New Britain herald., 1925-12-15
MAIL THEM EARLY,
 MAIL THEM RIGHT
Postmaster Tells Santa Claus to
 Step on Gas

man Wlln the "lllle "NlSkela WHO carries q pack on his back and mys- ItiAeS the youngsters by sliding down IChimncys into steam heated flats with bag Of toys, Is afraid that not only children but many adults will not receive their gifts this year until after Christmas.
 There is q reason. II has long been kept secret from the children, but santa Claus, even though hc |may stick 10 his reindeers and sled for effect on Christmas, has adopt ed modern methods to aid in his ! business. He had to. How was he going to bring toy automobiles that I1eally worked and the new fanglcd mamma dolls" if he didn't keep abreast Of the times? Therefore he finds his annual business grown so large that he has called upon the United States post office for help.
 But unfortunately for santa and his customers or patrons or friends the post office this year has issued an ultimatum. "Old man, if you're go- ing to use the mails to handle Christmas gifts this year you've got 10 step on the gas, your old rein decrs are too slow for us" says the U, $. postal department "We are not going 10 make our clerks and carriers work on Christmas day just to accommodate those who fail to get their packages and Christmas cards mailed early"
 Grabbing his radio-phone Santa Claus called up Postmaster Erwin and asked for instructions, The fol- lowing conversation took place:
 Santa Claus: Hello, Mister Post.
 master, have you any mail for ne? 9
 Postmaster: "Oh, yes, old man
 I've handed over q hundred letters
 to one of your agents, Ensign Car
 Fredcrickson of the Salvation Army
 and I've got another bunch herr
 waiting for Miss Cora Bcalo."
 s. C.: Well done. 1 hear you arr
 not going to handle any mail for m
 on Christmas this year. If that i the case what can I do about it?' ?. NJ: You have heard correct ly. Christmas is q holiday for th' postal clerks this year for the frs time in the history of-well, l don know how long. but even Assistan Postmaster E. J. Munson doesn' remember when this happened be fore. There are q number of thing you will have to ask your friends t'
 do If you are not going to disapnoin number of people on Christmas. "You must tell them that piCtur post cards require two cent stampf The ordinary government card vii l 20 for the usual price, but pictur ! cards cf the kind which are pur | chased in sores must have two cent ! postage on them.
 Christmas Greeting Cards S. C.; How about Christina greeting cards ."
 P. M: They must have tw
 cents, unless sent in unsoalod on
 velopcs, with no message except th
 name of the sender. In that cos
 they may go for cent and half
 s. C.: I'm glad to know that b"
 cause I've just sent out bunch 0 2 very pretty cards with SHOW scene \ and shiney silver trees and frozo 1 lrooks on them, some very nrct' | Christmas scenes. I'll tell my pee | pie 10 put two cent stamps on them. II r. NJ: I'm very sorry old mar | but those are cards which very like ] ly have tiEscl on. They are unmai / able and cannot be accepted unlc' . sent in an envelope"
 $, C.: "All right, we'll put thel
 in envelopes. By the way l have large consignment Of Christm; , seals. know we cant use thel ', on the address side of the packag' | so to add q little sentiment we al f using them 10 seal paokagcs,"
 Sealed Packages First Class = r. M: Wrong again, old ma
 Sealed packages make them fir I class mail and would cost an enc
 nous amount of postage. Put the
 hy all means on he lacks Of e