SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 16)
RUDDICK CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of class of securities)
781258-10-8
(CUSIP Number)
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Schedule 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
CUSIP No. 781258-10-8
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1) Names of Reporting Persons/I. R. S. Identifi-
cation Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only):
R. Stuart Dickson
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions):
(a)
(b)
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3) SEC Use Only:
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States
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Number of (5) Sole Voting Power: 943,783
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power: 2,091,118
Owned by
Each Report- (7) Sole Dispositive Power: 859,822
ing Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power: 2,091,118
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
3,034,901
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares (See Instructions): [check mark here]
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9:
6.5%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G (continued) Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1(a): Name of Issuer: Ruddick Corporation
Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2000 Two First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28282
Item 2(a): Name of Person Filing: R. Stuart Dickson
Item 2(b): Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
2000 Two First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28282
Item 2(c): Citizenship: U. S.
Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e): CUSIP Number: 781258-10-8
Item 3: N/A
Item 4: Ownership:
(a) Amount beneficially owned
as of 12/31/97: 3,034,901
(b) Percent of Class: 6.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 943,783
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 2,091,118
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 859,822
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 2,091,118
The filing of this statement shall not be
construed as an admission that the reporting
person is, for the purposes of section 13(d)
or 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the beneficial owner of the
securities referred to in sub-items (c)(ii)
and (iv) of this Item.
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Schedule 13G (continued) Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A
Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person: N/A
Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company: N/A
Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group: N/A
Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10: Certification: N/A
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 10, 1998 /s/ R. STUART DICKSON
Signature
R. Stuart Dickson
Name
