Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
POSTAL ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Moline Man Holds Belt For the
Longest Name.
POS Automobile Delivery Routes Es-
tabIfshed- Heavy Penalties For
Sending Writing i'm Parcel Post.


abIfshed-HeaVy Penalties For
Sending Writing in Parcel Post.
The issuance of an lie stamp has
been authorized by Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson, and the department is
preparing to supply stamps of that
denomination to postmasters. The
new stamp will be used chiefly in pre-
paying postage on parcels and postage
and insurance fees on insured par
GELS.
DemetriOs atheothOrokOummo-
geotopOulOs, of Moline, ILL.,, has
been declared the winner of the long
est contest conducted by clerks of the
postoffice at Duquoin, ILL., Demetrios
walked under the wire, all other con-
testants getting the distance flag. Sew
eral weeks ago newspapers contained
an account of the marriage of Frank
Matus and Miss Anna Staingenskaits-
kitage, which took place at Weaver,
Ill. Among the letters of congratuIa-
ton on her change of name were two
from Miss Mae MakOupakosaIouskis
Of Bedford, Mass, and William ]. Pap
pademanakakoopoul of Kirksville,
Mo. When the letters passed through
the DuquOin postoffice the clerks, af-
ter struggling with the pronunciation,
inaugurated a contest open to anyone
in the United States. 1t was declared
closed on receipt of then entry of Mr.
Pauuathothorokoum
Beginning August 2, 208 automobile
rural free delivery routes, distributed
among eight states, were put into OPP
GRAFTON by the postoffice department
Approximately 11,44O miles of rural
post roads will be traversed six days
week during August by auto. The
routes vary in length from fifty to six
ty-fOur miles, and will be operated
from nine to twelve months a year.
Reports received by the post master
general from the two pioneer routes
in Pennsylvania show that where
roads are in good condition sixty
mile route can be easily served in
from seven to eight hours. In all, or
ders have been issued authorizing 208
motor routes. Of these, SO became eff
! ., L.
The salary paid to carriers on such
routes varies from $500 to $500 a
year. Reports received at the depart
ment from many parts of the country
show the desirability of adding to the
motor vehicle service as rapidly as
possible.
People can greatly facilitate the
prompt delivery of mail by having
their correspondents write the street
and number on the envelope each time.
This may appear unnecessary, but it
it not. Mail addressed to common
names without route, street, or num-
Der is sometimes delayed day or two
on that account; especially is this the
case if a second initial be written
wrong or omitted. 1t is always safer
to write the complete address, route
or street and number, or general de-
livery, as the case may be. A letter
addressed to John Smith AGO Blank
street." would reach him promptly,
even though his name might be John
A, John B., John c.. or other varia-
ton or initial; whereas the omission
of the street would make it necessary
to start it to running the gauntlet of
all the John Smiths on the nine rural
routes and the city list.
The penalty for concealing writing
in a parcel post package is a fine of
not to exceed 500. Every few days
someone offers package for mailing
at merchandise rates which is found
to contain writing. Most of this is
done without knowing that it is wrong,
or that it is such serious matter, but
care should be exercised. The sender
should in all cases write his name and
address on the package. Also, he
should frankly say what the package
contains; reluctance to declaring the
contents usually results in investiga-
ton before the package is sent out.
Some are found to contain writing; a
few are unavailable matter. Don't be
backward about declaring the con-
tents, as all postmasters and clerks
who receive such packages for trans
mission are required to know whether
they contain mailable matter and
whether matter of first, second or
third class be in the package.
Editors NOte-We are indebted to
friend in the postal service for the
above interesting article.)