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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
4
The Lincoln parish School Board will take bids for the new Ruston Upper Elementary School to be built on Cooktown road at a special session at 2 p.m. on September 14. The decision was made Monday.
Louisiana Tech will seek National Science Foundation backing to establish a third Institute of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences at the college next summer. The second nine week program this year drew 24 engineers from across the United States and Canada, ending with a banquet. The summer institute featured lectures from industry and academia and involved Tech faculty and guest speakers from Burroughs, Syracuse University, San Diego State, and more.
Leases on city and surrounding private property in Simsboro are being signed with plans for a potential well within the city limits by fall. An unnamed source, who asked not to be named, indicates a 60 percent lease target in a 640 acre section and suggests a local firm will take a large share. Local officials plan bids on street leases and oil rights, with wells already drilled in nearby sections.
Rev W L Prewitt pastor of the New Baptist Church of West will be the visiting evangelist for revival services at the Alabama Baptist Church from August 4 to August 20. Services will be held twice daily at 11:00 am and 7:30 pm. Prewitt is a Sierra College graduate who pastored several Louisiana churches before serving at Clairborne Church Mooring Port. Music will be directed by Rev Robert L Dentori.
Lincoln parish police jury and Ruston Hospital, Inc., agree to swap parcels for the hospital site. The jury conveys a 1.92 acre south side tract and a 150 foot long piece, while the hospital grants a right of way and pays 3960. The hospital board plans to donate the triangle to the Methodist Children’s Home, with 3360 already paid to the home for the original property.
Lincoln parish officials approved a $3,415.24 bid from Recardak Inc for a microfilming unit and supplies to aid Clerk of Court operations. The machine costs $2,805 with a reader at $545.50 and $106.76 for materials. The device will primarily service lawsuits and successions and may archive older records for safety.
BOSSIER CITY Louisiana The commissioner of streets and parks says the Louisiana Department of Highways canceled a 17000 dollar contract to maintain state highways in Bossier City Wille Frank Reeves says the state was dissatisfied with care of the highway within city limits He estimates it will cost 57000 dollars to give the state all the work it wants Similar contracts were canceled in Minden Homer and Arcadia.
Farmers in Lincoln Parish participate in ASC committee elections with L R Skinner urging farm operators to vote for qualified nominees. The committee will manage cotton allotments and reserve cotton distribution, oversee the Agricultural Conservation and Feed Grain programs, and other parish ASC duties. Voting deadline is August 12, 1961 with ballots postmarked by August 12 counted.
A 58 year old Ruston resident William Bovele Mahaffey died in a pre dawn highway crash near Dry Creek when his pickup rammed the rear of a truck driven by Gaddis Valley on U S Highway 71. He was en route to Lake Charles and trapped in the burning wreckage. Funeral services were to be held in Atlanta Texas. He is survived by his widow a son three daughters five brothers and two sisters.
Howard Rivers of Rivers and Heuer architects outlined a north facing campus on land west of Cooktown cemetery. The design mirrors Hillcrest at Northwood Terrace with 16 classrooms three specialty rooms and a central open court. Total area 40 260 square feet with wood gym floor and optional high quality tile bid. Royal advertising for bids set for August 24 31 and September 7.
Lincoln Parish school board will lease about 17 acres in Simsboro to the highest bidder at its September 11 meeting. Oil drilling in Simsboro is expected within the year and most area property has been teased. The board, holding ten votes in one bloc and seven in another, postponed the meeting from September 4 to 11. Also approved purchase of 106 new handicaps for Ruston High School band at nine dollars each.
Lincoln parish reports a fiscal year deficit due to state aid cuts but remains financially stable. Superintendent Morelle Emmons notes the district spent 1.87 per child daily, with total funding near 1,996,603 dollars from taxes and state sources. Cash balance June 30 stood at 166,580 dollars, down from 224,000 last year. Administration costs equal 1.9 percent of the budget. In a separate note a Buddhist temple in Freeword Acres, Nal, serves Kulmuk refugees as Tibet’s Dalai Lama is acknowledged by worshippers.
John Deer, director of the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission, spoke to the Ruston Lions Tuesday. He presented the Commission film A Way of Life and highlighted construction plans for a cooperative white school in New Orleans, noting segregation is one aspect of the Commission’s broader mission. He praised Rep Buddy Napper and Rep Lancaster for recent legislature remarks and urged public understanding of the Commission’s aims.
Lauvisianga Asphalt Company, Inc., Monroe, bid $13,900 for asphalt topping materials and paving for access sheets to Lincoln General Hospital. The only other bidder was J. G. Madden of Minden at $20,070. Streets to be paved include portions of Yanwha Mills South Tonner and the street in front of the hospital.
The police jury approved minor changes at Lineal parish courthouse on Tuesday. They voted about $900 to install two aluminum rails on the front steps to assist elderly entrants and exits and approved removing a partition on the main floor to improve visibility for officers and access to the sheriff’s office counter.
Reverend Harold A. Shirley leads a revival at First Baptist Church of Choudrant August 13 through 20 with daily services at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. The opening night is Sunday August 12 at 8:00 pm and the closing service is Sunday August 20 at 10:00 am. Reverend Shirley, born 1928, has served churches in multiple states and leads Temple Baptist in Ruston. Music by Bud Thames from Baskin and student at Louisiana Tech assists with revival services.
State Vice Commander Charles P. Ellington of Lake Providence will install officers of the Austin Mes Farland-JleCatlum Post Thursday night August 1 at 7 40 pm. Toward Davis will be installed as Post Commander with Debi D. McCallum and Hunter Lewis as Vice Commanders and its Werte Vey as Post Adjutant. Post Commander Jake Spears will preside. refreshments will be served.
The Lincoln parish school board denounces the National Education Association for a resolution calling for integration. It urges parish teachers to resign from the NEA and withholds dues from those in the group. Superintendent Muelle Fanmons says he will resign from the NEA amid ongoing clashes with the organization.
Five were fined Monday by City Court Jadee Fred Jones Walton B. Walter was fined the land costs for speeding Leonard Boyd Negro was fined $18 for disturbing the peace by intoxicated in public Purvis Clemmons Negro and Saimin Lee Negro were fined $5 for disturbing the peace by appearing In a public place Lewis Negro was fined costs for obstructing the peace by appearing intoxicated in public
Six Ruston students are honored for technical graduation achievements at a summer ceremony in the auditorium of Louisiana Tech. The event features speeches by education official DC Waegonner and lists multiple recipients across general and departmental honors, with attendees from Ruston and surrounding areas.
Ruston police identify two women Te dul Mayfield 43 and Barbara Williams 34 as suspects linked to a pigeon drop scheme in Shreveport. Charity Stringfellow of Widow's Hill says they killed her for 220 dollars last week and planned a similar con. They are due in Shreveport court tomorrow, with one posing as reader for a letter to obtain funds.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury will meet as a board of review for WX assessments starting at 6 50 am on August 80 in the police jury room. The Louisiana Tax Commission has set parish property assessments and residents may file complaints at this meeting. The jury plans to consider other items of business in a special session.
Lincoln Parish school board approved multiple personnel moves at the regular meeting. Replacements included Mrs Hererhat Meet and others for Betty Brady and Mary Ashert, with new bus drivers and teachers added or reassigned. Several hires for Grambling Way Elementary and the Pineal parish system were authorized, with district officials approving staffing shifts and maternity leave.
Louisiana Highway Director Ray W Burgess announced a 9.4 mile road improvement project on Holdem gk Grove Highway State Routes 501 and 797 in Blenville and Lingoln Parishes. J T Brown of Minden awarded the contract. The work runs from Bi ville northeast along Route 507 to 797 then north to Route 147 over about 3.9 miles. The project includes grading reconstruction drainage and base work with 12 months to complete while traffic is not maintained through construction. C G Hap of Shreveport is project engineer.
Watermelon appeal grows in salads and appetizers with balls cut by spoons, seeds removed, and slices spearable with toothpicks. Miss Elizabeth Williams of LSU extension promotes versatile uses and offers tips for tasty dishes.
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