Show post office dept offers suggestions 0 mailing of christmas gifts for the army and navy personnel overseas must begin by september 15 if many of the men and women in our armed forces are not to be disappointed and september 15 is only two weeks ahead christmas Chist mas gifts may be mailed by parcel post to army men and women overseas only between september 15 and october 15 after the latter date such parcels may not be mailed unless a written request from the soldier f for or the article is presented with each parcel no soldier should have to ASK for a christmas gift so the gifts must be mailed on time the navy also als urges that gifts be mailed between september 15 and october 15 one of many reasons for the early mailing dates is the vast distances that the parcels must travel to reach our men at war fronts and stations the world over these who have relatives or friends in the service should remember that we have fighting men in alaska greenland iceland england sicily far separated regions ot of africa the near eastern countries australia many of the nouh pacific islands india china south america and other areas rules fr for christmas mailings mai linga to the fighting forces overseas were made public in june for the guidance of early shoppers they in include the parcel must not exceed five pounds and must not be more than 15 inches in length or 36 inches in length and girth combined it should be marked christmas parcel so that it may be given special attention to assure its arrival before dec 25 not more than one parcel may be mailed in any one week t to a the same member of the armed forces or in behalf of the same mailer the parcel must be well and strongly packed in a container of metal wood strong fiber blaid or similar material then wrapped in strong paper and tic tied 3 with twine the fhe cover should be such that it can be opened readily fol api censorship the contents should be packed tightly perishable go goods such as fruits that moy spoil are prohibited intoxicants inflammable materials such as matches or lighter fluids poisons and anything that may damage other mail are also a iso prohibited gifts enclosed in glass should be substantially packed to avoid breakage sharp instruments such as razors and knives must have their edges and points protected so that they cannot cut through the coverings and injure postal personnel or damage other ether packages |