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Slores,_" fwo as fo t 4 se ustt s o oo oasoaess â€"<V o "~~@ s : j > > | t §\Ԥ Ja. ... m s;é:. se . is usually the best time to get him . . . he furches. Iwo summer garagq us . . mm ) 322 sc ioi may be away for a few days." churches, resorts ang ; k ols e _ oOs . ooo ts ts € 5 { 4 i ofg _ ball. | 2 | 3 . . io tw c o es e o ie e y n he customers, wh | € : \\:§\§ [ t e the 58 holes in the Strombergâ€"Carlson switchâ€" 'T e CUSh0m9f1§, “; o share a pai M; ;;, & \‘ _ \%A 3 g/ 2 \« board, the control centre for the last manualâ€" with anywhere from four to 16 other 4 e â€" P [Inmea) | . * DR EDT _ _ froperated phone exchange in Southwestern. . ors, Nave 10 turn 2. crank on the | ~umilte :o _5 .n ons Ontario heir magneto phones to summo | fetoase ~ meee . ts $ ~ ds on . S Jt mocaes : n & n th‘ Sss s j ce .. ® e io â€" e seae â€"<@ .. se i C sn w P _ _ y The lines snake up the 65â€"yearâ€"old board _ tor. &x | ~ S ) 4 F â€" ES _0 . OOE docated in a 15â€"byâ€"15 foot, highâ€"ceilinged . Mrs. Nellie Simonsen, an operato) t _ $ess S o y CC u_2 s C e room in the home of Mrs. Marion Munro, the _ years, said one problem with the: d 2. § ty s i [ _ chief operator for 46 years. system is that nobody ever asks for tmer. a . & .nC ol ce ts * 82. in $s mes 6 : . s C < 1 fooail s [ s uts c s s ies Beside the board is the old settee where ber. ‘"‘They just ask for Mert and e i C \os \. oo -,i.,,'v,.;;;':.\:,§:"J-..:_‘.:.','\»‘,;:-:;.A::_’v-‘a-::;i:i-1.-:7-»4.â€"--5:\'-'1:-'-:,‘-‘-!?-:‘v‘-‘-:'v:%,‘?:,“:trf . es S3 3{\‘!&\" s i i ]' ie ;‘\gs“* mesce use t S the night operator has slept nearly every to give them the proper connection,‘ @ _ (}:\“\zé:mg\\ â€" . _ ma kssy night since Mrs. Munro came to this hamlet ‘"We provide services that Bell (T) *&;@,Qw\&\&“@?% 3\\* s & ;:; 3?3«\& in the northwest corner of Oxford county in . Co.) doesn‘t," Mrs. Munro said. | m s olsc s es "‘We call elderly people, if they d i is e w“’*wfl?«fl\:y iss y "There was only one night in 46 years the _ us at a certain time every day, t us > m y ts lt 3 ~‘*>"n§“\»‘>§$,. ~.o ~mor m osacs.>s S 5 e uy @3 VE%W»% \\9Ԥ<\Q& s . s board was left unattended. It was about 1949 they‘re all right. | mmenneny . t stt e 5 ef%& | _ _ B y 0 css iess i s o ssm ' § .‘ $ fpormmumn Li ;%az«@@:?gx% s s s ca s t o0 â€" ons § 4 .. 1. 3 3 it i Wimtzems i\ s xit .. s ymfi % ies Ece t e ts o e iheshses t N 2 a io o Resais S u: .o -\ E3 wi“"‘qx* _ oys c s o css _\ o t s 5 Sastaa . / n <> & a We s e 3 1k 20. c oob oo msass, es y tss l 3 6. 5 f Pss . es >3 3 §¢ es g‘“ffi‘ stt * m oay e e . 14 Mess sys tss iss & e ts . s . e e _ % eCs w m ols s . c $§% 3 ;v&*y,&( d _ 3 a 23 â€" f â€" " it § : e S |â€" ies ciy oo ced â€" . es o e ie s aeis se20t o .A o T * 3 , : kn aaee es .. 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B > M{t tAAA a~ k. v;ég "t t s & installed in a new building at Uniondale, will replace this old method in o ... s spaoveas 2s > â€"~ § ?’ *tiey . > .‘ 7. ;, December. The Medina system has at present the last manuallyâ€"operated f~â€"=â€"=*=â€" ® %} c3 tss : m e‘ c raenlcn o .. . 3. 19 o exchange in Southwestern Ontario. nds ak y~ <. Prâ€" ( 2e 2 uy ns ru.s. PA i & k 4 â€" ‘ + ? ;-'3\‘" ‘ffi,’z ~ ts e '.. ,- y » T * ’ G y: "‘”0' ' pes v“ 4 4 A a ol oinyreomranntarnesnanen ts Wikintiremmnaiceninemmnne mss commmmmmnronnnempesit. )1 83000 ced en l ‘ rompoe; C e "_\â€" e3 3 ‘ . J is SW tac. "..’: us Mn +3 ... t '7»("\& s . n t i t c t t . . es oo ex 4t ce \; o / o9 35 1 e e n ie o ie e e o c n n Y V’%Vl y _ _ mg . § â€" TT 7 5 e */ Te i i e n 2 \y% A ?}; & e s c t f s 2 y o yV iss Gres . . k oa_ e ce . wA e m ies ns e * _A $s es k : e n ; . T& * ; en o s ie . i > & K 9y k s e n e s o ¢ 4 f « ar m e i en e ies 36 e 26 k :t t e / se . : & ~f ’ â€" e oi Cpaagh Mess ef" " o P o s z â€" *m%.fi,),g nadd % c ald ; p Py > (% o s J e gffi“ %‘*/ NVE es â€" » : esn t ie : k. â€" _ se P 9 . Toh P Te =%/ 5 e c P h / nau® Ok ger Witrioes. e ? #f i 4 o * _ ie n e V o aAd . . .. & About eight times a year when power failures occur at Medina, opel 2. â€" / m dA PWV a l 4 o ts 6 « + intai i M Dorothy Taylor ; (CopA lt o is Wl i ie t n s oC o oan. ie itdinn ennlichieandl â€" en ie i en wee time operator, shows how she lights the Medina switchboard. f R m , f â€" PR _ 28 We 2o i y2. e W f 3 P oo . e ' B iR iR > B oo ipal Tok s oo e ce 5 $ ; peaeg stt ‘ ; ’7?’ iA a AB m > > *‘:;;,‘5:("f1§v:‘, e k. 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L. 11 0 10 1 o o V (ar s e e . s%;"f t it io‘ .‘ .. es s ul i annl l oa d e aen aemealiimes~ . 1. 2. . oo 0 0 0 020(01 J | 1 : mmfi Ar t tA rafanianinrrey ty mm‘ um cce ue l 0 cOWns Mrs. Marion Munro has p i e i oo n “ s t l .1 0 s l( e n . ~Ahe i a 1 t t i t t l c s t . h . 1 ... Upamiig . CE M s a a n i i i o ie a snn n1 . . . 1. tR n .. uce e e es n e n e s _ Mrs. Munro Tests affter ;‘:fi in her home, Behind is the settee on which e e e o e Ef> c her whep ,so::ght" She has an alarm system that awakens . This new building at Uniondale will house the mechalllica‘l:lll bl‘aSmSt C :. â€"~_ eone w; s ici ‘elephone SyS h. : ¢ wishes to make a call. Medina exchange under the Blanshard Municipal Telep x