PAGE TWO
THE ECHO
NOVEMBER, 1943
Lorillard Official Visited Ecusta
Book. Corner
“Books are keys to wisdom’s trea
sure;
Books are gates to lands of plea
sure;
Books are paths that upward lead;
Books are friends. Come, let us
read.
Inscription in a Massachusetts
library.
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Ranked among the greatest love
stories of English literature are
JANE EYRE and WUTHERING
HEIGHTS, the former by Char
lotte Bronte and. the latter by Em
ily Bronte. Reviewers have hailed
these books as the greatest stories
ever written by man, woman or
angel. Your library has them both
now, attractively bound with orig
inal wood-engraved illustrations to
make it an even greater pleasure
to read them.
W. J. HALLEY, right, who is vice president and treasurer of
P. Lorillard and company, recently visited Ecusta. The above
photo was made following an inspection of the plant. Mr. Hailey
highly praised Mr. Straus, shown on the left, and the Ecusta
plant. The Lorillard official is one of the outstanding cigarette
manufacturing executives in the nation.
President Asks That Thanksgiving
Day Be A Day Of Dedication And
Resolve In March Toward Victory
Extra! Extra! Extra! Your li
brary has a copy of the book the
whole nation is talking about! To
quote Walter Winchell: “The most
sizzling expose of the Nazi under
world in the U. S. John Roy
Carlson risked his life for years
joining subversive groups to get
the goods on them. It is all drench
ed with new and exciting material
which makes UNDER COVER a
powerful weapon on the home
front. We repeat: It’s the best of
them all. Don’t miss it.” The New
York Heirald Tribune says: “Re
member that Adolf Hitler (the
crackpot paper hanger) started in
a small way, too. This book hits
hard, giving names, dates and
conversations. It seems wise at
least to raise your head and lis
ten, and perhaps go down to in
vestigate when some one tells you
that there is a wolf in your cellar.”
Read this fascinating story and
let’s see what you have to say.
Remember Mary O’Hara’s MY
FRIEND FLICKA? Surely you did
not miss that hit of a few months
back. Well, here’s another for you.
Yes, THUNDERHEAD waits for
you. It is a novel of growth out of
conflict between self and circum
stance. It is a story of a family’s
struggle for independent security.
You will rejoice to know that the
McLaughlins and the horses of
Goose Bar Ranch are again the
zestful personalities of THUNDER-
HEAD. Out of the lovely mare,
Flicka, comes the ugly, white
throwback of a colt, Thunderhead.
Read it; you’ll love it, too!
Official Proclamation Stress
es Fact That Production
Has Been High
Two more new books which you
will want to put on your ‘must
read’ list are: THE LITTLE
LOCKSMITH by Katharine Butler
Hathaway, which is a delightful au
tobiography, and THE BATTLE IS
THE PAY-OFF by Ralph Ingersoll,
which is a new kind of war book.
The latter teUs of Captain Inger
soll, tells his own story from first
hand experience—he tells how a
“God’s help to us has been great
in this year of march toward
world - wide liberty,” President
Roosevelt declared in this year’s
Thanksgiving proclamation.
“In brotherhood with wamors
of the United Nations our gallant
men have won victories, have
freed our homes from fear, have
■made tyranny tremble and have
laid the foundation for freedom of
life in a world which will be free.
“Our forges and hearths and
mills have wrought well and our
weapons have not failed. Our
farmers, Victory Gardeners and
crop volunteers have gathered and
stored a heavy harvest in the
barns and bins and cellars. Our
total food production for the year
is the greatest in the annals of
our country.
‘For these things we are de
voutly thankful, knowing also that
so great mercies exact from us
the greatest measure of sacrifice
and service.
November has been set aside as
“Food Fights for Freedom” month.
It is fitting that Thanksgiving
Day be made the culmination of
the observance of the month by a
high resolve on the part of all to
produce and save food and to
share and play square with food.
“May we on this Thanksgiving
Day and on every day express our
gratitude and zealously devote
ourselves to our duties as individ
uals and as a nation. May each
of us dedicate liis utmost efforts
to speeding the victory which will
bring new opportunities for peace
and brotherhood among men.”
THE BOXMAKER
By A. Packer
Way back in the west corner of
the Finishing Room, surrounded
by boxes, that to him seem a
mile high, is the little den of the
Boxmaker. His business is cartons,
nothing but cartons the whole day
through. No one ever hears about
I him and outside on the floor
there’s never a thought given of
his whereabouts or his actions.
Out there it seems that he has lit
tle to do and his job to them seems
I insignificant, so why give him a
thought?
But to him he knows that no
matter how others may look at. it,
his job is most important. There’s
no one around to talk to him
except an occasional word from
the packers asking for this or that
sort of carton.
During the silence as he bends
over his work, his mind begins to
wander thousands of miles away.
He thinks of war fronts and dreams
of great battles that he might be
fighting in. Dreams of adventure
in the South Seas, in the wilds of
Brazil, searching for lost treasure
and a hundred other things slip
silently through his mind as he
I quickly slides his hands across the
tape. He works in rhythm with the
rat-tat of the tape machine as his
[ mind silently says, ‘one long, two
short!’
Sometimes you can hear him
singing softly, some old Irish or
mountain ballad and he t^kes
I pride as he stacks his cartons
neatly. He has a place for
each kind separately, and places
I them where they will be in
easy access to the packers who
use them. He has to be careful
about his work, seeing that each
box is the right kind and that the
right numbers are stamped on
I each, using a certain kind of tape
for this one and another kind for
that.
PHYSICAL LAB.
New License Tags
Will Go On Sale
In Brevard Dec. 1
“Now, therefore. I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, do hereby des
ignate Thursday, November 25,
1943, as a day for expressing our
thanks to God for His blessings.
;^New license plates for automo
biles and private trucks will go
on sale at the local Carolina Mo
tor club branch office on Broad
street next Wednesday morning,
Dec. 1.
battle is made and won, and what
it is actually like.
For a fine-wrought story of
love and conflict, read INDIGO, a
new novel by Christine Weston.
In this story of four young peo
ple is reflected the larger history
of India in a world at war. The
great strength of this book is its
characterizations of young people
and their elders. Beyond this is the
whole teeming, exotic life of In
dia—part Kipling romance, part
hard reality of resentment and
riot. Much is told of the changing,
yet changeless, mystery of Indian
life.
Only one tag will be issued per
vehicle for the new year, it is
announced by C. M. Douglas,
manager of the local office, and
this will be attached to the rear
of the car or truck. Colors are
yellow figures on black back-
[ ground.
Tags will be issued upon presen
tation of the new 1944 certificate
or long card which is being mailed
out of the state office tWs week.
Prior year’s pocket card’'will not
be necessary, unless in case where
no new certificate has been re
ceived by owner. In such case,
title or previous year’s pocket
card will be necessary as evidence
of ownership.
The new tags are valid on and
after Dec. 1, and the local mana
ger urges that people buy early
so that the last-day rush so much
in evidence here the first of this
year will not be caused.
Echo time again and your Phys>
Lab. reporter has been scratch
ing his head for something to
write. There are a few items. But
first let me apologize for neglect
ing to welcome all the new peo
ple who come to the lab. It has
been an oversight and not an in
tentional affront. Glad to have
you in the lab.. Myrtle. ... We
enjoyed the visits of Bill Long
and Roy Head and the letters from
Wesley Keels, Tom Ramsay and
Ed Hill. . . . Another proud papa
in the lab. . . . Doyle Wells has a
new daughter at his house, Pamelia
Louise, born November 3.
Now that the Thanksgiving sea
son is here again many of us are
wondering what we have to
thankful for. With those we love
in theatres of war all over the
world; with anxiety and uncertain
ty rampant, it is logical for us to
feel that there is very little for
which to be thankful. But we have
so much. .... We are still a free
people; our cities have not been
bombed; our children are not
starving; we don’t live in con
stant fear; although our hearts
are lonely we can keep in touch
with those we love who are in
the service of our country; we are
sacrificing more than we have ever
done before, but we know that
the things we sacrifice will go to
help our soldiers to a more speedy
victory. So on this special day of
giving thanks we can still find
reason to kneel and pray. To all
of you who are far away from
home and the people dearest to
you, we send this special greeting*
that during this holiday season
your hearts may be comforted and
made happy and may the Christ
mas season which is soon to come
bring to your hearts peace.