Show I II I r Vacation Mail It wont won't be long until the kids are out of school And it wont won't be he much longer till their parents parents parents par par- start off across the country country country coun coun- try in all direct directions ons Postmaster Riley W. W Goodfellow Goodfellow Goodfellow Good- Good fellow has these bits of special advice ice for lor those who want their vacations to be as pleasant as possible 1 Dont Don't let a stuffed mailbox mail mailbox mailbox box advertise your absence Ask a neighbor to take the mail from your box and hold t until you return or 01 make written request to your our postmaster to hold your mail at the post office office of of- fice lice while you OU are away 2 File a forwarding order at atthe atthe atthe the local post office if you want to receive mail while youre you're away Forwarding first- first class mail does not require additional additional additional ad ad- postage Other classes of mail will need more postage but you can guarantee payment of or this postage by so indicating on the forwarding order which you fill out 3 Give your om full and complete complete com corn vacation address to people people peo peo- plc who may write you 4 Use enough postage Remember Remember Remember Re Re- member that regular size post postcards postcards postcards cards take 3 cents jumbo size take 4 cents and first-class first letters letters letters let let- take 4 cents an ounce Post Postcards Postcards I cards with appendages bags of salt bags of or ore national park mementos require the first class rate of postage 5 Dont Don't send cash in letters Use postal orders to transmit money and register letters containing con taming other valuable items 6 Prepare packages carefully careful careful- ly and address them on one side only 7 Buy books of or stamps for convenience and for protection against body moisture which develops on long drives in hot weather If lC people dont don't make proper arrangements for their mail mad an otherwise pleasant vacation can be a mighty frustrating experience experience experience ex ex- says Postmaster Goodfellow The car e a less preparation or handling of Vacation vacation va Va- cation mail can easily result in the travelers traveler's having fewer friends when he returns than he had when he left |