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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1947
Page
11
State Senator W Guy Hardwick previews two City of Dothan civil service measures. One creates a civil service system for most city workers, with a political ban and appeals process, plus a Citizens Advisory Committee and a Civil Service Board. The companion retirement plan funds benefits through employee deductions.
Provisions create a city Civil Service and retirement system for Dothan employees excluding the city recorder and police and fire chiefs. Existing workers stay in place during good behavior with possible removal for cause. A three member Civil Service Board, appointed by the Citizens Advisory Committee, will configure terms of two, four and six years first, then six years. Members must be Dothan residents, qualified voters, and cannot hold other offices.
Probate Judge P C Black said Senators Hill and Sparkman and Rep George Andrews in Washington reported the temporary Bailey bridge for Pea River had been shipped from Voorheesville New York. The two 150 foot spans will be transferred to the L and N for the final leg and receive right of way due to the emergency. It is expected to reach Geneva within five days to replace the collapsed bridge that killed two men.
Maj. Robert Rigg of Chicago and Capt. John Collins of Evanston were held in solitary confinement for 34 days by Chinese Communists and faced a death penalty if tried for espionage by a people's court. Gen. Chu Teh intervened to order their release, and the officers were escorted into Nationalist territory yesterday.
Three Dothan residents were treated for minor injuries at a Dothan hospital after a collision at N Oates and Reeves streets Friday night. The car was driven by Ted Riley and collided with a taxi driven by Charles M Scott. Lucille Peterson was a taxi passenger.
Rep. George Andrews reports a Post Office Department inspector will visit Dothan and Napier Field to assess steps toward restoring mail service. Postmaster Heard Saxon says residents have endured no service since field closure. A rural station or sub-office at Napier Field may be feasible to ease the situation.
The Napier Field Veterans' Center readies a grand opening on Wednesday night with Harry James and his 29 piece orchestra plus Pat Flaherty and Buddy Vetto. Doors open 8 pm, dancing 9 to 1. Tickets limited but remaining. capacity for couples assured on the dance floor.
Coroner reports homicide and suicide in Cottonwood area. Charles Howell, 63, shot Velma Hughes, 14, in her bedroom between 3 and 4 a m then killed himself on the porch. Howell faced prior charges of carnal knowledge of Velma. reduced to assault with fine paid. Local sheriff and coroner note mother Alva Hughes and Rayford Hughes present.
The Evergreen Presbyterian Chapel on the municipal airport road opens at 2 p.m. announced by Pastor J. Norton Dendy of the First Presbyterian Church. Ground donated by the late N. H. McCalhar of Doutan, construction began last fall and finished in January. Dendy will lead services on the second and fourth Sundays at 3 p.m. and Sunday school starts at 2 p.m. with directors Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson.
Abbeville reports Joe Hartley faces life in prison for the hammer arrow killing of his wife Lillian. Hartley, held in the Abbeville jail, offered no defense in court and spoke only with his lawyer and son Thomas Ivey Hartley. Crowds filled the courtroom as Hartley entered pleas by counsel and the case proceeded to trial.
Secretary of State George C. Marshall arrived in Washington after the Moscow conference and will brief President Truman and Congress. He prepared a 30 minute radio report and awaits final action on a Greek Turkish aid bill.
Evalyn Walsh McLean, owner of the Hope diamond and famed Washington society host, died in her Friendship mansion at 6:15 PM after pneumonia. She was 60. Survived by sons John in Texas and Edward in Colorado Springs. daughter Evalyn Reynolds had died seven months earlier. Born August 1, 1844 in Deadwood, Colorado, she moved to Denver then Washington, becoming a leading social figure.
Clocks were advanced one hour at 2 a.m. as daylight saving time took effect in about a third of the nation. Major cities including New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis and Baltimore join the season until September. The policy varies by state with New York allowing local option and 40 cities plus 65 villages adopting it.
A high legislator said the Legislature is nearly in principle agreement on how to unfreeze and allocate income tax surplus. A special session may be called May 7 to pass an income tax amendment allocating about 3,800 dollars in teacher annuals and a nine month school term in Alabama, with welfare funding possibly rising by 36 million.
MALARTIC Que AP Hope of rescuing alive 11 miners trapped by fire since Thursday in the No 4 shaft of the Malartic gold mines was abandoned last night. A director of the mines said there was no doubt the men had perished after sixteen were trapped underground when the fire broke out. One died Thursday and four escaped before the air feed from above was damaged yesterday afternoon.
The Duke University Hospital faced eight fires over three nights as a lone arsonist targeted paper in waste bins. Nurses on duty, including Sue Taylor and Virginia Leonard, reported smoke, a hit to a staffer, and a robberies aftermath. Police questioned a former hospital employee as a suspect. Chief Cox labeled fires nuisance with little cash damage.
The Rev. Carl Adkins of Meabile will headline a fundraising dinner at the Houston Hotel tomorrow at 6:40 p.m. for Foster Street Methodist church to finance a new building at Orange and West Main. J. A. Streyer chairs. Adkins, a globetrotting and widely trained preacher, outlines global needs and opportunities.
General Electric Chrysler and Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp awarded about 15 cent per hour raises, lifting total covered workers to over 70,000 across 14 states for GE, five states for Chrysler with holidays and changes, and Pittsburgh-area Jones and Laughlin with 12.5 cents plus benefits.
Reports suggest Britain and other major powers may be pressed at the UN General Assembly special session to take a stand on Palestine. Arab League factions seek debate or commitment to accept a commission's recommendations, while Britain and the United States prepare to resist opening the debate beyond the listed agenda.
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