The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-25
NAIL CHRISTMAS
PACKAGES EARLY
Postmaster General Hays Issues
Timely Appeal to Patrons of
Post Office and Offers Some
yaluble Hints to Save Time.

The postmaster general has is
sued an appeal to the boys and
girls of this country to stimulate
the efforts Of themselves and their
parents to expedite their Christ
mas purchases and mail them early.
Below we give the text of this
timely and important communica-
ton:
70 the Boys and Girls of the United
States:
Christmas j almost here. Your great
post office department has big job
ahead and needs your help. Think what
it means to be Santa Claus to our 1s0,-
000, ov0 people and to deliver Christmas
parcels to every family in this coun-
try within the short space Of few days
and without disappointment. 1t can be
done, and we're going to do it if we
may have your help. want to enlist
the active assistance of every boy and
girl in the schools of our country in get
ting parcels mailed this week to relieve
the rush that comes directly before
Christmas.
Will you 20 home today and take this
message to your parents and friends?
"Our postmaster has asked US to mail
our Christmas parcels this week, for
unless we do, Uncle Sans load may be
90 heavy the last few days before
Christmas that he won't be able to de-
liver all the presents by Christmas
eve."
The parcels must be well wrapped
and tied and addressed plainly in order
that they may arrive in good condition
with their Christmas appearance un-
spoiled. You can put on your packages.
"Do not open until Christmas. -
There are some other things in which
you can all assist in improving the mail
service and in saving our great govern
ment millions of dollars year that is
now wasted because of our carelessness
yours and mine.
The address on every letter, card or
package must be correct, comp etc and
legible, and the From" address should
be in the upper left-hand corner so that
the mail will be returned to you in case
it is not delivered not ahbreviate
names of states because SO many look
alike when abbreviated.
Put the proper amount of postage on
your letters and wrap the parcels care
fully. Avoid fancy writing, which
causes post office clerks and letter car
riers to stop and study and thus lose
time. Make the address plain and cas-
lily read and always use pen and ink or
typewriter and light colored envelopes,
so as to save the eyes of the clerks. Do
not use envelopes of unusual size. The
little ones which are SO frequently used
for cards and notes at Christmas or
other holiday times cause an untold
amount of trouble and labor, as they
wiIlnot fit our canceling machines and
must therefore be cancelled by hand.
Becaus- of their size and tendency to
slip out of package, these small enve-
lopes are more likely to be overlooked
or lost.
Mail your letters and packages early
in the day because this avoids overload
ing and delaying mail at the end of the
day.
Your local postm ster and your teach
ers will tell you more about the postal
service.
DO these things and you will win the
grateful appreciation of the people in
your post office and especially of your
postmaster general.
WILL H. HAYS.
P. S.-Don't forget to mail Christmas
packages this week.
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