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NEGRO SLAYER SHOT TO DEATH Man Who Killed Hamlet Police Chief And Four Others Slain By Posse HAMLET, N. C„ May 6.—UP)— William Dawkins, 50 - year - old negro carpenter, was shot to death today by armed possemen in a blazing climax to a manhunt be gun yesterday shortly after police chief John B. Fallow and four members of a negro family were slain. The possemen were hunting Dawkins for questioning in connec tion with yesterday’s shootings. About mid-afternoon — nearly 30 hours after the manhunt began— Brooks Barrington and D. F. Rice, both of Hamlet and members of the posse, reported to officers that they saw Dqwkins run out of a house approximately five miles south of Hamlet at a spot within two miles of the site of the New Rockingham - Hamlet airport. About 100 possemen closed in and, after searching another near by house and finding no trace of the negro, discovered him in a swamp in the vicinity. As the negro fled into the open, possemen said, he drew his gun on DeWitt Ormsby, newly-appoint ed acting chief of Hamlet police. Whether the negro fired was not clear, some of the possemen ex pressing belief that his gun jam med before he fired and others having the impression tha the had fired at least once. When he brandished his weapon, however, the possemen cracked down and within seconds fired nearly 60 rounds. The negro died instantly, some 15 or 20 bullet wounds in his body. Officers said Dawkins was well supplied with ammunition and food. The body was brought here in an automobile. For some 15 or 20 minutes while arrangements were being made with an undertaker to take the body, hundreds of curious milled about the car to see the body of Dawkins, stockily built; dark of hue and well known in Hamlet. Meanwhile, it was announced that the funeral for Chief Fallow would be held at 11 a. m. tomor row at the Baptist church, with the Rev. J. B. Willis, the pastor, of ficiating. Interment will be in Mary Love cemetery. Business houses are to close during the services. He is survived by his widow and two daughters. He had served as police chief since 1937. __\T MEN ABOARD SUBS ARE COURAGEOUS Underseas Warfare Is Part Hunting And Part Being Hunted By Enemy NEW YORK, May 6—<tf— Sub marine warfare is producing a breedo f men resourceful and cou rageous as frontier Indian fighters of bygone years, a young subma rine officer said today on returning to the Third Naval District from Far Eastern waters for a new as signment. “The sub men are men,” he de clared. “They’re a breed all their own. True, they get 25 per cent more pay, but it’s the life, not the pay, that gets them to volunteer.” Any faint hearts are quickly re vived by the will to make good, he said, in describing a sailor who wrapped rags around his knees as his submarine put to sea after war was declared. “What’s the matter—got house maid’s knee?” asked his skipper. “Well, 'Sir,” replied the blue jacket, “I may not be able to stop ’em from knocking—but sure as hell I’m not going to let the Japs hear them!” The officer, whose name was withheld but who was described as a former wrestler and football play er at Annapolis, said his first sub marine patrol out of Manila after war was declared last 52 days. "Not once during that time did we see the sun,” he said. “We ran submerged all day, surfaced only at night to charge the batteries. Continually, of course, we were hampered by lack of air power, for the Japs had control there. “Our $6,000,000 sub had to do reconnaissance missions which air craft could have done better — if we had the planes. The patrols, nevertheless, had their victories. “While patroling one day at peri scope depth, the skipper saw three big Jap subs right there on the surface, in broad daylight. We were at extreme range, but decided it was worth a try. We let go the torpedoes. I can’t tell you just what happened to those Jap subs.” Sub warfare “is part hunting, part being hunted,” he said. “It includes' long periods of waiting, waiting, waiting; long periods of looking, searching the horizon, stalking the sea. We envy th e plane pilots who can go right out, take a crack at the Japs, and come back.” -V SHOULD FOLLOW TREND NEW YORK, May 6.—(5’)—The United States circuit court of ap peals took judicial cognizance to day of a new doctrinal trend in decisions of the U. S. supreme equrt and directed that lower courts should follow the trend rather than resist it. * W. E. Pierce Gets Term Of Four Months On Roads On Charge Of Taking $71 A sentence of four months on the roads was imposed on William Earl Pierce Wednesday in Record er’s court after he pleaaded guilty — to entering a room in the Wilming ton hotel Saturday and taking $7l from a billfolder belonging to C. A. Carlson, a soldier at Camp Davis. James Bender, negro, submitted a plea of not guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with serious injuries but Recorder Fer guson found probable cause and bound the negro over to next week’s session of superior court under $500 bond. Bender is alleged to have at tacked Emanuel Sellers, another negro, with a knife on April 26, injuring him seriously. Charged with non-support, Jo seph E. Kirkhum was sentenced to three months in jail to be as signed to *the roads. The sentence 1 was suspended on condition that the defendant pay into the clerk of Recorder’s court $5 per week for support of a minor child, Oliver Gene, five years of age, the pay ments to begin May 11 and con tinue until the child is 18 years of age. Joseph Gibbs was fined $50 and cost or 30 days in default on a charge of larceny and receiving. A 10-day stay was granted and the defendant placed under $200 bond. Roy Raymond Coffey, charged with reckless operation of an au tomobile, was fined $25 and cost or 30 days in default. He was grant ed a 10-day stay and put under $100 bond. Pate To Address Legion Meet Here Local Legionnaires will hear Ce cil P. Pate, state American Le gion rehabilitation chairman, and State Service Officer Frank M. Sasser speak at a meeting at 8 o’clock Thursday night at the Seo-' ond and Orange USO. Local legionnaires will be an opportunity to present their eran problems to Chairman p'? and Service Officer Sasser ,1 ' their visit here. 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