J. Howard Holzer, Attorney to the Board
John W. Mitchell, Attorney to the Board

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: Vernon 7-9000

The State Accident Fund, 'originally a part of the State Industrial
Accident Commission, was established as a separate agency in 1941.
It is directed by a five-man Board, appointed by the Governor for five-
year terms, one term expiring each year. The Board elects its officers
annually. It administers the State Accident Fund, which is the State's
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Carrier. Through the Fund, em-
ployers may carry insurance for the payment of claims that may arise
from accidents and injuries to their employees as allowed under the
Workmen's Compensation Law. All expenses of the agency are paid
out of income from premiums paid and interest on Fund investment.
The State Treasury is reimbursed for its advance of General Funds
(Code 1967, Art. 101, sees. 70-71).

Appropriations 1959 1960

General Funds $241,438 $261,125
Staff: 36.

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Robert B. Kimble, Executive Director, 1961

Board of Appeals: Joseph P. Healy, Chairman, 1961; Cariton E.

Pyles, 1963; James M. Barry, 1965
Advisory Council:
Representing the Public: Alan P. Hoblitzell, Chairman, 1964;

Albert J. Glover, 1965
Representing the Employer: Wilbur S. Prentiss, 1961; William

H. Kirkwood, Jr., 1965
Representing the Employee: Harry Cohen, 1961; Ralph C. Beard,

1963

T. Walter Gough, Director, Local Office Operations
Stephen C. Cromwell, Director, Unemployment Insurance
David L. B. Fringer, Director, Employment Service
lrvin J. Forsyth, Director, Research and Analysis
Irene M. Zaccaro, Director, Appeals
John B. Henry, Director, Personnel and Training
Vernon P. Nengel, Director, Fiscal Management
F. H. Gay, Director, Public Relations
Bernard S. Melnicove, Special Assistant Attorney General
J. Robert Brown, General Counsel, Board of Appeals
James N. Phillips, General Counsel, Executive Director
Grafton Lee Brown, Veterans Employment Representative for
Maryland

1100 N. Eutaw Street, Baltimore I Telephone: Saratoga 7-5900

The Department of Employment Security, established in 1937, ad-
ministers the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law. The Depart-
ment is headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Governor
for a six-year term (Code 1957, Art. 96A, sec. II).

Board of Appeals

A three-man Board of Appeals, appointed by the Governor for six-
year terms, hears appeals on claims for benefits, appeals that arise