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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1945
Page
5
The War Production Board plans free metal for civilian goods and gradual scrapping over the next half year, prioritizing munitions. Refrigerators will be scarce until September or October with many buyers waitlisted. By mid 1946 walk in access may begin, while five to six years pass before push sales. Other items face similar cutbacks and delayed returns.
Mackinac Island Mich Chauncey Sparks Alabama urged fellow governors to assume responsibility for postwar farm problems saying federal controls stem from past failures and that prosperity requires cooperation among agriculture business industry finance and government He warned against government taking full task except where it is best and said private action is essential if cooperation fails and a new program is to work
J Robert Ramsey announces Houston County focus through Thursday to boost E Bond sales beyond the quota. A youth contest under 17 offers two $100 War Bonds and miniature jeeps as prizes for top seller. entrants must obtain contest papers at the War Bond office in City Auditorium and signed purchaser forms to credit sales.
President Truman in person delivers the United Nations Charter to the Senate urging prompt ratification. He calls the choice clear between charter and no charter, and notes world peace hinges on U.S. leadership. He cites the lasting peace and hopes of peace-loving nations watching Congress.
Washington AP report says a tenta five committee draft urges prompt Congressional approval of peacetime military training as a broad principle. The House Postwar Military Committee plans formal approval Thursday with limited dissent. The plan would avoid compulsory service, aim to interfere minimally with education, and defer detailed legislation to later Senate and House panels.
The Houston County solicitor will see a salary rise from 100 to 150 dollars monthly under a general law approved by the Alabama legislature. The measure also affects county solicitors in Chambers Marshall and Dallas Counties. Rep. Alto V. Lee Jr. introduced the bill and expects the governor’s signature. County officials learned of the law over the weekend. Je i L. A. Farmer serves as Houston County solicitor under Circuit Solicitor Keener Baxley, with duties in county and circuit court proceedings.
In Cofers Pond about five and a half miles west of Jemison two drowning victims were identified. J P Porter 15 of route 2 Jemison and Orble Lea Burnett 21 of Birmingham, a former resident of the Jemison area, died while swimming. Coroner J Meil Martin issued the statement.
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board released July quotas for Grade I tires. County allotment is 474 passenger tires, with larger month totals reaching 1881 after additions. Truck and bus tires, tractor tires, and a hardship gasoline quota are also noted, and officials warn the next six months will be the hardest yet for Grade I tires with Group 1 and II motorists prioritized.
Washington AP informs that Tangier seized by Spain in 1940 will be restored to its former international status. Britain United States and France will decide how to implement the return and inform Spain. The State Department notes Spain occupied Tangier unilaterally to preserve neutrality and that with the war ended there is no justification for continued Spanish occupation of the international zone.
Washington AP reports President Truman signed a bill to extend the Office of Price Administration life for another year, just before midnight. The measure keeps price and stabilization controls in effect during reconversion to curb inflation, with final House passage sped to the president. The act trims Anderson veto authority over food pricing while preserving key powers.
The probate office recorded increasing numbers of veterans discharge papers, with around a dozen filed last week compared to two the previous year. Most new discharges are for men released under the point system or after hospitalization for wounds, and the office notes these records without charge.
Allied air forces hit Japan for a second time in 24 hours and reported control over the southwest Pacific. Leif Erickson reports from Guam that 4,000 tons of incendiaries dropped on four key industrial centers produced good to excellent results as nearly 1,000 Superfortresses pounded Japan.
Manila dispatch reports General MacArthur staying composed as Australian troops under his command land at Balikpapan in Borneo. The assault marks the fiercest preinvasion bombardment of the South West Pacific drive. A Japanese sniper fired eight shots at MacArthur, while Brigadier General and staff officers continued briefings and grid-map planning for the operation.
Report notes Abe magnesium hub vital to aircraft industry with clear bombs in industrial waterfront zones. Sailors say explosions were well placed amid frontline industrial targets. details continue on page two.
The House Rules Committee refused to allow a conference on legislation granting 250000 dollars to the Fair Employment Practice Committee. The measure would fund FEPC as its appropriation expired, and the vote was five to five. Speaker Rayburn sent the bill to the Appropriations Committee for recommendation. A delegation of about twenty New York Negroes sought a hearing in support of FEPC.
U S Allied Control Council maps plans to decentralize Germany as American occupation forces head toward Berlin. Troops likely include the 2nd Armored Division with the 82nd Airborne to follow, aiming to reach Berlin by early July as 415,000 already return home and 185,000 more are due by July’s end.
In Birmingham Alabama AP report Dr Henry J Willingham Collector of Internal Revenue warned motorists who have not obtained the new federal auto use tax stamp. A drive on delinquents will be launched tomorrow and citations issued against vehicles without the stamp. Stamps are available at all post offices and price remains $5.
Blaze scare as heat from a hot day in Dothan activates a department store sprinkler system. The sprinkler head near a skylight overheats and sets off the fire alarm. damage limited to water-sprayed clothing and fixtures. Firemen report no major flames or injuries.
In Washington AP James F Byrnes was confirmed unanimously by the Senate as Secretary of State succeeding Edward R Stettinius Jr The chamber suspended its rules to skip hearings and a layover as a tribute to Byrnes long service He rises in line for the presidency under existing statutes and becomes Truman’s fifth cabinet pick amid a broader reshuffle including Anderson as Agriculture secretary and other appointments.
The Houston County Board of Registrars began a five day session today from 9 am to 4 pm at the courthouse, with seven new voters registering this morning. Applicants must understand the Federal Constitution, and each registrant must have a qualified voter to vouch for them, with a two person limit. Eligible registrants are 21 or older and state residents for at least two years.
The navy said a British submarine under American control in the Southwest Pacific sank a Haguro class cruiser. U S submarines also reported 10 enemy vessels sunk in Far Eastern waters including gun boat, patrol escort, four merchant ships, a large tanker, two smaller merchants and a small tanker. The British submarine was identified as HMS Trenchant.
George Blas Jones, secretary to Governor Chauncey Sparks, said a Southern Governors Conference meeting would be held in Mobile, Alabama in July 2022 with Sparks invited, while Oklahoma Governor Kerr chairs the conference. Topics include freight rates, postwar issues, and regional education plans.
Washington reports a second heavy air strike on Japan within 24 hours targeting industrial plants at Shimota, near Osaka, by a Trans- Pacific force of about 50 to 292 aircraft flying from the Marianas. Details to follow after bomber return. Australian troops also land at Balikpapan in a triple invasion to seize the oil center as Japan resists with fortifications and tough infantry and tank troops.
Chinese high command reported Japanese counterattacks pushed back Chinese troops who had advanced into Indo China. Chinese forces led by Gen Chang Fah Bwei briefly seized Trung Khanh Phi but were driven out. fighting continued near Trung Khanh and Malung chai as Japanese reinforcements moved from Caobang. A Japanese relief column near Ningpao linked with withdrawing units, while Chinese pursuit pressed along the coast toward Wenchow.
The Allied and Axis fronts shift across Borneo and Dutch East Borneo as Batib paran port comes under assault while heavy bombing targets Kure and other Japanese bases. Chinese forces advance on the coast and near French Indochina towns. British troops seize villages along the Sittang River northeast of Rangoon amid a broad multi-front push.
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