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

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S T A F F
ROBERT H. ATKINSON_____Editor
CECIL SPEIGHTS_____Asst. Editor
REPORTERS
Weave Room: Ernestine McCall,
Nellie Barnette, Walker Reid,
Gladys Cox, Rosalee Cox, Sara C,
Chitwood, Dovie Faust,Louise
Bagwell, and Margaret Johnson.

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

Cloth Room: Jessie M. Smith.

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

EDITORIALS
Labor Day

The first Monday of Septem-
ber is America's "Labor Day."
It is a day set aside by the
American people in honor of
the men and women of this
great nation who staff the in-
dustries which produce the
necessities so essential to the
American way of life. It is a
a day when the nation pays its
respects to those men and
women who have, by their toil,
built these United States into
the most powerful industrial
nation in the world.

"Labor Day" takes on a new
significance in this eventful
year of 1945. It stands as a
deathless memorial to those
workers who produced the im-
plements of war which brought
defeat to the Nazi threat
against civilization. It is a day
on which the nation bows its
head in grateful thanks to the
millions of workers who pro-
duced the materials of war
which hastened the complete
conquent of the Japs. It is
a day on which we salute the
soldiers of production who
not only constructed planes
and guns and tanks, but who
also purchased War Bonds
which made the building
of the machinery of war pos-
sible.

This "Labor Day" is truly a
day in which the nation may
take particular pride. It is a
milestoone on the road to a bet-
ter civilization. It is a day
which brings pride in the
knowing that American labor
has gloriously fought a win-
ning battle against our enemies
in the vital war of production.
Not too many Labor Days ago
we were a nation inadequately
armed and sadly lacking in the
implements of defense. Today
we are the mightiest of the
mighty because labor put its
shoulder to the wheel during
the months following the sneak
attack on Pearl Harbor and
gave us the weapons with
which to vanquish the foe.

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And so, more than ever be-
fore, this "Labor Day" is a
symbol of the might of Ameri-
can manpower. It is a day on
which every red-blooded Amer-
ican takes pride in his fellow
men and their individual con-
tributions to the victories of
our gallant armed forces. It is
a day rightfully to set aside as a
tribute to the very cornerstone
of the American way of life—
the American worker!

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SLATER
DAY BY DAY

A Note of Thanks:

"We want to thank all of you
parents for sending your child-
ren up here to Slater Hall to
our playground this summer. It
has certainly helped us to make
our playground activities a
success," said Mr. W. Earle
Reid at a recent community
party at Slater Hall where the
children provided the enter-
tainment.

Well, Mr. Reid, we parents
would like to thank you and
your corps of workers who
have taken our children out of
the streets and away from
places where children shouldn't
be and have given them the
benefit of supervised play-
ground activities this summer.

A group of noisy children
around anybody's yard can
certainly play havoc with the
day-dreams of night workers
and disquiet the nerves of any
mother who is trying to get her
baby to take a nap.

But a group of children up at
Slater Hall playing games and
learning songs under the watch-
ful eyes of competent instruc-
tors is another story. And one
we like much better.

The little songs and readings
given by the very small people
at the community party on
Thursday evening, August 9,
were just as entertaining as
could be.

And the songs and play pre-
sented by the intermediate
group showed a lot of talent in
the process of development.
Talent that certainly would
have lain dormant during the
summer had it not been de-
veloped during this supervised
playground period.

What shall we say of the play
given by the teen agers? Of
course it was good. The plot
was right up to the minute and
the characters really put their
best foot forward in putting on
the play.

Many thanks to all who had
a part in maintaining a super-
vised playground this summer.

Colored Children Go To
Vacation Bible School

The W. M. S. of the Marietta
Baptist Church is sponsoring a
Vacation Bible School for the
colored children in the vicinity.
The school is proving to be
very successful, with an enroll-
ment of 32 children.

The faculty for this Vacation
Bible School is as follows: Mrs.
B. Lester Huff, principal, Mrs.
D. P. Bates, Mrs. George Cow-
ers, Miss Lilya Reid, Miss Bet-
ty Vassey, and Miss Lois Sand=
ers.
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Cloth Room Chatter

Mrs. Lucille Sharpe has re-
turned to work after an ex-
tended visit with her husband,
Cpl. Clarence Sharpe, in Col-
umbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs.
Sharpe have bought the Wad-
dell house on Second Street
and will make their home there.

Misses Frances and Mildred
Hawkins, of Traveler Rest,
spent last week with Mrs. Mil-
dred Coleman.

Mr. and Mrs. Felix Cline and
two children were weekend
guests of Mrs. Mary Cline.

Little Patsy Southerlin en-
joyed a week's visit with her
sister, Mrs. Annie Johnson, re-
cently.

Miss Janie McCluney and
Jessie Smith were supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wood in
Greenville last Tuesday night.

Pfc. Ralph Goldsmith, son-
in-law of Mrs. Sallie Guest, is
home from the European
theater of war. He will visit
with his wife and relatives 30
days before going to the Pa-
cific area.

Pfc. Laten Green was a re-
cent visitor in the Cloth Room.
He is home from the war in Ger-
many to visit with his family
before going to the Pacific.
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Local Residents
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munity were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Cook and children
Abie and Gloira and Mr. and
Mrs. W. Earle Reid.

One of he outstanding fea-
tures of the displays at the
commencemnt exercises show-
ing the work the students had
done was the exhibit showing
rayon and its uses. This exhibit
was sponsored by the students
attending from this community,
and was prepared by them. Ma-
terials and fabrics for this ex-
hibit were furnished by S. Sla-
ter and Sons, Inc. The pamph-
lets describing the life of Sam-
uel Slater and the history of
Slater Company, was
written by the Rev. Martin C.
Hembree while a student at
North Greenville Junior Col-
lege.

Mrs. J. M. Dan of Slater,
wife of the Pastor of the Slater
Chuch of God, was honored by
being elected President of her
class.

It is felt by those who were
privileged to attend that much
good can be derived from the
Opportunity School, and it is
hoped that next year a larger
delegation from Slater and sur-
rounding communities will be
able to attend.

The Slater Community Asso-
ciation gave two scholarships
this year to this school.
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[cartoon of dog in dog house]
CARELESS HABITS
SOON PUT YOU
IN THE DOG HOUSE

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GOINGS-ON - - - -
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Mrs. Pearlie Garland spent
two weeks recently in Bradley,
Kentucky. She is the mother of
Miss Mildred Garland, who is
a weaver on the third shift in
Weave Room No. One.

The third shift employees
welcome as a new-comer, Doro-
thy Hollingsworth, of Travelers
Rest.

Friends and relatives of Mrs.
Roxie Robinson will be glad to
learn that she is recovering
from a serious illness.

Third shift employees in No.
One are going to miss Georgia
Lee Bennett, who has quit work
and returned to her home in
Tenn.

Misses Toots Johnson and
Bette Cox had as their recent
guest, their cousin, Miss Nancy
Bates, of Asheville, N. C.

Mr. M. B. Jones recently
visited his father, Mr. L. E.
Jones, of Judson.

Sarah Lee Foster was out
from work recently while her
brother, Pvt. G. B. Foster, was
home on furlough. Pvt. Foster
has just returned from service
in Germany.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Clark had
as their week-end guests, W.
C. Clark, S-1/C, Mrs. W. C.
Clark and small son, Mr. and
Mrs. George Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. B. S. Henderson and fami-
ly, and Mrs. Bess Bridges.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cashion
had as their guests, Mr. Cash-
ion's brother, Lt. Leslie Cole-
man, of the U. S. Marine Serv-
ice, and his wife, Mrs. Leslie
Coleman. Also, they enjoyed
the company of their son, Bill
Cashion.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Clark
are the proud parents of a baby
boy, George Michael Clark.

We all hate to see our warp
man, Mr. Ike Epps leave; but
Uncle Sam is calling. So good
luck, Ike. We hope you will
soon be back with us.

Mary Chastain has moved in-
to her new home at Travelers
Rest.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith
motored to the mountains last
Sunday.

Pfc. Frank Owens, brother of
Viola Brown, is sick in a hos-
pital in Austria. We hope for
Pfc. Owens a speedy recovery.

We are sorry to learn that
Junior Gilbert left for the
Army on August 20.

We welcome Mr. Albert
Parker into our department as
a weaver. Mr. Parker formerly
worked at Cramerton Mill in
Cramerton, N. C.

Friends and relatives of Mrs.
Martha Ann Reynolds honored
her on her 89th birthday, Aug.
5, with a birthday dinner at
the home of her son, J. C. Rey-
nolds.

Sgt. Frank Knight recently
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Knight.

Miss Lillian Waldrop recent-
ly spent a week's vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Waldrop of First Street.

Mrs. Nora Aldrop is visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wald-
rop of Easley.

Mr. Edgar White, of Pied-
mont, was the weekend visitor
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank White.

We regret that Mr. E. S.
Pridmore, Mr. Ben Ramsey, and
Mr. J. P. Hampton were acci-
dent victims recently, but we

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wish for them a speedy re-
covery.

David and Bobby Sprouse at-
tended a birthday party for
Michael Sprouse in Greenville
last week.

Mrs. Sallie Richardson has
returned to her home in Spar-
tanburg after spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs.
Esther Bright.

Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Norris
motored to N. C. Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wyatt
say they are happy to be back
at work after being away
over two years. Mr. Wyatt has
been serving with the U. S.
Army.

Miss Faye Singleton had as
her guests recently, her sisters,
Mrs. Carl Raines and Mrs. J.
Roy Friddle.

Mrs. Estellle Veal visited her
brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Newton, of Cedar-
town, Ga.

The Wilkinson reunion, in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wil-
kinson, was held Sunday, Aug.
5, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Wyatt, of Route No. 2,
Greer.

Mr. B. A. Jenkins, of O'Neal,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Bright. Mr. Jenkins is Mr.
Bright's uncle.

Men employees of No. Two
and Three Weave Rooms enjoy-
ed a fish fry at Wayside Park
Saturday night. Mr. H. S. Rich-
ardson and Mr. Wade Pierre
presided as chief cooks and
table servers. Everyone enjoyed
a delicious supper of fried fish,
corn on the cob, bread, and
coffee, despite the heavy down-
pour of rain.

Mrs. Joyce Smeleer, of Dand-
ridge ,Tenn., is visiting Misses
Edna and Lillian Chandler.

Mrs. William A. Jewell and
Mrs. I. Epps were recent visi-
tors in Ala. They visited Sgt.
William A. Jewell at the Mor-
gantown Hospital. Sgt. Jewell
is Mrs. Epp's brother.

Pvt. Hoyt Looper, of Fort
Bragg, N. C., was the weekend
guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence D. Looper.

We are glad to have Mrs.
Margaret Henson back after
several weeks' absence due to
the ilness of her little daugh-
ter.

Mr. and Mrs. Maya Stroud,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foster,
Misses Gladys and Rosa Lee
Cox, and Miss Annie Robinson
enjoyed an all-day trip to the
mountains of N. C. Sunday.

The people of Slater welcome
Mr. and Mrs. James Henson to
their new home on Third St.

Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Bates and
family, of Asheville, were re-
cent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Cox and family of Sla-
ter.

We cordially welcome Miss
Edna Chandler as a weaver on
the first shift in Weave Room
No. Two, and wish her much
luck in her work here.
----------------------------------
Marriage is like boxing —
the preliminaries are often bet-
ter than the main event.

Character is a by-product; it
is produced in the great manu-
facture of daily duty. —Wood-
row Wilson