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'''Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr.''' (January 9, 1909 - March 5, 2010), was an American [[journalist]] who published from 1931 to 1962 the ''Ruston Daiiy Leader'', the daily [[newspaper]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish  in north [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/news/clarence-faulk-ruston-daily-leaders-ex-publisher/|title=Clarence Faulk: Ruston Daily Leader's ex-publisher|publisher=katc.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref> Through the ownership of KRUS Radio, Faulk was also a broadcaster. He was furthermore a real estate businessman, and a pioneer of self-storage warehousing, a business he undertook after he was seventy years of age.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=Clarence-Faulk&pid=140377017|title=Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr., obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 7, 2010|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>  

'''Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr.''' (January 9, 1909 &ndash; March 5, 2010), was an American [[journalist]] who published from 1931 to 1962 the ''Ruston Daiiy Leader'', the daily [[newspaper]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish  in north [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/news/clarence-faulk-ruston-daily-leaders-ex-publisher/|title=Clarence Faulk: Ruston Daily Leader's ex-publisher|publisher=katc.com|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref> Through the ownership of KRUS Radio, Faulk was also a broadcaster. He was furthermore a real estate businessman, and a pioneer of self-storage warehousing, a business he undertook after he was seventy years of age.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=Clarence-Faulk&pid=140377017|title=Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr., obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 7, 2010|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>  

   

   

   

   

==Journalism and business career==

==Journalism and business career==

The Faulks owned throughout Ruston numerous residential rental properties, a sixteen-unit apartment complex and several commercial buildings. In 1988, Faulk was named the recipient of the "Russ Award", named for the founder of Ruston, Robert E. Russ, the highest honor that a resident of Ruston can receive through the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce.  Faulk was active in Trinity [[United Methodist]] Church in Ruston and Kiwanis International, of which he was a member for seventy years. He was also active in the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Centennial, the Lincoln Parish Library, and the Ruston Peach Festival. For nearly three decades, Faulk was the chairman of the Lincoln Parish Housing Authority. He was a contributor to the [[Louisiana Tech University]] Department of Journalism, having endowed the Clarence and Louise Faulk Chair of Journalism. In 1985, the Faulks were two the first three persons to received honorary doctoral degrees from Louisiana Tech.On the occasion of Faulk's 100th birthday in 2009, he received a Certificate of Honor from Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau and a proclamation of "Clarence Faulk Day" from Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth. There were also letters of commendation from Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], then State Representative Hollis Downs of Ruston, and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref name=obit/>

The Faulks owned throughout Ruston numerous residential rental properties, a sixteen-unit apartment complex and several commercial buildings. In 1988, Faulk was named the recipient of the "Russ Award", named for the founder of Ruston, Robert E. Russ, the highest honor that a resident of Ruston can receive through the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce.  Faulk was active in Trinity [[United Methodist]] Church in Ruston and Kiwanis International, of which he was a member for seventy years. He was also active in the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Centennial, the Lincoln Parish Library, and the Ruston Peach Festival. For nearly three decades, Faulk was the chairman of the Lincoln Parish Housing Authority. He was a contributor to the [[Louisiana Tech University]] Department of Journalism, having endowed the Clarence and Louise Faulk Chair of Journalism. In 1985, the Faulks were two the first three persons to received honorary doctoral degrees from Louisiana Tech. On the occasion of Faulk's 100th birthday in 2009, he received a Certificate of Honor from Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau and a proclamation of "Clarence Faulk Day" from Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth. There were also letters of commendation from then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], then State Representative Hollis Downs of Ruston, and then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref name=obit/>

   

   

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.<ref name=obit/>   

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.<ref name=obit/>   

   

   

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>  

Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr. (1938-4, then the 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."<ref name=lbpf/>

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/>