Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-02
POSTMASTER BRYsON URGES
EARLY BUYING AND MAILING.
Would Relieve the Holiday Congestion
|, Of Purchasing and Mailing Pack
ages; Valuable Suggestions.
s.Do your Christmas shopplne earlp. J,

DO ur-Ghr1stmas shopping early .
Ihat's the message that every mer-
chant, clerk and postoffiee employs
would like to have strongly impressed
upon the minds of the buying and mall
Ing public. -.
Don't put it off, is the sound and
sensible warning they would give.
!! As a general thing the public waits.
until the s11th hour to do its Christmas
shopping and as result there is con
gest1on in the stores and amid the
mails. Less satisfaction is to be had
In selecting articles and many times
packages are delayed in reaching their
i destination by reason of the congestion
OF the mails. All this can be avoided
by accepting the advise of merchants
and postmasters.
Postmaster S. Y. Bryson announces
that the Hendersonville postofice is
preparing to take care of the parcels
entrusted to the care of himself and
mp1oyes and that while they will faith
! fully do their part he respectfully sug-.
gests some regulations, which complied
: With, will be the means of materiafIy
aiding the postofice employees IN the
discharge of their arduous duties DUR
ting the holidays.
Mail early; wrap securely; address
plainly .
+ That's the milk in the eocoanut of
advice, but details are herewith given
for the information of the public.
Written Matter ON Packages.
There is a general impression that
people are not permitted to write any
hing on packages. Postmaster Bryson
says that such remarks as mot to be
opened until Christmas are permitted
on the outside of the package. This is
permitted in order to not make the
matter of sending Christmas packages
early a source of embarrassment either
to the sender or the receiver, yet aid
materially the dispatch of the mails
before the rush is on. AS to written
matter in a package, holiday card
s bearing the name OF the sender, is per-
mitted.
so Pounds is Weight Limit.
As to the weight of packages, fifty
pound parcels will be received proviCi-
ed they are not to be sent more than
150 miles. A twenty-pound package.
may be sent anywhere. The size Of
packages is limited to 72 inches III
girth and 4S inches in length.
Insurance Rates.
Postmaster Bryson suggests that it
would materially relieve the conges-
ton at the stamp window if the mer-=
chants would supply themselves with
stamps and sell them to customers.
when the latter desire them. He is.
prepared to supply merchants with
reasonable number of insurance tags
in order that they may be given custe-
mers wishing to insure parcels to be
mailed. These could be partially fill
cd out before taken to the poStomce,
where they date, stamp and fee blanks
would be filled in by the clerks. The
fee for insuring packages is three cents
for package valued at $5, cents for
g. $25 package and from $25 to $50 value.
tie fee is 10 cents and 25 cents FROM
SOC to $100.
Rural and City Deliveries on Christmas
i Owing to the fact that Christmas
comes on Saturday this year, packages.
going out on rural routes If not deliv-=
cred at the postoffice before the mail
men leave, will have to lie over until
| Monday two days after Christmas.
, The rural mail carriers will not take
a holiday on Christmas day. The post
Office will observe holiday in so far as
I outward appearances go but there will
i be a rush in the rear, where the mails
will be taken care of and distributed.
The city mail carriers will make their
usual deliveries on Christmas day.
Postmaster Bryson says that every :
thing possible will be done to E1Ve the
postofice cleared of all Christmas
packages or have them in the proper
boxes before duties are suspended on
Saturday night.
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