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Evening star., 1923-02-11

! co" We're given "directory service" q"
and that out of the great mum ber
without proper addresses only 186.l40
had to he sent TO the dead letter office.
. Their was absolutely no Nay by
which IA delivery could be made in
these instances
y case in point VIII illustrate how
often Il letter a." package taai might
, have brought cheer is not delivered
be, auSe there i no way 10 find out
even the name OF the sender. 50 that
he or she may be notified Some time
ago "a certain package was delivered
, to the city office. 1t was wrapped in
common paper. the kind that small
, stores use ali over the country The
package WAS opened. because there
! was no address on the outside The
/ contents consisted of an old IA hion d
fruit cake, cookies jumbles and other
things such as loving frie rds OF r"ia-
tivrS ni,:i.g. The" wds a card wflicn
read: with love from Graudma." bu;
! no other word. She had neglected to
give the nam. ~ address of the one
she wanted to na.- receiV" the good
, les, ana tnt result was THAI someone.
in this great city did not Lave the
! pleasure OF eating the real good
home made things that a doting
grandma had made for the christmas
season.
II is quite likely that the reader
las. 10y this time. thought of figuring
cut how many stamps are sold in or
der that the thousands and thousa nds
. of let;e.s ard packages mailed from
r,4lt, rupiI Il i'm
uions. The number is rather large
being 12".S2S.4S0. and then you may
start to figure how long strip this
number Of stamps would make. but in
order to save YOU The trouble the de-
par,ment has figured tina: the rib
bon would reach distance of 1886
miles If YOU desire to know how
nigh a pile the Stamps would make.
you can figure il out and YOU will
find that the shaft would reac!-a 80
miles in the air or over 9Ii. times
as high as the Washington Monu-
ment.
While comp parativcly few people use
-lrost cards for other than short notes
or as souvenirs, we find that I.253.o0D
We're sold last year.
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IN order to tie up the letters and
i other mailable articles 5i.150 balls
of twine We're used last year size
able amount of twine to be used by
one business concern during a period
of twelve months.
The local authorities are trying out
several methods by which this ex-
. penditure may be reduced, for when
ever il is poSsibf" To lop off IL dollar
of expense the guiding heads of the
post office do so, but they do not pare
where it destroys efficiency or service
to you.
Every one is interested in figures
that pertain to money and many have
enjoyed receiving money orders
Evening star., 1923-02-11

thought of Postmaster chance and
Assistant Postmaster Haycock as well
as the others employed in the post
oficc, is 10 get Your mail to YOU at
the very earliest possible moment =.
How many special delivery letters
do you imagine are received here dur
ing year? The answer is ll150O0,
a large number when one comes to
think about it.
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MO doubt YOU have at some time
received II letter that bore strange
looking marks on it's face. and
you wondered what the posi- office
people had been trying TO do with
your letter. but if you had stopped to
examine it closely. you would have
noticed that the sender had improp-
erly addressed it and that if the
clerks had not taken the trouble to
look up Your address in directory or
phone book or used other methods
they employ, your letter would, have
been sent to the dead letter office If
the writer had not put his name and
address inside, it would today be rest
ing among the great unclaimed pile
of letters and packages that are
properly named dead letters ...
Your letter has been sent by some
one who al the time of addressing it
had other things on his mind or was
not certain OF your address, and
knowing the care that Uncle Sam
takes of his mail. just took chance
q
where you were.
All day long, the patient finders of
homes for improperly addressed let
ters and packages work at their new
er-ending labors. and that their labors
are never-ending Is shown by the
face that-during the last year. 2.125.-
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lroutes in the dead of winter as well as
in the sitting heat of midsummer
Day in and day out they deliver the
mail thar has cost the sender two
cents. The letter may contain Il check
for tAous and dollars or more. but
the only fee tha; the one who mailed
it Ia you has paid amounts TO bur TWO
, pennies.
II the one VI no has written is in a
hurry to have YOU receive the COM
muni'atton. he aifiXaS a special ueliV-
cry stamp that costs 10 cents in addi-
tlon 1" the regular postage. and one
OF the la2 special delivery meSSan-
gers mounts his wheel or motorCy .ie
and rushes it to YOU just as soon as ii
is received while Il record is made Of
il down in the basement office. All
specials are sent out from this place
az it has been found that il Was the
quickest way to get the letters in
your shands. y transferanCe 10 "A
branch office would delay its delivery
Just 50 many more minutes and the
Evening star., 1923-02-11

choice Of three meats with two Yege-
tables, bread and butter, coffee with
real cream and d desert costs but -
cents. The food is the best the mar
ket affords and is well prepared. If
an extra dessert is desired one
can obtain il AT prices that sur
prise. Even Il generous slice Of pie
can be had for the prewar price OF
) cents.
One thing that strikes the onlooker
is that everyone appears TO be happy
and contented and is taking IL Genu-
inc interest III his or her work If
there are any grouches in the service
the writer failed TO see them
Another remarka Bile feature is the
fact that there is no politics in the
office. II is post office. not a forum
for political debates although there
is legend that some time ago, way
back in 1896. two carriers were
caught discussing the merits and de-
merits of free silver. and after they
had been at il for about five minutes
Evening star., 1923-02-11

accounts, the Washington office also
made payments for the Post Office
Department to various employees not
connected with the local Office, such
as the railway mail service. aerial
mail service, mailbag repair shop
and motor vehicle service at Elkridge.
Md, Of s3.957,363.14. The total
amount handled and disbursed by the
Washington post office during the
year was over s26,00O.000
The local office is administered on
what is known. in the postal service. as
the o-diyision plan, the principal
supervisory officers being the post
master. the assistant postmaster and
the superintendent of mails. The post
master, of course, has general charge
Of the entire Office, the assistant post
master has charge Of all the finances of
the office, and the superintendent of
mails has charge and direction of the
handling of the mails.
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance entered the
government service as a messenger in
the post office department in 1888. and
since that time he has served in va
rious capacities. He was a clerk in the
post office department, private> secre-
tary to the Secretary of War, auditor
for the post Office department, commits
sioner on the Presidents commission
on economy and efficiency under Presi-
dent Taft, chief clerk of the post Office
department. and was appointed TO his
present office in January, 1916.
Assistant Postmaster w. II. Hay
cock is another man who has risen from
the ranks. having originally been let
ter carrier at the local office. His ap
pointment to that position bears the
date of 1887. and since that time he has
served as an official in the city delivery
and rural delivery service Of the post
office department; as superintendent of
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emeties just before he goes on his
rounds the first of the week No
matter what time the mail has been
taken from the train. it has been
hustled over to the post Office and
taken care of so that you will not he
kept waiting.
IN order that the reader may get an
i idea of the immensely of the serv-
ice rendered the citizens of Wash
ington, let us reduce the number of
letters received during the year to a
ribbon, placing the letters end to end,
and conservativeIy making each let
ter six inches in length. You have
a band 660,000.000 inches in length.
as during the year 110.000,000 letters
are received here. This does not in
clude the packages. which total 3.412.-
400. and neither does 1t include the
great number sent out from this city.
1t does not include the tons and tons
of governmental matter that leave
Washington every day for different
parts of the country.
During the past few-ye the gen.
eral public has come to realize the
great advantages of the parcel post
system. and during a twelve-month
period the number of such pieces de-
livered by autos gives total of L.
S76,165. while to this number may
he added 1,535.535 pieces delivered by
men on foot.
Let us look at the other side of the
ledger, for, with this great mass of
mail coming into the city. there sure
~ must be a considerable quantity
going out. The records show that
letters dispatched from here during
the year made total of 100000, 900,
while the outgoing parcels numbered
more than 5,00o,o 900. Despite the fact
thatDyer-eighty.-1 -1onHae day-are- sent
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delivery and superintendent of mails
and was made assistant postmas er
January l, 1920. Clarence T.. Schooley
was appointed q letter carrier in 1901
and worked his way up through the va
rious grades, having served as foreman
of carriers. foreman of city distribution
and superintendent of carriers. He was
| appointed superintendent Of ma lis jan
uary I. 1920.
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IN order properly to house the many
L mail handling departments Of the city
office, it was necessary 10 erect a struc-
ture that would have large enough
floor space to avoid duplicate handling
of mail matter and a great mail room
was constructed. 1t Is the largest, from
figures now available, in the country
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Washington Post Office Model for Nation and fo

! out from here free of charge. being
governmental matter, the local post
office shows a balance on the right
side of the ledger of more than a mill
lion dollars, not a bad showing, but
II it were not for the vast quantities
of free matter sent out by different
branches of the government and Con-
gress. there would be a much larger
profit. The sur-lus or profit is shown
on only about ons-fourth of the bGsi-
ness done. the remaining three quar-
ters being 'deadhead' stuff on which
there Is no financial return to the No.
cal Office.
The question naturally arises In
your mind a, to how many employees
are necessary TO handle this great
volume of business. an enterprise
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of the Office it is possible to closs
the mails twenty minutes before train
time and make proper connections,
whereas when the post office was on
Pennsylvania avenue il was neces-
sary to close the mail one hour be.
fore train time. These same advan-
tages hold good for INCOMING mail,
making II possible 10 have the mail
distributed and in the hands Of the
carriers very soon after its arrival IN
the city.
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4 S matter OF convenience Il cafe
\ terra has been installed, and all
the employees may eat there at cost. The
system is cooperative. and d good,
wholesome meal. consisting of q
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Foreign Officials Have Sent
Methods Which Often Have Their This Cty-Dspite Volume
Free Shipment of Mail Local Office Shows Balance
Side Of Figures Number Letters
Employees Money Handled and Other
Of the O@-Treatment Of Carelesy Mailed Articles
Evening star., 1923-02-11
BY JAMES A, BCCHANAN.

ASH1NGTON has the best
M States, and that means also
" " post office in the United
the world, for no nation can
compare with this country when it
comes to serving the people. Rather
large statement, but if you will read
this article carefully YOU will see
that the facts bear out the conten-
tion.
For several years past foreign Off
Gals have sent representatives to this
city in order that they might learn
something about the manner in which
the local institution is conducted, and
while .there may be few small
points in which europe has the lead,
the number is insignificant.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Owing to the lack of fuel and
capital, 10000 miles of railway under
the Rusesian soviet have been closed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
Unfair Tactics

As is usually the case in all contests
of any kind some people will resort
to unfair tactics in order to win. Mr..
j. j. Batta, one of our subscribers at
holland, brought to our office last Sat.
urday a copy of the Star Herald Of
date of June 29th, from which the
Fair Store coupon had been clipped.
Mr.. Batta stated that the coupon was
cut out before he received his paper
from the mails. Whether it was a
member or friend of the Methodist
or Christian church we do not know,
but it was wrong in either instance.
and not only that, but II was a viola
ton Of the postal laws. 1t would have
been perfectly fair and all right to
have solicited these coupons from sub
scribers after they had received their
papers, but II was not right to take
the coupon without the subscribers
knowledge or consent.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13

Jim Spikes, who has been in Okla
home for two weeks past, returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Baker and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Haynes motored to
Paragould Saturday.
Swelling caused by insect bites can
be reduced by using Billiards. Snow
Liniment IL cOunteracts the poison
aud relieves the irritation. Three
sizes, SOC, 6Oc and S1.20 per bottle.
Sold by Palace Drug Store.
S. b. Binkley OF Walnut Ridge Route
1, was pleasant caller Monday morn
ing
Bring us your prescriptions. Our
prescription drugs are fresh and our
prices right. Johnston Drug Co.
Oscar Mock and family motored to
Warm Springs Monday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. t. ID. Mock.
Attorneys T.. G. Schoonover and w.
A. Jackson were representing clients
in court in Little Rock first of the
week.
Lloyd Sage called to see us Thurs
day and ordered the Star Herald sent
for another year to J.w. Sage at
Jackson, Miss.
For Summer Complaint, Collie or
Cholera Morbus, use Johnston's Black
berry Balsam. Johnston's Drug Co.
Mrs. Amey Riggs, of Pocahontas,
was in the city Sunday visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Lewis
Success News Item
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
You Do More Work,

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system. causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening. invigorating effect. SEQ
how ii brings color to the checks and how
i improves the appetite. you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine. IL is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like 1t. The
blood leeds Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities In
the blood.
rhe Strength Creating Power OF GROVES
rASTELESS Chill TONIC has made Il
the favorite tonic in thousands Of homes.
More than thirty-fve years ago, folks
would ride long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when
member of their family had Malaria or
aeeded a bodybuilding. Strengthening
tonic. The formula is just the same to-
day. and you can get 1t from any drug
store. 60c per bottle
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
+. z. McNabb

On Monday. June 25th, as the sun
was nearing the golden west Ous com
munity was cast into a gloom of sad
ness ON learning of the sudden death
of our friend and neighbor, Ferd Nc
Nabb. He had been in failing health
for some time but death was not ex-
pected so soon. ..
Mr.. McNabb was forty-eight-.year
of age. Twenty-seven years ago he
was married to Miss Lula Armstrong
and to this union was born eight chill
dren, seven Of whom survive him.
About five years ago he professed a
hope in Christ and Joined the Mis-
sionary Baptist church at Shiloh, of
which he had been a devoted member
ever since.
In the passing of Mr.. McNabb the
wife has lost true and devoted hus.
hand, the children kind and loving
father and the community a good citi-
zen. To the bereaved ones we will
say, weep not as for one who is dead
but only sleeping to greet you on the
other shore
On the following day the remains
followed by large procession Of sor.
rowing relatives and friends, wended
its way to the Shiloh cemetery where
the remains were laid to rest Funer,
al services were conducted by Bro
Allison. A Friend.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
n m Cures Malaria, Chills
hhh and fever, Dengue or
Bilious Fever.

Piles Cured in 10 II Days
Druggists refund money II PAZ0 OINTMENT fails
20 cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
can get restful sleep after first application. eoc.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
Local and Personal

Fred Bode Of O'Kean was a Poca-
hontas visitor Monday morning.
Fly swatters, poisons, tanglefoot,
etc, at Johnston's.
Morris Long Of Manson had bust
ness in Pocahontas Saturday.
Harry Mcdonald visited friends in
ImbOden Sunday.
Joe Bowers was visiting at Eleven
points Sunday.
w. =. Lemmons Of holland was a
pleasant visitor at our office satur-
day.
Abe Alperin and family spent few
hours with friends at Jonesboro sun
day.
Miss Della Kemp has gone to Tru-
man where she will teach a summer
term Of school.
Miss verda Robins Of ozan arrived
last week and went out TO Elevenpoint
where she will teach summer term
OF school at Midway.
A child can't get strong and robust
while worms eat away its strength
and vitality. A dose or two Of
Whites Cream vermifuge puts the
little one ON its feet again. Price,
35c. Sold by Palace Drug Store.
Hugh Burlington and family Of Plain
view are visiting his mother, Mrs.
Hattie Burlington, at this place.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
666 quickly relieves Constipa-
tiOn, BiliOusness, Headaches,
Colds and LaGrippe.

NJ. ]. Douglas and daughter, Agnes,
of st. Louis, were in this city Monday
and Tuesday visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Tezzie Smith.-Success News
Item.
DIR. l.. b. Price and family, B. B.
Fisher and family and Mrs. G. F.. Slut
tie and children returned first of the
week from Birdell where they had
spent a week enjoying camp life.
About fifteen carloads of Pocahontas
people attended the big day at Middle
brook last Sunday. All express them
selves as having enjoyed the day very
much among the good people of that
community.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. L. Bristow, Mrs. c..
f.. SHUTTLE and children and the editor
and family enjoyed short outing at
Birdell last Friday afternoon and eve
ming. guests Of DIR. and Mrs. i. b.
Price and Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Wilson and son,
Joe T.. motored to Pocahontas last
Friday TO meet Misses Lillian and
Dorothy, who were returning from an
extended visit with relatives at Dal.
ton.-Imboden Journal.
Visit the White Star Barber Shop,
Biggers, Ark. Clean, Sanitary and
cool smooth shaves and up-to-date
haircuts. We carry a full line of ton
ices. shampoos and oils. We give
messages that will please you. We
do cleaning and pressing.
l3-tf. Ben Ulmer, Prop.
Mrs. Sue Gattinger and little son
Of Rector, who had been visiting rela-
tives here returned to their home last
Saturday. They ware accompanied
as far as Jonesboro by Mrs. George
Turner and Miss Mickey Haltom.
Jack Hogan of Maynard was here
last Friday. Mr.. Hogan is one of the
liberal subscribers Of free labor to be
put on the Maynard -Pocahontas road
this summer. Mr.. Hogan subscribed
fifteen days work for man and team.
j. II. Mckinney of Delaplaine sent
us red cotton bloom the latter part
Of last week. the first we have re-
ceived this season Mr.. Mckinney
writes that he has fifteen acres of fine
cotton on his place near Delaplaine.
Our telephones are: Office, 30
Residence 144. Call either at any
time when you have news items to
report.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
Save Your Roads

Much progress is being made by
citizens in different sections Of the
county in response to the proposition
made by County Judge Million a few
weeks ago relative TO the construc'
ton Of a system of good roads. Es'
pecially is this true in the northern
part of the county. In Richardson,
Little Black and Sloan townships,
very gratifying reports have come in.
W. r. Allen of Supply was here one
day last week and stated to the Star
Herald that the people of his town
ship were certainly going to do their
part in fulfilling the proposition sub
mitted by Judge Million. In Sloan
township we are infgormed the clti-
zens have already secured enough free
labor to gravel first-class road from
that place to Maynard, and from May
nard comes another report that they
are not nsleep by any means. The
Maynard Chamber of Commerce has
the matter in hand and they will not
fail, and now it is mp TO the folks liv-
ing down this way to bet busy.
We are informed that the people to
the south on the Noland road, are
making fine showing in the matter
Of securing free labor this summer,
and that they have very iatterins
chance of winning the contest
Roads leading out from POcahontas
in every direction are being graded
aud at the present time are very fine,
but they must be saved Five miles
north, five miles northwest and three
miles south, we have as pretty roads
as one would wish to see, but they
must be saved this summer. There
are about four months now before the
rainy season. Plenty of time to drag
and gravel If everybody will help,
then the roads will be good next win
ter, the same as they are now, other
wise, when the winter rains set in,
they will be cut up and this same work
will have to be done next year and ey-
cry year so long as we do not finish
what we have begun. 0verseers would
do well to see that every bit of work
done in their respective townships is
Of a substantial nature. Search out
the weakest spots and see that they
are fixed so they will stand permanent
ly. The other part of the road can
stand until next year, and so on until
within three or four years we will
have as good roads as any county in
the state and nobody's land will have
to be sold to pay the expenses. It
cannot all be done at once, of course,
but keeping everlastingly at it will
produce the desired result in the end.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
NOTICE

For purposes of securing a unifor-
nifty in prices, we, the members of the
Randolph County Medical Society,
have adopted the following scale for
professional services:
Office Work, Minimum Fee $1.0O.
Day Calls in City $500.
Night Calls S4.00.
Obstetrics (plus visit $500.
Consultation (plus visiD $1,000.
All Obstetric and Office work, cash
in hand.
Randolph Co. Medical Society
2S-52t
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

Is often caused by an inhamed condition
CT the mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube Is infiamed you
have rumbling sound OF imperfect
hearing. Unless the Inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing may be de-
stroyed forever.
do what we claim for it-rid your system
OF Catarrh or Deafness caused by
catarrh. HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE
has been successful In the treatment OF
Catarrh for over Forty Years.
Sold by all druggists.
r. ]. Cheney q Co, Toledo. q. O.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
a TONIC

6rove's TasteIess chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening. invigorating effect, see how
il brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So
pleasant even children like il. The blood
needs QUlNINE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich ii. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor.
ating Effect 6Oc.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-07-13
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of thanking
the good people of this community for
the kind words of sympathy and the
good deeds done for us during the
sickness and death of our husband
and father. May heavens richest
blessings rest upon each of you.
Mrs. McNabb and Children.