Portland Observer, March 4, 1982 Page 9
Williams found guilty of Atlanta murders
by Harris Levon McRae
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W ayne B ertram W illia m s was
sentenced to tw o consecutive life
sentences for the murders o f N a
thaniel C ater, 27, and Jimmy Ray
Payne, 22.
Cater and Payne were two o f the
victims in a string o f 29 appparently
related strangulations and knifings
o f young Blacks in A tla n ta . T h at
epidemic o f killings terrorized the
city o f A tla n ta fo r close to two
years. Williams has been implicated
in a dozen o f the murders. A fter one
o f the most extensive police investi-
gationt in U.S. history Williams was
arrested last June and the deaths
came to an end.
Williams protested all through the
trial that he is not the killer. Faye
W illiams, his mother, said that the
trial was a set-up from beginning to
end.
The case against W illia m s was
largely made o f circumstantial evi
dence presented to a ju ry that sat
through testim ony from 197 w it
nesses and examined 728 pieces o f
evidence. One man testified he had
seen Williams walking hand-in-hand
with Cater two days before C ater’s
body was found flo a tin g in the
C hattahoochee R iver. Police say
th a t shortly a fte r a splash was
heard, Williams was spotted driving
slowly across a bridge not far from
where C a te r’ s body was fou n d .
A .B . Dean, the last person who re
ported seeing Jim m y Ray Payne
a liv e, said W illia m s was w ith that
v ictim too, a few days before
Payne’s body was dragged from the
river.
The most im portant elements in
the prosecution’ s case throughout
the tria l were green fibers and dog
hairs found on the bodies. Those
materials were said to be similar to
the carpet in W illia m s * bedroom
and the hair o f his G erm an Shep
herd.
The fibers and hairs, with the rest
o f the p ro o f, were enough to con
vince the ju rv o f eight Blacks and
four whiter, o f Williams’ guilt.
M ary Welcome, one o f W illiam s’
attorneys, says there will be an ap
peal based on the judge’s decision to
a llo w evidence to be subm itted
about other killin g s. In fact, W il
liams may have to put up a defense
against the other m urder charges,
which the state may also prosecute.
Deltas teach
self-care
Grand Prize winners of BEC Costume Dance were Carl Edwards as
Rameses II and Loretta Van Broekhuizen as Nefertiti.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Ball teaches history
Edna W h ite . Betty C ab in e and
Monroe Cabine judged costumes as
the colorfully attired guests paraded
around the dance floor. Ramses and
N efertiti won a $35.00 gift c e rtifi
cates donated by V era’ s H at Bou
tique for the best overall costume
while the audience selected “ Queen
M other" Vivian Richardson as their
favorite. The most authentic award
was given to Kam au (N a th a n A n
derson) for his portrayal o f Shaka,
King o f the Zulus.
Other prizes were donated by Mrs.
C's Wigs, M ary Kay (Edna W hite)
N atu re's Food and T o o l, Richard
Brown Photography, Talking Drum
Bookstore, Black Educational Cen
ter P arents’ O rg a n iz a tio n , A von
(M rs. Wiley Hayes) and Morris En
terprises Unlimited.
C o n g ra tu latio n s to the Black
Educational center for once again
sponsoring an event that makes us
feel proud o f our heritage. This is
one event you w on’ t want to miss
next year.
by Joyce Harris
Queen N zinga danced with
Kwam e N krutnah as C le o p a tra ,
Thurgood M arshall, Billie Holiday
and Josephine Baker kept the beat.
Queen Zenobia in her elegant blue
velvet gown was the ro y alty in
charge as James Van D cr Zee
clicked pictures in his custom-built
Guaranteed Photo Studio.
These were just a few o f the Black
personalities who stepped out o f the
pages o f history to have a good time
at the Black Educational C en ter’ s
First A n nu al Black H isto ry Cos
tume Ball. Posters and prints depict
ing several thousand years o f Black
history adorned the walls. Every
one who attended enjoyed the
"Blast Through the Past."
The highlight o f the evening was
the appearance o f the Media Forum
Players: Brock Peters, Robert
Hooks, Tracec Lyles, Lillian Leh
man. Charles Floyd Johnson and
Denise Nicholas.
Delta Sigma Theta once again is
visibly active in o ur c o m m u nity.
This tim e, B arbara D iaou n e and
Rosem ary W illia m s conducted a
w orkshop on the developm ent o f
self-esteem and a positive self-con-
cdpt through the proper steps in
good skin care and make-up tech
niques. The workshop was held at
King Neighborhood Facilities with a
group o f young ladies from the O p
tions Program, which is designed by
Janice Barrett, counselor for M u lt
nomah C o u n ty Juvenile D e p a rt
m ent. The O p tio n s Program w ill
help young ladies, age range 13 to
17, with problems centered around
running away from home, nothing
going right in their lives, victims o f
sex abuse, involved in prostitution,
or figuring out who they are, what
the need and where they are going
----- The referral process consists o f
Juvenile Court Counselor, Portland
Police, Youth Service Centers, Pa
role Officer.
Barbara and Rosemary taught the
young ladies how to take good care
o f their skin w ith a five (5) basic
skin care program , which entailed
the cleansing process, stimulation,
freshening, condition o f the skin,
and protection and moisturizing o f
the skin. Level two was teaching the
young ladies app ro p riate ways o f
applying make-up so that the o u t
come would be a very natural fin
ished look. The ladies were involved
in the application o f skin care pro
ducts and make-up on their faces.
Barbara and Rosemary discussed
what causes aging skin, how to pre
vent skin -m o istu re loss, skin re
sponding to stress, diet, air-condi
tioning, heating and changes in the
climate.
Barbara and Rosemary's goal for
the workshop was to provide the ex
perience for each young lady to de
velop their self image by learning
how to look good and feel terrific at
any age. By making an extra effort
and taking the time to carefully take
care o f their skin and applying their
make-up, they will look good on the
outside and feel good on the inside.
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