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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
4
The Butler Herald devotes space to local notes and opinions, highlighting a workforce, contract awards for Charles Wheatley on a Americus project, and a Tennessee style critique of traffic habits. It also reports on Senator Bilbo’s filibuster against the F E P C bill, inflation concerns, and OPA price realities.
Calhoun Times editor J Roy McGinty warns readers about a proposed sales tax. He favors targeted taxes on those who can pay but opposes taxing essentials like bread meat medicines and hospital bills while supporting exemptions for hardship cases. He emphasizes revenues should come from wealthier taxpayers.
The Atlanta Constitution summarizes Truman's long congressional message stressing federal help to equalize educational opportunity. It calls for grants to improve schools especially where state and local funds are inadequate, and supports building new educational facilities while preserving local control. The piece notes the South bears a large share of the nation's child population with limited income.
The president asks Congress to admit Hawaii as a state immediately and to grant statehood to Alaska as soon as the territory indicates a desire to join.
From Schley county in Georgia's 13th Senatorial District comes Buddy Battle elected to succeed his late father Carl L. Battle. The 30 year old Ellaville native is described as quietly competent and seriously committed to learning his duties before taking on a senior, influential post.
Orchids to Butler High School seniors for establishing a local tabloid titled Butler High Times volume one number two dated January 25 1946. The issue features educational content school news and humor with staff including Estelle Childres editor in chief Elizabeth Massey managing editor Annie Wisham feature editor Katie Sanders news editor Bryan Blair business manager LaRoy Gee advertising manager Leon James and John Saunders circulation and Bobby Brooks art editor.
The Georgia General Assembly endorses the Hum ber Resolution urging world federation to preserve peace and freedom. The measure ties Georgia to similar acts in 14 states, framing global governance through international law and democracy to strengthen the United Nations and prevent isolation.
The letter argues for a selected committee to choose a recipient for a civic honor badge rather than a single club or organization naming a "man of the year." It emphasizes community praise motivates individuals and groups after notable yearly efforts.
Georgia honors Lt Daniel Manuel Lee of Alma and Sgt J R McKinney of Sylvan ia for receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman in Washington. The Jackson Progress Argus notes their gallantry in France and the Philippines reflects a regional tradition of brave ancestors and generations of fighting Southerners.
The Export-Import Bank approved a $33,000,000 credit to China to purchase U.S. cotton. The move aims to aid Southern farmers by supporting demand for the principal staple and stabilizing prices.
An inventor presents a working model to a manufacturer, declines an interim agreement, and a profitable deal follows. The piece extols honesty, integrity, and trust as essential virtues, citing Christ Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy, urging fidelity and perseverance in right conduct with references to biblical verses and the Christian Science Monitor.
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