Sam Kent of the Pow.er Department is shown
with the 8V4 pound bass that he caught recently
in Lake Lure. This large mouth bass was caught
on a spinner and was 2J> inches long.
POWER
By Howell Medford
The old "flu bug” started
in with a bang in the Power
Department. First, Horace
Hall was out for a few days.
This broke his record for per
fect attendance. We are glad
to announce the is is now
well and on the job again.
We are also happy that Mrs. Hall is on the road
to recovery. She spent several days in an Ashe
ville Hospital. She is now at home and much im
proved.
Tom Evans was the first to go on a vacation
for 1953. We hear he went to sunny Florida for
a few days. We know he appreciated the warm
weather down there. He will tell us more when
he returns.
For the first tim.e in twelve years Mr. Finck lost
a few days with the flu. We know he hated to
break the record already established. One thing he
can say is that it’s better to be out a few days than
to be seriously ill and be out for weeks. We are
happy to see him on the job again and we all hope
it will be more than twelve years before he is that
sick again.
We are glad that Chan Ashworth is able to
leave the hospital. He has been very sick for sev
eral days. We wish for him a speedy recovery and
hope he can soon be back on duty as a regular
hand. His father, too, has been sick in an Ashe
ville hospital. We hear he will soon be able to
return home.
Believe it or not, Bill Lyday has already caught
four bass and has his father to vouch for it. He-
caught them Sunday, January 19, at Glenville.
Bob Duckworth said he did not do that well in
Florida. (He just returned from a fishing trip.)
He says it isn’t fair for Bill to rush the season..
Anyway, Bob knows a couple of fellows that will
not join the fishing club. Just for that, too.
Leroy Searcey also is on vacation. He is having
the tonsils removed. This is a painful way tO'
spend a vacation, but it is also a wise move. They
were keeping him down with a sore throat. We
hope he made it all right.
, Lewis Alexander got bit by the flu also, but he
recovered very quickly and made an early return
to work.
Sam Rose is watching for that snow to come.
At present there has been very little snow to speak
of. We may be certain it will yet come, Sam, and
we can eat the snow cream then. Sam used to live
where snows fell heavy and frequently.
Lem Daniels is sure "Dutch” Bruner will bear
watching since "Dutch” was bitten by his house
cat. He should have taken shots, Lem says. Why
hold the cat in the first place. Maybe the cat can’t
tell the difference between man and mouse.
If you want to see how important you really
are in the world, just stick your finger in a bucket
of water and then look at the big hole it leaves
when you pull it out.
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You can go to Lapland as a tourist and rent a
sleigh with two reindeer for $1.50 a day.
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A recent survey shows that 95% of all Ameri
cans read the Bible from time to time; that 41%
read it at least once a week.
Shown above is a recent visitor to Ecusta. He is
Mr. Jose Rumbea D., President of Guayaquil
Agencies, S. A. Guayaquil, Ecuador,
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