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TOE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MARCH 24, 1949.
THE BUTLER HERALD
Seventeen Hundred Copies.
Established in 1876
Hike in Second Class Postal
Rates Would Be Blow to
Rural Readers
An Appealing Word from
Lieut. Gov. Griffin
Hon. Marvin Griffin, Georgia's
Lieutenant Governor, who is also
editor of the Bainbridge Post-
Entered at Post Office at Butler, Postmaster General Jessie M __ _ ^
Georgia as Mail Matter of Donaldson has stated the deficit s earc hiight, gives this commend-
Second Class. of the Post Office Department for a b!e editorial in last week’s issue
—— the present fiscal year will be 0 f his publication':
Chas. Benns, Jr., Managing Editor a b OU t $550,000,000. The estimated “The schools, the old folks and
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
O. E. Cox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr. revenues for the current fiscal dependent children, the crippled
-year will be $1,540,916,000 and the children, the insane at Millodgc-
OFFICIAL ORGAN TAYLOR CO. 0 hiig a tions for the same period ville, the TB patients at Battcy
—win be $2,067,357,972. hospital and the folks wno are op
To offset this loss the Postmas- to their boot tops in n>ud will re
fer General is asking for increases reive no help unless vocers ap-
___ i n second, third and fourth class prove the statewide tax referendum
Congressman Pace in a recent mail rates. Proposed legislation on April 5.
statement enthusiastically endorsed will produce about $250,000,000. If There are those who say they
federal aid for education provided this increase can be secured the are for better schools. There aie
complete control of the local cdu- deficit in 1950 will be about those who say that they are in la-
Avet age Weekly Circulation
Miss Wood of Columbus Is
Highly Complimented
cational system is retained by the £150,000,000 Because of increased vor of the old folks and depend
t 1 "into on f nhiM ret n ronniiti n cr m r ! • c In
various states.
The world’s tallest building is
proposed for Houston, Tex., by R.
G. Schneider, an architect. His
structure would be 2,250 feet high
approximately 1,000
New York’s Empire State build
ing.
Butler friends, among whom she ,
has paid many delightful visits i
and appeared on various church
and school programs here, will*'
read with interest the kind words
regarding Miss Edwina Wood by-
Leslie Tibbetts in The Columbus
Enquirer Sun:
“A diminutive lady with a domi
nant personality—that sums up
Miss Edwina Wood, leader in
child welfare work and community-
development in Columbus for more
than half a century. The petite
grey-haired woman can charm a
group of practical politicians as
easily as a classful of rambunc
tious children. Miss Edw-ina, as she
is popularly known, can call most
of the leaders in Columbus today
by their first names having known
them since they were children, by-
contacts made either through her
work in city schools or Sunday-
school. The little woman with big
projects has many helpers.”
rates effective January 1, 1949, ent children receiving more help,
providing no substantial increases and there are those who believe
in expenses is placed on the Post that Georgia should do something
Office Department by Congress, about getting out of the mud, but
which fixes the rates and determ- they always end by saying, "but”,
ines the salaries of the employes, The conjunction, "but”, means that
and by either the Interstate Com- they do not want to pay a tow-
feet tatter tnan merce commission or the Civil cents more to see Georgia have
Aeronautics Board which fix the it.
rates for transportation by rail and ‘Those who believe in States
—~— \ by air, respectively, it is expected Rights have an opportunity to safe
Congratulations to The A.lbany- the deficit will be less in 1950 guard those rights on April 5th.
Journal, of which John H. Crouch t j ian j n 1949. Services performed at Georgians can do the job, but if we
is editor, which last week celebrat- a i oss by the Posr Office Depart- don’t do something about our
ed its 10th anniversary. Crouch and ment during the present fiscal school system, the Federal Govern
his associates are really doing a year are about as follows: 1 ment will furnish some of the
most creditable service to its com- Registry—paid, S12,000,000; C.O.D. money and we will have to pay
rmmlty in the publication oi the mal ^ *9,300.000 insured mail. «•- , UwX lose P 0 w ! said. Since the credit controls wete
° 00 '° 00; SPeC ‘ a ' de d ; 1,Ver &l" “hoo.' system.' When 'Tide Sam eased, everybody has gone hack in
d ’ - - - - puts in a d0 u ari “he does the j debt again. Credit really is a great
Gainesville, hub of a $45,000,000
poultry business ) has received wide
and well-deserved publicity-through
a full-page color photo in the Na
tional Geographic Magazine for
March.
Everything seems to be going
back to normal, in one sense, it is
Look! It's so easy
to do a whole weeks washing
- V*.
telling”, and bureau in Washing-
Jon already have their greedy-
green little eyes focused on ihe
00<); money
Of the cities offered as site for postal notes, $4,900,000.
a new factory to be established The Postmaster General states in
for the blind, none are more cen- his report that the Post Office De-
trally located or offer better ad- partment is a service agency. He is^cation'of'The youth in the sev-
vantages than Butler. Heres a sug- 0 f the opinion the department
gestion that our Junior Chamber should pay its way, with some ex-
of Commerce put the pressure on ceptions. A deficit of about $150,-
in full force. 000,000 would be acceptable. This
— — amount would cover the costs of
eral states. The choice is up to the
people of Georgia on April 5.”
Congratulation to Talbot county, penalty and franked mail, free
our very much appreciated neigh- services perfoimed for other de- |
bor. The New Era tells us of the partments and agencies of the gov- j
preservation of the county records ernment and the subsidies for |
in the following: “Old covers were transportation of mail by air.
stripped from the books; pages
Political Announcements
thing. It gives y-ou the privilege of
buying something you don’t need
with money you never had.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Special election having been
called to fill vacancy in the office
The department has operated on of Representative in the General
were gone over thoroughly cleaned a deficit basis during all of the Assembly of Georgia from Taylor
relieved of a burden of mending last 28 years except during the County, I hereby announce my
Statistics show that Georgia’s
birth rate is higher than the na
tional average and that if our popu
lation gain had been in proportion
to the birth rate—in other words,
if we had kept all of our native
horn citizens at home—our popu
lation today would be 3,609,000.
O
S299.75
Frigidaire
. automatic washer/
Convicted of whipping his wife,
a Deleware Negro recently was
sentenced to receive ten buggy-
tape, and patched neatly where war years 1943, 1944 and 1945. candidacy for said offia subject to ! ^ ‘“^ “d p^on seance
patches were called for. Then the For several years first class mail the wishes of the voters of Taylor | S tn ^ p , ;^ la S hinT DelLare is
hooks were securely sewn with and Postal savings have shown a County as expressed at the P0>1> ,frlim Si' “uft which
ihe Irish linen thread of the hook Ptofrt. : *«■"' ^ ^ resident) receive, much criticism with re-
binder and finally, they were re- A bill introduced in Congress re- I A native-
bound with red Russia cowhide and cently deficit is to be made up of the county, except the few years
spect to its dealing with the col
ored race. But in backwardness it
ished in every other state.
DuPonts fabricoid sides. The books from second class postage amount- ' spent over-seas in World War II,
were gold tooled and stamped by ing to $75,000,000 the first year I sincerely eelieve I am familiar; excells the nation the PP 8
hand in pure gold. Back on the and annually thereafter an in- with the needs and opportunities P° st , h lng _
racks the old books in their new crease of $50,000,000. A total of offered our county in public affairs
coats are in repose, carefully han- $125,000,000 of the deficit is to be and to which, if elected, I pledge
died by clerk and visitors.” made up from second class rates, my very best efforts on behalf of
j If this increase is put into effect the people of Taylor County and
newspapers and magazines will be U le state at large,
forced to raise circulation rates to I Will deeply appreciate the votes
No more “washday blues," aching back or chapped
hands when you own a Frigidaire Fully Automatic
Washer. All you do is put in clothes and soap, push
the button—and forget it! In less than 30 minutes,
exclusive “Live-Water" action gets clothes cleaner
than ever; and two "Live-Water" rinses get theml
brighter, whiter than ever. You’ll love the "Rapidry"J
spin that dries clothes pounds lighter . . . some dry|
enough to iron. Come in. See a demonstration ofi
Frigidaire "Finger-Tip" washing
^the fully automatic jway^
N. L. HALLEY Reynolds, Ga.
Praise for efficiency in the dis-
patch of mail by postal employes novv reC eiving these and influence of all my friends.
ic kio wWn/1 thn m hv rno Anal I\J PU/C sr r a RGSpCCtflilly
is handed them by the Adel News ... .. .. , ,, ..
r.1 r . publications through the mails,
in the to owing; “When the large ... llri
The proposed increase will up the
mail rates on newspapers and
amount of mail that moves every
day over the United States is con- . . - *
./ , . .. . „ , magazines in some instances to as i
sidered it is rather amazing that , , ^
JOHN TURK.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
so little mail is misplaced and such much as three hundred percent. ) Qn April 5> 1949 the voters of
a small amount is permanently
It is, thereto:*, needless to say Taylor County will cast their bal
lost. Those w-ho handle the mails subscription rates on newspapers lots for member of State Legisla-
are among the most skilled work- j and magazines will be increased to ture from Taylor County, to fill a
ers in any department and the | the extent of severe loss in reve- : vacancy caused by the resignation
alertness and care which Is shown nu e to publisher and prohibitive 1 of my son, Garland Byrd, to ac
hy them is responsible for n.e tact price to their readers, especially cept a state appointment by our
that so little mail is delayed or ov- ! those in rural districts. Goernor, I hereby announce my
erlooked. The multiplied thousands 1 Our Congressman, Hon Stephen candidacy to said office,
of those who handle the mails are j Pace, has written us asking our I pledge you, if elected to repre-
due the gratitude of people every-j views on the proposed increase sent Iayloi County to the very
where over the United States for ; postage rates on our publication, best interest of the people as a
the fine work which they do all the j which is embraced in the above, whole on all issues presented to
time. And along with their cap- ‘ Herald readers will do well to read , ttial body.
ability, the courtesy of all who are ! and consider this matter carefully, | ' l °F‘ s yPP ort F nd influence in
in this part of the service of the and if they see the matter in the j m >’ behalf will be greatly appre-
Government is proverbial.” After j same way we do write him asking | ciatv.i.
Now is the time for you to
get a lot of good Clothes
CHEAP!
SALE
This is all the second-hand
Merchandise we have and
well not have any more!
15 years of close contact with these
employees we can testify to the
correctness of this statement.
his aid in defeating the measure
it and when it is introduced in
Congress.
Respectfully,
' D. E. (Dock) BYRD.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Doesn t Cost a Cent
Their Lite insurance protection really doesn't
cost Woodmen members a psnny. Every pay
ment is monev saved tor the future . an invest
ment that earns and grows with the years.
A.nd along with their sate, sound, legal reserve
Kte insu-ance orotection, Woodmen also enioy
Woodcraft's traternal and social activities.
Ask youi local Wc mien representative to
help you select the best type ot Woodmen
life insurance certificate to meet your needs.
Let him tell you. too. about the extra bene
fits you will receive as a Woodmen member.
WOODMEN ot the WORLD
Life Insurance Society
OMAHA. NEBRASKA
THOMAS E. TANTE
Field Representative Butler, Georgia
i I
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
Whereas, Honorable Garland T.
Byrd, a member of the House of
Representatives from said Taylor
County, Georgia, resigned from
said office on the 14th day of
March, 1949, effective immediate
ly, and said resignation has been
accepted,
Now, Therefore, I, J. R. Luns
ford, Ordinary of Taylor County,
Georgia, by virtue of an order of
the Honorable Herman E. Tal-
madge, Governor of said State,
dated March 14, 1949, do hereby
call a Special Election to be held
in and for said County on the 5th
day of April, 1949, to fill the office
of Representative in the General
Assembly from Taylor County, said
State, for the unexpired term of
said Garland T. Byrd, to-wit:
j For the term ending on the
Second Monday in January, 1951.1
I All candidates for said unexpirer i
term shall file written notice of [
their candidacy with the under
signed on or before 5:00 o’clock p.
m., on Marcii 26, 1949.
Said Special Election will be
held in accordance with the pro-
i visions of all laws of the State of
1 Georgia applicable to Elections.
| The hours of keeping open the
) polls shall be from 7:00 o’clock a.
1 m. until 6:00 p. m., April 5, 1949.
This 15th day of March, 1949.
J. R. LUNSFORD,
Ordinary, Taylor County, Ga.
We are going out of the Second-hand Merchandise business in all lines. We have
good news for you again, and a big brand new announcement to make public soon.
In the future we will handle nothing but—and all new Merchandise—Watch for out
advertising. You cant help but like our new idea with a new business in a new store
all made over, right here where we are nowin the Dixie Bargain House. We will even
have a nw store trade name and it will be the greatest bargain store of its kind
anywhere in the entire state of Georgia. Just think—bargains right here at home in
Butler that will beat anything in Macon, Columbus or Atlanta.
Watch for this good news soon and come on down and get them if you can use
any of these second-hand bargains that we are just about giving away. Look at the
amazing prices listed below!
Here Is a Few Second-Hand Bargains We Are Closing-Out
Men's Good Used OVERCOATS .... 50c
Boys’ Good Used OVERCOATS ... 50c
Small Boys’ Good Used OVERALLS TOc
1 Lot Men’s PANTS—Need Repairs 10c
1 Lot Men’s Good Used PANTS $1.00
1 Lot Men’s Good Used COATS $1.00
1 Lot Men’s COATS 50c
1 Lot Men’s Good Work Pants 15c & .‘19c
1 Lot Men’s Vests 10c
Men’s Heavy SWEAT SHIRTS , 25c
1 Lot Men’s Short Sleeve Shirts 25c
Men’s Army Shoes & Slippers $1.79-$1.98
Ladies’ Good Used LONG COATS . 25c
Ladies’ Good Used BLOUSES 25c
Girls’ Good Used DRESSES 25c
1 Lot Children’s CLOTHES 10c
1 Lot Ladies’ Used SLIPPERS 48c
1 Lot Ladies Silk DRESSES 50c
1 Lot Ladies’ Print DRESSES 25c
Few Ladies’ $5.00 Long COATS 98c
Few Ladies’ Short COATS $1.00
Few Ladies’ Good Silk DRESSES $1.00
Few Men’s Overall JUMPERS 75c
Few Men’s Good $3.00 COATS $1.00
i Mrs. Sara Frances Dean, mother
of the editor and publisher of The
, iimes-Free Press, Carrollton, died
at her home at Lebanon, lnu., last
week.
Bargain
John Eason
Dixie
House
Butler, Ga.
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