1media/coll0242_1964-08-14_B6340_001_thumb.jpg2024-05-13T07:07:47-07:00Janelle Zettyc683dcfaab75f20cf960ec4bd7d610f77219f619432271[Southern Bell Telephone]. (ca. 1964). Ory Miguez Collection (UAAMC-COLL-0242, B6340). University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Edith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.plain2024-05-13T07:07:47-07:00Janelle Zettyc683dcfaab75f20cf960ec4bd7d610f77219f619
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12024-05-13T07:40:45-07:00Southern Bell Telephone, Franklin, 19642Southern Bell Telephone, Franklin, 1964.plain2024-05-15T07:34:11-07:00In 1964, Southern Bell Telephone opened its new office at 910 W. Third Street, marking the transition from telephone operators to a new dial system. The company first established itself in Franklin in 1893. This change replaced eighty-year-old double-digit telephone numbers with seven-digit numbers. Some residents were disappointed that they could no longer eavesdrop on party lines. During the opening ceremony, Lt. Gov. C. C. Aycock activated the dial equipment, Franklin Mayor W. McKerall O'Niell placed the first Direct Distance Dialing call, and Rep Spencer G. Todd made the first local call. Msgr. John H. Disch, the Church of the Assumption pastor, performed the dedication rites. The new system cost over $1,200,000.
