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?tember, 1942 THE ECHO al Page 9 liEEDOM’S TORCH Cor- 193ft m lized jrifl' ^here she stands in New York Har- 'f with her head reaching proudly *ard the sky, her feet in the waters the mighty Atlantic. Yes, Miss l>erty stands as always, with her held high above her head, carry- ? a torch. Since the war that torch ceased to burn, has ceased to fow its beckoning beams to ships on the ocean. But it is better have a darkened New York harbor one lighted by fires of flaming ships and buildings set by ”iibs. So, as we must do without things we like,, so must we do %ut Miss Liberty’s lighted torch, But in the meantime, there is much be done. We must pour out our ^Slices, all we can give, all we can We must buy war bonds and Nps. We must win this war so our boys might come home aggiin 'So that our way of life might be re- •iiied. Come on, Americans, let’s goj Let’s “.ffy and set that torch aflame again, ^*§hter, more glorious than ever be- Let’s fight and work to light flame of Freedom and keep it ’’^ning forever. Mary Rickman. ml Mail To Military Employees (Continued from page I) is a constant cry for news from ^e. Letters are passed around and ^ ar® avidly by men who do not know boyS' uai^' it ar- writers. A clipping from an perican newspaper telling of the ar- ,''91 of the men went on a bulletin ■able-Nd. The men were glad to know America remembered them.” Printers ink, July 24, 1942— ?’6rvicemen’s Letters to House Maga- les”- Army and Navy officials go to 9t lengths to arrange for the de- of these employee Magazines newspapers to spots where our ■HI erican forces are stationed. Of- cers suggest that they be posted others in the camp can read ,5 o' etn too. Soldiers on the march re- they have even seen pages from ® house publications tacked up on jjjn trunks. One of the servicemen’s ij^sons for liking the company maga- as he does is that it brings news of old familiar scenes and jUgs of his friends. Before one ^ Plication had been in an outfit a it had passed through several . IJdred pairs of hands, getting more more dingy with each man’s turn- ^ of the pages.” JQuotations from soldiers’ letters): boys here all enjoy themselves ^ they receive letters from home. {"oy longs for anything from home. , it’s even a blank piece of paper, , loves to feel it just because it pe from home and maybe, lay on ^dining-room table for a few min- If there are any correspondents at tell them to write, as you do know how much a soldier appre- ,®s a letter from home.” Q former employee of Piper Air- v/rites home: “I opened a book i iHatches and almost burned my for lo and behold there was l^iper ad! I can’t tell you how ased I was. Being so far away not having heard from anyone in V Plant, just a mere pack of unlit ij^hes seemed to warm me through through. You may think it amus- but we in the service feel as i^^gh we’ve been cut out and isolat- all civilization. So, if we hear , news pertaining to matters of s own interest, that in itself seems bolster spirits.” ^iieeze Translated. f.%me?” queried the immigration jff.^Heeze”, replied the Chinese official looked hard at him. ,I that your Chinese name?” f 0, Melican name,” said thfe Orien- ffandly. ;nen let’s have your native name.” ^li Choo.” TWO BROTHERS NOW IN FIGHTING ZONE I ^ CORP. WALTER McNEELY and SEAMAN HAROLD F. Me NEELY, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. McNeely of Lake Toxaway, are now fighting with Uncle Sam’s forces across the Atlantic. Corp. McNeely entered the service in February, 1940 and received his training at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and Camp Bowie, Texas. He is now in England. McNeely went to the Navy this past winter and is now on a ship some where in the Mediterranean. Both boys were employed at Ecusta as first helpers in the Refining Dept. LETTERS HOME To Mr. Wells: I wish 'to thank you and any others concerned for sending me the Echo. I am in the Medical Section at Fort Sheridan, I have been assigned to the laboratory. At the present I am caring for the animals used for re search. Sincerely,’ GEORGE T. HENDERSON To Mr. Straus: I appreciate your nice letter and the July issue of the Echo. I en joyed most of all reading the letters from the men in the service. I will work in the hospital laboratory here as soon as it opens. Please note my change of address. Yours truly, GEORGE T. HENDERSON Pvt. George T. Henderson 1606 S. U., Station Hospital Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. To Mr. Wells: I still miss Ecusta very much. I have been transferred from Fort Monmouth, N. J. I like this place very much. Since I wrote to you last I have received several promotions. I am now a Staff Sergeant. I would appreciate very much your sending my copy of the Echo to this address. I still hope it won’t be long ’til I can be back there. Sincerely, JOE R. JOHNSON S-Sgt. Joe R. Johnson Co. L, 800 S. S. R. Camp Crowder, Missouri To Mr. Wells: I have been receiving the Echo monthly. I certainly am thankful to all those who make it possible for me to receive the paper. I enjoy reading it, as news of Ecusta is always of interest to me. . My address has been changed, and I am sending the new address in order that I may be able to continue to receive the Echo. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM H. LAUGHTER P. F. C. William H. Laughter 34119331 Co. I, 5th Ihfantry A. P. 0- No. 833, Care Postmaster New Orleans, La. Hello Mr. Wells and Ecusta Family: Here I am in Texas. I like the Army fine. Lots of hard work and strenuous exercises. It all goes to make a good soldier and we are here for that purpose. The boys have the Army spirit 100%. They press on and never a grumble. When the battle is won and the good old U. S. A. rings Victory over the land you bet I will head straight to Ecusta and home. Of the 42 men who left Canton, N. C., with me I was the lone ranger. I have met many new friends and not one stranger. It’s home to me under the beautiful Texas moon. I couldn’t think of anything better than to see you all a few days about Christmas. Here’s hoping. E. T. POSS Pvt. E. T. Poss Co. B, 52nd Trn. Bn., 4th Pit. Camp Walters, Texas MY HERITAGE I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills And have faith, patience, and be still, And know that for me is a job to be done. And in doing it well is a battle won. I do not feel noble. It’s my honor to proclaim That I want to protect, to ejfhalt, to exclaim That what I hold dear are ideals of my nation. Ideals of democracy, God’s plan in Creation. MEN IN SERVICE Keep Us Informed Of Every Change In Address Our Soldiers Here’s to our soldiers from Ecusta, When they meet on the battlefields, May the spirit of right be with them all Till the power of Hitler yields. Here’s to the soldiers from Transyl vania Wherever they may be. May we help them to do their part In the air, on land, and sea. Here’s to the soldiers from the sun- kissed South When they meet on foreign lands, May the spirit of Lee be with them all As the Sons of the South advance. Here’s to the soldiers from the wind swept North, When they meet our enemy. May the spirit of Grant be with them all As they fight to make men free. Here’s to our soldiers of the U.S.A. Who are fighting for world peace. God speed the day when they’ll re turn. And wars will forever cease. Eugene King Two Heads Are Better Than ^)ne “What are you looking for all this time?” “My hat.” “It’s on your head.” “Why didn’t you say so before?” “Why didn’t you say what you were looking for?” Sounds kind of silly, doesn’t it, yet that sort of thing frequently happens. Time and energy is spent racking our brains over something which may be perfectly clear to the next man, but how expect him to help out if he doesn’t even know a problem exists? Give your fellow workers the chance to help you by asking frank ly for their advice, and in return, give generously of your own knowledge and help when and where it is need ed. Sharing and exchanging knowl edge benefits all concerned, and en courages the spirit of co-operation necessary to the smooth running of any business or industry. WATER ON THE BRAIN DEP’T. While traveling upstream in his motorboat, a man notices a bottle floating downstrean* with the current. He travels on for 20 minutes, then reflects that the bottle may foul some boat’s propeller if allowed to float un checked. He therefore turns around and pursues the bottle, without alter ing the speed of his motor. He catches the bottle 6 miles past the spot where it floated past his boat, and notes that it has come from a camp 18 miles from where he is at the moment. How long has the bottle been floating in the river? ANSWER The bottle has been floating for 1 hour. The important step in the chain of reasoning is that it takes the man just as long to catch the bot tle as it does for him to separate from it. During the first 20 minutes, the bottle travels at exactly the same speed by which the boat’s speed is re duced by the current; and the two therefore separate just as though there were no current. During the second 20 minutes, the current aids the boat and the bottle by the same amount; so the boat approaches the bottle as though there were no cur rent. It follows, therefore, that it takes the bottle 40 minutes to float 60 miles. Hence the stream flows at the rate of 9 miles per hour. Since the camp is 18 miles upstream, the bottle has been floating iqr 2 hours. Contributions To “Echo” Due Oct. 14th Circulation Date Oct. 22nd
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