| Show STOP NIt AND THINK I IThe The July Fourth vacation Interim found little and big folks folke crowding all aU I kinds of travel carriers everywhere goIng goIng go go- Ing away for the week-end week or through i iI the following Tuesday This was wu an outIng outIng outing out- out I Ing for many who have worked leaving for A a rest and a change of lICen- lICen ery a Chance to take a 8 short vacation to get fit again for another stretch of I industry It is le a relief to relax and to I have recreation now and then is necessary I I essary to keep up a as has been proven and tested time and I II again But this must not Interfere with railroads who need Pullmans for wounded wounded wound wound- ed soldiers Cars Carl are needed for transporting transporting transporting trans trans- porting men from ships to hospitals men who have returned from invasion points perhaps Soldiers are moved from one camp to another We might make an already difficult problem much worse by not considering these facts They point out that one-half one the Pullmans and third one the day coaches are used by the war department for troop movements movements movements move move- ments alone Add to this the boys on furloughs or assignments and you can understand the transportation headache Statistics point out that In 1943 we had hod less lees railroad passenger cars than thanIn thanin thanin in 1918 Yet these cars traveled last year more than twice the miles mUes as In 1918 This Thie condition of crowds holds true In bus bUll and street car lines as well as 88 any worker will testify So when and if we do plan a 8 vacation Jaunt let us remember these facts lacta and not be too too chagrined or surprised if H we are asked for lor our seat on a carrier |
