Show DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY EAKLY tte the postmaster general has sent out instructions to all postmasters to use ilse every effort to have patrons of the pai postoffice post office AT their christmas shop ping virly earleas ear lyas as there will be no deliveries of mail on that day following is an elc excerpt empt from the circular the necessity for earl early y mailing should therefore be constantly an am vividly stressed during th the e present christmas christinas period and your campaign should be started sufficiently early to insure the word reaching every man woman and child who patronize the postal service and continued up until the last four or five days before christmas s so 0 thatis may be indelibly impressed upon their minds in this and in future years every useful medium of publicity available without expose to the department should 16 lb utilized including the radio newspapers tra trade de and organization journals of all descriptions business and civic organizations such as chair chambers bers of commerce boards of trade clubs etc theaters motion picture houses mir stars school put public lie itil itley and large busi business nessi concerns generally broadcast it to fo yow public in every effective manner and have employees coming in contact with the public talk it constantly the fact that there will be no carrier deliveries or window service on christmas day should be urged as a strong reason for malling mailing in advance tf bf christmas as mail not received in time for foi delivery before christiab Christ mah mab day will be caught in the last minute jam and not delivered until a after fter christmas in all mail early publicity effort should be made to picture graphically but briefly the vast volume of the mails the congestio congestion con gesti on and i jamming that would exist if all were received at one time or within two or three days the advantages to the mailer of this cooperation and the christmas cheer and joy oy that will be I 1 abrought to our postal workers hy by thus div giving ing them their christmas day A As s only special delivery mail will wi te be delivered on christmas day that fact jhc should id be given publicity so that late mailers desiring to insure tho the delivery of their christmas mail on pr afore may arvall them hem selves of such service it should he be stated that special delivery mail including parcels is not only delivered immediately upon receipt at office of ad address driss but is distributed handled and transported with the same expedition tion as first class mail 0 |