The White Falcon - 10.06.1966, Blaðsíða 3

Friday, June 10, 1966
WHITE FALCON
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Naval Station Post Office
POSTAL PROBLEMS—John J. Brooks, PCCS, CPO in charge, and Ro-
bert G. Goode, PC2, Navy Postal Clerk, are discussing one of the many
problems arising in a Post Office. (Navy Photo by Richardson, PH3)
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DIRECTORY SERVICE—The only way to have your mail forwarded
to you, is to give your new address before you leave. William A. Suter,
Jr., SN, Assistant Postal Clerk is looking up at one of the thousands
of cards in the files of the Directory. (Navy Photo by Richardson, PH3)
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A DOLLAR WORTH OF STAMPS—Alan H. Mann, SN, Assistant
Postal Clerk, handles all the financial section at the window-counter.
He received all the outgoing packages and takes care of the stamps
sales. (Navy Photo by Richardson, PH3)
Prompt Mail Delivery
Seven Days a Week
by Andre Levac, JOSN
Rrring .... Rrring ....
“Post office, may I help
you?”
“Will there be any mail
today?”
“Yes ..”
“What time will it be ready?”
“13:00.”
“Thanks.”
8:30 a. m., over 14 phone
calls already; and there will be
many more, until the word is pas-
sed over the radio “The mail is
now ready for pick up; all mail
PO. . . .”
But before we announce mail
call, let’s take a look at our post
office and see what’s going on
there. Briefly, the function of the
post office here in Keflavik, is to
provide postal services to ap-
proximately 3,800 servicemen, de-
pendants an civilians. The records
show that during the last quarter,
the post office dispatched and re-
ceived 385,508 pounds of mail. In
detail:
8,344 pounds of Air Mail dis-
patched
32,172 pounds of Air Mail re-
ceived
9,982 pounds of First Class dis-
patched
25,413 pounds of First Class re-
ceived
94,463 pounds of Parcel Post —
Fourth Class — dispatched
165,134 pounds of Parcel Post —
Fourth Class — received
The stamps sales for the last
quarter’s amount to $19,585, and
the money-orders sales (sites
only) total $67,569.15.
Clerks Work Around Clock
In Iceland, a postal clerk works
24 hours a day, 7 days a week; ex-
cept on Wednesday afternoon,
where only the duty section works.
If a plane comes in during the
night, there’s no time for sleeping!
Up they go to the terminal, get
the incoming mail, and take it to
the post office. The mail IS as-
sorted as soon as it comes in.
The Air Mail and First Class
comes in every day, via Loftleidir
and Pan Am. It also leaves every-
day via Loftleidir or Pan Am. The
Air Mail and First Class mail
come directly from the Fleet Post
Office in New York. It is usually
in transit there from 2 to 4 days.
Fourth Class Mail
Fourth Class mail and Parcel
Post comes in at least once a
week. It arrives via MAC (Mili-
tary Airlift Command) from Mc-
Guire AFB. It is normally i n
transit from 20 to 30 days, except
during the two months before
Christmas, when it may stay in
transit up to fifty days. If the
Fourth Class mail comes in once
a week, it is also dispatched once
a week via MAC.
John J. Brooks, PCCS, CPO in
charge of the Post Office, said
“Being overseas, this command
has an excellent mail service com-
pare to other commands.
far from being the end of a work-
ing day. There’s still the outgoing
mail to work on. It must be ready
to leave on the evening flight. Air
Mail and First Class have to be
separated in two packs, and as-
sorted by states and by large
cities. Then, each letter is cancel-
led; that is, each letter is stamped
with the day, month, year, time
and the place it originates. After
cancellation, each stack is tied in
bundles, placed in a bag, and is
taken over the terminal for the
evening flight.
The most important job in the
post office is the reception and
distribution of the Registered
Mail. Larry L. Roberts, SN, As-
sistant Postal Clerk, is in charge
of the section. Through him, comes
your pay check and the money
that will cash it. Registered Mail
is dispatched and received daily.
H-sites
The mail is received for the
H-sites everyday. The sites’ post
offices are branches of the post
office here. With the exception of
the post office at H-2, which is
operated by A. Beck, PC3, H-l
and H-3 post offices are operated
by three airmen. It’s probably the
only place in the world where Air
Force personnel act as Navy
Postal Clerks.
Donald Burroughs
In charge of the administration
section of the post office is Donald
B. Burroughs, PCSN, Assistant
Postal Clerk. His job consists main-
ly of receiving the inquiries, and
the claims, submitting reports to
be sent to the Bureaus, and also
to get the supplies needed in the
Post Office. He also supervises the
pick up of the mail of the nine
mail-boxes scattered around the
base.
Directory
Another important section of the
Post Office is the Directory. If
your mail comes in after you have
been transferred, the Directory,
which keeps names and addresses
of persons transfered for a peri-
od of 8 to 12 months, will for-
ward it to you. That’s one reason
why it is important that an in-
complete or incorrect address
should be changed when leaving
this command.
That’s what happens in our post
office. I agree with you, it’s quite
a job these people are doing. Well,
sorry, I have to leave you, now,
because they just announced “That
mail now is ready for pick up!”
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INCOMING MAIL — Larry J.
Krebs, SN, Assistant Postal Clerk,
is assorting the day’s incoming
letter mail. Each box is for a dif-
ferent department. (Photo by
Richardson, PH3)
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Out Going Mail!
After the mail has been distri-
buted to every department, it is
LIKE A BASKETBALL?—Maybe, there are so many baskets ....
Keeping the bags full, is one of the jobs of Jerry W. Richmond, SN,
Assistant Postal Clerk. (Navy Photo by Richardson, PH3)