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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1947
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle publishes daily except Saturday with carrier and motor route delivery options in Alabama Georgia and Florida. Subscription rates vary by region and service with options for weekly monthly and yearly terms. The paper quotes Jefferson and Daniel scriptures and Emerson on knowledge as part of its page filler.
U S Attorney General Thomas Clark will soon publish a list of groups deemed Communist or fronts. Each labeled organization will have a chance to dispute the designation before a board, a step aimed at fair treatment amid Congress directed purges. Some objectors argue no chance to clear themselves, but the government insists on exposing suspected disloyalty to remove them from payrolls.
The piece surveys Alabama drive age proposals and a Jefferson County plan to raise the minimum to 16. It notes opposition and political maneuvering in Montgomery, plus comments by Dr. Swearingen on prison segregation and juvenile rehabilitation, urging state responsibility in homes, schools, and churches.
The piece profiles Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil and Herbert Evatt of Australia as likeliest figures at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, noting their pro American and anti Soviet stances and their roles as champions of smaller nations. It recalls Aranha’s sharp diplomacy with Gromyko, Evatt’s warnings about Cold War tensions, and broader debates shaping postwar peace and Palestine scrutiny.
John Temple Graves argues science moves faster now and the South must back the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham with $2.5 million to stay ahead. He warns reliance on private industry alone weakens the region and urges government and universities to fund pure science to rival Germany and Russia, noting current subscriptions at about $1,009,000.
Analyzed column discusses postwar power shifts and atomic energy, with quotes from Wendell Berge and David Lilienthal. It notes Soviet vetoes on a U.N. police force, Greece incidents, and the potential impact of General Assembly votes on world peace. The piece emphasizes the 1947 session's significance for global stability.
A letter from Emmett Sizemore of Dothan Beagle commends The Fagle for its Sep tember 7 issue and its Alabama 4-H encampment coverage at Choctawhatchee Wells. He notes strong participation from Houston Geneva and Catlee counties and stresses the value of 4-H work for future agricultural leadership.
World Today reports Italy on the brink of a Red versus anti communist struggle as the Marshall Plan nears, with Soviet influence rising. Labor strife and political pressure cloud prospects, while Italy must shrug off Allied occupation within ninety days and Moscow hints at aid.
Hal Boyle muses on vacation life and returning to work with dry humor. He recounts a seaside escape near Ma Point and the quirky beach dwellers called dabs, tiny crawdad like creatures. A parrot mascot Elsie Fay is cited with a maritime crash and a grim joke about fate.
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