. Bell telephone magazine . tors, farmers exchanges, tributaryoffices, originating toll centers, inter-mediate toll centers, and the inwardtoll operators in Montgomery. Maxwell Field in Montgomery wassupplied with ten toll terminals,equipped with visual signals insteadof bells. The lights remained on un-til the army operator answered. Op-erators were enlisted men from the 51st Signal Battalion, Fort Mon-mouth, New Jersey. A preliminary test of the warningnetwork was made May 2. Part ofthe observers were given test mes-sages, and these were put through andthen checked for accuracy by compar-ing
. Bell telephone magazine . tors, farmers exchanges, tributaryoffices, originating toll centers, inter-mediate toll centers, and the inwardtoll operators in Montgomery. Maxwell Field in Montgomery wassupplied with ten toll terminals,equipped with visual signals insteadof bells. The lights remained on un-til the army operator answered. Op-erators were enlisted men from the 51st Signal Battalion, Fort Mon-mouth, New Jersey. A preliminary test of the warningnetwork was made May 2. Part ofthe observers were given test mes-sages, and these were put through andthen checked for accuracy by compar-ing the Maxwell Field operators re-cording of each call with the developed the fact that the NewJersey men did not always under-stand the soft Cajun dialect of thebayous, or the equally soft accents ofthe cotton belt natives. Experience,however, eliminated this difficulty. i HE reports of aircraft in formationreceived at the Information Center atMaxwell Field from observers wereevaluated by Army experts, who then. TELETYPEWRITER ON WHEELS .4 Signal Corps sergeant operating a Bell System teletypewriter in an Army truck at the airfield base of the Red army at Lujkin, Tex. The instrument is shown as it receives a message from the Red army general headquarters at Jasper, Tex. 170 Bell Telephone Quarterly JULY notified friendly air bases by tele-phone, teletypewriter, or on the Armyradio, so that proper defensive stepscould be taken. Operation of the Aircraft WarningService was on Central StandardTime, and covered the following pe-riods, beginning Tuesday, May 7: dling of the Companys normal longdistance service, since the number offlash calls was relatively small, asshown by the following figures: MayMayMay May May 7—8 }—l :30 to 2:30 :30 to 2:30 :00 to 10:00 , and 3:00 to 6:00 10—7:00 to 10:00 , and 2:00 to 5:00 11—5:00 to 8:00 , and 1:00 to 4:00 State Messages Av. Length ofConversation
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