Evening star., 1934-03-04

directed at the A. B. c. Board when
it took up the application Of the Pet
, worth Pharmacy for permit for sale
of bottled spirits. The drugstore, at
420l Georgia avenue, is near the
Roosevelt High School and the Mac
farland Junior High School. Protest
was made also that students attend
ing the Powell, Petworth and Ray
mond schools also frequent the gen.
eral section.
| Speakers Take Issue.
Several speakers took issue with
the board on the point that there
must be specific complaints against
an applicant or his place of business.
and contended that the board had
| authority under the law to rule out
licenses on more general grounds Of
public welfare. H. o. Carver, 116
Varnum street. who presented the
case of protestants, cited the clause
Of the liquor law requiring that before
a license is issued the board shall
satisfy itself that the place for
which the license is to be issued is
an appropriate one, considering the
character of the premises, its sur
roundings, and the wishes Of the per-
sons residing or owning property in
the neighborhood of the premises for
which license is desired."'
Later Chairman Offutt said this
question of policy as applied to large
school centers would be determined
definitely by the A. B. C. Board.
The board Friday decided not to ban
"off-sale" licenses for places near the
average school building, other condi-
: tions being met.
Among those protesting the Pet
worth Pharmacy license because Of
| the nearness of the place to the
i Roosevelt and MacFarland Schools
| were Rev. c. E. Hawthorne of the
| Wallace Memorial United Presby-
terian Church; H. P. Stafford, prin-
cipal of the Mcfarland School; Mrs.
Robert H. Hay, Ais Third street;
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Waldo, speaking
| for the Petworth Woman's Club;
! spokesmen for the Roosevelt High
| School Parent-Teacher Association.
and Mrs. H. o. Carver. Reference
! was made also to the action Friday
| night of the Petworth Citizens As
sociation, which went on record as
opposing sale of hard liquor in the
Petworth section.
There was no complaint against
| the applicant or the conduct of the
! drug store. Witnesses for the appi-
cant praised his reputation for good
order.
Bans "Nip" Bottles.
When protests we're made, however,
! that school children patroniZe the
| drug store to buy street car tokens,
among other commodities, Edgar M.
Mayne, representing the owner Of the
drug store property, agreed to enter
stipulations that liquor sales would
! not be made over the counter at the
store during the school lunch hour
and that the miniature bottles Of
liquor would not be sold at all at
the pharmacy.
A third major contest Of the day
came with consideration Of q petit
| ton by Ulmo S. Randle for an on
sale liquor license for the Randle
Gardens Restaurant at $500 Pennsyl-
! vania avenue southeast. Protests
against the establishment were voiced
by ]. w. Locke, 2515 Minnesota ave-
nue. southeast; c. w. America. 1924
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and
DR.. E. I. Ellison, 2311 Pennsylvania
| avenue southeast.
Charges that customers Of the place
have engaged in disorderly conduct
near the restaurant were voiced.
These were denied by Randle and
Richard S. Howard, who said he was
a regular patron.
This hearing disclosed that the
Fastener" bi-weekly publication Of
students Of Eastern High School, had
carried an advertisement Of the Ran
die place, announcing Your Favorite
Drink" along with dining and dancing.
The board held over for further
study the application for an ''on-sale"
license for the restaurant Of Solvin
w. Gordon, 1874 Four-and-a-half
street southwest, to which objections
had been voiced by group Of resi-
dents.
The Commissioners yesterday re-
ceived approval from the Department
Of Justice for the eight A. B. G. Board
| inspectors recommended by the board.
The suggested inspectors all are en-
ployes Of the District. Appointment
are to be announced tomorrow.