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PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
December, 1940 Number 8
JNT TO BE CLOSED
CHRBTMAS DAY
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fice
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lese
[eiTil
, ®^tire plant will be shut
zal*^ on Christmas day and all
id will have the day off
buil the exception of a few
}i& as watchmen, boiler men,
if 'Who out of necessity will
ed to stand by their jobs,
g lations in practically all de-
11, will be suspended
01* five days, but this
^ pf not mean that work will
^oji. As soon as each depart-
^os6' IS shut down an enlarged
tenance crew will be pois-
J^mp in and give
general overhauling
^l^^ning. Advantage will
iken of this time to make
htef^ which were perhaps
urgent enough
rke^ suspension of op-
i /“cording to the scedule re-
c d by IVlr. Bennett, General
>^®™te«d'ent, the pulp mil!
I ,efiner room will shut dow)i
night of December
^xact hour to be estab-
ndja later and posted on the
boards. The refining
will resume opera-
„ evening, December
c^lind the pulp mill will prob-
mb” 2“8th®*^T^ Saturday,
nature of
ay"*? !! depart-
..ni the establish-
ifioi advance of
iti t hours for suspending or
II work. As soon as these
11 ^determined notice will be
1 id on the bulletin boards
P^Per machines will shut
? f December
work will
able on the maintenance
J those process workers
ur want to work while the
ce issmg is suspended.
pnising department will
p/ nf ^or the
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;tob'Corp-
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ii^ 11T^ will
on the 26th. The
gjfl ne booklet departmen'
HARRY H. STRAUS
booklet de-
on aft-
the 24th and will
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Americans White Paper
Harry H. Straus, President of Ecusta Paper Corpora
tion, has won national applause as a result of the wide publicity
given his phenomenal achievement in establishing an American
industry which produces high quality cigarette paper directly
from American grown flax, and thereby snatching the control
of this product co vital to American cigarette manufacturers
from foreign hands. A story entitled “America’s White Paper,’'
which is the story of Mr. Straus and Ecusta and written by Don
Wharton, was published in the November 15th issue of Forbes
Magazine. The magazine carried a picture of Mr. Straus on the
front cover and devoted approximately three pages to the story
along with a picture of Ecusta and another picture of Mr. Straus.
The story has been reprinted in other publications with wide
spread circulation. A condensed version was published in the
December issue of the Readers’ Digest under the title “Paper to
Burn.” We are reprinting this story here so that all of the em
ployees will have an opportunity to read it.
further industrial developments
of high importance.
He makes cigarette paper.
The United States uses $10,-
000,000 worth a year, and has
been buying virtually all of it
from France. On the very day
this war began, Harry Straus’
Ecusta mill in the Blue Ridge
mountains of North Carolina
began to make a domestic sup
ply. The precise date was a
mere coincidence; for seven
years, Straus had been engag
ed in a heart-breaking struggle
toward his goal.
Heart-breaking because of
all papers ever developed, the
Harry H. Straus, a 6-foot-1
mountain of physical and men
tal energy, came here from Ger
many when he was 18 years old
to learn English. But he is one I
of those men who, whatever|
their native land, were really
born to be Americans.
He learned English quickly
enough, but he never went
back. And as his contribution
to his adopted country, he has
created a new industry which
makes jobs in a region where
there were few before, gives
farmers a new cash crop, turns
waste into wealth, frees Amer
ica of dependence on precar
ious imports and points toward
(ConiUiui’d On Pof>e Three)
EMPIOYEES TAKIG
RYING lESSONS
Several employees are tak
ing advantage of a 35 hour
preliminary training course in
flying which has been made
possible by the expanding na
tional defense, and are well on
their way toward a private pi
lot’s license. This course is free
of charge to individuals be
tween the ages of 18 and 26
who can otherwise qualify. Aft
er the preliminary course is
completed it is expected that a
more extensive training pro
gram will be made available.
Among the Ecusta employees
who are enrolled in the course
are Eb Morrow, finishing de
partment foreman, who has had
previous training; “Mickey”
Cochrane, who holds forth in
the Master Mechanic’s office;
Bryan Combs, draftsman; Wal
ter Ashworth, from the Gen
eral Superintendent’s office;
Seymour Schandler, chemist in
the chemical laboratory; Ned
Bowman, machine tender; Tom
Couch, trucker in the pulp mill;
Charles Cook from the physical
testing laboratory; Ray Cook
from the Plant Engineer’s
office, and a few others who
don’t want their names di
vulged.
The course is open to girls as
well as men, but so far none ox
the girls from the plant have
ventured into it. Miss Dovie
White from Brevard College, is
the only girl so far who has en
rolled in the class.
Some of these boys have also
enrolled in the CAA course at
Brevard College and are at
tending classes two nights per
week, where they learn the
theoretical side of flying.
Since many others in the
plant have done some flying, it
has been suggested that a club
be formed to promote interest
in aeronautics, and perhaps
purchase a plane for local fly
ing. It is believed that this
could be arranged at a small
expense and certainly at less
cost than flying time could be
obtained anywhere else. If any
employees are interested in thiv-!
proposition, please leave your
name at the personnel office.
vviuiams, womens
caDflpft Director, will act in the
S of librarian and will be on
hand from 8:45 A. M., until 5:00
r. m to issue books. The books
® period of one
^o'^ever, if the reader re-
quires more time, books may be re-
V, an additional week.
We have in our files a request
list so in the event that you do not
vf 1 ^^ading interests on our
shelves We shouid appreciate your
suggestions for luture book orders.
Among the marjy famous authors
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Mr. A. J. Loeb, better known to
Ecustans as “Art” Loeb, recently
returned to Brevard. Mr. Loeb is
Vjce Pres, of the California Central
Fibre Corporation and has been lo*
cated at El Centro, Calif., for the
past year. On Nov. 12, Mr. Loeb
was married to the former Miss
Kathleen Vachreau of Wausau,
Wis. The ceremony took place in
Chicago and their honeymoon was
spent in Florida. We extend our
very best wishes to the bride an .
groom and hope that their stf.i-
here will be an extended one. :e.
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