Evening star., 1951-02-16
Prince Georges
Liquor Board
.Stiffens Rules
License Suspended
After CoImur Manor |,
Described as Dump
By J. l. MichoeI


The Prince Georges County
Liquor Board has frightened its
policies and served notice it will
back police authorities in their
current breakdown on liquor law
violators.
The board, in a flve-hour session
yesterday, also suspended a Col
mar Manor liquor license after
Town Councilman Robert v. Yost
termed his hamlet IAN outrageous
dump"
There are II liquor places in a
stretch less than three-tenths OF a
mile long" in Colmar Manor, Mr..
Yost told the board. Whisky
flows like flood over us. You
can pick up drunks all over the
streets on Sundays"
Suspended for 60 Days.
The suspension for go days,
effective Monday. was imposed
against Smiths Tavern, Inc, 1929
Bladensburg road. The ooard
ordered that the license not be
returned to the holder, however,
until the County Health Depart
ment has reported the place in
satisfactory condition.
In q series of announcements,
the board:
/. Directed its clerk to write the
District Alcoholic Beverage Board
asking a close scrutiny of license
applications from places located
close 10 the Prince Georges line.
The board held that the DISTRICTS S
aid is Eeeded to prevent a "sl am
pede" of Washington liquor deal
ers to areas adjacent to Prince
Georges. Unless this move is
curbed.' the board said, I'VE Will
be hemmed in by D. c. LIQUOR
places seeking to cash in on price
differentials." Liquor. it was said,
is cheaper in Washington stores
sometimes as mucn as 81 fifth.
2. Requested that the names of
persons convicted in court of
liquor law offenses be referred to
the board by county. authorities
for appropriate" action. Board
Attorney Ernest A. Loveless said
some of those arrested in recent
forays by the sheriff's Office and
county police will be summoned
before the board at it's March
meeting.
Transfer Policy Tightened.
8. frightened its previously an
nounced policy of "frowning upon"
license transfers between distant
sections to a definite" policy that
transfers will, as a rule. be ap-
proved only when they change
hands in the immediate area
where the license is In effect. The
board indicated it will be par
ticularly careful in passing on
applications for transfers from
rural to densely populated areas
because of the increasing danger
of building up a traffic" in Ii
censes. This arised from the fact
that the county has issued all of
the 352 licenses it is permitted
to grant under present law.
The board made it clear. how
ever, that this rule will be flexible
enough to permit transfers wher-
ever sought when it can be estab-
lished that to do so would be in
the best interest of the people in
the communities affected.
In another policy change. the
board directed that after May l
holders of on-sale licenses will be
required to comply with provisions
of the law which specify that COM
plete dining room and kitchen fa-
cilities be installed in all estab-
lishments operating under this
kind of license.
On-sale licenses are issued only
to hotels and restaurants which
derive more revenue from the sale
of food than from the sale of
liquors.
Police Chief Appears.
Appearing with Mr.. Yost to pro-
test liquor board policies as re-
CARDS Colmar Manor were Mayor
John v. Torvestad and Police
Chief Henry J. Caspare. They de-
manded that something be done
about Smiths Tavern in particu-
lar and other liquor places there
in general.
They said they had cited
Smiths Tavern and it's president,
Harry M. Greenfield, to the board
for permitting after-hours con-
sumption of liquor January 20
and 81.
II have been before you many
times" Mayor Torvestad declared
always as Mayor and objectine
to the issuance Of additional IL
cense. But you have always saio
of the applicant Why. he's 6
pretty good fellow and you have
consistently overruled me.
Now Colmar Manor is suffer-
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