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V the CM&**uui R*!£IOH. H. C.. SATURDAY. JUNE 8. I*6B 2 THREE ARE (cwdisveD vmoM «**«£ i> a cat dro e ic the woman’s feorae, and * m*® s«S®rs i f *• Johnnie Lee Watooa askfcd as <»i,e; mas to help him carry it*? woman into tier house. Vit son is also alleged to have t*M the man they should call ti t. u.seue stjttad since, he said, toe •-> oman had been *c c;.’ta '.» shot. The mar. said u H t- w.dson then left the icene a.-1 has no* lte« j t heart from since A telephone call to tne Green - villc Police Headquarters by a r core serr? at it c from THE CABOT.DC!AN failed to turn ap irn information regarding this case. Funeral stnices for Mrs. Wil'iams is a d not been an nounced <*t uoc'n Tuesdat of this week ACCUSED RAPT {COSSTM.ro t'&OM PACE *) a deadly -weapon with intent to kill anci a li:e sentence for rape. The sentences were .supposed to run consecutive!’.. Testiir. ony at iiie trial was that Bumper twice raped a white woman and t ied Iter and tier escort to a tree, shooting both with a rifle, on a rural road in north ern Alamance County an July 31, 1961. Bumper did not testify and the North Carolina Supreme Court confir tried the conviction and sentences. Bumper, however, contended be did not get a fair trial because opponents ol the death penalty were excluded from the jury. The court said that was no* enough evidence. Mrs. Hattie Leath, 66-year old grandmother of Bumper was allegedly told by one of the in vestigating officers in the case, ts J have a search warrant to search your house,” and she is reported to havetoldhimto“Go ahead” and admitted him. The rifle was found in the kitchen. Supreme Court Justice Potter said the warrant was not read to Mrs. Lsath and she didn't see it. Justice Will tom O. Douglas, wiio toted v.itli the majority to reverse the conviction, pointed out that 16 of the 53 prospective jurors were ex cused because they apposed capital punishment. 1 Everything For ...a BUILDING REMODELING REPAIRING % • hvaen rMsers *» vseausnuc xayssj uuls < M t&m Vim SEjssksNsb 4Vm wajmms. wuxsxmt CMOUM HNNUBS C©». 1 fcteaS. «jl saflt» Go ahead, pus the buck. P**i just a few bucks from eads puf dsedc as a loan to Gssxcge and bis friends. Your Country need: the help that only you can give hf buying UJS. Savings Bonds where you -work or bank And it's suds a very easy way to • _ '■ ” ”j • -*m 1 * ' * 1 ’ ■ Motim j Bottfod By Pepsi-'Ojla. BMSmg Cb. «ts Sclm, lite. If*jOTBR xiwssmaEKßr w« njrsto®... ym*k, 1 OOPS (UWBM» mum mras » S;3s p.m. whs© inree officers came to toe residence with a warrant to search far oou-Ux pafeS whiskey. Also hospitalized were Po lice Captain Perry L. (Back) Eli is, Jr. and Negro Officer Maurice E» Levisteir. Patrol man L E. Otssttß, also or toe scene, was not injured Captain Ellis was reported ly she* in the i ighi leg between the knee and hip and in the grofn. Officer Levister sustained wounds In the right arm and right leg, between toe knee and hip, while Mr. Hicks was wounded in the abdomen, neck and side. Ellis and Hicks underwent surgery at the hos pital a short time after the shooting Police Chief J. R. Wilke r son, in announcing a corrttoufcg in vest igsrion, stated that all of the pistols involved were #3B calibre revolvers. Mr Hicks' home is a three-room apart ment on the north side o: a two story duplex on Champion St. The officers, according to W ilkerson, gave him the fol lowing account of the incident: As they approached the house with a search warrant, they saw Hicks on his porch, and after being advised by the officers that they had a search war rant, Hicks is said to have replied, "Yes, I’ve got some thing for you also.” The cops’ statement continu ed, "Hicks then hurried into the house, skipping through the liv ing room, bedroom and to an alcove in toe kitchen, pulling tart an object concealed in a white sock from a drawer in a cabinet. Officer Levister was dose on his heels and when he saw the sock, thought tisai Hicks had a knife in it. He then seized Hicks irom behind and a struggle en sued.” Captain Ellis said he then moved into the kitchen behind Officer Levister, with Gupion close behind the captain. Hicks, said Ellis, began firingthepis tol through the sock at Levis ter in the leg, while another shot felled Captain Ellis with a similarly - situated wound. By this time, Ellis and Levister told oi shooting twice, with the revolver tailing to fire the third time he pulled the trigger. Officer Gupton reported that he ducked behind the kitchen doorway, pulled his pirtol and shot once, but held his fire for fear one of the shots would hit one of the officers. The}' said Hicks fired all six shots In his revolver. Officer Guptcei further stated, "It all happened so fast, it’s liard to say exactly what did occur. With levister trying to hold him, Hicks was turning back and forth and shooting as fast as be could He was shoot ing point blank toward Captain •fttOMOTfer vise, emtt «8 toemt wmrtlta. arax&naM KUCNICD. MB«r.ftoqrtt*». a—. in ■gjaggii mm St AJC.-S PM. . ctinvT i 'ssmmt tm-? mi m t w ®mm m. .%embh, Ellis awl «*«,” Crtfroa eas elatotL SHOT DOWN t i\A -.juae nm n Dew<c «d£ prestetUl aspir ant, with four others being •Kvssid&a in toe barrage of gun fire. & London, Esgland, Mrs. John F. Kennedy (JacqpicHno) Kennedy was stsnaed by news of the shooting. The former first lady said through another brother-in-law, "Go, it cast have happened.” Jackie had said earlier is her support erf Bobby, "'FT! stick my arm In the fire for him ” Senator Eugene McCarthy Kennedy's chief announced op ponent, cancelled his plans, fol lowup the shooting. A heavy security guard was placed a round his hotel suite, where & the Minnesotan, also a Roman CattiOlic, offered prayers for Kennedy’s recovery. Prayers :or the senator were also issued by Vice President Hubert Horatio Humphrey, also a candidate for the presidency. Throughout the ordeal, Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, wife of the sen ator, showed composure. She knelt at the side of her hus band until an ambulance arriv ed and whisked him off to the Central P.eceivtag Hospital (a police emergency facility) then to Good Samaritan, where the equipment was better to treat him. Other persons injured by the gunman’s bullets were Paul Schrade, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Bill Weisel, and Lra Goldstein. Their injuries were termed minor bv hospital officials. An afternoon oulletin gave the name of the would-be-assassin as Sirtiam Sirham. It also said that fie had a brother who lives in Pasedena, Calif. The name of the brat tier was not given, WAKE MAN (cosmrtTTE® page i> ed that Marshall applied his brakes and skidded into the opposite lane. The two cars are believed to have collided near the center ctf the road. The Marshalls are said to have been returning from Ra leigh, where they went to put the wife and mother on a train, bound for Philadelphia. S was also opined that the highway was wet doe to a heavy rainfall that fell earlier. Funeral rites for Hunter were held from Sew Hope Church ■Wednesday. Mr. Hunter was torn in Dur ham County and attended Berry O’Kelly School He was mar ried to the former Juanita Baugh of Cary, Sept, 14, 1948. Along with his wife there are three children, Thelma, 19, a studeni at Charlotte Business School; Wilbert, 18, vim finished Apex- Consolidated High recently, and Sandra, 14, entering Junior high in Septemiser. He was the son of the late Boykin Hunter and Mrs. Lillie Lund Hunter, who also survives. He leaves two brothers, Eddie Lee oi Durham and Erwin of San Francisco. Two sisters, Mesdarr.es Helen Wilson, Apex and Mrs. Nora Morph is, Chapel Hill TWO FOILED (COiVTSXCEO FStGSH PAGE 1) armed with a pistol, and sud denly drew a pistol on Leary. "He ordered Leary to lay his gun on the counter. Leary, 'Whc like anyone else had no way of knowing that the Negro’s fire arm was a blank pistol, and not a genuine gun, kept tils cool and did as he was com manded,” Leathers explained. "The Negro grabbed up Leary’s pistol, placed his own hack into his pocket, and in- 1 * OSSSIfWIIIC af^K^^rra^aaer TWIN CITY UH*MHG(WS FUGUJAY-VARmA, N. c, ■ - - ■ - " YWwe mm kmr mu T-¥«» H®»s t&msl Im* fee Si® |HfM*tl JWi, SEE BEft IK WESSON ] SKTBt BETTY nDKAN mmra «■* awk» TosteSi ® J ter tend -wU teal yea. Ste 'teas p&nm te*J fy/pMyw. feJi miamm. S*flteytew»te&'ftwr«tete*ter tears swill fealwssa. &m jm wMmhqjf &r*» ym s kk? Sto y«w mad teSp?§ &» you tees ted Task? BHMG YOU* mMiim TO THE gM terttw teday wtd te «d ®? Steu te- fife. » msurm*. Ad«4s®s «n *! «s»ira as! feta. Item | • *» fwsfaSwß *» p*«®S te# ste srn’i mhm. tte«v -» teU yew ieb when youte teiW 1 «#d tew ta wowed.! ste«a& year frteaste mdvmuma &$ mum mihmP w&mg ynt ’ * « wsgte «s«l» ft ssxantes #» wafflsslwi Usmm m »d»«@ and NHtioMNg site ted tdw •Geehstew power te Wj» s»*»«?*%, «tetee| tewaled * Stetes to Site waft. ¥mnte»4 f&s®3p 8 «b«sbtefcw.^gH^ ■»*»»«»» aflSfe. Ctaws#*ia*dte| teyteleterdteftft «®rJ teiy<fe .ss«!® •§»» ft. One «te&*sl QK%dttjp*Mdte»ytaß&, B&*i«*«s»fel| rteysßß««ft» wy te*«®@s*ft | ». Ste terlw you •» ter tea. f®fs£ i«dky§ Css*s> Sewbwi day* s m*#* ?«•!» Wsks* | EAffISSSS S?t. «mw Yt-!f» (MB Hnramra&raHH s SlwwwteW- ffeteynyfr sm-wm saotnn ?*. m.«*» f. m| n —mwiiinniMmiiiiH am l Mnimimninniiitiiri'WiinMii iiimii'n in inT NURSERY DESTROYED - HAPE\ILLE, Ga„: Firemen and rescue workers search rubble from explosion that demolished a day nur sery here May 29. At least six children were killed in the explosion that was set off when a bulldozer dug into a gas line, (UPI) iaLi.Fr tan Tiger- Cats tight end Ted Watkins, 27, was to death June 2, during a liquor store holdup in Stockton, California. His brother was wounded in the shooting and listed in fair condition. Neither men carried guns, but police reported broken bottles were used as weapons and the holdup was termed an armed robbery. Stockton Po lice Chief Jack O’Keefe clamped a news blackout on the case and promised a full statement at 11 a.m. June 3. (UPI) structed the clerk to place money in a bag and pass it down the counter to him. They did this, and the gunman and his companion were backing out of the doorway when Wrigrrt saw that the\ were turned to ward Learn as if they suspect ed he liad another gun. That’s when Wright leaped behind the gunman and grabbed his arms. As; they wrestled to the floor the pistol began firing and Wright was hit. Leary and other cust rimers jumped the gunman and suldued him,” Leathers said. The official commended Leary for his action in hand ing over his pistol in such a situation, saying; "Heabsolute ly did the right thing.” The gunman squeezer] the trigger five times, emptyingthe revolver. Three bullet holes were found in the store ceil ing, one to a display case, and one slug remains in Wright’s body. ABC Police Chief Carl Pol lard said he "would have done the same thing” Leary did. "He is a good officer. He could’t tell Whether it was a real pistol held cm him or not but he does know that the pistol barrel looked as big as a stove barrel pointed at him.” Fret .not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; For there shall be no re ward to trie evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. jjBBaCSKWS»gnS©MIUi illia»lfl»liW l WIWBIiilWiB'MM«MMIimb»llll<HHi W h»»WilS'll l "l l iWii|'iirf>Wn|lWritt@B» I CAIRO I DRIVE-M THEATRE I IMTLE NORTH OF FUQUAY SPRINGS, X. C. ON Hi WAY 401 | I FRIDAY-SAT! KD AY. JUST. 7-8 ~”§ Doable Feature WARREN BEATTY FAYE DUNAWAY —in— BONNIE AND CLYDE - and TONY FRANCIOS A—AN JANETTE COMER ~-4n IN ENEMY COUNTRY CARTOON SUNDAY-MONDAY, JUNE 9-16 Double Feature WARREN BEATTY -FAYE DUNAWAY BONNIE AND CLYDE •-* ftndl i-1 TONY FRANCIOS A—AXJANETTE COMER —m— IN ENEMY COUNTRY CARTOON jwmjk-jitiihh wi n ——u—«—■————n—Wa TUESDAY FREE SHOW—JUNE 11 Double Feature GREAT SOOX M ASSACRE and 1 BRIDES OF FI MANCHU CARTOON WEDNESDAY-THI RSD AY. JUNE 12-12 Double Feature CHRISTOPHER JONES SUSAN STRASBERG —in— CHUBASCO and RICHARD WIDMARK INTER STEVENS —in— CARTOON MADIGAN | C*py®B» f»sww®r S li§is Crns^mm^ I 3 Bfe la Ante AccMooh s I Licwood Harris, 23, Rt. 2, I Bos 291, was reported to have | lost Ms Hie ai bM a.m. Frt- I d - -»hen he lost control on ooe of Durham’s streets, while | traveling at a rapid rate oi 1 speed £ Dwight Autry, 7, 183 First S Street, New Bern, New York, i was killed in Bladen County, I 112 mile north of White Lake, 1 on U.S, 701 v-b.en he ran into I Stcdesfs Homs From W-S State t Students from Raleigh and ssjrrounding areas returned home from Winston Salem Col lege last week. Graduating with highest honors was Miss Hallie Forte. Also graduated was Walter Ellis. Others re turning home were Doris Anne Avery, Dor any Hattie, du remea Battle, Alice Dunn, Cyn thia Spann, Ellen Tomlison, ' Janet Tucker, Mary Tucker, 1 Andrea Fields, Hezekiah Good son. Linda Goodson, Alfred Hicks, Glenda Hood, Lee C, , Sanders, Eric Wilkins, Ruby Jones and Quether Wll fans. the path of *e scorning car. At khOft P-«a- tails* ease of Buytwro, to fathiico County, WSUan R, Mayfield, 20, 712 Brown’s Al ley, New Bern, lost his life when the car he is alleged to have been driving left the road, struck a ditch, throw ing him cart and then proceed ed to nut over him, causing his death. SH¥l cut FENCING m I NOW! ‘2O” OFF WITH ORDER OF 200 FEET OR MORE OF CHAIN’LINK FENCE j OmSpetkUfy Cfctiii lisl Feace * Rf'd Wood ir%v • Split-Rail # Dog-Pen • “ \~z3t ® Clothes Lines * Garbage Racks bfilili FENCE CO. LICENSE NO. A-«lf!3 Dial 834-3268 20 Hill St. Raleigh, N. C. ' Femiab MRS. AUSTIN ATTENDS CON FERENCE Mrs. Mary B. Austin of 1608 Poole Road, attended the vfartioe of the NatfMv?! CetswE of Senior Citiaeas, foe. She was the guest of Mrs. Corine Tay lor, formerly <a Raleigh* who is vice - president of the Brooklyn, N. Y. Club. The con vent ion was held at the Slatler- K; It or. Hotel ia Washi£#on, D. C. and was a big success.
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