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ALCOHOL, AND IT IS ALSO A KNOWN MEDICAL FACT THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE <br />OF EVERYONE WHO DRINKS BECOMES AN ALCOHOLIC. HE FELT THE PERSON WHO <br />SELLS THE ALCOHOL MUST SHARE IN THE BLAME FOR THIS AND WAS OF THE OPINION <br />THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE AGAINST EXTENDING THE HOURS. <br />CATHERINE DAVIS, SCHOOL TEACHER, SPOKE IN OPPOSITION, STATING <br />THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED BOTH IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL <br />AND CHURCH SCHOOL SYSTEM STEM FROM HOMES WITH ALCOHOLISM PROBLEMS. <br />HERMAN BROWNING, ASSISTANT PASTOR OF BAPTIST TABERNACLE CHURCH, <br />SPOKE VEHEMENTLY OF DRUNKARDS AND STATED THAT HE IS TOTALLY AGAINST ANY <br />EXTENSION AND, IN FACT, FEELS ALL BARS SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN. <br />ROBERT CASTALDI SPOKE FOR THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY AND POINTED OUT <br />THAT EVERYONE REALIZES THAT ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASE AND NOT TO BE TAKEN <br />•LIGHTLY. HE NOTED, HOWEVER, THAT ALCOHOLICS ARE NOT FORCED.TO DRINK, <br />AND STATED THAT ALCOHOLISM DOES NOT ORIGINATE IN A LOUNGE, IT STARTS IN <br />A PERSON. MR. CASTALDI NOTED THAT AT THE PREVIOUS HEARING A MEMBER OF <br />THE OPPOSITION PRESENTED A CHART SHOWING MANY STATLSTICS AND MEDICAL <br />CLAIMS, BUT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT ANY OF THIS HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIATED. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT IN THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED, PEOPLE HAD SPOKEN OF TEENAGERS <br />COMING TO SCHOOL HIGH, WHICH HE FELT IS THE PARENT S RESPONSIBILITY AS <br />THEY SHOULD REGULATE THEIR CHILDREN. HE SPOKE ABOUT SHOP LIFTING AND IN- <br />CREASED CRIME WHEN THE STORES STAY OPEN LONGER AT CHRISTMAS TIME AND <br />FELT.THERE IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. MR. CASTALDI-TALKED ABOUT THE GROWTH <br />RATE IN THE COUNTY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE NUMBER OF DEPUTIES IT HAS <br />BEEN NECESSARY TO HIRE IN THAT TIME. HE STATED THAT THE LOUNGE OPERATORS <br />RUN CLEAN ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROVIDE SAFE MEETING PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO <br />ENJOY THEMSELVES. HE STATED THAT IF THEY CAN PROVIDE BETTER ENTERTAINMENT <br />IT WILL BRING MORE BUSINESS, AND THEY NEED THE EXTRA HOUR TO OFFSET RISING <br />COSTS. HE REMINDED THE BOARD OF THE EVILS BROUGHT ON BY PROHIBITION. <br />`l <br />EC <br />