Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-11-13 | Page 7 | C. of C. Urges Quick Action on Beer Law

N G. G OF C C. C URGES QUICK ACTION i J JON ON BEER LAW S i S. S L. L La Law VI Should Be Model f for Smaller T Towns t T Riter kiter Says Prompt and immediate diate action by by- byc c v L the city commission in drafting an anor- anor ordinance or or- governing sale of 32 beer beer at- at atI j I ter ler January 1 was asked by the chamber cham chain I ber of commerce board of governors C Monday At After r hearing Franklin I RIter chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the chamber advisory council 7 urge such action as necessary at once 7 a vote to that effect was was' taken I I Mr Riter Biter a leader in the Utah re P re repeal peal campaign declared that a Sa Salt t might serve as as a a. a model for smaller municipalities with Y i insufficient funds to obtain necessary t legal advice Many Towns Asleep Since the election many towns ap ap apparently have gone to sleep and have not th the ne necessity of f raming ram ram- ing laws to control 32 beer which becomes becomes be- be comes legal in the state January 1 1 V Mr Biter RIter said I Ii t i The board authorized Mr Biter Riler to to pear iap-pear appear before the city and county commissions as the chamber chamber- representative to offer ass assistance tance in fr framing framIng fram- fram lm I ing an ordinance The boards board's action marks the first int effort the in-the state to obtain a city law 1 governing beer under the amended state liquor statutes that permit local option on the beer question 01 Must 1 Act on Revenue evenue j Beer being made the only legal beverage bev- bev j f with an alcoholic content in Utah the states state's on L vote yote on Tuesday left the entire matter of control up to cities and counties and unless these governmental units pass laws there can be no city or county r revenue venue from irom the brew The boards board's action also came in the face of battle lines line drawn by prohibitionists prohibitionists who not only have expressed sed s 's opposition to legalizing of all liquors but have expressed a desire for more stringent beer l laws ws tj I Liquor Battle Looms l J John hn F. F Bowman head of the Defenders De- De fenders renders publicly denounced pl plans ns of ot to seek legalization of all aU liquors and added that h he was In favor of strengthened beer laws s predicted a possible fight before the cit city commission on legalization legalization of or beer in Salt Lake in iri view of th these se declarations which were interpreted interpreted interpreted inter inter- as meaning the liquor fight is Js only begun in U Utah h de despite pite Tue Tuesdays Tuesday's day vote