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PAGE FOUR THE BUTLER HERALU, BUTLER, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 13, 1045. THE BUTLER HERALD KEEPING WITH CITY'S GROWTH COLUMBUS PAPER CONDUCT- ING EXPANSION PROGRAM Entered at Postoffice Georgia as Mail Second Class. at Butler, 1 Matter of Chas. O. E. Benns Jr Cox, Publisher & Bus Mgr. LIKES TRUE CHRISTMAS COLORS Fads may come and go and styles may change, but somehow I had never thought that the good old Christmas colors of red and green would change . . . and sue last Sunday, and in which change for much the worst at that connection the Heroald wishes to Card Of Thanks Admiring friends and readers of the Columbus Enquirer ; Sun will be interested in the following an- Managing Editor nouncement appearing in its is- OFFICIAL ORGAN TAYLOR CO. extend sincere congratulations: PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Average Weekly Circulation Seventeen Hundred Copies Established in 1879 SUBSCRIPTION. $2.00 A YEAR If hurrying means death some people are wasting a lot of money on life insurance. A $300,000 expansion and de velopment program—including the installation of new, high-speed presses capable of “four-color" printing—was announced Satur day by the Ledger-Enquirer news We want to express to each of our friends ou rdeep appreciation for the many deeds of kindness and words of cheer ministered to our loved one, Georgie, who re cently passed away. And we sin- „ , .. . . Tt ‘““j cerely thank each one for the Surely tne war must be blamed . , ,, 3 beautiful expressions of sympathy and comforting words to us in our for that, the war and the dye situ ation, because no human being could possibly like this tomato ketchup smear that is now ap pearing on everything, cloth ma terial, Christmas cards, upholstery everything. If you go into a store Mrs. Z. D. Gill and Family. WANT AD COLUMN papers. Contract for the new press anc j as k to see material in a pastel —a four-unit, extra high-speed oc- shade, immediately one is shown tuple mechanism designed and something that is a cross between Men are oten judged by their mistakes, while those who make mistakes,- do little. built by Walter Scott and Co. of Plainfield, N. J.—was authorized last week by the directors of the corporation. Cost of the press, not including installation, will be ap proximately $150,000. no nose bleed and watered canned tomatoes. Ask for Christmas rib bon and you find an orange tinge faintly touched with henna. Pick up the best Christmas cards and there is more tomato ketchup Azaleas, Camellias and Orna mental Shrubs. Ideal Christmas Gifts (112940 BAIRD’S NURSERY, Ft. Valley, Ga. FOR SALE faster and more intricate than The weather has been so van- p resses now j n us0 —coupled with able the past few weeks that it is 0 yj er expansion plans covering al most every Ledger-Enquirer de- difL-.dt to figure out just who is running it. 200 Tons good timothy, clover or alfalfa hay. Also can fill orders ,. ... , ,. , .. for Hereford or Angus stock Mother Nature who dips her paint catt j e (11293p) The fact that it will be larger smeared around on a bluish tinged holly leaf. Thank heaven for A lot of good you do is never noticed, while the bad is well ad vertised without -the aid of the newspapers. Then why condemn the newspapers for saying good things about people. News articles tell us that among new things coming onto the mar ket in the postwar world will be a re versa ble necktie with differ ent designs. Surely not a bad idea When one side gets dirty (?) Wonder who thought of that any way? What are the more fortunate people of our community going to do about those living under fortunate circumstances in section this Christmas? Let us .re member that we will have a hap py Yuletide precisely to the ex tent tnat we think of and seek to nelp others. That is the true spirit ol Umstmas. partinent—will necessitate practi cally a total re design and en largement of the entire rear of the newspaper building. Architect J. W. Biggers has been at work fo rweeks on plans and only specifications for this work, cost of which is tentatively estimated at $125,000. In addition, the Ledger-Enquirer has on order or in process of de livery many smaller items of equipment — including additional type-setting machines and type faces—the cost of which will be at least $25,000, bringing the total overall new investment within the next year and a half to well over $300,000. “This investment is a token of less our faith in the future of the City our of Columbus and the Georgia- Alabama area served by the Led ger-Enquirer newspapers,” said A. H. Chapman, president of the cor poration, in announcing the ex pansion. “Within the last few year, the Ledger-Enquirer newspapers have ! brush in the same true colors, War or no war, dye or no dye. The hol- ley this year is a rich slick green. Nandena berries blush a deep tur key red and pine and magnolia leaves glisten in the sunlight and shine in the firelight. Only man made decorations offend the eyes. —Virginia Polhiil Price, Louisville, Ga. HARRY BALL, Fairfield, Iowa. STRAWBERRY PLANTS I still have quite a lot of nice Strawberry Plants for sale. Price, 40c per hundred; $3.50 per thou sand. (H’22) J. T. Mathews, Butler, Ga. THE FACT IS By GENERAL ELECTRIC We acquire our prejudices by being too indifferent or lazy to learn both sides of a question— We acquire our principles by hav ing someone else impart them to us when we are young. MALE HELP WANTED Opportunity of lifetime supply ing DDT and other profitable products to farmers in Taylor county. No experience or capital required. Must have auto and igood references. Permanent. Write Not next year, but now, is the or wire McNESS COMPANY, Dept, time to get your heart and mind t, Freeport, Illinois <1129tpi right as to what your intentions , are to be in the future over the FARM FOR RENT life you and we must live. Stand right, live right and you will sure die right, and that counts more to you than most people have an idea. i Two-horse farm, known as the Chap Youngblood Place in Potter- ville district. Located on school bus route. (126’2tp) E .A .Hollis, Reynolds, Ga. Cities on both sides of us—Ma con and Columbus—are planning oig building expansion next year. According to a news item of a rc- We had a visit the other day from Ed Lavvhorn, “Dock” as he was affectionately called while have made many additions to their giving energetic and appreciated facilities, a n d improvements service at the Butler Drug Co. FARM FOR SALE among personnel, all with the idea of giving the people who depend cent survey by the Macon News upon us the finest newspapers it shows that financial investments is within our power to produce, ir- ,n construction and improvements respective of expense. place of business before enlisting in the U. S. Navy. He is another Taylor county sailor receiving an honorable discharge and right 1 back to work, but this time with next year in Macon were expected lo exceed $20,000,000. Butler in eoin2>arison with Macon in popu lation may be expected to do equally a swell. Forty acres in cultivation; three room house; plenty of out houses; good spring at the house; 140 acres under hog wire fence. This farm contains about 280 acres and is the best farm in Tay lor county for the price which is $2,000; half cash, balance at 6 “The newspaper business is en- a drug firm at Greenville, S. C tering a period when great scien- Ed is a fine young fellow and any cen t- Located three miles from tific advances, many of them per- where he goes he will succeed be- ^auk and three miles from Char- fected during the war, will enter cause he believes in work and that in £ on maB route. The resignation of Congressman .... . Robeit Ramspeck, representing the faction; it- is something which we Fifth Georgia district, will prove a feel ever Y progressive newspaper national loss, but more particular- "'HI want to offer its advertisers ]y a great loss to Georgia. His 16 an d its readers. That is why we years in Congress are a record of are preparing to do color printing. into the daily production. will accomplish a whole lot fo ra "Color is a striking new achieve fellow if he keeps at it. ment only recently brought to per- A. L. McMillan, Mauk, Ga. GIANT X-RAY! THE 130-TON "BETATRONDESIGNED 4ND BUILT BV GENERAL ELECTRIC SCIENTISTS -PRODUCES X-RAYS OF IOO MILLION ELECTRON VOLTS ! THESE SUPER X-RAYS /HAY BE USEFUL IN MEDICAL AND ATOMIC RESEARCH. EVERY 15 MINUTES A FARM BUILDING GOES UP IN FLAMES. ONE CHIEF CAUSE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF HAY—CAN BE AVOIDED BY NEW ELECTRICAL HAY-DRYING SYSTEM WITH UNIQUE CONTROL DEVELOPED BY G.E. QUICK BREADS! RESEARCH BV NUTRITION EXPERTS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CONSUMER INSTITUTE RANGES FROM QUICKLY MADE BREADS TV 5AVIN6 VITAMINS. THEIR DISCOVERIES ARE MADE PUBLIC FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT. More Goods for More People at Less Cost. GENERAL @ ELECTRIC THEY WOULD READ YOUR AD TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE growing usefulness to his con stituents. his state, his party and his country. He earned the confi dence of them all, and they are all losers by his resignation. Good sense, hard work and high in tegrity, combined with a native aptitude for dealing with men and affairs, carried “Boh” Ramspeck to the foreranks of the House of Representatives and Democratic leadership. The hope was that many more years of his increas ingly valuable experience would be given to such service. “Speed and mere speed in pro duction is an increasing necessity in ou rbusiness. That is why we have bought the most modern presses available, which, when installed, will enable us to ‘run off the Ledgers and Enquirers daily in a fraction of the time now re quired for our press runs. “This improvement will directly benefit our readers, because it will enable us to ‘close’ the pdper ; at a later hour each day, yet at at the same time deliver it earlier We agree with the Adel News j in expressing the hope that the 1 general assembly in the January j session will go ahead and raise the teachers’ salaries, and at least; bring them up in line with salaries j paid in other southern states. The teachers’ shortage throughout the I state is becoming more and more! acute, and there is only one way j (o correct the situation—and that j is pay the teachers what they de- j serve. If it means raising taxes a! little to better the educational) system of the state, we say let’s i raise them. As we walked the streets of At lanta the other day, we were Christmas 1945 will be much more than just another unfolding day in pages of history. Around our tab.es and firesides many Taylor county families will be re united after a separation of sev eral years. Many of our loved ones stride in every respect.” will be with us who have been in • Skipping technical details, the armed service in distant lands nevv Scott presses—delivery . to the carriers who bring it to you <• , . . homes or place it on trains or S f we upon thfc I b uses | street. It i$ strange how we never . . ... . missed them during the war in a We are making this investment 00 iip r tive rmnnor r,.i of more than $300,000 with con- collectlve manner - But fidence in Columbus as a city with fine business and industrial pros- 1 pects, and we intend to keep in the of manner. But as we walked we noted these fine young men with eager faces once more upon the streets. Each wore proud ly on his coat a bright new dis- i charge button. It was a sight to make the chills of' pride run up ... ... - and down your spine. These boys and Slave felt the brunt of battles which cannot be had until May, had returned home They were that have raged throughout the 1947, because order have piled up onC e more upon their native heath world. Even though conditions and the manufacturers have not with the consciousness of a job Lave not made it possible for all yet launched their post-war de- well done. Evidehtly they had not our loved ones to return home yet, signs—will be capable of running yet entered upon their civilian and fate has decreed that many at a normal speed of 50,000 papers jobs, for the clothes they wore will never return, yet we look to per hour for a “regular” run as were new. Most of them had their Him in humility and with grati- compared with a present top speed proud young wives or sweethearts tude in our hearts that the war of 18,000, and on heavier runs the upon their arms. Most of them has ended and that many homes operating speed will be 25,000 per were wives for we looked for the will be made happy and many hours as compared with 9,0C0. j new wedding rings upon their Moreover, on “regular” runs— fingers. These boys are going to where our top limit is now 24 be fine citizens of tomorrow From pages—the new presses will have their ranks will come our bankers, a capacity of 32 pages, and on the our business men, our future gov- heavy “collect” runs the capacity ernors, representatives and sena- will bo 64 pages against a present tors.—Barnesville News-Gazette maximum of 48 pages. | This additional “regular” ca- 1 pacity will greatly speed produc tion and delivery on the larger mid-week papers; the increased “collect” capacity will enable us to develop and print a finer and career when only 12 larger Sunday paper, age, Mr. Shackelford Color printing — three colors, COOKED A FINE DINNER; THEN THREW IT TO DOG hearts will rejoice at this Christ mas season because of the reunion ! of loved ones who have been sep arated for a long time. In the death of Hon. William A. Shackelford. “Uncle Shack,” as he was affectionately called by many who knew him well, the editor of this paper feels a great loss and mingle our tears with those by members of his own family and other loved ones. Beginning his newspaper years of edited and published the Ogle- plus black—will be normally thorpe Echo at Lexington, Ga., available with the new presses on ^ er J ust *° l°°k at anything to until the time of his retirement in four pages in all papers up to 32 eat ‘ was swollen with gas^ull May, 1940. He was one of the pages in size, though under extra- of bloat > bad headaches, felt worn charter members of the Georgia ordinary circumstances as many out anc * was badly constipated. Press Association and its efficient as eight pages can be devoted to Finall >’ she got INNER-AID and secretary for 28 years, his discon- color even in the smaller papers. sa Y s sbe now eats everything in tinuance in that office being In papers ranging in size from s *gbt and digests it perfectly, caused only by deafness. For 32 to 64 pages, four color printing BoW( ; ls are regular and normal. One lady recently stated that she «sed to throw her own dinner to the dog most of the time. It made many as She is enjoying life once more and more than 50 years he was an will be available on as active member and official of the 8-pages. Baptist church and one of Lexing- ton's most progressive citizens. Prseident Truman only nets $3,- Our acquaintance with Mr. Shack- 000 per year out of his job, when elford, which had its beginning most any good Democrat eou'd more than 50 years ago, soon make more than that on a Mitchell liver and kidneys. Miserable peo- ripened into a devoted friendship county farm with 5 acres of to- pie soon feel different all over. So that has continued through the bacco and 3 acres of tomatoes— don't go on suffering! Get INNER- years.- Pelham Journal. 1 AID. (Adv.) I since taking this New Compound. 1 INNER-AID contains 12 Great Herbs; they cleanse boweis, clear ga sfrom stomach, act on sluggish Pay Your State and County Taxes NOW and Save Fi Fa Costs. Books Dec. Close 20th P. A. Jenkins Tax Commissioner, Taylor County