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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1954)
TAquor- by -Drink Molasses - Slow in British Columbia VANCOUVER. B. C. Liquor-by-the-drink was approved by Brit ish Columbia voters last October, b; i parched natives and visitors ft'il can't slake their thirst that u.-v six months later Conversion to that type of public quaffing has been tortoise-slow, and ha? touched off more wran gles than a back-alley tomcat con-vr:Hion Efforts are reported being made tn !;ensc at least a few of the hiird liquor bistros before summer tn serve as a tourist lure but nothing alone this line is certain thi's far. As of Saturday, the situation St "id somewhat like this: ' . No licenses have been issued b the British Columbia Liquor (' mmission for any of the four t pes of public drinking places pro- , cd under the revised British ('"'umbia Liquor Act. However r .:)s. or beer parlors, which are ini luded in the four types, have h: n operating for years and re neuil of their licenses is consid ered a formality. Two Votes Held 2 Only two plebiscites have been i Id under the local option provi sion by which licensing districts can vote "wet," "dry," or "half at;l half " Trail approved licensing of all fi-.jr types of outlets Nfarch f'rr-s'on voted down Jiquor-by-the-dririk. hut heer parlors were per mitted to remain. Victoria will vote m the question ApriJ 28 Plebis cites nre held when at least 35 pet cent of the electorate signs portions asking such a vote. ' Unofficial reports from Vic toria indicate that four Vancouver hotels will be licensed to serve liquor-by-the-drink this month. The liquor commission has neither con firmed nor denied the reports. Tempers have flared frequently over liquor-by-the-drink develop ments since last fall's election. Kules Laid Down Cabaret owners and restaurant operators in Vancouver let out cries of anguish this wetk when I Km McGugan. a British Columbia liquor commissioner, laid down the proposed "sround rules" govern in their liquor operations estaurant men were told they v. ii be allowed !o sell only beer and wine, but no hard liquor. Cab aret proprietors got the word they vi, II he allowed to sell hard liquor only from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. 'inth groups protested vigorously an. I claimed discrimination. The ribaret men. particularly, said thry would 'ne at the disadvantage nt private clubs which open at 10 a m. and have no res'rictions on liquor sa!r The Yic'.or.a repors that four Vancouver hotels be licensed elicited the retort from Vancouver Mayor Fred Hume that "snrely more than four hotels here are worthy of licenses.' N Further Licenses There were unconfirmed reports, too. that no licenses will be issued to new hotels or dnnk:ng places. Business leaders commented such a policy would discourage mvest nvtit money from beins channeled into new hotel construction. The October election provided thevp four types of drinking spots: ! Public houses, or beer parlors, serving beer ale. stout, wine. etc. Dining rooms, serving malt beverages and wine. X Drinking lounges, serving both hard liquor and beer or wine, with rrfnls. i Lounges, or cocktail bars, serving all types of drinks without meals. Liquor Imports Attention "n liquor developments in the province from south of the border also resulted in a minor fumre in recent weeks over regu lations on bringing liquor into Brit Columbia from the states Seattle rewspaper article point ed out that under the law Canadi an customs officials could seize a niotorjst's car and keep it if any liquor was found that did not bear the British Columbia provincial stamp, or seal The alarm this created quickly subsided when British Columbia officials called attention to the fact this provision of the basic provin cial liquor act has been in the books for more than 30 years and no ordinary motorist's car has been impounded. This feature of the law. thev said, is aimed at bootleggers. Both British Columbia and Washington allow, by common Hearing Loss Mav Shorten Life Span NEW YORK (INS) A pro gressive hearing loss may have a serious effect on the central nervous system and, in some in stances, may even contribute o severe illness and a shortened span of life, according to a well known New York City ear doc tor. Dr. Edmund Prince Fowler, a consultant to the American Hear ing Aid Association, believes that continuing nervous stresses and frustrations are frequently important factors in certain types of chronic deafness. Dr. Fowler pointed out that straining to cach conversations keeps the person with defective hearing in a constant state of tension which, in some cases, leads to further nervous exhaus tion ..nd irritability. He -dded this also may hold true tor those who converse with the hard of hearing friends, rel atives and business acquinlances. Coal production in Great Bri tain declined about 14 million tons in 1953 to 233,318,000 tons. practice, the transport of one quart, or fifth, of hard liquor across the border duty free. The news article even prompted C. N. Senior. Canadian consul gen eral at Seattle, to write a "letter to the editor" of the newspaper commenting that the story dealt "with ancient facts belonging more appropriately in the '30 years ago' column." 1 " Moree Seeks Power Dams. Flood Control WASHINGTON UK Sen. Morse (Ind-Ore and senators from Wash ington and Montana Monday asked Congress for an additional 25 mil lion dBHars for flood control; and power projects in the Columbia River basin. j This would include 16 million for The Dalles project in Oregon, three million for Chief Joseph Dam in Washington, 3Vj million to start Ice Harbor dam in Washington, and $700,000 to start John Day dam in Oregon and Washington. Morse introduced several meas ures to accomplish this, together with Sens. Magnuson D-Wash), Jackson D-Wash). Murray D Mont' and Mansfield D-Mont). , "We wish to call attention to the ' fact that tht President's budget would require a year's delay in the schedule of The Dalles and Chief Joseph dams," Morse said. He said President Eisenhower's budget and bills passed by the House make no provision for new multi-purpose dams in the Pacific Northwest. In introducing the measures, Morse criticized the Seattle Cham ber of Commerce for what he said was its "proposing" that federal dams in the Northwest be sold. Such a proposal was made, he said, in the publication, "Seattle Busi ness." Morse said selling the federal projects would be "following the line " of President Eisenhower and Secretary of the Interior McKay. He said the administration has been "stalling" in the approval of new .river projects "going slow ly in the development of resources so sorely needed in the hope of discouraging advocates who be lieve the resources should be de veloped for the people and not for the beaefit of private monopolies." The "public power proponents, he declared, "are going tn fight it out on a political line in 1955 and 1956." METERED RIDE LOS ANGELES (INS) A Los Angeles ambulance company has installed 22 Rockwell-Ohmer taxi meters in its vehicles to solve problems of what to charge pa tients for their rides to and from the hospital. Statesman. Sallm, Or., Wd. April 21. 1954 (Sc 1) 11 iff " 099? Any self-respecting hen can tell you that the costly eggs you have to add to some cake mixes are never as fresh as the eggs used in the finest quality baby foods, instant puddings, angel food cake mixes and Cinch Cake Mixes. 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