Evening star., 1942-12-19

following the last-minute rush for
gas yesterday. attempted to cope TO-
day with the demands for emer-
gency gas rations under the pro-
vision that a single coupon could be
cashed for extreme emergencies"
One dealer near the Navy Yard
said several workers at the yard
said they lived in Baltimore and
commuted every day. They as
serted that If they didn't get gas
they couldn't 60 to work.
Another debated whether or not
to give gas to woman who said
she carries four passengers to work
from her home IL miles in Virginia
: Five Navy Department workers
would be missing from their jobs,
she maintained, If the gas wasn't
forthcoming.
Several people brought papers to
gas stations signed by their bosses
certifying they were essential
workers. A number of physicians
and special delivery messenger
were allowed to cash single coupons
Many Walk to Work.
Hundreds of people walked tc
work this morning because they
couldn't get on overloaded buses
Although most people tried to jump
the gun by leaving for work as
much as an hour earlier than usual
too many people had the same idea
Bus travellers either arrived at their
| offices half-hour early or an hour
late In many cases.
At Sixteenth and P streets NV
one woman said she had been walt
ing IS minutes to get on a bus land
If one doesn't stop soon I'm going
back home to bed" Another woman
on the same corner said 20 buses
had passed without stopping while
she was waiting.
Pennsylvania avenue presented q
long view of pedestrians and street.
cars with, at times, not a private
car in sight. Trafflc policemen had
nothing to do but direct pedestrians
at some of the downtown intersec-
tions.
On an uptown corner. half dozen
Army and Navy officers made fran
tic efforts to thumb . ride in one
of the few private cars. Then they
gave it up and started walking to
work, joining a long line of others
who were doing the same.
Taxis Do Record Business.
Illustrating the demand for taxis, a
cab that drew up empty to crowded
corner came away with six women
piled on top of each other in the
back seat.
On his tour of the city, Mr.. Var
Duzer said he saw q record crowo
leave buses at the Pentagon Build
ing in Arlington. He expects q much
sharper increase on Monday.
Ten new buses on the A. B. and w
bus line, which operates between
Washington and Alexandria helped
to level additional demands there
although ODT regulations hold the
monthly mileage OF the new buses
to 1000 miles.
Arnold Buses Jammed.
A dispatcher on the Arnold line
which serves northern Arlington
reported the earliest buses were
unusually crowded.
Off1cials of the Washington, Marl-
boro & Annapolis Motor Lines
which transports employees to the
new Census and Navy Department
Buildings at Suitland, Md, said every
bus was full leaving Barney Circle
at Seventeenth street and Pennsyl.
vania avenue Sc.
At the new Census Building park
ing lot. which normally Is filled with
about $500 automobiles, there were
only about 500 cars.
Franklin Lane, president of the
Arlington and Fairfax Motor Trans
portation Co., declared his buses
were taking strains on equipment
not built to carry such loads.
You can't load q bus designed
to carry a maximum of IS passen-
gers with so or 60 people day after