Show fD D Services lI in US Urbanites who think o 0 f C fRFD RFD rural free Cree delivery as a rapidly disappear ri n g piece of Americana are far from the truth according t tan to toan an article In the current issue Issue Is sue of Petroleum Today DURING the past three dec dec- decades ades the number of people receiving re rural delivery has Increased In In- creased 40 per cent and now totals more than 35 million persons Nearly rural mailmen travel about 18 mil lion miles daily the tho lent of 01 72 trips around the globe during their ro rounds Since the Inauguration of the service in 1896 Petroleum Today notes the rural mailman mallman mall mail man has provided provid the nation with a vital means of communication TilE EARLY days of the system with all their hardships hard hard- ships were the source of many humorous and heroic stories Transportation equipment equip equip- ment is modernized now and highways are Improved Yet occasionally one still hear an type tal tale recently a rural mailman In Oklahoma found a hens hen's egg and an unstamped envelope in ina ina a mailbox An An accompanying note read Dear Carrier Will you please stamp this letter and keep the egg Im I'm broke Thanks lie did |