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fie who would climb a must grasp its *^ranches—not its blos soms. Volume No. 3 ^USTA MOURNS DEATH OF PROF. FRITZ L STRAUS ftLFyANHFP APPFPTQ HELP PREVENT ECUSTA MEN MGmOrisI SGrviCG WvrAPPOMENT “™ entb^servce Saturday, April 25th. ae er lie ke an ve ;’S ,er sit ,er ar he le. :k- ;d, ds lat la- in- si- is- lis- it ter or- jfi- ib- 0 go- .lie or Alexander, employed for the pirl2 Men’s Athletic Director Assistant Personnel Director at ut ^ accepted an appointment ’S' r Petty Officer in the Navy. ’ I® I'egret the loss of this capable man but we Ecustans are proud know that Uncle Sam has found in ® of our employees the qualifica- THE ECHO Quality of Product is Essential to Continutng Success A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds—Bacon. PISGAH FOREST, N. C. April, 1942 Number 13 pertinent to such appointment, him go our sincerest wishes for ® best of luck and a speedy return. ADIEU! I^nds at Ecusta: > ^ is with sincere regret that I leave sj^'^sta, however, under the circum- there is little choice. I can truthfully that my year at Ecusta r been the happiest of all. I ^bt seriously if I will ever have the iJ^^ortunity again of working v/ith a LJJJP of people who will cooperate 1^ me as most Ecustans have done, i Wishes are that this same spirit continue far into the future. I that each of you continue to be Ecusta and For Ecusta. Respectfully yours, Jack Alexander. Uto-Call To Signal Air Raid Alarm A® an added effort towards reach- every person on duty during an ^ Raid Alarm, the auto-call system a, been added to the former signals . consisted of blinking the lights times and the blowing of our whistle. The auto-call will k with the blinking of the lights 1,^. Will ring continuously until the J®tle starts blowing. 'Ml? future, the evacuation of the ■ ' \ manning of posts by the de- ^ *^^ted persons, will start with the ^ing of the lights and continuous tie® of the auto-call. k TENNIS COURTS READY McCann announces that the ten- ^ourts are now in good condition ^ ready for use. Tennis balls i ^ be purchased from the Recrea- ^^^l^ept. We wish to call your attention to the serious forest fires that have been burning for the past several days. We understand that two of the fires nearby were carelessly started by Ecusta employees while burning brush. Several of our employees have nar rowly missed having their homes burn ed. We saw flames within a few feet of one house but it was saved by the combined efforts of all the people in the neighborhood. There has been a great loss of tim ber and wild life and there will be much more before the fires are out. The most serious damage that can come to us at Eciista is for our water shed to burn, because this would pos sibly cause our water to run low in time of dry weather, with a conse quent loss of production and employ ment. We are proud of the fact that Ecusta men have been in the forest doing their share every day since the fires started, and we are sure you will con tinue to do your part. Please remember this. You are badly needed on the fires and you will be protecting the water-shed that pro vides employment for you if you will volunteer for fire duty on your time off. Also, please do not burn brush until after the next rain. Bowling Ball Scheduled For May 1st. On Friday evening, May 1st the Bowling-Ball will take place at the Ecusta Cafeteria. Dinner will be ser ved promptly at 7:00. Any person hav ing bowled one or more games during match play is eligible to attend. Men mav bring their wives and women may be escorted by their husbands pro viding that they also are Ecusta em ployees. A fine program has been arranged and a good crowd is antici- pated. Tickets are available at the Recreation Office. Band To Make Debut The Ecusta Band will make its j u f « Fridav May 1st, when it aope r “or appears Band members ‘‘‘t.fntard ' work to give this have been hara a ,, the performance hopes one day finished musiciansh P , ^ ^j^em- to achieve. Many of the ^ bers are beginners, others n , the band organization, resumed thei^ interest in instrumenta ggund are polishing a technitju like new. “Charter Members of the band were largely men but half of the new members and P ners are women. her Sprinkle needs an assistant to ne p swing those 20 lb. cymbals an Knowski and Ricie Robinson another assistant like the digy to round out their Peck w quartet. “Harry James” WiUi (some of us know him as “Ed”) ta _ off for Minn, soon where he x visit the home folks before augme ing the Air Corps. So you see, there lots of room for new members. Bring your discords to us and we’ll route a new course for you. During the first part of April Ecusta lost nine men who entered military service. This number includes James H. Sledge, George T. Henderson, Charles W. Glazener, Devere L. Hard in, William C. Case, J. C. Sprouse, Ed Wilbanks Douglas Max Robinson and Billy E. Haynie. Glazener, Wilbanks and Haynie volunteered in the U. S. Navy. Robinson and Sprouse volun teered in the U. S. Army. Sledge, Henderson, Case and Hardin were drafted in the April call. We have received letters from most of these men and they seem to be getting ad justed to their new occupations. We urge all men in service to keep us informed of their addresses so that each issue of the Echo will be certain to reach them. Several of our em ployees who are in military service make it a point when they are on furlough to come to Ecusta to visit the plant and see their friends. We are glad to have them return at any time. This month Cotton Fowler was in, sporting the wings that he had just received in the Army Air Corps. Ray Cooke and Hubert Bajson also dropped in to see us. BASEMENt BINS CAN HELP BUILD BOMBERS (From DOMESTIC COMMERCE WEEKLY April 19. 1942) If you have the place to put it and the money to pay for it, why not order your next winter’s coal now? by so doing you will help yourself and at the same time permit the allocation o± vitally needed resources to the manu facture of bundles of bombs for the Axis* STORAGE AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM The coal problem is largely one of storage, all the way from the Nation s storehouse in the mines to your own storage in your home bin. The prin cipal economic function of retail coal dealers is one of storage so that small users can get coal when they need it. Such storage costs money, and con sumers have to pay for the service. So, year after year, m trade papers, magazines, and in ««ve^^ you have been counseled to buy coal during the slack spring season, and by “you” we mean not the l^JSe in dustrial consumer who should have worked out purchasing plans suited to ^s reouSeme^b^^^^^^^ that, was not only liked but loved, his require , r»P>rsnnfll maenetism drew people user—the household coal burner, con sumers in the steam-heating and small er industrial plants-all who buy their coal at retail prices or in less-than- carload lots. STORAGE AT POINT OF USE DESIRABLE The entire storage capacity of the country’s coal dealers 'would not be adequate to supply the demand if every one required coal on the day of the first frost. Nor could dealers maintain sufficient delivery systems to deliver all such coal at a moment’s notice except at exorbitant expense. The ideal distributing system for coal is to store it as close as possible to the point of use. That begins with the home bins, takes in the dealers yards next, and then such storage as can be made near the mines. The farther coal is stored from the fur nace or stove, the greater the load thrown on transportation when coal ,-Q in heavy demand. Storage at the mines means out- (Continued on Page 2) Professor Fritz L. Straus, head of the Chemistry Department of Ecusta Paper Corporation and brother of President Harry H. Straus, died sud denly in Hollywood, Florida on Wed nesday morning, April 8th. His sud den passing while on a vacation in Florida was a tremendous shock to his friends at Ecusta. Professor, as he was affectionately known to his as sociates, was apparently in excellent health and was enjoying his vacation when he was suddenly stricken by a heart attack. Professor Straus came to Ecusta as head of the Chemistry Department November 30, 1939. He immediately won the admiration and highest re spect of all with whom he came in contact. With his vast knowledge of chemistry, he made invaluable contri butions to the progress of Ecusta pap er in the manufacture of cigarette paper. His technical advice was re garded as authoritative by those with whom he worked. The young men working under his supervision had confidence in him which frequently led them to seek his advice, not only on matters of a technical nature, but on personal problems as well. Pro fessor exemplified the highest degree of culture, and with his genial smile and sunny disposition he was a man His personal magnetism drew people to him and held them as friends. Professor was active in community and civic affairs. Every movement that was for the betterment of the Community had his active and enthu- Sic support. He was an act ve member of the Brevard Kiwanis Club and was held in high esteem by all the members. One minute’s silence was observed by all employees in honor of Professor Straus’ memory, when entire plant operations were shut down at 4:30 p. m. on Thursday, April 9th. On Saturday, April 25th, at 2:00 p. m. a memorial service, at which Rev. Harry Perry officiated, took place in the Ecusta cafeteria building. Num erous employees and friends of Pro fessor Straus attended.
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