QUALITY
FIRST
THEN
QUANTITY
NOT
HOW MUCH
BUT
HOW WELL
Volume No. 4
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
March, 1943 Number 3
Now In Africa
. private W. harry JOHN-
ON former tractor driver on our
^ndscape Crew is now in Africa,
ijarry was in Ireland and wrote
lie liked it fine. He writes
,0m Africa that he would like to
6 back at Ecusta and would like
® see the evergreens he helped
want around the office building,
h® s?iid he enjoyed receiving the
cho because it was like hearing
everyone at the plant. Best
. luck, Harry, and we’ll try to
the Echo coming your way.
Blackout
Successful
\(,^^^ticipating in the blackout that
^ held over the western part of
Ig., state on Tuesday night, March
Ecusta, Champagne and Endless
exception of the Ma-
oiif ^ ^ooni, were completely blacked
j 32 minutes.
is gratifying to know that our
ijj can be successfully blacked out
of an emergency and that
fof T employee can be counted on
100 percent cooperation,
bu ? who took part in the above
and to the other shifts who
have cooperated fuUheartedly
^Ohr, been working, I wish to say,
^pfratuiations.—H. E. NEWBURY,
^®nt Coordinator.
Kv
War fund drive
NEARLY 100 PER CENT
final reports and accurate
Wjjg figures were not available
Vih press, pre-
survey shows that nearly
Member of all concerns under
banner had contributed
^ah • drive,
bejjj^'^iations by departments were
^ up at press time, and
ill — —
press time,
%n?- is safely made that re-
^st this call will be the great-
any ever put on by Ecusta.
LOYALTY
It i. ^
j easy to criticize.
unthinking ob-
’’ot so easy to think and
1'ljp ® and obey. But it can be done,
^ord for it is loyalty.
"THESE THINGS MAKE UP AMERICA”
The puffing factories on the city hills
The busy people in the textile mills,
The wavering corn in the bottomlands
The calloused old mechanics hands,
“These Things Make Up America.”
The high-school boy and his studies hard
The Sunday dinner and the ration card.
That hidden candy and the corn cob pipe
Those stolen melons when the time was ripe,
“These Things Make Up America.”
The busy keepers of the small town stores
The listening people and the politicians roar,
Those stolen glances at a pretty Miss
Those hopeful chances for a loving kiss,
“These Things Make Up America.”
Those drugstore sessions in the afternoon
Those street square dances in the month of June,
Those football meetings down before the game
Those life long hopes to go to Notre Dame,
“These Things Make Up America.”
Your first job at the grocery store,
The stolen apple and the hidden core.
The long, hard work till the close of day
And the register ringing as you get your pay,
“These Things Make Up America.”
Woodrow Wilson and the first draft call
Abraham Lincoln, six feet tall,
That cherished question “Will you be my wife.
To love and honor and obey for life?”
“These Things Make Up America.”
That glass of beer and that cigarette
The orphaned puppy, who became your pet.
The baseball pool, and the bowling too
The funny joke and the cleaning crew,
“These Things Make Up America.”
“The Star Spangled Banner” and “Old Glory” too
The colors we love—red, white, and blue.
Our plans for peace and freedom and love
With the help of God in heaven above,
“These Things Make Up America.”
The Marines, the Army, and Navy too
The Red Cross and the things they do,
Our church, our life, our hearts so true
The U. S. A. will soon win through,
“For These Things Make Up America.”
JIM NEWBURY.
PRIZES
As a tip to Victory Gardeners, we
pass along the advance information
that prizes will be awarded for ex
cellent specimens grown on Ecusta
plots. There will also be rewards
for general appearance of individual
gardens. So plan to keep your garden
looking neat and brush up on how
to raise prizetaker vegetables.
RED CROSS DANCE
On the 26th of March there will
be a dance held at the Country Club
at 9:30 P. M., given for the benefit
of the local Red Cross chapter. $1.50
for couples and $1.00 stag. Call Mrs.
George Wheeler or Miss Roberta
Bryant for table reservations.
WILLIAM P. JORDAN IS
NOW IN MILITARY SERVICES
William P. Jordan, who has been
assistant to President Harry Straus
for the past five years, is now in mili
tary service.
He volunteered and was accepted
for officers training. On March 19
he was inducted at Camp Croft, S. C.,
and as y^t the Echo has not learned
where he will be assigned for initial
training.
Mrs. Jordan is now working at
Ecusta.
Dehydrator Cost
Very Moderate
Ptjrhaps you have noticed by the
door of the Cafeteria a little white
house that looks something like a
small telephone booth. Well, it is
the brain child of Ed .Happ and is
a food dehydrator. Mr. Happ assured
us that after these dried up vege
tables have soaked a few hours they
look fresh and tempting. The ad
vantages of keeping vegetables this
way are as follows: It' is more econ
omical unless you own jars and tops
already. Dried foods don’t take up as
much space as canned food and keep
indefinitely. The dehydrator is easy
to construct and if you already own
an electric fan the expense is not
more than $6 or $7, complete. The
cost df operating is about the same
as using one unit of an electric stove
and the drying time varies with the
kind of vegetable being dried as the
amount of moisture in some vegeta
bles is greater than in others. Celery,
apples, carrots, onions, dry in about 4
hours while tomatoes take about
eight hours. The temperature reg
isters between 120 degrees and 160
degres Farenheit and requires the
use of nine 100 watt lamps. If you
are interested in learning more about
dehydrating foods we refer you to
Mr. E. Happ.
Eversman Promoted
Our popular band director, John
Eversman, after a successful year in
developing the Ecusta Band, has
been appointed Director of Recrea
tion. He will devote his talents to
Recreation and entertainment in gen
eral, including music.
Mr. Eversman has spent his entire
professional career in the field of
entertainment and is well qualified
to assume his further duties. Based
on his success with the band, we pre
dict new laurels for him and much
happiness for the employees of Ecus
ta and their families through his
efforts.
NOTICE!
Ecusta recently issued an employee
telephone directory. It is quite prob
able that changes in telephone num
bers and home addresses will take
place from time to time and un
less this directory is kept up-to-date
it fails to serve its purpose. We ask
that any such change be reported
immediately to Mrs. Charles Col
well, telephone extension 328 in
the Main Office Building. The fol
lowing changes have already occur
red and the request is made that
these changes be made in the direc
tory immediately.
Names to be added to the direc-/
tory:
Names Home Phone Plant Exten.
Barker, Emmett, Brevard, 205 327
Brown, Ruby, H’ville, 593 347
Day, Dorothy, Brevard, 387 312
Mill Office 215
Corrections
Johnson, Virginia Plant Ext. 351
Marshall, Dr. Otis Home phone,
Brev. 177
McKagen, Audrey Brev. 191
Straus, Karl Plant ext. 215—271
Whitlock, Eula F. should be listed
as Drake, Eula W.
Band To Give
Public Concert
On Saturday evening, April 10th,
at the Brevard high school auditori
um, the Ecusta Band will give its
first public concert of the year. Di
rector John Eversman will highlight
the program accompanied by Mrs.
Charles Glass of Asheville with a
group of violin selections. There will
be no admission charged and the
public is invited to attend.