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r:~ 140 e 18 COMMUNICATION F'ROMTHE MILITA'RY ORDtR'OF' THE PURPLE HEART -',INc.';' Rf:ExHIBI-TION OF' ANTIQUE AND MODERN F'IREARMS AND WAR EQUIPMEN~ WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: "THE NAT-IONAL HEADQUAlnERS; OF' THE MI LI TARyORDER OF' THE PURPLE HEAfn, INC., A' COMBAT WOUNDED VETERANS',ORGANIZATlON WITH OVER FOUR-HUNDRED CHAPTERS'INTHE UNl TED 'STATES;" i-s' DESIROUS OF' HAVl~G YOUR PERMISSION AND COOPERATION IN AUTHORIZING AN EXHIBIT OF' ANfl~UE - . . . . AND MODERN F'IRE~RMS AND WAR EQUIPMENT, THIS EXHIBIT TO BE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY IN YOUR CITY F'OR A eERIOD OF' A F'EW DAYS SOMETIME DURING THE YEAR - THE EXACT DATE TO BE DETERMINED - LATER. I' I THE MONEY RAISED'BY OUR EXHIBITIS'TO BE' USED F'OR THE GENERAL WELF'ARE AND HospiTAL WORK AMONG OUR COMBAT WOUNDED VETERANS AND THEIR F'AMILIES. FORi OUR E~~ORTj, ~~HAVE: RECEIVED THE APPROBATION OF' THE DEPARTMENT OF' DEF'ENSE, THE SECRETARY OF' THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. No TICKETS ARE SOLD IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXHIBIT. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THI S UNI QUE EXHIBIT- IS MOUNTtD ON THE EXTERIOR OF' - A TRUCK, OCCUPYI NG ONLY'ONE METER PARKING" SPACE. IT CON~ISTS OF' A DISPLAY OF' 250 WEAPONS OF' ALL DESCRIPTIONS, ~ROM- -: HISTORIC F'IREARMS DATING BACK TO THE 13TH CENTURY, ALSO ENEMY WEAPONS CAPTURED DURING THE LAST WORLD WAR AND A COLLECTION OF' KOREAN WAR WEAPONS. e THIS EXHIBIT HAS CREATED MUCH INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE IT HAS BEi~"~H~~~" ~HROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND IN EVERY CASE HAS RECEIVED VERY F'AVORABLE COMMENT FROM THE PRESS,' PUBLIC AND CITY OF'F'ICIALS. WE ARE NOW SETTING UP OUR ITINERARY FOR THE COMING YEAR, TO START MAY 1ST. WON'T YOU F'AVOR US WITH THE-COURTESY or A PROMPT AND rAVORABLE~REP(Y!" i: I I~ il I: I, I: I: I IT WAS MOVED BY MR.' BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. OwEN, THAT THIS COMMUNICATION BE REF'ERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 19 COMMUNICATION FROM CITY TRANSIT LINES - RE: REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE NIGHT SERVICE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "UNDER DATE OF JANUARY 26, 1956, WE ADDRESSED A LETTER TO YOUR HONORABLE BODY REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO DISCONTINUE NIGHT SERVICE IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. FOLLOWING YOUR RECEIPT OF OUR COMMUNICATION WE HtLD~MEETINGS WITH THE' APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE' OF'THE EUGENE / CITY COUNCIL AND WITH A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS. FROM'THESE MEETINGS A PLAN FOR STIMULATING BUSPATRONAGE WAS APPROVED BY' A MERCHANTS COMMITTEE, OPERATION OF THE PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE PENDING APPROVAL AND PARTICIPATION BY ALL THE MERCHANTS THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTED. THEREFORE, NOT WITHSTANDING THE ACKNOWLEDGED FACT THAT THE' NIGHT 'OPERATIONS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MONTHLY "OUT OF POCKET" LOSS OF' $1,000.00, WE AGREED TO DEFER ANY ACTION SEEKING TO CURTAIL THESE SERVICES. MAYOR JOHNSON SO ADVISED THE COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 1956 AND ACTiNG UPON THIS ADVICE THE COUNCIL REJECTED OUR REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO CURTAIL NIGHT SERVICE. I ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29, WE-WERE OFrlCIALLY ADVISED THAT THE BUS PA:TRONAGE 'PROMOTION PLAN HAD FAILED TO BE APPROVED. THIS ACTION RETURNS THE SITUATION TO IT'S ORIGINAL POINT AND MAKES IT MANDATORY THAT WE SEEK IMMEDIATE RELIEF F'ROM THE LOSSES BEING SUSTAINED BY OUR EUGENE OPERATION. fROM THE FOLLOWING FIGURES SHOWING RESULT OF' OPERATIONS FOR THE F'IRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, YOU C~N READILY ASCERTAIN THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR SITUATION. , . REVENUE FROM OPERATI NG 1956 OPERATI ON' 'COSTS Loss , " I JANUARY $' '18,045.51 $ 19,932.'44 $ I ,886.93 FEBRUARY 17 ,289. I 8 19,299.66 2;010.48 ',- MARCH 18,959.74 20,150.50 1,190.76 e WE BELIEVE T~~T YOUR.COMMITTEE WAS CONVINCED THAT WE NEEDED THE RELIEF' R~QUESTED AND WOULD HAVE SO RECOMMENDED HAD NOT THE PROMOTION PLAN eEEN AGREED TO. THERErORE I'N VIEW OF' THE CONTINUING LOSSES AND TO AVOID ANY F'URTHER DELAY WE PROPOSE TO CURTAIL OUR NIGHT SERVICE EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 1956 ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST OF' JANUARY 26, 1956, WITH THESE REVISIONS. -; -j SERVICE TO THE FAIRMOUNT-KINCAID, WILLAMETTE, FRIENDLY AND W~ST'I ITH OISTRI~TS WILL BE CANCELLED ArTER 6:45 P.M., WEEKDAYS EXCEPT FRIDAYS. ON FRIDAYS SERVICE WILL BE CANCELLED AFTER THE 9:'15 P.M-. TRI PSG HOWEVER, ON ALL WEEKDA'Y NI GHTS AN II: 15' P.M. SCHEDULE WILL BE OPERATED OVER THE ABOVE MENTIONED ROUTES. I SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS THE PRESENT SCHEDULES WILL OPERATE UNTIL 5:45 P.M. THIS I I :15 TRIP TO THE ABOVE MENTIONeD AREAS ALSO WILL BE OPERATED ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAyS. e ~