European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday december 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 Santa won f forget the Christmas travellers Alison a dual from Worms Ger Many wants Santa to please come to my House Early because i la be in Egypt Over Don t worry Alison Santa always knows where you Are As Well As others who Are travelling or have recently moved. I want a Sleigh and real Reindeer boy Reindeer says Jason of Ramstein and Germany. He adds "1 want lots of Money let s say tens and twenties. I like your wife mrs Santa Claus to make me some cookies just in Case you Don t remember san la s address Here in is again Santa clause of the stars and stripes apo09211 also Don t forget that there s no Nee for a stamp when mailing your letter through the Apo. Just write maps inthe upper right hand Corner of the Enve Lope. 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They May rewritten on Brown wrapping paper or the Back of an income tax form but All Are delivered to a Jolly old gent named Santa Claus. His helpers arc . Postal service employees who handle he scribble notes hat youngsters and some adults mail this time of year some Are funny and some Are sad even tragic said Vina Woodcock Man Ager of the claims and inquiry Section at the main Post office in Louisville. Take a took at this one she said of postcard from Chuck a 10-year-old whose typing was t As impressive As his plea mom is Handicap and tried to go to school but Pur car got wrecked. My step father is in jail and will be there forever another year. He is not a real bad Man he did not have a Job and they put him theer. Please can you help us have Christmas Woodcock said such appeals Are care fully screened. If they Are legitimate we do everything we can to assist them. Peo ple drop by the Post office read the let ters and Volunteer to help a less Fortu Nate postal workers also Are generous contributing Money and gifts to the program that began 10 years ago and has brought an overwhelming response from the pub Lic she said it also has caught the at Tention of adults who arc on welfare and seek something Tor their kids or them the 1,175 letters received so far this year 222 were classified As needy cases Woodcock said. A few showed up As Early As july and were turned Over to Relief whenever Woodcock receives a not with a return address she sends Back a printed response signed by Saint Nick who talks about his elves and Reindeer and about his forthcoming trip. Of course the reply makes no promises that anything the child wants will be under the tree on Christmas Day she said. That could cause problems a 9-year-old submitted a Lisl of 43items, in his order of preference and included the Price of each. An enterprising artist who apparently could t find any paper used the Back Ofa Blank Federal Tan form to draw a bed Case you did t know that s the name for a Battery operated game Woodcock explained. Jennifer told Santa she would like Mohave the game and seven other games and added this postscript if you can t find All these toys go 10 k it s a Legal tender idea for wrapping Yule gifts bal Harbour Flo. Up throwing away the wrapping paper on a Holiday gift from maus & Hoffman could be a $32 mistake. Mails & Hoffman a Chain of High end merchandise stores in bal Harbour Boca Raton Naples and Palm Beach,fla., Wili wrap gifts in a Sheet of 32 uncut Loffl Forai fee. A lot of people Don l think it s real until they touch it said Allen Wade a tales manager Al the Boca Raton store. "1 think thu Means a lot to our Cus Tomer and actually increases our sales William h. Mui jr., a vice president atthe company s fort Lauderdale head quarters said tuesday. Toe uncut sheets of Bills Are purchased from the . Bureau of engraving an printing and can be Cut and spent but Are More valuable As collector s items maus said. Maus & Hoffman has been quietly wrapping Holiday season presents in Legal tender for five Yean Meus said but decided to be More Public about it Iii year before somebody else gets the he said one customer bought 18sweaters, paying 1250 to $495 each for them and bad All of them wrapped in Money. I Don t think he cared All that much about the sweaters maus said. I suspect what really mattered was that sweater Box could be wrapped in Dollar
