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JULY, 1944 THE ECHO PAGE SEVEN OCD National Security Award Is Presented To Ecusta THE UNITH) STATES OmCEOFCMlJAN DEFENSE prescnis die NATIONAL SECURITY AWARD * ECUSTA PAPER CORPORATION PAI^ COili AW> MlTXmfmmm) F08EST,N0RrH reco^Ti2Wg diemamtt}wita’{fi supertorstaiidonirfjfotccfen a«iseaw^.^iw joutt ft) safc0iiard|)rodudii3n,£mpl0||efti and pRfcra|, liaw.mad& this adMwncnt; which stamfc m a mark of Ac->^twiswaf^l? t wmPiwi&r J/\ C C^V-e ^ A a A \'i . .i Company Is Honored Shown above is a reproduction of the large award that was pre sented to Ecusta and employees as a symbol of wartime co-opera tion for the maintenance of a superior standard of protection and achievement. The picture; in the middle was snapped while Major Dewey A. Herrin, Fourth Service Command, Atlanta, Ga., presented the coveted award to Supt. Raymond F. Benne,tt. At the bottom is a picture of Hon. R. L. McMillan, state director of North Carolina Office of Civilian Defense, presenting a security award flag to the com pany and this flag was accepted by Henry E. Newbury, plant de fense, co-ordinator who is also shown in the picture. Bennett Accepts Security Award “Major Herrin, it is with the ut most pride and satisfaction that I accept this award on behalf of the employees of Ecusta and its closely associated Companies. Our constant aim since the be ginning of the war has been to maintain such a standard of pro duction during the war that both our fighting and production armies could have their cigarettes, and the home community of over 1,600 service men would continue to have its prosperity during their absence, to have jobs for our 562 men in service upon their victorious re turn, and to make this possible without inconvenience to our loyal co-workers who are going through these trying times with us. While it is with humility and —Turn To Page Twelve
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