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PERFECTION IN TEXTILES—A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790

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Old Slater Mill
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
EST. 1790

THE SLATER NEWS
Vol. 3 Slater, S.C., June 28, 1945 No. 13

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Slater Milll
SLATER, SO. CAROLINA
1943

===Picture Program
For Summer Is
Now Underway===

The continuation of the 16
MM. Picture Program was re-
sumed on June 12. A schedule
of pictures has been booked for
the next ten weeks. Mr. Reid
has continued his practice of
booking films which will give
a broad and varied program.
These pictures will be shown
each Tuesday and Thursday
morning at 10:45 o'clock at
Slater Hall in connection with
the summer playground program.

A very special film attraction
is the continued picture "The
Galloping Ghost", starring
"Red" Grange, the famous foot-
ball star. This continued pic-
ture is included in the program
for each Thursday morning.

Dates and titles for these picture
events are as follows:

June 19: " The Man Who
Missed His Breakfast," "Liquor
as a Doctor Sees It," "Mildred
Dilling Harpist," "Grand Up-
roar" (a comedy), and "Kentucky
Jubilee Singers" (series
No. 1).

June 21 : "The Normandy Invasion,"
"Courtesy Comes To
Town," "The Owl and the Cat"
(a comedy), and "'The Galloping
Ghost" (chapter 4).

June 26: "Combat America"
(a feature length war film in
color), and "Little Black Sam-
bo" (a comedy).

June 28: "First Steps In
First Aid," "Wild West Daze"

(Con't. on page 2, col. 4)

===BARBER SHOP GETS
NEW EQUIPMENT===

The Slater Barber Shop, of
which N. C. Hawkins is the
genial proprietor, has recently
been renovated and new equip-
ment installed.

To begin with, the walls
have been repainted, new and
handsome lavatories have been
installed, new cabinets and
cases have also been installed,
as well as new lights of the
fluorescent type, which have
been liberally placed through-
out the shop. The new fixtures
are finished in maple and pre-
sent quite a handsome appear-
ance.

A shoe shine stand is to be
completed shortly, and will be
of modern tile in black and
white. This work is to be completed
shortly.

In an interview with a re-
porter from this paper, Mr.
Hawkins said that he was do-
ing all in his power to make
his barber shop as modern and
complete as any in this or any
other state, so that he could
better serve his customers.

Mr. Hawkins has also secur-
ed the services of Marvin W.
Garrett as his helper in operat-
ing this shop. Mr. Garret is a
barber of many years' experi-

(Con't. on page 3, col. 2)

===Civic Club's Womanless Wedding
Delights Large Slater Audience===

===METHODIST CLOSE
REVIVAL SERVICES===

Revival Services at the Sla-
ter Methodist Church came to
a close on Friday night, June
15. This series of services was
begun on Sunday, June 10, and
were the usual Revival Serv-
ices held at this time of the
year by the local Methodist
Church.

The sermons were delivered
by the Reverend B. B. Black,
pastor of the Judson Methodist
Church of Greenville. Mr.
Black is an accomplished pul-
pit orator, and his discourses
were excellent and were en-
joyed by all who had the
pleasure of hearing them.

A number of persons express-
ed their faith in the Lord and
joined the church during the
revival.

The Rev. P. G. Curry is pas-
tor of the Slater Methodist
Church and cordially invites
the public to attend any or all
of the services, where they will
always find a cordial welcome.

===Some Gas Coupons
Upped In Value===

Beginning June 22, "A" gas-
oline ration coupons will be
worth 6 gallons of gasoline in-
stead of 4 as formerly. In so
far as we have been able to
learn ,this increase in the Basic
"A" Coupons will allow 2 gal-
lons more per coupon for
pleasure purposes.

In so far as we have been
able to learn, the proposed in-
crease for holders of "B" and
"C" Ration Books, will not af-
fect persons employed at Sla-
ter.

This means that employees
of S. Slater and Sons, Inc., now
receiving supplemental gaso-
line or "B" and "C" conpons
will still have to apply at the
Employment Office in the same
manner as in the past for their
additional gasoline.

Attention is called to the
fact that rules and regulations
of the Gasoline Rationing
Board will remain practically
the same as at the present, and
applications will be carefully
examined to see that no one
takes advantage of the present
set-up.

With the increase or step-up
in the Air Force against
the Japanese, it will be
practically impossible for civi-
lian gasoline to be materially
increased until V-J Day. It is
our understanding that the
Air Force formerly used in
Europe against the Germans
will be transferred to the Pa-
cific, and hence there will be

(Con't on page 3, col. 1)

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A large crowd packed the
auditorium at Slater Hall to
attend the "Womanless Wed-
ding," which was sponsored by
the Slater-Marietta Civic Club
on Thursday night, June 7.
Music for the occasion was
furnished by Roy Summey with
the trumpet, Carl Hill with the
guitar, and Clyde Reynolds at
the piano. All of these musicians
wore evening dresses.

As the music began, the ush-
ers, dressed in overalls,
brought the families of the
bride and groom down the aisle
and seated them on the stage.
L. T. Scarce, the Rejected Suit-
or, came down the aisle and
took his seat among the rela-
tives of the bridal couple. He
wore a medium-sized spring
onion on his lapel. At frequent
intervals, Mr. Scarce wept
audibly.

After the bridesmaids and
ushers had taken their places,
the maid of honor, Frank Cook,
entered alone. Mr. Cook wore
an evening dress and a very
large hat. He was followed by
the ring bearer, J. H. Farth-
ing, who carried a curtain ring
on a long forked stick. G. C.
Pressley and C. E. Dodson were
"little flower girls," and wore
short dresses with matching
hair ribbons.

As the musicians played
"Here Comes the Bride," R. H.
Atkinson, the bride of the oc-
casion, came down the aisle
with the " 'bride's father,"
Clyde Tilley. Mr. Atkinson was
dressed in traditional bridal
attire, with a long train, which
was carried by John Reaves
and L. G. Abernathy. The
bride was met at the front of
the auditorium by the groom,
Harry Reynolds, who was ac-
companied by the best man,
Gene Blanton. When the bride
and groom had taken their
places facing the audience, the
preacher, Cecil G. Hyer, read a
comical ceremony which he
carried in a Sears-Roebuck
catalog. After the ceremony,
the wedding party left the
auditorium to the strains of "I
Wish I Were Single Again."

Those taking part in the
wedding were:

Music: Miss Middle Cee,
Clyde Reynolds ; Mrs. High
Note, Roy Summey; Mrs. Out-
ta Tune, Carl Hill.

Bridesmaids: Miss Illa B.
Next, Roy Whitmire; Miss
May I Hope, Stanley Hawkins;
Miss Ima Prospect, Olin Bur-
gess ; Miss Vera Desirous, Al-
len Suttle.

Ushers: Mr. I. M. Handsome,
H. S. Richardson; Mr. C. U.
Soon, C. C. Compton; Mr. I.
T. Sheik, N. C. Hawkins: Mr.
Ladys Man, J. G. Chandler.

Preacher: Rev. Five Bucks,
Cecil Hyer; Maid of Honor:
Miss Stilla Wishing, Frank

(Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

===DR. FOWLER TAKES
OVER AT DRUG STORE===

Dr. Ernest George Fowler
has assumed his duties as man-
ager and pharmacist of the
Community Drug Store here at
Slater. The Fowler family has
already moved into the res-
idence formerly occupied by Dr.
Scott.

The new druggist is a native
of Georgia, but has lived in or
near Greenville since 1912,
when he first came to that city
as a young man to engage in
his profession. He was born at
Harilson, Ga., but was reared
at La Grange, Ga. Dr. Fowler
is the son of the late Milton
D. and Roscella Powledge
Fowler.

Dr. Fowler received his edu-
cation at Mercer and the Max
Morris Pharmacy School of
Macon, Ga., and was graduated
from the latter institution in
the class of 1907.

In an interview, Dr. Fowler
stated he had been twice mar-
ried. His first wife, the former

(Con't. on page 4, col. 4)

===Beautiful Homes
Add Much To Life===

There is a saying among
country people that if the barn
is larger than the dwelling
house, the man is the boss, but
if the dwelling house is larger
than the barn, the lady of the
family is the boss. We are not
here to argue the truth or untruth
or the merit of this ques-
tion. However, we believe that
a well kept house and yard is
conducive to good living and
a better home.

During the hot months of
the year, shrubbery, flowers,
and vegetation of all kinds
grows better than at any other
time of the year, and now is the
time to beautify and improve
your yard for the coming con-
test.

Plans are underway for a
different type of judging this
year than in former years, and
under the new system, which is
being worked out, some con-
sideration will be given to im-
provements in the physical
properties of the yard which
have not been considered in the
past years. This will include
walls, rock or brick, filling in
with dirt, concrete drives and
steps, and similar things. The
time is not ripe for an an-
nouncement of these plans.
However, it is well to do all
you can to improve your yard
if you are looking forward to
a prize.

Visitors to Slater usually re-
mark on the beauty of the
place, and since the homes of

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===King Wants Jap
War Increased
Until Victory===

While the war in the Pacific
"today is ahead of our expecta-
tions," a quick and easy victory
cannot be taken for granted,
even since the European war
is over, Fleet Admiral Ernest
J. King, Commander-in-Chief
of the U. S. Fleet and Chief of
Naval Operations declared in
his annual report to the Secretary
of the Navy.

"We have gone ahead rapid-
ly because we have been able to
keep steady pressure on the
enemy," Fleet Admiral King
said. "It is of the utmost im-
portance that we not only main-
tain this pressure but intensify
it. There must be no relaxation
of the fighting effort, nor of the
industrial effort that makes the
fighting effort possible. I make
a special point of this because
of recent indications that in-
dustry is having difficulty in
meeting the needs of the armed
services. This is cause for con-
cern since, if the industrial out-
put falls off, the effect will be
to prolong the war at great
cost in American lives as well
as money."

Paying tribute to the "mag-
nificent productive capacity of
the United States which has
given us the greatest Navy in
all history," the Commander-in-
Chief said that the genius of
our research and industry has
put us a long step ahead of our
naval enemies in effectiveness
of ships, planes and weapons.

"The Navy is deeply grateful

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===LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS
ATTENDING DAY CAMP===

The Brownies, Intermediate,
and Senior Scouts are attend-
ing Day Camp at Cleveland
Park in Greenville.

Last week there were ap-
proximately sixteen girls pres-
ent each day. These Scouts at-
tending participate in tennis,
outdoor games and swimming
with girls from other troops
under the supervision of the
Greenville Girl Scout Council.
Each Scout is enjoying this
privilege of meeting other
Scouts and participating in
these activities.

Every morning at 9:00 the
Scouts meet the bus, at the
drug store, and transportation
for them is provided down to
Greenville and back by the
Slater Community Association.
The Scouts appreciate this
service rendered by the Asso
ciation.

These day camp activities
have been planned as a part of
the summer recreational pro-
gram now being offered at Sla-
ter. Misses Frances Bishop and
Frances Pollard alternate in
attending day camp with the
troops.