Evening star., 1945-08-31
Holiday
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days prospects are for fair ant
warmer"
Many automobiles which haven
had a good workout since befor
the days of gasoline rationing Wer
scheduled to hit the road. a fac
that worried automobile associa
tions.
Swamped by thousands of queries
the American Automobile Associa
ton took occasion to warn motor
lists against excessive speed. On,
offlclal said that neither War-worr
cars, nor the drivers who becam,
rusty through idleness, were equip
ped to sail along the highways a,
OF old. They advised motorist!
to proceed with caution.
Head for Favorite Spots.
Keystone Automobile Club. which
said 1t has been swamped witt
more calls from motorists than i
could care for, added this caution
reminder:
In case OF serious accident. doc
tors and nurses are not AS plentiful
as they once were, and hospital.
are overcrowded. 1t is possible tha
nothing can be done for you il Vol
are badly hurt.
Where are all the cars headed
Judging by inquiries at the AAA
many motorists are going back tt
the "old favorites Skylin,
Drive, Virginia State Parks, tn,
Shenandoah Valley. Natural Bridge
Va. Ocean Park, and the Chesa
peake Bay area.
Union Station anticipated a crusf
heavier than any which marked
wartime travel. Extra trains will bt
run tomorrow and early preparation.
called for three sections on today.
} pm. train to New York. Extra
coaches also will be used on al
trains.
Heavy Bus Travel Likely.
Greyhound Bus Lines and Nationa
Trallways were rounding up al
available equipment for the exodus
G rey hound officials anticipated
heaviest loads to and from tn,
Maryland beaches and historica
spots. National Trailways LOOKED
for its southbound buses to be taxec
to the limit
Airlines, already running at ca
pacity, saw little chance of handhn,
the holiday traffic. Transcontinen
tai and Western Air, Inc, said re
quests for reservations were up one
third and the waiting lists wer
above normal on other lines.
All the traffic wasn't expected t,
be outbound. Transportation off
cials pointed out that many person
would wish to visit the Capital
Several sightseeing companies, al
lowed to start operations on a larg
scale tomorrow for the first tim
since the war, looked for big busi
ness.
Stores Open Saturday.
Most District employees. not We
on 40-hour week, will be force,
to wait until tomorrow noon t,
join the fun. Store employees. VIII
have enjoyed Saturdays off durin,
July and August, will work all da,
tomorrow with the resumption O
all-day Saturday business, but tn
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation said all stores will observ
the Mopdov holidoy
All Government workers, excep
those in the Navy and Treasury De
partmentS, the Bureau of Interna
Revenue, the Veterans Administra
ton and the Federal Bureau of In.
vestigation, will be free to cavort fol
three days. The exceptions. still
working longer than 40-houf weeks
will have 21A days off.
For stay-at-homes, National Capi.
tai Parks has planned week end out.
ings. Barge trips on the C. & o
Canal are scheduled for 2 pm. to.
morrow and am. and 2 pm. Sun.
day, leaving from lock 8 at Thirtietf
street, one block south of M stree
NV. Return trips from lock S a
Brookmont. Md, are scheduled fol
4:30 pm. tomorrow and 11:30 am
and 4:30 pm. Sunday.
Tour Of Aquatic Gardens.
A tour of the Kenilworth Aquatic
Gardens, adjacent to the Kenil.
worth streetcar stop on Dougla.
street NE, will start at 8 am. Sun.
day at the Offices on the grounds. A
nature walk will start at pm. al
Park place and Park road NV
David c. Mearns, acting librarian
of Congress-, said reading rooms al
the Library would be closed Labor
Day but exhibition halls will bs
open from 1880 am. to 10 pm. The
reading rooms will be open tomor.
row from 9 am. to i pm. and or
SUNDAY from pm. to 10 nm