'Custodians V NUMMMMNINIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIMIIMIIIIMIMIIIM I Black custodians have not {spoken out publicly before for > fear of losing their jobs, he said. : The man said that he had spoken to Beaufort O. Bailey, the ? only black school board member, ' about his concerns. Bailey said he, in turn, has ^spoken to Superintendent Zane E. Eargle about the problem. ? In order to get blacks into i supervisory positions, Bailey i said, either a position will have to I be created or someone will have l to retire. ; "Once a vacancy is created, 1 I think the superintendent will try I to make amends," he said. I Bailey said that he would sup1 port creating another supervisory I position only if it is needed. Bailey said that he feels that at least one of the supervisors should be black. Z "I think it's a shame we don't 1 have any blacks in those posi\ tions," he said. - Clodfelter said that, to his 2 knowledge, neither of the present H supervisors plans to retire soon. He said that the custodial supervisor has been with the I system since 1968 and the assisI tant custodial supervisor since 1972. Another black head custodian in the system who did not want to ? be named said he is dissatisfied - not onlv with the custodians' ? situation, but also with the lack * of black carpenters and electri* cians in the school system. - Clodfelter said that there are ; 32 plumbing, heating and elec> trical personnel. They all are white. Of the 15 painters, Clodfelter said, two are black. Three of the I; 26 people who take care of school >: grounds are black, he said. \ Clodfelter said that the pool of ? black applicants is small. In hirV ing electricians, the system looks t for people with three or four r years of experience, he said. Blacks who may qualify are ; usually taken by big industries I; who can pay them more, Clodfelter said. ?; 4'It's bad,M said one of the i black head custodians, referring i to the numbers. * There should I be some changes made." "I would like to move up," he * said. I've been a head custodian ; for 11 years and I'm still in the ! same position. This has always i been a problem. Whites get the * better jobs, get more money and do less work." The man said that in four or % * * : Senior citizen selectiv * * The Winston-Salem Recreation : Department's Senior Citizen Of. : fice is now accepting inquiries for C.the second Senior Citizen Selec>tive Exhibition and the Senior > Citizen Purchase Award to be ^held Aug. 9 through 27 in the >;R.J. Reynolds Gallery at ?v Winston Square.? ? : Entries are due Aug. 6 from 1 :- to 5 p.m. and Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. / to 1 p.m. Judging will begin Thursday, Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. - A reception will be held Sun;-day, Aug. 10. Door prizes will be ? given. i4 All work must be picked up on ; Thursday, Aug. 28, between 9 ; a.m. and 1 p.m. The Senior Citizen Selective Exhibition is designed to enable artists of all levels of proficiency, from the beginner to the professional, to participate, since one entry by each artist will be displayed. Most juried exhibitions are unlikely to choose a I OPEN AN i DOWN JERC : 520 N. LIBERTY :S5? i five years he will retire and work in a business of his own. "But I would like to pave the way for the people coming up behind me." Another black head custodian who has been with the school system tor seven years said that he is also concerned about the lack of blacks in supervisory roles. He said that he feels stagnant in his position. "We as black people are not being promoted," he said. The man said that he will probably not remain with the school IIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIHIIMIIIIMMIMIMINiMIMMIIIIIIMItllMI r Epperson IIHHIIIMUUttlMIHMIIMMIMMailtillllMtlttMMIHINfllll ty activist Lee Fay Mack. Epperson said he decided to 1 ference in the housing projec residents have complained about neighborhood. Four police offi< him at the news conference. "The drug problem is particul Epperson said. "The folks here for help." Epperson is challenging incui Steve Neal for his 5th District U.S person denied being politically it the news conference in a blacl although he said he is seeking November. Approximately 40 residents att< news conference. Some thanked h cerned about the drug pre neighborhoods. "Young people here need to drugs will eventually kill them," woman who asked not to be m educate our children about the abuse." Others said they resented the fs out their neighborhood and said t the task force will accomplish an] Said a young black man: "The is going on in this neighborhood, doing anything about it." Added a woman: "He (Eppx drugs from coming in here. Tho the ones who bring these neighborhood. Too many people much money off of drugs." Epperson said 75 residents sign ing that something be done about 1 "Anyone who is serious about the port our program," he said. The task force will make recc Oct. 1 on ways to curb drug traffi "We want to make people aware using drugs," he said. The death of University of Ma player Len Bias shows the traged Epperson said. Bias died of a he; that was induced by a cocaine ov? e art exhibit planned work by a beginner. -ytr' In 1986, 130 entries in eight varieties of media were accepted from 67 Forsyth County artists age 60 to 88. Some artists entered their very first painting, while others are professionals. This year the Special Populations Unit of thlfc Winston-Salem Recreation^Dep^rtment is offering a Purchase Award for the entry best representing "My Favorite Time of Year." The winning work will be featured on a card used by the unit. The exhibition is sponsored by the Winston-Salem Recreation Department, the Winston-Salem Crafts Guild and the Arts Council. For more information or copies of the prospectus, write the Senior Citizen Selective Exhibition, Winston-Salem Recrea tion Department, Suite 841, NCNB Building, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102, or call 727-2505. ACCOUNT TOWN IMEfi ^ ":SS? 722-7474 t MMHHHUIIUIUHIMHIIMIIINIIHHUHIMIUIIIIHIUHIIIIHIH From Page A1 system much longer. "I'm leaving as soon as I can find something else that will pay me what I'm making or more than I make now," he said. The man said that he is planning to take his concerns to the local NAACP. Clodfelter said that 1985-86 salaries for head custodians in the school system ranged from $1,042.19 a month to $1,539.30 a month. The salary range for U 1 - ' iiuuscKceping assistants was IMUUIMIMUiaillllllllllllllllllUIIUMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlll % From Page A1 Miuiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii "Len Bias w have a news con- was using," E t because many said he will w drug use in their fight drug abu :ers accompanied On other iss voted against which calls foi arly great here," Africa. have been asking Neal co-spon Tibent Democrat ns Committee. d he favors President Reagan's conement policy that encourages U.S. tions with the Pretoria government, must go," Epperson said. "But the can't solve the problem in South nctions would destroy the economic Africa and hurt blacks. EoDerson lestic problems, Epperson said he 'ing the economic conditions of nomic freedom is crucial for ; said. the black community would expand es for blacks, Epperson said. "The ment could provide a tax incentive esses," he said. residents in housing projects should )portunity to own their homes, Ep'he resident-management program is he said. aid he will visit more black during his campaign. ken the black vote for granted," EpThey (blacks) have kept his office I years." Dne interview from his Washington , Neal said he is not taking the black i. ays had strong support from the tv." Neal said. ?I am lr*r?Hno m?t WW - VWI^Iil^ V/Ul i of all people." i Epperson for playing politics with "He is only talking, and talk is aid. "He hasn't done anything for last 12 years; now he has all these \ i Family Friend? dy help itself. >dy's own natural rhythm tendably. Overnight. That's X ^ mm ' v^V ^^^^^^^TheChronlcle^hursday^ul^1^986-PafleA13 ATTENTION: NEW AND OLD CUSTOMERS We are serving the public for general secretarial work in our office. Also, teaching business sub|ects and typing to qualify students for office positions, gaining steady employment. 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