Show Parcel Post Upgrading Begun Here A new and reliable parcel post service was begun this week over a state nine-state we- we tern area Including Moab Postmaster Russ Carter re ported The new service will enable en able the window clerk at atthe atthe atthe the Moab post office to tell tella a mailer when his package will be delivered to any city within n the nine states Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana New Mexico Oregon Oregon Ore gon Utah Washington and Wyoming The service will be available available av avo av- av to more than 12 million per persons ons in an area of square miles The Moab post office Is one of 01 post offices that will willbe be linked In the service Postmaster Carter noted that Postmaster General Lawrence OBrien O'Brien hailed the program as postal progress which Is highly dependent upon the publics public's Increasing and arid continuing use of ZIP Code Timothy May general counsel for the Post Yost Office Department Initiated the service at 8 S am a.m. Monday by mailing a package at Denver Denver Den Den- ver vcr to to Seattle Mr May day also als spoke Monday to the Denver Mail Users' Users Council on the new service The state nine-state scheduled parcel post service represents represents represents represents' the most comprehensive sive and intricate planning of postal logistics Postmaster er Carter noted The program program pro pro- gram has been tested thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- and the tests tests' indiCate indicate indi cate that a high degree of su success tess can be expected the postmaster said Mr Carter emphasized that the program is dependent depend depend- ent on ZIP Code The pro gram gram gramIs is achieved at virtually virtual vIrtual- ly additional no-additional cost because ZIP Code usage means means means' that che h mail mall can be dispatched directly b between tween the 75 sectional sectional sec sec- tlona centers in the ni nie ie sia states tes which are mall maJl massing massIng mass mass- Ing ng points without intermediate Inter Inter- mediate delays en route for sorting Forting and re redirecting Carter said |