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THE LEONARD GRAPHIC, Friday, March 21,1958
Southwestern States Telephone Co.
Construction Program Totals $7 Million
The Southwestern States Tele-
phone Company for the second
.successive year has lai .iched a
construction program which to-
tals more than $7 million.
Construction during 1958 will
almost equal the 1957 record con-
struction program of more than
7% millionn. D. T. Strickland,
vice-president and general man-
ager, said the huge construction
programs are necessary to keep
pace with tthe rapid growth of
areas served in Arkansas, Lousi-
ana, Oklahoma, and .Texas and
to keep abreast of developments
in modern communication sys-
tems.
“Our company is continuing
its policy of providing the best
possible telephone service .for
the cities it serves,” Strickland
said.
Evidence of the compan’s ef-
'■-'rts to carry out this policy is
+he fact that 81 per cent of the
ompany’s 125,000 telephones
are now dial operated, as com-
pared to 45 per cent dial five
yars ago and 22 per cent dial ten
years ago. This is in keeping
with plans for complete dial op-
eration.
Southwestern States has ex-
pended some $30 million in con-
verting exchanges to dial oper-
ation, installing additional cen-
tral office equipment, outside
construction, and other improve-
ments in the past ten years,
during 1957 five exchanges were
converted to dial operation, three
new dial exchanges were created,
and four old dial units were re-
placed with new equipment.
One exchange has already been
converted to dial this year, and
11 others are scheduled for con-
version during 1958. Two more
exchanges are due o have pres-
ent dial equipment replaced.
Another step in providing the
most modern service available
was the inauguration of the com-
pany’s first system of microwave
radio for handlin'* innCT
calls. This system was installed
late in 1957 between Lindsay
and Purcell. Oklahoma, both of
which have been recenttlv con-
verted to dial operation. More
microwave systems are to be in-
stalled in 1958. The=e
operate wf+hout the it*0 of noil
lines or cables and provide great-
ly improved circuits for long dis-
-mce service.
Southwestern States operates
exchanges in 163 communities in
four states, with about 1,230 em-
ployees on the payroll during
1957. Salaries for these em-
ployes totaled approximately
$416 million for the year.
Construction during 1958 in the
company’s East Texas Division
will total about $593,000. Ex-
changes in the division are located
at Ben Wheeler, Canton, Gilmer,.
Gladewater, Grand Saline, Hen-
derson, Turnertown. Kilgore,
Leonard, Mt. Vernon, Myrtle
Springs, Newsome, Quitman,
■Rusk, Saltillo, Talco, Trenton,
Van, and Winnsboro. Addition-
al central office equipment to
provide added service will be in-
stalled in dial exchanges with
costs as follows: Gladewater,
$12,000; Henderson, $30,100;
Grand Salen, $7,500, and Rusk
$5,000. Two switchboard posi-
tions will also be added at Glade-
water, at a cost of $8,000.
Property for location of new
central office buildings will be
purchased in Quitman and Mt.
Vernon.
Projects of cable placement
for extension and relief of pres-
ent facilities will be carried out
at Henderson at a cost of about
"546,000, at Kilgore at a cost of
about $41,000, and at Canton
with an expenditure of about
$17,000.
Suburban development at vari-
ous exchanges will result in ex-
penditures of about $25,500.
Power units to provide oper-
ational power at various ex-
'hanges in case of emergencies
will be purchased at a cost of
about $3,000.
Also included in the East Tex-
as Division 1958 construction pro-
gram is approximately $390,000
to handle extensions for new
business, routine replacements,
public improvements, additions
and. repairs to central office
°oi.finmon+. and other general
op'"'ntions.
“We believe that this extensive
construction program is indica-
te of the fact that our com-
pany is doing everything pos-
Hblo to provide new and modern
facilities which will insure the
best in communications service
nr subscribers,” Strick-
land concluded.
Better To Have and Not Need
Than To Need and Not Have
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ROY OLIVER & SON GARAGE
East Side Square — Leonard
jne News
BY MRS. L. R. WOOLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Braddy,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Braddy of Dal-
las visited their son and broth-
er, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Braddy
and daughter Ann and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Lewis at Wichita Falls
over last week end. They also
visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lewis at Friona nad friends at
Clovis, New Mexico.
Ben Jenkins and Mrs Jeanie
Standlee visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Wooley, Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lewis of
Dallas were week end guests
with his sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Braddy.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lewis of Ce-
leste and Mrs. Eva Lacy visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wooley, Sun-
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wren Grimes of
Leonard visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Braddy over the week end.
Ben Jenkins visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Wooley, Sunday.
FIRE DEPT. DONATIONS
Houston Hurst reported a do-
nation to the Leonard Volunteer
Fire Department of $80.00 from'
the Randolph community.
L. C. Hill reports a $10.00 do-
nation to the Fire Department
from E. H. (Gene) Cambron.
Ed Howell rteurned last week
from a 20-day stay in the Vet-
erans Hospital at McKinney.
Pres Newsome has returned to
Bogota after a two months visit
with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Toney
and family.
J. P. Sullivan Auto
Supply To Open
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sullivan
have moved back to Leonard
er living at Brownwood the
past four yers. They are re-
uilding a house they own here
nd plan to make their home
there.
The J. P. Sullivan Auto Sup-
on the south side of the
quare' is closed fro repairs and
''■’■ill be open for business in the
lear future.
VALLEY CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Jerry Lemon, pastor
Sunday School ________________10 a. m.
Morning Worship ____________11 a. m.
Bible Study _______________6:30 p. m.
Evening Worship ________7:15 p. m.
Mrs. J. D. Stevens, Sr., return-
ed* Tuesday afternoon from
M & S Hospital in Bonham,
where she had been for treat-
ment since Saturday.
H. L. Kiser of Electra spent
Thurusdav and Friday with his
mother, Mrs. Louis Kaiser.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Daughrity
and daughters have moved from
Thomas Street to the Homer
Evans house near the school, re-
cently vacated by the Scott Jack-
son family.
J. C. Daughrity was able to
return to work Tuesday after
having the measles.
Mobility Items
By MRS. L. B. WITHROW
Mrs. Doyce Ice and children of
Garland spent last week with
her parents, Mr and Mrs. Tony
Ingram.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Turner
spent Saturday in Plano in the
home of their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Trusty of
Seagraves are visiting relatives
here.
Thomas Coleman of Dallas
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs'.
Lee Coleman, over the week end.
Mrs. Itowell of Ftt. Worth is
visiting relatives here.
Bernard Wallace is ill at his
home.
Mrs. Deon Petty is ill with a
throat infection.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brookins
visited Mrs. Nora Hurbyville and
Miss Norma Brookins at Dallas
over the week end.
Firemen Will Meet
Friday Night
There will be a regular meet-
ing of the Leonard Volunteer
Fire Department at 7 p. m. Fri.
day night.
All members are urged to at-
tend.
NOTICE
Grove-Hill Lodge
No. 373, A.F.&
A. M. ^neets on
the 4th Monday
of each month.
7 p. m. Members
urged to attend.
Visitors welcome.
Leon Coffman, W. M.
J. H. Barbee, Sec’y.
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the world — the 1,000-mile General
San Martin Highway. To make the test
harder, officials of the Automobile Club
of Argentina sealed the hood shut at
Buenos Aires — no chance to add oil or
water or adjust carburetors for high
altitude.
So the run began — across the blazing
Argentine pampas, thrusting boldly into
the stone ramparts of the forbidding
Andes. Up and up the road climbed, almost
2-§- miles in the sky! Drivers gasped for
oxygen at 12,572 feet — but the Turbo-
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smothered every bump, the Turboglide
transmission made play of fantastic grades
up to 30 percent. Then a spine-chilling
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port of Valparaiso, a quick turn-around
and back again. Time for the round trip:
41 hours 14 minutes — and the engine was
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The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1958, newspaper, March 21, 1958; Leonard, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1213549/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Leonard Public Library.