Show Post Office Sees Record High V Volume lume Postmaster OrIo Orbo Goodrich reo re- reported ported this week that the Post PostOffice PostOffice Office Department is confident ly predicting that the volume of mail during this years year's Christ mas rush will hit a record high Actually he says its an anI I easy prediction because mail volume has bas been rising at a rate of nearly three percent a year for the past several years and this is most strongly reflected around the holiday season At present 22 employees are working day and night at Ver nal Post office he said WELL OVER 12 billion pie ces of incoming and outgoing mail are expected to move through ugh the system during Decem ber with about ten percent of the years year's mall mail moving less than three weeks The Vernal postmaster reports that public cooperation Is one Important reason that post of ices around the country are able to handle this huge moun moun- mountain tain of mail in such a short per iod Without the assistance of the public wed we'd be in a jam Peo Peo- Peo Continued on page 8 Post Office Continued from page 1 pie who shop early and get their cards and parcels into the mails early make it possible for the holiday mall mail to be delivered on time Imagine what it would be belike belike like if we were to get all the holiday mails the last week be be- be before fore Christmas IN ADDITION to early mall mail mailing ing the postmaster has several other suggestions which will help the working hardworking postal em em- employees move this of mail First he recommends us log ing ZIP codes which help handle the mails faster because of a anew anew new transportation and distri- distri distribution setup set ZIP Code also helps clerks clerk to identity identify receivIng ing post offices when addresses are hard bard to read During this time of the year the faster mail mailis mailis is processed the better chance if has to make connections with outgoing trains planes and tru tru- trucks Postmaster Goodrich also reo re- recommends commends that all parcels be wrapped securely packed tight tight- tightly ly and that the address be in in- in included inside the package as aswell aswell well as on the outside This helps assure delivery even if the outer wrapping ng comes loose The Post Post- Postmaster master points out that Because ZIP Code on parcels usually means a more direct routing and less the chance of damage is drastically reduced reduced I ed Finally Postmaster Goodrich says that the use of the new Christmas stamps helps bright bright- brighten en up envelopes envelopes and packages |