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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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.
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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#?
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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."
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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.
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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
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