Daytona Beach on her last five days off. She also
seems very well pleased with the two nice bunches
of roses she received on Friday evening before she
left for Florida.
A and C. Shifts report a real nice time at a
chicken fry the other night at Camp Harry H.
Straus.
Boys, you can stop wondering whether Moffit
and Duncan are related. The resemblance is only
that they live in the same community.
If you see Charles Orr grinning like a mule
chewing briars, don’t be surprised. He has a new
Chevrolet.
Mr. Powell is struting around with his chest out
and tickled pink. He has a new baby at his house.
Ray Hooper took a vacation lasf week. He
stayed at home and worked. No report on what
Raleigh Waldrop is doing on his vacation this
week.
OFFICE BITS
By Alex Duris
"Death Punches No Time
Clock,” is the title of the edi
torial in the April Echo, pub
lished on page No. 1. With
Spring and Summer vaca
tions just ahead, it would
perhaps be an excellent idea
to read it over again, whether
you are planning a long trip or
and forth from work.
Incidentally, the State of N. C. is toying with
the idea of rural sidewalks. We suggest that
stretch from the intersection of the Henderson-
ville-Brevard highway northward to a point be
yond the Pisgah Forest School. A very large num
ber of tots and moppets walk along the shoulders
of this congested stretch—much too close for their
safety.
Richard D. Roberts, has joined the staff of the
Purchasing Dept. Dick’s home is Asheville, but
until recently he has been living in Metuchen,
New Jersey. Welcome to the organization, Dick!
Tom Smith and his family took an honest to
goodness sight seeing trip during their vacation.
They visited New Orleans, and took in as much
as was possible while they were there and then
concentrated on a lot of air fields. They included
Keesler Field, Miss., Maxwell Field, Hunter Field
and Tuskegee Institute as points of interest.
Due to make up limitations, a number of items
were left out in last month’s Echo. Among those
left out v/as mention of Mrs. "Vicky” O’Hair, who
has been with the General Accounting Office long
enough now to be a veteran almost. She hails
from Asheville, and was formerly associated with
Mutual of . Omaha.
Dean Black, who comes to us from Henderson-
just driving back
Air. and Mrs. Ernest Burch left for a three-
month visit to England on Friday, May ISth. Mrs.
Burch has retired^ after 22 years^ all of tvhich time
she has been in Air. 'Thomas N. Word’s office.
ville, is almost a veteran too. Glad to have you
with us. Dean.
We in the office extend our sympathy to Nor
man Ponder, Jr., and members of his family upon
the loss of Norman’s father who passed away
recently.
Alex P. Rickman, is the new member of the
payroll staff. Dick calls Asheville home, now that
he has finished his studies at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We are glad to
have you with us, Alex.
Mildred Scott is beginning to resume her old
zip—now that she has gotten out of the hospital.
Glad to see you back in circulation, Mildred.
Shoivn above celebrating his first birthday is
Ralph Lee Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gaynard
Morgan. His father is employed in Main Office.
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