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NOT
HOW MUCH
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Volume No. 4
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
February, 1943 Number 2
VICTORY GARDEN PLEDGES HIGH
Ecusta Paper Corporation, Largest Cigarette Paper Factory In U. S.
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The above picture of the Ecusta Plant appeared in the 1942 Blue Book of Southern Progress, published by
Manufacturers Record Publishing Company. The Blue Book described Ecusta as the only cigarette
^®P®r factory in the South—the first and largest in the U. S. devoted exclusively to the manufacture of
^*garette paper. Ecusta employs approximately 1800 people and produces about 45 tons of cigarette paper
^aily.
^^Usta Band To Give
Series of Concerts
For Employees Here
fo^^^^ngements have been made
the Ecusta Band to play a series
^ Concerts for the employees of
Of during the year 1943. First
^ these concerts will be held at the
fj.®teria on Friday afternoon, Mar.
jjj This first concert is sched-
on Friday, pay-day, and will be
at different times during the
afte
^es
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J'noon since most of our employ-
here at that time and will be
I? to hear the band,
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and it is hoped that everyone
band was originally organized
®es serving the employ-
enjoy the concerts.
Notice to employees
are still some employees
tes? failed to report for blood
^ ts Those of you who have been
^‘‘Ployed here since Sept., 1942, or
had a blood test
the beginning of this year,
report to the First Aid De-
sjjJJ'J’^ent immediately. — Otis Mar-
^9pNTY SURPASSES ITS
infantile drive quota
committee in charge of the
its Paralysis Drive expresses
Stj. appreciation to Mr. Harry H.
and to employees of Ecusta
Corporation for their support
ty the recent drive in this coun-
-^he quota for Transylvania
tee • $360.00 and the commit-
tt^ is pleased to announce that in
Transylvania style the quota
Hjiti ^®^ched and surpassed, total do-
amounting to $408.87.
ROBERTA BRYANT, Co-Chr.
Accidents Can Be
Prevented. Are You
Doing Your Part?
An analysis of all injuries treated
in our First Aid Station during the
month of January, 1943, brings out
the fact that far too many of us are
disregarding our safe practice rules.
Of the 335 cases that were treated
during the above month, approxi
mately 80%, or 270 of them, could
have been prevented. ’Tis true that
the majority of these injuries were
of the minor type, but many of them
could have been very serious. It
has been said that “Luck is of
ten the difference between a minor
and major injury” and such was the
case with a number of the above in
juries. Accidents can be decreased
by everyone thinking and doing
things the safe way.
Study the causes of these 335 in
juries, as well as your department’s
safety record during the month of
January and see if there isn’t some
way YOU can help eliminate so many
cases—When YOU make up your
mind to THINK and WORK, SAFE
LY, Accidents Can Be prevented,
and not before then.
Causes of Injuries
Handling rolls, shafts and
bobbins 12
Handling other material 88
Using hand tools 45
Machine, conveyor and hoist
injuries 17
Injuries due to slips and falls __ 14
Eye injuries 22
Caustic and acid burns 9
Other burns (steam pipes, etc.) 23
Injuries caused by trucks 1
Miscellaneous injuries 104
Post - War Period
Plans Drafted
HARRY STRAUS GIVEN KEY POST
ON CED AT ASHEVILLE
MEETING
TOTAL 335
Injuries by Departments
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Harry H. Straus, president of the
Ecusta Paper Corporation, was un
animously elected community chair
man at a meeting in Asheville last
Saturday, at which leaders of com
merce and industry in Western
North Carolina took initial steps for
post-war planning under the guid
ance of the national committee for
Economic Development.
The purposes of the national or
ganization, as outlined at the meet
ing held at the Battery Park hotel,
are to assist commerce and industry
to plan for high levels of employ
ment and productivity when peace
comes. It is not under the govern
ment, but is an independent project
inaugurated by a representative
group of industrialists and business
men.
Paul G. Hoffman, president of the
Studebaker corporation, is national
chairman. Robert M. Hanes, presi
dent of the Wachovia Bank and Trust
company at Winston-Salem, is reg
ional chairman of the CED for North
Carolina.
Mr. Straus said that plans for help-
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Newspapers are requested by the
Government to publish only certain
military addresses. The Echo will
attempt to publish such addresses on
the heads of letters which are pub
lished each month in our LETTERS
HOME section. Please help us keep
our address cards up to date by fur
nishing us any new addresses you
obtain.
Pledge Cards Show
1,095 Ecusta Gardens
The Victory Garden pledge cards
have all been tabulated and show
that approximately 1095 Ecusta fami
lies will have gardens this year.
One thousand of these gardens
will be at home and will total about
800 acres.
Ninety-five will be here at the
mill and total 50 acres. These 50
acres consist of 18.5 acres on the Is
land, 6 acres across the river back
of the mill, and 25.5 across the road
from the Main Office, which the
Company has rented.
This ground will be plowed by the
Company and furnished to the 95
employees free of charge for their
use during the garden season. From
then on the responsibility for plant
ing and raising a good garder\ rests
with each gardener.
Maps, showing the size and loca
tion of each garden, are now being
prepared and will be in the hands of
each gardener within a few days.
Because of the probable scarcity
of seed and fertilizer, it is necessary
that each person get his as soon
as possible. Advice about the gar
dens can be gotten from Mr. Vannah
in the TT Building. Information can
be obtained from the Echo, Mr. Best
in the Main Office, Walter Straus,
Fred McCann, or Mr. Bennett.
Echo Plans To Print A Column
Monthly As Seasons
Pass
The Echo plans to print a column
each month, of timely Victory Gar
den information as the crop season
comes along. The Echo emphasizes
that gardeners who plan and prepare
their land themselves, or who hire it
done, should remember that the crop
begins with the plowing and machine
working of the garden site. There
are no shortcuts to land preparation.
First burn off or haul away trash.
Turn the sod under evenly,—^when
the soil is at the right moisture to
slake well. Cross disc the field
twice, lengthwise disc it once, spring
tooth it diagonally both ways, smooth
it with a spike tooth. Harrow it
again just before planting to kill
weed seed that has sprouted.
On another page of this issue is
a table of information for Victory
Garden vegetable plantings in Tran
sylvania County this year. It was
agreed upon last week by a group
headed by Mr. Julian A. Glazener,
County Agent. It is based upon the
N. C. Farm and Garden Manual, Ex
tension Circular 122.
In planning for first seedings and
as tabulated there. Victory Garden
ers should put in their onion sets as
soon as possible,—now. Next sow
peas and set out cabbage plants.
Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage will
stand some late frosts. Carrots can
be planted by mid-March. Beets can
go in before the end of March. Pea
plantings can be made fortnightly
from March 1st to the end of April
and the plantings will mature in suc
cession provided we have a cool
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