April, 1946
THE ECHO
PAGE FIVE
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Veterans Urged To Keep Their Gl Insurance
CAN BE HELD FOR
8-year period
before CHANGING
^®*'*onne]l Dept. Has Infor
mation And Will Be Glad
To Help Veterans
of our veterans have
her dropped their Government
surance or have been too hasty
converting.
Faiiurg to appreciate its true
^^^cetinie value is the main rea-
th^ of our veterans drop
com^ insurance. All insurance
urge the veterans to
sur their Government In-
instructed their
to assist and advise
on continuing or con
their policy. Equitable
Unft j^^^^rance Society of the
*ilar i states, “Of partic-
eran . ?°^'tance to returning vet-
Insi * National Service Life
The Equitable and its
to , ®®®*itatives urge every veteran
®ep up his service policy.”
“Hie of our' veterans have the
isior
r Ni
•Sher premium forms or to
Many Employees Attended The Big April Bingo Party
*®_oi our veterans have the
that they must convert
to v''. policies immediately
cojivo t premium forms or to
a and date back by making
casgj®® payment. In many
fin,
g veteran cannot afford
*»ean! such action. By no
to 50 ®“Ould the veteran be urged
be his policy when he may
^ocertain about his economic
their l.-.y®^^ans may continue
the eight years from
(eighf® the policy was issued
Oil 0 years if policy was issued
and fi December 31, 1945,
date) '^K issued after that
iuin paying the same prem-
vice
that
was paid while in ser-
A wiLiiAc; Aii aw*-
the Policy may be renewed if
for g ®^|ums have not been paid
itionths not to exceed twelve
PretDj,,’ payment of back
plus five percent,
the during the life of
>t to Q *?y a veteran may change
Poliej “*^ary Insurance on
20-yea- become paid up in
Cftt pqi? 30-years. A perman-
®‘nce w'^y has a saving feature
'^Oftie , °”®y paid in premiums be-
ff a that draw interests,
it has policy is dropped
Put into'^^*^ value or the money
^*s sr>n **■ ”*®y he applied against
Ljjtg ®y at a low interest.
'®teran! are five things our
'sin hio ®^.°uld do to make cer-
1, force:
f»ia(ie “ check or money order
CoiuH. Treasurer of U. S.)
'fans Subdivision, Vet-
D p”^inistration, Washington
aft ’
^ Ke^- ieaving service.
Oh '^P payments regularly
euL « utne —
fe
»no^.'"ep
fith,
;*^ner "'ithout waiting for
notices or receipts;
M OM '^^'^eelled checks or
Pavtv. receipts as a record
3.
a’^esDntj send payments or
Vetn in anyway with
^ Vpfft -—''V iii iiuywciy wiui
h Eiv Administration, al-
'*>Hber ^ name, service serial
ins’ ^°*nplete present address
"iftber policy or certificate
the Veterans Adminis-
any changes of
5. ij address.
Policy is lapsed, It can
f
Prizes Given Away
The picture at the top shows a
large number of Ecustans play
ing bingo in the cafeteria on
Friday night, April 5. Many valu
able prizes as shown in the pho
to on the right were given away
that night. The square dance
held on April 19, was likewise
well attende.d and thoroughly en
joyed. Two square dancesi are
being planned for May, one to
be held on the night of May 10,
and the other on May 24.
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Our Book Corner
(Continued From Page Four)
with violent contrasts, from the
rough primitive life of the West
to the gaiety and exciticment of
New York. THE TURQUOISE is
well-written, and is bound to be a
best-seller.
Below is a list of our newest
books: MY LADY OF CLEVES,
Margaret Campbell Barnes; TEM
PERED BLADE, Monte Barrett;
THE UNREASONING HEART,
Constance Beresford-Howe; THE
LIFE LINE, Phyllis Bottome;
AMERICA IS IN THE HEART,
Carlos Bulosan;
AND THE HUNTER HOME,
Joan Charles; LONG YEAR, Ann
Chidester; PANAMA PASSAGE,
Dobald Chidsey; TURF SMOKE,
John Coulter;
CALL ME PANDORA, Amber
Dean; THE BULWARK, Theodore
Dreiser; MURDER STRIKES AN
ATOMIC UNIT, Theodora DuBois;
WINTER KILL, Steve Fisher;
THROUGH THE STORM, Philip
Gibbs; DEATH LIFTS THEj
LATCH, Anthony Gilbert; THE j
GLORY OF ELSIE SILVER, Louis
Golding; YANKEE STOREKEEP
ER, R. E. Gould;
SKULLDUGGERY ON HALF-
ADAY CREEK, James B. Hendryx;
THE CROW ON THE SPRUCE,
Chenowith Hall; BRIGHT AR
ROWS, Grace Livingston Hill;
THE GREAT PROMISE, Noel
HOUSTON; I HATE BLONDES,
Wolfe Kaufman; WHISPER MUR
DER, Vera Kelsey;
THE MEMBER OF THE WED
DING, Carson McCullers; MR.
LINCOLN’S CAMERAMAN, Roy
Meredith; SPOTLIGHT, Helen
Topping Miller;
BACHELORS ARE MADE, Elea
nor Arnett Nash;
THE STREET, Ann Petry;.
STAG NIGHT, Phillips Rogers;
ZEBRA DERBY, Max Schulman;
AWOL MUSTERS OUT, Bertrand
Shurtleff; WASTELAND, Jo Sin
clair;
WINTER MEETING, Ethel
Vance; THE SOONER TO SLEEP,
Frederick F. Van de Water;
NICODEMUS, Dorothy Wat-
worth; THE LOST LANDSCAPE,
Winifred Welles; HURRY UP AND
WAIT, Margaret Buell Wilder.
ONLY POSSIBLE REASON
7 In Sitton Family
Are At Work Here
Edgar Sitton, of the Cleaner
Crew, has a “family affair” at Ecu-
sta, equivalent to that of the Me-
Cormicks. Three sons, Harry,
Charles and David are employed in
the Finishing department. Paul, a
Five-Year Service club member,
works in the Bleach Plant. A
daughter, Edith, is in the Inspec
tion department, and Coy, in the
Pulp Mill, make a total of seven.
Another son, Glenn, worked in the
Refining Room for 18 months, be
fore entering the navy.
WHITE ELEPHANT
be revived under favorable con
ditions. Every effort should be
made to keep it in force.
The Personnel Department has
complete information on this sub- j unconscious, too.
ject and will be happy at any time
to assist our veterans on their
insurance problems.
Cute Nurse: There’s a sailor in
my ward who hasn’t attempted to
make love to me yet.
Second Nurse: One of mine is
Housekeeping is like a mirror—
it reflects the kind of job you do.
A stranger was standing on the
platform of a small railway station
when the Northern express flashed
past. Into the whirl of dust raised
by the train leaped the station-
master’s dog, tearing madly up the
track in pursuit. “Does your dog
often do that?” asked the stranger.
“Yes, sire, every time the ex
press passes, the dog is after it
like a hare.”
“That’s queer,” commented the
stranger. “Why does he do it?”
“I don’t know,” replied the
dog’s owner, scratching his head
thoughtfully. “What worries me is
what he’s going to do with it when
he gets it.”
A clean plant is a better and a
safer place to work.