oc-plain-dealer 1921-12-06

MAIL YOUR XMAS PARCELS THIS WEEK Postmaster J. F. Ahlborn is busy transmitting the Xmas message of Postmaster General Hays to school children of the Anaheim district. The school children are urged to carry home the mail-your-package-early slogan. Yesterday morning Postmaster Ahlborn took the message to Central, Broadway and Fremont schools, delivering it in person to the assembly at the latter school. In the afternoon, with C. W. Hedges, rural carrier, he visited Magnolia, Savannah and Loara schools, west of Anaheim. The message follows: To the Boys and Girls of the United States; Christmas is almost here. Your great Post Office Department has a big job ahead and needs your help. Think what it means to be Santa Claus to 100,000,000 people and to deliver Christmas parcels to every family in this great country within the snort space of a few days and without disappointment. It can be done, and we're going to do it if we have your help, I want to enlist the active assistance of every boy and girl in the schools of our country in getting parcels mailed this XMAS WEEK to relieve the rush that comes directly before Christmas. Will you go home today and take this message to your parents and friends:— "Our postmaster has asked us to mail our Christmas parcels THIS WEEK, for, unless we do, Uncle Sam's load may be so heavy the last few days before Christmas that he won't be able to deliver all the presents by Christmas eve." The parcels must be well wrapped and tied and addressed plainly in order that they may arrive in good condition with their Christmas appearance unspoiled. You can put on your packages, "Do not open until Christmas." And, there must be a number of your house and a mail receptacle, too, for, if there isn't, Santa Claus' message, your letter carrier, may not be able to find the house where the present belongs. There are some other things, too, in which you can tag along. You boys and girls can help the Postal Service and save your father some money, because he has to help pay the cost of searching addresses on letters and parcels sent out by this one careless and thoughtless family in every ten. First find out if your family is the careless one, then bear in mind that your letters must be handled by skilled mail distributors standing in post offices and on swaying postal cars of a mile a minute trains, often under poor lights. The address on every letter, card, or package must be correct, complete and legible, including the house number and name of street, and the "From" address should be in the upper left-hand corner so that the mail will be returned to you in case it is not delivered. Do not abreviate names of States, because so many look alike when abbreviated. Put the proper amount of postage on your letters and wrap the parcels carefully. Avoid fancy writing, which causes post office clerks and letter carriers to stop and study, and thus loose time. Make the addresses plain and easily read, and always use pen and ink or typewriter and light colored envelopes, so as to save the eyes of the postoffice clerks. Do not use envelopes of unusual size. The little ones that are so frequently used for cards and notes at Christmas and other holiday times cause an untold amount of trouble and labor, as they will not fit our cancelling machines and must therefore be canceled by hand. Because of their size and tendency to slip out of a package these small envelopes are more likely to be lost. Mail your letters and packages early in the day, because this avoids overlooking and delaying mail at the end of the day. Your local postmaster and your teachers will tell you more about the Postal Service. Do these things and you will be greatly appreciated by the people in your post office and especially by Your Postmaster General, WILL H. HAYS, P. S. — Don't forget to mail your Christmas packages THIS WEEK. POOR FRENCH MAKES AMUSING INCIDENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. — Many congressmen are not good in hand- The parcels must be well wrapped and tied and addressed plainly in order that they may arrive in good condition with their Christmas appearance unspoiled. You can put on your packages, "Do not open until Christmas." And, there must be a number of your house and a mail receptacle, too, for, if there isn't, Santa Claus' message, your letter carrier, may not be able to find the house where the present belongs. There are some other things, too, in which you can assist in improving the mail service and in saving our great government millions of dollars a year that's now wasted because of our carelessness—yours and mine. Every day that you drop a letter in the mail box, 40,000,000 other letters are already pushing and jaming through the postal machinery. One letter a day for each family of five persons in the United States is given to Uncle Sam to deliver. When you send a parcel to the post office for mailing any day, there are about 8,000,000 other parcels ahead of yours passing through the potal hopper. This is in ordinary days; at Christmas Time it is multiplied many times. One family in about every ten puts a badly addressed letter in the mail every day. This mixes up over 2,000,000 half addressed letters with the 20,000,000 fully addressed letters. That means that fully addressed letters must wait on the slow moving, poorly addressed letters, just like the larger boys and girls are delayed by your local postmaster and your teachers will tell you more about the Postal Service. Do these things and you will be greatly appreciated by the people in your post office and especially by Your Postmaster General, WILL H. HAYS, P. S. —Don't forget to mail your Christmas packages THIS WEEK. POOR FRENCH MAKES AMUSING INCIDENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. — Many congressmen are not good in handling French pronunciations. An amusing incident marked the opening session of the arms conference. After hearing Pres. Harding and Sec. Hughes, the congressmen began to clamor to hear from other dignitaries, including Premier Briand, but many of them pronounced it very much as Americans denominate a former Nebraskan who recently removed to Florida. It may never be known whether William Jennings Bryan had any intention of favoring them with a speech, but the former secretary rose from his seat in the reporter's section—and then two or three congressmen exclaimed—in a stage whisper that was almost a bawling out—"We don't want you." FIVE BAG 2.518 RABBITS NORTHANTS, England, Dec. 6. — Lord Lilford and four companions returned from their hunt in Lilford park with 2,518 rabbits. They had been out only six hours. Let us give you time for the things you love to do How often have you longed for more time for embroidering dainty finery, putting little finishing touches to this room or that, adding a new note to Let us give you time for the things you love to do How often have you longed for more time for embroidering dainty finery, putting little finishing touches to this room or that, adding a new note to some favorite gown, or some afternoon social activities which mean so much to every woman. We can give you that time; we can save you, too, hours of needless toil, if you'll let us take over your family washing. We'll wash for you as carefully as though you were right here directing everything. We'll fluff your woolens, underwear, bath towels, and stockings, ready to use; dry everything; starch pieces which need it, and iron all the heavy flatwork. Then in just a little while we'll return you a week's supply of clean clothes, with only a few pieces left for you to iron. Phone us today—then plan to do the things you've always longed to do with the spare time we will give you. Send it to the Laundry Anaheim Laundry Co. Phone 18 THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN D EALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA FALKENSTEIN PRACGICAL CHRISTMAS Values In Line Editorial When the Christmas candles on your tree sparkle their Christmas message, will they light up some corner that contains some of those intimate practical things that are always so welcome in every nome? Christmas is the time of times to give home things. Or those practical apparel gifts that take on such an added interest if they are given at Christmas time. In this store you will now find hundreds and hundreds of gifts that have charm and endure, and yet have practical value. Abound in Christmas Stocks at FALKENSTEIN'S—Where Hundreds of Gifts Are Being Chosen Every Day to Say “Merry Christmas” A stroll through the large departments so beautifully stocked is an inspiration for the weary gift seeker. On every side numberless gifts of beauty to delight feminine friends on the Christmas list. DERRYVALE GENUINE IRISH LINEN TABLE C DERRYVALE GENUINE IRISH LINEN TABLE COTTON and NAPKINS ATTRACTITEY PRICED! Cloths Size 70x70 $5.85, $6.95, $7.85 Size 70x88 $6.95, $8.45, $11.85 Size 70x108 $7.85, $9.85, $11.85 and Napkins, to match Cloths $5.45, $8.95, $10.85, $12.85 and up Beacon Blankets and Make Very Acceptable Christmas Gifts! Note these W —A visit to Falkenstein’s Blanket Department will quite convince you that there is Christmas list who should have a soft-as-down blanket or comfortable. 66x80 Plaid Blankets $5.95 —Soft, fluffy Plaid Blankets in blue, grey, tan and pink, full double bed size, — and very specially priced at $5.95 per pair. Beacon Indian Blankets $5.95 and $8.95 —A very large shipment of these has reached us for Christmas se 66x80 Plaid Blankets $5.95 —Soft, fluffy Plaid Blankets in blue, grey, tan and pink, full double bed size, — and very specially priced at $5.95 per pair. “Beacon” Comfortables . . . . . $12.00 “Beacon” Traveling Rugs . . . . $7.50 Both made of the standard high quality associated with the name “Beacon.” A beautiful selection of colorings are to be had. From America’s Foremost Manufacturers Have Come Hundreds of Useful and Practical Articles For Gift Giving —The greatest variety that any store could possibly assemble has been brought here for your selection.—Each individually boxed! The prices are very moderate. Falkenstein’s Beacon Indian Blankets $5.95 and $8.95 —A very large shipment of these has reached us for Christmas season. Bath Robe Blanket —A wonderful assortment of pieces is now available. The robes are and are accompanied by com matching. Indian and convention Jersey Silk Petticoat —Every popular color is to be specially priced lot of Jersey Silk lent quality. Royal Society Hand E Pieces Now at Half Price —This offer includes our entire nationally famous Hand Embroidered Pillows, Scarfs, Towels, Dresses, etc., etc. NSTEIN'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS Linens Gift Corner! Attractive Gifts of Ribbon Of course, every woman loves a gift made of ribbon. And we have such a multitude of interesting ribbons that will make up so quickly into vanity bag, powder case, party bag—or dozens of other dainty things. N TABLE CLOTHS N TABLE CLOTHS Y PRICED! 5.85, $6.95, $7.85, $8.95 5, $8.45, $11.85, $15.65 $9.85, $11.85 and better and up and Robes table Christese Values! eacon Indian Blankets $5.95 and $8.50 the shipment of these popular Blankets s for Christmas selling. vanity bag, powder case, party bag—or dozens of other dainty things. To Be Diffrent You might give Baby a quilted coat or a bonnet or bootees for Christmas. You know how everyone gives toys, too many. And mothers delight in dainty Baby wearables such as some from our Infant section. Sir Pluvius may do his worst and Old Sol may try to outshine him, but who wins the merry argument will be immaterial to anyone who gets one of these Rain or Shine Umbrellas for Christmas. Primp by all means—if you are a woman—and remember to put down on your Christmas List some of Peacon Indian Blankets $5.95 and $8.50 The shipment of these popular Blankets is for Christmas selling. Robe Blankets $5.95 A full assortment of patterns and colors available. The robes are in the 72x90 size companyed by cords and frogs to fit an and conventional patterns. Jersey Silk Petticoats $3.95 Regular color is to be found in this spot of Jersey Silk Petticoats of excel- Society Hand Embroidered Now at Half Price! Includes our entire stock of these nautical Hand Embroidered models, including scarfs, Towels, Gowns, Children's etc. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Primp by all means—if you are a woman—and remember to put down on your Christmas List some of these ivory toilet articles for feminine friends. Brushes, combs, trays, hair receivers, mirrors, picture frames, manicure articles—you will find a multitude of helpful toilet accessories — all in lustrous guaranteed ivory. Dainty Camisoles For Christmas The Christmas ribbons that tie up a camisole as dainty as this one, will keenly regret leaving anything so pretty. It is a gift, too, that is practical — one any woman will cherish, and delight to find among her Christmas gifts.