From the September 13, 1962 edition of The Wayne Herald:
Bill Schulz ends 42 years with telephone company this month
There are many measures of a man's career, but 1,300 telephones make up one measure for W. C. "Bill" Schulz, who retired this month as manager of the Wayne office of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Schulz, who came to Wayne in 1943, noted that during his almost 19 years here, the Wayne office has added three exchanges going from 1,000 to 2,3000 telephones.
The progress in the telephones business has been phenomenal Schulz said as he reminisced.
"I remember when an operator taking a long distance call would say thank you, I'll call you back when the call is completed, Schulz said. "Now, long distance calls go through in seconds."
Schulz said retirement will give him more time for his hobbies which include fishing, hunting, watching baseball and football and golfing.
Schulz is also a Kiwanian, belongs to the Wayne Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce, in which he has been a director and officer.
He is also past president of the R. Y. Hyde Council of Telephone Pioneers, an organization in which 21 years of service is a requirement for membership.
