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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
7
A Montgomery source says Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson will announce 1948 peanut marketing quotas in a few days with a December referend um by two thirds of growers. Quotas likely include acreage allotments and penalties for overproduction, tying back to wartime production rules.
A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate by Senator W. G. Hardwick from Wiregrass counties would authorize farmers to levy self assessments to fund advertising and promotion of agricultural products, focusing on peanuts and their domestic and foreign markets. The measure, supported by Walter Randolph of the Alabama Farm Bureau, would allow referenda to impose levies on producers, to finance advertising campaigns and stimulate consumption. The bill names co sponsors Senators J. A. Hughes Vernon Summerlin and Preston Clayton and targets farmers statewide while centering Wiregrass crops.
In Montgomery reporters note a split among Wiregrass lawmakers over a bill to let county commissioners and boards of revenue spend up to 1000 annually from county treasuries. The measure, trimmed from 2200 and then 1900, was indefinitely postponed after a teat vote.
The House rejected a $3,000,000 appropriation to start the Apalachicola Flint Chattahoochee waterway dam project in Alabama Florida and Georgia. Vote 106 against 52 for, Republican opposition unanimous. Project would begin at Chattahoochee Florida with three more dams planned at Columbia Alabama Fort Benning Georgia Buford Georgia. Total project cost estimated at $93 million.
Florida Supreme Court upholds a Miami court decision denying Solo mon Pollack relief from supporting his wife and children in the family home. Justice Glenn Terrell notes the ancient duty to provide food and shelter persists as a condition of civilization.
A House committee postponed action on bills to prohibit the closed shop and union shop and outlaw mass picketing. Senate and labor leaders argued over abuses versus Taft Hartley protections as Rep. John O Neall urged action to check labor.
Solomon Baxter, county superintendent of education, reports 1946-47 enrollments in Houston County rose with a larger fall intake anticipated. White school totals reach 5 203 across 16 schools, while Negro schools total 2 018. combined white and Negro enrollment amounts to 7 311.
James R. Lewis a recent FBI Academy graduate was named Chief Detective for the City of Dothan by the Board of Commissioners. The action follows vacancy in the chief position and aims to send one officer annually to the FBI academy. Commissioner Clyde L. Coe signed the appointment letter.
The three power foreign ministers' conference collapsed as Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejected joining a cooperative European recovery program. He warned the British French proposals would divide Europe and harm small nations. Bevin Bidault left early and Molotov departed minutes before Bevin.
Dothan City Commission accepted Police Chief J. E. Draughon resignation with regret and offered him the position of First Assistant Chief of Police. Draughon acknowledged the offer and resignation in a letter, while his responded that he believed it best to give up the duties of the office.
Secretary of State Marshall appeals to the Senate for prompt approval of an expanded information program vital to U S foreign policy. He warns the State Department faces serious handicaps without approval and notes persistent misinformation about U S policy. Mundt urges speedy action, citing Russian propaganda and the need to sustain cultural and information efforts including shortwave broadcasts. The House already passed a related measure and the $15 4700 appropriation was voted to support the program.
An instruction class for all election managers directing the Houston County liquor referendum will be held in the courthouse tomorrow morning at 7 o clock, Acting Probate Judge Saxon Poyner said. Managers will learn voting machine operation and other directions.
Rents for decontrolled hotel apartments rose sharply after rent control took effect. Hotels and tenants faced higher daily rates with increases up to 400 percent in some cases as landlords moved to adjust to new rules. Many tenants agreed to a temporary 10 percent uplift in exchange for a one month rent hold, while confusion spread among landlords and city offices.
Fire damaged a large warehouse and storage barn at White Rock Parishins Company with estimated losses of 5500 for the building and 5000 for contents. Fire chief J Hyan stated only two lines could have saved the barn and that the company plant was saved. Fire discovered by Sam Faulk, an employee, who called in from three blocks away. firefighting involved 2350 feet of hose and multiple units.
Hal Boyle notes the paradox of smoking on planes while cigarettes are banned aloft. He describes boarding a four‑engine jet from Los Angeles, struggles to light a cigar framed by the cramped space, and ponders air travel life as he travels to Katsae City and beyond.
Lilly a cat once set for a $5,000 inheritance died at age twenty and was recorded as a pauper. In 1938 her owner Ming Annie Hanache died and left the money for veterinary care and milk. The funds ran out five months ago. doctors cited cancer and old age as Lilly's cause of death.
Dothan Chief Ed Kelley today urged residents to stop calling the police line to ask where fires are. He said such inquiries flood the department, hindering emergency response as firefighters battled a blaze at White Rock Packing Co. The chief emphasized officers answer citizen questions but asked calls focus on safety and fire reports.
In Bayreuth Frau Winifred Wagner daughter in law of Richard Wagner received 430 days of special labor service after conviction for aiding the Hitler regime. The court also ordered confiscation of most of her wealth, about 220000 marks. She was described as a devout Hitler follower.
Soft coal operators expect a deal with John L. Lewis to avert a nationwide strike next Tuesday in the bituminous industry. Northern and Western pits would grant a 35 cent per hour rise, with Southern mines facing similar terms or closure after a miners’ vacation. Key issues include Lewis demand for a 10 cent royalty per ton for welfare and retirement.
The Mississippi surged to a 103 year high of 40.2 feet with four levees broken and thousands evacuated as rains continued. U S meteorologist Harry F Wahlgren predicted a rise before a fall while Army engineers pegged damages near 12 million across Missouri Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. Red Cross reports about 26 800 homeless in four states due to farmland and property loss.
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