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Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
9; No. 4
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
April, 1947
Baseballers Face Sayles In Opening Tilt
MRS. STRAUS
enjoying TRAVEI5;
SWEDISH KING
Ex,
From Mrs. Straus’
^tter Written From
Cannes, France
New Building Almost Completed
^ recent letter received from
celf H. Straus gives an ex-
li description of the vaca-
Dow Mr. Straius are
te» ®®joying in Europe. The let-
P written from Cannes,
13 postmarked April
iw.» i^'^^rpts from the letter ap-
Pear below:
Cannes, France
hoii^® ‘continue to enjoy our
Hot We have made many
Uin *" • sight-seeing moun-
® in this district and fortifi-
Coi,?”® ruins from the 11th
St I am delighted Mr.
shows such interest in
fer« he is a dif-
man these days.
®®^®rday we went to Grasse,
'» center, and went up
j, oe mountains to the very top.
Jjj . place was bombed by the
*** called Pont d’ Loup,
"Thp^ restaurant inn was called
^ih , ''®rse.” The bridge was
pjon, demolished, and the
thip f from civilization.
tli„ ® the gardens and chickens,
pjjj ^®re able to subsist. We
an,} many demolished bridges
precariously over pro-
„j"al ones.
arj ^ [his district, I noticed they
Hot making laces. The art is
Soq, °*'8otten, as there are still
it old women who are doing
evening the manager of
Of had a party
lije invited to the Casino,
gy. of Sweden and his 20
at the table next to us.
democratic. He is 84
i>is *>een famous for his ten-
Ou y^hievements, which just now
curt^]® of age he must
'Ittite ® *”an,
hill,. ,/*ne looking, and carries
“Aif
®r dinner we all went to
—Turn To Page Four
Party Slated
^1* Friday, May 9
Ah *
big Bingo party is
® at a for Friday night, May
tijj ® cafeteria, and enthusiasts
® wi '”*^r®asingly-popular pas-
fi'^Ua Welcome this news.
o dance devotees had their
v'* an night at the cafeteria
ev her enjoyable occasion,
as usual, was well-at-
L °^h of these entertain-
• 6 under the direction of
- Creation department.
The new Inspection building which has been under construction
for sometime, is almost completed and the Inspection department
is expected to move in by July. The Mill Office, Engineering Of
fice, and the Drafting department have already occupied their spa
cious new quarters on the second floor.
New Inspection Building Is Nearing
Completion; 2nd Floor Already Occupied
r
NEWS
TOLD BRIEFLY
Men from our company recent
ly serving on the Transylvania
county grand jury were Joe Me-
Junkin, Beater Room; Perry Mer-
rUl Capps, Finishing; Jack Hogsed,
Inspection; Lee R. Nelson, Pulp
Mill; Charles Whitmire, Finishing;
and Everett Huggins, Maintenance.
Wales R. Lance of Maintenance
served on the jury for the April
term of Superior Court . . . .Roy
Whitakelr, former Ecusta employee
and athlete, now playing pro
fessional baseball, has just been
sold to Mobile, Alabama of the
Class AA Southern Association.
He is a lefthanded pitcher and
played with Asheville last sum
mer .... Wendell Jeffries of the
Main Office recently played the
part of Dr. Shaw in tie produc
tion of “Guest in the House” by
the Asheville Little Theatre group.
The same organization will present
“State.of the Union” May 23 and
24 in the Asheville City Auditor
ium
Faye Gossett, daughter of J.
D. Gossett of the Machine Shop,
will be salutatorian of her gradu
ating class at Etowah high school
this year. Among the many
other honors she has reccdved
at the school is that of Etowah
High Beauty Queen, an honor
which qualified her to enter
the contest for Apple Blosson
Festival Queen at HOnderson-
ville, April 25 . . . E. B. Gar
rett, Jr., Director of Person
nel, attended a personnel con
ference in Winston-Salemi April
—Turn To Page Foni
Many Modem Engineering
Features In New Two-
Story Addition
The modern, two-story Inspec
tion Building which has been un
der construction for more than a
year is nearing completion and
should be ready for the Inspec
tion Department to occupy by
July 1. The Mill Office, Engineer
ing Office, and the Drafting de
partment moved into their new
quarters on the second floor, Sat
urday, April 12.
This latest addition to our com
pany’s expansion program con
tains features that will provide
many advantages for those occupy
ing the building. When the mov
ing program is completed, the
Inspection department will ad
join the Finishing department on
the same floor level. The Machine
room will gain additional space
from the change as the Inspection
department is located there at
present.
A conditioning system that as
sures constant humidity at all
times regardless of the weather
outside is one of the outstanding
features of the new building. This
system intended for the condition
ing of paper will aid in the pro
duction of top quality paper. The
lower floor is windowless. A
scientific color scheme in paint
ing is being used as well as the
most modern flourescent lighting.
Inspection spotlights will also be
provided at each rewinder.
Another feature is the manner
in which conduit, water pipe, and
drains are neatly arranged in
trenches beneath the floor level.
This makes the equipment easily
accessible for repairs and altera-
—Turn To Page Four
LOCALS SEEKING
HONORSAGAININ
FAST WNC LOOP
Grady Wilkie Gets Nod For
Opening Assignment;
Band To Play
Our baseballers who wear the
big “E” on their uniforms start
a campaign Saturday afternoon to
show seven other W.N.C. League
members that the fifth letter in
the alphabet could well stand for
“excellence,” too. Game time is
set for 3:30 and the opponent for
the opening game is Sayles-Bilt-
more Bleacheries of Biltmore.
A record crowd is expected to
be present for the opening game
festivities. The Ecusta Band will
play and Raymond F. Bennett, re
tiring president of the league, will
toss out the first ball.
Manager Jack Alexander has
his lineup just about set and it
reads as follows: Wilson Gregory,
c; Grady Wilkie, p; Clint Morris,
lb; Jack Alexander, 2b; Ed Allen,
ss; Charlie Clayton, 3b; Rick Orr,
rf; Harold Misenheimer, cf; Mar
shall Gillespie, If. Ralph “Knuckle
Ball” Morris, long-distance hitter,
will play this season, but will prob
ably not be ready for the open
ing game because of lack of prac
tice.
Next Saturday, May 3, the
Ecustans travel to Hazelwood for
a tilt with last year’s champions.
The complete schedule is on Page
eight.
In This Issue
Of interest to ECHO readers are
several more new features which
have been added this month.
KNOW YOUR REPORTERS,
page 3, first column, is the firet of
a series of thumbnail sketches and
pictures of the reporters on our
ECHO staff.
MINUTE INTERVIEWS, page 2,
first column, will be a regular
feature. This month five baseball
fans give you their views on the
current major league baseball
races.
NEW DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
COLUMNS this month include
“Loose Ends” by Mary Sue Thorne
of Endless Belt; Across The
Track” by Betty Finck; “Eave-
Droplets” by Andrew Harrell of
the Water Department and “Fine
Paper News” by Rachel Hamlin and
Mitch Taylor.
Be sure to read about “Brownie”
on page 11; the Radio “hams” on
page 7; the Men’s Quartet story,
page 15, and other interesting
news and features in your ECHO.