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Show Please, Consult the Directory 1 I CALLING for telephone numbers from memory is not safe from a conser- H ,,,,,. vation-of-time standpoint. 11 H A mistake in the number doubles the time of the operator and of the use of I jl .the equipment employed. J III One's memory is so apt to play tricks with telephone numbers. It is so apt to 111 M jl prompt you, for instance, to say, 9-7-8 when the number really is 7-9-8. 11 M A wrong number wastes the time of the person called, of the operator and of 11 M II the person called in error, and involves U3e of needed equipment. II jH I I In the end it is necessary to consult the Directory. Why not consult the Direc- 11 M Jl tory at the first, if only to confirm the dictates of your memory ? II jH I The point is that anything that unnecessarily takes the time of the operators and ' H Jl of equipment may be needlessly delaying calls occasioned by fire, lawlessness, 1 1 H III accident, death, serious illness, calls necessitated by the public interest and wel- H III fare, calls on Government business or war work or commercial calls of vital 1 1 H HI importance. H II Please do your full share in the task of furnishing telephone service to this H j community by patriotic consideration of the time of our operating forces. 1 1 H II CONSULT THE DIRECTORY before calling, to insure giving the correct 11 H II number. ...Then, H I SPEAK DISTINCTLY, LISTEN ATTENTIVELY and , tf 1 H Hi MAKE YOUR CONVERSATION BRIEF. ' I H l That will help the service. It will help those who are earnestly striving to serve M II you well. II M The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company I |