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THROWS ROCK. BREAKS AUTO
WINDOW
Mrs. Edna Smith Poole, of 313
S. State Street, informed Offi
cers Joseph Winters and T. T.
Street, Jr., at 8:02 p.m. Wednes
day that someone threw a rock
into her Studebaker automobile,
breaking out the large window on
the right front door. The car was
parked In front of her home. Mrs.
Poole reported. Damage was set
at |3O.
LICENSE TAG STOLEN FROM
CAR
Mrs. Claudia Person Davis, 1243
New Bern Avenue, told officers at
7:35 pm. Wednesday, someone
stole the 1964 license plate from
her 1959 Chrysler. The number is
VC-6568.
Mrs. Davis said she was positive
the tag was on her car Tuesday
and was sure It was on during
the daylight hours of Wednesday
as she had driven uptown.
CAUGHT STEALING BOTTLE
OF CHEAP WINE
Samuel Russo, manager of
the Minnie Market. 1601 New
Bern Avenue, informed Offi
cers E. D. Whitley and G. W.
Wtmams at 1:48 p.m. Wednes
day that he caught King Wal-
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Knlghtdale. stealing a bottle
of wine from the store. Bobbitt
allegedly was going out the
front door when apprehended.
Bobbitt was jailed for larceny.
The wine was valued at 53c.
BEATS MAN BLIND, THEN
ROBS HIM
George W. Parker, of 443 Fowle
Street, informed Officers R. F.
Jordan and G. E. Cox at 5:03 p.m.
Wednesday, that Boddie Devine,
who also lives on Fowl* Street, hit
him in the left eye. knocking him
unconscious.
While he was "out". Parker
stated, Devine took 835 from
his pockets.
Mr. Parker went to Dr. V.
M. Hicks (eye specialist) for
treatment Wednesday and was
carried to Wake Memorial
Hospital where his -bad” eye
was removed. His left eyeball
had been burst by the force of
the blow.
Dr. Hicks stated. “Parker was
blinded in his only good eye.”
BICYCLE, VALUED AT 868.
STOLEN
Clarence Williams. 513 Rock
Quarry Road, informed Officers
Joseph Winters and T. T. Street
Jr., at 9:17 pjn. Thursday, that
someone stole his bicycle from his
front porch between 8 and 9 p.m.
The J. C. Higgins bicycle Is equip
ped with silver fenders, a red
frame and has a luggage rack on
the back.
Williams did not know the serial
number of the bike, which was
valued at 860.
STEALS TIRE FROM CAR
Mrs. P. T. Harris. F-6 Washing
ton Terrace. Informed two cops at
6:43 pjn. Thursday that sometime
during last week, someone took a
spare tire out of the trunk of her
1960 tudor Pontiac. She said the
truck was locked at all times. The
Firestone tire was described as
being 850x14 size, whitewall tube
less. The rim Is black. The stolen
merchandise is valued at 815.
ARREST WOMAN. TWO MEN
AFTER BATTLE
Miss Lorrine Sanders, of 738 B
Quarry Street, called Police Offi
cers B. G. Parker and B. G. Las
siter at 11:29 p.m. Friday to the
above address.
Upon arrival, offioers arrested
Benjamin Jones, 22. 1125 S. State
Street, Apt. 9. and Raymond Pat
terson. 23. of 736 B Quarry Street.
They were charged with engaging
in an affray with a deadly wea
pon—to wit: a butcher knife.
At Wake Memorial Hospital,
tho oops also arrested Miss
Mary Elisabeth Griffin. 23.
who was stabbed through the
left band by Benjamin Jones,
iaee Bobbitt, of Route 1.
Taken to Wake Memorial Hos
pital by a Blue Diamond Cab,
she was likewise charged with
engaging hi an affray with a
deadly weapon.
LARCENY AT LAUNDROMAT
George P. Pollard, night watch
man at the laundromat at the
comer of E. Martin and S. Blood
worth Streets, Informed Officers
8. W. Adcock and Ralph Johnson
at 12:35 a.m. Saturday, that the
soap machine had been tom open
and the keys for the washing ma
chines were stolen, then 12 money
boxes on the washing machines
were opened, and approximately
850 in cash was missing.
Damage to the soap machine was
set at 86.
THUGS SCARE MAN INTO
SURRENDERING RADIO
Willie Nicson. 46. of 605
Haywood Lane, informed Of
ficer J. M. Bissette at 6 p.m.,
Friday, that at approximately
8:80 p.m. the same day. while
he was walking down the side
walk near the corner of East
Davie and S. Blount Streets,
four boys, all about 15 years
old, came up behind him and
ordered him to give them hts
Channel Master transistor ra
dio, valued at 825. Nickson
. stated they did not take the
radio ease and added he'd
never seen the boys before, but
would recognise them “and
have them Indicted” if he ever
saw them again.
Nickson and Officer Bissette
searched the area several times,
but were unable to find anyone
the victim could identify. Mr.
Nickson stated the four used no
weapon, but said, “I was afraid
not to do as they requested.’’
SATS MAN “JUMPED ON HER”
Miss Jennie Lee Davis, of 305
Pugh Street, came to police head -
quarters at 11:10 pm., and In
formed Officer L. A. O’Neal that
Lester Merritt of the same ad
dress had assaulted her by “jump
ing on her” at Pugh and Cannis
ter Streets, and hitting her with
his hands and fists.
Mias Davis signed a warrant a
gainst Merritt for assault and bat
tery.
CHARGES ASSULT WITH
KNIFE, GUN
Mrs. Sally Mae Watson Holmes.
22, of 527 Bragg Street, told Offi
cers D. Brinson and B. G. Lassiter
at 12:52 a. m. Sunday that Rufus
Peoples. 32. of 613 E. Martin Street,
assaulted her at the corner of S
East and E. Cabarrus Streets with a
knife and a shotgun. She signed a
warrant against Peoples for assault
with a deadly weapon.
VALUABLES WORTH *175
REPORTED STOLEN
Ollie A. McClain, a service
man, stationed at Jacksonville,
Informed Officers Joe Jordan
and J. E. Pierce st 6:07 s. m.
Sunday, that he left hia car
parked In front of B-39 Wash
ington Terrace at 4:30 a. m.,
returned in one hour and found
a white suitcase, trimmed in
blue, which contained ladies
clothes, ona pearl ring and a
matching earring, pink In color,
stolen from his ear. McClain
stated the car was locked when
he left it The valuables were p
he left. It The value of the tnis
tng items was set at 8175.
COT* ARREST COMPLAINANT.
TOO
A report made out by Officers
B. G. Parker and J. C. Putman at
2:15 a. m Sunday reads as follows
”We went to 527 Bragg Street
'mentioned in a previous item
above) to serve a warrant on Rufus
Peoples. 32. of 613 E. Martin Street,
signed by Sally Mae Watson Holm
es, When we arrived, we found Sal
Iy Mae and Rufus Peoples had
both been cut.
"Sally Mao said after she signed
the warrant. Peoples followed her
to her home. He knocked on the
door, but her mother wouldn't let
him in. He pushed the door in and
went upstair* to Sally Mae's bed
room and they started arguing."
“As a result, both were cut. They
were charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, a knife. Peoples
was jailed under a 8100 bond,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, and Mrs. Holmes was cited
to court Both were treated at the
hospital. Peoples suffered lacera
tions on the back of his head, hand
and fingers. The woman was treat
ed for a wound on the {eft hand.'
POLICE NAB PEEPING TOM
Miss Martha L Fowler, 16-year
old white girl, of Route 1, Waxa
haw. told police officers at 1:50 a m
Sunday morning, that rhe wa* in
room 30 of Dobs Motel. S. Wil
mington Street, and was in the
bathroom preparing to take a bati
and had no clothes on.
The girl said she looked st
the window and saw a colored
man looking in. When the cops
arrived, they saw Clyde Kenny
Hedgepeth, 21, of ?tt Bledsoe
Avenue, looking In the window.
When young Hedgepeth saw
the police ear, he allegedly be
gan in run south. In bock of the
establishment. After a short
chase by the officers, the “peep
er” was eaoght and placed in
Wake County Jail under a
bond of 85*0.
DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO
BELIEVE
Mrs Mr-rv Louise Clory. of
Cannon Street, informed Office-*
D E. Wiggs and R B Callahan at
9:16 p. m Saturday, that the was
walking borne and when she came
to the comer of Dawson and Can
non Streets. Otis Watson. 49. of
the 700 block of Cannon Stree’
jumped and hit her on the head
with an emp’y wine bottle She
Mated further that she was able
escape from him and called the po
lice at 716 S Dawson Street
“We talked to Merry Clory
for about II minutes", the re-
port stated ” “She changed her
story about throe Item. At first
■he said he tried to rape her
and said she didn’t know who
It was. She had been drinking
and we think that she ts ment
tally off.” the report concluded.
Mrs. Clory said she would sign
a warrant against Watson for as
sault with a deadly weapon. She
was treated at Wake Memorial Hos
pital for lacerations of tho scalp.
STABBED IN BACK AT NIGHT
John Melvin Rand. 23. of 554 E.
Hargett Street, Informed officers
at 8:16 p. m. Saturday, that Edward
Davis, about 21, address unknown,
stabbed him in the back with a
knife.
Rand said this happened on E.
Davie Street, between S. East and
Swain Streets. He said Davis tried
to borrow 30 cents from him and
then stabbed him as he tßandi
started out the door.
Officers signed a warrant against
Davis for assault with a deadly
weapon, and Rand was hospitalized.
STABS HUBBY IN BIGHT CHBBT
William Mahler Woods, 68. of
004 1-2 Manly Street, told Officer*
John Baker. Sr., and Alfred L.
Grigshy at 5:20 p. m. Saturday, his
wife. Mrs. Jean Woods, came home
drunk and started an argument
over her drinking.
Mr. Woods stated that hia
wife told him she was going to
kill him. then got a knife and
■tabbed him In the right chest.
After being treated at Wake
Memorial Hospital, Mr. Woods
signed a warrant against Mrs.
Woods for assault with a deadly
weapon and she waa placed in
Wake County Jail.
NARROWLY ESCAPES BEING
SHOT
Mis* Montrose Craven, of 326 E.
Davie Street (over the Club 54*
stated at 6:04 a m. Saturday, that
at about 2 or 3 a. m.. she heard sev
eral shots down below her. but did
not get too alarmed until about
5 a. m , when she decided to open
her blinds and window: on the east
side of her home, which faces S.
Bloodworth Street,
She said she then discovered a
bullet hole in the window of her
bedroom.
When officers arrived, they found
another bullet hole on the same
side of the house, just above where
the woman was sleeping. Damage to
the window, shades, curtain* and
walls was set at 830:
The complainant said shooting of
guns around this corner was not
unuusual and that was the reason
she was in no hurry to get out of
bed and Investigate.
CHARGED IN THFFT OF SCRAP
METAL
Benjamin Wrinste ne. owner of
Weinstein s junk Yard, 1500 Garner
Road, told Officers Jeter H Bow
ers and L. B Council at 1:10 p.m.
Monday that he saw Cleveland
Parker, 722 Branch Street, leave his
j junk yard with about 100 pounds
of scrap metal, valued at $5 and
' proceed south toward K&L Jupk
: Yard, also on Garner Road
Weinstein stated he called K&L
I and “filled them in" on this infor
mation and they refused to buy the
load, of metal from Parker, who
tnen allegedly brought it back and
dumped it at the same place he
took it.
Officers said Parker admitted
taking the junk when he waa ques
tioned.
Charles W Holland, weighing and
buying foreman at K&L. stated that
he did receive a call from Wein
stein and refused to buy the load
from Parker
Parkier was charged with larceny
of the metal.
SAYS MAN GRABBED WALLET.
RAN
Oficer J L. Stoudemire was told
at 6 p.m. Monday by Willie James
Thomas, of 801 S. Person Street,
that he was robbed of $360 Sunday.
The romplainant stated be
Was walking In the 600 block
of S. Person Street when a man
ran up behind him and grabbed
his wallet, containing 8440. out
of his pocket. Thomas added
further that the man took 8360,
then threw the wallet down and
ran.
He said he recognized the man
and had known him for two years,
but didn't know his full name.
Officer Stoudemire found out the
alleged robber was Jack Nesmith,
of 823 S Bloodworth Street. Who
denied the robbery, saying he wa*
“having mother-in-law trouble" and
believed his in-laws were trying to
get him into trouble He had 832
on his person when arrested How
ever. Thomas *igncd a warrant a
gainst him and Nesmith was jailed
older a bond of 8300 for larceny
fiom the person.
STEALS HUBC AP LEAVES
ANOTHER
James Ray. of liCr'i S Bloodworth
Street informed Officers J B Far
mer and J A Hopkin* at 4 pm
.Monday, that he parked hi* 1957
Dodge in front of his home at 7 30
pm Sunday, and when he return
'd to the car at 440 am Monday
he noticed someone had stolen one j
hubcap from ht* auto and placed ,
another in the same spot Mr Ray .
valu'd the stolen hubcap at 810. |
BE 4TEN BY WHITE MAN
Eddie f orbett. of 729 Bunch*
Drive, told Officer John Baker.
Sr., at 7:36 pm. Monday, that
he was driving out of Bunch*
to Garner Road, when he saw
three white men sitting in a
car In a ditch. Corbett report
>d he stopped at a stop »ifn
and one of the men said some
thing to him. The complainant
stated further be got out of his
rar, and one of the men hit him
on the left side of his forehead.
Corbett said he didn't know who
ut him. but gave the license num
ber a* MX-233. and said he would
- m a warrant again*’ . the owner .
of this car
SATS SOLDIER TRIED TO
CUT HER
M s* JoAnn William* of 10i3 Al
<vn Snert came to police head
quarter* at 1J 40 p rr. Monday and
a w .liFT'.a r* * ai* i n t (jrorz tt
Whit*, a **rvu-*m*n frpm Fort
Brazg Th* warrant charge* a*
$1.15 Million Rate
Cut Asked Bv CP&L
Carolina Power and Light Com
pany today asked regulatory bodies
in both Carolina* to allow a wide
range of rat* reductions to save Ha
customers 8U50.00 a year.
The rate cut passes along to its
customer* all of Carolina Power
and Light Company’s anticipated
savings through the recoat incoma
tax reductions, baaed on exported
revenues in 1964.
This will he the 14th rate reduet
ion by Carolina Power and Light
Company in the past 30 year*
The new rotas wtll mnn ma
nual savings of 84M.000 far
residential easterners. 96*0.0*
Washington School Nows
ANNUAL “STUDENT-TEAOHR
DAT” HELD
On April 6 Washington Junior
High School observed tts annual
i "Studont-Teoehor Day", sponsored
, by tho student council. A group of
t 20 student* taught tram the
7th through the 9th grades. The stu
dent-principal. John Leek. leaked
in on the classes all during the day.
Near the end of the day, the stu
dent council sponsored a program
with former Washington Junior
High School students participating
Those on program wore: Larry
Harris. Chie Handy, Kile Watson,
There** Phillip* Bern!* Beckwith.
Fay* Eaton. Natalie Wilson, Edith
freeman. John Masaenburg. Doro
thy R. Shaw, and John Leak. The
music instructor* ware: J. L. Ed
wards and Miss Mary L. Smith.
The student-teacher* were: Shir
ley Hunter. Larry Harris Joyce
1 sault with a deadly weapon.
Mtas Williams said Whits
“was trying to rat mo with a
knife” at the corner of E. Da
vie and 8. Bloodworth Streets,
near Club 54.
> She said White live* at 521 East
' Hargett Street "with the Fowlers"
when he is in town. The complain-
I ant was not hurl
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ANOTHER BREAK-IN AT
CAROLINIAN
At 8:11 a m. Saturday, Officers
E. D. Whitley and G. W. Williams
1 answered a call to Th# CAROLINI
; AN. 518 E. Martin Street, to inves
-1 ligate a break-ln. The plant has
been entered approximately four
times during the past month.
Although a window on th* west
ride of th* building wa* broken,
officers were uneble to determine
• how entry was made.
The soft drink machine wa*
"jimmied” open, but tho amount
of money missing was unknown, ac
cording to the report.
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NABBED FOR CARRYING
HIDDEN GUN
Officer* T_ B. Lewis and Cart
White arrested Alton Joyner Col
l I ms. 22. of 229 New Ran Road. Gar
ner at 10:47 a. m. Saturday. He waa
' charged with concealing a .38 call
-1 bre snub-nosed revolver, and was
1 nabbed on E. Cabarrus Street In
1 front of Dove Music Company. Col
lins' bond waa act at 8100.
TWO WOMEN FIGHT. JAILED
Mias Ida Mae Strickland, 18.
of 501 Calvin Street, and Beat
rice Howard, 1205 E. Lenoir St,
were arrested at 3:14 p.m. See
day for engaging In an affray
with hands and flats at 814 I-t
Beauty Avenee (J«r Lunla Park
section). Mias Strickland claim
ed the Howard woman esed
“vulgar language at me” and
aa a result there waa an ex
change of blew*. Neither party
waa Injured in th* affray.
FOU* AUTO TIRRB EXPORTED
CUT
At 3:59 pm. Sunday, Officers W
A Keeter and C. R. Kirby were
called to 1322 Holman Street (Wal
nut Terrace) by Scott Simuol. 35.
who stated he left his cat. a 19.53
four-door Chrysler, parked in the
parking lot behind his horn* at 2
p.m Saturday
Slmnel added when ho re
turned to hia automobile the
next day. he found all four of
hia 676x15 tiros had been ext.
The ruts In th* tire* appeared
to have been made with a
knife. Mr. Stmnel said he had
no Idea who the reoponslble
culprit could bo. Damage waa
set at 860.
RATH MAN KNOCKED HOLE
IN WALL
Charles Hubert, of 1001 E Davie
Street <a rooming house), inform
r d Officer Alfred L Grigsby at 9:14
p m. Sunday, that Fletcher Snipes.
! 100 block of HI!) Street. Joseph
. Hunter, E-33 Washington Terrace,
and James (Hobo) Hinton. 700 Ja
' maica Drive, who wa* driving a
' red 1957 Ford, were in hi* room.
Hubert added, they left hia room
and went down the hall to another
room to visit, at which time he
went to bed. The men returned to
I Hubeit's room later, but he aaid he
j refused to get out of bed and open
th* door.
At this point, on* of the men
la alleged to have knocked a
hole through the wall from ttia
hall. Th* hole waa knocked
through two piece* of abort
reek, doing 810 worth of dam
age. The complaint aald bo
w ould sign a warrant for dam
age to property a* soon a* ha
find* out which on* of Ik*
three la ralHy.
PUTB SUGAR IN CABS' OAS
TANKS
j At 3*o a.m. Sunday, Officer R .
C Covin'gtou arretted Alton Joy
ner Collin#. 23. of 229 New Rand
Road. Garner, and Jame* Everett
Giles. 25. of 407 S. Bloodworth St.
and charged them with putting au- ;
gar in the gas tanka of two cars. .
parked at Harmon-Boiley Motor
! Company. 420 S. Wilmington Street
Collin* was mentioned in a previ
ous story in this column. It 1* be
lieved he was attempting to get
. elribution a* his first arrest cam*
on a "tip" from th* a hove-mention- j
*d establishment
Hr eanmerrtal and null la
duatrial customers, 9155.9 M far
ckuckN and aehaaU. and 94*.-
tog aecaanla. They will dinr
at la MUs Inaad m ar After
Mr 9.
They aqualim residential. earn
mardal and snail' industrial rataa
over tha antira two-state region
served by Carolina Power and
Light Company and eatabliah a uni
form $1.90 minimum monthly bill
for urban and rural customers a
lUaa. eliminating tha hitter mini
mum now applicable to rural aua-
King, Jamas Marlin. Batty Deßoea.
Dorothy Jones. Ronny Harris.
Michaal Dee. Joan Cannady. Phillip
McCollough. Barnard Laaaiatar. Ce
cil Olenn. Dorothy Goo&nan. Pran
tioa Pools. Gloria MoDuffy and
Claudia Bald.
IBs eeeretary was Sandra Allan,
tha librarian eras Chia Handy, and
tbs oounaalor was Batty Frasier.
Claudia L. Bald la studant council
reporter
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Mra Thelma T, Thomas’ first
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spring operatta Tuesday afternoon
during tha regular primary grades
assembly. Tha presentation antitied,
‘The Wadding of tha flowers",
carried a beautiful story of spring
time-flower association.
Tha program consisted of tha fol
lowing heralds, Marga
ret Morgan and Ceraldine Mason;
bride, Delorl* Linear; groom. Da
vid McArthur; minister, Robert
Hinton; ring bearer, James Pri
vatta; flower girls, Patricia Pri
vette; rosea. Velvet Dew. Dorothy
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