Evening star., 1943-05-24

wanted to visit George Washington S
home were turned away.
Mount Vernon officials said that
300 persons visited the mansion and
grounds yesterday, of whom 1886 were
soldiers, many of whom had walked
from Fort Belvoir.
The AIS paid admissions was con-
trasted with 1874 the previous Sun
| day. Servicemen are admitted free
Final word was received at Mount
Vernon yesterday that boat service
will not be operated this summer,
but officials still hope to keep Mount
Vernon open as long as any sight
seers are able to get there and con-
tradicted rumors to the effect that it
had already closed.
One filling station with gasoline
was doing land Office business this
morning at 1890 New York avenue
NE. Opening at 8 o'clock it began
selling gas 10 all comers. but, ac-
cording TO r. H. Stevens, branch
manager in charge, the supply might
run out during the morning He
said he hoped to have more later in
the day.
This station, operated by the Spur
Distributing Co., also helped to send
number OF big trucks on their way,
when the trucks stopping at the
Washington Truck Terminal found
they could get no gas there.
40 Trucks Delayed at Terminal.
About 40 trucks loaded with all
kinds of material were delayed for
sometime at the terminal before
being able to get the gasoline
through. Some of these trucks were
held up for 48 hours before being
able to get enough gas to proceed.
Most Of these were farm trucks with
produce. fresh vegetables. fruit and
food from the South. Others were
carrying jeeps and several were
loaded with ammunition and other
war materials.
BY 9 o'clock, however. enough gas
had been found in the neighbor-
hood to send all the trucks on their
way
Scores of trucks from Richmond,
Va. as far north as Delaware were
reported delayed. with many trucks
relying on Diesel oil-burning motors.
Police 1t. l. H. limbaugh of No.
l Precinct said that three police
men were stationed at Eleventh and
H streets and one at Thirteenth
and H streets These policemen, he
said would be stationed at the
points during rush hours as long
as the present arrangement on bus
routings remained in effect.
Speaking Of Eleventh and H
streets 1t limbaugh said there was
some congestion this morning but
we are getting it Strengthened out"
He said police at this point were
trying to keep private vehicles in
the left-hand lane so as to leave
the curb free for the buses to un-
load their passengers.
One policeman said he had found
some passengers angry because the
buses had their regular signs, CIV
ing no indication of the shortened
routes. One driver on a Chevy
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many complaints this morning that
'he didn't care whether he worked
anymore or not
Reaction of Passengers.
The reaction of bus passengers
on So and K-4 routes. normally
carried to Ninth and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. but discharged today
at Eleventh and H streets NV, was
varied.
j. A. Hyslop, Agriculture Depart
ment employe, remarked: I'll en-
JOY the walk from H street to my
place of work"
Dorothy M. West, e91e Bogart
road, Silver Spring, feared she
would be late at work
Il work at Procurement in South
west she told reporter. Now I
will have to walk to Ninth and
Constitution avenue to catch the
Seventh street wharf streetcar."
Moe Nierenburg. $500 First street
NE. thought congestion farther