The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 6

I A-PAGE SIX ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA-PINEVILLE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1969 M. A. Robertson Succumbs at 65 Martin A. Robertson, 65 of A exandria died at 1 a.m. today in an Alexandria hospital.

He was a native of Tioga and a salesman. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home in Alexandria. Dr.

Troy Wheeler will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors are his wife. Agnes A. Robertson of Alexandria: two sons.

Malcolm A. Robertson of Pineville and Kenneth L. Robertson of Olla: a daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Allen of Alexandria: a brother. Druwood D.

Robertson of Monroe: a sister. Rose Price of Shreveport: and four grandchildren. MYRTLE M. VAN EMAN (Special to The Town Talk) Mathis Van Eman. 52.

died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Byrd hospita! here after a long illness. She is survived by her husband. Joe Van Eman; one daughter, Mrs. Monty Rae Tinch: four sisters, Mrs.

Virgie Little. Mrs. Lonnie Westmoreland. Mrs. Betty Lea Newman and Mrs.

Geneva Biven, all of Leesville; one brother, Rev. John Mathis of Hampton, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in the Canaan Baptist church with Rev. Clark Heard officiating.

Burial will be in Pine Hill cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville. HELOISE A. MORRISON (Special BUNKIE. to The La. Town Talk) Heloise Adams Morrison, 47, died at 2 a.m.

Wednesday in a Shreveport hospital. She was a Bunkie housewife. She is survived by her husband, Walter M. Morrison of Bunkie; a son, Walter JIMMY FAIRCLOTH, Manager, Pineville Office Offices In of Bunkie: four daughters, Gail Morrison, Helen Morrison, Jean Morrison, Bunkie: and Nancy two Morrison, brothers, Leroy N. Adams of Sulphur and A.

C. Adams Jr. of Monroe; a sister, Mrs. Anna Belle Wheeler of San Antonio, Tex. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

today in the White Chapel Methodist church near Gold Dust. Rev. James Christie will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home.

LEWIS BASCO (Special to The Town Talk) FLATWOODS. La. Lewis Basco. 56. a retired Flatwoods farmer, died at the family residence at 3:40 a.m.

Wednesday. He was a native of Natchitoches Parish. He is survived by six brothers, Norris Basco of Jena, Ambrose Basco of Delhi. W. 0.

Basco of Temple, Flatwoods; Ezzie Hymie Basco of and Joe Basco of Gorum, and one sister, Mrs. Vealie LaCaze of Natchitoches. Remains are at the St. Cyril Catholic Church hall at Flatwoods. Funeral services were to be held today at 2:30 p.m.

in St. Cyril's with burial in the Gorum cemetery under direction of the Hixson Bros. Funeral Home of Alexandria. JERVY F. CHEVALLIER Jervy Frank Chevallier, 68, a resident of Deville, died at 5:13 a.m.

today in an Alexandria hospital. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Deville. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Wilson Chevalier of Deville; two sons, Parvin Chevallier of Pineville and D. C.

Chevallier of Deville; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Nalley of Alexandria: a half brother, Dave Chevallier of Walters: two sisters, Mrs. Eula Corley and Mrs. Pauline Corley, both RELIEVE THAT STRAIN ON YOUR BUDGET! If Holiday gifting left your budget a little strained you can get the extra cash you need NOW! Call or Come By, Soon! Loans From $25 to $2500 Arranged On Real Estate Automobile Furniture Signature RELIABLE FINANCE COMPANY, INC. Pineville Alexandria of Georgetown; five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will in the Bethel cemetery at Holloway. ELI I GRIFFIN (Special to The Town Talk) BUNKIE.

La. Eli Griffin, 61. died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at his residence in Lone Pine. He was an operator at the Columbian Carbon Co.

plant. He is survived by his wife, Valree Johnson Griffin of Lone Pine: two sons. Arlan Griffin of Baton Rouge and Estirley Grifof Lake Charles; two daughters. Mrs. Kathryn Brassette of Bunkie and Mrs.

Sylvia Causey of Chicot: two brothers, Sam Griffin of Lone Pine and Woodrow Griffin of Oakdale: one sister. Mrs. Leslie Whatley of Lone Pine and four grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held at 10 a.m. today in the Assembly of God Church in Lone Pine with Rev.

Gerald Davis officiating. Burial was to follow in 1 Griffin Hill cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home. MATTIE I. CORLEY The Town Talk) WINNFIELD, Mattie I.

Corley. 53, of Winnfield died at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday in a Jonesboro hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Southern Funeral Home here with Rev.

J. D. Enterkin officiating. Burial will be in Winnfield Id cemetery. Survivors are her husband, Charlie Corley of Winnfield; two daughters, Marilyn Morgan of Abilene, Tex.

and Elizabeth Ann Corley of Winnfield; three sons, Charles L. Corley and Lonnie Lee Corley, both of Winnfield, and Johnny F. Corley of Shreveport; a sister, Judy Atwell of Pineville; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral Mrs. Mollie J.

Williams Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Jordan Williams were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Clear Creek Methodist Church with Rev. Finas P. Corie officiating.

Burial was in Clear Creek cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home of Alexandria. Pallbearers were Gene Baker, Iley N. Harkins Bruce Bordelon. Al R.

Bordelon, Kenneth Watson and Ben Jordan. Fully Insured Service. Air Conditioning Appliance. 443-6321. By EDA Officials New Federal Aid Explained To Law Enforcement ent Heads Central Louisiana law enforcement officials heard an explanation of new federal assistance available to help finance their operations at a meeting in Alexandria Wednesday night.

The dinner meeting, held at Effie's Restaurant, was sponsored by Kisatchie-Delta (Economic Development District. Serving as co-host with K-D Executive Director Champ Baker was Rapides Sheriff Marshall Cappel. Principal speaker at the session was Ralph Boyd of Baton Rouge, chief planner for the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice. The new program that will affect local law enforcement is the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. which is a major new source of federal assistance.

In every area of law enforcement, federal funds will be available to support a variety of programs to develop new approaches, equipment and techniques for better law enforcement. The new program will be administered on the national level by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, located within the Department of Justice. The Louisiana Commission will administer the program for the state and economic development districts are organizing law enforcement officials on the local level. The act will provide planning grants to help state and local governments prepare and develop comprehensive, plans covering law enforcement systems. The government will pay up to 90 percent of these planning costs.

Action grants are available to enable these agencies to carry out programs and projects to implement their law enforcement plans. In most cases, federal funds may be used to pay up to 60 percent of the cost of local programs. Grants for control of riots or organized crime can total up to 75 percent of the overall program cost. Grants for salaries and construction may be as much as 50 percent of a complete program cost. Also available under this program are research, development and special project grants to help provide more modern technology and education grants for law enforcement personnel and students planning careers in law enforcement.

Boyd, Baker and Sheriff Cap- IT'S FINAL REDUCTION TIME! SALE OF GIRL'S SCHOOL SHOES Regular to $10.99 Pair! 5 90 0 8 Hurry for Best Selection! at Open Tonight 'Til 8 P.M.! Optimist International President Address Club Leaders Friday Over 200 Optimists leaders from throughout the state are expected to be in Alexandria Friday to hear featured speaker Gene H. Sternberg president of Optimist International, address the group. Sternberg, Granite City, who heads the 100.000 .000 member men's community service organization, will be here as a guest of the Louisiana District of Optimist International. The Alexandria Optimist Club will sponsor the state meeting which will be held in the Spanish Room of Holiday Inn at 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to Bob Pritchard, who is in charge of plans for this special meeting.

District Manager Bob Magner. Baton Rouge, urged all clubs to send delegates and their wives to the meeting. Sternberg has been active in Optimist club work since 1949. Besides serving in many capacities on the local and district levels, he was a member of the international membership and attendance committee, vicepresident of Optimist International, chairman of the international finance committee, and chairman of the constitution and bylaws committee. He was elected president of the organization in 1967 and assumed office at the club's 50th OPENING SATURDAY, FEB.

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Each of the eight sheriffs in the Kisatchie-Delta District is being asked to contribute his pro rate share. based on 1967 parish assessments, of the 10 percent local contribution needed for the planning cost. Total cost of the initial period of the program 1 is expected to be approximately $20,000 and the local share will be $2.000. shared by the individual parishes. Each parish will draw up an overall plan.

listing needs by priorities. These plans must be in to the state office by May 1. From these local plans, a state master plan will be compiled and submitted to the Department of Justice. Deadline for the state plan is June 30, end of the current fiscal year. Boyd announced that his office had authorized each economic development district in the state to start this planning program on Feb.

1. Baker introduced Murrell Normand of Pineville, who has been selected as the district law enforcement planner for the Kisatchie-Delta area. He will be headquartered in the KisatchieDelta office and will cover all eight parishes. Each sheriff will spearhead the program in his individual parish and local committees will be organized to coordinate the preparation of a parish plan. Present at Wednesday night's meeting were law enforcement officials from state, parish and municipal agencies, along with district attorneys and juvenile officials.

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