THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1974
Five in governor race
(Continuet from page 5)
l ight of women to abortion,
t mity benefits, free childcare
jl ies and equal pay for equal
rk Blacks and Chicanes should
n rol all institutions in their
mnunities—schools, housing,
d eal care, transportation and
bs. tind police brutality and har-
icnt of Blacks and Chicanos,
remove all police from these
H nunities. For a large corporate
is nd a 100% tax on all incomes
iov $30,000 to pay for free medi-
| ire, education through college,
d mass transit.
Ilo you support a comprehen-
n land use program for Texas? If
ated, how should it be im-
ej icnted?
lind use is determined by the
inorate monopolies like Gulf,
if land Goodyear who pollute our
rind water. They should be taxed
of their profits to clean up the
konment, and should be com-
d, under threat of confiscation,
nstall pollution control equip-
itand to meet the standards set
enforced by committees of
I (ers and consumers.
J |p you think present state laws
itampaign contributions and ex-
ditures need improvement?
lain.
J be Socialist Workers ('ampaign,
|onjunction with the American
Liberties Union, is ehalleng-
the Texas Campaign Reporting
Disclosure Act of 1973. We are
sing to turn over the list of our
ributors because we have proof
the government bugs,
taps, interrogates, fires from
ernment employment and
§rwise harasses supporters <?f
campaigns. These campaigns
violate our constitutional rights
do not change the fact that big
mess controls the political deci-
making in this country,
describe your commitment to
al educational opportunity for
| ans.
pe oppose discriminatory prop-
taxes as a means of supporting
ilpols, and call for a crash program
state and federal funds to pro-
more teachers and smaller clas-
tns, bilingual education, com
ity control of funds and cur
ium in schools in Black and
icano neighborhoods, an end to
list educational materials and
king, and an end to corporal
lishment.
★ ★★
MSEY MUNIZ, Corpus Christi
^31 Baza Unida
Please describe your training
experience that contribute to
r qualifications for this office.
4y decision to seek the gover-
shipwas based on a great many
siderations. I’m a graduate of the
rpus Christi Public Schools,
lor University, and Baylor
ool of Law, and I ve lived and
ked in Texas all my life. Al-
ugh 1 am an attorney, I feel my
atest qualification is that i am an
rage and unexempted taxpayer,
use family knows and feels the
ndi of today’s prices. Our cam-
gn is not an ordinary one. It is
de up of many people who are
contributing in time and money in
an effort to bring a new political al
ternative to the tired politics we
have all grown so accustomed to.
Not being professional politi
cians, our campaign depends on
people and not on large con
tributors. We are independent and
able to speak freely about the issues.
2. What issues prompted you to
run for this office this year? Please
list in order of priority.
5. Describe your commitment to
equal educational opportunity for
Texans.
(Combined Answer) Ot the many pFCS-
sing problems, foremost is the issue
of proper financing of our public
schools. We re told that we’ve had
no new taxes, but in the last two
years many local school districts
have had to raise taxes to make ends
meet. Now schools are having to
borrow money, not for building but
for basic operation. All the while
there are over three hundred mill
ion dollars sitting unappropriated in
the treasury.
I feel a special commitment to
providing each child in Texas the
best education suited to the special
needs of that child and political con
siderations should not get in the
way. Still, elected officials should
know that homeowners are already
overtaxed, and more increases here
should be avoided, whether they
are local or state taxes.
It’s time we taxed corporation
profits, joining 46 other states that
do, and it’s time we taxed all prop
erty fairly. Big landowners and cor
porations paid their share.
We should also consider how we
govern utilities systems. Today,
gas, electricity, water, and tele
phones are necessities and yet the
companies that provide these are
almost totally unregulated. We
need a consumer-oriented utility
regulatory agency, with power to
control these big firms. Citizens
shouldn’t be at the mercy of the util
ity company and rates should not be
so easily raised.
Many of these problems might be
solved indirectly with strict regula
tion of political activities. As things
are, Texas is a money politics state,
and the big contributors have undue
influence. The greatest lesson
Sharpestown and Watergate should
have taught us is that big money can
be corruptive.
3. Do you support a comprehen
sive land use program for Texas? If
initiated, how should it be im
plemented?
No answer submitted.
4. Do you think present state laws
on campaign contributions and ex
penditures need improvement?
Explain.
We need to control the amount
and source of political contribu
tions, and set maximums to be spent
in all offices. I proposed such a limit
to my opponents in January because
I felt we could meet and agree on a
maximum amount each of us could
spend without waiting for laws to
force us to do so. Neither of them
responded.
Big money is not a necessary evil
of political campaigns and 1 proved
it in 1972, getting over a quarter of a
million votes and spending less than
half a cent per vote. Both opponents
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spent in excess of a million dollars,
or upwards of a dollar per vote.
We can change politics by becom
ing involved and bringing about the
needed changes. Our campaign is
about that, bringing people to
gether to work for a better future.
We hope you will join us.
★ ★★
S. W. (SAM) McDONNELL, Dal
las
Age 50 American
1. Please describe your training
and experience that contribute to
your qualifications for this office.
Education: B.A. degree, major
Business Administration, College of
the Pacific, Stockton Calif., 1950;
M.A. degree, major Industrial Ad
ministration, A.F.I.T., Dayton
Ohio, 1954.
Military Service: Fourteen years
active duty in U. S. Air Force, in
cluding 88 combat missions in
Pacific Theater WWII. Highest
rank held, Major. Positions held in
clude, Sqdn. Operations Officer,
Sqdn. Adjutant, Sqdn. Executive
Officer, Sqdn. Commander, Direc
tor of Procurement Officer. Military
training includes Pilot training,
Pilot Instructor school. Instrument
Flying Instructor school, and
Command and Staff school.
Business Experience: Have par
ticipated in the organization and
operation of five small business ven
tures since leaving the Air Force in
1960. These include light manufac-
turning, wholesale, retail, and con
struction.
Other: Longtime student and
occasional lecturer on Government
and Money.
2. What issues prompted you to
run for this office this year? Please
list in order of priority.
The age-old struggle of the indi
vidual citizen to retain his freedom
of action vs. the efforts of his Rulers
to control his actions has swung too
far in favor of Government control.
There is an urgent necessity to re
turn more freedom of actfon to the
individual citizen. This can only be
done by cutting the size and power
of government, particularly at the
federal and state levels. All appar
ent or so-called “issues” are a part of
this underlying problem, and will
be involved in swinging the balance
of this basic problem one way or the
other.
3. Do you support a comprehen
sive land use program for Texas? If
initiated, how should it be im
plemented?
Land use should be a matter of
local decision. Federal laws, or fed
erally manipulated state laws of this
type will further increase the power
of government to control the indi
vidual citizen and decrease his free
dom of action.
4. Do you think present state laws
on campaign contributions and ex
penditures need improvement?
Explain.
The problem will not be solved by
stricter laws on contributions and
campaigns. Men don’t often follow
the laws of this type that are now on
the books. The result is unfair
penalties for the few honest men
who do try to follow the law to the
letter. The solution to this problem
lies in cutting back the size and
power of government so that elec
tive office offers less potential for
exploitation of private citizens, thus
making it worth less in terms of
money and effort to gain such elec
tive offices.
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He has a one-man show
By STEVE GRAY
Staff Writer
Bill Elkins, county treasurer,
runs a one-man show. Not even a
secretary occupies his office.
Elkins, 52, is unopposed for re-
election in the Nov. 5 elections. He
has been county treasurer since
January, 1953 after defeating Jewel
Covington.
Elkins is conffned to a wheelchair
much of the time as the result of an
auto accident in 1949. He is
paralyzed from just below the chest
and down.
But he said that doesn’t prevent
him from doing his job.
“I can drive, fish and do just about
anything I want to,” he said.
Elkins’ duties involve the handl
ing of county funds and keeping re
cords for 28 accounts.
According to Elkins, “that’s a big
job. ”
“I don’t believe the commission
ers court realizes the amount of
work that is done in this office,” El
kins said.
“I could use a secretary to help
me with my correspondence but I’d
rather handle the books myself.”
Elkins said he asked commission
ers court for additional office help in
January. No immediate action was
taken on that request.
“I’ve looked at a copy of the prop
osed 1975 county budget and I
noticed that $500 has been allocated
for extra help in my office if I want
it,” he said.
Elkins said, however, he doubts
that he’ll use the money.
“I don’t think there’s anyone that
I could hire at $500 a year to work as
a secretary in my office. That’s just
not much of a salary,” he said.
Elkins makes $10,200 a year,
compared with $12,000 annually for
several other principal county offi
cials.
County employes receiving
$12,000 yearly include the county
tax assessor-collector, county attor
ney, county clerk, county commis
sioners, sheriff and the county au
ditor.
County Judge William R. Vance
receives an annual salary of $13,500.
Elkins said he made several
changes when he first took over the
county treasurer’s office.
“Back in 1953 it really wasn’t
much of an office. It turned out I
ended up going to some of the other
county off ices and transfering a lot of
records that should have been in the
county treasurer’s office in the first
place,” he said.
“Now I have just about every
thing I need at hand and don’t have
to go from office to office to check
various records,” Elkins said.
Elkins came to Bryan in De
cember, 1945 after serving three
years in the Navy. He worked for
Southern Life Insurance Co. and
CIT Finance Co., both in Bryan, for
several years prior to his accident.
He and his wife, Helen, live at 2204
Wilkes.
BILL ELKINS
Boriskie ‘talked into’
County Clerk post
By ROXIE HEARN
— %•;
Burley unopposed
for District Clerk
By ROXIE HEARN
Staff Writer
Seven years ago Frank Boriskie
was talked into running against two
others for the office of County
Clerk.
He won and hasn’t faced an oppo
nent since. He remains unopposed
as the democratic candidate for re-
election Nov. 5.
Sixteen years of managing a groc
ery store, according to Boriskie,
helped qualify him for his job as
record-keeper of the county. He
had been with the store 10 years
before becoming manager.
There are no specified qualifica
tions for the job.
Boriskie’s position involves keep
ing records of all types of transac
tions in Brazos County.
“Let’s say you bought a house and
brought the deed in to record it,” he
said. “It’s checked eight or nine
times before it’s finally given a vol-
FRANK BORISKIE
ume number, page number and is
microfilmed.”
His office records all births,
deaths, marriages, deeds, military
discharges, official bonds, contracts
and court records.
It also records assumed names,
condemnations, names of mentally
ill persons, mortician licenses,
polygraph operator licenses, op
tometrist licenses and beer licenses.
As county clerk, Boriskie also has
a role in preparing for elections. He
supplies ballot boxes and computer
cards used at the polls.
The county clerk’s salary in
creased from $9,000 to $12,000 in
1970, reported Boriskie. He holds
no other job.
Boriskie runs an office with one
part time and five regular employes.
Ruth McLeod, chief deputy
clerk, spoke of Boriskie as an “easy
man to work for.”
“We’re all married and have
families. Sometimes family difficul
ties arise and he’s willing to go along
with the problem,” McLeod said.
McLeod has worked for Boriskie
as long as he’s been in office and has
“no regrets” about the years. “He
seems to have a ‘feeling’ for his emp
loyes,” she said.
Ruby Heine, a deputy clerk of the
office, added further praise. “I’ve
worked all my live and I’ve never
had a boss like this before. He’s the
greatest person in the world to work
for,” she said.
Born and reared in the Bryan-
College Station area, Boriskie lives
at 1417 E. 29th in Bryan, has been
married 34 years and has three
daughters.
Staff Writer
District Clerk W. D. (Davis) Bur
ley has been in government service
for 22 years and plans to add at least
two more.
Burley, who is up for re-election
Nov. 5 unopposed, began as
veterans’ adviser for Brazos County,
a post he held for 10 years.
He tnen became chief deputy in
the Brazos County tax
assessor-collector’s office for four
years. Following that, he was
elected to his present position.
He is completing his third term of
office.
DAVIS BURLEY
As district clerk, Burley files all
civil, divorce, felony, juvenile and
dependent and neglected (D&N)
children cases.
“We’re the official custodian of all
district court proceedings,” he exp
lained.
The final stages of passport appli
cations are also prepared by the dis
trict clerk’s office, in addition to as
sisting Immigration and Naturaliza
tion services by preparing certifi
cates and keeping them on file.
Burley also added that in divorce
cases with minor children involved,
in which the father must pay sup
port payments, the district clerk’s
office receives and disperses all
moneys involved. Last year
$310,000 came through his office.
Burley, 55, first took office on
Jan. 1, 1963 when he defeated three
opponents for the position. He has
faced no opposition since.
The district clerk is aided by
three full-time deputies and draws a
$12,000 salary.
Two goals are sought by his office,
Burley reports.
“First, to keep and maintain the
records of the 85th District Court,
which includes juvenile courts, ac
curately and efficiently in accor
dance with the law.
“Second, to treat everyone who
has business with the District
Court’s office courteously,
promptly and efficiently to the end
that they might at all times feel wel
come.”
A native of Brazos County, Bur
ley lives with his wife, Edelweiss, at
1704 Woodland Dr. in Bryan.
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