DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
PAPER DIVISION
OFFICE BITS
By Alex Duris
The tree buds are fairly
bursting open, while a num
ber of flowering bushes are
already blooming, pre-mature-
ly perhaps, but blooming. It
is Mother Nature, in her never
changing cycles which follow
year after year; bringing forth
faith and hope and giving birth to new life.
Through Mother Nature, a Supreme Bemg is
showing mankind that in spite of disappointments,
heartaches and troubles common to man, there is
hope for those who pause to meditate on the
meaning of it all. Most of us reach the conclusion
that it is but another way of pointing out that God
is ever present to give us faith and hope to face
today and tomorrow.
Word reaches us that Hazel Reece, who former
ly worked in the Files Section, now has a little
daughter, Janice, who was born in February. We
are glad to hear the good news. Hazel!
George Heyman visited in New Jersey recently
to attend a birthday celebration for his father who
has reached the age of 75.
Martha Fraser enjoyed a Florida vacation in
February, spending most of her time around Vero
Beach.
Mr. Ludwig Straus visited the office several
times recently. Mr. Straus is looking very well.
We enjoy his visits, as he always has a cheery re
mark to make as he passes by.
Mrs. Grace A. Lee is the new young lady work
ing in the Billing Department. Make yourself at
home, Grace!
The biggest, broadest, happiest smile we have
seen in many a moon was displayed by Brad Har
rison when he passed the cigars and candy around
announcing the birth of his daughter, Helen Lu
cille. She weighed 5 pounds and 8 Vi ounces. She
joined the Harrison household on February 25th.
Congratulations to you and Mrs. Harrison!
We understand that the management is going to
hire a hat check girl who will be posted in the
Men’s Cloak Room. It seems that some of the
boys can’t always find their hats.
It is interesting to learn that such a large num
ber of Ecusta men are interested in Scouting work.
The Boy Scouts of America offers the best op
portunity for a boy to get the most out of life in
the way of clean, wholesome fun and in gaining
attitudes toward life which will stand a boy in
good stead, time and time again, after he reaches
manhood.
One of the most popular pastimes around
Ecusta is the giving of baby reports. After hear
ing some of the reports, one comes to the con
clusion that we are in a hotbed of budding Albert
Einsteins! More power to the young ’uns. May
they live up to the claims of their dads and moms.
News items are hard to come by. Vacations
have been almost non-existant. Most of the gang,
I find, have been busy burning the midnight oil
with Federal and State Income Tax returns. Some
have been coming to work in the morning bleary
eyed—and it’s not from Bock either. I wonder if
all of them "got it up?” The cash, I mean, to pay
the taxes. Saw some ads in the paper where some
banks were willing to help you get the cash.
Just to satisfy the editor, Charlie Russell, yes, it
may be the nearest thing to paradise in Orange
Blossom Time in Florida, but it is pure Heaven
in Dogwood Blossom Time and Spring in North
Carolina! Particularly Hendersonville, North
Carolina.
The 1715 General Assembly made the follow
ing items legal tender in North Carolina; tobacco,
Indian corn, wheat, cheese, tallow, leather, ram
and dressed buck and doe skins, beaver and other
skins, wildcat skins, butter, feathers, tar, pitch,
whale oil, beef and pork.
Trouble is usually produced by those who don’t
produce anything else.
Marcia Ann Owen must have really enjoyed having
her picture made. She’s the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Owen. Harold is in the Research Dept.
18