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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1957
Page
4
A cropped OCR fragment shows a housing project bid notice approved by the PHA referencing apartments for white and Negro sites at N38 duplex buildings. Mentions aluminum service porches gas ranges wall heaters water tanks capacity and heating arrangements.
Ruston receives early shipments of the new Asian flu vaccine amid growing optimism for mid-summer distribution. Meanwhile in nearby Sharon near Dubach, Mrs. Noland Carter, 69, dies after church services with funeral arrangements announced. The town and surrounding area await fuller vaccine availability and guidance from health officials as details emerge.
Local officials reported on school enrollment with several errors and incomplete figures. Principals from Elementary, AwMRueton Junior High, and Ruston Union High cited totals around 240 students, noting six hour class schedules and a six hour school day amid fluctuating attendance.
State Soil Conservation Service reports a surge in woodland thinning and other practices, driven by district cooperators and a conservationist. The final plan envisions watersheds up to 250 000 acres with detention reservoirs for flood control irrigation and municipal water supply, totaling 70 554 acres under the program.
The mother of Louisiana Tech professor Dr. Paul T. Hendershot, Mrs. Mary C. Hendershot, 82, died Saturday at 11:57 p.m. after a four month illness. She resided in Ruston with Dr. Hendershot for five years. Funeral services were held at Darby Chapel with Rev. G. Comet de three daughters listed and honorary pallbearers from Lions Club members and School of Business Administration faculty at Louisiana Tech.
Lloyd 5 Neeles of Ruston is appointed to the Commissioned Reserve of the U S Public Health Service. The 50 year old registered sanitarium officer has served with Lincoln Parish Health Unit and joins the inactive reserve to be called for national emergencies to reinforce state and local health agencies and Public Health Service operations.
The Communications Workers Association local in Ruston collected about 46 dollars for relief in the Cameron area hit by Hurricane Audrey. Union officials disclosed the funds and noted ongoing efforts to assist victims as reconstruction will take years and require money.
Orientation and registration activities for the fall term begin with open housing and the first registration period at Memorial Gym. Miss Mable May, college registrar, notes every student must have a registration permit card, including former students, obtainable from the registrar. Eligibility forms require signatures from the high school principal and parish superintendent. Registration on Sept 18 covers first semester freshmen, summer-beginning freshmen, and senior advisers with specific alpha order slots for graduating seniors. Upperclassmen and transfers register Sept 18-19 in assigned alphabetical sequences. Delayed fall registration runs through Sept 26 with a late fee after Sept 19.
Ruston residents on North Vienna Street last night observed a ragged beggar amid a poorly lit sidewalk scene. A crutch lay across a leg and a torn felt garment suggested hardship, while nearby passersby showed concern.
Mrs. John T. Richardson Jr., 45, longtime Ruston Presbyterian activist and former Women of the Presbyterian Church president, died Sunday morning at Ruston Hospital after illness. Funeral services were held Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. J. W. Lipscomb. burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband J T Richardson Jr and three sons. brother Sam of Washington and sister Mrs Gregg Gill of Algiers.
Ibert Lazarus peers compete at the regional AWA event in Clinton Mississippi with contestants from North Carolina Alabama and others. Winners advance to the national contest, with speakers from Texas and Oklahoma noted. Albert Lazarus, a high school student and parliamentary law president, earns the State Farmer degree and the Aves Farming Award for outstanding work.
Lincoln Parish associate John P. Bean outlines 4 H Club aims and benefits. Clubs train leadership, confidence, sportsmanship and community involvement for youths ages 10 to 21 under cooperative extension guidance. To join, contact your local county extension agent for details on projects and enrollment.
Obituary note reports the death of a county agent in Starkville Mississippi with services to be conducted by local churches. The record lists surviving relatives including Mrs Moll Mrs Elizabeth Mosley and Mrs Kangler and mentions brothers Don F Cru Kedale.
Mrs Ed Waldron departs for Columbus Ohio to represent Lincoln Parish Home Demonstration Council at the national 4 H convention. She travels with a chartered bus to Monroe where officials join for the Colitis convention from Louisiana. The event gathers women from across the United States and runs today to Sept 1. Waldron, chosen by the council, will return Sept 16 after six days in Columbus with expenses covered by the Lincoln Parish Home Demonstration Club.
A local probe into smut books is underway amid ongoing legal and investigative activity. References to hearings, officials, and witnesses appear as authorities pursue details in what is described as a widening case with potential implications for involved parties.
Military notes list area servicemen including William Ro Rms of 801 Robertson Ruston La and Samuel M Williams of Simsboro La. Training spans antisubmarine sonar work at Vine Ob naval schools and desert and mountain exercises in Nevada and California. James M Turner of Jonesboro La completed eight weeks of advanced artillery training at Fort ChaffeeArkansas while Andrew W Harelsin Jr and others earned instruction in administration and related Army procedures.
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