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THE ECHO
June, 1947
Lassie Was Missing
The show wejit on — Officer
Pressley’s popular traffic show,
we mean — but Lassie was mis
sing. When the Charlotte traf
fic officer appeared at Camp
Sapphire Sunday, June 8, his
cast was one short. Lassie, his
leading dog, died the day be
fore of a violent sickness.
Something Old . ..
Something New
Many nuptial superstitions have
been handed down through the
ages, and some of them have most
intriguing histories. JEALOUSY
is the basis for various supersti
tions, best wishes for others. For
example
In ancient Egypt, Arabia and
India the groom never saw the
face of the bride until, on the day
of the wedding, he lifted the
VEIL and that custom is still with
us.
The HONEYMOON dates back
to the days when a suitor took
his woman by force and spirited
her away until such time as it
was again safe to come out. It is
rumored that the actual word
HONEYMOON comes from the cus
tom of Northern Europeans who
drank Mead (wine made from
honey) for thirty days after the
wedding. From this came “honey
mouth” then “honeymoon.”
The BRIDAL ESCORT stems
from the custom of long ago when
man gained a wife first by catch
ing her and then subduing her by
force. The wise groom of yester
year took a buddy along to help
him out if the vixen fought too
hard. The BRIDESMAIDS of to
day are the strong-armed amazons
of years gone by and they were
the ones who helped the hunted
bride battle the ambitious groom.
Rice is the staple food of mil
lions of the earth’s people, and
therefore is also the emblem of
productiveness and fruitfulness.
So when we toss rice at the bride
and groom we are wishing them
a happy marriage. The Greeks
used to pour flour and sweetmeats
over the bride signifying that she
is sweet, good and desirable.
The old Russian father of the
bride whipped his daughter and
then handed the whip to the
groom. That proved who was
“boss” in those days . . . but such
techniques are strictly not in the
modern manner, if for no other
reason than the title of “boss”
has possibly changed hands!
“For months I couldn’t discover
where my husband spent his eve
nings.”
“And did you find out?”
“Why, one evening I went home
pnd there he was!”
New Stunt At Fourth Of July Picnic
To Feature "The Battle Of The Bag”
Trip To Brevard
Sad For Pressley
Although his visit to Brevard
proved a source of enjoyment to
many. Officer Ernest Pressley’s
trip here with his trained dogs
and pigeons was a sad one for
him. He lost his show’s leading
lady, Lassie.
Lassie became violently sick
about 10 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, June 7. Mr. Pressley rushed
her to Veterenarian Verne Hill at
221 Maple street, but whatever
the cause of her sickness was, it
was destined to take Lassie’s life
at 4:30 o’clock that afternoon.
Both Mr. Hill and Mr. Pressley
were unable to account for her
death.
Mr. Pressley carried on with his
two appearances here, and although
the dogs were a little hesitant at
times with their leading lady mis
sing, the show went on. The
widely-known Charlotte officer is
now looking high and low for a
year old Collie to replace Lassie.
During the summer he will train
another Lassie and his famous
safety show will again be on the
road next fall to entertain and
educate thousands of school chil
dren in this section of the country.
It his hoped that he can return to
Brevard then while school is in
session.
Early printers did not divide
words at the end of lines with hy
phens. Instead, they left out let
ters and used marks over the near
est vowels to denote omissions.
Contestants Will Try To
Punch Way Out Of Huge
Paper Bag. Many Failed
You’ve heard one boxer tell an
other that he “couldn’t punch his
way out of a paper bag.” Based
on this age-old taunt, a new stunt
will be introduced at the Fourth
of July picnic.
For the occasion, the Union Bag
and Paper Company has construct
ed a multi-wall paper bag of reg
ular grocer’s Kraft paper. No spe
cial treatment or reinforcement
will be added. The bag measures
eight feet by two feet, the size of
a telephone booth. It is believed to
be the largest paper bag in the
world.
During the exhibition at the pic
nic, contestants will be placed in
this bag to determine whether or
not they can “punch” their way
out. A suitable prize will be given
to the one who is able to accom
plish this feat.
Boxers and other broad-chested
athletes around the country have
tried—and failed. Among the un
successful ones were Bob Feller,
Benny Leonard, and Barney Ross.
The bag fooled them all until Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Francis Dorsey
of Worcester, Mass., licked the bag
on their honeymoon trip in New
York City.
The popularity of the bag in
creased to the point where it has
captured nationwide interest. As
the stunt continued on its merry
way, it became known variously as
“The Battle of the Bag,” “The Pa
per Punching Bag,” and “The Pa
perweight Championship.”
Mr. Harry Straus At Sapphire Opening
One of the busiest men at Camp Sapphire on opening day was
our presidefnt, Mr. Harry H. Straus. It was not many days after
his return from a pleasant vacation in Europe and he was cir
culating around renewing acquaintances. He is shown above
greeting Wilson Gregory of the Machine Roo^
Old Faithful
i
Newfangled contraptions may
comes and go, but Furman Can-
sler is still of the opinion that
a good mule is hard to beat
when it comes to gardening. H®
is shown above plowing his gar
den which is one of the
around heire.
What Would America
Be Minus Its Forests
By ERNEST BURCH
What would America be lik®
without its woodlands? This is
question that is causing
concern to many of our people
Each year an average of 31,000,-
000 acres of forest land is burned:
and over 5,500,000 acres of timber
are cut, thus depleting our forest
reserves. This loss to our r®
sources can be partly overcoffl®
by fire prevention and restoration
in which we all must help.
Restoration itself is a slow
cess as it takes the average trees
from forty to one hundred
to reach maturity, therefore 9*'''
timber losses by fire destruction
and cutting are in excess of ne«
timber growth.
Three centuries ago, Ameri^
virgin timber covered 822,000,00
acres, but at the present time cov
ers around 130,000,000 acres.
less this depletion of our fores |
reserves is stopped, this country?
may one day be in a state of coW'
plete deforestation. This brings uP
the question, “What would AmerjJ
ca be like without its woodlands.
Well, the obvious results woul
mean the virtual elimination °
lumber for building and othe
purposes, and make us dependen
upon imported wood pulp for ®
manufacture of newsprint. TH
soil would become parched;
areas that now retain moisture be
cause of their blanketing tre®
would become barren wastes; veS
etation of all kinds would j
from alternate drenching an
baking; our streams, rivers, an
irrigation and water supply
tems would be deprived of
gradual feeding that is one of * ^
indispensable services of the
ests. Development of water
would cease. Ground
would undergo a complete chans^
if forests disappeared. Mounta*
slopes would give way rapidly *
the lack of interlacing tree roo^
which now keeps them in
Waterways and water supply
thicken with silt and create
problems in filtration. Nearly
species of wild animal life wo"
become extinct.
By the forgeoing we can rea
diiy
be
tin^
see that forest fires can
tragedy, and that by preven
them, we not only safeguard
present but protect the
We can all help by taking
treme caution while in the
Never build a fire in woods ,
fields when they are dry, ^
never against a tree or log.
soil or stoney areas are
places in which to start a
fire if the fire is watched. ’Vjj))
leaving a camp fire, drench it
water or cover with sand °*Lc'T5
Above all, LEAVE THE FOBE^ p
AS GREEN AS YOU
THEM.
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