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AUGUST, 1943 THE ECHO PAGE THIRTEEN Finishing Touches I^ast month we were all too sleepy to think and therefore there ^as no news from our shift. Now tnat the day shift has unfolded jye are awake to at least some of the news. We regret the loss of some of our girls in the past month. Edna ^ullbright went to Maryland to oe with her husband. Dot Sellers took off to Jacksonville, Fla., to be with her returned sailor hus band, jvho is there in the naval hospital. Sue Orr thinks that Flor ida is wonderful, so she is going there to live. We will miss you, ^ue. Marie Hall is leaving, too, and we will soon be talking to ourselves if the girls continue to run off. Now and then some dear Sirl decides to come back; one olew in the other day to be with Us again. It was no one else but J'Stelle Ward, who has been with her husband for several months in ^oldsboro. Glad to see you again, Estelle, you look as natural as 6Ver operating that slitter. Oh yes, Ander; Hyder is back, tpo; he has his “crop laid by” and Jime left to work in the Finishing department again. Evelyn King has been out sick tor two weeks but at last she is ®ole to be back. We have a time 'vhen she is out; the bobbins get oif slowly when she is away. Sorry you had to spend some time in the hospital. Folks, you should hear our ware house trio. No kiddin’, we had some music over there the other Saturday that would make you Perk up your ears, wondering what caused all the static. Really, some 01 those girls are not so bad. May Freeman is one more happy Person now that her husband is t^ome to stay. They tell us Mertte Jackson has ^ new baby at his house. Not so hew now. The report is over a month late. The stork came to \hevis Jones’ house, too, a baby §trl called Patricia. Ammie Hyder refused a date tor the square dance the other uay. Girl, do you not know that then are scarce? Glad to have Claude Phillips back since he recovered from a toot injury. These men are always trading something and the latest deal was between Henry King and Ed Bell. JJtng bought a goat from Bell and then traded M. Jackson out of a "^atch to tell what time he should ^k the goat. Grace Hicks goes to Canton a tot for some reason. Her flame §6ts the most furloughs lately. Another girl ups and leaves; hone other than Grace Norman ^hd we really do miss her smiling . Eunice Gash has been on the ^tck list but is ablt to be back at ''^ork now. .Maxine Hollingsworth is back with us after having been out for year due to an automobile ac cident. We were very happy to ®6e her up and walking again. string BAND & DANCE team TO APPEAR NEXT MONTH FOR CHAMPION Just For Fun UKE EGGS - FRESH AND NEW, YMJ BETI g]. Redecorated— Draftee—“Was that your new girl I saw you with last night? Regular—“No; just my old one painted over.” Description— Ham—“She’s as pretty as a pic ture.” Eggs—“Yeah. Nice frame, too.” Distinction— Junior—“Mother, are you the nearest relative I’ve got?” Mother—“Yes, dear, and your father is the closest.” Literal— G-Man—“Got away, huh? Did you guard all exits?” Village Cop—“Yep. Can’t see how he did it unless he slipped through one of the entrances.” Horrible— “I like him less and less.’ “Why?” “He’s the type that when he pours a drink and you tell him to stop, he stops.” Not So Blind— A small store keeper, much to the astonishment of his neighbors, suddenly decorated his shop win dow with a gorgeous, new blind. It was the sensation of the day, and few of his brethern failed to make some remark to him about it. “Nice blind you’ve got there, Isaac,” said one. “Yes, Aaron.” “How much did it cost you, Isaac?” “It didn’t cost me anything, Aaron. My customers paid for it” “What! Your customers paid for it?” “Yes, Aaron. I put a little box on my counter, ‘For the blind,’ and they paid for it.” Wonderful?— Edith—“Did anyone ever tell you how wonderful you are?” Elbert — “Don’t believe they ever did.” Edith—“Then where’d you get the idea?” ECHO’S MUSICAL INTRODUCTIONS Car— Bill'—“Honestly now, you’d never have thought that this car of mine was one I bought second hand, would you?” Friend:—“Never in the world. I thought you’d made it yourself.” Calamity— Student—“I hear the Board of Trustees is trying to stop neck ing.” Second student—“That so? First thing you know they’ll be trying to make the students stop, too!” Escape— Amos (after a narrow escape at railroad crossing) — “How come you blow yo’ hawn? You oughta know it wouldn’t do no good.” Sambo — “Boy, dat wa’n’t my hawn. Dat was Gabriel’s!” Rescue— (Waiter—“May I help you with that soup, sir?” Diner—“What do you mean, help me? I don’t need any help.” Waiter—“Sorry, sir! From the sound I thought you might wish to be dragged ashore.” Lost— A fidgety little man was search ing on the floor beneath the the atre seat. Finally the woman next to him exclaimed: “What in the world is the mat ter with you? Have you lost some thing?” “Yes’m,” said the little man, meekly, “a caramel.” “Do you mean to tell me you are making all that fuss over a caramel?” “Oh no, ma’am—it had my teeth in it!” Careful— Customer — -“Your dog seems very fond of watching you cut hair.” Barber — “It ain’t that; some times I snips off a bit of ear.” Willing— Heard in an English air raid shelter: “Is there a mackintosh in here that’s large enough to keep two ladies warm?” “No, but there’s a MacPherson who’s willing to try,” was the re ply from a dark corner. In A Letter To Mr. Straus, Ecusta Man In Service Urges Folks Back Home To ‘Buy Bonds, Work Hard* Hazel McKinney started to work as an inserter in Hand Booklet Department in January, 1941. In January, 1943, she was promoted to service girl. Her home is at Mills River and she is a graduate of Mills River high school. Hazel has always been interested in music and for a while studied piano. When the Ecusta Band started in February, 1942, she de cided definitely that she wanted to be a part of that band. Very soon thereafter, in fact during the month of March, Hazel began the study of clarinet. She soon joined the beginners training band and in July of that summer was pro moted to membership in the regu lar band. Early this spring Hazel was elected as a member of the Band Activities Committee. Besides photography, swimming and dancing, Hazel is especially interested in softball, having been a star pitcher for Balfour Mills for two summers before coming to Ecusta. STORK CORNER J. T. Williams, Who Is In The Navy, Writes In teresting Letter The Ecusta Dance team and ^Quare Dance band will give an ^^hibition at Canton, on the eve- htng of September 6, during the special Labor Day celebration to be held there by the Champion *tbre company. Both the String band and the Danc^ team made Excellent showings at the Irecent ^olk Festival held in Asheville the early part of August with the band winning first place and the dance team running a very close second. Buy U. S. Government Bonds Stamps regularly. “Give my best regards to every one and keep reminding them to buy bonds and to work hard for Victory,” Tech. Sgt. J. T. Williams, former Ecusta employee who is now in service in the Navy, wrote in a letter this week to Mr. Harry Straus. The full letter is as follows: “I was very happy to receive your letter of July 31st today. It was very much appreciated. My mail has been a little irregular lately, but it is all right now. I was away on detached duty for approximately four and one half months working in the Group Liaison office. “I have been very fortunate since entering the service. I l^ave been given the ppportunity to make good and I have tried to take ad vantage of it. My work has been in the Quartermaster office since finishing school more than a year ago. However, my last assignment was somewhat different. There was some supply work, but most of it was general clerical work. That happened to be the only Marine office in that location and every thing that concerned Marines came to that office. It was very interest ing work and I enjoVed it very much. I returned to this station and the Quartermaster office last week. “I have received the Echo through the June issue. I look forward for it each month. It is a valuable source of information to me on the home folks. “Perhaps I had better sign off for this time. Give my best re gards to everyone and keep re minding them to buy bonds and work h^rd for victory.” Born to Mr. and^Mrs. F. E. Floyd, July 27, a son, Kenneth Lee. Mr. Floyd works in the Filter Plant. Born to Pvt. and Mrs. Wales Randall Lankford, July 20, a son, Wales Randall, Jr. Pvt. Lankford was employed ih the Physical Laboratory before he went into the army. Born to Captain and Mrs. Ralph L. Waldrop, July 20, a son, Ralph L., Jr. Before going into the army Captain Waldrop was an Ecusta Bleach Foreman. There is a new arrival in the Mr, and Mrs. Mertte Jackson fam ily. Mr. Mertte Jackson works in the Finishing Department. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chevis Jones, a daughter, Patricia. Mr. Jones works in the Finishing De partment. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Frady, August 1, a son, William Edward. Mr. Frady is employed in the Machine Room. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmey Jones, August 4, a son, Larry Jones. Mr. Jones is employed in the Machine Room. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rogers, August 1, a daughter. Mr. Rogers works in the Gumming Department, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Burns, July 17, a boy, Clarence Dewey. Mr. Burns works in the Maintenance Department. Born to Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Day, July 23, a boy, William War ren. Mr, Day works in the Maiu« tenance Pepartmeut. ^
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