Evening star., 1943-05-17
Gov. 0'Conor Names
Little War Council
For Maryland
w. Frank Roberts Heads
Group to Regulate
War Emergency Needs
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, May ia seven-
member Little War Council" Com
mittee, provision for which was
made by the General Assembly
through enactment of the Civilian
Defense Law, has been announced
by Gov. O'Conor.
This measure provided that a
council be appointed by the Gov
ernor to regulate health, housing
and civilian defense during the war
emergency. The powers of the coun-
Gil were not considered extensive by
the bills sponsors, but Republican
leaders In the General Assembly
and who led the opposition to the
bill said that "the tWo-party system
would be seriously hampered by
passage of the act"
THE appointments included the
following:
w. Frank Roberts, chairman;
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord; Rob-
ert o. Bonnell, chairman, Balti-
more Civilian Mobilization Commit
tee; Philip c. Turner, past presi-
dent of the Maryland Farm Bureau
and member of the Board of Regents
of the University of Maryland;
Irving H. Kohn, president of the
Baltimore Association of Commerce;
Arthur H. Brice, president of the
Maryland Senate; C. w. Mitzel,
State representative, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and regional
representative, War Production
Board: and William c. Walsh, At
torney General, as ex-officio men,
ber.
Brice to Quit Senate.
Gov. O'Conor said that Mr.. Brice,
now a member of the Public Service
Commission, also would continue
as president of the Senate until
such time as the upper chamber
of the Maryland legislature con-
venes. He said he expected Mr..
Brice to submit his resignation
from the Senate at that time. He
pointed out. too, that Mr.. Brice
was not receiving any remuneration
now as president of the Senate.
Under terms of the new law
Gov. O'Conor said, ''it is required
that the Executive Committee in
clude one representative of agri-
culture, one representative OF or
ganized labor and one representa-
tive of industry. Mr.. Turner and
Mr.. Mitzel and Chairman Roberts,
respectively, are designated as rep
resentatives of these interests"
Committee Is Praised.
Gov. O'Conor, in praising the
qualifications of the committee
members, pointed to the record
made by Mr.. Roberts. He said:
chairman Roberts has shown
such exceptional ability as the head
of the Maryland Council of Defense
that he is the ideal person to act as
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee. Our State council was estab-
lished as one of the first in the
country, and was set up year-and-
a-half before Pearl Harbor. 1t has
been used as model by other states
and on many occasions the Mary
land organization has been the sub
ject of high praise from the war
agencies and other Federal officials.
The Maryland legislature. in an un-
precented action, cited Mr.. Roberts
for his outstanding service in pub
lie testimonial.
I'm appointing the committee"
Gov. O'Conor added, II wish to note
the fact that while the executive
committee is vested with authority,
the people of the State can rest as
sured that it will be exercised with
every regard to the public interest.
"On the one hand, it is intended
that we spare no proper effort in
order to safeguard the interests of
our people. On the other hand it is
not contemplated that drastic and
inconsiderate action be taken to
deprive the citizens of liberties and
rights, for the preservation of which
the present war is being fought"