- cost ▁public ▁housing . ▁ ▁Other ▁positions ▁taken : ▁ ▁Commun ists , ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Roy bal ▁cast ▁the ▁sole ▁negative ▁vote ▁against ▁an ▁ordin ance ▁that ▁required ▁" Comm un ists ▁and ▁other ▁sub vers ives " ▁to ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁police . ▁He ▁told ▁the ▁council ▁he ▁believed ▁he ▁was ▁" sign ing ▁a ▁political ▁death ▁war rant " ▁with ▁his ▁vote , ▁adding ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁" p laces ▁every ▁citiz en ▁and ▁organization ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁at ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁any ▁bi ased ▁crack pot ▁who ▁may ▁decide ▁to ▁report ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Department ▁as ▁sub vers ive ." ▁ ▁Ju ven iles , ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁council ▁adopted ▁a ▁motion ▁by ▁Don ▁A . ▁Allen ▁asking ▁the ▁Police ▁Department ▁what ▁was ▁being ▁done ▁to ▁en force ▁cur f ew ▁laws . ▁Allen ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁opinion ▁that ▁if ▁polic emen ▁were ▁" equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁old - f ashion ed ▁hair ▁br ush , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁k ids ," ▁there ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁less ening ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁crime . ▁But ▁Roy bal ▁disag re ed , ▁not ing ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁" hood l ums " ▁were ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁recomm ending ▁closer ▁co operation ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁with ▁ag encies ▁" de aling ▁with ▁youth ▁problems ." ▁▁ ▁Rab ies , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁public