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PAGE TWELVE THE BCHO PLANT WILL SHUT -FROM PAGE ONE- Paper & Fibre Co., of Canton, N. C There will be many interesting contests, including foot races, pig catching, rolling pin throw, hog calling, tug o' war, boxing matches, rifle matches, swimming races canoe races, fly casting contests etc., and entries are coming in fast Everybody taking part in the rifle matches is asked to bring his or her own rifle. Dick Perron, who staged the grand boxing shows for the past two years, has promised more and better bouts and everyone is look ing forward to seeing some out standing matches. Dick asks that anyone who wants to box at the picnic get in touch with him at once. Boxing Ring Center of Activities As usual, most of the activities will center around the boxing ring. Loud speakers will be located ovei; this ring so that everyone can be informed as to what is going on. Ecusta’s band will start the day with a concert at 9:30 o’clock Soon thereafter the many games and contests will begin. The Moun tain Music Makers will also be on the band stand ind will play dur ing the day. One of the most popular features of the picnic last year was the big square dance which was held up town in the form of a street dance. The same plan is to be carried out this year with the picnic grounds closing about 7 o’clock and every one moving to town for the dance. The Ecusta Mountain Music Makers will play for this square dance and Dick Paxton will do the call ing. Free Ice Cre,ajaif Drinks, Peanuts The company will furnish free of charge in the same manner as m previous years, lemonade, ice tea, peanuts and ice cream to every body. ^0, those who enter the pie eating contest may have all the pie toey can eat. However, everyone is asked to bring his own basket dinner. Since the picnic will ^st from 10 o’clock in the morn ing until after the square dance breaks up at night, it is suggested that picnikers bring enough food in their basket lunches for two meals. The only place where it will be possible to spend money at the picnic wiU be the bingo tables. This will cost five cents a game, but all of the money taken in will be given back in the form of De fense Stamps to the winners. Your foreman will have your ice cream and admission tickets. Be sure to get tickets for yourself and all the members of your family, WHO’S WHO —BY STAFF WRITERS— Gladyce Ruth Teague Picnic Supervisors R. F. Bennett, general supervis* ion. ECHO’S MUSICAL INTRODUCTIONS m Gladys McKinney Gladys McKinney, who plays the trumpet in the band, started to work at Ecusta in 1939 in Cham pagne’# Hand Booklet Department She was transferred to the Fin ishing Department in June, 1942. She graduated from Mills River High School in 1938 and was a member of the basket ball team there for four years. Gladys started to study trumpet in 1942 and in December of that same year she joined the band She is a member of the band Ac tivities Committee, member of the Finishing Department bowling teani and is captain of Finishing’s soft ball team. Her hobbies are music, letter writing and collecting stamps. In addition to her work at Ecusta and her many other activities, Gladys is attending night school at Brevard College. John Eversman, music and gen eral supervision. Walter Straus, printing and gen eral supervision. F. S. Best, general supervision. J. 0. Wells, general supervision. H. E. Newbury, safety, first aid, greasy pole, greasy pig, general supervision. J. R. Denton and Ward Harrison, men’s and boys’ contests. Marie Nelson and Lucy Clarke, women’s and girls’ contests. A1 Montville and Frank Patton, water sports and contests, life guards. Dick Perron, boxing. Buck McCall, police protection, parking, transportation. R. L. Thompson, horse shoes. Fred McCann and Furman Cans- ler, grounds and buildings, prep aration and cleanup. H. F. Finck, fire protection, W. P. Jordan and Sang Lyda, announcing. W. P. Jordan and R. Kappers, equipment preparation. W. S. Shaw and Leon English, refreshments. Wayne Conn, P. A. systems and record music. Ed Happ, electric wiring, Pete Eberle, bingo. Bob Matthews, judges. W. Jeffries, ping pong. Frank Patton, rifle matches. Leon English, checker tourna ment. Ecustans Purchase -FROM PAGE ONE- at Connestee, Pisgah Forest, Bre vard court house, Rosman and Enon. Other rallies are scheduled for Balsam Grove, Saturday, June 24th; Lake Toxaway, Wednesday, June 28th; Little River, Friday, June 30th, and the final county rally at the Brevard high school on Friday, July 7th. Now Is The Time To Sow aster seeds. Plant more gladiolas. Check pulliets for lice. Make new sun suits for the kid dies. Have tires recapped. Mend hose—replace buttons. Remove honey from hives. BUY AN EXTRA WAR BONDI Gladyce Ruth Teague, attractive employee of the Physical Lab., has been with Ecusta almost five years. She was born in Haywood Caunty, graduated from Woodfin high school, class of ’36, She at tended Asheville Teachers’ College, worked as a dental assistant, then did clerical work. She is married to Burder W. Teague of the U, S Navy. He worked as a machine tender before volunteering for service in Feb. 1944. At present he is on a destroyer in the South Pacific, “Teague” began work in Cham pagne as an inserter in September, ’39, She was transferred in Octo ber ’39 to the Physical Lab, as a tester. Her hobbies are photogra phy and dancing. She was a mem ber of last year’s square dance team, is a member of the chorus, and also of the girls’ sextette, which made its first appearence at the recent Ecusta Minstrel Show. Horace DeBord I Hr Horace was born and attended school in Asheville. He worked for a number of years at Champion Paper and Fibre Co. Following this he went to Detroit, Mich., where he was employed in the automobile industry for a period of seven years, after which he was employed by both American Enka Corporation and Canton’s Cham pion Paper and Fibre Company, In 1939, Mr. DeBord went to work for Fiske-Carter Co., when they began construction of the mill. Later he was transferred to Eusta as a machinist and in 1942 was made machine shop foreman, Mr. DeBord is married and has three daughters and a son. His hobbies are farming and truck gardening. Walter Kay Walter Kay, Turbine ployee, came to Ecusta 1939. Walter is a native of S. C., and a graduate of school there. He attended son College for two years, ing in chemistry and edu and was also active in ball and basketball. He three years for Duke 0‘S Durham, N, C,, Proximity ® in Greensboro, and gi> from Coyne Electric School cago. On completion of this ^ he worked for several power plant before coi» Ecusta, Walter is married and Brevard, His hobbies ^ tl and reading, Walter audience laughing at his ^ a black-face end man in Ecusta Minstrels. Robert L. JUl A JJPei iTiey Jitig 'fe ipo % ily; the He; iar' Ire: J V ? Ve ' igs PI Un] be( !‘y( ‘ed CO] I »tn ] s Wj it th It “Bub” Thompson, gardener and hunter. ‘Bub” was born “Bub” was born County, S. C., and attend^ there. At 21 years of ag®: $o€ the carpenter’s trade m ern Public Utilities Co. ^ j A ed under several contr^c^ 1934, when he began ^ Fiske Carter Constructi® jp40i a carpenter foreman, was made foreman of th® A shop, “Bub” is quite a having more than three corn, beans, pumpkins ^ (jjy corn in an Ecusta Victor" j y “Bub” is married and P daughters. His hobby hunting, BUY WAR 30^^ , AND STAMP®
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