Some time ago I noted a request for information on Mr Bill Pierce and his early days in the U. S. Mail business. I had hoped that someone would respond to that request who had more information than I do. Now I have lost the original message so if anyone knows from where the original request came, please forward. Over the week-end I had opportunity to speak with some older folk who knew Mr. Pierce well. Seems to me as best as we can put the story together, I remember Mr. Pierce in later years, is that he was never Postmaster of Flippin. If in fact he was ever Postmaster, it might have been at Rea Valley. They had a Post Office there early, it was closed and reopened again in later years. Sorry I do not know the dates, however I believe there is a web site that lists all Postmasters of past. Mr Pierce carried the mail from Flippin to the Rea Valley area starting about 1925. He had a one horse hack, this was before the bridge was built across Crooked Creek on Hwy 101. He carried that route for about 10 years (about 1934/35) and lost the government contract to Ms. Eula Billings. As I recall she carried the mail about 5 years and Mr. Pierce under bid her and got the job back. He then carried that route for many years. Mr Pierce was a friend to the entire community, he would bring things from town for those who could not go and he frequently would stop at a home and sit on the porch, maybe have a cup of coffee, and talk a while with folk along the route. A son of Mr. Pierce still lives in Flippin as well as a daughter-in-law of an older son lives there. I expect a person could make contact with these folk and probably get close to the dates the query was seeking. Don Ott