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A-2 C- Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, Saturday, November 27, 1976 Accidents Boost Holiday Death Toll United Press International Multiple-death accidents on the nation's highways, in the air and in the home boosted the holiday death toll Friday. In tragedies that took the joy out of Thanksgiving: Five children died of heat and smoke inhalation in flames that swept a frame home shared by two families at Knoxville, Tenn. One car swerved into the opposite lane on a stretch of rain-soaked U.S. 290 near Elgin, Thursday and collided with another vehicle. Five persons returning home after a Thanksgiving dinner two of them Cambodian emigrants died instantly.

Four persons heading for a surprise holiday visit with friends were found dead in the wreckage of a light plane near John Day, Ore. A United Press International count showed that at least 200 persons were killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. local time Wednesday and 2 p.m. CST Friday. A breakdown of accidental deaths showed: Traffic 200; Fire 17; Plane Total 221 Texas counted 27 traffic deaths, California 21, Michigan 12, Ohio 11 and Florida 9.

In its advance estimate, the National Safety Council said between 450 and 550 persons would die in traffic between 6 p.m. Wednesday and the end of the holiday weekend at midnight Sunday. The council said 530 persons would be killed in traffic during a normal non-holiday weekend at this time of the year. The 1975 Thanksgiving weekend traffic toll was 394. In the highway collision near Elgin, authorities said the victims' automooue was sliced in half and its occupants scattered along the highway.

The halves of the car came to rest about 30 feet apart. "They were just like little ragdolls," Justice of the Peace Howard McGee said of the victims. "They must have had every bone in their bodies broken They died instantly." Four of the fire victims at Knoxville were found in their bedrooms, another on the floor of an upstairs closet where he apparently fled from intense heat. Three adults in the house, tossed a baby from a second story window and leaped to safety. They were unable to save the others.

-m A(i gill 3iSf i rT Poke Blotter Youths Charged in Watch Thefts The initial report was that he had been taken to Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital in Pineville, but hospital officials said they had no record of his being there. Shot in Knee A Natchitoches man was shot in the knee, allegedly by his wife, early Friday morning, according to Rapides Parish Sheriff Office reports. Raymond Pantallion, 43, of Rt 1 in Natchitoches was treated for a gunshot wound in his inner right knee and released from Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital.

Hospital officials reported the gunshot wound to the sheriff's office about 4:40 a.m. Friday. Pantallion said his wife, Linda- Ray Johnson, 26, of the same address shot him after an argument at their home. He told authorities he didn't want to press charges. Pineville Police have arrested two Alexandria juveniles who used strong-arm tactics to steal two watches from Ward's Jewelers, 1307 Military Highway, Pineville, at 5 p.m.

Friday. The youths, ages 14 and 16, were turned over to juvenile authorities. The two watches were valued at $280. According to police reports, the juveniles fled on foot One was caught on Military Highway moments after the incident. The other was arrested at his home in Alexandria within two hours.

No other information was available. Taken to N.O. Charity A 2-year-old Alexandria Tyrin Ellis of 2414 Main is at Charity Hospital in New Orleans with head injuries after being struck by a car Wednesday evening. Ellis had been taken to Rapides General Hospital and was transferred late Wednesday. Japanese Mayors Making Peace Trek WASHINGTON (UPI) The mayors of Hiro-" shima and Nagasaki, setting out on a two-week peace mission, thanked the National Archives Friday for making available copies of 40,000 records oh the effects of the atomic bombing of their cities 31 years ago.

Mayor Yoshitake Morotani of Nagasaki, in a speech, said it had become difficult even for the anese to grasp the devastating potential of nuclear weapons developed since his city was leveled by the bombing. "When we look into nuclear development today we find a very horrible outlook," said Mayor Takeshi Araki of Hiroshima in a speech interpreted by Kaoro Ogura, the city's foreign affairs chief. "Our mission is to visit the United Nations to have the world grasp some kind of understanding of what happened." The U.S. military papers, copied by Japanese researchers over the last two years, are to go into the two cities' archives. In exchange, the mayors presented a copy of a booklet containing their appeal to U.N.

Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. In the next two weeks, they plan to present the appeal to the U.N. missions of ail the nations holding atomic weapons. The document calls for nuclear and general disarmament and asks that photographs showing the effects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki be displayed in the U.N. lobby and in every country possessing nuclear weapons.

it Pineville Businessman Dies 'Getting Into It' Maybe it's like a television set. If it doesn't work, kick it. Or Is that the tires they kick? It could be that this woman with automotive problems isn't really trying an unorthodox repair job at all, but merely putting her best foot forward In finding a place of safety on a busy Houston street Friday. (UPI Telephoto) illllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Two Detroit Neighbors End Three-Year Feud in Murder France during World War I. After leaving service, he returned to his job with Gulf Refining Co.

and was sent to Brookhaven, as an agent. He entered the wholesale oil business in Westpoint, for a time and then became a traveling salesman. In 1928 he joined the Pineville Hardware Co. which was organized by his brother, antTwas in this type of business until his retirement in 1966. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pineville.

He was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 221, Keystone Chapter No. 44, F.A.M.; Trinity Comman-dery No. 8, Knights Templar; El Karubah Temple the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cenla Barracks, Veterans of World World I. One of the accomplishments that he was most proud of from his earlier service in the legislature was securing the land for Pineville High School.

He also served on the State Board of Public Works and was president of the Rapides Parish Board of Eduction (Continued from Page One) the chapel of Hixson Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home. Blister was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1940, defeating 19 other candidates.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1944 against Grove Stafford, then was again elected to the House in 1948. He did not seek re-election in 1952, choosing to devote his time to his Pineville hardware and sporting goods business. He sold his business in 1966 and the next year announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. He was elected and served only one term. He was born in Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish but his parents moved to Mount Lebanon when he was an infant.

In 1906, the family moved to Verda in Grant Par-' ish, where he finished high school in 1915. Then the Bristers moved to Pineville. He served in the Signal Corps in moment Slock was killed, but "there would be nothing they could do but preserve the peace' "You don't drop everything because you've got a threat," Brewer said. Walters and Vance Gunn, another neighbor, were held on first-degree murder charges while police searched for Gunn's wife. Walters, Gunn and Slock has been locked in a running feud the past few years over Slock's relationship with Mrs." Gunn, according to police.

Slock was facing a charge of stabbing Gunn when he was killed, police said, and there had been complaints of attempted shootings and vandalism against each other's homes in -recent months. DETROIT (UPI) A local newspa-per knew it was coming. The police knew it, too. But it happened anyway, and a man is dead. The Detroit Free Press received a calT late Wednesday from William Walters, 68.

Walters said he was about to kill John Slock, 36. A reporter called police, who then called Walters and asked him not to do it. But no patrol car was dispatched to the east side neighborhood where Walters and Slock had carried on a three-year feud. Three hours later, Slock was shot to death while sitting in a car parked outside Walters' home. Homicide Lt.

Elmer Brewer said a squad car was on the way to the scene at LEA Members Allege Bribes Used in Voting BATON ROUGE (UPI) Two members of a predominantly black teachers' organization, which voted this week on merging with its white counterpart, said Friday bribes may have been used to influence voting. Audrey Stewart, executive councilwoman of the Louisiana Education Association, and Emily Stewart, president of the Iberville Education Association, told WRBT-TVfin Baton Rouge that bribes from the National Education Association may have been offered to encourage members to vote for a proposed merger with the all-white Louisiana Teachers Association. Both groups met in separate conventions this week? and voted on the proposed merger. Results of the vote will-be announced Monday. I "I deeply believe this to be true," Mrs.

Stewart said." "I have personal references to show this is the way NEA-worked." The women, who were against the merger, said they: were not offered bribes, but knew of members who were; offered cash payments, lunch money, and money to pay hotel bills. They also said the national organization providv ed transportation to the convention in Alexandria, for several delegations NEA officials in Washington were unavailable for: comment. "I can't prove it," Mrs. Stewart said. She refused to-say if she will ask for an investigation.

"I do hope that somebody can get through this," she said. I have no authority to do that." Thibodeaux to Head Lafayette Force? Singer Hank Snow Leads Drive Against Child Abuse Area Deaths CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) Country music star Hank Snow, a victim of child abuse half a century ago, pledged Friday to spearhead a national drive to help battered children. "When I read the story about little Melisha Gibson's death, I wanted to help," said Snow, a member of Natchitoches Parish Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Irene Greer of Montgomery; a daughter, Mrs. Gale Peterson of Las Vegas; a "I was an abused child, mostly through beatings that left scars," he said. "And I can tell you, it changes a child's personality and it never leaves you. "When I was 12 and my sister was 8, my stepfather turned us out to fend for ourselves on a snowy night in Canada. We found a neighbor eight or nine miles away, then hitchhiked a ride on a truck to- an older, married sister.

"It loaves a bitterness in you, but also a great amount of sympathy. In addition, I'm a grandfather now and I feel for children." LAFAYETTE, La. (UPI) will resign his post with the brother, John Greer of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry state education department Monday. 3X -r A television station reported Friday former state police commander Donald Thibodeaux will become the city's interium police chief. KATC-TV said Mayor Kenny Bowen met with Thibodeaux Friday to work out terms of the employment.

The station said it learned from sources Thibodeaux Shreveport; two sisters, Mrs. C.H. Worley of Shreveport and Mrs. Doreatto Foote of Glen Rose, and one grandchild. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday in New Salem Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mt. Zion cemetery under direction of Southern of Winnfield. Our Second Century of Service Finxr.il Home Linton P. Veade, Retired Fanner Linton P.

Veade, 72, of Plaucheville died at 10:10 a.m. Friday in Rapides Gen-. eral Hospital. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Nora Ducote Veade of Plaucheville, a son, Webster of Metairie; two daughters, Mrs.

Hamilton Lachney of Plaucheville and "Mrs. Roy Gauthier of one step daughter, Edward Mitchell Jr. of -Metairie; two brothers, Per-cy Veade of Hessmer and -Rufus Veade of Kenner; two sisters, Mrs. Anita Mayeux Plaucheville and Mrs. -Ethel Gauthier of Bunkie; 19 -grandchildren and 13 great-' grandchildren.

Services will be in at 2:30 today in Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plaucheville with Msgr. Mar- eel Anderson officiating. will be in church cemetery under direction of Es-cude of Cottonport. Mrs. Bertie Shows "Special to The Town Talk WINNFIELD Mrs.

Bertie D. Shows, 66, of Winnfield died Friday at 5:25 a.m. in Winnfield General Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Bill Shows of Winnfield; one son, Paul Shows of Goldonna; one 'daughter, Mrs. Virginia Jordan of Winnfield; three brothers, Seldon Dunn and Roy Dunn, both of Winnfield, and Jake Dunn of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs.

Lillie Fredrick and' Mrs. Myitis Shirley, both of Winnfield; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Southern with Rev. A.

S. Davis and Rev. Danny Garner officiating. Burial will be in Gorum Town Cemetery. Dolph R.

Greer Special to The Town Talk WINNFIELD Dolph R. Greer, 64, of Montgomery died Thursday at 8:20 p.m. in DtwttmttttHfflmtmtmwtttb 44 44 "I came from a broken home myself, with a stepfather who was very cruel. So I've been down that road before." Melisha Gibson, 4, was beaten to death Oct. 13 and her stepfather and mother have been charged with first-degree murder.

The death generated a storm of publicity and persons around the country have donated nearly $10,000 toward a Cleveland center to house abused children and provide psychiatric care. Snow has scheduled a benefit concert here Dec. 9 to aid the shelter. Friday afternoon, he attended a meeting of concerned officials with Malcolm Crawford, legal counsel for the National Child Abuse Prevention Center in Denver, Colo. "I'm willing to do anything within my power to help these children," said Snow.

"I know a lot of people who could have a great influence, even though some of them are political figures. "There's a lot of talent in Nashville and we could do another concert in six months or so. Then, maybe in a year, we could try a national Telethon." Crawford said the Denver center had been laboring in obscurity for a quarter century, trying to prevent child abuse. He said those days may be over. "Melisha's death was one of 6,000 such deaths in 1976," he said.

"But we believe it may be a breakthrough because of the time and effort Hank Snow is prepared to give." Snow said he had a personal stake in the matter. to Funeral MRS. FLORENCE LEE Services for Mrs. Florence H. Lee were held at 2:30 p.m.

Friday in the chapel of Hixson Pineville, with Rev. Edmond Gagne officiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Billy Ray Cooper, Johnny Cooper, Jack Cooper, Sam Palmer, Jerry Lee and Billy Boyce. 44 44 HIXSON BROTHERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS Serving Central and North Louisiana Phone Alexandria 442-3363 FUNERAL PRICES 44 44 44 44 44 44 4 44 4 44 44 Ford Hikes the Duty on Brandies The price of a funeral may be of no problem to some families, but it -may be of critical concern to others.

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12 at 2 p.m. The parade will assemble at the intersection of Albert Street and Bolton Avenue and proceed north on Bolton Avenue the Bowlero parking lot. The judges platform will be set up in front of the Alexandria Community Center. Trophies will be presented to outstanding marching units, floats and bands. For additional parade information contact Larry De-Blieux at 487-2516.

44 44 WASHINGTON (UPI) President Ford raised import duties on some European brandies Friday in the latest round of a longstanding trade dispute between the United States and the European Common Market. The duty increases partially restored tariff levels reduced in 1974. But the hikes were less than some American farm groups had been demanding, and left levies on some European brandies untouched. Ambassador Frederick Dent, Ford's special trade representative, announced in a statement that the import duty on bottled Common Market brandies priced between $13 and $17 a gallon has been raised from $1.25 a gallon to $3 a gallon. Duties on bulk brandy selling between $9 and $17 a gallon, which had been $1 a gallon, were also boosted to $3.

Dent said the increases were ordered because, despite intensive bargaining in recent months, the United States has been unable to persuade the Common Market to reduce its import duties on American poultry, particularly turkey and turkey parts. The dispute is part of a controversy dating from the early 1960's, when it was dubbed "the chicken war." The Europeans severed reduced the once-flourishing American export trade in chickens by slapping on high import duties. U.S. officials, in return, raised import levies on European goods including trucks and brandies. 44.

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