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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 3, 1938.
The Butler Herald
Established in 1876
Bettered at the Post Office at Butler,
Georgia as Mail Matter of Second
Class.
Chas. Benns, Jr., Managing Editor
O. E. Oox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TAYLOR CO
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Average Weekly Circulation
Fifteen Hundred Copies.
SUBSCRIPTION 51.60 A YEAR
The nation spends $238,000,000 an
nually on roads.
Whea a man gets above fifty he
learns that two-thirds of the gossip
he hoars Is untrue and the other third
a darned lie.
One collector says that some day
cur U. S. coins are going to be rare
and much sought after. Where does
ho get that “some day” idea?
Newspaper friends throughout the
state of Otis Brumby of the Cobb
County Times, deplore the fact of his
illness and hope for him a speedy
recovery.
According to Publishers' Weekly,
the three best-selling novels of the
past ten years are "Gone With the
Wind,” ‘Anthany Adverse,” and "All
Quiet on the Western Front."
Certain orthodox citizens in Madi
son, Ga., should realize that radical
soap-box orators of the Rev. Ashton
It. Jones type are delighted when
persecuted. If the Rev. Jones’ loud
speaker was not turned on unduly
loud to permeate the placid atmo
sphere of Madison, it would have
well to let him spiel. Martyrs gather
followers.—Cuthbert Leader.
Fifty-four liquor stills, capable of
making 3,535 gallons of whiskey per
week, were destroyed by state and
federal liquor law enforcement offic
ers in Georgia during September. In
August, about the same number were
destroyed. Those who maintained that
repeal would do away -with illicit
OUR ANNIVERSARY
With this issue the Herald enters
upon the 63rd year of its existance.
Time has wrought many changes
within that span of years. Butler was
then nearing its Silver Anniversary,
having been organized in 1862.
Previous to that time a thickly set
tled community two miles north of
Butler located on the old stage coach
line between Knoxville and Buena
Vista, was known as Pleasant Grove,
where in 1848 the first postoffice in
this section was established with
Uncle Jesse Adams, father of the
late Rev. J. T. Adams, commissioneo
as postmaster.
With the completion of the old
, . , . Muscogee railroad from Columbus to
brewing have another guess coming. ... - „ n„.
r ... i the present site of Butler, the post-
There mav ibe a time when there will 1 , ’ r ,,
be no moonshine stills, .but it will
probably be during the millenium.—
Dawson Nows.
The Georgia editor who said Geor
gia’s forests and woodlands are of
such value and importance to the en
tire state that everything possible
should be done to safeguard them and as j^ g terminus as was the Muscogee
office was moved to a point near the
railroad and the name of the office
changed from Pleasant Grove to But
ler, a thriving village, named for
General Butler, of North Carolina.
The town continued to grow rapidly
and a year or two later witnessed
the completion of the .Southwestern
railroad from Fort Valley to Butler
to protect them, knew what he was
talking albout, says the Savannah
Press. We sincerely regret that all
such preachment seems to have but
little effect as we observe the de-
road.
There were but few newspapers
published in this section of the state.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun was the
official organ of the new county of
structive forces of the fireman's torch . Taylor from its organization, also
spread over thousands of acres of
land where millions of young pines
are killed and larger trees greatly
damaged.
1852, to 1876 when Mr. J. P. Math
ews. moved from Stewart county and
established the Herald, which he sold
a few months later to W. B. Burch,
of Columbus, and he to William N.
Benns, who had a few years’ ex
perience in the newspaper business at
The abundant life has become so
abundant that even the group that
used to stew its coffee in a tomato ' piece of literature. Her more
can under the railroad bridge has
disappeared from most communities.
First Methodist Church at Wash
ington, Ga., is one of three churches
in Wilkes county completing 150
years of service this year. It is the
first of that denomination in the
state to mark such an anniversary, it
is said.
The Btato mourns the death of
Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris, Sr., wid
ow of the creator of “Uncle Remus”,
nationally known figure, who died at
the age of 84 years at the home of
her daughter, 'Mrs. Edwin Camp in
Atlanta.
It has been said that the most
precious thing anyone—man or store,
anybody or anything—can have is the
good will of others. It is something
as fragile as an orchid and as beau
tiful; as precious as a gold ngget nnd
as hard to find; as powerful as a
giant turtnne and as hard to build; as
wonderful as youth and as hard to
keep. Fortunate is the man or woman
who enjoys the good will of every
one.—Dawson News.
Margaret Mitchell is receiving the
congratulations of her unnumbered
host of friends in winning further Talbotton.
honors as an author. Her book, I From 1878 to the present time the
"Gone With the Wind,” won the Herald has been continuously under
Pulitzer Prize as her first master-! the control of the Benns family, who
recent have within the space of sixty years
award was the Carl Bohenberger, witnessed varied experiences includ-
momorinl medal for the most out-! ing many sorrows and financial loss
standing contribution to Southern es, a goodly portion of happiness and
literature during the past two years.
It came to her as a complete sur
prise at the book dinner given the
Southeastern Literary Association in
Atlanta last Friday evening.
We can’t refrain from feeling some
regret to see the controlling interest
of the Cordele Daily Dispatch pass
ing out of the hands of the family
of the late Chas. E. Brown, and
which since his death has been ably
edited by his daughter, Miss Marian
Brown. By recent ' transaction the
Dispatch will in the future be operat
ed by Mr. John W. Greer, Jr., for
merly purchasing agent for the state
years that brought to it better re
turns financially for its labors.
We feel deeply grateful for the
blessings that have come our way
and the patronage we have received
and shall continue to carry forth to
the end to the best of our ability.
DR. HERTY’ LAST WISH
(By Emily Woodward)
Georgia five years from now with
woods fires completely eliminated
gnd with a mass of pines springing
up voluntary over all this protected
area sufficient in quantity under
The coming general election on
Tuesday, Nov. 8, will have a special
significance for many Georgia voters.
To them, aside from the perfunctorj the next few years bp located in this
ratification of the results of the Sep- state.”
tember primary, it will be an oppor- <<j consider the proposal one of the
TAKING THE POLL TAX
OUT OF GEORGIA
During the past few weeks aboli
tion of the poll tax has acquired new
tunity to honor the memory of a
great Georgian.
Many a vote will be cast that day
by friends and admirers of the late
Dr. Chas. H. Herty, in their desire
to respect what may rightly be
termed his last wish, for the pas
sage of Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.
Several years ago Dr. Herty’s
great achievements in proving the
value of Southern pine for paper
making brought him world-wide fame,
but he felt that he had only begun
nnd in his continued efforts to develop
the possibilities of Southern forests
he recognized the absolute need for
adequate fire protection that our
proper forestry methods to supply | and powerful support, among influea
any number of mills which may in tial state leaders. '
Last Saturday Roy Harris, speaker
of 'the house, declared that in hi*
opinion the question of abolition
the poll tax would- be discussed
the next session of the house,
indicated it will receive serious
sideration.
More than a dozen new members
of the house have implied in reply
ing to questionnaires on affairs of
state that they will favor abolition of
the tax.
of
at
He
con-
most important things that can be
done to effectuate the development
of a sound and permanent use of our
forests, now that this papermill
movement is developing so strongly.
Many counties wish to supplement
present efforts by such appropriation
but feel that they are constitutional
ly prohibited.”
"... With the amendment favor- Former Governor Eugene Talmadse
ably acted upon by the people of the also has spoken -strongly in favor of
State it would be possible,wherep ub- suck a move,
lie sentiment demanded it, to secure To this ncW spaper which has
sufficient aid from county funds
which would enable the installation
of tile best and most complete form
of equipment for the prevention and
suppression of woods fires; and inci-
According to reports a regretaible
elate of affairs confronts the next
session of the Georgia legislature.
What is claimed as reliable informa
tion indicates a divided House and a
strongly pro-administration Senate.
The best available estimate place the
division In the House approximately
as follows: Pro-administration, 76;
anti-administration, 75; independent for each offense.”
or non-committal, 55. The adminis
tration strength in the Senate is said
to include all -but six or seven of the
62 members.
A copy of the official ballot to. be
cast in the general election on No
vember 8th will be found elsewhere in
this issue of the Herald -which re
quires a full page to publish same.
Most of this space is consumed by
the proposed Amendment to the Con-
tsitution, twenty-three in all and
| only two of which are of state-wide
highway department and a candidate importance, the other twenty-one be-
for Clerk of the House of Represent
atives. He is an experienced newspa
per man and is warmly welcomed as
a member of the Fourth Estate.
What of the present day when
compared with less than a hundred
years ago in the observance of the
Sabbath day. It is said that in 1850 a
person who took a railroad train on
Sunday in the state of Massachusetts
wns liable to a fine of $10. Railroads
permitting passengers other than
those journeying to church were pun
ished by having their Sunday trains
suspended for two successive Sun
days. As late as 1860 the Massachu
setts statute provided that “Whoever
travels on the Lord’s Day, except
from necessity or charity, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding $10
ing to authorize cities, towns and
hamlets to increase bonded indebted
ness, or to refund bonded debt, or to
issue refunding bonds, or to give
county boards of education of two
or three counties authority to levy
additional school tax, and for other
purposes similar to those mentioned
in which individual counties only are
concerned. We see no good reason
why voters should be called upon to
pass upon this mass of local matters
and most of all the heavy expense to
the state for their publication. This
should be remedied by the next leg
islature.
Aroused by the reports trickling
into this office concerning Toad im
provements in the southern portion of
the county, particularly the roads
over which the U. S. mail operates
from the Butler postoffice and known
as route No. 1, it was our pleasure
to make a tour of inspection i - ecently
only to find that our informants had
been modest in their praise of the
i work that is being done
port the nominees of the party in the rection of the County Commissioners.
November election -whom he names Something like fifty miles of road
Happy James A. Farley, Postmas
ter General and Chairman of the
National Democratic party, has writ
ten an urgent personal appeal to
of the homes of the people.”
During his last illness, just two
weeks before the date of his death,
a telegram of regrets to a forestry
meeting which he had planned to at
tend, Dr. Herty said, “Do not forget
the Constitutional Amendment which
will enable local Governments to con
serve the natural resources in their
jurisdiction. If our forests are to 'be
a source of steady income we must
protect them, and manage them, and
so increase their productivity for
years to come.”
forests might continue -to supply the dentally such equipment and means
rapidly increasing demand for forces cou ]d be utilized for the protection
products..
Dr. Herty sponsored the Resolution
passed by the last General Assembly
of Georgia which submits to the vote
of the people Constitutional Amend
ment No. 10.
This amendment is simply an en
abling act which allows the counties
desiring to do so to appropriate mon
ey "to provide for fire protection of
forest lands and for further conserva
tion of natural resources.” It makes
county-wide fire protection legal for
any county which realizes such pro
tection is a good investment, without
placing any obligation on other coun
ties.
City folks should vote for this
amendment, for the protection of our
forests means increased prosperity
for the state at large, and our rural
counties should he given the right to
protect what in many cases is their
greatest source of income.Experience
has also shown that the sort of fire
fighting equipment used for forest
protection usually pays for itself in
the saving of rural homes in country
and towns.
The following are direct quotations
of what Dr. Herty said and wrote
about the matter:
There is pending today in the
Georgia legislature a bill which as
yet has attracted but little public at
tention. ... I can well envision a
long
sought to bring home to the public
how the poll tax excludes a free ex
pression of the majority, these in
dicate that the matter probably will
reach a vote and is .most gratifying.
When the poll tax is abolished it
will be most difficult for professional
politicians to dominate county and
state government through small coun-
ty political machines.—Fulton Coun
ty Review.
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How strange people can be. Auto
mobiles should bring an unspoiled pic
ture of comfort, health and economic
betterment. They afford rest and re-1 as Hon. Walter F. George for the U- ! w 0I , k ’Ts'^>ing on at'the same timein
. ^ .i- ** | S. Senate; Hon. E. D. Rivers, for that section of the county wJth large
Governor of Georgia; and Hon. I
freshment, and they make it possible
to work in crowded centers yet to
live in comfort in the outskirts. In-' Stephen N. Pace, for Representative
stead of using them for purely in Congress from this the Third Dis-
beneficicnt ends, many folks drive | trict of Georgia. Mr. Farley’s inter-
them with such disregard for judg- cst in these nominees is most grati-
ment and 'kindness that nearly 40,000 j Tying to all our people, while he may j ^an!w^Wng\oward“connecting
penile are being killed in a year, be assured of the solid vote of those
groups of workmen with implements
j and road machinery clearing ditches,
j widening the right-of-way, building
bridges, top-soiling and claying
where necessary at intervals of ten
with a tragic story of crippling
juries.—Crisp County News.
If the statements of some judges
! points. That the citizens of these
communities deeply appreciate the
work being done is evidenced by the
| co-operation they are giving to tho
News; The slogan, “Go Commissioners in moving fences, do-
lie names will receive in this county
nnd elsewhere.
Mi lien
are true that hardened criminals West Young Man” is obsolete, and in nating additional land for straighten-
have been turned loose before they ! its stead it is of "Go South Every-
ever got to prison after beihg sen- j body.” Restore, through known re-
tenced, then it is time for a search-, habilitation methods, the fertility of
ing investigation by the Governor
and others. We cling mightily to mer
cy but many have proven that they
did not deserve mercy. The Governor
evidently realizes that it has been
our soil—and which is being rapidly
done, and no section underneath the
skies can lay claim to such diversity
of natural resources as the South.
Rich, but doesn’t know it, is every
too easy for people to escape punish- land owner of the southern states,
ment or he would not have called for No Zero weather. No irrigation, and
the investigation. The evident effort a repository of the purest Anglo-
of some to belittle the hearing does Saxon type of citizenship known to
not look good. Too many of those the world. Go to the Seed Stores,
who are turned loose commit worse Nurseries and Florists of the North,
crimes than they did at first. We are East, and West and buy WHAT you
ing the road in many places and the
high hopes they have of making their
farms more desirable. We challenge I
the state to show us a more enthusi- I
astic board of County Commissioners
in them atter of road improvements j
than our own officials, and that goes
too for our efficient County Warden,
C-apt. J. F. Helms, and his aides.
Tomorrow Friday, Nov. 4 There
Will Be On Display A
NEW 1939 FORD CAR
At
Payne Motor Company's
New Showroom
Everyone is invited to call by and see this new car and also
visit us at our new location.
We have secured the services of Mr. C. H. Glaze as our
head mechanic. Mr. Glaze was formerly connected with the
Fort Valley Motor Company and has a diploma on the Ford
Laboratory Test Set. These diplomas are given only to those
mechanics who pass a rigid examination given by the Ford Motor
Company. He is fully capable of giving the public the best of
service in the line.
Come to see us.
i
t
b
always in favor of giving a man who
has committed no great crime a
chance but the people who have per
sistently defied the law should not be
shown extreme leniency.—Adel News.
may, brine; it here and it will LIVE
and GROW. It is a land of Promise
to which those of less favored sec
tions will eventualy trek. Let’s not
sacrifice our heritage.
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