Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-10
Ocean City Officers
Absent al Maryland
Crime Probe Session
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Aug. TO-
worcester County, seat of Ocean
City and often in the gambling
news, wasn't represented by any
laW-enforcement officers today
when the Legislative Councils In
vestigating Committee came here
TO check on crime conditions.
Senator Della, Democrat, of
Baltimore, a member of the COM
mittee, introduced a resolution
requesting the presence of the
States attorney and the sheriff
when the committee holds its next
session at Annapolis.
Senator CrotherS. chairman of
the committee, said if necessary
the Worcester County officials will
be put under subpoena to appear.
The investigators have the power
TO issue subpoena for witness.
but they have not yet used it.
Senator John Byrd Listens.
Worcester County'S State Sena-
tor, John o. Byrd, was a spectator
at committee session.
John L. Sanford, jr., Worcester
County States attorney, was tied
up with an injunction hearing in
Circuit Court at Snow Hill.
The hearing had to do with
gambling.
About two weeks ago. Mr.. San
ford closed down roll ball games
which replaced the bingo empo-
RUINS he had earlier squelched
along the Ocean City boardwalks;
One of the operators got a tenn
porary injunction against the
prosecutors action, contending
that the new amusement is a game
OF skill and involves no gambling
Today's hearing was on whether
the injunction should be made
permanent or dissolved.
Members of the Crime Investi-
eating Committee had been look
ing forward to Mr.. Sanford's testi-
mony at its second day of hearing
on Eastern Shore conditions. The
Worcester County prosecutor was
elected to the post last fall on a |
cleanup platform. Since then he
has pressed several gambling cases
involving Ocean City establish
mentS.
State Police Superintendent
Elmer F. MunShower plans to ask
the General Assembly for enough
money to hire so more officers so
he can answer the counties re-
quests for help on their tougher
cases.
He disclosed his plan yesterday
to the State Crime Committee
at EaSton after upper Eastern
Shore authorities testified they
needed more help from State
Police in warning against gambling
and bootlegging.
Only 119 on Duty at One Time.
State Police Maj. William H. /.
Weber estimated the force of $50
troopers would have to be in
creased to 1000 for all the en-
forcement jobs it is sometimes
called on to perform. And CO... |
Munshower said only 119 troopers
actually are available at any one
time for road patrol.
The Legislative Council Judici-
airy Committee, which is conduct
ing Statewide probe of crime
and possible corruption among
public officials under 1851 House
resolution. heard much the same
testimony as at its first public |
hearing in Hagerstown two weeks |
ago.
The only exception came from
two States attorneys, who con-
cluded that small-scale numbers
operations had been linked with |
Baltimore racketeers.
Even these have been cracked, /
States Attorneys Harry Clark of /
Talbot County. and A. Parks
Raisin, jr. of Kent County, told /
the committee.
Mr.. Clark said the total play
written by one local runner was .
only $50. The two prosecutors said
the arrest of local writer's had ap- I
parently left outside hackers
for personnel. /