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VICTORY TAX
iWce to our Employees:
The new victory tax will become
itective on. January 1st 1943. On
after that date we will be re-
>'ured to withhold this 4ax from your
J^ry and send it to the United
‘^tes Government.
Victory Tax is separate, is in
ajirf to the regular income tax,
will remain in force for the du-
^Jiion of the war. It is not to be
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^'^ome tax.
fnpj the end of the war you will be
j^cuied to a refund of a portion of
, e Victory Tax. 40 per cent of the
^ Will be returned if you are mar-
I and 25 per cent if you are sin-
You will get the refund at the
j. - of each year rather than after
War, if during (,he year you spend
Gast the amount of the credit on
• Government Bonds or certain
Perc premiums and
'“rsonal debts.
Christmas And New Year Message
FROM THE PRESIDENT
I 1942 is about to come to an end. It has been an imnortant
year in the history o£ oiir country. A little more than twelve LX a»o
get%Tarl'HLbor?fnifIi I*® “• *»■’
I f- V. ^ Since that momentous incident, our country has aconmn
preparation of the defense of liberty knd democr7cy_a stupT^
dous task Our men and women in the armed forces have rallied heroFcal-
\JeTr?L the^road^tn^°“f”^^"^Tf’ sufficient to say at this time that
^ nnr f • victory. It requires, however, until the final decision
m our favor is won, many more sacrifices on the part of every man wo
man and child in our cnnnfrv wo-
the%„SoLrnra1 iHlirTLT S?a“n”. ?o^ ‘S tSi
Af ft "s must put his shoulder to the wheel and nnlh "5.1’ J • s vacation at a time that is most
. ^t the end of wor vmi itrjii I tnn Aniir tti; i tt-.a i _ "“eei anci pusn us over the I desirahlp fr> fhneQ nrVi/\ i
TO EMPLOYEES
We take great pleasure in an
nouncing that for the year 1943 we
are glad to grant to each one of our
employees who works on an hourly
basis one week’s vacation, as long as
she or he was in our employ at least
one year on July 1, 1943.
With over 1700 employees, it is
a difficult task to arrange the time
when this vacation is to be taken. We
will make every effort to grant this
every one of us V^rp^rWs^houKlhe wS aC™sh\"”e’ ^ moS
top. Only then will Final Victory be assured and may we look forward^o ® who benefit by it,
n.rn.anent Peaca an£be _able to perform our dlily STn
^ x inai viuiury oe assured and mav we look forward fn
perma^nt peaca and be able to perform our daily tasks in normal fashion.
not be too distant when each one of us can say with a
the duration towards that end we have done our bit throughout
All of'"vo,? for and much to be thankful for.
PresMen?s wLp and read what has been published about the
Sen wL an Program. Undoubtedly this order has been
naturally all of vmi which will benefit our country. Quite
naturally all of you are interested iin finding out how this ordpr wiii I ' —
of1hIs'l)rd^''f“^^^^; many complicated conditions .^^°f,who have been in the ser-
with thnco a that I am working with feverish activity ^ Company for the longest
SJS Ealeigh, Atlanta and Sington- will have the prefer-
large a number of employees cannot
be absent at the same time.
While those in charge of arrang
ing this schedule will naturally try
to do their best to accommodate you,
you must not be disappointed if you
cannot get your leave exactly at the
time you would most prefer it.
Those who have been in the ser
in inis oraer, i want to tell you that I am working with feveri«!h Company for the longest
computing each those government agencies—in Raleigh Atlanta and Wathin^f Period of time will have the prefer-
% V Government has charged with the enforcement of this law, to give sympathetic and fSahiZ choosing the time of their
. KSfif f' “;js‘dfat.on to our employees whose iiterest I tave pre Lted to vacation where it conflicts with otto
s '^"7clSuerOn7i “1) “ "®‘ ' ^ ‘ “ blfor“li“ I employees.
NOTICE
War Savings Staff of Transyl-
jiia County are requesting glossy
J^t photographs of individuals
are investing more than ten per
s**t of their current earnings in
Bonds through the Payroll Sav-
Plan. These pictures will be
1^0 in connection with a new series
, advertisements highlighting the
savings accomplishments. In
coition to the photographs, brief
jtements from such individuals as
t ^heir motives in participating in
^ ^ Payroll Savings Plan are also de-
-An excellent example is that
i ‘ ® woman war worker whose hus-
was captured on Bataan and
. ® contributed sixteen percent of
b Wages in War Bonds as a gesture
^^oral support to her absent hus-
Ecusta employees who are
I ,^^ng to cooperate with the War
I Staff in rftfifaril tn f.hp nHmra
Staff in regard to the above
^ be asked to sign an authorization,
•■ft in pictures and statements to
■ Bennett, Department Heads or
yeaVo*‘;C stn Ver?a" them'Krtle close o^e
as yo?aT.^; ^eTo^, o^^TatrSTm^irlron'^^’
that some of the terms of the Wage Stabilization Order are not
£LTt;”‘r?o‘?
YOU rrfenOtled tTit^’ ^ S'™' ^ keenly that
^ P2>0ence, I must ask you to wait develon-
lack of end“etor“L 4Tpart.‘ ‘’™* »e to
ixrf faithful to us. For this I thank
Without your wholehearted cooperation, Ecusta could not prosper
The friendship between us, which I hope will be everlasting and wh,Vh
I treasure very highly, is a great comfort and pride to mf To ma^?^n
share^'afjumes.*’ Z
I sincerely trust that all of you will spend a hannv WnU/i«nr ivi +u
of your families, and towards this I seS you my”^
Sincerely yours,
HARRY H. STRAUS,
President
ECUSTA PAPER CORPORATION
CHAMPAGNE PAPER CORPORATION
ENDLESS BELT CORPORATION
The present vacation schedule for
superintendents and foreman will re
main in force, same as last year.
Vacations not taken before Decem-
"Cr 31st cannot be carried over to
the following year.
We hope that this arrangement will
please all of you and that it will help
you to still further enjoy working for
us, same as we are happy to have you
employed here.
Sincerely yours,
Ecusta Paper Corporation
Champagne Paper Corporation
Endless Belt Corporation
harry H. STRAUS,
President
Recreation Department.
^he old mill group
old mill recreation group
i(k5®’ which was held October 28,
at the Country Club was a big
^;^ess according to all present. It
I? requested that another be held
Plans are underway for a Jan-
^ which will be bigger and bet-
In every way.
toss-up as to who had the
M. fun, Ollie, Lewis or Larry. I
. believe Larry could get in the
Ve with his accordion if given
^ Opportunity; he certainly gave
Some sweet music during inter-
j ion. Ollie deserves a lot of cred-
j ^ his efforts in making the dance
^ceess.
^’11 be
—Arthur Vinson
seeing you at the next
ANNOUNCEMENT
of
SURGICAL BENEFIT PLAN
TO OUR EMPLOYEES: '
You now hold a policy of
HOSPITAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH TARftTTVA xvn
which entities you to receive hospital care witLut™t foTu ’
yCiJ'sSSr-s,
Wo . .U * INSURANCE FOR SURGICAL CARE
We trust that you will have no occasion to use either vnnr v
a»s”uS\^1l£' iS“t‘ '^^‘crpL^S
toff oTaLT"'"”®
Of iMsirfe -y
Betore arranging with a surgeon for treatment it k vprv imi^nrfanf
that you notify our personnel office. ^ important
Ti.. TT . 1 A *"^MILY SURGICAL INSURANCE
me Hospital Association, in consideration of our nurchase of ?nrpif«ai
Insurance for our employees, has agreed to allow eacf ma^rL em^lo^^^^^^
to purchpe at a small cost identical surgical benefits for the members of
ptv rd'^SOrofthl hospitdfzafltsuTanct'^^i
provmea 5U% of the eligible family groups elect to loin
married employee will be consulted at an early date about
purchase of a surgical poUcy for his or her dependent^.
echo has new heading
Of course you have noticed our
heading—a new suit of
clothes for a new year. THE ECHO
printed over a back-ground sketch
of the plant was Karl Straus’ idea
pe editorial staff as well as our
pho readers thank Karl for his in
terest and for having definitely im
proved the appearance of our pub
lication.
ELECT ECUSTA OFFICIALS
R. F. Bennett, general superin
tendent of the Ecusta Paper Cor
poration, was elected first vice presi
dent of the southeastern division of
the American Pulp and Paper Mill
Superintendents’ Association at an
annual meeting held recently. Mr.
Bennett is also one of the vice p^’e'^i-
dents of the national association.
Roland Wilber, Ecusta pulp mill
superintendent, was elected secretary
D^visi^n^^^^^^ of the Southeastern
Others attending the association
. ^®"ton, Ecusta machine
room superintendent and C. G. Jones,
renner room superintendent.
fv, E. Tweed, of
f ead corporation and Fred Doutt
01 the Champion Paper Corporation
were also elected as officers.
4.1, Bennett is also president of
the Asheville Engineering Club.
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