contributions. All funds collected under the law are deposited with
the Federal Treasury for the credit of the Unemployment Trust Fund
of Maryland and may only be used for the payment of benefits (Code
1951 Art. 95A, sec. 13).

Employment Service Division

The Employment Service Division operates a free public employ-
ment service, registering applicants for jobs in all occupational
groups and makes the initial contacts between employers and pro-
spective employees. The division provides vocational guidance and
counseling services and administers aptitude and proficiency tests
when the desirability of such tests is indicated. The division cooper-
ates with other staff departments in developing labor market informa-
tion, types of positions open, size and type of available labor supply,
current wage rates and other related material. The division cooper-
ates with the Governor's Committee for the Promotion of the
Physically Handicapped; the State Veterans Service Committee, and
gives preference to qualified veterans for job openings. The Employ-
ment Service Division also maintains a special Farm Labor Program
for the purpose of recruiting and distributing local and migratory
labor for agricultural purposes.

Branch Offices

The Department operates seventeen field offices throughout the
State for the convenience of the public in filing claims for unemploy-
ment compensation or for registering for employment. These offices
are located in the following cities:

Annapolis: 3 Northwest Street
Baltimore City:
37-39-41 Hopkins Place
6 N. Liberty Street
Cambridge: 101 Race Street
Chestertown: Rasin Bldg., High and Court Sts.
Crisfield: 226 Main Street
Cumberland: 301 S. Mechanic Street
Easton: 26 W. Dover Street
Elkton: 117 North Street
Frederick: W. Church Street
Hagerstown: III S. Potomac Street
Hyattsville: 4214 Gallatin Street
Oakland: 13 Alder Street
Salisbury: Circle & Division Streets
Silver Spring: 933 Pershing Drive
Towson: 26 W. Pennsylvania Avenue and 604 York Road
Westminster: Times Building

Under the terms of the Social Security Act, the Unemployment
Compensation Fund is locally administered, while the Federal Govern-
ment pays the administrative expenses of the agency.

Appropriations 1955 1956
Federal Fund ........................ $3,909,395 $4,216,633
Staff: 776.

GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT
OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Co-Chairmen: David L. B. Fringer, Robert C. Thompson
Frank J. Bender, M. L. Breitstein, Charles D. Briddell,