Evening star., 1943-12-01
Two Bus Lines Given
Permits for Capital,
Harrington Services
Cross-County Route
Requests Withdrawn
BY Arnold ond A., B. & w.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Dec. Permission
to operate passenger bus lines from
the new darlington defense hous-
Ing project near Alexandria to
Washington was granted two Diff
ferent companies yesterday by the
State Corporation Commission.
They were the Arlington d. Fair
fax Motor Transit Co. and the
Alexandra, Barcrofts& Washington
Transit Co., whose attorneys stated
during the commission hearing on
the matter that the companies had
reached an agreement on routes.
The A. d. F. line also was granted
permission to operate from Fairline-
ton to Clarendan. A fare of 10 cents
from darlington to Clarendon will
be established.
Cross County Request Withdrawn.
Omcials of A. B. &, w. saind they
mad Withdrawn an application for
cross-county routes and also waived
objections to A. 81 F.'s Clarendon
route. Arnold-Operated oficials said
they also would withdraw an appli-
cation for cross-county routes.
scheduled for hearing before the
S. C. c. Monday.
Ohhcials of both companies said
the applications were withdrawn
when it was learned that the Once
OF Defense Transportation would
not approve additional mileage.
The commission also granted the
companies permission to use the
Shirley Memorial Highway, involved
in the routes Of both. The highway
runs east and west cutting FairlinR-
ton into northern and southern
division.
j. Maynard Magruder. chairman
of the Arlington County Public
Utilities Commission, testified that
there was a strong need for trans
portation for darlington residents
to the central part of the county
where many are employed and that
1t Is the opinion of the commission
that public interest would be served
in granting the applica ton.
darlington will house 1900 to
$1,000 residents when it is fully de-
veloped, George c. De Neal, mana
ger of the Defense Homes Develop
ment Corp, sponsoring the housing
project, said.
Inc lines are now operating under
a temporary permit from the Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
Routes Are Given.
Under provisions of one order, the
A. B. d. W. was authorized to
operate from the Pentagon to its
other routes on Leesburg pike bv
way OF the Shirley Memorial high
way
The A. B. g. w. also was author.
lied to operate from the intersec.
, ton of South Thirty third street
and Seminary road to South Twen-
ty-ninth street by way of Thirty.
third, Stafford, Thirty Sixth. Wake-
Held, Leesburg pike. Thirty first. Co.
lumbus and Twenty ninth. and re.
turning by way of Twenty ninth,
Columbus. Thirtieth, Leesburg pike,
Wakefield, Thirty sixth, Utah,
Twenty fourth, Thirty third and
Seminary road.
| The A. & F. was authorized to
operate between the intersection Of
South Twenty-flfth street and Sem
mary road to South Twenty eighth
and Buchanan streets by way Of
Seminary. Utah. Stafford. Thirty.
second, Tnirty-second road, Utah,
Twenty-fourth. Thirty-sixth. Abing-
don. Thirty-flrst, Buchanan. Twen-
ty-seventh road, and returning by
the same route.
The A. d. F. also was authorized
to operate from the Pentagon net
work by way of Shirley Memorial
highway to an unnamed street in
darlington at approximately The in
tersection of Thirty-sixth street and
Shirley highway.