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PAGE FOURTEEN OCTOBER THE ECHO BILL ERWIN OP THE FINE PAPER DIVISION WITH HIS ROCKS AND INDIAN RELICS. Fiske-Carter Man, Well-Known Here, Killed In Wreck Wyatt Wardlaw, an employee of Fiske-Carter, and well-known here through his work with the con struction company, was killed Sat urday morning, October 18, in an automobile accident near Union, S. C. Three other Fiske-Carter men were also killed in the mis hap. Mr. Wardlaw had worked here off and on during the past several years. His most recent job here v/as foreman of the Fiske-Carter crew which painted the plant re cently. He was popular among the people here and his death caused much comment and con cern among those who knew him. Mr. Wardlaw was employed at Rock Hill, S. C. when he was killed. At an age when most boys were far more interested in throwing rocks than collecting them, Bill Erwin, of the Fine Paper Division, began saving unusual rocks that he picked up. Bill was only eight years old then, but this keen interest continues to this day and the result of this start is more than 2,000 beautiful rocks, Indian arrowheads, and relics. The dividends that come your way in this fascinating hobby are two-fold. First, the thrill of having so many rare items is present. Then, as you collect such rarities, you learn much about the history of the locality in which they are found. Especially is this true with the Indian arrowheads. Bill’s most recent book he has purchased is about North Carolina Indians, and it’s significant to note that W. J. Morgan, father of Jack Morgan, contributed pictures and written material to this volume. He is con sidered an authority on Indian lore. Perhaps the most attractive rocks in Bill’s array are the quartz crystals. They’re in all col ors and many of them are so per fectly shaped that it looks like a machine did the planing. His huge piece of green quartz found near Marion, is probably his most val- able item. Bill has several pieces of “fool’s gold” which is really magnesium. He also has a piece of petrified wood that strangely gets smaller with time. The hollow rocks which are called “gouds” are filled with crystal-like objects. Bill has brok en open all these except one and of course it’s very tempting not to crack it open to see if it is any different from the others. Included in Bill’s semi-precious stones are topaz and garnet. He had a ring made for his wife out of a beautiful piece of red garnet. The assortment of Indian rel ics would be a credit to a museum. The stone axes, tomahawks, mor tar block and pedestal, knife, spoon, and other items give you an insight on how primitively the Indians lived. Bill’s collection came from just about everywhere, but most of it was found locally. His boy, who is a member of the Brevard high school football team, found one of the arrowheads on the football field. The rocks are arranged in an attractive case and the arrowheads are mounted on a velvet covered board as shown in the pictures. Bill has the first rock with Folk Festival Is Featured In Life Life magazine in its October 20 issue devoted a section to 'the Mountain Folk Festival held; in Asheville each summer but failed to mention or show any pictures of the champion Ecusta square dance team which walked off with first honors this past summer. Pictures of well-known folks like Fiddlin’ Bill Henson and bal lad singer Susan Reed are shown. There is also an action picture of the Soco Gap dance team which reached the finals but was defeat ed by Ecusta. which he started his collection, and over the years building around this beginning has provided him with many hours of enjoyment, and it is apparent that the years have not slackened his interest in his hobby, but rather, sharpened it. “The thoughtless are rarely wordIess”.-Howard W. Newton “Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and do ing things as they ought to be done.”-C. E. Stowe Office Bits (Continued From Page Eleven' rived here from England for a visit with Jean and Tommy. Jean and Tommy are also mighty proud to have that new Mercury convert ible job which Tommy has been driving lately. We extend our condolences to Hugh Bradburn whose vacation was saddened by the death, of his brother’s wife. Hugh’s brother is athletic director at Gardner-Webb college and Hugh attended the fu neral there. Harry Byers and Earl York spent their vacations at home, although Earl confesses that he took that station wagon of his for a trial run to Georgia. Use and Paul Plaut took off for Florida but stayed only a week as storm warnings made them long for the protection of those moun tains in North Carolina. Use, did Paul bring back any pictures of the damage done by the hurricanes? Earl Bryan spent a week on his farm getting in his tobacco. He says, “Next year I’m going to take a real vacation.” We are also glad to hear, Earl, that your wife is recovering from the effects of her fall. Gus Tucker spent a week mov ing his family to their newly pur chased home on the Greenville highway. Folks tell me that it is a good corn country out that way, but for the life of me, I can’t fig ure how corn can grow on the sides of such steep hills. Mr. Graham, Wendell Jeffries, and Ola Gooch report pleasant va cations. Spud and Lib Carpenter have joined the ranks of the married couples working here. We are pleased to have Lib join our fam ily and we also welcome Dot Poole, who is supplying Mr. Field with secretarial assistance. We are also glad to see Frank Peschl, Jr., work ing with Mr. Field. Mr. Huskamp tried out his new Chrysler when he drove to New York recently to see his daughter, Annette, and family. He intends to make another quick trip to New York in the near future to give his daughter, Virginia, in marriage to Mr. McCourt of Rockville Cen ter. The Office A bowling team has been bragging lately about its prow- Visit From Brothf^ And Mother Thf*, Mrs. Jean citS The mother and brother Jean Whitmire of the fice, a native of England. , jii wife of Tommy Whitmir® vard, visited her during tn® ^ |i and Jean, as well as her t jiii ceived a thrill from the vi jjf Grace Hunter of land, a friend of Jean’s y also made the Atlantic jo^ the liner Queen EU^ahetii' The brother, Peter staff photographer jijj SllD'* . During an English magazine “Life” or “Look” eral he was a captain in Gene gomery’s Eighth Army, the African Theatre the Italian. Jean’s mot |,( [ pressed her good fortune ing friends and relatives i ica who were able to items like nylons which so scare in England. While visiting here, and Mrs. Baimbridge tp plant. ' — 7 ■' ess over the B team. ware, the B team has acl j new stars in the persons Grant and Bob Bolt and seeking blood. They ..boW.l- ^ Dec. 17th., so be \ out and witness three “ k tested games. ^ Football is now. niQ** the conversations in the Friday everyone is //iff about their pet team or there are usually a lot oi , on Monday morning when p day Morning Quarterpa ; , convenes at lunchtime- . j^oi>. It was good to see - jlli’Ji Bauer back after his even though he only day and then took off for further convalesce?|,^^; ^ taking over his new We have just Harris’ wife is in the ^ is improving. We for a speedy recovery, ■ gbi’ We have been ilo y pps ;> ployees, Bollin Millner .. ports on two of our ularly appearing on . {O jf list at Duke and exp^ ' trre^' uate in the spring- ^ has been reporting the University of Te^
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