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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
4
Local columns list subscription rates by carrier mail and motor route outside Alabama Georgia and Florida with weekly monthly and yearly options. Also notes obituary and notices rates and telephones for departments plus a religious quotation page shows Jefferson Kempis and Matthew references.
Parking meters in Dothan and other Alabama towns are generally welcomed while Selma and Huntsville face disputes over meters around courthouses. Dallas County grand jury urged removal near Selma courthouse, arguing meters on county property exceed city jurisdiction. Madison County halted Huntsville courthouse meters, though meters fronting business streets proceed. County officials may consider meters for revenue, since a meter's a meter.
A survey shows 13 states weighing loyalty oaths for state employees and applicants, mirroring federal loyalty checks. Critics predict lawsuits as a handful of federal cases challenge enforcement, while advocates frame the moves as security measures amid political division. O. John Rogge, ex-U S assistant attorney general, guides a conservative line in related cases.
A quoted view asserts government jobs are not rights but privileges. If so, loyalty laws face stronger defense as government may grant or revoke employment based on legitimate interests. The piece argues the nation must distinguish rights from privileges to reduce political conflicts and preserve order.
The American Red Cross launches the general solicitation phase of its annual roll call following weeks of special gifts. Next week committees begin broad outreach. readers are urged to give promptly to support emergency relief and local aid, with no hard sell needed.
A weary postman passes a pool room where two patrons boast they are government men. They claim one is on 52-20 and another receives an unemployment check, calling it a great system, then depart as the postman continues his rounds.
The Decatur Daily notes spring arrives as youngsters emerge on vacant lots to form teams and chant batter up, a sign that pro players’ cue is near. Local readers are reminded that pictures of players in uniform signal spring’s start in sports culture.
The Birmingham Post item jokes about a tank renamed Esso Bolivar by Standard Oil and Marines calling it Esso B, noting its sinking in war and quipping it might have made a Presidential yacht. It adds a quip about crossword lovers having the last word and mocks government insurance programs and taxation on corpses.
Three prominent New Deal lawyers Nathan Witt Lee Pressman and John Abt faced ethics scrutiny over refusing to disclose Communist party membership. The NY bar ethics committee ruled their silence not unethical citing constitutional privilege. The hearings linked them to Welix Frankfurter’s circle and wartime labor and political actions.
A critique of public vulgarity in leadership, urging decency in language and manners. It argues that lofty positions demand restraint, while coarse speech reflects moral decline and weakens national character. It warns against glamorizing vulgarity and the erosion of decorum.
John Temple Graves questions limits on government and press power citing Doris Freeson as aligned with business interests. He argues states rights cannot handle mass pressure from workers and minorities and warns against a loose confederation or centralization to fight communism while envisioning a strong federal role for welfare.
In this reflective column, the author muses on big ambitions and American political liberalism, citing figures like Truman, Eisenhower, Taft, and Richberg. The piece blends social satire with calls for local self-government and a wary stance toward centralized federal power, set amid everyday small-town concerns and weather chatter.
Local managers for the ential presidential elects March 11 have been selec the sheriff, circuit clerk a hate judge as called for state Democratic commit. The Southeastern P Rock Club has added twen new members to the Orgar Personal: J. B. Underwe in town today and re new the daily. Classified Ad: Daugher quit his job as attorney but I am in the chickens to stay. When you need see me. W. A. Gullatt.
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