November, 1945
THE ECHO
PAGE FIFTEEN
^ews From Our Many Employees In Service
COMING SOON
Cadet Nurse Martha L. McCall
Greenville, S. C., writes: “Since
leaving Ecusta I have been here
the General Hospital. My first
"fo months were almost entirely
*^ses. I never knew there were
toany basic sciences to learn be-
doing any actual nursing. Af-
this we are allowed to do more
more work in the hospital,
"'“ich being what I joined for, I
'"joy the most ... I have a vaca-
■dn coming up in December and
■ really looking forward to see
ys every one of vyou people there
“ere is one thing that a plant
Ecusta and an institution like
aospital have in common: they
operated scientifically yet their
"fk is for the best good of the
®®atest number. Keep up the good
“fk, Ecustans. I miss all of you,
Pecially my good friends in Fin-
«OUlg_»
USES JAP PAPER
,,^m the Yokosuka (Ex-Jap)
% Yard, Leo A. Reid, MAM2-C,
®(Js us a letter on honest-to-
,J«dness Japanese stationery:
^“out four years ago the Japs
b ‘ Us a greeting by way of Pearl
arbor. They also hoped to use this
• to help follow that greeting,
to completely reverse their
s. I am using it to convey my
‘Ppri
eciation for the way you peo-
back home have backed our
'J’fts and remembered us. Today
tie
F«f( _ _
K^eived the July copy of the
, Qo. For the last 18 months I
fiJ® worked in the P. 0. on the
jH^mont so I can truthfully say
jj. of us enjoy hearing from our
back home more than any-
jj else . . . Now that the war
^ ®Ver, I hope to be back home
|3 to stay . . . We are only a
miles south of Tokyo so I ex-
ijj.to see what is left of their
in the next few days ... My
» ^wishes to you and all the folks
tcusta.”
FORGOT-US-NOT
McGaha is in Ma-
now and wants to be remem-
o/*^,to his Ecusta friends. He
^n’t know how long he will be
ii, but hopes to be back with
s^efore long.
Visited Ecusta
j^ARLAND T. JONES, seaman
class, is assigned to a ship
shop, Norfolk, Va. He
the Navy in March, 1945,
L, deceived boot training at
^bridge, Md. In September
liyj^sitcd Ecusta, accompanied
wife. Both are former Fin
est department employees.
Now In Italy
Sips;
pSi
PFC. WILLIAM E. “BUDDY”
NEILL is now in Italy. Former
office boy at Ecusta, he entered
service in February, 1943, and
had basic training at Fort Bliss,
Texas. He saw duty in North
Africa, and later was wounded
in France and sent to Italy for
hospitalization. We haven’t heard
from you for ages! Howza ’bout a
letter. Buddy?
In Navy 4 Years
WM. HAYNIE, PhM 3c, is on
Okinawa. He has served in the
Navy four years. Bill volun
teered for naval service in
April, 1942, received his boot
training at Portsmouth, Va. He
was employed at Ecusta as a
backtender in the Machine
Room.
HAS 40.75 POINTS
From Wahiawha, Hawaii, Joyce
P. Sentelle, RM2-C, sends best
wishes to everyone at Ecusta and
hopes to be here soon. He writes:
“I have forty and three quarter
points and am hoping to join you
at Ecusta again by the first of the
year or shortly thereafter . . . 1
was in the Philippines, assigned to
an LST, when the war ended, but
we pulled out before we had a
chance to celebrate. I am now sta
tioned here in Hawaii, about 35
miles from Honolulu. This is a
nice station, the weather is warm
but .rains a lot ... It sure was
generous of Ecusta to buy Camp
Sapphire for the enjoyment of the
employees, and I’m sure everyone
was pleased with the five year bo
nus.”
Saw Real Action
SGT. JOHN P. MULLENAX,
of the 3rd Army, is now home on
furlough on return from a year
of service in the ETO. He was
with, thp 808th Tank Destroy
er Battalion. John was a gunner
on a M-36 destroyer. He was in
combat for 225 consecutive days
and participated in four major
engagements: Northern France,
the Ardennes, the battle of the
Rhineland and Central Europe.
John was employed as a blend
er helper; he entered service in
November, 1942.
Is In Manila
Pvt. Lloyd McGaha writes from
Manila, “I wish you could see the
city of Manila. It is as near a
wreck as possible. Huge buildings
of concrete and steel are shat
tered as if they had been toy.";.
The harbors are full of Jap ships
that our bombers sent down. It
makes me feel good to see the
might of our armed forces even
if I didn’t get in on any of the
fighting. Please send me the Echo.
My wife sent the clippings of the
square dance team in action. Sure
looked good. I recognized most of
the dancers . . . Give my best re
gards to all the Ecusta people. The
4th of July Picnic was swell. Was
lucky enough to be there.”
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
From James A. Hanunond, Y3-c,
on Guam: “How is everyone get
ting along at Ecusta now? I re
ceived a copy of the Echo today
and that’s something that I always
look forward to getting. First, I al
ways search for “Office Bits” be
cause it always interests me to
know what the old gang is doing
and the new changes in the of
fice. Boy, that new camp sounds
wonderful! I bet it’s beautiful now
with all the leaves a hundred dif
ferent colors and with Pisgah in
the background. I do love those
mountains of North Carolina. I
think W. N. C. is one of the pret
tiest places in the world in the
fall season but, of course, it’s tops
with me anytime.” Jimmie con
tinues with a very interesting de
scription of the cities and villages
on Guam—if you’d like to read it,
we have the letter in the Library.
STRICTLY LEGAL
Lawyer: Now, if you want my
honest opinion—
Client: Stop right there! What I
want is your professional advice.
PING PONG
After lunch most ev’ry day
By the cafeteriay
Congegates a noisy throng
For the game of Ping and Pong.
First they toss bits of mazuma
To decide who plays with whoma.
Take positions at their stations
After minor altercations.
Paul, receiving Ernest’s service
111 conceals that he is nervous
But in turn gives him the works
With his bouncing Gatlinburgs.
Charlie, paddle wildly flailing.
Hits to Leonard, laces trailing;
Peter strains his eyes to see
Smacks by Peter Eberle
Ernest wants a partner such as
Wendell, who tries for the edges
’Cause he fears John’s forehand
Who is
Often teamed with Sheer Lewis.
Tommie’s backhand is a menace
To his foes in table tennis
And his words are poisoned darts
Aimed at John’s and Ernest’s
hearts.
Kay the watcher must decide
Was the last ball good or wide
But he wasn’t looking. Now
Finally we have a row.
Faces red and tempers hot
Hitting wild an easy shot
And the party that gets beated
Tells the world that they’ve been
cheated.
All are leaving in a huff
And you think they’ve had enough
Far from it. It won’t be long
They are back at Ping and Pong.
IN CIVVIES SOON
Cpl. Edward Drake writes: “I’m
sending you what I sincerely hope
is my last letter to notify you of
a change of address . .. Upon com
pletion of school I found my out
fit had moved to Barksdale Field,
Fla. So much the better as it’s
one more step toward being a ci
vilian again.”
COULD BE!
Caller: Is you mother engaged?
Little Boy: I think she’s mar
ried.
Back From Pacific
S. SGT. JOHN II. JACKSON
was en route to the Pacific when
V-J day was declared. He was re
turned to the States and visited
Ecusta in October. He also served
in the European war theatre for
two years. John worked in the
Power department.