QUALITY
FIRST
THEN
QUANTITY
NOT
HOW MUCH
BUT
HOW WELL
Vol. 8; No. 1
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
January, 1946
Companies Resume 42-Hour Work Week
King Winter Still Reigns Supreme At Pisgah Forest
Nss
AN INCREASE IN
PAY GIVEN HOURLY
WORKERSINPLANT
New Schedule Became Ef
fective Jan. 21. Dropped
Forty-Eight Hours.
Even the old timers have difficulty in remembering a worse winter. So far this season there have
been nine snows, lots of cold rain and plenty of sleet, topped by the record-breaking sleet storm on
Christmas eve. Transportation hasn’t been too easy, but fortunately the Ecusta buses have managed
to maintain excellent schedules and absenteeism resulting from bad weather has been less than might
•>« anticipated. The photo above was made just after the terrible sleet storm.
CHAMPAGNE AND
PULP MILL LEAD
Interest In Bowling
League. Season Is Now
Half Over.
the Ecusta bowling leagues
^each the half-way mark of the
season, interest in both divisions
•^iitlnues keen.
, The biggest news this month is
^“e fact that the Champagne Stars
the women’s duck pin division,
tinally lost a game. Endless Belt
a game away from the Stars
"Wednesday night.
With 29 victories and only one
the Stars are, of course, lead-
and Finishing is in second
Place.
p ^ the men’s ten pin division,
Mill is now on top, followed
osely by Champagne, and Main-
nance and Machine Room tied
third.
^_nzce Reynolds broke Simp-
son’
s record with a set score of
Control has set a new high
record with a score of 896.
on inen are continuing to bowl
Monday nights and the women
Wednesday nights.
is also a lot of interest
Wh'u bowling league in
w the Ecusta team, headed by
^ter Straus, is in second place.
Large Crowd Enjoyed Entertainment
Play Friday Night In The Cafeteria
Ecusta Bowlers In
Second Place In
Tri-City League
Ecusta’s entry in the WNC Bowl
ing League, with the aid of con
sistent bowling and good team
work, is now in control of second
place.
Their standing in the lea^e
would be much more impressive
if it were not for the ever present
league-leading Champion Y. M. C.
A. team of Canton. The latter, for
years past, has been the top-notch
team of this section, and again this
year is repeating this steady per
formance. So in comparison with
the other league members, Ecu
sta is doing a swell job.
The team consists of Bruce Reyn
olds, of Maintenance; Chris Rog
ers, of Champagne; Joe Lavell
and Charley Colwell, of Finishing;
Walter Straus, of Champagne; and
Ralph Morris, of the Pulp Mill.
The team average for the season
is 840.
LEAGUE STANDING
W L
Champion Y. M. C. A. 4 9
Ecusta 34 20
Holsum 32 19
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Bill Jordan And Sonya Col
well Star In “Petticoat
Fever” Play.
Last Monday, January 21st., em
ployees of all Companies resumed
their pre-war work schedule of 42
hours per week. This new schedule
has been put into effect as a fur
ther step along with the recon
version plans.
At the same time, a general in
crease of 15 per cent in wages paid
to hourly workers went into effect
Everyone has been looking for
ward to the time when we could
resume this shorter work-week so
that they might have more free
time. After talking with many of
the employees, it is evident that
the plan has the unanimous ap
proval of employees.
The 48-hour shift was put into
effect in May, 1943, for the pur
pose of increasing production as
an aid to the war effort. The origi
nal plans for the 48-hour-week
were made in April, 1941, shortly
after entry into the war. The 48-
hour-week was adopted in com
pliance with the orders issued by
President Roosevelt and the War
Manpower Commission.
All employees are to be highly
commended for their patriotic co
operation in the 48-hour week
schedule which has been in op
eration for nearly three years.
A large crowd of employees,
members of theii: families and
friends enjoyed a highly entertain
ing three-act play, “Petticoat
Fever”, that was presented Friday
night in the Cafeteria by the en
tertainment committee of the
Five-Year club.
This outstanding play, which was
directed by Bill Jordan who also
played the leading role, was a big
success on Broadway and was
equally acclaimed here at Ecusta,
thanks for the work and acting of
the director and the other talent
ed characters in the play. Sonya
Colwell, who is chairman of the
entertainment committee, played
the leading feminine role oppo
site Director Jordan and displayed
much dramatic-ability.
Others taking parts in the play
were Leon English, Ernest Burch,
Willie Prince, Hazel McKinney
Reese, Luke Harrison, Lloyd Har
ris, Fred McCann and Ellen Sen-
telle.
The play portrayed the every-day.
life of a wireless operator who
hadn’t seen a woman for months
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BINGO AND DANCE
ARE ANNOUNCED
Recreation Department To
Sponsor Two Employee
Parties In February.
The Recreation Departmetii has
a full schedule of entertainment
planned for employees during the
month of February.
Another square dance will be
held in the Cafeteria on Friday
night, February 1st., and all em
ployees—their husbands and wives
—are cordially invited to attend.
A large crowd attended the last
square dance, which was held
January 18th. The Ecusta string
band, as usual, provided the music
and Walter Wood was caller.
On February 15th., there will be
another big'Bingo party and, judg
ing from the turn-outs for the last
two Bingo parties, a capacity crowd
is expected. As has been the cus
tom in the two preceding Bingo
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