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Je^ary, 1942
THE ECHO
Page 3
Office Bits
Eleanor Rotah became the bride of
^Wles Colwell on Saturday after-
|'®on, February 7, in the First Presby-
®?ian church in Asheville, N. C. They
jfe spending a week in Florida on their
“®neymoon.
Margaret Hannan is spending a
of her vacation in New York. She
®*Pects to return to work on Febru-
^ 9.
Bollin Millner leaves February 10,
^ lend his services to Uncle Sam.
«ow will he ever know when the first
the month comes around with no
^Voices to check? Maybe it will be
day. . . . Good Luck to you, Sol-
dier.
"Spud” Carpenter left on January
*'> to join the army. He is stationed at
'^rlando, Florida.
Harvey Souther was transfered to
Main Office from the Store Room,
is filling the place left vacant by
Spud” Carpenter. We are glad to
^ve you with us, Harvey.
Harry Reese seems to be making
Mte a record in target practice down
’[I'arris Island, but he is still worried
'“Out getting a shot at those “Japs.”
We don’t understand all the things
hear and see so we just keep
•PONDERING ....
hj^hy George Huskamp and Pete
%rle are wearing such broad grins
Walter Straus comes into the
^ain Office—They seem to have the
jtitude of “The cat that swallowed
the
canary.”
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How Charles Matthews got a bruised
. . . We’ve heard the one about
® door and the floor—before!
j ^y Hal Gibson looks so glum these
%s? Girls? Draft? Taxes?
^hich girl on the office bowling
will win the prize offered by the
^’s team for the highest average.
Why Margaret Jones has all her bad
’•'ik on one day . . . Chiefly, Satur-
January 31.
1 How long Bill Jordan and Art Loeb
' ® going to ride their bicycles to
ery
it.
to-
^here George Heyman gets so
cigars.
Who rides the Asheville bus and
?tes the name of “Cutie” (Carl
®Phens seems to know),
lie If y everyone seemed so happy last
ii^^^nesday. . . . Could the notice on
bulletin board about raises have
*^hing to do with it?
. where Howard Schmidt got that
brown hat?
why Audrey is too busy to bowl?
^ho is going to be the next to treat
^ office force to ice cream . . .
^^gratulations, Gustafson!
How Bill Jordan and Lehman Kapp
?^Pened to be on the fire fighting
gU^pad last Wednesday morning when
in the parking lot caught fire.
—“Snoopy”.
Pulp “B” Blinkers
The boys on B shift in the Bleach
Plant gained top rating during the
month of Dec. in department cleanli
ness, and intend to hold that top for
the next eleven months. Just shows
what a little work can do. . . . There
must be some reason why Ralph Mor
ris bites his nails and blushes so eas
ily these days. Ever hear of a blush
ing bridegroom? . • • Fred Briggs,
pre-digest room helper, has been call
ed to Oregon due to his mother’s ill
ness. We hape that she has a speedy
recovery. . . • Malvin McGaha has
left Ecusta to offer his services to the
Navy. If he is as good a man there
as he was here the Navy has gained
a lot. . . . Geo. Henderson must be
gaining ground at the “Lodge”. Any
way, he was wearing a big grin Christ
mas Night. . . . Waverly Morris ex
plains why he missed so many shots
on that quail hunt in Georgia the
other day. He says they fly a lot
faster there. . . . Mitchell Barton has
returned to work after being ill for
a few days. . . • Frank McCall is con
fined to his home. Hurry back, Frank.
Lloyd Bryson announces that he has
a new arrival at his house, a baby girl
born a few weeks ago. Lloyd held up
ok. . . . This shift lost another man to
the service. Malvin McGaha, an ex
service man, returned to the Navy. He
writes that he is stationed at the Re
ceiving Station at Washington, D. C.
... The men on this shift won the
first month’s award for cleanliness
and from the determined looks and
intend to win this award every
month in the future... . The only rea
son for the pleased and contented
look on Joe Hamlin’s face is that his
wife came back from Fla., and he is
eating regular once more. . . . R. Wil
ber has explained the reason for not
hitting the rabbit that sat still for
him. We’re all entitled to our own
opinions. ... Bob Waldrop went from
Truck driver to chlorinator helper.
Congratulations, Bob! . . •
Waverly Morris wonders why the Ke
publicans seem to own all the good
hunting land. George Henderson won
ders when the draft is going to get
him. “Knuckle Ball” wonders if he
will be able to get out tonight. Tom
Couch wonders if the Air Corps is
filled yet. Bob Rogers wonders wwre
Jitterbug Adams went so fast. The
boys wonder if Red Briggs will ever
give out of jokes to tell. I wonder if
this wiU be accepted by the Echo.
—Slim Bullock.
buy a bond
Wining “C” Chimes
H^e wish to welcome to our shift
j^kley Jones, Ed Williams and An
cones who were exchanged to our
for Clinton Green, Shorty Mc-
jF and Doc Gillespie. The exchange
k .^^de in order that as many as
could ride together who lived
ii^fhhe Greenville Hi-way.
^l?^k®^ship was out for a few days
it Slad he is able to be at
tH again.
wish to thank Mr. Straus and the
iS^V^Sement of Ecusta for the general
i ^ase of wages given us this week,
hope that in the future, as in the
their estimation of us will con-
’to be as high as ours has al-
‘ Jli ? 0^ them. Speaking for the
,e«tSe
irfVs
shift, I say “thanks’
—F. M. McCall.
AMERICAN YOUTH
old Glory waves in the hearts of
Americans today as never before. We
have realized that the most treach
erous and critical period of our lives
is the present! We are conscious of the
fact that the “Man With the Whiskers
needs our help and let us hope that
every American will do his best. Keep
the liberty bells ringing in this great
land of ours. Those who have given
their lives for this country have not
died in vain for Americans today are
backing up the efforts of these brave
boys. With full cooperation in our
work each day, doing our utmost m
every way, we intend to remain a na
tion that has never been whippe .
United we Stand!
-Jerry Williams
THEIR SACRIFICE
Going about our regular tasks here
at Ecusta our thoughts are constantly
dwelling upon the members of the
various depts. who have heeded their
country’s call and continue to leave
daily to take their stand for democ
racy in this great battle which en
gulfs the entire world.
These boys are now on their way,
we might say, to offer their lives if
need be, as a supreme sacrifice that
this nation, whose liberty was bought
with tears, toil and blood, shall one
day experience the joy and satisfac
tion of a real and lasting peace.
We realize fully that our boys with
the colors have the true spirit of love
and service to mankind, that spirit of
self-sacrifice which may call upon
them to shed their blood upon the
battlefront of some foreign land; or
perchance, to fill watery graves in
the stormy Atlantic or the so-called
peaceful Pacific. Whatever their fate,
enlisted men or draftees, they will
bear no criticism because their sacri
fice is made that we, as Americans
may continue to enjoy the privileges
granted us by that precious document,
The Constitution of the United States.
To all the Ecusta boys who are
helping to defend our country, we ex
tend our very best wishes and we want
to asure them that we shall ever be
ready to render them any assistance
which circumstances will permit.
Backed by a government of one hun
dred and thirty-one million liberty
loving Americans, we will strive for
the defeat of Hitlerism, the end of all
wars, and the dawn of a world-wide
peace, when we hope to welcome our
heroes back to this land of beautiful
hills and streams where they can set
tle down to enjoy the fruits of their
labors and the blessings of a free coun
try. God speed that day!
—Eugene King.
Endless Chatter
Refining ‘‘A” Actions
Surrounded by nations he has tor
tured, the world’s most hated man
stands unscathed. What are we doing
about it? At present we are not doing
very much but we hope to be doing
more in the near future. We know
that there is no need to rush to the
recruiting office to enlist. The army
is not ready for us yet. When it is,
we will all go as willingly as have
three members of our shift who are
probably already fighting to rid the
world of this maniac.
Homer Raxter was the first to go.
He was from Andrews, N. C., and was
one of the most popular boys on our
shift. He was stationed at Camp Polk,
La., but we are inclined to believe that
he is now with the expeditionary for
ces in Ireland.
Ray Beddingfield was from Bohe
mia, N. C., and was at Fort Sill, Okla.
He said in his last letter to the boys
that he was leaving Fort Sill, but
that he didn’t know where he was
going.
Harold McNeely was our last con
tribution. He enlisted in the Navy in
January and at present is at Norfolk,
Va.
We hated very much to lose these
boys, just as we will hate to see more
of them leave. We can only hope that
the rest of us go with as much spirit
and enthusiasm as did these three.
Hats off to Homer, Ray and Mac. We
know that they will be in there fight
ing.
Whitey Russell.
The Ironing Department crew are
looking mighty proud and a little
fancy in their nice new quarters after
having moved from the center of at
traction in Endless Belt to the space
formerly occupied by Champagne Pa
per Machine shop. Machine shop has
long since been established in the old
Hand Booklet room. This additional
space for Endless will give ample room
for the increasing number of ma
chines. The girls are looking forward
to the new arrangement and are al
ready planning bits of interior deco
rating. ... Dr. Fritz Brauer, doctor
of looms, and family are moving from
Hendersonville to the newly pur
chased home on Parkview Drive in
Brevard. . . . Maybe Cupid has a De
fense contract, his business certain
ly is flourishing. Among the newer
brides in this department are Mar
garet Wirtz Deihl, Willa Cody Hens
ley, Daphne Rice Waddell and Myrtle
Fisher Sitton. . . . Since some of us
don’t knit we wonder if crocheted
sweaters would be acceptable to the
Red Cross. . . . Addie Belle and At-
tress Rhodes, Lulu Gibson and Mrs.
J. N. Rhodes spent the week end in
Belton recently and they tell of the
fun they had at an old-fishoned fruit
supper there. . . . Blanche McCrary
visited her parents in Asheville over
the week end. . . . Some of the girls
“ ’lowed as how” they would organize
a Bicycle club if they could buy some
bikes. We didn’t realize the shortage
was so serious ’til our old mail order
stand by, Sears, Roebuck and Co., in
formed us that they didn’t have ’em.
. . . Christine Shook, Ruth Morrison,
Maude Bryson and Blanche,McCrary
comprised a shopping party to Ashe
ville last Saturday. . . . We feel prac
tically flattered over the comments
on our bowling team’s recent break
into picture and print in the Transyl
vania Times. We were afraid it would
be lost among the more choice items
and go unnoticed but the results have
been most gratifying. . . . Methodical
Molly says it is easy enough to set
the clock up an hour for War time
but she doesn’t know just how to get
the roosters to crow an hour earlier
to wake her up. . . . It gives us a feel
ing of security to know that about the
biggest metal-clad object that would
be able to work its way from the
coast up the French Broad river is a
can of sardines, after all, those enemy
subs get around like naughty stories.
. It looks like another cold spell,
like the time when Zonie Mae said she
went to 6ed with a hot water bottle
at her feet and woke up a little
while later with an ice bag. .. . Some
one said the general increase in wages
last week was just like a surprise
visit from Santa Claus. . . . Did you
hear about the two men, one of whom
had an automobile and the other a
tire and they swapped even?
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Printing News
The shortage of rubber tires has
made itself noticeable in our depart
ment.
Several of the gang moved to be
nearer to their work, or nearer to a
bus line.
R. Galloway has taken up residence
Pisgah Forest.
C. Edney moved from Fletcher to
Hendersonville.
Quite a number are using the buses,
and are saving their tires.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. J.
Gillespie was unfortunate enough to
fall and fracture her spine, and hope
she will soon be well again.
We also extend our sympathy to T.
Drake in his mishap. Hope he pulls
out of it 0. K.
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