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A former Winston-Salem
State Student was seriously
injured Tuesday morning
(August 26th) when she was
shot four times as she was
closing a cafe.
Pearlene Clemons, 20, of
1210 E. 30th Street was shot
Family De
Hold First
During revival week of the
Piney Grove United Methodist
Church at Advance, the
descendants of the Crews,
Foster, and Nichols families of
Davie County got together at
the church fellowship hall for a
reunion.
On Tuesday, August 19,
from 4-7 p.m., about 125
family members and friends
from New York, Michigan,
Virginia, and N.C. played
games, feasted on catered
boxed dinners, soft drinks,
and assorted desserts made by
some -of the lady family
members (many of the Crews
descendants are well-known
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between the eyes, in the right
side, in the right elbow and
the left knee, according to
police reports. She was placed
in the intensive care unit at
Baptist Hospital after surgery.
Police found Miss Clemons
lying on the floor of Tricky
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Reunion
for their culinary expertise.
Preceding the dinner, a
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the church with the Rev. T.E.
Crews of Roanoke, Va.,
presiding. Rev. M.S. Laughlin,
church pastor, offered a
prayer for all sick members of
the family who were unable to
attend this first family
reunion. The Rev. W.P. Cole
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also Mrs. Cole and Mrs.
Laughlin. Several family
members from out-of-state
introduced themselves and
their families.
Brief family histories were
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by Robert EUer
Chronicle Staff Reporter.
A 30 year-old mother of
eight faces eviction from her
apartment after being convictef
of possession of marijuana
earlier this month.
Ms. Dorothy Johnson of
1944 Trade Street was given a
15-day eviction notice after
pleading guilty to the
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About seven grams of
marijuana was found in Ms.
Johnson home by narcotics
officers.
Ms. Johnson said that when
she was in court a member of
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Ricky's Steak and Take at 921
N. Patterson Avenue at about
3:20 a.m. August 26.
The owner of the cafe stated
he was shocked and dumb
founded. "I can't believe it
happened, if she hadn't been
a strong person she would be
dead," he stated. He said that
after Miss demons was shot
she apparently drug herself
from a point on one side of the
counter to the other side
where the phone was located
and called police. He stated
that there was a trail of thick
blood from the place where
the young woman fell to the
phone which was covered with
blood.
According to reports, Miss
demons told police she had
closed the cafe at 3 a.m. but
before she left a man came to
the door and asked for a pack
of cigarettes. When she gave
him the cigarettes, she said,
he tried to force his way
inside, pulled a pistol and shot
her in the face.
Miss demons said the man
entered the cafe after she fell
and shot her three more times.
No money was taken even
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the Housing Authority was
present. The day after her trial
she says she received a notice
asking her to come to the
office of the Kimberly Park
Housing Project where she
resides.
She went to the office and
was told to come back the next
day. When she returned the
following day she met with
two Housing Authority representatives.
Ms. Johnson says she was
told she had violated her lease
and that she must move within
15 days. She later met with
David Tompkins, another
Housing Authority official.
and asked that^he be allowed
to stay in the apartment until
September 1st when she
receives her monthly check.
She says Tompkins did not
give her an answer.
Armed Banc
Two armed bandits held up
a service station in the city
August 18 and made off with a
substantial sum of money
after injuring a man during
the robbery.
Philip R. Mitchell Jr. 28, of
405 E. 30th Street stated that
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Ms. Johnson receives $275
per month from the Welfare
Department to support her
eight children ages, 4, 6, 9,
10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and her 7
week-old granddaughter.
She says that if she is forced
to move from her four
bedroom apartment she will
have no where to go. Housing
Authority officials would make
no comment about - Ms.
Johnson's situation. David.
Tompkins said, "this is not a
matter for the newspapers and
I'll have no statement until
after it's'gone to the court."
Mrs. Ferguson said, "I have
no comment, we're working
with Mrs. Johnson to help hef
find suitable housing
elsewhere." Mrs. Ferguson
said there would be no court
action if Ms. Johnson moves.
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he was working at Shaw's Gulf
service station at 1522 N.
Liberty Street when two men
wearing ski masks ran into the
store and yelled, "hold up!"
According to reports the
robbers pushed Mitchell and
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