Kodiak To Be Linked Direct With U. S.
In Newly Installed Toll-Dialing System
One of the foremost signs of
progress in the State of Alaska in
the past few years, has been the
development of Communication
facilities. Alaska has been includ
ed in the nationwide toll dialing
plan making it possible for Alas
kans to call any place in the world,
simply by dialing the proper num
bers.
Compartively recent innovations
in the communication field have
made the transmission of voice and
dial impulses over radio lines al
most fool - proof. While this has
improved all communications, it
has created hardships in many
cases. Many towns whose telephone
service was entirely adequate un
der the old system, found them
selves in need of substantial im
provements in order to tie into the
rest of the world.
In an effort to bring this ser
vice to it’s users, plans were form
ulated by the Kodiak Telephone
Company, in cooperation with the
Stromber-Carlson Co., of Roches
ter, N.Y., and as a consequence,
a new, modern dial system with
all the latest improvements is now
being installed, and should be
ready for service next month.
Installer foreman is R. J. Smith,
who is assisted by Robert Hanson.
Smith’s wife, Anita, here on va
cation, is also helping out. Full
cooperation is being given by the
Alaska Communications System in
the changeover. M/Sgt Archie
Zehe, officer in charge of ACS
here, was particularly mentioned
by cowapfliay atfficials for kis a*sL>
tance.
One of the problems brought on
by the advent of toll dialing has
been the assignment of office codes
to every town that is being includ
ed. As you have noticed, the stan
dard for many years has been to
assign an area with the prefix of
GReenfield, FAirfax, etc. So many
towns are now “going Dial”, that
office codes are no longer going
to be available. Many of the towns
that have recently changed over
are now in the process of re-ed
ucating their users to use 7 nu
merals. Two of the most notable
examples are New York, and San
Fuanciisco. The Bell Telephcme
System has now issued directives
to their operating companies that
all new exchanges will be assign
ed 7 numerals. The exchange at
Sitka, Alaska was cut over on a
7 numeral basis more than two
years ago, and contrary to ex
pectations no difficulty was ato
countered. The original assign
ment to Kodiak was to be HUm
bolt-8, however in view of the fore
gong, this has been changed to
48-6 with the Navy exchange being
assigned 4S-7.
One of the greatest improve
ments to be included in the new
Kodiak system is called “terminal
per-station.” This simply means
that wherever you move within
the limits of the Kodiak Telephone
exchange, you will retain the same
number. It also remains the same
if you should have your type of
service changed, from 4 party to
1 party, or vice versa. Along with
that feature, will be another,
known as intercept service. If you
should dial a non-working number,
or a mis-dfal occurs, you will be
automatically switched to a tape
announcer, which will inform you
that the number you have dialed
has been changed or disconnected.
In the interest of faster and better
Long Distance communications,
the ACS is currently installing
equipment to match the Kodiak
Telephone equipment, which will
allow the user .to reach the LD
operator in Anchorage direct. This
is done by merely dialing 110.
The Anchorage operator will
answer the caller, and direct-dial
to almost anyplace in the U.S.
Gordon Jenson, local manager is
quite happy with the new equip
ment and will be responsible for
its maintenance. Charles N. Trier
schield, from Sitka, is in charge
of the cable splicing, 1400 pair of
wires, by the way, and has one of
the most important jobs in the
changeover. Also here to help pre
pare the cut-over is R. J. Cushing,
Gen. Mgr. of Sitka-Kodiak Tele
phone Companies. It is the wish of
the management of the Kodiak
Telephone Company that the very
latest, and best in Communications
be made available to its users,—
John F. Cushing, President, and
Martha Cushing Sec. Treasurer
both feel that Kodiak is growing,
and will continue to grow. Good
communications is vital to its pro
gress, they say.
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have taken a season’s lease on a
steam - heated “apartment” in
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be heard above a hole heated by
an active hot spring. Park rangers
say it has been used by hibernat
ing bears the past 10 years.
PITTSBURGH (A5) _ Safe crack
ers gave up trying to open a safe
at a Pittsburgh garage—and it’s
just as well they did.
When employes arrived this
moning, they found a penciled note
saying: “we give up.”
Police said the safe was empty.
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Wm believe in Hie continued growth ef Kadiak and want te have a part
in its future by providing
Better Communications
John and Martha Cushing