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Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Vol. 9; No. 3
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
March, 1947
Camp Sapphire Is Ready For Big Season
marse grant is
APPOINTED NEW
EDITOR OF ECHO
Relieves John Eversman Who
'Vill Be Able To Give Full
Time To Recreation
Mr. And Mrs. Straus Aboard Ship
Marse Grant, native of High
N. C., arid for the past three
and one-half years assistant per-
sonnel director of Firestone Tire
Rubber Company’s fabric plant
Gastonia, has been appointed
®uUor of The Echo, effective April
’ 1947. He will relieve John Ev-
®^sman who will now be able to
6vote his full time to our recrea-
and music activities.
Recognizing the growth of our
^creation and music activities in
‘'e last few years and of the in-
feasing importance which is be-
8 attached to employee publica-
it was felt that the duties
be separated so more em-
asis could be placed on both,
"aer the new arrangement, Mr.
—Turn To Page Five
BOIIfRPMm
GETS APPROVAL
^®*"k On Addition To Pres-
«nt Facilities To Get
Underway Soon
On extension to the boiler room,
j ® of the building projects that
(of *^°mpany has been planning
aon ®°”*®time, has recently been
by the Civilian Produc-
5 ” Administration and work is
Soq to get underway on it
(Jif. ’ with the hope that the ad-
will be completed by next
Th
tg primary purpose of this ex-
is to add required steam
to enable the continuance
®PPed-up pa.per production. As
iiip ®®*nand for our products has
jg ®ased over the last several
P^°^uction has been expand-
WacM expansion naturally has
roojvj ® greater load on our boiler
genei- present the steam-
cajjg facilities must run at
for y to fulfill the requirements
p®team.
few of us realize and
®‘e the important part the
Coinf plays in our everyday
Win n following information
^oubt surprise most of us:
Proy;,„ Present plant delivers ap-
stea‘"’^‘ely 125,000 pounds of
hour. During the severe
y»i$ . ^’onths, 45,000 pounds of
i heating purposes. This
'^Xwn To Sixeeo
The above photograph of President and Mrs. Straus was taken
aboard the U. S. S. America as they sailed for Europe February
26 for a two months’ vacation. Excerpts from letters received here
are printed below and tc-Il of difficult conditions existing in France
today. In Mr. Struas’ letter, he says that at some future date, he
will teJl of his trip in The Echo.
Letters From A/lr. And Mrs. Straus Tell
Of Difficult Conditions In France
T
Are You Taking
Part?
That’s the title of an edi
torial on Page 4 which you
will probably want to read.
After you have read it, think
it over carefully, and then
respond to the request made
in the last sentence of the
editorial, won’t you?
Arrive Safely In Europe;
Mr. Straus Promises Fu
ture Story For Echo
MOVIE SHOWN
An interesting and worthwhile
movie, “Telephone Courtesy,” was
shown recently to more than 100
employees.
Letters received from President
and Mrs. Straus tell of the diffi
cult conditions under which the
French people are living and of
the changes that have taken place
in Paris since their last visit there
ten years ago.
Sailing from New York, Feb
ruary 26th, on the S.S. America,
they arrived safely in France, the
letters being written from Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Straus are taking a
two months’ vacation in Europe,
as reported in the February Echo.
Excerpts from their letters ap-
—Turn to Page TJU^leen
TO OPEN IN JUNE;
IMPROVEMENTS IN
CAMP ARE MANY
Athletic Field, Picnic Area,
Tennis Courts Among
Places Renovated
Camp Sapphire, a favorite sum
mer recreation spot that needs no
introduction to employees of our
companies, is being readied for
another banner season. Through
out the winter months, Alex Kizer
and his crew have been busy and
the improvements have been
many.
The announcement of the im
provements in the camp and of
the plans for the coming season
will strike an enthusiastic note
with everyone here. Pleasant out
ings of the past will be recalled
and thoughts of “things to come”
this summer will come to mind.
As in the past, activities will be
planned to touch every employee
^nd his family.
—Turn To Page Sixteen
New In This Issue
For your reading enjoy
ment, several new features
are in this issue of The Echo.
Here are some of them:
How Does Your Garden
....?, Page 10, is a spright
ly feature, conducted by our
own Bob Bolt. Read it for
tips on that vegetable and
flower garden which should
be well beyond the planning
stage now.
Strictly For Us Women,
Page 12, doesn’t really mean
the men can’t read it, but
this locally-written column
sticks pretty much to its title.
It is filled with practical sug
gestions for the business girl,
young mother, and house
wife.
Outdoors, Page 10, is a col
umn for wildlifers. It is also
written locally and contains
news of interest to all out-
doorsmen.
News Told Briefly, Page 2,
is a roundup of plant news
for readers who like their
news short and to the point.
Stories like the one of the
coming season at Camp Sap
phire, Page 5; the feature
on ex-employee Gil Coan,
Page 10; and “Doc” Caster-
ton’s valuable collection,
Page 11, will all prove in
teresting. The Echo is your
publication. Read it!