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WITH OUR MEN IN SERVICE
Pvt Joe
Earle Foster
Jr, son of
Mrs Earle
Foster and
the late Mr
Foster of
Marietta is
stationes at
Fort Bliss
Texas.
Before en
tering service
in august 1944, he was em
ployed in the Warping Depart
ment of S.Slater $ Sons, Inc
He received his training as an
infantry at Camp Wheeler,
Ga but was later transferred
to an anti aircraft outfit. After
completing his training he was
awarded a certificate and is
now a guard over German
prisoners.

Donald D
Waldrop, S
2/C son of
Mr and Mrs
W L Wal
drop of Sla
ter S.C has
completed his
boot train
ing and is
temporarily
stationed on
the Atlantic
coast before going to sea. He
was recently home on furlough
before leaving for his present
location.
Donald worked as a weaver
at this plant until he entered
the Navy on Nov 12, 1944.

FIFTH GRADE SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD

One section of the fifth
grade of the Slater-Marietta
School is to be commended on
their attendance record for the
month of April.

It is a significant fact that
pupils who are regular in at-
tendance do better work than
those who attend irregularly.
For this reason, attendance is
stressed by all superintendents
and teachers.

The following list of pupils,
with perfect attendance during
the month of April, is published
to commend their record and to
encourage others to do as well.
This list includes B. J. Al-
bright, Laura Mae Capps,
Helen Conner, Reid Drury,
Weldon Gosnell, Betty Guest,
Bobby Johnson, Ralph Johnson,
Sara Faye Johnson, Jasper
Rainey, Alvin Robinson, Jesse
White, and Buster Wylie.

Girl Scouts Enjoy Picnic At Wayside

The Senior Girl Scouts of
Slater recently enjoyed a de-
lightful picnic at Wayside
Park.

This picnic was given to in-
terest girls in this community
in the work of the Girl Scout
troop. Already, two new mem-
bers have enrolled as scouts.
They are Ruth Gossett and Bet-
ty Cox.

Many games were played
during the evening, and all at-
tended reported that a good
time was had by all.

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Our Servicemen Here and There

Don Hall Relates Okinawa Story

Miss Louise Hall, an em-
ployee of the Preparation De-
partment, has recently given
us a letter from her brother,
Donald Hall, Mo. M. M. 3/C,
of the U. S. Navy and a form-
er employee of S. Slater & Sons,
Inc. In this letter he states he
is taking part in the invasion
and capture of Okinawa. He
says he would love to be back
home and enjoy the weather we
are having here, as any kind
of weather at home would seem
good to him. He hopes the local
peach crop has not been de-
stroyed by the cold weather.

The sailor also states that he
is aboard a hospital ship and is
assigned to the engine room,
which is a comparatively safe
place in a raid as little or no
shrapnel is able to reach this
part of the ship. So far, he says,
only three men assigned to his
ship have been wounded.

He tells about the Japanese
who belong to the Suicide
Squadron, and says that they
definitely attempt to crash in-
to the larger ships, but one was
hit fatally and in falling he
tried to hit one of the smaller
ships but was shot down. So
far, he says, six of these Sui-
cide Jap pilots have attacked
their outfit and six have been
shot down.

Hall says, contrary to opin-
ion, the taking of Okinawa has
not been as tough as one might
believe, and our troops have
found that taking land from
the Japanese is very similar to
taking candy from a baby. He
does state, however, that when
men go into battle or when the
battle station call comes that
the bravest of the brave often
become frightened, but under
fire remain cool and calm,
which is possibly the reason
American soldiers, sailors, and
marines have been so success-
ful against the Japanese.

This man states he hopes he
will be home before very long,
and all of us join in hoping
that he will be able to return
very quickly. With hostilities
in Europe practically at an end,
it will probably not be long be-
fore the full fury of Allied
might is turned upon the Japa-
nese. This should bring total
victory soon.

We are all glad to hear from
our former employees now in
service and hope we shall have
the pleasure of hearing from
Mr. Hall again in the near
future.

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A significant fact was that
every member of the troop,
which is Troop No. 38, was
present on this occasion.

The young folks were chape-
roned by Miss Frances Pollard,
Troop Leader; Miss Hazel Mc-
Junkin, and Mr. Frank A.
Cook.

Sara Dewease, Troop Scribe

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Most Americans are blissful-
ly unconcerned about our abili-
ty to beat the Japs quickly once
the Germans are out of the
way. The truth is that over-all
military plans are based on as-
sumption that it may take years
to defeat Japan. One and a

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half to two years after the
Nazi downfall is considered ab-
solute minimum! Let's think it
over and stick to our jobs.

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WALDROP IMPROVES AT ARMY HOSPITAL

Pfc. Charles Waldrop, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Wald-
rop of Slater, continues to im-
prove at the United States
Army General Hospital at
Camp Carson, Colorado. He
was wounded in action while
fighting with the 83rd division
in France last fall, and he
wears the ETO ribbon and
combat infantry badge.

The U. S. Army General and
Convalescent hospital is situ-
ated in an ideal spot for out-
door recreation activities.
Sightseeing trips to the various
scenic places in and near Colo-
rado Springs are arranged for
patients. Emphasis is placed on
pre-occupational training so
that convalescents can find
what skills they have and thus
discover what type of occupa-
tional training they mayy want
in the Veterans' Administration
program after returning to
civilian life. Practical arts are
some of the most popular sub-
jects taught.

Pfc. Waldrop worked as a
cloth doffer in our plant before
entering service in February,
1944. He has a sister, Lt. Ruby
Waldrop, who is a nurse in the
Navy, and a brother, Donald
Waldrop, S-2/C, who is also
serving with the Navy.

Friends in and around Slater
hope that Pfc. Waldrop will
soon be fully recuperated.

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Harold Veal Writes Poem About Germans

(The following poem was
written, and sent to us via V-
Mail, by Pvt. Harold M. Veal,
a former loom fixer at this
plant who is now serving with
the infantry in the European
theater of operations.)

Editors note: Sine receiving
this poem, word has been re-
ceived that Pvt. Veal is now
missing in action.

I think that I shall never see

A place on earth so dear to me

As the little village I left be-
hind,

In the foothills of old Caroline.

Five months ago I left that
place

To engage in combat the "Mas-
ter Race,"

The once proud and hardy
Wermacht Corps

Will be destroyed to rise no
more.

They planted their seeds of
misery and woe,

But now they're reaping what
they sowed.

I am helping to do the big job

By digging fox-holes in their
hilly sod.

Maybe next time they won't
forget

And have all these things again
to regret.

By staying at home and living
in peace

They can avoid things never
meant to be.

=half to two years after the
Nazi downfall is considered ab-
solute minimum!= Let's think it
over and stick to our jobs.
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With The Sick
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Friends of Mrs. Ivory Poole,
of our first shift in Quilling De-
partment, will be glad to know
that she has returned to her
home after a serious opteration
at the Greenville General Hos-
pital.

Mr. R. P. "Bob" Griffith is
recovering at his home on Rt.
No. 1, Marietta, S. C., after un-
derging an operation at the
Greenville General Hospital.
Mr. Griffith has worked as a
machinist in our shop for the
past 18 years.

Mrs. Earlene Thrift, who is
employed as a weaver in our
plant, is getting along nicely
after a recent operation.

We are glad to report that
Mrs. Bonnie McMakin, who
has been away from work due
to illness, is showing much im-
provement.

Mr. Roy Starkey, husband of
Mrs. Kirby Lee Starkey, is
back at home following a stay
at Hopewell Hospital.
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==BANQUET IS GIVEN
FOR SENIOR CLASS==

The Junior Class of Slater-
Marietta High School honored
the Senior Class with a banquet
served at the high school build-
ing on the evening of May 3rd.

The welcome was given by
H. S. Richardson, Jr., presi-
dent of the Junior Class, and
the response was given by Lor-
raine Bowles, president of the
Senior Class.

The Junior Class history was
given by Kenneth Holcombe,
and the Senior Class will and
prophecy were read by William
Bates and Alma Ledford. The
class poem was given by Mel-
vie King, and Beatrice Trolley
was the class grumbler.

Superintendent J. H. Barnett
and Mr. J. A. White were after
dinner speakers.

Mr. B. Lester Huff is sponsor
for the Junior Class.

The following faculty mem-
bers and guests were present
with the forty members of the
two classes: Miss Wilma Me-
Abee, Mr. Ernest Sechrest,
Miss Frances Pollard, Mrs.
Mildred Jarrard, Mrs. Lillian
Cleveland, and Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
White, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Cook, and Mr. and Mrs. B. Les-
ter Huff.

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=A NEW AAF RATION THAT
GIVES HUNGRY FLIERS=
a snack while in the air for
periods of three hours or more
is being issued to air crews.
Known as the air crew lunch,
it is made up largely of carbo-
hydrates consisting of fudge,
assorted candy and gum that
will help alleviate fatigue, im-
prove efficiency and relieve the
feeling of hunger of tired air
crew members returning from
their missions. An outstanding
feature is the container which
was designed so that it can be
opened with one hand while
wearing heavy flying gloves.
Sliding the inner container
forward releases the fudge and
gum from a hole in the side
of the container, and sliding
the container in the opposite
direction releases the candy.

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==Local Men Show
Prisoners Films==

On a recent Monday night
Robert H. Atkinson, Employ-
ment Manager, S. Slater and
Sons, Inc., and W. Earle Reid,
Director of Educational Recre-
ation, Slater Community Asso-
ciation, paid a visit to the con-
vict camp located Marietta.

These two men carried along
the 16mm. picture projector
and showed a number of mo-
tion pictures to the prisoners.
The picture program which the
prisoners enjoyed was "Mick-
ey's Covered Wagon," a
comedy; "Our Enemy — The
Japanese," a war film; and "In
His Steps," the feature length
picture which was shown to
the residents of Slater at
Slater Hall on the night of
May 1st. While the pictures
were being shown, the prison-
ers were served peanuts which
were furnished by the Slater
Community Association.

The visitors also carried to
the prisoners a large bundle of
out-of-date magazines from
the Slater Library.

According to the report of
these two men, it is impossible
to desscribe the true reaction
of the prisoners to the visit
paid them by these two outsid-
ers. They were deeply apprecia-
tive, and expressed their most
sincere thanks for the maga-
zines, the peanuts, and the op-
portunity of getting to see a
helpful and entertaining pic-
ture program. The visitors were
impressed by the genuine re-
spect the prisoners showed
toward those who are in charge
of the camp.

Both Mr. Atkinson and Mr.
Reid enjoyed visiting the chain-
gaing camp, and they were happy
that they, through the facili-
ties of the Slater Community
Association, could provide this
entertainment for the inmates
of the camp.

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==PICTURES PLEASES
SLATER AUDIENCE==

Slater hall was filled almost
to capacity on the night when
the educational 16 millimeter
film "In His Steps" was shown.
Many people had looked for-
ward for months to seeing this
outstanding picture.

After the film had been pre-
viewed, it was discovered that
the picture did not very accur-
ately portray Sheldon's famous
book bearing the title 'In His
Steps." The picture was a
wonderful production and car-
ried out the general theme of
the book on which it was based
even though it did not stick to
the story of the book in minute
detail. Those who saw this
special film were favorably im-
pressed with the humor,
beauty, ideal love, and unques-
tionable truth portrayed
through the characters of Eric
Linden, Cecilia Parker, and
Harry Beresford.

The showing of "In His
Steps" was the last 16 milli-
meter film scheduled until
sometime in June. Other educa-
tional film programs have been
arranged, and a definite sched-
ule will be announced as soon
as the order of films has been
definitely confirmed.
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