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Homes at Mist Get New Paint, Roof Stain Combining Started * MIST — The Austin Dowling folks are treating the exterior of their house to a new coat of paint, roof included. Wm. B rid gers was a Portland business visitor Tues. Roy Hughes was in Portland last week attending a three-day convention of the Legion. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hayden, Joanne and Bobby went to Glen- oma, Wash. Sun. and visited the Don Hail family. Mr. and Mrs. L. Wickstr om drove to McMinnville Sat. to meet Margie and bring her home. Walter Mathews has recently stained his house top. Combining has already started on the surrounding farms. The blackberry season is about over. Berries are getting mushy. Van? Burt was in the village from Rainier Sat. Watermelon Feed at Natal Grange Draws Good Crcwd Wednesday NATAL—Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bragg and daughter, Dorothy, returned from Calif. Sat. where they visiled with relatives for the past two weeks. Max Oblack has been quite s:ck but is better now. The watermelon feed and pro gram put on by the home econ omics ladies of Natal grange Wed. night was well attended and a good time was enjoyed. Mrs. Victor Berg and children Vernonia Eagle 3 Thursday, August 17, 1944 visited with Mrs. Carmichael at Big Eddy Fri. afternoon. Lincoln Peterson drove to Port land Mon. and again Tues, with somp beeves. Callers at the L. Carmichael home Sun. were Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Steers and children and Mr. and Mrs. Noble Dunlap. ARMY SAVES MILLIONS Savings of $2,000,000 by the army quartermaster corps dur ing the past fiscal year by re paying clothing, equipage and general supplies for re-issue is directly traceable to strict ad- hereance to the war department's extensive conservation program. » Lousiana Applauded by Newspaper Editors for Postponing Local Option Vote BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALB Published Each Sunday conjunction with The Age-Herald, morning exeept day, and The Nows, evening exoept Sunday. THE la Sun ESTABLISHED MARCH 14. 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I Yr. 6 Mos 3 Mos. 50 Morn., Even., 4 Sunday ‘ 325.00 112 "* M 18.25 12.20 3.75 U30 .30 Evening 4 Sunday 15.00 3 75 130 .30 Morning 4 Sunday 15.00 SO 2.50 .90 .20 Morning or Evening Only 10.00 S 00 1.30 per eopy .10 Sunday Only 5.20 2.00 ___ I ? SO 7 Repreientatlve«. New KELLY.SMITH CO.. Foreign Adv Michigan Ave. At- York, Graybar Bldg.. Chicago. 180 N. ------- _ —Boston. lanta, Glenn Bldg. Philadelphia. Atlantic Bldg., Waterman Bldg.. Oetroit, General Motors Bldg. Operatan et Radia Station W8GN, Presenting of the Blue Network. rHONE—A L L Programs DEPARTMENT S—S-III4 Wet-Dry Freeze It seems to The News that the Louisiana Legislature has acted both fairly and wise ly in voting to feeze the present wet or dry status in the parishes, municipalities and wards of that state until one year after the end of the war. The broad underlying reason for the ac tion was that so many citizens of the state would be unable to participate in such elections so long as the fighting continues. This is sound ground and the extent of supporting sentiment is suggested by the fact that the resolution was passed in the Senate by a vote of 32 to 5 and in the House by 59 to 35. It is necessary, of course, to continue to hold ’elections for public officials during the war and a state-and-national program is directed toward making it possible for men and women absent from home in the services to participate in that balloting. But there is no similar need for local option liquor elections during the conflict and of course absent voters could not be given an assured opportunity to have their part in such local decisions. The Louisiana arrangement works fairly for both sides in this issue. Dry advocates in a wet county would have to wait for an election, but, so would wet advocates in a dry county. Generally speaking, the local option plan makes for an equitable and democratic handling of the problem, but the absence of so many voters from their homes at this time stands in the way of a fair and pop ular decision of this kind. It would be unfortunate if it were feas ible for Alabama to take such action. f REQUEST OF SOLDIERS « GRANTED • -------- (Special to the Journal) The Army’s overseas news paper, “The Stars & Stripes", stated a year ago; “We can remember the days of prohi bition, when moonshine whis key made quick fortunes for bootleggers, crooked politi cians and dishonest police of ficials. As a result we claim we know what we want in the way of liquor legislation and feel those at home should wait until we return before initiating further legislation on liquor control.” Taking note of this attitude on the part of men and wo men in the service that they should have a voice in such special questions, the legisla ture has suspended the opera tion of the local option Prohi bition law (Act 17 of the first extra session of 1935) until a year after peace is declared. Senate Concurrent Resolu tion No. 3, which suspends such wartime elections on Prohibition states: “Where as it is necessary to hold elec tions for the selection of state, parish and municipal officers, regardless of the ab sence of men and women in the armed forces, it is not necessary to hold local option elections on the question of prohibiting or permitting beer, wine and liquor during their absence for war ser- vice.” This seems to be a sound conclusion. In those sections of the state where a majority of the voters wanted another try at the “noble experiment” they have had ample oppor tunity in the years since re peal of the Eighteenth Am endment to vote local prohi bition while a representative number of citizens had the power to vote. It is a demo cratic concession to assure the preservation of that power for those who are serv ing their country. The Louisiana legislature just recently passed a joint resolution suspending all lo cal option elections until one year after peace has been declared between the Unit ed States and Germany, Japan and their al lies. This action was directed at control of special balloting on controversial questions until Louisiana’s men now in service can return and voice their opinons on such matters. This measure became effective immed iately without necessity of the governor’s signature. New Mexico, with such a provision now being utilized by certain groups to promote a ballot in some sections of the state, might be benefitted by having this legislative ac tion brought to the attention of the state’s legislators at their next session, to be con sidered in the light of the rights of our meh who are showing loyalty to their country and must expect some similar show of loy alty from their state. Roswell Diepatch June 2, 1944 ELECTIONS ON LIQUOR LAWS OUGHT TO BE DEFERRED NY amendments to the laws as they re late to the sale of alcoholic beverages in the various counties and states ought to be de ferred until the close of the war so that the boys who are fighting the battles of our coun try may have an opportunity to voice their views upon the issue. This has already been done in Louisiana, where both houses of the Legislature voted al most unanimously to “freeze" both wet and dry parishes and wards and municipalities on their present basis. That is to say. those units that are currently dry and those that now per mit sale of beer, wine and liquors will remain as at present until the suspension is lifted, The Louisiana act Is effective for one year after peace is declared and was passed under constitutional authority permitting the Legis- lature to suspend the laws of the state. Augusta Ga. Herald June 4, ¡044 A Thibodaux Commercial Journal Thibodaux, La. June ), ¡944 Maintaining the Status Quo Louisiana-F reeze Last Wednesday a resolution passed the Louisiana state legis lature by decisive majorities in both houses. Under that resolu tion that state forbids all local option elections on the sale of alcoholic beverages until one year after peace has been declared. Sponsors of the resolution explained it is intended as evidence the Louisiana general assembly wants to “keep faith” with the thousands of servicemen now out of the state and thus unable to participate in such elections. Louisiana, like Georgia, has a system which permits legalized; controlled sale of alcoholic beverages. It is felt in that state, that any return to the handling of such beverages by the crim inal element, inevitable under prohibition, would be a disaster which should not be imposed for the returning soldiers and sailors to meet when they come home. Fanatic drys, ever eager to seize any opportunity to impose their fanaticism upon other people, are again trying, through various means to inflict prohibition upon as much of the country as they can, while a large segment of the voters are away and helpless to make their wishes known. The example of the Louisi ana legislature might well be followed in other states, if for no other reason than evidence of a desire for fair play on such a vital issue. The Atlanta Constitution Map 10. 1944 The Louisiana Legislature's enactment of a law postponing local option elections until a year after the war is the first act of this kind to become effective. In the anti-roadhouse bill that Governor Willis vetoed, the Kentucky Legislature had pro vided for deferment of local option elec tions uhtil 1945. Wets won in Louisiana and Kentucky Legislautres. Drys won in Kentucky de spite the Legislature. Louisiana lawmakers were impressed by the argument that absent servicemen and workers temporarily away on war jobs should not be excluded from wet-and-dry referenda. A factor that weakened the pro hibition experiment of the 1920s was the complaint of servicemen that it was en acted while they were off to war. Almost one-third of the nation’s counties, embracing nineteen per cent of the popula tion, have voted dry. While this movement began before the war, it has doubtless been expedited by elections in which old er voters predominate. Louisville Timet June J. 1944 WAIT UNTIL BOYS RETURN FAIRNESS AS TO OPTION 9 Legislative eyebrows must have raised when the news came from Baton Rouge recently that the Louisiana State assembly had, in effect, frozen the local option status of each parish. The action was in the form of a resolution passed by the State Senate and House doing away with local option elections, regardless of which side desired to make a test, until at least one year after peace has been declared with both Germany and Japan. > By their action the Louisiana solons concretely demonstrated their belief that voters now bearing arms should be given a voice in any change that might be con templated. The resolution is patently fair to adherents on both sides of the question. Wets cannot disturb the present status of the dry parishes—or counties. Likewise the drys cannot move in and require a vote in the parishes which now permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages. If any member of the Alabama Legisla ture has commented publicly on the step just taken by the Louisiana law-makers, it has escaped our notice. It is known, however, that a similar measure was in formally discussed by a few members of Alabama’s House and Senate during the period of the 1943 regular session. No bill was introduced, however. It is our opinion that most straight thinking residents of Alabama, whether dry or wet, will concur in the aim and the action of our neighbor State. Certainly the least we can do for the gallant men now fighting the great fight is to reserve for them a voice in their own home affairs. Certainly this is one of the principles they now are so stoutly defending. Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Ala. June a, ig44 % f HOLD OFF ISSUES UNTIL PEACE COMES The Louisiana legislature adopted an Idea the other day that would be an excellent one for consideration by Arizona’s legislators as well as a thought, for Arizonians trekking to the polls Nov. 7 to cast ballots on controversial issues. The Pelican state lawmakers frown upon placing bills on the ballot In controversial subjects while the boys are away from home and many not able to vote. In Louisiana, the legislature adopted a measure which prohibits that state from holding local option elec tions until one year after the war with Germany and Japan ends. The move is considered quite significant to hold up such situa tions to let servicemen cast a more complete vote than through the military ballots. In Arizona there are a couple of issues on the ballot that, per haps, should await a return of the state to normalcy—MO at M and the socialized medicine idea. ■fc 1‘hoenix Arizona Gazette Mau 10. 1944 Protecting Their Right to Vote The state legislature has passed a resolution suspending local option prohibition elections until a year after peace is declared. The proponents of the resolution stated that it is “as fair for one side as it is for the other side" because it means that parish««, wards and municipalities presently operating under prohibition laws must retain their 'status as must those places permitting legal sale of alcoholic beverages until men and women in the service of their country return home and can vote on any change which may be desired. The local option law was passed during the first extra session of 1935. DeSoto and the adjoining parishes of Red River and Sabine were among the first to choose prohibition. Other sections of the state, including Franklin parish, have voted from time to time in the ensuing years on the question. The legislature has, in effect, taken the position that any strong sentiment of the people should have been expressed since 1935 and that wartime is no time for local controversies of such a nature, particularly since so many citizens are unable to vote at this time. We know that those sections of the state traditionally opposed to the legal sale of alcoholic beverages have taken action under the local option law prior to the present war. Anyone opposing the temporary suspension of this law during wartime lays himself open to suspicion of wanting to deny America’s servicemen their right to vote on an important social and economic question. The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, La. June If, ¡044 % Paid Adv. by Columbia County Citizen’s Comm. William A. Russell, chairman, St Helens, Ore., B. E. Hughson, Sect., St. Helens, Ore. i