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THE ECHO
MARCH, 19^
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The Echo
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY AND FOR EMPLOYEES OF
ECUSTA PAPER CORPORATION, CHAMPAGNE PAPER COR
PORATION AND ENDLESS BELT CORPORATION AT
PISGAH FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA.
EDITORIAL STAFF
John D. Eversman Editor
Lucille Roberts Assistant Editor
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
John D. Eversman, F. S. Best, Raymond F. Bennett, Walter K.
Straus, J. O. Wells, W. M. Shaw and H. E. Newbury.
DEPARTMENT REPORTERS
(Hope to carry list of department reporters later.)
CIRCULATION MANAGER^Kathleen Ricker.
Former Ecusta Man
Killed Plane Crash
Bogalusa, La., March 10—Lieut.
Talmadge Stockstill, 28 years old,
of the Army Air forces, whose
home is at Bogalusa, and Walter
McKean, Jr., 18-year-old flying en
thusiast of this city, who soon was
to enter the armed services, were
killed late today when a small
civilian plane in which they were
flying crashed.
The plane, said to have been
flown by McKean, who held a
civilian pilot’s license, nosed 'over
as McKean attempted to make a
forced landing about 4 miles south
of Bogalusa, according to peace
officers who investigated.
The plane caught fire and the
youths were burned to death.
Lieutenant Stockstill was said
to have been visiting his home on
a leave from his army post and
went up with McKean late today.
Before going to the army Lt.
Stockstill was employed at Ecusta
as assistant supt. of the Pulp Mill.
Birthday Greeting To
J. R. Denton On His
(?????) Birthday
It’s true you need a walking
stick—you wobble like a clown,
but even that is better than being
six feet underground. You may be
fifty, or even more—^what differ
ence does it make? We hope you
live to be one hundred and forty
eight.
From “the young ’uns” in the
Mill Office.
(This tribute was also accom
panied by the magnificent gift of
two sticks of gum and three cents.)
TO BE PHARMACISTS MATE
Harold H. Brown, HA 1-C, writes
from the Naval Hospital, Shoe
maker, Calif.: “. . . I finally took
ray test last month for Hospital
Apprentice 1-C and somehow pass
ed it. Now I’m studying for Phar
macists Mate 3-C . . . I don’t have
much time to study because I have
to work from 8:00 a. m. until 4:00
p. m. Monday through Saturday.
I work in the Medical Store room
and my job. consists mostly of fill
ing orders . . . It’s a brand new
place here . . . not completely
finished yet. It has 700 beds and
when it is finished there will be
3500 beds ... It is terribly mud
dy here. Rain seems to be rationed
here except for the winter months,
then it rains continually for about
three and a half months. They
seem to depend entirely upon that
rain for all farming too ... I
have swell liberty towns. By the
way, I get liberty two out of four
week-ends, and also three out of
four nights during the week . . .
So I guess I have quite a few rea
sons to like it here . ,
ECHO’S MUSICAL
INTRODUCTIONS
JIMMEY REESE
Jimmey Reese, of the Cham-
pagjie (humming department, is
solo Trumpeter in Ecusta’s Band.
He joined up with the band over
two years ago when it was first
organized. However, along with
many others of our band members.
Uncle Sam decided he needed
Jimmey more than we did, so we
subsequently lost him to the army.
After serving with the Combat
Engineers for a period of two
months he received a medical dis
charge and returned to the Gum
ming Department in October, 1943.
Jimmey is a graduate of the
Hendersonville high • school and
played in the school band for four
years. He first began work for
Champagne in 1941.
Besides playing Solo Trumpet
in the Band, he also “swings out”
with the new Ecusta Swing Band,
(and incidentally, he does a grand
job of it). At the recent band
election, he was made vice-presi
dent of ^ the band.
His hobbies are raising rabbits
and collecting knives.
Capt. Burwell F. Hall, of the U.
S. Marine Corps and formerly of
the Filter Plant of Ecusta, recent
ly spent a 30-day convalescent
leave at his home, Asheville, N. C.
He visited the plant January 24th.
After leaving Ecusta in February,
1941, Capt. Hall went directly into
active duty and has just returned
from the South Pacific theatre of
operations where he served 21
months. Recently while on one of
the South Pacific islands Capt.
Hall met his brother, Lt. William
C. Hall, of the Navy. It was their
first meeting in two years.
The Poet’s Comer
Beneath The Pisgah
‘‘If You Forget”
If you forget.
Why—everyone forgets—
It is the war;
No moisture wets
My cheek because of you.
It is the wind
That blew
My eyes dust-full with memory
Of beauty that was swift
And flew, scarlet and quick—
A breathless jet.
It is the brightness of a love
Now lately set—
These leave my lashes wet,
Now you.
Pfc. Francis J. Chimi.
Peace Dreams
Red was the sun that burned its
way
Behind yon distant hill,
the clouds were like great puffs
of steam
With a flaming crimson frill.
As silently the shadows fell
Upon a weary world.
I slipped into a misty lane
And there a dream unfurled.
I saw a world of peaceful men
With fields of swaying grain
And winding rivers clear as gold
With boats afloat again.
I heard young voices, cherry, gay.
As laughter filled the air,
A people knowing just content
No worry, fear or care.
I saw an ocean, ever wide,
With carefree ships at sail.
The salt spray dampened rusty
smile;
Their skipper knew no fail.
Oh, God, please let my dream come
true.
Let war and death soon cease
That man may know a brighter
dawn
And an eternal Peace.
(To H. E.I.) Sgt. Mary Rickman
PATTERN
Take a picture of one day—
(Any day is good enough)
Did all things just come your
way?
Did you find the going rough?
Were you ill or were you well,
Were you praised or sent to hell?
Did you climb or did you slip,
Make the bus or miss the ship?
Did you lose or did you win,
Gk) to church or live in sin?
Were you shy or were you bold,
Did you tell or were you told?
Who was boss, you or your wife?
Now enlarge it!—^There is your
life.
Ecustans Contribute
$1,762 To Red Cross
Employe,es of Ecusta, Cham*
pagne and Endless Belt con*
tributed $1762.00 to the 1944
Red Cross drive.
Ecustans are glad to contribute
to the Red Cross because of the
great work this organization, not
only does on the home front, but
also does for the men in service
everywhere, and we hope Tran
sylvania will reach its quota of
$9000 by the tune the drive is
completed on March 31st.
MRS. FISHER PASSES
Mrs. Leota Coren Fisher, wife
of S. Fisher, of the cleaner crew
at Ecusta, died on January 21, of
this year. She was the daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Judson Coren,
of Lake Sega. She is survived by
her husband, children, parents, six
sisters and two brothers.
Book Comer
“A jollie goode Booke whef®*
on to looke is better to me tb#®
Golde.”
John Wilson-
The books which you have ^
quested have been ordered and
now here. Many of them are ®
ready in circulation. In additi®
to the special requests, many
books by the authors which y®
have indicated to be your favon^
have been bought and are now®
our library shelves. Other boo^j
(new ones and old favorites, to®
are on order and will be listed*,
this column as they are recei'^®.
Love, mystery, adventure, huiO®
ous and actual war fact stories^
all here.
Here is a Jist of the new boo
. . . See one you like?
The Apostle, by Sholem '
Burning Beauty and Wall Flov''^'
by Temple Bailey; You Can’t ^
cape, by Faith Baldwin; PreWj
to Love, by Ruth Ben’Ary;
the Curtain and House WitbouL
Key, by E. D. Biggers; In Bed
Cry, by Ilka Chase; You’re
On My Eyelashes, by Whitney ^ j
row, Jr.; Hungry Hill, by
Du Maurier; Unidentified
by Migon G. Eberhart; Men of
bemarle^ by Inglis Fletcher;
der Legion, Drift Fence, ” u
Knife Outfit and Short-StoP»
Zane Grey; Hangman’s Tie, .
Christopher Hale; Beauty * ^
Ashes, Chance of a Lifetime,
of the Morning, The EncbaJ' .
Barn, The Girl From Mont^ije
Kerry, Miranda, Not Under
Law, Patricia, The Seventh I*® ^
The White Flower and Spice
by Grace Livingston Hill; ^ ^
Courage, High of Heart,
Great World and When Hearts^;
Light Again, by Emilie
The Life And Death Of A
Town, by L. A. Paul; The jj;
Has Wings, by Fletcher
Halfway House, by Elery
Seven Came Through, by ^ jjie
Rickenbacker; Low Man
Totem Pole, by J. Allen
Attack Can Win, by Max
Simon Bolivar, South
Patriot, by Emil Ludwig;
get: Germany, by 8th Bomber
mand.
April Party Will -j
Be Held April ^
The April Employee party
be held on Friday night,
in the cafeteria. Since it’s ppr
fool time, the Recreation^
partment is planning a specif t’
prise show. Be sure to
attend.
SYMPATHY IS EXTENP^^
We extend to Mr. Wor^ ^
sympathy for the loss
mother, Mrs. Ada S. Word> ^
died in a Richmond,
pital last week.