European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Children delirious with Joy at the end of another school Day pile onto buses to head Home. O1c capt Orlando z. Gonzalez checks Over scheduling of the 45 school buses in his been for 17 years. Their school Day is to tie Frankfurt Fleet of 35 Bise 0 routes a is Iyih Atner can hopi slug a Dutery Lai Tinics living in the a i rape ."irjbtorpoo1 a recept rolling in Geryon e. Wors As to i Robles Psi i Orff Rob Rel than 1? a nah the Ait by Railan trance chef lulling buses is on of our biggest " 2,095 Milesa Jato h Ailes of Albuquerque n.m., motor operation officer it is a split second of 3ohzales-has this problem in Good hands though flit s the responsibility of Kurt Coy a German employee to get the school Buse Soh the to feel each Day. He has been working at the motor Pool Lor 15 you Jet the other fellow know you realize he has problems says Coy and Twisp let Vii inv understand you rave a few of your own the chances Are you will get along Well with most he draws tip the bus schedules coordinating thenis with the schools and establishing Rosiles act pick up Points accordingly. Thel Rotor Pool does the Best Job of any transportation. Unit i have worked with Invy Sarteur said be school Prin have worked for Many Usak eur bchbojs.", ,./ classes at the various schools begin and end at different times. This enables conto use his buses on More than one route. The. Longest run from the Cix acre motor Pool is a hous no area m bad Homburg. A 35-mile trip children Are also picked up and deposited at housing areas at Drake Edwards bad Yil Beli cd lbs belts Atter Bury Hico platen Strassl Huegel. Futsch Stein and Mcnair buses make several stops n each housing area and along the route before deliver ing passengers to the Frankfurt Junior and senior High schools three elementary schools and two Nursery schools. In addition buses transport children to a school for the handicapped. We give the handicapped children the Best of care snid Coy the Drivers assist these youngsters in Retting from the school to the buses and from the buses into their Homes. Routes and stops on the Economy Are changed periodically As families move into housing areas or As new arrivals find Homes in the Frankfurt area. Other buses from More Distant Naco areas bring about 400 students a Day to the Frankfurt schools. These serve military families at Hanau Darmstadt. Giessen Aschaffenbur and Rhine main. Road hazards Aren t the Only ones that confront the Drivers. During the Winter there Are snowballs and in the Good Ole summer time there Are water pistols and oranges. Every once and a while some youngster wants to try out his ability at Mark Mansilp. The kids Are not bad. According to Coy. Who started out As a Driver in 1946. The youngsters in Junior High seem to be the ones that keep Drivers on their Tea a explained. These youngsters Are full of Energy and said Coy. You have to under stand them and we Are s till learning persistent Cut ups Are reported. The authorities took into the situation and occasionally ground the offender Banning the youngsters from Riding the bus for a week or two. Such actions Are taken rarely however. When the Drivers Are not hauling Chil Dren they transport men to and from work make commissary runs and keep their buses clean. They make 14 duty and four shopping runs school transportation is our biggest business said Conzales. It will be Nice to get a break when school is out on june 13." hauling children however is a 12-month affair for Naco motor Pool no. 1. They haul the youngsters to sum Mer and boy scout Camps and other Spe Cial activities from the time school is out until it opens again in september. Is photos by Tohy Evanosky the stars and stripes b Page 11
