Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, October 31, 1995 TAG: 9510310124
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: KIMBERLY N. MARTIN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
That resume, he says, shows his extensive background in business and industry. These are areas in which the county needs help, he says.
But R.L. Moran, Republican candidate Warren Brown Jr.'s campaign manager, says some things on Crouse's resume just don't add up.
What's wrong with the resume? Moran points to the number of years it says Crouse has lived in Roanoke County, his education and his work history.
"My father told me, 'If a man's word is no good, there's nothing else good about him either,'" Moran says. And Crouse has "embellished a lot of stuff."
The resume says Crouse, who was born and raised in Catawba, has lived in the county for 44 years, but Crouse acknowledged Monday that it's closer to 37.
The resume lists Fort Lewis Elementary School, Andrew Lewis High School, Orange Coast College, Edison Technical School and University of Louisiana as Crouse's education. Crouse says he did attend all of those schools, but he graduated only from Fort Lewis. He dropped out of Andrew Lewis when he was a sophomore. Although he has not received his GED, he says he does have equivalency training through Boeing Co.; he worked there for 14 years.
The resume says Crouse was a machinist for Harding Engineering in Roanoke from 1950-1953. That means Crouse was a skilled toolmaker at age 14. Crouse clears it up this way: He started as a machine operator and was trained to be a machinist by the time he was 17.
"The dates may be off, but that's more than what the others are giving," Crouse says. "The content is accurate."
Moran says he hasn't checked the resumes of Democratic candidate Fenton "Spike" Harrison or the other independent, Douglas Chandler Graham.
Bell breaks $200,000
State Sen. Brandon Bell, R-Roanoke County, has broken the $200,000 fund-raising mark in his re-election campaign. But Democratic challenger John Edwards, bolstered by several large donation from unions and a lawyers' group, outraised Bell 2-to-1 during October to narrow the fund-raising gap.
Through Oct. 25, Bell had raised $200,175 to Edwards' $124,413.
Bell's biggest contribution for October was $1,500 from the Virginia Opthalmology Political Action Committee.
Edwards biggest donation during the past month was $5,000 from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, bring the total that group has given his campaign to $9,000.
Edwards also took in $5,000 from the Drive Political Fund, a Washington-based group affiliated with the Teamsters union. That brings the fund's total contribution to Edwards' campaign to $6,500. The Virginia AFL-CIO added $4,100.
Thomas still outpacing Artis
Del. Vic Thomas was just $1,005.01 short of raising more money in 25 days than his Republican opponent Jeff Artis has raised in five months.
Campaign finance reports filed with the Oct. 25 show Thomas continuing to outpace his opponent by adding $14,145 to his campaign during the month of October, compared to the $15,150.01 Artis has raised since announcing his candidacy in May.
Their ending balances were equally lopsided. Thomas has a $45,068 arsenal remaining for the last full week of the campaign, whereas Artis closed the month with just $838 in the bank.
Artis, however, has exceeded his fund-raising goal of $10,000. He has said that's all he needs to unseat the 22-year incumbent.
During the last couple of weeks, the former Patrick Henry in-school suspension teacher has snagged $2,100 in contributions. The largest of those gifts came from Roanoke's Dr. Robert Heath, who gave $250 this month, and $550 to date; LUPAC, a Newport News life underwriters PAC, which gave $200; and the Roanoke City Republican Committee, which gave $300, but $800 to date.
Thomas' chief contributors for the month were Georgia Pacific, a wood products manufacturer, which gave $750; Bittle Porterfield, III, president of Rice Management Co., who gave $1,000 as did Roanoke optometrist Dr. J.B. Rapoport & Associates, which brings his total contribution to $2,000.
Thomas and Artis are vying for the House of Delegates seat which covers Northeast Roanoke, Southeast Roanoke, part of Northwest Roanoke and the Peters Creek section of Roanoke County.
Staff writer Dwayne Yancey contributed to this report.
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