Evening star., 1951-06-22
New Board Kills
|PrinceGeorges
Liquor Policies
New Hampshire Ave.
| License Is Granted in
| One Phase of Revolt

One Phase of Revolt
| Major policies of the outgoing
Prince Georges County Liquor
Board are in the waste basket to-
day. and existing law freezing the
number of licenses at 302 is
Threatened with the same fate.
A long stand by the former
Democratic board against issuing
a liquor permit on New Hampshire
avenue was given aoquick heave-
tho when the new Republican,
Icontroled board held its first meet
ling yesterday at Upper Marlboro.
Tossed out the window with
equal alacrity was a viewpoint
adopted a year ago from which
the old board looked with dis
favor" on the transfer of licenses
from rural to densely populated
areas.
4 Both decisions were announced
lat the end of an executive session
which followed vigorous debate in
the delegation packed hearing
room.
\ AS a result, the Prince Georges
section of New Hampshire avenue
will get its first liquor store when
Martins Liquors, Inc, opens for
business at No. 8036, and Land
over will have its third such estab-
lIlishment when Grover Aderholt
|Ishifts his license from Silesia to
|l7541 Landover road.
The Martin firm will move its
sIoff- sale, Glass A beer, wine and
EIliquor permit from 1903 Baltimore
avenue, Bladensburg.
Other Transfers Approved.
Two other transfers were ap-
proved by the board, which also
GRANTED one new license, rejected
one application because of tech
lnicality and postponed hearing
on another.
Policies of the old board have
been discarded" Chairman James
lib. Carrico announced. Hence
4 lIforth, new licenses and transfers
Twill be approved when we believe
4 1.-THE interests of affected communi-
ties will be best served by such
action"
Albert R. Hassall, chairman Of
the county's G. o. P.-dominated
Z delegation to the General AS
sembly, called the freezing act
terrible mistake" and prom
3 ised to thaw it out at the next
legislative session.
Mr.. HassalI, attorney for Mr..
Aderholt, asserted that repeal
of the law is requisite if a -four
ishing traffic in licenses is to be
averted.
d THE Legislature acted un-
h wisely" he declared. when II
: created a liquor board and ther
l. removed its discretionary pow
ers."
,s Fear Rum Row"
If Milton Kramer. president oi
If Hampshire Greens Citizens AS.
" sociation; Gordon Cole, chairman
of a joint committee named by
several area civic groups and Mrs
zella Saylor, head of the Adelphia
Citizens Association, were among
those who spoke against the New
Hampshire avenue license.
They told the board that open.
ing of one such place might be
= followed by an influx of licenses,
u thus creating another Colmar
n Manor rum row.
q Attorney Ignatiaus J. Keane.
7, speaking for the applicant, said
: there are nearby liquor stores and
that drinking people are entitled
to have them.
He pointed out that there are
u huge dwelling and shopping CEN
: ter projects under way in the SIT
!, million Langley Park development
= and predicted that the section will
1 have a population of $4,000 within
a few years.
n Martin Schwartz, head of the
firm asking the permit, voiced
= the opinion that a liquor store,
properly run, is as much OF an
asset to a community as any other
business. He presented petitions
: signed BY 800 persons who fav-
+ ored approval of the license trans
!. fer.
Boards Denial Cited
n Arguing against removal of the
a Silesia permit, Attorney Robert 3.
t Matthias reminded the board that
Ie Mr.. Aderholt had twice been given
an emphatic mo" by the old
) board when he tried to shift his
'. license.
4 It was in the first of the two
Y actions that the board formulated
the policy of froWning on trans
l. fers from rural to metropolitan
a areas. In the second, the board
/" ruled that an applicant could not
" legally sell his stock of goods and
= shift his license at the same Tine.
Mr.. Anderholt told the board he
e intends to operate Landover Road
: store himself under a Glass A beer.
k wine and liquor permit.
7, Declaring that the boards deci-
e sion would have far-reaching eff
!, feet, Mr.. Matthias suggested that
its members plan as carefully as
s the Maryland National Capital
n Park and Planning Commission. -
S IT hope they do better than
d that" Mr.. Hassall interjected.
e Six persons who live near a
!, general merchandise store at 6SO1
J. Oxon Hill road objected to issu-
: ance Of a Glass A, off-sale beer
0 license to Milton B. Brooke, ST.,
: the owner.
n Fear Influx of Dealers.
e They said they have a neigh
/, Ihorhood free from Sllch establish