Evening star., 1960-12-09
Liquor License
Petitions Seek
Tokeep pFreeze
BY PAUL HOPE
Star stan Writer

increase In the number Of liquor
licenses in the county.
The petitions, presented at q
public meeting to discuss legis.
lative matters for the 1861 ses.
sion Of the Maryland Genera,
Assembly, also urged that any
license no longer used by the
holder revert back to the coun.
ty liquor board.
A county grand jury recently
Criticized the practice Of liquor
license holders selling them to
another person. It is estimated
that some licenses sell for as
much as $4,000.
After the grand jury report
was issued, at least one mem.
ber Of the liquor board sug.
gested that the number of IL
censes be increased. The num-
Der was frozen in 194S.
There are now a total Of 363
licenses in the county.
There is no law which ap-
proves or prohibits the sale oi
Liquor licenses. In practice
however, the owner sellss the
license and then applies to the
liquor board for a transfer tc
the buyer. The board can deny
the transfer.
The petitions, which were
put in circulation by the
Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, were presented to
the county legislators by Ed
ward Dunford, Riverdale at
torney.
State Delegate Carlton
Sickles commented that this
was one Of the rare occasions
when the WCTU and the pres
ent liquor license holders were
in agreement. The holders of
existing licenses oppose any
increase in the number allowed
in the county. too. he said.
Mortgage Case Cited
The Twin Pines Savings and
Loan Association protested
that q provision of a proposed
bill to regulate savings and
loan associations might do
great harm to cooperative
housing and also to our
association"
Bruce Bowman. president of
the association, noted that q
bill drafted by a gubernatorial-
ly appointed commission would
bar associations from investing
in second mortgages unless the
association also held the first
mortgage. He pointed out that
the first mortgage on the big
cooperative housing develop
ment is held by the Federal
Government.
The Twin Pines Association
lends money to people moving
into Grenbelt and buying into
the cooperative. but it can
only take what amounts to a
second mortgage, since the
Federal Government holds the
| flrst.
Jerome c. Hancock, rexe-
senting the Central Citizens
Committee Of Prince Georges,
urged support Of a bill which
would prohibit owners Of res
taurants. hotels and other
places Of public accommoda- =
ton in Maryland from barring
Negroes.
Would Clarity Law
Dervey A. Lomax, a member
Of the College Park City Coun-
Gil, urged clarification Of the
trespass law.
Terry Lubore, president of the
Prince Georges Association for
Retarded Children, urged sup
port for a new training center
for retarded children in the
Montgomery Prince Georges
area. He said the facilities at
Rosewood in Baltimore County
are woefully inadequate and too
far away.
Marshall Robbins, president
Of the Bradbury Heights pTA.
asked that 16 be made the
minimum age for obtaining
hunting licenses and 81 the
minimum age for buying a
firearm.
Charles Blumenthal. a mem
Der Of the Oxon Hill Demo-
cratic Club, asked for revision
Of the State constitution to
eliminate voting on numerous
constitutional amend m e n t s
which he said should be han
died by the Legislature.
Mayor Claude E. Warren of
Riverdale asked that a grade
separation be constructed at
the railroad crossing on
Queensbury road in Riverdale.
Mrs. Marguerite Vrazsity,
representing the Citizens
League of Prince Georges, urged
a county income tax and estab-
lishment Of State crematories.
She also opposed extension of
the Jurisdiction Of the Mary
land-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Brooke Kerby, chairman of
the liquor board. said the
boards legislative program will
not be ready in time for a final
hearing at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Hyattsville County Build
ing.