PAGE TWO
THE ECHO
June, 1947
Minute Interviews
Question: “How did you meet
your husband or wife, and how
long have you been married?”
Answers:
HELEN SMITH RHODES, Mill
Office: “I usual
ly spend some of
my working hours
down in the mill
each day, and it *
was by chance
that I met my
husband while he
was working in the Refining Room
in February of last year. It was a
good race but I finally succeeded
and we were married on Sadie
Hawkins Day, November 9, 1946.”
NAOMI ASHE WALDROP,
Physical L a b.:
“I met Raleigh in
Brevard about 5
; years ago—on a
“blind date.” I
: was working in
Brevard then, but
i later .after meet-
i ing him, came to
I work at Ecusta,
too. After he
, spent three years
^ in service, most
I ^ of it overseas,
we were married
when he re
turned. Time has slipped away so
fast that it’s hard to believe I am
now a Five Year club member—
and I’m looking to the future. Af
ter all, a wife has. to support her
husband!”
VERLE RECTOR,
Room: “I met my
wife through a
mutual friend—a
blind date, I sup
pose you’d call it.
He came by to
get me with his
girl friend and af
ter the first intro
duction to my
wife, it was not
many months un
til her name
was Rector. We
had our fifth
wedding anniver
sary this past May 15.
Machine
News From Our Depar!tments
Eave Droplets From
The Water Dept.
ED GARREN, Fine Paper Divi
sion: “A friend
of mine intro
duced my wife to
me. My wife
later told me that
she had previ
ously met me at
a party, but I
sorta kept quiet
on that point, for
I didn’t remem
ber meeting her.
We eventu ally
married and will
have been mar
ried six years in
August. We have two children,
the youngest, John Thomas, being
born June 2.”
By ANDREW HARRELL
June, the month of brides,
leaves only the same old sullen
hen-pecked crew, except for our
flower of youth, Jason Orr. I
might add that Hunley Mehaffey
can still smile but his job is grad
ually taking on that grim, straight
ahead look.
Sam Matthews and Jim Winget
have returned to their labors af
ter a week in Raleigh attending
the Water Works Operators
School. They report a successful
trip and we all hope to profit
through their endeavors while
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunley Mehaffey
are moving to Gallamore Hill to
a larger and more desirable apart
ment where Hunley says he will
have more elbow room when it’s
his turn to do dishes.
Many happy week ends and eve
nings are being spent at our beau
tiful and well equipped Camp
Sapphire this year. Are you tak
ing advantage of the many activi
ties that await you there? I think
the opportunities that are offered
our children by the company are
wonderful, and more of the em
ployees should avail themselves.
The months of April, May and
part of June have been very dry
this year but I presume you are
all familiar with the fact that when
it rains, it’s usually in Pisgah For
est. The ten year average rain
fall is about 60 inches per annum.
This makes an abundance of good,
pure mountain water for Ecusta’s
continued operation.
Have you ever noticed the ele
vated tanks about the mill grounds
where water is stored to maintain
adequate pressure to the many
water mains throughout the plant
and to insure against fire hazards?
I’m sure all agree the more we
know of the workings of other
parts of the plant the more pride
we all have in our small part in its
operation. Take advantage of your
time off and see the other fellow
at work. A visit throughout the
plant is time well spent!
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Laugh and the world laughs with
you. Peel onions and you weep
alone.
NOTICE TO ALL
DEPT. REPORTERS
Deadline For
July Issue Is
Monday, July 14
Please get copy in
early, if possible.
Fine Paper News
By RACHEL HAMLIN and
MITCHELL TAYLOR
June is the month of brides, but
not for the “Old Maids Club” of
this department. The girls say it’s
the life, if you like it, and most
of them seem to be content.
Roy and Edna Carter killed two
birds with one stone. They used a
week of their vacation for a honey
moon trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Walter Johnson, Willie Gash
and Bill Erwin were on vacation
the week of May 26. Goode Loftis
and Grady Wilkie took their vaca
tions a week later and all of them
reported back with a fishy story.
Now speaking of fishy stories,
Lorena O’Kelley took the honors
by dragging in one of the prize
catches of the season at Lake Sap
phire on Sunday, June 8. “The
Catch” was a twelve-inch bass.
Nice going, “Panzy.”
Laura Pharr, Margaret Ponder,
and Lucille Whitaker left on June
9 for a week’s vacation at Myrtle
Beath, S. C. Result—three little
brown girls.
Evelyn Taylor reports from
Washington State that everyone
couldn’t go wrong on a trip to the
great Pacific Northwest.
The boys, in our department,
who play baseball are very en
thusiastic about their high bat
ting averages. Keep it up, boys,
someone from Fine Paper might
win the batting championship.
Congratulations to Ed Garren on
the birth of a son on June 2 at
Patton Memorial hospital in Hen
dersonville.
Our department extends its
deepest sympathy to Dorothy Gray
and family in their recent be
reavement.
Refining New*
Shift “A”
LOOSE ENDS
By
MARY SUE THORNE
Mr. Otto Goepfert left June
15
for a business trip to New
York
City and other places. Mr.
Mrs. Verner Goepfert, of ^
York City, spent the first
weeks in June with Mr. and Mr ■
Otto Goepfert.
Our girls’ softball team is
us proud in the last few P®.
Perhaps we could boost their ®
rale still more by giving a
little
more visible and audible supp®
during the games. Let’s ®
and yell for them. What y’say-
Mrs. Edith Allison attended
graduating exercises at Breva
College June 9. Her daugW^J
Sherrill, graduated. S h e r r ‘
worked with us a couple of
mers ago and now she is bacK ^
stay, we hope. She says sh® ^
happy to be working in Enw
again but she wouldn’t have
her college life for anything-
iam Poore also attended
College commencement to see
brother graduate. ,
We are glad to have Anne ^
erts, one of our star weavers, ^
incidentally one of our first at
gah Forest, back with us.
Mary Henderson, another giri
whom the best weavers ® ^
reckon, is back after a
years’ absence. With these two ^
timers at the looms again, we ^ 1
production will be on the up
Edith Holden reports a
ful vacation at Myrtle
Someone complimented her j
suntan. “Huh, I got more’n
at Sapphire, playing softD^!
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By SARA LOFTIS
There have been several taking
vacations in our department this
month. Among them were Lillie
Siniard, Geneva Lance, Marie Nel
son and Charlotte Johnson.
Ann and Harold Misenheimer
have moved into an apartment at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F
Misenheimer.
Alberta Talley has started work
on her new home in North Bre
vard.
Sammie Hensley spent a recent
week end visiting relatives near
Tennessee.
We are glad to know that John
nie Dermid is much better and is
now at her home in Brevard.
Helen Orr enjoyed a picnic at
Chimney Rock on Sunday, June 15.
Has everyone heard the fish
tale that Jewell Wilson is telling?
She did catch six fish even if
they were the size of sardines.
Eula Gray and Dixie Whitaker
gave a miscellaneous shower for
Helen Orr Friday night, June 13
at Helen’s home on Morgan street
in Brevard. Helen received many
lovely gifts.
Hope to see you at the Fourth
of July picnic!
By EARL GRAY
As we wipe the sweat from our
brow, we’re certain summer is
here in full force. We believe the
temperature has been higher for
this time of year than it has been
in several years.
The rain that fell the week end
of June 15 cooled off things con
siderably. It helped the gardens
no end. The fellows on graveyard
especially appreciate these show
ers as it makes more comfortable
sleeping for them during the day.
“A” Shift has not had anyone
on vacation recently as we know
of and we haven’t heard of any
one being sick. We hope no one
has to be away from his job be
cause of sickness.
Clarence Crow had to feed two
fellows from his shift on June 6.
One was Thad Newman and we’d
better not call the other fellow’s
name. We left Clarence’s house at
4:30 o’clock and left Clarence with
everything under control
Camp Sapphire is being enjoyed
by everyone. Particularly are the
children having a big time in the
various programs being carried out
for them. Attending these schools
provides many advantages for the
children—^personality, music, ath
letics, etc. We should look forward
to the future of our children who
are fortunate to enjoy many ad
vantages that we were not able to
have in our youth.
The weight length contest is still
going on and Shifts A and D are
having it out. At this writing, A.
Shift is off five days and we hope
the other shifts will have good
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By MARGARET j.
Mae Whitmire and Carolyn
ren enjoyed hearing Jimmy
when he was at the City Auo*
ium in Asheville.
Herbert Webb and son
spectators at the shooting of
of “Tap Roots” at Long jj.
Guy Mull returned to worK
day morning with a sore ^^\\,
sun burned back from playio^
at a picnic, at the Pink BeoS^^jjij
Carolyn Garren reports a
vacation well spent at Wayne®
but not with the usual sunbur
generally gets. ^ a*
Edna Oliver enjoyed stay^ jK5
home on her vacation a few
is now
her vacation and in the me
hopes to get moved into b®
house.
Violet Lyday, Carolyn
and your reporter report 2 jr
derful time spent at Lake ^ :gf^
cently. While there we
fishing, boating and sWin^
Also, friends of Guss
ago.
Louise Dishman
Grof po'*
be interested to know he
life guard at the Lake Lur^
luck—but don’t leave
we’re off.
The entire shift says,
until next month.”
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