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board of directors were Frank Barnes, Jr., John Barnes, Edwin
Barnes, Robert Helmly, and Dozier Helmly.
Home was formed in 1904 in Moncks Corner. It was later
incorporated as St. Johns Telephone Co. (St. Johns). In 1916, a
local electric utility bought St. Johns. Mary Winter Briscoe
(Briscoe) bought St. Johns and named it Home Telephone Co. in
1939. Home had 150 subscribers at the beginning of World War II.
In 1947, Briscoe sold Home to her daughter and son-in-law,
Thelma and S.S. Helmly, the parents of Robert Helmly, Sr. At the
end of World War II, Home obtained a loan from the Rural
Electrification Administration to expand its services. The loan
enabled Home to install its first dialing system.
Robert Helmly, Sr., began to work for Home when he was
discharged from the Navy in 1953. In 1962, Thelma and S.S.
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John M. Barnes, Jr. 138 0.18
Jean S. Barnes 137 0.18
Wandell K. Harvey 116 0.15
Carroll H. Harvey 114 0.15
Troy M. Harvey 114 0.15
Bennie H. Ordel 114 0.15
Patricia H. Welch 114 0.15
Lila G. Bobo 110 0.14
Edwin L. Barnes, Jr. 104 0.13
Frances T. Barnes 104 0.13
Susan S. Barnes 104 0.13
S.A. or Virginia Helmly 100 0.13
Mary Lea Tyler 100 0.13
Jean D. Barnes 82 0.11
Julie Elizabeth Helmly 80 0.10
Melissa Grace Davis 10 0.01
Total 77,960 100.00%
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