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PAGE TWO THE ECHO News And Gossip From Our Various Departments »» Refining Room-“B By BILL CAUBLE It has been quite a while since you have seen my name in your pages, Echo, but someone has to say something about our shift or pass the buck on to some one else, so here goes— We are very happy to see so many of the boys returning lo work. It’s like old times again. We are also happy that Jack Rhodes is able to be back on the job since being in 'the hospital for several weeks. He and the baby both are doing fine (Little Hattie). When do we get our cigars, Jack? It may please you to know we have a Mutt and Jeff working in the Refining Room on Battery 7-8 —Sky-High Giz Thomas and Knee- High Jack Wilber. Quite a pair. We are glad to know Frank Pat ton is doing nicely since coming back from the hospital. Hurry and get well, Frank. Jack Wilber and Rupert Gordon want to know why the punch bowl at the Club can’t be made a little larger? Rupert fell in but was mad because he couldn’t get his bass fiddle in with him. Speedy Jones seems happy now since he can get plenty of chicken feed, but was he in a pickle for a while! During all the past cold weather and shortage of things, Speedy decided to mix some saw dust with his laying mash to make it go farther. Everything went along smoothly for a while. The chickens ate it and seemed to lay well and get fat on it. But here comes the bad part. One old hen stole her nest and hatched thirteen baby chicks, and would you be lieve it—twelve of them had wood en legs and the thirteenth one was a woodpeckerl That’s all folks till next time. Office Bits By FELICIA EDWARDS And CARMEL McCRARY News? Anybody know any news? Your reporters don’t except ^or a few juicy bits that couldn’t get by the censors anyway. February seems to have been a very peace ful month. According to the Ouija board. Pearl Hamlin and Jean Luther will probably be leaving us. It seems that December 26 is the fatal date for Jean, and Pearl’s has been postponed to May 12. By the way, does anybody know a man named Clarence Fisher? Tootsie finally got that long awaited telephone call. She is now In Knoxville, Tenn., with her hus band. We’re missing Joe Morris. The doctor said he should stay in bed for at least two weeks. Mr. Frank Marder has also been sick. We hope that they can be back with us be fore long. Thelma and Jack are offering a generous reward to the person or persons who can locate the culprit guilty of placing a mouse trap in their bed. Sore toe, Jack? Seems it couldn’t be Charlie Russell—he said if it had been him, he would have set a bear trap. We learn that Audrey McKagen Cole, formerly of the Cost Depart ment, has an 8% pound boy named Enser William Cole, III, born Jan uary 10. Her husband, a lieuten ant in the Navy, expects a dis-, cbarg« soon. They are now in I I 'he He ARP SHE MAP A MICE APARTMENT." +— Filter Plant News By F. E. FLOYD Well, it has been a long time, but here we go again! Things are picking up over at the ‘water factory’. We welcome Sam Matthews back from the navy and Jim Morrow from the army. They both did a good job. We hope to live long enough to see J. W. Winget kill a deer or sompin; Keep trying, James. Jim Morrow needs a crew to help him work out his road at Still Hill. See your local paper for full de tails. You wanta’ buy some fresh eggs? So does Andrew HarreU, who (by the way) is in the chicken busi ness. He is now doing much bet ter, though; he lost only thirty dollars on the flock last week. We heard that Sam Matthews can take color pictures. Note on gardens this spring— Charlie Aiken says that he is go ing to plant two rows of potatoes this year and he is NOT going to thin them at all, no matter what Harry Kolman says. Well, this piece is becoming SNAFU—so will quit. Water Dog. Berkeley, Calif. Between Chigger’s driving the bus and Steve’s paying his board bill, he should be able to retire soon. We wish to welcome Lila Ck)on to the Main Office. We are also glad to have Bill Hannan and Ray Cooke with us again. Ray worked in the Engineering Office before he went in the service. What’s this we hear about Mr. Harris’ appearing at the scene of the crime? He seems to be the No. 1 right hand man of the law. The following have been elected to the Gift Fund Committee for 1946; Carl Stephens, Ruth Shep herd, and Kathleen Ricker. Our thanks go to Katherine Kirk, George Heyman, and Carl Ste phens, the old committee, for the excellent job they have done in setting up our gift fund and keep ing it functioning for the past year. We are sure the new com mittee will profit by their good example. It is said that all bad things must come to an end, so don’t get worried—^we’r# signing off. Pulp Mill News By HELEN KEHZEY We’re all back on 42 hours now and all the boys seem to be well pleased as they are glad to have more time off. Most of the boys in service have returned and we hope the remain der of them will be back real soon. Among those returned since last month are C. B. Smith, Atmer Hubbard, Walter Clubb, C. Wil liams, Harry Laughter and Wayne Phillips. D. S. Winchester says he hopes spring will soon come because he wants to show his father-in-law what a good farmer he is. Better be careful, D. S., he may show you what a good boss can do. The other day one of the boys in the Bleach Plant was telling Paul Merck how strong his baby boy was and Merck told him about his boy. He said he’s only five years old and rather small for his age, but he was very strong. He said the boy can carry his mother all over the house and she weighs 135 pounds. That’s some boy, Merck, but we won’t take you lit erally. Some of the boys in the Pulp Mill wonder why “Shorty” Davis is so shy at shift changing time. The only thing they can figure out is that “Ham” Walker is trying to find out who virote about his big hog in last month’s Echo. Better watch out “Shorty”, he’s laying for you. “Bear” Tinsley says he can’t go rabbit hunting around his neigh bor’s house because his dogs al ways run their cows instead of the rabbits. You should train your dogs better than that, “Bear”, or you’ll have trouble on your hands. We’re all very proud of our bowling team. They sure have done a good job and we hope they’ll continue to do so. We sure do want them to be the “champs” at the end of the season. We are glad to have Hovey Wal drop back again after being out for a week in the hospital. Earl Wyatt and Bethel Davis have been swapping guns back and forth to see which one can get the best bargain. As it looks to us now they are both being cheated. Monroe Collins has been brag Just For Fun Will Rogers pulled this one an unsuspecting waiter: ^ “I say, waiter, there’s a W** in my soup that is drowning." Thj0 headwaiter was called at this calamity to so distinguis''** a guest. Very much upset, asked of his guest; “Is there ai>J' thing I can do to make this rible occurrence all right with f sir?” “Yes,” smiled Will shifting his gum, “next tini« !'° put a roach in my soup 6'* teach him how to swim or strap life- preserver on his back!” Honore de Balzac, who likei^, believe he was an expert at r®*. ing character in handwriting * once brought a little boy’s book and asked about the cli" possibilities. After carefully , amining the scrawly handwri^^ he asked the elderly woman brought it, “Are you his er?” “No, I’m no relation,” she plied. . “Then I’ll give you my opinion,” Balzac exclaimed, child is slovenly and proW^Jj stupid. I fear he will never a®® to anything.” , 'But master,” the wo®* w laughed, “That book was your own when you were a little in school.” itH Traveler: “What is this oD register?” Clerk: “A bug, sir.” Traveler (laying down his P®”!] “I don’t mind if you have this hotel, but when they co»® ^ to see which room you ^ that’s too much!” “Darling, I’ve made up my to stay at home.” ^ “Too late, George, I’ve my face to go out.” Pilot Plant NeW* By HARRY S. KOLMAf* We are all glad to be the 42-hour schedule, csp®‘^ jji since spring is just arou»“ Df comer, and it will give us portunity to get in a feW hours in our gardens, or to ing, or to just take it easy- ^ We miss jolly David is attending Wake Forest Our best wishes to you, P* ^ Hope to see you back with summer when baseball * opens. pf Charles Glazener and J- vidson are getting ready ^ jil* into their new homes, sn® jil* Bell reports rapid progress ® house, which is in the i>' being built We wish you best of luck, and are looking ward to those house-wamii®^*’(j)* Bill Long has taken a sliS^ coiD* of the ’flu, and has returne5 to Rutherfordton for rec® Hurry and get well. Bill. ging about a new gun he what he can do with it, ^ Baynard says it is just an sized pop gun. Lawrence Tipton is really ^ now. He has enough coal H* ■ iU»« to last two weeks; previo had a 2-day supply.
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