Show Mayor 1 Hunter Claims People Disgusted With Liquor Control Here to confer with Thomas Thomaa McCoy McCoy McCoy Mc Mc- Coy secretary of the Uie State Municipal MUnicipal Municipal League Mayor Charles R R. Hunter of Cedar City league president president president pre pre- pre pre- took time out today to I voice vigorous to present state control of liquor and to boost Senate nate bill 37 which provides for beer licensing by the cities Mayor Hunter expressed the belief belief belief be be- lief that a popular referendum referendum would result in a two to one vote for a II liquor sale by drink law From observation after an extensive exten exten- sive alve tour of the state Mayor Hunter hunter Hun lIun- ter said he was convinced the people people people peo peo- were In favor of such an amendment and were disgusted disgusted disgusted dis dis- dis- dis gusted with the present state control control control con con- of liquor Either by reason of lack of help or Indifference the state liquor commission has failed to cooperate cooperate oper co ate with the cities titles In the enforcement enforce enforce- enforcement enforce I ment of the state liquor laws Mayor Hunter declared The league president charged that because of the lack of cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- operation the cities titles had been forc fore forced forced ed to Increase their enforcement units units about 25 per cent As further evidence of or lack of operation co-operation Mayor Hunter cited an Instance In Cedar City where It took city of of- practically a II year to get a beer tavern closed because the I place had a II state beer license and the liquor commission wouldn't cancel the until It made full fuU Investigation Similar experiences e ces hD have ve been reported from practically every city and town inthe In Inthe Inthe the state said Mayor Hunter Senate 37 97 which welch provides for the licensing of beer tion by bythe the cities dUes and towns was WIll praised by Mayor Hunter as an effort to give the cities lUes part of the funds which now go to the state The league learue president pointed point point- ed out that not one cent of revenue revenue rev rev- under the present setup I comes back to the cities to aid aidIn I In the enforcement of the law I |