The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-10
TEMPERANCE RESOLUTIONS
 CIRCULATED
Juneau Douglas Minister iaI Association Takes Up
 Temperance Cause

Copies of resolutions adopted by the Juneau-Douglas Ministerial Asso- citation regarding the temperance situation are being distributed to members of the Alaska Territorial Senate and House, also to various churches and other organizations in- terested in the cause. The reSolu- tions, signed by F. Edward Knight President, and Charles c. Personeus Secretary of the Ministerial Asso- citation, were formed, it is stated after studying reports from Metla- katla, Hydaburg, Ketchikan, Wran- gell, Petersburg, Juneau. Sitka, An goon, .Yakutat, Fairbanks. Alakakeet Seldovia, Nome, Nenana, Bethel and Palmer.
 The resolutions follow:
 We, the members of the Juneau- Douglas Ministerial Association, be- lieving in total abstenance, being disturbed by the alarming increase in the use of alcoholic beverages and the terrible effects resulting there from, and having contacted various men and women throughout the Territory to ascertain their estimate of this situation, recognize that. Whereas the only final solution to the use of alcohol as a beverage is found with the individual. and him protected in his right to refrain from it's use; and
 Whereas the use of liquor has be- come definite menace to the civic life of Alaskans; and
 Whereas the present system of dispensing liquor has failed to pro- mote temperate use of alcohol as a beverage; and
 Whereas we believe that the priv ate sale of liquor can only result in anti-social consequences;
 Therefore be it resolved that. 1. We respectfully petition the session of the Territorial Legislature to enact suitable laws to better con- trol the use and sale of liquor. 3. To accomplish this we recom- mend that:
 l. A system of Territorial liquor
 stores, operating on a non-
 profit basis and under a per-
 init system of sales. be estab-
 lished. We believe there
 should be no more than one
 such store in any city or
 town.
 2. These liquor stores do no
 advertising, nor display any
 liquor in windows or door,
 ways. or in any manner other
 than upon shelves within the
 store itself.
 3. These stores be directed by
 one who is chosen, and whose
 assistants are chosen, on a
 civil service basis. This di-
 rector and his assistants
 shall be secure in their posi-
 tions as long as the stores are operated in a manner
 which tends to decrease the
 use of liquor. Na
 z The permit to purchase li-
 aror be restricted to those
 twenty-one years of age or
 over, and that this permit be
 revoked for drunkenness, re-
 sale of liquor purchased, giv-
 ing liquor to minors, and for
 giving liquor to those not all ! ready qualified to purchase
 liquor at Territorial liquor
 store.
 3. Should the Legislature see fit to leave the sale of beers and wines in private control, we recommend that:
 l. Such sale be limited to those places whose exclusive busi-
 ness it shall be to make such
 sales.
 2. Such places be required to
 keep reasonable hours. No
 such places of business should
 be open past midnight. nor
 more than twelve hours in
 any twenty-four, nor to be
 open on Sundays, holidays or
 election days.
 3. No entertaining of any sort,
 no women, nor minors be