Show r d r rr rIt r j It I BIG SPOOL SPOOL- This Thil close up shot shows the co axial cable on the spool lying at the tho side of US 40 Crews Crewl are man man- maneuvering the spool so 60 that when it is II towed it will lay cable In a narrow ditch dUch Phone System Nears Final Phase Will he be Rest nest Service in the World The local telephone expansion sion is nearing the comple comple- completion tion phases and will provide the best servIce anywhere in inthe inthe the world This was the comment of Don R Cowley Vernal tole tele phone exchange manager Thursday of last week at the Rotary Club Mr Cowley was led by E B Rodgers Jr division directory sales sup sup- supervisor supervisor MR COWLEY said that Vernal will have superior equipment to Salt Lake City and it will be possible to dial direct to Hawaii and Canada There will also be direct ac- ac access access cess to 60 million phones There are 40 operators working at present but a 50 reduction to 20 opera opera- operators tors will occur with the new system but it Is anticipated that the number of operators will wUl eventually build up a- a again again gain Those that stay on will have to be retained Mr Cow ley explained Under the new dial system will wUl prefix aU all Vernal numbErs Mr Cowley disclosed ed that the national company plans to drop names md and ad- ad adopt adopt opt an number all system as we are running out of nam nam- names Os es and sometimes there are spelling difficulties lea ies will be begin ri August j 15 a and d should be complete when the new system goes into effect The switchover will take place one minute alter after mid mid- midnight midnight night of Saturday August 18 which actually will be early Sunday August 19 10 Rural eight and ten party lines will be changed to private private vate or semi private lines at ata ata a small increase in cost he said and revealed that this is the first time that a valley valley- wide urban service has been made available Prior to operation of the new service an open house will be held with a tour of the new facUlty facility a w wat I at t M sq L r q if 1 1 i j H rJ I Ir r Idl fi r k 1 di i j TELEPHONE CABLE CABLE- Workmen string the new tel tel- phone cable from poles to the underground conduit where it will wUl be laid under the street |