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Smith Point Area Gets Telephone ServiceTHE NEW Smith Point ex tions are to ho set tip in tin* fu-rhange, which was cut In with 31subscriber Wednesdnv, in housed in one Of the few exchange huild-Extension last Week of tele-1phone service into the SmithPoint area is hut one phase of amulti-stage $2 million improvement program of the Trinity Valley Telephone Company system in Chambers County, company officials said this week.A new exchange was opened at Smith Point last Wednesday, to give residents of that area tele phone servii e for the first time in the history of the hayshore community which has seen extensivedevelopment in recent years. General Manager C J. Winterof Trinity Valley Telephone supervised the cut in of the new ex change faeilities, and technical details of the exchange installntion were handled by Philip Patton, general plant fuiperintendent, and ,lames a Smith, maintenance supervisor for the company.Bank Officers, Directors Are Re-Elected Hen*Stockholders of the SecurityState Hank of Anahuac re-elected all officers and directors ot ?hehank, in the annual stockholders’ineetinir here on Januarv s.w? .. i t - i—__f — * * *inps on atilt* anywhere, Mr, Wi-tner said. The neat structure housing the nutomath switchboard of the exchange is elevated fUKht feet abo\e ground on heavvW*®*- ..... •; * Wr.pilings, to keep the exchange building and equipment above the rising tides ot anv hurricane that might sweep across the SmithPoint ha v shore.Telephone calls to or from the Smith Point exchange ar*j handled at this time bv the Winnie :WF''operator, on a toll-free basis forlt;alls to the Anahuac area. Com pan officials -~itilt;1 that service to and from Smith Point will he handled automatically throughthe Anahuac exchange in the near future, when new equipment is installs! for that exchange.The Smith Point exchange is I large enough to handle the present population of the area, plus 'substantial future growth, and itscompletion last week marks therealization of a promise made to Smith Point residents when the new owners purchased the Chani-| tiers County Telephone Company system, Mr. Wimer saidSIMILAR LOCAL exchange ta-Past District Governor Is Lions Club Speakerture at Double Rayon, Stowell, Hanknmer. and Wallisville. and the present goal is to have all these units in operation within the next IS months, he predicted.Major improvement* in the telephone system's central station facilities at Anahuac and at Winnie are also in the making, and a newbuilding to house exchange equipment at Anahuac is nearing completion. When that building is finished. m w equipment valued atmore than $SO.O(»p will be installed, to set up a central station forthis area with capacity to handlea long period of growth and offerall modern telephone services,Wimer said.AT SMITH Point last Wednesday, the new telephone circuits were given a trial run by Roy Dawson, owner of Van Ta-Pn Grocery who made the first long distance call. County Commissioner Joe I, Ijagow, County Judge O F. Nelson, Jr., and Sheriff I/ouis; Otter were also present for the cut in ceremonies open+ng ihe newservice. jRepresenting the telephone company were Mr Wimer, Mr. Patton. Mr. Smith, Donald Wigin ton, construction supervisor, and Guy C. Jackson, III. company at tornev. Chuck Norsch and Rob Averv represented the Automatic Electric Company, suppliers of the equipment used in the new exchange unit.
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Anahuac Progress
Anahuac, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1963
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