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National Newspaper Group Guests Here Approximately 250 members of the National Editorial Asso ciation were luncheon guests here on Friday, May 14, remain ing for an afternoon tour of the plant. The distinguished visitors rep resented 120 weekly, semi- were completing a week-long weekly, and smalltown daily newspapers in 35 states. They tour of North Carolina which was preceded by the business sessions of their convention at Pinehurst May 6-9. The tour ended in Asheville where Carl Sandburg, famous poet and his torian, entertained the publish ers and their wives. Mr. Ed M. Anderson, publish er of the local Transylvania Times and a director of NEA, presided at the luncheon. In troducing Mr. Harry H. Straus, he told of the founding of Ecus- ta and of its growth and the part Mr. Straus had played in the establishment. In welcoming the publishers, Mr. Straus told of how he came very near entering the newspa per field as a young man. His informal manner struck a re sponsive chord with the visitors. It was appropriate that a Min nesotan, Mr. Alan McIntosh, from Luverne, Minn., make the response to Mr. Straus’ welcome —appropriate because of the close connection Ecusta has with Minnesota in our flax opera tions. Mr. McIntosh urged his fellow publishers to "preach the gospel of conservation and re search” in their papers. "This company is an example of what such diligence will ac complish,” he pointed out as he told the group of how the flax fibre that used to be burned by the tons in Minnesota is now a cash crop because of Ecusta’s founding. Mr. Jerry Jerome brought greetings from Brevard and Transylvania County and Mr. John I. Anderson introduced the guests present, a group that in cluded business and civic lead ers of the county. Mr. Raymond F. Bennett gave a preview of the plant tour. An entertainment program featured music by the Ecusta String Band and the Girls’ Cho rus; a violin solo by John Eversman; and two vocal num bers by Miss Lucille Heffner. The Ecusta Band greeted the visitors as they arrived. The entire program was broadcast over Station WBBO, Forest City. The tour of the plant was described by many of the pub lishers as one of the highlights of their trip through North Carolina. At the completion of the tour, each member was pre sented with a handy memo pad, especially made for the occasion and swatch books containing samples of Ecusta fine flax pa pers. MOTHER OF MISS PALAIS DIES Mrs. Annie Palais, 74, moth er of Miss Isabella Palais, of the Main Office, passed away in an Asheville hospital on Monday, May 17, after a long illness. The funeral services were held at Lewis Funeral home on May 18, with Rabbi Sidney V. Ungef officiating. Many of the family’s friends from Ecusta and else-: where were present for the service. The body was sent to New York for interment. Two other daughters and a son survive. All of Miss Palais’ many friends here at Ecusta extend their sincerest and heartfelt sympathy in the loss of her mother. One way to have your name go down in history is to have it put on the list for a new auto. PATENT EXAMINERS VISIT HERE Four patent examiners from the U. S. Patent Department in Washington were visitors here Monday, April 12. Accompanying them was Warley Parrott, Ecusta’s patent attorney. Left to right in the picture are S. Koren, N. L. Mintz, Warley Parrott, G. K. Robbins, and W. H. Schneider. ' 9
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