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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
4
The item notes 700 attendees at the Atlanta Touchdown banquet with 3,600 applicants turned away. It mentions citizens hoping No More Rationing Day follows total victory and calls for patience with outgoing soldier mail now exceeding 45,000,000 pieces weekly as mail handlers are human.
A light column remark notes a woman’s view that marriage is unnecessary. She jokes about a dog that growls a parrot that swears and a cat that returns late at night. The playful line frames domestic quirks as social commentary.
A Washington view holds that Japan has made peace offers and could offer better terms. The statements reflect the logic of events even if not literal truths.
American forces deploy a massive operation sowing mines in Japan’s harbors and Inland Sea to disrupt shipping while B 29 bombers pound factories and airfields, aiming to cripple wartime production.
A Boston Globe columnist notes the conflicted gardener who declines to uproot even small plants that showed kindness by sprouting. The piece contrasts harsh thinning standards with compassion in tending a garden.
During a week long revival at Genetian Baptist Church in Columbus Rev. J. H. Stanford of the county served as pastor with T. F. E. Bush of Colquitt acting as the sole assistant and directing the singing.
The note praises Brig Gen Merritt Lowe for overseeing captured gold in Germany and hopes for his safe return to Butler with a share of the treasure. The writer expresses a playful wish to take a small portion of the gold.
Orchid of the week honors the Butler High School graduating class of 1945 led by President Arman Bazemore and officers Miss Helen Perkins secretary Miss June Trussell treasurer. Superintendent J J Greene and staff praised for thorough preparation and discipline. Salutatory by Helen Perkins and valedictory by June Trussell set for Friday evening.
Gratitude and sorrow fill Columbus Ledger-Enquirer lines as R. J. Alexander eulogizes Edgar Chancellor. The store leader was widely known for helping others, fostering loyalty among staff, and maintaining ties to Fr Benning personnel and armed forces icons like Patton Bradley Eisenhower.
Five seniors will graduate from Butler Colored High School on May 24. Principal Prof. R L McDougald will issue diplomas to Azzie Lee Gray Juanita Loraine McCrary Mollie Mae Threats Frances Ann Woodall and Pearline Mariea Walker.
Former Governor Eugene Talmadge was given a cordial reception Friday in Taylor County on his way to South Georgia for speaking engagements. He will deliver Sunday afternoon remarks at the Baptist Tabernacle in Columbus on Christianity's Part in Post War Period, drawing on his many friends in the area.
The passage portrays Adolf Hitler as a highly capable yet brutal ruler who prepared Germany for war. It claims his mechanized army quickly overran the Rhineland and many nations, routing English forces in France and Belgium, establishing him as Europe’s military master.
The Christian Index reports Dr. B J W Graham and Mrs W J Neel of Georgia, noted Baptist leaders, are improving at Georgia Baptist Hospital. Graham was hospitalized after a Florida trip with serious illness but is recovering, and Neel, who had a heart attack at home in Cartersville, is also much better. The notice offers thanks to God for the good word.
Congressman Steve Pace of Georgia told the House Agricultural Committee that trouble lies ahead for cotton. He proposed a ten point program to aid cotton, warns that synthetic fiber competition will intensify after the war and that many southeast growers farm high cost land. He recommends financial incentives for farmers to leave costly land.
Stalin warns that the surrender is not a mere armistice and urges enduring Allied unity between Russia Britain and America. He notes two separate ceremonies and emphasizes identical terms and unconditional simultaneous surrender to deter German deception and anti Russian rhetoric.
The Supreme Court refused a railroads rehearing, backing Ellis Arnall in his FTC fight and highlighting his push for states rights. At 38, the Georgia governor is praised for debt reduction, poll tax abolition, constitutional reform, and reforms to higher education. His two-year record is described as outstanding in American governance.
The piece thanks mothers nationwide with special note to Taylor county and urges proper observance. It reminds readers Father’s Day is June 17 and asks for letters to soldiers abroad to be mailed by the end of this week or the first of next to ensure timely delivery.
Announcement last week reports the Har ris County Journal in Hamilton purchased by Sherwood Broome who will take charge immediately. He previously edited The Blackshear Times since 1943 and worked with the Enquirer Sun in Columbus Georgia. The Herald notes Stout’s departure from the paper.
A wartime letter requests comfort and guidance for wives and mothers whose loved ones were killed. The writer laments insensitive public reactions to peace celebrations and urges empathy, reminding readers that a casualty name marks a lasting hurt and that the living deserve decency and shared sorrow.
Diversified Georgia agriculture expands beyond peanuts and cotton. A Brooks county farmer earned 1722 from eight acres of beans, averaging 215 per acre, while a cattle breeder sold 100 calves for 10000. The state leads in peanuts and watermelons, ranks second in broilers, and live stock markets grow into million-dollar futures.
C P Hope certified public accountant from Atlanta audits Taylor County books this week with help from Ann Spillers formerly of the county. He estimates about ten days to finish the work.
Under Judge J. R. Lunsford the local organization reports six successful war loan drives and notes the campaign started strong Monday with no less than the county quota of 85 000 dollars to be purchased.
Virginia Irwin recounts a Russian major in Berlin who could appoint officers based on a criterion: each candidate's family had been wiped out by the Germans. The piece argues such atrocities help explain German retreat toward British and American forces.
The Herald notes mixed emotions as WWII ends in Europe. While many families cheer, others face loss or injury, POW neglect, or missing servicemen. The paper cannot compile a full casualty list now and hopes to publish it later.
A historical meditation contrasts Napoleon's Elba exile with Nazi fear, suggesting Hitler might escape to hide and rally remnants. The piece cites Robert Ingersoll on Napoleon and argues against a heroic monument for Hitler, urging caution in commemorating conquest and urging vigilance.
The writer argues Christianity remains the answer to mankind's sin and world conflict. He cites Dr. John R. Mott's 1901 prophecy on missions, noting a near million soldiers harmed by war, and contends peace fails without Christ. He urges trying Christ before judging Christianity's failure.
Three years after a woman urged that the late president be killed she remains active. She is accused of spreading propaganda poison, and it is urged that Washington authorities act, particularly regarding unlawful use of the mails under the franking system.
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