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Show Ij EXPLAINS IKE H Li smm Sunday Closing; Act Subject of Address by First Assistant Postmaster General. I I , ATLANTIC CITT. N. J.. Sept. C I "Postmasters of the country know the I sentiment of their respective communities I and should cator to them," declared I Charles P. Granflcld, flr3t assistant posl- I master general, at the annual convention I of tho first class postmasters today, whon I asked for nn Interpretation of the Sunday I closing law. I "Tho legislation simply legalizes what I the department put Into effect gradually I during tho past year Postmasters should I use their own discretion In Interpreting It. I The law was not enacted to Impose hitrd- ship on patrons, but to give the postal em- 1 ployeea a day of rest, wherever possible." I In an Interview later. Mr. Granlleld said that 1-cent postago for first class mall could not bo accomplished until a higher I rate was charged for 'second class matter. I which last year, he sold, entailed a loss of 66,000,000. "The parcels post, which goes Into effoct I on January 1, will bo operated at but a small profit, because of tho high rate that the law pro'Ides for transportation for three zones. For fifty miles and above, tho express companies can successfully ji compete with the postal service and make a good profit. To do this, they must re duce their present rates, however." |