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Sperryville Phone
Exchange To Have
few System .
|The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia announced this week that the Sperryville exchange is scheduled to be converted to the modem “2-5 ntimbering system” in early 1959. In the phrase “2-5 numbering systerti”, the figure :2 stands for the first 2 letters of the central office name and the figure 5 indicates the number of digits in the telephone number. The Culpepr-Grayson and Madison exchanges will be [converted at the same time.
lis system of numbering has
introduced in many areas of
ginia and throughout the naand
enables operators to dial
distance calls directly to the distant telephone. The Company’s
f range plans contemplate that
arrangement will eventually attprd subscribers the advantage of dialing their own long distance calls, however, the date for the change has not yet been decided.
Jihn R, Brown, Local Manager said that approximately 4450 subscribers in this area will be affected W this conversion. Many will retain their same number which willj bf preceded by the first two letters of the exchange name and one I new digit. Others will be assign <1 completely new oumbers due to the necessity of equipment rearrangements. Concurrent with the changeover, a new directory will be issued, reflecting all ^changes and (additions. He added that the new (central office names would be annojunced in the next few’ weeks and [urged business firms to not overstock • on stationery or‘other
present telephone number. “This'; nationwide numbering system is extremely important in the company's program to furnish faster and [improved telephone service," Mr. Brown noted .
Moss Pure)
Farm Near Estes
M ". and Mrs. ft, James Moss
of Fairfax, Va. has latfcly purchasted a ton R
. 30 acre farm orf the Thorn_giver, near Estes, Va from Mr. and Mrs. Vernon R< Pettie. The farm is better known as the “Scott Place’1 of which the Petties have owned for about-5 years. Duiring that time they built a'new modern ranch home,'’' ‘ 1 > a
Mr- Moss is employed by the Alban Tractor Co. in Arlington, Va. and Mrs. Moss is employed by the In ternational Union of Operating Engineers in D. C.
The ‘sale was handled by Ray T., Cannon, Realtor of Castlejon, • Va. .1- . ‘IH ■■ T; • ‘
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