No Bowling Matches
December 24 Or 31
are asked to take note
. *"6 following notice concern-
® ?’®tches scheduled during the
•■'g holiday season,
here will be na bowling on
,r night, December 24,
jj J|ednesday night, December
uj', will bowl on Monday
mfj 22nd and 29th as sched-
below:
%day, December 22:
Cards vs. Pulp Mill.
Office “B” vs. Research.
®fining vs. Control.
December 29:
Rodgers vs. Maintenance “B”.
Office “A” vs. Power.
vs. Maintenance “A”.
^^emical Lab. New8
THELMA GLAZENER
Wry Christmas! Everybody!
JjU Santa’s pack were a crystal
to
THE ECHO
PAGE THIRTEEN
Would be possible for us
See:
Jhe night before Christmas
all through the house
Wot a creature was stirring
^Not even—
Clarke, who is catching up
‘J her sleep.
a “Hetta Rozier is looking into
®Pen fire with Robert.
Holliday and Fulton are
j^orating their tree.
Mull is peeking into her
j^'^den stocking.
Hooper is assisting Santa
-p Marianna’s toys,
s^j, ®‘’e’s Bill Hunter slipping that
lij present for his wife un-
tree.
Robinson is feasting with
7‘ly and friends.
W'k*' at Franklin Kerber hold-
hands with his girl.
Johnson is breathing a sigh
®lief for having completed the
'stijias seal sale.
Medford is certainly having
getting Bill and Janice to
Ridenhour and “Duck”
j, discussing wedding plans.
Kellar has Teddy, Bobby,
|]j,’’ie, and Jimmy enchanted—
h telling them a story.
On h® Rogers is tying a big bow
K^ly’s present,
ij^^yinond Nicholson is in Sant.»’s
wants to play with
^hew Johnny’s toys.
Waldrop and the boys are
their new daughter and
^'*ykendall is at home with
Shter “Janie” and family,
t'ra . is at her home in
''Klin shaking all her presents
what’s in them.
I5 Hall is coaxing Tommy to
tj the Christmas tree and go
i^dy Hinsley and Jerry are hav-
wonderful time wrapping
^ilj'"''ard Wilkie, Barbara and
l(). are having a quick snack be-
retiring.
Vj.'*yee Capps is trying to con-
L. E. and Melvin that they
have to deliver a present to
Shytle and Louise are
to,, y busy putting the finishing
on the tree and gifts.
Sin ®*^ey is trying to persuade Dr.
to let him get up in the
jv hours of Christmas morning.
®yle Wells is helping Pam and
Y, Parker hang their stockings,
tl) here’s the analytical lab—
discussing the party they
.On December 13.
tli^he bag collapsed. No wonder!
something written on it
CHRISTMAS!
presents.
How Doe:
Your
By BOB BOLT
Our orchards and shrubs must
have proper care if they are to
continue blooming and bearing.
One of the most important fac
tors in the care of our trees is
proper pruning. There are sev
eral reasons why pruning is neces
sary.
First, pruning is done to re
move dead and diseased branches,
to shape the tree so that it will
facilitate spraying, harvesting,
cultivation, etc., so that the tree
will hold up with a heavy crop of
fruit; to increase the quantity and
quality of fruit and flowers, and
to bring about the desired orna
mental effect. Old or weak plants
may be rejuvenated by heavy
pruning.
On normal, healthy plants water
sprouts or sucker will develop
after too heavy pruning. Winter
pruning tends to increase the
formation of new wood. Summer
pruning favors development of
fruit buds, but is not generally
recommended for several rea
sons. Fruit trees should be pruned
in Fall, Winter or each Spring.
When pruning young trees, keep
in mind what the tree will look
like a few years from now. Se
lect several good “scaffold” limbs
and prune out remainders of side
branches.
As the tree grows older, keep
these scaffold limbs well-balanc
ed. Avoid sharp crotches, as these
will split under a heavy load.
This can be done by pruning one
side of the crotch more severely
than the others.
Bearing trees require very lit
tle pruning. Remove dead, damag
ed and interfering branches. Keep
the tree open so that sunlight
and air can get in to develop the
fruit. Do not allow the branches
to become thick and congested
Blackberry and black raspber
ry plants should have the old
canes removed as soon as the
fruit is borne. New shoots com
ing out should not be damaged.
The tips of the young shoots may
be cut off after they reach a
heighth of 2Vfe to 3 feet (JUNE).
Red raspberries may be hand
led the same way except the
new shoots are not cut back in
June. The following spring this
new growth may be cut back to
about four feet.
Currant and gooseberry bushes
are pruned by removing branch
es older than two or three years.
The proper time for pruning
bunch grapes is in late winter.
Do not prune when the vines
are frozen. Grapes are borne on
new wood so that all of last
year’s growth should be cut
back, leaving 4 to 6 eyes or
buds on good strong lateral canes.
Pruning of grapes is primarily
to renew the fruiting wood.
Pruning of flowering shrubs
consists of removing the old wood
that has already grown flowers.
Summer and Fall — flowering
shrubs (abelia, buddleia, hy
drangea, etc.) should be pruned
in winter. Spring flowering shrubs
(quince, deutzia, forsythia, spirea,
lilac, etc.) should be pruned in
late Spring after they Jisve
blossomed.
A Busy Year For
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a source of encouragement to all
of us. Students, husky athletes,
men of industry, government of
ficials, and many others left
our gates realizing that they had
seen industry that is indeed
unique in American industry.
HAIL THE CHAMPS!
Always active in sports and
recreation, Ecustans can count
1947 as a banner year. Our bowl
ers were recognized champions of
Western North Carolina; the
girls’ basketball team was one of
the two top clubs in the section,
while the softballers and base-
ballers had a few ups and downs,
but kept pace with the best nev
ertheless. Ed Happ and Raymond
Nicholson hooked some whop
pers to share honors with Bob
Bolt and Lewis Surrett in the an
nual sport of fishing. The band
showed tremendous improvement
and marched and played like
veterans for the high school foot
ball games.
Many varied hobbies of our
folks were uncovered .... radio
expert Jim Winget, rock and
relics collector Bill Erwin, Miss
Hobby, Inc.—Martha Sellers; Miss
Pat Hodson, with her bushels of
buttons; Ralph Erskine and his
metalcraft skill; and members of
the Camera Club with their pic
tures that would do credit to
professionals.
And now the Christmas parties
are here again. Somehow these
’ay events serve as a perfect
climax for another year. None of
us know what 1948 holds for us,
but Ecustans face it with char
acteristic optimism, with a thank
ful prayer that 1947 has been a
good year for all of us.
Don’t forget the big Bingo
Party, Tuesday night, 8:30,
December 30, at the cafe
teria. Prizes for many, a lot
of fun for all!
I HAD TO DRESS A BIT |
HURRIEDLY THIS MORK\NG.I
R. F. Bennett Returns
From Northern Trip
Raymond F. Bennett has re
turned from an extensive trip
which took him to New York City,
Seattle, Washington and other
points.
In New York, he held a meet
ing of the executive board of the
American Pulp and Paper Super
intendent’s Association of which
he is president. He also attended
a meeting of the Pacific division
of the association in Seattle. En
route to Seattle, he visited sev
eral pulp and paper mills.
Dan Cupid Busy On
Staff Of The Echo
Wanta get married, girls? The
pattern seems to be to become an
Echo reporter, judging from the
marriages among the ranks of the
staff recently.
Mary Martha Gardner of Finish
ing, Rachel Hamlin of Fine Paper,
Eula Gray and El’en Sentelle of
Autobound have all had the cov
eted ring slipped on their fingers
lately. Congratulations to all four
couples. Who’s gonna be next?
Dr. Sigmon Bags Deer
One of the successful Ecusta marksmen in the recent Pisgah
hunts was Dr. H. W. Sigmon, of the Chem Lab. On Monday morn
ing, November 17, Dr. Sigmon brought in this 120-pound, eight-
point buck. He plans to have the head mounted,