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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1950
Page
2
A World Today Thia column recipient from Johnstown high school complains about universal foggingers and student apathy toward government. He blames educators for dull courses and argues teens gain political understanding only through daily news reading and independent background study.
President Philip Murray pledges organized labor to support the fight against Communist influence and Korea while insisting business must share the burden. He urges rapid mobilization of manpower and a fair tax structure to fund defense and maintain civil liberties. Rallies are planned across Alabama as labor leaders demand coordinated action.
PMA plans to resume farmer peanut marketing card distribution after a holiday break. Office head Jesse A Culbreth says Beale One Two Three farmers have been urged to pick up cards and mailings will continue in heats Four to Six. Farmers in other beats will be scheduled similarly and distribution aims to finish by mid December with signatures required and in-office processing for some cases.
Cotton and cotton seed command the highest prices since 1918 with vat per pound and per ton figures noted. Over 600 bales have been ginned this season, about 300 more than last year, as gins operate daily though weather damages fields. Experts warn heavy rain and winds threaten remaining cotton.
Houston officials predict a revenue rise of about 1800 to 318,000 above 1949 from auto license sales in 1950. Aubrey Johnston, chief clerk in Judge Albert Lago’s probate office, says increases should be similar through the 1950s. Estimates foretell 1951 orange with black numeral plates yielding over 15,000 in Houston County, with state takes and county shares outlined for tag sales. The 1954 total may shift with Camp Rucker, tag costs average from 5.50 to 18.50 for passenger cars, up to 130.50 for buses, and truck and heavier tags varying by weight.
Washington AP notes that nearly 4 million people over 65 receive Social Security via pensions and tax relief. The article explains how pension increases, aging populations, and employer costs shape relief, with detailed figures on current beneficiaries and breakdowns by program type and status. It also highlights the broader impact on corporations and labor amid postwar adjustments.
Republicans urge release of a two year old top secret Korea report while questioning State Department handling Acheson says decision rests with the President. CIA appointment and North Korean threat cited. Aircraft industry faces production snags and higher costs for warplanes as delays continue.
AP dispatch notes President Truman plans to ask Congress for money to hire thousands of government employees as part of an amended Social Security Act. The report mentions a veto on a bill granting veterans wage raises and references political calendars with Utah and Nevada primaries and New York conventions for Senate nominees.
Eighty head of registered Hereford cattle from the Judge A.J. Ranch herd of Morgan Texas will be shown and sold at the city auditorium in Moultrie on September 1. Bill Aycock, assistant manager of the Moultrie Chamber of Commerce, said the sale marks the largest dispersal of feeding cattle yet offered here and includes cows with calves, open and bred heifers and bulls.
Australian wool bids climb 40 percent from last June amid forecasts of tighter supply. Analysts credit higher demand and increased slaughter of sheep, with implications for producers and the fashion market as costs for next season’s suits rise.
In Texas Alabama Georgia and Florida breeders plan cattle shows while cattle are paraded in the morning and an event begins at 1 p.m. WEST. The text also contemplates a meteor or planet destruction as a theoretical idea once proposed by some astronomers.
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