Show Postmaster Jack Jacl Green 1 I ON THE STAR ROUTE ROUTE- i I IV Writes V rites Well VeIl of Postoffice I I I I I f I I l I I I j I I By J J. J C. C C Green Jr Postmaster I Park City Utah To begin with we feel leel that our first lint dut duty as ns an nn amateur colum colum- fist is to give Rhe the render n R brief explanation of ol the column title A star route Is S established by bythe the Post Office Department to provide for lor the transportation of ol mall mail over highways and roads between postal units Routes are operated under formal contracts awarded after alter competitive bidI bidding bid bid- ding and may provide box delivery delivery de- de livery lUery collection and other serI serf services ser ser- vices normally furnished by rural carriers Four such star routes and the Union Pacific truck route service to and from the Park City Post Office Ollice Seven Transfers The Park City Post Of Office rice serves as an Important transfer point for seven se other post offices in fn this area Morning malls from fromI Heber lieber Midway and Wallsburg Wellsburg Coalville Coal Kamas Oakley Peon are ate transferred from star routes and and from the Union Pacific truck route to star route Lewis Brothers Stages for delivery to the Salt Lake City Post Office Ollice A large share of this mall is addressed to the various business concerns in n Salt Lake City and is ill delivered to those addresses the same af af- I There Is probably no other postoffice post postoffice office ollice In Utah of comparable size j that Is served by so many star routes so you ou see we are truly I On The Star Route and since this method of transporting the mails malls is so vital ital to our particular lar locality we thought you might like to know something about this excellent service Watch Your fox Box I If you happen to be one of the patrons in the Park City area who has a post office box at the post office this item is for you A traveled much-traveled man from Missouri Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- recently apprehended has admitted post office boxes in at least five states of th thousands of dollars in checks His method was to make regular regul visits to the lobbies of the various vars var lous ious post offices and try to open all the post office boxes A large number of oC persons h had d neglected to make certain that their boxes were securely locked after they had hart obtained their mall mail As a result result re rev sult suit the thief had no difficulty in stealing numerous checks We hope that no one will try this stunt at the Park City Postoffice Post Postoffice office but we would caution all box holders to double check their boxes to make sure they are securely locked before leaving leav leav- leaving ing the office A Reminder I Speaking of post office boxes the tilt time has come again lor fortios tittle reminder notices thit I rent Is due for the next three months City Ciry philatelists In ht urn grm n eral and Mr Ernest Lan Lange e In particular will be hr pleased tn tn to learn that the government Is Is HO goIng go- go Ing to start selling to starn stamp I ful- ful lectors the stamps that are nrc on on Incoming world wide mall maU received re- re by the various l governmental tal agencies The Idea came from H r r Stellan Steffan a retired banker w who wh s director of operations at nt the White House He Ile recalled that many financial Institution save Incoming foreign stamps and anit s sell u them to dealers at a profit He Ill suggested that the government do j likewise ald add a few dollars dol dol dollars lars to the treasury Collectors are a rr Invited th t tl bid for far stamps tamps clipped from both foreign foreign for for- eign and domestic mall They will wll come from letters to the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse Whitehouse House the U U. S. S Information Agency Agency Agency Ag Ag- ency the Foreign Operations Administration d Ad ministration and sections section s of the Treasury and Commerce Commer Depart Depart- ments Fine Collection Speaking of stamp coUe collectors one of our patrons Ernest Lange has one of the finest colle- colle collections of domestic and for foreign stamps we know of If you are interest d din din in starting a stamp C collection Mr Lange could give you sort valuable pointers It was with deep rt regret that we learned of the closing of the New Park Mine For many years we have enjoyed ex excellent relations reUnions with the of New Park and we would like them to know that it has always been a pleasure to servo serve them Their business has been very much appreciated and we look forward to the time when we weI I lean can serve them again W W. II H. H II H. Cranmer has been a atrue n I true friend to the people of Park I City and the the entire entire community has an unbounded faith in Harrys Harrys Har rys judgment It Is our sincere hope that the near future will wi see New Park back in full pro pro- auction Most of our our business relations with New Park have been through Mr Carl Harper the office of or flee face manager and we would like like to say that we have never m dealt with a more competent and efficient efficient efficient ef ef- person In our 18 years yeal at atthe atthe atthe the post office Closing thought We have never never never nev nev- er seen the Park City hills look so beautiful in their autumn col col- col ors Perhaps our friends living in California would appreciate some of these beautiful autumn leaves You can send them n a box full by parcel post f for r Just a few cents |