Confusion might reign on St. Patrick’s Day, fear backers of a referendum aimed at allowing alcohol sales in Gardner Township, which has remained dry despite repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933. To repeal prohibition, voters next Tuesday must answer the question: “Shall the prohibition of the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor be continued in Gardner Township?” If thirsty voters check the “yes” box, they will have said no to booze. “I would have written, ‘Should prohibition in Gardner Township be ended?’” says Don Craven an attorney who drafted petitions signed by more than 1,000 voters last fall, asking that the question be put to a public vote. “Is it a concern? Yes.” Craven says that state law specifies ballot language, and changing the statute would take two years. Yard signs urging fans of a wet township to vote no haven’t necessarily helped, according to Terry Farmer, who led efforts to gather signatures last fall. “Some people are asking, ‘Why do you want me to vote no?’” Farmer says backers are sending out fliers to 1,200 people who signed petitions last fall that include a picture of a ballot with “No” circled. “They’ll be getting that this weekend,” Farmer said.