The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-03
Many Big Cities Benefit
from Recent Postal Ruling
Residents Of Smaller Cities
Should Request Proper Info

Under the new plan, mail that
is sent 10 large cities, carrying
the postal unit number, will be
distributed more quickly than is
possible now and with much less
strain on postal clerks. While
mail which does not bear the
number will be delivered about
as rapidly as at present, it will
not receive the benefit Of the
spcedier distribution and may
not avoid possible delays caused
by inability of the depleted force
of experienced employees 10
handle all the mail.
Postmasters, the press and
radio in the cities affected are
cooperating to bring the plan TO
the attention of the public. Hun
dreds of articles on the subject
have appeared in newspapers,
some postmasters have made
radio talks advising the public
of the advantages of the plan,
maps showing the districts in
cities, with their numbers, have
been published, and chambers
of commerce have assisted in
bringing the plan to the atten-
ton of businessmen. In one
large city. the Mayor, who is UNI
familiar with postal work, per-
sonally demonstrated the effic-
iency Of the new system by max
ing a separation of numbered
mail rapidly and without sin
gle mistake. At the request Of
postmasters, scores Of large
companies are submitting their
mailing lists for addition of the
numbers, and millions OF adj
dresses have been so corrected.
PUBLIC MUST COOPERATE
Postmasters throughout the
country are publicizing the plan,
since its success depends on the
degree to which the public real
ICES the fact that the mails Will
be speeded by addition of the
proper number TO mail for the
large cities.
Response to the announcement
of the plan has been gratifying
Some of the comment from
newspaper editorials follows:
Boston Globe, "The decision
taker by the postal authorities to
designate cities and towns not
only by name but by num-
Der on all perso ma ana
Postmaster Burke, Washing
ton. D. c.: Just as soon as the
public realizes the advantages OF
the system and puts 1t in prac-
tise generally, there will be a
great simplification in the nam
ding Of mail in post offices and
consequent speeding up OF de-
liveries. Ever inexperienced
postal clerks can move the mail
along quickly under this plan,
Postmaster Kirk. T o ! d o.
Ohio: The system will prove of
great assistance TO the Toledo
post office, which has lost
eighty experienced men to war
service
Assistant Postmaster Gilbert,
Houston, Texas: I'VE handle
1,25O,0OO pieces Of mail daily
and have more than 100 tempo
rary clerks doing distribution
work with the zoning sys-
tenn in effect, we will be able TO
shift many Of these TO other
work
Postmaster Emerson, Miami,
Florida: 1T will save lot Of
time, both in handling the mail
and in training new clerks
Postmaster Cahill, Whining
ton, Delaware: The plan is an
excellent one and will facilitate
the rapid handling Of mail in the
war emergency.
Postmaster McRee, Richmond,
Virginia, reported satisfactory
progress of the zone plan after
only one days operation, with a
large amount of mail already
passing through the Richmond
post office bearing the proper
zone numbers in return ad-
dresses.
Postmaster Albright OF Birm-
ingham, Alabama. estimates that
the new plar will reduce distri-
button time for magazines in his
post office by One-half