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PAGE TWELVE THE ECHO SEPTEMBER, 1943 Cigarette Production Is Up, But Demand Is Greater Today Than Supply; Reason Given «>- For the first time since the war started, there is now a shortage of cigarettes in the United States and smokers are having to smoke “other” brands occasionally and like them! This “shortage,” however, is not due to any lack of supply of cigarette paper, nor to a decrease in the production of cigarettes. More cigarettes are being made today than ever before by about 15 percent and the manufacturers are getting good supplies of high quality paper, thanks to Ecusta and employees. But the demand has increased, greatly increased! Latest reports show that around 25 per cent of the cigarettes made in this nation are going to the armed forces. Many others, of course, are going to allied nations. On the home front men and wo men are smoking more than they did before the war. This is positive proof of the es sentiality of the industry, especial ly in times of stress and strain. With production breaking all former records, despite material and other war time difficulties, the industry has proven that it can overcome severe handicaps and do a real job. “One thing that the cigarette manufacturers need, however, is more tobacco—^we are giving them plenty of quality paper—and in stead of reducing acreage, it should be increased,” President Harry Straus declared. Wade H. Ramsey is Manager of Calif. Central Fibre Co. Wade H. Ramsey, Jr., who vis ited Ecusta recently, is vice pres ident and general manager of California Central Fibre corpora tion, located at El Centro, Calif., where the majority of our Califor nia fibre is produced. Western North Carolina isn’t new to Mr. Ramsey for he is a native of Wedgefield, S. C. He graduated from Clemson as an Agronomist and Agriculturalist, and taught agriculture in Alabama for several years. He also worked in the Agricultural division of the Seaboard Air Line Railway. In 1934 Mr. Ramsey was put in charge of our fibre development work. After it had been definitely established that flax could be suc cessfully used in the manufac ture of cigarette paper, Mr. Ram sey was given the job of organiz ing a flax fibre plant in El Centro, Calif. This was excellently done, and today is the most modern and smoothly run fibre plant in the country. The CCC has recently negotiated the purchase of 40,000 tons of cotton-seed meal for importation from Brazil. Some of this meal has already arrived in this country Gregg Cherry Is Highly Impressed By Visit Through Our Large Plant “The Ecusta Paper corporation has one of the finest and most modern plants I have ever seen,” Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia and Democratic candidate for govern or, declared Friday afternoon when he completed a two-hour visit through the plant. “I was .simply amazed to see so much fine machinery and I was fascinated in seeing how quality cigarette paper is made out of flax in this great plant that was es tablished here in Western North Carolina just before the war started,” Mr. Cherry said. Prior to the war, most of the paper consumed by American manufacturers was made in Eu rope and Hitler would have cer tainly cut off this supply, the veteran legislator and candidate for chief executive stated. “Thanks to the vision and abil ity of Mr. Harry Straus and his associates, however, America does not have to depend upon European manufacturers for its supply of cigarette paper. “People today are smoking more then ever before and North Car olina people and North Carolina industries are seeing to it that cigarette production does not lag. “Our farmers raise the tobacco, the paper is made here in this beautiful mountain section and cigarettes are manufactured in our state.” Mr. Cherry delivered a patriot ic address in Brevard Friday night at a county-wide bond rally and came up early that day to go through the Ecusta plant. “This industry is a fine thing HON. GREGG CHERRY WHO’S WHO —BY STAFF WRITERS— MILTON (RED) McGEE Red McGee, member of the unloading crew, originally work ed with Fiske Carter Construc tion Co. He has been with Ecusta since October of 1939. Red has a keen sense of humor and en joys a good joke. His hobby is fishing and his friends say he is pretty good at it. Red fishes in the nearby mountain streams and always comes back with a good catch. He is married, has one child and owns his own home in Brevard. NELSON (Shorty) BOWEN Nelson Bowen, a member of the deliivery -crew, worked on the original construction for Fiske Carter Construction Co. He has been in the employ of Ecusta for four years — since October of 1939. Nelson’s hobby is gardening. He specializes in growing and selling or trading fine tomatoes. Shorty is said to have had one of the extra good Ecusta victory gardens this year. He is married and lives in Bre vard. for Transylvania and adjoining counties because it employs around 2,000 people and provides good steady employment,” he sa’id. “In addition to that, Ecusta co operates with every worthwhile undertaking in this section. “I am also impressed by the fact that the company is doing so many things for its employees. Here you have an excellent cafe teria serving fine food at low prices, a recreational center, a modern library and a continuous entertainment program,” he con cluded. North Carolina makes 70 per cent of all the cigarettes smoked in the United States. NOTICE TO ALL DEPT. REPORTERS Deadline For Oct. Issue is Fri., Oct. 15th Please get copy in early, if possible. D. J. (BALDY) LUTHER D. J. Luther came to \ard in 1939 and has been vvitn Ecusta ever since November o* that year. He came here wito Fiske Carter Construction unloading material for the fir® warehouse—helping to unload the first car of fibre receive^ at Ecusta. He has charge n®” of all the warehouses; the fibr® coming into Ecusta is receive^ and stored under his supery^ ion until it is supplied to mill. D. J. is married and Brevard. He takes great pri® in working with his chickens a® in his garden at home. He say he has a fine flock of lay*®| hens. He has a grand sense o humor and is a good sport--^, all remember what a member of the Ecusta team D. J. made when he da» ed with them in one of floor shows at an Ecusta pa^ last spring. As a warehouse fo^' man he is popular with all eu* employees. ERNEST MITCHELt Ernest Mitchell, assistant in the warehouse, began ing for Ecusta in September t 1939. Before that time worked on the original ^ struction for Fiske Carter ^ g struction Co. Ernest, who ^ j., near Rosman, has a pri*®, Ld den at home. He is married has one child. We understa^ also that he has a private sa^ age crew which specialize® . wrecking worn-out school bo^*® ^ The total farm mortgage in America last year was esti^ at $6,750,000,000,
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