1941-01-15 — Page 37

WINTER BUS CURFEW

London's buses-except special ones for late workers will stop running at ten or eleven o'clock at night during the winter months, The Tubes, however, will run fill a later how.

This was announced by Mr. T. F. Thomas, general operations manager of Londen Transport,

Mr. Thomas said that as the days became shorter the even. Ing rush hour would become earlier, and the Board was pro- paring for the peak period to begin about 3.30 p.m.

HER GUESTS HIT- PARTY WAS HELD

By A Special Correspondent

TWO MINUTES after she had taken names of a number of R.A.F. boys for the party she was throwing, a girl answered the 'phone at a first-aid reception post. "Casualty list," said a voice.

She took down the names of some of the boys who were to have been guests. Showing no trace of her emotion, Miss Gladys Ayling, twenty, of North London, went out to receive them, passed from stretcher to stretcher. First she saw the terribly injured body of "Crid," then there was "Dick" and "Dannie," and "Mick" and others.

They found that evening traffic | that the least possible inconveni- was much more concentrated than ence will be occasioned to travel before, and traffic which normally | lers," said Mr. Thomas, would be spread over two hours, was now concentrated into one hour.

Buses loaned by the provinces and Scotland will assist in the

restoration of all Green Line coach routes and the strengthening of auxiliary services, added Mr. Thomas. More than 400 buses had already reached London from the provinces.

Express buses would be placed on ten additional routes. "Sheltering in the Tubes is be- ing placed on an orderly basis, so

To those who were conscious she murn.ured words of comfort, and gently stroked their faces.

All night long Gladys went on "The Board has agreed to the coolly with the work at her post.

erection of three-tier bunke at the stations. This will increase the accommodation available.

Mr. Thomas said the supply of refreshments to shelterers had al- ready begun, and it was expect ed that the service would involve

the employment of a staff of 1,000.

During the night she and her friend, Miss Mollie Wick found the dog mascot of the unit, Boss.

They tended to his wounds and Gladys took him home with her.

Soon after dayilght the two girls drove round the hospitals, To If you want to know the easiest Dick and Danny hey took flow-

home, you can ask one of the new way to get to your work or to yourers, food and cigarettes.

information bureaux now being set up in various London districts

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Mick was allowed to leave hos- pital. He went to Gladys's home

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wonderful boys" Gladys told a reporter "When they came to be stationed near my post Mollie and I thought they seemed so lonely that decided to 'mother' them.

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"We bought them crockery, and things to make their hut look homely.

"Several of the boys have been to my home, and we were all so happy that I decided to give a party.

"I went across to their station last night and we all talked about the party.

"I hadn't left them more than a couple of minutes when those German murderers dropped the bomb.

"I knew that there were cas- ualties, but I didn't know it was the boys.

"I was there with my note- book ready to take the names-- and the first seven I took were all my friends.

"I was absolutely stunned. It was heartbreaking." But we just have to carry on. It's our job. just keep smiling and make the best of things.

"I feel like a mother who has look lost their zone—but I' after the boys who have escap- ed olive."

One of the airmen said: "Gladys is a real darling. She and Mollle and Boss were the sweet- hearts of the squad.”

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