The White Falcon - 25.10.1985, Blaðsíða 2

Post Office... Christmas information
By J02 Ed Baker
With Christmas just around the corner, it's
time to buy those gifts for your loved ones back
home. It's also time to consider the mailing of
those gifts.
According to PCI John Laws, Postal Supervisor
for the Base Post Office, "To insure that your
packages and letters arrive before Christmas you
will need to follow some simple guidelines and
dates. First there's your SAM/PAL packages which
need to be mailed before Nov. 15. Then for pack-
ages mailed "Priority", the safe deadline is 1
Dec. First Class mail (letters and Christmas
cards) can be mailed up to 15 Dec. insuring del iv-
ery before Christmas in most cases." Petty off-
icer Laws went on to say that last year most peo-
ple waited until the last moment to mail off pack-
ages. "In the month of November, we handled a-
round 20,000 pounds of mail, but in December, the
volume went well over 50,000 pounds. I'm sure
that some people was disappointed when their pack-
ages for Christmas arrived too late. My advise is
to mail early," PCI Laws concluded.
•. Also for the Christmas Season this year, the
Post Office will offer in limited amounts, special
stickers stating "Do Not Open Until Christmas".
They will be offered free of charge until they run
out.
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL
CHRISTMAS
designed by SA Korin Geiger
Also in the offering beginning October 31, two
special stamps for the Season. The first
stamp is a commemorative stamp to be issued in
Nazareth, Michigan, near Kalamazoo. The stamp,
designed by James Dean, features the traditional
Christmas gift plant, the poinsettia.
The triditional Christmas stamp will depict
"The Genoa Madonna," an enameled terra-cotta scul-
ture by Luca Della Robbia, one of the most popular
sculptors of the early Italian Renaissance. This
stamp will be issued out of Detriot, Michigan.
Personal Perspective
The Falcon asked: What does Halloween mean to you and how do you plan to celebrate it this year?
Ebony Wheelington -- On
Halloween I look for-
ward to the parties and
games. This year I'm
going'to dress up as a
"Punk rocker."
Robert Beidlerman -- I
like to get a lot of
candy and dress up. I
also like to go out and
scare people...and get
scared too.
Mary Jane Osgard -- Hal-
loween is a time' for me
to have fun, be with my
friends, and go trick-
or-treating. It's my
favorite holiday other
than Christmas.
Edwin Whiteman -- I
look forward to Hallo-
ween. I like to go
trick-or-treating to
get candy. This year
I'mdressing as a trans-
former.
THE WHITE FALCON is published weekly by the Ice-
land Defense Force Public Affairs Office for Mil-
itary and civilian personnel and their dependents
stationed in Iceland. It is printed T>y the Naval
Station Print Shop with appropriated funds per
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C0MICEDEF0R..................Commodore E.K. Anderson
Public Affairs Officer........CDR Dorothy J. Schmidt
Assistant PA0....................Fridthor Kr. Eydal
Editorial Staff
Advisor............................J0C John Petersen
Editor...........................J01 Howard Watters
Reporter/Layout........................J02 Ed Baker
Reporter...........................J02 Chiquita Land
Reporter/Layout........................J03 Tim Abbott
Photographer..................PHAN Patricia Foraker
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The White Falcon October 25, 1985