CONTENTS Page District of Columbia government_ Federal Communications Commission_ Bondurant, Arthur P., on behalf of Distilled Spirits Institute and Kentucky Distillers Association__. Bosley, Paul S., president. National Conference of Methodist Youth__ Brady, Joseph E., coordinator of State councils. International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink, and Distillery Workers Budge, Hon. Hamer H., a Representative in Congress from the State 25 Childs, Randolph W., executive director and counsel, Pennsylvania 392 Christie, Mrs. Agusta K.. Presque Isle, Maine. Davis, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State 171 13 Dunford, Edward B., counsel, National Temperance League, Inc.-. 141 187 Fellows, Harold E., president and chairman of the board of directors, National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters__. Goldman, Max, chairman, board of temperance, North Iowa Annual Hammaker, Bishop Wilbur E., chairman, committee on congressional Hester, Clinton M., Washington counsel, United States Brewers Foun- Hollomon, Roy S., superintendent, Kansas United Dry Forces. 109 33, 201 184 70 House, Walter C., executive director, Temperance League of Ken- 29 McConn, William F., president, Marion College, Marion, Ind. 169 191 III Statement of-Continued Miller, A. C., executive secretary, Christian Life Commission. Pfost, Hon. Gracie, a Representative in Congress from the State of Page 112 78 382 177 Renz, James, on behalf of the General Brotherhood Board of the 173 Sullivan, John Dwight, general counsel, Advertising Federation of 390 Tunick, Abraham, Washington counsel, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of 328 Weil, Gilbert H., counsel, Association of National Advertisers, Inc__ Additional information submitted for the record by- American Association of Advertising Agencies, statement of George American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions, statement of George D. Riley, legislative representative...-- American Hotel Association, statement of Arthur J. Packard, chair- 399 38 43 375 189 Associated Business Publications, letter from William K. Beard, Jr., 273 Associated Cooperage Industries of America, Inc., letter from L. P. 275 Association of American Railroads, letter from Gerald D. Finney- 215 211 Chemung County (N. Y.) Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 217 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, letter from David O. 210 Additional information submitted for the record by-Continued Church of the Nazarene, statement of Kenneth S. Rice, secretary, and Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church, resolution of __ Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc.: Brief relative to the power of Congress to enact H. R. 4627 Eastern Conference of Teamsters, statement of Anthony J. Ferro___. Evangelical Lutheran Church, letter from Frederick A. Schiotz, presi- Florida State Council of Brewery Workers, statement of James W. Fosdick, Harry Emerson, letter from. Freight Forwarders Institute, letter from G. Morrow, president_. Gary, Hon. Raymond, Governor of Oklahoma, letter from__ General Council of the Assemblies of God, letter from R. M. Riggs- - Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada, Green, Hon. Fdith, letter from, transmitting resolution of Oregon Haring, Frank A., statement of__ Heselton, Hon. John W.: Advertisement from Life magazine, No. Page 221 304 244 253 301 280 277 367 Illinois State Council of Brewery Workers, statement of Melvin L. 300 295 389 405 Indiana State Council of Brewery and Soft Drink Workers, statement International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, Peterson, Mrs. Ruth, superintendent of educational work, National Grand Lodge of the United States-- International Reform Federation, letter from Charles X. Hutchinson, Michigan State Council of Brewery, Soft Drink, and Distillery Workers, statement of Hubert Cassidy, president and executive Mid-South Dailies, telegram from Ken W. Howard- 272 Minnesota State Council of Brewery Workers, AFL-CIO, statement 291 Mississippi Woman's Christian Temperance Union, statement of Mrs. 217 ADVERTISING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., in the caucus room, House Office Building, Hon. Percy Priest, chairman, presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce is meeting this morning to begin hearings on H. R. 4627, a bill introduced by our colleague from Kentucky, Mr. Siler. The purpose of the bill is to prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce, whether by use of the mails or otherwise, of any newspaper, periodical, newsreel, photographic film, or record which advertises alcoholic beverages or contains the solicitation of an order for such beverages. It would also prohibit such advertising or solicitation by radio or television. Penalties are provided in the bill for violation of any of its provisions. Two days have been scheduled for these hearings. Today will be set aside for the proponents and tomorrow will be set aside for the opponents of the bill. A large number of requests for time have been made by both sides. The committee regrets that it will not be possible to hear all of these witnesses at length. They have been so advised and they have been urged to consolidate their viewpoints and avoid repetition as much as possible. And, may the Chair express very deep appreciation to those who have been so willing to help in this consolidating of testimony for the sake of saving time. We hope that this can be done. All those who will not be able to present their statements orally will have the opportunity of filing them for the record in this hearing. Two years ago this committee held extensive hearings on an identical bill, H. R. 1227, introduced by our late colleague, Mr. Bryson. The committee issued a report on this bill (83d Cong., 2d sess., H. R 2670) in which it stated: The bill before the committee and the hearings held thereon raise many difficult issues, particularly those of a constitutional character resulting from the adoption of the 21st amendment. These issues require further consideration and more detailed information *** The committee has available the volumes of the hearings that were held 2 years ago. All of that information is there. Inevitably, of course, in a similar hearing on the same bill there will be a great deal of duplication of testimony which it has in its possession and the Chair makes this special plea, that we move forward with our testimony just as rapidly as we can without any intention of rushing anybody 1 54 349ST XL3 3111 08/94 53-005-00 |