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Wt, 1942
THE ECHO
Maturity
LETTERS HOME:
i^ith a single exception the United
is the oldest nation on earth.
fall the world only England still
same national pattern and the
basic constitution that it had in
when our country was born.
'^3n? Ruled by an ancient dynasty,
“ it only emerged from feudalism
our time—indeed with dut help.
'^®ce? Russia? Germany? Italy?
“^Key? These and all the rest have
i^ically changed their governments
national character within our time,
rom the standpoint of age then, as
as in material wealth and indi-
“Ual well-being, we have every right
i!ook upon our nation and our insti
j'ons as proven, full grown, mature,
J* there as phases of our situation
which we are dissatisfied, to
, foreign nation shall we look for
fitter system? Which of their isms
.forking so well as to commend it-
to us? To remedy our shortcom-
® shall we not rather look to see if
,1® not some taint of those isms
is troubling us today? Should
^pt, for instance, re-examine the
flections to free enterprise and in-
idual freedom which have entang-
in recent years? To bar ex-
*’^ation of the weak it is wholly un-
essary to bar also opportunity for
%dual initiative. Let us turn
to thrift, mutual trust, respect
Pledges and the right to work and
^Uce abundantly.
®t us remember we are grown,
not too old to learn and
and yet not so young and
and impatient that we must be
■changing, forever trying some
new rather than holding fast to
® that have been proven—^ways
nave worked through all the days
second oldest nation in the
Let us hold the closer to them
|,«aving forgotten, for a time, their
^ing potency.
^ . July 2, 1942
To Fmishing Dept.
Howdy Folks:
I am very late in trying to let you know just hqw much I enjoyed
working with you while I was there and how much I miss being with you now.
But maybe there will come a time when this war is over and I will
once more be with you and try to rebuild my friendship among you once
again. I am looking forward to that day. For friends like you are very hard
to find.
I sure hope that all of you are enjoying the best of health and hap
piness.
As for my friends on my old shift, I want to thank them for their
kindness to me while I was with them, and would like to be with them now.
But I think at a time like this I can do more for my country here in the Navy.
So, Dear Friends, I will close this note hoping to hear from you in
the near future.
Just a friend in the Navy,
MARVIN V. CAGLE
P.S.: Keep making paper and I will keep smoking.
Marvin V. Cagle, S.LC.
9 Const. Batt., Co. D,
Advance Naval Depot
Davisville, R. I.
May 23, 1942
(Rec’d. Pisgah Forest 7-17-42)
Dear Mr. Straus
This is to let you know I am receiving the Echo and also received
your kind letter of February 24th. I wish to express my appreciation for
the same and for your very kind thoughtfulness. I always look forward to
reading the Echo and enjoy it very much.
I am on the Island of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean. I am send
ing my correct address.
Again thanking you and wishing you the very best of luck,
(ASN) 24090570
Btry. B; 72nd F. A.
Force 6814; A. P. 0. 502
Care, Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
Sincerely,
Pvt. HOVEY E. WALDROP
CLASS MEN FOR
JOBS HARD TO FIND
our desk is a newspaper clip-
which a sentence is under-
' in blue pencil. The sentence:
is an unquestioned scarcity of
, class men in Washington, which
ijy the few really good ones stand
a lighthouse in a fog.”
have been thinking about that
;^*^ent for several days,
fjre isn’t a first class man in the
who wouldn’t give every-
he has—talent, money, his life
nis country at this time. Yet,
K?nis nearly impossible to find
j ^§ht man for the right job.
people have no conception
peculiar genius required for
things done. This genius is
as anything on the face of the
%
)j^ nave a business friend who
Worry by reminding himself
jj^^ifficulties are made to be over-
of worrying about his trou-
thinks about them,
a difference,
j^^^ing leads to action; worry
to inaction.
things you want today won’t
15 Sale until the war is over, so
cash into War bonds for the
''^on.
(Continued from page 6)
1774.
lijj^^gle domestic hot water boiler
\ yield enough steel for a 37-mm
^^Hroken five-pound flit iron con-
iron to make four hand
'^otton that goes into a medium-
auto would make four uni-
soldiers.
have been
golf clubs soon will be build-
^^nnae for army radios.
^I'om Duke Power Magazine.
August 16, 1942
Dear Mr. Straus:
I received your letter and the July copy of the Echo. I will be look
ing forward to each monthly issue for it is a great pleasure to read of the
interesting things that happen around the mill.
My address has undergone a few changes since my last letter. You
will find the change below. We are 63 miles from Camp Young now. Park
er Dam, Arizona, is only 50 miles from our present camp. After a hot week
of desert maneuvering we have convoys to Los Angeles for those who wish
to go. Swimming convoys go out Saturday and Sunday, so we do not fare so
bad.
I am getting along fine in the land of cactus and jack rabbits. I have
long ago become accustomed to the heat. But give me the mountains of
North Carolina to make my home. I hope to get a short furlough in Octob
er and you can count on me to visit Ecusta when I do.
We start the large scale maneuvers some time after the 20th of Aug
ust. They will last about 6 weeks and we will cover a large part of the des
ert while that is in full swing.
Thanking you for your most cheering letter and the Echo. I go now
to wait for the next issue, hoping that in the very near future I will be back
with the old gang.
Sincerely yours,
CLARENCE W. ISRAEL (Sgt.)
A.S.N. 3454774
Btry. C, 54th (A) F.A.Bn.
A.P.O. Box No. 253, Rice, Calif.
Walter K. Straus
Champagne Paper Corp.
Pisgah Forest, N. C.
Dear Mr. Straus:
I received a copy of the Echo a few days ago and I sure did enjoy
reading it very much. I was especially proud to see the swell success our
ball team is making. I call it ours because I still feel like I am a part of it.
I wish them all the luck and hope that they get the cup again this year. I
feel sure they will. I only wish that I was there so that I could help them.
I am looking forward to receiving other copies of the Echo as they come
out. I sent Mr. Wells my new address so that it would not take it so long
to reach me. So in case he overlooks it, I wish you would see that I get
the coming issues of the Echo as I am very much interested in learning what
is happening up there.
I am in the Hawaiian Islands, some call it the Land of Paradise, but
I differ with them. Of course, it could be a lot worse but it still isn’t like
my own country. I haven’t had the opportunity to see very much of this
place but hope to see more of it before I leave here.
You should have seen me trying to do the Hula dance yesterday
afternoon. I would like to have a picture made trying to do the Hula and
send it to the boys in the Gumming Department. I bet they would have had a
good laugh out of it, the fellows here did. It came about while we were
having a Hula show here and one of the “Maids in a Grass Skirt” tried to
get one of the Lieutenants and he ran so she grabbed me. Boy was I red. But
it was a lot of fun even if it was embarrassing.
In closing I wish to thank you for the copies of the Echo I have re
ceived and am looking forward to receiving more of them. I am hoping
it won’t be so very long until I am back there with the “Gang”. I suppose
that I will have to say so long for this time. Wishing you and the other fel
lows all the luck possible.
Sincerely yours,
ROY E. CARTER
34170385 Hdq. Det. 3rd Bn. 21st Inf.
A.P.O. No. 597, care. Postmaster
San Francisco, Caliliornia
Page 7
LIFE>S WAY
Have you ever gone on a hike, my
child,
And you trudged for many a mile?
The weather was hot and you were
all tired out—
But you just had to smile.
That is the way with life, my child.
/Life is a rocky road.
It seems that you’re always going
uphill
And that you carry the heaviest load.
Life is like counting one hundred,
my child,.
And then you start over with one.
Life is still very like that, my child.
When your work here on earth is
done.
There is another life waiting for you,
Far better than this one on Earth,
So, don’t be disgusted with life, my
child,
For at last you shall have a rebirth.
Herman Sieber, 11 years old.
Cafeteria Chatter
On the 6th day of August, one year
ago, the Cafeteria served its first
meals to the people of Ecusta.
During the last year many things
have changed for us in the Cafeteria,
yet we have several who were here
when we opened. The ones who have
left us for the army are Don Hill,
Woodfin Nesbitt, iand Russell Greene.
Several days ago they added new
lockers to the Cafeteria and they
look big enough to play hide-and-
seek in. We are really proud to get
them for they help to keep things
out of the windows.
Last Sunday was a very busy day
for the “gang”. One of the dough
boys and the Soup-King had their
family reunion. They had a grand
cake all fixed up with pretty colors.
Everyone invited himself but the fel
low who promised the transporta
tion failed to show up—we can’t imag-
the why; nor why Mr. Boyd came to
work Monday with his head so sun
burned . . . There didn’t seem to be
enough sun, since the clouds seem to
be hauling rain without charge . . .
Henry seems to be more cheerful the
past few days. He has a new helper
but We think it’s because a certain
girl came home a few days ago . . .
Should someone know why a certain
fellow takes so long to sharpen knives
we would like to know . . .Should a
certain fellow leave the South and
fail to find any peaches he should
get in touch with the salad depart
ment at once . . . Due to the lack of
tires and gasoline and to much rain
and to Mac’s and Ethel’s corn busi
ness, we have been unable to have
our picnic. However, just as soon
as Wade quits having blow-outs, he
only had nine the other day, and when
Cagle gets more gasoline and the
corn is all in we will surely have our
Anniversary Celebration.
Yours until the corn has ears—
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Loftis, E., 6 20 5
Sexton, G., 7 20 4
Moore, L., 5 17 4
Wilber, R., 8 14 2
Whitaker, B.,5 29 7
White, B., 6 22 4
Drake, F., 4 11 1
Day, Calvin, 2 11 1
Riddle, P., 5 34 7
Fowler, G., 5 19 8
Holt, L., 8 23 4
Eberle, P., 1 4 0
Meyers, H., 1 24 6
Patton, J., 1 4 1
Barley, 3 4 2
Suttles, 3 8 2
Matheson, E., 4 8 0
Jones, M., 4 12 0
Poore, P., 6 12 3
Carland, E. P., e 12 3
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leaving us this week to join the armed
forces. All your friendls wish you much
success, Marjie, and look forward to your
safe return.