Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Ex-Gamb|er Granted
Liquor License as
Protest Comes Late

George Perry, once convicted
Prince Georges County gambler,
has a liquor license today, de-
spite the protest Of Mayor Mat
thew P. Rosch of Morningside
Md.
Mr.. Perry received the license
yesterday, after a hearing before
the county's Liquor Board, at
which there was no opposition.
The protest came after the
application had been approved
and the full hearings ended.
Mayor Rosch, getting his signals
mixed. arrived too late and said
he thought the hearings were to
start at 1890 am. They had
begun half an hour earlier.
The board gave Mr.. Perry a
class B on-sale beer, wine and
liquor license for the Village
Barn, 6125 Suitland road. Morn
ingside. It was a transfer from
the former operator Of the place,
Peter M. Vestus. The establish
ment, once known as the Dixie
Manor Club. formerly was a
Democratic Party headquarters
for the county.
3-Year Suspended Sentence.
Mr.. Perry had pleaded guilty
on April Is, 1851, to a charge
of operating a lottery in the Old
Marlboro Hotel, Upper Marlboro,
following his arrest there the
previous March 2. He was fined
$1,000 by Circuit Court Judge
John B. Gray, jr.. and given a
tbree-year suspended sentence.
The probationary period ended
two months ago.
His application for the trans
fer license was among the first
called out by the Liquor Board
yesterday. There was no opposi-
ton to it, either then or when
Clerk Thomas F. Hicks called
it for a second time.
At the conclusion of the hear
ing-after Mr.. Perry and his
attorney, George Burroughs.
had departed-Mayor Rosch
turned up. He told the board he
opposed granting of the license
to Mr.. Perry, and was advised
that he had 10 days in which
to appeal to the county's Circuit
Court.
He explained later that ne
protested on grounds Mr.. Perry
had been convicted OF gambling
and that he had no reason to
believe he would run any other
type of business" He said ne
would consult an attorney before
deciding what action to take.
Board Counsel Explains.
The boards counsel, Ernest O
Loveless, jr., said the law pro-
hibits persons convicted OF
felonies from holding licenses
but not those convicted for other
offenses If they so stated it in
their applications. Mr.. Perry
did. he said.
In other actions, the board
approved six additional requests
for license transfers, denied an
other. and continued one.
The rejected request was that
of William E Miller. who hao
sought transfe, OF a Glass D on
sale beer license from 507 Addi-
son road Seat Pleasant, to his
grocery store at sos Sheriff
road. Paramount Heights. The
board was unanimous IN de-
Gliding the applicant did not
meet the requirements for such
a license and on grounds there
already were too many other
liuuol licenses in the same area
Approved we're licenses in
volving changes in ownership OF
the Chatterbar 1908 Thirty
eighth street. Brentwood; Cher
~ Hill Food Store. lotto Balti-
more boulevard Berwyn; Cap
ital Food Store, 1907 Taylor
street, Brentwood; Haney's Bal
g. Restaurant 5501 Suitlano
road, Suitland: Boones ReStau.
rant 4O62 Main street. Upper
Marlboro, anu New Homestretch
Tavern. 630l Marlboro pike
Oakland. The postponed appl-
cation involved q license sought
for the Beltsvi1le Tavern, 1116C
Baltimore boulevard, Belstville.