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PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
February, 1944
Ecusta Grirls To Play Basketball
TO USE COLLEGE
GYMNASIUM FOR
PRACTICE, PLAY
bowling season
NEARING CLOSE
^I^ampagne And Mainte-
**aiice Leading. Men To
Finish Next Week i
the Ecusta bowling league
son rapidly drawing to a close,
and Maintenance are
V®ading in the women’s and
S divisions.
the ^ season closes next week for
ten
^en’s teams and unless Main-
loses three games and
stro--'^^ Room wins three, the
^achine
Maintenance crew will be
pl^^^^’^ners. Champagne is in third
following week, all of the
evg ? tpams plan to hold a one
tourney, charging entry
and awarding prizes
Closi
only 3
women’s division season will
out
lost
ijj / March 16, Being away
having won 45 and
first place. Endless Belt and
pigp®“l^g are battling for second
p® honors.
Simpson, of the Machine
fowling team, has set a new
Si^ ®^ore record. Scoring 266,
broke the former record
Kan ^ individual game made by
PPers when he bowled 244.
surpassing Israel’s record
Set individual
nb^ ^^^Pson made 614 which is
Set recqrd-breaking individual
The Machine Room’s
hig^P^on bowler has held the
average in the
league for eleven weeks, his
now being 170.46.
Seacnhigh records ior the
are as follows:
jj. MEN’S LEAGUE
team match. Machine
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Owen Winner
Echo’s Baby Derby
Owen, daughter of Pfc.
9\v^y J*®- Ray Owen, of Lake Tox-
of tho to judged the winner
I> J ®^cho’s 1944 Baby Derby,
''anig p ^as born in the Transyl-
^ours ^^^unity hospital just two
the jip fifteen minutes after
year arrived.
Jas a $25.00 war bond,
niailed to her by the
"'as ® father, Pfc. Ray Owen,
I'artij^^loyed in the Refining De-
[he before being drafted into
in November, 1942, and
^ former employee of
L transferred
® Laboratory where
i. ^he ^^til recently.
i^^bo extends congratula-
fatsy ® Patsy’s parents and to
hfi greetings and the
®^t>py wishes of a long and
Captured German Equipment Shown Here
The above picture was made by The Echo photographer when
the Caravan visited the plant on Thursday evening, February 10th.
To AH My Good Friends At
Ecusta^ Champagne, Endless
Thei excitement of the festivities at the occasion of my sixtieth
birthday has soinewhat subsided.
All of you have contributed with time and effort to make the
Birthday Party a huge success.
Completely taken by surprise by the “Vaudeville Show,” I
spent the best and most enjoyable evening I can remember. Thei
acting, the singing, the stagei setting, the playlets—in short, the
whole affair, was just perfect.
I always dreaded to have any fuss made over me and do not
like to occupy the center of the stage, but on the evening of January
7th, all this modesty left me. I enjoyed every second of it. It ended
much too soon.
All of you made me very happy and proud. I thank you for
everything more than I can express in words.
The beautiful and good Birthday Cake, the “Echo”—up-to-date,
right up to the minute—surrounded by all of you, my dear co
workers, in a natural atmosphere of mutual confidence and friend
ship, the equal of which cannot be matched anywhere.
Last, but not least, let me express to you again my thanks for
the lovely pieces of luggage which you presented me. They are
perfect and exactly what I like and I hope to use them for many
years to come.
IV^rs. Straus, who enjoyed all the celebrations as much as I did,
is also deeply indebted to you for the beautiful orchids you pre
sented to her.
Unforgettably, I shall carry with me forever the memories of
the Surprise Evening, which all of you so thoughtfully have made
possible.
To those who participated on the stage and in the arrange
ments of the affair, special thanks and gratitude!
Sixty years young, I face the future and your renewed demon
stration of, loyalty and friendship spurs mp on in my ambition to
make Ecusta just the finest place to work and live.
Again, I express my hope that all of us will spend together
many more years in prosperity and happiness.
For everything you did, I repeat
HHS-P
“A Thousand Thanks.”
Sincerely,
HARRY H. STRAUS
Plans Made At Meeting On
Friday. Many Expected
To Participate
A large number of Ecusta girls
are expected to take advantage of
the opportunity to practice and
play basketball.
Plans for this new athletic pro
gram were discussed at a meet
ing held in the Brevard college
gymnasium last Friday night under
the sponsorship of the recreational
department.
Attendance at the initial meet
ing was exceptionally good and
keen interest is being manifested
in this new program.
For the next week or two, prac
tice will be staged regularly in the
college gym during the evenings,
and then it is proposed that a
league be organized. When that is
done, it is hoped that each depart
ment will be represented in the
league.
Dressing rooms and showers
at the college have been arranged.
Several Ecusta girls who have
had both playing and coaching ex
perience have volunteered to serve
as coaches.
“For some time a good many
girls have expressed a desire to
play basketball and as a result we
have made arrangements for them
to practice and play,” John Evers-
man states.
“It is not necessary that you be
an experienced player to take ad
vantage of this opportunity,” he
said.
Ecustans Helped Put
Bond Drive Over Top
During the Fourth War Loan
drive, our companies and all em
ployees purchased approximately
$250,000 worth of bonds, which
was nearly half of the total sales
in Transylvania county.
Under the payroll deduction plan,
employees bought $30,000 in bonds.
In addition, they purchased ap
proximately $20,000 worth of extra
bonds. The companies bought
$200,000 worth. The county’s quota
was $346,000 and total sales have
exceeded $500,000.
At the various bond rallies held
in the county, entertainment was
provided by Ecusta string band,
trio and Ginney Wood. The big
band played at the county-wide
rally.
Many Ecusta employees and
their families entertained and help
ed sell bonds.
The officers and enlisted men
who brought the caravan of cap-
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