August, 1941
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THE ECHO
Organ of Employees at Ecusta Paper
Corporation, Champag-ne Paper Cor
poration, and Endless Belt Co.
Published Monthly at
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
Printed by Champagne Job Printing
Department.
WATER THAT NOURISHES
HER PEOPLE
The sparkling, tranquil wat
ers of Pisgah have been har
nessed to serve her people. The
streams that once served as
wading pools for adolescent
boys and girls, and holds with
in her depths the finest trout
fishing in this section of the
country, flows from Pisgah
heights to aid in the manufac
ture of a great product. For
it is a known fact that the pur
ity of the water was of material
importance in choosing this site
as the location for Ecusta. Not
less than twenty million gallons
of this ninety per cent pure
water flows daily down the
Davidson River.
Without her, possibly, the
dreams of a great man would
never have been realized. Years
of constant struggling against
great odds would have achieved
nothing. This giant of a man,
who reminds one of “Men to
Match our Mountains”, knew
what he wanted and got it, but
he would have been powerless
without nature’s supply of wat
er.
The water that so bounti
fully flows has brought directly
to this country and her people
thousands of millions of dollars
that would have found their
way elsewhere. Hundreds of
people who come here have
found work and prosperity.
The population of Brevard
has increased one-third and the
population o f Transylvania
County as a whole has increas
ed one-seventh since the first
building on Ecusta was started.
It is now, in reality, a “boom
town’\ Houses are going up in
every direction. Merchants are
remodeling and enlarging their
stores to keep in step with this
trend. Automobile agencies
have greatly increased their
previous sales. A new $75,000
Post Office stands finished on
Broad and Morgan. Work is be
gun on the Transylvania Hos
pital. Growth and prosperity
have become temporarily a
fact.
And into this town have come
the people of all classes to lend
their efforts to develop and per
fect an industry in its embry
onic stages. North and South—
East and West—Scotch and
Irish—German and French, yet
all are harmonious with the lo
cal people.
We have been nourished and
enriched by the coming of
Ecusta — a cornucopia word
meaning plenty for all. So let
us not in our haste to make
money forget our benefactors.
Mr. Straus, his company and
the silvery waters of Pisgah,
which forms the Davidson Riv
er.
—Kathleen Teague.
ATTIC MEMORIES
In a house whose roof is rotten
And its newness all forgotten
Above the stairs all warped by
time
Lies the motive of this rhyme.
There is an attic whose one
window
Catches fire when the sun is low
An antique touch is made more
certain
By the spider woven curtain.
A carpet lies upon the floor
Made of dirt and micca ore.
The mellow light that passes in
Every trace of time will win.
The furniture is packed in trust
To thickening covers of the
dust.
But a trunk bent and old
Conceals some stories never
told.
Beneath its lid whose luster
bright
Has faded to eternal night,
There nestle treasures old and
worn
Letters with the edges torn.
Love letters tied with just a
string
Love now tied with a wedding
ring.
Yes—it may sound like all
“junk!”
But riches rare are in that
trunk.
Flowers pressed but color gone.
Faded ribbon, short and long;
Souvenirs of days gone by
Memories, to never die.
It’s not the modern things that
count,
It’s not the size, nor the amount,
It’s what the memory means to
you,
A year—a month—a day or
two.
In an attic dim but sure
Keep your memories clean and
pure;
For memories will never rust
If they’re preserved in attic
dust.
—Mary Rickman.
WORD OF THANKS
The boys of the old canteen
wish to take this opportunity
to thank each and every em
ployee for their kind patronage
during the past two and one-
half years. We have enjoyed
working for you and with you.
THE BOYS.
Weddings of Interest
Announcement has been
of the marriage of Miss Dor
othy Virginia McCrary to Wil
liam M. Case on July 11, at
Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Case is
employed by Champagne Pap
er Corporation and Mr. Case is
employed by Endless Belt Cor
poration. The couple are now
residing in the Pickelsimer
Apartments at Brevard.
Miss Betty Detrick of Bre
vard, N. C., and Staff Sergeant
John A. Hamlin of Fort Mc
Pherson, Atlanta, Ga., were
married July 5 at Greenville,
S. C. Mrs. Hamlin is now em
ployed by Champagne Paper
Corporation.
Announcement has been
made of the marriage of Miss
Mary Matilda Barnett to John
Wesley Montieth, Jr., on June
28, at Pickens, S. C.
Announcement has been
made of the marriage of Miss
Sara Ward to Victor Jones on
July 19, at Greenville, S. C.
Miss Anna Louise Ponder
was married to Jack Leonard
King on July 19, at Greenwood,
S. C.
“YOU-ALL”
Come all of you from other
parts.
Both city folks and rural,
And listen while I tell you this.
The word “you-all” is plural.
When we say “you-all must
come down.
Or we-all shall be lonely”.
We mean a dozen folks, per
haps,
And not one person only.
If I should say to Hiram Jones,
For instance, “You-all’s
lazy”,
Or, “Will you-all lend me your
knife”.
He’d think that I was crazy.
Now if you’d be more sociable
And with us often mingle.
You’d find that on the native
tongue,
You-all is never single.
Don’t think I mean to criticize,
Or act as if I knew all;
But when we speak of one
alone,
We-all say “You” like you-
all.
YOUR EY%
I just had an acci t
Jim, the pipefitter, ^t(
ing up a new piece *v
ler pipe, the end swu'?e
and socked me rigl’ ii
face!
My face wasn’t
smashed, and I sure^
few tricks! But they®"
right up with a
glass and later I
ing if they should I'j’ .
me some of that
the same unbreak^^^
that’s in the goggl®?
lows in the
wear. I guess there’s^
of that because I
human eyes.
Speaking of
man eyes,—80%
you know comes to y'J? ^
your eyes. It’s a
watch a ball gamel y'
the newspapers or
you recognize your
members of your
see a movie or a ^
look at a sunset or
city scenery; you
an automobile unleS®
see, and so forth. am
You wouldn’t
those things, would 5 j.
Just wear you^ej
You shouldn’t wear ^
once in a while, buty*—
wear them whenev^^^£
even the smallest
some bit of materia'
into or strike your
V bU.
It always makes^e t
beat every time I sen'll 1
less mechanic go
grinder and touch ^tpr
tool without using
He probably doesn'Uhl
put them on “becauS^ca
going to do a short J ht
The length of th^>r
nothing to do with jj'; v
It takes only a spl^ i^a
lose an eye, and
grinding, buffing of t.
concrete job takes JJs
onds or three days,
gles should be rigli^jj^
covering those eyeS
every instant. _
If you stop a minU^
how much your
m^ean to you, you’ll ^
low them to be
when they should
A glass eye looks
you can^t see with
i quir
new