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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1946
Page
2
An unusual obituary item appears from The Dothan Eagle with scattered names and fragments. The text references Horace Ball and a Tuska area obituary line while noting departures, misstatements, and memorial themes in a disrupted transcription.
A religious bulletin cites Proverbs 28 27 promising blessing to the giver and a warning to those who ignore the poor. It emphasizes unity in essentials liberty in doubtful matters and charity in all things with a closing adage by Hupertus Meidenive.
As June 30 nears, Congress faces a heated clash over extending the Price Control Act. Rep John Phillips accuses OPA chief Chester Bowles of propaganda to gain extension, citing citrus price spikes after controls lifted last November. The editorial urges practical, nonbureaucratic measures tied to supply and demand and warns against political maneuvering.
The author argues against rapid scrapping of all controls during reconversion citing ongoing scarcities and the risk of profiteering. They stress gradual reform, caution against hasty calendar deadlines, and warn inflation could devastate the welfare of millions while maintaining necessary protections.
The South will be studied under a 40000 dollar Rockefeller Foundation grant for a two year project by the University of Alabama Bureau of Public Administration led by Dr. Raymond R. Paty. A nine to fifteen member southern commission will conduct an exhaustive, objective survey of voting processes.
The passage jokes about Soviet Russia rejecting Massachusetts as a UN capital site and mocks hints of language barriers. It references H. L. Mencken’s remark about Boston English versus “American” and notes confusion over why Massachusetts is ruled out. The writer uses sarcasm to poke at the international diplomacy discussion.
Advocacy urges individuals to endure personal trials to truly learn, emphasizing self-reliance over secondhand lessons and cautioning against shortcuts or passive instruction.
The piece details Senate interest in Ed Pauley potential Under Secretary of the Navy and Ralph Davies as Interior Under Secretary, amid Ickes push to shift naval reserves. It cites Davies’s ties to Pauley, the Mexican high octane plant controversy, and George’s tax windfall critique of Internal Revenue. It notes Acheson’s opposition and Ickes reversal, with broader stakes for oil policy and national resource control.
Article argues for broad government intervention to prevent crippling strikes. It cites labor leaders, industrialists, and politicians across parties, urging compulsory arbitration and impartial umpiring to restore balance, protect the public, and end costly work stoppages.
The report notes U S Steel retained 119.76 million in amortized wartime facilities and, via a Congress quietly added carry back, claimed a federal income tax adjustment credit of 78.1 million. Officials frame it as an adjustment, critics call it a Treasury kickback equal to about half the steelworkers wage demand.
Alabama farmers expand sericen seed patches to meet high demand. More than 88,000 acres enrolled with seed sales expected next fall. Best planting windows run Feb 15 to Apr 1 in South Alabama and Mar 1 to May 1 in North Alabama.
Veterans from this area are arriving in the States from overseas duty. The Associated Press lists Pte Edward Buchanan Dothan aboard the Howard Kelly at New York. Sgt Leon E Cotton Samson aboard the Santa Margarita at New York. SSgt John M Andrews Ozark aboard the Typhoon at Seattle. Cpl Paul R Wise Elba route one. P Private Matthew Blue Andalusia. Pfc Willie McLoyd Columbia route two aboard the Typhoon at Seattle. Pfc James H Dick Ozark route one. Pfc Coy Nelson Kingston route one. Pfc Hubert Bedsole Opp route one aboard the Jean LaFitte at San Francisco. Fie Eudone Douglas Columbia aboard the Blue Island Victory at Sergeant Ossie B Purney Andalusia. Private Australia Myatt Enterprise. Pte Tommie Wright Dothan. and T-5 Soviet Martin Geneva aboard the General Haan at San Francisco.
Palm Beach Florida AP report on first round matches of the 21st Palm Beach women’s championship noting medalist Jean Hopkins of Cleveland led with 27 while defending champion Jane Crum Covington shot 85. Other top scores include Polly Riley 82 and 64s by Harting Wilcox Kirk Odom Soulier.
In Hoquiam Washington Elliott Anderson sixty nine year old last living Ozetelle tribal member is named sole owner of an Indian reservation at the tip of the Olympic peninsula. The mile square timbered tract near Neah Bay came into his possession after the 1936 death of the other survivor Charles Wetherland. Anderson resides with the Makah near Neah Bay due to the reservation’s loneliness.
The World Today critique contrasts war-torn France with Spain through a train journey from Madrid to Paris. Meals in France are frugal, while Madrid’s dining reflects luxury for some. Dublin is a surprising positive throughline. The route passes San Sebastian and Hendaye to Biarritz, with Saint Jean de Luz thriving despite isolation and hosting Spanish Republican refugees and an American university for service folk. German fortifications dot the hillsides as a reminder of occupation history.
A Birmingham Post spoof revisits the cellar liquor dilemma, recounting a man with two bottles one aged whisky labeled as such and a second bottle called green liquor. An acquaintance jokes that the OPA meddled with the whisky, highlighting aging labels and muddled perceptions in a humorous, dated provincial voice.
A speaker laments price controls and aging whiskey under the OPA system, recalling how aging and sealing used to affect cost. He contrasts old low prices with current high rates and questions the nieuwe price system. The dialogue hints at consumer frustration with wartime controls.
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