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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
7
Washington special describes Senator Long of Louisiana introducing a bill to curb excessive finance charges on consumer loans for autos household appliances and similar items. He argues buyers are misled by installment plans and fail to grasp the total cost and the true interest rate.
A debate warns buyers face hidden costs in consumer financing with monthly charges, fees, and misleading terms. It urges federal law requiring clear disclosure of total payments to help Americans compare loans and avoid excessive interest amid tight money and high rates. Public notices call for Congress to act to protect consumers.
Ranger Frank Gilson reports no forest fires in Lincoln Parish during the last week. He notes December 1959 losses were one acre on parish timber lands, far better than the 1958 period with 13 fires burning 417.42 acres. Near normal rainfall and resident caution kept damage low, especially over Christmas and New Year, with optimism for a safer 1960 through continued fire prevention and safe-use practices near homes, barns, fields, and forests.
LSU College of Agriculture will send reps to the 13th annual Southern Weed Conference in Biloxi Mississippi in January 2022. All three departments research extension and teaching will provide speakers for the program with registration on Wednesday morning January 26 at 3 o clock in the Hurricane Roar at the Buena Vista Hotel. Dr. Burns will chair the Wednesday afternoon session. Topics include aerial spraying for pest release, post emergence weed control in cotton, pre emergence chemical use for barnyard grass, enzyme activity in treated plants, and urea herbicides to remove undesirable hardwoods among others.
An extensive campaign for better breakfasts in Lincoln Parish schools is under way led by Chuck Anderson Future Farmers representative and Mary Fowler Future Homemakers. A skit aired on KRUS radio launched the effort with eight girls modeling breakfasts in a fashion parade at study High. The participants include Betty Mahaffy Dinne Ployd Linda Jones Siging Barnes Mary Fowler Mary Lynn Shelor Dorothy Fowler and Jeni Su Lee. During Better Breakfasts Week January third a poster and exhibit drive reached all parish schools by the poster committee Carolynene Mary Porvigy Dorothy Fowler Pete Wilks John Fowler Marilyn John.
News items report Johnnie L. McMillan and Loyd J. Tabor serving in Germany with armored units. McMillan, 21, from Bernice Louisiana, completed a week tour with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fulda and previously trained at Fort Chaffee. Tabor, a Dagarman in the 2nd Battalion, 16th Armored Division, arrived in Germany after completing Fort Hood training. Both stories note birthplaces, school ties, and family details, illustrating local connections to overseas duty in Europe.
Lone Leaf Pine Chapter of the DAR held its January meeting at the home of Mr Paul Davis on Piesday January 5 with Miss Neale Hedgepoth as co hostee. Regent Mrs O 9 Goyne presided and opened with the Son's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Net tional Defense Report by Mrs 4 8 Bingham covered loyalty oath for students under the National Defense Act of 1958. Esther Lee Melariand was welcomed as a new member. Annual committee reports were read and plans for the patriotic luncheon in February were announced. Members present included Mrs J M Baker Mrs J J Bennett Miss Elizabeth Bethea Mrs M S Ging ham Mrs Wy J Bordelon Mrs D Q Gayne Mrs Gordon Hoggin Miss Marjorie Leigh Mrs D D Lomax Mrs Martha Martin Miss Esther Lee McFarland Mrs T J Melton Miss Mary Moffett Mrs E Mey Shirley and Miss Eugenit Smith.
Patsy Davidson and six others including Mary Lyn She lor Peggy Roberts Jen Su Lee Linda Coplen and Nancy Garrison are listed. The article notes talks emphasizing better breed fasts are being planned by several members of the groups.
The Louisiana Heart Association announced a 1960 emphasis on congestive heart failure, detailing its meaning and urging doctors and nurses to focus on this condition. Dr. Dupuy explained the heart’s inability to pump blood effectively and how it impacts metabolic needs, noting a yearly theme change by the State Heart Association.
A 1985 marker on U S Highway 1 in Fort Buhtow Pinevilla honors Lt Col Joseph Bailey and the Red River Campaign. It notes the 1864 escape of the largest Federal fleet up to that time and credit waterway engineering for Confederate withdrawal and a potential Confederate victory altered by the dam’s impact and the campaign’s outcome.
In Ruston Court Judge Fred Wy Jones presided over simple drunk and related cases. Charlie Williams and George DeBusk were cited for drunk driving with fines and costs. Other defendants included Robert DeBusk and Le Ham Mack, 29, plus Claude Whitmore, 14, all facing charges and related proceedings.
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