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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
1
The Butler Herald notes planning for a safe Thanksgiving and features proverbs and a Lady Astor quotation about postwar political tensions. It emphasizes local publication details, historical establishment, and circulation while providing brief moralizing aphorisms.
Elbert county farmer Uncle Ben Stoval, 73, displays a feather bed crafted from partridge feathers gathered over years of bobwhite hunting, attracting interest from friends.
Newsprint rose $7 a ton in August and another $10 last week. The average weekly paper now pays about $120 a ton delivered, versus $30 per ton years ago. Newspapers face an added $45 million expense, with no clear stopping point.
A brief essay notes manners guide public perception and future learning. It argues manners reveal character and invites further acquaintance. It warns scoundrels may imitate civility but true gentility grows from behavior.
The article notes an acute pork shortage predicted for spring and summer. It reports slightly fewer hogs and farms than a year ago and well below 1943 1944 levels. Limited pork production relief depends on pigs born last spring now being fattened for market in the coming months.
The editorial laments high schoolers from Columbus and Macon involved in vandalism at a Macon hotel during a ball game, noting they come from good families yet let enthusiasm override judgment. Editors prefer praising constructive youth over sensational misdeeds.
The Atlanta Journal notes Senator Walter George is highly valued in Georgia for his integrity and public service. A Covington luncheon praised his role in promoting vocational education, with Georgia now enrolling 99,859 in training. The American Bar Association Journal features his picture and a page tribute to his conservative fiscal leadership and modest conduct.
The Liberty County Chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists and the U D C commend a campaign for contributions to erect a fireproof museum to preserve historic relics at Midway church. Built in 1752, the coastal Georgia landmark sits about thirty miles south of Savannah and is among the oldest symbols of the state's early days.
Friday contact with L B Alexander a Butler school standout in youth now a Waldo Florida merchant. He named several Butler and Taylor County citizens asking to be remembered and said he will never forget the happy years in Butler.
Secretary Byrnes in a radio address warns Moscow of stiff penalties for vetoing UN decisions while stressing sustained amiability toward Russia and other nations. He advocates patient firm policy and warns against unilateral blocking of Paris decisions. The Elberton Star urges thrift to curb rising prices and advises prudent consumption and waste avoidance, noting high costs for clothing.
The Army announces all draft calls for the remainder of 1946 are canceled from October 15. This reflects a successful voluntary enlistment drive joining Navy and Marine Corps manpower. Yet selective service may still be needed later as incentives wind down and October 5 benefits deadlines approach.
A column extols October weather as timeless, vivid with color and quiet mystery, quoting Henry McIntosh on autumn’s beauty and change. It shifts to a plea for tolerance and altruism, arguing self-centeredness harms all and urging “live and let live” attitudes.
The public is urged to start Christmas shopping early due to scarce supplies and potential price hikes. The message notes many items will be luxuries and that late purchases may face higher costs. The piece highlights a trend of giving items one would not usually buy for oneself.
J B Rodgers and C G Wainwright as administrators of Mrs Odessa Rodgers deceased request leave to sell land in Taylor County Georgia to pay debts and distribute assets. The Ordinary will hear the application at the November 1946 term starting November 1. Dated October 7, 1946. J R Lunsford Ordinary.
By order of the Court of Ordinary the October 1946 term, the first Tuesday in November 1946 is set for the sale of Lot 78 in the 13th Land District Taylor County Georgia. The property covers about 2021.2 acres and will be sold for cash to pay debts and distribute the estate of Mrs. Emily Perry deceased. Administrators G C Perry W C Bussey and W H Cromer oversee the proceedings.
Vertie Mae Bryan Chapman files for divorce from Eugene Chapman in Taylor County Georgia. Service by publication ordered as Eugene Chapman is nonresident. Notice directs appearance at January Term 1947 on the first Monday. Witness given by Judge T Hicks Fort and Clerk Thelmon Jarrell on September 28, 1946.
Mrs Dora W Purvis applies for permanent administration of the F M Weeks estate in the county. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the ordinary's office by law to show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness date October 7 1946 and official signature of J R Lunsford Ordinary.
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