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Identifier: belltelephonemag22amerrich (find matches)
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)
Contributing Library: Prelinger Library
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er. Broadly speaking, the managersjob consists of keeping currently in-formed of facts about camp tele-phone needs, of getting a good pic-ture of what the men and their offi-cers think about the service, and oftaking whatever action is needed toavoid or improve any unsatisfactorycondition. These managers have tobe capable, fast acting men as well as ^943 Service for Service Men 27 good-will ambassadors. Much Im-portant work often has to be donequickly on the job, sometimes with-out the benefit of the usual staff as-sistance. Evening hours and week-ends take special attention, since call-ing is heaviest then. Accompanying a manager duringthe course of his days work, to see the new section: its layout, its build-ings, and the kind of troops to bequartered there; estimate the facili-ties needed, decide whether attendedservice is warranted, plan telephonelocations, and arrange for space.Approvals must then be obtained,and arrangements made to providethe service when the area is activated.
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The divisional insignia which decorate these unattended public telephone booths create an authentic Army atmosphere and harmonize with their surroundings in this service club the many and varied duties that areinvolved in representing the telephonecompany in camp, would be an inter-esting experience. Here are sometypical examples of what one mightencounter. A new section is to be added to theestablishment. The manager conferswith the Signal Officer. They study A new division moves into tentswithout previous notice, for an un-known stay. They have been locatedat some distance from existing publictelephones in camp. Here the man-ager must act quickly and use hisingenuity. The answer may be to In-stall public telephones temporarilyin a tent or on a truck, or to move in 28 Bell Telephone Magazine FEBRUARY a mobile public telephone unit (atrailer or bus). During his observations in the eve-ning busy hours he may find that, be-cause of shifts in troops or othercauses, the telephones in one

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