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Vol. 61 Follow Tim Leodt- Three Tech Students Injured In Accident On Highway 80 Sunday 'HUSTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1956 Price Five Cento Three Louisiana Tech students are in Ruston Hospital with painful injuries received in a traffic accident near Choudrant early Sunday morning. They are listed as Marvin Morgan, 18, of Jena, Jerry Brown, 18, of Shreveport, and Paul Stone, 22, of El Dorado, Ark. Most seriously hurt was Stone who received a fracture of the hip in to multiple lacerations, bruises and shock. Morgan and Brown suffered painful lacerations about the face, head and body, in addition to body cuts and bruises.

The condition of all three was reported as "fair" by hospital attendants this morning. Stone will undergo surgery or. the broken hip Tuesday morning. According to reports, the three young men were travelling west on Highway 80 about 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning, with Morgan at the wheel. His car lights are believed to have failed, and the car crashed into the rear of a truck traveling at a slow rate of speed up an incline about a mile east of Choudrant.

A Kilpatrick ambulance rushed to the scene and the ambulance drivers found it necessary to smash a door window of the wrecked car Elgart Orchestra Selected For Annual Formal Tech Dance Les Elgart and his orchestra will appear at Louisiana Tech December 6 for the annual Christmas formal sponsored by the Louisiana Tech Student Union. The orchestra will be featured in a concert at ttpward Auditorium from 8 until 9 p.m. and will play at the dance from 9:30 until 12 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium. Ticket prices are $3 per couple for the concert and dance, $2 per the 'dance 'per pecsoh for the concert.

The dance will be The car was Christmas Parade Is Now Set For 3:30 P. November 30 J11VIMY UKONKS Jimmy Deones Has Four Compositions On Programs to extricate Stone, badly damaged. The truck driver was uninjured and the truck was only slightly damaged. Carl Neas, Veteran Lumberman, Dies Tuesday Nigh! Carl Benjamin Neas, 68, prominent Ruston lumberman, died in Ruston Hospital at 10 o'clock last night following an illness of the past year. Funeral services will be hold at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the chapel of Darby Funeral Homo.

Rev. Jolly B. Harper, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. A native of Missouri, ivir. Neas had lived in this area of Louisiana for the past 40 years.

He remained active in the sawmill and lumber business until his illness forced his- retirement about a year ago. survived by his widow, Mrs. Winfrce Noas; one daughter, Miss Mary Ann Neas; one brother, Jay R. Neas of and two sisters, Mrs. Bob Morrison of Plainfield, 111., and Mrs.

Ed Sullivan of Washington, Iowa. Pallbearers will be Dick Taylor, Paul Zackary, A. K. Garner, A. A.

Wright, Virgil Frazier, Karl Lovv- erv, Marvin Ellis and Joe Henry Wallace. Bernice Man Is Convicted In Arkansas Death EL DORADO, (Special) Thomas Van Colvin World War "II veteran arid father of two small sons was found guilty of voluntary, manslaughter late Monday night by a Circuit Court jury here. The case went to the jury at 3:45 p.m. and a verdict was reached about three hours later, with Judge Gus W. Jones presiding.

Colvin was charged with second decree murder Sept. 26, the day following the death of Paul H. Speck, 56, manager of the Republic Supply Company here. Speck died in an El Dorado hospital sev- on days alter he suffered a severe head injury when struck to the navemont at the Republic's parking lot whore Colvin and two companions, Stinson Heard of Bernice and W. W.

Hayes of Junction City, had parked their car while they vis- tod a cafe across the street. Prosecutor Bruce Bennett and Deputy Bill Prewett questioned 10 witnesses during the short trial which opened at 9 a.m. yesterday. J. S.

Thomas, the court-appointed attorney for the defendant, did not call any witnesses. DETAILS TOLD Hayes told the jury Colvin who operates a garage at Bernice had installed a generator in his car earlier in the day and they drove to El Dorado for the second time about sundown, stopping at two places en route for beer. They parked in the Republic lot and crossed the street for another beer at George's Cafo. Heard testified that he was facing the lot and saw the brake lights of the car flash and crossed the street, followed by Colvin. Speck was in the car he said, and tho next time he saw the oil field supply manager he was lying on the pavement.

Another In order that more people, especially the youngsters, may bol- ter enjoy the big annual Ruston Christmas Parade, the committee in charge has announced to The Loader that the event now will be hold at 3:30 o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, November 30. committee that ho be with all the 24 giunt balloons which surely will thrill and amaze young and old alike. A contact with Santa Claus at the North Pole brought out that he loo wouldJio willing to change his schedule, and he will now arrive at Ruston Airport at 2 o'clock on tho afternoon of November 30, by plane, and will be there 3 o'clock. He will be in the parade and will he handing out candy to tho kiddies along the route. This will give those children in school an opportunity to get downtown in plenty of time to see the biggest and best Christmas Parade Ruston has ever staged.

And, they will not have to make up tho time that they would have lost if school had boon lot out early. Jean Gros has told Ruston that ns poss ibjo. Of course, he doesn't ho would be glad to meet the wan you 1o kip school, but those be welcome guests. report the number of local floats the Christinas Parade moves thai will be in the parade, bill toward iis conclusion, Santa Claus every day, more and more organ- will, ilmp oft ami directly to the are making arrangements bandsiuiid in Railroad Park whore to lie included, he will remain until after 5 o'clock, talking wiih the youngsters and, Posing nai randy. Then.

Iv ill to the Louisiana MoilKidist Children's Homo whore olliciato ill ii leathering. Lincoln Parish Teachers Overwhelmingly Against Suggestion Of Striking Six hands or more will be in tho procession, along with a number of riding clubs. And. of course, there are all those fabulous Jean Gros Giant Balloons. he'll more j' is mounting in this year's i greatest crowds Huston has ever hnsimas Parade which is bo- seen will be in town on Friday, But, ho also would like to see as many children out a I.

the airport change in time, and assured the: are too young for school will ill': sponsored by Hie Ruston laii Association with the cooperation of Junior Chamber of C.immorco and the Hoy Scout: troops ol (he parish. Ii L- impossible ill this time to on November MO for the Christmas Parade. Merchants are lining their shelves with some of 1ho finest Christmas merchandise ever here and all in all, il looks like it's going (o be a gala dav. Last Rites Held Wednesday For Colonel Waldon McBtide City Lowers Power Rates For Heavy Industry In Move To Attract Plants Following ils policy of encour- main the same, according to City aging heavy industry to locate bere, Ordinance -197 passed at the linos! the City of Ruston scaled down meeting of the City Council power rates for users of 100,000 or For those concerns using lUO.IiOO more kilowatt hours per month i or more KWH per month, tho rate I MSI riles wore bold after noon for Col Melirido, one of area's most distinguished I-Mm: -ervicos were conducted O'on: i in iv Methodist Church ill 3 o' 1 ilb Ibe pastor, Hev Joll. I assisted by Rev I'o'luv, tho church services, the 1 1 taken lo Gnvnwooi whore members of tho Rir i of the American Legi ibe Huston unit of the Loin National Guard conducted lull mliiary services As iin respecl to the (iO- Huston a flight of jet pi.Mies from I ho Strategic Air Command al Harksdalo Air Force Base in Shrevoport flew over Green wood Cemolory at tho lime of burial 'Colonel McUride died at his home here Monday night from a hoarl attack following a career of outstanding service to bis community, liis stale, his nation and his church As ii past commander of th tjn Post of the American Legion.

Me was given the full military riles Jjfieryed for those who. have dis- "HBgUlsiied themselves in their country These services wen 1 prior by Judge C. A. Barnett die Evans served as chaj service included Ibe Irai ifig squad, the playing of or bearers, and the service Active pallbearers Faulk, James, I hi poll taken Thursday, the Lincoln Parish teachers of the Louisiana Teachers' Association voted against joining any strike or work stoppage movement Ilia! mighl come out of the LTA Convention meeting in Now Orleans IH'M Week. thill such a drastic move is noi in the best interest of Hi' 1 pupils, loaehers and schools of Louisiana, the local teachers, tin 1 host qualified and most i educators in the stale', arrived ai Ibis decision.

Tt means lhal Hie delegates, officers, and her. ol Lincoln Parish will support tin' contingent in the conven- lion against the south Louisiana-supported strike movo- iiu-iii. 'hers of tho parish want nl that we unanimously action directed at lin- toacher pay raise volod legislature. Wo know ir need is and we bo- Ibe increased ule. We are still con- ie parents and patrons Os will join us in this Residential and other rates Jimmy Deones, formerly of Ruston, who is music instructor at Itawamba Junior College in Fulton, recently had four of his music compositions accepted for performance.

On November 16, his vocal composition with woodwind ensemble, "La Dames du Temps Jadis" was I man 'also had been knocked down, performed at the third annual sym- he said. He was later identified as posium of contemporary music Ben Miller. Hayes told the jury he held at Southwestern State College saw a disturbance as he crossed in Lafayette, La. the street and that he got in the The Southeastern Composers i car with his two companions and League Concert at Peabody Col- left. lege in Nashville, will pre- William S.

Carter Assumes Duties AS Manager 01 KRUS William S. Carter has been mimed manager of Radio Station KRUS and took charge of operations Sunday night. Clarence Faulk, station said Ken Whilaker, manager for the past few years, has a position as manager of a radio station in Lafayette, La. Carter began work for KRUS (while still a student in Louisiana Tech in 1947. He worked until his graduation when he left to take sent Deones' "Serenade" for four clarinets on November .30.

At Mississippi Southern College in Hattiesburg, on January 20, the Composers' Forum is performing two compositions for chamber orchestra "Rondo for Chamber Orchestra" and Dr. William Presser of Southern, is head of the forum and guest conductor will be Vincent do Frank of the Memphis, Sinfonietta, and Edward Fendler, conductor of the Mobile, Symphony Orchestra. Deones has a degree in music theory and composition from Louisiana Tech, having received this degree in 1953. In 1954, he received his degree of Master of Music, in music theory and composition, from the George Peabody College in Nashville. For the past two years he has been teaching theory at Itawamba Junior College.

The three men were arrested at a cafe on East Hillsboro Street shortly after the incident. Deputy Sheriff Glenn Thompson testified that Colvin admitted while en route to the Union County jail that he had struck Speck. Colvin was released on bond and was taken into custody again after Specks death and later sent to the State Hospital at Little Rock for a 30-day examination period. Dr. Morley McKelvey of the State Hospital said he had found Colvin "responsible" during the examination period and that he believed Colvin was without schizophrenia at the time of the alleged commission of the charges against Thomas, Dr.

McKelvey referred to a report from Fort Riots Veteran's Hospital which showed Colvin had been a psychiatric patient there from Dec. 10, 1954, until sometime in 1955 when he left the hospital without permission. shall now be one and one-fourth cent per kilowatt hour, with a minimum monthly bill of per connected horsepower The residential rate, according lo the ordinance, applies to all electric energy supplied for residence purposes to single or double family residences A deposit of $10 shall be required of all persons not owning the premises for which this service is rendered The rate is as follows: Tho minimum monthly bill shall be $1 per month Tho motor rate applies to all electric energy supplied for three phase loads which normally operate 2'1 hours a day, and also cover and includes all lighting or other single phase loads which do not exceed U) per cent of total energy consumption All motors of 10 or Riles For Mrs. George Slaton Of Rust on Funeral services lor Slaton, 53', of 910 South were held al 2:30 o'cl ernoon from the Funeral Home. Rev.

pastor of Barnetl Spri Church, officiated, and in Douglas Cemetery. Mrs. Slaton died id Saturday afternoon I. I illness from a heart. i was horn at Vernon an her Iif 0 in this area.

She is survived by her one son, Jimmy Slalon i he! mother, Mi Hreedlove of Quitman. and OIK brother, Felix Johnson Coos Hay Oregon. oOo- Mrs. D. H.

Feazel Dies At Home In Ruston Saturday Kddio ('biirbe Carter, i Nicol, si llr l-lcn- I Marvin (Jroen. 1( Charles Navlor. i named anil- dil'i It. -i': A. O'Neal of lard of I lowi Karmer cone of .1 'J'bi 1 funds IV campaigns, ery year in the Ouacl Moy Scouts ol lor Ihe suppoi Scouting in contributio vires of prof eommuiiii moling, organi scouting unil.

1 is pres Hslrict Scout Norlhwos-l in; There noils in the NOI-I TOO Cubs. rrs parlicipidiii program. Dr. I). L.

Co com in i it er Qljs P. Dan Mc Rev. K. tie, T. V.

C. M. C'ol in Rusion, oil Majollon Roa Church, on I). O. on Sal endeavor," was the statement made made by Morgan Peoples of Ruston, president of the Lincoln Parish Teachers' Unit.

Other officers of the parish unit besides Peoples are Harold Nap- por of Simsboro, vice-president, and Maggie Hinton of Rusion, secretary-treasurer. Official delegates lo Ibo convention include R. G. ITiinchey of Ruston, representing the prii.vipals; John T. McKoithan of Diibiicb, representing the secondary teachers, and Mrs.

Lulu Mac Henry of Hieo. representing tho elementary teachers. Elsewhere, four more teachers' groups have gone on record one way or another about a strike resolution. The Lafayette Parish teachers have voted 1 IT to 91 against a work stoppage, while the West. Feliciana Parish group has voted unanimous- Iv not lo strike.

And the Kits! isb teachers I gainst ii strike in the other cello P.alon Rouge Par- avo also voted a- jor hidier hand, John Mar- who is president of the Piirish organisation says bis fellow loiiehors are in favor of strike if the necessary funds are not secured for the new teachers' pay scale. However, he says, La- l''otircho delegates to Ibe Louisiana Teachers' Associalion mooting in New Orleans next week have been i-iieled not to vote for any strike resolution which contained ii specific, strike dale. President Fred Chalclain of the Parish loachcrs says olios delegates will bo sent to Ihe LTA mooting uninstruelod 'as lo voting on tho strike question. olio Thomas I. Campbell Dies Ai Home In Dubacb Last Nigh) Thomas Iley Campbell, old resident of Dnbacb, died at his ionic nigh! at o'clock following lengthy illness.

l-'iiiiera! services will be held Irom Ihe iJiibach Methodist Church II o'clock Wednesday morning wilb K''V. A. II. Prewetl official- ing, asMslod by Kov. Byron Cros- will be in Hamilton Memorial Comolory in Dubach with Kilpatrii Kunoral Home of Ruston in charge.

lie is survived by his widow. Airs. L. Campbell, and four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Norris ef liiihiich, Mrs.

Boalrioc Carmichacl ol Angola, Mrs. Gladys Cleveland of New Orleans and Mrs. Ruby Campbell of Dubach. UIKJ i 1 hi iiizen in the. 1 1'iujn Mac, ai lawyer, home.

ith ti'ic job in Ogden, Utah, Station I more horsepower must KLO. He left the West to work on KNOK in Monroe and left there to return to KRUS in 1952. Since that lime he has been on the sales staff of White Buick Corrjpany and active in Ruston civic affairs. duced voltage starting Mrs. Lucy Jones have re of Dallas II.

died equipment home on Chatham Road 1 Ho was his tci years, His mil hours and through Ilia A deposit equivalent to tho total of o'clock Saturday morning In giving a list of station em- ployes he said Ed Hamilton, woll known sports announcer, had left to take a position on KCIJ in Shrevoport, where ho will announce and do sports work for- KWKH during the coming basketball season. Hamilton will continue to an nounce sporting events in Ruston until the end of the present season. Station personnel at. KRUS now month, the anticipated electric bill for two months shall he required from all consumers who do not own the premises for which this service is rendered iX, wife her ill llowing an illness of the past three months. Funeral services wore conduct- ed at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the chapel of Darby's Fun- oral-Home.

Rev. A. If. pastor of Emmanuel Baplisl i Church, officiated, and was cd by Rev. H.

D. Carter, relived: minister of West Monroe. Burial I per month; next 500 KWH, two and Vernon Ccmt nL a half cents per KWH per month; next 2,000 KWH, two cents per KWH per month; next 97,000 KWH. ore and a half cents per KWH per Tho motor rale is Iks! 200 KWH. three cents per KWH pi 300 KWH, three cents as follows: and a hall KWH includes Mrs.

Gloria Evans as bookkeeper and traffic manager; Miss Ann Hobson as copywriter; Leonard Lyles as salesman; Bob Moriarty as engineer; Tommy Blake, Bill Johnson, Larry Lar ance, Lee Voss and John Mitchell as announcers and Glenn Powell as record librarian. all over 100,000 KWH, one and one-fourth cents per KWH per month Mayor Beasley told The Leader today that the city is doing all within its power to encourage industry to come to Ruston, and by lowering the rates for heavy power usage, another inducement is added Mrs. Feazel was born at Vernon and had spent her life in this urea. In addition to her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Clifton Cencecum of Georgetown, Mrs.

Walter L. Lacey of West Monroe, Mrs. Allen Albritton of Bernice and Mrs. Dot Richardson and Mrs. Billie Walker, both of Ruston, and four brothers, Ardine Jones, Nash Jones and Rufo Jones, all of Vernon, and Travis Jones of 'West Monroe, COLONEL WALTON E.

McBRlDE 1 ho Leader mourns tho passing of a Walton E. McBridc. He was our friend and f.n-- commonly referred to as a pillar of our commund he was known to all, carne to Rusion as married a Ruston girl and determined to make Since that day he has been associated in many growth of his town. Colonel McBride's interests were always a lawyer with a keen legal mind that mm as district attorney during the uncertain dcpn one of srnct justice to keep Ihe peace at all itary life was also his career, as he devoted endii. days and nights to keeping his country stronrj National Guard.

He never shirked drill and summer encampment arid by his personal example led other rnun to learn useful lessons during of peace. His record in uniform during two wars is one to inspire younger men. Strength through law and power were equal goals to him The Colonel worked to build his town by participation in many civic organizations. He lent his strong character to the presidency of the Chamber of Commerce for two years, one of the few men to be called to such double service. He was president of the Kiwanis Club while it struggled to find a place for itself here.

After returning from the last great war he spent months of thoughtful study preparing a much needed program of educational expansion for our public schools. His church has been close to his heart. The Colonel served on many boards and committees and taught a Sunday School class for many years. He Was president of the men of the church and gave his service wherever and whenever he could. Here again by example of faithful attendance and devotion 'to his faith he inspired other men.

The Colonel was a family man. His parents' family was large and with his wife and five children he created a closely knit American home, loving the pioneer traits that brought- happiness to all around him. We will miss the Colonel in many ways because he was a leader with the strength of charactpr which we need in building our modern world. Prominent Negro Teacher Killed In Crash Saturday Richard L. Lewis, well nown '10-year-old Negro who was ii loiicbcr on the faculty of Lincoln High School bore, was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 80 a short distance west of Ruston Saturday night.

Death was attributed to a frac- i lure of the skull. Lewis was dead when a Darby ambulance reached Rusion Hospital with him. i This was the second highway fa- I talily to strike the faculty of Lin; coin High School within the past Robert Singleton, another i prominent Negro civic loader and educator, was killed in Nevy Mexi. I co along with four other persons while en route to California about i. year ago.

Lewis, who had been a teacher Lincoln for about four years, lived at 715 Mays Road. Investigating officers said that Lewis was returning to his home Irom tho Crumbling football game at Grambling College about 10:15 o'clock Saturday night, when he lost control of his automobile on a curve near the intersection of way 80 and China Grove Road. Indications were that the right wheels left the pavement and struck the highway shoulder. Tho car overturned several times and was a total wreck. The funeral will be held today from the Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church, and burial will be in Maya Cemetery with King Funeral Home in charge.

Lewis, who was the son of the lato Richard L. Lewis, is survived by his widow, Rosetta Lewis, one daughter, find his mother, Annie Lewis..