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By JANE BANGLEY
■aMshaauiKh New* Staff Writer
Edward Brown has been a rural mail carrier for the Sperryville Post Office for nearly 30 years. In that time, he has never had a reportable accident even after his route increased from 22 to 71 miles a day.
A driving record like that is something to be proud of, but as Brown tells of his driving awards he is quick to say that he still makes mistakes. “I have had some people on my route ask me if I can read,” Brown said.
When Brown began working as a rural carrier, jobs with the postal service were political appointments. “I had thought about being a rural carrier, and I knew that it was a good job so I set my sights on it,” Brown said. “I applied for it and told some people that I would like to have the job. ”
Brown’s party came into power, and he was appointed to the job. “When the party changed, everyone would lose their jobs although I only saw that happen once,” Brown said. That never happened to me before the postal service was changed so that appointments weren’t made anymore.”
Brown has kept his job as long as he has because of his excellent work. A typical day for Brown lasts from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and he begins by casing the mail or sorting it according to the box numbers.
After the mail has been sorted, Brown separates each box number’s mail and places it in trays according to its order on the route. “My route is in and around Sperryville, to Nethers, Slate Mills, Culpeper County and Mad
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