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THE BUTLER HERALD. BUTLER GEORGIA, OCTOBER 27, 1988.
Georgia
R.L.C. COLUMN
Edited by
GRAY MEEKS, Nicholls, Ga.
PAGE FIVE
1Ier0 are some excerpts from the
ddieis by Post Office Inspector H.
o jloJIinn before the Pennsylvania
K L. C. Convention at Clearfield, Pa.,
July
all the then civilized world. To his
own Media and Persia over which he
ruled at bite time (485 B. C.) he had
by the might of the sitvord annexed
and made subject to his will, or.e
hundred and twenty-seven nations,
embracing all of that vast expanse
of territory lying between' Egypt and
the Indian ocean. The Bible account
of this ancient postal system reads:
“Then were the king’s scribes called
Interesting News Items
By Music Lovers’ Club,
Butler High School
Women Outlive Men
According to Survey
New York.—American women live
on the average about four years
longer than the men, according to
The purpose of this column is, first
to carry out the above slogan “Pub- j tClateslTcomputations"by ^th7 sta
, , lty t0 , ivIuslc -' Second, to promote tisticians of the (Metropolitan Life
at that time in the third month, that intorest 1,1 thln 8> musical to students } Insurance Co. The average length of
is the month Sivan, on the three and °‘ f music. Third, to keep the music
There is something about the work twentieth day thereof; and it was teatures °f Butler High and Gram-
, a rural carrier which causes him
(0 understand human nature, especial
ly oi persons residing in the rural
districts. He invarialbly has a pretty
written, according to all that Morde- mar sc ' 100 ' m touch with the music
cai commanded, unto the Jews, and de P artm ent and know what the musi-
to the lieutenants, and the deputies cal educat >°n of their children mean,
and rulers of the provinces which are IHusic Clubs are for the develop-
cood idea as to how the rural people ' from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred ment those studying music, along
think and live, such ideas being based and twenty-seven provinces, unto P ro, STam lines, and for a deeper ap-
firsthand information concerning every province according to the writ- P rec ‘ a H<m of music. The various con-
tlic needs of the people. He also has , ing thereof, and unto every people tests they enter are not always to
difficulties to overcome, such after their language, and to the Jews 1 |* n always to strive for ex-
traversing and servicing his route
under bad road conditions in many
districts, especially during the winter
months when snoiw drilts are present
w d in the spring when the roads are
mired because of the thawing of the
Irost in the ground. The Department
is not unmindful of bhese trials and
tribulations of the rural carrier, and
sndeavors to give them as much con-
aderation as possible, and at the
mine time give as good postal serv-
t 0 tlie rural patrons as can bo
given. The Department is not un
mindful of the fact that many com
plaints received from rural patrons
do not show any consideration of the
difficulties experienced by the rural'
carrier.
Years ago a postmaster genera!
said that “The Post Office Depart
ment is in its essential feature a vast
business institution. It has little to do
with sentiment or with government
policy; but very much to do with the
practical affairs of everyday life.One
needs to rellect but for a moment
upon tire loss and misery that would
ensue from a discontinuance of its
operations for a single day to appre
ciate the importance of the service it
according to their writing, and ac- j ce *' ence alld 1° stimulate interest and
cording to their language. work - Evcr > r one who studies music
“And he wrote in the king Ahas- | carLno *‘ 'b e m* artist, or sometimes
uerus’ name, and sealed it with the even good P er f° rm ers, neither can
king’s ring, and sent letters by posts cver y° ne w bo studies Literature be-
on horseback, and riders on mules, come a Shakespeare, but one is to
camels, and young dromedaries.” | Btudy music often to become a good
Should any of our modern rural ,lstener and to appreciate and know
carriers suddenly find themselves un- t le neatest and most useful of arts
der orders to take over a route from j to Tnankind '
the pyramid of Oheop to what is now |
French Indo-China, wuth a camel as I r *' ke Cecilia and MacDowell
their mode of transportation, they *-’* u * )s kave had their first Fall meet-
would, I am sure, conclude that the definite plans and efforts i , .
department had determined upon fur- to muke tkc H)0 P er c€nt Club-rating | u __ ni ' , C ? n a mos s a „ 10nary '
which they have done for the past
two years. Current musical events
are discussed at each meeting. The
St. Cecilians will concentrate on the
life in the general population in 1936
was 64.36 years for white females,
and only 60.18 years for white males.
While pointing out that the aver
age length of life for the general
population fell by about one-half
year in 1936 as compared with 1986,
the statisticians say that this is on’y
a slight recession, in view of the
great gain, in average longevity,
namely 11.67 years, made since 1961.
In that year the average length of
life was 49.24 years as compared
with 60.81 in 1936. During this per
iod white females have shown great
er improvement than white males, the
gain in longevity for females having
been 13.28 years and for the males
11.96 years.
In recent years, however, the gains
in average length of life have slowed
down considerably, the statisticians
say. In the period 1932 to 1936 the
average longevity of the (white popu-
ther consolidation.
Herodotus, the ancient Greek his
torian, wrote of these ancient post
men.:
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat,
nor gloom of night, stays these
couriers from the swift completion of
their appointed rounds.”
Briefs
“The postman—always he is the
study of one opera—Carmen .by Bizet
—together with Biographical Sketch
es and music of great composers.
The MacDowell Club will thiB
year vary their programs and study
the Fairy Opera “Hanzel and Gretel”
with the idea of producing it on. the
last link between ourselves and our 1 * n *'* le Spring. Their year book
has fluctuated between 60 and 61
years for white males and 64 and 65
years for white females. This situa
tion does not indicate, however, that
the population of the country has
fully attained' the (best average
length of life possible. *
Peas From King Tut
Tomb To Be Planted
In Columbia County
Harlem, Ga., Oct. 18.—Peas that
are first line descendants of those
Rep. Eugene E. Cox
Now Trying To Get
Laboratory At Tilton
Washington, Oct. 20.—Representa
tive Eugene E. Cox (Democrat, Ga.)
found in 1922 in a jar in bhe gold disclosed Thursday he has conferred
sarcophagus of King Tut, grown in with leaders of the Department of
the valley of the Nile 1,300 years be
fore Christ, will be planted in Co
lumbia county next year.
G. W. Bucklnnd, a former British
officer, now a resident of 'Columbia
county, will introduce the royal pea
in the Savannah Valley.
The peas, 14 in all, counting two
that were crushed in the mail, came
from an English iriend who secured
them from Lady Gilbert, of London,
whose head gardner germinated the
original seed found in the tomb.
The Egyptian pea is slightly small
er than the common 'blackeyed varie
ty and is yellowish in color.
Off the flavor Maj. Buckland has
no knowledge, “but they must have
been savory, or the Egyptian ruler
would not have taken a jarful to his
grave," he comments.
Agriculture to urse location of a $1,-
000,000 experimental laboratory at
Tifton, Ga,, where the state of Geor
gia now maintains an experiment
station.
Cox said he suggested Athens aa
second choice and Macon, third.
“I want to see one of the $1,000,-
000 laboratories authorized by thia
year’s farm' bill set up in Georgia,"
Cox said, “nlthough I realize that
other states in my section of ihe
country have strong bids in for It.
“The finding of industrial uses for
products of the farm will go a long
way toward solving our agricultural
problems."
own who are away.”—Verna Sheard.
“Promoter of mutual acquaintance,
of peace and of good-will among men
tenders, so that those charged with its a "d nations.”—Post Office Inspector,
management need to be constantly
the alert to eliminate causes tend
ing toward interruption and delay,
and to adopt all methods an improve
ments within reasonable limits of ex
penditure tending toward greatest
celerity and dispatch.”
"There are many difficulties to be
Kt by the department in maintain
ed a standard of service and advanc-
itg with the conditions and the de
mands made upon Hie service, and in
meeting such demands, to keep the
postal finances in balance.”
Post Office Inspector It. P. Aldrich
at a convention in Tampa in 1935,
had this to say.
"The purpose of the Post Office
Department is to give service, and
service must be given first considera
tion, regardless of whether or not
there is a surplus or a deficit. With
mail being carried in all kinds of
weather, and with snow and blizzards
during heavy mail periods, causing
increased emergency, expenditures, at
times amounting to a million of dol
lars or more, you will realize some
of the difficulties in .keeping a postal
budget in balance. It is not the pur
pose nor tire policy of the postmaster
general, as he has repeatedly stated,
lo conduct the Post Office Depart
ment at a profit.The policy is to keep
it self-sustaining, with revenues and
expenditures so well adjusted that
the balance will fall one way or Isis
other so slightly, that the difference
kill be immaterial, considering the
fast amount involved.
"Service is the all-important tiling.
We must not, 'however, feel that serv
es is the only thing in which the
Public is interested.Harassed taxpay
er are vitally interested in the cost
°f government. We, in the postal es
tablishment, should be alert to elimi
nate all waste and extravagances and
Save the people, for every dollar they
Pay for postage, a dollar's worth of i
intelligent, courteous and prompt |
service. We have every reason to be-
"Messenger of sympathy and love,
consoler of the lonely, .bond of the
scattered family.”—Post Office In
spector.
Is “Great Men in Music”, made by
the members themselves. From time
to time the programs will be pub
lished in this column.—Sincere
thanks to the editor of The Herald
for this space.
‘Carrier of news and knowledge,
instrument of trade and industry,
servant of parted friends, enlarger
of the common life.”—Post Office In
scription.
New York Gity carrier and clerk
deisre transfer with Georgia rural
carrier.
Top-grade clerk in a second-grade
office, and $2,100-grade city carrier
near New Y'ork City desire transfer
with Georgia rural carrier. For par
ticulars write Donald G. Mitchell, P.
O. Box 716, Liberty, N. Y.
W. G. Thornton Returns Home
Last Friday evening W. G. Thorn
ton, recently injured in an automobile
accident, was removed from the St.
Mary’s hospital in Athens to his
home in Hull, Ga.
P. P. Sutton, whoso illness has
previously been reported is still a
patient at the Georgia Baptist hos
pital, and can be reached'if addressed
at Room 139, Medical Bldg., Atlanta.
Tenth District Banquet
The Tenth District of Georgia was
first of the ten districts to hold
their fall banquet with 99 present at
Craiwfordville Saturday evening, Oct.
15. The meeting was held in the
American Legion Cabin, with the Le
gion Auxiliary serving a turkey sup
per.
District President Claud A. Dunbar
of Elberton, served as toastmaster.
The Honorable Troy H. Vickers, post
master of Crawfordville, made the
address of welcome. The three prin
cipal speakers were: The Honorable
Paul Brown, Congressman of the
Tenth District; Honorable C. S. Hub-
liawT+i. leaou " l,u u< - |bard, director free textbook division,
Hove that the postal service has the „ , 1 ’ . , . .. .,
Officers St. Cecilia Club—1938-39
President, Doris Callahan.
Vice President, Alicenel Amos.
Secretary, Wilma Gill.
Treasurer, Oscar Adams.
Publicity Chairman, Alice 'Guinn.
Members: Dan Callahan, Leetimae
Folds, Martha Elliton, ClydeAfay
Green, Helen Jarrell, Marie Parks,
Frances Watson, Frances Windham.
Gerson Waller and Robert Waller.
Edward MacDowell Club Officers
Carolyn Brown, President.
Kathryn Arnos, Vice President
Cathryn Culverhouse, Secretary.
Earl Heath, Treasurer.
Members: Barbara Allen, Marjorie
Brown, Ralph Cox, Ward Edwards,
J. S. Green, Louise Johnson, Evans
Locke, Elsie Martin., Betty Martin,
Bobby Parks, Martha and Helen
Perkins, If. G. Pye and Carol Jene
Waller.
RIVERS TO SPEAK
FOR THE NEW DEAL
Atlanta, Oct. 22.—Pro-New Deal
Governor E. D. Rivers of Georgia
will speak in Danville, Scottsburg and
Versailles, Ind., in behalf of the
Democratic cause in that state for
the November general election.
E. J. MacMillan, director of the
Speakers’ Bureau of the Democratic
National Committee, which invited
the governor to speak, advised the
chief executive's office today of the
following dates:
iDanville, Oct. 31; Scottsburg, Nov.
1; Versailles, Nov. 2.
The goveror, attending the Georgia
Holy Cross football game today at
Worcester, Mass., is to confer with
Jas. C. Penman, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, of In
dianapolis, sometime next week.
$40,000 IS ASKED IN
FATAL ROME CRASH
Borne, Ga., Oct. 24.—A calendar of
16 civil cases is scheduled to .be clear
ed up during the week.
One of the outstanding cases to
be hoard this week is that of Mrs.
Lanora Payne vs. A. B. C. Truck
Lnes, Inc., and Frank Broom. Pe
titioner seeks $46,000 damages as a
result of the death of her husband,
W. E. Payne, 34, who was fatally in
jured last May in an auto-ttuck crash
at Rome. Petitioner claims a truck
of the defendant firm was parked in
the mddle of the street, in violation
of traffic rules when the crash oc
curred.
GRADUATE WORK
IS UNDERTAKEN
BY BLIND YOUTH
Athens, Oct. 25.—Blindness does
not stand in the way toward a mas
ter’s degree for Victor Millins of Sa
vannah, 21-year-old student at the
University of Georgia.
(Since he was 10, when a play-mate
injured his eyes with a stick, Victor
has done all his reading with his
fingers, using the Braille system.
After skipping the 11th grade in
high school and completing the 10th
grade at the Georgia School for the
Blind in Macon, Victor determined to
carry on his school work.
So he applied at Mercer and after
passing the entrance examination,
Victor took up his studies in political
science and history. Having com
pleted ha work here, Victor enrolled
this fall quarter at Georgia for his
graduate work.
By the Braille method he has in
the past year read 76 textbooks! Vic
tor uses a "reading machine” with
slowly revolving records that come
JUDGE DEAVElt TO SIT
AT APPEALS SESSION
Macon, Ga , Oct. 21.—Federal Judge
Bascom S. Deaver, of the middle dis
trict of Georgia Friday accepted an
appointment to sit in on the fifth cir
cuit court of appeals bench in Fort
Worth, Texas, the week beginning
Nov. 14. »
Judge Deaver was designated to
sit with the court of appeals by Sen
ior Judge R. E. Foster, of the cir
cuit.
(Because of his acceptance, no dis
trict court will be held in the Macon
division that week, it was announced
by Geo. F. White, clerk of the court.
CENTENNIAL BAPTISTS
RE-ELECT REV. HARDY
Barnesvillc, Ga., Oct. 22.—B. H.
Hardy of Barnesvllle was re-elected
moderator of the Baptist Centennial
Association at the annual meeting in
Yatesville .Thursday, having held of
fice in the association since 1893. W.
E. Adams of Thomaston was chosen
vice-moderator, and other officer!
elected were the Rev. Geo. B. Brown
to him regularly from a government of Milner, clerk and John T. Middle-
library. brooks, Jr., of Bamesville, treasurer.
Repossessed
BALDWIN SPINET
PIANO
good will of the American people.
The efficiency with which it is man
aged compares favo'rably with that of
any large corporation.”
An Ancient Postal System
In the Eighth Chapter of the Book
of Esther will be found a very brief
account of the earliest postal system
evemientioned, either in 1 sacred or
Profane history.
Ahasuerus, whose identity has
•>cen rather definitely established by
modem historians as Xerxes the
Great, or “King of Countries” had.
ty his own military genius, and the
v alour of his own well disciplined le
mons made a successful conquest' of
relieves
COLDS
first day
Headaches
' “mid, Tablet. and
Drop,
ry ^ u b-My-TiBm M - a Wonderful Liniment
State Department of Education, At
lanta; Honorable Thomas G. Walters
president of the state association,
and newly elected national committee
man, All of these brought interest
ing and inspiring messages.
There were six postmasters, three
retired carriers, one substitute car
rier and one temporary carrier pres
ent. Mr. Edwards, superintendent of
the Sixth District; President H. G,
MoCrannie, of the Eighth District.
All three of the district officers of
the Ninth District were present
along with their wives. They were
President Hugh Mathews, Vice Presi
dent Ben Martin and Secretary Nace
Grant. There were some ten or twelve
visitros from the Ninth District.
Mr. Ralph Stephens, of. Crawford 1
ville, entertained the guests with a
vocal solo, with Mrs. Troy H. Vick
ers at the piano. The Rev. Steed of
bhe Baptist church, of Crawfordville,
gave the invocation.
Although somewhat delayed as an
official home coming for Committee
man Walters, but since this was the
first meeting of a district since the
national convention, the Tenth Dis
trict considered this as the official
home-coming meeting for Mr. Wal
ters.
The following dates have been set
for other district banquet®, and I j
trust that all within reach of these ;
meeting®' will avail themselves of the
privilege of attending all that are
possible: Fourth District will hold
their banquet in Zabulon, Saturday
night, Oct. 22. The Ninth District
will hold theirs .S'aturday night, Nov.,
5, in Gainesville. The Eighth District'
will hold thrirs in Waycross, Satrday
night, Nov. 26. The Sixth District
date has ben tentatively set for Sat- :
urday, Nov. 19. The place to be
named' later. Other districts will
please make known their date?' as
early as possible.
Fraternally yours,
E. S. SJSIK,
Secy.-Treas., Ga. R. L. C. Association
Lexington, Ga.
ALSO STUDIO UPRIGHT
. These instruments have been in use 11 and 15
months, respectively. Substantial payments
have been made on both, leaving a balance due
of approximately 2-3 of the original factory price.
TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED
AS LOW AS $8,00 MONTHLY
If you expect to buy a piano any time soon, it
will pay you to investigate these bargains at
once. We also have several good reconditioned
used pianos from $45.00 to $75.00 and guaran
teed. Write, phone or come in today.
\
Hancock Music Store
3-13th St. P. 0. Box 51 Columbus, Ga.