The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

Naugatuck, July 1-E. Irvine Rudd, chief engineer of the state public utilities commission, at de- fense transportation meeting last night in the court room advised that a survey be conducted in local fac- tories to determine the number of workers who reside a distance of over mile from the factory, and the survey should reveal just where they live and how they get to work at present, and what times they come to work.
 MT. Rudd explained to the group of representatives of several indus tries here that the first concern is for transportation of workers to war work plants; the next is trans portation of school children to schools; and next, if there are still transportation facilities available, transportation of persons in business ses other than war work to their businesses.
 He said that the local defense transportation committee won't have to worry about transporting those who live within a mile of their factories for If necessary, they can walk to work. Probably anybody who lives more than one mile from wrok will be considered for trans portation, he said.
 Mir. Rudd expressed the opinion that under the permanent gasoline rationing system, soon to go into ef- feet in the east, those seeking other than the basic cards will undergo very strict questioning. The basic cards will provide four gallons per unit, which. for those who can walk to work. should prove enough for shopping purposes and possibly a little pleasure riding, such as to a movie, etc., he said.
 You in the rubber industry here or in companies affiliated with it know there just isn't any rubber" he said. He declared many will have to use their present tires four years He reminded that even if rubber sources get back into hands friendly to this nation, it will take some time to put the plantations into produc- tion again.
 Two Methods
 When maps are compiled showing just where the workers live, it will be easier to arrange transportation for them. he said. One method will be by public busseS, another will be a sharing -of-car system, whereby | if Rx,a f,, 1yip i,,it ing to work in their individual cars now. under the sharing system, one would transport all five one day or one week. and then the next would transport the group the next day or the next week, so saving the amount of tires and gasoline used.
 MT. Rudd said 1t is the policy of the state defense transportation committee to encourage as many people to~dse public busses in going to and from work as is possible, be- cause these busses will carry so many more people than a private car and so the tires on busses will produce more miles per passenger
 If a bus isn't carrying at least 40 per cent of it's seating capacity it should be shifted off the run he said. The intention under the defense transportation set-up would be to run busses direct to the plants
 The Connecticut Manufacturers association recently sent to many manufacturers here questionnaires concerning the number employed ir the plant, in what communities they live and how they get to work. Such information,is also what the defense transportation group wishes to know, but 1t wishes more detail as tc the exact street in town where a worker lives.
 MT. Rudd pointed out that there is no doubt the manufacturers will cooperate, for it is their concern tc see to it that their employees get to work. Robert Lowell of the U. s Rubber company pointed out that most of those living more than a mile from the local plant reside in Waterbury, Beacon Falls, Seymour Derby and Ansonia. A Seymour man said that some month ago a Seymour man said that some months ago a share the-car plan was instituted in North Haven 1