Show s MAN Honored recently for thirty years service with the telephone company was Axel longtime resident of the Uintah Axel Birch cited For 30 years As telephone man Axel A. local manager for the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph was honored with a steak dinner at the Frontier Grill on January his thirty years of service with the In recognition of his thirty years' Robert A Central District Plant presented Birch with a single diamond lapel pin and free telephone including long distance calls for the rest of his Guests from Salt Lake joining in the included Mr Menzies District Commercial and Jack R. District Traffic Superintendent Manager Delbert Brown of the Vernal Exchange and Brown were also having long years of service or holding key positions at the represented the local Birch was bom in New to and Albin A who moved to the Basin in 1006 at the opening of the Axel started his telephone career in 1922 as a lineman for the Uintah Telephone After working with the COm-Seo AXEL back page AXEL BIRCH from Page pany for seven it was purchased by the Mountain States Birch became manager of this exchange in Quoting has been interesting to see the growth which has taken place during my years in the telephone In this Mr Birch stated that he had seen the force grow from six employees to thirty and the switchboard change from a one position hand ringer or magneto type to an eight position key style ringing Toll calls per month have increased from to Aside from his outstanding work Mr Birch has always been an active citizen in this A few of his accomplishments include being a past commander of the American Post and also Past Master of the Masonic I At present he has member- with the Chamber of Lions Club |