Show Postmaster Jack Green Green II f ON UN THE STAR ROUTE ROUTE- I II Writes Well Veil of Postoffice ice I I ny By J J. J C. C Green ref Jr parch larch went out like a Lion seems to have come a aSp AW Apra end and in Instead tead of the little rains and nd daffodils Sp spring ual usual s e You guessed have do doe o e e whet hat balls and andi andon and snow I snow sno w ice on an t t. t i us a Jt s we must see income taxes both Federal Fed Fed- our t seal eral that and are in by mid mid- nIght the things thing could b be worse how how- Miu aitu i They are In many ever countries Lories la In ihl troubled s old world Which V reminds remind minds us of time an au immigrant came the he Into the postoffice and inquired letters are ure censored In bethel America We Ve quoted to him Part Sealed of the Postal M Manual nual mall mail while In the custody of the post Office Department Is ac accorded accorded accorded ac- ac corded absolute secrecy crecy No persons per per- sons In n the Costal lostal F stal Service except those employed for that purpose In jn dead mall dead mail offices may break or permit the breaking of the seal eal of any mailed maUro matter without without without with with- out a legal warrant even though it may contain criminal or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise matter or furnish furnish fur fur- nish Wish evidence of the commission of a crime This regulation represents a liberty almost unique In history which rests solidly on on the constitution constitution constitution con con- Itself Since the Middle Ages when Governments first began gon to operate operate operate op op- op- op erate the moils malls the average avera citizen of ot most nations had no DO assurance of privacy in his malls Only with the birth of at t the h e American Republic and the de development development development de- de of other free nations has this right come Into being And even today it Is largely unknown unknown unknown un un- un- un known in countries behind the theIron theIron theIron Iron and Bamboo Curtains The sanctity of the malls Isone is isone isone one of those things which we in America too often take for granted Our new citizens in America dont Postmark Collectors One of ot the most Interesting and educational hobbles hobbies Is the collection of postmarks of the various post Ost offices In the world Those hose Interested in getting postmarks postmarks post post- marks from the mas test points point 01 1 United States post Ost offices note nat the most North North- em ern n post office Is Penasse Minn t. t trust st i Eastern astern Lubec Maine the most Western Neah Bay Wash most Southern Key West Fla most central geographically is U Lebanon Kans And the mort most Southeastern IsI Is I l Ha o la most Northeast Northeast- I rn Maine most Southwestern Southwestern South South- western Arlight Calif most northwestern tern Neah Bay Wash Howard Coleman Coeman Jr son of our genial custodian Is being ru warned d In Denver Colo this week end Howard Sr and the Mrs left for bound snowbound Denver Thursday We to add our congratulations to the many the young couple has already 1 received from friends In Park 4 |