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Show Trevifhick Formulates Plans To Handle Record Yule Mai! Plans for handling the 1960 Christmas mail are well under way at the Salt Lake City post office, according to Postmaster D. R. Trevithick. Faced with the possibility that this Christmas season will set an all time holiday mailing record, the postmaster said every effort will be made to deliver Christmas Christ-mas mail before Dec. 25. He appealed ap-pealed to all mailers to help postal employees reach that goal by mailing packages and out of town cards Dec. 11 and local cards before Dec. 15. He offered these helpful mailing mail-ing tips to insure delivery of cards and gifts on time. Check Christmas card list very carefully to make certain that each address is complete with full name, street and number, city, zone and state. Stock up now on heavy wrapping wrap-ping paper, sturdy corrugated cartons, strong cord and paper adhesive tape. Buy stamps now. Avoid waiting wait-ing until the last minute when long lines form at the stamp windows. , , Keep in mind that cards sent by first class four cent or seven cent airmal may include per- I sonal hand written messages and will receive forwarding and return re-turn service. Cards mailed at the third class three cent rate may include only a signature, must be left unsealed and will not be forwarded or returned. Show a return address on all card envelopes. This is socially correct and helps to keep mailing mail-ing lists up to date. Sort and tie cards in two separate sepa-rate bundles with addresses all facing one way. Label bundles with "local' or 'out of town" labels la-bels which are furnished by the post office. Postmaster Trevithic cautions that under international rate changes which became effective in 1958 Christmas cards cannot be mailed to Canada and Mexico for three cents each, even if they are unsealed. The minimum postage post-age for letters to these countries is four cents each. "It will be a merry Christmas for everyone and especially the postal employes if all Christmas mail is delivered on time, but we do need public cooperation through early mailings," tjie postmaster said. |