Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-03

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Postmaster General Hubert work
broadcastel by radio Saturday night q
message to the American pubiic upon post
al Improvement week that was TO begii
May /. He spoke in the post onice de;
partment's radio room at washington. his
message reaching the eastern section Of
the country directly at the same time the
message was broadcasted from the ali
mail stations in the west.
In part he said:
My message tonight Is addressed to, ev-
cry man, woman and child in the United
States, because in varying degree they arr
all affected by the operations OF the
postal service. This word SERVICE by
the way, which is so a2tiy linked with
postal, is something moro than 1Dere
designation OF one Of the governmental
establishments. 1t fttingly describes
what may be considered the good right
arm" Of the American people, and ex
presses unTnistakabiy the purpose for
which it was founded, almost as soon as
the early cplonists had set their house in
order.
This purpose is nothing more than to
serve the people in an intimate way in
their daily contact with their fellow men.
Just what is this seryice2 Primarily it Is
the transmission Of intelligence the car
| rying of your written word from your own
hand directly and expeditiously into the
hands Of some one miles away, ssf.
ITO me one of the most striking things
about the Postal service is. the name
| in which it has kept pace with the deyelop-
ment of our great country. Indeed, Il
has often been a step ahead Of the or
| binary resources and mechanical power.
| at the disposal of the Individual, because
/ it has been endowed by the whole people
! and had available all OF the intellectual
capital OF the country. It is far cry
from the galloping postrider OF pioneer
days to the soaring airplane, and except
| for its historical interest the lone horse
| man appearing on the official seal OF the
I, postoffice department has no Dresent-day
Significance.
Il wonder II there are not many per-
| sons. who, like myself before ] Joined
/ the army of postal workers, accept the
| manifold service rendered by this great
organization without thinking OF the uul.
! titude of parts which makes UP the whole
am reminded of the machinery Of :
| powerful. easy running automobile. meas
| ed in a beautiful body, which effectively
conceals the engine. cogs. and shafts
which enable us to glide along so smooth
| ly and rapidly. When the machinery !.
! we'll oiled and in good running order, we
are not Interested in the component parts
/ but let a cog slip, and Immediately We
| awaken to the fact that there Is after all
something inside which now demands at
| tention. We may denounce it emphatical.
4 Iy. but don't we do something more?
/ Don't we either remedy the fault ourselves
| or have Some one else do It?
Now 1 wish you would lilSen this sit
uation to the operation OF the postal ser
vice. The railroad. the automobile, and
| the airplane represent parts Of the ma
4 chinery, as do the quarter of million EN-,
ployees scattered throughout the United
States The control is conferred here In
| Washington. and we viii say that thF
I postal officials here and elsewhere take
1 the place of the Chauffeur driving the auto
mobile. The body of the car may be Xix
ened to the postofice lobby where yoJ
transact your business. Now. II you were
riding in this car and something wen
wrong with. say, the transmission, as vii
! often be the co. Se---'-0 - ~-'l of YOU
chauffeur, wouldn't You call his atten.
to the Situation a a. ait alread.
learned of it and give him chance to H.
the car before declaring it to be ready FOL
4 the scrap heap2 ~
4 You may be sure that with men, a.
well as with machinery, a cog will sill,
, now and then; but of this you may b,
equally certain. the postal service is work
ing "a hours daily striving to give yol
z the same efficient, easy-running servic
J which you might expect from the hghsore
ed automobile I have mentioned. 1t 1
) not run for profit, but for the benefit o
! mankind. You may expect to get NOR
J than your moneys worth. II serves with
out distinction Of persons, for 1t carrie