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THE ECHO
December,
THE ECHO
Organ of Employees at
Ecusta Paper Corporation
Champagne Paper Corporation
and Endless Belt Company
Published Monthly at
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
Printed by Champagne Job Printing
Department.
ALL TOGETHER
Once there were three men,
Messrs. S., B., and I. Their work
was very closely related; in fact,
Mr. I. combined the works of Mr.
B. and Mr. S., and sent them on as
a finished product. Their working
quarters were separate and the
foreman of the three had plenty
of walking to do trying to keep
all working on the same brand at
a relative speed , trying to
keep the three places as regular as
possible.
One day, all three moved to new
quarters—all under the same roof.
Working easier for the employees
and the poor foreman had much
less trotting around to do.
And so did we . . . the Stitchers,
Blockers, and Inserters. Now we
share the same quarters and it’s
an elegant place. Several po^ts
I’ve heard mentioned as desirable
are the new lighting system; the
inserters tables have a sort of felt
composition back which absorbs
some of the sound of beating book
lets. Also in our new department,
we realize if we take time, that
each department depends to a great
extent upon the other. It is a les
son people everywhere should
study so they won’t get big head
ed and over-rate their importance
in any certain way. When the block
ers and stitchers put out good
work, so do the inserters, but when
one goes bad, it slows up every
thing. All of us, in any line of work,
may sometime run into some bad
lot of materials, even in the best
. . . , but now every body can see
the work everybody else has to do.
Besides the advantages above men
tioned, our workroom should
teach us the spirit of cooperation.
So friends, let’s thank Mr. Straus
and all connected with making our
new building posible. Let us be
happier together where not only
Champagne Paper products will be
produced with a better understand
ing, but that our lives will be bet
tered and lived fuller through les
sons learned by cooperation, and
watching the work the fellow next
to us has to do.
Mary Rickman
THE RED CROSS
NEEDS YOUR AID
The annual Red Cross Roll Call
for Transylvania county is now be
ing brought to a close. The Red
Cross is one of the worthiest of all
causes, and your membership will
help ease the suffering in civilian
or war disaster.
Transylvania’s quota this year,
as well as all other chapters in the
nation, has been raised. Your sup
port is needed badly.
Your membership card and but
ton may be obtained at the office
of Jack Alexander at Ecusta or at
the office of The Transylvania
^ Times in Brevard. Join and obtain
your badge of patriotism!
GOOD OLD WORLD
I like the poor old
world, I do,
I sing its praises in
ode and sonnet —
It’s strange it’s not
a whole lot worse
W^th everybody
picking on it.
CHARLES “WHITEY” RUSSELL
We Are Thankful For
Our ability to keep clear of reck
less drivers.
A safe year at work without acci
dents.
That high bowling score we made.
The best cafeteria in Dixie.
The cooperation of our fellow
workers,
^ A larger machine shop and more
equipment.
Prettier Girls.
That brand new baby girl at our
house.
The swell autumn weather.
That bigger and better Echo!
That we live and work in the good
old U. S. A.
CONVALESCENTS
Hap Collins will be back on the
job soon. He left that trouble
some appendix at the Biltmore
Hospital in Asheville.
Mrs. E. Kaltenbach is most
thankful for the gifts which she
received from her friends. She
is progressing rapidly at Patton
Memorial Hospital in Henderson
ville, and will be returning home
to her family very soon.
Champagne Machine Shop
The Effectiveness
Of Cold Capsules
In and effort to pass on to our
employees the experience of other
industries using Oral Cold Vac
cine, we are quoting the following
information that was released by
The Peoples Gas Light arid Coke
Company of Chicago, 111.
“During 1939 our employees lost
quite a bit of time from work due
to colds, pneumonia and other ail
ments derived from or aggravated
by colds. In 1940, we made cold
capsules available for our em
ployees and statistics showed the
following reductions;
1. Reduced number of colds of
employees 80%
2. Reduced duration of these
colds 50%
3. Reduced complications of
these colds 20%
“Based on the statistics kept dur
ing the two years, we figure that
the use of cold capsules saved our
employees approximately $25,000
cash in sick pay.”
At the present time the above
type capsules are available in the
First Aid Station and are free to
employees of Ecusta, Champagne
and Endless Belt.
H. E. Newbury
■■•-As,
WEDDINGS OF
INTEREST
Miss Julia Jordan and Mr. Dewey
Sylvester Winchester were married
at Hendersonville, Thursday, No
vember 27. Mrs. Winchester is em
ployed in the Hand Booklet De
partment of Champagne Paper
Corporation. Mr. Winchester is in
the U. S. Army stationed at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
Miss Rachel Ruth Orr and Theo
dore Vincent Schepkowski were
married Saturday morning, Novem
ber 29, at nine-thirty o’clock at the
Brevard Methodist church. Mr.
Schepowski is employed by Cham
pagne Paper Corporation. Mrs.
Schepowski is a teacher in the Ros-
man schools.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Nancy Clark
Macfie to Even Sturgis Morrow.
The ceremony was performed Sat
urday morning November 29, at
the Presbyterian church in Chapel
Hill. Mr. Morrow is employed by
Ecusta Paper Corporation.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Dorothy
Elaine Misenheimer to Neil Birch-
field. The wedding took place on
Saturday morning, November 15,
in Pickens, S. C. Mrs. Birchfield is
employed in the Hand Booklet De
partment of Champagne Paper Cor
poration. Mr. Birchfield is employ
ed in the Refining Department of
Ecusta Paper Corporation.
Miss Helen Allison and Mr.
Avery Whitmire were married at
the First Baptist church in Bre
vard Thursday evening, November
27, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Whitmire is
a teacher in the Rosman school.
Mr. Whitmire is employed m the
Finishing Department of Ecusta
Paper Corporation.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Dovie White
to Mr. Gilbert Coan. The ceremany
was performed September 21. Mrs.
Coan is employed in the Finishing
Department of Ecusta Paper Cor
poration. Mr. Coan is employed in
the Machine Room of Ecusta Paper
Corporation.
FOUND
1. Rosary of black beads.
2. Three strand pearl necklace
with brilliant clasp.
Call Recreation Department.
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Lost Time Means
Lost Money
How many of us can afford a ^
duction in wages at any time a
especially with Christmas so
and the many extra expendi^^
that come along with it? j
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It is bad enough to be
and incapacitated at any tiwjei j,
it is doubly worse during the 6
days. . j
Christmas is really a time
everyone should be full of
and in the best of spirits a®:,
will be impossible for us to be ^
way unless we’s Careful aU
every day.
Safety is part of everyone » j
and should be molded
our routine duties. It shouW ^
given the same important®.
Quality and Production, for ^
out safety we cannot have the
ter two.
Let’s all accept our indiyi^^j
responsibility in the prevention
accidents and be proud of our
partment’s safety record.
CHRISTMAS - 19^'
What about your Christmas
Is it like the one last gp
Hopes of presents for all
Thoughts of happiness and cb®
Dreams of how the lights all
Will brighten up your Chris^
tree—
How the foil icicles hanging
Will but lighten all your
Of course some circles will
en
By the boys away at camP i
But they all will be remeto^^^^
By the brilliance-by the
But America is feeling jji
What wartorn Europe looe
. ted
Can you see your tree unlig^-^gif
Can you watch the candles ***
And those shiny tinfoil obje^^®
That bedeck a Christmas tre®
Should be given for the defe^
To protect our sky, now
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Even though by candle [
Can’t we still know peace and
fort .
And fear not the falling [is
Can’t we know the joy of
By a fire whose blaze is
Fearing not the sound of
Spitting fires of Hell and P
Let us, on this coming Chri^
Pray to God to help us keeP
This good land of our M (
Safe for living-safe for si®
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And to make us ever thankf^^ yi Hjj,
For the freedoms that we ®
For on earth, no other peoP^^joi^.
Know such blessings free
care.
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AIR-FEIENDS
I lie awake a. dawn
and think
How sad it is all over
town
Lie other freei ing
■.iri. like me
Who have to
window
As our homes are warmed
logs
Weep not for lack of a
Thank God for your many blesjj
And your lights will burn
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