jjjjctober, 1942
looi Refining
at %igars and more cigars! This time
3 Ecus a gojj born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
vriti%nkenship on October 9th, weight
tiearupounds 2-% ounces, christened Her-
on Srt Michael. Congratulations, Blank-
g tr®|;ship!
5p f'^Peedy,” do you think that hunt you
jndii^lj other night was worth the
tne %ce considering all the resulting
luld-o^ratches and bruises? ... A fare-
]ell party was held at White Pine
by our shift, in honor of Ray
n°%emon and Frank McCrary prior
ly coi their induction into the armed
isionlfces. During the party some un-
! sounds were heard floating
ise Vn from the depths of the forest,
nglijme of us were a bit frightened
tyd%nking at first it was the distant
ad-bnowling of a wolf but it proved to be
lroW%ly the singing of Hank Newbury
wsb I,. . Having enjoyed this joke I read
e 3% pass it along: A man who had
I (^en married several years complain-
ird "Id to another that ihis wife didn’t
to be romantic any longer. The
)f t%her man told him the fault was
for taking her for granted in-
kenfjtead of giving her the attentions of
sQ^^eir courting days—so the husband
tly> Jiecided to follow his friends advice
)r once more be a lover. According-
1 he stopped at the florist and
tterfijought a dozen roses, then by the
0 store and ordered a five pound
'ox of candy and armed with these
Je proceeded home all smiles. Bust-
•iftg in he kissed his wife and pre-
?fiJited his tokens of affection; danc-
around the room a couple of
'itnes he boisterously stated that she
■'lust get dolled up for they were
stepping out for a swell time to-
[6ther, whereupon his wife sank
iftiply into a chair and replied weak
% “What else is going to happen?
cook left today. Both our chil-
were sent home from school
?ick with colds. Aunt Mary dropped
'•1 unexpectedly for a week’s visit
Jnd upon all that now you’ve come
®ome drunk!”
That’s all for now.
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territory and dragged down all
L IJie loose timber to our campfire.
' yi\ ^ow, why don’t they come on, we
^aid, and sat ourselves down on a
®ench to wait. The bench fell down
we propped it back up for the
'Others—so they would fall too, of
'bourse. Now, they should be arriving,
said, so we gave a mighty Tarzan
^6ll and in response we got a few
''^eak moans and the first of the hik-
ets dragged in and collapsed on the
. j-j 'Collapsible bench and so to the ground
Jhere they remained, apparently
j|]! '*®ad. After reviving them with cups
black stewed coffee, guaranteed
' 4 grow hair on the chest, they ex-
Plained that they left their fellow-
M ^'ifferers dragging along behind and
/ ?'ii’e enough, here they came stagger-
\d' ^^g into camp. Now we were all as-
?^®ibled, a merry little band of thir-
—Well, we ate all the food and
ivia ^ needles and some sticks
finding ourselves still alive we
fathered around the fire and sang like
% birds. Pretty soon the fire bum-
low and since we had gathered
the wood for miles around the
®^ly other source was in the trees
• there it was; a lovely dead limb
aI li^^ging right over our heads. I said,
0. K., I’ll pull it down” and started
the tree. I changed my mind
^bout half way up and came down on
ij'^stine’s head which turned out to
such a good solid resting place,
^ decided to remain there for a few
^inutes (in spite of an ugly spirit
?^own by Justine) and then started
^^ck up the tree using her head as a
^^op, and came down with the wood,
^fter this last supply had burned low
p decided to call on Mr. Heygel and
^'^iTied his bachelor’s quarters into a
jl^rem, exclaiming with feminine lit-
squeals of delight over his darling
Place. He escorted us out the back
^'^or and to the top of'-his tower for
?.Oiagnificent view. Ecusta looked as
M as a city all lighted up for miles,
jrfter thanking Mr. Heygel and put-
out our camp fire (and we clean-
(Continued on page 10)
THE ECHO
LETTERS HOME:
Dear Gang:
Not a letter from the dead but from one you might have thought dead.
As I understand it, the two letters I have written before have never
reached the office, although I know they were addressed correctly. I mailed
one on my return to Fort Jackson, thanking you all for the present when I
left and the nice flowers and cards and wires when my Dad died. The sec
ond letter was mailed after my first 2 weeks here at Camp Lee so as they
were never received I guess it will be a long story but here goes.
I left Asheville Tuesday, July 14th, about a year ago I think, and
reached Fort Jackson about 10 p. m. that night. We were given 2 sheets
and went to bed to get up again about 6 a. m. to take our physical exam and
sit around all day waiting for our names to be called to see whether we were
accepted of rejected. The sun was plenty hot and I think it was close to 100
degrees that day and the next. About 4:30 p. m. Thursday we were sworn
in and taken over to the reception center where it was much nicer. I stay
ed there Friday and Saturday and was issued clothes and got a couple of
shots. Sunday morning I received the news about my dad and although
it wasn’t exactly unexpected it was rather a shock. I was given a pass until
6 a. m. Thursday morning and was able to get a bus at 2 p. m. and made good
time getting to Asheville about 8 p. m. The flowers from you and the plant
were among the nicest we had so we placed them right in front of the others.
After I returned to Fort Jackson I just laid around until Friday night
when we were told we would leave at 4 a. m. Saturday morning ^ but they
didn’t tell us where we were going. We rode all that day and arrived here
about 6 p. m. Saturday afternoon and were brought out to camp in a truck.
It looked like a pretty sorry place at first but as time goes on and you see
it every day it sort of grows on you and then we have planted grass and
fixed it up a lot. . , i. „ 1
We started our basic training on Monday mornmg and for 4 weeks
we were on the go steady from 5:15 until sometimes 7 or 8 every night. The
first week was pretty tough on us soft guys that came out of nice offices
with plenty of ice water to drink. Every time I took a drink of that nice
warm water from my canteGn I though of that nice water cooler at the of-
fice but it didn’t do any good.
It would take a book to tell you all we went through. There was
plenty but it has all been so cut down to shorten the course to get the men
out and make room for others. I can drill and march and slap a rifle around
pretty good among other things. . , . , , t
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that a 30-30 doesn t kick because I can
tell you different, although I was able to better marksman score of 134 by 14
points, so was well satisfied. We carried full packs on several hikes and
they get pretty heavy after the first 5 or 6 miles, but you just keep plugging
along with the others and keep thinking that “If he can make it, I can too.
While we were out on the range we slept in tents and were up at 4 a. m.
eating and on the range by 5 a.m. waiting for it to get light enough to see
the targets. There are 100 targets in a line and 7 rows of men ready to take
their place on the firing line as soon as the front lines fire ten shots and
move back. Every man fires 100 shots, 60 for practice and 40 for record
The sling adjustment and the way you wear it takes up a lot of the kick
but makes it very awkward for anyone who has ever shot any befor^
When we came back from the range at the end of the fourth week
we were told we would start school on Monday morning. I was assigned to
the clerks and supply school to take up a little of everythmg that has any
thing to do with the Quarter Master Corps. We start classes at 7:30 a. m
every day and have 50 minute classes with a 10 minute break between each
We take up a different subject every hour and the only way you can grasp
it is to take notes as you go. We have taken up Procurement, Transportation,
Rations Warehousing and everything else. We are supposed to have six
weeks in this school but some fellows have been shipped in 4, so I may be
moving before long, as this is my 3rd week. ^
This could go on and on, but I must shine my shoes and shave and
sweep and mop the floor every night before lights out, so will have to stop
pretty soon.^ 'located about 5 miles from Petersburg, Va which is a
nrpttv nirp olace and only about 30 miles from Richmond, and I have spent
n^ple of'w'^rtends as we are allowed to leave from 5:15 Satur-
dav until 11:00 D. m. Sunday night,,which makes it pretty mce.
Thanking you again for my present and the nice flowers and the cards
and wires. I am just one more of
Camp Lee, Virginia
To Mr. Straus: , , xi. u mi. i
I received your very nice letter and your copy of the Echo. Thank
you very much. The July issue of the Echo gave me a lot of information
about all the boys in Service and also the big bond drive.
I especially like the Service Flag. I can truly say that the Echo makes
me a little homesick. , . ^ i ^
I want to thank you again for the nice letter. I enjoyed working for
you the short while I was with you. I am now in the Quarter Master Corps.
Am climbing on up.
Sincerely,
WALTER DAVIS
Breckenridge, Ky.
To Mr. Wells:
I received the copy of the Echo and was very glad indeed to get it.
I enjoy Especially the ball games and all the other news. Am very sorry
not to have notified you of receiving the Echo.
Thanks a million and I will always look forward to the Echo coming
each month. As you will notice I have been transferred to the 40th Bn
Please send it here until further notified.
Sincerely yours,
WALTER DAVIS
To Mr. Wells:
I have neglected sending my change of address for some time; how
ever, I have been receiving the Echo regularly and, needless to say, have
enjoyed reading it very much.
I am now with the 64th Signal Battalion at Ft. Meade, Md. Am study
ing telephone installation and matotenance and find it very interesting.
Have already completed a course in teletype maintenance. I realize how
fortunate I am in having this opportunity to study so many different sub
jects which I knew very little about previous to my enlistment. In turn
I am trying to make the best of it for myself and Uncle Sam.
According to the Echo many changes have occurred at Ecusta since
my last trip back. Am looking forward with great anticipation to my next
opportunity to visit you. Thanks for the Echo and your kindness.
Sincerely,
ALLEN WHITE
Page 9
In Violin Concert
John Eversman, probably better
known to us as the Ecusta Band Di
rector, was presented by the Sarah
Taylor Guild in a violin concert
Monday night, Oct. 5th, at the Bre
vard High School.
JOHN EVERSMAN
HIGHLY PRAISED
FOR CONCERT
If it is true, as it has been said,
that “The violin is an instrument
with a soul,”—surely those words
were proven when John D. Eversman,
noted violinist and Ecusta band di
rector, played to a large and appreci-,
ative audience at the Brevard high
school auditorium, Monday night
Oct. 5.
Mr. Eversman’s beautifully toned
violin spoke plainly the messages
intended by the Old Masters Bach,
Mendelssohn, Handel, and Shubert.
A delightful program consisting
of a wide range of selections and
displaying a brilliance of tone and
technique brought out the fine capa
bilities of the true violinist.
Mary Glass, who has been playing
with Mr. Eversman in many of the
leading cities of the southern states,
played three beautiful and well chosen
selections. Of special mention was her
playing of Godowsky’s Ault Wien.
Mrs. Glass is an artist of the first
caliber. She is widely known in many
prominent music circles.
At the close of the program, many
admirers of both Mrs. Glass and Mr.
Eversman went back stage to con
gratulate them. Words of praise and
enjoyment of the artist’s playing
were expressed by the audience in
general.
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page 3)
Pilot Plant
5
.3
Office
9
.6
Landscape Crew
40
2.8
Physical Testing Lab
3
.2
Pulp Mill
118
8.3
Storehouse
3
.2
Fundamental Research
1
.1
CHAMPAGNE
Shipping and Janitors
82
5.7
Printing Dept.
12
.8
Hand Booklet
35
2.4
Machine Booklet
5
.3
Gumming and Repse _
34
2.4
Shop and Electrical __
24
1.7
ENDLESS BELT
7
.5
TOTALS —.
- 1430
100
Do you wish to do something that
will help the safety program here in
the plant? Just take this tip—^Men
tion safety to at least one person each
day. You’ll be surprised at the small
amount of effort it takes to do this
and of the great amount of good that
will be derived from it.
H. E. NEWBURY
FLASH!
The boys and girls of the “S” shift
in the Gumming Dep’t have increased
their bond pledges and are now investing
24% of their wages in War Bonds.