Evening star., 1934-07-22
VIRGINIA VETS
SCORE NEW GAIN
IN DANV|LLE VOTE
City Routs DryS With 596
Majority in Face of Strong
Opposition.
BY the Associated Press.

! RICHMOND, Va, July 2l.-The
vets scored another victory this week
as Danville, in a local option election,
recorded a 500 ma jority for the privi-
leges OF the new Virginia alcoholic
( beverage control law.
/ Danville. one of the two spots in the
/ State which thus far have requested
/ referendum to determine whether a
/ locality will vote itself out of the
pale of the Virginia liquor law with
( it's dispenSarieS for hard liquor and
private licensees for high test wines
and beers, was the city which in the
repeal referendum last Fall voted for
National prohibition, and at the same
/ time voted for a State control system.
/ This conflict. along with a strong
group opposing State controlled liquor,
| resulted in a vigorous campaign be-
| tween the dry faction and wet group
which contended that continued rigid
! prohibition in Danville would hurt
the city's business interests
There has been only one other
call for liquor law referendum. and
that came from Rockingham County,
/ in Virginias valley. The election
! there has been set for August 7.
WaynesbOrO Protest.
! Meanwhile the board received a
! protest against establishment of
State store in Waynesboro. The pro-
test came from the Waynesboro Min
! iSterial Association and the w. c. T.
U. there. In reply, Chairman S
& At h TNfFln nf lNn A 4
/ Waynesboro fear that a liquor store
would constitute a moral menace"
was unfounded, and that the city had
voted nearly 3 to l for State control
and repeal. The board went forward
with its preparation for the opening
/ Of the WaynesbOro store.
In Norfolk. a police justice upheld
/ the cOnStitutionaity Of the A. B. C..
| Boards'S ruling that whisky in con-
/ tainers not bearing proper revenue
/ stamps and tables shall be prima
] fscie evidence that whisky was IL
legally obtained
/ A statement from the boards Sta
tistical Department said it has en-
/ ployed 327 persons, out of $500 ap-
/ plications for jobs, and that the
boards monthly pay roll, as Of July Is
was S37.24438. Another statement
said sales of the liquor stores had to
average $500 daily If the store is to
/ be considered a profitable one. II
was indicated that it was probable
that stores doing business less than
$500 a day would be discounted Few
/ If any stores thus far are averaging
under the minimum.
Although Gov Peery has been in
office only about six months OF his
+ SiN-year term, politicians in the State
began this week to talk about who
is to be the next governor" Among
names mentioned were Lieut.. Gov
James H. Price Representative
Thomas G, Burch, Corporation Com
/ missioner Thomas w. Ozin, and State
| Senator William H Tuck
/ Meanwhile Virginia Republicans
/ continued their district conventions
/ to name opponents to Democratic
House of Representative incumbentS
A second district convention at Nor
folk named Gerould Rumble, a Nor
folk attorney.
Virginia. too. is having its indus
trial difficulties, Nearly 1000 en-
ployeS OF the tubize Chatillon arti-
ticial silk plant are watching for the
outcome OF a three -Week-old strike
A conference between Federal Labor
Department conCilatorS and the man
agemeut Of the plant is scheduled
for Monday.
Also. 500 employees OF the G. & NJ
Manufacturing Co. makers of men
clothing are out OF work as the result
OF a plant shut down several weeks
ago The plant management said n
r A. requirements were responsible
for the shut down.
The trial of Henry F BauSell. Le-
banon newspaper publisher for the
murder OF T. Eugene Cornett was the
principal criminal case OF the week
The trial was at Wytheyille.
/ Louis o. Wendenburg, II. OF Rich
moud. one Of the States best known
criminal lawyers. died at his home
here Tuesday after an Illness of sew
eral months.
Outstanding in sports during the
coming week will be the Middle Allan
Tic golf tournament over the Cas-
cadeS course at Hot Springs begin
ming July IS.
The State Compensation Board
completed its interviews with COM
monwealth's attorneys preparatory To
changing them from the age-old fee
system TO salary system OF COM
penSauon.
The new State Milk Commission
continued its licensing and regulating
Of milk interests throughout the
State. and the new State Boxing
Commission WAS busy with the in
Suguration of the recently legsliEed
professional boxing sport in the State
The first bouts in Richmond under
the new law we're held during the
week before q capacity crowd.