You should then take up the matter with your mayor and city council and havo them designate the week of November 15-20 as Air Mall Week In your city.

Postmaster Is Making Elaborate Preparations Postmaster Ed vonKattcngoll, tho Chamber of Commerce, tho Philatelic club t.d J.

Air Mall Weok, Novem- ber IS to Novomber 2Ovthat will put Red Bank on tho map In a large way as an air-minded town with an airport well equipped to make mall dollvorles.

Thoy aro specially Inter- ested In tho dato of Tuesday, No- vember 16, for on this day mall will bo dispatched and received at tho Red Bank port Instead of at New- ark as Is customary.

Thla will be done at all tho airports in New Jer- sey on tho dato In question, tho ob- ject being to Increase Interest in and uso of air mall facilities.

Mr. vonKattengell and other Inter- ested Bed Bank ers aro anxious to have largo uso mado of the local air- port becauso of tho likelihood that thla will influence tho federal author- ities to establish a mall airport here.

Two other airports aro In this part of the state, they being at Asbury Park and Lakehurst Those who are promoting; the event believe that Red Bank stands a good chanco of ac- quiring auch facilities because of its central locatlon.vbecauso.lt is tho junction of two railroad lines and because of the excellence of the ser- vice afforded by tho airport.

Postmaster John F.

Slnnott of Newark Is chairman of the -state committee In chargo of the weeks observance.

Postmaster Edward Brodstoln of ABbury Park is chair- man of tho county committee.

On tho envelopes will be printed tho community slogan, Rlvor Sports Center of tho East, and other mat- ter designed to advertise tho town.

Tho pilot who is to act ata Red Bank has not yet been soloctcdTHo will make a visit hero prior to his regular trip in order to familiarize himself with conditions.

On both occasions when ho makes stops at Red Bank It Is planned to havo him greoted by Postmaster vonKatten- gell, tho mayor and council ana 1 oth- er representative oltizons..

Mr. vonKattengoll, in talking with a Register reporter the other day, called attention to tho.fact that a special dellvory air mall lottor, cost- ing 16 cents for stamps, can to sent to the itfost distant part of the United States and bo delivered within 24 hours.

Ho said tho sorvlco was al- most as speedy as telegraphy and much loss expensive.

Qlsleson, a clerk in the poatofllco at Rod Bank, had a letter which was mailed by special deliv- ery air mall, costing 16 cents, to his (daughter, Mrs.

Earl Anderson of Chicago.

Tho Jotter left Red Bank by train at 7:60 A.

M., Octobor 0, and reached Central Terminal, Jorsoy City, at 11 A.

M., at which point It was put on an airplane.

M. and was delivered to Mr.

Qlslesons daughter at 6:30 P.

M. tho same day, This Is just a samplo of the speed of this kind of mall service.

There is no point within tho continental United States that cannot be reached within 21 hours by special delivery air mall., Eijthtoon airports aro in New Jer- sey.

In addition to thoso mentioned they aro located at Clomonton, Cape May, Ocean City, Mlllvllle, Atlantic City, Tronton, Prlncoton, Wrights- town.

Wcstflcld, New Brunswick, Caldwell, Hackcnaack, Boonton and Jersey city.

In a recent lettor, Postmaster Sin- not called tho attention of Postmas- ter vonKattengell to tho fact that there aro 40,000 postofflees and that an Increase of ono mall lottor por day at each office would bring In 1,000,- 000 in a yoar, Governor Hoffman has Issued tho following proclamation: STATE OF MEW JERSEY Executive Department PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, tho New Jorooy Postmasters Association, co-oporat- Ing with tho Postofllco Department at Washington, Is sponsoring Air Mall W.eak from November IB-JO In- clusive, and..

WHEREAS, Now Jersey Is In the forefront In tho development of avi- ation and has always manifested an Intensive Interest in the advance- mont ot our Air Mall service, Now, therefore, I, Harold O.

Hoffman, governor ol tho Btato o New Jersoy, do hereby designate tho weok of November 16-20, 1037, as Air Mnll weok for all Now Jersey, and do call upon our people to make proper.

Given under niy hand and the Groat T3oal.

Harold Gf. Hoffman, Governor.

By tho Governor, Thomas Mathls, - Secretary of State, Mr.

VonKattongell has received tho following letter from Mr.

Sin- not: UNITED STATES FOSTOFFICE, Newark, New Jersey October IS, 1937.

My dear Postmaster: In connection with my recent lot- ter forwarded to you regarding Air Mall Weok for the State of New rsey from November 16-20 Inclus- ive, I am enclosing a copy of the governors proclamation which should bo posted in the lobby of your building, together with an Air Mail schedule, showing dispatch of Air Mall from your ofllco to principal citiesalso an Air Mall poster.

Thoso of you who have a daily or weekly newspaper In your city are requested to have this proclamation published as a news Item and at the same time, write a short Item re- garding the advantages of Air.Mail, stressing the frequency and the ra- pidity ot service to large cities throughout the country.

I am sure tho editor or publisher of your pa- par would bo glad to carry both your article and the governors proclama- tion, as well as any further informa- tion regarding Air Mail you may be In a position to furnish-him.

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