Bias claims
African-Americans at the company
also are subjected to racial
slurs and jokes.
O'Neal said that his first name,
"Sammy" often turned into
"Sambo."
He said that he reported the
< joking to Hartis, but that he did
nothing more than request the
workers to stop doing it.
"He tried to cmr?r?tVi "
he said. "He said he thought I
was overreacting."
The three men attribute many
of their problems on the job to
Hartis.
They say he has continuously
refused them promotions and
adequate raises.
Hill said that in his case, to
deny him his benefits, Hartis told
the home office that he had been
fired when actually, he had to
leave work because of kidney
problems.
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make a comment on the issue.
"I am not going to actively
prosecute the case. The prosecutor
there (Winston-Salem)
will prosecute the case,"
Ferguson said. "So, I have no
statement to make about the
charges.'*
Although she has made comments
to other members of the ,
media, Mrs. Corpening said she
was hesitant to speak to anyone
from the Chronicle about the in- .
cident.
She said Henderson and the
new managing editor at the
Chronicle, Dennis Schatzman,
are fraternity brothers. Henderson
helped him (Schatzman) get
his job, she said.
Schatzman feels a certain
obligation to Henderson because
he helped him get the job, she ad
Henderson also is friends with
the Chronicle publisher and his
wife, Ernest and Elaine Pitt, and
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Serving as a resident Superior
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he said.
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Hill said that he had brought
statements from both of his doctors
saying that he was no longer
able to work.
He said that fie got the situation
partially righted with the
home office and was able to
receive some insurance benefits.
The three men said that they
are looking into taking legal action
against the company and
have plans to meet with an attorney.
They said that they also
plan to file a complaint with the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.
The three, along with a fourth
person, Donnie Young, had approached
the local NAACP for
help last yeftf^Walter
Marshall said that the
NAACP wrote the president of
the company but did not receive
any response. He said that he has
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say to someone at the Chronicle
would be totally picked apart,"
she said.
"I just do not trust anyone
associated with them (Henderson
and Winfrey)," Mrs. Corpening
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In a letter to the president
dated Sept. 24, 1986, Marshall
states that Hartis is using his
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for making sarcastic
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company.
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do business with the citv. the
county and the school system.
Once the list is compiled, the.
NAACP will ask that they no
longer do business with the
Noland Company in light of their
employment practices, he said.
said. "I have dealt with them and
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