The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-04
RULES THAT WILL
HELP P0ST0FF|CE
Postmaster F. v. Kent Urg.
es Grand Forks People to
Observe Regulations.
PARCEL POST TO
BE UNDER STRAIN
Greatest Care Necessary in
Addressing Mail During
Holiday Rush.

Postmaster +. v. Kent of
Grand Forks is particularly anxi.
Gus to impress on Grand Forks
people that. i'm using parcel post.
they must write their name
rs we'll aS That Of tho adtlreSsce
Oh the packages. Packages on
which the Mmc> of both sender
II addrcsscc do not appear.
will not DC accepted.
Another feature that is onl-
portant Is that Of having the
street address of the addrcsscc.
In many instances delivery can
lie made without such address.
II delays always arc entailcd.
During the NEXT four weeks Uncle
Sam's infant prodigy-thc parcel most
service-will he called upon to per-
form a herculean TASK in connection
With h transportation and delivery
OF millions OF Christmas gifts. Post
master +. V. Kent of Grand Forks.
who is responsible for the conduct of
the service locally. has made prep
arations to prevent congestion and TO
insure prompt delivery of these par
GELS. Several additional employees
will be added to the force during the
holiday season and the collection and
delivery equipment will be augmented
wherever necessary. Every possible
effort has been made to strengthen
those parts Of the postal organization
which will be under the greatest
strain and Mr.. Kent stated today that
with these special arrangements he Is
confident of the ability of the service
OF parcels that will be thrown upon
it during the rush period.
Mailing Dates.
Inc nnStmHSfRr jS anvinlS h,v-oI,oN
lest the public fail to cooperate with
him in observing certain important
conditions necessary to enable the
postal authorities to effec: the timely
delivery of Christmas gifts.
Christmas parcels should he mailed
early. For local delivery they should
be mailed not later thar December
% and for out-of-town delivery as
early as possible. but in any event in
time to reach the Offices of destination
at least two days prior to Christmas.
Christmas gifts sent By mail should
be wrapped securely. The containers
or wrappers should he sufficiently
strong TO Withstand the necessary
handling incident to transportation
n delivery.
Must Be Marked.
glassware. crockery. Christmas toys
easily breakable. glass framed pic
soA 10y SS&ss ShSuAA HS SoIC1ullS pdShSu
in boxes Of metal, wood, leather Or
corrugated pasteboard with sufficient
excelsior. raw cotton. or similar mat
ter to prevent the contents from COM
ing into contact with any portion of
the box. These parcels should be
marked Fragile" Postmasters will
refuse to accept for mailing packages
that are insecurity prepared.
Parcels should be addressed plainly.
The addresses should be complete ana
plainly written in ink. The regula-
lions require that parcel post pack
ages shall bear the m and ADJ
dresses OF both the sender and the
addressee. If a tag is used the names
and addresses of the sender and the
addressee should also be written on
the parcel itself.
Parcels sent in advance of Christ
mas may. be marked ''Not to be open
ed until Christmas" or some similar
direction. Written or printed mes
sages such as Merry Christmas"
Best Wishes" ETC., may be inclosed
in parcels but no other written or
printed communication should be
placed therein. as this will subject the
parcel to a higher rate of postage.