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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS January 11, 1945

[Column 1]

==WITH OUR
...MEN...
IN SERVICE==

Pvt. Ralph Edwards is in the
Army Air Forces in the Euro-
pean theater of
war. [Image of Pvt. Ralph Edwards] He is the brother of Mrs.
Bertha Poole of Marietta, S. C.
He has been overseas
for approximately one
year.

Prior to his
induction into
service, he
worked in our plant. He en-
tered service April 20, 1943.

Osier B. Vickers, S 2/c, is
at present sta-
tioned at Fort Pierce, Florida. [Image of Osier B. Vickers, S 2/c]
He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Vickers,
of Slater, S. C.

Before his en-
trance into
service, he
worked as a
warp hauler in
our plant.

Pvt. Fred E. Bates, brother
of Mrs. Lois Jewell, is stat-
ioned at Bakerfield, Calif. [Image of Pvt. Fred E. Bates]
He has been in
the Army for
four years. Be-
fore entering
service, he
worked in our
slashing depart-
ment.

==PVT. BATES COX
ARRIVES IN FRANCE==
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cox, of
Slater, have received word
that their son, Pvt. Bates Cox,
has arrived safely in France.

Pvt. Cox is serving with the
Medical Corps. Before enter-
ing service he was a loom
cleaner in the weave room of
our plant.

Pvt. Marvin Cox, brother of
Bates, is with a Tank outfit in
the States at present. He also
was employed in the Weave
Room before his entrance into
service.

STRICKLAND-HENSON
Of interest to their many
friends in Marietta and Travel-
ers Rest is the wedding of
Miss Zell Strickland, of Mari-
etta, and Kenneth Alvin Hen-
son, of Travelers Rest.

The vows were spoken at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Bob
Revis in the presence of rela-
tives and close friends. Rev.
Revis officiated at the cere-
mony.

Mrs. Henson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Strick-
land, of Luck, N. C. She is a
graduate of Spring Creek High
School, Luck, N. C.

Mr. Henson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Henson, of
Travelers Rest, and is a gradu-
ate of Mountain View High
School.

The young couple will reside
at Slater, where both are em-
ployed.

[Column 2]

==Local Library Clubs
Hold Parties At
Slater Hall==

The Christmas party for the
Boys and Girls' Library Clubs
was held jointly at Slater Hall
on the afternoon of December
17, with 39 boys and girls
present.

At this party, the children
listened to the recording of "A
Christmas Carol," by Charles
Dickens. These records were
very kindly loaned to the club
sponsors by Dr. and Mrs. T. L.
Takaey. The children enjoyed
this popular Christmas story,
and were deeply impressed by
the great change which came
over Scrooge as he began to
learn how "to keep Christmas
well"

At the close of "A Christ-
mas Carol," souvenir contain-
ers of Christmas candies and
nuts were served.

Those attending the party
were: James Hester, Kenneth
Hester, Charles Clark, Billy
Garrett, Rudolph Daniel,
Donald Barrett, Sammy John-
son, Donald Burnette, Richard
Burnette, Jimmy Burnette,
Sigrid Gosnell, Betty Garrett,
Richard Rowland, George Hop-
son, Philip Henderson, Clarence
Canham, Robert Henderson,
Jerry Mack Ballenger, Eugene
Henderson, Fred Revis, Jimmy
Revis, Jimmy Hayden, Carol
Jean Godfrey, Max Robinson,
Bobby Cole, Patricia Summey,
Patty Godfrey, Kenneth Wald-
rop, Sarah Jo Johnson, Carol-
jeen Smith, Josephine Knight,
Flossie Abernathy, Lewis
Vaughn, Billy Vaughn, Buddy
Brown, Jimmy Lell, Nancy
Abernathy, Sarah Faye John-
son, and Lila Jean Clark.

(Continued from page 1, col. 2)

Huffman

"Baby Jesus" — Frances Bur-
dette

"Christmas Lights" — Bobby
Addington

"The Silver Star" — Stanley
Wallace

"Like Jesus" — Jean Adding-
ton

"He Had No Cradle" — Boyce
Lee

Recitation — Mary Turnbull
and Frances Ellis

At the conclusion of the
play, the annual Sunday
School Christmas tree was
held, and presents were given
to the children of the Sunday
School.

Miss Ruth Taylor and Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. McGill were
presented lovely gifts by the
Sudnay School for their loyal-
ty and devotion to the Sunday
School and chirch as a whole.

Because of Curtailment of
Flights Over Northern Atlantic
Routes, the Army and Navy
post offices are urging increas-
ed use of V-Mail during the
winter months. V-mail, always
a priority item on trans-Atlan-
tic flights, will continue to
reach its destination in the
normal time of five to seven
days. The equivalent of 25
sacks of air mail letters can be
carried in one small V-mail
sack, recorded on 16-mm film.
Because of the quantity of air-
mail posted, much of it will
have to be carried in ships dur-
ing the winter.

[Column 3]

[Image of Sgt. Harold E. Robinson]

Sgt. Harold E. Robinson

==Brave Soldier
Among Missing==

Staff Sgt. Harold E. Robin-
son, son of Mr. and Mrs Mil-
lard E. Robinson, of Route 1,
Marietta, has been reported
missing in action in Germany
since November 30.

Staff Sgt. Robinson has been
in service four years, having
entered in 1941, and has been
overseas one year.

Before entering service, he
was employed bt S. Slater and
Sons, Inc., in the Weave Room
No. 3 as a filling hauler.

In October, 1944, Staff Sgt.
Robinson was awarded the Sil-
ver Star for "heroic conduct
on the field of battle."

Missionary Visits With Local Baptists

Miss Hattie Gardner, Baptist
Missionary, conducted a series
of mission study classes at
Slater Baptist Church for five
evenings during the week be-
ginning January 1. For several
years, Miss Gardner has been a
missionary in the field of Ni-
geria, Africa. In November,
she arrived in America for a
year's furlough.

The talks she gave on her
missionary work in that field
were indeed informative and
educational. A missionary's
life is by no means dull, and
the interesting and exciting ex-
periences related by Miss Gard-
ner kept her audience in rapt
attention.

The Experiment of the First
Known Blood Bank to be Water
Borne to the fighting front
aboard a hospital ship proved
highly successful at Guam.
Three hundred Marines in the
Marshalls gave their blood
which was to save the lives of
many people at Guam in cases
where whole blood was indis-
pensable. Success of the plan
depended on the ability of liv-
ing blood to survive disturb-
ances created by vibrating
ship's engines and the rolling
and pitching of the ship.
Ashore under proper conditions
whole blood can be kept for as
long as 10 days. Its life at sea
proed to be quite as long. No
wounded man at sea will now
have to go without whole blood
if it is required.

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LITTLE FOLKS HAVE PARTIES

Slater Hall was the scene of
two gay and colorful parties on
the afternoon of December 21
and 22, when the Story Hour
groups held their Christmas
parties.

The children on First and
Second Streets met Thursday
afternoon and the party be-
gan with a series of games.
The games were followed by
the singing of a number of
Christmas songs, after which
Ann Thompson told the story
of "Why Santa Claus' suit is
Red." This story of Ann's re-
minded the children of other
Christmas stories, poems and
songs they had recently learned
in school. They volunteered to
contribute something to the en-
tertainment and were allowed
to do so. Accordingly, recita-
tions were given by Betty
Scaree, Peggy Scaree, and
Rosa Addington. Songs were
sung by Barbara Godfrey,
Fern Barrett, and Judy Cox.

When the children on Third
and Fourth Streets came for
their party on Friday after-
noon, the beautifully decorated
Christmas tree which had been
erected for the Annual Christ-
mas program on Saturday
morning was brilliantly lighted
for the party. As the children
entered the auditorium, they
gazed at the tree with admira-
tion, not able to think of ap-
propriate words. One very lit-
tle fellow broke the silence by
saying, "Well my 'doodness'!"

During the afternoon, a num-
ber of games were played and
Christmas songs were sung.
The children also listened to
the poem, "Twas The Night
Before Christmas."

Containers, gayly decorated
with holiday napkins and filled
with Christmas candies and
nuts, were served.

Those attending these parties
were: Kenneth Godfret, Dale
McWhite, Rosa Addington,
Patricia Addington, Judy Cox,
Fern Barrett, Barbara Godfrey,
Ann Thompson, Betty Scaree,
Peggy Scaree, Gib Toby, Abie
Cook, Gloria Cook, Billy Sut-
tle, Jimmy Burnette, Jackie
Hayden and Henry Hayden.
Mrs. T. R. Addington assisted
the librarian in carrying out
the Thursday afternoon party.

(Continued from page 1, col. 4)
of the County Department of
the Greenville Public Library
told the Christmas story of
"The Harper." The audience,
led by Mr. Hollis, then read in
unison rhe poem, "Twas The
Night Before Christmas."

At the close of the program,
the benediction was pronounc-
ed by the Rev. P. G. Curry,
Pastor of the Slater Methodist
Church, after which a Christ-
mas present was given to each
employee, and a bag contain-
ing fruit, nuts, raisins and
candy was given to each child
under 13 years of age. Bags
were also distributed to the
children of our former em-
ployees now in service, and to
the sick people of Slater.

Announcements concerning
the distribution of gifts were
made by Robert H. Atkinson,
Employment Manager.

[Column 5]

[Image of Sgt. Dacus T. Tucker]

Sgt. Dacus T. Tucker

Fighting Man Lost In Action

Staff Sgt. Dacus T. Tucker
has been missing in action in
Germany since November 21,
according to word received by
his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Tucker,
of 34 East Fifth Street, Wood-
side

Sgt. Tucker has been in the
Army 21 months and overseas
seven months. He has been
with the Eighth Air Force bas-
ed in Britain. Before going
overseas he was stationed at
Salt Lake City, Utah. He is
holder of the Air Medal and
extra clusters.

Before entering service, Sgt.
Tucker was an employee of S.
Slater and Sons, Inc. in the
capacity of weaver. He is the
son-in-law of Fulton Pearson
Hamilton, who is employed
here.

==Great Demand
For Cotton Duck==

The severity of warfare, both
bombing and heavy artillery
bombardment, have destroyed
most housing and commercial
facilities in Northwestern
Europe. Temporary housing
must be furnished American
troops immediately. The only
type of housing that can be
made available in sufficient
quantities within the time
limits permittred is TENTING.
And, the Army has received
only 43 per cent of the tentage
it needs.

Present indications are that
only approximately 257,000
tents out of the 501,000 needed
have been produced. This
means that supplies and some
of our men will be without pro-
tection in the heavy rains and
snows and cold of the Euro-
pean winter. We cannot afford
this loss either in manpower or
of supplies of ammunition,
food, etc. The fighting men on
the front look to the cotton
duck industry to supply them
with this necessity.

(Continued from page 1, col. 5)

is pastor of the local Baptist
Church.

[Cartoon depicting a soldier giving money to Uncle Sam, who is holding a folder labeled "WAR BONDS." The cartoon is captioned, "INVEST IN THE FUTURE"]

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