Evening star., 1950-11-17
County Refuses
Transfer Of Two
Liquor Licenses
Protests by Citizens
Bring Board Action
In Prince Georges

In Prince Georges
Two strongly opposed applica-
tions for alcoholic beverage license
transfers were rejected yesterday
by the Prince Georges County
Board of License Commissioners
One asked transfer of an on
sale beer and light wine license
from James A. Lyons. who for
merly operated a market at Ham
ilton and Queens Chapel road.
West Hyattsville. to Leo Lorditch
for use at 2301 Chillum road,
Mount Rainier.
The other would have trans
ferred an off-sale beer, wine and
liquor license from Grover G..
Aderholt, of Silesia, to Langley
Liquors, Inc, 1903 University lane,
Langley Park.
Landover Permit Granted.
At the same time, the board
granted Glass A off-sale beer.
wine and liquor license to Roger
E. Sheriff, jr., for use at Kent viii
lage. Landover road, Landover.
The latter action left the board
with one one unissued license-for
on-sale of beer, wine and liquor.
The number of licenses that may
be granted by the board was
frozen by the 1949 General AS
sembly at 10 more than had been
issued as April %, 1949. The total
number permitted is 352. h
Sources close to the board said
the one remaining license will not
be issued until a decision is
reached on an application filed
for the House of Henley" restau-
rant, at 7109 Marlboro pike. Dis
trict Heights.
Protests against the granting Of
a license to the restaurant were
to have been renewed yesterday.
but were continued to December
IA. Citizens associations Of the
area which have objected asked
the continuance because their at
torney, Marion West, was out OF
the county on business trip.
Two Delegations Protest.
Two delegations representing
citizens groups of their respective
areas appeared yesterday to pro-
test licenses for Langley Liquors
and Mr.. Lorditch. No objections
were filed against Mr.. Sheriff's 8
application.
Board members William H.
Brooke, Republican. and jeremiah
j. Crowley. Democrat. concurred
in the decisions in an executive
session which followed lengthy
hearings at the Upper Marlboro
courthouse.
The third member of the board
Mrs Mary w. Browning. Demo
crat, who was chairman, dice
November S. Informed source.
4 said a successor probably woulc
be named by Gov. Lane before
the boards December meeting
The present personnel of the
board is not expected to be ef-
fected Immediately by the Repub-
lican victory in the November 2
election since their terms do not
expire until May /.
There was speculation, however,
as to whether the boards clerk.
Linden Briscoe, who also is clerk
to the county commissioners, and
Board Attorney w. A. Loveless
would be replaced when the COP
takes over the county govern
ment December S.
Brooke Explains Action.
In announcing yesterdays de-
cisions, Mr.. Brooke, acting chair
man of the board, said the Lang.
ley Liquors application was de-
MED because the board has con-
stantly refused a license in the
area and because the strongest
evidence comes from the protest.
ing side" ...
Petitions signed by about 1000
persons, objected to the license.
while other petitions with SIS
names, favored the applicant.
Mr.. Brooke also invoked a pol.
icy announced by the board sew
eral months ago of ruling against
transfers from one section of the
county to another. He declared
approval of such transfers would
tend to defeat the purpose of the
freezing act by putting too many
liquor establishments in one area
and depriving others of such IA
cilities.
In ruling on the Lorditch case,
Mr.. Brooke said the applicant
had agreed to operate an off-sale
establishment. However, he added,
"the board has decided not to
grant the transfer because there
seems to be a preponderance Of
evidence to indicate that the peo-
pie do not want any kind of an
alcoholic beverage license granted
for that area"