Evening star., 1934-02-20
LIQUOR LICENSE
PROTESTS HEARD
BY A. B. c. BOARD
1akoma, D. c.; Forest Hills,
BrookIand and Mt. Pleas
ant Citizens Object.
WILL ISSUE RETAIL
PERMITS ON MARCH |
Applicants Will Be Given Oppor-
tunity to Present Case Be-
fore Final Action.

fore Final Action.
Protest against the granting OF L.
uuor licenses in sections OF Takoma,
b c.; Forest Hills, Brookland and
Mount Pleasant were presented to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
today at informal hearings granted
to spokesmen for citizens associa-
tions in those areas. The board took
no action but will consider the state
ments later when decision is to be
rached on affected license applicants.
The hearings were the first to be
held by the A. B. c. Board, and
George w. Offut, chairman. explained
the hearings were merely preliminary
The license applicants were not
represented at the hearing, but will
be given an opportunity to be heard
before the time for action on their
requests for permits. Formal hearings
on the applications for licenses which
have been given legal notice are to
start next Monday.
Retail Licenses Delayed.
The board met after the District
Commissioners had approved a rec
ommendation by the A. B. c. board
that no retail licenses be issued prior
to March /. This will cause a delay
Of two days in the issuance of retail
permits, since the board had antici-
pated the first group of licenses
could be issued next Tuesday. The
delay will enable large group of re-
tailers to start operating at the same
time without few getting a head
start.
Also, it was explained, those who
obtained licenses before Thursday
would have had to be charged a pro-
portion Of the license fees for this
month.
Protests against issuance of a
license on Connecticut avenue near
Albemarle street we're made by Wilbur
LaRoe, Edward G. Potter and L. A.
Carruthers, representing the Forest
Hills Citizens Association Speciflcal-
ly. they objected to the granting of a
license for sale of hard liquor by the
drink for an establishment at 4439
Connecticut avenue, sought by Louis
Cohen. The three speakers declared
the place was not a restaurant, but
rather was a barbecue" place, and
that to grant license there would
set a bad precedent They stated
dance hall is operated in connection
with the place and the noise resulting
was Objectionable.
Has Aspect of Road House."
Carruthers added that boys and
girls were frequenters of the place,
that lights employed at the place at
night was dhnmed and declared the
place had more the aspect of a road
house" than a restaurant. Potter
agreed with these statements.
Edwin S. Hege Of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association attended the
hearing. He did not participate in
discussion Of the individual case, but
Gid suggest that residents Of the
Chevy Chase section were not inter-
ested In licensing of places for sale
by the drink since there would be an
ample number of such places down.
town.
George e. Sullivan of the Citizens
Association of Takoma, D. c., sug-
gested adoption of a regulation pro-
hibiting the sale of hard liquor within
the boundaries of his association. He
declared liquor never had been sold
there, that the area had no speak
easies" and that the Takoma area on
the Maryland side was dry by charter,
under the Maryland law.
Suggests Public Hearing.
When members of the board asked
49, 1F itv,
might be determined officially, Sulli-
van suggested that the Commissioners
hold q public hearing to determine
whether the area should be made dry.
Decision on this was reserved.
Sullivan voiced objection against
the granting of licenses for Joseph
Friedman, 1901 Georgia avenue; Peter
L. Chaconas 1907 Georgia avenue; H.
Albert Buehler, 1870 Georgia avenue,
and Maurice Miller, 1900 Alaska ave-
nue..
Sullivan was supported by r. A.
Young OF 219 Whittier street.
Objection to the granting of licenses
for the sale Of distilled liquor in the
Brookland area was voiced by Marvin
M. Mclean, president Of the Brook
land Citizens Association. He said
the association had a membership Of
800. When the association went on
record recently opposing sale OF hart
liquors in that section, he told the
board, IL voted for the resolution and
five opposed it.
Other Areas Protest.
Opposition to the sale OF hard
liquor in the Columbia Heights Sec
taon was voiced by w. I. Swanton
secretary of the Columbia HeielIfa
Citizens Association. He said the ssr
sociation had a membership Of 5oO
and that IS were present when a res-
olution was adopted with regard 70
liquor.
The board also has scheduled pre-.
hminary hearings for spokesrnen Of
the Foxhall, Rhode Island Avenue
and Randle Highlands Citizens' As
sociations.
To date the District has received
$403,950 in license fees paid by ap-
plicants for liquor licenses IN the
cases of those who do not recclve Ii
censes, the license, fees will he re-
turned.
Protest All Liquor Sales.
Later In the day, the A. B. c.
board heard spokesmen for the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association
voice protests against the granting of
licenses for the sale Of any kind Of
alcoholic beverages within the terri
tory Of the association.
Those appearing for the Rhode Is
land avenue citizens were: George L.
Gee, president; Chester r. Smith, for
mer president; James May, vice presi-
dent, and Wilfred D. Putnam.
The group submitted a resolution
adopted by the body, declaring it was
strongly opposed to the sale within
the associations territory of any kind
Of alcoholic product designed for hu-
man consumption. except In the cases
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