For population 25 years and over in Mingus Mountain: 1  High school or higher: 82.4%. 2  Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%. 3  Graduate or professional degree: 6.0 4 %. Unemployed: 4. 5 8%. Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes.
In December 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment. A month later, President Woodrow Wilson instituted partial prohibition to conserve grain for the war effort. Beer was limited to 2.75 percent alcohol content, and production was held to 70 percent of the previous year's production.In September, the president issued a ban on the wartime production of beer. month later, President Woodrow Wilson instituted partial prohibition to conserve grain for the war effort. Beer was limited to 2.75 percent alcohol content, and production was held to 70 percent of the previous year's production.
âNo temperance in itâ¦â: Woodrow Wilson & Prohibition Because Prohibition began in Wilsonâs administration it is often assumed that he supported it. In fact, Wilson vetoed the infamous Volstead Act which enforced Prohibition and he opposed a federal law enforcing what he thought was a personal moral issue.he exhibit ran from October 27, 2005 until April 10, 2006. As part of my research I wrote a short history of the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act which I present here in the hopes that it may be useful. I also wrote a page on the history of Prohibition in Virginia.