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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MAY 19, 1938.
The Butler Herald
Established in 1876
Sntered at the Post Office at Butle r ,
Georgia as Mail Matter o' Second
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How is this? A Mount Vernon, Ga.,
mart named BLizard is building an ice
plat.
The fundamental principle of all
succesoiuf farming is good yields
from every cultivated acre, be it crop
posture or timber.
The cool weather may prove ft
blessing in disguise, in serving to
keep Georgians better tempered for
the hot political summer ahead.
The Herald awaits with interest as
to who shall ibe the first to present
ns with the first cotton square of the
season. Attention, Mr. Frank Bone.
Muscoege county voters did a fine
days’s work on Thursday last wben
they elected A. L. Poole to the office
•f sheriff. He succeeds the late
Sheriff C. C. Lay-field.
“There are two kinds- of people,”
•ays an exchange. “The intelligent
who agree with you; and the preju
diced, obstinate, narrow minded
dumb clucks who won’t listen- to
xeoson.”
. Graduation time is with us again.
The girls are greater in number and
prettier than ever, while the poor
boys are doing the best -they can in
looks but keeping pace with the
girls on exams.
None better, as good as tne
best, may well 1 be said of “Hap
py Landing," in a recent two-day run
at the Doan Theater in Butler. Con
gratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Dean
for this rare entertainment.
Gainesville, noted for its hospi
tality, is said! to have exceeded all
records in entertaining this week ap
proximately 250 veterans of the
Spanish-American War and members
of the Auxiliary in their annual en
campment.
President Roosevelt last week sign
ed a ■bill making Armistice Day a
national holiday. Heretofore Nov. 11
bad been declared a legal holiday py
the legislatures of 44 states and m
three others the governors had pow
er to proclaim it.
The Herald has for free distribu
tion- among those so desiring just
few more beautifully lithographed
maps of the state highway as of
April 1st issue. They are the most
accurate and informative ever before
issued in this state.
A movement is on foot to consoli
date Oconee county with Clarke
county. The movement was started
as result of the recent -burning of the
Oconee court 'house and a sentiment
in a- large part of the state for the
merging of county government which
is not a bad idea in many Instances.
Gum, it is said, is running freely
in Georgia’s slash and long leaf pines.
That means that -another crop of na
val stores products is in the making.
Here's wishing the naval store men
better luck in the matter of prices
for their products than they have
been getting during the past lew
years.
A recent letter from one with op
portunity to see and ability to men
tally digest, has this to say: “.Steve
Pace is working entirely too hard in
Washington and is too conscientious
in his work for his own- good.” . • ■
That’s a mouthful that does not call
for comment.—Tri County News,
A-mericus.
Johnnie Spencer, always quick to
catch a point and the unique way of
expression- says: "Former Gov. Eu
gene Talmadge announces he will be
a candidate for U. S. Senator vs.
Sen. Walter George in the Sept. 14
primary election & some say Gov.
Rivers will too altho the Gov, is not
saying one way or another as yet.”
The Herald joins heartily "wTTh
hosts of admiring friends of Elder S.
H. Whatley, of Thomston, in- extend
ing to him happy felicitations - on Ins
80th birthday which he celebrated
Sunday, May 15th. It is learned that
while Elder Whatley is not as active
as in- his younger days he still takes
active interest and part in his church
and civic work. He still is and has
been- pastor of Grace Primitive Bap
tist church at Thom-aston for many
years.
The Herald congratulates its
Board of County Commissioners and
Board of Education,—always working
in perfect harmony with each othe-,
—in paying its school teachers for
services rendered! to the last day of
school in spite of the state’s de
linquency of six weeks to two months
in. settling with the counties. An
other appreciatable fact is that the
teachers of Taylor county are re
ceiving better salaries this year cnan
ever before.
All Georgians, be he Methodist or , REVENUE ACT OF 1938
otherwise, are rejoiced over the an- j - -
nouncement that a committee repre- The expected approval by the house
seating Wesleyan College, at 'Macon, 0 f the revenue measure that has just
and a committee representing the been passed by the senate is expected
bond L holders of that ancient and no- to prbvide a marked impetus to the
hie institution of learning, had recovery movement by extending to
reached an agreement which assures business a chance to give its fun
its continued operation.
Our Washington
News Letter
(Sarah Orr)
Washington, D. C., May
16.—The
support to the administration’s pro- senior class of the Leslie High school
’ gram. | visited Washington for three days
Much sorrow is felt in newspaper The five billion dollar measure, last week, attended by T. H. Chain-
circles in the passing last week of which sponsors believe will encour- bers, superintendent of the Leslie
James Thomas Magill, 78, for many age business expansion and melt schools.
years one of Georgia’s most promi- frozen capital, is erpected to go to Representative Stephen Pace greet-
nent newspaper men and a formei the White House soon. It was ap- ed the young visitors and facilitated
vice-president of the Georgia Press proved by the senate after having their journeys to the shrines in the
Association. He was the father of been reported out by the conference National Capitol.
Dan Magill, associate editor of the committee. It was drafted to recon- |
Athena Banner-Herald. A native of cile differences between separate While passage of the much^ dis-
Pendleton, S. C., Mr. Magill came senate and house measures and re- cussed' wage and hours measure by
to Georgia about 50 years -ago with tains for two years a modified ver- the House on May 23 is a practical
a cousin, John M. Magill. They es- s ion of the undistributed profits tax. certanity, this controversial legisla-
tablished the Hartwell Sun, a week- The compromise measure also over- tion is yet a long way from the
ly newspaper. ] hauls the existing capital gain® tax home plate. After reaching the Sen-
I structure, substituting a system of ate there are three courses open:
Folks Huxford of Homerville, uat rates for the present graduated reference to the committee on Educa-
clerk of the Superior Court of Clinch scale. j tion and Labor; reference to com-
County and Editor of the Clinch Commenting upon senate approval ference to iron out the differences be-
County News, paid a visit to Butler of the bill, Senator Walter George tween the House and Senate bills,
the other day. As soon as the church said that the congress was making it and! third, consideration on the floor i
folks heard he was there they threw
a revival. They knew with Hux.
around they had- something to work
on.—Bill Biffem in Savannah Press.
A return and more extended visit is
promised when the Herald is pledged
to head the list to ibuild for him' a
possible “for business to co-operate of the Senate. If the latter course is
folly and wholeheartedly with the pursued—and it probably will be—a
efforts now being made by the gov- hot fight is sure, with southern mem-
eminent to restore normal conditions bers sharpening their weapons for
and to relieve “unemployment.” i the fray.
“The congress under this admin- j This tricky legislative situation has
istration and in the revenue act of been brought about by reason of the
according to the table set forth i n
the Congressional Record by R ep .
resentative Pace.
“Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor
gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Texas and Virginia are those states
that for many, many years, through
good weather and- bad, have stood by
the Democratic party,” said the Geor
gia Congressman. “The population of
these 11 states is approximately 29.
000,000 people. For the first time in
40 years the great State of Pennsyl
vania is now in the Democratic ranks
and, of course, I hope it will stay
there. That state has a population of
over 9,000,000.”
Comparing the amount of money
allotted' to Pennsylvania with that
issued the group of Southern States,
Representative Pace continue^.-
“Every man in the state of Pennsyi.
vania that is without work and hon
estly cannot secure work can be tak
en care of, but I say that I, for one,
can never believe that these U
states with their 29,000,000 people
and their great cities have been
treated fairly in the distribution of
WPA fund's. Is the old Democratic
South being punished because we are
regular, while the plum is given to
the doubtful state?”
tabernacle to accommodate the mul- i©3® has given tangible evidence of fact that the Senate has already
titudes that will want bo hear him cooperation with business along con- passed a wage-hour bill and the
preach. structive lines,” added the senior measure coming up for vote in the
— Georgia senator. “Business sihoula House on May 23 is entirely different
The Pine Mountain Park, near not overlook this tangible evidence of | n character. Unless the differences
Chipley, was opened to the public definite cooperation by government, between the two Houses can be met,
for the first time Sunday last, but and center its thoughts entirely upon the legislation will die with adjoum-
the formal opening and dedicatory other acts of the congress deemed to ment of Congress, which is expected
exercises will be held on May 24 at be adverse to a speedy restoration within the next few weeks. Moreover,
which time Gov. Rivers and others of prosperity.” j even in the event of final passage,
will speak. This park, designed to I The final passage of the revenue constitutionality of the legislation, Is
provide recreational facilities for the ac t of 1038 would, it is indicated, questioned in certain informed circles,
western central portion of the state, mean a great step in the move to j My prediction is that the Georgia
contains 1,760 acres, adjoining which bring about improved conditions.— delegation in the House, with the
Hon. Hugh Howell, who has
opened up his campaign for Governor
of Georgia—sho’ did tell ’em about
the tremendous increase in overhead
In the state’s spending program—
■d the increase of taxes on the peo
ple in Georgia.—Jesup Sentinel.
Ur. Horace Huey, of Homerville,
prominent South Georgian, who said
some time ago that he was consider
ing making the race for governor of
Georgia, has announced that he had
decided not to make the race aawl
favors nomination of Hugh Howell.
<k
Hon. P. A. Jenkins, Taylor coun
ty’s efficient and affable Tax Com
missioner, reports a most delightful
session of the county officers meeting
in Augusta Thursday and Friday and
•which he had the pleasure of attend^
Ing.
Your reporter is off to Birmingham,
Alabama, this week to participate in
another of those things sometimes
called a wedding. In the last few
years we’ve become something of an
assistant to Dan Cupid and this is
our second trip to Birmingham for
such an event. It may be that this
reporter is making progress. We
started as am usehr, then a grooms
man and now this time the best man,
One of our single friends remarked,
“Well, Mac, you are at least work
ing up.” To which a muchly married
friend retorted, "You mean working
down.”—iMontegums. Georgian.
Wiregrass Farmer, Ashburn: Hon.
Hugh Howell, candidate for governor
was among the visitors here Monday
evening. While here for a short time
he called on a number of the business
men. Mr. Howell as chairman' of dm
Democratic Executive Committee
under Gov. Eugene Talmadge, built
up a strong following of friends. He
is a good speaker and wiH make the
campaign Interesting when it goes
into high gear. Accompanying him
was Mr. M. L. Fleetwood, editor of
the Cartea-sville Tribune, and one of
Georgia’s brightest editors in the
weekly field. Mr. Fleetwood was vice
chairman of the Democratic Execu
tive Committee under Gov. Talmadge.
Is our old friend Charlie Rountree
happy, und do we rejoice with 'him?
After twenty years of hard fighting
he is about to reap the reward' to
Which he is justly entitled, that ol
watching the construction work of
the Ball Ferry Bridge between
Washington, his home county, and
Wilkerson' county, move rapidly for
ward. The cost of tlie structure
said to be $476,000. As a matter of
history the site of the bridge is
interesting one. It is said to ibe the
identical spot .where General Sher
man, in his historical march to the
sea during the War Between the
States, threw into the river the
jewels and trinkets which he had
cohifiiscated from Georgians shortly
before.
the federal government 'has purchas
ed 3,600 acres for recreational pur
poses, making in all about 6,000
acres' in and around the park set
aside for public enjoyment.
Our readers, as do we, will concul
we are sure with the Tifton Ga
zette in the following reference to
Georgia’s splendid 1 school head:
“Hon M. D. Collins, state superin
tendent of schools, has qualified as a
candidate to succeed himself, and will
be re-elected for another term. Mr.
Collins is one of the most popular of
ficials ever to hold this office and is
giving Georgia an efficient admin
istration. of school affairs. There is
considerable sentiment in the ■ state
in favor of promoting Collins to the
governorship, but we need him in the
superintendent’s office at least one
more term.”
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
RIVERS FOP SENATE
Hon. Theo McGee, who was reared
in Butler, but at present one of Co
lumbus’ best lawyers and one of its
most outstanding citizens, has been
chosen chairman of an organization
whose aims are for a broad program
of building and improvement for the
city with federal and city funds.
The Columbus Ledger in an able
editorial on the subject pays to Mr.
McGee the following tribute: ‘'Mr.
McGee, a diligent worker, has been
active in the movement to secure a
slum-clearance project for Columbus
since it was started. He served as
hairman of the mayor’s fast-finding
committee which recommended nam
ing an authority and 1 asking for fed
eral funds. As head of the authority,
he will continue bis efforts toward a
realization of the project. He is fa
miliar with every .phase of the work
that must be undertaken, is mindful
of the need of a housing program
here and is an earnest worker. The
authority could not have made a bet
ter choice for the chairmanship, ana
as head of it, 'Mr. McGee can be ex
pected 1 to pursue his duties diligently
and efficiently to the end that Co
lumbus wages a successful fight tor
housing funds.”
To the Editor of the Herald:
By those who understand how to
appreciate a leader, our neighbor, Mr.
Roosevelt, has been heralded as the
greatest president of all times.
As a standard bearer of pure de
mocracy he is still fighting to hold
together this country which has be
come almost unionized' politically >as
exemplified in the last presidential
vote.
His attention has been directed
principally toward relieving suffer
ing humanity and much has he im
proved upon the proclamation of a
former president, who said, “There
shall be no North, there shall be no
South, for our 'beloved president has
now put in action his aim, “There
shall be no hunger, there shall be no
nakedness.”
Thru his careful arrangements we
have on hand a sufficiency of grain,
hogs and cattle, cctton and the ne
cessities of life to keep us comfort
able for many days to come, even it
we should suffer a complete failure
of production.
A representative of high finance
Mr. Henry Ford, since a recent con
ference With the president, has pub
licly announced that President Roose
velt is doing the best he can, which
is a most fitting remark to apply to
our country’s leader.
Our present governor, Ed RiveTS,
has always stood 100 per cent in
conjunction- with the New Deal which
is still very satisfactory to the peo
ple as so unanimously portrayed' in
Florida’s last primary election.
Mr. Roosevelt is recognized by his
nation as a “Wheel within a wheel”
and I know of no better way of us
ing Ed Rivera than to send him to
the United- States Senate.
Reynolds, Ga. A. J. PAYNE.
possible exception of one member,
will oppose the bill when it comes to
a vote.
Representative E. E, Cox, Camilla,
fiery member of the House Rules
Committee, has fought the wage-
hour legislation every step of the named ^ ^ ^ AAA . . .
way and has been, in large measure,
Air Essay Winner Entertained
Edwin Peavy, 18 year old high
school student of Cuthbert, winner
of tne State Essay Contest, aTrived
in Washington last week by plane to
attend the ceremonies of national air
mail week. Met by his Congressman,
Stephen Pace of Americus, young
Peavy plunged into a round ol
activities, including a banquet at the
Mayflower Hotel Sunday night and a
broadcast on Monday in which Sen.
Alvin Barkley and Congressman Sam
Reyburn, Congressional leaders, par
ticipated.
Watermelon Control Committee
Ten members and alternates ot
the 1938 control committee to ad
minister the watermelon program
under a marketing agreement and
order regulating the handling of
watermelons grown, in Georgia were
In an able editorial on the sena
torial race, the Columbus Enquirer
Sun says in -part: “Attacking tne
record of Senator George is the
height of folly. His record glitters
with accomplishments and stamps
him as one of the greatest statesmen
the south has produced in recent
years. A man who has stood by his
convictions and fought for the prin
ciples to which the south- owes its
heritage, Senator 'George is making
Georgia one of the most able rep
resentatives she has ever had in the
Congress. His long line of accom
plishments, achieved by the brilliant
and fearless manner in which lie Has
defended the south against unwise
and unwarranted legislation, in ap
pealing for the writing of true dem
ocratic principles into measures of
the Congress, really speak for his
re-election..” '■ ] ! '
CONGRATULATIONS TO
MR. PACE
Congressman Steve Pace’s friends
throughout the district will hail
with delight the announcement from
Washington of his successful efforts
in obtaining appropriation for a new
postoffice building for Ashburn as
indicated in a telegram, copy of
which appeared in the Wiregrass
Farmer last week as follows:
Mrs. Nora L. , Smith, Ashburn, Ga
“Have been working and holding
my breath but the relief appropria
tion bill up today carries seventy-five
thousand for post office building
Ashburn. You .may 'be sure I will
try to get this authorization ap
proved by both house and Senate.”
Stephen -Pace.
responsible for keeping it from
passing the House up to this time.
“The proposal for wage-hour legis
lation. is now admitted to be a sec
tional fight,” the Congressman said
last week. “Advocates boldly de
clare that they want it in order to
stop industrial development of the
South and the adoption of the legis
lation would rot only stop further
development but would paralyze that
which we have already.
“The North has held the South in
bondage for more than 70 years. Fol
lowing the fall of the Confederacy
they set up a carpetbag rule which
they enforced by the bayonet, talking
suffrage from the whites and giving
it to the blacks. They adopted a
scandalous pension system which
they compelled the South to support.
They set up a protective tariff sys
tem which has consistently robbed
our people and now when it appears
that we have a prospect of regaining
some little part of the benefits of
government to which we are entitled
they come with this wage-houf
legislation to enslave our people for
another 70 years.”
White House Garden Party
Entertaining at her annual garden
party for women in executive po
sitions in the government, Mrs.
Roosevelt received her guests last
week in the spacious grounds of the
White House. An unusual feature ol
the party was an old fashioned square
dance by ten couples from Alabama,
accompanied .by six fiddlers and a
hillbilly orchestra.
The First Lady, wearing a flow,
ered chiffon afternoon dress with
large garden hat, could be seen par
ting her foot in time to so-caJlcrt
mountain music.
Rural Electrification
Georgia cam expect a goodly share
of the $100,000,000 provided 1 in the
recovery-relief bill for rural electrifi
cation which passed the House last
week. Our Representatives are going
after it with a will. It is estimate!
that there are yet- 242,031 unelcctri-
fied farms in the state.
Friends throughout Georgia of Miss
Susan Myrick, of Macon, will be in
terested' in the following item -ap
pearing in the Macon Telegraph:
“Miss Susan My-riek is to play the
leading role in The Vinegar Tree
which will open at the Macon Little
Theatre Wednesday night for a four-
night run. .Miss Myrick had the role
of Christina in A Doll’s House at the
theatre in the winter and had played
there before in The, Sueen’s Husband
and Wedding Bells.”
In the course of his address to the
state meeting of the Woodmen- of
the World 1 at Macon last week, Gov.
Rivers took occasion to say: “It is
not because I’m trying to create
mystery or anything like that,” in
explaining his silence regarding his
future political plans, "but because 1
have so much to do as governor of
the state right now that I cannot
spare the time to begin any cam
paign.”
Unfair Distribution of WPA Funds
Startling figures showing that
Pennsylvania, alone, in the fiscal
year 1937 received more WPA funds
than. 11 states of the Old South put
together were revealed by Rep
resentative Stephen Pa/Ee, of*‘Ameri
cus, last week during consideration
of the gigantic relief bill. The sum
of $214/565,000 was allotted the
Quaker State, whose population is
9,634,350, as compared to $210,750,-
000 issued to the eleven Southern
States with a combined population
totalling 28,761,024.
Georgia, whose population is 2,.
908,606, according to the 1930 census,
received $20,607,593 of WPA money,
Announcement is made by Thos. J.
| Edwards, of Claxton and tax collec-
j tor of Eivans county, of bis candidacy
i for Congress from, the First district
1 in the forth-coming election. That
office is at present ably filled by Hon.
Hugh Peterson a brobherdn-laiw of
Senator Richard' B. Russeil. In this
connection it is most gratifying to
know that while the .present incum
bent in a majority of the congres
sional districts of the state are
faced' with apposition, the Third 1 dis
trict, ably represented by Hon. Steve
Pace, of Americus, will go uncon
tested. Mr. Pace has so endeared
himself to the -people of his home
district and 1 with his high standing
in Washington none would dare op
pose him. He is a fixture for years
to come unless drafted for a higher
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