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THE ECHO
Quality of Product is Essential to Continuing Success
The only way to
have a friend is to
be one.—Emerson.
No. 2
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PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
August, 1941 Number 5
CAFEHRIA
JhBTI0N!(A1I!E
,0 ^
'Va^r Boys To Serve Shift
C.; Workers
ient>pening of the new cafe-
canteen naturally
t^'to mind several ques-
at need to be answered.
-• must be remem-
ibb' some of the answers
through
'apti experience of the
1 attempt shall
withm this column to
ij; gi^te many of these ques-
eml
per>w will employees that
ve no lunch period be
^ le to use the cafeteria?
J ^ the convenience of
• employees whose
•ria»)rk will make it impos-
^ f Iff them to eat in the
hK feteria, special arrange-
ell ints have been planned.
aw each department pre-
__ ding each meal, an order
y will circulate among
;e workers for the pur-
'se of taking each per-
coH>nfI orders
ill be promptly filled and
turned m modern serv
ed '''^agons.
[eri'hrfpn employees
; t) nches supposed to eat?
peflll employees who take
periods, either day
j(Continued on page 6)
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WCHSCHEDUIE
employees
unt'p^ service and not
P’lori y at meal times,
3 .ledule below will be fol-
lef irom the opening day:
p6‘’ Department
— Finishing
-^and Booklet
fed Cleaning Crew
|.|,i Warehouse
Maintenance
1 -- Eletcrical
^ Endless Belt
__ Yard Crew
-Tf.—-- Land Scape
xsi Miscellaneous Office
3li' Champagne
Main Office
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
TO ALL EMPLOYEES
The new cafeteria and canteen will have been opened for
operation by the time this issue of the Echo comes to you. Tenta
tive schedules of meals and service are shown elsewhere in this
issue, but these schedules can be changed and expanded as we
determine your needs and measure the extent to which you take
advantage of the facilities offered.
The cafeteria has been planned with the definite purpose oi
giving the greatest enjoyment and service to all employees, it
will be operated on a non-profit basis and it is the managenient s
intention to maintain the highest quality of beneficial foods
within price ranges agreeable to all of you.
The cafeteria is now in its infancy, and we can learn only
by experience and by your suggestions. Problems will be solved
as we go along until maximum service can be attained, and
practicable plans will be put into effect to suit the many tastes
and conditions that arise. A suggestion box has been placed in
the cafeteria and your suggestions are invited and will be given
every consideration.
It is the opinion of those who are in a position to judge, that
the cafeteria has the possibilities of attaining one of the highest
ratings in this section of the country, and it is our purpose, with
everyone’s cooperation, to continue to maintain this high stand
ard so that the cafeteria will be the greatest source of benefit
to the greatest number of employees.
HARRY H. STRAUS, President.
LEAGUE AU-STARS
TO PUY AUGUST 13
Whitaker, Sams, Alex
ander Represent Ecusta
An all-star baseball game
featuring the outstanding play
ers of the W. N. C. Industrial
league against a like group
from the Tri-State circuit has
been scheduled for McCormick
field the night of August 13, it
was announced yesterday.
Sponsored by the two semi-
professional loops, the game
will be the first of its kind ever
offered in this section, and is
expected to draw fans from
throughout the area “covered”
by the 17 teams represented on
the player lists.
All Teams Represented
Each of the eight clubs in the
Industrial league—Enka, Can
ton, Ecusta, Beacon, Sayles,
Tryon, Balfour and Hazelwood
—will have at least two play
ers on the field, while the Tri-
State loop ,composed of nine
clubs in North Carolina, Geor
gia and Tenenssee, will be rep
resented mainly by Tar Heels.
However, all out-of-state clubs
(Continued on page 5)
ECUSTA THROUGH THE
EYES OF KEYSTONE
Perhaps many of you won
dered what the girls from Key
stone Camp thought of Ecusta.
I did, and I shall quote here
their impressions:
“Due to the kindness and
consideration of Mr. Harry H.
Straus, President of the Ecusta
Paper Company, all the Dryads
(the older girls) and their
counselors were permitted to
go through the plant on Mon
day morning.
“We all left camp at ten
o’clock, and at 10:30 started on
our tour of the plant, under the
guidance of Mr. Jack Alexand
er. First we were told some of
the details about the plant and
its employees. There are 1,400
people working there under
the most modern conditions,
and this number will be in
creased as time goes on. There
few such plants in the
United States, and the reason it
(Continued on page 6)
USO^UOTA DOUBLED
During a recent drive for
USO funds, Transylvania coun
ty officials doubled the quota
set aside for them. Ecusta Per
sonnel contributed $258.30 and
this amount was matched ^ by
the Ecusta Paper Corporation.
ECUSTA PRESIDENT
SPEAKSTOFARMERS
OF TRANSYIVANIA
Following is the text of an
address delivered by Mr. Harry
H. Straus to the members of
the Farmers Federation at their
annual picnic in Brevard, on
July 80:
It is a real pleasure to be al
lowed to meet with my farming
friends of Transylvania Coun
ty, and I want to express, at the
beginning, my thanks to your
energetic and able President,
Mr. James McClure, for having
invited me.
This is the first time, since I
came to Transylvania County
about three years ago, that I
have had the privilege of meet
ing with you.
Undoubtedly, I .have made
the personal acquaintance of
many of you present here today
before, and I am also certain
that many of your sons and
daughters, relatives and friends
are working for Ecusta Paper
Corporation, which makes me
very happy.
I am not unfamiliar with
farming communities. I have
been in contact with farmers
for the past seven years in var
ious parts of the country, and
it has always been my ambition
to have the farmers’ interest at
heart and to devote the en
ergies of our entire organiza
tion to bringing farm products
in direct contact with industry.
Ecusta Paper Corporation is
a vivid illustration of how this
can be accomplished. We are
using for the manufacturing of
our cigarette paper the produce
of the farm—FLAX — which
we are gathering from far
away distances, namely Minne
sota and California.
I know you expect me to tell
you something about our flax
requirements, and, in the short
period of time allotted to me,
I shall endeavor to give you a
bird’s eye view of the situation.
No doubt it has crossed the
minds of many of you as to why
we go to far off districts to ob
tain our supplies of flax fibre
when there are so many idle
(Continued on paf?o 4)
ReSt^ vvimams,
Recreation Director, will act in the
of librarian and will be on
P M A. M., until 5:00
books. The books
wpfiir tr ^ period of one
weeK. However, 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
find your reading interests on our
shelves We shouid appreciate your
suggestions for future book orders.
Among the marW famous authors
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Mr. A. J. Loeb, better known to
Ecustans as “Art” Loeb, recently
returned to Brevard. Mr. Loeb is
V^ce 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 cook place in
Chicago and thoir honeymoon was
spent in Florida. We extend our
very best wishes to the bride an-
groom and hope that their stf>
here will be an extended one. :e.
.ole