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PAGE TWELVE THE ECHO NOVEMBER, 1943 Employees In Service Pay Us A Visit _ > ‘ ‘ II ■ - ^ On November 5, T. Sgt. DeWitt Drake, who is with the army air corps technical supply, visited Ecusta where he was employed in the Pay Roll Department before going into service on May 19, 1942. After taking his basic training at Keesler Field, Miss., and advanced at Detroit, Mich., he was sent to various air bases with technical supply. Upon his return he expects to go to officer’s school. During a 15-day furlough (his first in a year),. CpL Joseph A. Perry, visited the plant Nov. 5th. Before going into service he work ed for Champagne as a machinist. His wife, Ruth, works in Ecusta Control. Cpl. Perry took his basic training at an army base in New Orleans, La., and aircraft mechanic training at Lincoln, Neb., and special training at Akron, Ohio. He is now in the maintenance division at Mobile, Ala. FOR CmilANS ONLY!!! Have you written someone in the service this week? Does your serviceman—your son, brother, husband, or sweetheart- get a case of the blues every mail call? Do you ever write to that friend you promised to write when he left? Let’s let our Christmas be happier by having the satisfaction of knowing we ve helped make some serviceman happier. In case you don’t know your friend’s up-to-date address, call Kathleen Ricker at I Just For Fan LIKE EGGS - FRESH AND NEW, YOU BETI ..Q Second Lieut. iWac Heaton, for mer Ecusta Machine Tender who entered the service in March of 1942, visited on Nov. 9th; his wife, the former Drama Gibbs, who used to work in Champagne, was with him. Lieut. Heaton was with the army engineers attached to a demonstration regiment but ha§ been transferred to the air corps. UNDER TIME Plumber’s Wife: “ ’Ullo, wot you come back for. Yer tools?” Plumber; “No, me lunch. I’ll be back for me tools later.” ■mQ FILM FAN Jenkins took his sweetheart to see an important football match. I,- girl was a film fan and, not He took his pre-fbght trainmg at being interested in footbaU, was Maxwell Field, Ala. After his pri- soon bored by the game As the mary, basic and advanced training teams came out for the second half he received his pilot’s wings at she nudged her companion Napier Field, Dothan, Ala. He “Come, let’s go out now'” she base said. “This is where we came in” in Florida with a fighter group. C .1 T • * « . I MEDICAL ADVICE Second Lieut. Ben M. Rickman “Oh, doctor,” cried a wild-eyed has just graduated from advanced man, “I’m dreadfully affUcted The twin-engine school and received ghosts of-my departed reliives hw silver pUot’s wings which his come and perch on the tops of the sister, Sgt. Mary Rickman, pinned fence posts all around my garden on hini at graduation He visited when dusk is falling. I can look November 9; he is being trans-jout any evening and see a cou- fe^ed to Hendricks Field,, Fla., I pie of dozen spooks sitting on the w ® assign^ to a fence, waiting, waiting, waiting. B-IT Flymg Fortress. Lt. Rickman | What shall I do’ was formerly a Shift Electrician. He has been in the air corps since August of 1942. ‘Sharpen the tops of the posts.” HIDDEN Waiter: “How did you find the [meat, sir?” Diner: “I just moved the po tato and there it was.” On November 9, Pfc. Warren R. Alexander visited Ecusta, where he was employed as a Vacuum Washer Operator before going in to service in November of lasti nnv’T twfv att i year. He is stationed at Camp rr.. t • . Howze, Texas, but has just been thought you were ' on maneuvers m Louisana. Pfc. I cut. “t Alexander visited in September af- L \ tS t i ter completing his advanced tram-L|thonf If f ,f ing; he is in the infantry. [without any clothes or hats.” , During his ten-day furlough, Troy G. Stanley, Seaman 2/c, Pvt. Allen P. Smith, Jr., of the former employee of the Refining I U.S. Marines, visited Ecusta. Be- Room of Ecusta, visited the plant I fore going into the Marines, Dec November 5 after completing his 10, 1942, he was a Pulp Mill Tester boot training at Bainbridge, Md. at Ecusta. He is stationed at Camp ^ter a 9-day leave here he is go- Pendleton, Calif., but expects to be ing back to go to school; he was sent to the South Pacific soon, recommended for machinist’s I Pvt. Smith has been trained at radio school, -also telephone and I machine gun. He has been station- Sgt. Mary P. Rickman visited I three different camps in the plant November 1, She was | California, formerly employed in Champagne as a Blocker. Sgt. Rickman enter-1 James L. Avery, Fire Control DETOUR A synonym iis the word you use when you can’t spell the other one. WAR-PATH “What are you doing here, dear?” “Looking for a husband.” “But you already have one!” “That’s the one I am looking for.” EFFICIENCY “How are you getting along at home while your wife is away?” “Fine. I have reached the high est state of efficiency. I can put my socks on from either end.” ON THE ALERT A prospective customer entered an art shop. “I want to see some of those pictures that are done by scratching,” he said to the clerk. The clerk thought a moment, and then his face lighted up. “Oh, yes,” he said, “you mean itchings.” Dies In A Crash TED GENTRY, who was kill* ed when his Piper Cuji) trainer plane crashed and burned on November 14, in a field about 200 feet from his home in Ashe ville. Ted was a civil air patrol student pilot with approximately 30 hours of flying time. He was a popular member of thei Ecusta office force. COMEBACK ‘Your methods of cultivation are hopelessly out of date,” said the youthful agricultural college grad uate to the old farmer. “Why, I’d be astonished if you got even ten pounds of apples from that tree.” So would I,” replied the farmer. “It’s a pear tree.” ed the service January 24, 1943, man, 3-c, visited on November 3. and is now stationed at DajrtonajHe was home on a 16-day survi- Beach, Florida at a WAC training I vor’s leave. He returns to Seattle, center. I Wash. Before entering the naval service June 7 of this year he was . Sgt. Howard V. Page, former I ^ Machine Operator in Cham- Machine Operator of Champagne J pagne who was inducted into the army in June, 1942, is now a chief clerk in I CpL Hubert E. Medford is in an administrative office in the technical supply with the air corps army air corps. He visited the I ground crew now stationed at the plant Nov. 3rd, during his 15-day I Lockbourne Air Base, Columbus furlough. Sgt. Page took his basic!Ohio. Before entering the service training at Keesler Field, Miss., August, 1942, Cpl. Medford was an stationed at Sheppard IEcusta Millwright. He visited Ecus- Field, Texas; he was stationed forlta November 8 during his nine- one year at St. Petersburg, Fla. I day furlough. NO MOLE “Daddy, what is a mole?” It is a kind of wart on a person’s skin.” “Do they crawl around?” “No.” “Then that ain’t a mole on your neck, is it?” ten pin league MEN’S SCHEDULE (1933-34) Code: Team No. 1—Machine Room, Arthur Poteet, captain. Team No. 2—Champagne, Chris Rogers, captain. Team No. 3 ~ Office, Paul Plaut, captain. Team No. 4—^Maintenance, Emil Vassey, captain. Team No. 5—Control, Bob Mat thews, captain. Team No. 6—A1 Montville, cap tain. Six-team Began Oct. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. schedule, 13, 1943. 20 weeks. 1 Alley Number 1-4 5-3 6-2 8 6-3 24 5-1 15 2-5 3-1 4-6 22 4-3 5-6 2-1 29 . 6-1 3-2 4-5 5 5-2 4-6 1-3 12 1-4 5-3 6-2 19 3-6 2-4 5-1 26 5-4 6-1 2-3 2 2-1 4-3 6-5 9 3-5 2-6 4-1 16 4-2 1-5 3-6 23 1-3 6-4 5-2 NOT THE RIGHT TIME “Did you tell Mr. Daly that he is the father of triplets?” “No, he is still shaving,” SUBJECT Notation on a church signboard: “What Is Hell Like?” Come and Hear Our Organist! REASON A young man had just been drafted and was being examined. The psychiatrist’s assistant asked the routine question: “Do you go out with girls?” The draftee shook his head and answered firmly: “No.” The assistant called the chief psychiatrist, who repeated the question. Again the draftee an swered firmly: “NO!” “Why don’t you go out with girls?” the doctor asked. “Because,” answered the draftee, “my wife won’t let me.” Women’s DUCK PIN LEAGUE SCHEDULE (1943-44) Code: Team No. 1—Finishing, Sue Al len, captain. Team No. 2—Endless Belt, Mary Sue Thorne, captain. Team No. 3—Office, Roberta Bryant, .captain. Team. No. 4—Champagne Stars, Anne Morris, captain. Team No. 5 — Control, Lucy Clarke, captain. Team No. 6—Pin Setter’s De light, Eileen Nelson, captain. Six-team schedule, 20 weeks. Began Oct. 14, 1943. Dec. 2 Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 9 16 30 6 13. 20 27 3 10 Alley Number 5-6 1-2 34 1-4 5-3 6-2 6-3 24 5-1 2-5 3-1 4-6 4-3 5-6 2-1 6-1 3-2 4-5 5-2 4-6 1-3 1-4 5-3 6-2 3-6 24 5-1 5-4 6-1 2-3 2-1 4-3 6-5 3-5 2-6 4-1 4-2 1-5 3-6 1-3 64 5-2
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