Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Do You Know
Just How 70USe
The Mails?


you are unwittingly carrying piece of paper that
Is controlled and regulated by
and regulations That little three-cent packet paper
penny post card must conform to restrictions than
can be found in the Constitution of the United States
You may not realize that when you hurriedly
couple of stamps place on letter so that they
overlap each other, you violating law.
little small margin of edges overlap
letter Is not legally prepared for transmission through the
mails In most the postal authorities lenient
your letter usually goes through to its destination
you have addressed it in pencil you're wrong again
nicaly the letter be address
should have addressed it in ink
Although postage rates very Inexpensive there
still many persons who send letters without paying any
postage whatever Everyone knows that Congressman
send letters free to all his constituents But per-
know that private citizens have the privilege
Anyone who has written book, play any manuscript
which he wants to copyright send the material postage
free TO the Register Of Copyrights In Washington He
merely the copyright the Office delivers
the manuscript without charge
In the OF the blind the Post Office great
concessions. Libraries that send books newspapers
written In Braie photograph records to blind person,
may send them without payment of postage They may
be returned free also
The boys in the Army and Navy get special privileges
too Soldiers and Sailors spend all their money and
not have three cents left for stamp But they write
families sweethearts. they
do is write their in the eft-hand of the
velope and the word free" in the right.
There's another kind of army that the mails. The
clippers that coupons different
in order TO receive several free samples Well sometimes
won't work Mr. Mailman is not allowed to deliver mail
to fictitious
Nowadays the Fifth Column has become a serious men
to democracy There many groups that want to
impose the waro political systems of Europe upon this
country Some have openly advocated overthrow OF the
present Government by violence Others have urged sabot
age and treason If of the groups the mail to
try spread their poisonous doctrines they will commit
major mistake. Fortunately the law makers wise
enough to make 1t crime to use the mails to urge
defiance Of the law treason.
Sometimes patriotic Americans innocently commit Of
lenses in sending mail respectable church mem
herX writ tn harf To IN
party u.s. sometimes violating the law The friend
Christmas time sends his buddy a well wrapped
liquor also preparing himself for Uncle Sans
dog house. Professor McGlump who might send his
favorte pupil harmless little garden snake for study is
looking trouble Reptiles not appreciated in
the post office and won't be mailed.
Many people hurriedly write letter and then regret
that they mailed It, The fearful young lady who spurns
her finds that all be forgiven when
bouquet of orchids arrive at her house
difficult spot So is the business man who signs
mails it after he finds out that he's going
70 money he fufs it. These people could plead
all night try the letters from tho that
picks up the msibox. But he dare not return
they'd better not try to break open tho
mail box II they do not want to spend three in Jail
for tampering with the Y s. Mail
If the girl business thinks that the issues
involved important they may be able TO call back the
already mailed letters ny filing application with the
postmaster Upon identifying these letters and proving
they the senders the postmaster will telegraph
the post withhold letters The expense
all trouble must be paid by the
Of bother TO all concerned but sometimes 1t worth it
70 the person most concerned.
Light fingered folks who walk off pens or ink
holders from the post office taking great a
chance the fellows who write their n-law
threatening 70 beat them The thieves be fined
5000 the mother hatcrs $500 20 get
threats off their chests But the highest
$50 900 awaits the mail carriers such "a railroad
steamship line that tries 90 cheat the Government by
claiming delivery Of more mail than actually
Anyone would have 10 study the postal laws for
several years before he knew part them. BY
he learned the rules and the exceptions he'd have
10 start again the rules change FREQUENTLY
is far write letter than II 20 mail that
IL conforms with the law every respect