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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
2
The Associated Press is cited for news publications and dispatches. Acknowledges involvement of KECLY-SMITH CO and 44 South Salina. A sworn statement from Ged honsuy relates to voting on Wednesday December 6 1950.
A devotional line echoes scripture style urging heed against hardening hearts drawing on Hebrews like verse to stress moral alertness and spiritual reflection for readers today.
Houston County election on July 19 1849 approved a hospital levy by 1838 votes to 4 percent against. Report notes voter turnout 2328 with a large abstention and critics urging participation while lamenting grumbling from those not affected. Observes the public may have misread the tax burden and calls for civic engagement.
Tuscaloosa, described as a growing city with wider streets, hires Columbia experts to survey traffic and issue recommendations. The plan includes a progressive light system in the central business district with signals on a 50 second cycle to reduce congestion and speed up green lights, though applicability to the city’s differences is questioned.
The Tuscaloosa survey suggests changing signal timing to avoid gridlock, removing low traffic lights, and using a progression system. It also notes two hour meters to one hour and meters near public buildings limited to 24 states, plus removing shrubbery obstructing intersections. The report cites Dothan and argues action is possible to ease congestion.
The article compares current tensions to the prewar era, noting Chamberlain's Munich, the war’s start with Poland, and Churchill’s rise. It cites Roosevelt’s lend-lease, Attlee and Truman talks, and Korea parallels while arguing today’s nations lack military power and leadership to avert broader conflict.
A Mobile grand jury opened an investigation of vice at civic urging, then was dismissed after the Attorney General claimed the talk was a sham. He then led a raid on alleged dens of iniquity, insisting the cinching claims were nonsense while critics argued indictments could have been found. The piece ends with a proverb about the stable after the horse was stolen.
A reader disagrees with a column titled Let ’Em Fight arguing the United Nations should be closed and its delegates sent home. The letter urges strong wartime action and questions U.S. leaders and policy, predicting Britain and France will decide how to stop China’s war and calling for more Democratic and Republican unity.
In a Broadway revival the flight supervisor known as Foy directs the elaborate flying rig for Peter Pan. He operates hidden wires and counterweights to lift Jean Arthur and child actors, flying them safely while dodging occasional misloads and tangled cables. He claims no losses in four years on stage and in England.
In a partisan broadside dated 1950, Westbrook Pegler blasts Eleanor Roosevelt as unfit to represent the United Nations, linking her to Alger Hiss and Marshall Field and alleging destructive influence on U.S. policy, while urging her removal and portraying her as harmful to American trust in international efforts.
Harvard University may cut maid services for dormitories next year if wage scales rise, Vice President Edward BR Reynolds warns. Inflation could push the policy to other areas, prompting students to perform chores themselves and potentially altering campus life and social dynamics.
Washington report says Warren Austin of Vermont, a former U.S. senator and United Nations delegate, has strong bipartisan backing for Secretary of State. President Truman has indicated possible cabinet reshuffle after New Year and may defer or deny the appointment, citing value in current duties.
The piece reports voters in four districts including Vicksburg and Columbus facing a Tuesday ballot on a proposed three-mill tax for schools. It also covers national politics chatter about replacements for Chief Justice Vinson, possible ministerial nominees, and foreign policy criticism, with reference to Austin and Acheson and the mood on Capitol Hill. The text blends local ballots with frayed trust in leadership and warnings of domestic strife amid international tensions.
In a closed session, the House Armed Services Committee discussed items for the 1946 budget and a supplementary wartime fund request. Chairman Vinson outlined the aims as lawmakers debated funding and defense needs ahead of January actions.
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