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Pilgrim Church Choir
To Present Annual
ArTnistice Musical

Pilgrim Baptist church, st. Paul's
senior choir is presenting its an
nual Armistice Day musical pro-
gram Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6 pm.
in honor of the men of the armed
services in World War l.
Col. H. G. Rennagel, chief mill
tary instructor at Cretin High
School, will speak.
Special music will be presented
by the choir under the direction OF
A. V. Hall.
All service men of all wars are
invited to be the special guests.
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Innocent Man
Beaten, Shot by
Southern Mob

ABERDEEN, Miss. (NNPA).-
An innocent man was seized by a
mob of white men Sunday, October
81, beaten, shot twice and pre-
sumably left to die.
The victim, John Lloyd, a AZ
year old farm worker, was hos
pitalized here and is expected to
recover. He had been questioned
and exonerated in connection with
an alleged attempted rape on a
white woman.
Police Chief John Barrett said
a 54-year old woman told police
a cOlOred man attempted to rape
her on the night Of October 26.
The man is said to have walked
up behind her and put his hand
over her mouth.
Bloodhounds smelled hat found
at the scene and led a posse to
Lloyd's home, but did not point
specifically to Lloyd and took mo
interest in him." according to Bar
rett.
Lloyd was brought to the police
station and questioned by Barrett.
Meanwhile a group Of about thirty
men gathered about the Jail, but
did not threaten Barrett or attempt
to force him to release Lloyd.
Lloyd was freed the next after
noon because Of Tack of evil
denee," Barrett said. "My in
vestigatiOn shows the Negro
was not at the scene at the time
of the attempted attack"
Nevertheless, Barrett said, q
mob of about twenty white men
seized Lloyd at his farm home the
night of October 81.
They took him out and handled
him and left him wounded" Bar
rett said. "They thought they had
killed him, l believe" Lloyd was
shot in the spine, and in the arm.
HE can't identify any Of the mob
who shot him." Barrett said.
Everything here is quiet. 1t has
all blown over. There was a lot
Of hard feelings Sunday. But ev-
erything is under control"
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Boyd

Frank Boyd, secretary-tr treasurer
Of the BSCP and a presidential cleo
tor in 1914, said: 'Tf the 18th, 14th
and 18th amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn had been put into effect
when they were ratified go years
ago, the nation probably would have
saved thousands Of lives and mil
lions Of dollars. This report will
bring to the attention Of the people
how far they have moved from the
spirit and letter Of the Constitu-
ton"
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Women's Human
Relations Confub
Friday, Nov. IA

The Minneapolis WOmen's Con-
ference on Human Relations will be
held at the Curtis Hotel, Friday,
Nov. IA.
According to Mrs. Kyle Haselden,
chairman. the program will begin
at l0:45 a. m.
The first panel Human Rights
Within the Law" will have as par
Elephants, Hubert Schon, George
Jensen, William Seabron, Mrs. L.
D. Steefel and Kent VanDenBerg.
At the luncheon at 1890 the dis
cussion participants will be Mrs.
A. Fletcher and Miss Norma Stauf-
fer.
Participants in the discussion
Time for Reason" will have DR..
Starke Hathaway, Prof. Clifford
Kirkpatrick, DR.. John G. barley
and William E. Carlson.
Reservations for the conference
may be made with Mrs. Arthur
FIom, Pleasant 1905, or Mrs.
Chauncey Chase, KEnwood 7475.
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n. Y. Medical Society
Urges Separate Groups

NEW YORK-(NNPA)-After
heated discussion, the Medical So
ciety Of the County Of New York
last Monday night refused to con-
denim county societies that ex-
clude eolored doctors from MEM
bership.
II approved, however, a resolu-
ton urging the state medical group
to encourage the American Medi-
cal association to create "a special
type of membership" for those who
for racial and other reasons have
been denied admission to their To-
cal societies.
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NARROWLY ESCAPES INJURY
AS AUTO CRASHES TRAIN

Nelson Balenger, 1868 Iglehart
Ave, and Anna Mae Allen, 9O5
Aldrich Ave, Minneapolis, escaped
injury Sunday, Nov. 2, ! a. m, when
the car in which Balenger was
driving, crashed into a streetcar at
the wye at Rice and Ivy. The car
was badly damaged.
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ROBERT BENFORD
SUFFERS FRACTURE

Robert Benford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Benford, 81 Ere
mont Ave. N, is in Fairview hos
pital with a compound fracture of
his left leg. He was injured during
football practice Wednesday, Oct.
20, at North High School where he
is a senior.
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Wife Uses Butcher
Knife on Hubby
In nOmeSfir Tiff

Charles E. Cox, "a years old and
his wife, Hortense, 10, Of 4lS Rondo
Ave, were arrested Sunday, Nov. 2,
after q domestic quarrel in which
the husband was wounded by q
butcher knife. Cox was cut on the
chest and treated by a police sur
Reon,
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Reception for
Rev. II. G. Boyd
Monday Night

Members of St. Peter A.M.E.
church are planning a reception for
Rev. H. C. Boyd to be held at the
church Monday night, Nov. II.
Rev. Boyd was recently returned
to the pastorate Of St. Peter for
the third consecutive year. Prior
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-07

Mayor John McDOnough Of st.
Paul said:
Il am in general agreement with
the long-range goals Of the report,
although | don't profess to be
familiar with the details Of the
problems involved" The Mayor
added that he thought the recon-
mendations for strengthening the
federal and state law enforcement
agencies should be considered care
fully, so as to be sure not to endan-
ger civil liberties in the attempt to
protect them.
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Common

Raymond Cannon, former ma
tional president Of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity and a member Of the
Minneapolis FEPC, said:
This report is long overdue. 1t
is the most forward-looking step
taken by any authorized parties in
the past half century"
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Association. He received his edu-
cation at Natchez College, Natchez
Miss, Roger Williams and Howe
College, Memphis, Tenn, and Sim
mons University, Louisville, Ky.
His wife, Mrs. Mojeska White,
received her education at Municipal
College, Louisville. The couple
have two children.
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SHORT NEWS BRIEFS

Smalls to Warren, Ohio: W. Rob
ert Smalls has assumed the post
Of executive secretary of the War
rem, Ohio, Urban League. Mr..
Smalls is a former Twin City Ur-
ban League staff member.
Joseph Mitchell Ill: Confined to
Fairview hospital with pneumonia
is Joseph Mitchell of 100 Bryant
Ave. No.
At General Hospital: Mrs. Gipie
Smith, 2726 Both Ave. &c., is i'll at
Minneapolis General Hospital.
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Minister Protests Khan
Formation in Georgia

COLUMBUS, Ga. - (NNPA) -
The Rev. Audie S. Ellis, a Baptist
Minister, went before the city COM
mission last Tuesday to protest the
reported organization of Ku Klux
Khan here.
The Rev. Mr.. Ellis said the Khan
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DIVORCES GRANTED

Divorces granted this week in
Ramsey county and in Hennepin
county were to John and Katherine
Pettiford, 612 St. Anthony, Carlotta
Herndon from Paul Herndon and
Irene Irwin from Charles Irwin.
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State and National
Leaders Praise Civil
Rights Group Report
Truman

President Truman declared last
Wednesday that he hoped the
report of the Presidents Civil
Rights committee would be IAN
American charter of human free
dom in our time"
After receiving the report, the
President issued the following
statement:
THE Presidents Civil Rights
committee has just submitted its
report. am going to read and
study this report with great care
and ! recommend to all my country
men that they do the same thing.
Il created this committee with a
feeling Of urgency. No sooner were
we finished with the war than racial
and religious intolerance began TO
appear and threaten the very
things we had just fought for"
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stead of complying with the deci-
sions, the brotherhood and the rail-
roads have extended their dis
criminatory agreements and prac-
tees"
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uFbon L0uoua

The National Urban League sent
this telegram to President Truman:
1.-THE National Urban League for
Social Service Among Negroes
wishes to commend you for the
fortnight report which the Presi-
dents Committee on Civil Rights
has made public. We are happy
that you in your wisdom and love
Of country appointed a committee
Of such high character and under
standing that such a comprehensive
and discerning report was forth
coming. 1t is a document which in
effect reiterates the Declaration of
Independence and our Bill Of Rights
in a spirit which warns the hearts
OF all true and sincere Americans"
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Ohio Pastor
Called to Mt.
OhVet Baptist

Rev. David Charles White, pas
tor Of Pleasant Green Baptist
church, Portsmouth, Ohio, has &C
cepted the invitation of Mount
0livet Baptist, st. Paul, to become
pastor Of that church.
Rev. White and Mrs. White will
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CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT


The Blue Book" report Of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights is an important document
with great impact on the Ameri-
can domestic scene and on Amer
ica's international situation.
Therefore we have given over
much Of our limited space in this
issue to a cross-section Of news
paper editorial comment on the
report and the reactions 70 it Of
local and national leaders. The
editorial excerpts are on page 4.
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KEW. n. z, BUD
to his reappointment here three
years ago, he had been pastor of St.
Peters, his present charge, from
1923 to 1929.
At the Annual Conference in Des
Moines this fall, Rev. Boyd was
elected leading ministerial delegate
to the general conference to be held
next May.
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arrive in St. Paul Friday, Nov. Z.
The new pastor will preach his first
sermon Sunday, Nov. 9, at the
morning services.
Rev. White succeeds the late
Rev. c. B. Wheeler who died
March IS, Of this year.
The new Mount Olivet pastor
has been serving as vice moderator
of the Ohio Eastern Union Baptist
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Watch this date! November 10,
LOafers Club second annual Battle
Of BandS-Stem hAlL--AdV.
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was Christian and in violation
of the Fourth and Fifth Amend
ments. Commissioner Jessie Binns
replied that the Khan had a right
to organize under the law.
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Birches Bird Still Leads
AS Bonneville Mayor Vote
Race Gets Hotter and Hotter

For the third Brches Bird Gopher Elks
candidate for Mayor of Bonneville leading totals He
increased his last weeks lead of present
James W. Semmons a lead this week Semmons
however had 5000 for him this week.
Joe T. Monroe endorsed by Dining Employees Union SIG
had 64OO votes cast in his behalf this
James HudsOns campaign perked up week with 5AOO
votes, bringing his total to $500.
BONNEVILLE MAYOR STANDINGS
Votes
Birches Bird ~...---.~~....... 29y8OO
James W. SlemmOns ......-- $4,000
Joe T. Monroe Observation-Disclosures. 5000
James Hudson OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $500
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Mrs. Alexander

The high point of the report of
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights is that only in the United
States would the head Of the gov
eminent appoint a committee to
inquire into the faults Of the gov
eminent and ask for a report on
what are the evils.
That was the declaration of Mrs.
Sadie T. Alexander, Of Philadel-
phia, a member of the committee,
after submission Of the report to
the President a week ago Wednes-
day.
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Butler

". S Butler, president of st.
Paul branch NAACP, said the
report is very commendable. 1t
ought to do a lot Of good and I
hope it will"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-07

The section Of the report Of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights dealing with civil rights In
the Nations Capital came in for
special comment from DR.. Chan
ming H. Tobias, a committee men,
Der.
In an interview after submission
Of the report to the President last
Wednesday, DR.. Tobias, director Of
the Phelps-Stokes Fund and former
secretary Of the National Council
Of the Y. NJ. c. A., said:
80 far as this committee is con-
eerned, the practice Of segregation
in the District Of Columbia il not
only undemOcratic, II Is uneonstitu-
tional.
ut sets a bad example to the
nation as a whole and gives the Inn
preston to the visitor TO this coun-
try that America Is q country that
observes a double standard Of citi-
zenship. There Is no reason why
that should be-"
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Don't forget Big Armistiee Day
Turkey Dinner. Nov. IL, Pilgrim
Baptist church.-Adv.
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Murray

President Philip Murray Of the
CLIO called the report an "impor-
tant milestone in the development
and diffusion Of American democ-
racy," and pledged CLOS fullest
support in bringing the committee
findings to the American public.
Murray described the Committees
analysis Of present conditions in
the field Of civil rights as a ''fuI,
frank and free disclosure by the
various segmentS Of our population
Of their own shortcomings An
outstanding feature of the report is
its complete lack Of any attempt on
the part Of one group te blame any
other group for what we frankly
admit are the tagging inadequacies
Of our democracy"
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Wilson

]. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler Of the Improved Benevolent
and Protective Order Of EIks Of the
World, congratulated Mr.. Truman
on the fortnight manner in which
the committee had come to grips
with the basic and fundamental
inadequacies Of the democratic way
Of hfe."
Colored people will test the
declarations of the document said
Mr.. Wilson, by the enActmsnt Of
(COntinusd on Page %
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YoUngdohI

Governor Luther Youngdahl said:
Il commend the reading Of the
report Of the Presidents Commit
tee on Civil Rights to all citizens
who are concerned with the vital
need for preserving our heritage
Of freedom and equal opportunity.
"The committee has performed q
high public service in turning an
inquiring spotlight on the status Of
civil rights in our nation. All Amer
lea should take heed to the findings
and recommendations Of the COM
mittee and strive to right the
wrongs Of prejudice and intoler-
ance that threaten the existence Of
our democracy"
Humphrey
Mayor Humphrey Of Minneapolis
said:
Il hail the report Of President
humans Committee on Human
Rights. II through common counsel
and common action we meet its
challenge, II can become the twen-
tieth century charter of human
freedom.
"Now we have a clear statement
Of our moral goals and the means
necessary to reach them. The Pres
idents Committee has told US what
we must do. 1t has lent its name
and prestige to the cause to which
so many Of US have given as groups
and individuals. Its recommended
tons are clear and courageous.
What follows now depends on US. I"
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States Of America will have no
international influence"
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Miss l. o. Smith

nope IL Will.
Miss [. o. Smith
Miss L. o. Smith, Minneapolis
attorney, "In my opinion the report
is a challenge to the American
people and to the United States
Congress"
Moore
Rev. Benjamin Moore, of st. Paul,
said:
"The report is a very fortnight
and courageous document. II Con-
gress will enact the provisions sug-
gested, the nations Of the world
will accept our leadership"
Or. w. D. Brown
DR.. W. D. Brown, Minneapolis
civic leader, said, "At last some Of
the leaders Of thought Of the United
States have evidently come to the
conclusion that they must practice
what they preach or else the United
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
Sixty Ped Cent OF Industry
Agrees To Eliminate
Use OF Wheat
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ;. -W.D-
Chairman Charles Luckman of
President Truman's citizens food
committee announced tonight that
representatives of 60 per cent of
the whiskey industry favor the
immediate elimination of wheat
and a so per cent reduction of
other grain for distilling purposes
during the food emergency.
Luckman said such a recon-
mendation would be made to the
industry by the Distilled Spirits
Institute, which represents the
bulk of distillers. He said about
half of the individual companies
have already indicated they
would 60 along.
If the plan is accepted by the
entire industry, he said, it will
mean a monthly saving of ap-
proximately $500, 900 bushels of
all types of grain.
The distilling industry is now
using only a small amount Of
See DISTILLERS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
COMMISSION WILL
HEAR ACL PLEAS
October Is Date Set Fol
Argument On Request
To Cut Off Trains

RALEIGH, Oct. 3.-F-The
State Utilities Commission to-
day issued an order setting DC
tober Is as the date for a hear
ing on the Atlantic Coast Line
application to remove two daily
passenger runs between Will
mington and Norfolk, Va.
The railroad has petitioneo
the commission to suspend serv-
ices of trains Nos. 48 and 40,
since revenue for the first three
months of 1947 totaled $35,274.12
compared to a "direct out-of-
pocket cost of operation" of $685.
610. ~.
The train travels a distance
of $40 miles, passing through
Rocky Mount, Ahoskie, Pal
myra, Tarboro, Wallace, Colds
boro, Wilson, Fremont and nu-
merous other communities. II
takes approximately nine hours
and Is minutes to complete the
trip, if the train runs on sched-
ule.
Removal of trains 1919 would
leave one scheduled daily run
between Rocky Mount and Nor
folk, Va, and two between
Rocky Mount and Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
B00BY-TRAP ENDS
CAREER OF WINS
Devilishly Wired Bonn
Blows Former Tennes-
see Sheriff To Bits

ETOWAH, Tenn, Oct. 3. -U.R
A booby-trap, devilishly wired to
the starter of his automobile
today ended the career of T.
Burkett WINS, a member of the
"bloody McMinn" county ma
chine which was swept from Of
flee in last years G. I. revolt
and a veteran police officer with
eight notches in his gun.
Sheriff Knox Henry, a leader
of the August, 1916, battle of bal
lots and bullets at nearby Ath-
ems, Immediately called in the
FBI in the belief that an army
land mine was the explosive that
blew WINS to pieces.
Henry's deputy, Otto Kennedy,
See BOBBY-TRAP On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
DIES OF INJURIES
Early Morning Auto Acct.
dent Fatal To Burgaw
Football Player

A 14-year-old Burgaw high
school youth was fatally injured
and two other school boys were
hurt when their car repeatedly
rolled over several times while
attempting to pass another We
hicle while en- route to school
yesterday morning.
Norwood Bannerman, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Banner
man of near Burgaw, died at
Ais yesterday afternoon in
James Walker Memorial hospi-
tai here of a fractured skull
and other injuries received in
the accident.
Joe Bannerman, 18-year-old
driver of the car and the dead
youths brother, sustained slight
injuries and was released from
the hospital yesterday. Alan
Guy, 1%3-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Moseley Guy of Burgaw.
was reported in Satisfactory"
condition at James Walker last
night.
Star Player
Rated by Principal E. M.
Thompson as "our mainstay"
at a halfback post, Norwood
See HIGH SCHOOL On Pare 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
Along The Cape Fear

resist the Stamp act 70 "blooo
and death" Rallying around
the leadership of Ashe and Har'
nett, wrath against the British
tyranny mounted slowly until l,
became an organized force -
the force of Liberty.
Late on the morning of Nov
ember is, 1865, William Hous-
ton, distributor Of stamps fo1
the New Hanover area, arrived
in the port of Wilmington. With
in the hour three or four hun
dred townsmen with colors fly
ing and drums beating march
ed to the residence Of Houston
to demand whether or not ne
intended to force the people to
buy the stamps.
Not having the courage OF ms
convictions, Houston said ne
would be Every sorry to exc
cute an office disagreeable to
the people of the province
The words were scarcely out OF
his mouth before he was rush
ed to the court house to sign
an oath that he would no: carry
out the orders of the British
authorities.
The citizens thereupon bowed
to Houston, ushered him out OF
the court house: placed him in
a chair, hoisted the chair to
their shoulders, and carried
him around the town before
they took hirn back to his home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
FISHERMEN FIND
BUTCHERED BODY
Parts OF Woman's Torso
Recovered From Tampa
Bay Early Friday

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Oct,
3-UD-Three pieces of the body
of a woman between IS and 40
years old, fished out of Tampa
Bay and wrapped in a news
paper advertising the horror
film, "The Body Snatcher," con-
fronted authorities here with a
sex murder tonight.
Fishermen A. W. Laney and
W. L. Poulnot found three seq
ments of the body-the right leg
from knee to foot, the right knee
to groin section and the right
shoulder, arm and hand.
"a sharp saw was used to cut
off the leg" said DR.. Irwin 5.
Leinbach who examined the
body fragments for police. He
said the body had been carefully
butchered in an apparent at
tempt to erase all traces of
identity and sex but the fact
that the victim was a woman
was easily established.
Police planes began searching
the rivers of upper Tampa Bay
for additional parts of the body.
Leinbach said there was no
doubt the murder and butchery
was the work of a sex criminal.
The sliced-up sections were
held together in a gunnysack
around the newspaper, the St.
Petersburg afternoon Indepen-
dent Of May Is which advertised
De-. r~,o
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
ACTOR PLAYS DRUNK
ROLE SO WELL THAT
COPS BAR HIS LEAD

NEW o R Oct. -u.D-
1000 persons assembled at city
hall today to celebrate Fire
Prevention Week.
Actor James Barton, playing
Pole of a drunk, was scheduled
10 stroll into a papier mache
structure and toss a lighted Gig
srst, thereby showing how
s%sreless people are.
But as Barton tried to cross
Me police line his act was sc
good that Assistant Chief In
spector Frank F~ristensky
thought he was a real bum and
barred him.
Eventually Barton di dhls act
sad bright pink smoke burs
From the structure, a bano
played furiously and the fire
Aaen duly put out the blaze.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
MAN RECEIVES WOUND
In SIDE AT BRASS
RAIL BAR, HE SAYS

Harry Hobbs, $40 IL Princess
street, told police last night that
he was mysteriously shot in the
side by an unknown person while
standing in the Brass Rail Bar
at Front and Market streets drink
ing a glass Of beer.
Hobbs was treated at James
Walker Memorial hospital short
ly after $3.50 p. m, for a flesh
wound in the side and released,
attendants reported.
Several witnesses who were in
the bar at the time of the shoot
ing told the investigating officer,
J. @. Butler, that they did not
see anyone do the shooting. They
said that at the time they thought
that someone had been shooting
firecrackers.