Show Post Office Announces ZIP Code No Our five digit ZIP Code is I Postmaster F G announced Friday 1 All persons in Vernal will use this ZIP Code on all their correspondence to speed mall mail deliveries and reduce the chance of sent mis-sent mail Postmaster Slough said Other ZIP numbers are La- La Lapoint La point and Tridell ZIP CODE the Post Office Departments Department's revolutionary new system of improved mail dispatch and delivery goes into effect nationally on July 1 Postmaster Slough stressed the importance of all citizens of Vernal learning this city's ZIP Code and using it in their return address on all corres corres- correspondence In answering mall mail he said ZIP Codes taken from return addresses on incoming mail should be used THE ZIP CODE is literally the last word in mail address address- addressing ing Mr Slough said It should follow the city and state in addresses I He cited cite this example of the proper use of ZIP Code F G Slough Postmaster U S Post Office Vernal Utah The new ZIP Code plan Mr said for the first time will permit the Post Of Of- flee fice Department to short cut repeated address reading THE ADDRESS on mall must often be read as many manyas manyas as eight or ten times by postal employees to get it to the proper destination Mr said Each handling slows the process of mail dis- dis dispatch dispatch patch and adds to the opportunity for human buman erro error With With ZIP Code a clerk needs only to glance at the code to know immediately to what national area state and post office the letter is destine destin- destined ed and to speed it on its way cutting up to 24 hours off the time between deposit and delivery Mr said that when ZIP Code is in full swing the I United States will have the most modern modem system of mail distribUtiOn and delivery in existence |