Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Prince Georges
CracksDowno on
Home Saloons
Board Tiehtens Up
On Abuse of Beer
Short-Term Licenses

Police, health department and
liquor control authorities in
Prince Georges County combined
yesterday to crack down on fly
by-night operators using short
term beer licenses to run week
end saloons"
Detective George E. Clements,
county police vice investigator,
and William E. Tremblay, health
inspector, told the County Liquor
Board that licenses permitting
the sale of beer by bona-fide Or
CARNATIONS for from one to seven
days are being abused. Appli-
cants, they said, set up shop in
their own homes under the guise
of such clubs as the Five Jolly
Boys" and 1.-THE Merry Lads"
Under State law, short-term
beer license must be issued by
Thomas F. Hicks, the county
clerk, if an applicant signs an
affidavit attesting to the social,
fraternal or nonprofit character
of his organizations. Mr.. Hicks
said he has no way Of knowing
whether applicants represent
bona -fide organizations.
Tight Routine Set Up.
The liquor board instructed Mr..
Hicks not to issue licenses to per-
sons to be included on black list
prepared by police and health
authorities. In addition. the
health and police departments
will get lists Of all beer license
applicants from Mr.. Hicks so
they can investigate them.
Detective Clements said Is
persons have been arrested in
the last three weeks in Fairmont
Heights, Cedar Heights and Glen
Arden for selling untaxed whisky
and for selling beer and whisky
after midnight Saturday. He
said all of the persons arrested
were conducting a standing
room only business" in their own
homes, using beer licenses taken
out in the name of nonresident
social clubs.
The Liquor Board also rejected
an application for transfer of a
beer. wine and liquor of-sale
from 4722 Annapolis road, Bla-
densburg. to 1921 Indian Head
highway near Forest Heights,
after eight witnesses said they
opposed the transfer.
Loses BIadensburg Site.
Abraham Kleinshwag. holder
of the license, said he was forced
to vacate his Bladensburg store
by condemnation proceedings Of
the State Roads Commission,
which is building an overpass
across Annapolis road for the
realignment of River road.
The board gave Mr.. Kleinsh-
wag six months to find another
location after he declared that
his liquor license represented
everything I have in the way
of income" Liquor licenses ordi-
narily must be returned to the
board as soon as the holder
goes out of business.
Five other license transfers
petitions approved by the board
were those of:
Abraham M. Kaufman. beer wine and
liquor off;,sale, from 4723 Marlboro
William C. and Jane E. Henley. beer,
wine and liquor on-sale. at 100 Marl-
boro Pike, Falkland. transferred from
Charles r. Carrick at the same location.
Vincent F. and Helen " Ragtone,
beer. wine and LIQUOR on-sale at OAK
land Inn. 6460 Marlboro Pike, trans.
ferred from Frank and Lena stoffl at
Mary s. Colyvas. beer on-sale at 5loo
ferred from John C. Deck jr" at the
William and Rose King. beer. wine
and LIQUOR off-sale at 62Q1 Baltimore
avenue. Riverdale. transferred from TOT
William j. Schaefer, Gladys Ann Hill
man and Joseph G. Sherland' at tne
same location.