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THE ECHO
June,
OOLSBY
•LEANING
(BY JOHN GOOLSBY)
"Well, it seems as if time flies.
5\nyway, I think so. Herie we are
again in the good old summer
time; it seems only yesterday that
Mr. Bennett gave us a Christmas
message and I listened to those
Christmas carols. Best of all those
Yuletide checks!
When this “Echo” comes off the
press we can start packing our
baskets for another one of those
wonderful treats, a REAL Fourth
of July picnic, where every Ecus
ta employee and his family take
part and everyone has a lot of
fun. Yes, where a few Americans
gather as one big happy family.
Happy Americ£!ns? Yesl If any of
you are in doubt, study that
pleased expression on the faces
of men, women, and children as
they point and proudly say, “That’s
our boss.”
Yes, another year has rolled by
and it was in this month of Roses
that I first saw light of day many,
many moons ago. I didn’t say how
many, now. And yes, some of you
brave fellows are back from the
European theatre of operations;
our prayers and hopes are that
you all will soon return. For you
boys in the Pacific, I will assure
you we will miss you, but next
year perhaps we can have a real
glorious Fourth of July picnic to
gether. I hope that if you decide
to celebrate this year with fire
works that some city or battleship
of Japan is on the receiving end.
Here’s i story told to me for
the truth: A tourist was passing
a cabin of a mountaineer up in
Virginia and had the bad fortune
to run over and kill this fellow’s
favorite dog. Right away he went
to the man’s house and explained
to his wife what had happened and
how sorry he was. The owner of
the dog was out in the field so
the motorist decided that he had
better go out and explain to him
the accident, too. The man’s wife
said, “Better break it to him easy
like. First tell him it was one of
the kids.”
We are glad Walter Ashworth
has returned from his annual
check up, this time at Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore. That
means he is fit as a fiddle for
another year. I sure did get be
hind on my gossip while he was
away. We missed you around the
Mill Office, Ashworth.
Some years ago an old maid
wrote to a telephone companj
that she was shocked by tha
language used loudly by workmen
who were repairing the lines neai
her home. The foreman was ask
ed to send in a report which
came as follows: Me and Joe was
on the job, I was upon the pole
and happened to let some hot
lead fall on Joe. It went down his
neck and Joe said, “You really
must be more careful. Bill.”
Here is a little thought I would
like to use: It is not the number
of hours a man puts in but what
a man puts in the hours.
Anon
Till the parson makes oration
And he lies with snowy lilies
o’er his brow.
For no matter how you shout it
He won’t really care about it;
He won’t know how many tear
drops you have shed;
If you think some praise is due
him
Now’s the time to slip it to him;
For he cannot read his tomb
stone when he’s dead.
More than fame and more than
money
Is the comment kind and sunny,
And the hearty, warm approval
of a friend;
For it gives to life a savor.
And it makes them strong and
braver.
And it gives him heart and
spirit to the end;
If he earns your praise, bestow it;
If you like him, let him know it;
Let the words of true encourage
ment be said;
Do not wait till life is over
And he’s underneath the clover.
For he cannot read his tomb
stone when he’s dead.
—Author Unknown
There was a lady who was de
termined to cure her husband of
his evil ways and habitual drunt
enness with the aid of a sheet, a
flashlight, and a little make up.
With this she transformed herself
into what could pass as a ghost.
While he was sleeping off a ter
rific bender, she went into his
room and gave him a violent shak
ing. “What’s that?” murmured
her husband. “This is the devil,”
came the answer from the Mrs.
“Shake hands,” replied the drunk,
“Your sister is in the living room,
just go in and make yourself at
home.”
Hearts, like doors, open with
ease to very, very, tiny keys.
And don’t forget that two of
these are, I thank you, and if you
please.
Well, I suppose I will close here
hoping to see every one of you
at the picnic.
So long—
N. L R. B. HEARING
FROM PAGE ONE
TELL HIM NOW
If with pleasure you are viewing
Any work a man is doing,
If you like him or you love
him, tell him now;
Don’t, withhold your approbation
engaged in an anti-union program.
Examiner Denham noted that
while all of the supervisory em
ployees had been Instructed to ob
serve the Wagner Act, and to re
frain from any acts of coercion,
discrimination or interference
with union activities, the com
panies had not taken the addition
al step of publicizing their neutral
ity to all the employees. This rea
son and the action on the part of
certain supervisors were stressed
by the Examiner as the basis for
the recommendation that the com
panies post on the bulletin boards
notices advising all employees of
their rights under the law, and
thus comply with the cease and de
sist section of the law relative to
interfering with, restraining and
coercing employees in their rights.
Charges that the companies had
kept under surveillance the activi
ties of their employees and the
meetings and meeting places,
threatening agents and represen
tatives of the union with physical
violence, physically assaulting un
ion representatives, offering em
ployees sums of money to resign
from the union, discharging em
ployees for union activities, and
participating in the anti-union
WHO’S WHO
—BY S’fAFF WRITERS—
A. P. LANCE
Good-natured, likable A. P.
(“Doby”) Lance, a full-
fledged member of the Five-
Year Club, became an Ecustan
on August IS, 1939, first for two
years of building the plant un
der Fiske-Carter, then as a beat-
erman on breaker beaters. He is
now a successful and hardwork
ing foreman in the Pulp Mill.
A native of Transylvania Coun
ty, “Doby” graduated from
Brevard high school and college,
and received honorable mention
in sports news for western N.
C. center in 1930. In “Doby’s”
off'time hours at his home in
Brevard, he raises chickens and
a garden, and plays with his
children—two boys and two
girls. His hobbies are hunting,
fishing, and residing sports
magazines.
newspaper campaign sponsored by
the Transylvania Citizens’ Com
mittee were among the charges
recommended for dismissal by the
Examiner.
Mr. Denham dealt strictly with
the union charges that the company
police had spied on the employees
who were interested in the union.
He stated that “the entrance to
union hall is near the Brevard .
center for shopping and social ac
tivities and is regularly visited by
employees who are not actual res
idents of Brevard. There is noth
ing unusual in finding foremen,
guards, or other employees in the
vieinity of the comer in question
any evening.” The said foremen
and other supervisory employees
cannot be denied the right to be
in the town merely because some
union organizational activity is go
ing on. “The record does not dis
close that what these men did was
out of their ordinary course of
conduct,” he wrote.
In the William D. Brevard case.
Examiner Denham held that he
was dismissed for a just and prop
er cause of sleeping on the job
and intimated that in his opinion
Brevard’s testimony was unworthy
of belief, as he testified he did not
know it was against the rule to
sleep while on the job. “The record
is devoid of any evidence that
Brevard’s membership in the un
ion played any part in bringing
about the decision to discharge
him,” the report stated.
In dealing with the allegation
that Barnes and Williams had been
assaulted by representatives of the
Company, Mr. Denham stated that
after the assault Barnes was ap
proached by the chief of police
FRANK HUNNICUTT
This introduces FRANK
NICUTT, another 5-Year
member. Frank is a
Macon county. He attended
mar and high school in
lin. Frank farmed for
years between high school ^
his employment at Ecusta ,
Jan. 1940. He has had sav^
jobs at Ecusta. His first
that of a digester cook
then an operator, and he
a bleachmaker in the PulP ^
Frank is married, has one * ^
a three-year-old daughter; jj
lives in Brevard. He
hunt and fish . . . when
permits!
be
if
and asked whether or not
sired to prefer charges to
assailant and that he
do so. Mr. Denham also
that after the Williams assaul > (
identity of the assailants
established nor any circums^j^ijU
developed which might reas® jj.
point to their identity or co
tion with the companies.
In regard to the anti-union^'
paper campaign of the
committee, Mr. Denham ® (jjs
that “one is impressed j its
fact that in the community 8® ^ jj
neighboring communities tb® jj,e
a general antipathy amonS jj
residents and business
the organization of the V
of the neighboring plants
bor organizations under the
of any of the large and well
national and international '
organizations.” , cl
Harry H. Straus, preside® ^
the three companies, stated p.
week that he considered
aminer’s decisions a great
for the Company.
He stated that he had aW"
eOJP
structed the supervisory
ees to observe the law and tn
the future this would contJO
be the Company’s policy. )i*
He said further that
felt it would have been
settle the case before the b®
by compromising some °
points involved, he had
mined to fight the charge* jjjU’
cause he thought they were «■
ly unfair and lacked any
tion or fact. , tJ*
“The recommendation
of
Trial Examiner only se^® (jf
confirm my original belief,” ®
dared.
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Copies of the Examiner’s j
ion are being made and jjrf*
placed on file in the Coi®" (jf
library for reading by tb*
ployees, he said.—The Tii®*^’