held the olfice for 30 years, and' at his death Nov. 21, 1935, she was ap pointed in place. The election just held resulted in a victory for her at the polls. It makes you feel good' to find that people are willing to go to the polls and cast their votes for you, said Mrs. Wright. It touches your gratitude, and makes you feel that God and somebody cares. Mrs. Wright is now living alone at her little home on the highway between Lizella . ami Roberta. She has two sons, one in the navy and one engaged in business in Macon; and she says she must remain at the little farm where she enjoyed such a happy married life through the yeans. Sentiment ties me to 1 it, she says.” Another link is broken from the great hereafter, and the old yeai slumbers in the grave of the past. Its events are chronicled with the things that are no more, its moments have fled, is days are numbered. Where are the early blossoms that were kissed by the fragrant breath of Spring? Gone! Where is the golden and crimson glory of the mellow au tumn? Gone! AM gone. The "hum of the wild bee, and the 'thrilling melo dies of the summer birds are hushed, and now the hoary old year lies down in tire bosom of December and dies There is notifing so strikes my heart as does the knell of time, and tomb-like solemnity overshadows me as l reflect how fleetly, and yet how imperceptibly like the gliding of ves sels over tlie unriffled surface of placid seas, are running out the years of this our butterfly existence. And wlvat has the Recording Angel written of the year just gone! Many, many things. Some engraven on the tablets of memory, like unfading monuments of the past will never die, but living will go down, unto yet un born generations until old Father Time himself shall die. Some arc written in the sealed volume of hid den mysteries, whose dread contents “eye hath not seen nor ear hath not heard, save Him that sitteth on the throne,” but in the “Last Great Day” when all things shall pass away they shall be revealed. Disease with its raging blight has been abroad in the land, and death has marked with un erring aim for his victims, the young and beautiful; the babe in its smiling innocence, the proud man in the noon tide of his glory, and the aged sire whose life has lengthened unto the “sear and yellow leaf.” Links have been broken from family circles, shadows have hung around hearth stones,'blossoms have been nipped in the hud, hopes have faded, and the evanescent glory of many a beautiful dream has passed away like the fad ing of the rainbow on a summer eve ning, leaving the dreams to clasp its shadow. Yet these are not all. Mighty things that breaths of honor ami deathless fame have been wrought among the great nations of the earth. God has overlooked the vast concerns of this terrestial sphere which is but an atom in His all-seeing eye. Yes, He, “'who walketh on the wings of the wind, and holdeth the sea in the hollow of His hand,” has in His mer cy been with us and even numbered the hairs of our head! And now we are just stepping on the threshold of a new born year. Its morning looks in upon us, and be holds us still engaged in the warfare of life. We may ask what has it in store for us;we know not but it may be fresh hopes, fresh scenes, new joys and new disappointments; it may bear on Its wings the angel of Death which .may smite us down before its wintry close We may sup at the fountain of sorrow a bitterer draught than our hearts have ever yet tasted. But let us welcome, with smiling lips and unclouded brow, the new born year. Let us bravely go on; life has its storms and its. calms, its win try nights, and its May mornings, its roses and its piercing thorns, let us meet it as it comes, having our lamps trimmed and our lights shining, so when the night of death gathers around us, ,we can peacefully fold our hands upon our bosoms and looking over to the holden homes of those From Tri-County News, Americus: The only new member cf the Geor gia de.egation in the Congress con vening in a lew days will he Stephen Race, of Americus. Other members nom Georgia have had one or more Iti'ins. 'though the “baby” memoer. Congressman Pace enters his first term well equipped to perform effec tive and patriotic service for lus dis trict, state an<T nation. me laws of tne nation no longer are made on the floors of tne House and Senate, but in committee, and committee appointment depends large,y in both houses on length of service. The longer a district contin ues uninterrupted the service of a.i honest, hard-wotkimg representative, the more effective are his efforts. Seniority rules in both hoiises, par ticularly as to choice committee ap pointments and I’hairir.ansnips. ’Mr. Pace has requested membership on the House agricultural committee "•because his district largely is agricul tural and he himself is from the soil Though his district may not hear very much of the new Congressman from the floor of the House, it will see results from his work among tin departments and bureaus of the gov- eminent. And it is in his acquaim ance with these that Congressman Pace will be able to accomplish much for the Third district. Possessing an able legal mind, and with several years’ experience in th, legislative hull's of the General As- snibly where his efforts were effective and lasting, Mr. Pace enters his du ties weLl equipped—exceptionally so. Since liis nomination in the late summer, Mr. Pace Has worked day and night, here and in Washington, acquainting himself with the duties and functions of the numberless hoards, bureaus and departments’ that constitute our government. Through this exhausting and exhaustive labor he arrives in Washington this week possessing an intimate knowledge and familiarity with the various depart ments of government that few new Congressmen have had. Some one has said success comes from ten per cent inspiration and 90 per cent perspiration. The News be lieves this district is destined to I' EEL, individually and collectively, both the brilliant inspiration Mr. Pace possesses an the results from per spiration that will glisten on bis brow even into the wee hours of dawn. To a friend, before leaving Americus, he said: “It doesn’t matter to me how you voted in the past nor how you vote in the future. Whether I am in Con gress one term or ten, I want to come to tlie end with the knowledge that 1 have tried to be of some n-Ti 1 service and with the hope that my efforts were of some benefit and con tributed to the -upbuilding of the dis trict and the happiness and prosperi ty of the people of this district.” Mir. Pace did not mean to say he would be satisfied with one term in Congress, but, as we interpreted his words, he means that bis efforts shall earn the respect of his district, that the results of his work this first term shall be effective and lasting— I that he will rest his claims in the iu- ' ture on the effectiveness of his ef- j forts. | and it is the opinion of the News that Mr. Pace is entering a long, lasting and worthwhile career as the representative of the Third district. COMMISSIONER ROBERTS SEKK$ PROGRAM TO AID GEORGIA FARM WOMEN The program of Hon. Columbus Roberts, Georgia’s new Commissioner of Agriculture, calls for a new deal for that forgotten race, the state's rural women. 'Mr. Roberts’plans call for work for the rural women such as the agricul tural departments has done for the farmers. Although the otganized women of Georgia have neglected the opportuni ty to setup a helpful working project for rural women, this oversight may be remedied by their future co-opera tion, the commissioner said. Mr. Roberts said: “It has been my idea for some time to establish a real woman’s di vision of tlie agricultural depart ment. “I have received' many suggestions from individuals, and probably will be able to put some into practice, but I had wanted Georgia’s outstanding women, in club, civic and political groups, to help shou'der the respon sibility. “The extension department of the State College of Agriculture has ac complished a great deal for rural women, but tin's is not enough. Rural women have many problems, and 1 believe a better understanding between rural and city women will help solve many of them.” STEPHEN PACE, FRIEND~OF THE VALLEY New Year Resolutions Topic Of Discussion By Rev. Edgar Martin From Columbus Enquirer-Sun: When Congress convenes next week the Third Congressional district ol Georgia will have as its member in the National House of Rapresenta lives a new personality and mentali ty—in the person of Stephen Pace, well-known former state legislator of Americus. The district is fortunate in having in the nation’s councils a man of Mr. Pace’s ability to lead and work with Some people do not believe i, propositions. I do. I proposed to R e „ a Lee Walters, she accepted my proposition, became my wife, and a home with three fine children is the outcome. Suppose I had not resolve to ask her to marry me; there nevei could have been a home for us. People who never make resolutions never make moral progress or any other kind of progress. Solomon re- solved to ask God for Wisdom and be came the wisest king of his time. Daniel purposed in his heart not to defile himself and was the most re- nowned prophet of his generation. The prodigal' son said I will arise and go to -my father, he received a warm welcome back, shod feet, a comfortable bed, a full stomach, and a glad father. The disciples resolved to follow Jesus and were the first leaders of the Christian church. We might-continue to give illustrations but these are sufficient. Don’t be afraid of resolutions but make some good ones this year. I am resolved to be a better preach er, pastor, and citizen this year, 1937, than I have ever been before. I want to live closer to Jesus this year. I am resolved to lead more sinners to Christ, to visit more homes, to pray more prayers, to preach more ser mons, to talk to more people about their souls than any previous year. Like Paul, I want to be ail blessings to all men that I may win some. I hope each reader of the Herald will resolve that this year is going to be your best year. Keep your body clean by eating or drinking nothing that would defile it. Keep your mind pure by reading only those bocks or magazines that are elevating. Think those thoughts that are uplifting. Speak only those words that are chaste, and do those deeds that are right and good. When people in great numbers re- his fellows. H.is clear-cut character . . - = _ and type of mind, his amiability, his I solved to stand for and do the right willingness to sit down and talk mat-1 % e £ an have an Pthing that we need. LOTS OF RAIN, COLD WEATHER PREDICTED FOR JANUARY, 1937 who live forever, we can say well.” ‘all is Robert Rowlett, 48, managing' edi tor of the Nashville Tennessean, and formerly associated' with Louisviltl Courier-Journal, died Sunday. Hit death is mourned by countless thou, sands. Olin Miller gives this bit of needed advice, .but we doubt its acceptance: “Young man, don’t run after women. You can stroll lesurely along and get mixed up with more of them than you’ll have any idea what to do about.” As the price of hate the nations ol Europe spent in 1936 $13,000,000,00(1 on armaments. Taxes have been piled on the peoples of these nations, and in some countries starvation is at the doors of millions. There is no other reason for the frightful state ot affairs than hatred, envy and covet ousness. When we consider this situ ation we cannot refrain from taking stock of our indiividual self and tin* desire to root out the least particle of it that may exist within us toward those with whom we come in contact i Griffin, Ga.—The outlook for Jan- uai,.\ is muen rain and "rough” weather, with some unusually cold spells, Proi. Albert Snider said in making his predictions lor the first month of the new year. Spalding county’s long - distance weuther forecaster believes there will be ram on 14 ol the month's 31 days. “Cloudy” is the prediction for 10 days and “lair” is the forecast .for the re maining 7. me uay-by-day forecast follows: 1. —Rain. 2. —Iiain. 3—Cloudy and cold. 4. —Fair . 5. —Rain. 6. —Cloudy and cold. 7. —Cloudy. 8. —Rain. i 9. —Rain. 19.—Fair and colder. 11. —Fair. 12. —Cloudy. 13. —Rain. 14. —Rain. 35. Rain. 16. —Fair and cold. 17. —Fair and very coirs. 18. —Cloudy. - 19. —Rain. 20. —Cloudy. 21. —Cloudy. 22. —Rain. 23. —Rain. 24. —Fair and cold. 25. —I net-easing cl o u din ess. 26. —Rain. 27. —Cloudy. 28. —Cloudy. ?9.—Rain. —! ' r ' 30. —Rain. 31. —Fair and cold. . ters over, will undoubtedly prove a great asset to the large section that he will represent. And verily some might call his district the Third Em pire, with reference to its expanse of territory, its Wealth and diversity of interests, and the importance or those interests. Mr. Pace is an earnest friend of the Chattahoochee Valley and its va rious* concerts. He can be counted upon, we unhesitatingly predict, to do his sincere utmost iin looking after the interests of the Columbus sector and of Fort Benning itself. He lias strongly pledged to do this, and it can be expected of him. He has indicated quite definitely that he expects to work actively and whole-heartedly with Congressman Henry B. Steagall, of the Third dis trict in Alabama, and with all those who have at heart the interests of the Chattahoochee Valley from the Alabama side of the river. This pro- fared co-cperation is most gratifying and it means that the Valley will have a strong team to work for it in the nation’s capital—two ardent sup porters of its progress and develop ment. Tlie record of Congressman Sieve Pace in Washington will be followed with an intense interest by his many friends as well as those who have at heart the welfare and advancement of the section. There .will be, of course, the period of time he will, Hke all new congressmen, need to be come acclimated. But even then, Mr, Pace is one who can be counted 1 upon to keep his attention constantly upon the interests of the section and dis trict. The Cherokee Advance, .published at Canton and established 63 yeari ago, 21 of which it has been owned by. J. P. Rudasill, was recently pur chased 1 by Carey A. Poland engaged in newspaper work at Cordeie since 1908. This change is one of several similar changes taking place the lat ter part of 1936 among the weekly newspapers of the state. We extend best of good wishes to all affected by these changes. Three Georgia women were entitled to be saluted as “judge” with the turn of the year. In Columbia county Miss Kathryn Morris is the young woman who will preside over the Court of Ordinary, succeeding Judge Glenn S. Phillips, who resigned to serve as state senator from the 29th. Mrs. Gor don Callaway, widow of a lawyer and a newspaper publisher, as voted' into the office of ordinary in Putnam county, and Miss Bertie Stembridge, who was assistant to her father, the late W. H. Stembridge, in the Court of Ordinary in Baldwin county, and was named to succeed her father some years ago, is for the third time the choice of voters. Nothing can thrive where it is not the will of a majority of the people. May we of Taylor county, one and all, desire to have the best county possible. We can make it. what it should be if enough of us will put our shoulder to the wheel and push hard. God expects us to try and try hard to right the wrongs, and make better the good. I hope that when 1937 is closing each of us can reflect backward and say I have made an honest effort. This will get results. Yours for a good year, Edgar A. Martin. MR. PERRYMAN RETIRES A Jones Penryman, wiho has served the Chattahoochee Circuit Superior courts as solicitor general, retires to day after eight years of faithful serv ice. Mr. Perryman, while'not 'honored with re-election when he offered' in the recent September democratic pri mary, has made the Chattahoochee circuit a capable and' faithful so licitor, a man who has always tem pered justice with -mercy ail'd been impartial in handling all affairs placed in his charge His work is known throughout the Chattahoochee circuit and that is suffice to say that he has discharged the duties of his office honestly, faithfully and fearlessly in the hand ling of thousand's of criminal actions which have come to his attention since first taking up the duties of solicitor general. 'Mr. Perryman has pursued his work diligently and leaves the office with a record that bears no ibluirs up on it. He has co-operated with grand juries, enforcement officers and 1 ju dicial authorities throughout the cir cuit and retires with the knowledge that he has the respect and admira tion of each of them. His has been a task well done and it -is fitting that his fellow associates should honor him and wish for him godspeed in the pursuits he will fol low in the future in the practice ot his profession.—Columlbus Ledger. The honor conferred upon Taylor counity by Congressman Steve Pace in selecting as his secretary in Wash ington one of our choicest young men cements the ties of friendship and love -that has bound together the hearts of our people and that of the newly elected congressman from this district. Mr. Si-ms Garrett, Jr., tha chosen secretary is a young man of unusual ability and qualifications for the position and will fit in most ad mirably not only in the duties of the office to which he has been- selected but in 'business and 1 social contacts that becomes ain important part in Washington officialdom. The ap pointee is the son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Sims Garrett of Charing representa tives of two of the best 'known- arid most popular families in Taylor coun ty.