U.S. Mail Rural Delivery .
Service Enters 60th Year
The Post Office Department'*
? rural delivery service today serve*
marc Americans than ever before
In history.
This obse* vatlon was made by
I^atmaster General Arthur E Sum
merfleld in calling the nation's at
tention to the Wih birthday of lite
? Service.
Experimental rural delivery serv
ice began October 1, 1896 with
. three routes at Charles Town, W.
V*., and two routes at Halltown
? and Uvilla. near Charles Town.
Wiese sites for the initial expert
! mental routes were picked by
?Postmaster General William L,
Wilson, a native of West Virginia.
Old records show thai in its first
week the three Charles Town
? routes provided for surprised farni
*ers delivery of 214 letters. 290
- papers, 33 postal cards and 2 pack
ages. Previously, they would not
have received this mail until they
went into town to pick it up. often
a matter of weeks or even months.
"frist was a far cry from today's
mail load handled by rural dellv
? ery carriers For example. In a re
' ecni 12-month period, nearly 8 bil
lion pieces of mall were handled
' for rural patrons.
Tbday there are 31,888 routes
serving 34.930.000 mail patrons
ovet* more than 1 'a million mites
of routes that extend into virtually
.all the counties of the United
States, as well as into territories
. and possesisons of the United
States And, during the fiscal year
lentfed last June 30 alone there
? were 394,900 patrons added to rural
delivery routes, while a total of
i m '
11,708 extensions of rural route* n
were made to provide more and d
better service. f
Rural delivery was first officially I
suggested by Postmaster General f
John Wanamaker in 1891 r
The first bill authorizing rural t
delivery yyrvice was Introduced In
the House of Representatives on
January 5, 1892, by James O'Don- j
nell of Michigan, but it failed to r
pass
A bill by Congressman Thomas
F. Watson of Georgia became law 1
March 3, 1893. appropriating $10.
000 for experimental rural deliv
ery This, together with $20,000
appropriated for the same purpose
on July 16. 1894 was not immedi
ately used, the Postmaster General
deeming the amount Insufficient.
On June 9, 1896, another $10,000,
together with the prior $30,000. was
made available and the first ex
perimental rural delivery service
was established the following Oc
tober 1.
Many events in postal history
have been marked by big cere
monies, such as when the Pony Ex
press began between Saint Joseph,
Missouri and Sacramento, Califor
nia, on April 3, 1860. But the West
Virginia experiment was launched
with little fanfare, and under a
cloud of criticism Critics said it
would bo impractical and expen
sive.
"They were certainly proved
wrong," Mr. Summerfleld noted.
"The effect the Post Office De
partment's rural delivery has pro
duced upon the American scene in
60 years can scarcely be exagger
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ted," he laid "It stimulated de
elopment of the parcel pott, and
t aided greatly in the establish
ment of the American system of
oad* and highway*. v
"Moreover, it effect on com
merce, a* a vital link between in
lustry and the American farm ;
amily has been tremendous, and it
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ect on American life, providing
lew vistas of communication for
he rural family.
More than two-thirds of Arizona
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ndian reservations and military f
installations. |
The Bradleys
Have Four Sons
In Armed Forces
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By MRS. C. L. BRADLEY
Community Reporter
Mr and Mrs. Ray Bradley of
Maggie have four sons in the I'. S.
Armed, Forces.
Chief Warrant Officer Richard
Bradley enlisted in the Army in
1944 He served in the European
Theatre during World War II and
Is now stationed at Fort Bliss,
Texas where he is attached to a
Guided Missile Battalion. Mr. and
Mrt. Bradley and their children,
Kathey and Karen, recently visit
ed here.
SFC Odell Bradley enlisted in
the Amy in 1944 and also served
in the European Theatre during
World War II He was recruitment
officer (or several counties in
Western North Carolina before be
ing sent tu Tokyo. Japan in 1952
He is married to the former Keiko
Shimlgo of Tokyo and they have a
son. Mickie. SFC Eradley is'ex
pected to return to the States with
his family in January
Pvt. Frank Bradley enlisted in
the Army in December, 1955. He
received basic training at Fort
Jackson anc was then sent to Fort'
Knox, Ky. Recently he was sent
to Anchorage. Alaska where he Is
serving In the 23rd Infantry Regi
ment, 2nd Infantry Division.
Kenneth Edward Bradley enlist
ed in the Navy in August. 1J56 and
was Inducted at Columbia. S. C.1
He is now at the Naval Training i
Center, Great Lakes, 111., where
he ia attached to Battalion 103.
Regiment 10.
Pvt. Paul Mehaffey, son of Mr.
and Mrs Connely Mehaffey, en
listed in the Army in July. He was
inducted at Fort Jackson. S. C. and ;
was sent to Fort Lewis, Wash, for
training. Recently he has been sent!
to Anchorage, Alaska where he is,
serving with the 23rd Infantry. He
la expected to be in Alaska until
next August
Wayne Finger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Finger has returned
to the USS Asbu'.y in Brooklyn,
N. Y. after spending a fourteen
day leave with his parents. He en
listed in the Navy in July and had
nine weeks' training at the Naval
Center. Bainbridge, Md.
Furman Emory, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Emory is spending a
fourteen-day leave with his par
ents after completing nine weeks
of .training at the Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, 111.
Pvt. William Moody, son of Mr.
and Mr*. Ben Moody, was Inducted
in the Army In July. He received
training at Fort Jackson and at
Fort Lewis. Wash, and is now as
signed to the 23rd Infantry Regi
ment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Billy Bradley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Bradley, enlisted in the
Navy in December. 1955 and had
boot training at Great Lakes, 111.
After a fourteen-day leave with his
parents, he was sent to San Diego,
Calif, where he served aboard the
CSS Destroyer Brown. He is now
stationed in New Zealand.
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