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Show f I MAGNA TIMES, Post office makes 2,790 deliveries daily - The old motthe to of the pony express: mail will go through, whether rain, snow or shine, is still -- routes. Fourteen are employed at the modern year old facility at 8578 W. 2700 S. The mail truck comes in at 4 a.m. to drop off a load of mail; the first employe corned in at 6:30 a.m. to start sorting the letters and parcel post, readying it for the carriers who start on their rounds (2255 South) . 5-- "m 1 i -- 4 j 8-- Tradition vs. Mechanization The assistant postmaster started working for the postal service some 26 years ago as a carrier in Tooele in 1946. Since then he has witnessed many changes in the postal system; however, in certain areas the post office has mained the same. re- letters in pigeon holes the same as Ben Franklin did, when he set up the postal system as the first Post Master General almost three centuries ago, Sodja by hand and placing $288 $288 $288 $288 $288 Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Square Granger Sdl EcSt. City Edwards M. 299-626- 0 Today's Army wants to join you. -- Score a touchdown KENT SHEPPICK AND George Schmidt load and ready the mail trucks for the two mechanized routes they serve. They are the modern pony express riders of the Pos said. about. maintains that mechanization is the key to progress at the post office. Thus the zip code is the best thing that ever happened to the postal service, the assistant postmaster declares. He rates are all more expensive than the comparable public service performed by the Post Office. Raise in Postage? We are cutting costs and increasing productivity to keep the publics mailing costs At down,, explained Sodja.nresent with the economical measures undertaken by the post office, because of reorganization and innovation, I a zip code on a piece of mail, the sender saves both time and money, in turn, the post office can economize on its costs. For example, if a letter is sent to the sectional center facility at Salt Lake City, it is immediately placed in a slot to be delivered directly by the carrier without having to be broken down. However, if not zip coded, the letter goes to the By placing dont think we will have the rate increase that is scheduled for Jan. 1 of next year. Since the postal service in 1971 and incorporated changed from a public institution funded by the Congress to an operating business, the postal system has become more decentralized in order to become more efficient. Within ten years the Postal service is supposed to become a entity. Presently the Post Office is organized into five regions that cover the United States. The Salt Lake City sectional center, un.der.which.the Magna, Post Office is located is in the Western Region. Salt Lake City comprises one district which covers Utah and parts of Idaho, Wyoming and Colofacilities Sectional rado. where the zip coded mail goes are Salt Lake, Provo, Price, case distribution central where it must be handled three to four times and sorted by specially trained personnel before it reaches the carrier. Another added time saver and cost reduction for the public is that mail is now electronically canceled and checked for proper postage. In the past additional manpower and time were needed. nt Future Progress At present the zipped mail is sorted by hand, but when zip code machinery is eventually installed, the postal service will be even quicker and less expensive. Perhaps in the future letters will be transmitted electronically over present comHowmunications systems. ever, at present the cost of sending a letter by telephone is Still prohibitive. Work is being done in this area with a mail grant through Western Union. Actually 8C is quite a bargain when you stop to think Sylvanos !! day and a 100 assurance the second day. The 3 delayed mail is due to misaddressing, having the wrong zip code, or human error. (EDITORS NOTE: This is the rt series which first in a looks into the functioning of the Magna Post Office.) yj two-pa- Conference planned - zip-cod- with a pizza from tal service, reaching the outlying areas of the Magna district and delivering the bulkier parcel postage. about it, said Sodja. To phone across the street costs Phone 10(1 on a pay phone. rates, gas rates and electrical course, he had only Washington D.C. to worry Of Were still sorting mail POSTAL CLERK Kathyleen Pearce pigeon holes the mail received at the ' Magna Post Office. Each box represents an area of the state or of the country designated by zip coded numbers. Fenton SFC After the game ? 5-- 9:30 in the morning. Plus the 342 postal boxes at the post office are filled. Everything is sacked in sequence of delivery, so the mailman doesnt have to sort the letters while on his route. In outlying postal areas such as Magna only one run is made a day and takes the carrier an average of hours to complete. All deliveries are completed by 4 p.m. each day, except during the two weeks of Christmas rush. They work an hour day, with a half hour off for lunch whenever they can find the place or time. The postal clerks work swing shifts that vary from 8 to 10 hours a day with an hour off for lunch. A 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. day can get pretty long, admits Sodja. Start Start Start Start Start CONTACT; Phone 484 8865 Mr. Reed people about Electronics QUALITY foot-carri- er parcel post. According to Ernest Sod-j- a, assistant postmaster, the largest volume of mail seems to travel between Magna and the HunterGranger areas, with the bulk of that being business correspondence. Here one day delivery can be guaranteed, for no sorting is involved since firms with a large volume of mail must now zip code their own postage. Of course Hercules is the .. TOPS 245 West Cross Roods WANTED FREE Excellent Benefits: Medical, FREE Dental, FREE Meals, 30 Days Paid Vacation, Travel, Name Your Choice Of Training. Aircraft Main!. . . Construction .. .. Supply Communications ... Formica work Laminators Installers Crating & Shipping Cutting & Layout men Seamers was conducted by meeting Mrs. Vernon (Rosanna) Mitchell, president; while the various chairmen were introduced by Mrs. Rulon (Beverly) Area Covered The Magna Post Office facilities serve the area between 7200 W. and the mountains and from 2100 S. to 5400 S., with two motorized routes and three stops along the way. They usually handle 1,500 pieces of mail a day, both letters and time Dermanent work available for qualified personnel Full their respective classes. At 7:30 p.m. a short PTA when the volume of mail increased to such a degree as to require the position. 35-l- Coe, vice president. Milton Johnson was presented with a check to aid students. well-attend- biggest account at the Magna Post office, Sodja said, followed closely by Kennecott in the amount of postage mailed. He has been the assistant post master at Magna since 1958, carried out by todays postal service through its mail carriers, though they now deliver the mail by foot or horsepower. The postal carriers on the five Magna routes make 2,790 deliveries a day and provide for 2,644 families service throughout the area. They tote b mail bag for an avera age of 5 hours a day, walking 12 - 14 miles and making 550 - The Lake Ridge Elementary Back to School night on Sept. 19 proved to be a function. Parents of children in grades first to third met with teachers at 6:30 p.m. and parents of intermediate students in grades four to six listened to their childrens teachers explain goals in education for By John C. May MAGNA -- 1972 MEN - WOMEN Function well attended MAGNA Thursday, September 21, The USE School Employ- Spaghetti ees Conference will be held Sept. 28 and 29 at Highland High School. Executive director is Lasagna Golden Ray Holt of West Jordon. Elections of officers will be conducted during the conference, work shops are being arranged and an awards banquet will be held. Harold J. Madsen of Hunter will be Master of Ceremonies at the banquet. This conference involves all classified school employees. Freezone is for corns that hurt Absolutely painless No dangerous culling, no ugly pads or piasters In days freezone eases the hurt sately helps ease off the corn Drop on Freezone take oft corns. Steaks best" Food no less than the & Sylvanos Pizza Open 5-1- 5-1- Mon. 1 - 5789 So. 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