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Mails ‘Pure’ nails rire 7 wn “ma | Postal Watchdogs | | | “ Lo Have long List of |i ; : : ” Investigative Duties : = i 5 "By CARL MENN" _ | : pa The contents of your mailbox : : 2 L : | today might. well be capable of] br : injuring. you physically .or" men-| / 5 a . - tally if it were not for six men § J .. in the federal building. Called postal inspectors, they : 0 i are the watchdogs of the mail ip ‘ of - f- min this area. - Among their duties lf : ; for gar is the responsibility of seeing that § ; . : Th certain “unmailable matter” does | : : : high not appear in the postal system. | : gh sc Among regulations designed to keep dead elephants and other ' material from cluttering up the '

postman’s sack, the postal inspec- | tors are particularly - concerned |

with the following: { » “The postal laws provide severe penalties for mailing of A poisons, . explosives or corrosive y » articles, intoxicating liquor, ob-| ’ : scene, filthy, indecent or immoral| . matter, envelopes or cards bear-| - ing libelous, scurrilous, obscene or ' :

threatening notations, lottery and fraudulent matter, seditious, trea-| sonable and inflammatory matter, | > LE

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and solicitation of procurment of | divorces in foreign countries.” | Also, “all obscene, lewd, lasci-| vious, or filthy matter and every . 4 art'cle or thing designed, adapted, | ER or Intended for preventing con- | ¥ tees ception or producing abortion, or for any Indécént or immoral use, or matter of a character tending | Ls to incite arson, murder, or assassi- ; nation.” Be Careful of Duns That isn't all. The postal de-| : partment doesn't like it if some-| Fd

one mails you a postcard dunning|

you for payment of an account y Cd “in such a manner as to reflect upon the debtor for his failure to % nw % rw :

In spite of such a long list © possible offenses, the postal in- o spectors have many other- duties. > PA Petty mail thievery, for one,

keeps them occupied tracking down persons who can't keep their fingers out of others’ mall- ane

study of clerical office route ‘personnel and routines.

When a route needs adjusting, as| " » > as fn rural areas where many new o NN : h\ homes have been built, postal toe ph . p gnectors may recommend a shift-| RI 4 Vy of b, | : "4 3

ing of the load. Added to this is the annual Fs | 3. £ you giv

andit of post office accounts.’ Which group chases pennies up, A | and down ledger pages until the > + winning books balance each year? That's ; a it ini right—the postal inspectors, du * > J 4 \0% that hig! ' 3 x gambler Tg high sch

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-- "Phen, too. they sometimes investigate claims against the post office, probably in their spare bys. that it Under Oivil Service ; : : and offe Indi ‘3 of mino

Inspectors are made, not born. | We ‘ without

To enter the department, they must have four years service as f a permanent civil service em- "» ue s ¢ plovee They learn on the job, by IN p ; | Nh example and hard work : 3 After passing a special exami- Te Duke N nation to become inspectors, they, : WE W are sent to cover certain areas. i : mildly = One man may handle eight coun- ! 500-mile ¥ ties. Another may be to ; is suing. one heavily populated county. | " film, “The Their office bases are called domi- 1 v ? : ‘ * revolves -Ciles, ! ’ — scene sh The six inspectors here are ’ ¥ ss a a . the wall flarry ‘ C. Conner, Myron W.| h..! ‘0 0 car. ‘Wood. Dale W. Rains, Charles [ Someho R. Liddii, Albert M. Roberts and : y x eg the Duke Melvin W. Reddin. Four cover, ; i one of ‘areas sround fafavette, Muncie] :.\ iE %'y win y > . drivers i Commhus and Kokorho, while the EE RA A i Ny y $i who has other (wo. work in Indianapolis. "4 Fo ™ SE L Ne help advs George J. Ress, Indianapolis ‘ ho : : " od or Sounds m postmaster, at one time was a 7 3 : smart” la postal inspector. His is one of ; something the rare instances where this oc-| , 4 ) : In an) curs. Pay being slightly higher EERE ! journey t for postal Inspectors and work i; A 4 ML » for them being ‘of such a varied nature, - v 53 Ay lease sig . in the 50 It says “The Ind

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