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Show Calling by Number. Any person who believes there is no need for education of ub-scribers ub-scribers along tho lino of calling call-ing by number is referred to tho following verbatim roport of a call placed at one of our smaller exchanges recently: Subscriber Is this you, Central? Cen-tral? Well, give mo that there store at the head of Main street I don't know tho number, and tho children aro all away and I can't leave tho baby, and Papa just 'phoned that he was coming com-ing homo to supper, and I want to see if they can send down some meat. Operator Their number is live-six. Subsoriber-Oh, is it? Well, givo 'om to me. You .see the children are all away, and- Store This is Blank's store. What can wo do for you? This story, which is literally true, is a good one to show when ; explaining to subscribers the importance of calling by nnm- bor. Ono can readily imagine some othor .subscriber con- fl demning Central for not ans- fl woring, when all the time tho operator was vainly trying to learn tho number desired by tho P subscriber who desired meat HI for supper. R. M. B. Tel News. fl |
