MARYLAND CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY

Civil Defense Advisory. Council
Sherley Ewing, Director

Arthur L. Shreve, Deputy Director
Chairman: William G. Ewald

Edmund S. Burke, Mrs. Harry Christopher, J. David Cor-
dle, Charles Cornish, Charles E. McManus, Jr., Guthrie J.
McVicar, Harry F. Ogden, Brig. Gen. William C. Purnell,
Brig. Gen. Adam Richmond, W. Frank Roberts, Walter
Sondheim, Jr., Ralph L. Thomas, 1. Ridgeway Trimble, M.D.,
E. Homer White, Jr., C. E. Wise, Jr.

State Armory, Pikesville 8 Telephone: Hunter 6-4422

The Maryland Civil Defense Agency was established by the Mary-
land Civil Defense Act of 1949. The Director of the agency is
appointed by the Governor. The agency is charged with the pre-
paration for, and the carrying out, of emergency functions other
than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible,
to minimize and repair injury and damage from disasters resulting
from enemy attack or natural causes. The agency is also authorized
to cooperate with the Federal government, the governments of other
states and local political sub-divisions of this State in organizing
and coordinating civil defense plans. The agency represents the
State in the procurement of supplies and equipment for civil defense
purposes under the Federal matching funds program, as prescribed
by the Federal Civil Defense Act and regulations. The Director is
responsible to the Governor for the coordination of the State's dis-
aster operations in the event of the declaration of a "major disaster"
within Maryland under the provisions of P. L. 875, 81st Congress,
as amended. (Code 1951, Art. 41, sees. 203-214; Art. 75C, sec. 6A;
Acts of 1951, ch. 413).

The Civil Defense Advisory Council is appointed by the Governor,
and its members serve without compensation. It is the purpose of
the Council to advise the Governor and the Director of the Civil
Defense Agency relative to civil defense matters.

Appropriations 1953 1954
General Fund .....-...........--........$107,800 $152,831

Staff: 12

DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE

Colonel Elmer F. Munshower, Superintendent, 1955
Major Ruxton M. Ridgely, Executive Officer
Major William H. Weber, Field Force Commander
Captain Andrew T. Conner, Quartermaster Division Commander
Captain George E. Davidson, Chief, Identification and Investi-
gation Division