| Show Mountains of Mail der Mob Moab Clerks During Holiday y r M 1 W We e h t Communication is sometimes by hand signals parcel post clerk Larry Davis right finds as he seeks clerk Mrs Hazel Frank rank barely visible center Space is at a premium In the AM A.M. hours when parcels must be sorted for route and post postoffice postoffice office box The peak of the Christmas rush at the Moab post office appeared to have passed in the first three days of the current week and receipts are very close to last year it was reported reported reported re re- ported today A heavy envy deluge of local mailings mailings mail mall ings Ing x could upset the estimate that a peak had been reached but clerks expect a o lessening of ot package age and letter mailings to outside points The slight crop in mailing is of course offset by the increase in incoming packages and letters letters letters let let- which will viII continue until the last days of this week The Theoffice Theoffice Theoffice office Is hard pressed now to find space for the heavy Influx of parcel post and is using four delivery trucks to keep some working space available Monday will likely be the highest day for cancellation of letters unless ss topped by an extra extra ex ex- tra heavy day of local mall mail la later later later la- la ter this week cek Dispatch clerks Don Kramer and George Meyers Meyers Meyers Mey Mey- ers handled letters through the automatic cancel cancel- ler on Monday and another 13 13 on Tuesday That failed to equal a record cancelled in one day last year Receipts had been trailing those of last year a record for forthe forthe forthe the local office but have now caught up according to Assistant Assistant Assis Assis- tant Postmaster Eugene Gibson |
