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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1959
Page
2
Egg producers and others in the Louisiana egg industry are invited to attend an April meeting at LSU focused on egg quality and standards. Participants include Hatton Rough-Bee producers and related groups seeking information on improving product quality and market practices.
Thursday, April 2, 1959 school events at Tunisiana State University and surrounding agencies highlight forest protection. Lincoln Parish urges care to preserve timber as a key income, noting laws, fire crews, and the impact of arson on mills, landowners, and jobs. The message emphasizes community duty to keep North Louisiana green.
Superintendent Shelby Jackson urges using tideland lease proceeds to raise teachers' salaries in Louisiana. The Leader cautions against creating a permanent expense base from uncertain funds and argues surplus should fund capital projects, schools, hospitals, libraries, and state needs while ensuring fiscal responsibility and tax realism.
The Department of Agriculture and Poultry Industries of Louisiana announces a two day program beginning Monday April 13. Sessions in Pleasant Hall discuss egg quality and production trends with LSU and USDA experts. Topics cover fertility, table egg production, marketing, plant sanitation, and preservation of eggs with demonstrations on handling and grading eggs.
Forestry training meetings for Louisiana State University will be held in April for agents from 14 parishes across central and southwest Louisiana. The two day sessions cover forest planting insect control timber thinning and other management topics. Sessions occur April 16-17 at Alexandria State Forest headquarters Woodworth and April 21-22 at Camp seven miles west of Leesville on Lake Anacoco. Participants include EB R McCrory Fred Peevy Kirby Cneckham John C. Moser Gill Mann Ralph Wall A McWean James WL Bury and J G Richard among others.
Clay and Hinton families hosted a busy weekend with visitors and a Sunday afternoon wedding. Mrs Maat Lilian Willis of Clay and Bills oof Bernice wed as many relatives joined the Quitman Ansley banquet and various visits across Shreveport, Deries, and Winnfield.
The General Office of Kiwanis International moved to a new three level building at 101 Erie Street Chicago on Friday March 20 announced by Thomas Cydud president of the Niwantis Club of Ruston. The $1 million structure houses all 11 international service organization staff and serves 4600 Kiwanis Clubs in the US and Canada. The project marks Kiwanis five year program of finance design and construction with broad member support and honors Kiwanis aims of service to communities and children.
A new market news service covering Louisiana grain and feed trade was announced by Commissioner Sidney McCrory. The program, described as an experiment, aims to provide weekly prices and market conditions to farmers, poultrymen, dairy men, and cattlemen, with updates from major markets and Gulf export data. The service will be distributed via press, radio, and TV and free upon request from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture.
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