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Page 4 THEECHO November, 1942 _ November 5, 1942 Dear Mr. Wells: I have received two “Echos” from you and was sure glad to get them. I sure do enjoy reading them. They call this sunny California. Where they get that I don’t know, for the sun doesn’t shine some days, and it is cold. A lot of boys like this place, but I’ll take old Brevard for my hometown. Tell all the boys at the Ware house I said “hello”. Yours truly, JAMES PAUL fiOWEN, Clp. October 7, 1942 Dear Mr, Wells: Have been receiving the “Echo” every month since I have been gone. I’ve wanted to write but haven’t had time until now. I’m going to “A. M.” school at Keesler Field. It is very nice here in Mississippi, but I miss all the old gang, certainly did enjoy working for your company. Would like to be with Mr. Patton and old Shift “D” Refining now. I wish to thank you for the Echo, and to wish Ecusta and all em ployees success. Sincerely, EDWARD BRACKETT, Pvt. November 8, 1942 Dear Mr. Wells; I received your nice letter yesterday, and sure was glad to hear that no damage was done^by the fire. I am still waiting for my ship to come back in, which is on convoy duty somewhere in the Atlantic. I hope to be sailing before long. I am sending you a picture of myself. I don’t think it is so good, but it is the best I have at the present time* Yours truly, FLOYD BUCHANAN P. S. Thanks a lot for the Echo. October 18, 1942 Hello Mr. (Walter) Straus: t- How is everybody at Ecusta now? Fine, I hope. I would like to be working down there now, but I feel like it is as much my duty, as the rest of our boys, to win this war. I thought I was getting out of the draft, by joining the Navy, but that is all I can hear around here. As they need boys to go aboard a ship, they draft them. I am waiting around here now to be drafted. Most of the 132 men who left Asheville when I did have been sailing since yesterday. We have another draft at 7:00 o’clock tonight, and I guess it will get me. All I am afraid of, is getting seasick. These boys say that sea sickness is awful. Jack Alexander is up here somewhere, but I haven’t been able to see him yet. I saw Cotton Fowler the other day, but didn’t get a chance to speak to him. Mr. Straus, I sure did appreciate the kindness you showed me, while visiting the Ecusta Plant the other day on my leave. I think everyone I talked to was just as nice as they could be. Here is hoping we win this war so that we can all be back together in good old Brevard soon. I may sail in this next draft, but I will be thinking of the Ecusta Paper Plant and its employees every inch of water I sail over. Here is wishing you the best of luck. A friend forever. FLOYD BUCHANAN November 3,1942 Dear Mr .Wells: You told me to inform you of a change in address, if any. We moved to our new camp Sunday, October 3rd. It’s quite different from the one where we received our detention training. Here, there are rows upon rows of tents and quansit huts which house sailors and soldiers. Here at Camp Bradford we receive a little more advanced training. If we had any idea before that it was funny we have now given it up. We have quit fooling ourselves and have settled down to the grim business of War. But you must not be sad because we are very happy—plenty to eat, shows every night, and lots of other recreation. I hope the folks at Ecusta are happy and pleased with their jobs, because they are very fortunate. I consider my work and association with Ecusta a rare privilege. Keep buzzing bohds Ecusta and we will keep them away from our shores. Sincerely, CLIFFORD D. CAGLE, S. I. C. Oct. 28, 1942 Dear Friends: I will try to write a word or so to let you know that I am still in the best of health, but I can’t say happy. For now my spirits are getting low, for I have been away from my friends there at the Mill too long. It seems like a life time but it has been just a short while. I wish to thank you again for the Echo. It is very interesting and I really appreciate it, so keep sending it. You asked me in a letter to describe my camp life. I can tell very little about that. We do our day’s work first and then we have some time off which is spent in our new recreation hall, or in a movie. Then we try to write to our friends, that is, when we can think of something to write about. About all I can say for this island, is it would be a good place to be from, and I hope that will be soon. As for the weather up here, if you don’t like it when you get here all you have to do is wait about five minutes and it will change, but as for today, it has been the best day since I have been here. Now I had better close for this time. Hoping to hear from you or to receive your Echo soon. • M. V. CAGLE, S. L C. P. S. Here is a picture to put on my old application blank, for if my mem ory is correct, you haven’t one on it. A friend in the Navy.—Marvin. Mr. Charles Margolis Care Ecusta Paper Corp., Pisgah Forest, N. C. Hello Charlie: Say “hello” to the gang for me. I hav been transferred here and I like it a lot better than where I was before. I feel better too, as the camp, the food and everything are better. ^ t/, Regards to all. Always your friend. Pvt. MAJORINE S. BEVACQUA November 6, 1942 Hello Mr. Wells: Just a line to let you know where I am. I didn’t have any trouble getting into the Navy and I like the Navy fine. I enjoyed working at Ecusta and hope to work there again in the future. Sincerely yours, H. JACK MOORE October 7, 1942 Dear Mr. Wells: Received the copy of the “Echo”. Certainly enjoyed it. Think W was pretty swell of the plant to remember her Service Men. Have thought often of Ecusta, the people I worked with and the me® people I worked for. I don’t mind saying, I hated to turn in my white um* form for these Navy blues. Please give my regards to Mr. Burch and his “C” shifters. Wishing Ecusta success, and thanks for remembering me. Gratefully, R. MICHAEL MYERS, Sc 1-c November 14, 1942 Hello Helen and Jimmy: Boy, I am having the time of my life in the Navy! I left up the*'® Thursday and got here on Saturday morning at 2 o’clock. Tell all the girls in the Handbooklet “hello” for me. I will to them as soon as I get stationed. Boy, is it cold up here? It’s so windy it nearly blows me away. Well, I’ve got to get some sleep now. Please excuse this writing. ’By now, LYDAY MAHAFFEY, Dear Mr. Wells: October 9, 1942 I am very sorry that I haven’t written to you sooner but it is easy to put off writing a letter when you have so many other things to do-, j iCjjia I was transferred here Sept. 22nd from Camp Barkeley, Texas, {t^e e like it 100 percent better. I think Texas is a nice place for cows bu^ Utiich for me. uai i'Oerl hsi INe I can’t tell you very much about my work except that this is a - u treatment battallion and the work is interesting although I hope we have to put much of it in practice. ,5 I sure do appreciate the Echo each month. I am proud of the of Ecusta and hope to be back with you soon. It sure makes a soldier to know that the company that he worked for is backing the men service so well. I am planning on getting a furlough next month and hope to ^ a visit to Ecusta. Yours to get a Jap, JOHN D. PAGE, Cpl. I Dear Mr. Wells: October 9, 1942 Just received the Echo and sure was glad to get it. I would -7 written sooner but have been moved around so much thought it wait until I was more certain as to where I would be stationed. Mi I am getting along 0. k. in my work but would like to hear jg' folks at the plant more frequently. A letter certainly means a lot. is nothing to do here as I am stationed at a small town so all you see ^ you go to town is more soldiers. jo I have completed my basic training and don’t have any drilling now. I am working in a hangar where airplane engines are changed- job is to hook up all the electrical equipment and then check it proper operation when the plane is run up for pre-flight. I enjoy up the planes and try to find any slight defects in the motor before tb® pilot takes her up. Either an electrician or a mechanic goes up wit^ jji test pilot to put her through the “mill”. If everything is 0. k. the pl^ '' then ready for flight. > I asked my sergeant the difference in AC and DC and he didn’t ^ He said he though AC was used on the planes and doesn’t know how to ^ a circuit to see if it is open or not, so you see I don’t worry much about ing to listen to anyone telling me what to do and what not to do, so I ahead and see for myself any trouble that comes up and find it in my L. * way. That is more than a privilege in the Army. ^ Hope to see you all in a few months and in the meantime tel* folks to write often. As ever, BEN RICKMAN, Pvt. Dear Mr. Wells: Oct. 11, 1942 I was very happy to receive a copy of the Echo this past week. Echo has pointed out, we fellows in the armed forces are always get letters and papers from home. , ^ Army life is swell and we have a very nice camp here. The and enlisted men are a swell bunch of fellows to work with. That has to do with the pleasure obtained in one’s work. I am enclosing a couple of pictures which will give you soiB® of how an evening is spent in camp. This type of evening is quite fr®^^ here since the town is small and transportation has been handicap?® the rationing of tires, etc. Let me thank you once again for the Echo. Sincerely, ELLIS RIDDLE, S-Sgt. I '‘ATe, jfcss filVy Y Dear Mr. Wells: Just received the September issue of the Echo for whicif I aiO cfj: to it?a?r1val%^ch°moLh'''® If''/ ^ ward to Its arrival each month and I never stop ’til I’ve read it aU, for word. I know every boy in the armed forces from Ecusta are very ^5 tolkra^t h?mf S'®®* folks at ^lonie (i^custa) are playing m the war effort which Uncle Sam’s fighting On! gave us two ends. One to think with, one to sit on. depends on which we choose, Heads we win—Tails w6 lose. + Ecusta, have niade your choice. KEEP IT UP! We are i” the Trid the ECUS^ y st regards to every one and thanks again for the ^ Sincerely, A HUBERT E. BATSON, CotP^^ f
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