Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-14
JENKINS URGES
MERCHANTS TO
USE AIR MAIL
Acting Postmaster Asks
Cooperation in Paying
Lindbergh Tribute.

G. c. Jenkins. acting postmaster
Of FL Centre. is calling on the vari-
Gus business men of the city. asking
them to lend their hand in the wei
come home to Col. Charles Lind
hergh by using air mail service here
ON the 10Th. This mail win the fol
lowing day become a part of the
shipment out of Los Angeles on
Air Mail BAY September 20.
the day Lin1bergh is due at Los
Angeles.
II am glad | did it for my Amer
lea. My reward will be the con
tinued use of air mail. Col. Lind
hereh declared following his historic
flight across the Atlantic ocean.
Ard the committee in charge Of
the lindhergh welcome to the coast
has made Air Mail Day part
Of the welcome to be extended to The
brave FLYER upon his arrival. 1t is
hoped that all records for air mail
shipments will be shattered on that
day.
In connection with the celebration
Postmaster Jenkins has had 500
envelopes printed and in each he has
placed two sheets Of paper. He will
give these out TO the merchants of
the city with request that they
use them on the 10Th of the month
in sending their mail. The weight
comes under the ten cent limit of
postage. The letters may be sent
anywhere. just SO they are mailed
in FL Centre on the 18th before S
G clock at night. This will taxi
them into Los Angeles on the goth
and thew will be part of the ship
ment which leaves Los Angeles at
1:35 o'clock in the morning.
The post master was enthusiastic
over the prospects of air mail IN an
interview this morning.
81 hope eventually to see Fl Cen
tro on an air mail route and with
the recent purchase Of the landing
field by the board Of supervisors AZ
Imperial, this is easily a possibility.
There has been considerable talk of
establishing an air mail line origi-
mating at San Diego and passing
through FL Paso on its way East. If
this is accomplished FL Centre will
be right in line for air service.
''1n the meantime the service at
present is excellent. merchants here
being given almost as good service
as in Los Angeles. Any mail post
ed for air service here before s o.
clock at night reaches Los Angeles
in time for the 1885 trip out of Los
Angeles. This service gives first
day mail delivery to all points west
of Salt Lake City. 4 20 hour serv-
ice to Chicago. which means deliv.
ere the following dav and a 30 hour
service to New York with delivery
in the afternoon of the third day.
Southern California Leads
"To be little more explicit,
letter leaving Los Angeles on Non
dav morning would be delivered in
New York CITY Wednesday after
noon OF. in Chicago on Tuesday aft
ernoon.
"Southern California is at pres
emf leading all other sections of the
union in the matter of air mail. We
hope to push this service to the ut
most and there is no reason why the
service should not eventually be
come a great success. 1t is success
full now but of course is only in its
Infancy at present.
'We have obtained permission
from the postal department to es
tablish special service with air
mail. We believe that letters sent
bv airinail are important enough to
receive special delivery attention
and in cases where these letters
would be held up overnight for de
! livery. We viii send them out at
pnee, the receiver to pay a specia'
delivery charge. Tn" delivery viii
he made subject to the approval Of
the receiver and if it does not meet
with serious objection on the part
f our patrons We will continue it. y