The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-02
NO EFFORT TO
TIGHTEN UPON
LIQUOR seen
About Same Number Of
Arrests, Same Flow Of
Liquor Observed
BY ]. c. Baskerville .
The Tlmes-.Sews. bureau
SIR Walter Hotel

SIR waiter linteb
RALEIGH, Dec. With the
federal government and surround
ing states giving more and more
thought to liquor control methods.
since the sale of liquor will De le-
gal in most states except North
Carolina after December 9Th. a
good many here are also giving a
good deal OF thought about the
liquor situation in North Carolina
For while North Carolina is st!A
theoretically dry and has ne
hone-dry burlington Act still on
the statute books. it is generally
known that bootleg liquor has al
ways been easily obtainable IN
the state and that it IS easier 20
buy it nov than ever before, al,
though prices have increased
somewhat since the state .Voted
against repeal. i.
There is nothing here to lndt-
cate that the federal government
is MAXIM any effort to enforce
the federal prohibition laws in the
state from now until December s
or that county and city peace Of
ficers are making any attempt TO
tighten Up on the enforcement OF
the state liquor laws. Police Of
ficers and deputy sheriffs are ar
resting about the usual number of
email DRY violators in this section,
but these arrests do not seem 70
have any effect on the flow OF
LIQUOR or to make it any more dit
fcult to obtain. according to those
familiar with the situation:
With Virginia completely wet
and not only permitting the sale
of liquor, but also considering u.
censing the making Of it. some OF
the larger liquor operators who
have been making their liquor
here in North Carolina are report
ed making plans to move their
stills into Virginia. For while It
has not yet been decided definite
" what Virginia will do. it IS
known that its liquor commission
il considering a recommendation
to license any one, large or small,
who wants to make liquor, with
the commission agreeing to buy
the output of these stills at faT
price. The argument for this pre-
cedure is that it will eliminate
blockading and bcotlegging by
making it legal for blockaders 20
make liquor and assure them a
legal outlet for their product,
since they can sell it to the COM
mission instead OF to tipplers AMI
make lust as much profit. Thus
the incentive for bootlegging and
the illegal sale of liquor will be
removed in Virginia = since i
will be .posSible to buy bonded
liquor legally. -- :,
But this is going to make the
situation more difficult here IN
North Carolina, it is maintained
since it is going to be easy for
LIQUOR runners. to smuggle bonded
LIQUOR across the state line from
Virginia. Some of the bootleg
gers who have been operating
here are also reported as PLAN
ming to move their stills to Nir-
ginia where they will not be. in
danger of being raided and con-
fiscated. but to keep on selling TO
their trade here in North Caro-
lima. But. most of the blockaders
in this eastern section Of the state.
according to reports. are not go.
ing to this trouble. They are plan
ming to keep on making and sell
ing their liquor right here within
the state.
1t is also being pointed out'that
South Carolina is not going to be
as dry as some thought, even tho
it voted against repeal of the
18th Amendment with North Car
DINA. For it has been discovered
that the old South Carolina two
quart law. which permits the pu--
chase of two quarts of liquor. per
month, is still in effect and will
remain in effect until another
newer law is passed. As result,
counties bordering on South Caro-
lima will be able to get about all
the bonded government liquor
they will want from South Caro-
lima. Kentucky and Tennessee
will be wet, of course, and it is
expected that Georgia will also To-
galize the sale of liquor. with the
result that North Carolina will be
completely surrounded bv wet