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PAGE SIXTEEN THE ECHO MAY, 1943 Several Of Ecusta Men In Uniforms Return For Visits Several of our boys have paid us visits recently. We are always glad to see them and know that they really want to come when they have furloughs and fit a visit here into their busy sched ules. Paul Reese, who left Ecusta on February 11, 1943, is now in Fort Bliss, Texas. He visited the Pulp Mill, where he was formerly a tester, on Mayll. On the same day, May 11, we had another visitor, Harry Sente- lee. We were surprised to see that Joyce, his twin brother, was not with him. They have been to gether since they have been in the service. Harry was in Ecusta’s Fibre Warehouse and Joyce was an Inspector. They left on Octo ber 9, 1942; a write-up and picture of the Sentelee brothers appeared in the December Echo. Harry has just completed a naval radio course in New York. U. s. ARMY JEEP VISITS ECUSTA The thirteenth of May was lucky for us; Pfc. Edward V. Drake, who was a backtender in the Machine Room, came back to visit Ecusta. He left on January 30, 1942 and has been in a Fighter Command School in Orlando, Florida. He is now in Ocala, Florida. Warren Alexander, who is in Camp Howze, Texas (near Dallas) was willing when he visited the P^p Mill on May 11, to give out with a little information. (No, it wasn’t military secrets.) He told us of the armadillos, homed toads, rattlesnakes and jack rabbits. He told us too that the temperature was about 100 in the summer and freezing in the winter. This was Warren’s first furlough in over a year. We want in on that next furlough, too, Warren! ■ i VVLWkWyW M>.VWWSA Here’s the Big Boss in a Jeep! To help boost the War Bond Rally held recently, a Jeep bringing three soldiers from the Moore General hospital came to Transylvania and these men in uniforms were luncheon guests in the Ecusta cafeteria. The above photo was made by Paul Plaut immediately after the luncheon. Seated in the back are F. S. Best and Pete Eberle. War Bond Purchases By Ecustans Helped County Make State Record left here on March 17, 1943, visit ed Ecusta May 24. He has just finished his boot training at Bain- bridge, Maryland, and is going back there to attend electricians school. He says he thinks every thing “is swell” in the Navy. His brother, William R. Grossett who was in the Machine Room at Ecus ta, is also at Bainbridge in the Medical corps. We’ve heard from Pvt. Ralph C. Erskine, Jr., who tells us he is having his basic training in the Army Air Corps at St. Petersburg, Florida. He sends his regards to his Ecusta friends, whom he says he misses very much. Corporal Dewitt Drake paid us a visit recently, and quite pleased we were to see him. Dewitt was in the main office at Ecusta and each and evjryone of his friends and co-workers enjoyed his short visit here. He is quite a busy man or at least he gets around. Since leaving Ecusta in May, 1942, he has been to Keesler Field, Miss.; Dearborn, Michigan; Duncan Field, San Antonio, Texas; Clovis, New Mexico; and Newport Air Base, Newport, Arkansas; where he is now stationed. Dewitt is now in an office there and from all reports he seems very fond of his location. We wonder if it could be the location or the fair damsels called the "V^AACs who are on the same job. Russell Allen, another of our boys who is with Uncle Sam now, visited us on May 20. Before he left on December 18, 1942, he was a Vacuum Washer Operator in the Bleacher. He visited the Pulp Mill when he came back to Ecusta. Cpl. Allen looks well-^he says he has gained thirty pounds. He is stationed at Plattsburg Barracks in New York. Richard Lance, who was a Scale Repair man before he left here in March, 1943, visited the Machine Shop here on May 21. He has been in “boot” training, until getting this nine day leave, in Bainbridge, Maryland. On his return he goes to Machinist School for two weeks then he will be assigned to a ship. Richard says he is feeling fine al though he has lost 8 pounds. Robert J. Huggins, who was on the Cleaner Crew before he left in February, 1942, and has been stationed at Camp Tyson, Tenn., has been detailed to Princeton University for a basic college course under the army specialized training program. Paul G. Friday has been pro moted to the rank of corporal at Camp Hood, Texas, where he is in the tank destroyer replacement training center. Paul was an Elec trician at Ecusta before he left for the army, in November, 1942. Jesse E. Grossett, a former mem ber of the Landscape Crew, who Everett T. Bayne, Jr., one of the boys from the Finishing De partment, who is now one of our soldiers, visited Ecusta May 21. He is stationed at Camp Edwards, Mass., in.the Anti Aircraft where he lands gliders, (those planes without motors). He left here on January 16, 1943. Employees Continue To In crease Purchases. Fig ures Are Given CHARLES ALLEN IS BACK Charles ^ Allen is back in the office after graduating at Wake Forest. He has been with us two summers before an^ we all wel come him back. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appre ciation by thanking all the men and foreman of the Refining Room Department .of Shift B for their kindness and liberal offering given in the serious illness of our child. Mr, and Mrs. James Wilson War bond purchases on the part of Ecusta employees and the com pany were major factors ii^ mak ing it possible for Transylvania county to make the second best record in North Carolina during the month of April when the sec ond War Loan drive was conduct ed. Of the county’s total war bond purchases in April which amount ed to $339,714.50, employees and the company subscribed $163,341- 00. Besides helping the county to make a record of more than trip ling its' quota, a large bomber, to be known as “Miss Transylvania, will be purchased. Attention is called to the fact, however, that all of us are expect ed to buy bonds every month, and every pay day, and that is what Ecusta employees are continuing to do. According to information re leased by Charles S. Dunlap, who has charge of our war bond buy ing, the weekly purchases run from $2,100 to $5,500. His full statement is as follows: “In the recent War Bond Drive at Ecusta, we received 205 new pledges, amounting to $427.25 per week, and we had 318 employees to raise their deductions to a total amount of $527.00 per week. Be sides the regular payroll deduc- tions, employees subscribed $2,- 175.00 in cash for Bonds. The total amount of money subscribed in April was $19,718.00, the larg est month we have ever had. “Since July employees have pur chased $157,377.50 (purchase val ue) in War Bonds. We have not missed a single week in purchas ing Bonds. Our weekly purchases run from $2,100.00 to $5,500.00.” Impossible To Get Men’s Uniforms Now News Notes From Shift “A” Section The recent loss of men from this shift to the army has been some of the oldest members. Wade Scroggs, Bleach Room Foreman lately of shift D, is one of our recent newcomers to shtit A. Wade has been serv'ng in the capacity of foreman for more than tiTee ye^rs and his absence will be greatly felt by the men in the pulp mill. Tom Couch left in April from the bleach plant. Tom had a perfect attendance record for a period of over three and one-half years, as well as a very good work record. Fred Wilson, (Blondie) and Marin Landreth of the digest ing room were two members of the quartet of music makers. We regret seeing these men go and, wish them the best of luck and, hope they will be back with us soon. Charles Knight and Fritz Mer rill are much better following ma jor operations, which had kept them out for a few weeks. Millard Fleenor has returned to the hills of Tennessee. Millard had been operating the breaker beaters since the beginning of paper mak ing at Ecusta. Garland Teague has been moved to shift B as bleach operator being replaced as bleach helper by Coy Redden. Red Cagle has been giving us^. a little “Buck and Wing” here lately, he says, “he wants to be ready for the square dances at the cafeteria.” Recent count shows Hardy Kilpatrick and John Fisher to be pushing the production of chickens and hogs for the war effort. Karl Kilpatrick, with the able assistance of Clyde Galloway, hopes to make a large yield of potatoes and corn on their victory garden at Ecusta. There seems to be some argument as to whether Karl can get Clyde to swap his fishing poles for a good hoe or not. Several persons have asked when the store room is going to have a new supply of men’s uniforms. Every possible effort has been made to get them, but they cannpt be bought now and probably not until after the war. Finishing Touches A Shift—What will we do with out Cecil Smith? Uncle Sam took him too, and that means we will no longer hear our man with the hearty laugh! The latest of our new girls is Mary Betts Allen, a sister of. Sue. So glad to have another from the Allen family; they tell us that there are several more yet. Doesn’t Charles McGraw “wield a wicked mallet”? That must be the joy of bobbin cleaning. Edna Fullbrigbt and Frances Smith are the most recent of our “war widows.” Dot Sellers really forgot who she was when she got that call from the Pacific Coast the other day. Her husband has safely land ed, but we doubt her being able to land for a few days. She says “it’s great to have her one and only back in the good old USA for a while.” Katherine Staton is back but we can’t get much information about her vacation. Be Sure To Attend MINSTREL SHOW ■—^and— SQUARE DANCE Thursday, June 10 CAFETERIA
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