Evening star., 1934-04-05
TWO TAK0MA PARK
GROUPS SEEK BAN
0N[|QUORPERM|TS
Adventist and Citizens
Bodies Enter Protest Be.
< fore Control Board.
APPLICATIONS OF TWO
STORE OWNERS FOUGHT
Church Leader Says Headquarters
Site Chosen Because
1t Was Dry.

Vigorous objections to the grant,
ing of liquor licenses to any estab-
lishment in the Takoma Park Sec
tion Of the District we're registered
before the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board today by spokesmen for
organized citizens of the section and
religious groups. The board had
under consideration two applications
for permits for places on Cedar street.
Representatives of the two appli-
cants closely examined wit
nesses who appeared at the morning
session. questioning whether they
were in position to speak authori-
tatively for the majority of the resi-
dents Of the community While there
were but less than 80 persons pres
ent the board had before it petitions
signed by hundreds of residents 1t
was expected the decision would not
be reached today.
Two File Protests.
w. c. Magathan, president of the
Citizens Association of Takoma, D. c.,
and c. S. Longacre. representing the
General Conference of Seventh Day
Adventists, the world headquarters of
which is located in Takoma, D. c.,
filed protests.
DR.. Longacre declared that the Ia
koma section had been dry for more
than so years and that that had been
one reason why the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists had decided to locate head
quarters there He argued that the
national vote for the repeal amend
ment was not to be taken as a test
of the question of local option for the
section.
DR.. Longacre said he had been in
charge of survey of sentiment in Ia
koma Park, Md, on the liquor ques-
ton and that 1,l36 residents had
signed petitions to keep that area dry.
He said there we're but 1900 registered
voters in the three precincts of Ia
koma Park, Md. The Maryland side
Of the community has been made dry
by charter.
Offers Church Petition.
DR.. Longacre presented to the board
petition from the General Conference
of Seventh Day Adventists requesting
that the section be continued as dry
community.
Magathan said his association had
gone on record objecting to any Ii
censes in Takoma, D. c.. with excep-
ton of permits for druggists to sell
spirits on prescription.
He presented a petition As pages
long, which he said contained ap-
promixately 700 signatures, objecting
to granting of liquor licenses. He
said signatures were obtained from
persons living in various sections of
the community He brought out that
the Takoma Library is located one
block from one of the establishments
seeking a permit and estimated that
rs per cent of the patrons of the
library are children. He pointed out
also that the Takoma School Is located
not far from the business section of
Takoma.
D. D. Lamond, attorney for Daniel
Joseph Mattingly, one of the appli-
cants, protested that some of the
signers lived as much as a mile dis
tant from the Mattingly place at 343
Cedar street, for which a license for
the sale of bottled liquor is sought.
He protested that some of the signers
lived closer to other stores which have
liquor licenses. He asked that the Pc
tition submitted by Magathan be not
admitted in evidence, but this was
overruled by George w. Offutt, chair
man of the board
Johnstone Reports Survey.
Jerome Johnstone, chief inspector
of the A. B. c. Board, submitted a
report of survey made by his in
spectors of the sentiment of the COM
munity. This showed that 1873 resi-
dents who were interviewed were op-
posed to the granting of licenses for
the sale of hard liquor either by the
drink or by the bottle. He reported
1913 were in favor of granting all kinds
] Of licenses and that SO had reported
they were in neutral position.
Johnstone reported 258 adults were
in favor of granting licenses for the
sale of light wines or beer in sealed
containers and that 200 we're in favor
of granting licenses for the sale of
beer and light wines by the drink.
The second applicant involved in the
results of the general debate is John
r. Ballos, who has asked a permit to
sell beer and light wine by the drink
at 317 Cedar street.
. When Magathan submitted a state
ment that the citizens association
had gone on record February against
granting of beverage licenses in Ia
koma Park. D. c., Lamond inquired
as to how many members had at
tended the session. Magathan stated
it was his recollection that approx