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REFINING
ADOINGS
We have always had a hard time
trying to think of something to put
in the Echo About Speedy Van
Jones, But that wont worry us any
more. We got our raise .. . We are
glad to have Arthur Orr and Jeter
Lester Ball back with us. They say
it isn’t so bad being sick on grave
yard .... Eno “Keeper Of The
Bees” Camenzind has bought a ^wo-
seater so that he can take his date
and his bees for a ride. The poor
girls won’t have to walk any more.
He is also planing to enter a Rodeo
next year. He has been reading
about rich girls preferring cow
boys, The sheriff found a “cawn
likker” still near the homes of C.
Nickolson, R, Tally and C, Coch
ran and they didn’t know anything
about it. Funny how little some peo
ple can see . . . The Refining Dept,
baseball team will start training
Feb. 15th at Cedar Mountain. Wal
ter Straus should buy some color-
bak for those grey hairs (hair)
he’s going to get next summer . . .
Eight Forest Rangers had to go af
ter Speedy’s deer, one to carry the
deer, seven to carry Speedy. Jerry
Mann would have had a good meal
last week if he could have killed
two more deer. The one he brought
in weighed almost twelve pounds
. . . We had to close down for re
pairs last week. “Iron Jaw” Volrath
bit a hole in the water line ....
Harold Moss wants to be transfer
red to Endless Belt. Cant blame a
guy for wanting body and heart in
the same place . . . Candler Bry
son says he gets his strength from
his hair same as Bud White ....
John Hector Peters has been col
lecting a dime a week from the
boys so that we can send our boys
in the army something for Christ
mas. Maybe they’ll send us some
thing in return. We may need it
after we pay our income taxes. Ray
Buddingfield was in to see us the
other day. He has been dead for
two months. He told us that he was
shot on the second day of maneu
vers in South Carolina, Homer
Raxter writes, quote: “The next
time I am on K. P. duty I am go
ing to bake a cake for Mr. Ben
nett,” unquote. Homer, maybe you
had better send the cake to Hit
ler. We need Mr. Benneett.
C. L. Russell
GUMMING AND
REPSI GAB
The answer to last month’s hunt
quiz of what would you do if a rat
tler was ready to strike At you, a
bear coming towards you, and a
deer several feet behind the snake
—Wei, as I told you before, this
was Ted Dalton’s story, and he says
there was nothing he could do but
shoot the gun . . . The girls going
through the Repsi department sure
are an attraction, or is that why
the day shift is all lined up in the
morning? . . . Don’t guess Goode
Loftis’ deer was enjoyed by many,
else no-one said anything about it
. . . Wonder if “Doc” Crawford
ever runs out of songs? . . . Gor
don Fowler must be trying to look
as nice as Roy W. Lately we see
he has started waving his hair too
. . . Mr. Harold Davis wants his
nick-name changed from Boogie to
“The Black-Widow”, I wonder why
he wants to be called “The Black-
Widow,” Do you know? . . . Will
somebody find out why John Reid’s
eyes stay red all the time? It is
love, or does he need glasses?
HAND BOOKLET
GOSSIP
Why is a certain girl so interest
ed in her beauty? Roy won’t be
home until Christmas, you know, or
is there another reason? . . . .Will
someone please tell Willabeth how
to address letters to a soldier. She
is surely worried that he won’t
THE ECHO
December, 19^
EVERYBODY HAD FUN
The picture above was taken of Ecusta employees and friends on
the recent trip to the Great Smokies,
Back row, left to right; Mrs, Pete Eberle, Blanche Patterson, Eb
Morrow, Sue Thorne, Ed Williams, Ruth Shepherd, Margaret Jones,
Allen Eberle.
Bottom row: Pete Eberle, Nancy Macfie Morrow, Fred Williams
Margaret Hannan. ’
PULP “ B”
BALLYHOO
Something new has been added
and takes the shape of a pair of
red ear muffs. Jitterbug Adams is
carrying them around ,.. The hunt
ers in Pisgah Forest may kill some
deer but not all. Bob Rogers and
Fred Barton went last week after
working graveyard and got a 3
spike and a 6 spike buck. Not bad
after working graveyard . . . The
three most pleased men this en
tire month were Claude Jones, who
was made Bleach Plant Foreman,
Otto Whiteside, who was made Pi^-
dig. Foreman, and Ralph “Knuckle
Ball” Morris, who rose from Pre
dig. Foreman to Digest Foreman.
Congratulations, Boys! . . . Seen
while rambling, George Henderson
listening to the ribbing of the boys
and just grinning. Knuckle Ball
with the football dope sheet looking
for a sucker, Joe Hamlin and Walt
Glazener plotting something, Tru
man Henderson listening to Mitch
ell Barton tell about himself, Wav-
ery Morris telling about where all
those quail were the day he went
hunting, Calvin Raxter walking for
the first time (he usually runs)
Stockstill telling R. Wilbur why
L.S,U. lost and “Slim” Bullock try
ing to find out why all the teams
he had picked as winners just never
came through, —Slim Bullock
get them . . . When will Ruth name
the day? She surely has Charles
looking worried. When and why is
Annie B. going to make that trip
to California? ... Is Charlie Case
always sleepy, or can it be live? .. ,
Who can explain this; A certain girl
received a sixteen page letter from
Fort Jackson with nothing in it, (So
she says) .. .Dona and George must
have the Post-Office working over
time from the exchange of letters
that goes on , , .Why does.the song
“Jim” effect Helen Daniels? Don’t
cry Helen, you will see him again
... I wish someone would take time
out for Mary S, so she could have
her uniform patched, instead of
borrowing all the girls sweaters , , .
Where did Jeanette Latham get that
cute little pin she wears? Maybe
Harold likes it to ... Does Florence
Tipton’s Daddy enjoy cutting wood
to bake Marchells’ feet? . . . Hint
to Teddy: If you buy rubber dish
es, they won’t hurt so much when
she hits you with them ... I sure
hope Byrd will keep her hired help
this time, as Lefty does not like to
be nursemaid .... It sure is funny
that Frances McC. was out with a
sore throat the same day her boy
friend had his tonsils removed
It looks serious for Clara Yerton
when she spends the week-end with
her steady’s relatives . . . where
does Helen Dunne put all the food
(Continued from page one)
now at your disposal are such men
and women as John P. Marquand,
Zane Grey, Harold Laski, Kathleen
Norris, Thomas Wolfe, Pearl S.
Buck, A, J. Cronin, Ellery Queen,
James Hilton, Sinclair Lewis, E. P.
Oppenheim and John Steinbeck.
In addition to our book list, there
are also recent copies of over a
dozen popular magazines. Some of
these are Vogue, Time, Readers’
Digest, Life, The New Yorker,
Good Housekeeping and Esquire.
These magazines may be read dur
ing the noon hour, after working
, hours or may be taken out over
night. It is suggested that those em
ployees who must wait for trans
portation from work, come by for
a browse through our reading ma
terial, Comfortable chairs and sofa
have been placed there for your
use.
The Recreation Department
wishes to thank those employees
throughout the plant whose interest
in building a library gave us our
initial start with over 40 book
donations. We know there are
others who would like a hand in
building our library. Your generos
ity will be very much appreciated,
(Continued from page one)
ing theory of flight, general ser
vice of aircraft, civilian regula
tions, navigation and meteorology
are taught in night classes by G.
W, Campbell of Brevard College
and the actual flight instruction is
given by Oscar Meyers, Jr., of Hen
dersonville, and Fritz Roberts of
Asheville at the Hendersonville
Air Port.
To be eligible to receive train
ing under the C.P.T.P,, an applicant
must have had at least two years
college credit and must pass a
thorough physical examination.
The actual flight instruction
amounts to,at least 35 fl^ng hours
and includes all required flight
maneuvers of the private pilot’s
examination.
Out of the 40 trainees who have
taken advantage of this course, the
Ecusta men are: Walter Ashworth,
Stanley Boyd, Bryan Cones, Char
les Cooke, Ray Cooke, Bob Got
tlieb, Ed Hill, Wesley Reels, G. C,
Maybey, Boyd Maxwell, Tom Ram
sey, Ed Rothbauer and Cecil
Smathers. William Silver and Bob
Clayton are enrolled in the pres
ent class of C.P.T.
Any Ecusta employees interested
in enrolling in the next class which
begins around January 15th should
contact G, W. Campbell at Brevard
College before January 1st,
she eats? .... Why was Bonnie
Lee all dressed up the other Satur
day morning? We hear he is in the
army too . . , Poor Bob Clayton let
ting up on his whistling at work.
Must be because Uncle Sam will be
having him in his employment soon
REFINING “D”
DOINGS
As we come to the close
another Thanksgiving season ^
realize more fully each day ho
much we have for which to
grateful. I’m sure all of us
tjiankful for the many improv*
ments that have been made in th
Refining Dept, We appreciate tb
effort which has been put forth t'
insure our comfort and safety, Sud
interest in the working conditio®
and health of the laboring class
only found in a democracy like
dear old U, S , A, In passing
might say the following: “Red”
is thankful that accidents can haf
pen. He shot a deer the other day
Leland Thomas is thankful that ^
can weigh every few minutes
out having to put a penny in
slot, Pat Poor is thankful that
have two lap machines running ^
cause he now has time to eat all^
his lunch. The boys over at
scales are really thankful that
don’t have to dodge big wads ®
stock any more. We are all thanP'
that the first of the month o’®
comes once in thirty days.
man Patton and Clifford GiUest^
would be mighty thankful is
one would direct them to a
They have searched far and
but thus far have failed to find
Any hunter knowing the
abouts of a bear please get in toU!
with them at once. None of *5
would be so ungrateful as to
to give thanks for Friday
noon and our five days off.
n’t all of us be thankful if
Jordan would swallow that
he is always blowing. M. FeaS^
motored to Cullowhee one Satu#
recently to see a football game-
Feaster is a former student^
WCTU, Someone please tell ,
ett that the steam pipes are M
Lawrence Middleton and C. ^
lespie have “sold out” their !
terest in coon hunting in Jac^
County . , . Shift D of the
. ing Dept, must be going out ' j
football judging from the siz®
the new men we are getting '
Wells, a newcomer to our
surely has a lot of political frifJ
judging from the number of
he smokes , . , Ask B. Kilpa^JJ
how Jordan can find so much
to figgure on the output of P
here ... We can’t help wondefy
what L, W. was thinking of
he mashed his finger . . . VJoK
if chewing gum prices have ,
creased. We notice A. Jones '’J
quit chewing , . . Paul Whitmif^^
convalescing from a recent op^
tion. He is at home now and J
proving rapidly . . . Shame on j,'
cil Whitmire! He cut off his ^
feet and tried to make us
he had caught a coon . . . Spj
Bulletin Mr, and Mrs,
Staton announce the birth of
daughter on Thursday, Nove^
20. . . . Say, “Speedy,” how
points did you say that buck
After thinking it over we are ^
confused. Did you say spot^
points?
Eugene
McCLINTOCK FLYING,
CARRIER AIRCB>
Ernest L, McClintock, Jr-'
formerly of Ecusta, after
months’ aviation training at
naval air station at Jackson'^'
Fla,, has been transferred to ,
naval reserve air base at Mian^i
learn the techniques of
planes off the navy’s big air'
carriers.
His advanced course at
will last about six weeks,
completion of which he is exp
to be awarded his wings and a
mission as an ensign in the
air corps reserve, *
Cadet McClintock joined
navy at Raleigh and went thf
elimination training at the air'
in Opa Locka, Fla., before rej
ing to Jacksonville on May