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Volume No. 3
PISGAH FOREST, N. C
October, 1942 Number 19
iCUSTA Helps Transylvania County
GO OVER The TOP’ In Scrap Drive
Your
T ransportation
Problems
^at would do?
If yours was one of the three
American Automobiles which are
now dropping out of service ev
ery minute of the day?
If due to your waste of trans
portation now, you could not get
to work later?
YOU KNOW?
That if passenger cars stop rol
ling and you expect to step into
a bus to get to work, that there
are not enough public vehicles
to take you when and where you
need to go.
That your personal transporta
tion is and will be of greatest
concern to you individually.
You BELIEVE?
That it is your “right” to drive
your automobile as you wish.
That “something is going to turn
up to solve the tire shortage
problem.” (If so, you believe in
nian made miracles.)
^ you have not seriously consid-
your transportation problem in
I® light of the above and it de-
l%s that you can no longer use
car, could you conscientiously
with some one else who has been
^^ring rides with his neighbors and
on the way to work or WOULD
IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH
m OF THE FOLLOWING:
Do you drive a five passenger
y bringing only one person or no one
!) >ork? Have you canvassed your
.^hborhood to see that you are
^ing all passengers possible with
. (Continued on page 4)
^^alysis Of Injuries
May 1, to October 1
ij an effort to determine the causes
^Qjuries to the employees of Ecus-
’ Champagne and Endless Belt, an
j[%sis of all cases treated by our
^Qical Department for the past five
^ths has just been completed.
Jhese figures are for the first
Ijj^tment given injuries occurring on
^ job and do not include sickness,
^essings or off the job injuries,
the 1,430 cases treated, 90% or
cases could have been prevent-
%
How?—by doing things the safe
/ and always being alert.
is the direct responsibility of
H ^ employee to not only do things
Safe way for their own protection,
(Continued on page 3)
dge, bingo parties
^LATED for NOVEMBER
jj^he first of a series of bridge and
scheduled for No-
jj^oer, exact dates to be announced
iv near future. Miss Roberta
/^t and Mr. Leonard Bauer are
k,Charge of arrangements for the
parties and Messrs, Roland
and Henry Lyda are in charge
‘he bingo parties. There will be
tiv charge for bridge games, but
of $1.00 and $2.00 in defense
VjjpPs will be given. Bingo games
be played at 5c per game, the
^ of each game to receive the
^®eds of that game in defense
Former Ecusta Man Commended By Navy
Navy Dept., Washington
From: The Secretary of the Navy
To: Ensign
David A. Pickier, D-V9G, U.S.N.R.
Armed Guard Center
Treasure Island
San Francisco, California
Via: Commanding Officer^ Armed Guard Center
Subject:
Commendation
Reference: (a) VCNO conf Itr. Serial 0257023 of Aug. 6, 1942 with forward
ing endorsements.
1. The Department has been informed of your gallant action as Of-
ficer-in-Charge of the Armed Guard aboard S. S. when that ves
sel was torpedoed on June 6, 1942. It appears from the report that when
two torpedoes struck the ship, you led your crew to battle stations while the
merchant crew abandoned ship. You remained aboard for almost twenty-
four hours despite the possibility of imminent sinking or of further enemy
attack, ready to defend the ship or assist in its salvage.
2. For the courage and devotion to duty shown on this occasion, you
are hereby commended.
3. A copy of this letter will be made a part of your official record.
(Signed) JAMES FORRESTAL, Acting
Ship Went Down
LIEUT. DAVID PICKLER
Ensign Pickier Is
Somewhere At Sea
Ensign David Pickier, who was for
merly connected with Ecusta as a
Chlorinator operator in the Pulp mill,
was ooniraeuded by the U. S. Navy for
“gallant action”, as shoxvn by the above
letter from the Navy Department.
Ensign Pickier volunteered for the
Navy on August 6, 1940. In spite of
the fact that his ship went down. En
sign Pickier survived and visited his
home in July. He is now at sea and
is in charge of an armed guard.
Pickler’s home is near Salisbury,
N. C., and his family are mighty
proud of their brave son and so is
the Echo. Not many men are priv
ileged to receive letters, as shown
above, from the U. S. Navy.
Many pictures of other “Ecusta
Men in Service” appear elsewhere in
this issue and the entire organiza
tion salutes them!
stamps. Parties will take place in the
Ecusta cafeteria beginning around
8:00 and ending by 10:30 p. m.
Watch for the announcement of our
first party and come out to enjoy
an evening’s recreation with your
fellow employees. All Ecustans are
invited:
Every Wednesday Eve
At 8:00 o’clock
One of the newest achievements in
the recreational program is an Ecusta
chorus.
So far we count over 20 members
whose number will increase in the
future, we hope.
We have a very capable leader,
Miss Justine Williams, who has se
lected a varied popular program. Mr,
Fred Williams is accompanist, pro
tem., and fills his place splendidly.
We singers are trying our very
best to bring harmony through prac
tising our different voices. We have
soprano, mezzo soprano, and alto. It
is not an easy job for Miss Williams
to direct and lead us for many of us
are only amateurs and have not used
our voices for a long time, perhaps nol
since school days. You can see from
the looks on the girls’ faces that they
gain great joy from this kind of diver
sion. We all know that we owe great
appreciation, especially to our kind
President, Mr. Harry H. Straus, who
accomplished for us this pleasure as
he has done in countless other ways
before.
Times are quite trying nowadays,
therefore, let us all use this oppor
tunity and sing our troubles away.
Christmas season will soon be here
and we will study several songs for
this occasion. Then you shall hear
oiir choir. We hope that many of you
will have joined us by that time.
Paula Sieber
HALLOWE’EN DANCE
The Handbooklet girls and boys are
sponsoring a Hallowe’cin dance and
masquerade at the Brevard Country
club on the 31st of October. War
stamps will be given as prizes to the
best costumes and there will be awards
for other contests also. Music will
be furnished by the Transylvania
Ramblers. Everybody welcome. Let’s
all go!
Notice !
Those who wish cold capsules may
obtain them at the First Aid Rooms
when they leave work.
Over 500,000 Pounds
Reported In Drive
In the big three-week, newspaper-
sponsored scrap metal collection drive,
which ended Wednesday night, Oc
tober 21, Ecusta did its part in help
ing Transylvania county “go over the
top”.
The county’s goal was 1,241,000
pounds, or 100 pounds per person.
Official figures released by Salvage
Chairman Howard Wyatt revealed
that the night the drive closed, a
total of 1,164,256 pounds had been re
ported and that there were around
326.000 pounds piled up on school
grounds, other collection centers and
on Ecusta yards. This estimate, to
gether with the poundage that had al
ready been officially reported, gave
the county a grand total of 1,490,256
or an average of 120 pounds per per
son.
The county salvage chairman list
ed Ecusta’s total scrap collection at
557,790 pounds, which was over one-
third of the county’s total. Of this
amount, 386,000 pounds had been col
lected and shipped just prior to Oc
tober 1, but had not been reported
officially. A total of 71,790 pounds
were collected and shipped from Oc
tober 1 to October 21 and another
100.000 pounds have been gathered
up and this huge quantity is expected
to be shipped before October 31, in
order that the county may get credit
for it..
State and county prizes are offer
ed for the firm turning in the largest
poundage and it is believed that
Ecusta has a good chance of winning.
Other Transylvania industries co
operating splendidly in the drive and
the county’s public schools did an
outstanding job. They collected over
350.000 pounds, or an average of over
120 pounds per student. The Brevard
high school led and the Pisgah Forest
school did a fine job, collecting up
over 40,000 pounds.
“Purpose is what gives life a mean
ing. Purpose directs energy and pur
pose makes energy.” Charles H.
Parkhurst.
Hike Is Autumn Sport
For Ecusta Girls
Some of the ambitious girls of the
offices. Finishing Department, and
laboratories got off to a good start
this fall by taking a jaunt from Bre
vard over to Mr. L. F. Dixon’s for a
big hamburger supper. Lil Clarke
and her kitchen crew had everything
prepared in an elegant fashion by the
time the rest of the crew arrived. To
have everything in true style, a big
campfire was burning ahd songs were
sung by all. We also enjoyed a tour
over Mr. P. H. Heygel's estate while
rambling around. (For details of this
hike read “By the Light of the Moon”)
Not bdng quite so ambitious the
second hike was to Camp Sapphire,
High on the mountain-side a de
licious supper was soon just a fond
memory. To top off the evening
everyone sat around the campfire
singing songs, telling stories, etc.
With weather permitting, it is
hoped that we can get a larger gang
together for another hike in the near
future.