Winston-Salem
/ol. V, No.
20'
"The NEWSpaper Winston's Been Waiting For"
16 Pages this Week
Saturday, February 17,1979
^ay Hauser Stars in Roots
She's a Native Who Graduated From Anderson
By John W. Templeton
Staff Writer
When “Roots: the Next Genera
tion” comes on television Sunday
night, Dr. and Mrs. C.B. Hauser of
2072 K Court will take a special
interest in the character “Carrie
Barden,” a black schoolteacher who
causes a stir in Henning, Tenn. by
marrying a white man.
The actress playing the Barden role
is the Hauser’s daughter. Fay.
For the Hausers , her national
exposure is just the continuation of a
process that began with the first
dancing lessons when Fay was three
years old.
For the 30-year-old actress, it’s “the
biggest recognition I’ve ever had,”
she said in a telephone interview from
her home in California.
Despite her success. Miss Hauser
said, “I never expected to do this
(acting) as a profession.”
However, Hauser’s early drama
teacher in Winston-Salem knew better
even when Fay was a student at
Anderson High School. Mrs. Flonnie
Anderson, now teaching drama at
Parkland Senior High School, recalled,
“Fay was determined at that time to
go into psychiatric social work. I told
her you are going to be an entertainer.
I give you 5 years.”
“Sure enough, the second semester
of her first year at UNC, she sent me a
letter saying ’Don’t tell me 1 told you
so’ but she was changing her major to
drama,” added Mrs. Anderson.
Anderson said fondly, “Fay was one
of the few students I have come across
with natural talent in all directions.”
A pile of clippings spread across the
kitchen table at the Hauser’s home
backs up Mrs. Anderson’s point. She
was salutorian, newspaper editor,
science award winner, English letter
winner and “Best All-Around Girl”
when she graduated from Anderson
High in 1968.
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Winston-Salem native Fay Hanser piays Carrie Barden, a Mack schooiteacher, whom
Jim Warner [Richard Thomas, ieft] wants to many in the first episode of Roots: The
Next Generation. In the hackgronnd is Coi. Frederick Warner [Henry Fonda] who is
opposed to the marriage. photo courtesy of WGHP-TV
ewTankSite Marks Community Victory
By Shaiyn Bratcher
Staff Writer
The city’s decision to build a five million gallon tank
id pump station on 15th Street instead of on Hattie
or 14th Street, marks a victory for the East
inston Neighborhood Restoration Association, and for
mmunity groups in general.
The proposed ground storage facility, which is part of
water improvement program to be voted on in the
arch 6th bond referendum, was originally slated to be
ilt on a Fourteenth Street site, but the East Winston
lighborhood Restoration Association objected to the
an because three house would have had to be
imolished.
Newell
The city next considered a location on Hattie Avenue
between St. Benedict’s Catholic School and the convent.
The residents of that street opposed the building of the
water tank there, and the Church refused to sell the land.
Alderman Virginia Newell and members of the
community met with Pat Swann, director of public works,
and discussed their objections to the proposed locations.
Finally, the city decided to locate the water tank at the
end of Fifteenth Street, east of U.S. 52.
“We feel very good about it,” commented Helen.
Gwyn, president of the East Winston Neighborhood
Restoration Association. “By working together - we
turned out in great numbers - we convinced the city
to change their plans.”
Alderman Virginia Newell called the incident a victory
for community-based organizations. “It shows the kind
of power that community groups can have,” she said.
“If the groups and the city work together they can make
a difference.”
The ground storage facility is One of 23 anticipated
water projects covered in the bond referendum. Other
projects include: a five million gallon tank and pump
station at U.S. 150 and the Clemmonsville Road; a
Clemmons Booster Station; Ciearwell Domes for the
Thomas Treatment Plant; and numerous water mains,
including a 30’ ’ main on Hattie Avenue and a 12” one on
fourteenth Street.
The utilities commission is asking for $14 million in
general obligation bonds to expand water treatment,
storage and distribution facilities within the system.
Jobs Scarce For Blacks
Last week the first big snow storm hit this area and
nfortunately it caught a lot of people off guard. I
lured it would snow sooner or later this winter, but I
as hoping for much later. I was caught without snow
res or chains, and paid the price for it.
After taking about 15 minutes to clean the snow off my
at, 1 found that I couldn’t get out of my drive way. I
led moving forward, putting it in reverse, to no avail,
''lien it finally dawned on me that I was stuck, I trudged
tirough the snow to our friendly neighborhood bus stop.
First 1 must admit that I’m not a bus rider. In fact the
asttime I rode the bus in Winston-Salem, the price was
S cents. Now the fare is 35 cents.
's a very impatient person; I don’t like waiting for
luything or anyone. When I want to go I usually jump in
■y Mr and go. I got really upset when I found myself
siting for the bus. I figured with the snow and ice I
culd have a wait, however I didn’t expect my wait to be
i»se to an hour and a half.
Even though 1 had a long wait, I did see several events
at kept me amused. You’ll be surprised how funny it
cems when other people get stuck in the snow. It’s not
“c funny when it happens to you but when you see other
jccpie slipping and sliding it can be funny, or the fact
a you are freezing may be adding to your delirium,
ue man I saw was particularly amusing. He was
'I"’8 to drive up the hill when his car got stuck in the
* After his tires spun a couple of times, he got out and
cted to push. Evidently, he must have left his car in
'tve because the car started to move. As it picked up
he began to realize what was happening and
'8an running along side of it trying to get back inside.
'Jot back in the car in about the middle of the hill, but
gab momentum and had become stuck
in, 1 guess in frustration and embarassment, I was
8 'ag so hard I was crying, he backed down the hill
“■f^ent another way.
By Yvette McCuUough
Staff Writer
Blacks in top-level city
jobs are so scarce you can
count them on your fingers.
The quarterly personnel re
port, recently released by
assistant city manager A1
Beaty, shows that while the
city is making progress in
affirmative action, blacks
still comprise only six of the
forty-five persons in the
administrative and official
category.
There are now six blacks
in the administrative cate
gory. They are Beaty; Flor
ence Creque, assistant di
rector, community devel
opment operations; Lester
Erwin, deputy fire chief;
Herman Aldridge, director
of the human relations de
partment; Nellie Jones, di
rector of human services;
and Walter Farabee, pro
gram development coordi
nator.
During this time period
43 per cent of the employ
ees hired were black.
Blacks received 19 per cent
of the promotions.
The city of Winston-Sa
lem is under a job freeze
and this has been cited as
the cause of the scarcity of
blacks in some administra
tive departments. The pre
sent job freeze is necessary
to save the $200,000
needed to balance the city
budget.
During a job freeze, va
cant positions are left un
filled, except for emergen
cy positions. The city also
has a goal of 19.1 in every
category by 1980. Accord
ing to this report they are
close to their goal in the
professional category, with
blacks making up 18.3 per
cent of the people em
ployed in this category, and
in the technician category
in which blacks comprise
17.3 per cent of those
employed.
The majority of blacks
employed by the city are in
service maintenance cate
gory with 78.8 per cent of
the work force being black.
Alderman 'Virginia New
ell, who has voiced her
disapproval of the city’s
affirmative action policy in
the past, said that she was
not totally satisfied with the
quarterly report.
“It’s encouraging (the
report), they’re moving.
they’re moving, they’re
making progress but whe
ther or not they’re moving
as fast as they can is
another story,” Newell
said.
“The statistics are not re
flective of the total popula
tion and is not reflective of
the qualified blacks in Win
ston-Salem.”
“We need more people
in the top group so that
they will be role models for
our children,” Newell con
tinued. “I’m not pleased,
but I’m hoping.”
Alderman Newell and the
other black board members
Vivian Burke and Larry
Little have expressed dissa
tisfaction of the city’s af
firmative action plan in the
past.
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^^Winstoii - Salem
Roaring '20s
Self-Service: Save Now, Pay Later
Eythii
ad
's time the bus came rolling down the hill. After I
lijf**®'' bus and was about to pull off, I hdard
^^wiliar sound of wheels spinning. We were stuck. I
ke u* minutes before we got rolling but I had
r,- feeling that the man in the runaway car was
laughing at me, now.
Yvette McCulIougfa
By John W. Templeton
Staff Writer
The pennies per gallon one saves by
using self-service gas pumps instead of
“full-service” pumps could be adding
up into the dollars in car repair down the
road, according to an official of the
Winston-Salem Auto Club.
Jim Cofer, road service manager for
the local AAA affiliate, said many
motorists are not getting their oil, air
and other items checked often enough to
prevent major breakdowns.
“We think it’s because of the
increase in self-service stations, but we
can’t prove it,” said Cofer. “We’re
getting too many calls on late-model
cars, particularly this ‘won’t start’
business.”
“We’re having to send trucks into
self-servicd stations to start cars that
have stalled there in the station,” said
Cofer. “That makes the full service
guys who do most of our contract work,
none too happy.”
John Shelton, owner of Shelton’s
Gulf, saM lack of maintenance results in
most of the calls his tow truck answers
each month.
“The biggest problem is battery failure
due to no water,” said Shelton. “The
other big problem is tire failure. Eighty
percent of the time, it’s caused by
improper inflation. That’s a direct
result of self-service,”
However, their view is not shared by
a mechanic for a local dealer. Danny
Harris, shop foreman at Modem Chev
rolet, said use of self-service pumps is
not making that much oil a difference in
car maintenance,
“The service stations didn’t do that
much anyway,” said Harris. “All they
did was try to sell something.”
He said the scheduled maintenance
stops required for most new cars are
taking the place of regular service
station checks.
Given the expected increase in the
price of gas, Cofer does not expect a
slackening in the use of self-service
pumps and stations. “Everybody’s
pinched for money,” he said.
He does see a healthy trend on the
part of some motorists to begin chan
ging their own plugs, setting their own
points and changing their own oil.
Shelton said that motorists who plan
to maintain their cars themselves should
continuously monitor oil levels, coolant
levels and tire inflation. He said hoses
should be checked for cracks and
leakage.
Shelton said men have the biggest
problem with keeping their cars main
tained. “A woman will have her car
checked,” he said. “A man may not
know how to check it himself, but will be
too proud or something to have someone
check it for him.”