Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05
M|DDlETOWN HAS
new POSTOFF|CE
Fine New Quarters Located in
the Business Centre of
the Town.
speeiai Correspondents Every Evening.


special Correspondence Every Evening.
Middissown. p~c. s.-ATter an is
months session OF moving from place
70 place. the postof'ice Of this town is
now situated permanently in one OF
he most modern. up-to-the- minute
,uildings to be found In rural Della
aarc.
The frc OF Arril 4. which wiped out
he an,iQeatcd building which wns
hen usei as a pos;ofiice. started Post
master John ]. Jolls on HIS moving
tour. The ofticc was opened in the
club rooms OF the Pcriwinkle Club the
morning after the fire In n few
DAYS. notice was served on the post
master to move. Quarters then were
taken up In the Middle,own Hotel
Building. which II was al fart thought
would be permanent. After u tenancy
~ 30 days. notice was again served
and the orice was moved "a within
hed a block Of the railroad station in
the parlor of a residence. \ building
VIE then advertised for by the gov
ernment. which would comply with
the spc,lflcations OF the posioi'ice De-
psrtment. and after several months
dick~inr between the department and
several of the property owners OF the
town. the contract was awarded TO
Walter :. Lcthcrbury on August ,.
and work was begun in earnest. on
September 22 and 81 days after the
LAYING of the concrete foundations.
tho building Is occupied. This Is con-
sidcrsi "a mos. remarkable feat I'm the
~
which confront one In the way ot ma
terisl. rnliroad strikes. etc. are con-
siderei.
Tho building. which adjoins the
hardware store OF Mr. Letherbury on
Main street. is centrally located. being
n.tween the new building Of the Della
ware Trus, Co and the New Everett
Theatre. II IL % fireproof construc-
ion, with pressed brick front, and
msbie keystone tr,mminge. and Is
surmounted by copper cornice OF
beautiful design. The dimensions OF
tho postof'icc part OF the building are
s2'hNa2 feet Almost the entire front
of the building is taken up with two
large plate glass bulk windows and
lars,o pair % swinging doors. insgr-
ins an abundance o: light. The win
dows are protected by steel wire
rrills. and have leaded glass tops. A
canopy hood. with the words ~ 8
Government Pos.of,tc." fnlshed in
sod surmounts the main entrance tc
IN. Office.
The trimmings on the building are
~ ivury white The lobby is ssx?S
feet and like tho entir. floor hs. q
is-rcet ce'linv The floor. are O, ter.
MA with a green and white tile bc-.
dr.. The lobby is fitted with two
ssk writing desks is well illuminated
end has windows FOR registration
mvnsy ors>rs. general delivery and
parcel pcst
The eauipmen, oe the Office is OF tn,
M,es, type required by government
specifications. and consists OF 2s,
emall boxes. 3 large boxes and fiv.
large draw,rs all a. the latest key
Ices type and an worked by combina
.tions. The working space in the rea
Of tho lobby Is 35xso feet. and is equip
psi With new desks and racks for tn
handling ~ the mail by the rural car
risrs and local carriers and olerk4.
Tho postrasi.rs rriy,;e Office occu
yie. the from, of the building ad,oin
ins ths lobby. and II equipped with
complete 90; % once furniture in ligh
oak. with modern freproos SAT.
~sishius 9tO0 pounds The safe 4
douhly guarded with a Harvey.ze
steel vault on the inside for the SAT
kveplng % stamps and money. tn
snfe door r always visible from IN
street The entire building is heate
hy hot water system. boiler c
s,boo feet capacity taking care OF th
tuilding as well a. the hardware stor'
The Second floor 81 the building
as yet unoccupied. and a strong eTor
hacked by the Middletown Chamber {
Commeroe. IL being made 20 have m
loral headquarters of-the Bell Tele
phone Go placed in the building. as
10 argued that with an ail-nisht SET
,i.e the Affairs o. the government wi
ht better protected.
ln the rear ~ the postorice build
inr D. a large vacant lot. where gaI
raFts 90. the rural carriers VIII b
butt AL 81 the mail for the Office wi
be- brought into tho osfice by the loci
contractor through IN. roadway In N
rear ~ tho Office.
The outside plans ~ the builcin
wer. designed by Candy MAY. arch
tsct ~ Wilmington. Tn. interiC
scheme WIS figured out by Mr. Le;f
.rhury the owner 81 the building. an
Postmaster Jolls
Postmaster Jolls was appointed ,
~ office only two days prior 10 N
Srs and durins his short term ha
moved his quarters four times. y.
ihs aralrS OF N. Office have gone alor
without the slightest Interruption al
tho service here has been OF the higi
,ai
Tho officers oi the postOi'ice a.
John J. Jolls. postmaster: Elwood
banning chief clerk: Lacey l.. Swsl
rlrfk ROGERS u Fouracre, clerk