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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1963
Page
5
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Montgomery officials face a bid from Negro leaders to form a biracial committee to plan reopening city parks closed since 1950 for segregation. Mayor Earl James says decisions rest with the commissioners and the recreation board, while Rev. S. S. Seay Sr. pushes broader park and facility developments following a Kennedy suggestion.
James Roberts has accepted the captaincy of the transportation and warehousing team for the Chamber of Commerce fundraising drive to build a new headquarters at the corner of 6th Ave NE and Walnut St. The team includes Clyde Bass Harold Carrico Chuck Dickhate Norman Meyer James Newman Jimmy Bowden and Ike Wahl. The Chamber cites about 500 local supporters and notes since 1947 industrial growth and payroll gains as proof of its community impact.
R B Horsley of the Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association condemned federal participation in textile affairs at the 25th annual meeting in Biloxi. He derided the two price system and export subsidies that favor foreign mills, urged removal of federal meddling, and warned synthetic fibers threaten U S industry.
The Electric Autolite Co. and subsidiaries report consolidated net sales of 47,436,933 for the first quarter of 1963, up from 45,963,552 in 1962. President R. H. Davies notes higher military sales and strong automotive original equipment demand. Earnings after taxes totaled 1,215,260 or 1.05 per share, vs 940,745 or .79 per share in 1962.
A statewide search for the cleanest nearest and most attractive service station began today according to Gordon Francis Standard Oil Co Hartselle Morgan County chairman of the Alabama Petroleum Council From now until Aug 31 motorists can recognize stations officially entered in the contest by a large yellow banner which says Watch Us Were Working for Alabama s Service Station of the Year Award Nnail meeting Friday with installation of officers.
SPEIGNER Ala Too much is made of commercialism in American education a German education expert says The director of the Educational Service Center in West Berlin Kurt Spangenberg said in an interview here that American self criticism of mechanical education is based on too much knowledge of the commercial aspects and not enough on the serious side However the director said he thinks that commercialism has not been necessarily a bad thing Many of these programs couldn't have been developed if private enterprise had not gotten in and worked them out The educator noted that machine age education has been heavily criticized in this country but contended that it was an American development which Europe now is seeking to develop
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