The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-14
NC. TO HAVE
own LIQUOR
CONTROL Law
Much Thought Being Given
10 This Action By The
M 1885 Legislature

RALEIGH, Oct. 14.-With re-
peal of the 18th Amendment
now virtually assured, regardless
of whether North Carolina votes
for repeal or not, more and
more thought is being given here
as to what the state government
will do with regard to liquor con-
troll, if and when the burlington
Act, the states prohibition law,
is modified or repealed. For
while the burlington Act will re-
main in effect until it is chang
ed or repealed by the 1888 gen
eral assembly and the state thus
remain technically dry, the
prevailing opinion in government
tai circles here is that this act is
now obsolete and that the 1888
general assembly will either en-
act a new and more modern en-
forcement act, or still more prob
able, enact some kind of liquor
control act. For with the 18th
Amendment repealed and liquor
again being sold in states all
around North Carolina, it Is not
believed the legislature will con-
tinue to try to keep a so-called
'Sbone dry" law on the statute
books.
A few-but a very few-thlnk
there is n possibility that Gov
etnor j. c. b. Ehringhaus may
call a special session of the gen.
eral assembly to meet before the
regular session in January. 1884
to enact state legislation provld--
ing for the sale of liquor, should
the 18th Amendment be repealed
by the first of the year. Repre-
sentative Basil Boyd of Meckien-
burg county. one of the stormy
petrels of the 1888 general as
sembly, has already said he
thinks the governor should call
a special session of the general
assembly as soon as the 18TH
Amendment is repealed in order
to pass suitable liquor control
legislation. But the prevailing
opinion here is that Representa-
tive Boyd is much more interest
ed in getting a special session IN
which he can renew his fight
against the sales tax than IN en-
acting LIQUOR control laws. There
ia no more here who is at all IN
close touch with the governor
who has the slightest idea he
will call a special session of the
general assembly merely to con-
slider the repeal of the Turing
ton Act and enact new liquor
control legislation. Those close
TO the governor and other state
officials are convinced that most
of them are taking the view tnat
repeal of the 18th Amendment Is
a national and constitutional
question that in no way has any
thing to do with whether or not
North Carolina shall legalize the
sale of liquor. They take the
view that North Carolina has
been "dry" for years, is still
technically "dry" and that it will
continue to remain so until the
people of the state elect a gem
eral assembly with a clear man.
date to change the present laws.
isSince the 1888 general assemb-
" refused to change the Turing
ton Act, despite repeated efforts
on the part of a few militant
"wets" to get it repealed or
changed, this is interpreted as
meaning that a majority of the
people are still in favor of state
prohibition, regardless of what
the nation may do with regard to
the 18th Amendment. 1t is fur
Their maintained that the question
Of whether the state is to remain
"dry' or go 'wet" is not an is
, sue in the approaching election
on the 18th Amendment, and
that it will not be an issue until
the campaign in the fall of 1884,
when members of the 1888 gon-
eral assembly will be elected.
This is the time, according to the
prevailing belief in political cir
cles here, for the "drys' TO make
their campaign rather than az the
persent time, since the question
of whether the state shall remain
"dry" or go "wet" will really be
involved then.