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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
4
The publication notes President Truman silent on war costs and General MacArthur saying the Korean War is only in its beginning. It mentions possible state sales tax in Georgia and urges cooperative community spirit. Also invites viewing a 50 year old Sage Palm blooming on Mrs. Leanne Mobley's lawn in Hamilton marking a rare bloom.
Society note quotes A C Jolly humorous take on menu trends with onions as a featured element. It playfully contrasts stuffed vegetables with a staple onion dish and hints at a performance or event catering tone.
Authorities claim Peach County is the only county in the state installing electric lights in every school building white and colored. The work, now in progress, is being done by the county board of education. Congratulations to the neighbor county’s progressive spirit.
A recent visitor notes St Augustine, Florida, 38 miles east of Jacksonville, as the oldest U.S. city with Fort San Marcos the King's Forge and historic cemeteries. The essay contrasts world unrest and tyranny with democracy defending minority rights and religious liberty.
The piece notes that depressions have been brief in this rich, progressive nation, listing past downturns with their durations from 1819 through 1922 and ending with a reassurance that hard times do not endure long. It cites periods 12, 20, 5, 12, 8, 30, 22, 10, 25, 25, 11, 8, and 14 months.
A late acknowledgement expresses gratitude to County Warden Jack Peed for inviting county officials and citizens to the Fourth of July barbecue at the county work camp. The note commends sanitary conditions, prison cells, eating quarters, and the cooperation between the warden and guards to ensure prisoner safety and good road service on blue roads.
The 1948 Census of Business preliminary figures show Taylor County Georgia retail sales at 3.1 million in 1948, up from 1.1 million in 1939. Service trades recorded 36 thousand in 1948, with 167 paid employees versus 128 in 1939. Final figures will appear in Georgia bulletins, with similar county data released later.
A slice of small town chatter from Talbotton and surrounding areas features Boots Birdsong the Friendly Mule Man as residents share humorous exchanges. The piece includes lines from Manchester, Cordele, and Woodland locals with quick quips about stairs, statues, shopping, and a humorous hat size remark by Bruce Wilder in Columbus.
The document explains how to classify executive offices and chain store warehouses, how to treat sales and receipts including deductions for returns and allowances, and what counts as proprietors and employees. It defines active proprietors and full workweek employees and clarifies payroll timing for November 1948.
A conservation note explains how forests protect soil and water and how fires threaten streams and fish. It argues forests reduce runoff and erosion, while fire can destroy roots and muddy streams, risking fish habitats and pond dams along a watershed.
In the Macon Telegraph Mr. Eugene Anderson notes a La Grange citizen at a Mercer alumni meeting claimed an educated man could steal a railroad. He warns education without religious training produces dangerous, unempathic individuals and cites growing prisons, hospitals and libraries to handle rising needs.
Invitation to services at Taylor Mill house of prayer beside the school. Two daily services at 11 a.m. and evening worship through the week. Old fashioned gospel singing and preaching, with Bible study and Holy Spirit led prayer. Servant of the Lord invites all who will come.
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