Evening star., 1941-08-14
Commissioners Face
Airport Boundary
Dispute Again
A. B. G. Board Won't Act
On License Until
Row Is Settled

When the District Commissioners
meet tomorrow they will be faced for
the second time in recent weeks
with the question passed along by
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board as to whether the terminal
building of the new National Airport
is within the District boundaries.
The board referred this matter to
the Commissioners again yesterday,
explaining that the Corporation
Counsels opinion, requested by the
Commissioners last month, had held
that all of the airport "or a sub
stantial portion" of it was in the
District but had failed to specify
that the terminal building proper
was.
Thomas E. Lodge. A. B. c. chair
man, declared the board, in handling
an application for liquor license
from the terminal, was interested
only IN its jurisdiction over the
terminal and not in the airport "or
a Substantial portion of it.
Arlington Contests Rights.
Since the Corporation Counsels
opinion was. issued, Mr.. Lodge ex-
planned, Arlington County authori-
ties have contested the jurisdiction
of the A. B. G. Board and other
authorities over the terminal and
thus necessitated clearing up this
specific point.
Its not up to the board to settle
boundary disputes" Mr.. Lodge COM
mented in announcing the board S
second reference of the matter to
the Commissioners.
The Commissioners, it was learned
from reliable sources, feel that the
Corporation Counsels opinion was
comprehensive enough on the matter
of jurisdiction and that at its
meeting tomorrow official declara-
ton that the terminal is in the
District-in the opinion OF the Com
missioners-will be more or less
routine matter. ... -
Other Licenses Issued.
after ALL" one official said, "the
District already has issued licenses
to the coffee shop, the barber shop
and to special officers at the air
port. And no Virginia authorities
have taken positive action in pro-
test"
The question of boundaries OF the
airport has been disputed inter-
mittently for months, and is now
the subject of a special study by
the Senate District Committee.
The A. B. c. Board announced
Yesterday that flagrant violations OF
its credit regulations have been re-
vealed in reports received since It's
requirement of data on credit ex-
tension went into effect on May 81.
Despite the regulation that all
licensees who do not pay liquor
bills by the 18th of the month fol-
lowing purchase date must there
after obtain alcoholic beverages on
a collect on delivery basis, num-
ber of dealers have been running
up bills amounting to more than
the value of their stores, according
to Mr.. Lodge.
One Store Owes $4,000.
He cited the case of one small
liquor store that owes more than
So 900 in liquor bills. And another
store operator, he continued, is piling
up large liquor debts while he re-
portedly buys real estate on the
side.
The board in the next few days
will notify all the 1881 licensees in
the District that unpaid bills after
the 18th of the month not only put
the debtor on c. o. D. basis with
his creditors but on c. o. D. status
with all wholesalers.
This regulation has got to apply
to all alike or it is unfair" asserted
Mr.. Lodge. I'VE want free COM
petition here"
If violations persist, he warned,
the board will be forced to suspend
or revoke licenses of offenders.