Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
RURAL CALL
EQUIPMENT
CUTS DELAY
Automatic Ringin 9
Device Is Great
Time Saver

Through advantages offered by
the new Stromberg- Carlson switch
board, telephone connections are
being made here more rapidly and
efficiently than eve before.
Formerly when you lifted the re-
ceiver, the light flashed in on the
board In only one or two positions.
However, your Light now comes in
on five positions. One operator
mans each position Under the old
ARRANGEMENT. II was entirely posi-
BILE that the two operators who had
an opportunity to handle your call
were busy with other numbers
However. with five girls on your
call, delays are certain 70 be slight.
Speeds Service
s~ThAs Is speeding up service a
great deal" Ed Mockbee, manager
states. Many OF our subscribers
have noted the improvement and
have mentioned IL 70 me-" he says.
Another advantage of the new
board IS the manner IN which rural
calls are handled. It Is no longer
necessary to call for a rural oper-
ator TO obtain these connections.
All rural numbers have been placed
In the board in front OF all oper-
ators. This new step eliminates a
delay
Automatic ringing Is a new fea-
kture which saves time fer both
operator and subscriber. Under the
old arrangement, the operator had
to pull a key each time the tele-
phone rang. Now the automatic
ringing begins the moment an-oper-
Rtor plugs in the number wanted.
The automatic system rings one
and a half seconds and Is off three
seconds. This will keep up indeii-
nitely until the telephone Is ans
wered or until the first party
hangs up the receiver.
More Time
This gives the operator more
time to spend answering other calls
It is no longer necessary to ask
the operator to ring again"
Absolute privacy with telephone
connections IS assured by the new
board. It is not possible for the
operator to come back into your
conversation on q local call after
the connection has been establish
ed. She cannot plug IN the line I'M
til one Of the parties hangs up his
receiver.
In the past many telephones have
been plugged up because OF re-
ceivers being off the hook. IL Is en-
tireiv possible 10 get q book or
some other article under the tele-
plfbne unintentionaIly which keeps
the receiver from being completely
seated without the subscriber know
ing Ii. Consequently in the past
these phones have been plugged up
and placed on the hospital LIST
for repairs.
sHowler' Tone
However. under the new arrange
ment Won are warned when your
receiver is not seated. A "howler"
tone kicks back through your re-
ceiver which is plainly audible,
warning you that the receiver Is
not seated.
1t is no longer necessary to zig
GLE the hook to get the operator 70
return to the circuit. AL that Is
necessary Is 70 place the receiver
down once and you viii get q quick
response from the operator.
The new switchboard offers many
advantages to the operator as well
as 10 the subscriber. Her physical
work Is minimized and sic has more
time for answering calls.
There are less working parts 20
the new beard but there are more
control lights to tell her Just what
is happening. She does not have TO
spend time in pulling a ring key
and this IS a large item. The auto
matte ringing takes care of this.
This alone gives her much more
time 70 answer calls.