Norris: January 22, 1953
A Len Norris editorial cartoon satirizing Vancouver beer parlour/liquor control culture: One glass of beer at a time service.
The British Columbia Government Liquor Act of 1953: In January 1953, as a response to criticism of beer parlours in the commission's report, the attorney general ordered that only one beer at a time be served to a customer. (One glass of beer measured 8 fluid ounces [227 mL].)
"...Parlour workers were unhappy with the order, because it increased their workload and customers objected to it. After meeting with a delegation from the Beverage Dispensers Union, the attorney general agreed to restore the two-glass limit, provided that the customer actually requested the second glass. At the same time he announced that parlours would be required to sell snack foods and soft drinks. He said that these changes would promote moderation."
[Robert A. Campbell, Sit Down and Drink Your Beer: Regulating Vancouver's Beer Parlours, 1925-1954 (University of Toronto Press, 2001)]
(Click on image to enlarge)
Source: 2nd Annual Book of Norris: Cartoons from the Vancouver Sun (1953).
Norris: January 22, 1953
A Len Norris editorial cartoon satirizing Vancouver beer parlour/liquor control culture: One glass of beer at a time service.
The British Columbia Government Liquor Act of 1953: In January 1953, as a response to criticism of beer parlours in the commission's report, the attorney general ordered that only one beer at a time be served to a customer. (One glass of beer measured 8 fluid ounces [227 mL].)
"...Parlour workers were unhappy with the order, because it increased their workload and customers objected to it. After meeting with a delegation from the Beverage Dispensers Union, the attorney general agreed to restore the two-glass limit, provided that the customer actually requested the second glass. At the same time he announced that parlours would be required to sell snack foods and soft drinks. He said that these changes would promote moderation."
[Robert A. Campbell, Sit Down and Drink Your Beer: Regulating Vancouver's Beer Parlours, 1925-1954 (University of Toronto Press, 2001)]
(Click on image to enlarge)
Source: 2nd Annual Book of Norris: Cartoons from the Vancouver Sun (1953).