Evening star., 1955-10-20
Grand Jury Hits
Blue Law Ban
0nSundaYS
Would c Consolidate
All Police Forces
IN Prince Georges
b WILLIAM TALBOT

MI H0at&C 0t&OS
In Prince Georges
BY WILLIAM TALBoTT
Modification Of Maryland's 50
called .sBlue Laws restricting
sales by merchants on Sunday
and q consolidation Of county
and town policemen into one
force are recommended In q re-
port returned yesterday by the
October term Of the Prince
Georges County Grand Jury.
Although praising the County
police department. the jury said
concurrent jurisdiction Of the
State, County and various town
police forces appears to lead To
almost endless confusion. II Is
the opinion Of this grand jury
that better and more effective
police protection would be OBJ
tanned by integration Of al
county and town police into one
system.
The jury commended County
police for doing an excellent
job" under trying circum-
stances
Times Change
The jury noted that strict
compliance with '.Blue Laws
would prohibit the operation Of
reputable and needed business
firms" The patterns Of living
''has changed irnmeasurably'
since enactment Of the Blue
Laws, the Jury said.
"In this respect. q luxury Of
yesteryear Is considered q reces-
sity today" it added. Certainly
1t Is not the desire Of this grand
jury to see merchants who are
rendering required service
placed in jeopardy as Law viola
tors -
The jury advised States At
torney Blair n. Smith to study
carefully each case brought un-
der the Blue Laws.
Apparently the jury's criticism
OF Maryland,s Blue Laws re-
suited from the appearance be-
fore 1t Of Roderick O. Clay, busi-
ness representative Of the WASH
ingtpn Retail Automotive Sales
mems Union, to press for strict
enforcement Of Blue Laws In the
county. Mr.. Clay has signed q
warrant charging Philip Lustine.
prominent Hyattsville automo-
bfle dealer, with the sale of an
automobile on Sunday.
Case Pending
The case is now pending IN
Upper Marlboro Trial Magis-
trate,s Court, but Mr.. Smith
said yesterday be considers the
grand jrrye criticism OF Blue
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seainst Mr.. Lrstine.
Mr.. Smith said he win nolle
PROSE- the charge Immediately,
In its report on other ASPECTS
of county Government the Jury:
xbressed concern" that ap-
proximateiy $8l 900 in drugs are
purchased annually from a re.
tail driiast0re nv the Prince
Csanrpes Genera Hospital in ex.
chanre for certain pharmaceu.
ticaI services amounting tc
abo,it ~ sll(1 per year THE iury
recornrnended that the hosuitaI
n,,rchase drI,rs a,,fi s,,pulies from,
facfnrv renresertatfves and nav
far al services renlired
Eo,,,,d the yeed for more ONO,
snaca IN the County Servics
pnihiino at HvattsviIIe and tht
Upper Marlboro Courthouse.
Would Etiffen Penalties
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Praise for Schools
Praised the school superin.
tendent and his adrninistratiy,
and teaching stats for worl
which .sreassl,res the Jury tha
the education Of our children
rests n skilled and capabl,
hands 4
Recommended that tn,
eo,Inty,s delegation to the Gen
srnins operations per ,,,, Of .ss.o,s loan com m
d' duclns interest nasr rates sss found to b b