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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
4
Butler Georgia paper reports on hurricane damage to Florida citrus, political activity by Democratic supporters, a bid by Macon Telegraph Publishing for an FM station on 46 700 kilocycles, and efficiency gains in government and education travel schedules.
A Dublin Georgia resident, scared by a rumor that paper money would lose value, converted his savings to silver coins. The jingling attracted thieves who stole the entire amount.
Robert A. McCord announces the Sixth Bond Drive will run from November 20 to December 18. Georgia’s quota is set at 130,000,008 and the national goal is 14,000,000,000. County quotas will be announced later.
The piece envisions a 92 ton mammoth airplane able to carry 149 passengers. It imagines round trips from the United States to Germany with travelers to Hitler's funeral and hopes to become among the first excursionists.
Madame Roamer of the Progress Argus recounts Mandy's quip on youth: when she works she works hard when she sits she sets loose and when she worries she goes to sleep. The piece also reflects on political potential routs and public discourse with Brandeis' quip about ignorance behind every argument.
The article notes new uses for peanuts with canned peanuts as a recent development. It highlights scarcity of fresh boiled peanuts in Dawson, Georgia, the peanut capital, and mentions occasional street sales of boiled peanuts. Merchants avoid selling them due to spoilage, while properly processed canned peanuts reportedly keep indefinitely.
The Georgia reform push led by Senator Joe Burgin and endorsed by the Columbus Enquirer advocates incorporating home rule in the state constitution. Editors urge counties and cities to govern locally within needed state safeguards, citing local examples and calling for swift constitutional change to relieve the legislature of routine local matters.
The Monroe Adver tiser laments changes in society noting rare specimens such as children who think they know less than parents, dominating parents, self denying citizens, and thrifty politicians. The piece frames the sentiment as a recurring, historical view echoed by ancestors in hard times.
The Atlanta Journal creates a new women’s page editor role and appoints Mrs Doris Lockerman wife of A E Lockerman former editor of Montezuma Georgian to oversee all women’s features and departments including society foods fashions and home making. She is a South Dakota native who has long resided in the South.
Gen Douglas MacArthur declares I have returned to the Philippines and urges Filipinos to rise and strike against the Japanese. He praises President Osmena and Quezon, vows to restore liberties, and calls for united, decisive action on Philippine soil.
Walton Tribune editor Ernest Camp recalls 1931 cotton seed sale by Roscoe Meadows showing 770 pounds for 3.08 dollars at 40 cents per 100 pounds. After ginning and ties on a 6 cent bale, Meadows had 26 cents left. He notes farmers who complain about Roosevelt should remember Hoover’s days.
At the Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Church of Jefferson district superintendent J Foster Young recounts a story from Uncle John Holder editor of the Jackson Herald. A punch reception for the official board led to heavy drinking and a shocked patient reply from the pastor who declined a thousand dollar donation citing ample funds.
Bruce Wilder notes in Columbus Enquirer column that readers enjoy mutual exchange of papers despite occasional delays. He cites Ellaville Sun and Ledger-Enquirer as enduring partners and recounts Ray Duncan’s remark about Butler Herald delivery issues and possible subscription swaps.
An Hawkinsville News Dispatch editorial argues parental responsibility and strict truancy enforcement are needed amid perceived local tragedies. It warns that uneducated youth threaten future community life and stresses education as key to postwar planning and citizen success.
The author muses on human tendencies to spot faults and asks whether people inspect themselves to fix flaws or constantly judge others. The piece examines the psychology of blame and self awareness.
The quote argues that difficulty and pressure mold character. people under strain rise to higher levels, as pressure drives growth and exceeds former limits. It notes that progress expands capacity as one climbs, and that pressure is the force behind improvement.
The passage contrasts a well kept home with a cluttered mind. It argues that material wealth cannot compensate for intellectual neglect and urges valuing meaningful reading over upholding trashy magazines. The message favors cultivating the mind over preserving shabby intellectual habits.
The grammar department at Reidsville school filled one hundred thirty five Christmas gift boxes for children overseas as a Junior Red Cross project this fall. Boxes were prepared under teachers’ supervision and handed to the County chairman for final inspection and shipment. The school, led by R. W. Stephens, has long been active in Junior Red Cross work and this year starts strong.
Jacksonville correspondent reports Ft. Myers News-Press Editor Carl Hanton used an Army jeep to drive the press, removing a rear tire and belting the wheel to run the press during the power outage. Daytona Beach News Journal Editor Herbert Davidson powered a lawnmower to run a gas heated typesetting machine for an abridged edition.
Daniel J. Tobin says farmers and the American Legion with about a million members each have ear with Congress while the labor movement with more than ten million paid members is getting nowhere due to disunity. Hugo Sims adds the claim to the surprise of many Americans.
The article warns that national divorce rates increase from one in five or six marriages ending in divorce in 1940 toward one in four or five as war marriages dwindle. It notes Los Angeles County saw over seven divorces per ten marriages last year and projects divorces may outnumber marriages there this year.
In a May post of the Fourth Service Command a 55 000 man unit failed to deliver 10000 pieces of mail due to faulty addresses. Lt Col H B Dean postal officer urges correct addressing and serial numbers. Ft Benning employs 40 extra workers to decipher misaddressed letters.
In this section the writer notes scarce labor and rising wages while observing increased loitering among the Black population. The piece urges strict enforcement of vagrancy laws, reflecting postwar anxieties and racial tensions in the area.
The Jesup Sentinel editorial notes Germany uses wood as universal raw material and expresses a wish to see Hitler placed in a cement vault. The piece mentions cement vault plants in Butler as a preferred method for disposal.
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