Evening star., 1952-05-09

to pay 8 cents more postage when the
address was perfect.
One morning at $3.50 I attempted to
buy some windowed envelopes at the
Friendship Office. was politely told that
the wholesale man wouldn't be in until
10 am. This happened a second time.
All services of the post Office should be
available during the hours the doors are
open.
Doctor.
Congratulations on your series of
articles exposing the deterioration of
mail service in this area.
Ten years ago there were two street
mail boxes within a block of my house
in Falls Church. Two years ago. one was
removed; last year the other was taken
out and moved a quarter-mile away.
Now there is none within reasonable
walking distance.
The degradation of service in the face
OF rising population and rising postage
rates demands publicity
Lawrence Fleming.
Your interesting series on the made
quacy of the mail service hasn't told
the full story.
Many times I have had occasion to
complain about letters from New York
taking two days to reach Washington.
The answer has been that letters post
marked New York pm. or Z. pm. or
later that day by the Grand Central
Annex Station in the vicinity of Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street, one of
the hearts of Gotham, were not delivered
here the day after mailing because the
train on which they came did not reach
Washington until GAO am, so the let
ters were received too late for delivery
that day and came the next.
With train service from New York
every hour until after l am. and New
York only 3l2 or hours away, it is
not understood why mail is not dis
patched from New York on trains that
get here earlier in the morning so the
letters can be delivered the day of
arrival in Washington.
However, the post Office is responsive
If you keep after them. Theirs is a
snail's progress. Remember the happy
days when they treasured your special
delivery letter to such an extent that if
you were not at home they would take
it back to the main post Office miles
away and notify you to call for it?
Lewis L. Young.
My voice is raised in sincere admira-
ton of the post Office delivery service.
Within the last two weeks I have had
personal examples of efficient, excellent
and clever service.
On April II an airmail letter from
Fayetteville, N. Y, reached me promptly
and safely although the envelope bore
no city designation other than "Wasl"
(not Wash, which would have been a
pinpoint clue). Both zone number and
D. c. were omitted. A Fayetteville mail
clerk may have heard of Cathedral
avenue in the Nations Capital and sent
the letter along on the chance that
"WasI' was intended for Washington,
D. c.
Today's delivery brings me letter
from Detroit, Mich, addressed 1901
Cathedral instead of 2301 Cathedral
avenue. zone number as well as ave
nue." being omitted.
Letters have been received stamped
postage due :" the amount having
been prepaid before delivery by the
postman from his own pocket-and later
he has thanked me for reimburSing him!
Lucia Kirk Williams.
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And, like others, think that large
and efficient corporation, like General
Motors, Standard Oil, Ford or du Pont,
could conduct the business carried on by
our Post Office Department more eff
GENTLY and economically than it is now
carried on and has been carried on for
long time.
Oscar E. Lancaster.
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We wish to thank you for the effort
you are making to have the mail service
improved in our city.
We might say that we wrote so many