Evening star., 1937-10-23
MARITIME BOARD
SET-UP COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION Is Announced
by Kennedy-Sheehan
Named Director.

Completion OF the permanent or
ranization of the Maritime Commits
sion was announced today by Joseph
P. Kennedy. chairman. following the
enpeintment as executive director of
Joseph r. Sheehan, former admins
trstive co-ordinator of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
AS set up. Mr. Kennedy announced,
the commission is designed to relieve
the five commissioners of routine de-
tails involved in the administration
of the various activities of the mer-
chant marine program authorized by
the new merchant marine act. This
will leave them free for the exercise
of their administrative. quasi judicial
regulatory and technical functions un-
Ger the statute. he said.
Members of the commission are. in
addition 10 Chairman Kennedy, Ad-
miral Emory S. Land. Edward c.
Moran, ir.. Admiral Henry A. Wiley
and Thomas M. Woodward.
Sheehan Is Co-ordinator.
As executive director Mr.. Sheehan
will be charged with the co-ordina-
ton of all divisional, departmental
and field activities of the commits
sion and with final preparation of
sll matters for consideration of the
commission. Mr.. Sheehan has been
with the commission as executive
assistant to the chairman since last
April.
Classification and certiflcation to
the Civil Service Commission of the
employees of the former Emergency
Fleet Corp. and Shipping Board Bu-
reau of the Commerce Department,
predecessors of the Maritime Com
mission, will be completed within the
next two weeks in Washington. In
the field Offices the transfer of en-
ployes to civil service status will be
completed soon afterward. More than
300 employees are affected.
Eleven divisions and independent
sections have been set up to function
under the commission. Chairms
Kennedy announced. These units,
their administrative heads and duties
are as follows:
Technical division, D. S. Brierley.
director, will be responsible for all
matters pertaining to design and con-
struction of vessels. inspection and
maintenance of vessels operated un-
der jurisdiction of the commission.
maintenance of laid-up fleets and
liaison with Navy and Commerce De-
partments on matters regarding ship
construction.
Houlihsn Heads Accounting.
Division of finance, D. F. Houlihan,
director, will be responsible for all ac-
counting and auditing. for analysis
of applications for and submission
of recommendations on operating and
constructions subsidies and for ad-
ministration OF subsidy agreements
snd other financial matters.
Insurance division. B. K. Ogden,
director, will be responsible for un-
derwriting insurance policies for COW
erage in the commissions insurance
fund. settlement of claimst against
that fund. settlement of claims against
the commission of a protection and
indemnity nature. review and ap-
proval of all forms of insurance re-
uuired under subsidy contracts. in
mortgages on vessels and other
property.
Division of operations and trafhc,
NJ. L. Wilcox. director, will supervise
operations and traffic of Government
owned lines and vessels controlled by
the commission. supervise operators
phases of subsidy agreements and the
commissions terminal properties.
Division of research. Alfred H. Haag,
director, charged with gathering, tabu-
lating, analyzing and making Of rec
concentrations on matters pertaining
10 shipping, with particular reference
to trade routes, competitive condi-
tions. cost of vessel operation and
construction, types Of vessels in op-
Grafton, Government aid rendered
shipping by foreign countries and
port surveys.
Legal division, Max ORen Truitt,
general counsel.
Chambers Administration Chief.
Division of administration, J. M.
Chambers. chief, will supervise the
various administrative details of the
commission at the direction OF the
new executive director.
Division of regulation. Iorin c, Mel
son. director, will be responsible for
enforcing regulatory provisions of the
various shipping acts and will con-