Evening star., 1945-10-19
PrinceGeorges
Board GraInfs4
Liquor Licenses
Protests by Officials
] And Residents Block
2Other Applications

The Prince Georges County Liquor
Board yesterday granted four liquor
license applications, denied two, ap-
proved four requests for transfers
of existing licenses and rejected
one. A seventh application for a
liquor license was withdrawn by the
petitioner as result of protests by
residents of the area. =
Approval was given the following
liquor license applications: William
D. Poirdexter, operator of the Vista
General Store; Chapel Oaks Liquors,
Inc, 5724-26 Sheriff road, and Muir
ray c. Warren, owner of Warren's
Family Liquor Store, 54i9 Annapolis
road. Bladensburg, beer, wine and
liquor off f-sale, and Morris Coff, op-
orator of delicatessen at 2213 VAR
mum street, Mount Rainier, on-sale
beer.
Applications rejected were:
Mrs. Thelma Mae Slavka, who
sought a beer, wine and liquor off,
sale license at 6215 Baltimore ave-
nue., Riverdale. and Charles G. Sou
der who applied for an on-sale
beer, wine and liquor license at the
southeast corner of New Hampshire
avenue, and University lane.
Faced Opposition.
Vigorous opposition was voiced to
both applications by residents of the
areas affected.
Those protesting against issuance
of license to Mrs. Slavka included
County Circuit Clerk Brice Bowie,
William A. Carson, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, and
Christian Science Church officials,
who maintain reading room adja-
cent TO Mrs. Slavka's establishment
Mr.. Bowie contended that cov-
enant on Mrs. Slavka's property
prohibits the issuance of a liquor
license there while Mr.. Carson
claimed there are enough liquor
establishments In the town now. A
petition containing the names of
about l60 Riverdale residents op-
posing the application also was pre-
sented. ~
A delegation of' approximately 20
homeowners appeared in opposition
to Mr.. Souder's application while
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron,
attorney for the opponents, sub
mitted a petition signed by about Is
persons living in the vicinity of the
site where Mr.. Souder said he plans
to construct a restaurant.
Senator Sothoron said the area
around New Hampshire avenue and
University will develop into the
finest residential community in the
county "if it is permitted to develop
IN the right way" -.
Declaring that there already is a
liquor establishment about a quarter
of a mile from the site lin question,
Senator Sothoron expressed the fear
that if the license was granted, New
Hampshire. avenue fsmight grow into
another Baltimore boulevard lined
with taverns." -sar sfIi%
Attorney Offers Petition.
Louis B, Arnold, attorney for the
petitioner, presented petition
signed by about so residents of the
area favoring the application. He
said it is planned to spend about
$65,000 in the. e.yconstruction of a
restaurant, which would be oper-
ated so as to attract nearby resi-
dents.". He charged opponents Of
the application with "prejudging
the type of establishment that will
be erected .... q
Transfers approved were.
From Dorothy M. Wells, operator
of Wyvill's Service Station Wells
Corner, to George A. Wyvill; from
William P. Casey, operator of john
MES Tavern, 6722 Roosevelt avenue,
Seat Pleasant, to John Bowen, and
from Rennie H. Wilson, $500 Gen.
trail avenue, Seat Pleasant, to the
B & G Catering, Inc, beer, wine
and liquor on-sale licenses, and
from Frank Kobolka, 1898 Bladens-
burg road, Colmar Manor, to Frank S
Liquors, Inc, beer, wine and liquor
off sale.
The board rejected an application
for transfer of a beer, wine and
liquor on-Sale license at the Campus
Restaurant, 1929 Fifty y-second ave-
nue., Hillside, from Joseph Shapiro
to Sadie Strohl.
Edgar S. and Thelma Duvan, op-
orators of the Tuxedo Market, with
drew their application for a beer,