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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1963)
Page 4A IUCENE REGISTER-GUARD, Sunday. April 7, 1968 Legal At Last 30 Years Ago Today Beer Qot a Heady Welcome By MARVIN TIMS 01 the liwr-Guird Eugeneans bubbled with excitement They were ibout to quench a 13-year thirtt with recently legalized 3.2 beer. The manufacture and salt of alcoholic liquora had been illegal lince 1920, outlawed , with the enactment of the 18th (Prohibition) Amend ment to the Constitution. But on April 7, 1833, exact ly 30 yeara ago today, tho firit legalized beer in mora than a decade waa to flow ' from Eugene tapa. Congren a few weeka earlier had paned pecial beer legialation to le galise that beverage almoit Immediately. The legalization ' of other alcoholic beveragea waa to come later. ' The Eugene City Council, readying the city for the tale of beer, pasted a special or dinance on April 4, 1933, pro hibiting its sale on the Uni versity of Oregon campus, at dance hallf or at skating rinks. Beer was also banned from card rooms and pool hallf, and could not be aold to minora under 18 yeara of age. As the waning hours of April 6 ticked off, the parched throats In Eugene and the na tion became Increasingly drier, anticipating the substi tute for the hated "near beer," t mild concoction that waa suddenly selling as cheap-, ly as eight bottles for a quar ter. As April 7 dawned In Eu gene, hundreds rushed to the : local eating establishments for liquid refreshments. And throughout the nation, thirsty Americana were lifting glasses in celebration of the death of the 18th Amendment. But to the dismay of many of the Eugene citizenry, the city was still dry. Not a drop of beer dripped anywhere. Merchants, shrugging their shoulders, said expected beer deliveries were late. About 4 a.m. on the 7th, 78 cases and '10 kegs of beer ar rived by train. The precious fluid was quickly dispersed to retail outleta and by 7 a.m. many citizens, who hadn't yet gone to bed, were smacking their lips. But within three hours the supply waa gone, a develop ment which created consterna tion among those who had planned to tip after lunch. Some 28 carloada of beer scheduled for delivery from San Francisco hadn't arrived. Eugene was again as dry as it waa during prohibition days. - While the supply lasted, beer was selling for 10 cents a glass. Merchants said they later Intended to lower the price to i nickel. Security Rules Often Hurt Public, Oppenheimer. Says NEW YORK On I. Robert Oppenheimer, recipient ot the highest award given by the Atomic Energy Commission, was quoted Saturday by the New York Times as saying that the public is often misinformed or ,., miiJed because of security regu lations. ' The scientist wss named Fri day as winner of the Enrico Fermi Award of the AEC the same agency that declared him security risk in 1954. He was Interviewed by Times corres pondent Walter Sullivan at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N. J. Oppenheimer, who has heed ed the institute since 1947, made a strong plea for freeing aclence from the ahacklea of unneces sary secrecy, the Times re ported. The newspaper quoted Oppen heimer as aaying that secrecy In regard to a neutron bomb could lead the public to believe that nuclear war could he made more tolerable. This, he aaid, could lead to a relaxation of efforts to avert auch a war. The Times also said Oppen. helmer declined to discuss his past difficulties or the award even though it was obvious that he and his academic colleagues were delighted. It waa the AEC'f interprets tion of security regulations near ly a decade ago that led to Op- penheimer's removal as chair man of the agency'a general ad visory committee. In the 4-1 vote that took away his security clearance, three AEC commissioners based their decision on "his persistent and continuous association w 1 t,h Communists." A fourth said Oppenheimer waa disloyal in that he disre garded aecurity regulations of a man in a aensitive position. On the occasion of his inter view, Oppenheimer released a prepared atatement saying: Most of us look to the good opinion of our colleagues and to the good will and the con fidence of our government. I am no exception." CAMPERS NOTE ... ) Spring It hare . , . camp ing and outdoor fun is en Its way. Plan Now to Sleep in Solid Comfort POLYURETHANE SLEEPING BAG PADS $349 $C9S .. M-ilZ"!:" thick w 24"x72"xl" thick . STATION WAGON & TRAILER MATTRESSES $1793 $2395 193 4R"x72"xt" thick 6 4"x72"x:M SIOOO thick I 4S"x7!"iS' thick 48"x72"ii" thick Polyurethane custom cut to fit while you wait at no extra charge . . . bring your pattern for perfect fit. 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Old-time bartenders, a n d there were quite a few still ' in the city, watched with aome interest just how the new generation of lads in white jackets, and lassies now too, handled the faucets. There is no doubt tha.t there it an art and science to draw ing beer to aave profita and not allow too much to go down the drain instead of in the glass." By Tuesday, April 11, beer waa flowing again. That San Francisco shipment had fin ally arrived and now supplies were beginning to trickle in from Washington atate. Springfield, meanwhile, was still dry. The city council hadn't yet passed an ordin ance to license taverns. Instead of concentrating on beer, the council on April 10 passed an ordinance banning roller skating on Main Street. It would be another two weeks before the city fathera legalized 3.2 beer In Spring field. Throughout the nation people were soaking up beer like human aponges during the first 48 hours of legalized selling. An official of 1 na tional beer association esti mated that 60 million pints of the beverage were consumed in that period. At the same time, the Pure Milk Assn. was publicizing the xact that beer aalea had not lessened the nation's de mand for milk. Meapwhile, the Northwest's hopes for an increase In the beer supply waa temporarily dimmed by what beer drink ers caUed the Walla Walla, Wash., tragedy. A huge pipe in a brewery burst. Before the damage could be re paired, nearly 20,009 alIon of beer waa lost. Several days later, on April 16, Eugene was again hit by a auda shortage. And resi dents were beginning to com plain about high prices. Some taverns were now charging 25 cents for an 11-ounce bottle. Soon the price rose to 30 cents. This made some citi zens hopping mad. They charged that merchanta were taking advantage of the situa tion. Fortunately for the com munity, the severe shortage began to ease. 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