. Bell telephone magazine . must be used solely and en-tirely for service pension accrued on an actuarial basisare paid into the funds currently, toprovide for payment in full of thepensions as they become due and forthe continuation of such paymentsduring the remaining lifetime of the retired employee. The amounts thusprovided over the years are sufficientto meet, by a substantial margin, allmatured pension liability: , theamount required to pay in full thepensions of those already retired andthose entitled to retire at their ownrequest. The balance in the funds,with curr
. Bell telephone magazine . must be used solely and en-tirely for service pension accrued on an actuarial basisare paid into the funds currently, toprovide for payment in full of thepensions as they become due and forthe continuation of such paymentsduring the remaining lifetime of the retired employee. The amounts thusprovided over the years are sufficientto meet, by a substantial margin, allmatured pension liability: , theamount required to pay in full thepensions of those already retired andthose entitled to retire at their ownrequest. The balance in the funds,with current accruals and interestearnings, will provide for future pen-sions as employees become eligible tothem. With such essential security, withdue recognition of important pensionprinciples, and with the application ofgood judgment, the Benefit and Pen-sion Plans of the Bell System compa-nies will continue in the years aheadto fulfill their important functions, tothe mutual advantage of employees,share owners, and the Prolonged Disruption of a Citys Electric Power PlantPut Telephone People^ Equipment^ and Emergency Plans To a Severe Test The Service in ToledoDid Not Break Down John H. Page That telephone service in Toledo did not fail is not surprising: itis failure which would have been surprising. For throughout theBell Systoii^ plans have been made and equipment has been in-stalled to safeguard the pathways of communication against haz-ards far greater than those encountered in the Ohio city last incident is recounted here, therefore, simply as indicative insome measure of the readiness of the System—its people and itsplant—to meet and handle whatever kind of emergency, fromwhatever source and wherever encountered, these troublous timesmight bring. Editor Residents of Toledo, Ohio, wokeup to quite a shock on last April the first place, some of themwere a little chilly, for their electricblankets had gone off at 6 :o5 electric razors wouldn
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