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* Page A10-The Chronicle, Thursday, May 31, 1984 Brown says she gets J By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Staff Writer Like any good soap opera heroine, Mose' Belton Brown says she knows how to go after what she wants, and she usually gets it. 44I have always been that way," says Brown. "When I make up my mind I want to do something, then I can go full speed ahead. 1 don't get disillusioned or disappointed." What the 33-year-old Brown recently decided to go after was a seat on the Forsyth County Board of County Commissioners. Never before had she run for a eoun tywide political office.(She ran for second vice chairman of the Democratic Party Executive Committee in January and lost.) She has not been actively involved in the established black political organizations in WinstonSalem, nor is her name synonymous with politics. Still, as she puts it, she came out of the woodwork and decided that the time was right. "It was told to me that I was not ready to run yet," Brown says. "I was told by my black people that 1 had ready?* "I prepared myself educationally. For years my number one priority was to be educated," said Brown, who has two master's degrees and is working on a doctorate in educational administration. "By being a teacher, I developed writing, research and speaking skills. I'm a good listener and analyzer. So I'm ready." Obviously, Brown wasn't the only one who thought she was ready. She placed third out of a field of eight Democratic hopefuls in the primary, coming in behind incumbents Neal A. Bedinger Jr. and James N. Ziglar Jr. But Brown was only 125 votes ahead of former local rs/\>wr president fat Hairston, whose name and black political struggles in Winston-Salem are known throughout the city. Brown says there are several reasons for her success. One is her family, a husband, daughter, three sisters, a mother and a host of other supporting relatives who were there to help her. Second, she prayed about her decision before deciding to run, and last, a close friend, who is also an elected official, told her to go for it. ^"Mazie ^Woodruff) is^such ~a ^ood and inspirational person," says Brown, who served as Woodruff's (Forsyth County's only black commissioner) assistant office manager during her bid for the commissioner. "She sees in you what you don't see in yourself. She has whatever you need when you need it." Now that the name recognition part of her campaign is complete, Brown is getting down to the nuts and bohs. The early stages of her campaign were spent meeting people and introducing herself as a candidate. But in the three-person Democratic race in November, knowing Brown's name won't be enough to assure her of a victory. As for the second stage of her campaign, Brown is still a neophyte. She hasn't formulated a concrete platform and has no solid answers on issues, $he has sakl'cfcft^ numerous candidates1 fwnns that major foatfeqfacrm the county are quality education, new industry and health POro Knt c Vi Ck hoc no? vhiv, uui jnv lino uui ^I?biuvu ^laus IU auuic>5 II1USC concerns. A teacher herself, she has gone on record supporting raising taxes in order to increase teacher salaries Although she is unfamiliar with the particulars of the school budget, she has promised to monitor school spen ding closely. Organization promo By AUDREY L. various sectors of the com WILLIAMS munity. ' Chronicle Staff Writer Said odessa Woolfp|k Last week, board Program chairperson fo members of the newly- Leadership Birmingham formed Leadership who sP?ke t0 the ?rouF Winston-Salem officially What you look at is eac announced the organiza- '"dividual community fror . ...... . _ . nrrtfoc ciAnn 1 e t /~\ nroccrrtrtt tion s Dirtn in tne iwin ci- ^,V"VJJ'V",U,J 6,a"'uwl ty V people who are prove leaders. Designed to identify and bring together The S?al ?f thi ''proven''community organizati?n is to have a leaders, Leadership understanding of the issue Winston-Salem will then anc* r^a^e commitments t educate, enlighten and diem, s^e sa*d. groom its membership on Thomas K. Hearr issues affecting Winston- president of Wake Fore; trhTv^rsftyrfs u gUW L-l'tat) Patt?r-aed -kjaf^ the.-r n?>a-prof ship Birmingham in organization and E Alabama, the Pleasants, chairman of th organization's, board Greater Winston-Salei members and committees Chamber of Commerce, include individuals from chairman of the plannin l^MMtfl II &> V3i^# / ?',-v,i-v. .Xl %E^r ^ y -'i> ??''?..-V;-?' ? ; >> 8 A*-?*''- ^Hf ^K::; ^ ^/-y^>'' ? V ' % flH^?^ Hi mhhhbmi^^HW Dr. Thomas K. Hearn Jr., left, president of Wake F Salem, Odessa Woolfolk, program director of Lead of Leadership Nashville, discuss the birth of Lead ?> what she seeks ( 9BB B|k^?^ ^_ll -BP BnP l^-?^fl WiW'K ^ \ "^ X *M^| B&fir $^KRvEr^> r * ^BMPafcBBp' r/'i - .A* ?i Mose' Bel ton Brown: When I want something, 1 go after It (photo by James Parker). The one thing she is sure of, is that she wants to make running the county everybody's business. "One of the biggest problems the commissioners have is getting people to want to be more aware of the governmental process," Brown says. "They need to help people understand that not onlv do we want to see von when vnn have a problem, we want to see you on a regular basis. "People need to make government more accountable," she says. "How accountable can an i elected official be if the people are not willing to do their responsibility, which is watching over us? I don't want people to tell me 1 screwed up after it's too late. I want them to be right there with me. I don't have a 100 percent sure plan to get people to understand we need their sup?port,-but -1 'm gonna tryr^ Brown says that for too long people, especially black people, have become reactionary -- reacting only when problems arise. She knows it will take more than ideals to win a seat on the five-member board. But if people are ready for a change, Brown says she represents an alternative. "For so long people have been talking about turning , this county around," Brown says. "They have been talking about 'I don't like the way things are and I think we need to change.' They have been talking about giving new and young people a chance to speak up and speak out and I feel I represent those things. I'm hoping that when people think of those things they will vote for me. I'm not ?*?f|fomising miracles, but I'm promising a hard, dedicated porker." . I One footnote: If Brown looses her fight in November, ; she promises to be back -- like a powered laundry detergent: new and improved. And if not county commis; sioners, she has her sights set on Raleigh. ; 441 view it (commissioners) as being my training ground," Brown says. 44I want to run for the state House. When, I don't know when." tes city leaders i- committee. He emphasized WAAA-AM, is the group's that the organization will public relations chairperson not be an advocacy^group, and Julius Corpening, r nor will it take stands on director of development at [, political issues. Wake Forest, heads the i: ... program committee. Hal ^ Beginning in September, Koach, president of Forsyth n a selected group of 30-35 in- Memorial Hosnital. is s dividuals will participate in chairman of the organizan an all-day class once a tjon's finance committee, month to promote com- Applications for munication about problems membership are still being s and issues of Winston- accepted and must be n Salem and "identify retUrned by July 16. $ workable solutions, said Nominations for Leadero Nelson Andrews, chairman sbjp Winston-Salem will be of the trustees of Leader- accepted until June 15. ^ ship Nashville, who also Tuition win be charged 5t spoke to the group last for tbe ciasses ancjt jf needp?? ^ g?iH? be' r?stress twuea soch1 as govern- ayanable d ment- ueconomic develop: For additional ^nformai" ie ment, human servtces and (jon Qn Leadership ti e ucatlon- Winston-Salem, contact is Mutter Evans, general Debbie Marion, executive g manager of radio station director, at 725-2361. -.V* J fA ^r VI,. HHMH /'. Aj^Mk i*"s- - jKt&J^^Stii A y&s~a?sXjrj^l ;orest University and chairman of Leadership Winstonlership Birmingham and Nelson C. Andrews, a member ership Winston-Salem (photo by James Parker). Coming Ju Winston-Salt A J J Wider Columns Me Greater Comprehensi Showcase For Y< The Winston-Salem Chronicle introduced the new 6-column format to its news columns within the last year and has now converted advertising to the new shape! The 6-column format will greatly improve the readabilty of the newspaper, making advertising MORE EFFECTIVE. During the past several years there has been a onHiiAl trpnrl (rnm fl M p. V ?? V WIWIIIM ' IV TT 9 *1 JT IC> throughout Ihe country Realizing ihe readership ad-~ vantages, the trend accelerated in recent years with the drastic rise in newsprint price as newspapers became slightly narrower to help absorb some of these increases. 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