Show POSTAL FIGURES AGURES POINT S. S L. L Office Records Show In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased Holiday Purchases I I II I 1 Marked improvement in business conditions this holiday season as compared com corn pared with Christmas of 1933 was reflected reflected re reo re- re I fleeted Thursday in I. I A. A Smoots Smoot's report on the Yuletide load handled at the postoffice I Every department experienced a noticeable increase in business busi busi- business ness the postmaster pointed out Total receipts this Christmas season were an of 1057 per percent percent peri cent over total holiday receipts of 92 85 last year Outgoing packages this year numbered numbered num num- or 13 1317 17 per cent more than last year Incoming packages showed an Increase e of per cent over 1933 They totaled The cards and letters mailed here during the last two weeks represented I a per cent increase over last yearA year A large increase of 17 1791 91 per cent was recorded In tabulating the number of incoming mail pouches 1606 this year as s compared with 1362 In 1933 This increased activity at the postoffice post poet office indicates the public spent considerably con conS more during the 1934 Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas shopping season than a year ago Postmaster Smoot said s id |