Show Christmas Mail The Post Office Olce Department now is starting the most gigantic task in its history the history the movement of a deluge of Christmas parcels cards and letters while while maintaining the regular flow Jow of millions of pieces of mail marl dally daily to and from our armed armed armed arm arm- ed forces all over the world If thousands of our soldiers sailors sailors sailors sail sail- ors marines a and n d civilian friends are arc not to be disappointed at Christmas Christmas Christmas Chris Chris- time the public must cooperate cooperate cooperate cooper cooper- ate by mailing earlier than ever before and by addressing letters and parcels properly The best ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts of oC the Post Office Department alone cannot be enough in view of wartime difficulties faced by the postal system The public must as as- The mailing free-mailing privilege granted grant grant- grant I ed to members of the armed forces has raised their mailings some 30 I Iper per cent It is estimated Expansion Expansion I sion slon of those forces Corces also is adding rapidly to the postal burden The deadline already is past for mailing gifts to Army and Navy personnel overseas with assurance that the parcels will arrive by Christmas The New York post office office office of of- fice reports that in late October such parcels were handled in that office alone The Post Office Olice Department is making strenuous efforts to avoid such a terrific jam as it faced in 1918 under similar conditions during during dur dur- ing lag the First World War It can succeed in those efforts efforts and and avoid many heartaches for Cor its patrons if the public will cooperate by mailing early |