COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina, Chairman KENNETH MCKELLAR, Tennessee WILLIAM LANGER, North Dakota RAYMOND E. BALDWIN, Connecticut ROBERT C. HENDRICKSON, New Jersey J. AUSTIN LATIMER, Director, Attorney, and Chief Clerk CONTENTS Anderson, Ed M., publisher, Brevard Times, Brevard, N. C.. Anderson, Ralph W., Spokesman Press, Grundy Center, Iowa.. Archie, Willard D., publisher, Shenandoah Sentinel, Shenandoah, Iowa Armbrust, William C., president, United National Association of Barber, Hartman, general representative, Brotherhood Railway Bishop, Floyd A., National League of District Postmasters, Mitchell- 27-79 Brophy, Frances, National Tuberculosis Association, Washington. Bussard, Father Paul, editor, the Catholic Digest, Inc., St. Paul, Minn. Dinan, Edward F., sales promotion manager, Fashion Frocks, Inc., Donaldson, Jesse M., Postmaster General. Emery, J. T., president, Lakeside Publishing Co., New York. Emlong, Clifford R., president, Emlong Nurseries, Stevenville, Mich Goodkind, Gilbert E., executive secretary, American Booksellers Goodman, E. Urner, national director, Boy Scouts of America, New Haggerty, John B., International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, AFL, Hall, William W., Jr., president, Westminster College, Fulton, Mo Hammaker, Bishop Wilbur E., executive vice president, Methodist Board of Temperance, Washington Hammond, Godfrey, president, Popular Science Publishing Co., New Hecht, George J., president, Parents Institute, Inc... Howard, Paul, director, Washington office, American Library Associa- Johnson, Malcolm, D. Van Nostrand Co., 250 Fourth Ave., New York. Kalmbach, A.C., president, Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Ketchum, Omar B., director, national legislative service, Veterans of Klein, Horace D., vice president, Webb Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minn Knox, W. D., associate editor, Hoard's Dairyman, Fort Atkinson, Wis. Lathrop, Leonard, public relations director, Girl Scouts of America Lournsbury, L. R., Guernsey Breeders Journal, Peterborough, N. H. Lynn, John C., American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington.. McLaughlin, J. C., general auditor, Railway Express Agency, Wash- Manning, Willard L., president, National Rural Letter Carriers Merritt, Kinsey, N., vice president, Railway Express Agency, New Morgan, Joy Elmer, editor, Journal National Education Association, Murphy, James H., Negro Newspaper Publishers Association, Norfolk, National Congress of Parents and Teachers (letter). Norgard, Christian P., American Humane Assciation, Washington. O'Connor, John, chairman, National Postal Committee for Books, Ogden, John T., publisher, Ogden Publishing Co., New York.. Perkins, Charles W., president, Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. Prescott, M. S., publisher, Holstein-Friesian World, Lacona, Ń. Y.. Reed, Robert H., editor, Country Gentlemen, Philadelphia, Pa Reynolds, Russell, executive secretary, National Association of College Rose, George, president, National Mail Order Nurserymen's Associa- Sanders, J. T., legislative counsel, National Grange, Washington Schmidt, F. J., president, E. C. Kropp, Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Schwartz, E. P., Inland Daily Press Association, Des Moines, Iowa.. 292 48 348 127 190 216 73 Stark, Paul C., vice president, Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards 140 Stewart, Ford, publisher, Christian Herald- Strackbein, O. R., Allied Printing Trades Association, Washington.. Teich, Walter, vice president, Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill_ Tichnor, Alan, Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.; Boston, Mass. Walker, Mrs. Eleanor, publisher, the Grade Teacher, Darien, Conn__ Walker, H. Torrey, executive secretary, United Lutheran publication, Wentzel, Nelson B., Deputy Third Assistant Postmaster General. Willson, Paul, business manager, Boy Scouts of America, New York. 1,91 247 312 203 239 ADJUSTMENT OF POSTAL RATES MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1949 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10:30 a. m., pursuant to call, in room 135 of the Senate Office Building, Senator Olin D. Johnston (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Johnston (presiding), Neely, Frear, Langer, Baldwin and Hendrickson. Also present: J. Austin Latimer, counsel to the committee. Before we proceed with the consideration of the adjustment of postal rates, the Chair has a few announcements to make. I might state for the information of the committee that I have. appointed myself, Senator Ecton, and Senator Frear to serve on a special joint committee from the two Houses on the subject of commemorative stamps. I might also state that I have appointed Senator O'Conor as a special committee to draft and submit back to the committee a resolution in commemoration of the late Senator Broughton. In connection with the confirmation of postmasters at the last session of the committee, at the request of Senator Watkins I would like to have the record show that as to the Utah confirmations, Senator Watkins did not return the cards which were sent him, but Senator Watkins stated that he had no objection to any of the postmasterships. However, Senator Watkins did want the committee to know that he has had considerable opposition to the Ogden nomination. We will now proceed to the consideration of S. 1103, a bill to readjust postal rates. The committee is honored this morning to have before it the Postmaster General of the United States. Mr. Donaldson is accompanied by Mr. Wentzel, of the Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General, and the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. Lawler. Will you proceed in your own way, Mr. Donaldson. STATEMENT OF HON. JESSE M. DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANIED BY JOSEPH J. LAWLER, THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL, AND NELSON W. WENTZEL, DEPUTY THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL Postmaster General DONALDSON. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, in connection with the Department's recommendation for revision of the postal rates, I would like to read a general statement on the subject. |