TEMPERANCE FACTS

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 4, 1 May 1948, Page 6

TEMPERANCE FACTS

Given at Brooklyn: “All the American women tennis players for the Wightman Cup at Wimbledon this year 0947) were teetotallers and nonsmokers.” The International Record: Also Brooklyn. “Canada is spending $350,000,000 annually on beverage alcohol. “Never did so many pay so much tor so little.” —“Vanguard,” 1946 * * * At Auckland District Executive: “When the great physician, Sir William Osle/, was asked bv a student, 'ls it true that alcohol makes peonk able to do things better?’ he replied. 'No, it just makes them less ashamed of doing them badly.' ” * * * At Dargaville: “D'd vou vote State Control?” Well Toronto Vine Control, but listen! 1. On a recent afternoon 300 girls were drinking in one Ontario beer room. 2. A politician has opened beer rooms for girls in Ontario. Thev have become the State’s greatest scandal. 3. At a 90-foot cocktail bar in Ontario five out of six in the queue awaiting admission were girls. 4. Ten o’clock closing is now midnight closing. 5. Cocktail bars are to be open til! 2 a.m. 6. The drink hill has increased from 4$ to 42 millions under State Control. —From “The Vanguard.” Also.—“A total abstainer cannot become a drunkard except hv first becoming a moderate drinker. A moderate drinker is always a potentia 1 drunkard.” Given at Takanuna: “Without the rural pnnulation of France would he practically untouched hv tuberculosis. As it is. alcohol is destroying the peasantry of the healthiest am most beautiful regions.”