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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1950
Page
2
Residents heard of an upcoming benalit dance at an elementary school in Dothan near the Wiregrass region. Early arrival was advised for participants with proper work implements. The event, described as a highlight of spring celebrations, will take place Friday at 7 am.
The Foster Street Methodist Church Men's club will host Rev. Terrill, president of the Georgia Factory, as the guest speaker Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastor Calhoun said Terrill, noted for work in mathematics and concentration, will address members and discuss community topics. Rev. Olin Cooper of Bainbridge previously spoke at club events.
Senator McCarthy charged Stephen Brunauer and Esther Brunauer with Communist links citing Brunauer’s 1928 to 1977 ties to the Young Workers League and a 1948 loyalty review finding insufficient grounds for loyalty charges. The wife was accused of presiding over an American Friends of the Soviet Union meeting in Washington amid broader charges against Haldore Hanson and other State Department figures.
Dothan high school senior Bettye June Smith won top honors in two music contests at Troy Teachers College. She earned first ratings in both piano and voice at the state event. Bettye June has studied piano about eight years under Mrs. Violett Irvin and voice with Mrs. Graham Carson. She recently represented Houston County in the regional district oratorical contest and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Smith of 403 N Apple Tree Street.
Southeast Alabama bankers from eight counties meet at the Community House in Ozark for the State Bankers Association District annual meeting. Wilmer Parker of Ozark chairs. event starts at 1 p.m. with 30 to 75 bankers anticipated from Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston, Barbour, Pike, Covington, and Henry counties.
Livestock arrivals totaled 380 cattle 100 calves and 3000 hogs at eight major packing plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Ga Dothan and Tallahassee Fla Hog market mostly steady with good and choice weights firming at 16.50 to 19.00 per cwt for various ranges and classes Cattle and calves show mixed steady to higher quotes with slaughter cows and stockers in the mid to upper teens while calves hogs and sows move within ranges typical of a regional livestock report from Montgomery and Atlanta markets
The report outlines wartime aviation ideas with unescorted bombers in bad weather, small formations, and limited atom bomb use. It notes fighter planes have short combat ranges and tankers avoid enemy territory due to lack of guns. Radar bombsight is claimed more reliable than Norden in darkness. Pirate ships reportedly carried surgeons when feasible.
The Dothan Chamber of Commerce sponsors a merchandising clinic and Fibre Discussion next week at Council Chamber. Elva Deitz will lead sessions on improving selling techniques and handling textiles. Courses run 7 to 9 30 p m with emphasis on nylon, rayon, fibre glass and silk finishes for clothing professionals. Enrollment remains open at the Chamber office.
Reports describe mistrials in Klansman cases and ongoing terror in Alabama's coal country. Night riding resurges around Pell City and Talladega with masked and unmasked gangs abducting victims, while officials enforce a new anti masking law. One claimant, Rev Horn, faces punishment and banishment within Klans, stirring tensions as authorities and Klansmen clash over leadership and recruitment.
Health Minister Bevan led a pointed exchange in parliament as Conservatives accused the housing program of flaws while Bevan argued private speculators would neglect low cost building. He signaled further criticism in today’s debate amid a request for nearly two thirds of extra appropriations to run the National Health Service.
A Tur Communist directed group largely controls dock workers in several countries. Strikes at Bordeaux Algiers Marseille target ships loading arms for Indochina where French troops fight Ho Chi Minh forces. Non Communist unions’ strikes provoke Communist reactions while Paris and garaihe see desertion cited. Caroline Starr Balestier, Kipling’s American wife, is noted.
Funeral services are planned for Meilie B Kirkland of Headland route three who died after a short illness at home. Rev Roby J Lee and Rev J F Kelley will officiate at Concord Church with burial in Concord Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband PB Kirkland five sons three daughters a sister a brother and six grandchildren. A separate service will honor Wyatt Hubbard Lewis of Dele County died in Ocala Florida. Visitation and funeral will be at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with burial in Post Oak cemetery. Surviving are his wife Virginia Coates Lewis two daughters three sons and siblings.
The President and his party faced rough seas as the Williamsburg and Lane cruised off Charleston and Savannah. Winds 13 to 25 knots and heavy swells kept newsmen wary as delays and slow speeds caused the yacht to roll. Radio contact hoped for. movie for Mr. Truman canceled and crew turned in for the night.
North Carolina opens its first public school class for retarded children with an arithmetic lesson turned into a post office game. Students aged 11 to 16 rotate as postmaster while they learn through play in a compact classroom activity.
The County Board of Revenue authorized the purchase of four dump trucks through the State Purchasing Department and discussed widening a Webb community road to improve church access during bad weather. Superintendent Solomon Baxter noted a bus already serves Webb to Centers Church, but wet weather renders the road impassable. The board also approved spending 100 for a Manufacturers Record ad and authorized purchase of four voting machines with six rentals for use in the May 2 primary.
Cottonwood high school seniors present a three act comedy Climbing-Roses in the auditorium Thursday at 7 30 p m Director is Mrs Dawsey with cast Lenora Sailas Peggy Parker Marilyn Windsor Dorothy Guy Netti John Dees Frances Burnham Joyce Williams Billy Earle Palmer Charles Snell Raymond Whitehead Jerry Parrish Terry Olive and others
Portland Indiana sheriff Clarence Bishop said $10,000 stolen from Mrs. Alber Keen was recovered three days later. It was hidden in a tile about 400 feet from the home. He theorized the thief overestimated the risk and fled with less.
Lawrence McNeil, candidate for the U S Senate, announced Malcolm L Wheeler as campaign manager with Birmingham headquarters. Wheeler, a Birmingham attorney, will lead the campaign from here as McNeil opens in Montgomery, home of rival Senator Lister Hitt, with events planned midweek and a broadcast Thursday.
In Texas Big Bend country a posse traced a wounded suspect after an officer’s death, finding signs the sheriff was killed with his own gun. The pursued left a trail through ocotillo and cactus. shots and empty shells matched the same 28 44 caliber as the slain sheriff’s revolver. The search moved through harsh, near freezing terrain toward the Rio Grande border. Local riders and deputies pursued into the night amid rugged mountains and goat camps near the river. Remember the rabbit poster in Lexington warned motorists with a rabbit’s foot note.
City Commission passes ordinance prohibiting dumping waste into open drainage ditches in Dothan. Offenders face fines from one to one hundred dollars. Protests from Rat Street residents spur action to eliminate a northeast ditch. Zoning changes reclassify two districts from Heavy Industry to Type B residential. Regular March 28 hearing set for protests. Five-man Board of Zoning Adjustment reappointed for three year term. Areas affected include zones near South Alice Street Central of Georgia Railroad Louise and Selma streets and Edgewood Drive.
AP dispatches show New York cotton futures edging higher on short covering while May and July contracts rise modestly. In New Orleans, futures advanced amid buying and covering, with May and Dec positions quoted around 31.80 to 29.89.
Three young people from Dothan Christian Youth Fellowship were named to state CVF posts at the district meeting in Montgomery. Miriam Pratee was secretary treasurer, Pate as antist event chairman, and Virginie Conner study group chairman. Jo Ann Kirby led the local delegation opening the session, Florene Daly directed recreation and fellowship, and the day’s theme was A Visit to Japan.
Three Marianna high school students were in a car crash yesterday afternoon six miles south of Marianna. Rey Max Tiagen, 15, suffered a broken right arm and multiple scrapes and bruises. Carlos Jackson Burgess, 16, and Curtis Crews, 15, were not hospitalized. Residents of Sink Creek Community, the youths were investigated by E. Wer tick deputy Joe Si.
A historical note highlights that the automobile contains more than 408 rubber parts. The detail underscores the complexity of early car construction and the range of rubber components used in fittings, belts, hoses, gaskets, and seals.
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