The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-04
p / P0O0HIBITlON LAW CL(SES
LIQUOR SHOPS OF HATE
FIFTEEN COUyFIES SWIM INT
DRY COLUMN.
Legislative Action Required to Di-
pose Of Surplus StOckS-Ac Now
Allows Gallon a MOnt.


afternoon at 5:25 o'clock, the oftical
closing time, South Carolina swug
into the dry column At midnight *
otner states, Iowa, Colorado Oregn'
aAashington, Idaho and Arka4sas Wre
added to the list.
Under the prohibition law indored
at an election held last September is-
pensaries in the following couues
were officially closed: Aiken, Bau-
fort, Bamberg, Barnwell, Charlefon'
Calhoun, Dorchester, Georgetown, Jas
per, Florence, Orangeburg, LeXinNon'
Richland, Union and Williamsburg.
The sales in all these countless sdur-
ing the past ten days have been npre'
cedented in anticipation of the final
closing. The Bamberg county BOARD
reported TO L. L. Bultman the stat
dspensary auditor, several days agd
that the entire stock had been dis
posed of.
The disposition of the surplus stocE
held by practically all of the coun
ties. it is believed, will require iegis
aative action. Governor Manning 6a
refused to take action, declaring thS
it was a problem to be decided by th
general assembly.
While no figures have bel u prepard
by the Office of the state dispensag
auditor, an unofficial estit Late placs
the total sales by the disI ensaries l
Is counties at more than 100000.
Manning viii Act.
Governor Manl4lg in a statement i
sued yesterday promised to use tie
power of his Office to enforce the lay.
He called upon the people of the ST. fe
ito aid in the enforcement of the nSw
measure.
The prohibition referendum elect3n
was held last September when. the ds-
pensaries received their walking "a
pers' at the hands of about $4,000 VT
ers. The election affected only 12o!
the "A counties in the state, but ne
question was submitted to the entire
electorate.
Day in Columbia.
In Columbia yesterday was married
by a constant stream of liQuor PR
chasers. From early morning u2til
the eight dispensaries were closed
about 5:25 o'clock yesterday afer-
noon the clerks were busy too b1sy
to wrap up the bottles. which m lny
of the customers carried away pm
ashamed in their pockets. All k lids
and conditions of people, the MAJOR
ity in most of the dispensaries being
negroes, got some brand of whisley
in exchange for their money God
order was maintained, members Of the
police force being stationed in dacn
dispensary in the afternoon.
Every bill incurred by the o5nty
odispensaries, all running expenses land
incidentals have been paid by the
county board, which consists Of w
H. Duncan, chairman; James S. Fer,
ner, secretary, and Sam T. Wesberry
Mr.. Werner said yesterday ne vPuld
have about $4,000 in q ash and a Pout
$4,000 worth of stock pm hand a its
cost price. The sales y Ssterday a4gre-
gated more tnan So, b0, which Twas
double the receipts 4 the prse@lin
day. The receipts 70 December will
amount to about $125TOO in Richand
county.
The liquor left over consisting lrin-
cipal1y of cheap rye a corn whiekey,
will be stored in the cehouse, where
it will be kept unt, the legisla ature
provides some laws means of dis
posing of it. A deta-lTd report o the
amount on hand and the receipts will
be submitted. Mr.. Werner thinks that
there will not be more liquor held
over than could be disposed of in two
weeks of ordinary sales. All beer, all
Scotch whiskey and practically all
wines have been sold, an6 the pick be-
tween the brands of rye and corn was
exceedingly limited. In the early part
OF December certain reductions in
prices were made on blh blk goods.
Under the prohibitio1k law no vhis-
key, wines, beer pther alcoholic
drinks can be lawfl sold or bought
in South Carolina. , gever, the last
legislature, in provi for proaibi-
ton, was not altoge' unmindful of
the thirst of larg mber of citi-
Zens OF the state.
Interstate snipme lave been be-
yond the control of he legislatures