Political newcomers announce candidacies
The field of candidates for city positions is increasing as Afro-Americans
toss their names into the hat for seats on the Board of Aldermen and for
the position of mayor,
Incumbent Mayor Wayne Corpening announced Monday that he will not
seek reelection, leaving Afro-American Charles S. Smith and Alderman
Jimmie Lee Bonham, Democrat
Candidate for: Alderman,
Northeast Ward (position currently
held by Vivian H. Burke who has
filed for reelection) '
* Personal ? Address: 1617 E.
14th St.
Date & place of birth: Jan. 7,
1955, Winston-Salem
Profession: Hair stylist, owner,
Hair By Jimi salon
Spouse: The former Carmen
Z Russell
Children: Russell, 6, and
Chelsea, 2
? Claim to fame ? Hair styling
Z Community involvement ?
Z NAACP; deacon, trustee & treasurer,
X Shiloh Baptist Church; boarc. of
Z directors, Shitoh/St- Peters-Day Care
Z Center; Human Resources Commit
Z tee, Forsyth Tech
Z Political experience ? None
Z Political philosophy ? "If not
? now, when? If not here, where? If not
Z me, who?"
? Why are you running? ?
? "Because I am uncomfortable with
'<* the way East Winston is at present. I
'* am not running for myself, but to
'Z help stimulate others to become
> active in the community and to help
improve the quality of life for those
individuals in our community."
Platform ? Economic develop
ment, housing, new jobs, new busi
nesses owned by blacks and women
v J * " ? '?
* What are Winston-Salem's two
most serious problems and what
are your proposed solutions? ?
> "My response is specifically about
- East Winston."
? 1. Lagging economic devel
'* opment
+ 2, HousingJtand hi^h crime
j rate)
*1 "My proposed solutions are my
% platform. The population of East
% Winston is decreasing. I plan to push
? J ? for economic development measures
\ to stop that. With new businesses
\ come new jobs. I plan to work to help
\ make East Winston desirable again so
? that people will want to work and
?; play here. When that happens people
? will want to rebuild and we will see a
? general redevelopment of East Win
< ston as well as a decrease in the
I crime rate."
t
i
izens should have equal access to the
ears and services of their elected offi
cials."
Why are you running? ? "The
same type of attitude that existed in
the '60s exists today: bias, prejudice
and discrimination against blacks."
Platform ? "I will fight for
fairness, justice and respect for
everybody. All Americans should
have a piece of the American pie and
the American dream."
What are Winston-Salem's two
most serious problems and what
are your proposed solutions?
1 . Drug and alcohol abuse
"After the law enforcement
officials have done their job of appre
hending offenders, I don't feel that
slick lawyers and lenient judges
should get them off lightly. As alder
man I would speak out against it and
use my street experiences to tell the
story. I would try to reeducate the
public. (I lived in the streets for a
while because after my civil rights
activities no one would hire me and I
lost every job I got.)"
2. Education
"In this city and state I do not
see how a student can finish from
, Winston-Salem State or Wake Forest
and not know some history about this
-city, about the role this city played in
the civil rights struggle. I would
reach back and try to educate our
youth wherever we can/each them."
Frank King Thomas Jr.,
Democrat
Candidate for: North Ward
Alderman (position currently held by
Patrick Hairston who has not formal
ly announced his intentions)
Personal - Address: 423 West
25th Street
Date & Place of Birth: January
2, 1944, Winston-Salem
Occupation: local businessman,
owns Thomas Enterprises, a discount
uniform store and a catering and bar
tending service
Spouse: separated
Children: a ten-year-old daugh
ter
Claim to fame - "Fairness and
understanding."
Community involvement -
Chair of his neighborhood watch
committee, North precinct treasurer
Political experience - none
Political philosophy - "The peo
ple who put me in office, I'm their
instrument and I will try to be the
best caretaker of the city and the area
to which I am given charge and be
the best politician and human being I
can be."
Why are you running - "I'm a
concerned citizen. I grew up in this
town. I've seen this town go through
all types of changes and I think I can
offer some leadership to this town."
Platform ? "I feel there needs to
be more done on the drug and alcohol
problem especially concerning our
children. No black owns anything
major in this city like (One) Triad
Park. The city gives millions to put
up these monstrosities. Let a black,
let the rest of the community get
involved in sharing the wealth."
What are Winston-Salem's two
most Serious problems and what ~
are your proposed solutions?:
1 . Drugs
"There needs to be a bigger
breakdown on the landlord situation.
Landlords need to share in the
responsibility when drug dealers are
living in and selling drugs on their
property. I, as a parent, feel that all
parents should be held responsible for
providing safe environments for their
children. If parents can't keep their
children away from drugs and alcohol "
and if they won't try, I think the child
should be taken out of the home and
sent maybe to some type of camp
wberertheyi/can be helped."
2 A bickering city Board of
Martha S. Wood of the Northwest Ward in contention for the seat.
Northeast Ward Alderman Vivian H. Burke filed for a fourth term, while
new challengers filed as candidates for the North and Northeast wards.
The most recent candidates are listed here.
Aldermen.
"I've heard that the board is bel
ligerent and frequently bickers. I'm
not a bickerer but I'm also a protector
of what needs to be protected. I could
possibly add some stability to the
board."
Charles S. Smith, Republican
Candidate for: Mayor
Personal ? Address: 5135
Amber Crest Drive
Date & Place of birth: October
19, 1928, Davie County
Occupation: 'Td rather not
answer that right now."
Spouse: divorced
Children: 7
Claim to fame - "I'm best
known for my civil rights work and
for being one of the authors of the
1968 Fair Housing Act."
Community involvement - "I'm
president of the Greenway Neighbor
hood Association; former president
of the Tenants Council; I had one of
the first clean-up campaigns ever in
the city of Winston-Salem; I was on
the NAACP executive committee
and I was on the ESR (Experiment in
Self Reliance) Executive Commit
tee."
Political experience ? "The only
thing I have was being the executive
director of Clemmons Affairs. I
defended trying to get the community
to incorporate. The community was
98 percent white and they chose me
as their leader in 1981."
Political philosophy - "That all
mankind must be 1 ieve now that we
are all brothers."
Why are you running? - "The
reason I'm running for mayor of Win
ston-Salem is I believe I have a better
program. I believe I can help more
people than the present administra
tion.
Platform ? "Economic develop
ment, education and attracting big
industry and jobs for our folks."
What are Winston-Salem's two
most serious problems and what
are your proposed solutions?
"The blighted areas in East Win
ston are targets I will be dealing with.
People in improper facilities. We've
hacTmore crime in those areas and
people have not been treated fairly."
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Carl W. Matthews, Democrat
Candidate for: Alderman,
Northeast Ward (position currently
held by Vivian H. Burke who has
filed for reelection)
Personal ? Address: 3415
Cumberland Road
Date & place of birth: May 6,
1931, Winston-Salem
Occupation: general employ
ment
Spouse: divorccd
Children: Three adult daughters
( two nurses, one flight attendant)
Claim to fame ? Led the sit
down at the lunch counter at S. H.
Kress & Co., in Winston-Salem 1960.
Was later arrested with 21 Wake For
est students, but by then local civil
rights movement was beyond point of
no return.
Community involvement ?
Two years ago worked with Salvation
Army in feeding people on the street.
Political experience ? Has not
held public_officc but was a political
activist during desegregation efforts
Political philosophy ? "All cit
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