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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
4
The U S Agriculture Department reports 26 380 000 acres of cotton in cultivation on July 1, up 14 2 percent from a year earlier. The Doerun Courier notes a self depreciating joke about press meetings and one man outfits.
Rep Elliott Hogan of Screven County has practically announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 1950. Hogan has served in the Georgia House and is challenging Marvin Griffin of Bainbridge.
The Townsend party pledges a pension of about $156 monthly for every person 60 and over. The National Educational Association votes to bar Communist Party members from teaching in American schools, urging teachers to stand firm against Moscow influenced ideology.
Sister Susan Myrick notes a barber shooting case where the suspect may face a jury of women she regards as merciful or lenient. She suggests that many good women could advocate mercy or a not guilty verdict in the trial.
The Chattahoochee Circuit judge died Sunday at age 82. He was known for humane sentencing and kindly conduct, often embracing convicts to urge reform despite his firm rulings. His sympathetic heart and gold standard of character were widely recalled.
Georgia Y M C A aquatic expert J P Bailey identifies reckless waterside behavior and parental laxity as main drowning causes. He cites about 100 million cannot swim and proposes ten rules including supervised pools, guarding, warning signs, and staying out of unguarded waters to reduce risk.
Morgan County News seethes at Paul Robeson calling him a traitor for praising Russia and asserting influence over the Black community. It denounces his son’s interracial marriage and warns the nation of potential harm from his actions.
The Lee E. Kelly column in the Thomasville Press endorses segregation by color and warns against a mixed population. A Stewart-Webster Journal note by Brother Anglin criticizes Gov. Talmadge's tax plans, arguing higher taxes threaten small business and calling for restraint despite rising state income.
An editorial urges middle aged readers to improve through reading and thinking. It argues two requisites for education are reading and thinking and that anyone can become well informed with consistent study, even if only a half hour daily. It encourages choosing topics of interest and pursuing them until understanding.
Georgia closed its business year June 30 with a record revenue of 110122000. State Auditor B E Thrasher announced the figure, about two million dollars higher than the 1947 48 total of 108299859, marking the highest annual intake in state history for schools roads health welfare and other needs.
No. 2 reports claim more than 15090 names on an old age pension list and improper state dealings. Allegations include a department head illegally buying a station wagon, misused public parks, and conversion of state property to personal use. Also cited are million dollar frauds by road contractors and textbooks misuse, with officials noting widespread complaints and possible contracting bias. Wesleyan College opens youth workshop.
The message urges graduates to choose a life of righteousness over sin, calling commencement the start of active life and eternal life. It praises quiet, humble citizens in Butler, especially Janie and Mary Lizzie Neisler, Mrs. J. F. Posey, and Rev. John Marvin Cox, as exemplars of faith and service.
Junior editor Jack Williams Jr. reports from London in a series for the Atlanta Constitution. He describes Thomas Gray as a witty figure rather than a melancholy one and notes Gray’s education at Eaton and Cambridge. The piece ties Gray to a Pennsylvanian connection and Reformation era church ceremonies with light refreshments and occasional clergy naps.
Police found no evidence beyond the editor Dewey Taft receiving threats. Officials said the life of Taft and the newspaper plant is not in immediate danger from an invisible government or saboteurs.
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