October, mr
fAPER INDUSTRY
MEN MAKE VISIT
HERE OCTOBER 10
S?®''*?tendents And TAPPI
®niDers Tour Plant Dur-
Fall Meeting
joint attending the annual
“fth meeting in Asheville
icai ® alkaline pulping and chem-
V, V°'^ucts committees of the
Association of the Pulp
South Industry and the
sio^ Southeastern Divi-
Paop, American Pulp and
‘iatinn Superintendents Asso-
Octobp ''^®*ted the plant Friday,
Suej, and that evening were
in o “I Ecusta at a picnic dinner
*‘lie Auditorium in Ashe-
f meeting was jointly
piojj by Ecusta and Cham-
Sevi
^ —
[lie _ connected with
is„7.®^*^^ng. Raymond F. Bennett
president of the super-
association and in this
-'iicce ^ *^^'ch to do with the
V-^ convention. Lee
*‘311 elected first vice-chair
s' the Southeastern Division
lion”® Superintendent’s Associa-
and was recently advanced to
men from our companies
Daif " iccemiy aavancea to
upon the death of the
*as Ward Harrison
iieiit, of the arrange-
*H(1 'committee for the meeting
W ®‘Urally this job entailed
^augj. and responsibility. Mr.
Mr. Bennett were also
committee.
John D. Eversman was in charge
of the entertainment for the Fri
day night session and spoke to the
superintendent’s association the
following morning on “The Value
of a Recreation Program in Indus
trial Relations.”
At the closing session Saturday
night, Mr. Harry H. Straus intro
duced Mr. Reuben B. Robertson,
president of Champion, who was
the speaker of the evening. Mr.
Robertson, who is president of the
American Paper and Pulp Asso
ciation and one of the most prom
inent men in his industry, made an
impressive address. Mr. Homer
Latimer of Champion was toast
master for the occasion.
The delegates who visited here
came in chartered buses and were
escorted through the plant in
groups of ten. Previously that day
a similar tour had been made
through the Champion plan t at
Canton.
The following from our com
panics were registered at the
meeting: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bauer,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Ben
nett, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brennan,
Dr. and Mrs. E. O. Bryant, George
Cooper, Dr. and Mrs. Ward D.
Harrison, J. E. Hunter, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde G. Jones, Dr. and
Mrs. R. M. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Matthews, T. E. Ramsey, Mr.
and Mrs. A1 Ream, and Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Bullock. Several oth
ers attended various sessions of
the convention.
Mrs. Lee Bauer and Mrs. Har
old Hansen of Canton had charge
of the ladies convention program
which included a number of par
ties and luncheons as well as
trips to the Biltmore Estate and
Biltmore Industries.
Mr. Harry H. Straus
Honored By Chamber
Of Commerce Group
Mr. Harry H. Straus has been
made an honorary member of the
chamber of commerce of the
South, it has been announced by
Hubert F. Lee, president of the
organization.
In the announcement, Mr. Lee
said Mr. Straus was selected for
membership for his “inventive
genius that made possible the pro
duction of cigarette paper from
flax, and his notable achievements
as an engineer, builder, philan
thropist, panel member of the war
labor board, director of public
foundations, Chevalier of France,
and the founding of Ecusta Paper
Corporation.”
GRADUATES PICK
VARIED CAREERS
Nine of 20 May Ofaduates
Employed Here; Others
Married, In College
Newbury, Alexander
Speakers At Clubs
Hank Newbury, safety director,
and Jack Alexander, Athletic di
rector, spoke recently to civic
clubs in this section.
Newbury addressed the Lions
club of Hendersonville on Friday,
October 24, discussing various as
pects of safety. His talk was well-
received by the members of the
club.
On Tuesday evening, October 28,
Alexander conducted an informal
discussion on football for the Bre
vard Junior Chamber of Com
merce. His talk touched scouting,
training, well-known formations,
and many other interesting phases
of the gridiron sport.
What course do graduates fol
low after they’ve said goodbye to
high school? In a survey of the
20 cap and gown winners who ap
peared in these pages last May,
The Echo found that nine of them
have become one of us here while
the others have gone to college,
married, working locally, or in the
arm,y.
Those employed here now are
Billy Charles, Machine Room;
Grace Kilstrom Williams and Faye
Gossett, Finishing; Fred McCall
and Arnold Carter, cleaner crew;
A. V. Matheson, Jr., Pulp Mill;
and Mabel Galloway and Helen
Moss, Endless Belt.
Choosing college were Nancy
Jane Loftis, Wake Forest; Herman
Seiber, University of North Caro
lina; Alfred Neumann, Davidson;
and Charles Fuller, Brevard. Bill’
Ponder is taking a post-graduate
course at Hendersonville high and
Verne Galloway chose the army.
Jaunita Albertson is employed in
a local retail store and Carolyn
Sentelle is at home.
Betty J. Reynolds Gaither and
Jean Vassey Patton were married
shortly before graduation and
Grace Kilstrom Williams married
this past summer. The former Miss
Audrey Auvil is now Mrs. Guis
Siniard.
As TAPPI Members And Superintendents Visited Here October 10