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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER,
GEORGIA, OCTOBER 14, 1943.
THE BUTLER HERALD
Entered at Postoffice at Butler,
Georgia as Mail Matter of
Second Class.
WHEN ROME IS TAKEN
BY ALLIED FORCES
EDITOR BACON PANEGRIZES
OCTOBER
Chas. Bonus Jr., Managing Editor
O. E. Cox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr.
OFFICIAL ORGAN TAYLOR CO.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Average Weekly Circulation
Fifteen Hundred Copies
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 A YEAR
Established in 1879
Sears, Roebuck and Company
reported sales for the month of
September, 1943, were $79,141,540
as compared to $80,527,203 in the
same month last year. This rep
resents a decrease of l.T'A.
INSPIRATION ON THE AIR
Mail from listeners—in uniform
and out—requesting hymns on
the air has been doubled since pre
war days, say orchestra and pro
gram conductors, and there is ob
vious reason. Forthe boys in the
service the hymns bring back the
In the days of yore, if anyone
missed a stagecoach he was con
tent to wait two or three days for
the next one. Now he lets out a
squawk if he misses one section
of a revolving door, according to
an exchange.
What will the Allies find when [(Ernest Camp's Walton Tribune)
they march into Rome? i In last week's Madisonian, Edi-
VVill they find the sort of de-I tor W. T. Bacon eulogized October
struction that was in evidence in the following lovely comment:
when the Americans and British Friday is October. It is our
took Naples? ‘ month. It is the time of Indian
The Germans announced, when summer and the harvest moon I group around the little old reed
they took Rome, that they had and the hunter's horn and hallo ' organ in the parlor, the things
acted to protect the Eternal City we’en. It is harvest time, too,when 1 that Mother used to sing while
and the Pope. * the hay andthe corn and the going about her work, the youm>
President Roosevelt said a few j pumpkins are brought into the folks meetings on a mid-week or
days ago that Rome, Vatican City, 1 barn for the winter feed. Fatten- Sunday evening. For those at
and the Pope would be liberated ing hogs are in the pen and the home, they bring strength and en-
by Allied troops. j woodpile gets attention for the couragement and comfort.
“The brutal and barbaric Ger- bad weather when sitting by the Fred Waring, who plays each
man program of terrorism, fire is the popular pastime. We evening a hymn selected by a
slaughter and destruction in Na- believe October was the eighth group of service men or women,
pies appears clearly to reflect the month in the old Roman calendar learns from his fan mail that they
ruthless Nazi ‘scorched earth’ poll- [ that antedated the Georgian. It is are a rich and happy memory for
cy of leaving in ruins, as far as the first month with us. It is great thousands of lads—and for girls
they are able, conquered areas to be alive in October. inuniform herded into crowded
they are forced to disgorge,” says I October is also the favorite quarters in cities far from home.
The Greenville News. "It is nat- j month of The Tribune editor, and Franklin McCormack of NBC’s
ural, therefore, that’ the civilized many of his poems were wiitten “Hymns of All Churches” program
world looks with grave apprehen-; during that month, which, to his says “The Battle Hymn of the
sion upon the possibilities of ; mind, combines the beauty, charm Republic” is as popular with the
somewhat similar German action I and fragrance of all the months fighting men today as it may
WHITHER BOUND?
(By Roy Bond in Ellaville Sun)
Recently I saw a picture of two
beautiful children, a small boy
A BOY'S BIRTHDAY
An important celebration in the
history of Albany and of much
interest to Georgia as a whole
and girl, holding hands as they i was observed yesterday at Albanv
playfully ambled along a lane reference to which was made edi-
which wound* through waving torially last week by the Albany
flowers and gleeful shade trees
The title of the picture was,
“Where Are They Going?”
Herald as follows:
On next Wednesday,. October 13
Albany will be exactly 107 years
This question has haunted me old. It was on that day 1835
ever since I first remember seeing
it. It is a very sobering question—
especially when we remember tha<
“The race moves forward on the
feet of little children.” “Where
are they going?” This is a ques- j to stay.
when young Nelson Tift, with his
indomnitable spirit and his mind
for rich visions, rode a horse into
the wilderness on the banks 0 f
the Flint river, and settled down
tion that arises in every communi
ty many times each day. Every sin-
■ere and eager parent asks it ol
his own youngsters, time after
time. The elders shake their
Nelson Tift was a dreamer, and
flashes throughout his diary
which lies in the vault at the city
hall, reveals him as a poet, and
a man of keen sensibilities. Some
in Rome.The Germans probably
.annot expect to hold Rome very
long and there have been some
reports that they are already pre
paring to destroy ‘military facili-
ties’there. German propaganda
sources shed crocodile tears cop
may, half in bewilderment and
sincerity, “Where are they head
ed? Where will they land?”
I, for one, have confidence in
the growing generation — much
of the year. have been with the G. A. R. Ray- more than in the elders who may
Some years ago he published the mond Paige, conductor of the Sa-1 betray them. This new generation
following poem, written in prose lute to Youth” orchestra, finds
form, and entitled, “Miss Octo that young people generally are
her”: evincing renewed interest in sa-
Here she comes in regal glory, cred music,
with her wondrous, magic story. Hymns are primarily songs of
It anDoars rather earlv to but iously over the American air raids with her m.vraid charms the horn- praise—praise of God. As they de
in aiZina nvor nor weekly P v- I on railroad marshalling yards at age of the earth her brush trans clare God's goodness, His ommpo-
ch an ties we find that in manyj Rome, and although our bombers forms; smiling, piquant, coy, en- tence, His love for His creatures,
Georgia counties politics is al- ! were very careful to limit their chanting, light and love and verve and His infinite care, they be-
readv opening up with candidates bombs to important military tar- implanting, Nature crowns her come expressions of gratitude, ot
announcing to be voted upon for gets, the Nazi propagandists had [queen of beauty
much to say of our ‘ruthless de
struction of the monuments of
civilization’ and cathedrals.
heads as they exclaim,half in dis- j of his first writings in the diary
’ ” ’ " " Were of Lord Byron and his pocti-
ical works. All through his diary
which gives actual occurrences,arc
scattered words and phrases
which told of his visions for a
great Albany, and a good Albany.
As he dreamed his dream, he
went forward from the wilderness
into the building of a town—3
town which has grown to a nice
sized city. Even when he died in
1891 at the age of 81, Albany was
getting “on the map.” Since his
and allpulsin,.
local offices in 1944.
There used to live near Blairs-
ville a negro woman whose first
husband was a Butt, and her sec-
“The Germans will now have
their chance to demonstrate how
they
end husband^ was a Cobb, says j ed purpose of ‘protecting’ Rome.
r- 7v„.„o n,f world waits to see whether
the North Georgia News. Of
course these could by no chance
be related to the editor of the
News.
ihe story of Naples will be re
peated in the Eternal City when
the Germans find they can stay
there no longer.”
One thing we've never been There already have been reports
able to figure out: Do poor folks that the Germans are helping
have more dogs, or do they get j themselves in Rome; that they
poor by reason of so many dogs? [are seizing art and other things
confidence, of comfort in distress,
life conforms. j Consequently, they set up in hu-
For her crow fall's fairest flow man consciousness a finer faith
ers, for her smile the silver show- and enlarged understanding of
ers, for her robes the golden sun-; God's relationship to His children,
set and the blushing tints of! a stronger reliance upona p pow-
ill carry out their announc- dawn; winsome, tranquil, swett jer above and beyond mere mortal
engaging, naught of pride or pre-'effort. Already hundreds of men
tense staging, we acclaim her jin the service have had proof of
magic powers to revive both brain , protection afforded by this mental
and brawn. ! armor. By all means let us have
In her cheeks are crimson j more hymns.—Christian Science
traces, on her lips the red wine, Monitor.
races, in her eyes lurk lure and | 1
longing that enrapture youth and l COURTESY
age; on her brow no sign of sor- | ______
rowsfor she hints of glad to
It works one way or the other.”— I they want.
Abbeville Chronicle. Having never
been rich enough to own one we
are unable to answer.
“A friend of ours who is in poli
tics tells of making a campaign
speech one time,” says J. P. Ma--
Haffey, “when a fellow out in the
crowd yelled: ‘I wouldn't vote for
you if you were the Angel Gab
riel.’ Came the reply, ‘If I were
the Angel Gabriel, you wouldn't
be in my district, Brother’.”
It is almost too much to hope
that Rome will not be looted by
the Nazis.—Columbus Enquirer.
Farmers are rejoicing over the
fact that this has been the finest
Fall in many years in which to
harvest their crops. Some, how
ever, have been cut short by a
long drought, especially that of
sugar cane and sweet potatoes,
with further loss by dry weather
of practically all Fall gardens.
Hundreds of pounds ui turnip seed
planted in the county during Sep
tember have not yet germinated
and will be lost unless rain comes
in a short time.
. The important thing about
morrows, in her voice t* 1 ® soft j C0Ur ( eS y j s that it is not courtesy
sweet promise that still fairest
days pressage.
has opportunities denied us when
we were children, but it has perils
which lurk always by the side of
the road—perils which must be
recognized and reckoned with.
Are these youngsters headed to
ward Communism, a force inimi-1 death, it has gone forward into
cal to the Church and the program the fulfillment of many of thr
of Jesus Christ? Communism holds>dreams which Nelson Tift
thatGod is a myth, that the
Church has failed, and the only
plan that can save the world is
Communism. Dr. E. Stanley Jones,
great missionary, preacher, teach-
deramed.
If Nelson Tift could look in on
Albany today, he v/ould find that
his vision of Albany's becoming a
transportation center had been
er, and author, holds that Com- 1 realized. He worked untiringly
munism is such a force that it is J and refused to be discouraged in
the only alternative for a world getting the first railroad
until the heart is in it.
False courtesy, then.
The Herald editor deeply sym
pathises with his good friends of
many years, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Milikin, the former for many
years editor of the Jesup Sentinel
in the death of their son, Lieut.
Lindsey B. Milikin, who recently
lost his life while serving his
country in the South Pacific.
Apologia: Lt. J. W. Dalton was
the navigator of an American
plane recently shot down in ac- j ' wood and underfed chickens is
tion off the English coast. He and j sad i y lacking in these commodi-
his companions drifted in a rubber : ties . When or if by chance a sub
life boat for several hours before ; sc flber wishes to meet dues, we
being rescued. Last week, in a let- j are prcscn ted with a five or ten
ter to his parents, Lt. Dalton po tter. The change is easily
apologized to the American tax- j (ound t b e ncx t door and the soul
As proof of the fact that there
is more money in the county than
ever before in our newspaper ex
perience, callers at this office will
note that certain space provided
for ingathering of roots of sweet
potatoes, scorched syrup, stove-
Here she comes in grace com- ( dl j n g w hich has not yet penetrat-
porting, all our vagrant thoughts j erf the h . eart
transporting, all our hopes and I However, false courtesy is worse
fancies fanning to a full, eftul- I ^an that. It is something de-
gent flame; all the world, in ado-1 Rherately supposed to make one
ration, bends and bows its exul- ] believe the heart is involved, when
tation, all the song birds blend | ad ( de w bHo (he perpetrator known
their music with the magic of hei 1 tde heart never will be involved,
name. False courtesy is something put
It was years ago I met her, and : f orward not because the heart so
I never shall forget her, for mv. d i C ( a tes but because one is seek-
ardor waxeth stronger with the 1 j n g m0 ney or profit or some self-
fleeting pace of time; life and, i ntereS (
payers for losing the plane.
of the editor made happy.
The Herald concurs with the Minneapolis newspaper once
Monroe Advertiser in the follow- 0d a d edtior as follows:
ing: “While you may not always „ A d editor is onc who has nev-
agree with them m every detail, £ ade a mistake, who never has
one acknowledge ‘hat Ihe Macon offended anyone, who is always
Telegraph and Evening News
anyone,
, . .. . ,, .ight, w'ho can ride two horses at
have few, if any peers in the, ^ same time he is straddling a
earth and sky adorning, shes the
splendor of the morning and the
incense of the evening, when all
nature's chorus chimes.
Now' her lovely colors strewing,
hope and zest and faith renewing
soon her tides of gladsome. tints
will gird the land; fairest of the
demure misses, here's my heart
and hand and kisses, for 1 love
thee, sweet October, and I wait at
thy command.
Seems to me at forty-seven, I
have caught a glimpse of heaven,
I have found new inspiration for
life's span; seems to me life's
greatest duty is to know earth's
boundless beauty, and in knowing
catch the vision of His plan.
matter of editorial writers who
deal boldly and effectively with
the vital issues of our times.”
fence w'ith both ears to
the
ground; who always says the
right thing at the right time; w’ho
j always picks the right horse as
If w'e decide to garden any next ( v/ ell as the right politician to win
year we're gonna plant gourds, if w i 10 never has to apologize, w'ho
we can get rid of the one hill we [ [ias no enemies, who has worlds
planted this year, which climbed [ 0 f prc stige with all classes, creeds
Only free people can hold their
purpose and their honor steady to
a common end, and prefer the in
terest of mankind to any narrow
interest of their own.—Woodrow
Wilson.
the garden fence, went over an
apple tree, a peach tree, through
the fig bush and is now on the
way back to the back porch, with
gourds hanging everywhere, and
we ain't hit a lick of work to it.—
Abbeville Chronicle.
and rjfbes.”
We are not prescribing a rule
for anyone to follow who does not
care to do so, but from personal
experience it is about as reason
able to expect satisfactory results
from planting Spring vegetables
in October in Georgia as for
Maine farmers to compete with J.
A. Payne, Herbert Wilchar and
other successful Taylor county
farmers in the production of wa
termelons.
Brother Shytle of the Adel News
gives expression to the high es
teem and unshakable confidence
we have always placed in the two
state officials referred to in the
following: “The News believes
that Hon. Clem Rainey and Hon.
Vivian Stanley have rendered fine
service tothe State prison com
missioners. Having known these
gentlemen prsonally a number of
years we feel sure that they have
been diligent and have done their
best to correct any abuses and to
be just to the prisoners. It is easy
to criticise. As we said, we have
faith in these men because we
know them and they have proven
their worth in many ways, in the
higher and better things of life,
many times.”
If there is any one service ren
dered by the public to weekly
newspapers more appreciated than
all others it is perhaps a corps of
faithful community correspon
dents. In glancing over the many
weekly exchanges reaching thh
jffice we have often noted with
amazement and admiration the
great number of rural communi-
ies regularly represented in the
Oglethorpe Echo, Lexington, Ga.,
and North Georgia News, Blairs-
ville, Ga. It is only fitting that the
former publication last week de
moted a large portion of its edito
rial space in paying deserving
commendation to its correspon
dents who had rendered faithful
and efficient service over so long
a periodof time, onc among them
for 54 years and others for more
than forty years. By experience
the Herald can well verify what
the Echo says in the following:
Their weekly new's letters arc
ead with a great deal more in
terest than accounts of world
shaking events, for after all, the
intelligence that ‘Susie was vale
dictorian of her class with a
grade average of 98.7” has more
of human interest than the $10,-
500,000,000 tax bill before con
gress, and political and economi.
conditions in Asia pale into in
significance compared to the fac.
(hat ‘Mr. and Mrs. John Doe pre
sented the old man with a bounc
ing grandson this morning.”
“One good thing about a fall
garden. It is cooler for your wife
to work in.”—Dawson New'S. Com
ment by Bruce Wilder: “Yes, it
was a little warm for the little
woman last summer, but she stood
up powerful well. Matter of fact,
all the little ladies from one end
of this long, lean Valley to anoth
er did an elegant job gardening
and canning. The 2,000.000 cans
of food Georgia women processed
ain't “what the little boy shot at.”
All praise to these good women
who can always be depended up
on in the time of emergency,
whether at home or in their coun
try's call as thousands have done.
“Prominent United States sena
tors are quoted in Washington dis
patches as declaring they favor
the early replacement of troops
which have had long overseas
service with “fully trained” fresh
units eager for battle action.Lead
ing the discussion are the five
senators recently returned from a
42,000 mile tour of distant war
fronts,” says Editor H. T. McIn
tosh of the Albany Herald. “Who
doesn't want these v eterans of
hard fought campaigns home
again? They have upheld the fin
est traditions of our armed serv
ices and earned greater rewards
than we can hope to bestow. But
if senators are wise, they will
leave to the discretion of military
strategists the determination of
these and related procedures. It is
more forthe sake of men in uni
form than for any others that we
want this war to be won as quick
ly as possible, and there is little
room for sentiment in war coun
cils. When the boys come horn 1 ,
we want them to be able to stay
because a supremely
That is why so often the one
who holds out false courtesy is
willing to take advantage of the
person impressed by that false
courtesy, if so taking the advan
tage results in money or profit or
something of interest to Hie perpe
trator.
When you come in contact with
genuine courtesy, with that brand
of courtesy that involves the heart,
you know that you are safe unless
the heart be filled with love of
money and love of self.
It is to be said to the credit. of
the heart that it seldom makes a
mistake. There is something about
the inner guidings of the heart
that saves one from straying off
into dangerous bypaths.
That is a mystery, but it is a
truth.
Great is ihe human heart.
Certain it is that when your
heart is involved, your courtesy
rarely hurts or injuries or dam
ages another.
Someone has said that courtesy
is the lubrication of civilization.
However you word it, genuine
courtesy always makes the recip
ient feel better.
If you would be truly courteous
you must follow the dictates of
your heart. Less than that is false,
dangerous, damaging.
One good thing about watermelons
is that they come along at a sea
son of the year when it is not
6uch a sacrifice, or ill mannered
to refuse a “smack” from a friend.
The recent marriage of a Ken
tucky swain after fifty years of
courtship reminds us of a few
long and protracted sprees of
courtships indulged in by swains
—not to be too pointed we say in
Taylor county. Just think of it!
Half a century of moonlight
walks, seaside strolls, picnic
junketing, fireside and automobile
hugging, tender tones, Summer
drives, Winter sleighrides and
whispers of devotion. The Ken
tuckian is certainly a philosopher
and deserves the prolonged bliss
which all the world must envy.
which rejects Christianity, and
that it has enough Christianity in
it, borrowed from the teachings of
Jesus, to give it coherence and
make it attractive. It is probably
nearer Christianity in principle
and practice than any of the oth
er so-called “isms” of today. It is
practical atheism and glorifies the
State above the individual, while
Jesus glorifies the individual.
Are these youngsters headed to
ward Nazism as it is practiced and
taught in Germany today? Here,
in the native country of Martin
Luther, they are attempting to re
write the Bible in order to make
it harmonize with their own way
of thinking. Here, too, human life
is cheap. Whole groups and races
are flouted and discriminated
against.
Or is it toward Fascism as it is
practiced in certain sections of
Europe that they are headed?True
Fascism has lost some of its pop
ularity recently, but its seeds and
influence will continue to flour
ish for years to come.
It it toward disrespect for law
and order that they move? Or to
ward irreverence? Or toward in
temperance and w’aste? Is it to
ward paganism as practiced by
millions in America today? Well
they are growing up in your home
and mine. We are waiting the
price tags for them. We are de
termining the value they will at
tach to the Church, marriage,
home, truth, honesty, the Bible,
prayer and God!
The simple truth is that the
training they receive will determ
ine the direction they are going to
travel and the destiny they are
going to reach. “As the twig is
bent, the tree is inclined.” The
trends of today determine the in
stitutions of tomorrow. Trends al
ways have their beginnings in
children and youth. The boys and
girls of America today will furn
ish her leadership tomorrow. What
they BECOME will be determined
very likely by what we TEACH
them.
This being true, it is not sur
prising that Ihe leaders of our
Government are giving recognition
to Christian Education Week as
never before. No plank in our po
litical platform is more definitely-
tied up with our national thinking
and well being than that of edu-
caing our children and youth. We
cannot afford to become so en
grossed in the affairs of the world
and making money, that we for
get our cardinal task—that of
through
Albany. Now three railroad com
panies afford railroad connections
to the four corners of the nation;
huge busses cover a similar ter
ritory, w'hile freight facilities are
good. It is thought by officials
that an Eastern Airline stop will
be made in Albany in post-war
days.
training those who must carry on
in the next generation. Christian
Education does not attempt to dic
tate; it attempts to be a guiding
and molding force.
An ancient philosopher and
thinker once said, in substance,
“As a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he.” Recognizing this to te
true, it is high time that we who
are a bit older do our part in in
cluding in the lives of the new
generation the principles upon
which a lasting civilization can be
built. The way of Jesus is the way
of light, and life, and hope, and
peace. All other paths lead to dis
aster and death.
Your America and mine can be
safe no longer than she can edu
cate and train her youth to keep
step with the beckoning Spirit of
our Christ. It is through the
Church that this must be done. All
parents ought to co-operate with
the Church in training the young
for sacrificial services and Chris
tian leadership. Herein lies our
only hope. What are we going
to do about it? Doesit take imagi
nation to hear God saying, "Ex
cept the child be with thee, thou
shaltnot see my face”? Let us
make America worthy of the name
she bears, “Christian America.”
Let us not let this be “The Betray
ed Generation.” 11 is time to act
NOW.
“Rise up, O men of God; His King
dom tarries long;
Bring in the day of brotherhood;
And end the night of wrong.
Rise up O men of God; The Church
for you doth wait—
Her strength unequal to her task
Rise up and make her great”.
Whither bound? What shall
their future be? We determine the
answer.
PIANO TUNING
C. W. SMITH
SALES & SERVICE
209 E. Gordon Street
Phone 497-W Thomaston, Ga.
From where l sit...
Newspaper editors have their
troubles too: The telegraph editoi
of a Macon newspaper complained
to a country correspondent who
omitted names in his news stories.
He wrote the man that if he neg
lected this essential detail in his
next story he would be discharged.
A few days later the editor got
this item: Hawkinsville, Ga.—A se
vere storm passed over this section
this afternoon and lightning struck
a barbed wire fence on the farm of
Bob Buchanan, killing three cows
important j —their names being, Bossie, Tillie
job has been finished,” concludes I and Buttercup.—Hawkinsville Dis-
the Herald. I patch and News.
Joe Marsh
Sam Abernethy’s the Chief
Rumor-Spiker in our town.
If a stranger gets off some
thing like—“I hear they’ve sunk
the S. S. Bumblebee," Sam starts
pinning him down. Did he really
see it? Where’s the evidence?
Because Sum knows, like the
rest of us, that nine-tenths of the
“inside news" passed around by
careless folk isn’t rumor-it’s lies
planted by the Axis to destroy
American morale.
Take those rumors about
drinking in our Army Camps.
Actual, official facts from (be
government’s own Office of \U' r
Information showed there
wasn’t a shred of truth in '<*(»•
The- boys enjoy a glass of beer
occasionally—same as a lot of
us do!
And from where 1 sit, they''’ 0
proving themselves the health
iest, best-disciplined bunch (| f
fighting men in history, like d- 0
OW1 report stated. That’s good
enough for me.
...„„, 0 . BREWING ,NDUSTRV FOUNDATION • GEORGIA COMMITTEE
IUDGE JOHN STEVENS W0Q0. State Director. 532 HURT BUI CL ATLANTA