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THE ECHO
January, 1946
News And Gossip From Our Various Departments
Machine Booklet
By McDOWELL And MEDFORD
Well, I guess by this time that
all the New Year’s resolutions
have been broken and forgotten
about, but we are all looking for
ward to a happy and peaceful 1946.
We were all overjoyed with the
Christmas presents this year, but
most of all we were very glad that
our president, Mr. Harry Straus,
could be with us.
Due to the rain, sleet and snow,
we hardly knew from one day to
the next whether we were coming
to work on a bus or sled. So far
we’ve been pretty lucky and the
buses have continued to run.
Due to high water several of our
boys and girls couldn’t get to work.
Willard Medford was marooned at
home for three days. So he had
plenty of time to plan his spring
farming and to set his rabbit gums
and snares.
We sure are having car trouble
in Machine Booklet. Violet Lyday
stays on needles and pins from
morning until night. If it isn’t a
flat tire, it’s frozen. It looks like
she’s going to owe McCrary’s ga
rage a big bill.
It seems that we are always
anxious to get to work on time,
but Janette overdid it one day this
week. When her clock ‘alarmed’,
she fell out of the bed and never
did get to work.
I guess that everyone wonders
why Edna Oliver has such a big
smile on her face all the time
now. It’s just that ‘Sergeant Oli
ver’ is home for keeps and he is
also back at work again in the
Gumming department.
If you haven’t been attending
the ball games, you sure have been
missing something. The cheering
is just beginning with Ina Mae Ly
day, Elizabeth Carter, Betty Rol
ler and Louise Dishman as cheer
leaders. All of Champagne is
backing the teams with loud yells
and roaring cheers. Having lost
one game and won one, we feel
very proud of the teams. The
teams are going to Canton tonight
and we all wish them the best of
luck; we’re backing you, gang.
Anyone wishing to attend these
games out-of-town, get in touch
with Elizabeth Carter or Louise
Dishman, or call 246.
We want to advertise for a pair
of roller skates for Dot Conley.
She’s going to be flatfooted if she
doesn’t stop walking around so
much.
It looks like Clara Barnett can
quit singing “Put That Ring On My
Finger” because 01’ Santa brought
one to her—even though she’s
wearing it on the opposite hand.
It sure is a beauty.
Speaking of rings, if there’s to
be any weddings soon, John Sou-
thers can make a nice looking ring
with a “two-bit piece.”
Several of the girls have been
hearing from Dick Landreth, one
of our former mechanics. At pres
ent he is at a Naval Training Cen
ter in San Diego, Calif. We hope
that he will get a leave after his
boot training and will get back to
see us.
If anyone has a 17-inch tire that
is still good for a few miles, will
they please get in touch with
James McDowell immediately, as
we don’t want him to lose any
time. So far James hasn’t been ab
sent but a couple of times since
he’s been working here.
What’s this we hear about Buck
''when's he CjOING to quit referring-
TO Me AS THAT SAILOR ? "
Canteen-Cafeteria
Chatter
getting nervous and chewing his
finger and then having to have
first aid treatment? Could it be
coffee nerves?
Uncle Sam didn’t do a very good
job training Guy Mull to fire a
gun. On his first trip duck hunt
ing, he comes home with no duck
and a busted thumb. Come up to
the camp ground the 4th. of July,
Guy, and we’ll teach you how to
shoot.
Finishing Touches
By RUTH JONES And
NADINE MILLS
Another New Year has started
arid guess everyone has started
making their New Year’s resolu
tions.
Dot Banning spent a few days
in Charleston, S. C., and at FoUy
Beach.
Cecil and Francis enjoyed a
two weeks vacation in Florida,
sending Merrill Capps a card
saying they were in “Capps,” Fla.
Merrill says, “They know a nice
town when they come to it.”
Glad to see Hamilton Boyd and
Sue Orr back with us.
“Frosty” spent her vacation in
Canton, coming back voiceless.
What happened, Frosty?
Lillian spent a month’s vaca
tion with her husband when he
returned from overseas.
We wish Bertie Mae Orr, Vir
ginia Albertson and Charles Sher-
ill a happy married life. The wed
dings took place during the
Christmas season.
Giving an account for being ab
sent a day, Jessie explained that
she was stuck in the mud. When
asked how bad, she says, “I step
ped out of the car up into the
road.”
We hear that Betty Stewart has
been a good “windshield wiper”
for Elmo during the bad freezing
weather.
Nita has been absent on account
of the illness of her mother.
Lessie spent part of her Christ
mas holiday in Old Fort.
We have Charles McGraw with
us from the other shift—says he
thinks he will stay with us.
Donnie has planned a month’s
visit out West.
Pulp Mill News
By HELEN KIMZEY
Everyone in the Pulp Mill wishes
to thank Mr. Straus for a grand
Christmas.
We’re glad to welcome back
from service Fred Barton, Russell
Reese, David Blackwell, J. T. Wil
liams, Ralph Morris, Wade
Scroggs, John Sorrells, Boyd Meix-
ell, Jr., and Paul Meadows.
“Ham” Walker is the Pulp Mill
champion hog raiser this year. He
grew a hog weighing 400 pounds.
Each ham weighed 126 pounds and
he got 132 gallons of lard. It took
three days to punch its eyes out so
he could make souse meat. “Ham,”
that is some hog. “Hoot” Smith
says it is almost as large as the
one he killed last year.
Bill Bangs, “Dobie” Lance and
“Knuckle Ball” Morris are having
a contest to see which one can
grow the largest waist line. We
think “Dobie” has a slight edge on
them so far.
Frank Holden says he and Jud-
son Smith are going out West
where they can grow larger Irish
potatoes and where Judson can
ride the western horses again. Jud
son is the champion rider in this
country. He says he had a horse
that he could put one foot in the
saddle and by the time he got the
other one in the horse would be
about one mile down the road.
Look out, “Hoot”, watch your step.
We’re glad to see that Claude
Jones has gotten over his Christ
mas party all right. He sure did
have a good time.^ Claude says he
would like for Christmas to come
once a month instead of once a
year. Better be careful, Claude.
“Knuckle Ball” has improved
wonderfully in his language since
he came back to work, especially
since he was overheard in the of
fice the other day.
We’re glad,to see “Shorty” Da
vis has his new teeth and hope he
hasn’t forgotten how to use them
L. M. Baynard has a bird dog
that is sure death on mud turtles.
The bowling team shows a
marked improvement since Wade,
Theo and “Knuckle Ball” have re
turned.
Wonder how Clyde Galloway
likes his new home. He says if he
By SULA COX
Greetings, folks, this is the first
month of the New Year, and we,
hope Santa brought you everything.
you wished.. He was good to us
even though we had our touch of.
sadness. Our sincerest sympathy is
extended to Divola and Bill in the
death of Bill’s father.
It seems this marrying business
is not over either because one gal
is just waiting for her man to get
home and—well, Henry must be
waiting for the March wind to dry
up all this mud. The best of luck
to all four of you. Junior, we are
expecting to hear from you next.
We were pleased to have our
old friend and former fellow-work-
er, Pfc. Arnold Anders, visit us
Saturday, Jan. 12th. He hopes to
receive his discharge soon and re
turn to work with us. That would
really suit us fine and we are hard
to please. He has been to France,
Belgium, Luxemburg, also all over
America and has found no place so
nice as right here at home.
We extend a welcome to our new
girls, Helen Davis and Anetta
Strickland. They are both Rosman
girls. We hope they will stay with
us for a long time.
We also extend sympathy to
Clarence Shipman and family IB
the death of an aunt, the elderly
Mrs. Shipman’s sister.
^•isten, pot-washer. we want *
detailed report on this recent trip
to Greenville.
Also, we hear Ethel S. had a
swell time on a trip to Greenville.
My, what a place! Elaine makes
the trip every week-end and al
ways reports a nice time.
By the way, Hal, you’d better
check on the signs of the moon,
etc., before you go bear hunting
again. Hadn’t anyone told you
bears hunted for money once in »
v/hile? Better luck next time.
Well, we probably will see
everyone in the Cafeteria on the
25th., when we come to see our owD
actor play in “Petticoat Fever.”
Now, now', Leon, don’t get any
ideas about quitting us and going
on the stage. Be careful and don’t
come down with fever, either.
Rabbitt Powell favored us with
a visit Jan. 15th. When you get
back to camp. Rabbit, drop soni®
of us a line so we will know.where
you are. If you go to Germany»
look for the other three or four
of our gang.
doesn’t get some coal soon he’s
going to move in with his brother-
in-law. Look out. Jack, here he
comes.
Otto Whiteside was made assist
ant to “Slim” Bullock but we’r®
all beginning to think he’s assist
ant to “Dobie” Lance instead.
C. B. Allison has taken up a ne^»
profession, that of catching opos
sums.
DANDY OFFER REFUSED '
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once
relateda bantering conversation
he had had with a $10-a-week ac
tor who was in the cast of one oj
his plays. The young chap had
laughingly suggested that the ttfO
agree to divide their incomes wi^
each other for the rest of their
lives, but naturally Sir Arthur had
refused such a ridiculous offer-
The young man was Charlie Chap
lin.