Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-08
MISS THORESON
A MESSAGE
FROM W. H. HAYS


East Grand Forks has Joined in the
preparation for the Christmas rush in
response to requests sent out by the
postmaster general. Along this line
Miss Thoreson. the postmaster Of the
local p%ostofice. las had cards bear
ing reminders hat mailing should be
done early. placed on all OF the cars
bearing parcel post both for the post
office and for the local business
houses
Monday, Miss Thoreson read the
following message from tho post
master general to the school children
in the high school. the Lincoln school
and In the parochial school.
Christmas In almost here.
Your great ~postof1ice department
has a big job ahead and needs you
help.
Think what it means to be Santa
Claus to u 100000 people and
to deliver Christ mas parcels to every
family in this great country within the
short space Of a few days n with
out disa ppointment.
1t can be don and were going to
do It IL We may havc your help. I
want to enlist tho active assistance OF
every boy and girl In the Hchool, of
our country In getting parcels mailed
this week to relieve the rusha that
eomes directly before Christmas.
r Will you 20 home today and 4take
this message to your parents and
friends:
"Ou postmaster has asked us to
mail our Christmas parcels this week.
for. unleas we do. Uncle Sans load
may be no heavy the last few days be-
fore Christmas that he won't be b
to deliver all the presents by Christ
mas eve
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and tied and addressed plainly in or
der that they ma arrive in good on
dition with their Christmasy ppear-
ance unspoiled. You can put on your
packages, DO not open until Christ
mas"
And. there must be a number on
your house and a mail receptacle, too.
for, If there isn't. Santa Claus's meg
sengar, YOU letter carrier. MAY not be
able to find the house where the
present belongs.
There are some other things. too.
in which you can all assist in improv-
ing the mail service and in saving our
great government millions Of dollars
a year that is now waited because OF
our carelessness-your and mine.
Every day that you drop a letter in
the mail box 5000, 900 other letters
are already pushing II jsmning
through the postal machinery. N
letter a day. for each family Of Ave
persons in the United States ia given
to Uncle Sam to deliver.
When you send a parcel to the post
office for mailing any day there are
about 100000 other parcels ahead
OF yours passing through the posta
hopper. This Is in ordinary days.: At
Christmas time It is multiplied many
, times.
One family in asrout every ten puts
a badly addressed letter in the mail
every day. This mixes W over g.
COZ, 900 hal faddressed letters with
. the 0,0oo,e 900 fully addressed ~lettets.
| That . hat the fully addressed
letters must wait on the show moving
poorly addressed letters Just like the
larger boys and girs are delayed by a
bunch OF bad kids Juggling along.
You boys and girls can help the
} postal service and save your father
some money, because he has TO help
pay h . Of searching addresses
on letter. ad parcels sent out by this
one careless and thoughtiem family
In every ten.
First find out if your family II the
careless one, h en bear in mind that
your letters must be handled by skill
! ed mail distributors standing in post J.
offices and on swaying postal cars Of a
n~ile-A-r1inute mail trains, often un-
| der poo light.
The address on every letter, card,
or package must be correct, complete,
, and iegable. including the house mum .
Der and name OF street, and the
From" address should be In the
upper left-hand corner = that the
mail will be returned to you in can. II
! - not delivered. Do not ~abG,feviste
! names OF States, because 50 many look
I alike when abbreviated.
: Put the proper Of postage
4 on your letters and wrap the parcel,
carefully. Avoid fancy writing, which
4 causes p~osteffice clerks and letter car.
rfefs to stop and study. and thus iose
tiE1e. Make the address plain and
. ink or typewriter and feht-coiored
the postofrice clerks. DO not use en-.
/. veiopes OF unusual sire. The little
: ones that are 40 frequently used IL,
!. cards N notes ut Christmas and
ether holiday times cause an untold
amount OF trouble and labor, as thes
VIII no 1T our canoeing machines and
must therefore DE Cancelled by hand
. BecAxse Of their size and tendency Il
: slip out OF . package. these small on.
v~etopes.Afe more 1fkely to be over.
9 hooked or lost.
Mail your letters and packawe,
= early IN the day, because this avoids
: 6Sefloadfng and delaying man at IN,
end or the day.
Tour local postmaster ard sou,
teachers viii tell . more about TN
. postal service.
Calffcrnsa c3Airas axnonk III rest.
dents Tsscre TRAN Afty woMeA cen