Rationing gasoline During World War II gasoline was scarce, plus you had to have stamps issued by the government to be able to purchase it. If you used your stamps before the next booklet was issued, you rode the bus, the trolley or stayed home. My parents’ family lived in Waynesboro, Va., and we lived in Baltimore, Md., so our visits had to be very carefully planned by my father. My father’s way of saving fuel was to post me in the back window of the car, looking for police, as he put the car in neutral and drifted down each hill to save gasoline. The speed limit was only 35 mph at that time, and I wasn’t a very good lookout. A policeman sneaked right behind my father and he got a ticket. That ended my career as a lookout. Ona Deane |
|||
