#drinking hours

[batmanhistorian]

i miss when bruce wayne had claws. and dramatic shoulder towers. and a bat wing shaped cape. and longer ears. and-

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Industrial Workers Laying Off In Order to Get Beer Supplies," Kingston Whig-Standard. December 2, 1943. Page 3. --- Dwindling supplies of Government regulated beer and longer queues are making inroads into man-hours important to Canada's war effort, local war industries report.

Thirsty citizens employed in war industries in the Kingston district, report waiting in line for the better part of Saturday morning to get beer only to have the "sold out" sign confront them within sight of their goal.

Managements of war industries admitted the present system of distribution was resulting in a large number of war workers laying off work to try and get their supply of beer.

One industry stated from 50 to 100 war workers did not report for work last Saturday and Monday it was even worse. "The whole thing gives me a headache," said one official.

Another industry reported it had an average of about six out of every 100 employees absent daily. This official would not state that all were staying away so as to be able to get their beer. It was intimated some of the absentees were away on account of illness. Another official said it appeared as though one had to join the absentee list to get beer.

A representative of one of the smaller industries said that in his opinion there was a tendency on the part of some employees to lay off work so that they could buy their weekly supply of beer.

One manager said the situation was not serious in his plant, in fact he did not know if any of the employees had taken a holiday to buy beer.

Another industry representative said it was apparent to him many workmen who were needed in the war effort were laying off work. Whether it be to get beer he was not in a position to state. He said the day following pay day was the worst.

Some heads of industries were of the opinion some changes should be made in the beer rationing regulations. It was stated there should be enough beer to supply the citizens, without forcing them to wait for long hours on the street only to be confronted with the sign "sold out," early in the day.

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"Day Workers Get Chance To Buy Beer," Windsor Star. June 5, 1943. Page 3. ---- Beverage Rooms to Be Closed 1 to 3 p.m., instead of 2 to 4 o'Clock ---- To accommodate industrial workers in the Windsor district, a change has been authorized in the beverage room hours here, U. G. Reaume, Liquor Control Board inspector, announced today. Effective Monday, beverage rooms will close in the afternoons from 1 to 3 o'clock, instead of from 2 to 4 o'clock as they have been doing to date.

CHANGE NOT GENERAL Mr. Reaume said the change is not general in the province but was authorized here presumably at the request of factory workers who finish their day's work around 3 o'clock.

The afternoon closing is effective the first five days of the week only and is not required on Saturdays.

Mr. Reaume said his instructions were that the new ruling applies to the Windsor area. He presumed that, as a result, beverage rooms in Riverside, Sandwich East, Tecumseh, Sandwich West, and La Salle, would be affected as well.

"Some of these men who quit work at 3 o'clock." Mr. Reaume explained, "have rides home arranged."

"They have been confronted by a problem, with the 2 to 4 p.m. closing, in that they found the hotels closed when they quit work. In such cases, they either had to go without beer or miss their rides."

DAYTIME CUSTOMERS The original order closing hotels for two hours in the afternoon, five days a week, followed protests that daytime customers were drinking up all the beer available before industrial workers on day shifts had finished their work. This "break" in the day's business, hotelmen said, has had the desired effect of making it possible to keep beverage rooms open later in the evenings.

[turnbullephemera]

This poster mock-up was created in the lead-up to a referendum on liquor licensing laws, held on 9 March 1949. The promulgators of this view were concerned that extending the drinking hours in bars and hotels until 10pm would damage family life and happiness. The referendum resulted in the continuation of 6 o'clock closing and it was not until 1967 that the hours were extended to 10 pm.

Happiness depends on the home! Help preserve family harmony. Vote 6 o'clock closing. [ca 1948].

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