Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-11-10
POSTAL ADVICE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Parcel Post Tags Taken in
Advance Save Long, Tire
some Delays
AVOID USING MAIL DROPS
Heavy Parcels Should Be
Handed in at Window, Say
Department Experts

WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-With q
view Of expediting parcel mail during
the Christmas rush, directions to all
postmasters have been issued by Post
master General Burleson. Despite the
depressing effect Of the European war
the number Of parcels handled by
parcel post has increased amazingly
In recent months. A record business
therefore, is expected during the
Christmas season.
Parcel post tags should be had in
advance. Attention is invited to the
necessity Of having parcels properly
wrapped and addressed. In the lat.
ter connection, it should be remem-
bered that the address Of the sender
must appear on the face of the par.
Gel, preferably upon the upper left
hand corner. Tags should be secure.
ly fastened and all parcels must be
presented at the postofiice window
or to rural carriers and not placed
in the ordinary mail drops.
It is forseen that a huge number
Of Christmas packages containing per-
ishable matter will be presented for
insurance. These must be properly
packed.
Attention is called to the recently
amended postal regulations on this
subject. They read:
VIII Accept Butter.
Butter, lard and pArishable articles
such az fish. fresh meats. dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles Of similar nature which de-
cay quickly. when so packed or
wrapped as to prevent damage to
other mail matter. shall be accepted
for local delivery at the office of mail
ing or on any rural route starting
therefrom. When inclosed in an inner
cover and a strong outer cover Of
wood, metal or heavy corrugated
pastboard, they will be accepted for
mailing to all offices to which in the
ordinary course Of mail they can be
sent without spelling.
Butter, dressed fowls, vegetables,
fruits, and other perishable articles
in parcels weighing more than twenty
pounds shall be accepted for mailing
to offices in the first and second zones
when suitably wrapped or inclosed
and packed in crates, boxes or suit
able containers, having tight bottoms
to prevent the escape of anything
from the package and so constructed
as to properly protect the contents.
All such parcels are to be transported
outside of mail bags"
Recommend Information Bureaus.
In order to expedite the acceptance
of insured parcels from senders who
do not secure tags in advance, the de-
partment suggests that parcel win
dows or spaces be set aside in the lob
bies of the larger postoffices as in
formation bureaus where tags may be
distributed and senders given infor-
nation and instructions as to the in
surance of mail and the making out of
tags. In some offices it may be posi-
BILE to accept the parcels and have the
main items of the tags made out BY
employees without OBTAINING the send
er longer than is necessary to get
the declared value and give a prop
erly completed receipt coupon.
1t is believed by the postal author
tiles, also, that many business houses
whose shipments of insured, C. o. D.
and registered parcels do not justify
ordinarily the use of form registration
books could make very effective use
of them during the holiday period.
Postmasters will encourage such pa
irons to adopt form registration
books. Their use renders it unnec.
essary to fill out the mailing office
and sender's receipt on the insurance
and c. o. d. tags.