Evening star., 1934-03-22
CENTRAL OFFICIAL
RAPS STORE PLEA
FOR LIQUOR SALE
Says DeIicatessen Attracts
Large Crowd of Pupils
Throughout Day.
BOARD DROPS FIGHT
IN TWO OTHER CASES
Quinn Withdraws Original 0bjec-
tions as Applicants Show
Parents Support,

10 q UellCdleSSeH store ACROSS The street
from Central High School was made
To-day before the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board at lengthy hearings on
near-scaool liquor applications. The
case was taken under advisement by
the board.
Acting as the representative of the
Board of Education, Henry l. Quinn,
member of the board withdrew OBJ
lection to second application after
he had heard the case presented by
the northeast grocer who was the ap
plicant.
Quinn also withdrew objection, pre-
viously made, to two other applica-
tions by northeast grocers and an
nounced the School Board would make
no objection to four other applica-
tons scheduled to be heard today.
The delicatessen store in the Gen.
tral High School neighborhood which
sought the off sale beer and wine
license today is located at 2420 Thir-
teenth street, directly across the street
from the west entrance to the high
school. William Feher is proprietor
Of the store.
Smith Opposes Grant.
The application was opposed by DR..
Harvey A. Smith. principal of Central,
who contended that since the delica-
lessen was an establishment where
students gather in large groups
throughout the day it was not "a
proper place" to handle alcoholic bev-
eraaes He declared the availability
of liquor has a bad moral effect on
young people"
Under cross examination by Feher's
attorney, DR.. Smith admitted he did
not know that Feher had applied for
an off sale license for beer and light
wine. Asked if that knowledge would
alter his objection to the license, he
said it would not The attorney per-
sisted, however, and asked the prin-
cipal if he did not make any distic-
ton Between on-sale hard liquor
licenses and off-sale beer and wine
licenses DR.. Smith replied: u. haven't
given that matter any thought"
Objection also was made to this
license by Mrs. A. E. Hay, A. M. Ed
wards, Mrs. George A. Corby, Mrs.
Margaret Hopkins, Worrell and
Charles E. EaSterllng.
Grocer Wins Point.
The case to which Quinn withdrew
the School Boards objection after
hearing the applicants testimony was
that of Sol Aronoff, grocer, of 1885
Benning road northeast. Aronoff had
applied for an off-sale beer license and
he testified that his establishment was
not patroniZed by school children. The
bulk of his business, he said, was on
telephone order for groceries.
Quinn, in croSs-eXamination, un-
dertook to bring out that Aronoff car
ried a supply of penny candy for
child patronage" Aronoff admitted
that while he did carry very small
stock of penny sweets, he did very
little business in that line. The bulk
of that trade, he testified, was handled
by neighboring store actually within
IL feet Of the school building, which
handled not only candy, soft drinks
and school supplies, but which, as a
matter of fact, actually had won a
beer license under the new liquor
control law for the District. Aronoff
presented a petition for his license
SAeAC0 ny lung 14SG O1 IcSIOeIlIS VI
his neighborhood
Woman Supports Plea.
Mrs. Esther beavers, 764 Nineteenth
street northeast. testified for Aronoff
and identified herself as past presi-
dent of the schools parent-teacher
association. She was asked by Quinn
If the names of any other members
Of that organization appeared on
Aronoff's petition. She checked sew
eral and-Quinn interposed:
Mr.. Chairman, after hearing this
case, I am going to exercise the dis
cretion believe have and withdraw
our objection in this case"
Quinn also withdrew the school
boards objection to the off-sale
license applications of Abraham Ben
son and Carl Wiseman, proprietors of
two grocery stores in Kenilworth.
When these cases first were heard
objection was entered by John S.
Driggers, a resident of the neighbor-
hood. Asked then if his neighbors sup
ported him in his objection. he ad-
mitted he had tried to get signers to
an opposing petition, but could obtain
only three. Wiseman. however, pre-
sented petition for his license signed
by 100 residents, and Benson pre-
sented a similar petition bearing 79
signatures.
Mrs. c. C. Mullady, active in north
east parent-teacher associations, the
only other objector. was asked If she
could identify any of her parent
teacher association members names
on either list. She found many, in
cluding the vice president of the or
ganization.
License applicants to which the
School Board made no objection to-
day we're Andrew j. Dargan, 639
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Julius
H. Riley, 656 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Harry Kobra, 643 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, and Pure
Food Stores, Inc, 5548 Connecticut
avenue.
New Objection Filed.
H. B. Stafford, principal of Macfar-
land Junior High School, filed with
the A. B. C. Board protest against
granting OF a license to the estab-
ushment of Edward G. Wenger at
43O4 Georgia avenue, for which per-
NIT to sell bottled beer and light wines
was sought. Quinn said he would
register protest IN the name of the
Board of Education.
It was brought cut that the place
was about 100 feet from the school,
was patronized daily by students, and
that the Macfarland Parent-Teacher-
Association was opposed to licensing
places patronized by the children.
Stafford said he had no objection
TO the granting Of license for bot
tied beer and wine to the establish