TZlf MXDFOHD fOREOOlT MAIL THIBOTE
Wednesday, August 15, 1958
Future Auto Drivers May Have To Undergo Test of Personality
Trenton, N. J. tll.R) Drivers
who like to dominate others,
feed on excitement and jump
to hasty conclusions may have
difficulty in obtaining a license
in the not-too-distant future.
While the prospect of a per
sonality test for drivers is still
in the theoretical stage, Capt.
Joseph Dauphers, of the State
Motor Vehicle Inspection Serv
ice, thinks it may some day be
come a reality.
Capt. Dauphers, who heads
the unique Driver Clinic Pro-
Several Ships
Damaged in Trip
Through Arctic Ice
Point Barrow, Alaska The
56-ship armada supplying the
distant early warning radar line
has crushed 75 miles through
the Arctic ice. east of here, but
several ships were damaged, the
Navy has reported.
Propellers of both the Ice
breakers Burto Island and the
Atka were damaged as they
smashed through the frozen bar
rier between here and Wain
wright. The Burton Island was
sent back to Seattle for repairs
and was due there Sunday. The
Navy said her port propeller
needs replacing.
The radar stations along the
northern rim of the continent
were being supplied from the
freighters and the 6,800 crew
men of the flotilla were working
at top speed to discharge 30,000
tons of cargo and 10 million gal
lons of bulk petroleum before
the ice pack freezes solid.
When the flotilla broke
through the 75-mile wide ice bar
rier, last week it moved into
relatively clear waters, but
southwesterly and westerly
winds still were holding the ice
close to the shore west of here.
Jury Compiefed for
County Judge's Trial
Hillsboro J.R) The trial
of Washington county Judge Har
ry M. Seabold moved into its
second day today with the selec
tion of a jury completed.
r The judge was indicted by( the
county grand jury on a charge
of accepting an unlawful real
estate commission from the sale
of a tract of land the county had
formerly owned.
Judge Seabold has entered a
plea of innocent.
His attorneys yesterday con
tended that at the time of the
transaction the county did not
own the land and therefore the
judge could not be guilty of
using -his official capacity to pro
mote a commission for himself.
It was also contended that
Judge Seabold is no longer a
partner in the real estate firm
with his son.
Eikins Seeks To
Quash Indictments
Portland (U.R) Portland
nightlife figure James B. Eikins
and his employee, Raymond F.
Clark, took steps here yesterday
to quash indictments charging
them with wire tapping.
Eikins and Clark were both
indicted on the wire tapping
charges earlier this year after a
raid on Clark's residence May 22
produced wire recordings.
The grand jury in session at
that time returned indictments
against the pair but the raid was
later construed to have been il
legally executed.
Clark's attorney yesterday pre
sented a motion to suppress the
evidence and return or destroy
the goods seized. Eikins' attorn
ey asked for two days in which
to file similar action.
Judge Frank J. Lonergan set
arguments on the motions for
Aug. 24.
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gram in Jew Jersey, feels tne
psychology of the driver is as
important, if not more important,
than his physical condition.
- With this aim in mind, the
clinics in Trenton and Wood
bury have been collecting data
from accident repeaters, drivers
involved in fatal accidents and
from persons who have been
without ,a license for 10 years
or more.
In addition to the physical
test giverl the applicants depth
perception, field of vision, reac
tion time they are also given a
battery of tests designed to
reveal significant data about
their personalities.
We hope to aiscover some
patterns among the persons who
have more accidents than the
average driver." Capt. Dauphers
said.
"If we do trace out personality
patterns for accident-prone driv
ers we may someday be able to
spot them before they are given
licenses," he added.
Data from the tests are studied
by psychologists at New York
University who have been mak
ing a study of the problem since
1952, when the Driver Clinic
program began. While the pro
gram is a continuing one, a re
port is expected from N. Y. U.
in September.
Just what impact the report I at this point. However, there is
will have on the state's motor growing evidence that increased
vehicle laws is pure conjecture I recognition is being given the
Furniture Bought For Circuit Court
The .county court today an
nounced purchase of furniture
for the new circuit courtroom in
the courthouse annex and the
circuit judge's chambers.
The purchases include 12
Bank of England type wood
jury chairs with swivel jury base
and ventilated seat cushions; a
leather standard high back
judge's chair; posture chairs for
the clerk, court reporter and
judge's secretary; 10 upholstered
chairs without arms. Ten new
natural oak benches have been
installed in the courtroom for
spectators.
New furniture in the judge's
chambers includes a steel desk
finished in walnut with amber
tan linoleum top for the judge
and a similar desk for the judge's
secretary.
psychological factor In auto
mobile accidents.
Gov. Robert B. Meyner recent
ly pointed out that motor vehicle
inspections had a "psychological
value" since they made the
motorist "safety conscious."
Carrying this reasoning a step
further Assemblyman -William V.
Musto recently asked the state
legislature to give "increased
emphasis to human engineering"
and less to the mechanical factor
in the study of automotive safety.
Some day the glimpse into the
mind of the man behind the
wheel may prove more important
than the view beneath the hood
of his vehicle.
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