The Town Talk du lieu suivant : Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 12

A-12 Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville. Wednesday, February 21, 1979 Man Charged With Felony Theft Area Deaths charged with simple burglary. Officer Jerry Ferrier, one of the investigating officers, learned a short while later that headquarters held a warrant for Groves charging him with the recent burglary of Trotter's TV at 1306 Murray St. Subsequent investigation by Lt. George Fuller and Officer R.D.

Davis resulted in the arrest of Groves' brother, Bennett D. Groves, 24. Bennett D. Groves was charged -with forgery of a check that was stolen in the burglary of Trotter's. When he didn't show up, she notified the sheriff's office and deputies were sent to investigate.

Kirkland called to police while he was in the trunk and claimed he had been held up, police reported. City police were called to the scene because it is in the city limits. An officer had to drive to Kirk-land's home and get a key with which to let him out of the trunk, police said. He had his car keys with him in the trunk. Sgt.

Jerry Hussey found the missing money inside Kirkland's auto. And Kirkland admitted the "entire thing" was a fake, police said. Several officers assisted in the investigation. Charges against Kirkland were filed by Officers Jimmy Hay and Larrry Holligan. Burglary Suspect Jailed A burglary suspect was arrested inside Alexandria Steam Laundry at 800 Jackson St.

early today. Several officers converged on the building after the alarm went off. Sgt. Sam Mayeux found a smashed window, entered the building and found the suspect hiding, according to police reports. The suspect, identified as Donald Ray Groves, 25, of 721 Fisk was An employee of Bill Ethma's Smoke House at 5515 Leesville Highway was arrested by Alexandria police early today after he allegedly faked an armed robbery and locked himself in the trunk of his car.

Police said Allan W. Kirkland, 25, of 1419 Chester St. allegedly stole $624 from the business and hid it inside his car before locking himself in the trunk. He was charged with felony theft and criminal mischief. Police said Kirkland called his wife from the restaurant and told her he would be home in a short while.

They died early Monday morning in an automobile accident near here. Doyce Hall's survivors include his wife, Angelica Rose Young Hall of Jena; and a daughter, Delta Joan Hall of Jena. Larrv Hall's survivors include his wife, Alva Barfield Hall of Columbia: a son, Larry Alvin Hall of Columbia; and a daughter, Melissa Renee Hall of Ruston. The survivors also include four brothers. Gary Hall and Jimmy Dale Hall, both of Jena, Donnie Hall of Alexandria and Marcus Hall of Trout; two sisters, Shirley Hall Nor-mand of Ruston and Gloria Jean Hall of Trout: their mother, Martha S.

Hall of Ruston; their father, Ford Hall of Trout. Deficit Revealed for Vernon Sheriff's Office Funerals all fulltime since none earned less than $8,800 during the fiscal year. Jones' $34,879 balance for the year increased hjs accumulated surplus to $263,346. In Evangeline Parish, Pitre took in $529,816 and spent $552,383, including his own salary of $27,660 and $259,808 for the salaries of 64 deputies, many parttime. Audits of most public bodies are made and released periodically by the Legislative Auditor's office.

Town Talk Capitol Bureau BATON ROUGE Vernon Parish Sheriff Frank Howard spent $123,559 more than he took in during the last fiscal year, leaving his office with an overall $70,536 deficit. State audits released this week also show that Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Sam H. Jones has built up a $263,346 surplus. Evangeline Parish Sheriff Elin Pitre had accumulated a more modest balance of $91,543 by June 30, the end of the auditing period for $29,925 for his own salary and for the salaries of 63 deputies, including many who apparently did not work fulltime or serve the entire year. The resulting deficit was tempered by an earlier accumulated balance of $53,023, leaving the office $70,536 in the red as of June 30.

In Natchitoches, the sheriff's revenues totaled $695,253, including $283,317 in property taxes. Expenses totaled $660,354, including Jones' 828,879 salary and to pay 27 deputies apparently Howard broke no law when he outspent his revenues last year. Sheriffs are required only to balance their books by the end of their term in office. But Legislative Auditor Joe Burns advised Howard to see "that future expenditures be planned and budgeted in order to liquidate the deficit." The Vernon sheriff's office received revenues totaling $687,499 in fiscal 1978, including $238,277 in property taxes. Howard spent $811,559, including Josef Frank Voda, Retired Carpenter Josef Frank Voda, 78, or Alexandria died at 11:25 a.m.

Tuesday in Rapides General Hospital. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Voda of Alexandria; three sons, Milton J. Voda Sr. of Pineville, Archie V.

Voda of Pascaoula, Miss, and Kenneth L. Voda of Alexandria; one brother, Louie Voda of Libuse; one sister, Christine Welcek of Alexandria; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of John Kramer and Son. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Tuneral home. Abel 'Cat' Gauthier BUNKIE Abel "Cat" Gauthier, 85, of Cottonport died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in Bunkie General Hosptial. Gauthier was a retired farmer.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church, Cottonport, with Monsignor Russell Ritchey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Cottonport. Willie L.

Bordelon HESSMER Willie L. Bordelon, 68, of Hessmer died at 8 p.m. Monday in his home. Bordelon was a retired grocer. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday in St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Hessmer. with the Rev. William Provosty officiating. Entombment will be in the church mausoleum under direction of Escude, Munsura.

Phillips Stations May Cut Hours Ruth E. O'Neal Services for Ruth East O'Neal were at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Hixson Pineville. with the Revs. Rex Squyres and Jerry Means officiating.

Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Kelton Bacon, Peter O'Neal, Charles Smoot. Louis Seavers, Ray Derrough and Weldun O'Neal. She died at 2 a.m. Saturday.

Survivors include her husband, Richard B. O'Neal of Deville; a daughter. Yvonne Muutino of Ne-gaunee, lour sisters, Docia Carter and Pearl Younger, both of West Monroe, Mollie West of Gravson and Daisy Smoot of Pineville: and four grandchildren. The death and funeral notices in The Town Talk contained incorrect information. Thildria E.

Duncan Services for Thildria Elred Duncan were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hixson Pineville, with the Revs. Harold Deville and Richard M. Butts officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Raymond Mo-race, Billy Evans. R.C. Addington, Wallace Johnny Coody and Tom Baker. Ljs if Robinson said, "and its possible they will run out of gas in the last couple of days at the end of each month." Robinson said the Phillips-owned stations in Bart-lesville have been ordered to cutback their operating hours, but Sunday closing have been staggered to allow consumers to find, sometimes with difficulty, an open service station. Phillips officials said there are four reasons for the cuts: Greater demands by independent refiners for government-ordered allocations from Phillips; An increase in the quantity of gasoline used by consumers during the winter months which historically have been slack demand periods; A spot market situation where gasoline is too high priced for Phillips to purchase its normal 10 percent of total supplies; An increase in the base volume of gasoline allowed for service stations by the U.S.

Department of Energy. BARTLESV1LLE, Okla. (UPI) Retail service stations supplied by Phillips Petroleum Co. may have to reduce their operating hours or be faced with running out of gasoline at the end of the month due to a 15 percent cut in retail supplies announced by company officials today. "A higher demand for gasoline had depleted our inventories to a much lower level than we anticipated," said Phillips Petroleum spokesman Phil Robinson.

The 15 percent cut, reducing Phillips allocations to 70 percent, will be effective March 1 and is the second reduction of supplies to wholesalers by the company. Phillips officials cut supplies 10 percent as of Feb. 1. "We're not considering another cut right now, but we evaluate it on a month-to-month basis," the spokesman said. Robinson said it is up to each retail station owner how to spread out thinning supplies of gasoline, but "they will definitely have less product to sell." "It may force early closings and adjusted hours," C.

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Ortego MANSURA Joseph F. Ortego, 91, of Bordelonville, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in Rio Sol Nursing Home. Ortego was a retired farmer. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Thur-say in St. Peter Catholic Church, Bordelonville, with the Rev. James Roy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Mansura. Hazel Keene TULLOS Graveside services for Hael Keene, 18, of Tullos will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday in Hair Cemetery near Jena with the Rev. Willard N'orris officiating. Burial will be under direction of Kinner and Stevens, Jena. She was killed in a one-car accident near Georgetown Tuesday morning. Annie C.

Penny Annie Carter Penny, 74, of Route 2. Alexandria, died in a Baton Rouge nursing home at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. She was the widow of Ivy D. Penny.

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