The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 13

The SimKVEPonT Times Wednemlay, April 3, 196a 9A Limited Staff Cited Eddie M. Harris Two Homes Local Airport LArk-La-Tex Deaths-J Damaged by Swendson, Huffman Winners Arkansas Drink Law Enforcement to Be Slow I ires Here Two fires in Shreveoort vester- day caused damage estimated at $0,000 to two residences, fire department officials said. Services Today GILMER, Tex. Funeral services for Eddie Martin Harris, 74, of Gilmer, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Simpson-ville Baptist Church.

The Rev. Duane Turner will officiate. Burial will be in Simpsonville Cemetery. He died Monday in a Gilmer nursing home. Surviving are a sin, Edward Lycll Harris, San Jose, a daughter, Mrs.

E. C. Johnson, Halice; a brother, Jim Harris. Gilmer; a sister, Mrs. Clara Hill, Anson; and five grandchildren.

riro of undetermined origin Circus Day Is April 11 Al Hemphill HEMPHILL, Fire Department will sponsor Circus Day here Thursday, April 11 at the Hemphill Air. port. The local fire department will bring the Clark and Walters Circus to town. Among the leading attractions of the circus is the Silvcrlake Troupe with their aerial acrobatics. The circus will also include performing animals, clowns, in addition to numerous other attractions.

efellcr, told me to carry out the responsibility of my office." he saitf, "Why, if the law intended my department to carry out the laws all over the state, didn't they give me a force of 50 to 60 men?" "Without local officials helping, it will take a lot more than we have," he said, adding "we know we'll never get that complement of men." Ai-ked about publishod reports that the sale of mixed drinks had MARSHALL, Tex. Carl Swendson and William Huffman swept to office on the Marshall city commission election race here yesterday. According to complete but unofficial returns from the city's five voting boxes, Swendson defeated opponent Milton Williams Jr, for Place One on the commission. 2.087 to 1,175, Huffman was successful In his bid by defeating Harry I. Thompson Jr.

for Place 2 by a vote of 2,399 to 733. There Was a total of 3,326 votes cast. LITTJ.K ROCK AP Ako-holic Beverage Control Board Director llarrel Hughes has indicated that enforcement of the mixed drink laws in the state would be a long, slow process. Hughes noted his limited staff there are only 15 ABC agents scattered throughout the state and said the ABC is "depending on local officials to enforce the laws." Hughes said the ABC board wanted to "give the local authorities an opportunity to enforce the law themselves." He said he would act when the local officials dhfn't but he wouldn't a deadline for local action. "We are going to enforce every law on the book" Hughes said.

"We are going to do whatever it takes to stop tho sale of mixed drinks in Arkansas." returned1 to Hot Springs within 48 hours after ABC agents and State Police raided three private caused damage of $1,500 to a dwelling occupied bv MSgt. R. Beard of Preston St. at 3:57 a.m. The house is owned Rabbi David Lofkowitz, Assistant Fire Chief E.

J. Youngblood said. A fire which started in a clothes closet, believed from children playing with fire, caused damage estimated at $5,000 to the home of the V. E. Davis family at 1066 Prospect St.

at 10:42 a.m. District Chief R. D. Godfrey estimated the damage at $4,000 to tho house and Sl.ooo to the contents. He said there was also some smoke damage to other portions of the house that weren't included in the estimate, City Fireman Troy Jackson.

34 of 4417 Monkhouse Drive, suffered a sprained ankle while fighting the fire when he fell from a porch, Godfrey said. He was treated at Schumpert Hospital and released. clubs three weeks ago. Hughes said he was "watching the situation." McLendon of Many; three sisters, Mrs. M.

Cryer of Many, Mrs. May Long of Kansas and Mrs. Mamie Gandy of Leesville; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Pendleton Assembly of God Church.

Burial will be in the Siloam Cemetery with the Rev. Melvin Craft and the Rev. Dewayne A. Scott officiating. MRS.

UNA KERLIN M1NDEN Mrs. Una Lee Kcrlin, 66, died Tuesday in a Shreveport hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Green-Kleineggcr Funeral Home with the Rev. C.

H. Land officiating. Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery. Survivors are two sons, Bill Hall of Lake Providence and Eddie Hall of Crowley; one daughter, Mrs. Loyd Lyons Shreveport; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

MRS. HATTIE MEADOWS MERRYVILLE -Funeral services for Mrs Hattie Meadows, 80, will bo held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Robert L. Miles officiating. Burial will be in the Cannon Cemetery under the direction of the Hixson Funeral Home of DeRidder.

Mrs. Meadows died Tuesday. Survivors are three sons, M. E. Meadows of Port Arthur, C.

M. Meadows of Waco. Tex. and H. D.

Meadows of McAllen; one brother, Vernon Mathis of Merry ville; eight sisters, Mrs. Emma Green, Mrs. Bell Holiday both of DeRidder, Mrs. Delma Tilley, Mrs. Delia Nichols.

Mrs. Stella Nichols. Mrs. Avie Smith, Mrs. Georgia Eaves and Mrs.

Ila Cochran all of Merry ville; and "We're trying to watch the situation and we'll take what steps necessary to stop it," he said. "Well give tho local authorities a chance to correct LOUISIANA CLAUDE SPENCER RUSTON Claude P. Spencer. 66, died Tuesday in a local hospital after a brief illness. He was a native of Clay and a merchant here since 1926.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today In the Spears Funeral Home with the Rev. A. H. Johnson officiating.

Burial will be In the Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. D. H. Fry of Jackson, and Mrs.

LaVerne Traylor of West Monroe. EDDIE PAUL SR. ALEXANDRIA Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today In Long view Baptist Church of Deville for Eddie Dawson Paul Sr. Burial will be in the Paul Mr.

Paul. 84, of Deville, died Monday in a local hospital. are his widow; four sons, Alpheus Paul and E. D. Paul, both of Pineville, Calvin Paul and Leroy Paul, both of Deville: six daughters, Mrs.

Saline Millie, Mrs. Bertie Woodson. Mrs. Lennie Ham. Mrs.

Lela Price and Mrs. Ruby O'Neal, all of DcvvHe and Mrs. Lottie Price trf Alexandria; six brothers. Paul, Lennie Paul and Pat Paul all of Deville, Clarence Paul of El Paso, Mike Paul of North Fork, and Leonard Paul of Pineville; five sisters, Mrs. Salomle Paul and Mrs.

Fannie Ryder, both of Deville, Mrs. Wilma Price and Susie Paul, both of Pineville and Mrs. Vera Rose Hudson of Baton Rouge; 19 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. MRS. ISABELL WHATLEY ALEXANDRIA Funeral ferviccs will be held at 3 p.m.

today in the Lecompte First Buptist Church for Mrs. Isabcll Thompson Whatley. Burial will be in the Lecompte Cemetery. Mrs. Whatley, 63, of Lecompte, died Tuesday in a clinic there.

Survivors are her husband; one son. Lewis P. Whatley Jr. of the situation first." When asked how much time expires between receiving a report of tho illegal sale of mixed drinks and action by the ABC. Hughes said: "We'll act as 1-20 Bypass Bridge to Be Delayed Times Capital Bureau BATON ROUGE Construction of the 1-20 bypass bridge across the east end of Cross Iake in Shreveport will be delayed until the Louisiana Supreme Court resolves constitutional questions, the State Highway Department said Tuesday.

The last raid conducted by ABC agents was March 23 on the Top of the Rock private club in personnel will permit." "The governor, Winthrop Rock i.inio nock. Gov. Wallace Is Improving MONTGOMERY. Ala. AP) -An aide said Tuesday the blood clot in Gov.

Lurlecn Wallace's left lung "appears to be clearing" and she has shown "signs of slight but definite improvement in the past 24 hours." News secretary Ed Ewing said Mrs. Wallace has gained strength and her temperature and pulse rate "are returning toward normal." Her condition remains serious. The governor. 41, has been in a hospital since Feb. 22.

when she underwent cancer surgery for the third time. She was operated on again March 12 to drain an abdominal abscess and Wednesday when the blood clot developed. Fiscal Experts to Attend Little Rock Budget Meet Caddo District Court Judge Henry F. Turner dismissed last Wednesday a petition for an injunction to halt construction of the bridge. However.

Caddo District Court instance, he said if an agency has a budget of $100,000 and knows it isn't going to spend Judge John A. Dixon Jr. had more than "we want to already declared unconstitutional LITTLE ROCK (API Clarence E. Frost, consultant to the State Administration Depart-ment, said Tuesday that two fiscal experts from the University of Arkansas will attend a meeting Friday of state department heads to go over the state's financial problems. know that.

state statutes permitting the to (Hues Found In Dviiiunilinu PORT ALLEN. La. AP -City police said Tuesday they have turned up no clues in a Monday night dynamiting that exploded in the back of a store. Shots were fired into the same store a year ago. Police Chief J.

G. Francois said it appeared someone tried to toss the dynamite on top of the National Food Store and missed. The explosion knocked out windows in three houses across the street and caved in the windshield of a truck. A small girl in one of the homes was scratched by flying glass. Francois said the store, which employs Negroes, has had no recent racial or labor troubles.

Last year's shooting incident occurred during picketing of a group of Negroes demanding equal job opportunities. rrosi said revenue collections were not as good as he had hoped. The stale collected highway department access the lake. The state has appealed that ruling to the state Supreme Court. NCOME vm $12,599,135 for the month in general revenues compared to $12,774,299 for March 19G7.

Tuesday morning. He was a decrease of $105. 164. For the first nine months of this fiscal year member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors are his widow; one UP collections are about $2 million less than last year.

daughter, Mrs. Janet Stevenson Frost will use the mcetin; of San Antonio; one grand-dau McKeesport, three daugh Frost said Dr. Max Milam and Joe Jones already have been working with the department in trying to devise a more accurate forecast of Arkansas revenues. At the meeting, which Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller called for 10 a.m., Frost said he hopes to give the department heads some ideas on how to curtail spending during the remainder of the biennium ending July 1, 1969.

At one time, Frost predicted the state would have a $1.5 million deficit at the end of this biennium, but he said, "We had Friday to prepare his answers ghter, Aimee Stevenson of San for the Arkansas Legislative Antonio; his mother, Mrs. Ann six grandchildren. LAKE CHARLES Mrs. Anatole Butaud. 68; Services.

10 a.m. today. Hammer Funeral Chapel; Burial, Ritchie Cemetery. ARKANSAS MRS. RUTH FULTZ CAMDEN.

Ark. Mrs. Ruth Sorrells Fultz. 75. died Tuesday in a Camden hospital.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Holly Springs Methodist Church with burial in the Holly Springs Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, George W. Sorrells of Stuttgart. Council, which will meet about Gholson of Bivins; one sister, April 19 to prepare for the Mrs.

R. F. Maxwell of Bivins; ters, Mrs. Ray Holp of Hamilton. Mrs.

Allie Thompson and Mrs. Sarah W. Couch, both of Lecompte; three brothers, Roy Thompson of Ball, C. W. Thompson of Baton Rouge, and H.

C. ThomDson of Harland. one special session of the legislature four brothers, the Rev. Lawrence Gholson of Midland, Horace Gholson and Lindy Gholson. both of Atlanta, Carroll Gholson of HOUSE CLEANING HOME AND COMMERCIAL sister.

Mrs. Attie Batterfield of JAMES F. DURHAM Bookkeeping and Tax Service 2944 YOUREE DRIVE PH. 868-9330 MAIN OFFICE Turn Off Kings Highway at Murrell's Grill and Go Two Ooori Pott Csrousel OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. 8 P.M.

5 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M. P.M. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 6124 HEARNE AVE. (King's Florist Bldg.) PHONE 635-1108 Rockefeller is planning about May 13. Frost said that it's going to rush his department to get all the information together, but he expects to have it for the council members April 19.

Longview, to tear that figure up and throw it away because of all the inflated requests that have come in." "We want them to take a realistic look at what the needs will be so we won't be working with an inflated estimate of mosey? 1t end 2nd Marlaaa loam en Smithville. and nine grandchildren. THOMAS McLENDON MANY Thomas II. McLendon. of Many, 61, died Monday night in a Zwolle hospital after a lengthy illness.

Survivors are his widow; four sons. Odis Lynn, Ralph and H. D. McLendon. all of Many; one daughter, Mrs.

Nada Vines of Leesville: one brother, alien Funeral services will he held at 3 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Richardson and the Rev. Carlos Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Crest Cemetery in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Tex. Theron Gholson, 53; Services, 3 p.m. today. First Methodist Church; Burial. Pine Crest Cemetery.

farms, lot, acreage, or other security made anywhere in touisiana. New construction loans. BUSINESS requirements." Frost said. For three sisters, Mrs. Walter Talhert of Little Rock.

Mrs. S. J. Rogers of Smackover and Mrs. Owen Key of Holly Springs.

TEXAS THE RON GHOLSON ATLANTA, Tex. Theron Gholson. 53, died at his home LOANS, TOO! 20 years to pay. Old Wo Removed From All Types of Flooring and Rewaxed Call Today for Free Estimatel SHREVEPORT WINDOW CLEANING 255 Wall St. Phone 424-4709 Coll the manager day or night 7 In Nevada there are some 30 BRANCH OFFICE OFFICE HOURS 0 A.M.

6 P.M. 3 DAYS A WEEK 10 A.M. -2 P.M. SATURDAYS days a week. range-sheep outfits operating, PHONE PHONE There were twice that many 861-6972 861-0071 just before World War II.

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