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THE ECHO
April, 19£^
News And Views From Our Departments
Minute Interviews
The major league baseball sea-1
son opened April 15 and in view
of the enthusiasm and interest that
Ecusta sports fans show in baseball,
The Echo Minute Interview for
this month asked the question,
“Who do you think will win the
American and National League
pennats this year?” The opinions
follow:
Arthur York,
Canteen: “The St.
Louis Cards are
my ball club. As
long as they con
tinue to fight and
hustle, nobody’s
going to knock
them off. They
have good pitch-
^ ing and you know
? ... I h 0 w important
that is. Boston
looks like the winner in the Amer
ican League, with the Yankees
running a close second . . . but I’m
a National League man.”
“Bub” Thomp
son: Mainte
nance: “The
Cards will win
again in the Na
tional. They
haven’t sold any
body, have they?
The other clubs
haven’t bought
anybody any bet
ter, have they?
0. K., there you
are. As for the
American League, I’ll string along
with Boston. Ted Williams and the
other boys look good to me.”
“Dobiei” Lance,
Pulp Mill: “The
Cards have al-
w a y s been my
pick. I like the
way they play.
They’ve got color,
they hustle, and
there’s something
about them that
makes you like
them. I’ll take
Boston in the
American League
—but the Cards will be the club
I’ll follow.”
Vernon Neill,
Gate Watchman:
“I like the Cubs
—always have.
They’re a scrappy
ball club and
that’s what it
takes to win. I
haven’t thought
much about the
American
League, but until a better club
comes along. I’ll string along with
the Boston Red Sox.”
Marshall Loftis,
Fibre Warehouse:
“I don’t see any
reason why
Boston shouldn’t
r e p e 3i t in the
American League.
Since St. Louis
has won the Na
tional League two
years in a row, I don’t see any
thing in sight to stop them from
winning a third straight year.”
Next month the Minute Inter
view man will have a timely ques
tion for the ladies. Be ready with
an answer and a smile for the cam
era!!
Canteen-Cafeteria
Chatter
By ANNE KITCHEN
Echo reporters certainly enjoy
ed the dinner given on April 7th.,
in the Cafeteria, at which time
the new editor was introduced.
Ethel Stover was called to Gas
tonia, Monday, April 7, due to the
death of her brother, C. C. Moore.
She has our deepest sympathy.
Helen was called to Kentucky
Easter week end because of the
illness of her brother.
A. E. York reports a very fasci
nating trip to Atlanta. He saw twD
major league baseball games.
Mrs. Blake and Bessie Cheek
visited Bessie’s sister in Columbia
hospital, and found her very much
improved.
The Easter “bunny” brought
many things to those in our de
partment—namely, vacations for
A. P. Bell and Elaine Bryson.
Bessie’s son is nicely recovering
from a tonsil operation.
Mr. Kitchen returned to work
Monday, April 7, after a brief ill
ness.
Mr. McCall’s family is recovering
from the flu.
Wonder why Leroy Holden was
so sleepy Saturday? Come on, Le
roy—how was the dance?
We welcome Lavada back to
work, after her absence, caused
by the mumps.
Machine Room News
By JOHN GOOLSBY
Quite a few have taken vacations
in our department recently, but
no stories seem to have come to
light. Here they are: Jimmy Jones,
Spencer Mull, Ray Wilson, Vance
Shook, Adam Robinson, Grover
Suttles, Liston Hughey, Hoyt
Hampton, James Drake, Milton
Nicholson, Owen Banning, Joe
Jones, Vincent Drake, Arthur
Shook, and our Skipper, J. T. Tal-
madge. Sr. All reported a swell
rest and fit as a fiddle for another
year.
The Machine Room’s baseball
team is limbering up for what they
hope is another successful sea
son. Ed White, Co-Captain, tells
me this year they hope to have
some new rookies to make their
first appearance on the diamond.
This will help some of our old
veterans out, who this year are
defending their crown as cham
pions for the fourth straight year!
Contrary to anyone’s belief, the
stork that takes care of the Ma
chine Room is not grounded due
to bad weather. On March 5th.,
he delivered a precious little car
go, a bouncing baby boy at the
home of Henry Heatherly named
Henry Leroy Heatherly, Jr.
We are not running an ad for
growing hair on a bald head, but
Ike (Preacher) Gilliam is so proud
of the fact that he has now sprout
ed a fuzz approximately 1-4 inch
long on what before was a head
that was slick as a peeled onion.
Ike told me if any one is in doubt,
to see him and he would see that
they get the same treatment he
is using. Fellows, here is your
chance, I have already seen the
evidence.
Well, as fishing season is on
now, I expect we will have lots
of stories on the fish that never
reached home.
I will close with this thought in
mind: Stop long enough today to
plan your to-morrow.
Power Dept. News
By CROCKETT MATTHEWS
We all wish Clarence Brown a
speedy recovery and return to
work. Clarence has been confin
ed with pneumonia.
It is good to see Morris O.
Ward back in the Turbine Room.
Mrs. Maxine Smallwood, daugh
ter of Tom Evans, is improving.
A number of employees from the
Power Department attended a
farewell party for Woodrow Allen,
who left us on March 28 to super
vise his farm near Charlotte.
Carl C. Cantrell and family
visited relatives in Jacksonville,
Florida, while on vacation. Other
places of interest visited by Carl
were St. Augustine and Mandreh,
Florida.
Clarence Allison has remodeled
his house in Pisgah Forest and
moved in.
In short: See Bill Lowery for
guaranteed socks; Pete Norwood
for details of the Easter dance in
Asheville; Sherman Hunter for a
ride in his “Big Black Plymouth.”
John Jackson once had a beau
tiful Persian cat named Mid
night. After retiring one night
he was awakened by cats fighting
outside his window. Getting his
shotgun, he went outside and fired
at the cats, killing one. From in
side his wife called “What is it
honey?” John said, “Bring me a
light, I think I have killed a cat.”
Sure enough there was Midnight,
dead. The next morning John pre
pared a burying place and lifting
the cat was heard to remark; “I
hate to do this Midnight, but I
have to.”
Machine Booklet
By MARGARET SMITH
This is the time of year when
that ole sickness “spring fever”
takes over, you know—wandering
minds, etc. So far, it hasn’t
affected our department.
On March 25, a siu-prise party
was given in honor of Louise
Souther Houk at her apartment.
Girls from Machine and Auto
bound departments were invited.
Games were played and favors
were given to the winners. Hot
dogs and coffee were served as
refreshments. Clara Bryson, Violet
Lyday and your reporter acted
as hostesses.
It seems that most of the Ma
chine Booklet enjoyed a lovely
Easter week end. Guy Mull had
such a good time with his daugh
ter, Arlene, hiding and hunting
Easter eggs that he was just a
“drop” Monday morning.
Herbert Webb and family visit
ed relatives at Gastonia, N. C. and
Blantyre during Easter holidays.
James McDowell and family al
so visited relatives at Tuxedo ov
er the holidays.
The housing shortage certainly
doesn’t seem to be a problem in
the Machine Booklet. Louise Dish-
man is building a new home at
Rosman. She hopes to be in it be
fore too long.
Sarah Avery moved into her new
home on Gallamore Hill, April 5.
Edna Oliver is having some new
additions made to her home at
Etowah.
Several in the Machine Booklet
are interested in gardens this
year; not only vegetable but flow
er gardens too. But you know how
it is—the weeds have to be plowed
under first and as far as I know
that’s as much as anyone has
done. Maybe we can give you a
little more information about the
gardens next month.
i LOOSE ENDS
1MARY SUE THORNE
Just because you haven’t ^
from the Endless Woven DeP^^
ment lately is no sign we
still here. We are. We’re maW
more belts and better belts W,
ever before. (Please take ourv''*’.
for that.) And, incidentally!
you haven’t been down our '* •
within the last couple of
you’ll hardly recognize the
It has been rearranged. The sui
expansion of territory makes 1“
a difference. We like it ever
much better ,,
We feel much relieved that
Fools’ Day came and went
serious mishaps. But we ,j
eral good laughs down on ■ i(
of the track. A number of
found themselves falling
such age-old tricks as wearing . 
most unusual “tails” and ca*
sheriffs and undertakers • • ' ^
.... Now that spring is h®
we thought it would be
about half-past April—a
man’s fancy may turn to pi
of love, but we have mostly 3^ jj
women and their fancies
thoughts of various things-
are thinking of interior'
terior decorating, spring jji)
new paint jobs, new draperies-'^jjj
flower and vegetable gardens- ^
they are not forgetting the e
outings, picnicking, hiking, jj
ing and bicycling—all sure
for spring fever .... . -art
.... Mr. and Mrs. Blaio®
ory and little daughter, g({
are now settled in their nice
home in Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. Clarence Allison of .[,t
Forest have also recently ..
and moved into a new hortie-• ^
.... It was a pleasure to
Mr. Walter V. Landeck of
New York office visit with ^
cently. Mr. and Mrs. Werm'^^ fjt,
Washington Heights, NeW_^^s,
who are relatives of Jack
were visitors in Endless on ^
10th , is
. . . .Martha Jo McCon”®* jya
recuperating at her home ,Jisl>
after a recent operation,
to extend our best wishes to
Fanning who has been o’*,
sick list for several weeks-' jo
hope she will be able to
work soon. Gertrude Gallo'^" jji-
getting along nicely after
pendectomy at the Transy* . ,,
Community hospital on Apr*^
Pilot Plant Ne»*
By HARRY S. KOLMA^j „ijl
Now that spring is here,
your rods and reels, Franl^ ji
rell and “Bill” Bell, and
you can match the catch (or ®
I say haul) of Ed Hill. ..
We are glad to have Day^
visit us while here on his
holidays and are hoping t®
him return this summer. . d *
“Bill” Bell reports li*
fine vacation, even thoU0
didn’t travel far from honj®'
Roy Brown has returneo
his vacation in Florida Wit _ jjj
good results that Bill Long jtio''
planning to spend his
there this month. ... jo'*'
Charles Glazener and B*
visited Sam Nicholson’s new
tain Home Inn near g
ville, and say the meals
cellent and Nick’s doing
Miss Dorothy Singletal^
a nice week end at Mon* ®