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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
5
The Butler Herald urges safe Thanksgiving planning and shares aphorisms on enthusiasm, spending, temper, and a Lady Astor quotation about postwar political tensions. Published weekly in Taylor County since 1879, the paper notes its official status and circulation while presenting general moral reflections.
Elbert county retired farmer Uncle Ben Stoval, 73, shows friends a feather bed crafted from partridge feathers collected over years of hunting bob whites. The unusual item draws notable attention at a gathering.
The August price for newsprint rose by seven dollars per ton and another ten last week. The average weekly paper now pays about 120 dollars per ton delivered, up from 30 dollars paid years ago. The latest rise adds roughly 45 million dollars in extra costs for newspapers.
The piece contends that good manners attract attention and hint at deeper content to follow. It notes that manners can mislead, since many scoundrels feign courtesy, yet adopting gentlemanly behavior may gradually shape character toward genuine refinement.
The article notes an acute pork shortage predicted for next spring and summer. It states the number of hogs and farms is slightly under the prior year and well below 1943 and 1944 levels. Pig production relies on pigs born last spring, currently fattening for market in the coming months.
The article argues that American youth, in vast numbers, shape the nation’s destiny and U S progress. It notes editor sympathy for Columbus high school boys who vandalized a Macon hotel and contrasts reporting choices, praising editors who print good news about both young and old.
The Atlanta Journal lauds Senator Walter George of Georgia for his decades in the Senate since 1922. A testimonial luncheon at Jackson Lake honors his advocacy of vocational education and public service. The American Bar Association Journal features his portrait and a page tribute praising his conservative finance leadership and modest, unostentatious conduct.
The Liberty County Chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists and the United Daughters of the Confederacy commend a drive for contributions to build a fireproof museum at Midway church. Built in 1752, the historic site sits on the Coastal Highway about thirty miles south of Savannah and is among Georgia's oldest landmarks.
Mr. L. B. Alexander, once a popular Butler school student, now a Waldo, Florida merchant, recalls classmates from Butler and Taylor county. He plans to remember them fondly and cherishes the years spent in Butler.
In a radio address Secretary of State James F. Byrnes warns of tense Soviet American relations while stressing friendliness to Russia and other nations. He says American policy toward Russia must be patient and firm, not soft or tough, and opposes Russia vetoing Paris decisions by a two thirds majority. The Elberton Star offers thrift tips to fight high prices and reduce waste, urging careful shopping and prudent use of food.
The Army announces all draft calls for the rest of 1946 are canceled as of October 15 amid a successful voluntary recruitment push. Incentives influence enlistments. those who joined before October 5 receive full GI Bill benefits, while later volunteers gain benefits only from enlistment to war’s end. The Monitor notes it is too early to judge long term policy shifts.
The piece quotes Henry McIntosh on October's beauty and calm, describing cloudless skies, yellow and purple foliage, clear streams, and the sense of age-old change in nature. It contrasts this with a call to reduce selfishness, promote living and letting live, and empathy toward others.
The piece notes an early public push to shop ahead of shortages and rising prices this year. It warns that scarce goods will be expensive luxuries and urges avoiding last minute rushes while many gifts may be items people would not usually buy for themselves.
J B Rodgers and C G Wainwright as administrators seek leave from the Taylor County Ordinary to sell land of the Odessa Rodgers estate to pay debts and for distribution. The hearing is set for the first Monday in November 1946. Dated October 7 1946. J R Lunsford Ordinary.
By order of the Court of Ordinary the estate of Mrs. Emily Perry will sell on the first Tuesday in November 1946 at the Taylor County courthouse for cash. Lot 78 in the 13th Land District contains about 2021 acres and will fund debts and distribution. Administrators G C Perry W C Bussey W H Cromer note the heirs and debts.
Vertie Mae Bryan Chapman sues Eugene Chapman for divorce in Taylor County Georgia. The notice states Eugene Chapman is nonresident and must appear at the January term 1947 court session on the first Monday in January to answer the complaint. Witness Judge T Hicks Fort and Clerk Thelmon Jarrell dated September 28 1946.
To all whom it may concern Mrs Dora W Purvis applied for permanent administration on the estate of F M Weeks deceased in this county. Creditors and next of kin are cited to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted within the lawful time. Witness my hand this October 7 1946. J R Lunsford Ordinary.
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