fANDALS INJURE CONDUCTOR
By John Hoyle
Editor
)n Saturday September 12,
ir 11:00 p.m. a train en route
m Salisbury to Raleigh had to
ke an unexpected stop in Burl-
ton for two hours
(Tie train stopped because a
V conductor had to be brought
to replace an injured conduc-
cording to Sergeant J.M.
ane, a detective for the
uthern Railway System, and
3n PFC Officer Randy Kiser,
j^^eone standing in the vicinity
South Trollinger Street, here at
an, struck the conductor with
•Qck.
'‘The train was traveling at ap)-
t^ximately 30 miles per hour
*en it came through Elon“, said
lane. “The conductor wa^ in ^
boose of the train sittirfg at an t
en window when someone
rew a rock and struck him on
; wrist . He had a three inch
sh, three-fourth of an inch deep,
ihis wrist."
The train continued to Burl
ington and stopped there for two
hours before relief came to
replace the injured conductor.
Roane said, “It costs the railway
around 500 dollars an hour when
they have to stop like that."
According to Roane, the con
ductor spent two days in the
hospital and is also having to see
a bone specialist for his wrist.
The conductor was also wearing
a 300 dollar watch which was
broken in the incident.
“We want to bring this to the
students attention and that this is
not fun and games,‘said Roane.
‘ “We will prosecute anyone who
is caught throwing anything at the
trains."
Officer Kiser said,“If someone
throws something at these con
ductors, it could be considered a
deadly weapon. The rock that
struck this conductor barely miss
ed hitting him in the head.“
Sergeant Roane said that a
reward is being offered for infor
mation on the arrest and convic
tion of the person involved in this
incident. You do not have to be
identified because the information
will be kept confidental.
If you have any iformation con
tact Elon Police Officer Randy
Kiser at the Elon Police Depart
ment or J.M. Roane of the
Southern Railway System. Phone
number: 370-2440[Greensboro]
Fine Arts, cant, from page 1
the buildiiig was utsafe for OC'
cupancy by a crowd "Wliat it
boils down to is the building was
not safe if an emeigency situatkxi
occurred,” he said “inmycpi'
non and that of the Fire Mar>
sIbI.”
“My office was not even
aware of the scheckded perfor
mance undl I saw a poster
somewhere in Burlit^ton,”
Rogers said
Rogers said he was’‘puzzled”
why the college had not obtained
the required permiiB. He said he
believed the performance would
have gone on as scheduled—
unsafely—if he had not
irtervened.
“However,” he added “the
college was most co-operative
and no penalties or fines have
been assessed”
I IherewmtwoimifindeQliic^
products missing from die
auditorium which caused the iiv
spectian failure. Fint, dierewere
no eadt signs inficating the way
OK of the auditarium. Second,
the aucfitaiian was lacking an
emergency lighting system. This
system would automatically bn
certain lights on in the evett of
apomvr^ulure, allowing patrons
to see their way oK.
These devices can be life-safets
in the evot of an emergency such
as fire, acconfing to Rogers.
The college had made a
desperate offer to Rogers to have
security guards slsoid by the
autfitorium exits with flashlights
for use in case of an emergency
in exchange for a temporary oc-
cupancy pemit “I jist did not
fed safe with that,” said Rogers.
Wlien asked w4iy these devices
were not in place, James Beasley,
vice president of Bryart Durham
Electric, the electrical subcoiv
tractors forihe Fine Arts Center,
rqjlied the exit signs were stolen
from the building during cort-
struction and are on order.
are waiting on the rigg'
ing contractor to get out of our
way before we can complete the
rest of the work,” said Beasley.
This is not the Bist problem the
college has had with the new
.*!fauddmg, whitht HM originaUyl
, scheduled to open last DBcendber.
The original tigging which scqv
poftB lights, sound
and scenery was canceled from
the building contract because of
cost IVesident of Ad-
ministraticnal Services, Robert
Poindexter, was responsible for
securing new contracts to install
rigging devices. “Wthout rigg
ing, you can^t have a produc-
tiotv” said Poindexter.
Poindexter conxnenCed that
there were just too many things
to be done for the aucfitoriun to
meet final inspection for the
Shakespeare performatKe.
Baindexter also conmenlBd on
several water and condensation
leaks which have been
discoveted
“I hate to say it, but it’s starv
dard,” said Poindexter. “Most
people who do a job are not
perfect”
When asked aboi the building
delays, Alan Jones, a rqjresen-
tative for the general contractor
Fovder Jones, Inc. saki “There
have been several changed corv
ditions extendiiig the completion
date.”
According to Rogers the Fine
Arts Center is scheduled for
another inspection this Thursday.
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