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."
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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
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