Evening star., 1947-11-21
Action Deferred
On Club Sale Of
Beer in Armory
County Liquor Board
To Weigh HyottsviIIe
Case in January

bers OF the Hyattsville Company of
the Maryland National Guard, to
sell beer in the Hyattsville Armory
will be considered again in January
by the Prince Georges County Board
of Liquor Commissioners.
The decision to suspend action
until the next regular meeting was
made yesterday after hearing in
Upper Marlboro 1t was brought
out that, although the Hyattsville
Town Council voted to oppose the
license, three members had signed
the petition asking that the appli-
cation be granted. The board does
not meet in December. The exact
date of the January meeting will be
announced. +,
The continuance also will allow
time for the board to determine the
legality of granting license to the
custodian" of the arn1ory. The
armory Is owned by the State, but
the beer license was applied for in
the names of the officers of the
Blue and Gray Club. The point
was raised by Carroll Beatty. Hy-
attsyille town. attorney, who ap-
peared to inform the board of the
Councils opposition to the granting
Of the license.
Other Places Nearby.
Mr.. Beatty explained the Town
Council had unanimously voted
Monday night to recommend that
the application be rejected The
Cohncil felt that sale of beer at the
arrnory is not necessary, ,ssince drinks
CAM be purchased across the street
and at other nearby places, Mr.
Beatty said He asserted also that
the Council felt such sale would not
be- D. good thing in view of the teen
age members of the National Guard.
II. Wilson Spicknall, president of
the Town Council. declared parents
would not let their sons take mil
ltary training where beer join"
was being operated.
At that point it was revealed that
Mayor Caesar L. Aiello and Town
Councilmen Hiram L. Lawrence
and Harry A. Styne had signed the
petition asking that the license be
granted. Mr.. Beatty declared he
was amazed" to see the mayor S
signature on the petition. He pro-
duced Letter from Mr.. Lawrence in
which the councilman said he was
utterly opposed" to the license and
If his signature appeared on the
petition, he wanted it stricken"
Mr.. Sticknall declared all members
OF the Council we're present and none
had voted no when the motion
was passed. Both Mr.. Spicknall and
Mr.. Beatty said they believe the
councilmen changed their minds
since signing the petition.
Pastors Oppose License.
Also opposing the license were the
Rev. Harry Evaul, pastor OF the
Memorial Methodist Church, Hy-
attsville; the Rev. Edgar Beckett of
the Hyattsville First Methodist
Church, and Mrs. James Severe, Hy-
attsville, representing the Women S
Christian Temperance Union.
Capt. Blaine Calhoun. command
ing officer of the Hyattsville unit OF
the National Guard, told the board
beer would be sold only on Tuesday
nights after the weekly drill, on
Thursday nights when certain office
work is done, and on nights when
company dances were held.
Capt. Calhoun declared that beer
would not be sold to any man under
81 and that it is not the intention
to conduct a beer joint" He said
the entire profits would be used to
furnish equipment needed by the
Guard out not issued by the Gov
ernment.
Speakers who favored the applica-
ton included Maurice P. McGrath,
assistant State service officer of the
MARYLAND Veterans Commission,
who has an office in the armory
Other Applications Granted.
The board granted the following
applications:
Louis Brenner. beer, wine and
liquor, off sale. class A license, at
1900 Rhode Island avenue: Brent
wood.
William Mangum, beer, wine and
liouor, off sale, class A license, at
54o9 Annapolis road, Decatur
Heights.
Charles E. Parkman, beer. wine
and LIQUOR. on-sale, class B license.
at Charles 81 Ellen's. 53l2 Marlboro
pike, Hillside.
Ralph J. Boatwright, beer, wine
and liquor, off sale, class A license,
at the Stop Wright Liquor Store,
s43l Annapolis road. Bladensburg.
Robert L. Kingan, beer and light
wine, on-sale, at Central avenue
and Landover road, northeast cor
ner, Landover Post Office.
Hugh E. Haney, beer, wine and
LIQUOR, on sale, Glass B license, at
550l Suitland road, between Morn
ingside and Suitland.
Maurice Goldberg, beer, wine and
liquor, offsale, Glass A license, trans
fer. from 490l Central avenue to
4701-3 Central avenue, Capitol
Heights.
Vernon c. Alley and Dorothea M.
Alley, beer, wine and liquor, on-sale,
Glass B license, transfer from B. A.
Lyle, Boulevard Restaurant & Bar,
one mile south of Laurel.
Murray, Charles Warren, Helen E..
Warren, beer, wine and liquor, off,
sak Glass A license, transfer from
541s Annapolis road to 5391-5399
Annapolis road, Warren's Family
Liquor Store, Bladensburg.
Roy Allen, Oscar Kremer, Leon M.
Lerner, beer, wine and liquor, on
sale. Glass B license. transfer from
Roy Allen. Old Brick Inn, Inc, Grain
highway, Upper Marlboro.
Denied was the APPLICATION of Mar
tinfF. Pompili, beer, wine and liquor,
off sale, Glass A license, at Marty's,
$500 Saint Barnabas road Sc, Tenn
pie Hills.