Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-03 | Page 4 | Mail over Whelms Small PostOffice

MAIL OVERWHELMS SMALL POSTOFFICE WASHINGTON May ay 3 an oil boom lilts hilts a 0 one man post post- postoffice post office office things begin to happen us by tho the records matte marta public of the tho tribulations of the tho postmaster at Smackover Ark Smackover was basking in the tho th-isun th sun a a town of last fall when oU oil was struck Almost over night the tho population to and this message came camo to the post post- postoffice post office office department from Postmaster ter Fred V McDonald who meantime had gro grown n wealthy Ii 11 oil lands Th The office is out of my con con- control con control letters arriving to 1000 dalh daill T arcol post by tho the tons can t I open mall any longer no place to put It accept tion Thirteen assistants assistant were avers rushed to Smackover and the salary was Increased from a n car to 2100 but Postmaster McDonald I to stay longer loneer lon er on the job than was necessary to get th things ins runnIng smoothly