Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
LIQUOR SALE DUE
TOBEG|N TUESDAY
IN VIRGINIA CITIES
Richmond Store to Open
First, With Those in Nor
felix to Follow.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, May 12.-The
liquor Virginians voted for last Oc-
tober will go on sale probably Tues
day in State stores created under the
Virginia alcoholic beverage control
law passed more than two months ago
by the General Assembly.
The first of the Virginia liquor
stores, which are to be dispensaries
of liquor for off premises consump-
ton only. is scheduled for opening in
Richmond May IS, with others to
follow Immediately in both the CAPT.
tai and in Norfolk
Meanwhile. the week has brought
the advent of the legal sale of wine
by private licensees. and the board re-
ported thus far it had been able to
pay Its way with the revenue from
the private wine and beer permits,
and its slice out of profits.
First Wine Hi lacked.
The first shipment of wine for use
by the State stores was hi-jacked be-
fore it got out of New York, but the
shipper duplicated the order and sent
the board tc throw up additional pre-
cautions against such events.
Recovery news in Virginia took a
squirt during the week In Waynes-
poro there have been appearing front
page pleas TO the residents of that
city to throw open their homes to
boarders and roomers expected in the
next several months for work on a
new rayon plant. The papers say all
available accommodation facilities
will be needed to handle the housing
problem.
The same city reports that f1nan-
cial conditions in Waynesboro have
been better during the past eight
months than in the same eight
months in the preceding year, on the
basis of figures by the city manager.
Revenue to Set Record.
Collector of Internal Revenue for
Virginia N. B. Early reported that
Virginia receipts for the fiscal year
will set an all-time record and prob
ably exceed those for last year by
approximately $15000,000.
An increase of 1929, or 19 per
cent, in the number of automobile
tags sold for passenger cars in the
State during the 1884 peak licensing
period was reported by Motor Venice
Director John Rhodes. but he said
some of the increase was due to the
decrease in the cost of the tags this
year.
Backers of Harry Flood Byrd for
reelection to the United States Sem
ate rested more easily after May 9,
when no opposition for the August
Democratic primary was reported up
to the final day of filing notices of
candidacy. Congressional candidates
have another month lin which to
file
Tomorrow the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
will hold its annual anniversary serv-
ice in commemoration of the found
ing of the first permanent English
settlement at jamestown 327 years
ago. Gov. George c. Peery his family
and staff will be among the worship
ers in the simple religious services
to be held in the old church tower.
President Roosevelt had planned to
| attend, but the press of the Nations
business caused him to cancel the
trip.
First Lady to Visit.
Mrs. Roosevelt has accepted an in
vitation to visit Yorktown Saturday,
May 10.
Police courts in Norfolk and Rich
mond had busy week with blue law
and slot machine cases.
Justice E. C. Folkes in Richmond
dismissed blue law violation charges
against a couple of motion picture
house employees, who operated the
theater's equipment on Sunday in
charity benefit performance, but he
fined the manager of the city's Pied
mont League base ball team S. for
playing a game with Greensboro on
! Sunday. A friendly case against a
merchant, in whose store a s'ot ma
chine was being operated, was started
to test the legal status of the
machines
In Norfolk a Piedmont League
player was fined for playing in a
Sunday game, and the case was
| appealed,
Jail Delivery Probed.
A jail delivery of importance led
to intensive investigation in Lynch
burg, which also was carrying on a
war against slot machines. Police in
the same city were engaged In solv-
ing the murder of Howard G. Vaughan,
80. of Farmville, who was found fatally
wounded near a garage there.