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ICC Hearing Continues at Goldsboro 4 Two Railroads, Bus Firm Register Objections Interstate Commerce Commission hearings at Goldsboro went into the second day yesterday. Testimony on South ern Railway's acquisition of the Atlantic and East Carolina lease started Wednesday in the Golisboro High School auditorium. While extensive evidence was presented by state and Directors Set Income Plan At Monday Session Directors of the Morehead City chamber of commerce studied the revenue received last year and set amounts they believed could be paid by chamber members this year. "In other years," Ted Davis, chamber manager, said, "we'd de cide how much we needed and then jj'o out and try to raise it. We'd always fall short. So this year, we went over the list of members, set fair amounts for each one to pay, added it up and got $14,000. Bills are being sent out on that basis." The board also approved pay ment of $11.52 a week, the cost of sending tapes on fishing news of this area to 47 radio and two TV stations. The directors signed a letter from the chamber favoring trans fer of the Atlantic and East Caro lina Railway to Southern. The let ter was sent to the Interstate Com merce Commission. The next meeting of the board was set for Tuesday, July 5, rather than the first Monday because the first Monday is the Fourth. At that meeting the program for the coming year will be planned. Chamber of Commerce members are requested to submit their ideas on it. Attending this week's meeting were Walter Edwards, president; Truman Kemp. Albert Gaskill, Ber nard Leary, W. ,B. Chalk, H. S. Gibbs Jr., P H. Geer Jr., W. J. Blair, and Mr. Davis. Five Drivers Lose Licenses Five drivers of this area have been denied the privilege 6f driv ing. The state revoked the licenses of two men from Cherry Point when they were found guilty of violations of the motor vehicle laws in County Recorder's Court and Morehead City Recorder's Court recently. They were John Watson Slawson Jr. and Arlyn M. Boelter. Both were convicted of drunken driving. The state suspended the license of Henry Wooten Merrill, Beaufort, for a violation of the motor ve hicle responsibility law, and the licenses of Ronald E. Nail and Glenn Williams Bowles, both of Cherry Point, were suspended re cently for second offenses of speed ing over 55 miles per hour. Right Attitudes Make for Safety Raleigh - Psychological research shows that drivers have traffic ac cidents because of faulty vision, poor reaction time, inadequate training, but most of all bccause of faulty attitudes, says Dr. Dan nie Moffie, head of the department' of psychology at N. C. State Col lege. "The driver who is irresponsible and who does not pay attention to the rules and laws of safe driving, the driver who is aggressive and discourteous, and the driver with a 'chip' on his shoulder is more likely to have an accident than the driver who takes his job of driving as a real responsibility," Dr. Moffie revealed. "Correct atti tudes for driving can best be de veloped through education." Dr. Moffie said research has proved that "you drive as you liv?" is a truism. "Parents, teachers and other educational officers must aa . sume the responsibility for train ing our youth to have safe attitudes in driving," he concluded. An authority on the psychologi cal factors involved in traffic acci dents, Dr. Moffie is serving as a consultant to the Governor's Traf fic Safety Council in the current campaign to reduce the appalttng number of deaths and injuries from traffic aocidents on North Carolina's streets and highways. Special effort is being directed in tha campaign to th? problem of faulty driver attitudes, which Dr. Moffie estimates are responsible for the majority of all serious mo tor vehicle accidents. Materia* Cited Morehead City Mice cUad Rich art Faust of CamR LejetjXa Sun man' i . j x. ja t - ? Southern Railway interests in favor of the transfer, the Atlantic Coast Line is vigorously objecting. Opposition was also voiced by the Seashore Transportation Co., which operates busses to this area. The bus company was not opposed to Southern carrying freight in here, but was opposed to start of pas senger service by a rail line. Witnesses in favor of the change were Edwin Pate, chairman of the State Ports Authority; E. M. Tolle son ofr Southern Railway; Graham A. Barden, congressman from the Third Congressional District; R. P. Helms, Southeastern regional man ager of Cargill, Inc.; Maj. Gen. R. A. Anderson, quartermaster gen eral, Marine Corps. Witnesses heard yesterday who were in opposition wire R. B. Gwaltney, attorney for the Atlantic Coast Line, representatives of the bus company and the Norfolk and Southern. ACL is objecting to Southern's operation of the line between Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point. ACL claims it will lose a tremendous amount of business if Southern takes over the line. Norfolk and Southern claimed it would not op pose the change if rates were standardized. It was interested too, in protecting its present business volume. The Cargiil firm of Baltimore leases a grain-loading rig at More head City. Mr. Helms said if South ern didn't come into Morehead City, his firm would discontinue operations at the port. Col. Richard S. Marr, executive director "of the State Ports Author ity, was present. The city of Wil- 1 mington was represented by H. M. Nicholson of the Bureau of Rates and Industry. He maintained that Wilmington was not there to op- ; pose the change but merely to be present in case its interests needed protecting. Letters Read Letters from Sen. Kerr Scott and Sen. SanwKnaa In favor of the thannffffcr ro#d. MajwOeimal Aiuleiasn oi the Marine Cofps said that adequate transportation be tween Cherry Point and Lejeune were necessary, from a defense standpoint. He further stated that the Ma rine Corps is concerned over the high number of highway fatalities in this area. Because this section of the state is isolated, he said Marines and their families have to depend on autos for transportation, rather than op public facilities. The ICC examiner conducting the hearing was J. Herman Blond. The hearing was expected to con tinue about five days. All testi mony presented will be reviewed in Washington. No one would com mit themselves on when a decision would be forthcoming. The examiner was Impressed with the delegation from More head City and Beaufort. Delegatioas from Here Attending the hearing from Beaufort were Mayor C. T. Lewis, Lonnie Dill. Odell Merrill, D. F. 'Merrill.' 'Roy Eubanks, Calvin Jones, L. A. (Jack) Oakley, A. T. Leary, Herbert Salter and Hugh Salter. Attending from Morebead City were Mayor George W. Dill, Jasper Bell, W. J. Blair, Joe Beam, Dr. Russell Outlaw, R. B. Howard. H.. L. Joslyn, Jack Holt, Tony Seamon, Bill Da vies, Gibbie San derson. Oscar Allrad, Owens Fred erick, Fred Hardy, John James, Gordon Laughton, Alvah Willi*. Ted Davis, John D. WilUa, Ramie Davis. C. W. Williams, John Naf, and Dr. John Morris. Owen Dail, Atlantic Beach, at tended. Originally from Goldsboro, Mr. Dail went to the hearing a day early and rounded up Wayne County officials to attend the hear ing in favor of Southern's acquisi tion of the leaae. IF EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY NO INSTALLATION CHARGE ON ^PkiraGuC GAS SERVICE m m Complete Pyrtfax MM Oh Service with Tmm (I) IMPwd CyUMen Filled * ^ CA with Pyrefut 6m? GAS PAID FOB ? Ne ? J /| 9U Deporit? !*? Meter ? laatalled is Tw Hwne lirir-tetHt r?* Owly Carteret Ceaaty*! Ural (M Ctflitu On Service Cmtretled Pyrafax Ca?? EcraMiinl? Every Cylinder Gum teed WelghL ALSO? 1 CYLINDER INSTALLATION (IkMIu Cm) $14.11 CARTERET GAS CO., INC Cal Hi Mi) ? a CmhMi Um a* AfvUsbcm lMkinn Southern Official Testifies E. M Tolleson, assistant vice-i president of the Southern (Opera tions). pointed out to the commis sion that under Southern's control 1 AfcEC and Camp Lejeune Rail roads would have Ihe benefit of Southern Railway's vaat freight car ( and motive power facilities and its modern retarder yards and am ple shop facilities. "Southern Railway System lines are completely dieseliied," Tolle son said. "The total number of die sel units owned and on order is 870 including passenger, freight and switcher types, representing an investment of approximately $123,887,000 in diesel power. The j Southern System owns 50,756 re venue freight cars, representing an investment of about $158,766,000. A portion of Mr. Tolleson s tes timony follows: Q Please describe the method of operation of freight service that Is planned If Southern acquires control of AfcEC and compare it with e listing service on the AaEl ? A Doubtless present AfcEC ser vice is based upon the flow of bus iness from its connections. Should Southern acquire control of AfcbC it is contemplated that there will be through freight service between Goldsboro and Morehead City with connecting schedules through to Grensboro. This through service, instead of the disjointed AfcEC schedules with layover at New Bern of 9 hours 30 minutes south bound and 8 hours 20 minutes northbound, would greatly improve the over-all movement of frieeht_ Q please describe the method of operation of freight service that is planned for the Camp Lejeune Railroad Company. A We will establish a schedule out of Goldsboro direct to Camp Lejeune in conjunction with through schedules from Birming ham, Atlanta and Potomac Yard, to arrive Camp Lejeune at 8 a.m. so that cars may receive morning placement; from Lejeune, to take care of outbound cars, a through train to Goldsboro, connecting there with through schedules to Potomac Yard, Atlanta and Bir mingham, will be operated at 3 P ^Additional service that may be needed at Camp Lejeune such as to Cherry Point and Morehead City, will be taken care of by a Urew to be established J?njunc_ tion. wtth through service tflJKflf* head City ... _ . "The service will be governed by the volume of traffic and will always be entirely adequate to meet the needs of shippers and re ceivers of freight... 1 might add that with the elimi nation of the layovers at New Bern, to which 1 have heretofore referred, train service over the AfcEC between Goldsboro and Morehead City will be faster than that now rendered, even taking into consideration the service to Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville o in addition to improved train service, would the shippers and re ceivers of freight on AfcEC and Lejev?e benefit In any If Southern acquires control oi those railroads? A Yes. If Southern acquires con trol of AfcEC and Lejeune those railroads will have access to the more than 50,00" freight cars owned by Southern Railway Sys tem lines and, in addition, wUl have the benefit of Southern s abil ity to draw upon cars of otner trunk line railroads through its central car distribution agency. In that way A&EC and Lei?"' will be assured of being able to meet their car requirements promptly and efficiently _ AfcEC and Lejeune will also have the benefit of Southern's large supply of motive power. o What economies of operation would result frem So"?*"" aulsitlon of control of AMCC? A. The availability to AfcEC of Southern s modern repair shops, heavy track maintenance machin ery etc., at a reasonable charge would result in economies ^ op eration to AfcEC. The use of those facilities at a reasonable cost would be considerably cheaper than AfcEC having to provide its own facilities to d? .the MM ! wort Q. Would those facilities also be available to Camp UJeu nt Rail road Company on a reasonable basin? A Yes Q. The Lease and Use Agree ment between the United States and the Camp Lejeune Railroad Company, dated as of December 30, 1954, obligates the railroad company to "establish passenger train service consisting of one pas senger train operating one round trip daily between Camp Lejeune and Goldsboro via Havelock to per mit a connection with a north bound and a southbound train at Goldsboro, such connections at Goldsboro to be designated by the Government." Please state what motive power and equipment will be used in this passenger train service. A. Diesel locomotive and modern coaches. Q. Will this passenger train handle mail, baggage and express? A. Yes, if such traffic presents iUelf. Q. Is U contemplated that this train will stop at stations on the A&EC between Havelock and Goldaboro, and if so, where will such stops be made? A. New Bern and Kinston. Q. Please give your best estimate of the running time of this passen ger train between Camp Lejeune and Goldsboro. A. 2 hours 30 minutes. Q. The provisions of the agree ment relative to this passenger service provide that the Govern ment shall maintain and provide at Camp Lejeune all needed facili ties for the accommodation of passenger trains and passengers. Please state whether this train will operate in and out of Southern's present passenger station at Gold* boro. > I A. Yes. Background on Hearing Southern Railway Co. on Oct. 22, 1954, filed an application with the Interstate Commerce Commis sion for authority to acquire con trol of the Atlantic and East Car olina Railway Co. and the Camp Lejeune Railroad Co. The Southern seeks control of the Atlantic and East Carolina through the purchase for $525,000 of all of the capital stock of that company. The Camp Lejeune Rail road Co. is a newly-organized cor poration, all of whose stock will be owned by Southern if the ap plication is granted. The line of the Atlantic and East Carolina extends from a connec tion with Southern's line at Golds boro, N. C., to Morehead City, N. C., a distance of 96 miles. Camp Lcjeune Railroad Co. is a line of railroad recently built and now owned by the federal govern ment. The line extends from a connection with Atlantic and East Carolina Railway at Havelock, N. C., to Jacksonville, N. C\, a dis tance of 36 miles, and will be op erated under lease from the United States if Southern's application is approved. The Camp Lejeune serves the Marine Corps bases of Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point Air Station. As a preliminary to ICC action, the Armed Services Committees of the U. S. Senate, and House of Representatives recently approved lease of the Camp Lejeune Rail road to Southern Railway. C 4m 4a T L? m 4 jrOTe R6pOVT3 inQT Four Groups Ask For Funds Illegally The Boys Brotherhood Republic of New York was refused a license to solicit funds in the state last month because it has failed to qua lify under provisions of the North Carolina solicitation law, accord ing to the State Board of Public Welfare. The board also announced that during the month of May the Blind in Louisvilk, Ky., the Boys American Printing House for the Athletic League in New York City, and the School Settlement Asso ciation of Brooklyn, New York, so licited citizens of the state, but the solicitations were in violation of the law since these organizations were not licensed in accordancc with state provisions. Scientists have only recently learned to make rubber that is a duplicate of nature's product. Theatre to Prepare Skits To Give before Civic Clubs Under the direction of Mrs Mer | ritt Bridgman, members of the Carteret Community Theatre will prepare skits for presentation be tore civic groups this summer. Plans for this activity were made ! Wednesday night at a theatre meet ing at the civic center, More head City. It is expected that three skits can be ready for production with in a few weeks. Mrs Bridgman will appoint three persons to assist her Mrs. Tressa Viekers was elected director of the next play The read ing committee is studying plays now and will report on their pro gress at the July meeting. The theatre will go on a cruise aboard the Carolina Queen Wed nesday night. June 29. at 7:30 The cruise will be for theatre mem bers and guests. The group has alto planned to keep a card index on each mem ber and his abilities, such as act ing. scenery painting, make-up, etc. Floyd Stewart, treasurer, report ed that cost of putting on the last production. The Night of January 16th, amounted to $133.50. Ticket sales totaled $224.75 and profit to the theatre was $81.25. Number of persons attending was 433. Walton Hamilton, president, ex pressed his appreciation to all theatre members and others who made the play a success. Freighter Docks The SS Donges, French freight er, brought in a load of asphalt tor Trumbull Asphalt Co. yester day from Curacao, and will leave late today. ? 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