Evening star., 1948-07-01
Prince Georges Court
To Hear Five Appeals
On Liquor Licenses

Appeals from five decisions OF
the Prince Georges County Board
Of License Compissioners In con-
nection with granting or repection OF
liquor licenses will be heard before
the Prince Georges County Circuit
Court, Upper Marlboro, starting at
10 am. tomorrow.
Included among the appeals viii
be one which Is being brought be-
fore the same court for the second
time In 10 months. This is the ap-
peal OF the jenkins Corner Citizens
against the liquor
boards granting OF q license to
sell beer and light wine in a res
operated by Joseph w. and
Fern l.. Shuler, on Rouve 5, near
Clinton.
The citizens group appealed for
the second time, after the board
granted the license during its hear
ings on May 2S at Upper Marlboro.
The first time was when the board
granted a similar license last Sep
tember Is. The Circuit Court re-
versed the boards decision on No
vember 18.
Board Assailed Before.
Action OF the liquor board the first
time prompted the citizens associa-
ton twice to urge Gov Lane to re-
move the board for alleged "willful
neglect Of duty" The associations
attorney at both liquor hearings,
George G. McLeish, entered the
latest appeal on the grounds the
boards action was an arbitrary
and capricious act against the over
whelming wishes OF the people
The court reversed the first de-
cision to grant a license because OF
a technicality. Although 10 persons
had signed the original application
as required by law, only four actual
ly were property owners.
Other appeal cases include one In
which the liquor board was named
as q co-defendant in an injunction
suit, seeking to close Bladensburs
LIQUOR store. The other defendant Is
Ralph J. Boatwright, 1902 Thirty
eighth street, Cottage City, operator
of the establishment at 5431 De-
fense Highway, Bladensburg which
was granted a beer, wine and liquor
license for of -the-premises consum-
ton, by the County Board last No
vember 20.
The suit filed by Attorney Carroll
F. Palmer, Bladensburg town coun-
Gilman, on behalf of the Sunnybrook
Citizens Association. asserted the
liquor board, in granting the license
was acting without Jurisdiction
and beyond the scope of its author
ity." The association charged ths
place was still under construction
when a permit was granted.
Protest in Brentwood.
Renewal of an off-sale beer, wine
and liquor license for Louis Brennel
for a store at 1900 Rhode 1slane
avenue, Brentwood. and an on-sale
license permitting sales of the same
beverages in Red Cohan's Bar ane
Steakhouse, 1908 Rhode Island ave.
nue., Brentwood, is appealed by
group of residents headed by j
Milton Stamford, a town council
man of the community. The grouE
charges there already were sufficien1
places in the town area. The Licenses
were renewed May /. -.
The last appeal is that of William
T. Sorrell. whose application for .
liquor license to supplement his on
sale beer and wine permit in Z
restaurant at 1925 Bladensburi
road, Colmar Manor, was refused b.
the county board February 26. Th'
Mayor and Town Council of Colmal
Manor objected to the change.
Vance v. Vaughn, attorney for tn,
Liquor Board, who will represen
the board tomorrow, said the case
will be heard by Judge John B. Gray