The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-06
TO PUSH BEER
MAKING BILL
Massenburg's Measure Is
Slated for Early Pass
age at Raleigh
The Tinas-NcwF Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, April G.-The bill
introduced in the house Tuesday
by Rep. Masscnburg Of Polk per
hitting the manufacture Of bee.
in North Carolina IS expected 20
be passed by the general assembly
by approximately the same ma
ioritv by which The Francis bill
permitting the sale Of beer and
wines was passed by the two
houses. according TO opinion here.
There was 4 concerted move.
ment when the Francis bill was
being passed by The house 20 tact,
on an amendment permitting the
manufacture Of beer, but It was
decided by hose who were con-
sidering the amendment 20 wait
until the Francis bill had passed
and 20 incorporate the maGuIac-
turc Of beer in a new iii.
There is little opposition IN lhe
general assembly to the passage
Of a bill permitting t}lr manufac-
turc Of beer and wines IN the
state. since i is generally recog-
niZcd that not only viii - number
of Industries in the sjat2 benefit
from such legislation. h't that l.
will also result in increased en-
ploymont.
While these advantages are to
be obtained within the near tu-
tme it is said by those who have
been studying the #ituatio2, In"
manufacture Of beer IN North
Carolina has many other potter
tialities. Already, it IS undc"-
STOOD several firms are consider
ING putting up brewcrics in some
of the larger cities Of the state II
the beer manufacture bill goes
through, giving employment to
hundreds Of workers.
North Carolina industry IS al
ready feeling the result Of the
passage by. congress Of a bill per-
hitting the sale and manufacture
of so per cent wine and beer, and
il is believed that the legalization
of the manufacture Of beer in this
state will further stimulate GER
tain industries. Several factories
in the Piedmont section Of the
state have already received large
orders for slaves and barrels,
while some lumber companies are
doing a boom-time business.
Hundreds Of men have been put
TO work in the woods cutting hick-
orv and oak slaves at about 50 q
day. Not only is it believed that
several brewerics would locate IN
North Carolina should the Massen-
burg bill pass, but it IS although
thought likely that the establish
ment of one or more bottle fac-
tories may result, since North
Carolina produces about half the
feldspar III this country which IS
one of the chief ingredients used
in the manufacture Of glass.
It is also pointed out that II 1t
is expected that North Carolina
will raise as much as 100000
from revenue on the sale of beer,
the money that Tar Heels will
paw for this foaming beverage OF
modest alcoholic content will
amount to many times that
amount. Most of this money will
90 out of the state, since the beer
that will be put on the market III
North Carolina. unless it is manu-
featured in this state, will come
from the breweries IN the East
and MiddleWcst. -,
The argument advanced by the
SPONSORS of the Massenburg blI!
is that at least part of this vast
amount of money should be Kept
in North Carolina. Even If this
LEGISLATION does not result in the
establishment of breweries in the
state, it will De a safeguard in the
future, they claim, pointing to the
fact that a situation could arise
whereby beer might be sold to
North Carolina at a mOnopohStjc
price by outside concerns who
would be secure in the knowledge
that the North Carolina law does
not permit the manufacture of
beer within the state.
The grape industry is another