QUALITY
FIRST
THEN
quantity
NOT
HOW MUCH
BUT
HOW WELL
8; No. 8
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
August, 1946
state press to
meet at ecusta
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13
Hold Luncheon Session
“ere September 13, And
Tour The Plant
jj North Carolina Press asso
lion will hold a luncheon ses-
p in the Cafeteria at the Ecusta
corporation on Friday, Sept
' and will make ai tour of the
after the luncheon,
is expected to be one of the
fou ^ sessions of the seventy-
j. annual convention of the
j ® press association which will
''®ne at the Langren hotel in
Sg on Thursday evening,
®oon Saturday
of the state press will
be’!?“'^ers
"e luncheon guests of Ecusta.
o’cln I ^’^^^cheon will start at 1:00
5^^ Harvey Laffoon, of Elkin
Side
President of the North Car-
Press association, will pre-
Tv. • —
by ® invocation will be given
Ijj. E. J. Coltrane. President
H. Straus will deliver the
of welcome and William
manager of the Win-
f Journal and Sentinel,
P, .former president of the N. C.
is .V will respond. Ralph Ramsey
05 ,!j®*^uled to make a short talk
^atiB ®®sets of the county and
tile Huber will talk about
*sgah National Forest through
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^lirilDE TESTS
WILL BE GIVEN
ih Interested In Study-
8 Music To Take Tests
September 3rd-
be aptitude tests will again
Pate • ” children who partici-
®ct the children’s music proj-
Sive^ fall. These tests will be
iUHj the high school auditor'
^ Tuesday morning, Septem-
»6cejj at 10 o’clock. It is not
'DUsip previous
a)i ‘^ai training or experience at
Presidents Message
In my last message to you in the July issue of the
Echo, I told you that I knew of your worries about the
rising costs of living, and that I was keeping myself in
formed about the situation from day to day.
Immediately after this message was published, I
asked our Personnel Committee to undertake a detailed
cost of living survey in Brevard, Hendersonville, Ashe
ville, and in Greenville and Pickens, South Carolina.
The results of this study were submitted to me upon
my return to the office after my illness, and showed that
since our last wage increase on January 21st of this
year, a substantial upswing in prices has occurred in
these communities. Our study also indicates that this
rise in prices is certainly widespread and, in all
probability, permanent.
Accordingly, I am pleased to announce a general in
crease of 10c per hour, effective immediately. More
over, in recognition of my earlier pledge, this increase
will be retroactive to the date of my last message, July
1946. A comparable adjustment will be given to our
salaried personnel. These increases have been granted
to compensate for the increased cost of living; and I
am convinced that they are necessary in order to permit
you to maintain your present standard of living.
As you know, it is to the interest of all of us to keep
the prices of our products as low as possible. We hope
that this raise in wages will not make it necessary to
raise our prices. I believe that it will not be necessary if
each of you will continue to do his part toward making
our plant operations as efficient as possible, and in so
doing, you will be making a personal contribution to the
welfare of the industries which support us all.
HARRY H. STRAUS, President
Ecusta Paper Corporation
Champagne Paper Corporation
Endless Belt Corporation
Garden Display To Be Held In
Cafeteria Next Friday, Sept. 6th
«ii
*li these tests. However,
who wish to be con-
training in the music
^6 will be required to
Present Ecusta band con-
Pla 35 members and
\ gro^ to set. up a new train-
of instrumentalists who,
have made a sufficient
'111
o of progress, will be taken
regular band. A children’s
organized and
1% Qf® will be selected on a
these musical aptitude
^atsg, resumed its regular re-
(N last Thursday after-
% h Cafeteria and will per-
Friday evening at the
will also play
'"Oers of the North Carolina
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Senator Clyde Hoey To
Speak. $1000 Worth Of
Prizes Are Offered
Ecusta’s second annual Garden
Display will bo held in the Cafe
teria next Friday, September 6th.,
and all employees of Ecusta,
Champagne, Endless and Califor
nia Central Fibre are invited to
participate.
All entries must be brought in
not later than midnight Thurs
day, September 5th and since spe
cial labels will be used, exhibitors
are asked to present a list of their
entries to the Personnel office.
This is not required, but will save
time for all concerned. The ex
hibits will be open for inspection
from two o’clock until eight, at
which time a special program of
entertainment will begin. Hon.
Clyde R. Hoey, United States
Senator from North Carolina, will
be the principal speaker of the
evening. He will be presented by
President Harry H. Straus. There
will also be a special program of
mwJlc by the Rcustj bnn(Jt Sweep*
stakes prizes will be awarded dur
ing the program. The concluding
feature of the program will be the
first showing of color movies of
the 1946 Fourth of July Picnic.
Cash Awards And Ribbons
Cash awards and ribbons will be
offered for prize-winning fresh
vegetables, fresh fruits,, canned
fruits and vegetables,- and for
flowers. Each winner will also
score a certain number of points
toward attractive sweepstake
prizes.
Valuable sweepstake prizes will
be awarded the winner of the
largest number of points in each
of the four divisions. Fresh Vege
tables division. Fresh Fruits divi
sion, Canned Fruits and Vege
tables division and Flowers.
There will also be prizes for the
exhibitor having the largest, second
largest and third largest number of
items entered in the contest, re
gardless of whether or not prizes
were taken in any individual clas
sification.
There will be first, second and
third prizes for the prize-winning
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TERMINAL LEAVE
PAY ASSISTANCE
FOR VETERANS
Personnel Department Will
Aid Employees In Get
ting Their Pay
The new Terminal Leave Law
permits Ecusta veterans, who were
enlisted men, to receive pay for
their leave accrued when they were
discharged.
Persons who have left the service
will be paid in cash and bonds for
accumulated leaive, not taken, up to
120 days, between September 8,
1939 and September 1, 1946. The
following steps have been outlined
for the veteran to follow in apply
ing for payment:
1.—Obtain from any post office
in the United States a form en
titled “Claims for settlement un
used leave” and the instruction
sheet which goes with it.
2.—Fill out the form, following
the instruction sheet.
3.—Swear, or affirm the state
ments in the form before a Notary
Public or other civil officer au
thorized to administer oaths.
4.—Mail the completed form, to
gether with the discharge certifi
cate, or certificate of service for
each period of service covered in
tile claim, to the appropriate
Army, Navy, Marine Corps or
Coast Guard paying officer listed
on the reverse side of the claim
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ECUSTA ENTERED
W. N. C. LEAGUE
Season To Open Sept. 3,
And Last For Thirty-
Six Weeks
Ecusta will again put its best
bowlers against competition in the
newly organized Western North
Carolina Tenpin Bowling league.
By virtue of so many entries from
sections of W. N. C., the former
Tri-City league had to be re
named so as to include everyone
represented. This year the league
will open its 36 week schedule with
ten teams in place of the original
eight team roster.
Ecusta’s team, including person
nel from Ecusta, Champagne and
Endless, consists of men with the
highest averages in our Inter-de-
partmental league, have already
begun whipping their arms in
shape. Last Tuesday evening, the
team worked out at the Centennial
Bowling alleys. Following the prac
tice session, the group met and re
elected Walter Straus as captain of
the 1946 team. This year’s team of
seven men hopes to represent Ecu
sta as well or better than last year
when they captured second place.
Members of this year’s team are:
Bruce Reynolds, Chris Rogers,
Charles Colwell, Ralph Morris,
Clyde Galloway, Joe Lavell and
Captain Walter Stram.