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PASSENGER TRANSPORT
THE NATIONAL ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT WEEK
Remarkable Organization: Every Operator to be Personally Canvassed to Assist in Road-travel Propaganda FROM the head offices of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association, Ltd., 17, Euston Road, London, NAVA, details have, in the past few days, gone out to area committees throughout the country. explaining how the National Road Passenger Transport Week, May 6 to May 13, is to be
organized. , .
It was felt that the only satisfactory way to conduct this campaign was by decentralizing the work,, and the affiliated and other friendly association's representing public service vehicle operators having pledged their help, each association is to be made entirely responsible for the organization within its own county or counties.
Where there is no representative association, one of the companies, be it a combine company or not, is to be asked to undertake the work. The fundamental step in the organization work, which must be 'completed before May 6, is that every operator must be personally canvassed, and to this end • cards, giving the names and addresses of all known operators, have been sent to the committees.
Each committee will have to divide its cards among selected district repre
sentatives who will do the canvassing work. It is expected that even a small operator will subscribe El towards the national fund, for, of course, the campaign is being conducted as a matter entirely outside the benefits obtained from association subscriptions, and it is fully hoped that the larger companies will subscribe anything from £5 to £50, avhilst the absolute minimum of Sc. has been fixed.
The district representatives will ascertain whether those they call upon are prepared to supply vehicles and drivers for the week's "Round Britain" pub licity tour, They will also find out whether vehicles can be spared for daily local publicity tours, as well as for children's free excursions and for the free excursions to be run on the last Sunday. They will note the days, times and routes which best suit operators and local circumstances. They will have to make arrangements for suitable
meeting places in each village or town, and note the names of Possible speakers recommended by the operators.
Other publicity work has to be undertaken, such as arranging for Press notices to be sent to all the papers, and for the display of posters at operators' depots and ticket agencies. Various committees are to arrange for rubber stamps, bearing the slogan of the week, to be made and sold to operators.
Obviously, if the national orga.nizaton, which is the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association, Ltd., is to make its arrangements in time, it must know that similar progress is being made by all the area committees throughout Great Britain. • It. is for this reason that a programme of work has been drawn up, and it is asked that this programme shall be strictly adhered to in every area, and that reports of progress shall be sent regularly to London.
Up to the present excellent offers of assistance have been received from many quarters, and a number of the affiliated associations are accounting for more than one county. Also many of the federated companies have agreed to give assistance..