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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
2
The 1912 Ruston post office, once a centerpiece for 3000 residents, now serves a city of 15000 but is deemed insufficient. The Leader endorses Kiwanis Club calls to replace the aging building, urging federal funding and civic action while noting the structure could serve as a future library or municipal space.
A proposed Louisiana bill seeks to regulate advertising signs along the 690 miles of new Interstate and Defense Highway. The rule would ban signs within 660 feet of right of way on these roads, exclude commercial zones, and aim to keep highways safe and scenic. Supporters cite federal bonuses and examples from Wisconsin, Connecticut, and others to urge early passage.
Ruston urges Louisiana Tech modernization to attract students and keep pace with other state schools. The editorial argues for air conditioning in classrooms and dorms and the addition of a swimming pool, noting local support and past efforts by citizens and college leadership. Northeast College
The Bobby James Memorial Gymnasium in Ruston was formally dedicated with a full crowd at James Memorial Gym. Notables included Floyd James, Rev. Ron Morris, the SMU basketball team, Bob Pettit, and local leaders who lauded Bobby James and urged campus modernization and alumni mobilization to keep Tech competitive.
Leslie Leadbetter reports licenses issued in the past week. Vallean Renee Resweber of New Orleans to Robert Mat Caruthers of Shreveport. Bettie Joe Bryant of Monroe to Waymon Lamar Williams of Wet Monroe. Mandy Dale Glover of Dubach to Will Davis of Dubach.
The Industrial Arts Club at Rus ton High School, led by advisor lbert Belisle, organized a clothing drive that collected 90 separate articles. This marked the second consecutive year the council has sponsored such a drive to furnish clothing for those in need.
Thelma Arnold of Crowville a home economics major at Louisiana Tech earned a $500 American Dietetic Association Mead Johnson award. It is one of 10 grants available for a dietetics internship after her January 1961 Tech graduation. Second and third place winners were Coach Higginbotham's and Miss Martha Clingan's first hour classes for clothing contributions. The National Safety Council lists machinery drowning firearms and falls as leading farmlands deaths.
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