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EDWARD W. PICARD
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winter, to cut the federal defi-
and still provide $500,000,000
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6917 S. E. 86TH
PORTLAND. OREGON
Consolidated with The Shelton Independent -
VOL. LIII--NO. 101
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Twice a Week
TUESDAY and
THURSDAY
SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, December 14, 1939
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPEt
for defense, congress must
elsewhere. Early to see hand-
on the wall is the depart-
t of agriculture, which promptly
a 50 per cent slash in
export subsidies. But Secre-
Y Henry A. Wallace will not stand
and watch congress wreck his
farm program. Meeting
the Farm Bureau fed-
heard Mr. Wallace drop a
hints of what he has in mind.
general plan: To make the
program self-supporting to as-
its permanency. Possible
include re.enactment of proc-
taxes (voided by the Su.
court in 1936), the domestic
certificate plan, and ear-
all custom receipts (in.
of only 30 per cent) for pay-
of farm benefits. Most broad.
plan is a general manu-
FEDERATION'S O'NEAL
Not so certain...
sales tax, which he
"simply the farmer's tariff."
)s like the Millers' National fed-
promptly called it a "con-
sales tax vn an essential
i," but that didn't solve the prob-
either.
least one major agricultural
the Farm Bureau's Presi-
Edward O'Neal, agreed with
Wallace in principal. Said he:
farm program must be made
"because national
is directly dependent on
lfare of the farmers."
O'Neal was less certain
constituents' support on an.
point, the reciprocal trade pro-
which comes up for congres-
renewal next term. Though
it "the best approach yet
to solve the foreign trade
thereby agreeing with See-
of State Cordell Hull, Mr.
thereby got many a dirty
from farmers who believe the
is undermining Amerlea's
independence.
WAR:
Play
dull was western front war-
that both Britain and Germany
reported shipping planes to aid
uered Finns (see Interns.
Meanwhile Britain, France
other anti-Russian members of
League of Nations sought that
expulsion when the League
; to hear why Finland doesn't
be invaded.
a time it seemed that Neville
battle against Hitler-
was being held in abeyance
outcome of Finnish hostill-
,a possibility that became more
when elder classes of both
and German troopswere de-
But this was only part
plan: The allies were fighting
economic war, and their most
weapon was only then being
weapon had two edges.
Iritish fleets were ordered
all German exports w.hQr-
'they might be found, thus cut-
off the Reich's snpply of for,
exchange. The other edge: A
for allied purchase of all ex-
able surpluses of Germany's
at prices the Reich was
to pay. After a few days of
German economists were not
to admit the blockade was
to pinch. 0nly Rumafiia,
sudden pressur from Russia,
to cut her sal$s to the Reich.
from Page Four
% Under
Average
m
County has 5,4 per cent
population living off the
today, slightly less than.th
average which Is six per
to figures comput-
released by the State So-
department this week.
in the state are King
9.2 and Wahkiakum's 2,6
for other counties of the
released by the State Social
for the earl-
and relief programs
is sttpervision, ffollow. They
include those on WPA or
Federal programs in which
does not co-operate.
4.9 per cent', Jefferson,
H.-'trbor, 5.7; PaCific, 4.8;
6.2; Island, 6; Kitsap,
5.4; Thurston, 5.2;
Cowlitz, 6.6; Clark, 5;
lie, 4.5; Okanogan, 3.5;
t, 4,4; Kittitas, 4.5; Yakima,
4.1; Benton, 4.2;
5.1; Franklin
4.2; Lincoln, 4.1; Fer-
Stevens, 5.5; Pend Orellle,
8.9; Whitman, 3;
5.3; WaUa Walls, 6,1;
8,7; Asotin, 8,1,
No Mistaking Nearness
Of Xmas; Stores Stock
Up, City All Decorated t_
[C 0 M M U N I T Y!
I CALENDARI
TONIGHT--Annual election meet-
ing of Shelton Chamber of
Commerce, 6:30 get-together din-
ner, 7:30 busiuess meeting, Ho-
tel Shelton.
TONIGHT -- Commercial league
bowling, 8 p. m., bewlhtg alleys.
FRIDAYPrep basketball, Brem-
erton vs. Shelton, 7 p. m., Lin-
coln gym, first and second teams
games.
FRIDAY--City league boWling, 7
and 9 p. m., bowling alleys.
FRIDAY--V.F.W. post aud auxil-
iary meetings, 8 p. m., Memorial
lmll.
SATURDAY---Superior court, 10
a. in., courthouse.
MONDAY--County commissioners
weekly meeting, 10 a. m., court-
house.
MONDAY--Ladies league bowl-
ing, 8 p. m., bowling alleys.
MONDAY--Theatre Guild Christ--
mas Carol CaRtata. "Prepare
Him Room," 8:15 p. m., Meth-
odist Church. Also Girl Scouts
on program.
TUESDAY--KIwanis club hutch-
eon, noon, Hotel Shelton.
TUESDAY -- American Legion
post and auxiliary, 8 p. m., Me-
morial hall.
SPORTSMEN VIEW
NARROWS BRIDGE
PICTURES AT MEET
Hood Canal Delegates Took Active
Part In State Sports Council
Quarterly Meet
Intricate details of bridge con-
struction were a little more clear
to members of the Hood Canal
Sportsmens Association today af-
ter they viewed for over an hour
• still picture slides of the Narrows
Bridge shown them Tuesday eve-
December meeting in
gym by Clark H.
Idridge, official of the Washing-
ton State Toll Bridge Authority.
Mr. Eldridge showed a complete
slides showing the various
of construction of the bridge,
)anying the pictures with an
illuminating talk explaining the
engineering processes involved in
the span's construction.
After viewing the pictures, the
membership turned to its regular
business, which was highlighted
by reports from President Harry
Young and Treasurer Leo Johnson
of their trip to the quarterly meet-
ing of the Washington State Sports
Council at Wenatchee last week-
end.
Fishing Saved For Kids
Johnson reported that it was di-
rectly as a result of Young's mo-
tion that a proposal to raise the
legal limit of trout from six to
eight inches was voted down with
0nly three favoring ballots. Young
pointed out to the Council dele-
gates that if the legal size was
raised it would put serious crimp
in the fishing sport for youngsters
as they would seldom catch legal
fish with a larger size to live up
to. His point was that fishing
should not under any consideration
be dgnied the state's youth.
YoUng also was credited with
causing a resolution which would
allow feed eggs to be used again
. (Continued on pece SIx
Dog Set Mire By
Turpentined Coat
Police Chief Ray Starwieh ques-
tioned an Elmer man and his son
Tuesday evening as suspects in
the cruel torture of a dog, but
released the men when witnesses
were unable to definitely identify
them as the parties who put tur-
pentine on a dog and then set the
anilal fire on a downtown Shel-
ton street.
The blazing canine ran through
the Peninsular Railway yards and
disappeared. It hasn't been found
yet.
Remaining Open Evenings
Next Week As Aid
Shelton stores are now presSur-
ing a gay holiday atmosphere--for
with their decorations, window dis-
plays, showings of new and sea-
sonable merchandise and gift ar-
ticles a truly Christmas spirit is
evident here.
Coupled with this is the festive
spirit seen in the down-town sec-
tion with its garlands of Christmas
greenery, first of the outdoor
Christmas lights appeared during
the past week and lighted Christ-
mas trees which attractively add
a happy Christmas air to the en-
tire scene.
Local merchants have gone to
unusual efforts this year to pre-
sent their stocks of merchandise
attractively. There are many un-
usual window displays--as modern
and up-to-date as can be found in
many city stores. A visit to the dry
goods and clothing stores, drug
stores, hardware, furniture, auto
accessorms, groceries, gift shops
and other establishments will con-
vince buyers in this community
that many savings can be realized
in the purchase of gift merchdmdiae
in Shelton '
Shelton stores are making dili-
gent efforts to serve local people
better this year than ever before.
Christmas shoppers, therefore, are
urged by The Journal to visit the
stores to ascertain just what good
service is available right here
home. Advertisements of the pro-
gressive and wide-awake stores
will be found in these columns, and
contain many suggestions as to
where, how and what to buy to the
be,L advantage.
New supplies of Christmas mer-
chandise are arriving daily as
Shelton merchants are forced to
re-order in the early buying rush
which presages a record Christmas
trade in Shelton in 1939.
So, shop first through the col-
umns of The Journal, then wsit
the local stores that can fill your
wants, o
Xmas Cantata To
Be Presented By
Guild on Monday
A Christmas cantata will he held
at the Methodist church, Monday
evening, December 18 at 8:15 by
the Theatre Guild Chorus. It is
"Prepare His Room" by Hadler.
The Chorus numbers among its 20
members, many of Shelton's best
known vocalists, and the cantata
itself is based on well known
Christmas carols. Solo parts in the
cantata will be taken by Miss Ida
Olson, soprano: Mrs. Earl Jordan,
conlralto: Richard Berg, 'tenor,
and Lloyd Van Blaricom, bass.
Miss Eileen Run,acres ts accom-
panist.
The Shelton Girl Scouts will also
appear on the program to sing
Christmas carols. Mrs. Lout Lar-
son is directing the Girl Scouts.
This is a Christmas gift to Shel-
ton residents and any.other music
lovers, as there is no admission
charge.
The personnel of the chorus in-
cludes the following: Sopranos--
Ida OIson, Eugenia Spencer. Con-
nie Clumb, Margaret Mowry, May
Winiecki, Alice Palmer. Contraltos
Kay Jordan, Jane Ebrtght, Helen
Coffman, Lois Mell, Alda Johnson.
Tenors Richard Berg, Waker Ec-
kert, Robert Bampton, Werner
Conrad. BassesLloyd Van Blart-
corn, Ed Hepner, Wylie Hoyle,
Arne Gabrielson. Kenneth Blan-
chard is director of the chorus.
o
Scout Treasure Hunt
Scheduled Saturday
Providing the weatherman is in
a more jovial mood than at the
moment, the Boy Scout treasure
hunt, already once postponed, will
be held Saturday morning starting
at 9 o'clock from the Scout build-
ing.
Rain or a severe threat of rain
will cause the hunt to be delayed
again, Dr. Eugene Browning, dis-
trict scout commissioner, said to-
day.
SHELTON WOMAN HAS NARROW
ESCAPE IN ODD CAR ACCIDENT
Painfully skinned and brtlised,
Mrs. James Funk is recovering at
her home in Shelton today from a
peculiar automobile accident which
befell her Tuesday and at the same
time is thanking a kindly provi-
dence which saved her from what
could easily have been more seri-
ous injuries.
Riding in a car driven hy her
mother-in-law, Mrs, Percy Funk,
the younger woman fell from the
moving vehicle as it rounded a left
turn on the Olympia highway at
the foot of the hill below the Oys-
ter Bay schoolhouse Tuesday after-
noon.
Mrs. Funk, thinking she was
turning the door handle to a locked
position, instead released the catch
on the righthnd door of the coupe
and was jerked from her seat to
the shoulder of the road, The car
door opened from the fro*t end
and caught the rush of wind cre-
ated by the moving machine.
Mrs. Funk landed in the gravel
and dirt beside the pavement and
only a few feet from a guardrail,
but except for extremely painful
bruises and the loss of considerable
skin, suffered no broken bones or
sprains.
YOUTH ON BI-'ILE
HURT IN CAR MI$HAP
Bobby Schumacher, 1O, son of
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Schumacher of
512 Bellview street, lost several
teeth and was cut and bruised
when his bicycle collided with a
ear driven by Paul W. Dlttman,
651 Ellinor street, Wednesday.
Treated at Shelton hospital, the
lad was released soon afterward to
his home.
!0 Pages
of Christmas bargains
in this issue of the "
Journal
and
more
next week!
You will find a suggestion
for every gift problem that
may be troubling you. Read
the advertisements closely.
OUTDOOR XMAS
TREE CONTEST
PRIZESFIXED
' Much Interest Expressed Already
In Garden Cinl,'s Effort To
Make Shelton Beautiful City
For Yule Holidays
Great enthusiasm is being shown
In the Shelton Garden Club's out-
door lighted Christrnas decoration
contest, reports Mrs. George Drake
contest chalrm,an.
Today she announced the list of
prizes which will be twarded in
the contest as folh,ws in three dif-
ferent divisions:
Small trees t5 to 10 fcet}--.$5
cash first prize, $3 cash second
prize.
Large trees (over 10 feet)-$6
casil first prize, $4 cash second
prize.
Z gg, fgg g t 'f gg ff I
DRAKE'S TALK TO CONGRESS
COMMITTEE CONCERNED WITH
SUSTAINED YIELD OF TIMBER
Problems of the western logging
industry were outlined Tuesday
and yesterday in Porthmd to a
joint Congressional e6mmittec on
Forestry by leaders of the western
logging industry, including Frank
Reed, president, and George Drake,
gneral superirtendent, of the
Simpson Logging Company.
Mr. Drake's art in the progran
wav concerned with sustained
yield, of which he said in part.
"To put into practice sustained
yield, requires the best thcaffht (,f
private, state and federal interesst
as well as of the genral public.
Fire Protection First
"The first step ahmg this line
is effective fire protection, not
alone of the virgin forest but ca.
pecially of the cut-over lands, so
that the new growth on these lands
may be available when needed at.
tar the old growth is cut. Real
progress is being made along the
line of better fire protection, but
until the public rcalize the value
of this young growth and taks an
active interest in helping keep fire
out of it, this problem of the pro-
tection of increasing areas of cut-
over lands is one of the major
problems of sustained yield.
"Another factor in the practical
working out of sustained yield
plans .is the matter of a sound
taxation system that will make
possible the holding of timber until
ready to rug under the program
laid down in the sustained yield
plan. Real relief for the carrying
of young growth timber has been
accomplished by the delayed yield
tax laws passed in recent years in
many of the timbered states. There
is still need for modification of
taxation method.c) for mature tim-
ber, that will place the timber
owner on the same footing as the
grower of any other agricultural
crop, for after all, timber i a crop.
Complicated Situations
"One of the most difficult prob-
lems in the setting up of sustained
yield units is the blocking up of
timber lands to make a practical
working unit, The ownership of
private timber lands in a .large
unit is often in many hands, with
varying policies as to how the
(Continued on page Six)
Snow Tonight?
Shifting Wind
Means Perhaps
"Now I'm not making a pre-
diction, but if this wind keeps
shifting, then look out tonight."
It was Jim Watson, veteran
watchman at the Rayonier plant
speaking this afternoon ::
Journal reporter scanned the
weather records for December
to date.
"That wind was from the
southeast this morning, then it
veered to south, to southwest
and llOV it's almost duc west,"
he explained. "If it keeps going
around to the north we might
get nm snow tonight."
The weather figures seemed to
bea out his poiut, Night tem-
peratures this week have been
rather chilly, In fact Tuesday
night dropped to 30 and have
been hovering near the freezing
pfint all week. With a north
wind and the rain condlons
which Imve marked the entire
month sJ far snow could easily
result.
Rain has been recorded every
24-hour period so far this month
on the Rayonier weather books
with a total fall up to 3:$0 this
afternoon of 6.81 inches. The
period between 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and 3:30 this af-
ternoon saw the heaviest fall of
the month so far at 1.60 inches.
During a 48-hour period cover-
ing the days of the 7th and 8th
a total of 2.44 inches fell, 1.34
on the 7th and 1.10 on the 8th.
Thus within two weeks, 1989%
prospects of becoming a record
dry year on the Rayonier weath-
er cimrts _have almost bee|i
washed away for it will take
only 8,92 inches of rain in the
entire month to pas the dry
record of 48.66 inches set in
1988--and here we have 6.8t al-
ready.
Shrubbery deeorations-,a $10.95
E. 8. lamp fir,,t prize, $7 cash
second prize.
/
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First announcement of the con-
test early this week confined en-
trants to within the city limits of
Shelon but this rule has been re-
laxed, Mrs. Drake said, and now
anyone in Shelton "or near vicin-
lily" may enter.
Trees or shrubbery decorations
must be entered by December 24
o be eligible in the contest and
must be kept lighted from 6 to 10
each evening from December 24 to
New Years in accordance with the
contest rules. Entries may be sub-
mitted to Mrs. Drake. who polnts
out that entrants should be careful
to note in which of he divisions
they wish tO enter their trees or
decorations. Street addresses also
are important information needed
by the committee.
Shelton merchants have assisted
INDUSTRY TAKING BUT
FLEETING TIMEOFF TO
CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS
137 Cars Make
New Record for
Tree Shipments
M a so n County's Chrlstnms
tree business reached :t new
high for the 1989 cutting aa-
son, approximately 33 1/3% in-
creased over the best previous
year, acJrding io H. E. De-
Shields, Shelton agent for the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The last crioad of the season
was shipped from the Shelton
depot yesterday attd it was num-
ber 137 for the year. The bulk
of the shipments were made by
the thnee major comlmnle.,--E.
D. Payne, J. Hofert, and Kirk
and Company, all el whom nmtde
about equal shipments through
the Shelton depot.
The best previous ye:tr iu the
Christmas tree industry here
saw close to 100 crloads going
out. Shipments go to every see-
lion of the United States and
Into Canada and Mexlc by rail,
while many distant parts of the
world get Mason County Christ-
mas trees via boat shipment.
VERN MILLER DUE
AS ACTIVE CLUB'S
N E X T PRESIDENT
the Garden Club in arranging for
the prizes, hoping to make Shelton Nomhmtlon Committee Pre.,mts
one of the most beautifully decor- Slate of Candidates; Election,
ated towns in the ,state this Chris- Chrlstrrms Ptbty Due
mas season.
If recommendations of a nomt-
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS hating committee are tel[owed
TREE LESS DANGEROUS (and they generally are). Vern
A method of fireproofing Christ- Miller. clerk in the men's depart-
mas trees against open £lames was ment at the Lumbermen's Merean-
described today by Mrs. Alfred tile store, is slated to become the
Killmer, member of the Shelton
Gttrden Club, which she recom-
mends to all ho put up Chrtstma
trees.
Mrs. Killmer explains:
"Cut the tree butt slantwise,
thus opening up the porev of Fne
tree, and set it in a solution of
water and ammonium sulphate for
four to six days, or until the solu-
tion is practically all soaked up
by the tree. This leaves the tree
moist and green and makes it less
infla tamable.
"The solution should be a pint
and a half f water to each pound
of ,ammonium sulphate. The
amount of the solution used should
be judged according to the size of
the tree,
"Ammonium sulphate is an in-
exnensive substance which can be
obtained from any hardware store."
Further information may be ob-
tained by calling Mrs. Killmer at
206-J.
2 Coun'ty Men Leave
On Extended Journey
Nell Lee and Mark Craddick left
Tuesday on a trip of several weeks
,qr,tb and exnecting to drop over
into :Mexico before they return.
28th president of the Active Club
of Shelton.
The nominating committee re.
ported last night with Miller's
name as the only gee for presi-
dent: with George Dunnlng, pres-
ent secretary-treasurer, suggest-
ed for promotion to vice-president;
with Charles Rowe, Simpson Log-
ging company accountant, noml-
n at o d for seeretary.treasurer;
Duncan Wilson, Jess Barrett and
Cliff Dunseath for directors and
John Replinger, retiring president,
for district council member.
No nominations to oppose any of
the committee's candidates were
made from the floor last night.
The semiannual election will be
held next Tuesday evening, which
will also bring on the club's annual
Christmas party in which members
give each other impractical and
unuseful gifts, the more humorous
the more appreciated.
Next week's meeting has been
pushed ahead a night to avoid con-
flicting with members who work
in stores which plan to stay open
evenings late next week,
Entertainment for last night's
session came in the form of motion
pictures telling "The Story of
Standard Oil," presented through
the. courtesy of C. C. Cole of the
Shblton Gas Company, Mason
County distributors for Standard
Oil. The pictures showed .a history
of the development of the Standard
Oil Company, or of the oil industry
in general for that matter.
An $11.18 insurance bill on the
bus used for the swimming classes
sponsored JOintly by the Red Cross
and Active Club last summer was
approved by the Active Club board
of directors last nht. The bill had
been overlooked, hence the late
payment. The surplus in the swim
fund ubscribed by the public last
i
Busiuess Of Earning Paychcek
To Halt 01113" Briefly in Maon
l
Comity; Rayonler Works
'rhroug/ New Year.
Industrial workmen in Shelto
land in Mtson County Iogg'in ,
]camps will take only the baresl
possible time off from the activt-
ties of earning' pav check, lo (,b-
serve Christmas(,f' 1939, it was in.
dteated by offi(;i:tls of the several
lmills and plants here yesterday,
]an6ther indication of the'gem',raliv
good times of the nwmeut in
business way.
According to the best informa-
tion at hand at this time. the
Simpson Logging company camps
and its'Reed sawmill, shingle mill,
and Peninsular Railway divisions
will lose only two working day
because of the yuletide h(,lidays
both at Christmas and New Years
those days being the tw¢, actual
holidays themselves, whicl occur
on Mondays, and the Tuesdays
following, activities resuming ou
Wednesday morning" of each week
Possibility that the shingle mill
might be idle a few extra days for
repairs was expressed but i, not
yet definite, compauy officials said
esterdy,
40 Hours for Rayonler
The Rayonier pulp plant will ta.ke
a 40-hour la,yoff to observe Christ-
mas but will operate through New
Years Day without a break. T'ne
Rayonier plant operates on a four,.
shift daily basis covering the full
24 hours, and since the Shaffer
plant at Tacoma has been st, arted
with its product to he processed
here with increased crews, holi-
days make a serious break in op-
erations, company officials pointe<l
OUt.
Plans £or tle MeCle:ry Ttmber
plant's Christmas shutdown haw,
not yet been outlined but com-
pany officials said the men will
lose as little time as possible, prob-
ably returning t work either on
Tuesday or" /Vednesday meriting
following each holklay, the mc
aN the Slnpsofl orations.
teady Operation
The Simpson logging camps
have becn running steadily since
September. 1938. working 226
actual days in that parted and los-
ing only one week in June this
year when a strike ct):ed Camp 5.
a day or two at times for sm)w or
for fire danger, and the regular
holidays as they rolled around.
The camps lose 104 days a year
under the pre,qent working sched-
ule of five-day, 40-hour weeks.
leaving two idle days each week.
In earlier years* the working days
were more but the holidays longer
at Christmas and July 4th, the
latter ellen for a month or more.
Now camp men and their families
come to town every wcek..en(l of
even in mid-week so the rlee( for
long holiday. m not what it once
was,
CITY, COUNTY SCHOOl.
HOLIDAYS DIFFER
Christmas vacation periods will
vary for city and rural students
of Mason County this yetr, Stu-
dents in Shelton having thirteen
day,J while county students will
get but ten days.
The Shetton school vacation will
begin with the close of elaaa per-
iods next Wednesday, December
20, with chuses res,uming Wed-
nesday morning, January 3. ac-
cording to City Superintendent H.
E. Loop.
Rural county schools will start
their yule holidays with the dts-
misea] lell Friday, December 22.
and will take up again Tuesday
morning, January 2.
Practically every school in city
and county is preparing a.Chriat -
mas program to present sometime
summer thus was reduced by during the last few days before
$11.18, the board pointed out, vacation begin..
CHRISTMAS MAILINC,-TRAiL00 ..............
LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT
In order to accommodate
Christmas mailers, the Shelton
postofflco will remain open all
day this coming Satnrday,
from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., Post-
master Mtss Jessie Knight an-
nounced this morning.
Christmas business at this
postofflee is $500 behind last
year% December business at
this date, Miss Knight adds.
Get on your horse and don't
spare the whip, Christmas shopper,
i you are going to get those
packages mailed in time for then
to be received before the merry
old yuletide tree is put in the gar-
bage can again.
This is the warning issued today
by Postmaster Jessie Knight, who
is again playing the part of Mr,
Santa's right-hand helper in Shel-
ton.
The rattle for Baby Dumpling,
the horn for Jimmy Blowhard and
the ear muffs for Jimmy's father
should be mailed at least a week
i or 10 days before ChriStmas, if the
]sender wants to be. sure of their
]arrival in time, the postmaster
] said.
Fears Late Mailing Rush
] Early mailing, Miss Knight
I pointed out, Would also be a great
assistance to the postal employee
and prevent the long suffering
carriers from being bogged down
beneath an avahmche ¢,f packages
at the lat minute.
Already the Shell.on postoffice
is $500 behind last Dceember's
business at this point in the Christ-
)
mas season. Mis,s ]nlKht, sit so
her fears of a late tlvt|anche of
mailing appears well founded.
Sheath Those I (,int
Pack your articles securely be-
fore mailing the postmaster urged.
For intance, if you are going" to
send a harpoon to your boarding"
house friend or t pair of spurs to
your mothcr-in-law, the points
should be guarded so they won't
break through the package and
damage somebndy's shipment of
El Rope cigars.
No package sent by parcel post
may be more than 100 inches in
length and girth combined nor ex-
ceed 70 ponnds in weight,
Addre.ses shouhi also be com-
plete and clear, if packages ar to
be delivered tn ttme for the cur-
rent Christmas, the postmaJter
"warned.
Tim postoffice staff is not re-
sponsible for the remarks made by
te recipient of a red ueektie wlm
wanted ,a set of golf clubs.