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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS June 14, 1945
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Our Servicemen Here And There
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[Images of brothers Cpl. Lawrence E. Smith and Pfc. Henry F. Smith]
Brothers United Again In England
Cpl. Lawrence E. Smith and
Pfc. Henry F. Smith, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith of
Route One, Dacusville, S. C.,
recently met in England. The
meeting was the first of the
brothers in 36 months.
Lawerence has been in service
for 39 months, and overseas 36
months. Since he has been
overseas he has been transfer-
red from the Air Force to the
Infantry.
Henry has been in service 29
months and overseas 10 months.
He served with the 94th Divi-
sion in Germany. His wife, Mrs.
Hazel Stephens SMith, and
smal son, Jerry, make their
home with her parents in
Dacusville.
Mr. J. M. Smith, the father
of the two boys in employed at
S. Slater & Sons, Inc., in Weave
Room No. 3, and a brother,
Pfc. Milton H. Smith, is sta-
tioned at Hunter Field, Ga.
Before entering service,
Lawrence and Henry were em-
ployed in the Weaving Depart-
ment of this plant.
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==SLATER FRIENDS
MEET IN PACIFIC==
The parents of Barney De-
wease, S-2/C, received a let-
ter from him recently in which
he stated that he and Thomas
F. Williams, S-1/C, recently
met in the Western Pacific. He
writes that they spent the day
together and had a wonderful
time, and that it was wonder-
ful to see an old pal from home
once again.
Seaman Dewease is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Barney E. De-
wease, of Slater, and has been
in service since October, 1943.
He received his "boot" train-
ing at Camp Peary, Va. After
spending a few days at home,
he went to Camp Parks, Calif.
and later boarded a ship in the
Pacific. Before entering serv-
ice, Barney worked as a cloth
doffer in our plant.
Thomas was employed as a
weaver in our plant until he
entered the Navy in October,
1942.
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The firepower of the U. S.
Navy, including auxiliaries and
Coast Guard, is now five times
what it was on July 1, 1940
This huge fleet can fire nearly
2,000 tons of shells in 15
seconds. These facts help to ex-
plain the tremendous consump-
tion of ammunition in the Pa-
cific today. Our fighting ships
are blasting every strategic
enemy target they can reach.
Navy firepower has long since
halted the climb of the Rising
Sun. By speeding up munitions
production we can hasten its
total eclipse.
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==ROGERS TELLS OF
OKINAWA INVASION==
Gilbert Rogers, S. M. 2/C,
former office employee of S.
Slater & Sons, Inc., has written
his sister, Miss Elizabeth Am-
mons, also employed in the of-
fice of this company, that he
was present at the Naval op-
erations prior to the landings
on Okinawa.
Gilbert writes as follows:
"My ship did it again at Oki-
nawa. I won't have time to re-
late all of my experiences, but
I will say it was something I
won't forget. A suicide plane
came at us one day, but was
shot down before it could do
any damage. Another time a
gun on the beach opened up on
us, but again no harm was
done, even though some shells
fell very close.
"We helped bombard the
coast for more than a week be-
fore the actual invasion took
place. Okinawa is a little over
300 miles from Japan proper,
and it gives you a funny feel-
ing operating that close to
Japan itself. But it was a suc-
cess, and again I didn't even
get a scratch. Your prayers
were answered again, so con-
tinue to pray for all of us and
that Japan will soon meet the
same fate as Germany."
Seaman Rogers has been in
the Navy for almost three years
and has been in some of the
most important engagements
participated in by the Fleet.
About a year ago, he was in on
the invasion of Normandy, and
no doubt he will be able to re-
late more than one hair-raising
ecperience which has come un-
der his observation.
We all hope that Gilbert and
his pals will soon wind up our
scrap with the Japs and will be
with us again soon.
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THE KID NEXT DOOR
By Russell Doyle
The kid next door has gone to
war,
(How strange it is to say)
When only yesterday, it seems,
War was a game to play.
A game in which the wooden
sword
Was brandished high in glee,
And companies of children
marched
Beneath our apple tree.
The kid next door has gone to
war;
You'll find him in the ranks
Of those who blast the enemy
With planes and guns and
tanks.
Or on a transport where the
seas
Break on a foreign shore;
I do not know exactly where
That kid has gone to war.
The kid next door has gone to
war,
And bonds that I can buy
Will help protect that selfsame
kid
In wilds where snipers lie.
The kid next door belongs to
YOU,
And, neighbor, are you buy-
ing?
That bond that you can buy
today
May keep that lad from dying!
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==Attractive Yards
Are Rather Easy==
Yards can be very common-
place or they can be very un-
usual and attractive. The dif-
ference lies in your own am-
bition and ingenuity. There are
many ways in which you can
make your property a show-
place of the neighborhood and
it won't cost you a lot of money
either. A rock garden, for in-
stance, costs little money to
construct and can be very
beautiful. All you need is a pile
of boulders, some smooth, mos-
sy rocks, (preferably taken
from the bed of a stream)
some loam and an assortment
of plants. Stack your boulders
in a pile, fill in the cracks and
open spaces with earth, insert
your plants, place your mossy
stones as decoratively as possi-
ble and there you are! Once
you have built your rock gar-
den you'll see improvements to
be made here and there, and a
little work each day will soon
find your rock garden high in
the esteem of the neighbor-
hood.
A bird bath will also add to
the attractiveness of your
yard. And think of the fun
you'll have watching the antics
of the birds as they bathe and
splash. Bird baths are inex-
pensive and hae an education-
al value in that you'll soon
learn to identify many of your
feathered visitors. You can add
to the attractiveness of a bird
bath by laying a flagstone path
out to and around it. Shale
rock makes good flagstones
and can be found at any quar-
ry.
One of the most attractive
yards we ever saw had a per-
fect imitation of an old fashion-
ed well—old oaken bucket and
all — which the owner had
built at an expense of less than
five dollars. This well was con-
structed of loose stones built
in circular form. Its diameter
was five feet and it stood three
feet above the ground level. A
wooden gable was erected over
the well and from it was su-
spended an old fashioned wind-
lass, rope and bucket. The
bucket served as a bird feeding
station and the owner kept it
well-stocked with suet and
bread crumbs. It was one of
the prettiest sights we have
ever seen and looked exactly
like the pictures of old fashion-
ed wells you see in old books.
Such a well can be constructed
with a minimum of expense
and labor.
How about a rose arbor? All
that's required are two lat-
tices, a crossbar and some
rambling roses. Two or even
three arbors will be even more
effective and they are certain-
ly inexpensive. We'll bet that
the little woman will be all in
favor of this idea.
There are many ways in
which you can beautify your
yard. If you figure carefully
and use a little ingenuity your
home can be surrounded with
beauty which will increase its
attractiveness and value. Give
that yard of yours a little
thought and let's see what you
can do with it.
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With The Sick
We are sorry to learn that
Mrs. Nora Waldrop is still con-
fined to her bed following a fall
at her home about a month ago.
Mrs. Bertha Campbell had
her tonsils removed at Cole-
man's Hospital in Travelers
Rest recently. She was a pa-
tient there for several days, but
is back home now and much
better. We hope she will soon
be able to return to her job in
the Cloth Room.
We are glad to see Mr. Carl
Bryson back at work in the
Cloth Room, after a long siege
of illness.
Little Peggy and Betty
Scarce, daughters of our Cloth
Room overseer, had their ton-
sils removed recently at the
Wood Memorial Clini. Both
are doing very nicely.
Mrs. Ludean Winstead has
been a patient at the Greenville
General Hospital for several
days. We wish for her a speedy
recovery.
We are very sorry to learn
that Mrs. Carl D. Hill is ill,
and sincerely hope that she will
soon be well again.
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==SCHOOL FACILITIES
OPEN TO WOMEN==
The Home Economics De-
partment of the Slater-Mari-
etta High School will be open
each Wednesday during the
summer months to the ladies
and girls of the school com-
munities.
At this time persons may use
any of the equipment in the de-
partment. There are large
tables, sewing machines, stoves,
curtain stretchers, water bath
canner, pressure cookers, tin
can sealer, iron, and other use-
ful facilities that may be used.
Mrs. James N. Cleveland, II,
who is the Home Economics
teacher in the local school, will
be there to be of any assistance
that she may be to you. Mrs.
Cleveland will also be glad to
help in any way possible in
your homes. You may feel free
to call on her at any time.
Let each of us feel it our re-
sponsibility to can and con-
serve in every way possible un-
til we have "licked the Japs."
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==Many Children's Wraps
Now At Slater Library==
Two coats, one sweater, and
a cap have been left in the Li-
brary by some of the children
who attend Library clubs.
Both coats belond to girls of
Story Hour age. One of the
coats is a blue-gray tweed, with
blue velvet collar and pocket
flaps. The other coat is red.
The beige sweater is of the
pull-over type and, according
to size, must belonf to some-
one in the Boys' or Girls' Li-
brary Club.
The cap which has been left
is a boy's brown and beige
aviator cap. These articles
have been in the Library for
some time, and it is hoped that
the owners will call for them
at their earliest convenience.
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OFFICE NEWS
The men in the office are
very proud of their softball
record thus far. They recently
played the Weave Room and
Preparation Department and
won both games.
We welcome the following
new employees to the office
staff: Sara Dewease, Payroll
Department; Gwendolyn Fos-
ter, switchboard operator; and
Frances Cole, typist.
Lois Bostick's husband, Jack
Bostick, of the Sea Bees, is
home on furlough. Jack has
served 18 months in the Pacific
and has participated in several
major battles. We are all glad
that Jack could get this fur-
lough and come home.
Sally Geogoulas has gone to
New York for a three weeks'
vacation with her husband,
Gus Geogoulas, of the Green-
ville Army Air Base.
On a recent Sunday, Gene
Cason had as her luncheon
guests, her parents, Mr. and
Mra. Wade Cason, of the
Augusta Road section.
Louise Baker and Gene
Cason attended the graduation
exercises at Lanfer College on
May 20.
Vera Hembree recently spent
a day in Spartanburg shopping
and visiting with her aunt,
Mrs. R. E. Dean.
Ruth Taylor's sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Lang, of Rockford, Ill.,
have returned to Rockford
after a week's visit with the
Taylor family. Mrs. Lang is
the former Miss Viola Taylor.
The strangest dream I've
heard yet was that of Kathryn
Richardson of the Shipping
Department, who dreamed that
a girl friend of hers died from
a "Seraceta hemorrhage."
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==Troy Miller Donates
Volumn To Library==
We wish to thank Mr. Troy
Miller for his thoughfulness
in donating a book to our Li-
brary. The book which he pre-
sented to the Library is entitl-
ed "Titan, Son of Staurn," and
is written by Joseph B. Bur-
roughs.
Mr. Miller is employed in the
Preparation Department of
our plant, and works on the
second shift.
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"The air war against Japan
is in its earliest phases. Japan
is not a group of moderately
small islands covered with in-
flammable paper houses, as
some people seem to think.
Japan seized a matchless com-
bination of resources in Ma-
laya and the Dutch East Indies
— nickel, tin, maganese, baux0
ite, rubber, and oil. She has now
had a chance to build up re-
serves. Her inner empire — the
islands plus Korea and Man-
churia — covers and area of
more than 730,000 square miles
and constitutes a highly de-
veloped, almost self-sufficient
industrial and agricultural
unit — three times the size
of Germany. . . . We intend to see
to it that this unit ceases to be
self-sufficient." — General H.
H. Arnold, Commanding Gene-
ral, U. S. Army Forces.
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