august, 1944
THE ECHO
PAGE THREE
News And Gossip From Our Various Departments
OFFICE BITS partment and Room Ncw8 I Finishin^r Department
■ I the Engineering office went to ~
'North Mills River last Thursday
•After a month of hot weather
}, ^ few exciting adventures,
again with a few
s^ssip strips and gabs from every
Office. As for
. , us, vacation time is over
sW to roll up our
GVes and get to work,
fit* everyone knows, “Lucky”
ssell is the topic of conversation
uft everyone now. And lucky is
a few days
lapsed from the departure of her
Flier until he arrived again,
of another ex-
WitK^ week, but is back again now
J us. We hope it isn’t too long
"»w “Lucky's” luck returns.
we
col,? “ Cost Ac
jmtmg department and we wel
? ^alph Russell and Elliott
^ ickett from Asheville. In fact,
WJiA iuite a few new-comers
10 have joined our happy band,
ajift Lucille Collins from Leb-
IVa?#- Brevard, in the
j attic department and Jean Trice
hail ^ ^®^®onnel department. Jean
"s from Honea Path, S. C. We
end our most cordial welcome,
and fellows. With deep regret
baov?® Jones, who is going
f'pu r Pennsylvania and welcome
goj: of Brevard. We are
^ «g to miss you, Jim
j^«itesides has left us
Best of luck, Bob.
ten^K ^as just got-
Dack from an enjoyable week
Pete Eberie took a
Wh? of days to greet Mrs. Eberie
he u returned home. He says
thp batching, especially
^ atsh-washing part.
Burnette reports a very
Gian weeks while on vacation,
to p . also fortunate enough
dig®”joy her vacation with a “Sol-
^Uinui weeks passed
^0 w 1 Gladys coming back
Eugene going back to
^^ens, Ga.
Vi»g all of this excitable gossip,
V to some not so good. We
fro»! to lose Leona Allen
^ ^ the Payroll department, who
By JOHN GOOLSBY
night on a combined “chickenlry I comes the first story I We wish to extend in iehalf
and weiner roasl. They resembled f.""* ^he latest gossip hot off the of our department, our verv deeo
“stuffed toads” the nevt 11-n^ ■ est sympathy to Miss Maud^ S
Tom Evans, back-tender of No. art, who has received word that
5 machme, used to drive a truck her brother has died as a result
for some garage before he came of wounds received in action
to Ecnsta nnH uc ha tQllo jf I rr- di-uuii
B” SHIFT
‘stuffed toads” the next day.
Betsy McCall is leaving us Wed
nesday afternoon for a vacation.
We hope you have a nice time garage before he came of woui
Betsy. ’ to Ecusta, and as he tells it, he France.
in
Well, guess this is all the gossip perhaps a little Several giris are taking their
we know for this time, but will be seems that every vacations this month- Gene A
back again next month with some ?™® he would take the truck out who, by the way, enjoyed being
news “hot off the wires.” ^op would be right be- called “aunt” twice by twin niecpf
I hind him I U . __ HlCLCb,
u- j -xfexiL uc- p-aiicu auxu iwice Dy twin nieces
hind him He happened to look born recently; Amy H., who is tak-
up from his work the other day, ing a short trip; and Freda D
u ^ behold, before his eyes, who revealed no plans
Jean H. was made happy recent-
saucers, stood Joel J. Johnson, [ly by the arrival of her mother
Physical Lab. News
By ANNIE LOU HAMLIN loauucis, hluou joei j. Johnson, I ly bv the arrival nf Vu"
Ruby Wolfe is visiting her hus- ?^^t very cop he had been dodg- from New York to spend a v^catiS
band, who is stationed in Florida. for three years. Tom exclaimed, with her Gladvs Ld
_ We welcome Antoinette Anders ^o think they let him come in McKinnev werf .
We welcome Antoinette Anders
to the Physical Lab.
Connie Fendley, who was called
hire aftr me'” “IMcKinney wrrr"als“o“paid a visit
Welcome to'the Machine Room,' California.
r enuiey, wno was called I cicume lo me iviacnme Koom,
home because of the illness of her Poel, the gang is a swell lot of
father, is h^nir «n+i, I boys to work with. | of death, dived deep in a lake and
saved a girl from drowning. When
father, is back with us now.
Two former Lab. boys visiting us
a few days ago were Captain Char
lie Cook and S. Sgt. Edward Hill.
Bobby
for the
mu 1 1 . a sm iiuiii arowning. When
TT ^ janitor was telling he got her up to the bank and in
J ^ooK ana b. sgt. Edward Hill. I Rhodes and me a story his arms, she looked up and said
Letters have been received from other morning that I think is “Listen, big boy, are vou holdlmi
John Lyday and Raleigh Waldrop. I ^'^orih passing on. It was about be-j me for ransom”’ “Ransom hpll ”
Raleigh is in Italy. He says he has scared. He began, “The wust|said young Roberts “Let him Lo
seen many interesting things, but ^
will be glad to get back to Ecusta. ^ called uu a gai od a Dig dj
He also says he is disappointed P^^^e fighter, and he comed in j A few days ago I relieved Tnhn
that Naomi didn’t win the Rolling' ketched me.” I „ John
Pin Throwing contest at the picnic!
Gladyce T. is all smiles. Her
husband has been promoted to
seaman first class.
The wustjsaid young Roberts,
I ever wus, wus when I his own women ”
called on a gal ob a big black
, — — comed in:
and ketched me.” [Ambrose Brewer f“Shot rnn
W^at did he do then?” asked us). He was working days and
I Frank.
“Do? He didn’t do nothing, suh
seemed worried over something*
but he failed to tell me the cause!
^ uomg nerer- ana aen I
l^ower Uept. News P^ow bad I was skeered.”
Once more we greet you from
the Power department after miss-
iTc 1 ^ r iduea 10 ten me the cause
He jest looked at me and said, I thought perhaps they had had
Mandy, what’s this white man him on the mat, which I know will
doing here?’ and den I knowed disturb your mind for a while I
now H5in T woo » I j !.• ^ , wimt:. i
wanted him to go home with a
lighter heart and smile, so I says,
“If, you are successful there is
If you
Wfi are Slad to report Clyde. successtui
.uvvcx ucpartmeni atter miss-|Summey is back m the old gang nothing to worry about If voii
mg an issue due to circumstances after a successful operation. Clyde are not successful there are onlv
beyond our control. We have just works on No. 6 machine. two things to veoiy abou? You^
completed a thorough overhaul of ‘he boys around the new health is either good or von Vo
the turbines and are now prepared | side were telling about Larry sick, and if you are sick them
*'='"■'8 , '’ream that still only two things to wor^^
sounded very logical, and I think about. If you are not going to gX
a lot of married men might ap- well, you are going tf heaven w
A it" PTpTP CTAOC Will /I W»/-»rl I 4.^ > « " _
to give you service comparable to
your needs. We appreciate every
one s help in our time of power
shortages and interruptions
-xtasco aim iiuerrupiions. Preciate it. Here goes. He dreamed to - And "if vm,
We are glad to report that Smith he had not been very good during heaven you have ent
has now perfected his Indian war his earthly life, and after he died to worry about If vou ^o to ^
dance and will demonstrate it on he went below. As soon as he got other place you wiH bP sn h„=fr
very little urging; he is teaching to the lower regions, he began to shaking hands with old friends
Brother-in-law Willingham the give orders for changing the fur- that you won’t have time to worrv
intricate steps necessary to the naces around and also bossed the so why worry?” worry,
successful consummation of this j little imps. So one of them squeal- j
ed on him to Satan about the new.' ! T,r , .
Everyone is rejoicing with Dorn comer’s actions. “Say,” said Satan talking to Archie Drake of
over the arrival of his second son to him one day, “You act as ”iachine the other day, and
and third child; both mother and though you owned this place.” 1- conversation reached back into
child are doing well, and Dorn is “Sure.” said Larry, “My wife gave courting days. He admitted he
taking nourishment. it to me back on earth and re- mu? ^ Romeo with the ladies.
Mathews says the crops on his minded me of it every day.” (Onlv I ^ ^ on:
farm are late this year but that by a dream, folks.) jOne Christmas, out of the good-
planting late he saved a lot of ] i of his heart, he gave his girl
work and a lot of harvesting. Bill We are sorry to hear that Frank ^ skunk coat. A few
/*>at he can eat Dalton is missing in action on street ™
good, he IS going to grow as big as the battlefield of France. He was t ^ greeting each
Honest Abe” Hunter, but at this, pilot of a Thunderbolt fighter and U remarked, “I can’t see
we wonder. What is wrong with was the brother-in-law of Owen I ®uch beautiful fu^rs come
Pete Norwood? He says he has lost Banning of No. 6 machine. He was ^ ’ foul-smelling
his taste and can’t rempmhof It t . ^ was beast.”
&^''"ent an operation for appen-
.at the Biltmore hospital,
a ts reported to be improving
be J ”[cely and we hope will soon
axxsj. vvc llUi
oack at work again,
i^^nel Snelson has heard that
tteet is in* again and is
con
to her
again am
gfa^jating taking a trip
ti,a,7^other’s to see if this is ac-
l*^y true.
Ve J^eese may be seen looking
r 1 ® attention
dg called to the Gatehouse Thurs-
o’d’ ^«gust 10th, about 1:15
There he saw his girl friend
^ to a very handsome sailor.
Aft ®^ys,. “all girls are fickle.’
tecf "^ed, what can you ex-
'T there is such a critical
shortage?
the Jo birthdays were reported in
department last month.
Hicks Scruggs and
S” ?«i^nette. “Happy Birth-
^he^ girls, and many more of
l>a^^^at*et Collier of the Bond de-
t’eported a nice vacation
Sg for one thing. It wasn’t
®^ough. Emmie Neuberger
'^entj^eported a nice vacation re-
|>ie "^yeock enjoyed a nice pic-
Mce 7 ^ ^foup from the Mill of-
Friday. Betty says she
ajJv ^^f®- Talk-
^ PoliUcs, Ethel Snelson,
Scruggs, Helen Steppe and
his taste and can’t remember any- formerly a teacher of Rosman
^ , high school. We in the Machine
Leland George and Dutch Breen- Room extend our deepest sympa-
er motorcycled over . into the thy.
Smokies last week-end and report
a very nice trip. i ^ i.
' Well, I can hardly write without
Of course, Archie stood there
dumb-founded and let it soak in
a few minutes, then he finally
muttered, “I didn’t ask for thanks,
dear, but I must insist on respect.”
We are glad to have Mr Gallo- ■ . can naraiy write without
way back after having gone to a SnTeam"” wJ”Lw thL ^a-
Winston-Salem hospital for treat- earned tta risht fn tif! ‘‘“e chine Room boy who is now and
ment. We hope his trip will prove with Mly onflo^ for th»® series has been in the European theatre
very beneficial to him. t « ^ J entire of operations. Ed Vassey has com-
Congratulations are in order for whft thL L ® missions over enemy-held
Bill Lyday, who has been prSed *id about it They country. He has the air Ldal
to sergeant in the air force. Good ting prTotii ” Tho”se“h„ Li
luck to you. Bill. : "f, practice. Those boys carry flying cross. Ed has covered a lot
This morning has brought the slnla^ the Machine Room of country since leaving Ecusta
news that our armies have landed f t w ^ skipper I He has helped to open four air
in southern France. We ™ust tilt HbJ X ^ hS seat on a
Will wind up Hitler’s armies in that . fortress. Latest information from
theatre and the show can move on I Thpv toii i- I father is that he wants to
to the stage of Germany ago come back, train for a pilo and
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