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THE ECHO
First Round Softball
Schedule Completed
The Ecusta Softball team is at the
present playing- .375 ball. They have
won 3 and lost 5. They hold victories
over Green River, Balfour, and Coca-
Cola. Having- lost to Greys, Kiwanis,
the league leading- Rotary team, Chip-
man and Green River.
The squad is now composed of the
following players: Walter and Harry
Clayton, Wayne Conn, Gordon and
Cotton Fowler, McNeil Heaton, Bill and
Bob Raines, Bud Case, Walter Wood,
Walter Green, Ralph Lyda, Ralph Mor
ris, Eddie Allen, and Tom Hampton.
The team as a whole is playing good
ball and is hitting very well. One play
er, Mac Heaton, is tied for home runs
leadership of the league. Most of the
other members are over the 300 mark in
batting- and W. Clayton, Heaton and
Hampton are pushing- the leaders for
top batting honors in the league.
The team wants to thank the people
who have made the trips to the g-ames
at East Plat Rock and have supported
us, both by their presence and by the
use of cars in transporting players. We
are also trying to schedule “Twilight”
games for the Ecusta field with teams
from the league so that those who can
not attend over there may see Ecusta’s
team and the class of competition we
play, in action.
Please try to attend as many of the
games as possible and the team will
try their best to make your trip worth
while by winning.
Marriages of Interest
It seems that a new record has been
established—we are happy to announce
not less than five weddings and ehgage-
ments in this issue of the Echo:
Helen McCrary of the Champagne
Machine Booklet department and Prank
Duckworth of the Champagne Shipping
department were joined in the holy
bonds of matrimony on Friday, May 18,
1940.
Marjorie Helene Hamilton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hamilton, and
Riley Arthur Merrill, both of Brevard,
were married in a simple ceremony at
the home of the bride’s parents, on
June 7. The bride is one of the first
local employees of Endless Belt. The
groom is a well known contractor of
this section. After the wedding the
couple left for an unannounced desti
nation. Upon their return from their
honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Merrill will
make their home in Brevard.
On May 30, Miss Yvette Guilbert of
Berlin, N. H. became the bride of Lo
renzo Paucher now of Pisg-ah Forest,
N. C., an employee at Ecusta Paper
Co. Mr. Paucher first came to us in 1938,
when, after an interview, Lee Bauer
arranged to retain his services as in
terpreter and paper machine hand. As
Mr. Bauer had forseen, this young man
viroved to be of valuable help between
.he French instructors and the new
employees at Ecusta, and has earned
the friendship and respect of his em
ployers and all his workmates.
Mary Ellen Cairnes, of the Cham
pagne Hand Booklet Department, the
daughter of J. H. Cairnes of Horse
Shoe, and Harold Scruggs, son of Lee
Scruggs, also of Horse Shoe, were
quietly married in Pickens, S. C., on
May 11.
.Tulienne Marder is sporting a size
able sparkler, indications of her en
gagement to Harry Winner, business
man of Canton, and native of Savan
nah.
The Echo and all its readers take
pleasure in saluting the new brides and
grooms, wishing them happiness, pros
perity, and contentment.
Industrial League
Standings
(As of June 15th, 1940)
TEAM Won Lost Pc.t
Enka 6 0 1000
Beacon 6 2 750
Tryon 4 3 571
Tanners 3 4 429
Ecusta 3 4 429
Sayles 3 5 375
Canton 2 I) 286
Hazelwood 2 6 250
Ecusta Batting
Averages
(As of June 8th, 1940)
AB H Av.
B. Erwin 2 1 .500
J. Wilber 20 8 .400
R. Morris 16 6 .375
I I. Whitaker 16 6 .375
e. White 19 7 .367
H. Clayton 21 7 .3S.S
C. Haynie 3 1 .333
R. Byrd 22 7 .317
B. Fowler 22 7 .317
W. Conn 20 6 .300
G. Fowler 26 6 .231
E. Allen 21 4 .191
G. Heaton lo l .100
G. Newman i o .000
W. Clayton 2 o .000
A. Payne 2 o .000
D. Drake 6 0 .000
Champagne Softball
Team In Town League
Champagne Paper Corporation has
entered the Brevard Town League,
which opened May 28th. This league
is composed of six teams which play
nightly, Monday through Friday, at
6:15 on the College Field.
So far. Champagne has lost to the
College, only to come back to trounce
Camp P-28 and Camp P-66 by the
score of 8-2 and 13-6, respectively.
In the league standing, the Western
Auto All-Stars are leading with three
victories and no defeats, closely press
ed by Champagne and the College with
two victories and one defeat each.
Camp P-66, W.O.W., and Camp F-28
follow in that order.
Harold Misenheimer of Champagne
is leading the league with a batting
average of 750, with Rogers of Cham
pagne, Hanby of P-66, Ashworth and
Puttie of Western All-Stars, all above
the 600 mark, following up close.
The teams would like to have as
many fans as possible turn out and
cheer them to victory.
The Beauties of Mother Nature
Continued from Page 2
sheep to the fold of the righteous. But
the consecrated minister, even after a
chapter and a word of prayer, found
Uncle Jackie just as indifferent. So le
went away with his head bowed in
sorrow, because of the necessity of
bringing the matter before the church
with the recommendation that the
name of this dear brother be taken off
the church roll.
The entire community was somewhat
touched by the unfortunate predica
ment of Uncle Jackie. He was one of
the most colorful of the old-timers,
and greatly loved. ’Twas such a pity
they said to turn out the oldest mem
ber of the church, even though he
had imbibed too freely of the devil’s
beverage.
Busy housewives rushed through the
Saturday cleaning and baking, prepar
ed a hurried noonday snack and quick
ly disnosed of the other regular Satur
day chores so they could attend the
conference.
To be Concluded in Next Issue
WHO’S WHO
IN ECUSTA
Under the title, “Who’s Who in
Ecusta” we intend to familiarize all
those who work for Ecusta with each
other. The little items about the per
sonalities in each department are col
lected by people from the respective
departments—the authenticity in all
cases is guaranteed!
Champagne Machine Shop
Personalities
You all know Mr. Goepfert, General
Superintendent of the Machine Shop and
the Endless Belt Department—he’s a
personality—but we are the grease
monkeys you’ve seen around the Con
verter Building and often wondered
who we are; so let’s introduce our
selves :
Readers, dear readers, may I present
Mr. Ernest Kaltenlbach—our general
foreman. He’s the big man with the
little green eyeshade. Don’t be misled
by that eyeshade. He is much too
large in stature to ever get a shiner.
Meet Mr. John Mitchell, another big-
fellow, and an old timer in any machine
shop. Wish I had your experience,
John.
This is “Sid” Beecher, another guy
that must have been born in the bed
of a milling machine, raised on a lathe
and is now keeping his nose to the
grindstone.
Here is Doctor Fritz Brauer. You
two have already met in a recent issue
of The Echo. The doctor attends sick
and ailing looms for Endless Belt. He
was one of the consultants when the
Machine Shop presented the Endless
recently with a couple of 1000-lb bounc
ing new looms.
And here’s another old acquaintance
—Frankie (Glamour Boy) Whitmire.
Frankie is the boy who beats all the
women and little children at bowling
up Brevard way. He is i.ransferring his
efforts to baseball now, but that’s an
other story.
“Hey Hap.” Hap Collins, meet the
readers. Hap is a typical native mech
anic. He can do so many things with
so little to work with. An old timer
around machine shops. He fits right
in with the gang.
This is Lou Longshore, our gentleman
machinist. Do you still think those
booklet machines are so tough to
overhaul, Lou? Seems simple now
doesn’t it?
Harold Hogsed, meet the readers.
Harold is our filing expert, and a true
artist at painting machines. You are
in with a good bunch of machinists,
Harold. Hard work, lots of patience
and presto, you will become a first
class mechanic.
Luke, come out from behind that
new tool grinder, and say hello. Luke
Harrison takes care of the hot stuff
around here. I mean our electrical
equipment . One couldn’t meet up with
a nicer fellow. Anyway, Luke is in
love so we hope he can keep his love
affair running as smoothly as he keeps
our motors humming.
This, boys and girls, is Horace Bag-
well. The latest addition to our gang.
For a smooth unruffled boy he is the
tops. Don’t you ever get the least bit
angry? Perhaps the secret of your
patience lies in your hobby of photo
graphy. Welcome to the shop, young
fellow, you’re O.K.
And now, gentle readers, if you have
reached this far, meet Dick Landeck;
he’s just the man who comes around.
He knows everyone, he does everything
and still he knows nothing. In his
spare moments he draws pictures of
machines for the bovs to work from.
His hobby js old broken down auto
mobiles. but not tco old and not too
broken down.
HERE and T1
Continued from Page ^ ■
We are awfully sorry
in Endless being sick. ThfJ
ryn Case with a severe caS-
gitis—how awful it must
able to talk. And Jane P
with arthritis. We are
hear that Grace Hamilton i^i,
nicely to the doctor’s tre..
she is expected to be ba*.
soon. Endless misses you
We hear that Doris ThI
wonderful time at the
“Uh—huh—and the Junion
fun too,” echoes Doris. J
Did you know that Dr.
has a brand new baby girl
Somebody told us that
Endless gave it a lovely
The girls in Endless
happy because Karl Stra»^
party got lost on the wa
Pines and missed the
mind, Karl, there will be
nic and perhaps a sign neX'
Eb Clayton, a newcomer
allows that the lunch
the most enjoyable period >'
The boys from the Ironi'
ment of Endless Belt wen*.,
ging recently at Cascade
brought in 17 pairs of legs
fried and consumed on
,fb(
A
fOl
good time was had by all
ception of Jack Davies
Car.” The road got a
for Jack, so he tried a
a corn field. Don’t ask wh®* ^
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Braii'j
dering an extra bottle of
mornings for Evelyn Sue
7-lbs. 11 oz. Born Friday,
1940, at Patton Memorial *p
Hendersonville. Mrs. Braue|.g
along well. Congratuiatio'yjj
Now you won’t need that a.""
the mornings anymore.
The ice cold coca-cola
body enjoyed so much at
Belt picnic was sent out wit*
pliments of Mr. Harry Stra«^,
The Endless Belters carti^
til
pia
percent strong again last
the Red Cross contribution. 'th(
those people in Endless H^'hii
the meaning of the word co-'^ont
There is a rumor that —
Endless Belt are formulatin-^
some kind of an entertainifl|%
Hospital Fund. If they dOi
wager that it goes over. 'fT
It’s no wonder Bob Claytoi’ 11
of the pieces of chicken
voured at the picnic—he f:Jha
one was counting his bontAr i
Is it true that the Br
winning square dance teal^rni:
vited Messrs. Peter BberlCdaj
Heygel to join them for t*ha1
ment in Asheville this suifl**st
Main OflFice ^
We understand that Jody*^”
becoming as efficient at drivi'^®'’
she is at using the type"'^"^^^
hope, however, that she
fuse the shifting of gear®
shifting of keys and visa
There will be a house waf' ^
at the lower end of Park
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Plaut
their recently purchased
luck and may there be
Carl Steven radiates civic ^ '
his customary good humor^’,^'
mitteeman in the Mirth Depa'"*’/
the Asheville Rhododendro>' ^
which promises to be beautif^^ ,
worth seeing.
Early Vacationists this *
Everett and Sonia Colwell. ,p
to Cleveland to a wedding" ^
to New York just for fun.
Glad to see Ted Gentry
around. He had quite a t'”'
things—with his tonsils!
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