Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-04
NIMOCKS Is NAMED AS HEAD OF
iowa PRESIDENTIAL P0STmASTERS
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| OF the payee. Mr.. munger IuTtner
urged postmasters to see that their
registry stamps were kept clean SO
that they would not blur and cause the
receiving office unlimited trouble.
DR.. L. H. Huxley, postmaster at
Sigourney lead this discussion, until
lit became informal. He touched upon
and emphasized the points raised by
Mr.. Munger, dwelling especially upon
the value Of keeping clean rubber
registry stamps.
Postmaster Frank A. Nimocks OF
Ottumwa was the first member to raise
q question which proved to be one OF
the most interesting as we'll as I'M
portant of the morning session. In
fact two standing votes We're taken
on phases of the question. Postmaster
Nimocks asked whether or not the
postmasters thought that a return re-
ceipt should accompany every register
Ell letter or package sent out by the
Office He stated that until recently
the rule was that every register must
be accompanied by a receipt to be
signed by the receiver and returned
to the sender. The rule now is that no
return cards shall be issued unless re-
ouested by the sender. Mr.. Nimocks
asserted that the clerks are not per-
mttted to ask whether or not the SEN
der wishes q return card but IN case
the sender asks for it himself, the
registered parcel is marked return
receipt desired"
Postmaster Nimocks stated that
great trouble is being experienced by
the postmasters through the failure OF
the sender to claim receipt cards for
return and later want to know why the
card has not been returned to them,
showing that the register has been de-
livered. This causes correspondence
and extra work for the reason that
the sender generally requests that
tracer be sent to see whether or not
the register has been delivered. since
the department refuses to permit the
clerk to ask person whether or no'
return receipt is desired, Mr.. MIN
ocks wanted to know how this trouDle
of people coming back and asking lor
return cards showing delivery can De
avoided.
GrandfieId Hits Mark.
n It was argued that il the clerk was
permitted to inform the sender or tne
regulations of return cards (not Is
sued unless asked for) this trouoie
would be stopped. DR.. Granfield, first
assistant postmaster general, stated
that the reason the government made
this regulation was to stop the hand
ling of the millions Of return cards
that many people do not care about
and cause the government great ex-
pense. He asserted that should the
clerk ask man If he wanted return
card, the man would in most cases
answer in the affirmative. DR.. Gran
field said that he could see no 1nfrac-
ton on the rules of any consequence
If the clerk should ask the person a.
negative question such as, "You 90
not care for return receipt, do you
In this way, those who do not desire
the receipts will invariably answer IN
the negative. w. |
Many other points on this question
were taken up and settled in way
that the postmasters will now be bet
ter able to cope with this situation In
the future. When vote was taken on
the question, "Shall return receipt
be.sent with every register" tho vote
was almost unanimous against 1t. All
postmasters favored card issuance
only when requested. The second vote,
on the question, "Shall the clerk be
permitted to ask whether or not re-