The Ruston Daily Leader from Ruston, Louisiana • Page 1

JOB PRINTING Any type of printed forfti can had hy calling Leader. Buy what you PHONES 128-127 VOLUME 53 TUB WBATHttt Continued fair tonight tomorrow. RUSTON, LOUISIANA, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1937 N. E. A.

FIVE CENTS DEDICATION PLANS NEAR COMPLETION AT L. P.L CLASS EXERCISES, FACULTY RECEPTION TO BE FEATURE OF TECH PROGRAM TONIGHT How Murder-Charged Farmer Made Wife Pull Student Honor Awards Will Be Announced at Stadium Program Beginning at 7 o'clock; Reception To Be Given for Class and Parents at Dormitory Louisiana Tech's series of events, comprising the forty-second annual commencement activities will con Untie- tonight with class exercises- scheduled to be conducted at the stadium at 7 o'clock. Billy Mitchel oi Ruston, president of the graduating class, will preside. Jack Pullig of Gibsland will give the salutatory address, after which Peggy Moseley of Stonewall will present the class gift to the college. The gift consists of urns be placed in the library, and will be officially accepted by President E.

S. Richardson. "Who's Who" students of Tech for the past school year will be presented as part of the program. The class poem will be read by Miss Hazel Lea No well of Mansfield, and Billy Mitchell will present the class mantel to James Price, of Logansport, representing the junior class. The class mantel is a bronze to which red and blue ribbons are attached, and the emblem is hung around of a junior class representative each year in token of that group's senior responsibility for the coming year.

The valedicatory address will be delivered by Miss Carrie Mae Stephenson of Ruston, an honor graduate of the 1937 Tech class, who recently was awarded a scholarishp as well as a fellowship in mathematics to Louisiana State university. A highlight of the class exercises will be the awarding of a gold watch, given annually by an an- Soy Bean Output Boosts Industry Ag. Report Says JN-EW ORLEANS, Way Louib- iana's incieasing importance as a soy bean producing state will soon prove an important factor in speeding the success of its industrialization program, the all-South Development Council reported today in a statement analysing the progress of soy bean culture. Fifth largest soy bean producer, Louisiana has become a marketei of the crop only within the last cwo years, the report showed, for before that time local farmers had commonly utilized the crop as a soil-renewing agent, plowing it under to obtain its nitrogen. How jver, each year an increasing acreage has been devoted to this new- 231 of crops and last year Louisiana produced 1,377,000 bushels of the legume, a yield of approximately 50 per cent greater than the average during the period from 928 to 1932.

Constantly growing demand for the oil and meal as countless new industrial applications for them are discovered opens a new and dependable market for Louisiana farmers and, in addition, holds promise of renewed prosperity for entire state, the Council declared, as new factories involving arge capital expenditures and aug- nentel payrolls are constructed to PREPARATIONS BEING MADE TO ACCOMODATE 5,000 HERE; LECHE-WIMBERLY TO FEATURE Alumni Session, Dedication of Leche Hall, Annual Commencement Exercises, and Free Barbecue on Program for Day As Part of Forty-Second Commencement Service Peoples Gas Co. Warn Against ster Here Irnpo noymous the graduating the beans. At present, the "Sure, paw hitched maw and me up to a plow. He done hit all the time," 14-year-old Charlie Hensley told Investigators, and then demonstrated, with his two sisters, how their stepfather got the work done on his Blue Wing Community, farm. Their stepfather, John Davis, 65, is under a charge of murder In the death of his wife, who, police allege, died from an Illegal operation after dragging the heavy plow all day.

"When we got hot and tired," said Charlie, "paw always told us to keep going and he'd ipell lu in minute. But he never did. He just steered." The girls axe Manne, 8, center, and Evelyn, 11. BACCALAUREATE SERVICE IS OBSERVED AT TECH SUNDAY Rev. John Caylor Delivers Sermon To 165 Degree Candidates Ae Tech Stadium; Commencement Weak Continues senior adjudged to have rendered the most unselfish service to his or her fellow students and to the college during his or tier college career.

The annual Journalism medal, riven by the Omega Kappa fraternity to the journalism student deemed to have done the best work on the Tech Talk during the year, will be awarded at the ceremonies Lnrkin Treed, president of Orrj'ga Kappa, will make the tirn. Another award to be presented will be the Kappa Delta gift of £15 given to the "most outstand- inP boy or pirl of the graduating class." This awavd will be presented bv Sara Ellen Cooper of Marsfield. The annual Sip ma Tau Delta nwa ds, offered for the best literary effoils in various field, will be presented by Dr. H. L.

Hughes, herd of the department of English find foreign languages and dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Following the class exercises, a faculty-senior reception will be given for the graduating elass and their parents in the Women's Dormitory. stated, there are in the Jnited States about 35 mills built for boy bean crushing, ''0 concerns are manufacturing soy 'jean food products, 15 mills are producing soy bean flour, and more 50 Factories are manufactur- ng various industrial products. According to Dr. O.

E. May, director of the Bureau of Chemistry -ind Soil at the University of illi nois, where mnM be. has been condi i. cultivation 01 'he beans is re ns especially suited to the Eor.tr of the of eru' 'ling nills which pr icess soy beans. To date uf the to been the recently announced decision of the Ford Motor -mpany to build a additio nto its River Roivj.e i t.

It will be rely to the pi of soy beans for use in automobile manu- acturing, Construction this type indicative of what lies in store for Louisiana as cultivation of the progresses, the Council inserted. The development of factories of type, involving heavy capital e.stim-nts. depends, not only on the avuilability of adequate supplies of raw material and labor, but also on the attitude of the iwai'd industry, the Council uiinttd out, Louisiana's past re on as a state distinctly hosiile toward industrial development find which impo.sed penalizing and drstrict've laws upon industry cast? a bidding shadow, it as- stated that only Senior week activities were formally begun at Louisiana Tech on Sunday at 7:30 p. m. when the Daccalaureate services were held in the Tech stadium.

The program opened with the playing of the "March Religoso" by the Tech band, to which the faculty and seniors marched into the stadium. As soon as the audience was seated the Tech choir, composed of students of the school and directed by Elberl Haskins, head the music department at Tech, "Divine Reverend W. J. Bolin, pastor of Novel Program In Store For La. Cattlemen Barbecue, and Rodeo Planned For Crowley Meet th- invocation, after drew head.

A. Strombyrg, department University Has 109,080 Books On Scandanavia M1KMEAPOL1S (UP) With nore than 100,000 volumes in its Scandinavian department library, the University of Minnesota's col-, the 1 uf liberal tax pol- l.ctiun is recognized as the finest icies and a attitude tow.ird l.brary of Scandinavian works in industry in legislative circles can (he United States, according to An- lhis lingering shadow be dispelled. That mounting industrial utilisa- tion of soy beans continues to in- The university collection is the spire an ever-growing demand is one in this country which ilidicated J' figures compiled by contains a complete record of pro-! the bureau of agricultural econ- ceedings of the governing bodies: omies reveal that production of Norway, Denmark and 0 beans doubled in a single Stromberg said. I -V ear spuring from 22,000,000 the past, Scandinavian stu-: el 1934 to 41000,000 bushels in dents have shown slight interest in 1035 In 1030 Olll jy years ago, the courses our department of- so bean represented less than Stromberg said. "They were ne pc cent of the vegetable oil too close to the immigration per- Poured from domestic materials iod of their parents.

As they be anri only about two-tenths of one came more widely separated from rem of the total consumption that era they are taking: an increas-; of fjds and olls But in 1938 ing interest in studying the culture i 00f) 00 of soy bean oil ac- and historical backgrounds of their' courit 1 for 12 Per cent of the origins." pro uctl jn ar 'd two and one-half Stromberg, who has headed the' per cent of the total consumption. university's Scandinavian depart-, ment for 30 years and under whose! PIERRE, S. in direction the library was developed, the state historical department of the fourth generation Memorial building here is one the heavy immigration of Scan-! the first commercial typewriters dinavians will produce even great- er manufactured. Its history dates Interest in the courses and fac- ilities available for study of these ptoplci. Ihe speaker for the evening A-IIS introduced by E.

S. president of Louisiana Tech. Reverend John Caylor, pastor of the Highland Baptist church, of Shrevep.jrt, delivered the baccau- 'auieate sermon, taking for his subject "Beyond the In his iddrer.s the speaker urged students not to attend college in order to attain grades alone, but to continuously look ahead into the fu- Me cited cases in order to further stress his point. After the conclusion of the address the beneTficioil was by the Reverend Guy M. Hicks, pastor if the Methodist church in Ruston.

The band played a inarch iml the faculty and seniors left the stadium. Student ushers who handed pro- BATON KOUGE, May gala day is being planned for the cattlemen and visitors who will attend the convention of the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association in Crowley on Thursday, June 3, according to W. T. Cobb, beef cattle specialist of the Louisiana State University i Agricultural Extension Division. A dinner, part of which is to consist of choice, fattened barbecued beef calves, an exciting rodeo, and addresses by several prominent speakers are to be features of the day.

The program is scheduled to be opened at the City Hall at 9:30 in the morning when the Mayor of the city will welcome the dele- Sates. He will be followed oa the program by Arthur Uayle, Lake Charles, who will deliver the president's message. The featured speakers at this session will be Governor Richard W. Leche and Paul C. Smith, of Chicago, vice president of Swift Company.

Other speakers who will be heard include J. G. Lee, dean oi trams of the entire senior week the CuUt of Agriculture, activities to the audience as they Bateman, director of the L. filtered the stadium included: In-j Agricultural Extension Baliard. Marion; Owen John- Dl Dowe11 director of New Orleans; Jimmie Wade, experiment stations, Dr.

W. A. Mc- Tallulah; John Calhouri, Rayville; Don aid, inspector in charge, Bureau 'ferny Lowe, Minden; Paul Mat- i o1 a limal industry, Dr. E. P.

Flow- tihL'ley, Minden, and Troy Burford. secretary the The annual senior dance was he'd Tech on Saturday night, May 29. Lo a Livestock Sanitary Board, the girls' gymnasium at Han Wllii011 slate commis- siol 'er of agriculture, Dr. M. G.

This was the last social event of Sne11 ot the anil indus- kind that the graduating class 'y department, and Mr. Cobb. The will attend while enrolled at Tech. Business meeting will be concluded at 12 o'clock with the election of officers for the ensuing year. The rodeo will be held in the DALLAS, Tex.

William E. afternoon at the city park following Campbell was proud of his tail- I which the barbecued dinner will similar laws are in operation "the be served at 5 o'clock. For this merchant ig compelled to pay a $1 LAKE SAILBOAT STOLEN KANSAS SALES TAX TO BEGIN FIRST OF JUNE Two Percent Levy To Take Estimated $27,000 Daily From Consumers TOPBKA, Kansas, May 31 (UP) tomorrow will start digging down in their pockets for sales tatx tokens to the amount of approximately $27,000 daily to finance the state's new social security program. Known as the "Kansas retailer's tax the law will levy a 2 per cent tax on all retail transactions with the exception of certain farm commodities cigarettes and gasoline. The tax will bep aid with 2-mill tokens made of hardened zinc which is mined from the state's own mines in the southeastern corner of Kansas.

Kansans generally are accepting the tux calmly. They regard is as necessarily if the social security program i.s to be financed. The act was fought determinedly by farmer mmebers of the 19:17 Jeyisla- 1011 but IliC'y finally capitulated after seeing that other tuxes could not be enacted at this session. In addition to tangible personal property the tax also will be levied on gross receipts from the sale or furnishing of gas, water, electricity and heat whether furnished by municipal or privately owned utilities for domestic or commer- consumption. The act makes it unlawful for the retailer to advertise that he A iII absorb the tax in order to Utraet customers, and makes it nundatory that the merchant col- ect the tax from the consumer.

The act is expected to raise ap- miximutely $10,000,000 annually, which will be used for a stale aid fund in addition to social security purposes. The reformatory at Hut chinson, where the automobile li- tans are manufactured annu- also turned out the 15,000,000 8-mill tokens, which totaled three reight-curd loads, or 90,000 pounds of zinc. The Kansas law differs slightly rom that of other states. It is nodeled after the Washington and Colorado sales tax acts. However a most of the other states whore rt.

E. DuPont, manager of the local office for the Peoples GUI ami Fuel Company, today Issued a statement the of Huston against persons who are said to lie representing themselves us gas company employees and canvassing the city on the pre-text of "adjusting stoves land Mr. DuPont said that lie had been informed of the matter yesterday, and wishes to point out that there are no new luhlilioiis to the rejjulai- Gas Company force here, ami that his office should be notified whenever an unknown pci son presents himself as an employee of the company. Those have been going throughout Iho city recently, Mr. Dul'cut stated, are making a change of for their work in adjusting heaters and ranges.

It was pointed out that the fas company have no charge for this type of work. STATE GROUPS ASK SULPHUR TAX DECREASE Shreveport C. of C. Joins In State Drive Against High Severance Tax boat's good points. But he didn't "it would sail so far that I couldn't find it." His boat disap- ooaif-d from White Rock Lake near Dallas.

No trace of it was found. It vyus the first sailboat ever to disappear from the lake. BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER Rush days of the Black Hills in 1876, four years after the machine was built. AMESBURY, Mass. Eleanor, and Jean Andrews aren't they celebrate birthday anniversaries the same day.

Last My.y 17, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews predated their daughters with three cakes. Barbara's had 18 candles, 12 and Jwn'i 7. occasion the Acadla parish auo ciation, host of the meeting, has obtained several calves, some of which were raised by 4-H club and were shown at the recent club beef show in Baton Rouge.

W. H. Hodges C. H. Rice Son, and A.

P. Perrin, commission merchants of New Orleans, have donated one of the calves for the dinner and the Eagle and Feed Mills of Crowey also provided on of the calves for the occasion. The program is such that will be of interest to ladies as as men, says Mr. Cobb, and is invited to attend and par- ID day's or $2 registration fee, whereas in Kansas this is not required. SPOTTED FEVER WANKS HAMILTON, Mont.

fever is rapidly being stamped out in the Bitter Root Valley as a result of WPA projects in Ravalll county. Six dipping vats were erected to replace the old dilapidated onesc. The vaU, built last summer and fall, put to wide this spirng. William Duff, of Lima, Ohio, retired worker, mastered tin tccordioa 4t UM tfi Ti. NEW ORLEANS, May that, the Shreveport Chamber o.

Commerce has joined with the doz ens of civic, commercial and labor Croups in petitioning for early re of the State severance tax on sulphur Saturday addec wei.i'.hi to the drive, whose force is reflected in widespread editoria comment which it has aroused the state. The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, through Secretary C. W. I.niiRwill. to Governor Richard Leche, a resolution passed by its board of directors decrying the disparity between the sulphur taxes of from 60c to $2 per tori last Texas, where the tax has been held to $1.03, and asked for a revision to equitable and fair tax to the end that no undue handicap will be placed on the industrial development of Louisiana and no unfair tax burden placed on the producers in this state." Tin- bioacl and appeal of the movement, launched May 4 by the New Orleans Association of Commerce with an open letter to Governor Leche followed by a formal resolution, is seen in a of the Community Chambers of Commerce which have gone on in favor of re-adjustment, incomplete list including Lake Charles, Lafayette, Natchitoches, Sulphur, Crowley, Ope- Hournn-Terrebonne, De- Quincey, Bunkle, St.

Martinville, Shreveport, Plaquemlne, Kenner and Franklington. Ralph Feazel Is Manager of Service Station Ralph who has been associated with his father in Feazel Motor Company, for some time, has now purchased the filling station foremrly operated by J. D. Lyon and has extended an invitation to his many friends to vigil him there. The new Feazel Service Station is located on the Corner of Arizona Avenue and Highways 80 and 157.

Mr. Feazel is well able to handle the business of the station from his former experience. Texaco products are sold here with other filling station merchandise. Wijli preparations now being made to accomodate more than 5,000 persons here Tuesday, final arrangements today were being rushed to completion in preparation for Louisiana Tech's 42nd annual commencement exercises, which tbii year will have the added attraction of dedicatory services for Lechc Hall, magnificent new administration building which will formally opened at a special program tomorrow afternoon. Representative Lorris M.

Wlmberly, speaker of the house of representatives, will deliver the dedicatory address which will be responded to by Governor Richard W. Leche, in whose honor the new building has been named. Other high officials in state and national life that are expected to be present include Postmaster General James A. Farley, who will make a brief stop here while enroute to Magnolia, Arkansas, it has been announced. The dedication ceremonies at Leche Hall, which are scheduled to take place at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, will be broadcast over radio station KMLB, through arrangements made by the Ruston Chamber of Commerce.

Despite the radio broadcast, however, upwards of 5,000 persons are expected to be present for the services. Immediately preceding the dedication program, the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association will hold its annual business session and election of officers. This meeting is scheduled to be held Building, beginning at p. m. following the dedication proram, a huge barbecue luncheon will be served on the campus at Tech, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.

m. The Ruston city officials and the Police Jury are sponsoring the barbecue, with the meat now being prepared by County Agent J. A. Shealy. Dean Charles Pipkin, head of the Graduate School at Louisiana State University, will deliver the annual commencement address to Tech's 165 seniors at Tech stadium, Tuesday evening at 7:30.

President E. S. Richardson will award the diplomas. In connection with the barbecue now being planned for the afternoon, the committee in charge of arrangements for the luncheon sent out urgent appeals for contributions from interested citizens, stated that the sharp increase in the number first anticipated for the day, has caused an acute shortage in materials necessary for serving the barbecue. All persons who can do so are requested to Mrs.

Max Bradley at her lorne, or D. G. Armstrong at'the Tech extension department office, for further information upon the requirements. Around The Corner kAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Look real hard and admire Mimosa tree in Mr. Mill's back yard and then there is a small one as you go in the court houie.

Coach Shirley hag just about ompleted a house for rent over by the Milk Plant to housing situation. Mrs. Bob DavU has three big Vlagnolia trees blooming for all hey are worth. A. G.

Owens took Mr. Peden and Klnny Hightower with him on a our of inspection of special build- ngs up Dubach way last week and he boys highly complimented architecture. Try our The speaking and on ground at Tech tomorrow will be the big of the season. Come on out and slap a few of the old iimers on back and the glad hand. A.

K. Goff and Dorothy starting themselves a houw In tbt Doctor's yard which should add to famad and beauty itrttt,.