On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Ann & Wayne Newsome <[email protected]> wrote: > I was working a crossword yesterday and the clue was Mayberry _ _ _ . > It made me remember FRD . Know it was a spinoff questions are was it Ken > Barry who starred and how long did it run? >
Hey Dad! Yes, Ken Berry was the star of Mayberry, R.F.D. FYI...I'm sure you know this but it's a question we get a lot: In the title Mayberry, R.F.D., what does RFD stand for? In 1896, the U.S. Congress approved Rural Free Delivery. People were becoming increasingly concerned taht a growing country needed to provide postal service to as many citizens as possible, and the villages of Charles Town, Halltown, and Uvilla, West Virginia were the "test markerts" for the project. Postmaster General William S. Bissel was outraged that Congress would charge him with such a ridiculous idea and he refused to spend the $20,000 appropriation stating it was clear that such a move would bankrupt the nation. --Allan _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
