The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-30
IMPROVEMENT WEEK
RI OBSERVED HERE
..ster Forbes Points Out Some
of the Common Faults OF the
Mailing Public.

-.., ,ostmaster- general, DR.. Herbert
u,,., has declared the week OF May
,ostal Improvement week in all the
.,offices throughout the United
p p.s,os and much publicity has been
$40, tine matter through the press
7'.n;rp the people to cooperate with
I.s a1thorities in observing the week.
NV, ,...,,as+cr w. ]. Forbes is asking the
.. y of the people of Pensacola in cor
.,,,,ng and improving the service dur
10 the coming week.
w r,s greatest trouble that clerks of
ia pensacola postoffice have accord
,nr n Postmaster Forbes, is illegible
'" s,..,g NJ addresses. The main Offend
,r this respect are not the ignor-
ord uneducated. In many cases
'.ts the highbrows, whose flourishing
,,,.,glvnhics throw the Pensacola
-.,toffice clerks into gloom. Postal
p,,.,s however seem to develop a sixth
ssrse in this respect as when a recent
r,tt,, addressed to "Guna Alley street
.,s sent 10 Gonzalez" street. Another
.,>.,rthare" was sent to North
I,vne" and another "Desoder" was
.,o, "a Desoto and found the adj
dressee,
rbe clerks in these instances work
-, the theory that the writer spelled
,bonetlcally. Another common fault
ts f,llure Of sender to stamp his mail.
l,ror, 10 to 20 such letters are received
douv at the Pensacola postoffice. II
tho return address is on the letter 1t
ooss hack to the writer at the next
G.Iivarv but IL there is no return ad-
1ross the letter can only be held for
,os.age. observation-disclosures and care
Iessness are mainly the cause for in
sufficient postage faults.
Hundreds Parcels Daily.
The parcel post has increased the
uorl, of the Pensacola postoffice con-
sderably, says Mr.. Forbes. About
AZ 900 parcels yearly are sent out and
about three times as many received.
For this department, as for all others,
Christmas, Of course, marks the peak
Of rush seasons. There are, however,
other seasons, according to the Pen
saoola postmaster, when a considerable
squirt is given to the routine OF the
postosflce. The approach of the East
or season floods the local postoffice
with spring suits for men, mostly from
merchant tailors Of Cincinnati and
Chicago, dresses for the women and
Faster hats, with clothes for the kid
dies
Uncle Sam VIII accept pretty near
ly anything in his postoffice and trans
port It, the only things barred, being
explosives, poisons and liquids, i'm
proper packed for mailing, Alligators,
eggs and baby chicks are routine mat
ters and accepted when properly pack
ed
Flood Season.
For first class mail the biggest vol
ume comes the last two days Of the
month and the first few days of the
succeeding month The public utilities
companies swell the total with gas
and electric light statements. while
local merchants get out statements
that will bring the amount handled
daily, into the thousands.
According TO Mr.. Forbes, the in
crease In population in the last few
years has caused a corresponding in
crease In tho work of the department
here. Ten years ago the record shows
there were 20 clerks and 10 carriers
There are now % clerks and IA car
rlers.
Pack Carefully - Address Plainly,
All postmasters are forbidden to ac-
cept improperly packed, wrapped or
ilegibly addressed parcels, and the
public Is requested not to ask him to
do so. They can not be accepted even
as ordinary mail. Pack and warn
parcels carefully. Address plainly
leave nothing to chance or magma
ton Claim for indemnity will be de-
MED in any case where the evidence
indicates that the sender ala not pack
wrap or address the parcel properly.
Simple "don'ts" for the mailing pub
nc, as suggested by Postmaster Forbes:
Don't send money in a special de-
"Nefy letter 1t Is no safeguard. Buy
money order or register letter.
DON'T fail to write plainly, complete
address and give return address.
Don't drop letter in box without a
stamp on It.
Don't put ten cent stamp on letter
ana mall It thinking you have regis.
cred the letter; ask for receipt.
DON'T address a letter to Mr., Smith
ana not say where he can be found
mere are several people by that name
Dont call at a busy window everS
gay for dimes worth Of stamps, wher
your business requires sixty cent.
worth a week.
Don't get mad when your initials
are twisted by some kind friend ant
'"e letter lands in general delivery.
Dont feel hurt when your box IL
'vHeo Tor failure to pay box rent.
Don't stop carrier and ask why yo,
are not getting any mail, because tn
person at the other end has failed t,
write
Don't forget to mail early and Otter
.urIns the day, as rs per cent Of tn,
"oFk Is done after 600 p. M, and w
"' trying to "humanize the service
..uer the able direction of our new
'V W. ster- general, DR.. Work.
AZ these simple don't are reSpecte,