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When 422 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
employees were fired severaT^^etrs^goTXiinr
Ingram was one of them. Like most, Ingram is
- upset that she is out of a job. Unlike most, she f
is not blaming the company and is grateful for I(
the 31 months she did work there.
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The Chronicle recently talked with Ingram tc
about the firings.
Chronicle: Why do you feel differently about g
being fired than most others ?
Ingram: So many people have the wrong
outlook about our situation. We were tern- '
porary employees. They have to realize that we p
were temporary employees and think about p
what the word temporary means. I, like them,
grew accustomed to some things during the 31
months I was tbere. But in addition to the
money h^as paid. I was taught a lot of new ca
skills that I can use in getting another job. I m
have accepted the fact that 1 was hired tern- at
porarily. 1 was hoping I would be hired permanently,
but I wasn't. jo
People should have known that this could
happen and prepare for it. We were laid off for 1
a couple of weeks in April 1982. And 1 prepared pi
myself then for the possibility that I would be at
without a job. I knew one day it would happen, lc
Chronicle: Some people are upset because
they were not given more notice about being h
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Attorney Bob Brown.
Though Harrill did not find probable cause to se
case to District Court, Brown said, Carlton still co
indicted by a grand jur> if enough evidence is fot
continue the case.
Brown said he doesn't know if District At
Donald K. Tisdale will ask the grand jury to rei
decision on the case or if the charges will simply be
ped.
David Crawford, Carlton's attorney, said he c
think Tisdale will pursue the case.
"Her (the girl's) version of the story was that I
man who attempted to kidnap her) offered her can
she did not reply. (According to the girl) he then :
would drag her in the car," Crawford said. "The g
she ran after that. That's the evidence. There >
physical contact made. Attempted kidnapping w
intentions of committing rape on the basis of tha
ment is tenuous."
The arresting officer, J.L. Boyd of the Winston
Police Department's Patrol Division, could not be
ed for comment.
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ere you told about the lay-off0
Ingram: 1 work third shift, from midnight to
a.rm^so when-Tgot to work that night, we
ad a meeting and were told that that was our
ist night. The plant manager gave us thanks
)r the job we did while employed there. He
>ld us that one day maybe we would have a
hiance for a permanent position and asked us
) reapply for jobs.
I think that maybe they could have at least
iven us two weeks notice. The way it was, it
'They have to realize that we were ternorarv
employees and think about what
he word temporary means. "
? Lula Jr\gram
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iught a lot of people off guard. But they are a
anufacturing plant and they can tell you,-you
e gone whenever.
Chronicle: How are you coping without a
b?
Ingram: 1 have lived in a city for 14 years and
nave prepared mysen lor emergencies. 1
epared a budget because of- the job market
id 1 am going to the unemployment office
>oking for a job.
There are also some things 1 want to do that 1
ave put off, but maybe now I will be able to do
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have alleged that Carlton has harass*
nd the daughters en route to and from their s
uld be last two months. And last year, resid
and to ingside neighborhood said a man
Carlton posed as an exterminator and I
torney homes to proposition their daughters,
nder a Police have identified three white s
: drop- Carlton, in recent incidents involving i
proached elementary school girls. Ac
loesn't reports, the men have made lewd gesti
language and tried to lure youngsters i
he (the Carlton is described as a handsome, <
dy and man who drives a black Monte Carlo.
>aid he The second male is between the ages
irl said slender build, dark hair, a mustache
-vas no drives a small white car with a dark st
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been seen driving an older-model gree
Growing complaints from parents f
-Salem police department to increase its patrol
reach- elementary and junior high schools di
before school and the afternoons whe
e areas in an effort to prevent the incidents..
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For Lula Ingram, the
R.J. Reynolds firings of
temporary employees
was, fair and should
have been expected
(photo by James
Parker).'
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them, like going back to school.
Chronicle: Do you ihink you will we able to
get another job because of your experiences and
work recortl at Reynolds0
Ingram: 1 hope so. I hope that maybe 1 will
be called back to Reynolds because it is a good
company. Before, I was working two jobs and
when I got on at Reynolds, 1 cut back to one
job and was able to make it and live comfortably.
And I'm thankful for that and thankful
that I have been able to work for the past 31 (
months and make good money.
I don't know why so many black people are
complaining. We have always had it hard. We
can't go down to the loan company and tell
them we need $5,000. We have to have two cosigners.
But we have survived. I might get mad
sometimes because the things I want to do, like
send my daughter to college. I might not be able
to do. But I have to realize that it takes time to
do things.
Chronicle: What's ahead for Lula Ingram0
Ingram: While I was at Reynolds, I had
several good work commendations and I had a i
perfect attendance. I have always had a job and
I will find another one. Unlike some people, I *
won't be downing the company. How can I
down a company that helped me for 31 months.
People have to realize that we were blessed
while we were there, and 1 have been able to get
some of the things 1 wanted. Before, 1 couldn't
provide for my child, but now 1 can.
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