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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1939)
Thursday, December 21, 1939 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Nine Dial Phones Will Be Used On Rural Lines Salem's rural line telephone cus tomers, one of the largest groups of such customers served by nil tele phone exchanges on the Pacific coafit, are accepting rapidly the op portunity offered by the Pacific Telephone Sz Telegraph company to change over to modern diul tele phone operation. Work preparatory for dial opera tion of the rural lines served by the Salem exchange has been un derway f(r some lime, accordimr l" District Manager Harry V. Collins of the telephone company. Collins said It Is Indicated a very large ma jority of the rural lines will be on a dint basis soon. Rural linn customers own their own lines and their own telephone instruments, connecting with the telephone company's lines u-suaily nt the city limits. At present the Balem rural lines all are of manual type, and telephone Instrument,1! all of the magnetic type. The new dial type of service, Mr. Collins Bald, will give ,the rural line cus tomers the most modern and up-to-date telephone service now avail able. Telephone company representa tives are meeting with rural line customers for the purpose of dis cussing the new type of service. Iti some cases, It was pointed out, the rural line users are planning to strengthen and rebuild their pres ent telephone lines, and In all cases it will be necessary to exchange t he? present magneto type telephones for dial telephone instruments. Features of the proposed dial telephone service for rural lines, Mr. Collins explained, Include improv ed and better talking quality on most lines; no necessity for special batteries, as power will be furnish ed direct from the Sttlein central office, and automatic ringing, ra Uier than the present hand-ringing. Special central office equipment will be installed in the Salem t phone building to provide this i type of service for the Kalcin rural telephone line customers. Already in Oregon the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company is providing dial service to hundreds of rural lino customers in exchan ges at various points in the state, The improvement is being made In line with the company's long estab lished policy of giving all possible cooperation to rural line customers As a result of this cooperation, which has taken the form of perio dic inspections of lines owned by the farmers, special farmer line meetings and the testing and in spection of telephone instruments at open house programs, there has been a substantial increase in the number of rural lino telephones throughout the state since January 1 this year, the increase being great er than for any similar period in the last 10 years. For some time the Salem exchange f has held top honors in the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company in the number of rural line telephones served, and aa of October 1, this number for Salem was 970. Miss Carpenlier Feature Subject Two photographs of LaVergne Oarpentter, Salem, and Oregon's woman long-distance runner, along with an interview, fill a full page of the January number of "Physi cal Culture" under the heading, "The Joyous Physical Culture Life." Both photographs show her in her running togs. One was made at the New York World's fair before the Bell telephone exhibit. With her recent photograph in the magazine, "look," which has brought her dozens of fan letters, and her feature in the January Physical Culture, Salem friends are said to be well pleased at the pub licity she has gained for the capi tal city. Shortly after the publica tion In "Look," fan letters began to arrive in Salem, and have been forwarded to her. A staff writer on "Physical Cul ture" interviewed her regarding her work. Bernarr McFadden was much interested in what she had accom plished and kissed her when she visited his office in New York, In her interview she says: "Every snorts-minded person has their pet activity. Mine is run ning . . . just plain long-distance running. I wish all girls could rea lize the many benefits of this sport and how much pleasure it is. The Olympics are coming, and the Am erican team will need girls who are physically fit. Running will build you up for all other kinds of sports, too. Come on, girls, let's run." Talbot Sunday School Arranges Program Talbot The Talbot Sunday school will hold Its Christmas program and tree Saturday evening at the school house. The program wll! consist of musical numbers, pantomimes, read ings and short plays. Theron Bursell of San Francisco has been spending the past two weeks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Bursell. James Garllck of Malin arrived here recently to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Jane Garllck, and other relatives. George Pott.-?, Sr.. made a business trip to Portland Monday. Mar.torle Cole, wViO is attending a beauty school in .Salem, spent the week-end at the nome of her par ents, the A. E. Coles. Sunday guests at the Cole home were Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lenaburg and son, and Pete Lennhiirsr of Salem. Annual Frolic Slated Again The annual Christmas frolic of the Salem Ad club will be held again this year In the foyer of the Elsinore theatre Friday noon, December 22. according to the president, Robert S prague. Members have been invited to gather in the massive foyer of the meat re by Manager Carl Porter of the Salem Warner Bros, theatres, and present plans calling for a gala feast of entertainment as well as luncheon, which will be served by the staff of Schneider's Coffee shop. Manager Porter has arranged the presentation of several appropriate "short subjects" for the Ad clubbers and the entertainment committee has lined up a gala feast of fun. Christmas carols and a tree were included in the program. Tli roe billion buttons were made in England in the last 12 months. Santiam Rebekahs Entertain Friends Mill City A turkey dinner was given by the Santiam Rebekahs, honoring their families and friends, at the lodge hall, it being necessary to make up two tables due to the crowd in attendance. Chairman of the dinner committee was Mrs. W. W. Mason. The Christmas motif was used in the beautiful table dec orations. Following tha bounteous dinner, a short program in charge of Mrs. L. E. Dike included the singing of Christmas carols, with piano and violin accompaniment by Mrs. Holt house and Mode Davis, respectively, reading of a fitting article by Mrs. Dike, and later the exchange of gifts from under the beautifully decor ated Christmas tree. 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