Man's death shroudei IMIINHIIIMtMIMIMMIHIIIMIIIIMIimttMMUIIMIIMHtMIIIIIIMIIIMtlMINMMMIIIIUMIMIIIHIHIHIMII from various angles. Womble was- acquainted with Jet- ti ferson as a substitute teacher at Old Town, and he also s sat on the modeling company's board of directors. "Terry was a magnificent person, a brilliant person," 1 Womble said. "He worked very well with the students ^ and was very high on manners, respect and decorum. t "Whenever we needed a substitute teacher, Terry was d the first on our list," said Womble. "It got so that the faculty becan to rpo^r^ c ? ,v6ulu nun ai unc ui our regular tacuity g members. And the students loved him. r "If he ever wanted to become-afv educator he would have been a master teacher. He would have been an asset to anybody's faculty." v But Jefferson was more interested in owning and operating his own business, said his mother. His activities n and interests included karate and singing, and he par- i iM?mHmwimimHiimiiwnmminnnimuiiHHMHM?imiHtiMiWHiminmtu?MHtiunHi? Bigger school board IHMMMnNHMMUNIMIMMNMNMMNIHHMnillllMMIIIIIIIINItMMNIMNIINMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM nine members. "Nine members might prevent the stalemates the board c has had in the past," Tatum said. "When people come to C a board meeting, they want to have a decision rendered; r they don't want to wait." s The third black candidate, Evelyn Terry, who did not attend the meeting, could not be reached for comment. iir~addition to the candidates supporting the change, ^ Walter Marshall, acting president of the NAACP and Willie Anderson, president of the Forsyth Association of Classroom Teachers, voiced support for a ninth member. Said Marshall: "Nine members won't guarantee but will enhance the possibility of us electing someone r (black)." Still, the only way of ensuring minority representation t on the board, Marshall said, is to divide the county into e districts so that each area will be guaranteed representa- I tion. v Minority plan is gooi minority and women pany has to monitor the s businesses," says Burke, smaller companies. He says t "If our city takes a giant a "set-aside system," step -- not just by law -- we whereby the city could i must go a step further and reserve a certain number of s let them (the nuhlic^ know r#?l?tivplv crn^rll inhc fnr 1 what we're doing to help minorities and women i businesses." would be better. Such a set- i Burke suggests that the up, though, is prohibited by i crTy*s Tnew ^economic "lawrsays Washingion. i development office, which Another path the city will facilitate new business could follow, says interests, become a resource Washingtorf, would be to for minority and woman- allow minority and female operated, firms. She is also companies to bid directly concerned by the fact that for certain portions of a the Chamber of Commerce major project. This avenue < hasn't appointed a staff is already open and being member to deal directly used, according to Don i with the interests of minori- Farmer, city-county pur- i ty and female businesses. chasing agent. < "The chamber must be Put simply, certain prowilling to bring on a staff jects, such as installing i nerson to deal with minori- sidewalks around a nuhlic I ty concerns," she says, building, can be separated i "That person could open from the total project and ' the doors for those bidded on separately by : businesses." specialty companies. The ' She's not alone in that cost of such jobs must be < opinion. kept under $30,000 because i "That much is the key," most small companies, says adds C.G. Washington, a municipal engineer Roy 1 local concrete contractor Williams, aren't licensed by . and head of the Voice of the state to handle major . Minority Contractors, a projects, local group of black con- Therefore, says Williams, < tractors and suppliers, the city is making an effort "The city needs a coor- to pull out lesser portions of ? dinator (for small business major projects in order to 1 interests)." allow minority, female and < That person should also be a minority, says Washington. "You know m ^ vi/ h a t vnn ' rp u/nrtino Ml iM against* so it (the coor- rn, ii my dinating effort) has got to , A I ^ A I be a black thing." he says. I^I^VLi ^^#VI "It's an automatic thing." on women's and Cll Most of the board's casual StlOSS. discussion has centered on ^ major contractors using minority and women subcontractors. The city, at the a ^ request of the board, com piled a of such subcontractors for major firms to consider when subcontracBut Washington believes the city's and board's goals ^ would be better achieved by allowing businesses such as ^ his to deal directly with the 44We could get the work as subcontractors,'' says Washington, 44but the GC 9 contractor) doesn't want to use you. They CHILDREN'S steos %gz % already have their staffs tn aimHor ?tytoo~. O ft together. Racism is a part, Shop thwt Wlnoto but it's not all racism." 1. East Winston Shoppim Washington says it's Claramont Avanua r_? 0 _ _ 2. 2853 North Liborty Stn more costly for a general i. Lo.hm.nn . Ptoi. mi contractor to subcontract 4. 2842 Waughtown str? business because his com- Soto owdo Sunday, Fob. 28. s Ml?WHIIIMUtMmHiMmHHIIIUHMHMHmMIMMWHIHmm* d in mystery From Page a, lUIIIMIIIIHIIINIIINNIIIIIHMtMMIHMIUMMIIIKIMIIIINUIIMMdMIHIIMIIIIIHIIItlMIINIINI icipated in the concert and marching bands in high chool. After graduating from East Forsyth High School in 976, Jefferson enrolled at Thomas More College in Fort /litchell, Ky., and graduated in 1980 with a degree in usiness administration. He received an honorable lischarge from the Navy in February 1983. Jefferson, the second youngest of three boys and three ;irls, had a close relationship with his parents, said his nother. "We were close friends." she snirl "Hp ihp r\n#? ? ^ , ? ?*? > " v? v viiv child) who lived with me. He always wanted his mother o be by his side. He always let people know that if it veren't for me, there wouldn't have been no him. "1 just hope God will be able to receive him because he vas my love," Mrs. Jefferson said. "I'm sure he died tryng to, reach his goal." iiiiiiiimMMiMuiiiMtiMUMiiiiiiiMMiiimiitiMiiutiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiHiuitiiaiiiiiiitiiiitiiti favored From Page A1 Anderson said the other school systems that Forsyth is >ften compared with, such as Mecklenburg, Wake and Uaston counties' schools, have nine members and teighboring Guilford County has three different school ystems with a total of 21 representatives. Now that the board has decided to increase its number >f members, the proposal will be given to the Forsyth Tounty state House delegation in the hope that it will inroduce the change during the House's short session this pringT And, before it goes to the delegation, the county comnissioners will be asked to endorse the change. Since the school board woyld like for the change to ake place before the November election, if it is approv?d, the executive committees of the Democratic and Republican parties would appoint candidates to seek vhat would be the fifth avaliable board seat. iiiiiiHiimmiiiiiiiimiiimitiiiiMiiiiHiiiiiitiiiiHiHiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiinMiiimiii d step From Page A1 IIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIMIIII mall companies in general jobs, says Williams, and the o bid on them separately, city is required by law to do "We're trying to step it business with the lowest ip (the pull-out system)," qualified bidder. On the ;avs Williams. "If we can other hand, he savs. the 5reak it (major project) up new policy will increase jnder $30,000, then we can competition because more make an effort to let companies will be able to minorities and women get bid on projects. general contracting work." In the first half of last This system, "which has year, Farmer estimates, the become city policy, allows city awarded approximately small businesses the leeway 15 or 16 contracis to to become general contrac- minority and female tors or work under the businesses, and the city is license and bond of a major doing more all the time, he contractor, says Williams, says. "No policies have As of now, he says, most ci- changed," he says. ty contracts under $30,000 .Michael Spainhour, vice involve streets, sidewalks president of the Spainhour and building projects. Brothers highway and Before a major city con- public utility contractors, tract is awarded, the city applauds the board's efnow requires the major con- forts to get more minorities tractor to participate in pre- and women involved in city bid conferences in order to business. Though he says see which minority and his company doesn't rely women businesses are heavily on subcontractors, available for subcontrac- he says his experience in ting. subcontracting work has "Our major effort is been satisfactory, looking out for small pro- "When 1 employ a subjects and keeping large pro- contractor, I employ one jects broken down so non- who is as capable of doing bonded companies can bid the job as if I were doing on them," says Williams. it," says Spainhour. However, such an effort He says his company, on behalf of small com- which has done major work panies won't prevent larger for Winston-Salem, has no ones from bidding for small Please see page A12 Shoes ^ LE.. Savt up to Women's Ifgwarmers. Special group .S2.50 7 Vinyl handbag a. special group...1/* to Vt off n-Salem area stores... 0 Center, 5. KMart Plaza, 2670 Peters Creek Parkway set 6. 825 South Main St., Lexington 4 Reynolds Rd. 7. K Mart Shpg. Ct/., Lexington Not til lim In every style. 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