PAGE TWO
THE ECHO
APRIL, 194*
News And Gossip From Our Various Departments
Cafeteria Chatter
of luck and hope he makes a good
sailor for Uncle Sam.
Mr. Wilde and family visited Mr.
Wilde’s father and other relatives
at Marshall, N. C., the past week
end. Mr. Wilde preached at his
home church while there . . . Dare
visited in Asheville also. Dare has
l>een helping us out occasionally
when someone was absent from
our gang. We appreciate the help
very much; also that of our old
friend, Lucy McCall. Lucy used to
be a member of our gang and she
is always welcome with us.
Bessie has made several trips to
Asheville lately. Her husband visit
ed Chattanooga, Tenn., recently on
business; we are glad he is back
. . . Ethel and daughter, Guyma,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Moore at
Cherry Field lately . . . Divola has
heard from Bill and feels much
better about him. He is in Italy
Maybe he and Carl will get to
know each other better, girls. Both
get the Echo and might look each
other up after this . . . Diyola also
spent the past week end in Sylva
with her folks, especially her Dad
who works in Kingsport, Tenn.
Seegoley (Mr. McCall) spent last
week taking his vacation. No need
to tell you he enjoyed it . . . Mr.
Andrews had the misfortune of
breaking a finger last week . .
Sylvia spent the week end visiting
her mother, dad and brother at
Tuxedo, N. C. Her only brother,
Cloyd Levi, entered the service
from Henderson County last Tues
day .. . Hazel has left us again.
We miss you “Ole Gal.”
John T. reports he does not lack
so many new pennies having Jun
ior’s fourth bond since they came
out. We wish he had them all so
the rest of us could have yellow
ones. They’re much easier to tell
from dimes . . • Mrs. Cox and
daughter, Lucile, expect to visit
Mr. Cox in Augusta around the
21st. Their hope is that he may be
able to return with them. He has
been away from home in some
Government hospital for the past
six years.
It looks now like the army is
making another raid on our gang.
We can’t tell yet, but we’ll let you
know later . . . Little Bit visited
his family in Morganton, N. C.,
recently. (Yes, he got back, but
the army may take him from us
yet.) . . . Our new girl is Miss
Jackie Corn. We hope she likes us
and her job and stays a long time
. . . Sylvia had a very pleasant
surprise Wednesday. Her husband
came home from the army. No we
didn’t have to hold her; we just
couldn’t catch her!
Two new men, Calvin Orr and
Charles Huggins, are with us.
Some people have all the luck,
meaning in this case, Mary K., who
has gum and candy oftener than
most of us.
Of course, you have heard of the
little moron who thought he was
Hitler and was!
We hear that Gene A. and Fan
nie S. are two of the best patrons
of the studio in town.
Well, we’ll be with you again
next month on evenings.
—Martha Lee McCall.
Physical Lab. News
We’re still chuckling over “Mad
House.” The best show yet and the
funniest. Congratulations, Recrea
tion Department r
Glad to welcome Louise King to
“A” Shift in the Lab.
Gladyce Teague and Connie
Fendley seem quite happy these
days. Burner is home on leave
after completing his “boot train
ing” at Great Lakes and Fred was
home for an 8-day leave from Fort
Eustis, Virginia.
Naomi Ashe has been visiting
her brother who was home on
leave from the Navy.
Doyle Wells is the new super
visor on “A” Shift.
Edna Earle Nanney has returned
from her vacation. She is now Mrs.
Erwin Schranz.
Leah Robinson Karpen was vis
iting in the Lab this week. Pfc.
Karpen accompanied his wife here
Have recently received letters
from Cpl. Randall Lankford and
Pvt. Bill Baley. Randall is in Eng
land and Bill is in Italy. Glad to
hear from them.
Finishing Touches
(SHIFT A)
Due to the fact that we’ve been
coming to work at 7:30 a. m., we
haven’t had time to hear any news
of much interest. We would like
to welcome eleven new girls to our
department.
The old adage “Two heads are
better than one” was proved by
the success of the candy Alberta
W. and Charles M. made, or was it
accidental.
We are glad to hear that Mane
R.’s little boy is recovering from
scarlet fever also that Becky C.’s
mother is better.
For your information, Vaughn,
on the subject of the disappearance
of “Pistol Packin’ Mama”; she’s
laid her pistol down so someone
could shoot the man who wrote
“Mairzy Doats.”
To Charles C., who expects to
be called to the navy, we wish lots
Machine Shop News
Well, folks, it’s about time to
start on that Victory garden for
this year, but we don’t hear much
about H. DeBord’s potato crop this
year. Guess help is scarce. Glad
to have Paul Smith back with us
again.
L. Lance says he had a grand
trip to New York to see Wales L.
who is in the Navy. Uncle Tom H.
is still plugging away repairing
valves, getting new ideas daily.
Harry C. is beginning to talk
about fishing. B. Allen has had
good luck already, but folks,
please keep this quiet or Bruce R.
will come in with a fish about 24
or 30 inches long. Sherman C.
hates to sweep the floor so bad
he goes and hides his broom.
Paul 0. is still on production. C.
Westall says guess he will have to
close down his goat farm being
tin cans are so scarce.
Shorty F. and Fred G. enjoyed
their trip to Florida—seems they
just dreamed of that nice sunshine.
Harry B. doesn’t seem to get
around anymore.
M.J.C. is planning a large Vic
tory garden. He still brags about
the one last year. Charles F. has
gone into the midget motorcycle
and auto business. Richard P.
seems to have some pretty waves
in his hair, wonder if they are just
natural. And last, but not least, we
wish to thank the boys in the shop
for the nice cigars that were hand
ed out recently.
break the news EASILY
‘Did you tell Mr. Daley that he
I is the father of triplets?”
‘No, he is still shaving.”
STITCHING GAB
The most important news item
this month is concerning our boys
in service; Van O’Kelly was here
recently, after his furlough he was
sent to Fort Meade, Md.; Jimmey
Dunne, our Marine, is now station
ed at Quantico, Va. Jack Holden
is stationed at Naval air base in
Norfolk, Va.; Teddy Schepkowski
is taking his basic training at Camp
Wheeler, Ga. We are looking for
ward to his visit in May. Teddy
was the last to leave and we
haven’t seen him in uniform yet.
Lester C. Wilson took advantage
of his fifteen-day leave in March
and was married to Lula Cassell
of the Blocking department. He
reported to an Army air base in
Lincoln, Nebraska. Congratulations
to both of you. Ernest English is
still a prisoner of war and the
whereabouts of Bob Clayton are
unknown to any of us. We haven’t
heard from Phil Riddle in a long
time, but he is reported to be
somewhere in the Atlantic. He is
a proud father now and can’t be
expected to stay aw^ long, so hur
ry and pay us a visit, sailor.
(Editor’s Note: Phil paid that
visit on April 19th. He had just
returned from sea where he has
been on convoy duty in the Euro
pean theatre. His last trip was to
Casablanca and as soon as his six-
day leave was over he was to re
turn to his ship.)
Wedding bells are still ringing
in our department. Alma Ricker
and Taft Owen were married in
Pickens, S. C., on April 18th. Alma
has been with us for a year and
hails from Hot Springs, N. C
“Buck,” as we call him, is employ
ed by the Gloucester Lumber com
pany store in Rosman. The best of
luck to you.
Mr. Erwin just loves red striped
shirts. If you don’t believe it ask
Pearl A. We would like to welcome
the following girls- to our depart
ment; Mae Galloway from Inspec
tion, Wilma Henson from the Cafe
teria and Hazel Owen . . . Beware
of barn lofts and ladders. Ruby D.
Sometime you are going to get
hurt unless you train those hens
of yours to lay in the hen-house
and not in the barn . . . Lillie S.
has been unusually quiet lately.
We have discovered her secret
though; she is saving her words
for that hero of hers who is due
anytime, now on furlough from
Seattle, Washington . . . Just think
nothing of it when you see John
S. with a far away look in his
eyes. He has been seen reading an
Astrological Birthday book. The
news must have been promising,
eh, John? . . . Margaret P. recently
underwent an operation at Patton
Memorial hospital in Henderson
ville. We wish for you a speedy
recovery and may we see you at
work soon, Margaret . . . Kate S.
is visiting her husband in Virginia
If anyone is interested in cats,
see Betsy A.. She has about ten to
give away,or was that an optical
illusion on my part, Betsy? . . .
We miss seeing Thelma S. on No.
11. She has been moved to Notch
ing .. . Don’t be alarmed at the
laughter above the roar of the ma
chinery. There isn’t a “haint” lurk
ing around, it is just Bill H. . . .
Joe C. is a very happy girl these
days. Her husband is home on fur
lough.
Myrtle P. will soon be leaving
to join her husband in Lexington.
She will be missed.
Beware of wings, Evelyn T., they
bring bad luck, or have you al
ready discovered that?
Last minute news—according to
inishing Touches
B Shift Reporting
Hello, now. Afraid most all
news is sad news this time,
several of our girls have left
more are leaving.
Lucille Morris, one of our olde*
employees, has gone to Knoxvu*
with her husband. Maybe the
ly gift of jewelry she received J
worth quitting for!! Mary Edwar^
left the same day as Lucille.
nie and Wilma surely looked lo®'
some for a spell, and no wono®
Lessie is forsaking us for
too, ’cause her only daughter
ill and requires her constant car.
And there’s Susie going;
Ecusta’s loss is Charlotte’s
But will we miss her?! Gosh,
miss ’em all!
Ada looked sorta out of
the first day or two, making tbj
bobbins, but we’re learning
tinguish her bright head from " j
sie’s dark one. Slitter 15 Ip®
sorta out of place, too,
Ada, but now has a new opera^ _
Claude Phillips said he J
gonna ramble some; “some ..
right as he rambled plumb to Ca
fornia! .g
We’re terribly glad to
Freda Corn with us again aft®f
long absence. The ones who
are
—„ gf
leaving will likely be back, soo
or later, they just can’t keep
for long. A. Bryson is a
ample of that. She came in ^
evening and quietly took pos®
sion of her slitter.
Thelma is all a-twitter, and jj
envy of half the department.
she’s entitled to it since she^ {
answering the call to duty ^
any time now. The Marines J ^
been attracting her for some ^
and finally won over us.
For a little news of
brand — looks as though
besides Frosty and Nadine
receive long-distance calls, do®
it? fljf'
Was more than nice to see ^
dell Monteith around these P 0
again. Several of the girls
that if they knew they could y
as well in a uniform as phe j.),t
wouldn’t hesitate to join
away. , S
Had a marvelous time av (,{
“Bowling Banquet.” Our
last month came true. We
the trophy for the second
No need to tell you how prpj jjni
are! Helen made away witn ^
medal given for the greates jj,e
provement on our team,
first of the season through
We were very sorry Mr. ^ jof
couldn’t be present, but we
ed his message read by #
nett; also the short talks vj
members of bowling team®
activities committee. jiiC
Bye now. See you, ’ronn
corner!
cl letter from Teddy S., h® xg
six more weeks to compl® ifj
basic training. He is in \
fantry and hikes on the
85 miles a week. That o’
be so bad; he got quite ^ 0^.
experience while working ^ cqP,
I would like to thank my
works of Champagne for tn® ^ Jf-
ness shown at the death
grandmother, Mrs. J. N. ^
and for the flowers that
—Rv Nfill I.ance V''*
-By Nell Lance
CHEMICAL ACHIEVE®!
Professor: What is the
ing contribution that cherni^
given to the world?
Student: Blondes.