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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, APRIL 30, 1942.
PAGE FIVE
"The Renewed South" Is Subject of Most Timely
Memorial Sermon By Rev. Hugh Dozier, Pastor. At
The Butler Baptist Church Last Sunday Morning
By Rev. Hugh Dozier, Pastor,
Butler Baptist Church
All of us here have seen them,
those old men of another day.
Many of us have had them in the
intimacy of our own hearts and
homes. Living as they did in the
age that seemed far removed from
ours they were at our hearth-stones
but seemed to be from another
world.
Today,as we come thinking of
these dear ones who fought for
what they felt to be the right ac
cording to their convictions, we.
marks perfect harmony in every
household, when the husband con
fesses that the pies which his wife
cooks are as good as those which
his mother used to bake; and we
admit that the sun shines as
brightly and the moon as softly as
it did before the war. We have fal
len in love with work. We have es
tablished thrift In city and coun
try. We have restored comfort to
homes from which culture and
elegance never departed.
“The Old South rested everything
on slavery and agriculture, uncon
scious that these could neither give
nor maintain healthy growth. The
Butler High School Journal
VOL. 6.
BUTLER, GEORGIA. APRIL 30, 1942.
NO. 22.
Story Of Play,
“Deacon Dubbs”
“Deacon Dubbs” was successfully
presented by the Senior Class last
Friday night.
The play was about a Jolly, mid
dle-aged widower from Sorghum
Center, West Virginia, who decides
to visit his nephew, Amos Coleman
and the play concerned itself with
the laughable adventures of the
Deacon In the village and in the
city.-Amos was in love with Rose
Raleigh, the brave little school
ma’am, who was something of a
come feeling in our hearts that New South is enamored of her new' mV sterv to the inhabitants of the
theirs convictions, we come feeling work. Her soul is stirred with <he mystcry to me lnnaDltants 01
in our hearts that theirs was not a j breath of a new life. The light of a
Lost Cause, for some of their incar- grander day is falling fair on her
nate ideals can never die. face. She is thrilling with the con-
“The light of a grander day is Bclousness of growing power and
falling fair upon the face of the prosperity. As she stands uptight
Sunny South.” These words of the 1 full-statured and equal among the
immortal Henry Grady today are people of the earth, breathing the
being realized more than ever. For t keen air and looking out upon the i the property, discovered a valuable
it is in the South that the Christian .expanded horizon, she understands vein of iron ore on the hill be-
village. Her little farmwas about
to be sold by auction as the result
of a foreclosure suit, but Amos and
the Deacon had raised enough
money to cover the note. The note
was held on the Emire State Trust
Company, and one of their agents
Rawdon Crawley in looking over
religion has reached a grandeur that her emancipation came be-
thatls surpassed nowhere in the cause through the inscrutable wis-
world. A great missionary said 1 dom of God her honest purpose was
6ome time ago that “the purest type crossed, and her brave armies were
of New Testament religion in all beaten.
the world is to befoun d here in our I “The South, under the rapid di-
own Southland. ' versification of crops and diversifi-
We Southerners recognize that “it cation of industries, is thrilling vvi'h
is great to be a Georgian," but that new life. As this new prosperity
It is greater still to be an Ameri- comes to us, it will bring no sweet-
can. Beyond that we feel that it is er thought to me, and to you, than
still greater to be a World Citizen, that it adds not only to the com
but it is greatest to be a Christian fort and happiness of our neighbors cooler, dumped the ice in on top of
longing to the little school ma’am.
Crawley decided to bid on the farm
and had unlimited capital at his
control. The auctioneer, one Maj.
McNutt, liked a drink and now and i
again, and as the day was warm!
and it was a temperance town, he'
decided to provide his own re
freshments. He placed a bottle of
“documents" in hte water cooler,
but Deuteronomy, the hired man,
not knowing the bottles were in the
them and the wine and whisky
punch were served free at the wat
er cooler. The Deacon never tasted
water like that before and imbibes
too much. In a remarkable state of
believing in the great ideals of but that it makes broader the glory
Christian Brotherhood as laid down and deeper the majesty, and more
by our Master. ! enduring the strength, of the Union
“There was a South of slavery which reigns supreme in our
and secession”, said Benjamin Hill, hearts. In this republic of ours is
"that South is dead; there is a lodged the hope of free government I jollification for the first time in his
South of union and freedom; that 0 n the earth. Here God has rested'life, he determined that the farm
South, thank God, is living, breath- the ark of His covenant with the! must remain in Rose’s possession
ing, growing every hour." sons of men.Let us soar above all 1 at all events, and to prevent the
Henry Grady thus pictured the provincial pride and find our deep-1 Trust Company’s bid he pushed
returning army of the Confederate e r inspirations in gathering the Crawley in an old well, and sitting
people: “Will you bear with me fullest sheaves into the harvest and
While I tell you of another army standing the staunchest and most
that sought its home at the close devoted of its sons as it lights the
of the war—an army that marched
home in defeat and not in victory
—in pathos and not in splendor,
but in glory that equaled any and
to hearts as loving as ever wel
comed heroes home! Let me picture
to you the footsore Confederate
soldier, as buttoning up in his fad
ed gray jacket the parole which
was to bear testimony to his chil
dren of his fidelity and faith, he
turned his face Southward from
Appomatox in April, 1865.
“Think of him ragged, half-
starved, heav/-hearted, enfeebled
by want and wounds, having
fought to exhaustion, he surren
ders his gun, wrings the hands of
his comrades in silence, and lifting
his tear-stained and pallied face
for the last time to the graves that
dot old Virginia hills, pulls his
gray cap over his brow and begins
the slow and painful journey . . .
“What does he find when, hav
ing followed the battle stained
cross against overwhelming odds,
dreading death not half so much
as surrender, he reaches the home
he left so prosperous and beauti
ful? He finds his house in ruins,
his farm devasted, his slaves free,
path and makes clear the way
through which all the people of
this earth shall come in God’s ap
pointed time.”
Time will not suffice forus to
call the roll of the illustrious nor to
speak a word for the greatness of
all those whohave given us our
heritage. We would mention Lee,
the greatest of all Christian gen
erals, who though he felt that the
war was wrong,res igned his place
in the strong army of the North
and came to defend the people of
Ills own state. Tooheart-breaking
are the memories of Jefferson Da
vis’ bungling obstacles that were
put in the way of Lee. We think of
Jebb Stuart the pioneer of cavolry
Goldiering. “Stonewall” Jackson is
beautifully pictured in the lines of
the poet:
"Silence, ground arms, kneel all,
Old ‘Blue Lights’ agoin’ to pray,
Strangle the fool that dares to
scoff,
'Attention’ that’s his way.
Appealing from his native sod,
In ’forma pauperis’ to God,
Amen, that’s Stonewall’s way.”
We think that typical soldier of
whom the poet wrote:
his stock killed, his barns empty, \ "Ceasing then midst pains of|dyin‘
his trade destroyed, his money, towards his friends his eyes he
worthless, his social system, feudal
in its magnificence, swept away;
his people without law of lagal
Btatus; his comrades slain, and the
burdens of others heavy on his
shoulders. Crushed by defeat his
very traditions are gone.
moved,
Then as if new strength was given,
said,
Trust is in the Crucified."
Let us hope that the day will
Booncome when man shall have a
memorial to the peacemakers and
“Without money, credit, employ- j t0 those who builded upon the true
ment, material or training; and be-
cides all this, confronted with the
gravest problem that ever met hu
man intelligence, the establishing
of a status for the vast body of lib
erated slaves.
“What does he do—this hero in
gray with a heart of gold? Does
he sit down in sullenness and de
spair? Not for a day. Surely, God
who had stripped him of his pros-
foundations of Christian love and
brotherhood. Today, we believe
that the world’s greatest memorial
should be made to Woodrow Wil
son who lived and died a martyr to
the cause of peace. We would to
God that we had listened to him.
It is said that soon after the
first World War,a class of Belgian
children was asked to write an
who haa stripped mm m mo pmo- egsa y on the future condition of
perity, inspired him in his adversi- j lhe world, one girl wrote: “I see a
ty. As ruin was never so over-! picture of two armies, each glaring
whelming, never was restoration | at the other, on opposite sides of a
swifter. The soldier stepped from I sma n stream. The soldiers stand
on the cover he calmly bids two
thousand dollars and the farm re
verts to its original owner, Rose
Raleigh.
Act II was several weeks later
and was the wedding morning of
Rose and Amos. Rose had spent
three years in the city and during
that time had married Rawdon
Crawley, but he had desterted her
and she returned to her little cot
tage and began to teach school.
Later she learned from Rawdon’s
mother that he had been killed in
a drunken brawl in Canada and
she finally consents to marry
Amos. The Deacon was smitten by
the mature charms of Miss Philipe-
naPopo ever, Rose’s housekeeper,
and tries to propose to the charm
ing Philipena in a ludicrously fun
ny scene on the morning of Rose's
wedding. Many pranks were played
on the middle-aged couple by Trix
ie Coleman, the village cut-up, who
stole Miss Philipena’s headgear
and poses as the object of the Dea
con’s affections. Rawdon Crawley,
Rose’s husband, turns up and in*
terrupts her wedding ceremony, but
he is arrested and taken away by
the ever-present Deacon.
In Act III, Rawdon escaped from
the penitentiary and interrupts a
husking bee held in honor of the
Deacon’s return from a trip to
New York. After many interrup
tions the Deacon finally put, the
the ring on Miss Philipena’s finger
and announces their engagement,
Rawdon, in trying to escape from
police, was killed in a railroad ac
cident, and the play closed with the
Deacon proposing a honey-moon for
four back to old Sorghum Center,
State o’ West Virginny.
Much additional comedy was
furnished during the action of the
play by the bibulous Major McNutt
and the efforts of the Swede hired
girl to make the farm hand, Deute
ronomy pop the question. Country
songs, country dances and lpenty of
action characterized the adventures
of Deacon Dubbs.
“Goodbye, B. H. S ”
the"trenches into the furrow; the
horses that had charged Federal
guns marched before the plow, and
fields that had run red with hu
man blood in April, were green
with the harvest in June; women
reared in luxury cut up their dress
es and made breeches for their
husbands, and with a patience and
heroism that fit women always as
a garment, gave their hands to the
work. There was little bitterness in
all this. Cheerfulness and frank
ness prevailed. Bill Arp struck the
keynote when he said, well, 1
killed as many of them as they did
of me, and now I’m going to work.’
Of the soldiers returning home af
ter defeat and roasting some corn
by the roadside, who made the re
mark to his comrades, ‘you may
leave the South, if you want to, but
£ am going back to Sandersville,
kiss my wife and raise a crop, and
If the Yankees fool with me any
more, I’ll whim ’em again.’ The
youth found her jewel in the toad's
head of defeat.
"We have reached the point that
with outstretched guns and drawn
bayonets, each thirsting for the
bloodof the other. That is the pic
ture of the past. I see another pic
ture of the world brought closer to
gether. Each is looking at the oth
er, but the look is through the eyes
of the Christ who said, "Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called the children of God.”
This look is the look of love. For
"they shall beat their swords into
plough-shares and their spears
Into pruning hooks, and neither
shall they learn of war any more.”
We don’t have to tell the aver
age man when it’s Easter. He
knows it from the clothing bills
he receives.
PIANO TUNING
SALES <S SERVICE
C. W. SMITH
503 S. Hill Street
Phone 551 Thomaston, Ga.
Just three more weeks and four
more days
And no more exams for me
I’ll have passed o’er all troubled
ways
And at last I’ll be set free.
Say goodbye to friends and class
mates dear
And all my teachers too
With never a worry never a fear
I’ll embark on a life that’s new.
When Mr. Chambers calls my name
And hands a diploma to me
I’ll know that all these years
came
Were but stepping stones o’er the
sea.
My Alma Mater has long been my
guide
And with reluctance I shall go
To be perfectly hones I must
confide
That in leaving I must shed a
tear or so.
The years have been rather kind
Yes we must confess.
But soon we’ll leave it all behind,
Goodbye, dear B. H. S.
—Elizabeth McCants.
Dr. R. C. Montgomery
Speaks On Appendicitis
Butler school was very fortunate
last Wednesday to have Dr. R. C.
Montgomery speak to the student
body on the vital subject of appen
dicitis. Dr. Montgomery spoke in
connection with a campaign being
carried on by the State Board of
Health.
We learned quite a few interest
ing facts concerning the nature of
appendicitis from Dr. Montgom
ery’s talk. Quite likely someone
who was in that very audience will
be better equipped with knowledge
of what to do in a case of appendi
citis by having heard this talk.
Some of the main facts stressed
were:
The location of the appendix is in
the right side. The pain usually be
gins in the pit of the stomach and
later moves to the right side. About
50 per cent of the cases are accom
panied by nausea.
In case of a stomach ache, take
no laxative at all. Take nothing by
mouth. Lie down to ease your
pain. If your "stomach-ache" lasts
more than two hours, call your phy
sician.
Narcotics may be given to ease
the pain. As a rule, there is not
much temperature. However, in
ruptures, it may drop and then go
up. A symptom of rupture is the
sudden easing of pain. Taking a
laxative and delay in calling a doc
tor may result in a bursted appen
dix.
The death rate in the United
States from appendicitis is 20,000
each year. However, we learned one
very interesting and unusual fact
which is something to our credit.
There has not been a death in Tay
lor county in the last five years due
to appendicitis. We are proud of
this record and believe that Dr.
Montgomery and his clinic deserve
much of the credit.
Ruptures occur more often in
early life—from 15 to 30 years of
age. Probably this is explained by
the fact that youth is more negli
gent. The per centage of death due
to rupture after 2 to 3 days is al
most 100 per cent. However the av
erage death rate where rupture is
not present is about one-fourth to
Fido's Corner
I’m wondering if the fishing is
the main attraction in Panama
City, Fla.!
Rags, rags, rags! A mighty shab
by subject, but not half so shabby
as that Sunday afternooncharlot
you were sporting Carolyn and
Mary.
Say Nellie, you and E. C. are
getting along O. K. these days.
Your thoughts are really running
together, eh?
Martha Janes' definition of love
An itch around the heart that you
can't scratch. How do you know so
well?
George made sure that everyone
knew that he had turkey for sup
per Sunday nite.
Ruth, are you and Betty going to
kindle those two soldier's minds
with pen and ink.
Carolyn, you must have thought
you’d get a whipping if you did it,
'cause we notice vq U didn't do'd it.
Get what Z mean?
Oscar, who taught you those
lovely love lines in ‘Deacon Dubbs’
or did your subject influence them?
Harry, is your Main (t) spell still
bothering you?
I enclose with a familiar Senior
line, "Only nine more days.”
—Fido.
I Seniors To Sponsor
Show At Theatre
The Senior Class of Butler High
school will sponsor "Dr. Kildaire’s
Victory," the latest of the Dr. Kil-
daire series Tuesday at the Dean
Theatre. It is a heart-warming and
enjoyable motion picture dealing
with the life of Dr. Jimmy Klldkire,
a young doctor devoted to his pro
fession. The humor of Lionel Bar
rymore is most interesting.
For an afternoon or evening of
enjoyable entertainment don’t miss
this attraction. Matinee at 4 and
evening show at 8:30 p. m.
Seniors Say “Thanks”
on per cent. We can see the im
portance of prompt and correct at
tention.
Dr. Montgomery mentioned a new
powder substance which has been
used in appendicitis operations for
the past twelve months and which
has proved effective in ruptures.
The cause of appendicitis is a
germ infection.
After he had given these main
facts, Dr. Montgomery called an
open forum, and quite a few teach
ers, students and visitors asked
questions which he readily ans
wered and discussed.
Dr. Montgomery's talk was very
helpful and we appreciated his
taking time out from his busy rou
tine to bring us this information.
We hope to keep the percentage of
deaths in Taylor county due to ap
pendicitis at its present rate—
zero! —Elizabeth McCants.
The Senior Class wishes to thank
I each and every person in Butler
and surrounding communities for
the splendid attendance at our play
"Deacon Dubbs.” We are sincerely
appreciative of the proceeds deriv
ed from sale of tickets to this play.
It is our hope that we may be able
to thank each person individually
for the splendid co-operation that
has been extended to our class dur
ing the past two years.
—Oscar Adams, Pres.
May 3-10 Selected
State Music Week
Proclaiming May 3-10 as Music
Week in Georgia, the Governor said
recently "Music maintains morale
and especially is needed now to
bolster the courage of our people in
these perilous times."
He called on churches, schools
and civic clubs to arrange musical
programs in observance of the
week.
Feature of the observance in
Atlanta will be the annual Con
stitution-sponsored Music Festival,
May 9, at Grant Field, Atlanta.
“What is the shape of the
world?” asks Robert L. Ripley. Our
guess is that it is in a devil of a
shape.
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