INSPECTION NEWS
IF YOU CLEAN-UP
By Ernest Burch
By Kenneth McDaris
Among the visitors to Inspec
tion this month were Monsieur
M. Cartel from Troyes, France
(see story on page 5) and Senor
Jose Miguel of Barcelona, Spain,
and is a cousin of Senor Mi'
guel, our good friend and cus
tomer in Havana, Cuba. Senor
Miguel manufactures paper in
Spain. He is learning English
rapidly and made many friends
in our organization during his
brief stay here.
Doyle Wells, Bob Matthews
and Randall Lankford are bowl
ing some high scores—Randall
bowled highest score in the tour
nament in Asheville. Jimmy
Byrd played good basketball for
Ecusta this season. Roy Head,
Rusty and Grady Carland made
lots of points for the Hender
sonville All-Stars.
Elmo McCall was the first
man to go in swimming this
year. His pig broke out of the
pen and headed for the river.
Elmo had to wade water up to
his neck to catch it.
Ralph Smith is getting lots
of attention from the bald-
headed men. He is trying a new
method of growing hair. If it
works, the line forms at the
right.
Melvin McCormick has a new
Plymouth sedan and Colman
Scott has a new Chevrolet truck.
Monroe McCall traded his Chev
rolet for a Mercury.
Born to Mr. and Ms. Frank
Fowler, a son, David Frank on
March 5th. He weighed 8 lbs.,
10 02.
Hazel McCormick, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
McCormick, recently had her
tonsils removed.
We are sorry to report that
Clyde Orr’s home burned. It
was a total loss. Clyde suffered
minor burns only.
We extend our sympathy to
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sigmon on
their recent misfortune.
Clyde Crowder has moved
from Blantyre to Etowah. Craig
The time of the arrival of
this Echo is the time to start
the "Spring Cleanup Week” to
prevent fires in our homes.
Don’t wait another day; make
a survey of your attic and cel
lar for the rubble and trash that
you may have accumulated dur
ing the past year. Most of us
hate to throw things away. May
be there is a pile of old news
papers or magazines, broken
chairs or old mattresses lying
around? Maybe sister’s and
brother’s old clothes that they
intended to give away some
day, are still lying in a corner,
forgotten?
These and other things too
numerous to mention, are all a
source of fuel for fire. The Sal
vation Army or some other
worthy agency can use these dis
carded articles. Contact them.
Are floors, walls, and ceilings
protected from overheated
stoves, pipes or furnaces? Ex
amine the cords on your elec
trical appliances; if you find
them frayed, replace them. Your
fuse boxes should contain fuses
of no higher than 15 amperes if
Snipes has moved from Middle
Fork to Brevard.
James Misenheimer has trans
ferred to the Storeroom.
The sick list includes: Mar
shall Gillespie, recovering from
an operation; Victor Sigmon
who has poison oak on his
hands; Brenda Sue, daughter of
Cecil Morrison, and Mellie May,
daughter of Odell Gray.
James Griffin has bought an
other mule. This one weighs
over twelve hundred pounds.
Carmel Hall is building a new
home. Jack Brown and Odell
Gray are spending their vaca
tion visiting his brother in
Williamsburg, Va. While on his
vacation, Ralph Brown planted
his garden and killed a hog.
Shorty Nicholson spent his va
cation in Florida. He caught a
wash tub full of fish.
your circuits are not overloaded.
Do you keep cleaning fluids
away from all sources of heat
and in tightly capped contain
ers? If not, it’s good insurance
to do so. Oily rags should be
kept in closed metal containers,
as many oils contain elements
subject to spontaneous heating,
and may easily start a fire.
Do you rest lighted cigaret
tes on window sills or wood
work? How about a few extra
ash trays to save your furniture
from ugly scars, or the danger
of burning up? Are matches
kept out of the reach of children
and away from sources of heat?
This precaution has saved many
a life and home.
All the foregoing may sound
pretty dull, but if it helps to get
us started on a real "Spring
cleanup for fire prevention” our
reward can mean a real fire-
safe year, and help to reduce
the appalling figures of last
year—40,000 Americans killed
and injured, and $700,000,000
worth of property lost by fires.
"Support the Red Cross"
CHEMISTS MEET
IN BREVARD
The Western Carolinas Sec
tion of the American Chemical
Society met in Brevard Wednes
day, March 17, with the Bre
vard members of the organiza
tion as hosts. Many Ecustans
are members of the Society and
Mr. H. P. Vannah of the Plant
Research Department is chair
man of the organization.
After a social hour at the
home of Mr .and Mrs. Charles
Glazener, the group went to the
Brevard Country Club for din
ner and the program. Dr. H. P.
Groggins of the Bureau of Ag
ricultural and Industrial Chem
istry, U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, was the main speaker
of the evening, using as his sub
ject, "Recent Advances in Unit
Processes.” Mr. Vannah presid
ed at the business session which
followed the program.
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