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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER.
GEORGIA, AUGUST 15, 1957.
The Butler Herald
Entered at the Post Office in Butler,
Georgia as Mail Matter of
Second Class
Most men may be a little stupid,
but few of them are blind; that’s
why most women spend more time
in the beauty parlor than in im
proving their mind.—Exchange.
Congressmen are pushing a new
Chas. Benns, Jr., Managing Editor move to get House action on the
O. E. Cox, Publisher & Bus. Mgr. | th e administration’s postage rate
increase bill and
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the administra
tion-opposed pay raise for 950,000
government white-collar workers.
The Fort Gaines News-Record has
been purchased by R. T. Harris of
Cuthbert from C. R. Cox of that
city who also is owner of the Cuth
bert Times. The News-Record serves
Clay County while the Times serves
Randolph County.
Week after week we enjoy read
ing the Lavonia Times of which
Mrs. J. E, Little is editor, she being
assisted by Miss Bernice Wilder
and Freddie Lee. This splendid
Georgia weekly newspaper recent
ly celebrated its 53rd year of pub
lication.
Dan Grahl, of the Ft. Valley
Leader-Tribune, rightfully says: “It
missio.ers has set the 1957 tax has been our contention for many
rate at 4216 mills, an increase of j years that jury duty, both on the
By far the most precious thing
you can save to enjoy in your old
age IS YOU.
We wonder what woulr happen
if on the first of January, 1958,
iveryone paid all their debts before
Boon.
You can save yourself a lot of
wasted efforts if you refuse to be
lieve everything you hear about
other people.
Schley County's Board of Com-
Senator Russell Is Called
Civil Rights Victor
71/, mills over last year.
The Georgia Prison Wardens As
sociation met at Savannah and
many plans were discussed for
continued improvement in our pris
on system.
“A person who says it is easy to
get around the law hasn’t been
stopped by State Patrol” says the
Ellaville Sun. We wonder how Bro.
Duncan knows?
A news item says at present rate
of production the Elberton Manu
facturing Co. is turning out three-
quarters of a million blouses a |
year with a value of $1,200,000.
grand and traverse juries, is one
of the prime responsibilities of citi
zenship for those who are duly
qualified to serve
A tremendous amount of plan
ning has gone into the studying
and performance range of the new
automobiles for 1958 according to
the automotive association. Pretty
soon showrooms will be aglitter
with the premiere artfully de
signed to dazzle the public and fill
everybody with desire to buy.
Columbus Will Miss
Mr. Francis Turner
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Congratulations to Dawson News
which recently observed the 75th
anniversary of its publication. It
is one of Georgia’s esteemed
weekly newspapers and has for a
number of years been edited and
published by Carl Rountree who
conducts an interesting front-page
column in the News entitled “Pot
pourri.”
Young America has lost a friend
in the passing of Col. Clyde Palmer
widely known publisher, radio and
TV station owner of Texarkana,
Ark. So have the parents and the
teachers of the nation. But, through
his energy, thoughtfulness and
generosity, he has left to all of
these, and to the generations to
"ome, a priceless gift that should
long remain bright, untarnished
and inspiring.
Of Senator Russell- the New
York Herald-Tribune recently re
marked:
“The administration’s civil rights
bill stands stripped of broad en
forcement powers today largely be
cause of one man—Senator Russell
of Georgia.
“The Senate vote to kill Part
III of the bill was a victory for su
perior political strategy. And Sen.
Russell was the strategist who en-1
gineered it.
“He did it in this way: First, he
threw the pro-civil rights forces
into confusion with an unexpected
attack on the bill which seemed to
catch even President Eisenhower
by surprise. The result was a cloud
of indecision over the Administra
tion's objective.
“Then the Senator pressed this
advantage by driving on to win
the first great test in this struggle.
He had exploited weakness in the
opposing ranks. '
“Not in yedrs has sentiment for
a civil-rights bill been as strong in
the United States Senate as it has
been in this -session of Congress.
And for this reason, pro civil rights
forces were hopeful they could beat
down Southern opposition and pass
a “strong” bill.
“’But while the pro civil rights
Senators were preparing for the
“filibuster,” Senator Russell at
tacked without waiting for the lines
to form. He did it on July 2 with
the charge that the Administration
bill was “cunningly designed” to
force integration *of the races in
the South at bayonet point, if nec
essary.”
Referring to the recent death of
Mr. Francis H. Turner, W. C.
Tucker says:
“Francis H. Turner, vice presi
dent of W. C. Bradley Co. and a
widely known and liked business
man of Columbus, died at mid
night Monday at St. Francis hos
pital at the age of 62.
“His death was unexpected and
came as a shock to the community.
“Mr. Turner had lived here for
32 years and had many friends in
the community.
“They and his associates in the
Columbus Rotary Club, as well as
those who knew him through his
membership at St. Luke Methodist
Church, where he was a member
of the official board, will feel his
loss deeply.
“He was a member of the Ameri
can Legion, having been a veteran
of World War I.”
President’s Wife Undergoes
Surgery
Tommy Manville’s recent 10th
marriage has already gone on the
rocks. It is suggested that Tommy
take up some hobby—other than
that of getting married.—Olin Mil
ler in Thomaston Times.
Mrs. Lynda Bryan says that the
rich, colorful crepe myrtle lingers
on Talbotton lawns at Mrs. G. L.
Carter’s, the J. B. Miller home and
the Marvin Grahams spacious pic
turesque grounds.
The nation’s First lady, Mrs. Eis
enhower, underwent surgery a few
days ago and it was gratifying to
learn that the operation was suc
cessful.
Mrs. Eisenhower was reported in
good condition following the sur
gery, which was performed at
Washington’s Walter Reed hospital.
The operation was intended to cor
rect what physicians referred to as
a “benign” condition.
We are gratified to learn that
Mrs.’ Eisenhower came thru with
flying colors, and we are certain
all Americans feel the same way.
Congratulation to Georgia’s
Negro Farmer
From the Macon Telegraph:
We are delighted to know that
before now, when a schol teacher
was sick, she had to pay a substi
tute, except in a few places where
local systems had to plan for pay-
Bishop Turner of Early County, a ing them. Now, the State Board of
Ernest Camp, feature writer for
the Walton Tribune tells us that
when he used to live in AtlantaJ electric
he would skip the ill-lighted streets ‘
at night for fear that someone
54-year-old Negro, was present
ed with the Georgia Merit Farmer
Award at Ft. Valley State Col
lege recently. He is the fourth to
win the coveted title, awarded an
nually.
Turner is an outstanding exam
ple of good effort rewarded. Work- .. , , . , , ..
ing “from before sunup to after tlonal 3150 for sick leave - xt Wl11 g0
sunset,” he has followed sound ag-! to $418 Per teacher. If the local
ricultural practices which have ! system does not need all of the $50
paid off in high yields and good . for sick leave, they can use the
financial returns.
Education has provided some mon
ey to pay sick leave. It will be in
cluded in the “Maintenance and
Operation Money”. This “M. & O.
Fund” was formerly $300 per teach
er. It was already scheduled to be
raised to $368. Now with the addi-
His gross income for 1956, was
remainder to supplement teachers’
$20,000, with a net return of almost j salaries - And that ’s th ’ 2 word ° n
$8,000. Sarting as a renter in 1930 jleave,
he values his farm today at $132,-
000. His farm home is neat and at
tractive and is equipped with an
kitchen and complete
plumbing and water facilities.
The Negro farmer was chosen
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Transportation---01d and New
^ Earliest American truck built in quantity production was the
35-horsepower screen-side delivery unit (top) manufactured by
Dodge in 1917. Only 391,057 trucks then were on American high
ways. Now, 40 years later, the 204-horsepower sweptside Dodge
truck (bottom) is among 10,809,000 trucks serving the nation.
would slip up behind him and from a x fie]d Qf ca , ndidates bj
a group of judges who represented j
extension, education, finance and
conservation. Screening of the can-
didates was done at the Ft. Valley
knock him in the head for the
change he might happen to have
in his pockets, but now men and
women are being murdered in the
broad daylight in the capital city, College
and while he still loves Atlanta, he j T he ^Telegraph is proud to join
with the Ft
can see the need for it to mend its
ways.
• •• •
All TALMA
Reports
SHINGTQN
Valley State College
| in the Georgia Merit Farmer;
Award. The caliber of farming
which is revealed in the study of
Negro • farmers is high. Bishop !
Turner has carried out a farm pro
gram of outstanding quality and
has shown leadership and high
standards in his community life, j
We offer him and the Ft. Valley
$tate College our congratulations
and best wishes for continuing suc
cess in the agricultural program.
AS INCREDIBLE AS it may
seem, the Department of Agricul
ture is upset over the prospect of
an increase in the price of cotton
this fall and has asked Congress to
do something about it.
True D .
Morse, acting
for Secretary
of Agriculture
Ezra Benson,
has written the
House and Sen
ate Committees
on Agriculture
e x pressing
alarm about the fact that the more-
rapid-than-anticipated depletion of
the nation’s cotton surplus is ex
pected to result in a mandatory
increase in cotton price supports
for the 1957 crop. He called for im
mediate Congressional action on
proposed legislation to offset such
increases by giving the-Secretary
further authority to cut support
prices for basic commodities.
* * *
IN ACCORDANCE WITH the
present farm law, the Department
on February 9 announced a support
price for upland cotton of 28.15
cents per pound for %-inch mid
dling grade. The law requires that
this figure be re-evaluated at the
beginning of the marketing season
and raised if supplies have fallen
below certain fixed levels.
Because of the laudable, if be
lated, vigor with which the De
partment this year has imple
mented Public Law 480 and com
panion statutes to sell surplus
American cotton abroad, exports
for the current year will be
excess of 7.5 million bales, more
than one million above earlier esti
mates, and exports for next year
will be much greater than the anti
cipated 4.5 million bales. This will
invoke the so-called “escalator”
clause of the farm law requiring a
higher support price.
It now appears,” Mr. Morse
wrote, “that the law will require
price supports for the 1957 crop to
be increased above the 28.15 cents
per pound level. ... It is therefore
urgent that legislation be enacted
in this session of Congress as we
have recommended.”
* * *
THE ARGUMENT OF the Agri
culture Department that such an
increase in the support price will
result in the creation of a greater
cotton surplus indicates that the
Secretary and his associates either
fail to understand or have no faith
in the programs which Congress
has given them at their request to
prevent just such an eventuality.
Congress passed Public Law 480
to encourage the exportation of
surplus commodities for sale on
the world market and enacted the
Soil Bank Program to reduce pro
duction of these same commodities
here at home. The objective of
these programs was to create a
more stable market on which the
farmer could demand and receive
higher and more realistic prices
for his produce.
If the Agriculture Department
will properly and vigorously ad
minister the laws now on the
books, there is no reason why an
increased support price on cotton
should result in a new surplus. The
cotton farmer deserves this long-
overdue increase and I do not
believe Congress will be in the
mood to deny it to him.
(Not prepared or printed at government expense)
Earlier Days in the County
These items appeared in an issue
of the Herald published during
September, 1903:
Everyone returning to work with
renewed energy.
The Reynolds Methodist parson
age is -about completed and is a
great attraction to its section of
the city.
Miss Rosa Caldwell has accepted
principalship of the Byron high
school.
The state tax rate for 1903 has
been fixed by the Governor and
Comptroller at $5 on the $1,000.
Butler ball team was defeated
Friday by the Reynolds team in a
score of 21 to 16. The game was
interesting throughout.
The local school opened with a
good attendance Monday, but ow-
ing to the building undergoing
some repairs, several were kept
away.
Mr. C. F. Cooper brought the first
bale of cotton to Reynolds Friday
the bale weighing 500 pounds. It
was purchased by Mr. C. H. Neis-
ler at 15c a pound.
Rev. A. B. Peed preached an im
pressive sermon at Corbett’s church
Sunday morning. Rev. Clyde
Adams preached Sunday night and
Miss Katie Payne united with the
church.
Mrs. O. D. Gorman, wife of Col.
O. D. Gorman died at her home in
Talbotton, after a brief illness. She
was 61 years of age and a daugh
ter of the late W. H. Holmes, of
Talbot County.
The State Board of Education
met at the capitol in Atlanta on
Wednesday to start the uniform
textbook law in motion. Gov. Ter
rell is chairman of the Board.
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