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The Ruaton Serving The North Louisiana Hill Country Since RUSTON, LOUISIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960 Sponsors of Scholarship Banquet Dr. Leo' T. Albritten (front) poses with representatives club; James M. Kay, Civitan club; R. M.

Enloo, Duorganizations that: sponsored last night's iLncoln bach Lions club and Ellis, Optomist club. Also Parish Scholarship banquet for high school students. sponsoring the banquet, along with the Lincoln parish From front to back them are J. B. Kendall Kiwanis school board: was Parent- Teacher club of Choudrant.

club; Bob Holladay, Lions club; Will Bordolon, Rotary (Leader Staff Photo by Tom Herlina) Honored at Banquet Wise Use of Talents Asked Of Scholars by Albritten "How will you use your dean of instruction at Northwestern 89 parish high school students Lincoln parish's first scholarship Manslaughter Charge Denied In Court Here Lucille McNeal Pleads Not Guilty In Friend's Death Lucille McNeal, Negro woman accused of the manslaughter killing of her boyfriend Gene Nelson recently, entered a plea of not guilty in Monday's session of District Court. de The. following other cases were considered. Royce Lee Flores, charged with reckless driving, trial was set May 12. Leonard White, illegal carrying of weapon, was up-set and continued without date.

Horace Williams was fined $100 and costs plus 60 days for illegal carrying of a weapon. Richard Buffort was sentenced $300 and costs or 60 days for drunk driving. John D. Jenkins was fined $300 and costs plus 60 days for drunk driving. He was fined an additional $300 and 60 days for negligent injury.

The jail terms are to run consecutively. Jethro Newton was fined $25 and costs for disturbing the peace. Henry Cooper was fined $300 and costs for drunk driving. Willie Perry pled guilty to drunk driving and sentence was deferred until May 12. Lige Miller was fined $300 and costs or 60 days for drunk driving Idella Evans was fined $25 and costs on each of two counts, no drivers license and reckless driving, Danile Sanders was fined $25 and costs ol' 15 days for disturbing the peace.

Houston Harris was fined $25 and costs or 15 days for disturbing the peace. Sara Roberson was $25 and costs or 15 days for disturbing the peace. Payne Wilson was fined $300 and costs or 60 days for drunk driving. He entered a plea of not guilty of a charge of not having a drivers cense. Mose Tarbor was fined $25 and costs or 15 days for disturbing the peace.

W. C. Dunn was fined $50 and costs or 30 days for reckless driving. Dan Watson was fined $300 and costs or 60 day's for drunk driving Willie L. Kennedy was fined $50 and costs or 30 days for improper! i passing.

Sam Herman Melton Jr. pleaded guilty to driving with no drivers' license. Sentence was deferred un- I oil April 3. BIBLE DIGEST By H. 8.

DEAN "God: is our refuge and strength." Psalms 46:1 God place, to g6 in time of yet He is usually the lost resort: for most of us. Vol. 65 Follow. The Leader Tips from Extension Trips Confusion Exists On 2, 4-D Use for Control of Weeds Revivalist REV. PAUL MORGAN Vienna Church Revival Set April 13-24 Rev Paul Morgan Guest Evangelist For Baptist Group Rey.

Paul, Morgan will be the evangelist for the Revival meeting starting tonight and extending through April 24 at Calvary Baptist Church, Vienria. Rev. Morgan attended Baylor University, and received the B.A. degree. from Louisiana College at Pineville, La.

He holds. the B.D. degree from New Orleans, tist Theological Seminary, and has done graduate work Southwest. Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. He has held pastorates at Chestnut and Coushatta, La.

He served as a Chaplain in 'the United States Air Force in War II and during the Korean War, He holds the Reserve. Commission. of Major. He is former paastor of the North Tucson Baptist Church, Tuc. son, and Ballast' Point Church, Tampa, Fla.

Currently, Rev. Morgan serves the Convention of District as District Missionary. Throughout this. week the services will start at 7:00 p.m., and through Friday of next week services will be at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The public is invited to these meetings, Parish Drive For Red Cross Still Lagging The "Lincoln Parish. 'Red Cross drive is still $775 short of its of $6,093, reports Dr. L. C. Blelch, chairman, "What with the current all across the United States from flooding, we have been asked to bend all efforts to raising goal," Dr.

Bleich said. "If we don't get the entire amount, a supplementary drive might have to be considered," he added. things happen to you when you don't give up helping others," he said, He called attention to the fact that nearly 8.000 families had fered losses and nearly 7,000 homes been damaged in the eightstate flood area. The Mississippi is still rising at certain points: making a considerable Red Cross resources, The nation. Red Cross drive has reached only 76 per cent of its goal.

-000---- Change for Ten Costs Negro $70 H. P. Crow, local Negro is $70 poorer today because he agreed to give an unidentified Negro man change for a $10 bill. Crow said that the Negro asked him for change for the ten-spot, and when he took out his wallet, he grabbed it and l'an down an alley, He ran to his car to give chase. but his wife had taken the keys out of it, so he called on the city police department.

The thief has not been caught and crow is out $70 which he had in the wallet, Leader 1895 Price Schools Close Up for Easter Holiday Here Court House Will Be Closed For Good Friday Louisiana Polytechnic Institute will start flocking home at noon tomorow for Easter, the only day of the Spring semester. They will not return to classes until 8 nan. Tuesday morning, according to Dr. R. L.

Ropp, president of Tech, The parish schools in Lincoln will only get. one day off, however. Schools are free until Blue Monday morning. Morelle Emmons. superintendent of parish schools disclosed.

He also indicated that the school bourd office; along with other parish offices closed for the holiday. Ruston State Bank and First National. Bank, as well A8 Ruston Building and- Loan Association will be closed for Good Friday. City Hall will have business as usual, it was Indicated. Residents were reminded to sign their 1 homestead exemptions tomorrow aS the court house Is scheduled to be closed on Friday.

which Is normally the last Jegal day to sign for exemptions. Ruston Native Killed Near Waskom, Tex. Comes In Contact With Power Line While On Truck A Ruston native living In Shreveport, Leon Taylor was killed yesterday afternoon when he came in contact with a high voltage line two miles west of Waskom, Tex. Taylor; 812 Cumilla Shreveport, was an employe of the Halllburton oil Well Cementing also of Shreveport. Harrison County Deputy Sheriff C.

F. Robinson said the accident occurred about 2:45 p.m. as Halliburion truck was hauling a large storage tank to a well site. He said Taylor, 35, was standing atop the storago tunk on the truck as it went across a callle guard and knelt as the truck passed under the line. witnesses suld Taylor, apparently thinking the truck has passed under the high voltage line, straightened and came in contact with the line.

He collapsed on top of the tank and fellow crewmembers called un ambulance but Taylor was dead o1 arrival at a Shreveport hospital. A native of Ruston and 3 graduate of Louisiana Tech, Mr. Taylor was also a WWII veteran, Funeral services huve been ket for 5:45 p.m. Thursday from Osborn's funeral home in Shreveport. He is survived by his widow; two sons, Kirk and Tim; two daughters, Melanie and Kristi; parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Taylor brother, William L. Taylor of Bastrop: muternal grandmother, Mrs. Florence West of Arcadia and paternal grandmother, Mrs. will Taylor of Ruston.

Census Taker Pass You By? Do Not Worry Is that census form the government sent you the other day still setting on the mantel guthering dust? Don't worry, the census taker hasn't forgotten you. It just takes them while to get around to everyone. There are 14 separute territeries in Ruston, being counted by 14 different enumerators, discloses Mrs. A. B.

Post, supervisor for the entire parish count. "It will tuke as much as three weeks for us to get everyone count she said. "So don't worry now if no one has come to get your information. If we haven't reached you by the 21st, then you might need to call us." Airs. Post suggested that if a person planned to be gone for the day, it might not be a bad idea to leave the census form in the door for the counter.

Every fourth house is to be asked additional question: but if your forin is filled out correcily and you are not the fourti one, then your obligations will be filled. Mrs. Post indicated that the par. ish count was following the same format 14 areas, with one person ju charge of each area, Burglar Gets $200 in Cash, $2,500 Checks From Heard's Confusion exists relative to the use of for Weed Control in pastures. Every livestock owner will have to make his' own decision from the information that is available.

Most authorities feel that there is. little if any danger to man ol' animals from 2.4-D. This chemical has been used for ten or more years here in the State with no damage so far as is known to man or animals. The Department of Health and Welfare in Washington has the power to remove from the market any product that has been adulterated. This includes any and all chemicals that may be present a- bove the tolerance allowed.

Since Is considered a grow. th harmone little progress has been made in determining where fits in this picture. Some specialists say officials of the Pure Food and Drug Administration are now checking for this material. Some say there is no test for this material. Others seriously doubt that.

this material be passed through the cow into the milk. Since this material does not seem to be poisonious to livestock, and since it has been used in fish ponds to kill weeds without killing fish directly from the chemical, most. individuals assume this material to be safe. Of course agriculture has had more than its share of this type of trouble, but some other industries have had trouble includine the cigarette and lipstick industries. DEMONSTRATIONS If you plan to use to control weeds try to attend one of the demonstrations to be held in your will area.

These demonstrations be 'announced later. Tune in on TV at noon Friday or try to attend one of the demonstration meetings to be held near. you on hard-to kill: weeds. The first demonstration will: be on the farm of Mr. George Carroll; on the Pleasant Hill road west of Ruston at 9 in the morning Tuesday, April 19.

POWER- PUMPS If 'you have a nylon gear roller type pump, you might save yourself the price of a pump if you will clean this pump before applying pressure to force it to turn. When this type of pump has been stored without oil in the pump the rollers stick and rust to the sides of the pump. When force is applied the rollers slide rather than roll forming a flat side. This soon wears out the rollers and you will not be able to maintain pressure, If you find the pump worn out or' has damaged parts, you may be able to get new parts from a pump dealer in Monroe that can rebuild some of the power take-off type pumps. This type pump is used for spraying cattle, pastures, and cotton.

The safest thing is to flush pump with clean water after using and then oil to prevent rusting. ANALYSIS Many individuals have asked what was the value of the fertilizer from the broiler houses. A recent analysis was made. of a sample taken from Ruben Bennett's broiler house near Choudrant. This sam ple had the following analysis: two and six-tenths per cent nitrogen; two and seven-tenths per cent phosphorous; and two and fivetenths per cent potash.

This analy. sis is made on an oven dry basis and makes it difficult to measure the plant food on an Air Dry basis as it comes from the poultry house. Jabe P. Harrist Funeral Services Set at Simsboro Jabe P. Harrist, 67, retired con tractor, of Simsboro, died at his residence at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday following a long illness. He was a member of the Baptist church and was born in Haynesville. Funeral services were held in the Simsboro Baptist church Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. T.

H. Windsor conducting and assisted by Rev. J. E. Hinkie.

Burial was in Unionville cemetery under direction of Kilpatrick funeral home of Ruston. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. J. P. Harrist: three daughters, Mrs.

Ozzie Payne of Ruston; Mrs. Eunice Barber of Shreveport, and Mrs. W. L. McBride of Ruston: two sons, Earl of Simsboro and J.

B. of Houma; two sisters, George Veazey of Summerfield. 1 Airs. Nettle O'Neal of El Dorado, and nine grandchildren, A "smooth operator" did a safe at Raymond Heard wholesale with $200 In cash and $2,500 in Gets Grant Gets Grant Auburn University hns granted an assistantship in mathematics. to.

Philip Pollacia of De Riddler, who will graduate from. Louisiana Tech in August as a -major in mallomatics-education. He will begin work on his master's degree at Auburn In September. Pollaola is :1 member of the Tau Kappa Alpha sociul fraternity and Sigma Tau Delta, honorary English fraternity. Delinquent Taxes List Published Sheriff's Sale.

Set May 12 For Those Not Paid Notice of delinquent taxes lotalIng $858.70 is boing published today, proparatory to seizure and sale, to Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector Jesse Risor, Sixty-three persons, piving for taxes, Interest and costs ranging from $1.53 to $124.13, are listed in the legal notice. Owners must pay the taxes plus interest by May 18, or on that date, the sheriff will sell as much of the porperty as is necessary to cover the cost of taxes, he reveals, Taxes became delinquent January 1, the sheriff revealed. Union Easter Services Set At Simsboro Churches serving the Simsboro School Community will attend a joint Easter Service in the boro fligh Auditorium at 10:45 a.m, April 17. Rev. Thomas Windsor, pastor of Simsboro Baptist.

Church and Rev. Paul Cusses, pastor, Simsboro Methodist Church, will be in charge of the serve. The forty-elght voice under the High direction of Mrs. Char- Simsboro School Mixed Choir, les Cook, will provide the following vocul selections: "Christ the Lord, is Risen "The Holy "Were You There" "Ile This service will mark the first and home appearance of the high school mixed choir performing in new choir robes recently purchused. 'The Choir will perform at land High School at 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 13.

A large crowd is expected to take advantage of the opportunity to attend this union Easter service, 000---- Thursday Last Day to Sign For Exemption Lincoln parish residents have through today to sign up for homestead exemptions, reveals parish assessor Bud Hightower. Hightower is visiting different wards of the parish this week giving everyone an opportunity to sign for homestead exemptions on state and parish tuxes. Friday, normally the deadline for signing exemptions, is a holi day for parish officials, Hightower reminded those planning to wait until the last minute. The assessor's office has beer calling toed residents tu remind them of the filing date deadline. a professional job of jimmying grocers and walked away checks some time Friday night, The robber knocked out the knob on the huge.

walk-in safe at the wholesalers with two: blows of a hammer and then punched out the combination with four or five licks. to get Into the vault. "I liguro it didn't take him over five minutes to go in arid get out, Chief O. revealed The culprit: used: gloves ands wiped. everytHing clean after, the Job to aliminate fingerprints, he revealed.

There were no prints the sale or cash. There wore finger. prints on the counter, but it is lieved they ate those of employees. They are being checked out, how. ever, The $2,500 in checks was payable, to various other business firms and It is doubtful, that the thief can cash them.

He loft behind a stack of signed payroll checks. and it was theorted that the robber hail sorted the checks. and picked up the wrong stack. The unknown robber, gained. entrance by forcing one loading of dock the slid.

next ing doors on the to the rallroad, Chief Osbon reveal. ed, Osbon went to Monroe to check whether an out-of-state burglar ap ed to prehended the Ruston could Incident. He was: there be conne unable to tie him into the local but glary, however, The only clues left by the fessional was the mark of tools on the door and, possibly, the two gerprints. George Simonton of the sheriff's office helped with the investiga, tion. Installation Of Officers Slated by VFW talent?" Dr.

T. Albritten, State College asked the who were recipients of thie awards last night. Speaking at the banquet honoring the students and their parents in Tech Student Center, Dr. Albritten used as the theme for his after-dinner talk, the parable ol the talents from the Bible. "Will you use your talents 115 all individual who dared to accomp: lish something, or as one who fears to try?" he asked.

Addressing his to the students, rather than the adults, Albritten pointed out that, they were possessed of many advantages including a God-given intellectual ability, the finest educa-. 'tional system in the worlrl, a life in a country of enormous strength and resources, He pointed out that to enlarge their talents, they must have ambition to do better than the best, a love of adventure, an innate curiosity, imagination, courage and faith. "In addition to all these, you must have goals that are wellfounded," Albritten said. "'You are dangerous because what you stive to do you will probably succeed in doing, therefore you need sound values. "You will set the pattern for others about you." he said.

"If your values are sound, good, great and high your achievements will be good, great and high. "I commend to you the greatest task of man, finding how to live peacefully with one another," the dean said. "If you can make that contribution, it will stand head and shoulders above the contribulions of all other generations." Dr. Albritten told the scholars that there was no group more important on the face of the earth than they were, because they would be those who accomplish things tomorrow. Morelle Emmons, superintendent of schools, presided over the banquet, of the Imbach and Hico high school chon sung three numbers, "April Showers," "Easter Parade," and "This is My Country." Dr.

L. Felton Green, president of the school board, introduced the spoaker and Jack C. Ritchie presented awards to the 89 outstanding high school students. Invocation WAS pronounced by Hale R. Shadow and benediction was said by Jerry Gray.

000 7 Persons Vote Absentee Ballots Seven persons have voted an al. sentee ballot in Lincoln parish 10 date, reveals I. C. Ledbetter, clerk of court. Qualified voters 61 Lincoln parish may vote absentee ballots if they plan to be out cal the parish on the date of the neral electio: next Tuesday.

In the general election. all solers I regardless of polls are eliz. ble 10 Vote, Don c. McCormack, retiring commander of Parnell-Burt Post No. 3615, Veterans of Foreign Wars announced today that J.

Pershing Robinson, senior-Vice-Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the State of Louisiana, from Winnsboro will be the installing officer for the new officers of the local post at 7:30 p.in. Thursday in the VEW Home located in Memorial Park. i McCormack stated the new officer's to be installed are: Thomas Commander; Lonzc Pearce, senior-vice-commander: W. Floyd Nolan, junior-vice-commander; Robert it. Johnson, Quartermaster; Lescar W.

Harlan, Chaplain; Dr. Harold H. Harms Post Surgeon; J. R. Tuberville, three-year Trustee.

McCormack said, "I have enjoyed serving the local post as commander for the past two years. I have always had the cooperation from my officers and members in the many projects that we have completed in this two year period. I wish for the new officers every success, and will certainly give them my fullest cooperation In all. matters," There will be refreshments served to all' VFW members beginning at .6:30 p.m. up till 7:30 time for the installation to start, McCor-1 mack stated.

He said that he hoped all VFW members in Lincoln Parish would attend this Installation ceremony Thursday night, Lincoln Pageant Set For April 22 At Tech Auditorium Plans 'are under way for the Miss Louisiana Tech-Miss Lincoln Parish pageant scheduled for Friday, April. 22, in Howard Auditorium. Thirteen Tech coeds have been selected as contestants for the annual event by the student body. Competing in the contest will be the following girls: Vicki Albritton, Bernice: Jon Barnette, Cotton Valley: Miriam Cecilia; Havana, Cuba; Becky Fisher, Shreveport; Maud Elia Hollis, Alexandria: Pat Kuvanaugh, Ruston; Pam Kaper, Winnsboro; Shirley Lockard, Shreveport; tha Sue Pratt, Bastrop; Antoinette Riser; Ruston; Suzy Stanfield, Shreveport; Bette Stokes, Alemphis, and Ann Tillman, W'innsboro, Selected as judges for this year's double-barreled pageant are the following people, according to Sid Yawn of the Ruston Jaycees: Mrs. Paul Curruth of Hattiesburg.

the former Miss Alberta Futch, i Miss Louisiana ot 1959: Mrs. Rus sell Fleeman. Lake Providence; L. C. Latham, Vicksburg.

Mister Lynn, Shreveport; and Mrs King Triechinen. Lake Provi dence. The Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Louisiana Tech Student Senate are of the event, Sibley Youth Struck By Car Near His Home An eight -year old boy Was ser. lously injured when struck automobile at 7:45 a.m: sibley. Stoven Lee Pope, son of Mr." and Mrs.

C. H. Pope of was brought to Ruston, general hospital where doctors have not yet finished their examinations. The youngster was struck by car driven by Billy Dean Bryan of Downsville, a 20-year-old student at Louisiana Tech. Bruce: Thompson said Trooper thut apparently the Pope boy was.

crossing the road from a grocery. store to his home. Bryan applied his brakes in an attempt to miss him, but skidded Into him. The bumper of the car struck him. No charges have been filed, pend.

Ing further bryestigation, Thomp-, son said, A spokesman at Ruston hospital sald the boy had head, chest. juries and possible internal injurlas and fractures. Cook Baptists Break Records In Attendance Cook Baptist Church of Ruston. Das broken all previous records in Sunday School, Training Union and Mid-weck uitendance. Offerings onthe first Sunday in April.

soared higher than any given Sunday on record in regular offerings; The church has approved a re commendation which was made by: the long-runge planning commiti tee. The recommendation included a ten-year building program and provides for immediate construg. tion of an educational unit to ace commodate one hundred seventy. five additional students. Bob Burns, local architect, Is preparing specifications for the unit which will call for three moi dern nurseries, a Beginner Departs ment, two Primary Departments, Young Married People's Departs ment, and one Young Adult Departi ment.

In 1965 the second educational unit will be constructed which will provide department and class room facilities for two hundred and fifty additional students. By 1970 the monstruction of an audi torium to seat 800 will be built range plan, The church. authorized the puT chase of two acres of land adjoin ing the present church property: which will eventually provide park ing for the espected growth,.