Evening star., 1952-08-22
Citizens Oppose
Locations Of
Liquor Spots
Prince Georges Board
To Ask State Ruling
On Proximity to Schools
By J. l. MichoeI

BY J. L. MichoeI
Minimum distances between
Prince Georges churches, schools
and liquor spots probably will be
fixed by Maryland's General AS
sembly.
The County Liquor Board, after
a lively session yesterday, indi-
Gated that the Legislature will be
asked to decide the question.
In two keenly contested cases.
Capitol Heights, Suitland and
Maryland Park religious. civic and
business leaders based their argu-
ments on allegations that alco-
holic beverage dispensaries are too
close to schools.
Capitol Heights spokesmen took
the opportunity to make it known
they are tired of aspersions cast
on their much publicized town.
Clean up Promised.
We're going to clean up the
place" asserted Thomas H. Gregg.
Were weary of being held up as
q haven for drinkers and buns"
The County Liquor Board heard
the distance issue discussed at a
public hearing a few months ago.
but has not acted on a consensus
suggestion that separations be at
least 1000 feet.
Debate began yesterday after
200 persons, most of them obiec-
tors. marched into an Upper
Marlboro courtroom, then marched
right out again.
Oscar r. Duley, counsel for
Joseph A. DeMichele and joseph
d. Shuck, took a look at the crowd
and withdrew his clients request
Tor transfer Of a permit from 6501
Walker Mill road to 4710 Silver
Hill road.
Jack Shapiro, his wife Ethel
and Meyer Moskowitz, principals
in the first contest, asked the
board to transfer to their cor
poration a Class D beer permit
issued to Mr.. Moskowitz and used
at 502 Sixty-f1fth street, Mary
land Park.
About 80 area leaders protested
verbally and by petitions on the
ground that the place is within
100 feet of the Maryland Park
Junior High School. Several
speakers said they would fight
renewal Of the license and Mrs.
lGlenda Williams of Seat Pleasant
said. II would put Mr.. Moskowitz
out Of business right now, if I
could"
Teen-agers Tempted.
Mrs. Williams. a teacher, said
she felt that way because teen
ayers "are so emotional they
are always tempted by forbidden
fruit"
MIR. Moskowitz had one defend-
er. He was George E. Fellows.
president Of the Maryland Park
Citizens Association. Mr.. Fellows
said:
I grant tnat proximity is i'm
portant. But :. until separations
are set by statute. let's not penal
lze Mr.. Moskowitz. He has con.
Quoted his place properly"
The board overruled the pro-
tests. granted the transfer and
called up the case of j. c. F.
Stommel. He asked permission
to shift his Glass D license for
Stumble Inn, GLIB Central ave-
nue., Capitol Heights, across the
street to No. 6116.
rs Feet From School.
The same group of objectors
said the new location is only Is
feet from a 450-pupil school at
tended by children 6 to IA.
Mayor Joseph H. Gamer of Cap.
itol Heights said the distance in
too little. as did John w. Nairn.
q former councilman.
Some of the protesting group
said they feared the applicant.
who had agreed to off-sale only.
would exercise his on-sale rights
at the new place.
MIR. Stommel, who is 70, and has
lived in the town So years, denied
any such intention.
The board agreed with the OBJ
jectors that Is feet is too close
and denied Mr.. Stommel's appli-
cation.
Two other transfer requests
were approved. One shifted an
on-sale Class B permit at Bres-
nahan's Tavern, 4409 Bladensburg
avenue, Bladensburg, from Henry
7. Greene, Joseph F. Marsden and
Ira T. Byram to a newly formed
corporation headed by Oscar Zinz.
The other authorized change of
ownership of permit used at
Stern's Fine Foods, Inc, 6579 Ager
road, West Hyattsville.