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meas venture. the easi EzataFats
al peogse Ike 10 indulge oexs,
stosslls In mare ~ iess frivolous
games et chance. krseslnG fun
wesl that ire nSsss are over
~lsslmsngty hsainka them &oanss
who condemn legailsed betting
on horse racing thFiii cses ihs
purchase al o ticket on tsas ffasla
Sweepstakes with almost taealea.
liable eaas against them are
elheTa. who tfosn HpNfs .cafH
playing for Stakes ~ aemagailf~
Ing, wsll vi, around . hinge game
for hours ana complain unhaakh-
tnssy over their he'd iasA in nos
winning a substantial cash OF
merchandise prize for their
chance cash Investment Mere
in this County. aown through Ire
years. entertainment fer The
benefit ot churches. veaantees
Are departments and ether hens-
ncial organizations have relied
upon games Of chance ks a saHh-
staniial source cf revenue No
ons would care charge that the
sponsors of ssaeh entertainment
we're thereby enFruptins TIE
morals al ths puhlie, and any
lAw enforcement osYoeF whe
might stiemna 10 interfere would
no doubt be hArshly condemned
Why then shoaid the licensing
al slot machines another game
al chance with the edeis admit.
iedls Overwhelmingly against The
playeFs-ee regarded As ssaoA q
menace % the moral staiaaA ef
nslr County, And, whsshes of
not ihs present OF previous Lac
enforcement ofhceEs have hcea
dsfeliet IN permitting the alleged
ffagfMnt illegal operation at these
machines. II Ia q notorious fass
that no Grand jury Of TIE Coun.
~. despite ia ail~sneompasslns
powers and tias repeated charges
Of the Court. has fer many years
past returned an indictment
against thess alleged Tlolaioss sf
The snti-samhlins lass, Ths
people. therefore. eAnFaot Altn-
Esihsr escape the responsibility
for The condition that has pre-
vailed Those who knew of viola
tlens could have taken the IN
itlAiise In prosecuting the efssn6-
eTs by swearing osit warrants os
tsstifyins befoFs the Grand 5ufy.
The fact remains tassy do
nothing
Nov they are called upon %
decide whether The taxpayers
shali peont by ths licensing ~
these machines OF continue 10
hope kupsneay for the ultimate
pursfeation of the moral atsnas.
phere Of our County through the
elimination nf all f1Trna us &Ass-
bling In our midst By such aisEt
enforcement nffosra and such
courageous eo-opeYatloa on the
psrt Of the public - shsy fntlisly
contemplate
The issue has peosuksd bBo
much agitation and Aisuid be
decisiyeiy settled. Tns writer
feels that our local Representatives
IN the Last Legislative ssAsann
ars~d wisely In procuring the pas
sage al the Aet thai Euhmlss the
question 10 the vAt~rn. Tfssy fol.
iuwed the precedent establishes,
By Tire isxisistiss representative
Of oar feaxhbssing eounsIss. ali ri
which counties have dimes ever
whslnainsiy voted In faynF Of
licensing the gaming desaees
contemplated by the respective
Legislative sess. ard. fnforHsa-
taosi frum the nsnst Fwasshas
sources avaiIshis. esaciass thAt
no such dire oon6staons haze
remsaitea thefefroxn ax have been |
predicted by snsne ~ the cppe.
nents Of the isoai Aes. Ths tkx-
payers have beefs hensNssNd by
ths apweeisbss fevenus derived
from the tleessmes ard no naoeal
hrssk6Uwn Hsa bern noted
axsnng the good peopas 81 eur
eosderIns counties
Let "a pas asies fmnssseaAsn
and Apply common serse In deal.
irsg with the aasus we are new
ensnpl~ssly susvpafsdea ~ eosan-
ties tkas have aioegssd saeA ns@.
chimes and sfaaeh. lsks sssf Swn
County. suffered ths sase - thsse
machines dcwn through tsas se.Fa
without sny ioeKI rrssnzs sfssss.
frosn. snail ~ sxal' hose Sag sls
naalsennaam4 or be practical assa
syaHars for TIE ssxpmysrs. The
seAenas. Ehs afs Department. tbs
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