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ms In “Crime is increasing six times as fast » the population. We cant go on like this,” Con gressman Ttaylor said. “The criminal has long since received all the protec tion t# which he is entitled— the Supreme Court has seen to that,” he declared. This nation, he said, has stood for 200 yean because it is “a nation of lane. But certainly punishment is still the best de ferent to crime. We must find a way to reverse this trend to ward violence,” he continued. Mr. Taylor aaUl the moat fruitful results in fighting poverty will came from devel oping the economy to make available the maximum nnm her ef jabs, and by programs of manpower training to equip each individual to fit into a Job and became a pro ductive worker. The 11th District man said a continuance of a firm policy in Vietnam is die quickest road to ponce through the world—“peace through ROT A. TAYLOR said people are distressed as the war in Vietnam continues with its heartbreaking cas ualty list and still no solution in sight. “I believe that we should fight this war to win, and let the enemy know that is our intention.” But he said that “since Vietnam hangs like a cloud over world peace, we must do everything possible to seek a just settlement through unconditional negotiations.” “Ironically, the preservation of peace is dependent open the preparation for war,” Mr. Taylor said. Tt takes two to sit at a con ference table, and while the Communists in Hanoi and Pe king retain their apparent con fidence in military victory, or an American pullout, they will not negotiate," he stated. “We have commitments in Vietnam, first made during the Elsenhower administra tion and renewed during the Kennedy and Johnson admin istration which I think we must keep In order to main tain the respect of the pee- ' pie in the free nations of the world,” Taylor told the local < group. i Congressman Taylor Also mid I that the negative income tax : plan was a real danger. “In recent yean a rent snh- ,, sidy program has bees advo- j will pay a ti«n of the rent,” fee sat He said he has voted against the rent subsidy program, be cause it circumvents private enterprise and discourages ini tiative. “But a far • reaching is the negative inceute tax. Under this and individuals dent federal ing to the number fas family and the amount af deficiency,” Mr. Taylor "I believe in charity for foe unfortunate, the helpless and the handicapped — but I am unalterably apposed to foe ne gative income tax proposal,” he said. Congressman Taylor con cluded his remarks with a brief discussion of local mat ters. He stated that he had wart ed with local flood control for M: that he would continue to work in foe best interest of all of Transylvania. He described the county's he emphasised font he continue to press for needed improvements. Two of Us pet local proj ects were listed as the exten sion of the Blue Kidge Park way from Transylvania to At lanta and the Whitewater Falls Mayor Raymond F. Bennett vel corned Congressman Taylor a Brevard, and then he totro iuced him to the gathering. He .aid he was mindfol and appre ciative of what he had done for Srevard and Transylvania citt :ens in Washington. Alvin J. naster of uncheon. Patterson was foe ceremonies at the Regulations Cited Tax Listing Begins On January 3rd, Books In Townships First *! v • JL •'r New Year's Eve Singing, Rocky Bottom Hie Township books will , be in' each township through Jan uary l&h,- except far Brevwd, which will be at the Tax Super* visor’s office. Each person owning real property, land and/or bnild tngs and each person owning or la possession of personal property on January 1st, 1967, and an males between the ages of 21 and St an requir ed to list during the mouth of January. The tax listing books an lo cated in each township for a period of 10 days to provide a more convenient service for the people living there, so please list'while the books an in toe township if possible as this prevents r hardships later on where long lines in the Tax Supervisor’s office mean u Eugene Dees Home On Leave Sp4 Eugene A. Dees, Jr., son of the late Lt. Ooi. and Mrs. E. A. De*“i of Brevard, has com pleted Special Forces Medic Training (Green Beret) at Fort Bragg and is now home on leave. He took basic training at Fort Gordon, Ga., bad advanced in fantry training at Fort Jackson, S. C. and then attended air borne training at Fact Banning, Ga. He and fowr others were se lected for Special Farces train the class of 65 in the medkal training group, waa one of 18 ing from 40 votanteem. He He has taken an eat in civic afflrin in and county for the peat 40 yean. Ur. Hamlin will specialise in estate and personal; eottt . His son, Lewis P. HemHw, jr., will assist him in the trial cases that go to Court Mr. Hamlin, Jr., is a gradu ate of Brevard high school, Man 'Hill college and has a BA degree from the University of North Caroline and a law Many Prizes months of age from Austin’* Studio A quart of milk per day for two weeks from Sealtest Dairy Products A pair of baby shoes from Trantham’s Department Store A year's subscription to The Transylvania Times to the pa rents from The limes An automatic electric sterilis er from Morris Pharmacy A Century Baby Carrier from Houston Furniture Company Two free passes for a month to the parents from the Co-Ed and Brevard Drive-In Theatres its essential patriotism; but it does mean a lot to vs as an American community. That we still hare faMh in the essential rightness of the government elected by us and our fellow Americans, is most important. A free lubrication job, car wash and J8.00 worth of gas to the parents from Stiles Broth ers Sinclair Service A case of baby food from Ha rold’s Soper Market 'A bootee set from Crest Store When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S, adv. On Behalf Of The Sponsoring Organizations We Wish To Express Our GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION And To Say THANK YOU" To Everyone Who Participated In Any Way To Make Our Recent Fund Raising Drive For Our New Rosman Fire Depart ment And Rescue Squad Building Such A Huge Success! THE WINNING TICKETS WERE: 1968 MUSTANG /. R. MITCHELL *9064 ■i #9421 TELEVISION SET STELLA SEAY #4500 TRANSISTOR RADIO HAROLD STATON '.I-. Mir i A Special "Thank You" Goes To The J. R. Mitchell Family, Who Won The 1968 Mustang. They Very Graciously Re turned The Automobile To Us For Re-Sale, And These We Are Most Appreciative Of This Fine Gesture Who Work ed On Mm \
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