Prams On Buses

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31116, 20 July 1966, Page 12

Prams On Buses

Sir,—l would remind “Mother of Four" that, after all, the lion only licked Daniel’s hand, and assure her that my reference to “Ignorant public” had to do only with their lack of knowledge as to why this subject is being raised—as ignorant as are many of us on this job, and will remain so until, we hope, enlightened at the meeting of the unions. Mr H. E. BushKing set out to enlighten the public. Having attacked what he considered the lazy element on the job, and elevated himself to the status of “the most responsible driver,” he stopped. I can only repeat: tell all or tell none. For me to attempt, even if I could, to inform the public of the full story at this stage would be as big a blunder as Mr Southon made in going to the press before the meeting and before he had all the facts at his disposal. As for where 1 personally stand on this issue, that will be told at the right time and in the right place.— Yours, etc., NORMAN GRAY. July 19, 1966.

Sir, —As a member of the “ignorant public” mentioned by Norman Gray In your column this morning, might I suggest a solution to the problem of prams on buses? If all the housewives boycotted the buses for a few days it might bring home to these autocrats that they are paid by the ratepayers to give service to the public. As an alternative, I would suggest that the young mothers carry their babies on their backs as they do in Communist countries, where presumably, they don’t have prams.—Yours, etc.,

GRANDMA. July 18, 1966.