Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Cabin Jehn-Brookmont
Better Bus
Connections
Under Study
By Sandy ROvner
Oliver 6-S863

Fewer buses, but better con-
nections may be the solution
to some of the aches and pains
resulting from the local switch.
over away from the Cabin John
streetcar, according to 1. B.
Goad, director of transporta.
ton for D. c. Transit.
Running the Cabin John
shuttle on an 13-minute head
way instead of the present Is
would insure connections with
D-4 or D-3 buses at Macarthur
and Manning" Goad told the
areas seven-community trans.
portation committe at a meeting
in his office last week, land"
he continued, 1--WE could then
instruct D-4 operators to wait
for the shuttle"
The suggestion met with gen.
eral acceptance among members
OF the committee present at the
meeting, but other specific COM
plants prepared for D. C.
Transit consideration appeared
to face little more than sym.
pathetic commisseration on the
part of transit officials.
Blaming the condition of sub
urban roads in general and
Army Engineer Corps. and re.
strictions on Macarthur blvd,
specifically, Goad declared that
the transit company has already
put forth the best service eco
nomically feasible. He expressed
some optimism about eventual
removal of the D-4, 3 suburban
terminal to a more convenient
point, probably near the new
Sibley hospital when it is COM
pleted, but held out small hope
for increased rush hour D.4
service or two way D,3 service.
Appearing somewhat disap.
pointed in general County re.
action to D. C. Transit attempts
to move into Maryland. Goad
indicated that should the com.
pany be permitted to take over
suburban lines, an extension of
the Massachusetts, ave-, line to
land possibly beyond) Mac
Arthur blvd, and Goldsboro I'd,
at this end and to the Federal
Triangle downtown would be
"in the works" and would con-
siderably ease present area
transportation difficulties. THAT
line now operates between 18th
and K Sts., downtown and
Goldsboro and Rannock rds. in
Bethesda.J
Communities represented at
the meeting were Brookmont,
Mohican Hills, Glen Echo
Heights, Fairway Hills and
Bannockburn. Members from
Glen Echo and Cabin John,
although unable to attend, had
expressed themselves in agree
ment with steps taken by the
committee.
BOOK BUSINESS BOOMS:
Traffic, particularly in children's
books, has been so heavy at the
newly opened Little Falls Ii.
brary that nearly 5000 addi-
tional books (2,500 for the
youngsters) had been borrowed
from the central collection be-
fore the library had been opened
three weeks, Mrs. Margaret
Witze. chief librarian reported
last week.
an the first two weeks of
operation, the library was cir
eulating 5000 books and the
children's shelves were all but
emptied," she told us, adding
that the library had registered
1900 new patrons in the same
time period.
Although she denied that
business" was heavier than
ha6 been anticipated, Mrs. Witze
admitted that we've been kept
pretty active She also added
that all the librarians have been
particularly impressed with the
cooperation and understanding
of the public during this
settling down stage" of the
new library service. So If DR..
Seuss's deathless prose has been
eluding YOU too, try again next