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Show Xmas Gifts Must B e Mailed Early for Delivery to Service men Overseas ' ' September 15 to October 15 Dates The Christmas shopping season Is here even though the weather weath-er is still warm. Mailing of gifts for Army and Navy personnel overseas must begin be-gin by September 15, if many of the men and women in our armed arm-ed services are not to be disappointed. disap-pointed. Christmas gifts may be mailed by parcel post to Army men and women overseas only between be-tween September 15 and October 15. After the latter date, such parcels may not be mailed unless a written request from the soldier sold-ier for the article is presented with each parcel.- No soldier should have to ASK for a Christmas git, so gifts must be mailed on time. The Navy also urges that gifts be mailed between September Septem-ber 15 and October 15. Reasons for the early mailing dates are: The vast distances that the parcels must travel to reach our men at war fronts and (Stations (Sta-tions the world over; frequent transfers of thousands of men from .one location to another, which means forwarding of the mail and consumes additional time; the necessity for giving preference to reinforcements, arms munitions, medicine and food in allotment of shipping space, which often means that the shipments ship-ments of gifts must wait. And it is most urgent that gits be delivered de-livered to the men IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, to keep their spirit high. The only way to insure against disappointment for the fighting men is to buy at once and mail early mail your gifts as soon as possible after the September 15 I starting date. I Mail of all kinds is vital to the spirit of fighting men. Every officer who has inspected our ! Army and Navy postal facilities overseas has reported that thousands thou-sands of fighting men disregard mess call when it conflicts with mail call, and get their letters first. Officers at our large military mili-tary and naval stations report that the spirit and efficiency of their men receive a distinct lift when mail is distributed, and that a delay in mail service caused a decided decline in spirit with a consequent letdown in efficiency. A disconsolate soldier or sailor who thinks he has been forgotten forgot-ten at Christmas obviously is not at his best. So the gifts MUST be mailed on time so that they can arrived on time. Here are rules for Christmas mailings to the fighting forces overseas for the guidance of early shoppers. They include; The parcel must not exceed five pounds, and must not be omer than 15 inches in length or 36 inches in length and girth combined. com-bined. It should be marked "Christmas Parcel" so that it may be given special attention to assure its arrival before December Decem-ber 25. Not more than one parcel may be mailed in any one week to the same member of the armed forces by or in behalf of the same mailer. The parcel must be well and strongly packed, in a container of metal, wood, strong fiber board, or similar material, then wrapped In strong paper and tied with twine. The cover should be such that it can be opened readily for censorship. The contents should be packed tightly. Perishable goods, such as fruits that may spoil, are prohibited. |