Show Solons Wax fax Hot riot Over Pool Hall Bill dill Sen Auerbach Favors Local Control o 0 0 e e I Sentiment Divided but Bill Bill Passes I t f r I I Debate on senate bill 20 the thes a Funk measure to prohibit minors from entering public pool halls or billiard halls developed Into a pitched battle Wednesday afternoon afternoon after after- noon noon with Senators Auerbach Candland Hirschi Peters Westphal Westphal West West- phal pha and President Irvine tho leading leading lead lead- ing Opponents opponents to the measure while the author with the help of Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors Dixon andRyan and Ryan R an rattled rallied his i forces to its support As a result senatorial opinion was rather evenly II divided on the merits merit of the hill bill ind nd the pros won the ballot standing standing stand- stand I ing 11 years rears and 9 nays nas Senate Auerbach who closed discussion from the floor summed 1 up his reasons for tor opposing the I measure and argued that by local 1 regulation of the tho p and I through the tho vigilance of local officials officials off 1 rather than by bythe the of closing I t the e places to all who did not happe happen happen hap hap- pe pen pen to be of voting ag age was i tae proper way In which to reach the I trouble I am not a pool fan Senator Auerbach said sardo I ha have hate Je never I I played a game gam of ot pool or billiards But I I. I have stood by and watched C others pla play and I must say that although it is entirely possible some I are of ot an und undesirable character my experience has not been to encounter the evil conditions conditions condi condi- of which some of pf my cos na- na tors remark There is nothing evil In the game of pool or billiards It is the character character character char char- acter of some of the public pool- pool halls which is being attacked I Isay Isay Isay say to this that it Is the dut duty of local officials to regulate such things and If It there are undesirable undesirable undesirable able in any community then by courage and adherence to duty the local officials should abate the evil I would safeguard our young oung people But we we cannot legislate goodness into them I believe it Is better to allow them entrance to towell towell towell well regulated than to tb toI have them forced onto the street I The average Utah boy Is a rather live Individual and we must provide him a place to go The thing thinS to to too do do o is to make the tha places he will want to visit as wholesome and as clean as ble 5 4 If we r lare are going to shut boys bos out of what shall we wo of offer of- of fer in exchange Shall we S p pass bass out knitting and crochet work to tp keep them busy If It we we- wea weare a a are e islat against pool wh why not pass measures to prohibit croquet pin ping ping- I pong tiddlywinks checkers and I other dangerous games Mr President I 1 am opposed to I this bill Those voting for tor the measure were Cottrell Dixon I Funk Jenson wis McConkle McConkie 1 Robinson Ryan Stahle Stable and War War- nick Those voting against it were Wera Auerbach Callister Candland lI r- r ODonnell O'Donnell Peters Westphal I Winder and President Irvine s |