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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1945
Page
5
A Alabama delegation urged OPA officials to boost salt pork and lard supplies. They accused packers of missing pork and lard quotas and asked if more distribution trucks could be used. The group planned to press Agriculture Department for a price flap on live stock.
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach outlined plans to push for federal control over most labor agencies, potentially dominating War Labor Board and National Labor Relations Board housekeeping while preserving their powers. He eyed adding Fair Employment Practice Committee and War Navy Labor divisions, and urged a role in wage stabilization policy as war ends approach. He warned against becoming an appeal agent and noted wartime shifts may worsen postwar labor tensions.
King and Queen visit Northern Ireland and thank local leaders for help in defeating Germany. King notes the war not over and calls for continued effort from all. royal party greeted by Ulster Parliament and crowds despite rain.
Washington AP Congress showed a receptive mood to President Truman's plan to place surplus property disposal under one man but little chance of final action before October. The Senate may oppose and argument centers on board size, with a five member Senate insistence and a current three member board. W Stuart Symington is Truman's sole appointee on that board.
The OFA promised extra rations to coal miners ending a no meat no work strike that tied up 10 000 workers in southern Illinois. AFL Progressive Mine Workers and United Mine Workers ordered strikers back after OPA program guidance. Across the country about 35 000 more workers stayed off jobs in various cities, but not over meat shortages. The miners return should cut national idle workers to the lowest in days.
London newspapers assailed a Patcdam Big Three conference news blackout and criticized lavish delegates’ meals and arrangements. The Mirror demanded the conference agenda while the Daily Mail branded secrecy as excessive and the Herald reported widespread censorship as Moscow Radio broke the opening news.
A total of 188 enlisted men and officers returned today from the European theater aboard the Sea Porpoise, the first of five transports due here. The ship docked on the Hudson and the troops were debarked at Camp Shenks. Returning units include the Military Police platoon of the 5th Infantry Division, the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 10th Infantry Division, and the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 10th Infantry Regiment.
In Eufaula Alabama Peter Paul Hall a 23 year old Black man was found guilty of drowning 18 year old Ethel Luck in Eufaula Creek for which he faces the electric chair. The verdict followed a 15 minute jury deliberation as guard forces held a packed courtroom amid racial tension and a three hour trial with eight law enforcement witnesses claiming a confession. Execution date set for August 1 but subject to State Supreme Court review.
The House agreed to adjourn for eleven weeks starting next Saturday and pass a resolution to adjourn until October 8. Senate approval was expected. it will stay in session to vote on the United Nations charter. Congress may be recalled on three days notice if leaders request.
Hitachi industrial area plants including steel and copper works were destroyed as U S Third Fleet bombarded along the Japanese coast opposite Tokyo. The strike delivered more than 2000 tons of explosives, lasting from 1 18 a m until shortly after midnight, with Hitachi name over front entrances wrecked.
Calcutta AP reports imminent climactic battle at the Sittang River head in Southern Burma as Japanese mass for an artillery supported thrust to link trapped troops. Enemy forces near Peg split into three units of about 2,000 each, hungry and disease ridden but battle ready, with heavy artillery on the east bank and lighter arms west. Allied lines face probing attacks as commanders note insufficient Allied strength to date. Southeast Asia Command says Japanese artillery fire has intensified southeast of Mandalay.
Governor Chauncey Sparks will report the accomplishments of the 1945 legislature to the people of Alabama in a statewide radio broadcast next month. The date is August 8 from 9 to 9 30 p m all stations in Alabama will carry the program.
A new dispatch claims Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun reside on Queen Mage Island in the Antarctic after the German submarine U 530 reportedly landed them there. Argentine and British officials dispute rumors and note U 530's surrender and ongoing submarine sightings.
President Truman assumes chairing duties at Potsdam while meeting Churchill and Stalin separately. Officials say aim is to set the Pacific war course and forge groundwork for postwar peace in Europe. The three foreign ministers will hold regular prep meetings for joint decisions.
A panel discussion at a Wiregraft farmers and business men meeting covered problems facing agriculture and industry. Sponsored by Associated Industries of Alabama and others, the session at the USO center aimed to spark a series of meetings. Participants included Kennedy of First National Bank of Montgomery, Emmett Sizemore, Hugh Comer of Sylacauga, W. D. Malone, Charles S. Dudley, and Glenn Lawrence, with Kennedy posing the opening question on research and market expansion for Southern products.
Denmark and Italy are expected to become full members of UNRRA soon after its third major conference opens in London on Aug 7. Officials foresee Italy joining on a provisional basis or automatically upon recognition as a United Nation, while Denmark’s admission is seen as virtually certain. The conference may also push UNRRA toward a formal separation from military control in Europe.
Officials of Houston County Se Jective Service Board one today announced the names of one white registrant and four Negroes who have reported for pre-induction physical examinations. Samuel Alex Cherry has reported to Fort McClellan, and the four Negroes, listed as Quincy Beacham, James Arthur Williams, Hubert Wayne Thomas and Charles William Bryant, have gone to Fort Benning, Ga.
The Dothan Kiwanis Club welcomed visiting District Governor Charles Harrig of Ensley who spoke on the International Kiwanis Council and Alabama leading the federation in efficiency reports for Q1 1945. A musical program featured Mika Steanne Newton, Cullen Scarbrough, and Bax Newton with several singing selections and accordion numbers. A small fire caused minor damage at the Wit Vamp and Voriy Lumber Company when wood shavings ignited but was quickly controlled by firemen.
British heavy bombers may join American t ilers in the Pacific to form up to ten Allied air groups targeting Japan. General Barney M. Giles of USASTAF met with Field Marshal S Hugh Lloyd to discuss a possible British bomber task force under USASTAF. The plan would involve Liberators Mitchells and Avengers alongside existing Air Forces in ongoing raids on the Japanese homeland.
Arthur Posey, longtime city firefighter, has been named assistant fire chief after Lehman Johnson resigned. Fire Chief Floyd Harrin announced the promotion, with Posey previously serving as captain after Jay Johnson left the post. Johnson’s resignation took effect this week.
Frances Brown aged 40 and Gene Johnson aged 42 face trial for murder in Montgomery AP reports they allegedly set fire to the clothing of Henry E. Brown the woman's invalid husband. He died after being found in a muddy pool near his burning home.
The audacious U S Third Fleet and British warships stalk the Japan coast unmolested as Tokyo admits big guns hit new targets north of Tokyo. Allied planes bombarded Honshu’s east coast for an hour at noon while the fleet shells targets along the Honshu coast midnight. The Japanese claim the enemy can attack anytime.
Chinese forces report a six mile advance near Kweilin cutting off the Japanese from the airport bases and rail line. In a separate action 300 to 400 Japanese troops were killed as Chinese troops closed in around the city of Kweilin. A wedge into the Kweilin Hengyang railroad at Chaishu further isolated the Japanese retreat route from Kwagsi to Huinan Province.
Parliament, by 77 to 5, exiled King Leopold III and barred him from returning to the throne. The Regency of Prince Charles continues under the regent as Prime Minister Achille Van Acker's cabinet faces possible changes. Leopold remains abroad, unable to set foot in Belgium without new parliamentary consent.
AP reports 500 American British carrier planes resumed attacks on central Honshu under better weather. A heavy battleship shelling at Hitachi near Tokyo. 130 river boats sunk from China to Japan. Australians meet resistance near Sambodia oil fields. Chinese forces advance toward Kweilin via the Hunan Kwangsi line.
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