The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
NEW POSTAL RATES,
FIXED BY CONGRESS,
effective IN APRIL
n17pTIC WILL HAVE TO DELVE
DEEPER TO MEET
NEW RATES.
ALL RATES GIVEN A BOOST
n++ers Only Class of Mail Not Eff
fected by Increase, Which Was
Made to Pay Postal Employees High
Or Salaries. New Rates.

Made to Pay postal employees High
or Salaries New Rates.
Mrs. Annie H. Thomas, the post
master at Dawson, has requested The
News TO call attention to increased
nostal rates which will become effec
tive under act of Congress, on April
18th:
To begin with, there is no change in
the rate on hrst-class mail, or on gov
eminent postal cards. The rate on pri-
waite mailing cards, however, such as
souvenir picture cards, has been
changed from one cent to two cents.
One Of the biggest increases is in
second-class mail, which includes news
papers and magazine mailed by the
public. The former rate was four
ounces for one cent; the new rate will
be two ounces for two cents.
Unsealed printed matter, third-class
mail is one cent for two ounces at
present. On April 18th the rate will be
one and one-half cents for two ounces.
1t will be noted in this connection that
one-and-one-half cent stamp will be
issued by the government to take care
Of this class of mail
A service charge Of two cents on
each package mailed by parcel post, or
iourth-class mail-they are the same
will be charged when the law goes into
effect This means that regardless of
how much postage is required to carry
a package-the postal rate remaining
the same as now-an extra two cents
Tor service" will be charged. The
only exception to this rule will be for
packages mailed on r. F. d, routes.
This mail will be exempt from the serv-
ice charge Caution against mailing
parcel post packages at any place ex-
cept the postojce is given, as innumer-
able delays are caused by people mail
i ing parcel post packages without sui
hCient postage.
Heretofore frst-classs mail has been
4 given preference over parcel post mail.
\ The new law provides that a fee of Is
cents, regardless of how large or small,
parcel post package will be given a
hrst-class mail handling.
Changes have also been made in in
surance rates as follows: Not in ex-
cess Of S., five cents; present rate, three
cents Not in excess of SIS, eight
cents; present rate, FIVE cents. Not in
excess OF $50, 10 cents; present rate
the same. Not in excess of 500, IS
cents; present rate same. A charge OF
three cnts will be made when a re-
turn receipt is desired
All c. O. D. mail heretofore has
cost ten cents for service. The rate,
in the new bill, has been apportioned
out as follows. Not in excess OF $40,
z cents; not in excess Of $50, IS cents;
not in excess OF $500, rs cents. All
these charges are in addition to postage.
Registered mail scales, under the new
\ law have been changed in two partic-
ulars The first is that the charge on
piece of maiK not exceeding $50 in
I value, has been raised from 10 to IA
cents. Second, a charge of three cents
4 has been levied whenever a return re-
ceipt is demanded.
Changes in money orders are: Less
7 than FIVE dollars, 3 cents; S., seven
cents, former charge 5 cents; $l0 10
cents, former charge eight cents; So
twelve cents, former charge ten cents;
$40, fifteen cents; 500, Is cents! $50, 70
cents; and $500, p cents.