PAGE TWELVE
THE ECHO
January, 1
Why Take Chances?
R«cent accidents occurring here
in our plant bring out the fact
that most personal injuries are due
to following unsafe methods in
doing the job. In several cases,
Old Lady Luck has been the dif
ference between a minor injury
and a Very serious one . . . may
be a fatality.
Now we realize that no one pur
posely gets hurt and that the in
jured person is always the great
est loser, whether it be in suf
fering, inconvenience, loss of
wages, or being deprived of cer
tain pleasures or forms of recrea
tion that normally and in good
physical shape, one could indulge
in.
|A Safety Association Is Organized
For Pulp And Paper Mills In South
[Director H. E. Newbury At
tended Meeting Held
In Tuscaloosa, Ala.
In an effort to more closely co
ordinate the accident prevention
work being carried on in the Pulp
and Paper Industries in the South,
a group of approximately forty
Safety Directors and Supervisors
met in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Jan.
15th.
All right, let me ask you a few
questions:
Just why should you take lui'
necessary chances and face the
possibility of the above? . . . Have
you been instructed to take chances
or follow unsafe methods in your
work? .. . Would you gamble your
wages with the odds of 100 or 200
to 1 against you? . . . Well, that’s
exactly what you are doing when
you follow unsafe practices or fail
to abide by the Safety Rules of
your department — Remember,
thoset Safe Practice Rules were
drawn up for your protection only.
Your cooperation is needed or
they are worthless.
TTie company is vitally interest
ed in your personal welfare and
will continue to try to eliminate
every possible mechanical hazard.
Too, they will continue to furnish
personal protective equipment
wherever it is needed. But ... to
eliminate personal injuries, you
must do you part
We not only owe it to ourselves,
our families and our friends to
perform the job safely and re
frain from taking chances, but it
is_ another positive way of con
tributing our whole-hearted sup
port to those men over there who
are fighting for us.
Just remember this . . . Since
Pearl Harbor, there have been
many more injuries and fatalities
on the home front than those suf
fered by all branches of our
Armed forces on all the many bat
tle fronts.
Think it over—rather alarmiag,
isn’t it?
The Gulf States Paper corpora
tion of Tuscaloosa was host to the
group and after making a two
hour inspection of the above plant
and enjoying a wonderful meal
served by the host, a four-hour
round table discussion was held by
those in attendance.
Realizing that the prevention of
personal injuries could be greatly
helped by the exchanging of ideas
and discussion of mutual problems
and safe practice methods, a Safe
ty Association was organized to
cover mills located in Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, South
Carolina and North Carolina.
In addition to exchanging safety
material ideas, and full explana
tions of injuries occurring in their
respective plants, the members of
the association plan to hold meet
ings at least once a year for a
general discussion of accident pre
vention work.
This latest movement in the pre
vention of personal injuries was
sponsored by the U. S. Department
of Labor in an effort to reduce the
accident frequency in the pulp and
paper industries. This drive for
the conservation of manpower is
one that should appeal to every
one of us and deserves our whole
hearted support
Nothing is more to be desired
than personal safety and we must
all realize that it is essential to
our happiness and well-being.
Finishing Dept. News
(SHIFT B)
OPEN FORUM
Brevard, N. C.
Jan. 8, 1945.
Ecusta Paper Corporation,
Attn. Mr. H. E. Newbury.
We wish to take this means to
personally thank you for the cour
teous and prompt attention you
gavie in handling Perry’s insur
ance.
Also for seeing that he got what
we think the very best in medical
and surgical care.
For these things, again we say
thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Holden
and Perry.
Machine Room
HOUSE ORGAN FEAi
SERVICE
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WHERE OUR SMOKESV
-FROM PAGE ONE
HOME FROM PACIFIC
Marine CpI. Freeman E. Gallo
way is home on a 30-day furlough.
A boiler room cleaner at Ecusta
prior to volunteering, Coporal Gal
loway served 25 months in the S.
Pacific, participating in the New
Georgia and Solomons campaigns.
He trained at New River, N. C.,
and at San Francisco, Calif.
NOTICE
About January 31 all em
ployees will be furnished
with a statement, Form W-2,
which shows th^r earnings
and the amount of tax with
held for the year 1944. This
statement will be needed by
the employee In filing his
income tax return, and it
should not be destroyed or
lost but should be carefully
preserved and used for the
purpose intended. Someone
from the Personnel Office
will be in each department,
on each shift, to assist those
who want help in filing their
Income Tax Returns which
have to be done before
March 15, 1945.
By Pearleen Blankenship
First off: Harry Galloway,
Frank Parker and Charles H.
have left us to reoort to Uncle
Sam the 23rd of January. A few
more sweeps like that and we cer
tainly will have a “man” shortage
in the Finishing Department.
Katherine Staton left recently
to take a course in beauty culture.
Katherine had been with us a
long time and it seems sorta
strange not having her around.
Ada Reynolds has taken over her
job of reading meters.
It used to be Frosty Caldwell
who received ’most all the phone
calls; now it’s Mae Whitmire.
What’s cookin,’ Mae? Don’t say
“Nothin’,”—we know better.
We’re very sorry that Merritt
Jackson and Charles Stepp have
had sickness in their homes. It
hits nearly all of us, occasionally,
boys.
No wonder Mr. Avery appears so
happy here of late. After not see
ing his son for over ^ year, he
comes home on leave.
Frances Smith is tickled pink
over her perfume from Paris.
But then, wouldn’t we all be?!
(It’s the real McCoy, girls!!) Gosh,
Nadine Mills is wearing a new
bracelet which came from France
too.
Bobbie Marona kept slitter 19
going while Willa Faye was out
a few days, due to “pink-eye.”
Everyone keeping his New
by Louise Bruce, of Control, who
has an average of 91 and Anne
Misenheimer, of Champagne, with
an average of 89.
In the men’s league, only one
match was played on January 23rd.
Machine Room defeated Mainte
nance 3 to 0.
Control has high team match
score so far of 2,441 and high
team set score of 924. Callender is
high for individual game with 227
and Walter Straus has high match
score, 575. Bruce Reynolds leads
in the field of high averages with
169, followed by Walter Straus,
168, and Chris Rogers, 165.
The standings are as follows:
WOMEN’S DUCK PIN LEAGUE
Team W L Pet. Ave.
Campagne 38 7 .844 437
Control 31 11 .738 427
Endless Belt „ 25 20 .556 388
Finishing 13 27 .357 391
Pin Setters 13 32 .289 395
Office 10 35 .222 375
MEN’S TEN PIN LEAGUE
Team W L Pet Ave.
Machine Room 11 1 .917 765
Champagne 10 2 .833 773
Control 6 3 .667 731
Maintenance 6 6 .500 705
Office 5 7 .417 676
Refining Rbom 1 11 .083 525
Pulp Mill 0 9 .000 611
sent
overseas
tsillian
bit!ion
billion
billion
consump' .
bycivili*
6'scrvicy f
in the U'
1944
1943 (ESTIMATE)
Sach-unit«1 billion '
Source: Tobacco Branch -War Food
January Party Is
Enjoyable Affair
Last Thursday night several
hundred Ecustans had a big time
at the January Employee Party
which was held in the cafeteria
and featured movies, square danc
ing and refreshments.
The party started with a pro
gram of movies which included
pictures of our Baseball Teams in
action. The Children’s Christmas
Party, a feature picture entitled
“BLONDIE” and the current se
rial, REX AND RINTY.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the movie after
which there was a big square
dance.
Year’s resolutions? Here are a
few we happened to get wise to:
Billie—to go to church every
Sunday.
George—not to be absent quite
so much.
Merrill—to fly every chance he
gets.
Cecil—to resist that extra piece
of pie.
Hazel—to write to Harry every
day.
Bye, now—see you ’round the
corner.
RESOURCEFULNESS
The reluctant draftee
angle all figured for the day
took his medical. When
doctor asked him to read
letters on an eyesigh chart
asked, “What chart?” and '
promptly rejecte dbecaus*
poor eyesight.
That night he went to a i®
and was horrified to disc”
he had taken a seat right
to the doctor who had exai
him that morning. Worse *
the doctor recognized him- ^
before the medico could
the ex-recruit in£iU>'^
J
word,
casually: “Could you tell J
please, what time this ^
leaves?”
NOT GUILTY
With a grinding of braked’
army officer pulled up ..
side of the road. “Say,
he called to a small boy,
you seen an airplane come o'*
anywhere near here?”
“No, sir,” declared the ”1)
sticking his slingshot behio® J
back. “I’ve just been'' sho®'^
at a bottle.”
ADDED ATTRACTION,,
He: “I suppose you danc®'
She: “Oh yes, I love to.” j
He: “Great! That’s better
dancing!”