The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-14
School Bus
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will or will not desire the trans
portation, because once the pro-
gram is set up it will be difficult
to make changes. We are trying
to avoid picking up IL and leav-
ing six on one street at the be-
ginning of the year. and then the
six decide a month later they
would like to ride the bus, Redo
said.
The foundation has obtained
a full time mechanic. Martin
Roach, to keep the bus fleet In
a good state Of repair. Also. a
shop has been rented from Tay-
lor Manufacturing Company
Shape Of Buses
Already, the buSses are under
going a check to make them as
safe as possible. New tires are
being placed on the front Of all
the busses. All requirements
necessary to meet the state in
Spection will be made. Four
busses have been declared obso-
lete, and will be replaced by
newer hicles. Two spare
busses will be kept on hand this
year, Redd noted.
The foundation will charge $35
per child for use of the bus. ia
cilities. The plan is to place the
transportation within two blocks
of where the children reside.
Some children on the edge OF
town rode the buses for the first
time last year. A check with
some of the children and parents
revealed they found the service
convenient, safe, and from the
children viewpoint. very pleas
ant.
Typical Of the children atti-
tude was that of Nancy Newman,
a sixth grade student residing on
Fourth avenue. She said, u
loved it, For the parents. typi-
cal expression was that of Bill
Andrews. of Putney street. He
said, 1--WE found the service very
convenient since my wife and ]
both work.
Car pools have previously been
the primary mode of transpor-
tation for children in town. With
the shift of part of the lower
school to the Presbyterian church
on Third street, loading and I'm.
loading in a safe manner is ex
pected to bring new problems
to the police department this
fall, as far as car pools are
concerned.
Safety Stressed
Police Chief Otto S. Overton
said today he was very pleased
to know the foundation was of
fering in-toWn transportation fo1
children this fall. From a safety
angle, he said it would be a very
good thing because the busses un-
load the children close to the
building and pick them up in the
same spot in the afternoon with
out the children having to cross
the street when getting out OF
into private cars.
Mayor w. F. Watkins, Jr., said
! he believes the service will be a
convenient one for parents, and
stressed the fact that it will obvi-
Ously be a safer means of get
ting the children to and from
school
Many parents have asked ques-
tons since the foundation survey
among Farmville area citizens
was begun, such as how long will
/ the children have to wait for q
bus, will the bus program cost
more than a car pool, how safe
are the busses, etc.
Redd said today the buses
would run on a schedule, making
five minutes the most any chile
would have to wait.
II is generally believed from
experience in the past that the
cost to ride a bus will run con
siderably less than that required
of private transportation.
Redd said the busses will be
kept safe. The foundation shop
will make a thorough inspection
of each bus each month to keeI
the fleet in the best possible
/ shape, the administrator noted.
| Among the many advantages
of the bus transportation is thai
parents, who previously partici
pated in car pools. will no Longer
have to break into their day tt
take the children to school or tt
go get them when school is out