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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
4
The Ruston City Council discussed new parking rules at its monthly meeting to ease downtown spaces. A draft amendment seeks higher fines and two fines per violator, plus a 12:01 am September 9 effective date, and staff additions like another meter reader.
Ruston City Council, meeting August 21, agreed to add two one way streets in downtown Ruston Mississippi between Trenton and Vienna westbound and Alabama eastbound to ease congestion and boost parking during rush hours. A final vote is planned for next week.
Lincoln Parish Red Cross Executive Committee votes to cease all chapter activities on September 1 1962 due to lack of public support. Office on West Mississippi Ave to close, military service messages stop, and the swimming program dropped. Tarver urges local officials and groups to mobilize volunteers and contact Richard Anderson in Monroe for revival efforts.
Ruston High School marching band leaves for a week at Camp Clearford in Crystal Springs Arkansas. U0 members will rehearse starting 6 a.m with play practice at eight and another march at 4 p.m. Band Parents Organization sponsors the trip with fund drives led by Ma A d Colodny and accompanies the group with several chaperones.
Miss Bess Vaughn announces a demonstration library to open in the Rainwater Building in Ruston in mid or late October. The Louisiana State Library operates it with Lincoln Parish Police Jury. 15000 books will arrive this year, about half for children, plus magazines newspapers and a mix of fiction and non fiction.
Secretary Wade Q. Martin Jr announced second primary voting machine contests for Lincoln Parish. On all machines for State Board of Education Fifth District are John E. Mulhearn 4 and W E Whetstone 5. Ward Seven ballots list W H Houck 38 and Dennis Owen 40 with Houck seeking reelection after a runoff. Absentee voting is ongoing at the Clerk of Court's office in Ruston.
Danny Payton 11 of 108 Railroad Ave Ruston was struck by an auto on Highway 167 at 9 45 AM Tuesday as he crossed the road on his bicycle. E L Phillips Pulaski Ark driving south swerved left but Payton hit the car near Riser Road. He was taken to Lincoln General Hospital with head cuts a shoulder and a broken thigh bone.
About 250 Colvin descendants gathered at the Calvin Memorial for the annual reunion to hear guest of honor Jack Gremillion who registered as Jack P. FP Gremillion. Longtime resident Andy Calvin Sr. 91 was named oldest present as Nora Colvin Moore read a clan history.
Lincoln Parish Health Unit offers birth certificate help, immunizations, home visits for communicable diseases, and school health programs. Registered nurses June Moore Mary Hesbeck and Jo Ann Grafton lead extensive education and aid in obstetrics, with sanitarians Simmons and Neeles guiding enforcement and public health efforts.
Fourteen 4-H winners from Oklahoma and their teachers toured Ruston last Thursday as part of a Texas and Louisiana trip. The 31-member group, led by Mrs. Roberta Reubell and sponsored by the Oklahoma Nation Ginners Association, toured Louisiana Tech, met Mayor John Porritt, and received a police escort to campus. They began in Dallas at Six Flags Over Texas, then visited the Ree River Valley Experiment Station, North Louisiana Experimental Station in Homer, and stations in Calhoun before ending the tour. Patton Gandy arranged the Ruston stay.
Clerk TL. C. Ledbetter states the last day to cast an absentee ballot is Saturday August 25 for the second democratic hurary on September 2. The books close at noon Saturday. Only two absentee ballots have been cast to date.
The Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce and local business contributions sent a 10 year old diabetic girl from Lincoln Parish to Camp Sweeny in Gainsville Texas. Camp Sweeny is a medically supervised, nonprofit camp for children ages 6 to 16 that teaches self care and hosts about 150 children per session. This summer the camp ran four 4 week sessions, though directors typically hold three. The Ruston Jaycees hope to make the project an annual effort, per Morris Dinwiddie.
Lincoln Parish forestry head Lloyd Blackwell warns the area sits on a tinderbox amid absence of rain. Firefighters are understaffed after a $700,000 budgeting cut, but landowners cooperate to help prevent wildfires as crews stand by for a potential blaze.
Ernest R. McNeill, district manager for Louisiana Power & Light in the Dubach District, was awarded a 35-year company service pin. He joined LP&L in 1927 and resides in Dubach with his wife. They have two sons, Ernest R. Jr. and Richard Lee. McNeill serves in the Lions Club, is a Methodist Church steward, and vice chairman of the Boy Scouts. his mother lives in Gibsland.
The Chessmates organization led by president Bruce Wal plans a 1962 annual open tournament. Members discuss playing technique and constitution formation with the United States federation while outlining regular meetings and activities.
Walter Reuther and labor leaders warn automation may cost workers as dairy farms adopt the first automatic calf feeder near Ruston. W. J. Moore reports substantial labor savings, feeding eight calves now and up to 15. The unit mixes powdered milk with water, with a bell every four minutes and a busy calf seeking feed. County Agent DeVasseur notes two market options Nurse Ette and Jiffy, while LSU extension specialist Matherme cites no long term research and cautions about digestive issues if not cleaned.
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