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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
4
Washington announces the first flying post office will take off September 25 in an experimental hop to Dayton Ohio and Chicago Illinois. Gael Sullivan, Second Assistant Postmaster General in charge of mail transportation, disclosed the plan on Sunday.
Columbus plans an industrial exposition announced at a Chamber of Commerce meeting set for the last week of November. The project will prorate expenses among exhibitors while local firms seek over 800 additional workers in the next 30 days for textile and food manufacturing expansions. The USES office notes a rise in total Columbus employment but still 3,500 job seekers in August including 1,500 veterans.
In Moultrie Georgia on September 17 C C Wilcox a Black resident unearthed an earthen jar buried in his NW garden. Inside he found Confederate currency mostly in five ten and fifty dollar notes totaling 3596 with 16 dollars in silver. The coins date before 1860 indicating burial about seven decades ago.
Local society notes cover visits and weekend guests from Reynolds to Thomaston and Columbus. Mentions church services by Rev. W. M. Welch, community gatherings, and multiple family interactions in Taylor Mill and nearby towns. An ad notes blacksmith work and a new coal heater, plus a lost wedding band reward notice in Butler Herald.
The Taylor Mill night shift organized a social fish fry on a Saturday night at 7. Ernest Parker led the plan with help from Mrs. Ernest Parker and overseer J. W. Windham, Superintendent Harold Gates approved, cooks included Parker Galiman Windham Gates Childree Rogers, with workers and guests joining for food, games, and companionship. Pauline Gates and Gene Blackwood of Columbus attended.
The Young People's Class of the Taylor Mill Sunday School enjoyed a party at the school building Saturday night. Mrs. L. D. King teaches the class and praises community cooperation. The class has grown recently with plans for a bigger and better Sunday School in the future.
Directors of the Georgia Electrical Membership Corporation plan to appeal to the Georgia Public Service Commission for a 20 percent reduction in wholesale rural power rates. A hearing on the REA rate structure is set for October 3, while the board opposes Savannah River Electric’s plan to build a hydro plant at Clark's Hill on the Savannah River.
Howard News reports weekend hospitality across Thomas ton with visits from Miss Sallie McManus of Thomas ton to Mrs. Leila Willis and Miss Pearl McManus, and travels of Frank Pickard of Macon to his sister Fanny Pickard. Additional visitors include Edd Martin of East Point to Mrs. Lee Watson, and Marjorie Brown heading to Americus for fall school.
Turner's Chapel hosts Mr and Mrs Bernard Peterman and their son in Ten nille Georgia. Mrs E J Wainright visits daughter Mrs R C Peterman in Warner Robins. Julian Rogers and family stay with G R Rogers and Simpson Wainwright. Stringfield and Rogers visit Jeffie Peterman in Warner Robins. J H Dunlay of Macon visits locals. Ed Stringfield listed as sick. Florence Wainwright and Ruby Stringfield shop in Macon. Church services urged this weekend.
The event featured active games enjoyed by all attendees and concluded with fruit juice and cookies served to guests.
Taylor Mill Men's Club held a fish fry at Pittman Park near Supt Gates home after a weeks long contest between The Silver captained by Robert Rogers and The Gold led by Lavasha Childree. The Gold lost narrowly yet extended hospitality. Guests included Thelma Jarrell of Butler Mr Byrd of Reynolds and E H Dunn of Butler.
The Taylor Mill Men's Club sponsors Deacon Utley and the Famous Smile Awhile Quartet for a Saturday night performance at Taylor Mill School auditorium. Doors open 8 p m with admission 20 and 40 cents.
An unofficial opinion by Attorney General Eugene Cook says abolishing the poll tax purges hundreds from jury lists. Officials sought guidance on removing names from tax digest based on poll tax status. Cook urges purge and suggests law changes to keep adequate juror pools, noting 18-year-olds cannot serve.
Atlanta Ga Sept 17 Operating costs of the state military department rose by 20333 in the year ended June 30 with most funds used to maintain Camp Toccoa. The 1945 46 audit by State Auditor B E Thrasher Jr shows total expenditures 78358 up from 58024. The caretaking rise for Camp Toccoa totaled 11585 as the camp served as a training site for National Guard and para troopers during the war. S Marvin Griffin as adjutant general earned 6564 and assistant adjutant general P J Murray earned 4944 in salaries and allowances.
Atlanta September 17 The secretary to Governor Ellis Arnall may have disclosed plans for Arnall after his term ending. A feature interview with Grace Cannington noted possible roles include private secretary to Arnall and opening a law office in Atlanta.
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