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Show Local Post Offices Will Profit By New Program The largest reorganizational program pro-gram ever undertaken, not only in government, but in industry, has been virtually completed by the post office department, Postmaster Post-master Arvin L. Bellon of Roosevelt Roose-velt and Wm. Case of Duchesne announced today.- Postal patrons should be interested in knowing that in carrying out one of the basic recommendations of the Hoover Commission, Postmaster General Arthur E. Summe'rfield has decentralized the management and operation of the Postal Service Ser-vice into 15 Regional offices now established throughout the' nation. Each of the 15 Regional offices in the country has operational jurisdiction over several districts within its bounds. Management and staffs for the new regional and district officers have' been drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of career employees, most of whom have had long experience in the postal service. (Continued on Classified Page) LOCAL POST OFFICES. . . ' (Continued from Page 1) Regional Director for the region which includes the districts of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, is W. D. Brewer, long-time postal official and one of those active in administering portions of the postal reorganization reorganiza-tion program at its inception. The regional, office is located at Denver, Den-ver, Colorado. George W. Staples, well-known former Richfield, Utah radio executive ex-ecutive is assistant to the Regional Region-al director. Heads Utah District Heading up the administration of postal affairs in the Utah District Dis-trict is District Operations Manager Man-ager George E. McDonald, who. has offices in the Federal Building " in Salt Lake City. McDonald is a veteran postal supervisor, having hav-ing served for a number of years as Superintendent of Mails at Logan Log-an post office. Grant A. Richmond, native Salt Laker and former postal inspector, is assistant district manager of Utah, Asked just what the postal' reorganization re-organization will mean to the local post offices, Mr. Bellon and Mr. Case said the benefits will be-substantial be-substantial and far-reaching. It means that we can get quick help from a management official in Salt Lake City on day-to-day operation oper-ation problems and technical interpretations in-terpretations which formerly required re-quired communication with the Bureau of Operations in Washington. Washing-ton. This former method of referring every conceivable question or request re-quest for instructions to Washington Wash-ington often delayed decisions on simple' matters for weeks. Now decisions can often be made in a matter of days. Postmaster Bellon said" -the postal pos-tal decentralization and reorganization reorgan-ization has brought to the postal worker new opportunities for advancement, ad-vancement, a modern training program, pro-gram, a rewarding suggestion pro-, gram, a progressive safety program, pro-gram, and a new system of equal pay for equal work. But, most of all, the postal reorganization re-organization has brought to the postal worker a fresh, new feeling that he is serving in a modern, up-to-date organization with advanced ad-vanced concepts of operation, managed man-aged on a business-like basis, and furnishing a vital service to the American people. As the biggest business in the world today, the Postal Service, With its dedicated workers and progressive program, is writing a shining new chapter in the world book of Communication and Free Speech. |