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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Odd Masks Worn at
Festivals for Dead

One of the queer and interesting
customs of the Melanesians, dark
skinned Inhabitants Of the South
Sea islands, Is the festival In honor
Of their dead. At their festivals
masks Of grotesque appearance
play an important part, says the
Detroit News.
A collection of such masks has
been made for the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History. One OF
them resembles a crested helmet.
Masks Of this type, it Is said, must
be carved in secret and presented
to the public view only during the
funeral ceremonies. The crest OF
the mask represents an earlier GUS
tom Of hairdress of the natives
when they were in mourning. In
the early days they shaved their
heads on such occasions, leaving
only single ridge Of hair.
One particular type has long,
winglike processes. The face Is
carved from wood and the f1brous
parts of plants are used in working
out the other parts of the head.
With such masks bark is used as
covering for the neck. Masks
from the Gazelle peninsula, New
Britain, are made from the facial
bones of skulls. The flesh Is re-
moved and replaced by sticky
Jumps Of earth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Fox Fires No Longer
Cause Childish Fear

Boys and girls nowadays seldom
experience the thrill of seeing
mysterious light glowing dimly in
the depths of the forest or CLEAN
ing from some half-buried rotten
log in a lonely swamp. The cut
ting away of the forests and the
draining Of swampy land have
cleared from much Of the land
scape the causes which produce
fox fire. In early days, however.
the feet of pioneer children were
sent scampering home in the tWi-
light when their owners came un-
expectedly upon light which
seemed to have no source, says the
Indianapolis News.
Ghosts and COLLINS and all sorts
Of evil Omens ever have been as
ISOLATED with the appearance OF
fox fire and will-o.the-wisps. There
long has been difference of opin-
Ion regarding the cause Of fox fire,
but now 1t Is generally conceded
to be due to q living fungus growth
which permeates decaying vege-
table matter and which possesses
the power of emitting waves OF
light. No sensible heat waves are
thrown out, and in this respect fox
fire resembles the light emitted by
f1reflies and glOwworms. Many
ghost might have been traced to Its
lair had the origin of phosphOres,
cence been understood better, espe,
cially In the countries where the
will-o'-thewisps are reputed to De
of frequent occurrence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Foolish Beliefs Not
Confined to Sailors

In defense Of the supposedly su-
perstitiOus fisherman, Lorenzo Sa-
bine. in 1858, In an article on the
American fisherman, wrote:
It is said that he Is credulous
and superstitiOus. Admit that
Kidd's money has been dug for IN
every dark nook Of the coast, or
talked about in every cuddy Tor
century and q half, and that horse
shoes are nailed upon the masts OF
fishing vessels to keep off witches;
what then? Is he the only one
who has been or still Is guilty OF
the same follies?
I'm 1925 the duchess de Berrl
visited q watering place in France
and INDUCED In sea bathing. Salt
water and fish which were after
ward taken from the spot were ar
ticles of immense value and SOLD
at enormous prices. Indeed, those
persons who could not purchase q
whole fish gladly possessed them.
selves of a few scales or mn
The water where the royal per
SON had been washed. when Dot
tied and offered for sale, was
known as sBerri wine Have fish
ermen committed greater foliies
! than these fashionable people OF
| France?"
/ Good for Lorenzo! Today horse
shoes are 80 scarce that fishermen
no longer nail them to the mastf
Of their schooners to keep on
witches, although they do hanf
used automobile castings over the
side to keep off other craft thai
might rub their planking. ss.s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Sauages at Feast

The natives of Abyssinia are
very fond of raw meat, but as such
diet is attended by considerable
cost it is not SO frequently INDUCED
in and the result is that bread is
the mainstay of the people.
Occasionally carcass is Sc
cured and feast is INDUCED In
by a number Of persons who con-
sumo it entirely without cooking or
any other preparation. The carcass
is cut up and each of the partict-
pants takes piece with bone at
tached. Squatting on his launches
he holds the piece by the bone and
makes cut with sharp knife.
The partially severed piece Is
then taken in the teeth and finally
severed with an awkward upward
movement Of the knife. As one wit
nesses the operation it would seem
that there was danger Of severing
the nose Of the diner Chicago
Journal,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
The Mad Book

Why doesn't somebody write
mad book, dedicated ito all the
poor people who have lost their
tempers and don't know where to
find themr
A few suggested chapters:
To have your feet stepped on.
To have conductor abuse you
before q carful Of people.
To have q cross voice on the
telephone tell you to 'Butt Off the
line" .. .
To see what you want on the
counter and have a clerk tell you !:
1--WE don't keep It." Il
To ask for the Mad Book and
have a clerk say. "It's never been
published"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Riding a Camel

The biographies do right to call
the camel the "ship of the desert.
He is, indeed, like a ship that
pitches, losses and rolls. all at the
same time, in a storm.
A little skeleton "howdah" is put
on his back, while his master leads
him by a long rope. The unfOrtu-
nate passenger sits crOss-legged on
top Of the camel's very bOny back
bone and endeavors to adapt him
self to the rolling, pitching move
ment. 1t makes many persons sea-
sick.
The camel has a mean dispOsi-
ton, and is always trying to quar-
rel with the other camels In the
party, biting and kicking them,
grunting and making general
nuisance Of himself.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

their seats at school, litter the
streets and deface the public build
ings." H.
30. Aunt Emmy-Lou," answered
Julienne frowning, Il can't be
bothered noticing everything.
sYou can't be bothered? That's
Just it," Aunt Emmy-Lou snapped.
"Can't be bothered enough to
keep your children from becoming
pests. l recently had a handsome
old table done over, and an &C
uuaintance of mine, a girl VINO
should have known better. breezed
!, in and threw a jangly silver peck
etbook on the lovely bare surface
Now the top will have to be done a.;
over again. Really, l hope smell
never come again."
ooh. dear!" Julienne seemed te
be waking up. "I'd hate to have
people feel that way about my
children. (Becy, Joe. stop jump
ing on that table) guess you're
right. We owe it to our boys anc
girls to bother, don't we 2"
And that very day Julienne be,
gan a new course Of training. Ii
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
World IL chin Shelf"

at is wholesome for proud man
to look upward on a bright day at
some pretty cirrus cloud, to con-
slider that 1t is composed of Ice
spicules, that 1t floats In arctic
cold, that it signalizes to US what
dollhouse creatures we are. If the
roof Of air were removed we should
all be frozen to death In moment.
Just above the roof Is deadly cold,
and just below the crust of earth
is deadly heat. Only within the
thin shell that separates these two
regions can the human race strut
about and congratulate itself on its
great powers. -Henshaw Ward, in
HThe Whirlpools of the Weather
In Harper's Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Belief in Toad Stone

w. j. Rolfe in his notes on "As
Won Like It." says: 'sBetter natur-
aIists than Shakespeare believed
IN the toad stone. the precious
iowep of the text. Fenton in his
ssocrete Wonders of Nature (1569)
COWS that there is founde In the
hnades Of old and great toades,
.tone which they call borax or
stelon 1t Ia most commonly founde
q the head Of q hee toade, of pow
~ To repulse poysons and that 1t
g. a most soveraigne medicine for
.bot stone" illusions to it are
frequent in the literature OF that
day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
The Agile Piay,ist

In playing Chopin's Etude In e
Minor the pianist has to interpret
. o5O musical signs In two and one
half minutes That means that his
aua has to catch correctly and his
hrain TO comprehend clearly more
than I 800 signs minute, and his
snoers have to execute accurately
NE than 1900 movements min
ne Since it requires at least a
tontb of a second to recognize a
,et+or of print, the musician must
naro marvelously quick mentality
nnd muscles to perceive and under
atand his more complicated typo
graphical characters and to trans
late them into manual motion at
snch a rate.-Colliers Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Discord Her Specially

In classic mythology, Eris was
the goddess Of discord, and the SIS
ter of the war god Mars. In the
legend Of the Trojan war, Eris was
the goddess who, indignant that
she was the only one Of all the
gods and goddesses who was not
invited to the marriage festivities
of Peleus and Thetis, threw into
the midst Of the guests golden
apple, known since az the apple
Of discord," which bore the inscrip-
ton, "For the fairest of the fair.
The rivalry of the three dieties,
Hera, Athene and Aphrodite, fol-
the gift was left to the judgment
of Paris, the son of the king OF
Troy, who, being appointed umpire
by Zeus, bestowed it on Aphrodfte
Kansas City Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
ISN'T BOTHERING WORTH
WHILE?

Aunt Emmy-Lou has never had
any children of her own, but she
can tell us who are mothers, how
we should raise our boys and girls
all right. She certainly does know.
The other day, this kindly IN,
terested neighborhood auntie and
l were chatting with Julienne, who
has two small children, both OF
them real live wires.
Among other indiscretions OF
these two little people, was that
Of jumping up and down on the
dining room table. Julienne's big
brown eyes begged them to stop,
but to no avail. -
20. we'll, they are at least not
hurting anybody else's things" she
smiled.
"Julienne!" Aunt Emmy Lou
clustered, "you lovely idiot! BY
allowing Becky and Joe to con-
tinue, you are teaching them dis
respect of property. Mark my
words. they'll be Of the type that
| is a general nuisance. They'll cut
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Dickens' Clock

Charles Dickens once wrote to
his clockmaker as follows, says the
Scientific Monthly:
"Since my hall clock was sent to
vour establishment to be cleaned 1t
has gone Gas indeed 1t always had)
nerfectly well, but has struck the
hours with great reluctance, and,
after enduring internal agonies Of
a most distressing nature, it now
has ceased striking altogether.
though q happy release for the
clock. this is not convenient for
tbe household. If you can, send
down any confidential person with
1vhom the clock can confer. I think
n NAV have something on it's works
that it would be glad to make a
clean breast Of"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

was begun several years too late,
but still not hopelessly so.
Already, Becky and Joe are
improving. ..s.:. =.
Of course, it takes "botherlng Z.
But, dearie me. isn't .'bothering"
worth while, when it's directed
toward making our children into
delightful and useful American
citizens?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

holders of the Highland Watar
Users association. will be held a.
the Highlands Improvement cl,b
house. Section 5, Township 3 N
Range 20, EWM, on Saturdo,,
November 9th. 1926 at 1880 n ~ "
for the purpose of electing three
trustees and such other business
to come before the meeting.
w. F. S0NDERMAN. See
Dated October %. 1926. 29.So
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

HAVE CASH-Customer for Ken
newick 5 acres. 100 acres irri-
gated, 8 Kennewick residences If
real bargains. Trade Spokane or
coast property or Walla Walla
residences for Kennewick 5 or 10
acre homes. Omar w. Rich.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

In no part of the Canadian
lthuost territories is there, q
No climate but explorers have
IIo otad that In some subarctic parts
ssa 10 a short but warm summer
tne E,ne which certain flowers bloom
in profusiOn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

NOTICE
The annual meeting of the share
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
r0u are first i'm All1er1
these improved New
Fast!

New Thor washers
have been speeded up IS
per cent. The cylinder re-
verses every quarter min
ute,running fifteen seconds
in one direction, then
fifteen seconds in the
reverse direction. Faster
safest for clothes!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Slim .psl-e

The great simplicity of its mech ID -
.nism and accessibility is decided adj ~ -
vantage for the New Thor it you couo
actually take down the New Thor with practically no sOO
and with no mechanical knowledge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
REUNION ENJOYED.
Descendants of Late Lewis Ad-
ans Hold Meeting.

Descendants of Late Lewis Ad-
ans Hold Meeting.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar H. Baker was the scene of a
happy family reunion Saturday,
when children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren of the de-
ceased Lewis Adams, met. The
day was passed pleasantly with
many happy memories of bygone
days.
A bountiful chicken pot pie din
ner was served by Mrs. Raymond
Ortendahl, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Baker.
Those who enjoyed the reun-
ion included Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
B. Adams, of Atlantic City; Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley J. Adams, of
Port Norris; Mr.. and Mrs. David
r. Adams, Miami, Fla; Robert
Adams, Port Norris; Edgar Ba-
ker, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hunter and daughter, Ella, of
Mauricetown; Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Nickerson and daughters, Mary
Ella and Gertrude, of Port Nor
ris; Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Or
tendahl and sons, Raymond and
Joe, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F.
Baker.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Rapport en-
tertained for two weeks Mrs, Rap
ports aunt and cousin, Mrs. Yade-
LEVITT and son Benjamin, of Me-
dina, Ohio. During their stay
there were many beach parties
and social gatherings, among
them dinner with fifteen covers,
given by Mrs. David Diamond, of
Atlantic City. Mrs. Yadelevitz
and her son made the trip by au-
tomobile.
Mrs. Anna Leek, of SIS North
Main street, left Sunday to visit
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Leek, at Mount
Holly.
Abram Davis, of Newark, was
recent visitor at the home of
his sisters, Mrs. Emily M. Lewis
and Miss Josephine Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. David R. Adams,
of Miami, Fla, who have been
spending the past two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F. Baker, left
Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Adams, of Port Norris.
, Edgar F. Baker, Jr., and c. S.
Robbins, of Philadelphia, were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Baker
Mrs. Ezra Lake, of 1853 N. Main
street, was among the visitors at
Seaville Camp Ground last Sun
day While there Mrs. Lake had
the misfortune to lose a valuable
vanity case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Namitt
and children, of Detroit, Mich,
have been sojourning with his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr., and
Mrs. Ellis, of Linden and Well
ington avenues, left Monday to
motor home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Moore
and daughter, Betty Jane, of
Reading, Pa, returned home yes
terday, after visiting Mr.. Moore's
sister, Mrs. James Kirkpatrick,
Jr., on Ryon avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
ATTEND o. E. S. PARTY
Keystone Chapter Gives Affair at
Casino for Special Fund.


A large number attended the
card party given by Keystone
Chapter, No. 50, O. E. S., yes
terday afternoon at the Fox Ca
sino. Thirteen tables were set
inside, while several were arrang-
ed on the veranda.
Mrs. Martha D. Scull, worthy
matron of the chapter, was pre-
scented with a pretty gift in COM
memoration of her birthday an
niversary, which she celebrated
during the day. The party was
given for the benefit of a special
fund which is being created by
the chapter.
The committee in charge con-
sisted of Mrs. Mark Leeds, chair
man; Mrs. John F. Ryon, Mrs.
Margaret S. Middleton, Mrs. So
phia Taylor, Mrs. Robert P. Ca
rey and Miss Marion Lake.
Mrs. Georgia Lutz, past worthy
matron of Charles H. Mann chap
ter, and worthy district deputy
of the tenth district of New Jer-
sey, also gave her assistance and
helped to make the affair a sue
cess.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
Newsy
News
HEARING ON THE
PoSTOFFICE QUESTION
Congressman Bacharach Takes
Matter Under Consideration,

Congressman Bacharach Takes
Matter Under Consideration.
Borough Clerk James Parish
and Councilman Frank Cunning
ham, appointed as a committee
by the Linwood Council, met Con-
gresham Isaac Bacharach at At
lantic City Wednesday, in con-
ference over the Linwood post
office and distribution of mail.
There has been much dissatis-
faction in the borough over the
distribution of mail there via
Pleasantville r. D. 2. The Coun-
ell, through its committee, con-
tend that the present system
tends to cause delay, confusion
and diverts mail to more or
less degree.
Previous to May first, the mail
was delivered through the Lin
wood postoffice and gave satisfac-
ton to the residents of Linwood
and its environs. Since the trans
fer to R. D. 2, the mail is delayed
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
MISS NORMA E. RIsLEY.

Funeral services for Miss Nor
ma E. Risley, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hosea Risley, of 1853 Shade
land ave-, who died in the Allan
tic City Hospital last Thursday
morning following an operation
for appendicitis, were held from
Salem NJ. f. Church Sunday after
noon, at 2 o'clock. Rev. L. F..
Moon, pastor of st. Johns M. P.
Church, ofiiciated. Interment was
made in the Pleasantville ceme-
terry.
Miss Risley was 20 years of age,
and had not been well for some
time in the past. She suffered
from an attack of appendicitis
Sunday week, and was removed
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
Receipts at County
Clerks Office High
Fees for June $1,000 Above
PayrOll-Many Deeds
Are Recorded.

According to a report of June
business, receipts of the county
clerks office, at Mays Landing,
continue to show $1,000 per wekk
above the payroll. The receipts
in fees for the month were SILL
248.S9, while the salaries paid
totaled $7,243.77.
Deeds placed on record during
June numbered 1898; mortgages,
227; number of pages recorded,
5,576.
Judging by the number of trans
fers recorded here, the sale OF
Atlantic County property is being
maintained at the same level as
in the past few months.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
SOCIAL and PERSONAL NOTES

are Miss Josephine Policy, Miss
Verna Rabeau, Miss Alvera Biggs,
Miss M. E. Miller and Miss Vir-
ginia Weeks. AT the close of the
business meeting a social hour
was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
The Women's Home Missionary
Society will hold a picnic tomor-
row, July IA, at Ocean City, leav-
ing on the Shore Fast line at
10.15.
The Mems Bible Glass of Wes-
ley Church will hold business
meeting and social in the church
Thursday evening. at which time
the election of officers will take
place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
TURNER "LONE" RIOT.
Given 80 Days for Disturbing
Public Peace.

A request for six policemen and
a patrol wagon landed William
Turner into a heap of trouble
Sunday night.
"Send six policemen and the
patrol wagon" he phoned into
police headquarters. There is a
riot here, and it will take at least
six men to handle it. Send them
quick"
The six cops" found Turner a
lone star riot when they arrived
at New road and fremont avenue,
searching for the disturbance.
He seemed in quite a riotous con-
dition.
Taken before Magistrate Will
lam B. Stephens, he was given a
chance to do 80 days rioting in
the county Jail at Mays Landing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Ireland en-
terrain Mr. and Mrs. Earl Updyke
and children, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Updyke is their daughter.
Mrs. William Stowe is enter
tanning Mrs. Emma Casey, of Ger
mantown, Pa.
Mrs. Harold Smith was a guest
at the luncheon and bridge given
by Mrs. Sherwood Risley, Pleas
antville, on Monday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
In Linwood Borough
Newly
Noted

feet attendance at Central NJ. E.
Church during the past six
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Somers
have been entertaining John Mat
hews, of Cape Charles, Va, and
Frank Cadwalader, of North
Woodbury..
John Martin Parish, grandson
of Borough Clerk and Mrs. James
Parish, has gone to Pennsgrove
to visit his father, John Parish.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
VISITORS FROM ENGLAND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gibbons
and their two daughters, Irene
and Eva, from Edmonton, Eng
land, are being entertained by
her brother, Charles E. Wood, OF
Leeds avenue. The party motor
ed from Philadelphia, after spend
ing a week at the home of her
nephew, James Wood. On Tues
day evening they will be enter
tanned at supper by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Plumridge, of Pleasant av-
enue. Next week the party will
leave for Canada for two weeks,
after which they will return to
ENGLAND.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
w. C. T. U.
viii Hold Annual Election in Au-
uust-Ien1peranc Rally.

The semi-monthly meeting of
the w. c. r. u was held Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. R. J..
Frendlich presiding, and proved
most interesting. There was a
good attendance and Mrs. Friend
Itch and Mrs. Edward Adams were
elected delegates to the Ocean
Grove Convention on July 10,
with Mrs. Sadie Wood, alternate.
Mrs. Wood spoke on drugs"
used as medicine and in medl-
cine, and on the dangerous and
harmful effects on children. The
speaker also decried the use of
liquor as medicine.
A temperance rally will be held
at s O'Clock the last Thursday
evening in July at the hall on
North Main street. During Aug
ust there will be but one meet
ing at which time the election
of officers for the year will take
place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13
WESLEY CHURCH..
EpWorth League Holds Interest
ina Meeting.

The Wesley Epworth League
meeting was held July eighth in
the basement of the church, with
thirty-four members and eight
new members present. The trea-
surer's report showed $94.13 in
the Institute fund and $57 in the
general fund, making total of
S15113. Reports of officers show
ed good gain in all departments.
The members are planning for
a straw ride to South Seaville
Camp Meeting, also beach party
at Ocean City, the dates to be
announced later.
Delegates to the annual 1nsti-
tute at Pennington August 1928
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-13

in its delivery, and much confus-
ion results.
Congressman Bacharach assur-
ed the committee that he would
give the matter his attention.
Those who never gave any order
to have their mail changed to
R. D. are still getting it as before
without any trouble. Borough
council is urging citizens of Lin
wood to purchase stamps through
their local office as it is the stamp
sale and not the cancellation that
gives the Office it's rating, and
determines the quality of it's SER
vice.