p "" 1 ADDENDUM The following changes have been made since the Maryland Manual went to press. It is suggested that the changes be noted in their proper places and this page destroyed. The Governor (page 21) Baltimore office new address: 1116-1125 O’Sullivan Building, Telephone: MUL. 4300. Comptroller of the Treasury (page 25) Baltimore office new ad- dress: 535 O’Sullivan Building. Board of Revenue Estimates (page 27) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman. Department of Budget and Procurement (page 30) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman as Director; James P. Slicher named Chief Budget Bureau. State Aviation Commission (page 39) William W. Gavin, Jr. re- places William Mason Sheehan. State Employees Standard Salary Board (page 47) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman. Board of Trustees State Employees’ Retirement System (page 48) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman. Board of Trustees Maryland State Police Retirement and Pen- sion Fund (page 49) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman. University of Maryland (page 56) Andrew G. DuMez, deceased. Department of Health (page 64) James P. Slicher transferred to the Department of Budget and Procurement (see above). Council on Medical Care (page 71) Andrew G. DuMez, deceased. Department of Public Welfare (page 73) Mrs. J. Enos Ray, deceased. Water Pollution Control Commission (page 89) new address: 2203 N. Charles Street, Baltimore. Maryland State Fair Board (page 90) P. C. Turner, Chairman; R. Nelson Phelps, Executive Secretary; new address: 25 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson 4. Military Department (page 96) new address: Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore. Department of Public Improvements (page 107) new address: 13 E. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore. Department of Information (page 111) new address: State House, Annapolis. Maryland Cooperation Commission (page 130) James G. Rennie replaces Walter N. Kirkman. Judiciary of Maryland (page 167) 4th Judicial Circuit: Oliver H. Bruce, Associate Judge, succeeds William A. Huster; 5th Judicial Circuit: Benjamin C. Michaelson, Associate Judge, succeeds Marvin 1. Anderson. Judge of Orphans’ Court, Somerset County (page 196) Warren M. Evans succeeds Lacy West Tyler. County Welfare Boards (pages 209-213). Allegany County: Mrs. Walter Jeffries, resigned. Calvert County: Perry Bowen, Chairman; J. Gill Denton, County Commissioner, Barstow, 1949, replacing A. Claud Turner; Franklin Boyd, Prince Frederick, 1954, replacing Thomas B. Mackall. Charles County: Bernard L. Perry term expires 1949; Mrs. Charles A. Bauserman, Bryan’s Road, 1950, new appointee. Dorchester County: Kathleen H. Coll, Chairman; Dr. J. Walter Hastings, Cambridge, 1954, replacing Scott Willey. Prince George’s County: E. Susan Hendricks appointed Acting Director; H. Clay Whiteford, Chairman. AVorcester County: Samuel E. Shockley term expires 1949; Ray- mond J. Davis, Berlin, 1954, replacing Lena Bowen Layton. 992217 MARYLAND MANUAL 1948-1949 Compiled By MORRIS L. RADOFF Archivist, Hall op Records Issued By BERTRAM LEE BOONE II Secretary of State Annapolis, Maryland 20th Century Printing Co.. Inc. 406 W, REDWOOD STREET BALTIMORE 1. MD. FOREWORD The purpose of the Maryland Manual is to present in concise form to the citizens of Maryland an account of their government— State, County, and Town. Since it is a publication of the State, the emphasis is primarily on the agencies of the State Government; that part having to do with local government is not intended to be more than a directory. Essays devoted to individual governmental agencies contain in each case reference to the legal status of the agency, its function, the name of the official in charge and the name of any governing board or commission, the current publications, if any, the number of persons employed, and the total annual budget. In addition to information about its government the citizens of Maryland have come to expect the Manual to contain a considerable amount of historical and miscellaneous information. All of this kind of information given in the past is included in the present volume and with some additions. Moreover, it has all been thoroughly checked with the original records now at the Hall of Records but formerly unavailable to the compilers of the Manual. This volume of the Manual is the first compiled by the Archivist of the Hall of Records. It has been entirely rewritten, although the form of past volumes has, for the most part, been retained. The task has proved to be long and difficult. Its accomplishment is due in great measure to the complete cooperation of every state agency. Special thanks are due the following: James P. Brock and Mary L. Wilson of the Secretary of State’s Office, who, with utmost patience, made available the official rosters kept by that office; the Clerks of the various County Courts, who checked the names of county officers; Dr. Carl Everstine, Assistant Director of the Department of Legisla- tive Reference, who prepared a corrected version of the Constitution and made a new index; John P. Trimmer, head of the Department of Information, who provided a new version of “Maryland at a Glance” and some miscellaneous information; and William H. Zander, Jr., of the Department of Budget and Procurement, who helped guide the book through the press. Of the members of the staff of the Hall of Records who helped, special mention is due John P. Hively, who with K. Elizabeth Brewer visited every agency and institution of the State Government; Gust Skordas, who checked the Maryland Charter, the lists of Maryland Governors, and some of the other historical material; Roger Thomas, who wrote the Historical Sketch of Maryland; Mary B. Ellershaw, Judith Palmquist, Peggy Benning, Angelyn Parks, and Lois Green, who typed the manuscript and helped with the proofs and index. Finally, the Compiler is grateful for the confidence of the Governor, who entrusted him with the task; the members of the Board of Public Works, who appropriated the additional funds required; and the mem- bers of the Hall of Records Commission, who approved the Manual as a project of the Hall of Records. Morris L. Radoff, Archivist. 3 WILLIAM PRESTON LANE, JR. Governor of Maryland William Preston Lane, Jr. was born May 12, 1892 at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. He is the son of the late Colonel William P. Lane and Virginia Lee (Cartwright) Lane and the direct descendant of early set- tlers of Washington County and of several of the pioneer families of Southern Maryland, inculding the Maddoxes and Claggetts. Governor Lane is married to the former Dorothy Byron of Hagerstown, and he is the father of two daugh- ters, Dorothy Byron and Jean Cartwright Lane. Governor Lane graduated from the University of Vir- ginia with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1915. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar the next year, and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is a former member of the law firm of Lane, Bushong and Byron of Hagerstown. In addition to the prac- tice of law, Governor Lane has been active in business. One of his interests is the Herald-Mail Company, publishers of two Hagerstown newspapers, of which he has been presi- dent since 1922. Civic and political affairs have engaged the interest of Governor Lane from his earliest manhood. He is a member of the Vestiy of St. John’s Parish (Protestant Episcopal) and a trustee of St. James’ School. He is also a former member of the Board of Education of Washington County, and he is at present a member of the Elks, Moose, and Eagles. A lead- ing Democrat of Maryland, Governor Lane has been a dele- gate to five National Conventions (1928, 1932, 1940, 1944, and 1948), a Presidential Elector at Large (1936), State Treasurer (1940), and Chairman of the Campaign Commit- tee (1944). He has been Democratic National Committee- man since 1940. He was Attorney General of Maryland from 1930 to 1935 and a member of the Maryland Tax Revision Commission in 1938. He is serving his first term as Governor, having been elected in 1946. As a Captain in the National Guard, Governor Lane served on the Mexican Border in 1916. During World War I he served as Captain in the 115th Infantry where he saw , service in France, especially in the Meuse-Argonne Offen- sive. He was decorated with the Silver Star. After the Armistice he was promoted to a Majority and appointed Assistant Division Adjutant of the 29th Division. During World War II he assisted in the organization of the Mary- land State Guard and the Maryland Minute Men and was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel. Governor Lane’s present address is Government House, Annapolis; his home address is 943 Terrace, Hagerstown. 4 m tic*, ii I _ m TABLE OF CONTENTS o Page FOEEWOED . 3 GOVEENOE, BIOGEAPHY OF . 4 MAEYLAND AT A GLANCE . 10 HISTOEICAL SKETCH OF MAEYLAND 11 STATE AGENCIES 19 Executive 21 The Governor 21 Governor’s Advisory Council 22 Governor’s Military Staff . 22 Secretary of State 22 Court of Appeals 23 Fiscal Agencies 24 Board of Public Works 24 Comptroller of the Treasury 25 State Appeal Board 27 Board of Eevenue Estimates 27 Bureau of Eevenue Estimates 27 State Treasurer 28 State Auditor 28 State Tax Commission 29 Department of Budget and Procurement. 30 Maryland Commission on Uniform Accounts . 31 Law and Legislation 32 State Law Department 32 Department of Legislative Eeference 33 Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legis- lation in the United States 33 Supervision of Business 34 State Bank Commissioner 34 Banking Board State Insurance Department 36 Administrator of Loan Laws 37 Public Service Commission 37 State Athletic Commission 38 State Aviation Commission 39 Board of Boiler Eules 39 Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors ... 40 Maryland Eacing Commission 40 Eeal Estate Commission 44 5 Table of Contents (Continued) Page Labor and Industrial Relations 42 Department of Labor and Industry 42 State Industrial Accident Commission 42 Medical Board for Occupational Diseases 43 State Accident Fund 44 Department of Employment Security 45 Supervision of State Employment 46 Department of State Employment and Registration .