Show y f 1 7 1 u LARRY MAXWELL a native of explains a commune exhibit to a group of Russians IS as he tours maJor RUI Rus- Rus Russian sian Ilan cities Tabiona Native Tours Russia With Phone Co In America the telephone dir goes with the telephone as the menu goes with the ress res Not so in Russia There phone books are for the selected few Larry Maxwell a Mountain States Telephone s o 0 r from Cedar City and a native of Tabiona who Is representing the United States Information Agency at a Communications USA exhibit in Russia said The 2000 telephone directories in the display are causing much Interest among the Russian peo pIe TELEPHONE directories are not free in Russia They are hard to come by The average Russian must call a telephone office to get a number At the phone book display names of the major city direct odes orles have been printed on the covers in Russian Visitors like to thumb through them for names of relatives In this coun coun- coun country try Communications USA which has been crossing criss-crossing the Sov let iet Union consists of a display of tools used In the telephone in in- in industry a fully equipped install install- ers er's van telephone Instruments for home business and industry as well as cabled relays switch switch- switching ing equipment and directories Computers and speed high me me- mechanical communications equip ment are highlighted as are also I space communications facilities THE EXHIBIT has been shown at Kiev and Leningrad and is scheduled to open in Moscow in early December It is estimated that over a half million Rus- Rus Russians Russians will visit the display Russia's first telephone ex- ex exchange exchange change was opened in 1882 only two years after telephones came cameto cameto to Utah The use however of the telephone has not developed as rapidly as in this country There are less than three tole tele phones per people in Russia today as compared with well over 40 per in Utah Larry Maxwell was selected to accompany the exhibit to Russia because of his technical knowledge of the telephone bus mess iness and his ability to speak read and write Russian Hussian The Russian people are frien- frien friendly friendly and curious about America he said They have a keen inter inter- interest interest est in our communications equipment but generally con con- conversations conversations drift to our way of life with questions such as Where do you live five Is it true American families have two cars Ilow much do you earn earna a week Other questions about social conditions on racial issues are keyed to rattle the guides Mr Max I well pointed out |