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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MAY 7, 1942.
THE BUTLER HERALD
Entered at Postoffice at Butler,
Georgia as Mall Matter of
Second Class.
Chas. Benns Jr., Managing Editor
O. E. Cox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr.
OFFICIAL ORGAN |TAYLOR CO.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY)
Average Weekly Circulation
Fifteen Hundred Copies
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAP
Established in 1876
Year by year the farmers of Tay
lor county have increased their
peanut acreage. From present pros
pect the crop of 1942 will practical
ly double that of 1941.
Generally speaking farmers nave
fine stands of cotton in spite of the
fact that a good rain would be wel
comed. The grain crop, too, one of
the largest ever planted in the
county, would be greatly benefited
by refreshing showers.
ONLY THE PEOPLE CAN PAY
THE BILL
"MIKADO" ENGINES TO BECOME
"MacARTHURS"
Among courtship oddities is
mentioned a custom prevailing
among a certain tribe of southern
India. The girl takes per prospec
tive husband into the jungle and
applies fire to his back. “If the
pain draws a yell from him he is
rejected,” says our authority.—
Montgomery Advertiser.
T. M.Sewell, formerly publisher
of the Winder News, returns to the
state and takes over • the Carroll
County Times, which was only re
cently purchased by O. W. Passa-
vant. Someone tells us that one of
Passavant's relatives has discover
ed a gold mine and that Passavant
is going to help operate it. Lucky
man. No one ever discovers a gold
mine around anewspaper office.—
Walton Tribune.
Hitler has demonstrated that he
is no fool. He must know that he
cannot hope for ultimate vlctoiy.
We may expect to see some rather
strenuous efforts on the part of
Germany and Japan to arrive at
some sort of peace agreement with
the enemies. Such efforts must be
resisted. This is no time to talk of
peace. It is the time to bring more
and more pressure to bear, to push
forward at every point to carry the
war to the enemy on every hand.
The Axis star is sinking and it does
not take a prophet or ehe son of a
prophet to see the way the conflict
will terminate.—Valdosta Times.
The Monroe Advertiser brings
out a fine point to church members
who have fallen in the rut of mak
ing themselves "conspicious by
their absence” from regular
preaching services: “There are few
editors who do not sometimes go
far afield in their efforts at help
fulness, ranging all the way from
farming to the remodeling of the
federal government. The more
philosophical among us proceed on
the conviction that after having
made so many mistakes, one more
will not make a great deal of dif
ference. On this basis we would
note that a visitor at some of our
churches is liable to note the ab
sence of some who once were reg
ular and active worshippers at
these churches. If they no longer
like the kind of preachers we have
here they should recall the answer
of the old woman of Scotland who
when asked why she continued to
attend church when she did not like
the minister, replied, “I do not like
the minister, but I have not fallen
out with the Lord yet.” Whatever
may be our excuse for not attend
ing our church service, it is not
valid unless we have fallen out
with the Lord and even that should
be a strong reason for returning to
the fold."
There is nothing that brings one
closer to God, in thought at lease,
than by getting in close touch with
nature. A day‘s trip thru the rural
section of your beloved county puts
one to thinking seriously along
these lines as nothing else will. It
also gladdens ones heart and fills
him full of good cheer to note im
provements in conditions generally
being made each year in rural sec
tions. A recent trip covering almost
the entire rural middle section of
the county convinced us that not
only are the farmers adopting new
and improved methods of farming
and following a diversification pro
gram, after careful thought and
planning, but we find the average
ruralist seems to feel, as evidenced
by improvements as we found
them, that to neglect his family by
not giving them the best homes in
which to live, with all modern con
veniences renders him unfit to bear
the name of “head of his family.”
On this round we found scores of
beautifully constructed homes,
many of them built of brick and
stone, surrounded with flowers and
other things that lend so wonder
fully to enchantment, and where
country life is truly made ideal.
Truly there must be great joy and
happiness in such ’ homes and
where there is no discension among
the inmates. We rejoice that we
live neighbor to such communi
ties.
Representative Stephen Pace, who
represents the Third District of
Georgia in Congress, made a short
but spirited plea on the floor of
the House recently for curbing of
excessive war profits and for eco- j
nomic spendingof tax money by the
Government, declaring that "only
the people can pay the bill.” i
"We can vote appropriations and
the President can spent the money:
authorized, but only the people can
pay the bill. The Government, itself,
as such, has no money. Its only
source of income is through taxes
levied upon the people.They will
feel the burden of these enormous
expenditures for at least 50 years or
longer.
"I am sure the people of this na
tion are willing to go to any ex
pense and make any sacrifices nec
essary to win this \tfar. I know those
whom I hape the honor to represent
feel that way. They are ready V3
give their substance and their lives
If need be, for the right for them
selves and their children to enjoy
the liberties and blessings of
American citizenship.
“In return, Mr. Chairman, they
have have the right to expect and
demandthat every dollar of this
money be put to a good purpose,
that it be wisely spent, and that no
one be permitted to reap an unfair
profit. Merely voting for these ap
propriations should not end our re
sponsibility. We should go further
and enact such laws as may be
necessary to prevent and porhibit
excess war profits.
/“ x x x We should not permit
unpatriotic manufacturers and mu
nition makers to make millions out
of war profits while the cream of
American manhood is out on the
far-flung battle line at $1 a day.
“I fully realize that time has
nowbecome of greatest importance.
We must work fast. We must get
planes and guns and ships to the
battle front. A few months from
now may be too late. Our boys are
dying today because they do not
have adequate protection from the
air and sea. I am willing to pay
any price to get these planes and
ships and move them to the front,
but I am not willing to stand by
and permit those who make these
planesand ships to take advantage
of this emergency and reap unfair
and excessive profits.
" x x x Mr. Chairman, not only
has the time come to stop these ex
cessive war profits, but we must
also cut out every expense that is
not necessary for the winning of
thiswar. I am greatly disturbed
over the attitude of many people
here in Washington. ■ It "seems that
there are still many in the Govern
ment who think more of social se
curity than they do of our national
security, who insist in carrying on
every social and other program
which we enjoyed in times of peace
and plenty.
"I certainly would not want to
destroy the great reforms of the
past 10 years, nor forever abandon
the programs for the protection and
benefit of those who cannot protect
themselves.
"But we arc at war. We are in a
great worid war. We ate fighting
for our homeland, for out right to
remain free men, for our loved ones.
The issue has been made, the die
has been c-aM—it is a fight to the
death. It is time to strip for action.
1 Hir every thought, our every effort
our every dollar, should be devoted
to the one great task of winning
this war.
“Of course, the ordinary functions
of government must go on, but out
side of that we should sou that
every dollar we authorize will con
tribute to our national safety and
security. Down yonder in the White
House we have a Commander in
Chief working day and night, al
most without sleep. I have every
confidence in his leadership. But he
has not the time to watch these ex
penditures and these profits. We
should take that burden from his
shoulders and carry it ourselves.
"The time has come to act."
—Americus Times-Recorder.
Mother's Day will bring fond
memories of that dear little woman
who has done more for humanity
than any other person, be ne
statesman or ruler. If she had her
way there would be no more wars
but at the same time she is proud
of her boy who is serving his
country at a time of the world's
greatest need for such sacrifice and
service as he is giving. She shall
always remain the most wonderful
person in the world.
Friends generally throughout the
state, particularly those of the
Fourth Estate, welcome the return
of Hon. Chas. D. Rountree to Geor
gia after making his home in Flori
da for several months. It is also
gratifying to know' that he has re
established himself as editor of one
of the best weekly newspapers in
the state, The Metter Advertiser.
Mr. Rountree before moving to
Florida was for a number of years
editor of the Wrightsville Headlight
He was for two terms of two years
each president of the Georgia
Press Association and one of the
ablest and most popular to have
ever held that important office.
There are to be no more "Mika-
does" on the Central of Georgia.
The 72 freight locomotives of this
type and name are being re-
christened "MacArthurs," and just
as promptly as it can be done the
symbol letters MK on these are to
be painted out and replaced with
MacA. Instructions have been is
sued that on our railroads these are
henceforth to be referred to as Mac
Arthurs, and so far as known the
Central of Georgia is the first rail
road to take this action.
The MacArthur type locomotive
Is general use among American
railroads. Early in 1897 the Baldwin
Locomotive Works made a special
type of freight locomotive on order
of the Nippon Railway of Japan.
These locomotives were all de
signed to burn a lower grade of coal
than in general use on American
railroads, requiring large grate
area and a fire boxof ample depth
and volume. They proved highly
successful in freight service and a
design similar to this engine was
later introduced into the United
States and designated as the “Mik
ado type."
Our MacArthurs are numbered in
the series 571 to 667 inclusive.
The idea of making this change
which has met with general ap
proval from railroad people and tne
publoic, originated with M. P. Cal
laway, our Trustee.
THANKS, BRO. C. B. McCULLAR
From the Miledgeville News:
There are good, bad, and Indif
ferent newspapers and the same
kind of newspaper editors. To my
way of thinking the Butler Herald
is one of the very best newspapers
published in Georgia. Its editorials
are intelligently written and the
paper stands for something. I do
not know * of a newspaper in
Georgia that has a wider and deep
er influence. Naturally, this would
not just happen—there is a reason
for it. Charlie Benns has more
close personal friends in the news
paper fraternity in Georgia than
any other man I know. His son,
Charlie Benns Jr., is following
right along in his father's foot
steps. I understand Charlie Benns
ill is coming along now—of course
he has a long way to travel but
you cannot beat this Benns family
(or being really newspaper folks.
Word comes from Washington
that mothers who have sons in the
Army will be encouraged to visit
them on Mother's Day which is next
Sunday. The war department states
that special services will be ar
ranged in their honor. Where suen
visits are not feasible, every lArmy
and the Civilian Conservation
Corps has been urged to write a
letter home.
The old adage, “there is more in
the man than in the land,” holds
true in the case of Lawyer-Farmer
R. S. Foy. Adopting the plan of
semi-retirement from his extensive
law practice in South Georgia, Col.
Robert locked the door to "his office
and library at Sylvester and con
tracted for a fine farm three miles
South of Butler known as the es
tate of the late A. J. Fountain. He
der cultivation principally of cotton
now has the entire plantation un
corn and peanuts. While it is the
first farming he has done in a
number of years it was said in the
presence of ye scribe by a neighbor
farmer of many years' experience
that Col. Robert gave convincing
evidence of being the best farmer
for miles around.
For the purpose of boosting the
sale of War Bonds and Stamps an
active campaign, covering every
militia district in the state and na
tion is to begin this week. In doing
so Secretary of the Treasury Mor-
genthau set as the goal 50,000,000
Americans devoting at least 10 per
cent of their income to the pur
chase of these securities. The cam
paign is aimed especially at those
with regular incomes who will be
asked to purchase the war securi
ties regularly. on pay day. But
those without stated income, such
as farmers and independent busi
ness men, also will be asked to
agree to purchase bonds and
stamps. The goal of the of the cam
paign is the purchase of $600,000,-
000 worth in the month of May, and
that will represent a considerable
increase over past monthly pur
chases. The average for the six
months from July to January was
$438,000,000 per month, and that
Included the Christmas season and
the first few weeks after Pearl
Harbor when bond sales zoomed
upward. Georgia's quota for May
has been set at $,365,000 worth of
the secruities or close to $1.75 worth
for each man, woman, and child
in the state. During the July-Jan-
uary period, Georgia purchases av
eraged $3,816,204 per month, or a
little more than $1 per person.
That gives an idea of the task
ahead of us. A house-to-house can
vass is to be made for securing
purchase pledges. It is hoped the
voluntary response to the campaign
will be such as to forestall any leg
islation for compulsory saving thru
purchase of bonds and stamps.
Taylor county has done well her
part thus far. We sincerely trust
siie may continue to do so.
HOW CAN WE FIND THE BEST?
(By Nathan H. Gist)
We are ever in search of the
best. There is a natural longing in
the heart for that which satisfies;
that which gives us comfort and
strength; that which increases our
power, improves our morale, and
makes us more like the Infinite.
Men know what they want, and
they know when they have found
a power higher than their own.
power may be called the best
thing to strive for. Everything
else is subordinate to it. But when
we find the best to be found in
life, everything else fits into place.
The significant thing is that the
best is not far from us. We do not
have to search to the end of the
world. Fine living and life's big
treasures are not matters of ge
ography. These are near at nancr.
For ages the apple had fallen,
but there was no Newton to tell
men that in the falling apple lay
the law of gravitation. For cen
turies the seaweed had been toss
ed up on the shores of Europe, but
men did not know, until Columbus
became the pioneer, that seaweed
meant overtures from an unseen
continent. From the time of the
creation of man, the blood had cir
culated through the body, but the
world waited for Harvey to tell his
fellows that the blood was a crim
son stream 'giving life and vitality
to the organism.
The best is near at hand; the
best people, the best environment
the best interests, the most help
ful influences. Self-education can
begin in one's own home. The law
of helpful service is most effective
in our immediate neighborhood.
Moreover, the best opportunities of
life do not have to be sought. They
ueek us. They are always waiting
for him who is ready to receive
them.
Wo find the best when we give
ourselves to the best. We find the
best people, cultivate the best
friendships, make the best contacts
prove ourselves to be the most
agreeable and useful when we
pledge and yield ourselves to the
highest possible standards. We
find the best when we work the
hardest and the most methodically
We find the best when we lose
ourselves in the scope of some
mighty task.
WHY?
Why should I live in America
If I can't be honest and true
To my home, myself and country
And help, if only a few?
Why should I live in America
If I would hoard, like a miser
All my country has given me,
To make me better and wiser?
Why should I live, in America
If I don't know what to do
With the many blessings it gives?
I'm sure I don't know; do you?
—Bernard Herndon, 5245.
WHAT ONE DAY'S DRINK BILL
MEANS IN WARTIME BUDGET
Translating the Nation's $9,000,-
000 daily liquor bill into defense
budgets for guns or for bread to
led war's hungry victims Instead
of being used to buy hangovers,
each day's drink bill would do one
of the following:
Feed one million Chinese refugee
children for nine months; or feed
600,000 English children for six
months.
Pay for 180 bombers at $50,000
each.
Pay for one or more submarines.
Build one-third of a new encamp
ment equal to Camp Blanding,
Fla.
Modernize 1,125 or our 75-MM
guns at $8,000 each.
Completely train some 600 mili
tary pilots at $15,000 each.
Manufacture 180,000 Garand
rifles at $50 each.
Figuring it another way, the peo
ple of the United States spend as
much for liquor each nine-day per
iod as it would cost to build a mod-
ern battleship.
If the United States gave up its
liquor habit, the nation could
build 40 similar battleships each
year without expenditure of an ex
tra dime.
A month on the wagon would
pay for enough destroyers to re
place those traded to England for
naval bases.
Grain used by American manu
facturers of distilled and fermented
liquors would probably provide
more than 10,000,000 loaves of
bread a day for underfed popula
tions at home or in, the shattered
countries of Europe.—The Union
Signal.
Georgia had her part in the re
markable patriotic activities of the
National Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union as listed below.
On April 4, 1917, two days af of
tin: historic address of President
Wilson calling on Congress to de
clare war on Germany, and the
passing of the declaration by loih
Houses of Congress, Senator Shep
pard of Texas introduced a war
time prohibition bill, decla.'ng it
to be "a vital wartime prepared
ness measure, necessary to Hie ef
ficiency of our man p:wer ana rhe
conservation of our resources."
The National W.C.T.U. president
immediately upon the declaration
of war broadcast this significant
call:
“The W.C.T.U. has been a '.actor
for Pe.-c . but we are loyal daugh
ters of .jar country; ve shall lace
this hear witn sublime courage,
with Christian optimism and with
the seif-sacrifice of the patrl ;t "
The five hundred thousand mem
bers of the organization rallied with
instant enthusiasm to the slogan,
“Every White Ribbonev a Proli’iii-
lion ) at-lot.”
Cur National officers were ac ive
membeir of the Woman's Commit
tee of the Council of Defense and
tut Woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee.
There was speedily sent to the
Uni tea States President a memorial
fcf war-time prohibition represent
ing six million women patriots
Through various unions there
was spent:
I* or diet kitchens, $3,500.
For field kitchens, $41,573.
for hundreds of thousands of
lomfort bags, $176,585.
(To the soldiers and sallocs'
For hospital equipment and
comforts, $8,159.
For ambulances, 13,600.
To Armenian, Belgian and Ser
bian relief, $25,774.
Established and maintained hos
tess houses, recreation centers, rest
rooms throughout the land.
Introduced the hospit.nl mother as
a new welfare woiker In re-con-
stiuction hoipieals.
1 trough the >ouih grrups spent
for cheer-up books to: t:,.sc in b s-
puals, $l,0cj.
The W.C.T.U. women adopted 2,-
800 French orphans.
90 per cent of members enlisted
in Red Cross organizations. 75 per
cent were workers with the Red
Cross.
Probably no other volunteer or
ganized group did more, unless per
haps the Salvation Army.
We will again give our full
measure of service, but in so dcing
we shall feel the right to ask, may
I say demand, of our Government
the same protection given our boys
in the last war. How can it be de
nied us!
Send a flood of letters to your rep
rcsentatives and senators, asking
them to pass quickly S-8G0.
Our National President has al
ready notified the Wowamn's Di
vision of the War Department.
She urges us to form Red Cross
units at once, in every local union.
For the duration of the war we
will be with those of whom it may
be said:
“They march every one on his
way and they break not their
ranks.”
Mary S. Russell,
President Ga. W.C.T.U.
It will be hard and costly to re-
I gain positions the enemy has seiz
ed in the Far East, in Europe and
• Africa. The factories of America
have been given a production job
which is unprecedented in world
history. It is gratifying to know
that they have accepted the job
without reservation.
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