[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S2117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING BAILEY'S U.S. POST OFFICE'S CENTENNIAL

 Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I take this opportunity to recognize 
the U.S. Post Office in Bailey, MS, as it celebrates its 100th year of 
existence. The Bailey Post Office began its service in December of the 
year 1902, when John A. Bailey was appointed as the first local 
postmaster by Henry C. Payne, the Postmaster General of the United 
States. The Bailey Post Office was opened in the already existing 
structure of the Bailey Grocery and has been serving the Bailey 
community ever since.
  Since its inception in 1902, the Bailey Post Office has reliably 
served the people of the city of Bailey and the surrounding area and 
currently has two mail routes that cover 700 families in the Bailey 
community. Such longevity can be attributed to the character and work 
ethic that Bailey Post Office employees have exhibited over the years, 
but more than that, it is a tribute to the small town values present in 
a place such as Bailey. The fact that Leon Bailey, the grandson of the 
first ever Postmaster General in Bailey, still lives in Bailey speaks 
volumes about the tightly knit community the people of Bailey enjoy. 
During the recent centennial celebration, more than 300 members of the 
community gathered to commemorate the occasion.
  Such a sense of community is rare in today's world, and as such it 
should be commended. That is why I felt the need to pay tribute to the 
current and past workers of the Bailey Post Office as well as the 
current and past members of the community.

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