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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1949
Page
2
Geneva County teachers will attend a special workshop September 54 in Geneva. Dr Willis A Sutton of Atlanta will address the group September 5 at 1 pm and speak at the county parent teachers association that night at 8 at Geneva high school.
Joe Regan of Hartford joins six Auburn delegates at Montevallo for the Westminster Fellowship Conference representing the Auburn Presbyterian church group this weekend.
The Senior One class at Cottonwood High School presents Just Ducky a three act comedy on Wednesday directed by Miss Frances Cameron. Cast includes Frances Burnham Lenora Sallas Charles Snell Dorothy Guy Peggy Joyce Parker Bobby Owens Jerry Paulk Charles Brownlee Raymond Whitehead Clara Chambers Billy Earl Palmer and Ada Ruth Robinson. Max Lane Honored as secretary treasurer of the Troy State Teachers College student government association. Lane member of Kappa Delta Pi Specs Science club and student executive council. plans to teach and coach after graduation. Girl Scouts Visit Beach Nearly 100 Dothan Girl Scouts traveled to Panama City by bus for a beach camping trip led by Miss Helen Andrews and Miss Ruby Sherer with troop leaders sharing duties and menus.
Firemen were called to Henry Green Apartments to extinguish a flooded oil stove in an apartment occupied by H. F. Dugan. The report said the fire was out when the trucks arrived.
Police records show B. Dell Grant charged yesterday with driving while intoxicated, collision, and driving with insufficient brakes.
OZARK Isaac Riley, recently elected by the city council to succeed Tom C. Godwin, was installed in his new office Thursday. Godwin had served 20 years on the board and chaired it for many years. Roy Ward was advanced to the chairmanship by the council.
Tornadoes struck near Lawton Oklahoma and Garden City Kansas, damaging several farmhouses and buildings. No fatalities were reported early. Severe thunderstorms with winds up to 60 mph were forecast for Southeastern and south central Kansas, northeastern and north central Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri. A large rain area moved into the Ohio Valley, with heavy rains in Georgia and surrounding states.
The Air Force will terminate its Pacific air command on June 1 leaving naval and Marine aviation to handle central Pacific air defense. The remaining U S air assets in the region consist of 75 fighters with the 1st group returning to the mainland, and bases near Guam Japan Okinawa and the Philippines. The Navy trims its Pacific fleet to about 96 ships and five aircraft carriers with about 300 planes total. Air patrols shift entirely to Navy and Marine units aboard carriers.
Nine year old Cub Scout Joe Morgan Thomaz found a $24 check made out to Eagle near a Coca Cola plant. He brought it to the Eagle office after showing it to Bill Beck. Eagle staff thanked him for honesty while he teased his teacher about being smart. Joe is Den One, Cub Pack 22, third grade at Minnie T. Heard School.
The report notes worsening payroll strains driving fears of food riots and looting in Shanghai. Commu nist actions suggest isolation rather than occupation, with Red forces advancing toward Techeng and Kunshan while Nationalists monitor developments. Peiping radio claims rapid movement and presses Britain, the U S, and France to withdraw their forces from China.
Report notes some NY Governor may delay a third presidential bid to 1960 due to age and Republican backlash from last year’s loss. Backers suggest stepping aside now could keep him viable for future races if Senate runs or other wins occur.
Lathan Thomsey of Napier, an employee at the Greyhound bus station, reports lightning struck him twice in the same spot. He, felled by a stroke, is taking several days recuperation by physician order after a Friday afternoon incident while leaning against a bus, nearly a year after a prior strike at the same location.
BIRMINGHAM Ala AP An electrical workers union official said negotiations with the Alabama Power company have not broken down. A meeting is tentatively set for May 7. Local unions statewide voted or planned votes on a strike day set by a statewide committee. In Mobile local 345 voted for a walkout. their contract expired March 1. Gadsden local 391 will vote on accepting the offer. Anniston to vote next night. Some locals took no action yet. The unions seek a 15 percent across the board wage increase, a 40 hour five day week, and three weeks paid vacation for 10 years service.
Bishop Marvin A. Franklin of Jackson Mississippi was elected president of the Southern District of the Methodist church during the Council of Bishops annual meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey yesterday.
Russia United States France and Britain seek unity on Berlin steps while evading further trouble. Evatt and Lie thanked, talks to remain in Security Council. Jessup and Malik conducted secret talks. signs point to lifting the 10 month blockade. Mindszenty trial and Bulgarian ministers debated as US urges human rights under peace treaties. Gromyko attacks Western stance. Cadogan calls his arguments irrational. Yugoslav Joza Vilfan and Soviet Kovalenko defend Moscow, warning against UN interference.
California bee industry plans to expand northward as beekeepers forecast rising demand and seek stronger markets. Officials cite climate and transportation improvements as factors enabling the shift.
Senator Connally said the Senate foreign relations committee will likely give unanimous approval to the North Atlantic security treaty. He expected witnesses favoring ratification to conclude next week with testimony from Robert Lovett and General Omar Bradley. Opposing witnesses will include Henry A. Wallace and Eugene Dennis as hearings stretch into May. Canada ratified the alliance with Prime Minister St. Laurent calling it the first of 12 signatories to do so.
In Rome investigators scramble as Swedish brain surgeon Dr Peter Lindstrom husband of Ingrid Bergman remains unaccounted for after arriving by plane from Shannon via Paris. Reports conflict on his location while Bergman films on Stromboli with director Roberto Rossellini unseen by him.
Building and repair permits issued by city engineer H. M Ramseur show a slump from recent weeks with only one permit above 1000 dollars. Notable permits include Raymond Spann for a Woodland Drive residence add on 3500, Ray Barnett for a 309 East Spring Street residence about 1000, and multiple smaller jobs such as store repairs, roofing, and signage across West Powell Street West Adams Street Montana Street and other locations.
Montgom ery AP columnist Drew Pearson told a Blue Gray Association luncheon that greater White House leadership could have softened civil rights battles in Congress. He said President Truman avoided compromise, pushing an all or nothing fight, while Southern congressmen favored concessions such as poll tax reform.
Philippine authorities vow swift discipline for Hukbalahap who ambushed the Quezons in Nueva Ecija, killing Mrs Quezon and officials. President Quirino orders intensified hunt, while a national memorial Aurora Park is proposed in the massacre region. Mayor Pedro Guerrero reports trucks seized and drivers taken prisoner before release.
The document shows Houston County voters petitioning the County Board of Revenue to call an election within three months to decide a four mill tax for acquiring constructing operating and maintaining a county hospital or other non profit public health facilities in Houston County Alabama. Signatures predominately from Dothan residents with some Ashford residents.
The plan would replace current law with an expanded Wagner Act and House aides seek Southern Democrat votes with pledges of further changes during debate. Amendments on the Wood bill proceed, while Democratic revisions await definite framing, including procedures for national emergency, oaths for employers and union officers, guarantees of free speech in labor disputes, and limits on union and employer gains in settlements.
The upcoming legislative session in Alabama looks to explode into debates over tax reform and program funding. Governor Folsom pushes for a flat income tax, highway improvements, a state run TVA style waterways plan, and expanded welfare, with party clashes over liquor and education funding and a possible constitutional convention on revision.
A fragmented report recalls Joe, a 70-year-old Black resident of Ozark, who supposedly knows where people are and imitates voices. Patrolman J D Wilikinson suspects a felon in the back seat before recognizing Joe, who confesses he has been fooling officers.
A legislative package details salary raises for Houston County clerks across offices including circuit court clerks and tax assessors. Raises range from $30 to $180 monthly, with salary bands from $1,200 to $2,160 annually. New pay rules tie raises to Board of Revenue approval and cap new-clerk increases at $10 per month biannually. The chancery clerk, however, receives a direct raise to $1,500 yearly without Board approval. An additional bill would set the Superintendent of Education pay at 3,000 to 5,000 yearly, up from a flat 3,000 under 1831 law.
The State Department clammed up after Philip C. Jessup reported a satisfactory but non talking meeting with Soviet deputy foreign minister Jakob A. Malik in New York. Jessup informed Secretary Acheson and Dewey Rusk and Bohlen about further talks, with Britain and France eyed for broader discussions as progress appears despite no formal confirmation from either government.
Obituary notices from Wiregrass detail the deaths of W. B. Brown and Alonzo Grant among others, with funeral plans in Headland and Marianna churches. Survived by numerous relatives, the records list pallbearers, residence details, and burial sites. Additional tributes cover Pfc. Glen RobinER in Chipley with service arrangements and veterans' posts coordinating graveside rites.
J Nathan Collier a prominent Blakely merchant died Wednesday at a local hospital. Funeral services were held in Blakely with survivors including his wife and four daughters among others. The obituary lists relatives including James Collier a University of Georgia student and Herman Collier, Post City, with several sisters and in-laws.
Fragmented report describes interference numbers, canal control across Berlin zones, and Soviet withdrawal affecting transport. British licensed vessels moved supplies through Gatow fields to downtown, with waterway access contested between Soviet and British sectors. References to locks, waterways, and a noted natural bridge in Idaho for comparison.
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