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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
8
The recap covers USO fund drive progress in Athens with a $1000 raise toward a $3500 goal, drought impact limiting Americas pools, and varied Georgia events. It notes energy savings from Griffin blackout, voters in Schley County, a deadly Dalton-Cleveland highway crash, prison guard deaths, and local civic efforts across Bibb, Carroll, and Augusta.
City comptroller G West announced a purchase of 100000 in defense savings bonds by Atlanta. The bonds will be used for the general and police pension funds, according to internal revenue official Marion Allen.
Washington June 9 the War Department announced contracts totaling 1 480 295 for an Army Air Base to train Negro pilots at Tuskegee Alabama the first all Negro unit The McKissick McKissick Construction Company of Nashville Tennessee and Hilyard R Robinson of Washington DC are the contractors both Negro firms.
Macon on June 8 S H Gantt’s car caught fire on a downtown street corner as city firefighters battled the blaze. A passing fire inspector witnessed the scene while Gantt’s insurance agent crossed the street and issued a check to honor the policy.
At Fort Benning Infantry School Georgia more than 4000 officers and 1000 enlisted have graduated from six courses since July 1 1940. A new class starts each week with 150 officers arriving Saturday for a battalion commander and staff course. A 126 member class will graduate June 12 and weekly classes continue through August 1. The school will also train warrant officers and enlisted men to become commissioned officers in the Infantry.
In LaGrange Georgia on June 10 seven year old James Smith climbed a light pole near his home to view a bird nest. He touched a wire carrying 11 000 volts and was knocked 35 feet to the ground dying instantly. Survived by Mr and Mrs Clifford Smith the boy’s parents.
Albany Georgia June 8 Dougherty county farmers report the water melon crop in critical condition according to county agent J C Richardson About 300 acres are affected the first in several years Pastures are in ruinous state while cotton corn and peanuts show less damage
Trenton Ga Sheriff Grover Tatsum announced the arrest of Ernest Heard a 26 year old timber cutter on a murder charge in the slaying of a mountain neighbor’s infant daughter. Heard is held at the Dade county jail pending a preliminary hearing.
Phil Buckheit, a Savannah native, was appointed promotion manager of the Macon Telegraph and News by General Manager Carriage Walls. He previously served as production manager for Davison Paxon in Atlanta after studying advertising at Georgia Tech and earlier worked on the Atlanta Journal staff.
Valdosta Georgia will host an air corps bombing squadron after a War Department notice. Work on the 3.3 million camp site will start once the city secures deeds for 600 acres, with the army owning an adjoining 12 000 acres. The Valdosta airport is named a national defense project with 1.5 million more to be invested.
A late historical ledger lists WPA camp expenses and salaries from 6058 to 6160 plus related costs. Items include guards, mechanics, jail supplies, court orders, vital statistics, and transportation, with entities such as J. W. Cooper, C. H. Neisler Est., Georgia Power Co., Butler Telephone Co., and J. M. Bone appearing among payments. The note ends with a stray line about women and smiles.
The article notes the U S export range 6 000 000 to 7 000 000 and predicts under 1 000 000 for the year. It urges merchants and farmers to cooperate by advertising participation and offering cotton goods bargains to promote stamp use. The program starts June 15 and targets the cotton belt under the new farm plan.
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