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iat ied ee ~ ve ; ko CE 157-6171 apparently accidentally kicked over a portable oil stove as there was oil on the floor and the house was full of smoke, The deputies advised they set the stove back up to insure there was not a fire hazard and told him of the eviction; but as he was old and blind, they did not evict him and told him to find a new place to stay as they would have to come back in a few days and evict hin. - 5 ra AAA: Hi REAM A NN eae gti “ns fA Re i” 9s ude During this time, the Negro female identified as POLLY GRAHAM came into this house swearing and yelling, and she was told to leave or she would be arrested for cursing and abusing an officer. She said, "You go to hell, you don't have enough authority to arrest me because we all stick together over here." She then ran out and went down Locust Street yelling, "Let's all stick together." The deputies advised they then went on about their normal business and did not ever see any Panthers in the area. These activities occurred at approximately 10:00 A. M; and at approximately 2:00 P. M., Sheriff E. G, SHORE, Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, called them on the radio and told them the rent had been paid on all three of the above-described places and not to evict then.,, - The deputies emphasized there had been no encounter with Panthers and no racial incident and that they had not even seen any Black Panthers in the area, The March 3, 1970, issue of The Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, daily newspaper, contained an article which states in part that on that morning two members of the Black Panther Party stationed themselves outside a house on Locust Street whose occupant had been evicted earlier by Deputy Sheriffs after moving ber furniture and possessions back into the house, The newspaper article quoted the Panthers as stating they would resist attempts to re-evict the woman. The Journal, daily Winston-Salem, North Carolina, newspaper, in its issue of March 4, 1970, contained an article under the caption "Donor Pays Rents, Avoiding Evictions," which article is quoted in part as follows: Sa Ree ReneS T Ck ad Te fh ee — - = . a, . tS en - Lo a ars ~ eee ee a Te TO Me mee “et we te em fee ia - onl a ’ ~*~ . = ! wy.’ a « . a age. cams a a oe is Pie ae me ae *’ ww B <. ~ a. . on fal, OC aa rs i “ y qaente . w". we . ~ oo