Evening star., 1949-08-09
Council Orders
Public Heariinq
On 0rIne Custer
Bill of Particulars
Is Filed by MeNoyr as
Groups Support Chief

a pubic nearing Will De QelQ Dy
the Montgomery County Council
on charges by County Manager
Irving G. McNayr against Charles
M. Orme, suspended police chief
the council announced today. The
date for the hearing will be an
nounced later.
A bill of particulars against Mr.
Orme, repeatedly dealing with a
previous charge of insubordina-
ton, was formally presented by
Mr.. McNayf to the concil In
executive session this morning.
Details of the bill of particulars
were to be released late today.
Orme Retains Welsh.
A copy of the bill was given to
Mr.. Orme yesterday. He an
nounced he has retained F. Bar
nard Welsh as attorney. Thomas
c. Kelley, acting council president,
said no decision would be reached
at the regular public meeting this
afternoon because Mr.. Orme has
not had sufficient time to reply to
the bill and also because three of
the council members are absent.
Those absent are Council Presi-
dent Frederic P. Lee and Council
men j. Douglas Bradshaw and
Mrs. Dorothy Himstead.
This development came after
action by two more groups last
night which brought to five the
number of organizations asking
that Mr.. Orme be reinstated. Some
also have upheld the suspended
police chief for his public opposi-
ton to one-man police cars.
Two Groups Back Chief.
The two groups that acted last
night were the Allied Civic Group
of Silver. Spring and the Execu-
tive Committee of the Mont
gomery County Post, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
Other requests have come from
the Montgomery County Press AS
sociation, the Rockville Town
Council and the Montgomery
County Policemen's Association.
The Allied Civic Group met in
special session to consider the
action. The organization, made
up of delegates from 20 citizens
associations, also registered its
opposition to restriction of a
county officer in the free express
sion of his opinion concerning
matters within his official juris-
diction."
CriticizAd fatrol System.
ME- -oipsz VI suspended Fri
day by Mr.. McNa6e after tfe.
police chief pubhe cfttitlzed ]
one-man patrol car system ord
cred by MI. McNayrs With APPROX
al of the County Couhcii.N sE,
Thes{hty manager sas4 Mr.
OrmeH Criticism of the plan was
characterization and that he
would ask the council to remove
the chief permanently.
Robert T.. Shure. president of
the Allied Civic Group. said last
night he and the two other mem
bers of the groups executive
council had made an extensive
investigation" into Mr.. McNayr's
suspension of Chief Orme.
In two resolutions embodying
the results Of this research" the
group deplored Mr.. Orme's sus-
pension and said it seriously
weakened" operation Of the Po-
lice Department.
Finds Police Hampered.
The group called for q fair and
impartial public investigation" of
Mr.. McNayr's charges against the
police chief and said the action Of
the county manager had ham
pered to the point of inadequacy''
the Police Departments enforce
ment activities !
The resolutions also said the
County Councils action in estab-
fishing the one-man patrol cars
was taken without direct consul
tation" with Mr.. Orme but upon
recommendation of County Mana
ger McNayr." Chief Orme "or-
dered and enforced" complete
operation of the plan, the group
added. :
The Executive Committee OF
VFW Post No: 1858, which en-
braces the upper county area, said
Mr.. McNayr's suspension order
was without just cause" and
unanimously expressed disap-
proval of what it termed "the des-
potic action of the county man
ager."