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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
3
Public notice advises planning pine seedling orders for next winter. It notes a strong seed crop expected this fall, cites Taylor County and Crawford County planting figures, and promotes early ordering through M. P. Dean Tom Hawkins or Jas. M. Crawford Co Ranger with no payment due at order.
Atty Gen Eugene Cook rules Georgia cities cannot use license taxes to curb newspaper editorial policy. He states state law does not authorize such taxes to regulate the press. Publisher M R Ashworth of the Columbus Ledger and Enquirer called license taxes a dangerous precedent for a free press.
Local farmers report boll worm infestation in cot ton and urge early control measures. Insecticides in use for regular cotton insect control such as 3 5 4 B H C D D T and sulfur toxaphone and Calcium Arsenate are failing against boll worm. best measure is dust with 12 to 15 pounds per acre of 10 percent D D T, says Tom Hawkins, County Agent.
Cook argued municipalities may claim rights to withhold or cancel a license, suggesting license tax procedures could evolve. Newspapers could face taxation, and a regulatory tax might be legal, but a purely regulatory tax would be unconstitutional.
Five Columbus delegates to the state disabled veterans convention were injured Friday near Roberta when their car collided with a truck at GA 7 and US 80. W Herbert Clade Jr., 32, YMCA chaplain of Muscogee Chapter No 7 DAV, remained in a Macon hospital with a crushed leg in fair condition. The car’s driver was Mrs. Johnson. the truck driver was Wm H O'Donald of Cleveland Tennessee.
Tomorrow is the final deadline for obtaining a state drivers license for motor vehicles. The bureau expects about 100000 Georgians to be late in getting licenses.
Twenty nine Taylor Mill Woman's Club members traveled by bus to Jacksonville Beach Fla with stops at Marineland and St. Augustine. The trip featured sightseeing at the Marine Studio Alligator Farm and oldest schoolhouse in the south, with meals and gifts as they returned home around 8 60. Mrs Dunn hosted part of the outing and the group praised driver Douglas Butts for courtesy.
Georgia rural mail carriers will convene in Macon from July 9 to 11 with plans under way. C. B. McCook of Lizella chairs the local arrangements. this marks the 47th annual RLC convention since 1903. The Ladies Auxiliary holds its 26th convention. a junior convention for carrier children is arranged. State president Glenn Sumner will preside. officers include Warren Bledsoe, E C Crawford, and G C Barnhill.
An Atlanta honeymooning couple and five other persons were killed in weekend traffic crashes in Georgia, the State Patrol said Monday. The fatalities include a newlywed couple and five others from separate incidents across the state.
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