Show Local Posta Reform Postmaster John E E. E Jones presented the current problems of the local loral post lost postoffice postoffice office to members of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce in its regular directors directors di dl rectors meeting Tuesday DUE TO the drastic economics instituted by the new postal reform movement move move- ment every phase of the U U. U S postal operation is being scrutinized in an effort ef effort f fort to cut down the expense of moving the mail mall explained lair Air Ir Jones In the Vernal Post Office it was determined deter mined that poorly and incorrectly addressed addressed ad ad- dressed mail was the biggest bottleneck Over one fourth of the incoming mail maii was incorrectly addressed stated staled Mr Jones DURING THE past 75 years the Vernal Vernal Ver Vcr nal mail has been sorted soiled by name in instead in stead of address A change Is now being made to sort the mail mall by address U the address is incorrect the mail mall is returned returned re turned to the sender This has caused the flood of returned mail mall For the last fiscal year ending this the Vernal Post Office sent out two million pieces of oC mail mall and received over ovel six million pieces explained Post master mastel Jones The local post office has over customers and nd 80 percent of the mail mall is business mail or relates to businesses ADDRESS CHANGES have been made free to all local businesses and anyone can get correct addresses by contacting the post office But nut this tilts free service is soon to be bo withdrawn and a charge for forthe for the tho service will be bo made mado explained Mr 11 Jones The local Post Office is planning a are remodeling re remodeling modeling project to make mak the he lobby a tourist attraction and to also add boxes to the ever growing demand for more post office e boxes MR JONES suggested that the Vernal Ver Vel Vernal nal Chamber set up a Postal Consumer Committee representing the Community to discuss the postal problems and work with the Postmaster in solving them on ona ona ona a regular basis IN OTHER business before the Chambel Chamber Chamber Cham ber bel Secretary Manager Dwight camp announces that no meeting would be held next Tuesday July and that next meeting July 11 U would move to the West l for the next three months mon mono the as the Tuesday noon meeting place lace The annual Chamber installation dinner din ner net will be held Friday at the tho Vernal Rod and Gun Club social hour at 7 and dinner at 8 8 Richard Turner furner manager of at the new mobile unit of Deseret Federal av sav savings ings ing and Loan was introduced at lit the tho Chamber meeting and welcomed to the community as s a new CW business |