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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
6
A columnist notes old hacks and sturdy living while mocking ration stamps, surplus pork, and delayed taxes. The piece recalls an Old Timer’s reminiscence of garden produce and laments housing and vehicle tax schemes affecting Taylor County residents and statewide observers.
Last summer officials urged higher pork consumption to curb a surplus while pork production was discouraged. Farmers sold or destroyed many brood sows, and few saw how close the country stood to a meat famine.
J Eugene Cook commissioner of revenue is named a probable candidate for governor. Since earning a 1927 Mercer University law degree he has led Georgia tax department for about three years and delivered outstanding results.
The war’s bright note is Berlin churches reopening under Soviet approval for Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish worship. Christians may again honor God by conscience, a foretaste of Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men, and a sign of real victory and lasting peace, as noted by Pelham Journal.
The Millen News argues that pamphlets and campaigns fail to move the public. It urges immediate steps to employ returning soldiers as beneficial citizens, warning that polite greetings alone won't suffice.
The Dean Theater drives in the Seventh War Loan shows local enterprise and citizen support. Dr Dean and the community are thanked as bonds sales exceed $25,000 from this source since a prior report of over $59,000 two weeks earlier.
A colored preacher resigns after unsatisfactory tenure and moves to another charge. His old congregation visits expecting charges, but he opens the Bible to a misprinted text from third John chapter 13 and declares that those who have seen him before should keep silent until later.
The Christian Science Monitor argues the San Francisco Charter is not foolproof yet not useless. It urges vigilance and responsible engagement to improve and realize the Charter’s goals, noting small nations gain influence and emergency force is available via the Security Council.
John Crouch of the Albany Journal publicly recommends Henry T. McIntosh, editor of the Albany Herald, for governor. The remark is described as a notable compliment from a business competitor, and the Albany Advertiser supports the nomination.
The Monroe Advertiser warns wealth is not only money but beauty, strength, intellect and talent can trap hearts. Brains must accompany riches to avoid danger, or risk isolation, error and death by neglecting the line beyond money. The note ends with a self critical jab about advice for others.
A veteran group cautions returning service members to avoid heroic myths and to expect mixed memories. They warn of moral guilt from battle strain, temptations, and shifting behavior abroad, noting struggles with alcohol and promiscuity and the difficulty of reintegrating at home.
Property owners face a dilemma under rent control as occupants pay 1943 rents while owners must cover 1945 prices for materials and services. This mismatch accelerates property wear and strain on maintenance budgets.
The Macon Telegraph notes in Round the Circle that a small low powered hand radio may soon be sold for private citizens. A fixed farm radio with loud speaker could be installed and licensed as easily as a fishing or hunting license, enabling farm workers to call across all points on farms or ranches.
Emory University’s Candler School of Theology earns praise for a down to earth rural ministry approach. The town and country ministers program aims to resuscitate Southern rural churches by training leaders to tackle income health education recreation and agriculture issues in their communities.
The Solid Fuels Administration for War urges immediate coal orders, flexible fuel use, and early conservation. Americans should sign coal orders now, accept usable fuel, store deliveries, and prepare by insulating sealing and weather stripping to ease expected shortages.
A Southern Agriculturists essay praises farm boys for hard work and practical education. It argues rural youths gain advantages from good roads and rural schools, showing the outdoors as a constant workshop. It contrasts farm and city upbringing, noting experience and self-reliance.
The Ellaville Sun editor praises Ellaville as a peaceful town and jokes that a gun shot means a dog is involved. The Jackson Herald in Jefferson Ga marks its 71st anniversary noting it has been run by Holder family for 54 years. The piece lauds Uncle John Holder for decades of service to state and community.
The piece predicts a wholesale shift in meat production from packing houses to retail with frozen beef, packages, and bone‑less T‑bone style cuts. It notes quick freezing advances, the potential for lower postwar costs, and the possible disappearance of traditional butchers and carcass displays.
The passage reflects nostalgia for bygone times when a farmer's wife opened a jar of sausage, fried it, and canned at hogkilling time for the family supper with hot grits. It argues such returns would bring happiness, contentment, and fewer stresses from modern daily rush.
The Bartow grand jury disclosure of alleged discrepancies in county fiscal affairs highlights citizens’ right to know how local funds are managed. The Atlanta Constitution urges periodic publication of comprehensive financial reports to protect taxpayer interests and curb misuses, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
The article urges inoculation of dogs against rabies costing one dollar per dog. It argues owners valuing money over family safety harm the community and calls on county health and law enforcement to enforce the new Georgia rabies law to check or eliminate the disease.
Last week saw the completion of a new Charter at San Francisco aimed at lasting world peace and security. Early opinion calls the Charter a sound basis if participating nations implement it effectively.
The Ellaville Sun and editor Raymond Duncan mark eight years of service to Schley County. The paper is praised as a community builder and urged to continue its work serving and prospering the locality.
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