Evening star., 1954-12-15

Time Limit Sef
In Montgomery
Liquor Moves
Delegates Request
Ideas for Changes
In Legislation

proposed measures to liberaliz
liquor laws In the county.
! The request for early submis
sion Of such bills was made b,
Blair Lee III, chairman of tn
delegation. as some 100 person
turned out to present thei
ideas on legislation.
Despite the absence of an!
concrete proposals for Liberation
to the liquor laws. count,
church leaders turned out tt
oppose any such measures.
Public Hearing Assured.
Mr.. Lee assured the group tn,
delegation would hold a publ,
hearing In the county on al
liquor bill proposals.
At present sale of liquor b,
the drink is prohibited In tay.
erns, hotels, restaurants ant
veterans and fraternal club.
houses.
G. G.. Muradian, assistant min.
lister of the Bethesda Methodist
Church, said the official boare
there was opposed to any meas.
ure to relax the laws.
He was supported by Henry
Blalock and the Rev. Frank j
Brasington of the First Baptist
Church of Silver Spring and
representatives of the Marvin
Memorial Methodist Church.
Scores Hypocrites.
Robert Cremins, operator OF
the Red Fox Tavern in Bethesda
and chief of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad, however
urged the county to stop being
hypocritical" about the liquor
laws.
He said residents now can
cross into the District and buy
whisky, and added that if the
law is to be made equitable in
the county efforts should be
made to stop drinking at coun-
try clubs or else relax the sale
The delegation got suggestions
for revamping the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission to bring it un-
der direct control of the county
Mrs. Helen Derryberry urged
the appointing authority and
fiscal control be given to the
County Council.
Calls for Single Agency.
The League of Women Voters
called for a single planning
agency for the county and fap-
pointment of at least two men,
bers of the Washington SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission by
local governing bodies.
The league also urged the
calling of a constitutional con-
vention to revamp the "out-
moded State constitution"
Mrs. Goldie Rogers, operator
of the Alta Vista rest home,
said the Maryland State Fed
Grafton of Nursing Homes wanted
q seat on the State Advisory
Council that regulates the
homes.
Mrs. Rogers also called for
legislation to increase from
$86.50 to $3.50 a month the
amount the State pays for
keeping the aged in rest homes
Her third proposal would have
the State advance funds for in
stallation of automatic sprinkler
systems in private rest homes
She said such systems cost
$4,000.
Auto Tests Proposed.
The delegation also got pro.
posals calling for compulsory
motor vehicle inspections under
State supervision and operation
increased driver training ap.
preparations, and raising the
chauffeur's license age to Is.
Armin G. Clement also urgec
that the minimum driver age be
kept at Is provided driving in.
struction Is obtained nut raised
to Is for those who do not gel
the training in the schools.
Warren Seaton of 910T Co.
lumbia boulevard urged legisla.
ton to require the State Roads
Commission to pay moving costs
within 25-mile radius for resi-
dents whose homes are bought
for rights of way.
The delegation also WAS urged
by Attorney David Macdonald to
look closely into the situation in
volving bi-county agencies and
their classification as municipal
corporations. He suggested the
municipal home-rule bill be
drawn to provide a special popu-
lation classification covering
these agencies.
Other Measures Offered.
Other measures presented the
delegation included:
!. BY S II. Ingberg to require
o referendum on county bond
issues in excess of one-fourth oi
/ per cent of the assessable
base.
Q. BY the Suburban Maryland
Builders Association calling for
legislation to eliminate overlap
ping of Jurisdiction between
county agencies. the sanitary
commission and the planning
commission.
8. BY the builders association
to institute a system under which
government agencies would be
responsible for all public inn
provements such as street curbs.
sanitary and storm sewers and
waterlines of the building lots
themselves.
RiyerdoIe PTA Fund
The Riverdale lMd.l Ele-
mentary School Parent Teach
ers Association has raised $460