consciousness of the welfare of its citizens, enacting legisla-
tion to create old age and mothers' pensions, to aid depen-
dent children and to give assistance to the needy blind.

World War II

About 250,000 Marylanders were enrolled in the several
military services during World War II. More than ever be-
fore, the State's industrial power—that devoted to the build-
ing of ships and aircraft—fought "the Battle of Materials."
The Army enlarged and rebuilt Fort Meade, and constructed
Andrews Air Force Base near Camp Springs in Prince
George's County. At Port Deposit, the Navy built an ex-
tensive training center called Bainbridge, and the Naval
Air Station on the Patuxent River at Cedar Point to serve
as an aviation testing facility easily accessible to Washing-
ton.

The 29th Infantry Division again served with distinction
in France during 1944 and 1945. It fought on the Omaha
Beachhead, in Normandy, against the Siegfried Line, and in
the advance to the Elbe River. Medical units from the Johns
Hopkins and University of Maryland Hospitals performed
outstanding service in many theatres of operations. The
Federal government also built "Shangri-La" as a presiden-
tial retreat in Western Maryland. Here during World War
II President Roosevelt received many of the leading states-
men of the allied forces, among them Winston Churchill.
Renamed "Camp David" by President Eisenhower, the lodge
has recently been the focus of world-wide attention as the
scene of the meetings between the President and the Soviet
Council Chairman, Nikita Khrushchev.

After World War II

The prosperity and population growth that have ac-
companied the post-war economic boom have not been un-
mixed blessings. The thousands of dwelling units erected
since 1945 have provided many families better housing
than ever before, but they have also created problems of
water supply and sewage disposal. The bumper crop of war
and post-war babies is now straining the State's school
facilities, requiring an ever-increasing number of teachers
and many new buildings. With practically every family
owning one or more automobiles, many cities and towns are
plagued with traffic and parking problems, and the State has
been compelled to launch into a gigantic road and bridge
building program which will require about fifteen years
and more than a billion dollars to complete.