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News And Gossip From Our Various Departments
Macliine Booldiet
®y McDOWELL And MEDFORD
Stop! Look! Listen! There’s a lot
you’ve been missing; if you haven’t
been readin’ the Machine Booklet
news.
Edna Oliver isn’t worrying about
Hie house shortage since she and
wady have bought them a new
home in Etowah. Her only worry
now it getting linoleum for the
floors.
Norma Raines is still looking
lorward to having her husband
home for keeps. So far he is sta-
Moned at Fort Bragg and gets
home every two weeks on a three-
leave. We certainly have been
pissing Audrey Summey who has
been out of work six weeks with
ner husband. He has just returned
overseas with his discharge.
The shiny look on Inez Summey’s
*3ce for the last few days is not
*rom the basketball games thsy
nave won, but due to a certain fel
ww just returned from overseas.
We are sorry to lose John Sou-
one of our mechanics, to
|^“cle Sam’s air force. It seems
“at he pfefers army life to civil
ian life, since he served three
years and seven months during the
"ar. John has been absent several
“ays due to a ‘leg ailment’. We
that this doesn’t interfere
to date with Uncle Sam.
We know for sure that the good
pd days are coming back again
or two of our girls came back
rom a shopping tour in Asheville
Saturday, where they found
jnany articles on sale. Louise D.
°ught six pairs of shoes and a fur
oat and Edith Hall a nice fur coat,
ooks like they did pretty well for
‘hemselves.
t* *"^arlotte Cox seems to attend all
basketball games when a cer-
redhead is on days. Wonder if
j at certain redhead could have a
“ay job? ,
Catherine Corn and her hus
and, L. V., spent the day shop-
' last Saturday but without any
ccess. We think it most ridic-
ous when fellows come back
fi°? service and can’t even
a suit of clothes.
Catherine Fisher reported a
time spent at the home of
_ hnnie Dermid on Tuesday night,
ebruary 5th. Card games were
joyed and punch and cookies
'^®re served.
Since Buck has found his bowl-
^ ® “all, he claims he has to get
jo® to it again. We don’t believe
s the bowling ball. We think that
® “gutter rollers" could teach
him
a little about bowling and
Sin auuui. uuwiiiig duu
on ^ the tournament in Asheville
Tuesday night, we’re sure of it.
. ",6 all have our troubles, but
S. has the most. Her biggest
oblem is how to get to and
t work. The roads have been
over muddy to drive a car
^ We sure did miss Clara the
y she was out due to her moth-
^ ® Alness. Glad to report her
Wo > better, and that Clara
have to be out any more.
^ ^°let L. is making herself sick
about her income tax.
niart things look, she sure
the money last year.
Wh • Reba Powell
^ ° is out of work with the flu.
® hope that she will be back with
® Boon.
the groundhog saw his
Of h six more weeks
Dad weather are ahead, but let
try and stay on the job until
SHAME/SMA/AE/ YOU .PEEPIN6 TOM/""
Finishing Touches ‘B’
By DOT BROWNING
We wish to welcome to the Fin
ishing Department Gladys O’Dell,
Irene Ellis, Myrtle Bradley, Faye
Martin, Delta McCall, Reba Smith,
Geneva Parris, Hettie Penland and
Hazel Owen.
We miss Bobby C., Anna and
Evaughn. At present they are
working third shift.
Virginia B. visited her husband
in Norfolk, Va., for a few days.
Glad to have Herman Street
back with us.
Jackie Me. is wondering where
Reuben D. is preaching these Sun
days.
Poor Maxine missed a week’s
work on account of being water-
bound.
Hope Lucile Gosset is feeling
better and will be back with us
soon.
Gene C. is quite a poet—and do
we know it!
Lillian H. is all smiles these
days. Says husband will be home
to stay about April.
Sorry to lose Hamilton Boyd and
Elmo Collins.
We’re glad to see Ada R. back
with us after being absent a few
days. Illness.
Physical Lab. News
By ANNIE LOU HAMLIN
They say that no news is good
news. All our news this month
must be good, for very little gos
sip has passed my way lately.
However, one item of interest,
is that diamond on Sue Allen’s
left hand. We hope you aren’t go
ing to leave us anytime soon, Sue.
We are glad to welcome Troy
Bryan, William (Bill) Bailey and
Joe Norman back from the service.
Inez and Louise are ha^py to be
back on the forty-two hour week
schedule.
Connie, you wouldn’t by any
chance be thinking of going to
Germany, would you?
We wonder why Ned M. stopped
mentioning the weather—especial
ly if it’s snowing.
Gladyce Teague is now a proud
aunt. From all reports both aunt
and niece are getting along fine.
Autobound News
the March winds blow the next is
sue of the Echo out
By EULA GRAY
Well, here we are folks right
back on the press with more news
from good ol’ Autobound.
Ann is back at work after being
on vacation when her husband was
home. Gwen’s husband has also
returned from service.
Just look at the smile on Dot’s
face. Could it be that she just re
ceived a telegram with good news
in it?
Willie, that sure was a cute pic
ture of you in your basketball
suit that was traveling around here
the other day. What a mouse to
be going out for basketball!
Evelyn N. is awfully interested
in the Shipping department lately.
Must be that fellow that came to
work last who has just recently re
turned from service.
Lillian K. has been out sick for
several days. Hurry back, Lillian,
for the scratching department is
going down fast.
Lucy D., what was the surprise
you got last week? I hear you are
not so fond of birthday parties.
If ony one has any good stories
to tell, please tell them to Jewel
W. She will probably go home
and nail up all the windows be
fore dark.
Has everyone seen the jar that
has been going around for Evelyn
T.? It’s for a good cause, so be
sure to drop a little coin in it for
her.
Lots from our department en
joyed the play “Petticoat Fever.”
Ellen Sentelle was in it from our
department. She did a swell job
acting her part. We all enjoyed it
very much. The two snowbirds
were from Autobound, also.
Bill H., former singer with the
Ecusta quartet, must be on the
program, “It Plys To Be Ignorant,”
sponsored by Super Suds. You
should hear him singing his theme
song. You would think he had
been on the radio for years.
Betsy, why don’t you bring your
boy friend down to see us while
he is at home?
Ruby J. and Myrtle are plan
ning a trip to Florida. What’s
cooking, girls? Hope Myrtle won’t
get homesick.
Say, Marge, what’s this about
your bringing Lester’s car in on a
Machine Room News
By JOHN GOOLSBY
Well, to start the news for the
Machine Room this month, I would
like to retract the statement I
made about our bowling team.
Captain L. E. Callender informed
me that we were in first place
(which we were) and he had all
the rest of the games in the bag.
But at that time he didn’t realize
that the Pulp Mill and the Main
tenance teams wtre going to cut
the bottom out of it. Sorry we were
over-confident, folks—we are now
in fourth place, but still fighting!
Wesley Elmo Ballard recently
killed a three hundred pound hog
and was telling Tom Stroupe and
Estus (Red) Thomas about how
much it dressed. Here are the fig
ures: rendered one hundred and
sixty-five pounds of lard, 137 lbs.
of sausage, two hams at 26 lbs.
each, 2 shoulders at 19^ lbs. each,
the sides approximately 14 pounds
apiece. So my advice to any of you
—Ballard is the man to dress your
porker. As you can see, there
doesn’t seem to be much waste.
Attention, Oliver Vaillancourt!
Now that we are all back on a 42-
hour schedule, what about re-or
ganizing the “Old Mill Club?” I
can still remember our own band
and a tub full of kick-a-poo juice
and what a dance those people
could put on. There is Brown with
the accordian, Albert Payne—
piano, Wilson Gregory—well. Mas
ter of Ceremonies.
Now, fellows, here comes some
real news. Clifford McCrary just
back from doing his bit with Uncle
Sam and his childhood sweetheart,
Syble Merrill were married in
Greenville, S. C., Saturday, Feb.
2nd. Many are our good wishes to
the lovely Miss Syble—and a life
time of happiness to both of you.
A hunting party consisting of Ed
White, Sherman Ducker, Ralph
Teague, Bill Head, Clo Wilson
brought me this story. They hap
pened to pass by Earl Frady’s farm
and noticed Earl out pulling in
some stumps for firewood. So
they stopped and heard him yelling
“Get up Bill,” “Get up Jim,” “Get
up Maud.” So they asked him why
he was using all those names on
one horse. Well he says, “you see,
I got his eyes all covered so he
can’t see on either side of him—
just straight ahead. This is toa
much for one horse, so I make him
think he has three more helping
him.”
Well, the boys are starting their
vacations, and I will get some
real news from now until winter.
My best story this month will not
pass the censors.
So long.
rim and a spare?
Lois, don’t you know too much
night life gets you down? Let’s do
better than that.
So long, folks, till March blows
us in some more news for next
month.
NOTICE TO ALL
DEPT. REPORTERS
Deadline For
March Issue Is
Sat’day, Mar. 16
Please get copy in
early, if possible.