Zurich Citizens News, 1964-11-12, Page 1REA SWITCHES TO DIAL
It will take about two min-
rtes early Sunday morning to
complete the change -over from
a manual to a dial telephone
system in Zurich, Hensall and
the surrounding areas. The
nearly magical conversion will
be made efficiently by trained
personnel after literally thous-
ands of manhours 'of thinking,
planning and work.
A closely co-ordinated proee-
due at 2 a.m. will require split-
second timing to complete the
change -over. The early morn-
ing hour was chosen since this
is the time when the least
amount of calling is done which
will in turn insure the smallest
chance of interference to the
public.
When the signal is given for
change -over, telephone men in
Hensall and Zurich will discon-
nect all the lines to the old
switchboards, an operation re.
quiring about 30 seconds. The
moment the old system is `dead'
the new system will be acti-
vated by another crew who will
remove the "blocking tools"
from the dial switching equip-
ment. This takes only a few
seconds, and immediately, the
dial system is in operation.
Anyone wishing to place a
call at the precise time of cut-
over, will be asked by the oper-
ator to place the call again in
a few moments using the dial
method. Customers have been
asked not to place "curiosity"
or unnecessary calls during cut.
over.
Every long distance centre in
North America has been advised
that the cut -over in this locality
will take place November at 2
a.m. so that calls destined for
persons here will be routed
properly.
Once the dial system begins,
the telephone numbers in the
new directory will become ef-
fective. Seven -figure numbers
have been issued to every tele-
phone subscriber, the first three
digits to indicate the excange,
and four other numbers. The
prefix for Hensall will be 262
and Zurich 236.
Since it is difficult to re-
member the new longer num-
bers, it is wise to make a list
of the most used .numbers to
keep close by !for easy refer-
ence. The new Hensall police
number will be 262-2812. Fire
emergency calls in Hensall
should be made to 262-2111 and
in Zurich, 236-4311. The long
distance operator may be reach-
ed by dialing "0" and informa-
tion concerning numbers not
listed in the directory can be
had by dialing "113" in Hensall
or "0" in Zurich.
Dialing equipment is a per -
feet servant that is easy ton use,
Simply .pick up the receiver
and wait for the dial tone be-
fore you proceed to dial. This
is usually instantaneous but
there are times when the call -
load may. be unusually heavy
and the dial tone may not be
heard for several seconds. Dial-
ing without ,the dial tone may
result in a wrong number.
Dial the numbers in the prop-
er sequence making absolutely
certain to have the correct
digits. Allow the dial to spin
back by itself without trying to
interfere with its speed or fail-
ing to refnove the finger after
each number has been dialed.
Party line users in Hensall
and Zurich areas will reach
those who share their line by
dialing the appropriate number
found in the telephone book
and hanging up immediately,
Both the phone of the caller
and the called will ring. When
the ringing stops, the caller will
know his party has answered.
He will then lift the receiver
and commence with the conver-
sation. If the phone continues
to ring, it may be assumed that
there is to be no answer and
it will be necessary to lift the
receiver momentarily to break
the connection and cease the
ringing.
Public telephones will oper-
ate differently too. It will be
necessary to lift the receiver
and deposit either one dime or
two nickels in the appropriate
slots. When the dial tone is
heard, dial the number care-
fully. If it is a long distance
number, the operator will indi-
cate the amount of money re-
quired for the call and can de-
tect by special sound devices
whether the correct change has
been deposited. She can return
money to the caller by other
special apparatus in the event
of no answer.
Direct long distance dialing
must he done correctly. A slip
of the finger can easily get the
wrong number. When this
happens contact the operator
immediately and tell her what
city you reached so you will
not be billed for the call.
The power to operated the
new systems will be supplied by
banks of large storage batteries
located in the two new exchange
buildings. In Hensall equip-
ment is housed in a building
located on Highway 4 and in
Zurich, the new building is on
Main Street West. These bat-
teries are kept fully charged by
means of special generators
which convert commercially -
supplied alternating current in-
to direct current and are large
enough to operate for eight
hours in the event of a power
failure. Once the normal elec-
i
trical supply is restored, the
generators go into action again
and automatically increase their
output until the storage batter-
ies are recharged. From then
on, the generators automatically
cut back to normal operation,
keeping the batteries at their
normal charge.
Telephone men will inspect
the equipment regularly by
-checking, testing, cleaning, re:-
pairing or re placing parts.
Trouble is usually spotted and
corrected within a few minutes.
Dust is the biggest problem to
dial telephone equipment, and
every precaution is taken to in-
sure the cleanest surroundings
possible,
Trained personnel will also
be readily available after cut-
over to assist with problems
encountered by subscribers who
do not know how to operate
the new equipment or experi-
ence a faulty telephone hook-up.
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No. 45—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1964
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SOON TO BE VACATED — The Hensall switchboard
will soon be left idle as the new dial equipment takes over
this week -end, but the girls who have tended it lately don't
seem to mind. Pictured here are (left to right): Mrs. Pearl
Shaddick, Bonnie Kyle, Pat Jones, Mrs. Wilma Caldwell and
Mrs. George Parker, the operators who will be out of a job
beginning at 2 •a.m. Sunday morning.
Hensall Lodges
Dedicate Gifts
On Friday evening, Novem-
ber 6, the IOOF and Rebekahs
of Hensall Lodge held a dedi-
cation ceremony. An altar, the
gift of the family of the late
W. R. Dougall, was dedicated by
Past District Deputy Ross
Nichols, of Brussels. Mr. Nich-
ols was introduced by Mr.
Charles Ray and thanked by
Mr. Earl Campbell, PDDGM. A
Bible' was presented by Mrs.
John D. Reid, of London, in
memory of her late husband.
Noble Grand Rodger Venner
presided for the meeting and
extended a welcome to all
IOOF, Rebekahs and friends.
Miss Joyce Flynn, soloist, was
accompanied by Miss Ann
Mickle. Miss Mattie Ellis con-
tributed a reading.
Mr. Robbie Witmer, Goderich,
winner of the United Nations
Youth Pilgrimage, sponsored by
the lodges of Huron district,
gave interesting and informa-
tive highlights of his trip, He
was thanked by Mr. Percy
Campbell, PDDGM.
A social hour followed and
members of the Rebekah Lodge
served lunch.
.Attending were Mrs. John D.
Reid and Miss Minnie Reid, of
London, representing the Reid
family, and Mrs. G. E. Walker,
Hensall; Mrs. Doug Hughson,
Exeter; Miss Phyllis Dougall,
Toronto, attended for the Don -
gall family.
Hensall Store
Hours Decided
For Future
The Hensall businessmen met
Tuesday morning at the Com-
mercial Hotel to set their
agenda for the coming season.
Store open hours was the
main topic for discussion with
the Christmas season hours tak-
ing precedence. It was decided
that Hensall stores, beginning in
December, will remain open
every Monday and each Friday
and Saturday evening. During
Christmas week, stores will
stay open every night until 9
o'clock in order to facilitate
shoppers.
Hensall stores will be closed
Saturday nights during Jan-
uary, February and March but
will be open for business as
usual on Friday evenings until
9 p.m. Starting in April, stores
will be open both Friday and
Saturday nights.
Business men in Hensall will
sponsor free skating in the Hen-
sall arena every Saturday after-
noon during December and
January.
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Fall Rally
The EUB Fellowship of the
Stratford district met Sunday
afternoon at the Dashwood EUB
Church for their fall rally. A
panel presentation from dele-
gates to the general convention
on Christian Education at Read-
ing Penn., pointed to the areas
of involvment for the local
church. Supper was served to
the youth.
International
Set For Seaforth
The 1966 International Plow-
ing Match set for Seaforth was
the main topic at an executive
meeting recently.
This community f eels that
the people of Seaforth and the
surrounding areas are not at all
familiar with the demands to
be met in connection with the
International Plowing Match.
Accommodations for an influx
of . thousands of plowing en-
thusiasts will have to be pro-
vided in the district.
In order to acquaint the resi-
dents of Seaforth and the ad-
jacent vicinities with a few
more pertinent facts, the execu-
tive committee has completed
arrangements to show movies
of previous plowing competi-
tions held between 1946 and
1964. An idea of the scope of
the • International match will
come from the films to be
Flash From
Sant's Elves
Word has just been received
from the North Pole that Santa
Claus will make his annual visit
to Hensall very soon.
The dispatch, direct from
Santa's headquarters, said that
the jolly old gentleman will ar-
rive in the village on Saturday,
December 12, at 2 p.m. He has
promised to bring with him free
movies which will be shown in.
the Town Hall, as well as treats
for all the kids.
viewed at the Seaforth District
High School on Wednesday,
November 25.
Members of any organization
in Huron County who have been
considering a concession within
the Tented City at the 1966 In-
ternational Plowing Match are
invited to attend this special
movie showing. A question peri-
od will follow with a member
of the committee on hand to
answer any queries.
Publicity chairman. for the
committee is W. D. Stephenson,
Seaforth.
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The dead of two world wars
were honored Remembrance
Day in Hensall with a service
at the Cenotaph at 12 noon.
Wreaths were placed to com-
memorate the local soldiers
who paid the supreme sacrifice
for Canada. Those taking part
were: Mrs. R. Taylor, Sr., pro-
vincial; President John Sim-
mons, Hensall Branch Canadian
Legion 468; President Mrs. Roy
Smale, Hensall Legion Auxili-
ary; President John Baker, Hen-
sall Kinsmen and Kinettes; Mrs,
Robert Cook, 1st Hensall Girl
Guides; William Ingram, lst
Hensal Boy Scouts; Reeve Norm-
an H. Jones, village of Hensall;
New Appointee
At Hay Telephone
The Township of Hay Muni-
cipal Telephone System an-
nounced this week the release
of Fred Clark, London. Mr.
Clark had been retained to fill
the position of secretary -treas-
urer of the Hay Telephone
System recently left vacant by
the resignation of Reg Black.
At the same time, the mem-
bers announced the appointment
of Wayne Horner as understudy
to the secretary -treasurer. It is
expected that Mr. Horner will
assume his duties at Zurich in
about three weeks.
The appointee is at present
with the Bank of Montreal in
Highgate, Ontario. He is mar-
ried to the former Helen
Grainger and is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tarold Horner, Zurich.
Reeve John Corbett, Township
of Hay; Reeve Elgin Thompson,
Township of Tuckersmith.
A parade of Legion and Aux-
iliary members, Guides, Scouts
and Brownies, headed by Ban-
nockburn Pipe Band of Varna,
er kke
formed at the station yard to
march to the Cenotaph. A serv-
ice was held in the Town Hall
with guest speaker Rev, Harold
Currie. Parade marshal was
Wilmer Dalrymple. with Jim
Taylor the color sergeant.
Nigher Auto insurance Rates
Predicted By CIA Tanager
Mr. Bert Klop.p, Zurich, was
one of the five Co-operative In-!
surance Association agents in
the County of Huron to receive
bonus cheques based on loss
ratio at the annual CIA banquet
held in B r u c e f i e l d United
Church this week. He is the
company representative for Hay
and Stephen.
The presentations were made
by Harvey Taylor, chairman of
the CIA committee. Others
who received bonus cheques,
were Art Wright, Seaforth;
George Turton, Goderich; Ross
Francis, 'Osborne, . and Russell
Knight. Grey. Two other agents,
Peter Ray, Clinton, and Lloyd
Montgomery, Wingham, did not
qualify for awards.
Mr. Murray Maxwell, CIA di-
vision manager. London, spoke
briefly on the business of the
company for the past year. 1 -Ie
noted that salesmen in Huron
have chalked up more sales per
agent than salesmen in any
other county, having insured 20
to 25 per cent of all the cars
in Huron.
He stated that automobile in-
surance presents a constant
problem because of the in-
creased accident rate. He pre-
dicted higher premiums in the
future unless the frequency of
highway mishaps drops sharply.
"There are more cars and
more drivers," said Mr. Max-
well, "and an increase in acci-
dents and repair costs. This:
means more costly insurance,"
A new central office in
Guelph is expected to be ready
for use about mid-January. Per-
sonnel are already moving from
Toronto to the new loccation
Which is hoped to bring closer
contact between the company
officials and the men in the
division offices.
Greetings from the Huron
County Federation of Agricul-
ture were brought by the presi-
dent. Alex McGregor, Kipper,
and acting chairman Warren
Zurbrigg conducted the pro-
ceedings.
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DASHWOOD HUNTERS
Bill and Don Weigand spent
last week at Cheslev Lake with
Joe Martene and Dave McGill.
They bagged three deer.
CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER—Five out of seven of Knight, Brussels; Lloyd Montgomery, Windham; Art Wright,
these CIA agents qualified for loss ratio bonus cheques Seaforth; Peter Roy, Clinton; Bert I�.lopp, Zurich, and
presented to them at the company's annual banquet on Tues- (seated), George Turton,
day. Standing (left to right): Ross Francis, Kirkton; Russell