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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1943
Page
11
Entries for the annual stock show must be in by 9 A M tomorrow. Rules cover eligibility, dress code, and judging divisions. Entries specify cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, and poultry must meet weight and breed requirements with catalogs and fees due at show grounds.
Last year’s grand champion must be shown by owner family or employee and calves must meet eligibility. Each county must have at least six eligible calves, with entries submitted to the general superintendent. Records of feeding costs and weights are required by 9 a.m. to T. A. Sime or his rep. Not more than three entries per owner per class. Premiums of 35 dollars for counties with six or more approved calves. County awards go to the county 4H or FFA treasurer. All steers and heifers entered in the show will be sold by auction tomorrow, with a sales fee not exceeding one percent. A fifty cent stall fee applies to members not entering animals in gala rings. Purebred cattle may be exhibited but not compete for awards. sale is allowed with a one percent fee. Beef-type animals approved for sale may be entered in the sale ring with a one percent fee on the sale.
Local employers paid 11 520 in back wages in 1942 to settle Wage and Hour Act violations. Inspections led to corrective payments and future compliance. Joseph C Nash, regional Wage and Hour director in Birmingham, cites 182 workers affected in Dothan.
Commercial vehicle operators must keep operating records or risk losing war need allowances. Fleet owners must submit quarterly mileage reports while single-unit operators keep records on certificates. First fleet reports due after March. Some operators may seek extra mileage allowances under emergency war conditions.
Alabama coal mines amid contract expiry reach a temporary pact with the United Mine Workers of America. Existing wage agreements extend to April 1 1943 with retroactive boosts from Southern Appalachian talks, and both sides may cancel with five days notice. The deal, modeled on Northern and Southern Appalachian accords, could endure until a permanent contract is signed. About 25 000 miners work in Alabama, with 1942 production at 19 million tons.
In Jefferson City Missouri an AP report notes a state liquor committee hearing where witnesses were asked if they ever drank. A woman from the WCTU testified, taking the stand amid questioning about alcohol use.
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