The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-07
new FIRM TAKES
OVER BUSES HERE
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estate or pullu1llSo WSAC ~ oiiSASA
red
Headouarters of the transit COM
nanv for the time being will be at
Tide Waters garage, Ninth and Or
ange streets, which was not in
Guided in the sale. Mr.. Self said the
concern plans eventually to con-
struct a terminal here.
safeway officials said princi-
nal objective of the firm will be
to render to the public an efficient
and satisfactory system of bus
transportation" Tide Water auth
orities added that it is believed
"the community will be better
served by concern whose princi-
nal business is strictly transporta.
ton
investigation by the Tide Water
Power Co. of the purchasers before
the sale. officials said, disclosed
ttev were financially responsible,
familiar with bus operations and
fully competent to operate the sys-
tenn, In determining the sale was
not against public interests, the
Utilitier Commission found these
facts 0 be true.
Samuel A. Jessup has been
named president of the local cor
poratioH; Claude A. Jessup, gen.
eral manager and treasurer for
the present; and Mr.. Hildreth,
secretary. Mr.. Self will also serve
in the capacity of assistant sec
rotary.
In addition, Samuel A. Jessup
serves as president of ,Safeway
Trails, Virginia Stage Lines, Vir-
ginia Pepsi-Cola company, Month
cello Dairy, Inc, Colonial Brick
Co., Inc, and City Laundry, in
Charlottesville. Va. He is direc-
tor of jackson Park Hotel Corpora
ton, and of Virginia Auto Mutual
Insurance Co. He is a member of
the Advisory board of National
railways Motor Bus System,
Kiwanis club, Redland club, Cham
DER VI &c dllA OkllSI SIF1S
boards, and board of Peoples Ma
tional bank, in Charlottesville, Va.
Besides being president Of the
Charlottesville and Albemarle Bus
system, Claude A. Jessup is vice
president of Safeway Trails. He
is secretary and treasurer of the
Virginia Stage Lines, Colonial Brick
Co., and Virginia Pepsi-Cola Co..
In addition, he is a member Of the
Pennington Country club, Rotary
club, Chicago Motor Bus club,
Membership committee of the
Standardization group of National
railways Bus system, and board
of directors of the Virginia Cham
Der of Commerce.
Mr.. Hildreth is president of
the Peoples National bank, vice
president of Cassco corporation,
secretary and treasurer of Thomas
jefferson Memorial Foundation,
and city commissioner in Char
lottesville. He is a member of
the Redland club, Pennington
Country club, Colonnade club, and
Chamber of Commerce. He is a
member of the board of Natural
Bridge of Va, Inc, Alberene Stone
corporation, Cassco Corporation,
Cassco Berkley corporation, Glass;
co Refrigerating Corp, The
Niche Co., Chesapeake Western
Railway, and Peoples National
hank.
A senior partner of c. F. Cas-
sell and Co., investment bankers,
Mr.. Cassell is vice chairman OF
Albemarle chapter Of American
Red Cross, president OF the Vir-
gina Mortgage Co., Inc, and chair
man of Virginia State committee
Of Southeastern group of Invest
ment Bankers association OF Am
erica, and a member of its Legls-
lation committee. He is mem
Der Of the Rotary club, Redland
club, Colonnade club, Pennington
Country club, and Chamber OF
Commerce. He is also a member
Of the board of Old Virginia Pack
ing Co., Front Royal, Va; River
ton Lime and Stone Co., Riverton,
Va; and Crozet Cold Storage Co.,
Crozet, Va, and a member of En-
ecutive committee of the latter
firm.
Mr.. Self was for u years chief
clerk and director of transporta-
ton for the N. c. Utilities COM
mission. He is now secretary and
treasurer of the N. c. Railroad
Co., and its subsidiary, the Hoke
Real Estate Co. He authored the
N. c. Motor Carrier act, and the
rules and regulations standardiz-
ing modern motor bus service in
North Carolina. He is a member
Of the committee of the national
association of Utilities commits
sons, which drafted the Federal
Motor Carrier act of 1885, and
member of the committee on uni
form practice and procedure.
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