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Page 2 THE SLATER NEWS January 25, 1945

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The Slater News
Published Every Two Weeks
By S. Slater & Sons, Inc.
Established 1790
In the Interest of Its Employees

STAFF
Robert H. ATKINSON---------------Editor
MARGARET P. HESTER ----Asst. Editor

REPORTERS

Weave Room: B. O. Godfrey, Er-
nestine McCall, Savilla Moon,
Jeanette Godfrey, Nellie Bar-
nette, Lillie Dill, Walker Reid,
Gladys Cox, Rosalee Cox and Sara
C. Chitwood.

Preparation Dept.: Jessie Vassey,
Dorothy Hawkins, Julia Brown,
Mildred Mull, Mary Wallace,
Lucille Tate, Ruby Drury, Nellie
Ruth Payne, Stanley Hawkins.

Cloth Room: Jessie M. Smith, Elsie
Raxter.

Community: Mrs. Raymond Johnson,
W. Earle Reid, Ruby P. Reid,
Doris F. Atkinson.

We Fight For

It is becoming quite trite to
say we are engaged in war.
Nevertheless this fact remains
true, for we are engaged in a
total war, fighting for many
things near and dear to the
hearts of the American people.

If we were to question dif-
ferent people in various walks
of life, perhaps their answers
would be different because
everyone has a different con-
ception of what the American
way of life actually is.

To a minister of the Gospel,
we would find his answer to be
that we are fighting for the
life of Christianity itself. This
includes many things, and
especially the privilege of
worshipping the Divine as we
please. This consideration is
not to be taken lightly, for it
does form a distinct part of the
American way of life.

To an educator, we are fight-
ing for the right to teach the
facts and truths of this world
to our posterity so that they
can best understand the present
and be better enabled to
gaze into the future, through
study. This is also an important
phase of the American way of
life. Everyone wants to see
eductional opportunities ex-
panded so as to take in all of
the people.

To men who manufacture,
we are fighting for a new
market for our products in
foreign lands. This factor is al-
so important, because it means
emloyment for many Ameri-
cans in many walks of life
when manufacturers are able
to find markets for their goods.

Likewise commercial men,
and here we mean those who
buy and sell, are also looking
for ways and means to sell
their goods and to buy those
things required by the Ameri-
can people.

To the idealist, perhaps we
are fighting to make the world
safe fof democracy or some
other phrase of high sound or
as idealistic. This, too, has its
place in the American way of
life in which we must not lose
sight, however, and become so
lordly due to our place as the
leaders among the countries of
the world that we will want to
foce upon other people our
ways of living and doing
things. We must recognize the
rights of other people to their

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thoughts and to their ideals.
At the same time, we must see
that our interests are safe-
guarded and that never again
are we molested and disturbed
by the bandit nations of the
world.

As to how a choice will be
found or made so as to cover
this essential requirement, we
do not know as that will be left
to the statesmen of our time.
Just exactly how matters are
to be administred after the
days of peace is also a problem
for statesmen.

Going back to our original
problem of what we are fight-
ing for, we think it can be
summed uup by saying that we
are fighting for the things
which are American, that is,
our ideals, our ways and means
of gaining a livlihood, and al-
so to walk upright and honor-
ably among the peoples of the
world without being molested.
We firmly believe these are the
things we are fighting for.

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SLATER
DAY BY DAY

When cold weather comes,
all sensible animals like bears,
and bull-frogs and Slater-Day-
By-Day columnists find them-
selves a nice place to hibernate.
Bears hibernate in caves; frogs
hibernate in mud, and column-
ists of my caliber hibernate in
the corner beside the fire where
they can watch the village go
by.

There goes a couple of small
boys, strolling along, eating
peanuts and tossing the hulls
back over their shoulders, com-
pletely unmindful of the cold
drizzle that is settling on their
heads.

And here comes an aged
gentleman, hunched down into
his overcoat collar and picking
his way along with short
prancing steps, making sure of
his footing by feeling the side-
walk with his cane, and paus-
ing to lift his hat dramatically
to a housewife.

And yonder is a bewhiskered
farmer who has made an early
morning trip to the grocery
store. He strides along the
street with free and easy step,
protected from the cold with
working man's gloves and a
knitted cap pulled down over
his ears, and he munches an ap-
ple and spits the peelings from
his mouth in the manner of
Kipling's Elephant-child who
strewed banana skins.

Two small girls dressed ex-
actly alike and wearing identi-
cal smiles, hurry along the de-
serted way to school, cold
hands tucked into coat sleeves
as the arms make cradles for
their stacks of books.

And a couple of blue jays
that didn't go south for the
winter, strike a vivid note of
color as they flash their gay
wings among the leafless
branches of the oak tree in our
yard.
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FIRST AID FOR CHILD-
REN. Eighth grade pupils of
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin,
rural schools are learning first
aid from county police. The
sheriff's office reports a mark-
ed decrease in home and school
accidents among these pupils.
All 53 motorcycle patrol offi-
cers of the sheriff's office are
Red Cross first aid instructors.

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Cloth Room Chatter

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Veal
have received word that their
son, Pvt. Harold Veal, is re-
covering from a severe case of
pneumonia in a hospital in Eng-
land.

Mr. William E. Hall, of the
U. S. Navy, has been visiting
his wife, Mrs. Margaret Hall,
and her mother, Mrs. Estelle
Dixon, for the past few days.
He was called home due to the
death of his mother, Mrs.
Charlie Hall, who lived in
Greenville,

Sgt. Roy B. Smith, husband
of Mrs. Opal J. Smith, writes
her that he is somewhere in
Belgium.

Mrs. Elmeda Hester enter-
tained her Sunday School Class
of Junior boys and girls with
a party at her house Saturday
night.

Mrs. Ester Hart had as her
guests Wednesday night little
Barbara and Frances Hester.

We regret that Mrs. Mary
Cline is absent due to the ill-
ness of her little daughter,
Frances, who is recuperating
from an appendectomy in the
St. Francis Hospital in Green-
ville.

Mr. Rufus Barton was the
supper guest of Mr. Clarence
Fore in Marietta on Saturday
night.

We are glad to have Mrs.
Estelle Coggins back on the job
after several months' absence.

The first shift welcomes Mrs.
Pearl Garland, who has been
working the second shift.

Mr. Charlie Benson has re-
turned to work after being ab-
sent several weeks due to ill-
ness. We are glad he is able to
be back on the job again.

Mrs. Estelle Kelly is glad to
report that her son, Pvt. Cleve-
land Kelly, is home from the
veteran hospital in Johnson
City, Tenn.

Mrs. Annie Johnson has re-
ceived word that her brother,
Cpl. Eugene H. Southerlin, is
with General Patton's division
in Luxembourg. All who know
him extend him their best
wishes.

Mr. Eugene Thomas has been
out a few days while his son,
Douglas, has been in the hos-
pital. He reports that Douglas
is doing nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson
enjoyed a delightful visit with
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stroud
Sunday.

Mr. Thomas wishes to thank
the second shift Cloth Room
and Preparation Department
for the kindness shown him
during the illess of his son.

Cpl. Avery E. Merrell visited
the Raxter family of Dacus-
ville recently, and also Miss
Clara Farthing, of Slater.

Mrs. Annie Johnson wishes
to thank each and everyone for
their cooperation the past year
and also for the nice gift that
was presented her.

Mrs. Beulah Stroud is great-
ly missed during her absence.
Everyone wishes her a speedy
recovery from her illness.

The second shift welcomes
Redford Grasty back to second.
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READING MATERIAL. To
meet demand for reading ma-
terial aboard hospital ships and
overseas the American Red
Cross has sent 2,832,826 books
and magazines since July 1,
1943.

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PREPARATION DEPARTMENT
N-E-W-S

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Drury
had as their guests Sunday,
Sgt. and Mrs. Lewis Campbell,
of Columbia. Mrs. Campbell is
the sister of Mrs. Drury.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Truesdale
and family visited Mrs. L. J.
Truesdale in Lancaster, S. C.
this past weekend. Mrs. L. J.
Truesdale is the mother of Mr.
Bill Truesdale.

David Batson was dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Hodgens, of Travelers Rest, S.
C., recently.

We are glad to see Ansel
Garrett back at work, after be-
ing out with back injuries for
a month. He is employed in the
Slasher Room.

Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Truesdale
and children visited Mr. Trues-
dale's mother, Mrs. L. D. Trues-
dale, of Lancaster, S. C. re-
cently.

Mr. David Batson, of Travel-
ers Rest, S. C., made a business
trip to Columbia, S. C. last
week.

Thomas Childress, A/S, son
of Mrs. Lillie Mae Childress,
was home on a weekend pass
from Bainbridge, Md., recent-
ly. Thomas has been in the hos-
pital for three weeks before he
came home.

Virginia Duncan and Lillie
Gilreath spent Sunday with
Emily Gilreath, of Marietta.

Charles Barton of Rock Hill,
S. C., visited his grandmother,
Mrs. Alice Barton, recently.

Marie Suber and Louise
Hughes visited relatives in
Belton, S. C., recently.

S/Sgt. John B. Redding,
friend of Bernice McCall, has
just returned from New Guinea.

Mary Brooks has received
word that her husband Cpl.
William C. Brooks, Jr., is in
Belgium. Bill was in England
before he went to Belgium.

Jarrard Harrison has been
out two weeks to due to illness.
We hope he will soon be up
and around and back on the
job again.

Pvt. Thomas F. Goldsmith,

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husband of Evelyn Goldsmith,
was home for the weekend.

We welcome Jack Ridgeway
and Norman Green on second
shift.

Grace Foster plans to spend
next weekend with her cousin,
Caro Cunningham, in Travel-
ers Rest.

The third shift welcomes R.
D. Redding to the department.

Mamie Graham motored to
Caesar's Head with friends re-
cently.

Velma Davis and Frances
Turner visited Christine Hend-
ricks last weekend. Christine
returned with them to their
home in Baltimore, Md.

Cpl. Randolph Saxon is home
with his wife, Viola Saxon, on
a furlough from Camp Shelby,
Miss.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tate
and family were glad to have
their son and brother from
Jacksonville, Fla., during the
Christmas holidays. He is
Eugene Tate.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Berry
from Gaffney visited Miss
Della Camden Christmas day.

Mr. Broadus Poole and
friends are visiting in Nash-
ville, Tenn.

We are glad to see Mrs. Lois
Jewell back on the job after
being out for 15 days.

Mrs. Sophie Hilton visited
relatives and friends in New
York City recently.

Louis Stanley and Tiddie
Wallace have been guests
of their aunt, Mrs. Mary Wal-
lace, for the past ten days.

Mr. P. A. Jamison spent the
past week in Greenville with
friends.

We are sorry to hear that
Mrs. Batson, of Greenville,
died. She is the aunt of David
Batson.

We are glad to have Mrs.
Allie Mae Stockton back at
work. She has been out due to
the induction of her husband
into the Navy.

We are glad to have David
Batson back at work.
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The Natural Tendency of
American Soldiers to Name
Their Fighting Equipment with
which they live day and night
has resulted in the following
nicknames: Light tank, M-5 —
General Suart; Light tank M-
24 — General Chaffee; Medium
tank, M-4 — General Sherman;
240mm Howizer — Black
Dragon; 8-inch gun — Black
Panther; 8-inch Howitzer —
Gargantua; 3-inch gun motor
carriage, M-10 — Wolverine;
155mm gun motor carriage, M-
18 — The King Kong ; 76mm
gun motor carriage, M-18 —
the Hellcat; 90mm gun motor
carriage, M-36 — the Slugger;
Twin 40mm gun motor carri-
age, M-19 — the Badger; 105-
mm howitzer motor carriage,
M-7 — The Priest; 75mm howit-
zer, motor carriage, M-8, the
General Scott; Tank recovery
vehicle, M-25 — the Dragon
Wagon; 155mm gun, the Long
Tom; 3-inch antitank gun, the
Moccasin; 81mm. short mortar
— the Bobcat; 60mm Jungle
mortar T18E6 — the Tom
Thumb; and the 2.36-inch
Rocket Launcher M9A1 — the
Bazooka.

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Investiture Rites

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Senior Scout Troop directed
games for the younger children.
Then all Scouts, their directors
and guests were escorted to the
dining room where the Scouts
served tea and cookies.

Miss Hazel McJunkin is lead-
er of the Brownies, and Miss
Frances Williams is Intermed-
iate Scout Leader.
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[cartoon rendering of keeping poisons separate and safe]

STAY SAFE
OFF-THE-JOB, TOO.

[drawing of bottle of poison]
The SAFE WAY TO
MARK POISON BOTTLES
IF THEY MUST BE KEPT IN
YOUR MEDICINE CHEST

PINS IN CORK
BOTTLE CLEARLY LABLED

[drawing of man with bathroom sink]
[speach bubble]
WOW !!
THAT
ISN'T THE
MOUTH WASH!