Extra Workers Hit Hardest By ‘Economies’ It’s April 15 and the post office d partment has found itself in the time position of many Americans, that is, short of funds. However, ,__uu tor tne post office shortage are different from the re-son? of John Q. Puh’ic By spending money allotted for tli i^ui in i r an_-ict ui rmie, the post office department is now having to curtail services to try to make ends meet, and most of the services are directly inconveni encing the public. Postmaster General A E Sum m. afield has requested Congress to vote his department $47 million so they can operate full blast for the rest of the year. A bill pto vid: ig $41 million was to be voted Monday in the House of Repre sentatives. Tire $41 million has been approved b.\ the House Ap propriations Commit tee If the House passes the emer gency legislation, it will go to the Stiiate. If the Senate approves the $41 million bill then it will go to the White H Jus. for President Eist nhower's approval. A slip-up along the way can delay the bill indefinitely. ■Sumni i field said if he got oulv j $41 million lie would try to restore all ot the cuts m service that he could, but be could do nothing un til the money was on hand. Wle a the Appropriation.- Com- 1 mittcc threatened not to appropri ate the money : ; q'uesied by Sum merfield. he issued an order to all post offices curtailing mall serv ices.

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