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And now the fragile summer flower waits upon the autumn hour, spreading frankincense upon the still warm, waxing sod; thence to the quickly fading day, it folds at last its bloom away returning in another dawn, the majesty of God.” (Anonymous) Railroad Mail Sorting Car Is Losing Out To Mr. ZIP i he railroad mail sorting car, ortte a key to‘America’s postal system, is losing ground to Mr. Zip despite efforts of congressmen and postal work ers to preserve it. Once, railway mail cars were in use on 10,000 trains in all parts of the nation. Clerks sort ed mail as the trains rolled along. Now, the number of cars is down to 800—a drop of about 2,500 in less than 15 years. Soon, partly in conjunction with the Post Office Depart ment’s zone improvement plan, Called Zip for short, even more of the cars are to be abandoned. Twenty-four mail-sorting cars are to be taken off runs between Chicago and Portland, Ore., alone in September. Under the zone improvement plan, mail is shipped in bulk by the fastest means available— air, rail or highway—among 552 sectional sorting centers a round the country. Beginning Sept. 16, most first class mail moving east or west among a number of major cities will travel in bulk shipments by air instead of by rail. Officials Social Security Checks To Be On Time In Future social security beneficiaries who normally find their month ly checks in their mailbox on the 3rd of the month will no longer have to wait until the next day when the 3rd falls on a national holiday on a Sun day. Don W. Marsh, District Man ager of Social Security in Hick ory, said today that starting with the upcoming Labor Day weekend, SocialSecurtiy checks will bear an earlier date and will be delivered on the pre vious mail-service day when ever the 3rd falls on a Saturday or a holiday. In September of this year the 3rd is on a Sunday. “Most beneficiaries, ’* he said, “will receive their social security checks on Saturday, September 2, instead of on Tues day, September 5, as would have been the case under the old procedure.’* Social Security checks are normally released on the 3rd of the month under an agree ment to stagger the receipt of monthly checks going out from various Federal agencies, so that post offices, the Treasury Department, and local banks will not be overburdened at any one time of the month. Explaining the reason for the change, Marsh said, “Since these monthly checks are the main source of income for many beneficiaries, even a few day’s delay could be serious, and this new procedure will elimi nate any possible delay.” The new procedure will be used for the second time in December when the 3rd again falls on a Sunday. We've Moved Now Renting HONDA SCRAMBLER CL90 RENT A HONDA QUIET — DEPENDABLE — ELECTRIC STARTING It98 Easy — It9s Fun — It98 Exciting! Free Lessons & Free Gas With Each Rental Hourly Or Daily Rates ALL YOU NEED IS A DRIVER S LICENSE At The BOONE PURE OIL STATION 313 Blowing Rock Road Open Dally 9 A. M. TUI 11 P. M. say they hope to get letters to theii? ^destinations 2f.‘ hours sooner. Among the cities to be includ ed in the first class mail airlift are New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Minneap olis, Milwaukee, Seattle, Port land and Los Angeles. All other classes of mail,in cluding parcel post, will contin ue to move on trains. And, the Post Office says the sorting cars are being eliminated only on runs on which studies have shown that the mail can be moved and delivered faster in bulk. Removal of the sorting cars without more study is opposed by some congressmen who say they still are the most efficient method for distributing mail to sparsely populated areas. Elimination of the cars has been opposed for two years by the United Federation of Postal Clerks, which says they still are the most efficient sorting meth od for cities as well as rural Mrs. Tugman Gets Newspaper Post In Gastonia Mrs. Edith H. Tugman has been named an editor in the woman’s department of the Gas tonia Daily Gazette, succeeding Miss Pat Borden who became editor of the Gazette's Week ender. Mrs. Tugman is a native of Milwaukee, Wis., and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caldwell Howell, who still re side there. A graduate of Milwaukee Downer Seminary she also at tended the University of Wiscon sin and Hood College in Fred erick, Md. In school, she was active in the Drama Club, the State Ski Patrol, and the junior Service League. She made her debut in 1963 in Milwaukee and New York City. Married to Stuart B. Tugman of Boone, she is the mother of two children, Kurt Duncan, age 2 1/2 years^nd Christiana, age seven months. After coming to Gastonia, she was employed by Matthews-Belk Co. as a designer of synthetic hair pieces in 1965 and a teller with First Union National Bank since 1966. A member of St. Mark’s Epis copal Church, she is also ac tive in the work of the Gaston Memorial Hospital Woman’s Auxiliary. “Paul Says...” 50th Year i---1 Walking along a dark street a man was start led by a voice from the shadows that said: “Please, Sir — would you help out a poor un fortunate who is hun gry and broke? All I have left in the world is this gun.” J. PAUL WINKLER, AGENT WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY 264-8291 — 264-8566 THIS WEEK’S! KEY VALUE j SPECIAL FITTED BINDERS Includes theme book, index, filler paper, ball pen and piano-hinge vinyl binder. 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