Show Postmaster Janson Gives Instruction In Xmas Mailing l During the Christmas holiday time the volume of or mall increases approximately percent and since It is a physical impossibility to handle this tills great mass of et t mail mall matter efficiently and promptly within a few day days Postmaster Gil OU bert hert 1 L. L Janson urges everybody to shop and mall mail early lie He asks Sta everyone everyone every every- one to do their Christmas shopping so 60 that they can mall mail their gifts Rifts greetings and letters at least 10 days before Christmas according to distance This Tills he says sars will WUl not only make certain that they will be bo received before Defore Christmas day but will be a great aid to postal employees em em- and enable them to spend the Christmas holiday with their families Mr Janson points out that all parcels must be securely packed and wrapped and plainly addressed to insure delivery without damage damare Fragile and perishable articles must most be bo properly wrapped and marked Fragile No parcel may be more than Inches In length and girth combined nor exceed 70 pounds In weight Addresses should be complete with house number and name of street post-office post box or rural rural- route number and typed or plainly Tit written ten in ink ink A return card should be placed in the upper left corner comer of or every piece of ot mall mail Ifa If Ifa a tag is used the address and re return re- re turn card should also be written on the wrapper for tor use if tag Is h lost and a copy of the address should be Inside the parcel Donot Do Donot not mall Christmas greeting cards in red green or other dark dark color color colored ed envelopes or in vel very small mall en en- elopes Written matter in the nature of personal correspondence cannot be enclosed in parcels A letter placed in an envelope addressed to correspondent corre con with the address on the parcel and fully prepaid at the first-class first rate may be tied fled or oth cruise securely attached to th the out side aide of the parcel in such manner manna as to prevent separation and not obscure the address on the parcel The use of ot a Special Delivery stamp will assure deliver on Christ Christ- mas mss Day if It t mailed at the proper time Special Delivery Service means an immediate delivery at office of ot address It is obtained by affixing a Special Delivery s stamp amp in n addi addi- addition addition tion to the regular postage It Is urged that fluff all aU mailers desiring immediate im m mediate delivery of any matter mailed by them affix Special Delivery Devery De De- De- De li livery very stamps Special Dell Delivery ry Is a for speed and no not for tor safety salary All valuable articles such as jewelry precious stones atones or valuable merchandise mer mer- merchandise I chandise should be Insured Use every precaution In ing ng your parcels for tor mailing malUng I and mall maU early In order n that all aU parcels may be delivered on time tat for I Christmas I |