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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
4
The Madison Madisonian notes salvage of battle scrap becoming a growing source of raw material. It cites a Georgia officer and Atlanta policewoman offering views on moral delinquency and warns tax-exempt government business harms private enterprise by using public facilities without paying taxes. The piece argues government in business should bear the same tax burden as private firms.
A March 1 plan introduced an equitable food distribution rule for commercial eateries. Under the system a beverage focused shop will no longer secure more butter meat or rationed canned goods than a rival that primarily serves meals.
Eugene S. Heath, president of the Georgia Botanical Society, ends debate on fig bushes blooming. He says the flowers are not large or purple and rarely seen because they are hidden by the green unripe fig cluster.
The notice warns that tax returns are due and Uncle Sam will remind filers. It notes that many men deferment and occupational needs drive reclassification for armed forces induction. Agricultural workers may also be drafted in some cases.
The notice stresses March 15 as the income tax filing deadline and urges prompt action. It notes ten days of springlike weather with persistent rains making county grain fields look lush and promising for the season.
The yam price soars from storage to $4.00 per bushel as carload shipments from Georgia and Alabama find a ready market in Chicago. The piece notes a surplus of yes men and urges more volunteers to support community efforts.
A deer in Weimer Texas befriends a rural carrier. The animal allows the carrier to tie mail around its neck and receives a candy stick before trotting home to its owner Mr Roheffel. The anecdote appears in Postal Oddities.
The War Production Board in Washington says a program to expand shotgun and rifle ammunition production for farmers to curb pests and other civilian needs has been announced. Volume to dealers is not expected until May. In Memphis a man entered a bank and pledged to buy 25 cent War Stamps by licking them for ten minutes, ending with a $48.25 payment.
Barnesville police report six runaways stopped in the past week. Chief Head notes two boys and four girls were held for their parents after notification.
The German government says letters to POWs via the American Red Cross bearing patriotic slogans like Buy War Bonds or V for Victory will be confiscated. Postmaster General Walker warns writers to Germany to omit such slogans to ensure delivery.
Report claims J R Ham editor of the Abbeville Chronicle bagged five quail during services after birds reportedly flew into a church window breaking the glass and he pocketed the birds. The tale notes rising church attendance as a hoped result.
The Herald notes the entrance of Mr. E L Gam mage as candidate for one of two seats in the general assembly from Sumter county. As a leading Middle Georgia newspaperman and successful Sumter business man his services in the legislature would prove valuable to the state. Sumter county would do itself honor to elect Mr Gam mage.
Senator George, a leading Baruch plan objector, argues the proposal risks placing the nation's economic fate under executive directives rather than elected representatives. He notes the core clash is unreconcilable and says the Senate Post War Committee would form an agency answerable to the president but bound by Congress broad policies.
Georgians express pride at the promotion of General Courtney Hicks Hodges to Brigadier General. Hodges 57 of Perry, Georgia, commands the Third Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas and the Southern Defense Command. He has taught at the academy, served since 1909, earned the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star, and married Mildred Lee, daughter of a former Alabama governor’s law partner.
The Herald and Monroe Advertiser debate Shakespearean maxims on virtue and public service. They note many good acts remain unsung while judges seldom hear praise from those they serve, even as they enforce the law with steadfast oath.
The Baruch plan urges Congress to act to avoid a low postwar mood. It outlines five measures: peacetime jobs via revamped government, tax-relief legislation, winding down war programs, servicemember and business loans, and ready public works. President Roosevelt and Byrnes backed the report as a practical starting point.
Edwin Akins of Macon, a former sign painter, served in Italy with U S forces and asked for three Pepsi Colas. Two bottles were sent and arrived in good condition, delighting him and a local dog robber who claimed it tasted like cognac. Pepsi Cola provides free service to servicemen at centers in New York Washington and San Francisco and at war fronts.
Washington reports 24 hour operation of the three U S mints produced 2,023,898,270 coins in 1943, about ten percent of all coins since 1792. Most were steel pennies and the total face value reached 136,237,136.70 dollars while cumulative coinage since founding totals 21,582,000,000 coins worth 6,696,000,000 dollars.
Taylor County Georgia sees a 1944 petition approved for Reynolds Cold Storage and Locker Company to be incorporated for 35 years with possible renewal, based in Reynolds with stock up to 15000 dollars and plan to run cold storage meat processing and related activities. Petitioners include L C Woolard R H Parks Walter Wainwright T Whatley B W Hinton D E Byrd and D W Harp. The company may issue common and preferred stock and sue or be sued in its own name.
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