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Cr J57-6171 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 abecing an officer, She said "You go to hell, you don't have erough 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 A.M. and at approximately 2 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 them, The deputies emphasized there had been no encounter with Panthers and no racial incident and they had not even seen any BPP members in the area... The March 3, 1970, issue of "The Twin City Sentinel} Winston-Salem, North Carolina, daily newspaper, contained an pf article which states in part that that morning two members of ie the BPP stationed themselves outside a house on Locust Street te whose occupant had been evicted earlier by Deputy Sheriffs after ms moving her furniture and possessions back into the house. The newspaper article quoted the Panthers as stating they would Be resist attempts to re-evict the woman, os ; "The Journal", daily Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ‘ [: newspaper, in its issue of March 4, 1970, contained an article 2g under the caption "Donor Pays Rents, Avoiding Evictions," which & q article is quoted in part as follows: : ; "An anonymous donor paid $540 in back rent Foot and court fees yesterday and postponed the evictions 7 4 of three East Winston tenants. 5° z am “The action averted a possible armed confrontation , between sheriff' deputies, who were making the evictions, je and Black Panthers, who were posted around the area with ae loaded guns. a "The money was paid to L, F, REED and Son Real " Estate Company about 3 P.M, yesterday, by ROBERT LAW, ay a staff member of the Experiment in Self-Reliance, LAW yf would not reveal where the money came from. . 59 er AT ee “™ - ~ 7 : ro . - . Cd ~ * oa. SO rad Wee - = ae OF hy ae we — 4 Paeen ana Oe - 4 Sm Te ae = “ ~ ‘ a &, x a ar ye ne no Paw > < “ . 7. N . ve