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==Background==

==Background==

   

   

Faulk was born in West Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeast Louisiana to C. E. Faulk Sr.,  and the former Josephine McClendon (died 1962).  The senior Faulk was the publisher of the ''Monroe News Star'' in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana and a founder and the president from 1934 to 1945 of [[Delta Air Lines]]. He was chairman of the Delta board from 1948 until his death in 1951. Faulk's brother, Robert McClendon Faulk (died 1988) of Vero Beach,  [[Florida]], was a [[World War II]] veteran and a Delta Air Lines pilot.{{cite web|url= http://groups.google.com/group/PilotCommunicationNet/browse_thread/thread/c5cc84e494d84c31|title=Pilot Communication Net|publisher=groups.google.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}} A sister, Eleanor Faulk Cone (died 1993) of Falls Church, [[Virginia]], was a graduate of [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca]], [[New York]], and [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]].

Faulk was born in West Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeast Louisiana to C. E. Faulk Sr.,  and the former Josephine McClendon (died 1962).  The senior Faulk was the publisher of the ''Monroe News Star'' in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana and a founder and the president from 1934 to 1945 of [[Delta Air Lines]]. He was chairman of the Delta board from 1948 until his death in 1951. Faulk's brother, Robert McClendon Faulk (died 1988) of Vero Beach,  [[Florida]], was a [[World War II]] veteran and a Delta Air Lines pilot.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://groups.google.com/group/PilotCommunicationNet/browse_thread/thread/c5cc84e494d84c31|title=Pilot Communication Net|publisher=groups.google.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref> A sister, Eleanor Faulk Cone (died 1993) of Falls Church, [[Virginia]], was a graduate of [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca]], [[New York]], and [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]].

   

   

After two years at the University of the South in Sewanee, [[Tennessee]], Faulk transferred to the School of Journalism at the [[University of Missouri]] in Columbia, [[Missouri]]. There, he met Miss Louise Benson Page, a native of [[Topeka]], [[Kansas]], herself a journalism student. The couple married in 1931, a 72-year union that ended with her death on June 8, 2003, at the age of ninety-three. Faulk also became the publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader'', a position that he maintained for thirty-one years until he sold the newspaper in 1962. In 1947, Faulk established KRUS, which he managed until 1968. For many years, he was the president of the Louisiana Press Association and the Louisiana Broadcasters Association.

After two years at the University of the South in Sewanee, [[Tennessee]], Faulk transferred to the School of Journalism at the [[University of Missouri]] in Columbia, [[Missouri]]. There, he met Miss Louise Benson Page, a native of [[Topeka]], [[Kansas]], herself a journalism student. The couple married in 1931, a 72-year union that ended with her death on June 8, 2003, at the age of ninety-three. Faulk also became the publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader'', a position that he maintained for thirty-one years until he sold the newspaper in 1962. In 1947, Faulk established KRUS, which he managed until 1968. For many years, he was the president of the Louisiana Press Association and the Louisiana Broadcasters Association.

A source of oral history]on the general Ruston area, Faulk was considered an expert on the 1934 ambush in Bienville Parish of the bandits [[Bonnie and Clyde]], having covered the scene as the young publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader''. He was an authority too on the former Camp Ruston, a [[prisoner of war]] facility that held German and Italian inmates during [[World War II]]. Himself classified [[Selective Service System|4-F]] during the war because of severe eye problems, Faulk nevertheless became a first lieutenant in the Home Guard. He was a member of the federal wartime Office of Price Administration, often called the "rationing board". He was the chairman of the Ruston area savings bond drive.   

A source of oral history]on the general Ruston area, Faulk was considered an expert on the 1934 ambush in Bienville Parish of the bandits [[Bonnie and Clyde]], having covered the scene as the young publisher of the ''Ruston Daily Leader''. He was an authority too on the former Camp Ruston, a [[prisoner of war]] facility that held German and Italian inmates during [[World War II]]. Himself classified [[Selective Service System|4-F]] during the war because of severe eye problems, Faulk nevertheless became a first lieutenant in the Home Guard. He was a member of the federal wartime Office of Price Administration, often called the "rationing board". He was the chairman of the Ruston area savings bond drive.   

   

   

Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr., the retired former head of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, referred to the Faulks, accordingly: "Not only was Mrs. Faulk a full partner of her husband, Clarence Faulk, in the publishing of the 'Ruston Daily Leader', she was also a one-woman urban development team for Ruston. Her fingerprints are on half the architecture in this town. She had remarkable taste and an eye for design."{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits19.htm|title=Louise Benson Page Faulk obituary|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}  

Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr., the retired former head of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, referred to the Faulks, accordingly: "Not only was Mrs. Faulk a full partner of her husband, Clarence Faulk, in the publishing of the 'Ruston Daily Leader', she was also a one-woman urban development team for Ruston. Her fingerprints are on half the architecture in this town. She had remarkable taste and an eye for design."<ref name=lbpf>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits19.htm|title=Louise Benson Page Faulk obituary|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>

As a teenaged reporter for the ''Daily Leader'', Hilburn was fired three times by Clarence Faulk but reinstated each time when Mrs. Faulk intervened on his behalf. Louise Faulk penned a column in ''The Daily Leader'' called "The Grapevine," which Hilburn described as "must reading for the whole town. It was a social column [with] political commentary." When Hilburn assumed leadership of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, the Faulks offered $60,000 to help him bring about needed upgrades in the program. Hilburn described Mrs. Faulk as "always beautiful to see and so gracious. Of course, she was also a woman with power, but she always used that sparingly and only to accomplish worthwhile goals." Mayor Hollingsworth agreed with Hilburn's analysis: "She was just such a special person to so many people. She had a kind and sensitive manner and a real sweetness about her. She and Clarence were so good to us as a family when we came here. They helped us in every way they could and we will always have a special place in our hearts for them. ... She had a great empathy for people and she gave of herself in so many ways. I will always remember how she and Clarence worked side by side on everything virtually their whole lives."

As a teenaged reporter for the ''Daily Leader'', Hilburn was fired three times by Clarence Faulk but reinstated each time when Mrs. Faulk intervened on his behalf. Louise Faulk penned a column in ''The Daily Leader'' called "The Grapevine," which Hilburn described as "must reading for the whole town. It was a social column [with] political commentary." When Hilburn assumed leadership of the Louisiana Tech Journalism Department, the Faulks offered $60,000 to help him bring about needed upgrades in the program. Hilburn described Mrs. Faulk as "always beautiful to see and so gracious. Of course, she was also a woman with power, but she always used that sparingly and only to accomplish worthwhile goals." Mayor Hollingsworth agreed with Hilburn's analysis: "She was just such a special person to so many people. She had a kind and sensitive manner and a real sweetness about her. She and Clarence were so good to us as a family when we came here. They helped us in every way they could and we will always have a special place in our hearts for them. ... She had a great empathy for people and she gave of herself in so many ways. I will always remember how she and Clarence worked side by side on everything virtually their whole lives."<ref name=lbpf/>

In his later years, Faulk was addressed by nearly everyone as "Mr. Clarence." The Faulks had two sons, Clarence Eugene "Gene" Faulk, III, of Canandaigua, New York, and Dr. W. Page Faulk of St. Simons Island, [[Georgia]]; a daughter, Amelia Faulk Rauser of Rockville, [[Maryland]], ten grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Grandson Alec Faulk of Ruston manages the West Side Self Storage begun by his grandfather.The couple is interred at the historic Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.  

In his later years, Faulk was addressed by nearly everyone as "Mr. Clarence." The Faulks had two sons, Clarence Eugene "Gene" Faulk, III, of Canandaigua, New York, and Dr. W. Page Faulk of St. Simons Island, [[Georgia]]; a daughter, Amelia Faulk Rauser of Rockville, [[Maryland]], ten grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Grandson Alec Faulk of Ruston manages the West Side Self Storage begun by his grandfather.The couple is interred at the historic Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.