New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1928, Page 10

"GORRECT ADDRESS | INSURES DELIVERY Postmaster Erlill Advises P“bi “\drkagr‘s are going out in large lic o Think Before Mailing More than 5,000 letters, greeting cards and Christmas packages from New Britain went to the dead letter office during the week between Christmas and New Year's last year, according to Postmaster H. E. Erwin, because of i nproper adresses. The postmaster today issued his annual appeal to local people to address their mail properly and assure the delivery of their letters, parcels or cards at their destination. This carelessness, according to the postmaster, is not among people who know no better but among the most nlightened. He remarks that the tiost illiterate take the most pains and in the long run are the most accurate. Last week a young woman, whom none of the clerks k rushed into the post office, hurriedly purchased a special delivery stamp and a regular stamp, stuck them on a letter, dropped it into the siot and rushed out. The letter had no writing on the outside of the enve- lope, nelther forwarding address or return address. It dild have the special delivery stamp., *In other words,” said Assistant Post Fdward J. Munson,” she was in 4 higger hurry than usual to get he Jetter to the dead letter office,” “Or else commented the postmaster “she wanted it to go there quickly."” young woman’'s In either case the ter nowhere and get letter has gone to !he only place it could go—the grave ' abl |yard of misdirected mail. If she regular stamp windows, but because tollowed custom of simply signing of lack of space no other windows n “Ethel"” or *Margaret” or what- can be opened. ever her name is, and has not writ- | Another thing which often causes ten the name and address of her a package to fail to arrive at its correspondent inside, she has wasted destination is the fact that many her efforts and her money to no people attempt to mail parcels avail. . wrapped as they come from the [ store. Unless the clerk at the bundle ' counter is told the parcel must be packed for mailing, it is likely to be less securely wrapped and will | come open in the mails. Christmas Mail Growing The handling of Christmas mail t the post office has started and numbers. The incoming rush is not 3 quite so large yet but Is growing | vises Insuring Packages every day. By Saturday it will he rwin also pointed out the insurance fee is 8o | 1 valuable packages should be insured. This, he explains, serves two purposes; it insures the sender against loss and gives the post office something upon which to work if the package goes astray. Many | necessary to add extra trucks and extra clerks and carriers to the working force. At present the parcel post sta- tion on Court street is handling np- wards 100 parcels daily. This will increase to several times that amount within a week. packages go astray, but seldom if | A situation which calls for addi- ¢VOr except when impropesly ad- dressed he adds. tional thought. according to the postmaster, is the fact that Christ-| The toastmaster stressed the im- e bl ay. mak. portance of a return address on g ool o working day ©Very envelope. This may be either between two holidays. There will be ©OD the front or back of the en- SEean e el ¢ anq Velope. It need not contain the name | e hs oh T Monday business ©f the sender, the street address be- | as heavy as any other 1€ sufficient of the accumulation | The post office already has turned | \ over approximately 100 letters ad- nd and many who wait until Friday or Saturday to mail packages are apt to be disap- pointed Buy Stamps in Advance dres to Santa Claus to Miss Cora We Claus. One way for people to avoid find- | ing it necessary to stand in line at R the post office or parcel post station | WRIGHT VICTOR when mailing packases, the post- | Loidon, Dec. 13 (P)—R. §. Wright master advises, 18 to buy stamps kept the stars and stripes flying in head of time, weigh their pack- the amateur squash racquets cham- £°s at home, and have the stamps pionship at Bath club today when | on before they get to the post office. h ed Major H. McCormick | This will help avoid congestion. With -1, , 9-7 in the third round. the present crowded quarters at the \\|\ghv. rmu avenged the defeat of | ost office there are not enough his compatriot, R. W. Gilmore at | stamp windows. and no more avail- the hands of McCormick yesterddy. There will be experts at the M. Beale, executive sceretary of the | ciation. Miss Beale will | see that these are delivered to Santa WANTS WIFE ARRESTED FOR RANSACKING HOME Woman Who “Shut Up” and Went Away Accused in Husband's Report to Police, Thomas Czapaycki of 148 Gov- ernor street, whose wife left home | 1ast Thursday because he told her to “shut up,” called at the police station last night and asked Lieu- | tenant Bamforth to have her arrest- |ed for stealing knives, forks, a flat- iron, spoons, a photograph of one of ber sons, and some bed clothes. The oman is said to have gone to 75 st Main street to live, and the po- lice are of the opinion that she took advantage of the opportunity of pro- “I‘ilng herself with the household articles while nobody was at the | Governor street residence. Licutenant Bamforth advised the complainant and his sons, who were vith him, to try to effect a reconcil- ion with the mother, but Czap- aycki insisted that she be prosecut- !f‘d The lientenant then advised him | to consult the prosecuting attorney or another lawyer relative to his | rights in the matter. | TO MARRY TUESDAY London, Dec. 13 (# — Lady Northesk, the former Jessica Brown, and her fiance, Vivian Cornelius, are planning to be married next Tuesday morning at the Princess | Row registry office. Only members |of the bridegroom'’s family and close | triends of the couple will attend the jceremony, the bride's mother not planning to cross the Atlantic be- |cause of recent stormy weather. The couple will spend thelr honey- moon in Switzerland and will return to London early in the spring. Want R. L State College Probed Providence, R. L, Dec. 13 (®— Appointment by the governor of a commission to investigate condi- tions at the Rhode lsland state col- lege that brought about the remov- al of Dr. Burt L. Hartwell as head of the experiment station and led to his subsequent retirement was ask- ed in a resolution referred to a com- mittee yesterday by the Rhode Is- land state grange at fll 42nd annual convention, *In his yearly message to the con- vention, State Master J. Curtis Hop- kins recommended the legal incor- poration of the grange “for the good and security of its members:” continued support for the policies of the state department of agricutture. establishment of better roads oy state aid, and foundation of a state nursery and conversion of waste lands into state forests. Woman to Aid League In Caring for Children Lugano, Dec. 13 (A—A woman expert to be appointed by the In- ternational Union of Women Catho- lic Leagues will help in the league of nations protection of children and women. Senor Vallegas of Chile proposed the plan which was unanimously approved by the coun- cil after several members had urged that the number of experts should not be so great as to encumber the work of the league commission handling the subjects. POLICEMAN CHASES BOYS The police are investigating a sus- picious incident that came to the at- tention of Officer Louls E. Harper about 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. He was driving through Corbin ave- nue and saw three small boys describes this sketch, is only Junior lamps | pleas | from the | One group is English ¢ laced, paper ment shades, to sketch. . Beauty in simplicity junior lamp. One, in particular, with whale- oil bowl and finished in pewter, similar to $19.75 ' i Candlestick - type ing departure $33.75 Lamps Spread Cheer Throughout the Year: be praised for your thoughtfulness. ment, sflk and parchment, real parchment . . paper! type of ! 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