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942 ^ember, 1942 I Refining ‘B’ THE ECHO Page 7 ^ (^sed with our new foreman—Jack ,g Altho we hated to see A1 jj ptville leave us, we are glad to j. fthem both take another step up ^ ^ ladder. We all wish you both in your new fields. You can \ 'assured of the full co-operation j. Shift “B” boys ... Yes, we know ‘ about the Refining Room boys j. out in the baseball games, but p you, anytime you want to try >1; ^ skill at boating or canoeing e ij^st us, let us know for that is g down our alley. If you don’t y “eve it, come in the Refining Room jl 'Retime and see how well we use .»^ Oars. . . I suppose that most of J'* know or have heard of the Seven Wilders of the Middle Ages, but in ^ modern times we have discovered J eighth wonder that should be with the below seven: j- The Collosseum at Rome The Catacombs of Alexandria • The Great Wall of China ;• Stonehenge [• The Leaning Tower of Pisa I The Porcelain Tower of Nanking ‘-n’tr The Mosque of St. Sophia at Jstantinople. The Wood Stove of Harry Me ,iv‘ ® it ' S’rv* 'Or further information about this us , le )se;. •e ^ sit^ lerc ;s see Harry . . . Sometimes we •Jder who and where the man is invented “grave-yard” shifts, he work it himself or has it al- got the better of him? Working “grave-yard” makes one think j ^ when he was small boy wishing jj^'^as down at the old swimming or swinging on some old grape- across the hollow. But I can’t iF recall baptizing cats and dogs , a fellow told me the other day. he was a small boy, he had friends who went to a baptism 1M WEAR vs. CAR SPEED 100 NORMAL TIRE LIFE 200% EXPECTED TIRE LIFE 30 40 50 60 70 MILES PER HOUR jgjit [^ Sunday, and decided to have one • ‘heir own the next day. They iQ to meet down at the swimming and bring what ever they had. brought cats, dogs, pigs, chick- and one of the boys brought his ®illy Goat. They led them down water and pushed them under I by one. Last but not least was Bill. They finally got him down in „ Water but couldn’t get his head The morp they tried the high would hold his head, but they determined he should get bap- The boy that owned Bill said ‘s just sprinkle the old raiical, 'levil is going to get him anyway.” . • Clarence says the reason J. B. Sers’ feet are so big is that he went .^footed so long. He said J. B. ^ nineteen years old when he saw lirst pair of shoes, and they had ^Put chestnut burrs in them be- jj® he would wear them. J. B. "Clarence missed his age by two 's—he was only seventeen when above happened. SPEED VS. TIRES President Roosevelt noticed in a published report of the automobile and rubber industry tire committee of the Society of Automobile Engin eers, a chart showing in graphic form the average life of tires at different speeds. He turned it over to his secretary, Stephen T. Eply, with this notation; “Steve—This is worth putting be fore the eyes and ears of all car drivers all over the country. Won’t the news, photo and radio people do this? I hope so. It would help a lot. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The chart,^ in a series of black col umns, gives the varying life of an automobile tire at different speeds based on the figure 100 for a “nor mal” life when driven at forty miles p hour. At twenty miles an hour it is 140, at fifty miles an hour it is about 70, and soon up to eighty miles and hour when it is about 18% of normal life. Mill Office cUif jjeS (Continued from page 4) n,n, from her recent operation "ecil Smathers left this month for Army Air Corps. We hated to him go but we hate Hitler worse. Clyde Ballard blames his skin- le I head on a car wreck but it looks like a stove wood gash to us . .. L. Fisher is thinking about go- , jinto the meat business since he ij^had such good luck with his pigs year . . . Garland Whitmire ex- v'% * ■ ' vvuiumre ex- [1^, Js to have a good year at squirrel Jttg. He has bought a two-bar- derringer and rented Chapman’s ^ for this fall . . . Gordon Hardin a nice looking mustache until he razor slip ... We have en- working with Alvin Margolis, Plant, and wish him a , essful school year at N. C. State i The bond per cent board at the !%®ria is looking better each day. 1 ^ “A” is a little low now but that by the next issue of the we will all be wearing the 10 I Cent buttons and have our end board a little redder. Let’s Shifters ... The Vih * thank the ^Pany for their new uniforms. Sang Just to prove that wonders still happen, “Bobo” Anders and Karl Straus (Kovacs and Schroeder) have finally found competition and actual ly admitted that Walter Straus and Sam Matthews have defeated them playing ping-pong on several occas ions. Eula Drake and Sarah Jack son, however, are still tops in the girls’ competition. All in all, we can proudly say that the Mill Office as a whole can claim the strongest com bination of ping-pong players of any department in the Mill. Anyone is hereby challenged to question our ■‘supremacy” ... We have one more addition to the Engineering Office— Betty Macy from Hendersonville . . Juanita Cox recently spent her (Vaca tion in Greenville, S. C., with her husband, J. L. Cox, who was home on furlough from the Navy. There were some rumors around here that De will Drake from Seesler Field was home on furlough over Labor Day week-end. Maybe Rose can give us a conprmation! . . . Married life has been highly recommended by the An ders, Jacksons, and Eula Drakes, but it seems to us that between Baby An ders swallowing safety pins, Bob Jack son working shifts, and Eula being taken home to Mama to spend the night, it isn’t all perfect! (Continued from page 6) first helper on Battery 3, Jesse Witt- man has been promoted to operator on No. 4, and Fred Wallin is now beaterman on the broke beater . . . Leland Thomas has been stepping up ward lately. He was promoted from There is increasing concern over the fact that some cars are still driven to work with little regard for the “share a ride” plan. Drivers are urged to con serve tires and gasoline by shar ing rides. DO NOT DRIVE AN EMPTY CAR TO WORK UN LESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY! blender helper to truck driver, from there to freeness tester, thence to first helper on Battery No. 2. At present, he is chiefly concerned about obtaining a guide to accompany him to the “Bud” place on a squirrel hunt . . . Who and where is “Flying Cloud”? Foreman Patton would like to know. Clifford Gillespie and Le land Thomas want a map of the coon- hunting territory of Transylvania so they will not get lost this fall . . . The Refining Department is justly proud of the new Control Laboratory which has been installed. Here’s hoping that it will give the desired results. Eugene King. ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS 1. Because of the abundance of Yel low Pine from which tar is made. 2. Kasper, Melchoir and Balthasar. 3. Pisgah National Forest, while still property of George Vanderbilt. The first school of forestry in the United States was also established there. 4. Approximately 13,000,000. 5. Virginia Dare. She was born on Roanoke Island, Virginia, but this is now part of North Carolina. 4. When he slept in the bosom of his forefathers. 7. The Japanese family. Japan has been ruled by an unbroken dynasty since 660 B. C. according to Japanese history. 8. One out of many 9. It rises in southern Georgia, flows through Florida and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. 10. 4 cows at $10.00-—$40.00 6 hogs at 2.50— 15.00 90 sheep at .50— 45.00 Endless Palaver 100 head $i 00.00 We are made for Co-operation, like feet, like hands, like eyelids, like the rows of the upper and lower teeth. To act against one another is then contrary to nature, and it is acting against one another to be vexed and turn away.—Marcus Aurelius. The greater the obstacle the more glory in ocercoming it.—^Moliere. This department is just teeming with new girls; Idell Conner, Justine Wright, Nelle Cairnes, Anne Rogers, Thelma Daniels, Katherine Patterson and Faye Bishop are transfers from Champagne. Other newcomers are Grace Mull, Etha Harper, Billie Bail ey, and Eunice Brooks ... We should like to know how a certain little dog gie that visited us recently got through the gates. Did he have a pass? ... We claim some kind of an attendance record for Virginia Davis; she came to work the day Endless opened up here and she was out for a whole day the first time during her recent vacation. . . We shall miss Ruby Robinson who is going to Draughon’s Business College in Green ville and Helen Davis who is entering Lees-McRae college . . . Doris Thorne, formerly of Endless, accepted a Civil Service appointment with the War Department in Washington recently. ... Mr. Geopfert grew the largest dahlias we saw this summer ... In dian Summer greets us so warmly— at about 90 degrees . . . No wonder these girls get married, did you see how pretty some of them looked in the recent fashion show? . . .The report has wafted in through the adjoining sky windows that the undefeated Champagne team has a lot of new bowlers. Surely the champions aren’t retiring. We are looking forward to meeting the same team. Yes in- deedy! ... We are glad to have Blanche McCrary back and looking so chipper after a tonsillectomy. Jewel Leslie enjoyed a trip to Knoxville last week-end . . . Essie Galloway Whit mire is the proud mother of a new baby girl, Shirley Anne ... We heard of some one being sick from inhal ing gasoline; how in the world did he manage to get enough to do that? ... Dot Dyer is moving to Murphy. It breaks her heart to leave us but she can’t stay away from her hus band ... Gossie Goings says she could write about an “Endless Romance” that would make much better reading than the one about the belt. Sally Wagtongue. Canteen Squawks Two of the Cafeteria employees left and two new stars have been added to Ecusta’s Service Flag. They are Red Chapman and Clifford Cagle. Best of luck, pals. We know both of you will do your best in winning this war . . . Speaking of stars—it reminds us of a certain “canteen boy” counting nine stars for nine nights as a way of telling his fortune... The gang enjoy ed their first anniversary up at White Pine picnic center. Aurelia was sort of under the weather before the oc casion but one of the canteen boys revived her. All that was lacking was Mrs. C’s daughter. She was miss ed by two boys in particular . .. Why does bad luck always turn up when Hand Booklet and Cafeteria double date? Better luck next time, Wade P. I’m sure that G. W. will want to go again soon according to latest re ports from the “Western Front”— Anna Belle would enjoy it also—no? ... Russ is still trying to learn avia tion. Mr. Boyd is still looking for ward to the free ride some day over Rosman especially . . . “C” shift regrets the loss of Watchman Jones. He was always on hand for misunder standings and hardships. Best of luck. Tabby. We welcome our new subscriber to the Echo, Watchman Plott— a fine gentleman . . . The can teen will have to initiate their new boys some time in the near future Henry, Woody and Arnie. Curtis (Red’s brother) replaces our “gone but not forgotten friends”, along with Bob Osborne, our new cook. He is a genius and the gang enjoys his dis cipline, companionship and cooking ability. Ed Happ says he is looking for some girl electricians that he can’t shock easily. A politician thinks of the next elec- tion; a statesman of the next genera tion.—James Freeman Clarke.
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