Show Highway vay I Ewa Post Office Ice Starts ts Mail dI Service The new Highway Post Office made its it's inaugural run from Salt Lake City to Richfield on Sunday January 22 with a host of officials officials officials from various groups accompanying accompanying the ilie big vehicle in a chartered chartered chartered char char- I bus Pictures were taken ken at each stopping place and the group stopped in Manti ManU for luncheon at atthe atthe atthe the Hotel Royal before making the remainder of the trip A number of Manti citizens and some from other Sanpete communities attended attend attend- ed the luncheon At the ilie luncheon Eugene Atchison Atchi- Atchi cnn son on Post Office official from W Wash Wash- ch 0 n u ington D. D C. C told that this s is the ilie first Hypo in Utah and also is only the such unit now operating operating operating ing west of the Mississippi It is the first such route loute to his knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge that ever began its it's operation operation operation oper oper- on Sunday he said Mr Atchison said he had never neverseen neverseen neverseen seen so much enthusiasm over the starting of a Highway Post Office and told of the ilie large groups out outto outto outto to meet the new service in each town and city along the ilie way He said that this is one of very few Highway Post Offices operated through a contract where the vehicle vehicle ve- ve hicle is privately-owned privately and the driver is not an employee of the Postal Department Bert Beit Smoot Salt SaIt Lake City Postmaster was introduced by Mr Atchison Mr Smoot began by paying compliments to Postmasters Andrew J. J Judd and James L L. Wil- Wil of Manti ManU and Ephraim re respectively respectively respectively re- re and thanked them for their support in wide state-wide Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master functions in the ilie past He further paid tribute to the opening of a Highway Post Office and said that Mr Robison the contractor had purchased the best truck available available available avail avail- able for the ilie job Mr MI Smoot took the mention that this was the ilie first Highway Post PostOffice PostOffice Office to make a maiden run on Sunday and told the out s state out te visitors of the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Latter day Saints He told of the Temples and their their function of the thc Mormon t Continued on n last page l I HIGHWAY VAY POST OFFICE STARTS SERVICE Continued Continue d from Page 1 I belief in eternal life and said he lie I believes with other Mormons that only religion will bring eternal peace to the earth I Mr Smoot had the bus load of visitors go up to the Temple grounds before leaving to follow the new Hypo J O on the route south Mayor Easton Moffitt spoke to the luncheon group briefly and wished the new system good luck He mentioned that its it's first call was right on time and said he hoped this was a good omen of the service to come to this area in the future The Messenger Editor was asked to ride the new Hypo to Sterling along with Postmaster A. A J. J Judd Postal Clerk C. C A. A Peterson and Mayor Easton Easlon Moffitt It proved to be a very smooth ride in the huge truck made and equipped bythe by bythe bythe the pronounced Flexible Company The interior is very very spacious as those who inspected it itcan itcan itcan can attest and the smoothness of the ride is amazing The specifications of the new I Truck and a list of names and officials titles of the visitors was promised the editor and if they come will wm be bo published next week |