The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-09
NEW DECATUR NOW
 HAS POST0FF|CE
Warner Receives Commits
 sion and Takes Charge
HAS UNIQUE HISTORY
Decatur Is Figuring on Building a Municipal Light Plant-Reeves Taken to Asylum-Large
 Mortgage Recorded

Decatur October S.-(special)- )-Aftel much delay the New Decatur postoffice passed from a sub-station of Decatur into fourth class postoffice this morning with William A. Warner, former second class postmaster of that city, as post master of the re-established fourth class office. As result the people of New Des catur are rejoicing today on account of cnce more having a postoffice.
 New Decatur now has the unique dis tinction of being the only city in the United States with a population of over GOO people with a fourth class postoffice. New Decatur also has the distinction of being the only city in the United States with an electric sign, costing several hundred dollars, over the sidewalk in front of the postoffice. After the office was consolidated with Decatur, and after the order of consolidation was rescinded, mated money to have the electric sign put up. The sign was manufactured in New Decatur, and is one of the most expen- sive and most attractive signs in the two Decaturs.
 William A. Warner received his com mission as fourth class postmaster of New Decatur last night. and this morn ing took charge of the office. His bond was made and accepted some time ago. and he was to have taken charge of the office on October l, but for some reason his commission did not arrive until yes- terday.
 The consolidation of the New Decatur postoffice with the Decatur office, and later the resembling of the consolidation order and the establishment of a fourth class postoffice in New Decatur has att tracted much attention all over the coun- try on account of the fact that this Is the only case of the kind that has ever come up in the United States, and on this account it has puzzled the President, Postmaster General and other officials at Washington as to how to re-establish the office. For some reason, unknown to the people here, the department consolidated the New Decatur office with the Decatur office on July last. Soon after this the order was rescinded and William A. War ner appointed postmaster and confirmed. The office was a second class office when the consolidation took place. The Presi- dent at the time was of the opinion that the resembling of the order to consoli- date would place the office back where 1t was, a second class office. It was found that this could not be done, that since the office had been abolished a new office would have to be established, and that only fourth class office could be established.
 Under the present state of affairs, it will take year for this office to go back to the second class where it was, but it is understood that when Congress cOnyenaS in December that A Snecia1 act will be passed to make New Decatur a second class offiSe. This is the only way it can be done within |. 3 time than one year Until this act is passed, New Decatur will be without letter carriers. The postmaster will receive for his salary the cancellation of stamps, and his salary cannot be more than s1000 year. Out of this he must pay his own clerk hire un- less special provisions are made in some