,>vember, 1941
THE ECHO
4IGUMMING AND
" REPSE GAB
p Misenheimer, who
, been out for four weeks
appendix operation,
:ne back to work October 27
to^ high spirits
Glad to have
^ ^sed^ with us Misey—we all
ible Oyerheard his girl friend
ujojfin Little River” tell him he
has*? kind of peakish,
that if he didn’t build up
a hurry she was going to find
i* a new man.
hat ft was Monday night, Oct.
[j-elii at the Asheville Auditorium
. Lt Ted Dalton of the Gum-
jjjdfig Department made his first
j^Q tpearance in the boxing ring
|.jjeniore than three years.
beat his opponent by a
knockout in the third
ji! ina 01 a scheduled six-round
C0t.
kiflOalton hopes to be in better
ulu ^ bout, and
f clean knockout for all
Ecusta and Brevard
m^l'^show there watching
a lady’s man,
(Laff so he could write
S * R ^ certain gal from
ri’s I ^o^^der how he manages to
licli his notes through, now that
of the Repse
partment (“Amen”).
is a rumor in the Repse
itfDartmprif 4-'Un-. Txrti^.
IS a rumor m the Kepse
jji^partment that Robert Whit-
ad „ on the verge of get-
n ^^**ned until his future
Bob the type house
to live in. Robert
-^t married life was
' olo he called the
thing off. THE TRAIT-
\
you hunt-
ir iP^^der over-
^ftf abPf^fe^ him-
SV ear £ time he went on
f\in the Rocky Moun-
''oHq -^iter being in the
u to n hours, he walk-
tuSvS^V^r a drink. When
fec'out^o f ^ rattler
^2+e^striv2 coiled and ready
ef/thr- in his tracks.
bio- moment he notic-
?^f« rds bear coming to-
the creek. Sev-
P .firns the snake, he
3p^..aii a big horn buck.
te\ *'®, — rifle
2>'Ws ® He
H%se did in that
’? (iuld asks what
•hi • ;*tr JS.C
^g^Wer^Siss^T:
mO n’Thi^i ^^®®^heimer says it
•/what ^ We all woi^I
® means.
'fthe Gnm mirror
would be interesting to
“10,000 PEOPIE CANT BE WRONG”
I had the pleasure of attending the National Safety Conven
tion that was held in Chicago from October 6th through the
10th, and only through attending, can anyone realize the im
portance and necessity of a well balanced Safety Program, not
only in Industry, but on the highways and in the home.
There were 10,000 representatives in attendance at this con
vention and the exchange of ideas and sincere interest shown
in all sessions held, makes one rea^lize that safety work is a
universal problem. One that has no limit as to the amount of
good humanitarian work that can and is being done throughout
the world.
In the Paper and Pulp sessions alone, there were 17 states and
3 provinces represented, and each representative was eager
and anxious to exchange ideas as well as discuss their problems
openly, hoping to get assistance in bettering their safety as well
as operating program.
The point was stressed in several sessions, that a Safety Pro
gram was somewhat on the order of the age-old game of “Follow
the Leader”, and that the employees of any department were
just as safety conscious as their forelady or foreman wished
them to be. That it was lots easier to set an example by creating
and practicing safe habits, rather than unsafe ones; that a de
partment with low accident frequency would naturally be first
in production, qua,lity and efficiency; that the amount of time
spent by supervisors in discussing safety with their employees
was nil as compared to the decrease in injuries and suffering
to those working under their supervision.
Out of 120 separate meetings held during the convention, the
writer had the privilege and pleasure of attending 14 of them.
The ones with reference to Human Engineering and Safety, In
dustrial Health, Accidient Control as a Phase of Operation in
the Paper and Pulp Industry, Fundamental Causes of Accidents,
Safety Engineering Exchange, and Dusts, Fumes, Gases and
Vapors, were especially interesting and educational. I think
that one of the best thoughts brought out in these meetings was
that “A\l Problems are Fundamentally Personal Problems and
that Success whether in Business, in Accident Prevention, or
in Social Contacts—depends on our Understanding and being
able to Get Along with the Other Fellow.”
In all, it was a wonderful meeting and the trip was thorough-
Iv enioved, but it was a grand and glorious feeling to be back
home and on the job. H. E. NEWBURY.
know why Pete Dockens looks
to the ceiling when a certam
red head eyes him.
Goode Loftis had his number
drawn to hunt the first three
days of the Government hunt.
0. K. Goode, we’ll all keep our
pans ready.
The boys wish all the block
ers luck 'in their new Hand
Booklet Department. It surely
made a change in ours smce
they left.
Will someone please propose
for Tony Owen, so he can get
his mind back on his work and
stop mooning around.
James Dunne started on the
automatic cutter the other day.
Three days later he showed up
with one of those automatic
pencils to go with it.
Willie Gash has been train
ing to be a fireman with Luke
Harrison.
Tony Sansosti went to New
Ynrk on his vacation for two
weeks “Boogie” Davis did the
pinch hitting while he was
away.
People who always find fault
should find their own first.
PULP ‘B’ BALLYHOO
Shift “B” gave Theo Wil
liams a going away party—a
steak supper on the eve of his
departure for Paris Island, S.
C., to enter the Marine Corps.
Theo was presented with a
gift and good wishes by the en
tire shift.
Mr. Ray Bennett, Roland
Wilbur and T. T. Stockstill
were guests.
A card has since been re
ceived by the shift from Theo
telling us he entered the ser
vice okay. Good luck, Theo!
Ralph Morris and Slim Bul
lock went south to Columbia,
S. C., to see Clemson and South
Carolina play. (They read the
papers the next day for the re
sults and score!)
Everyone has his hopes what
Heaven will be like—but Geo.
Henderson says that if it is like
the parlor at Virginia Lodge on
Saturday night, with all those
girls, then he surely will re
form !
The way the boys on shift
“B” responded to the Hospital
Fund is to be commended—
100%—as did the rest of the
Pulp Mill. The boys all realize
the need of a good hospital in
Brevard.
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JUST RAMBLING
During the past few weeks,
employees of Ecusta Paper
Corporation, Champagne Pap-
er Corporation, and Endless
Belt Corporation have exhibit
ed a spirit that will carry these
companies to the top and keep
them there. The enthusiasm
and willingness to cooperate
with our president, Mr. Harry
H. Straus, in the recent hospital
drive was next to phenominal.
It IS too bad that there were a
few who could not realize the
importance of this mission and
tall into line with the rest of us.
Personally, your writer is proud
to be connected with such a
fine group of people.
Hats off to Mr. Raymond F.
Bennett for the splendid way
he performed his duties during
the recent convention of paper
mill superintendents. ... By
the way, Mr. Bennett had some
wonderful cooperation from
Mr. Boyd, Sonya Colwell, Ro
land Wilber, Tony Rhodes, Mr.
Williams, and Bob Bolt.
The Vocational Training
course now offered to all em
ployees is just another symbol
of the willingness of our execu
tives to cooperate with the em
ployees.
Hank Newbury is realy doing
a fine job to make us safety
minded. ... Bob Colwell and
Charjley Colwell proved that
blood is thicker than water.
Ihese two fellows not only out-
played their opponents during
the recent men’s tennis tourna
ment but they outfought them
at the same time. Incidentally,
Charley Colwell is the most im
proved tennis player at Ecusta.
Keep it up, Charley. If anyone
says he is not the best in the
plant just say you are from
Missouri.
Charles Hamm, a member of
Tony s Yard^ Crew, certainly
contributed his share in the hos
pital drive. Aside from his
hour s pay per week, he con
tributed 80 hours of free labor!
I. t forget to send in your
list of books that you wish to
have placed in the new Ecusta
Library soon to be functioning.
UQ Speedy” Jones gave the
Supers something to talk
about last Friday night at the
square dance. It was the first
square dance for a lot of our
visitors.
ten new men to
gie shift this month: Robert
Foster C. Netherton, T. Gash,
Meadows Bill Gardner,
W. F. Wilson, Fred Briggs and
Waverly Morns, Ivan Galloway
^nd L. E. Coates. Greetings!
Ralph McCall and N. E.
^^ith have reason to smile—
have received promotions
rtt zt
Good luck, boys!
This shift sports the cham-
pion Jitterbug, Walter Adams.
He has trouble keeping his feet
on the floot anytime!
‘^yes reaay tor
^iss Justine Williams, Women’s
-ecreation Director, will act in the
opacity of librarian and will be on
«and from 8:45 A. M., until 5:00
Ml u’ ^ssue books. The books
V loaned for a period of one
week. However, if the reader re
quires more time, books may be re
newed for an additional week.
We have in our files a request
list so in the event that you do not
find your reading interests on our
shelves we shouid appreciate your
suggestions for future book orders.
Among the mar^y famous authors
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Mr. A. J. Loeb, better known to
Ecustans as “Art” Loeb, recently
returned to Brevard. Mr. Loeb is
Vjce Pres, of the California Central
Fibre Corporation and has been lo
cated at El Centro, Calif., for the
past year. On Nov. 12, Mr. Loeb
was married to the former Miss
Kathleen Vachreau of Wausau,
Wis. The ceremony took place in
Chicago and their honeymoon was
spent in Florida. We extend our
very best wishes to the bride an-
groom and hope that their stM-
here will be an extended one. ^e.
-Die