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Blackwell, McCrary, Duvall Promise To Work With Young People | The three “business manage ment” candidates for city office in the November 6th local elec tion have now promised a tax cut for the city of Brevard if elected. Says Don Blackwell, success ful Brevard business man and candidate for Mayor: “We have now investigated enough to be convinced it is not necessary to continue spending at a level which re quires the present city tax rate. We are certain that, with this year’s income, city tax could be cut. With the certain increase in city reve nues in the future, we see no reason why we cannot have full city services and still cut taxes, if Pie money received is handled in a careful busi nesslike way. Jud McCrary and Clyde Du vall, the two other Brevard businessmen who are running for the Board of Aldermen on the business management team, stress their belief that the city taxes are the most important issue in this campaign. “From everything we’ve heard, people are more con cerned about rising taxes than any other single issue,” says McCrary. “We believe most people hi Brevard agree with us that city services could bo maintained with a smaller percentage of our city in come, thus allowing a cut in taxes.” “When this campaign first began,” says Clyde Duvall, “we believed city taxes could and ought to be cut, but we did not feel we could make a firm prom ise to do so. “Now we do. We are certain DON BLACKWELL JUD mFcrary CLYDE DUVALL it can be done, and we are confident of support by the incumbent Aldermen so that our promise can be carried out.” Look At Budget “Let’s look at our bud get,” says Don Blackwell. “Three years ago, before the last election, it was $494,800.00. This year it is $746,437.00 — a 50 per cent increase in spend ing. “It is interesting to note that, while money from taxes on real and personal proper ty went up from a total of $203,028.00 to $297,289.00—an increase of $94,261.00, or about 46 percent — our city income from other sources (including the penny sales tax, ABC profits, and Revenue Sharing), jumped from $291, 772.00 three years ago to $449,148.00 this year — an increase of $246,120.00, or about 83 per cent! “We’d like for the voters to note this,” Blackwell stresses. “With an outside income in crease of 83 per cent, our city taxes were still increased by 46 per cent. It is our stand that city services should be main tained out of such outside in come increases without proper Science for You B* BOB BROWN V\ V\ 1 PROBLEM: The Reynolds Ridge. NEEDED: A piece of glass, running water, soap. DO THIS: Clean the glass thoroughly, then hold it under the faucet until the soap has been washed off. Take it away from the water, then before the film of water has drained off, touch the bottom of the glass with a soapy finger. A ridge will be seen to rise up the glass in the water film. RES'S WHY: The dean water has greater surface than the water contaminated by the finger at the of the glass. The greater surface tension draws laminated water up, making a ridge when the two f water meet. This is called the Reynolds Ridge, be seen many places in nature, particularly at the ty tax raises, if the city’s mon ey is managed as it should be. Further, we are sure that good business management of the city’s business can not only pre vent tax increases, it can allow a tax cut And we are commit ted to this promise.” Young People Too “It is our belief that the interests of young people have been largely overlooked in this campaign — and to some extent In the city,” says Clyde DuvalL “We want to make it clear that we know there are many young voters in the city. We are aware that these, and those young are the citizens who will be running the city and coun try in the future. We ask for the young peoples’ votes on the committment that they will be fully considered in the forward looking administration we in tend to support. “We will support full co operation by the city, with county efforts toward provid ing as much in the way of youth oriented facilities as is reasonaly possible in the framework of a responsible administration.” Open Door “One other thing,” says Jud McCrary, “should be stressed. And that is our intention to provide, as far as we personal ly can, an open door administra tion. “We intend to be available to anyone — of any race, creed, color or age — who wants to see us in the in terest of better city govern ment We believe the city’s business is big business and can best be administered by businessmen, but we will be interested In the ideas of any one who wants to agree, dis agree, praise or blame us for what we do. We guarantee to listen.” Voting Placet We’d like to remind the city voters of the poll ar rangements in this election,” says Blackwell, “so there’s no danger of anyone failing to register his choice in either the City or the State-wide election. “As everyone probably knows, this will be an election on both state-wide (the School Bond issue, for example), and local issues. Because of recent changes in the state election laws, it will be necessary for many individual voters to go to two polling places. “We ask that all voters re member these simple rules: —“For the City Election, city voters should go either to the American Legion Build ing or the City HalL Precinct No. 1, or those living on the north side of Broad Street, should go to the City - HalL Precinct No. 2, or those liv ing on the south side of Broad Street should go to the Amer ican Legion Building. —“For the State-wide elec tion, all city and county voters should go to their usual coun ty precinct polling places. “Some voters will have to go to two polling places to cast their ballots because their city and county precinct polling places may not be the same,” Mr. Blackwell con cludes. 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