The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 15

Jlkmkia IMIs tEowm lull Friday, January 19, 1973 Section Page One ALEXANDRIA-PINEVILLE, LA. Garment Plant May Locate In Sabine (Special to the Town Talk) toSabine. The district okayed worth of $12.5 million. $850,000 would be used for construction of a plant which would be leased to Garan. The company would then pay off the bond issue in installments.

The bond issue also includes $250,000 for site preparation and the installation of utilities. One proposition that has been mentioned in the police jury meetings is the imposition of a three mill tax to raise the $250,000. The bond election has been tentatively scheduled for April 1. Garan plans to open a pilot plant in an old building at Fisher in mid-March. This plant will employ about 60 persons.

When the main plant is opened, the entire operation will employ about 300 persons. Garan Industries stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange. The company has 14 other plants located throughout the South. Last year, the company had sales amounting to $49,120,000, and in 1970, earnings were listed at about $2.5 million. Garan's total assets are $22 million and the company has a net a bond issue, and then it was found that the company had over-extended itself and the project was dropped.

The only expense involved was the cost of the election, which was borne by the jury. Lease Arranged The jury has authorized President C. C. (Tobe) Na-bours to negotiate a lease agreement between Garan and the jury; Among the stipulations in the proposed lease, Garan will maintain the building and pay the utilities and taxes. The lease agreement must be approved by the State Commerce and Industries' Dept.

and the State Bond and Tax Commission before it can be finalized. After it is approved, the company will make a formal announcement and the lease will be signed. Bond Issue Needed According to Bill Beck, a New Orleans bonding attorney, voters in the area surrounding the prospective plant site will have to pass a bond issue amounting to $1,100,000. Of this amount, MANY, La. Chances seem good that Garan Industries, a garment manufacturing company with headquarters in Starkville, will locate a plant in Sabine Parish.

The Sabine Parish Police Jury has taken the first step. to insure that the plant will move in. Chairman Vernice Wright of the Industrial Committee for the Many-Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce said this company has been looking at Sabine Parish for two years. "We tried to get them interested in locating in the old Sabine Lumber Co. building at Zwolle," Wright said.

"They looked all over Sabine Parish and finally decided on a location along La. Hwy. 171 south of Many, just on the other side of Williams Bros, store." The jury has passed a resolution amending the resolution creating Industrial District No. 1 several years ago. The jury created the industrial district when a mobile home manufacturing plant was interested in coming in- Ad valorem taxes would have to pay off the bonds should the plant fail.

Shopping Plaza Construction Set (Special to the Town Talk) VILLE PLATTE, La. -Contracts have been signed and, as soon as weather permits, construction will begin on the Parkview Plaza shopping center here. Bernel Fontenot, owner of the center, said that contracts were signed with Lilliedahl and Mitchell, Inc. of Bunkie, general contractors, and Prairie Construction Co. of Opelousas, contractors for the parking area and streets.

Jack Tolson of Opelousas is architect for the project. Among tenants of the shopping center will be three well-known chains. They were listed as Winn-Dixie, T. G. and Y.

and West Bros. The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Peace with Spain Dec. 10, 1898. TORNADOES STRIKE John Lee holds the baby bottle of killed and his wife was injured, but the baby escaped his three-week old granddaughter as he surveys the damage done to his farm home Thursday afternoon when a tornado struck the structure near Corey, about 15 miles unharmed. Two hours later another tornado touched down near Tallulah and three persons were injured when a launderette and eight houses were destroyed.

(UPI Telephoto) south of Monroe. Lee's 16-year-old daughter Julia was City Sued After Shooting Incident garbage dump and just firing Bunkie, made no efforts to his pistol at will at targets." prevent this gross conduct of The suit also alleges that Griffin, all of which resulted IhMUGURA SPECIALS weij coldrinq TOMORROW 9:30 Until 5:30 P.M. FASHION SALON SECOND FLOOR Entire Remaining Stock CUSTOM SIZE DRESSES Sizes 12V2 to 22'j Now PRICE Famous labels like: Serbin, Kohler, Herber Levy Harwyn, M.S. Couture. ORIGINALLY 36.00 to 120.00 00 i awo to go Now BUNKIE, La.

James Dunbar, through his Alexandria attorneys Gravel, Roy and Burnes, has filed a suit asking $220,000 against the City of Bunkie as the result of a Jan. 10, 1972, shooting here. Dunbar lias filed suit against city patrolman Earl Griffin and the city through Mayor Warren Constant, city councilmen Jasper Candella, Marvin Liledahl, Fred Fee-ney, Russel Vanchiere and Frank Gallerson and the town's insurer, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. The suit claims that Griffin, in his employment as a police officer, shot Dunbar and that his superiors were "negligent in failing to afford defendant, Earl Griffin, with proper and special training for the duties he could fore-seeably be expected to perform in the course of his employment as a police officer." The suit adds that Griffin had been a policeman for a year before the shooting but that he had no special training as far as police duties were concerned other than "just familiarization on how to apprehend subjects." It adds that he had not been to any special police school and had not received firearm training "other than going out to the Special Groups Broken Sizes DRESSES AND COSTUME SUITS Long and short styles in assorted colors. now 1 Owo 20 30 The Man's Shop Street Floor Mens DRESS SHIRTS Long sleeve and short sleeve Reg.

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The keys were taken out of the patrol car, Franklin said, and Griffin radioed the station for help. Patrolman John Daigre-pont and Eldred Desselle were dispatched to the scene, Franklin said, and Otey Frazier told police that he had seen Dunbar take the keys. Daigrepont went to Dunbar's home and brought him to the bar, where Frazier repeated in front of Dunbar that he had seen him take the keys, said. I Franklin added 1 that Dun-Tbar then hit Frazier and knocked him out. Griffin and Daigrepont arrested Dunbar and he, began to struggle, Franklin said, and Dunbar hit Griffin.

Dunbar put his hands in his back pocket and quickly withdrew them, Franklin said, and Griffin shot him in the stomach. Dunbar was taken to Bunkie General, then on to Charity Hospital in Pineville, Franklin said. He was working for Guaranty Seed at the time of the shooting, the chief added. ROYS SHOP SECOND FLOOR Boys SUITS AND COATS one rack a fantastic buy for the right guy assorted styles and sizes 100 Vt price less Committee Discusses Winnfield Minerals YOUTH CENTER SECOND FLOOR WEATHER TAMER JACKETS Fleece lined zippered jackets. Triple insulation for maximum warmth.

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Reg. to $40-00 Now Ml off William Guste would appear at the hearing. Defaults Loans The firm has come under fire in recent months for its failure to replay $330,000 in loans authorized since 1970 by the state Market Commission. Winnfield Minerals is owned by three persons, including the son-in-law of state Agriculture Commissioner Dave Pearce. Pearce is a member of the Market Com- BATON ROUGE, La.

(AP) The Joint Legislative Audit Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet in secret today to. discuss an audit of a controversial Winn Parish firm. State Rep. Walter O. Bigby of Bossier City, chairman of the panel said the audit of Winnfield Minerals, still is in progress.

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to $20.00 Now Mi off PANTSUIT CLEAN UP Two and three piece styles All polyester easy care fabrics Broken sizes, colors and styles. mission. The legislature last year passed a resolution directing Pearce to collect on the loan. But at last report, no money had been repaid. Ville Platte Drug Raids Net 2 More (Special to the Town Talk) VILLE PLATTE, La.

-Two more Ville Platte youths were arrested Thursday night on charges of possession of marijuana. Sheriff Elin Pitre reported that the arrests were made by his office and La. State Police undercover agents. Bond for the young men, who were not identified, was set at $1,000. Sheriff Pitre said this brings to 12 the number of arrests made on narcotics charges in the past two days.

He said the investigation continues and that more arrests are expected. Night Classes Set For Many School (Special to the Town Talk) MANY, La. Registration for night classes in several subjects is now underway at Sabine Valley Vocational-Technical school here. Registration will end Feb. 2 and classes will start Feb 5.

The classes are in accounting, business machines, typing, shorthand, welding and The classes are scheduled to meet from 7-9 p.m. every Monday and Thursday. WHISKEY PREFERRED WARREN, Ohio (UPI) -Thieves who apparently did not like wine but had a taste for whiskey stole a truck loaded with spirits last week. Police found the truck Wednesday. About 300 cases of whiskey were gone but 600 cases of wine were intact.

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"I personally feel that everyone should have a right to speak on at least one occasion on every issue that comes before the convention, no matter how long it That's what we are down there for, to get an overall expression of the views. I may be convinced that my position is right, but I'm never going to vote to cut off another man until he has a chance to be heard. the majority of the convention often shot from the hip, and moved to cut off debate." Brown indicated that he was going to urge the convention chairman, Rep. E.L. Henry, never to cut off debate as long as any delegates have something to say.

"If you don't want to sit there and listen to all sides express themselves, and you don't want to take the time to listen, you shouldn't have run for the convention in the first place. I certainly hope the new chairman will give every view a chance to be adequately (Special to the Town Talk) OLLA, La. Senator James II. Brown of Ferriday indicated Thursday that he was maintaining a "wait and see" attitude towards the possible success or failure of an acceptable constitution coming out of the Constitution Convention. Brown's mcnts came in an address to the LaSalie Parish Jaycees in Olla.

The occasion was the annual awards banquet for the LaSalie Jaycees, an organization composed of young men from the towns of Tullos, Georgetown, Urania and Olla. Brown commented on a new constitution at the completion of the second week of the convention in Baton Rouge. "The initial day of the convention got off to somewhat of a shaky start," said the Ferriday senator, "and only time will tell what direction a majority of the body will take, I was personally disappointed that the convention did not vote by secret ballot on their chairman, as this would definitely have given the ccfti-vention much more of an independent flavor." Brown also expressed regrets over how quickly the debate, was cut off. nately- legislators dominated the opening day, and Now fCII fl to Now Selected group FASHION HANDBAGS Patents, leathers, suedes, NOW Vt PRICE Reg. 8.00 to 74.00 00 100 tin to Now SHAPE SHOP SECOND FLOOR Maidenform Sale HALTER BRA Biege White.

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