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Page Two THE SLATER NEWS January 11, 1945

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. Godfret, Er-
nestine McCall, Savilla Moon,
Jeanette Godfrey, Nellie Bar-
nette, Lillie Dill, Walker Reid,
Gladys Cox and Rosalee Cox
Preparation Dept.: Jessie Vassey,
Dorothy Hawkins, Julia Brown,
Mildred Mull, Mary Walace,
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.

Happy New Year
The New Year has gotten off to a good start, and we are somewhat late in extending you our greetings. Nevertheless, we wish to take this opportunity of wishsing everyone a happy, prosperous, and victorious New Year.

Once again the future is beginning to brighten, and it is possible that in the year of 1945 the sun may burst through the clouds and make it possible for us to find peace before another year rolls around. It is our fervent desire to see this take place -- to see the clouds and gloom of war dispelled and the sunshine of peace come to us again.

Wishful thinking, however, will not bring this about. We will have to earn it by the sweat of our brows. Any lapse on our part in effort will only prolong the war. We do not like to prophesy, but perhaps the recent drive of the German Army was due to our laxness in thinking that the Germans were about whipped and ready for peace. The awful price in the loss of men, materials and hard-won ground was probably the result of our let-up in our efforts. We want everyone to continue his or her effort so that similar occurences will not happen again.

If we hue to the line and resolve to put our best efforts into another year, we will probably be rewarded by the peace we long for and the return of many of our men and women from the Armed Forces, Of course, the Japanese phase of the ware will no doubt continue beyond 1945. However, a partial peace with some of our enemies will certainly be a milestone in our efforts for a world peace.

In that spirit and with the best of thoughts, we again wish you a happy, prosperous and victorious New Year.

Many Thanks
The packing of the Christmas bags this year was under the supervision of Allen Suttle and W. Earle Reid. Prior to the day when the bags were to be packed, a number of boys and girls were contacted and invited to help pack the Christmas fruit, candy, and nuts into large paper bags. Representatives from as many homes as possible were asked to help do this job for the Slater Community Association and S. Slater and Sons, Inc. Everyone, from the time he leaned of the job to be done, manifested a great deal of enthusiasm and interest in seeing that a first class job was accomplished.

Bright and early on the morning of December 22, approximately fifty boys and girls assembled at Slater Hall to help our Slater Santa Claus get ready for his tremendous task of delivering Christmas bags to the children of all the Slater employees. This group of young people packed more than 1250 bags of fruit in less than a half day's time. After all the bags were finished, S. Slater and Sons, Inc. expressed its thanks to the boys and girls by treating them with a free dinner at the Slater Community Cafe.

The packing of the Christmas bags was a grand demonstration of the splendid work which the young people of Slater can do when they set their minds to the accomplishing of a worthy task.

Those who had charge of supervising this work complimented our young people very highly and said they had never seen a more orderly or more cooperative group of Slater boys and girls participating in any project. A system was worked out whereby each person had a specific thing to go and this added so much to the smoothness of carrying out the whole job. Each person working showed a deep concern about trying to see that everyone was orderly and that none of the hard-to-get produce was wasted.

Boys and girls, you did a grand job and S. Slater and Sons, Inc. and the Slater Community Association wishes to thank each and everyone of you for the part you played in helping to do a real job.

SLATER
DAY BY DAY
Time: 11:59 P. M., December 31, 1944 ----
Setting: The village of Slater ----
---- From whence came the feeble report of a small firecracker somewhere out in the street, and every Slaterite who was still awake held their breath listening for the pandemonium that would come next. And come it did!

First was the peal of a bell, as the folks at our Baptist Church ended their four hour long New Year's Eve watch servive.

And immediately on the heels of the first clang, the young people of our corner gave forth with horns, yells, and a choroused "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!"

Mixed in with these noises were the sounds of firecrackers and shotguns, and bangs and booms of all kinds, all over our village.

Way down at Renfrew a whistle shrilled, and the sound of it mixed with the tooting automobile horns on our village streets.

Thus, old war-weary 1944 stepped down off the pedestal of time to give place to the brand new year of 1945.

And noise-weary parents gave a sigh of relief, as they relaxed and pulled the covers up around their shoulders.

OFFICE NEWS
Pfc. Alvin Brady, former paymaster, and now stationed at Great Bend, Kansas, was a visitor in our office recently.

We are glad to see Marie Goldsmith back at work after an illness of two weeks.
Friends of Pfc. Calvin Turner, who is now serving with the Armed Forces overseas, are glad to hear that he is well and safe, after a report that he had been missing since December 9th.

Members of the Shipping Department enjoyed a delightful dinner party at the Ottaray Hotel, Tuesday night, December 19th.

We are sorry to hear that Aileen Barbare is leaving because of illness. We wish her a speedy recovery.

May we extend to all of you our wishes for a prosperous, happy, and victorious New Year.

CASHION-HILL
Miss Lila Evelyn Cashion and Mr Carl D. HIll were quietly married on Sunday morning, December 24, 1944, at ten o'clock, at Slater Baptist Church. Rev, Clyde M. Johnson, pastor of the couple, performed the ceremony.

Miss Shirley Searee gave a very sweet rendition of the old, old hymn, "Blest Be The Tie That Binds," as the happy couple came down the aisle together to stand before the altar.
It was the first wedding that had taken place in our little church in many a day, and a calm-like a quiet benediction-- settled over the congregation, as the marriage covenant was read and the vows were spoken.

Then it was over, and the bride, clad in a simple two piece navy blue suit with brown accessories, turned and marched proudly beside her husband on the first steps of their life toghether, the stars in her eyes far out-shining the rosebud corsage on her shoulder.
Of course, someone had tied the inevitable bunch of tin cans to the back of the car and there were last minute good-byes to be said. But the newlyweds left immediately for a week's honemoon trip to Florida.

Mrs. Hill is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cashion, of Slater. She finished high school at Slater-Marietta with the class of 1942. Since that time, she has been employed by S. Slater and Sons, Inc.

Mr. Hill is the son of Mrs. Ola Hill, of Slater, and he holds the position of overseer on the second shift of weave room number one.

At present, Mr. and Mrs. Hill are residing with his mother, at 41 Second Street, Slater.

PREPARATION DEPARTMENT N-E-W-S
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wallace are the parents of a daughter, who has been named Grace Christine.

Mr. P. A. Jamison spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rice and son visited Mrs. Rice's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Belk, during the holidays.

Were are glad to have Mrs. G. Frank Batson back with us. She is better known as Bertha Morrison and is the recent bride of G. Frank Batson, of Travelers Rest. They have just returned from their honeymoon in North Carolina.

Mrs. Lois Jewell has as her guest her husband, Sgt. W. A. Jewell, from Moore's Hospital, Swannanoa, N. C.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hall had as their guests during Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Suddeth, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Butler and their family.

Mrs. Gaynell Coleman and daughter, Sarah, and Mrs. Mildred Coleman visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman during Christmas.

Mrs. Margaret Arflin, of Greenwood, S. C., was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Revis, during the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stockton and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chapman, of Greer, S. C., Christmas day.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill and daughters, Joyee and Judy, of Washington, D. C., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie HIll during Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Bowers and son Jack visited Mrs. Naney Bowers recently.

We are glad to know that Miss Louise Hall is recovering nicely from a tonsillectomy. Her father, Mr. C. E. Hall, is at home after having spent a time at General Hospital.

The Preparation Department extends sympathy to Annie Hood who has been bereaved of her father.

Blanche Raxter and Louise Hall plan to be back on the job in a short while. They have been out due to illness.

Louise Barton was the dinner guest of her mother, Mrs. Alice Barton, of Marietta, recently.

Pfc. Floyd Garland was the guest of Miss Myrtle Barnette recently.

Elnora Looper tells us that her brother, Sgt. Jesse C. Looper has landed safely on the Hawaiian Islands.

Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Farr have recieved the purple heart awarded to their son, Pfc. Joe Farr, for bravery while on duty in France. Friends of Pfc. Farr will be glad to know that he is rapidly recovering from serious injuries received at that time.

Miss Gwendolyn Foster and Miss Enda Earle Bates were the weekend guests of Miss Pearle Looper at Christmas.

The Preparation Department, first shift, welcomes Mrs. Mildred Anderson and Mrs. Augedine Mason as our new quiller operators.

What is more pleasant than the aroma of steaming hot coffee? Nothing more than a cup of the same. The employees of the plant are now being served hot coffee most any time of the day, thanks to Mr. Canham, our very efficient canteen manager.

Mrs. Ben Sanders is expecting her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Bennet, of Washington, D. C., home for a visit.
The Booster's Club held its meeting and supper at Dave Stansell's Place on December 29. Everyone spent an enjoyable evening, with a good wholesome meal, and plenty of fun.

Mr. and Mrs. Earle Shub, Mrs. Clara Bell Bagwell, of Greenville, Mrs. V. A. Bridgeman of Travelers Rest, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barton, of Marietta, S. C., during Christmas.

Mr. Walter Williams and friends enjoyed a party in Eastley recently.

Mr. Clyde Jones was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Craton Brady Tuesday night.

We are sorry to hear of Bobbie Jean Boyd being sick. She is the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boyd of Travelers Rest.

Mr. Lewis Strickland enjoyed a visit with his brother, Seaman Estely Strickland, of the U. S. Navy, in Madison, N. C., during the Christmas holidays.

Miss Ruth Batson of Travelers Rest was the guest of Craston Brady recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Gilstrap announce the birth of a daughter on DEcember 28, 1944. She has been named Elizabeth Loretta.

Anyone wanting to know the time may ask Oscar Drury. The second shift of Preparation Department gave him an Elgrin watch for Christmas, of which he is very proud.

The second shift, Preparation Department, will be glad to see Girard Harrison back on his job. He has been out several days, due to illness.

The quilling department welcomes Mrs. Jarrellle Brooks as a quiller operator.

David Batson is scheduled to leave Friday, January 5, to take his physical examination for the Army.

Augie Robertson has married recently and is now Augie R. Chase. She has received a promotion, also, to A. M. M. 3/e.

Mrs. Allie Mae Stockton reports that her husband will be inducted into the Army if he passes his physical examination this week.

The Powerful New 90-MM Tank Destroyer is achieving an excellent record in mauling the monster Royal Tiger tanks in fierce armor battles inside Germany. The M-36 carries a caliber .30 and a caliber 50 machine gun. Each member of the crew is armed with a carbine. But the principal armament is the long-barreled high-velocity 90mm. gun, one of the finest sharpshooting rifles in the world. No German tank on the western European front today can stand up to it.