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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
4
The Rossville Open Gate offers juried casual wisdom on manners and safety. A car coach warns readers about leaving powder on coats and the risk of accidental explosion. Florida winter visitors may be checked on fuel sources by state authorities to curb fuel misuse.
Voters in Tift County approved a proposed consolidation of city and county officers through a referendum in the county primary held two weeks earlier for nominating county officers.
Large mail order houses release spring catalogs though stock is reduced on many items. Merchants still rely on newspaper advertising to keep their names before the public and maintain trade presence.
Rev. Willie D. Upshaw former Georgia Congressman will address four successive Sundays at the Evangelistic Center in Santa Monica Calif He is recovering from a serious pneumonia attack and friends are glad to hear he is improving.
Roy Emmett publisher of the Cedartown Standard resigns as vice president of the Georgia Press Association citing business stress. Belmont Dennis publisher of Covington News is elected in his place. Emmett is a former editor of the Americus Times Recorder.
The Walton Tribune earns special mention and broad appreciation from the surrounding community for its twenty page Farm Program edition last week, highlighting Walton county's six point agricultural plan and the paper's ongoing service to locals.
Describes sailors in rubber rafts after being torpedoed by a submarine. They endure burning suns and thirst while sharks circling and sharks circling looms. A submarine surfaces and machine guns them as they drift. Recalls dangers of naval life at sea.
Paul Stephens tells Georgians that Japan's $50,000,000-a-year lily bulb trade is within reach for South Georgia. Dr. H. D. Wilson grows lilies on about six acres in Dougherty County near Albany, proving Americans can stop paying Japanese suppliers.
In a Dawson News editorial editor Frank Miller pledges a new approach for the Pembroke Journal, promising to write only good about his people. The column notes the paper’s long tradition since 1886 of promoting positive coverage.
The article reports President Pedro Ramirez's ouster by a group of army officers reputedly pro Axis. Ramirez, installed in a 1943 coup, severed ties with Germany and Japan a month earlier, amid reactionary rule. The new regime appears unstable, raising concerns for United Nations unity and Hemispheric security per Secretary Stettinius.
The Albany Journal notes the approach of spring with boys flying kites marbles returning and pecan trees turning green. Gardeners prepare victory gardens while worms and spades bring eager anticipation for fishing season signaling the season change.
In Turner County the primary saw voters write in a sheriff candidate omitted from the ballot. The write in secured over sixty votes and aimed to place the most qualified man in office without canvassing. The move is described as well intended and not rebellious, setting a favorable precedent.
Judge John S. Wood of Canton announces candidacy to return as representative for the Ninth Georgia District. Other contenders include Steve Tate of Tate, Clifton Brannon of Toccoa, and H. T. Oliver of Gainesville as the field nears qualification.
Editors defend editorial pages as a steady but quiet investment in community spirit. They argue sincerity and fairness, not literary flair, build trust, encourage local enterprises and civic interests, while avoiding sharp political clashes.
The Franklin News editor Hon. P. T. McCutchen known as Uncle Pat marks sixty-one years of ownership of the paper and enters his 78th year. He is praised as a princely editor and father of several children who have served Georgia’s state government and communities with notable value.
President Roosevelt rejects Congress tax bill claiming it yields less revenue than stated and mainly relieves the wealthy. He criticizes lack of tax simplification and urges cooperation to win the war, noting the need to avoid partisan brawls and maintain fair play.
Margaret Peggy Mitchell known in private life as Mrs. John R. Marsh spoke in Philadelphia that she does not plan to write a sequel to Gone with the Wind. She cited war work and family duties preventing her from pursuing another novel now.
In a chaotic tax season report, residents face mounting confusion and anxiety as some labor for weeks on forms. The Oregon Collector admits confusion, a Florida man reportedly commits suicide over tax worries, and Portland sees an ambulance twice outside the Internal Revenue office with a woman collapsing and a man fainting at his final figure.
Elder W J Greene urges rapid national land and home building to house returning soldiers and workers. He proposes issuing fiat money of 15 billion dollars to buy land, build homes, and grant deeds after five years work, with land reuse rules and county agents to manage distributions. The plan aims to ease unemployment, restore unity, and care for disabled veterans.
The ad offers several good mules for sale in a broad range of ages and sizes. It promises to furnish almost any size or color mule desired and appeals to buyers seeking a specific type.
The Christian Science Monitor extols Go Forward Aue as the path out of difficulties through reliance on God and divine Mind. It cites Moses and the Red Sea as an example of faith leading to deliverance and urges constant prayer, trust, and adherence to spiritual law for personal and world peace.
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