Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-28
Governmental Departments Sponsoring
Plan that Soldiers May Be Served in
Time for Natal Day Enjoyment

son has been set up two months
earlier, so far as Christmas con-
Germs men in the armed forces.
The Advancement, as announ-
ced by the postoffice department
this week, has been made by that
department and tn e War and
Navy departments.
Obviously, it aims to assure
soldiers enjoying the best posi-
BILE Christmas. Earlier mailing
of gifts will facilitate transport
tation. considerable of which will
be to r-fung backgrounds.
Following are excerpts from
the postoffice departments mail
ing instructions.
Christmas parcels and Christ
mas cards should be mailed dur
ing the period beginning October
l and ending November l. 1912,
the earlier the better. Patrons
should be encouraged to endorse
each gift parcel "Christmas Par
eel" Special effort will b made
to effect delivery of all Christmas
parcels mailed during that period
In time for Christmas.
In view of the urgent need for
shipping space to transport ma
terials directly essential TO the
war effort, Christmas parcels
shall not exceed the present
limits of IL pounds in weight OF
IL inches in length or AZ inches
in length and qirth combined.
! Nevertheless the public is urged
by the War and Navy Depart
ments to cooperate by voluntarily
restricting the size of Christmas
parcels to that of an ordinary
shoe box, and the weight to 6
pounds. These departments have
pointed out also that members of
the Armed Forces are amply pro-
vided with food and clothing. and
the public is urged not to include
such matter in gift parcels. Not
more than one Christmas parcel
or package shall be accepted for
mailing in any one week when
sent by or on behalf of the same
person or concern to or for the
same addressee.
Owing to the great distance
this mail must be transported
and the handling and any stor-
age it must undergo, it is absol-
utely necessary that all articles
be packed in substantial boxes or
containers and be covered with
wrappers of sufficient strength
not only to resist pressure of
other mail in the same sack, but
to withstand the weight of other
sacks of mail, which in the long
transit may be piled theron. Fur
thermore, as each parcel is SUBJ
ject to censorship, delay in hand
ling may be minimized bv secur-
ing the covering of the parcel so
as to permit ready inspection Of
the contents.
M any combination packages
will probably be made up includ-
ing miscellaneous toilet articles,
hard candies, soaps etc. The
contents of such packages should
be tightly packed. in order that
the several articles may not be
ioosened In transit. damaging the
contents of the parcel itself or
causing damage to the covering
of the parcel. Christmas boxes
should be inclosed in substantial
containers. Candies in thin
paste board boxes should be in
closed in wood. metal. corrugated
pasteboard. Sealed packages of
candy, cigars, tobacco and toilet
articles in simplest mercantile
form may he inclosed within par
GELS without affecting the par
cel-post classification of sue h
packages. Sharp-pointed or sharp
edged intruments, such as razors
knives, etc., must have their
points or edges protected so they
cannot cut through their cover
ings and damage other mail or
injure postal employees.