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Vol. 9; No. 5
PISGAH FOREST, N. C.
May, 1947
amp Sapphire Opens Sunday
MANY OPENING
DAY AcnvmES
ARE SCHEDULED
Memorial Day, May 30 — a day
has taken on more vivid mean-
'og since the last great war. Those
us here at Ecusta could not let
|his day pass without remember-
jog those who once were with us,
“ut gave their all that we might
continue to be free men.
CHRISTIE COSTANZA — Born
“^Une 1, 1915 and was employed in
Champagne October 3, 1934 in the
^’^ttuning department. “Chris”
to Pisgah Forest when the
plant was moved in 1939. He left
military service July 16, 1943
Was killed in action in France
Christmas Day, 1944.
niED GORDON FOWLER—
August 12, 1920 and came to
pampagne as a gumming operator
■’Uly 17, 1939. He left for military
Service July 17, 1942 and was list-
as missing in action over Cor
sica, April 13, 1944.
JAHUE REVIS CANTRELL—
Born June 16, 1915 and was em
ployed by Ecusta September 11,
He was employed in the ma
chine room before he left for mili
tary service in August, 1943 and
^as killed in action August 14,
1944 in France.
HaIRMAN M. MERRILL—Bom
September 22, 1922 and was em
ployed as a gumming operator in
Champagne February 7, 1941. He
for military service December
1942 and was killed in Eng-
April 17, 1945.
E. LEWIS SIMS, JR. — Born
^arch 26, 1922 and was employed
here July ll, 1941 in the Machine
^?om. He left to take a Civilian
Ijilot Training Course and to join
U. s. Air Corps eventually. He
killed in a plane accident in
Florida in 1944.
Marvin p. SMITII—Bom July
^’1923 and was employed January
1942 as a gumming operator in
Champagne. He left for military
®®rvice September 3, 1943 and was
billed in action October 2, 1944.
CHARLES RICHARD HEDGE—
“orn March 18, 1921 and came tO
in Champagne June 9, 1941
Job Printing. He enlisted in the
Marines in December, 1941 and
listed as missing in action in
'he Near East July, 1942.
Ted BRYAN—Born November
’ 1921 and started his employ*-
^®it in the Chemical Lab De-
^mber 8, 1941. He enlisted in the
^arines August 6, 1942, and died
snuary 27, 1944, of injuries re-
®ived in service.
ROBERT CLARK CORPENING
^liorn August 19, 1922, and came
Ecusta August 4, 1941 as a mem-
ii?^ °f the yard crew and later was
^ the Pulp Mill and Maintenance,
anrt service June 21, 1942
Was listed as missing in action
1944.
^ *»Aac WESLEY KEELS, JR.—
October 9, 1921 and came to
ji.here June 25, 1941 in the
^sical Lab. Entered the Naval
—Tarn To Pafe Fom
Mr. Harry H. Straus
Arrives In New York
Mr. Harry H. Straus, Presi
dent of Ecusta, Champagne and
Endless Belt, arrived in New
York on May 23rd. Mr. Straus
returned from Europe aboard the
S. S. AMERICA, which docked
in New York City last Friday.
In a telephone conversation
Mr. Straus stated that he was
eixtrolmely anxious to get back
home again. However, except for
short visits to the plant, certain
business considerations may de
lay the resumption of his regular
duties here at Ecusta until about
the middle of June.
In This Issue
HOME ON THE RANGE, Page 13,
is a column of your recipe con
tributions. Don’t miss it.
SPORTS DOPE, Page 8, gives you
sports information in capsule
form—standings, leading hitters,
schedules, etc.
GRADUATION TIME is here and
The ECHO salutes the 20 fine
graduates whose parents are em
ployed here. Pictures and
sketches on Pages 14 and 15.
I» H—I
NEWS
TOLD BRIEFLY
William S. Elias, son of Bernard
Elias, was recently elected vice-
president of the sophomore
class at Duke for next year.
He was president of his freshman
class this year ...
Charles Allen for
mer Main Office
employee, is now
associate pas tor
of the Second
Ponce de Leon
Baptist church,
A11 a n t a, Ga.,
which has 2,600
members. He at
tended Southern
Baptist seminary
at Louisville . . .
Tommy McCall,
brother of our
“Chief”, is having a good season
with Mooresville of the North State
League. He is a pitcher and re
cently hurled a one-hitter, the first,
of five straight wins he has hurled.
He is also hitting a fancy .471 .. .
Winners in the Brevard Bargain
Jubilee included the following
—Turn To Page Four
“We Just Followed Our Dog”
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Fellow travelers, you might call them, speaking of little Billy
Millner and “Sandy” Avery, shown above with their dog “Brownie.”
On a pretty aftcirnoon recently, Billy and “Sandy” strolled off from
their homes in North Brevard and were found later by their fran
tic parents almost a mile from home. “We just followed pur dog,”
was the calm comment of “Sandy” when asked why she and Billy
almost scared the daylights out of their parents. Billy is the three-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Millner. Bill is employed in the
Main Office. “Sandy” whose name is really Sandra, is the three
and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Avery of Fine
paper and Champagne, respective^.
Tennis Match, Two Softball
Games, And Band Con
cert On Tap
Camp Sapphire will open Sunday,
June 1—and that’s enough said to
insure another enjoyable summer
for Ecusta people and their fam
ilies.
Featuring the first Family Day
of the season will be a tennis
match, two softball games, and a
concert by the Ecusta band. The
Ecusta netters take on Asheville
at 1:30 p. m. to start the program
rolling and one hour later, the
girls’ softball team matches base
hits with Canton. Immediately fol
lowing this game, the boys will
play Brevard Hardware. The band
concert is scheduled for 5 o’clock.
In addition to these attractions,
old standbys like boating, swim
ming, picnicking, and fishing will
be enjoyed by many. Free lemon
ade and popcorn will be available
and the canteen will also be open.
Life guards will be on duty, as of
course, they will be throughout the
season.
The camp area will be open daily
throughout the summer from 10
a. m. to 10 p. m. while the swim-
riiing hours will be from 10 a. m.
to 12 noon and from 1 p. m. to 7
p. m. The children’s playground
section, consisting of the merry-
go-round, double seesaws, and
swing, is awaiting the children.
—Turn To Page Four
Chest X-Ray Exams
In Progress Here
Chest X-ray examinations for
symptoms of tuberculosis, conduct
ed by the N. C. State Department
of Health, liave been in progress
here since Tuesday morning and
will continue until midnight, Fri
day.
The mobile unit was set up near
the Pilot Plant Tuesday, with the
four shifts having appointed times
for their examinations. “A” Shift
was scheduled from 4:00 p. m. to
midnight Friday to complete the
schedule. Those who are on days
were X-rayed on one of the four
days the unit was here.
The results of the X-ray will be
known only by the individual as
the information is mailed directly
to his home. The X-ray took only
about 30 seconds and no undress
ing was necessary. The examina
tion was not compulsory but the
majority of Ecustans availed them
selves of the opportunity for the
free X-ray,