31 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
1
Insertion changes for advertisements must be handed in by 6 o clock p m the day before they appear. Rates listed include one week one month three months six months and one year with editor and business manager contact numbers.
Awnings of opinion mix in a reflective column noting Truman’s withdrawal of Biddle as a U S representative to a UN sector. The piece lingers on politics, international affairs, and public moods with varied commentary on Greece, the Balkans, and domestic policy.
The note urges a simple income and waste statement for city and county finances. It analyzes 1946 tax data showing owner occupied home exemptions of 2000 and a 25 percent rebate on total assessments. Thomasville district bears the heaviest net tax load, while ten other districts have far smaller figures. The piece argues for more equitable distribution of funds and cooperation between city and county on roads and streets, noting the high millage and double taxation concerns.
The Washington decision to build a hundred bed hospital in Tallahassee and to maintain a hundred bed facility in Thomasville Finney shows compromise and political factors. Advocates argue Finney could handle work for two facilities at a third cost while VA plans a safer more convenient hospital with new buildings over several years and added costs.
Murray Pendleton head of the Cairo VFW says Eglin Field officers plan to fly a P-80 Shooting Star jet here for Air Force Day. He notes the jet’s top speed is 623 mph and timing will be advised. A P-80 was previously grounded by bad weather near Tallahassee. Directors of the Cincinnati Reds vote a dividend of 4.50 a share on 6,000 shares after last season.
Two tobacco markets in Jasper Florida and Claxton Georgia paused auctions due to insufficient buyers. CCC inspectors withdrew at Jasper to resume later, while graders were kept on standby in Claxton to determine buyer availability this week. Prices varied with greens down, other leaf up to four dollars per hundred pounds. Statewide sales Tuesday totaled 8.55 million pounds averaging 44.98 cents. Live Oak and Baxley reports show mixed volumes and prices.
Twenty four Grady County 4-H club members depart Cairo for the Southwest Georgia 4-H Club Achievement Meet at Georgia Southwestern College Americus to compete then advance to Athens for state events. Winners earn trips to national competition in Chicago financed by sponsors.
In Donalsonville Georgia a tuberculosis X ray clinic conducted by county nurse Mrs Arthur Reynolds and Regional Consultant Nurse Miss Hilda Patterson examined 34 white patients and 25 colored individuals. The Health Mobile from Atlanta carried the X ray unit and was overseen by Miss Anderson. Food handlers were tested and the clinic will recur about every four months. Contact Mrs Reynolds at the courthouse office on Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon to take the test.
Ochlochnee Consolidated Schools announce the re opening of Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics departments after a three year closure due to teacher scarcity. Edward L. Cone will lead Vocational Agriculture, Betty Rhodes will teach Home Economics, and W L Higginbotham takes charge of the Veterans Training program. The district will staff with local funds and begin a twelve year school program with the first senior class in 1952. no 1951 graduating class.
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Lennie O Little of Birmingham Alabama of the engagement of their daughter Miss Jane Lee Little to Thomas Frederick Smallwood son of Mr and Mrs H H Smallwood of Attapulgus Georgia. Reading planned for early fall. Miss Little a University of Alabama graduate in Home Economics with numerous campus honors and activities. Mr Smallwood attended Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt and served two and a half years in the armed forces in the ETO.
The report notes that graduates will be permitted to complete their studies under the old eleven-grade framework. It indicates a transition policy preserving earlier course structure for those nearing completion.
Chinese forces retreat under Japanese bombardment as machine guns spray the city. News notes active trade and holiday closings at warehouses including Maree at Quitman, with factories and operations resuming after the Saturday pause.
In Loop standings the Caps suffer a 14-2 setback while Corbett increases his batting lead. Cairo Mokde Chiiapaing remarks on the growing industry as the scene expands.
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