Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

Second only to the "Mail Early
request in Importance is the Mail
Correctly plea put out this year
by the post office department.
Some of the things Postmaster
Jenkins would have the public OBJ
serve in this latter connection are:
Correct Packing-All mail should
be securely wrapped and tied, using
strong paper and heavy twine for
,aiS purpose. Fragile articles likely
70 be damaged in transit, should be
lacked in excelsior or similar ma
terial, and should be marked
" Fragile.
Pcrishable Matter-This class Of
llail will not be accepted unless the
post office can be reasonably sure
It will not spoil before reaching its
destination. Packages in this class
should be marked Perishable' and
special delivery stamps should be
used to expedite delivery.
Address and Postage-All pack
ages should carry the address OF dos
t.nation legihlv written on the pack
age itself and also on the inside.
legs may be lost in transit and are
practically useless as far as aiding
Il e post office is concerned. If the
outer address becomes destroyed the
sender is assured delivery when the
address is also written On the in
SIDE. In addition to the destination
address, the sender should place his
Fame and address in the upper left
hand corner of the package. ALL
NAIL MATTER MUST HAVE
POSTAGE FULLY PREPAID. Com
piete information on the amount of
postage required can be obtained
any time at the post office. Post
master Jenkins asked that particu-
lar emphasis be placed on this entire
paragraph and readers are urged to
so over it again.
Limit of Packages parcel
more than 81 inches in length and
eirth combined, or weighing more
than 80 pounds, will be accepted for
mail, except than in the first, sec
cnd an dthird zones parcels may
weigh up to 20 pounds.
Early Mailing-The mail increases
ever 200 percent during the holiday
season and the public is urged to
IT gulate its mailing so that parcels
will reach their destination at least
10 days or week before Christmas.
Christmas Cards Millions of
Christmas cards must be handled by
the post office department and IN
older to make certain delivery be-
fore Christmas those sending ont
quantities of cards are asked to have
them in the mail two or three weeks
in advance of Christmas.
Special Notices All Christmas
packages may be endorsed "Please
DO Not Open Until Christmas.
Extra Service-The regular postal
feature service, including special de-
livery, special handling, insured and
registered mail and collect-ondeliv-
cry service, are always crowded dur
ing the holiday season and those in
tending to use them are asked to do
30 early.
Foreign Mail-Christmas mail in
tended for foreign countries should
be dispatched not later than Decem-
her l if it is intended that they
should reach their destination by
Christmas Day.
No deliveries will be made after
II o clock noon on Monday, Decem-
her 20, Postmaster jenkins states.
In order that local employees may
enjoy the holiday with their families
the postmaster asks that all outgo-
ing mail be turned into the post Of
flee at the earliest possible date.
The local force will be taxed to han
die incoming mail and the public is
asked to cooperate by not deluging
the post office with mail and par
ceis at the last minute.