The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 41

THE SUN, Thursday, February 15, 1973 9 Ocean City arsonist still sought I 1 tablished between these fires Warden sought in help-wanted ads; results of efforts kept secret Bj MAEY COEDDRY Salisbury Bureau of The Sun Snow Hill Hie 17-year-old boy held by Ocean City police in connection with recent fires in the resort is alleged only to have started two minor fires in the Fountainhead Tower condominium last week. No direct link has been es been received or when thei and a series of other fires which destroyed five hotels or motels and two rooming houses in Ocean City during the past two months, Worcester county authorities said. The Ocean City Police Department reported late yesterday that the investigation into the other fires "is continuing 100 per cent." Also, according to the department, the $10,000 reward offered by the city for information leading to the apprehension of an arsonist, is still valid. The police department on Tuesday announced only the arrest of a juvenile suspect but would not specify what fires he selection will be made. getting now.

Whether we're in both the corrections and food services business is what the Jail Board has got to "I think that with a salary of $27,500 we will receive some he said. good applications," he said. According to a release from the juvenile services office, the elements of this case, including even the name of the suspect, were not referred to that office until February 13, even though the arrest was made on the previous Friday. E. Homer Adkins, supervising agent of the office, said he was informed that the youth's parents were out of town until Saturday and that he was detained by the Ocean City Police with their consent.

The adjudicatory hearing will not be conducted until after a report has been received from the Maryland Children's Center and the contents of that report studied by the Department of Juvenile Services. A study of food service at the Jail, scheduled for completion by the end of June, will indicate whether the Jail was acused of starting. By JAMES GRANT The president of the City Jail Board, H. Mebane Turner, announced yesterday that help-wanted advertisements had been placed locally and in nine out-of-town newspapers to attract applicants for the job of Jail warden, vacant since Hiram L. Schooonfield's resignation last November.

Expects "good applications" But Mr. Turner, speaking at the board's monthly meeting, refused to comment on how many applications had already should continue preparing food Study of crisis ordered U.S. funds still in doubt for fixing Shore bridge 50 firms asked to bid Stanley D. Zemansky, a city'B purchasing agent, said that 50 firms have been asked to bid on meal delivery contracts, and that the bids should be'3 received by the end of month. The jail's current authorized, food budget, 85 cents a day for each inmate, is actually half of what it spends.

At a detention hearing in the Worcester County Juvenile Court yesterday, Judge Daniel T. Prettyman ordered the detention of Martin Allen Wade, 17, at the Maryland Children's Center for Physical and Mental Evaluation for 30 days. The youth lives with his parents in Ocean City. on the premises, hire an outside caterer or adopt some combination of the two alternatives, Mr. Turner said.

"It's a question of where the food will be prepared," he said. "We're talking about the exact kinds of meals we're Trent used the words "bridge disaster- ana. witnout savins H. MEBANE TURNER good applications" anytning about emergency re lief, pledged full federal co-op eration. According to Penn Central, it will cost $400,000 and take 60 to 90 days to get temnorarv repairs made to put rail service back into operation.

Full restoration, to open the canal to ships and allow rail service, BRIDGE, from D24 bridge, knocked out by a fogbound freighter February 2, apparently is owned by a private company, the Penn Central Railroad. The problem is compounded by the line's bankruptcy. Second, he and the emergency agency's lawyers pointed out that the federal law for declaring disaster areas does not cover the accident. Dependent on railroad He did say that other means might be found to provide federal aid to the peninsula, whose industry and agriculture is heavily dependent on rail service for shipping supplies in and goods out. Kf would cost approximately $1.7 million.

Governor Tribbitt, who called for the meeting, submitted a study his aides made of the impact on Delaware, but federal officials reportedly considered it too sketchy. Poultry industry to lose The Governor's survey esti 0 5 A second meeting of lawyers mated that Delaware stands lor federal agencies and the three states was convened immediately after the first meeting broke up. A federal spokesman, however, said no action was expected last night. "They've got the law books to lose $7.2 million in the next six months if the railroad line is not restored. The poultry industry, which accounts for roughly half of Delaware's agricultural output, would be hardest hit by a prolonged rail cut-off.

1 out ana tney re going over 1 them, looking for some preced- Eleven per cent of all broiler ent," the spokesman said. I Clear title to ownership of i the bridge was in doubt yester- senate MoaeYiiinfiie HDSA cfe Y'S, BlnJ TO'S antil All prices are Distributor Suggested list prices, optional with dealer. Participation in the Value Time USA event is optional with dealer. chickens sold in the United States come from the Maryland-Delaware-Virginia peninsula, and 11,000 people are employed in the processing of them, according to the study. day.

The bridge was built by the Army Corps of Engineers and turned over to the railroad in 1966, but no one was certain hvho the owner is. Using trucks to bring in needed feed and ship goods out Neither Governor Mandel nor Governor Tribbitt appar- is a possible but very expen sive alternative, according to I ently asked that the peninsula be declared a disaster area at aides to Governor, Mandel and Governor Tribbitt. It would the meeting. But the position cost the poultry industry of the Office of Emergency Preparedness was clear even $100,000 more week to use trucks exclusively; one aide before the meeting. A prepared statement by Mr said.

Park Board considers site at Druid Hill for TV tower It your PPortuni to own a park into consideration in his quality Motorof deliberations thus far. a TV or stereo Mr. Tawney said he disap system proved of the proposal from See it now! the start, but he declined to predict whether the board 1V eventually would agree to sell the land. All pictures on screens simulate TV reception Marriott plans park in Virginia Brightness Color Hue Automatic Fine Tuning MARRIOTT, from D24 plans was partly influenced by i PARK, from D24 the city would sell the parkland outright. He declined to speculate on' what other arrangements might be worked "The proposal's been switched around a good bit by Mr.

Ghingher said. "Frankly, my memory's pretty hazy." There was some question as to the legality of selling city parkland, according to Mr. Tawney. The board asked the city solicitor's office in 1971 whether the city could lease the land to the Zamoiski Company. When the city's legal staff said no, the board changed its proposal, in a letter dated December 1, 1972.

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