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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS January 25, 1945

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WITH OUR
. . .MEN. . .
IN SERVICE

[photo Carlos Burdette in uniform]
PVT. CARLOS D. BURDETTE
is the son of
Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Burdett,
of Marietta, S.
C. Before en-
tering service
he worked in
our plant,
leaving us in
October 1943
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[photo Bruce Cothran in uniform]
Pvt. Bruce E. Cothran is at
present stationed at Fort Mc-
Clellan, Ala-
bama.

He is the
son of Mrs.
Grace Coth-
ran, who re-
sides at Rt.
2, Travelers
Rest, S. C.

He former-
ly worked at
S. Slater and
Sons, Inc., having worked in
one of our Weave Rooms as a
filling hauler. He left our
plant in August, 1944, to enter
the service of his country.

He is a brother of Pvt. Billie
S. Cothran, a former filling
checker at this plant, but who
is now serving with the Infan-
try in Europe.

[photo Butler Sprouse in uniform]
Pvt. Butler Lee Sprouse is
serving in the U. S. Army
somewhere in
Europe at the
present time.

He is the
son of Mrs.
Josephine F.
Sprouse who
liaves at Route
1, Marietta.

Before en-
tering service
he was a loom
cleaner in our
weave room. He left Slater on
May 24, 1944, to enter service.
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Country Now Produces
(Con't. from page 1, col. 5)

troublesome of these changes
have to do with our production
of heavy artillery and small
arm ammunition. All the am-
munition in the world is cheap-
er than the lives of our sons.
Let the Japs and the Germans
destroy our youth if they will.
We believe — and we intend to
stand by that belief right to
the end — that we can shorten
the war and hold down loss of
life by pouring out materiel in-
stead when that will do the job.

"The 'number one' job until
the last Jap is licked will con-
tinue to be to get the men on
the production line where they
are needed, to give our soldiers
what they need. Workers are
leaving war production for fac-
tories making civilian goods.
They are dropping their tools
while our soldiers on the battle
line are fighting for their lives.
They are worrying about their
postwar future When All The
Postwar Future For Many Of
Our Men may be your sons, your
brothers, May Be Six Feet Of
Sod In A Foreign Land! This
is unthinkable. Let's get back
to that sense of urgency we

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knew earlier in the war. Let's
deny ourselves the luxury of
being tired and remember that
there will be plenty of time to
relax when the job is done.
Let's get it done. The way to
keep at it until our enemies
are licked, until they've laid
down their arms, until every
last German and every last
Jap has surrendered.
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WHOLE BLOOD. The Red
Cross Blood Donor Service now
supplied whole blood to the
armed forces in addition to
providing for plasma pro-
gram. Whole blood is flown to
the war theaters, where it is
used to supplement plasma
transfusions.

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My Wonderful Mother

God made a wonderful mother,
A mother that never grows old.
He made her smiles of sun-
shine,
And he moulded her heart of
pure gold.
In her eyes he placed bright
shining stars,
In her cheeks, fair roses you
see.
God made a wonderful mother
And He gave that Dear Mother
to me.
—William M. Mull—S 2/c
San Diego, Calif.
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No Time To Celebrate
(Con't. from page 1, col. 1)

offensive operation we must
have more supplies on hand,
and more ships to transport
them. And if the figures I have
given you seem high, remember
that they are for only the 7th
Fleet, covering a period of one
month. Include Admiral Hal-
sey's large force, the demand
of numerous Naval establish-
ments, support for our Allies,
plus the tremendous needs of
our Army, and you have a bet-
ter conception of the problem
we are facing — a responsibili-
ty resting on the productive
genius of the United States.

"We have heard talk of
jubilant celebrations being
planned for the day the fight-
ing in Europe ends. I discredit
such tales, because the fighting
men out here — your sons and
brothers — aren't thinking in
terms of two wars. To them, it
is all the same fight — even
though waged on opposite
sides of the world.

"You have been told many
times that the war is not yet
won. I can only repeat and at-
tempt to emphasize the truth
of this statement, and if our
requests for more ships, more
because the demands of war
are insatiable — as well as un-
predictable. Never again must
our fighting men be confronted
with the bitter excuse — "too
little, too late." Now is the
time to increase our efforts—
hit the enemy hard and fast.

"We are making progress,
but always that progress is de-
pendent on the production
lines of America, and only by
accumulating an overwhelming
superiority in force can we
achieve victory with a mini-
mum loss of American lives.
Certainly this is a goal all
work for."

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Admiral Halsey
Salutes Workers

I salute the productive power
of America. It has built for us
a powerful, efficient Navy — a
Navy that has met the severe
test of all-out battle. What a
contrast from the dark days of
Guadalcanal in 1942, when we
attcked with all we had to
stop the Japanese, to the
brightness of this day, with our
invincible Navy swiftly and
surely gaining unchallenged
command of the sea.

Management and labor can
take pride in our fighting ships
— and the remarkable ma-
chinery which you have built
to drive those fighting ships to-
day.

After weeks of unprecedent-
ed fighting at the very door of
Japan, your Navy was never-
theless in material readiness to
give a superlative performance
on those memorable days of the
24th, 25th and 26th of October.
The enemy fleet sortied from
their anchorages and approach-
ed the Philippine Sea exepect-
ing to find the United States
Navy weakened by land-based
air attacks and exhausted by
extensive steaming far from
base. Instead they found the
Third and Seventh Fleets in
fighting trim — a tribute to the
Navy's ships and equipment
and weapons.

You can be proud, too, of the
performance of the officers and
men who man the planes and
ships you have given your
Navy. Our American heritage
has bred into them the same
sort of good stuff that we ex-
pect and find in the ships and
weapons industry is producing.

I salute the productivity of
the past, but that is not enough.
You know that our Army is
waging a major campaign in
the Central Philippines. You
know the thousands of tons of
ammunition, trucks, guns, and
supplies needed to keep an
Army on the offensive. You
cannot but see that more arm-
ies will be soon engaged in
similar offensives closer and
closer to the heart of the Japa-
nese empire if this stubborn
enemy is to be decisively beat-
en. You must know that hund-
reds of ships and thousands of
planes must be employed to
land and support those armies.
If anything, the demand on you
for productive support will in-
crease — I repeat increase.

Your fighting men have
not faltered yet and will not
falter. Keep it coming — and
nothing can prevent the
achievement of a complete vic-
tory and a safe and decent
peace!
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"The Navy Has Learned a
Great Deal About the Need and
Imporance of skilled workers
by witnessing the outstanding
performance of the Seabees,"
declared Rear Admiral Frede-
rick G. Crisp, USN, in a recent
address at New Orleans. He
predicted that the "precision-
mindedness of our American
workers and the men in our
armed forces will have a pro-
found effect upon our national
economy and our standard of
living when this war is won."
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G. I. BLUES

I go to sleep in a G. I. bed,
On a G. I. pillow I rest my
head;
My blankets — they are G. I.,
too,
Then, G., I sleep and dream of you.

A G. I. bugler wakes me up,
Drink G. I. coffee from a G. I.
cup,
The powdered eggs are G. I.,
too,
But, G., I wish that I were with
you.

Sitting on my G. I. bed,
My G. I. hat up on my head,
G. I. razor, G. I. comb,
G., I wish that I were home.

I go on a G. I. maneuver,
Equipped complete with a G. I.
pack,
Get G. I. blisters from a G. I.
shoe,
But G., I walk and think of you.

They issue everything we need
Paper to write on, books to
read;
They issue food to make us
grow,
G., I want a leave for home.

If I come down with G. I. ills,
They stuff me full of G. I. pills,
Ointments and drops are G. I.
too,
But G., I'd heal just seeing you.

I'll freeze in G. I. huts in Nome,
Or roast in G. I. shacks in
Rome,
I'll hear the G. I. rains then,
too,
But G., I'd rather hear from you.

In G. I. trucks I go on G. I.
trips.
Go overseas in G. I. ships,
The planes I fly are G. I., too,
But, G., I'll ride and think of
you.

I'm getting tired of G. I. drills,
Of G. I. foods, I've had my
part,
Of G. I. clothes, I'm tired, too,
But G., I'm never tired of you.

At night, my G. I. prayers I
say
To win this G. I. war some day.
And when this G. I. war is over,
This G. I. will return to you.

It's G. I. this and G. I. that,
G. I. haircut, G. I. hat,
Everything here is Government
Issue,
G., I wish that I could kiss you.

Now G. I. stands for "Govern-
ment Issue,"
And, My darling, G., I miss
you,
And G., I hope you miss me
too,
For G., I love you—G., I do!
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RED CROSS CLUBMO-
BILES. The American Red
Cross has 200 clubmobiles in
operation. Of these, 39 are cine-al
mobiles, which bring movies
and music to our fighting men
in the field.

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Local Matron
Loses Brother

Wade H Davis, 39, died sud-
denly on January 9, 1945, in
Augusta, Georgia.

For the past three years Mr.
Davis had been connected with
the Corps of Engineers of the
U. S. Army, serving as an
electrical engineer on military
construction projects under the
Augusta Engineer's office. His
services with the government
began during the construction
of Camp Gordon, Ga., and con-
tinued without interruption un-
til the time of his death.

He was a member of the
Liberty lodge No. 235 A. F. M.
and the Eastern Star chapter
No. 80, and was a faithful mem-
ber of the First Baptist Church
of Liberty. He was a graduate
of the Liberty High School.

Mr. Davis was born in Green-
ville county, but moved to
Liberty in early childhood. He
was the son of Jim W. Davis,
who survives and the late Mrs.
Janie Harrison Davis.

He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Emma Rae Orr Davis, one
son, Wayne Ray Davis, one
brother, Lewis W. Davis, and a
sister, Mrs. Clyde M. Johnson.

Funeral services were con-
ducted at the First Baptist
Church in Liberty Thursday,
January 11, at two o'clock by
the Rev. Claude E. Sear-
borough, his pastor, and Rev.
V. O. Taylor. Internment was
made in the family plot in the
West View cemetery.

We extend to Mrs. C. M.
Johnson our deepest sympathy
in the loss of her brother.
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An Army Signal Corps Radio
Ship, for the first time in mili-
tary history relayed the news
of American landings in the
Philippines to the waiting
world. Manned by the Army
Communications Service of the
Signal Corps, the ship was a
vital link in the lontest radio
network ever established.
Among the first messages flash-
ed was the original communi-
que of General MacArthur,
which was also given the
British Broadcasting System by
way of the United States.
Radiophotos of the invasion
were also flashed back to the
United States to give the
American press instantaneous
picture coverage of the opera-
tions.
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HELPS PRISONERS. The
International Red Cross Com-
mittee watches over the wel-
fare of war prisoners of all
countries that have ratified the
convention covering this phase
of warfare. The Committee's
delegates make periodic visits
to prisoner of war camps, in-
spect housing and food, talk
to the prisoners' chosen repre-
sentatives in privacy, ascertain
physical and spiritual needs,
and see that they are properly
cared for.
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MEDICAL KITS FOR
PRISONERS. Red Cross medi-
cal kits for prisoners of war
contain standard preparations
in quantities sufficient for 100
men for one month.
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