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THEY “LISTENED- IN”
[People’s Press, 10 February 1920]
The practice of “listening in” on rural lines does more, perhaps, than any other to lessen the usefulness of the telephone to the farmer and his household.
Upholding the action of the Sandwich West Telephone Company in removing telephone equipment from the home of Albemy Meloche because, it claimed, members of the family had “listened in” on party lines. Justice of the Peace, Joseph White, at Sandwich, Thursday, January 22nd, dismissed the suit brought by Meloche against the company.
Testimony of 27 witnesses was heard before a decision was reached. Some of the witnesses told the court the Meloche family had interrupted calls on party lines, during which strong language was used.
The court held that Meloche had violated the Company’s rules in allowing his family to intrude on busy lines.
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