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PAGE TWELVE the echo April,!*! Just a Minute, Sir USEFUL HOME HINTS . . . . This month, we’re going to sug gest a few remedies that you can do around the house. If you fol low them, one or both of two things is bound to happen: (1) Things you’ve meant to do for a long time will finally get done, and (2) You will get in solid with the wife. Now that spring is here, you will soon be getting out the lawn mower. If you think that the blades are not as sharp as they ,could be, try this: Remove the wheels and reverse the pinions. Put the left pinion on the right side, and vice versa. A sharpening compound can be placed on the bed bar blade, and the mower will be sharpened merely by push ing it. Niagara Alkali Company Official Visits Ecusta CHECK YOUR GUTTER . . . . Over the winter falling leaves, birds’ nests and various rubbish are bound to have accumulated in the gutter, resulting in the down spout being stopped up. The over flow caused by this often brings unsightly streaks and stains on the outside wall. To remedy the situa tion, all obstructions should be re moved from the gutters, periodic inspections being made to locate them. You may also put a wire strainer-basket over the outlet to prevent the refuse from being washed into the leaders. They may be obtained for a few cents at any hardware store. S SQUEAKING FLOORS ... Be lieve it or not, that squeak in’the hall in front of your wife’s room can be eliminated so that next time you come in late she will sleep like a baby. Merely take a thin strip of metal or a knife blade and dip it into liquid glue. Then insert this carefully in the cracks at the points from which the squeaks come. Next, slowly and carefully move this blade up and down until the glue is all adher ing to the floor. When it dries, the squeak will have disappeared. Shown above is a picture taken of Mr. and Mrs. S. Willard Jacobs, of New York, who recently'*! ed Ecusta. Mr. Jacobs is president of the Niagara Alkali company of Niagara Falls, N. Y. pany maintains executive offices in New York city. He was spending a well earned vacati®* Grove Park Inn in Asheville with Mrs. Jacobs and they visited Ecusta as Mr. Straus’ guests. had lunch in the cafeteria and toured the plant. A t the conclusion of the tour, Mr. Jacobs stat®^ ^ he was highly interested in and impressed with what he saw. > Five-Year Service Club News SIMILE NARROW DOORS ... In houses that are several years old, settling foundations will often widen the threshold to such an extent that the bolt of the door does not reach the strike plate, and the door will not lock properly. The remedy is simple. Merely remove the strike plate and cut a piece of wood to the thickness needed and insert it under the place. CRACKED DISHES . . . Before you throw away a cracked dish from your dinner set or the crack ed vase that Aunt Minnie sent you on your last anniversary, try this: Boil the chinaware in sweet milk for about an hour. You will be surprised to find that the cracks have disappeared, and that the dish or vase is practically as sturdy as new. Of course, this is for minor cracks only. Throw away any with large cracks, as they may be dangerous. SOLDERING TIPS .... It is very simple to perform a soldering job, but the job that is neat and well-done must be performed with care. If you use a non-electric iron, follow these hints: (1) Never let the iron become red hot. (2) Be sure the flame you use is smokeless and sootless. (3) After you take the iron from the fire, wipe it briefly with a damp cloth to remove any foreign material. (4) Be sure that you keep the iron next to the metal being soldered until the metal is just as hot as your iron. (5) Use the solder light- By RICHARD LANDECK Our secretary, George Heyman, is in Patton Memorial Hospital where he is recovering from a re cent operation. George is doing well and expects to return to the “fold” just as quickly as the doc tor will permit him to move around again. He wishes to express his thanks for the many kind cards and presents that he has received from his friends and fellow work ers at Ecusta. We promised you, last issue, that we would have a new source of reporting in the Club News col umn. I have the honor to present to you, Mr. Hank Newbury, our Safety Director. I RAMBLING WITH ‘HANK’ Having been employed in in dustry since 1930, and having never had the privilege of belong ing to such an organization before coming to Ecusta, I can really ap preciate the advantages and possi bilities of our Five-Year Club. In my first ten and a half years in in dustrial work, such an organiza tion was not available for the em ployees and receiving recognition for any set number of years of faithful service was unheard of. I think you will agree with me when I say that the monetary an gle of belonging to the Five-Year Club is interesting to each of us. However, the monetary angle is not and should not be considered the most important factor. To begin with, all of us to a cer tain extent, are dependent upon one another . . . smooth operations in one department assure smooth operations in another . . . Our be ing able to understand and get along with each other, whether at work or at play, pays great divi dends in numerous ways . . . We must remember that good fellow ship is most important in any or ganization or program if it is to be successful, and that confidence in the other fellow’s judgment breeds confidence in return. Now I would like to ask these questions: “Where can we enjoy better fellowship or get a better understanding of each other, than in our Five-Year Club?” . . . “What can life mean to an individ ual who is a lone wolf, so to speak, and does not enjoy mingling and mixing with his fellowmen?” The fact that we have around five hundred members in the Five- Year Club, even though the plant has been in operation less than seven years, is rather outstanding. To be eligible to wear a button that shows five years of faithful service to an employer, is some thing that each of us should be justly proud of. Let’s show our pride by active interest and good fellowship, by attending our Five- Year Club meetings. This is a test of your sp* ^ I memory. After the first 'f/ word, in each simile, [ completing word or phras®^ jjji three seconds for each j/ minute for the twenty)- ^ of 15 is good. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Brave as a Brown as a Busy as a Clean as a Clear as a Cold as Crazy as Dead as a Dry as a Fat as a Fit as a Flat as a Good as Hard as Light as a Neat as a Playful as a- Poor as a Strong as an Thin as a ly. It is not necessary to pile on a lot of solder to get a solid seam or joint. NEXT MEETING POSTPONED The regularly scheduled Five- Year Service Club meeting will be postponed until a later date. Mr. Straus, who was ftp be our guest speaker, will be unable to attend, and our Secretary George Heyman is still ill. At the next meeting we promise I you a bang-up good time of eats and fun at Camp Sapphire. CARD OF THANKS The family of Dee P. Kilpatrick acknowledges with grateful appre ciation the kind expressions ofj sympathy shown them at the time of ithe death of their father. ANSWERS 1. lion 2. berry 3. bee 4. whistle 5. crystal 6. ice 7. loon 8. doornail 9. bone 10. pig 11. fiddle 12. pancake 13. gold 14. rock 15. feather 16. pin 17. kitten 18. church mouse 19. ox 20. rail in EXPRESSES GRATITUDE Miss Lavada Ashe, Cafeteria employee, wishes to thank all her friends for kindness shown her during her illness. There is a young man ^ I Who said, “I have ‘gagne* By fighting with dirt, ,■ For there’s always the I Who makes things dirty **•
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