"E" SHIFT MACHINE ROOM
By Jack Williams
March 15 th is approaching and income tax re
turns sure have us figuring. "Badeye” is pulling
his hair out figuring his down to the last fraction,
but Glen has enough dependents to solve his in
come misery. Perhaps it’s a good thing, for that
bald head of his would really take a beating if he
started hunting for hair to pull. After taxes are
paid, never have so many been left with so little.
Ollie Valliancourt wants to install a half-inch
gas line on his new Nash. Slim W. is furnishing
the parts with John B’s approval. Ollie, who
passed you this time?
Teague returned to work after a very pleasant
two week’s vacation. His intentions were to go
bird hunting, but we have found out that he takes
his vacation in the winter so he can sit back in his
easy chair by a warm fire and relax.
Stewart claims his Ford is the "pullingest” car
on the road. He has been going down to Teague’s
trying to show him up.
Some boys have all the luck. Preston White
side is going to Florida on his five days off. He
claims for sunshine—seems to us he has been do
ing all right up here on our "sunshine”.
Poteet keeps eyeing the new Chevrolet. Won’t
be long until he will break down and buy one.
Rhodes and Mull are both on vacation. Haven’t
received any news of their experiences.
Wm. Gash’s mother is in a hospital in Dur
ham. Last report is that she is recovering from an
operation, and is getting along fine.
Neal has sprung out with some new spring
clothes—red striped pants and new shoes with
white side wall soles.
Tinsley says that he and Davis stay busy as bees.
But bees aren’t as busy as they seem. They just
can’t buzz any slower.
Someone said that Roberts is a bit "worldly”.
He is larger at the Equator than at the two poles.
McKelvin couldn’t get the correct dimensions
for building his pig pen from any of the boys so
he said he would go see the County Agent. Per
haps if anyone else is in doubt about how big a
pen to build to fatten a pig, McKelvin will be
glad to give you the figures.
Mary gets in the news this month. She sent us
some very good cake. Thanks! Since she is mar
ried to a baker, we hope to be eating more cake—
hint, hint!
Everyone of us on the new side are up to the
minute on car news since Praytor has been work
ing with us for a week. He was out with a cold
one day. Seems that his wife let him drive the
new Plymouth and he just didn’t get enough fresh
air.
I wish there were some other way of starting
the day off besides waking up.
Arriving home at 2 A. M. the other mornirig,
Kimzey was met by his wife—very mad. She said,
"I suppose you have been holding a sick friends
hand all nite—”. Kimzey said, "If I had been
holding his hand, dear, I would have enough
money to buy you a mink coat!”
A couple of boys were looking at a new cal
endar the other day with "Spring” depicted by a
large painting of a girl dressed in leaves. Drake
spoke up and said, "Turn the page, Pete. What
are you waiting for. Autumn? ’
If any of you boys know any secrets, please tell
them to me, and I’ll write them up in the "B”
Shift news for The Echo next month.
"D" SHIFT MACHINE ROOM
By Egerton Fletcher
Well folks I don’t have much good news this
time. Everybody has been sick with flu. The flu
bug is really a busybody.
Everitt Little and James Robinson are still out
from work. We miss you, so hurry back, fellows.
"Footsie” Case is out with the flu, they say.
Hope he isn’t rabbit hunting part of the time.
From what Paul Roberts says, dogs have a lot
of sense, especially when they get locked inside
the car. All he has to do is snap his finger and the
dog opens the door.
Clyde Seay has been out sick with flu, but he
is at work now, and is looking swell.
Grover Suttles has been on vacation and he
says he had a grand time—waiting on the sick
folks.
The last of the news is—"D” Shift enjoyed a
rabbit supper up at the lodge, cooked by Tom
Stroup and Obie Willingham. Some of the guys
would have gone if they could have gotten per
mission from their wives.
STOP IT
"If you’re feeling tired and blue and you don’t
know what to do, do nothin’. If your appetite’s not
right, your waistband’s gettin’ tight, stop stuffin’.
"If your plans are all awry, and you feel you
want to cry, go fishin’. If you can’t see far ahead
and wish that you were dead, stop wishin’.
"If you know you talk too much, and your
neighbor’s feelin’s touch, stop talkin’. If your
nerves are all askew, there is one good thing to
do—go walkin’.
"If you’re runnin’ into debt, and can’t pay for
what you get, stop buyin’. If you’d like to reach the
top, and are just about to stop, keep tryin’.”
Many people shove and bluster through life,
following the theory of the man who believes he
doesn’t need driving manners if his truck is big
enough.
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