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Page 8 Vhe echo August, Ijj? ‘‘HATS OFF!” Lou Gehrig will always be remem bered as one of the greatest players who ever stepped on the diamond. He was at the height of his career, when, victim of a rare and fatal dis ease, he was forced to give up base ball. But he never abandoned hope of one day rejoining the Yankees, and his fighting spirit was no less than his courage in refusing to al low physical disability to “get him down.” When we salute Lou Gehrig we sa lute the spirit of every man of cour age and determination, of men who, like the workers in industry today make light of obstacles, take diffi culties in their stride, and recognize in a challenge only something to be met and conquered. Such men are the backbone of America. Hats off to them! (Gjntinued from page 6) the purpose of making cigarettes, some are used for carrier belts and some for rolling soda straws. Only the bad ones are used for rolling spaghetti and macaroni. The endless belt plays a very important part in the manufacturing of cigarettes; in deed, tailor made cigarettes would be out of the question without the end less belt because it is just as neces sary as the tobacco) and paper. The life of the belt on the cigarette ma chine is perhaps five days and during this time it has produced something like two million cigarettes. Cigarette belts are made of the fin est grade of Irish linen or cotton thread. The standard size of the belts is one inch wide by eighty-six inches long, but they vary in width from a few millimeters to several inches, and from a few inches to one hundred and fifty inches in length. At the pres ent time Endless Belt manufactures approximately two hundred and fifty different sizes. These belts are ^ re markably strong. Their tensile strength is usually tested by pulling the box cars up and down the track. Before a single length of thread can develop into a beautiful belt it must undergo six major operations performed by six pretty girls. First, the warper warps, or winds the thread around and around, on a warping ma chine, the thread being held in place by heddles, or hooks, in a frame. The warp is then carried to the weaver who adjusts it on the loom and the thread is woven into one continuous piece of material. Sometimes the loom, or the weaver, gets sick; and emergency call goes out for Dr. Fritz Brauer, L.D., doctor of looms. Dr. Brauer rushes over with his tool kit, smiles sweetly at the weaver, makes a rapid diagnosis and a more rapid adjustment and the machine is going again quick like a rabbit. The third operative, a finisher, puts the belts on a hand loom and completes a couple of inches of weaving that could not be done on the electric loom. The fourth step is the remov ing of the heddles and frame from the belt by the hook puller. Fifth, the comber straightens the threads where the heddles were removed and last- ly^ the belt reaches the examiner who subjects it to' a merciless scrutiny in search of flaws in workmanship. If found flawless, the belt is passed in to the Ironing department; if the belt is condemned by the examiner, it is swiftly hanged. To the belts, the Ironing depart ment is a torture chamber; until now they have been handled quite gent ly, but Inspector Jack Davis and his force are cruelly relentless. They put the belts through a starch solution and then they are stretched and iron ed on a special machine; sometimes one can smell the poor things burn ing. After this operation, they are measured for length and width, brand ed, labelled and made ready for ship ping to other adventures. From the shipping department the Endless Belts are sent on their jour ney from which one never returns. Well, all right, Mr. Eberle—almost never! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, more forest fires were started last summer by patriotic Americans like you than by ar sonists, lightning, or any other single cause! ★ ★ ★ This Is What You Can Do NOW FIRST, read carefully the Farest Fire Prevention Creed print ed here. SECOND, mention this advertisement to at least three of your friends. THE FOREST FIRE 1 PREVENTION CREED 1. I Will smoke in the woods ONLY while halted in a safe place, completely cleared of dry or inflammable material. 2. I Will break all burned matches in two before I throw them away, and WILL NEVER throw pipe tobacco, cigar butts, or cigarette stubs into brush, leaves, or pine needles. 3. I Will scrape away all inflammable material before building a campfire,^ then build it in a hole dug in the center of this cleared space. 4. I Will put out campfires before I leave—stir the coals while soaking them with water; wet the ground around the fire; make certain the last spark is dead. 5. I Will Never burn brush in windy weather, or without plenty of help. 6. I Will put out any small fires I find, or report them AT ONGE by phoning the Ranger or Fire Warden. 7. I Will remember thiat a burning match, a glowing cigarette, or a smoldering campfire can be just as dangerous as an incendiary bomb . . . that careless matches aid the Axis. 1. WE CAN’T LET IT HAPPEN THIS SEASON Yes, it’s true—^tragically true. A savage menace to our coun try’s forest is . . . the average, outdoor-loving, patriotic Ameri can. A man like you. He doesn’t mean to start a fire, naturally. He just forgets. Forgets to put out his cigarette, his match, his campfire. He forgot last year to the crackle of 170,000 forest fires. But this season, if you thoughtlessly flip a lighted butt from a car or wander away from a campfire you “think” is out, your forest fire may sabotage the war effort by— 1. Destroying millions of feet of timber when we need every tree. 2. Laying huge watersheds bare when we need green ones most. 3. Calling for millions of man-hours that are needed to produce food, planes, tanks, and ships. With two million former fire fighters at the front, with enemy sabotage always possible, we know you WANT to help. THE COMMANDMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP Our friend. Rev. Herbert Spaugh, the “Everyday Counselor,” reminds us that friends are our most important asset here on Earth, and that friend ships must be kept in repair just as much as your house or car. We’ll keep them in repair if we regard the following COMMANDMENTS FOR FRIEND SHIP: Keep THE BRAKES ON YOUR TONGUE. Always say less than you think. How you say a thing often counts for more than WHAT you say. MAKE PROMISES SPARKLING. Keep them faithfully, no mat ter what it costs you. DON’T PASS UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY KIND AND EN COURAGING THINGS TO OR ABOUT ANOTHER. Praise good work done, regardless of who did it. If criticism is needed, do it helpfully, never spitefully. SHOW INTEREST IN OTHERS—their work, welfare, homes, families, hobbies. EVERYONE LIKES TO BE MADE TO FEEL IMPORTANT. Rejoice with them that rejoice and weep with tnem that weep. BE CHEERFUL. Wear a smile even if you had burnt toast for breakfast. Hide your grouch, worry, disappointments. Laugh at GOOD stories and leam to tell them. KEEP AN OPEN MIND on all debatable questions. Discuss, don’t argue. It’s the mark of superior minds to be able to disagree and yet be friendly. LET YOUR VIRTUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY, SPEAK FOR THEM SELVES, and refuse to talk of another’s vices. Avoid gossip like you would poison. Make it a rule to say nothing of another unless it is good. BE CAREFUL OF THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS. A joke at the other fellow’s expense is rarely worth the effort, and often hurts where least expected PAY NO ATTENTION TO ILL-NATURED AND CATTY RE MARKS ABOUT YOU. Live so nobody will believe them. Disor dered nerves, bad indigestion, and lack of sleep are common causes of irritability and back-biting. DON’T BE TOO ANXIOUS ABOUT GETTING YOUR JUST DUES. Do your work, be patient, keep your disposition sweet, and forget yourseK. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Canteen Squawks Seems as if all the boys are getting married lately, just run off hitched over night . . . Red will oe leaving us soon, we understand. ”• P. says he should invent a new tyP of plane so he can land on the caie- teria porch. We believe he mean “A” model . . . Sarg of the Dish DeP^ says he likes the new names he g^v some of the waitresses, Bertie Suler Mae, Dorcie Mae and Ethel Ma . . . The Ohio lassie seems to ha taken a fancy to s. milk recently we think she needs extra ment when she dials 167 • • • J/.f haven’t time to do much else watch for “Bert” to snatch a 7-Up ai' a sliced plain cake ... We exp6 Glenn W. to start singing at aw' time now. He spends a good deal time telling us of his trio and 1 ability. Success, my boy, but y can’t beat “Shorty” Owens no ma^.j how hard you try . . . Bryson, better not take G. W. off again t he might fall head over heels time . . . No, your eyes aren’t decei ing you. That Grade “A” sign ’ real and not a Biltmore milk tisement. . . Woodrow seems to h® the most interesting conversati® with Mrs. Cox. Could it be she has a cute daughter? . . ■ what’s all this interest in the Fin* ing Dept? . . . “Hard-Rock” of ^ ishing really likes the super-ser'^ offered by “Rough-House’s” creW • Well, people, let’s all remember buy bonds and stamps when gjj rolls ’round. The cafeteria employ (, are mighty proud of their 100% ing. Shift “C” Pulp Mill Bob Taylor, former co-worker^ Pulp Mill, came in on furlough . week. All the men like Bob and glad to see him again. We are sorry to loose Red man and John Fisher. But our p) is their gain. Here’s wishing ; much success. . .)p| “Happy” Mahaffey, Millwright ® J er, had the misfortune of an apP.,fi i dix operation. We are glad to him back. , T. T. Stockstill, our Ass’t SuP tendent breezed out into the Force. We know he will make e Here’s hoping that he will g® drop “tar babies” on Tokyo. That They May Li^^' r. cl s IS] uni 'ati, Dixon and Aldrich and Pastii^^’ you remember? .... The three Navy fliers plane went down in mid-Pacifi^^' exisited thirty-four days and ed a thousand miles and lived a typhoon, on a rubber life-raft w feet long and four feet wide • ' Now do you remember? ... The men who, barely ' came ashore standing up p® {jiii " they didn’t want any Japs them crawling . . . Yes, you reiwe^^j) n ^ .... Remember, then, every you use your car, that the built into it and the rubber wheels would have made those life-rafts — like that ^ saved Dixon and Aldrich and la. —From Better Farm Eci^' and Methods, May-June 1942 life th: i/ % Deadline For Contributions' Sept. 16th Circulation Sept. 23rd 1)1 s Oi erj 26
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