Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 12 Verhovay Journal November 17, 1954. UNITED STATES POST OFFICE CHRISTMAS INSTRUCTIONS To assure delivery of gift parcels and greeting cards before Christmas the following mailing schedule should be followed, according to Postmaster E. L. Baker. ZONE MILES 8 over .... 1800 mail not later than December 6 ........1800 ........1400 ” ” ” ____1000 ___ fiOO ” ........ 300 ........ 150 ........ 50 7___ 6___ 5 .... 4___ 3___ 2___ 1___ Local Oartada (all points) 99 99 99 99 , i ” 8 ” 10 ” 11 ” 13 ” 14 ” 14 ” 15 December 1 POSTAGE RATES ON LETTERS AND CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS The postage on letters and sealed Christmas greeting cards is 3 cents per ounce. Unsealed Christmas cards bearing no written message may be sent at 2 cents for the first two ounces and 1 cent for each additional ounce. Cards sent at this rate will not be forwarded nor returned to sender in case of nondelivery. Christmas cards should be bundled with the stamps faceing the same way and tied with string. Special Delivery and Air Mail should be handed in at the post office separately from ordinary mail. Advertising matter, other than that for Christmas business, should not be deposited in the mails after December 1 and before December 27. The Post Office does not provide directory service. Extreme care should be taken to see that all mail matter is completely addressed including street, number, city, state and delivery zone number. PACKING AND WRAPPING Pack articles carefully and tightly in strong durable containers. Wrap and tie packages securely with good quality paper and cord, but do not seal them unless name and address of sender are shown together with the inscription reading “Contents Merchandise — Postmaster: This parcel may be opened for postal inspection, if necessary,” as sealed parcels not so labeled or endorsed are subject to the letter rate of postage. The name and address of the sender may be handwritten, handstamped or typewritten on the labels. ■ LIMIT OF SIZE AND WEIGHT OF PARCEL POST By Surface Means:Size Weight (Combined length and girth) 1. Between Post Offices of the First-Class to Local, 1st and 2nd Zones .................................72 inches to zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 .................................72 inches 2. To or from post offices other than First-Class Offices ........................................................100 inches 40 lbs. 20 lbs. 70 lbs. 3. To or from any post office located at a Military installations in the United States..... 4. -To or from any post office in a United States possession or territory, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ............................................ 5. To or from any Army, Air Force, or Navy Post Office, except the APO’s listed in line 6 ...................................................................... 6. APO Nos. 22, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 147, 167, 179, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 202, 210. 212, 214, 218, 232, 233. 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 755 ....... And Navy, Nos. 100 and 220 .............+.............. \ ia Air Mail or Air Parcel Post: 1. For delivery within the United States or to U. S. possessions ............................................... 2. For delivery to Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine personnel overseas .......... 100inches 70lbs. 100inches 70lbs. 100 1 inches 70lbs. 100inches 50lbs. 100inches 50lbs. 100inches 70lbs. 30inches 2lbs. Coffee, ^cigarettes, and tobacco products are prohibited to some APO’s and FPO’s c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. — Check with the Post Office before including such items in your parcel. Customs Declarations are required on paTcels addressed to certain APO’s and FPO's-, c/o Postmaster, N. Y., N. Y., and New Orleans, Lousiana. Therefore, if your parcel is addressed through these offices, you should check with the Post Office for prohibitions or special requirements. PERMISSIBLE ADDITIONS AND ENCLOSURES To encourage early mailing, senders are permitted to mark parcels “Please Do Not Open Until Christmas.” In addition, written salutations, such as. “Merry Christmas,” “Happy New Year,” “With Best Wishes,” as well as numbers, symbols, etc., for the purpose of description, may be enclosed with third, or fourth-class (parcel post) mail. A simple dedicatory inscription not of a personal nature may be written in books but other unauthorized additions subject the parcel to the letter rate of postage. Do not enclose letters or messages, no matter how brief, in parcels as doing so will subject the entire parcel to the letter rate. Communications enclosed in envelopes prepaid at the letter rate may be securely fastened to the outside of parcels sent at the third, or fourth-class rate. Christmas gifts should be insured or registered. Parcels containing small articles of considerable value should always be registered. PERISHABLE MATTER Articles likely to spoil within the time reasonably required for transportation and delivery are not acceptable for mailing. Parcels containing perishable or Special Handling. matter must be endorsed “Perishable” directly above the name of the addressee, and should be sent Special Delivery LABELING About December 1, printed labels marked “LOCAL” and “OUT OF TOWN” will be distributed by carriers to Detroit residents for use in segregating and facing their Christmas greeting cards.---------------------------YOUR HEALTH Tossing an injured person ,into the back seat of an automobile and bouncing him a- Tound in a wild dash to the hospital is a way to hasten his end. Speed of transportation to a hospital is not the important thing, but care that all moving is done without further damage to the patient. If an injured person is found unconscious and has alcohol on his breath, brain injury should be considered as a possibility until proved otherwise. Such an injured person should be kept lying on his Side so that his tongue does not fall back.
