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Show muni "ffimirinrrumaininj ipV-- i$&w tested 7 v, ' v && sh one " s a Busy rjjga&4ri w v By J M. HESLOP - w ' agsr v y r ' fsg5 V? xsa. MHm-- 'fciiN'jBe,BSSJ - 9 Church News Editor 'eyww SALUDA, N 'SWWW 3 Brevard-HendersonvU- & s.MiseKi?-jsi- ferae; i i'J r i & .. jSfoi(aifcwW'e? S6g35$ '5h 3gSi ' - X: J83& &&& &&& aaara. oS fe.v: le aawiv .jrf&.-wA-- wia4i p fi. ite- - - . .k'kiSv r. .... . .. Still, the call could mean trouble on the phone line, for Ceter is the lineman, installer, repairman, and with his father operates the ,S?.3 Saluda Mountain Telephone pATViei. VWititwuj i When my phone rings, I never know what to expect, he said. I may get a call at the top of a telephone pole or in the office or at the house, but for me the phone is always ringing, and thats good. ' tki ' v is I Edwin Cater Leiand Jr. completes telephone repair work from high on pole. jf EsSf Cater is 32 years old and has been a member of the Church for mne years. His father bought the teiepnone company 37 years ago when it consisted of one magneto switchboard and 16 telephones of the hand-cran- k variety. Now there are 782 pinnies lu the system. About 600 of these are private lines, and all operate on the dial system. My dad is 70 years old, but he is still plenty active in the company. We could sell to a bigger company, but we like it the w'ay it is. Dad would never take anything from the government, he did all himself, and I feel the same way, SiBwSI&gSaaSiHm EJJkl v meet. j. - ?l r yy c The telephone has a special ring for Edwin Cater Leiand Jr. The ring of his phone could be from a member of the Branch, Greenville South Carolina Stake, for he is first counselor in the branch presidency Or, the call could be from the city hail, because Cater is mayor pro tern as the city commissioner in charge of the water depart, 'teagieifi -- Operation ' fif Edwin Leiand, 7, is already learning , business from his father. the sk-pr- Cater explained. Once we even printed our own phone directories at the office, but now we have a printer do it. Just then the phone rang. Excuse me, he said upon returning. It was someone who needed a number; you see, I am the information operator, too. Outside of his home was parked a completely equipped telephone truck. iM I have got to be ready to go any crpcnlly when there la. a storm, he said We want our service to be the very best. I dont mind climbing a pole on a dark night, but I always look around good when I come down. I dont want to step on a copperhead snake or a rattler at the bottom. Yes, he added, the phone has a special ring for me. But, not all calls are for Cater as church leader, politician. Lion Club officer or telephone company executive; many of the calls are for his wife, Beth, who is first counselor in the branch Primary and homemaking leader in the Relief Society. The phone company is far from a operation. It is a family affair. Caters mother and father and his two sisters all learned to 'string wire, install a phone or do what was necessary to keep the service going. Now, Sister Leiand does her share. Besides being mother to their three children, she helps coordinate, the company business and keep the books, working at their secluded home in the woods. Cater works long hours, she one-ma- n - Ti pum 7 wi m ; Continued on page 13 ,jS&Sr SAsai n'fwy jmaiiDu - esvt vA & 'w- . T - a. v v '. .. . n f .' '..; U fi-- Wafr Beth Leiand and , - jg 2Sr gSy g. Sf'1- -? u AV A & $ ti f gyfA -' .. . iAf 3 'rr4.rtViS,v.:4' s daughter Anna Margaret watch . ss Brother ! !an prepares work WEEK ENDING -- '( I 1 'J! tar-lin- f ERRUARV e r " J, 1975 , 0, j CHURCH , si t 7 |