Ruston Daily Leader (Newspaper) - June 17, 1941, Ruston, Louisiana VOLUME Follow the Leader n NEA Sendee PRICE 6 For Lincoln In Campaign USO Women To Meet Thursday Hes Set Lincoln Ministers Told No Whiskey or Beer To Be Sold in USO Halls Heads of Organizations And Pastors of Churches Pledge Full Support A meeting of Lin coln parish women in connection with raising funds for the United Service Organizations program has been called for Thursday af at 3 oclock at the Legion home by Glen in charge of the womens division of the parish Lincolns campaign for a quota that has already been set will be launched states John Ben parish chair Heads of all organizations and pastors of churches have pledged their support to the funds raised from which will be used to provide recreational fa for men in the United States military to Set up Service The United Service organiza tions plan to set up 339 service adjacent to naval stations and defense industries throughout the United States and its overseas bases so that the in fluence and comfort of the Amer ican home community may be brought to those who have been separated their homes to service their Officials in charge of the Lin coln parish drive include chairman Jack Fi nance committee chairman Grady subchairman Fred and publicity Draft Officials To Hold Meeting Here Tonight service officials throughout the Fifth Louisiana Inspection area will meet to night at oclock in the Howard Memorial auditorium to hear Raymond state speak on the state Several other selective serv ice officials will be on the pro gram More than 200 representing 16 par will attend the i Last winter falling ice a window in the Empire Stats 1250 feet up thats a I bout a quarter of a mile above the streets of little old New Soj j the other day to one Al Cohort i went the job of replacing the I The pictures show Al going at the lies working in a In answer to a telegram sent small wooden cage suspended by at the request of Lincoln par ropes from the f ish the national office of the United Service replied today that no whiskey or beer will be served or sold in the service clubs maintained by the move Chairman John Ben Kendall of the Lincoln parish sent the following telegram to the office of Thomas New national chairman of the Many questions by our minis ters and other citizens relative to selling or serving whiskey or beer in Leaflets do not cover Please answer this by Western for registering the several thousand Louisiana youths who have turned 21 since last Oc tober will be Of i Tech Plans To Aid USO In Drive Meetings Will Be Held Wednesday for Explanation of Campaign In connection with plans to i raise funds for the United Ser Many communities adjacent to vice meetings of f the huge training centers and new defense industrial plants are ill prepared for this sudden influx of eager Boys in uniform stand on street ing what to no place to no they may turn lonely or in need of Easy Prey for The homesick boy is often easy prey for the vicious elements which promote questionable rec officials and even This is a matter of gravest con cern to our Army and Navy lead ers because in too many cases it nullifies much of their construct ive Where there are no adequate community facilities for new de li fense some of which have been built in the open coun try the situation is equally to Last Taylor Will Hurl for Vols Against Camden Draftsmen To Play Here Tomorrow Afternoon at Frank slender right hander from has been nominated to do the tossing for Rustons Volunteers here day afternoon against the Camden Manager Roy Fraser stated Taylor has won one and lost oire in the Valley Old man Jupiter Pluvius rained out all scheduled games in the loop including Rustons journey to Current league standings have Huston in second eight victories and five close behind which has seven wins and four with seven and is in fifth Vols Pushed for The Vols will be fighting I secretary to Problems confronting work1 Mn wired the ers will be discussed and plans Has Blue Laws Ruston is one of the strictest blue law towns in having no Sunday picture shows or baseball Lincoln parish which does not have a night club or honky tonk within its boun is There are 10 churches in whose 1940 population was a little over The Ruston a Oua chita Valley league baseball plays its encounters at outside the town 50 Enrolled In Presbyterian Church School Classes Conducted From 3 to 5 Oclock Each Afternoon Fifty students enrolled Monday in the annual Vacation Bible school of the Presbyterian Church which will continue through Fri June Children from the ages of three to of any denom are welcome to attend the which begins at 3 and ends at cept Darden will be principal of the assisted in the four departments by other members of the The su of the Beginners for the first week will be Post will be superintendent the second Assistants in that department will include Elaine Miss Ammonia Approved or Monroe Volunteers Needed For Air Warning Unit Looking up with students in the various schools of Louisiana Tech will be held Wed The national agency interested in the social and re creational welfare of draftees and others affiliated with defence will be described students as follows to the School of auditorium of the agri cultural School of arts and discussion of the by Howard School of business administra tion and presiding and discussing the room 213 of the admin School of Dean Gus taf Freden with WHERE WERE YOU Where were you when the went down Soldiers in rough banter used to shout that at one an other in gentle reproof from the oldtimer to the new It soldiers equivalent to What did you do in the Big daddy Some maybe similar questions are going to be asked Where were it may be when the United States was declared to be in of and the British and tanks that might save asked to it would will have to O I was i to out on strike for an hour instead of I was lis P be reached tening to speeches by leaders who were interested in other the republics Fire Chief Raley First To Offer Services To Posts Fire Chief Raley of Rus was the first to volunteer for i duty in the Lincoln Parish Air Warning according to Charles who has been appointed by the Lincoln Parish Defense council to set up vation posts throughout the par Carter also announced that the American Legion has pledged full cooperation to the council in the manning of the Fred Gray and Claude Ruple have been appointed as a committee to assist in securing Legion Boy Scouts Troop 47 of the Huston Boy j Scouts of America has tendered its services for whatever assistance that may be Raleigh Knot is scoutmaster of this Approximately 15 persons will be required to operate the vation posts 24 hours a day dur ing thl summer The observers will probably be sta at Sims boro and pending ap proval of the commanding officer of this interceptor Organizations throughout Lin coln parish have been asked to assist in securing volunteers for the posts which will probably be named for 00 A chief ob server will be placed of each with a corps of workers under who wish to volunteer Summer Graduates At Tech To Hear Peabody College professor j of teachers college education j at Peabody will deliver the summer j commencement address at Tech on the night of July it was an today by Hodney director of the summer session at Crabb has been a member of the Peabody college staff since Ruby Tech said that about 100 seniors are candidates for de grees here this Those together with 243 who were awarded diplomas at the May commencement ex will give Tech a total of nearly 350 for the There will be no reate program in connection with the summer graduation Cline Sachs telling of the I Ida Miss Virginia Gullatt rooms 7 and 8 of the education School of Dean Roy Sessums presiding and Grady Jones describing the Lit tle Howard School of home room 2 of the home economics Dean Helen Graham presiding and discussing the John Ben local drug is chairman of the in Lincoln where a quota of has been Ritch ie manager of a hardware is chairman of the finance com 5 oclock every afternoon I was fighting the Wagner that law that provided for collective bargaining back when the government trusted to management and labor to have the wit to settle their differences without endangering the ional I was out to get something for I didnt realize that if we al went down together there would be either for HIM or for ME The was a British carrying Michi gan and Wisconsin National She was rined February off the Irish Those who had already answered their call at that time were al First Three Months of 1941 Thirsty for of the United States were thirstier dur ing the first three months of 1941 than during the corresponding per iod a year according to a report issuer by the National They drank more gal Ions of alcoholic beverages and to maintain their half spent more than their margin for the second with Hodge and Springhill tied for third with eight victories and six defeats one of Louisiana Techs aces during the past won four and lost two for the college In his only victory with the he trounced the Probable starting lineup for the is as follows Glen short stop Billy Hinton or Earl centerfold Berry second base catcher Pat field Ned right field Penmen first base Jpe Pankey or Todd Mc third and drink for the first quarter of the report The composite American high ball amounted to gal lons for the three month period this composed of gallons of domestic distilled li gallons imported distilled liquor gal lons of beer and gal lons of The check for this colossal cocktail party was the The statistics revealed that al and Maurine The will study Be ginners in Gods This de will include children be tween the ages of three to Superintendent for the Primary department is Dauglas Jenk who will be assisted by Miss Louise Jenkins and Miss Virgin ia Their subject will be Learning to Know and Do Bet The children in this depart ment are between the ages of six to Frank dent of the Junior department will be assisted by Leslie Edna Raleigh and Miss Sarah Ann This department in cludes children from the ages of nine to Their subject will be Lets Learn to Know the The whose super intendent will be Harry will study The Kingdom of The assistants in this department will be Miss Mozelle McCallum and Miss Mary Wil It includes children between the ages of 12 to Democratic Winners For Town of Dubach Declared Elected A a marshal and five aldermen chosen during the Dem April 8 and the May for the Town of have been declared duly elected by Governor Sam Jones and no general election will be according to John Ben Ken president of the Lincoln par ish Board of No in dependent candidates announced in opposition to the Democratic Americans The following are the officials ed their consumption of hard Ollie Mayor to decline slightly during the marshal but more than made up or it by increasing their Henry and alder Appetite lor beer and Phone After 5 call his phone El Dorado To Celebrate 20 Years of Oil Biggest Crowds Since Boom Times Expected For Gala Event El 20 years of oil have done for Ar kansas will be vividly in the states demon first oil ways proud that they were in khaki when this Todays isnt a ship at It is a national emer gency of It has been that all national safety depends on turning out war ma terial of all with the utmost possible There is no disagreement on that Such disagreement as there remains in the national thinking isin regard to other and more remote On the fact that we face a grave emer gency no one it is here and It is not a theory but a fact i andu If ic it tv m i for three clays and Oil 11 tins battle is it this goes there will be many a reproachful Where were you in the Battle of Production Did you do your or did rivet and girder lie idle be neath your hand Did you do your or did the Defense Bond remain unbought in the Treasury vault Did your or did you find excuses boom town Thursday through Sat when the Wonder State celebrates two decades of black Opening with Governors Day on Homer Adkins of and Con gressman Oren Harris of the sev Arkansas district will be hon or the celebration program Golgotha Will Be Shown Wednesday First and Only Talking Picture of Life of Christ Slated Here you do It is time to the questions each man and wo can he man of himself and and to get answers that repeated without shame at some future time when they might be asked by others sorrow and in reproach The unlimited emergency is here Where are you Questionnaires Mailed Out JUNE 1941 William Collins 2794 Andrew Dawson John Roy Thomas Arthur Lee Lloyd Leonard Roscoe Fred Simsboro William Cecil James Leonard Hi Rus Everett Eugene Burnon James Daniel 2808 Tillofson Gramb Sims Sims 2810 Cleo Leonard Earl men and others who havent been back for years plan to Streets Already Streets which once were strips of deep and which rang with the shouts of promo ters and other colorful characters of boom already arc decor ated gaily with multicolored flags bearing the inscription Welcome A tall steel derrick is already erected on the courthouse and by opening day will be surrounded with an exposition of oil The biggest crowds since boom times are unlike those hectic times when men bought chairs in hotel lobbies in order to get a place to the town is prepared for In 20 years oil has brought many improvements to El and many of the Oldtimers are in for plenty of Oil men from throughout the ent area are coming here for the to take part in an Important hearing of the State Oil and Gas Commission on Fri others merely to renew old j friendships of 20 years ago when I oil gushers were a daily event and leases brought whatever the owner asked for Busey to Be An outstanding figure among the thousands attending the fete will be now of the man who brought in Arkansas first gusher on ait A talking motion said to be utterly different from any thing ever shown in this commun will be presented in the Rus ton High school auditorium Wed night at 8 sponsor ed by the Methodist Womens So city for Christian The is the first and only talking picture ever made of the life and crucifixion of Special tickets with which a person will be admitted for only 10 are being distributed by local merchants A matinee showing will bj given tomorrow afternoon at Fascinating The fact that characters actual ly talk makes an ef and unforgettable enter Action and story of the picture move smoothly and rapid with a cast of Over was spent in producing the film which has been acclaim ed by critics throughout the na As the film is one can see the triumphal entry of Jesus into the plotting a gainst the Last the the trial and and His final appearance before the disciples after the resurrec Familiar characters on the screen will be King Her Judas and as well as Jesus No creed or faith is taught in the it being nonsectarian in respect and giving an ac curate and dramatic story of the Parents and their children arc especially urged to attend the Plant Area May Be Scene Of Industry Senator Ellender Wires Approval Plant Will Employ Many Estimated by a Washington source to cost between to si huge ammonia plant was approved today by the War department for the Monroe according to a telegram from Senator Allen The plant is expected to bo located near in one of the ura gas mem ber of the state employment told the Leader today that the ammonia plant was one of the in that Governor Jones and state officials have been seeking for the Fifth Congressional dis The ammonia will be made from natural gas and later processed with picric acid for use in making It is thought that the ammonia industry was in this area because of the proximity of the Minden shell loading plant which will probably be supplied with the chemical from the Monroe It was learned from Monroe sources that a picric acid plant may be forthcoming for this area so that the ammonia can be pro cessed RHS Band To Practice Tonight Musicians To Open USO Drive Invited To El Dorado Celebration All members of the school band are asked to report to the music department tonight at oclock for a special prac tice in preparation for two public performances Director Harvey Nelson The colorful 68piece band will open the United Service Organ drive in Lincoln parish Thursday morning at 8 oclock with a parade through the down town section of Shortly before the musical group will leave for El where they will participate in the Twenty Years of Oil celebration that is being staged by that city over the The Huston band was invited to be the guest of the El officials during the along with several other outstanding mu sical units of this Either Hanell the AllAmerican Drum or Spencer Coins will be the drum major for both Harri son won a superior rating at the recent National Music Fleming Will Be Feted By Chamber Tonight Raymond state director of the selective ser vice will be feted this ev ening at C oclock in the private dining room of the Louisiana Tech dining hall by the Good Will com of the Chamber of Com according to Travis Mel Fleming will be here with other officials to speak at a Fifth Inspection area meeting of selective service workers in How ard auditorium beginning at Members of the commute and the board of directors of the cham ber will be present at where pertinent matters of na tional defense wili be Around the Corner Word received in Ruston Savery Lewis is that she has landed in San after a years stay in Hawaii and mighty glad to get back They are going to get an am plant in the Monroe area in aid of the defense we keep hoping maybe we will get something for The sunshine looked awful good this after a siege of although we are tw the rain as it helped to get grass started on our bare The Ruston Hardware has recipe for u tired Tyy swering the Mont ford Service you to ride on this summer for worlds ot and McDonalds tip fa new seems like a good i she cant
