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THE SLATER NEWS
Old Slater Mill
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
EST. 1790

VOL. 3 Slater, S. C., July 12, 1945 No. 14

Slater Mill
SLATER, SO. CAROLINA 1943

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The Slater Community Association
Offers Many Activities In Program

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The Slater Community Association
is again putting before
the people a variety of summer
recreational activities. Among
these activities is a planned series
of parties in which it is
hoped everybody will participate.
The children have shown
their interest by being present
and now the adults are being
urged to come and enjoy the
fun.

The first of the series of parties
was held June 21st at Slatre
Hall and approximately 215
adults and children were present.
Misses Martin, Bishop and
Pollard had planned community
singing, stunts and games
for the evening's entertainment.
An improvised picture
frame was set up on the stage
and the following young people
recalled memories, by appearing
as a picture while various
songs were played and sung:
Ted Smith and Frances Hester
sang "School Days" as Frances
very bashfully peeped over her
shoulder with the words, "I
love you, Joe." Patrica Summey's
dolly went to sleep calm-
ly and without a tear as she
sang "Rock A-Bye Baby." She
was accompanied at the piano
by Patsy Christopher. "When
You and I Were Young, Maggie"
was portrayed by Will Cox
and Sara Jane Christopher
while a quartet composed of
Mrs. McGill, Mrs. Gosnell, Mr.
Summey and Mr. Cook Sang
the accompaning words. Just
as the quartet sang "Where
First the Daises Grew,"
Will handed "his Maggie"
a bunch of daises. "As
Time Goes By" was the picture
of a small boy all dressed for
bed sitting in his chair with a
clock in hand just waiting for
time. Master Garry Faulkner
successfully played this part,
but simply refused to yawn but
one time because he just wasn't
sleepy, yet.

To the tune of "The Old
Oaken Bucket," the curtain
was lowered, and at regular intervals,
a couple walked to the
old well box to get a drink of
water from the old oaken
bucket. Each couple decided
the water was contaminated, so
finally Junior Richardson and
Ophelia Riley conceived the
idea of pouring it out. To everyone's
surprise only the dipper
contained water, and from the
bucket which Junior emptied
upon the audience, came showers
of rice instead of water.
Those taking part in this scene
were Bobby McMullan, Ray
Johnson, Mary Dodson, Russell
Hampton, Ophelia Riley and H.
S. Richardson, Jr.

Miss Martin lead the group
in several songs after which
everyone enjoyed a series of
games. The party ended with
everyone standing and singing
"Good Night Ladies."
(Con't. on page 4, col. 1)

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METHODIST WOMEN
HOLD REGULAR MEET

Mrs. Jere P. Bates entertained
the local Woman's Society
of Christian Service, of the
Slater Methodist Church, at
her home in Marietta on the
evening of June 26. This was
a regular monthly meeting of
the Society, and a large number
of members were present
for this meeting.

Mrs. F. E. Penland was welcomed
by the Society as a new
member. Mrs. Penland has recently
become a member of the
local Methodist Church, and the
members of the Society are
glad to have her become affiliated
with them.

Devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Robert H.
Atkinson, the president, after
which Mrs. Bates, the hostess,
presented an interesting program.

Following the business session,
the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. Willie Cunningham, served
delicious refreshments consisting
of ice cream, cookies, and
Coca-Cola.

Any lady interested in the
work of the local Society is
cordially invited to join at any
time they see fit. The regular
meeting date of the Society is
the Tuesday following the
second Sunday of the month.

Athletics Good
For Your Build

The pressure of wartime conditions
has taken a large toll
of civilian physical fitness. Too
many of us have forsaken physical
exercise in order to concentrate
on the added pressure
of our desk jobs or have not
indulged in sufficient physical
activity after a long week
spent supervising the operation
of a war producing piece of
machinery. It is true that our
jobs have tremendously aided
the war effort, but think how
much better we would all feel
if we followed a program allowing
us relaxation, physical
exercise and proper rest.

Now that the summer months
are here, there is no good
reason why we can't get rid
of that excess waistline and
toughen up those flabby muscles.
It can be done enjoyably,
too. How? It's simple. Cut
down on movies, bridge games
and other activities, which
were o. k. for the winter
months, and get outdoors and
play! If you've never played
golf, now's the time to take a
crack at it. You'll find that it
will knock off excess poundage,
take your mind off of business
worries, and send you to bed
(Con't. on page 3, col. 5)

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Civic Club Hears
Paper Discussed
At June Meeting

Robert H. Atkinson, Employment
Manager of S. Slater &
Sons, Inc., and Editor of The
Slater News, was the principal
speaker at the regular monthly
meeting of the Slater-Marietta
Civic Club held at Slater Hall
on Thursday evening, June 28.

In his address to the members
of the Club, Mr. Atkinson
discussed our own paper, The
Slater News. He pointed out
that in a modern Industrial Relations
Program, it is necessary
to have all employees participating
in the program for it
to flourish. This participation
on the part of everyone must
be spontaneous and each must
feel that it is his or her duty to
take part in all civic enterprises
so that progress can be
made.

Mr. Atkinson stressed the
fact that about 72 hours work
is required to produce each issue
of the paper and called on
everyone to further the interest
of The Slater News by reporting
all events happening, etc.,
coming under his or her observation
so that it can be carried
in the columns of The Slater
News. In this way, the paper
will be a more representative
one and will cover all activities
and events taking place in the
community.

During the business session,
a report on the "Womanless
Wedding" was presented the
club by the President, Miss
Inez Graham. Minutes of the
last meeting were read and
plans for a play to be given
the last Thursday in July were
made. This play is to be produced
by the Civic Club and
will be presented in cooperation
with the Summer Recreational
Program of the Slater
Community Association. The
Club was given recipes for
making a new four-minute
layer cake. These recipes were
received from the Proctor &
Gamble Company by Mrs. W.
Earl Reid, Secretary of the
(Con't. on page 3, col. 2)

NOTICE

The Slater Community
Association wishes to
urge people to buy their
winter coal as the supply
is on hand. By waiting
until cold weather, it will
be impossible for the
truck to deliver your coal
as you want it so it is
best to get it now while
the getting is good.

Go by the Community
Association Office located
in the basement of the
Drug Store building and
place your order with
either Miss Graham or
Miss Baker and get this
matter attended to before
it is too late.

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Beating Japs Is Long Hard Grind
Says Veteran Of Pacific Fighting

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SLATER BOYS PLAY
SOFTBALL AT PARK

Softball games at Slater ball
park each morning are one of
the main attractions of our
summer recreational program.
These games are participated
in by the junior and intermediate
age boys of our community,
and are supervised by Allen
Suttle and W. Earle Reid.

Approximately 35 boys meet
at the park at ten o'clock each
morning and play until noon.
Since no special teams have
been chosen, the boys take
turns choosing sides and acting
as captains. There is usually
time to play two five-inning
games each day. After the first
game has been finished, new
teams are chosen and different
captains are appointed. By
carrying on the activity in this
manner, it is found that more
interest is manifested, more
boys are given an opportunity
to demonstrate their ability to
manage teams, and also that no
one team or special group can
stay in the lead too long at a
time. In order to keep all the
boys occupied, it is sometimes
necessary to have two games
in progress at the same time.
Then too, some of those who
come to the park enjoy archery
and darts.

Boys, if you want to increase
(Con't on page 3, col. 1)

Your Mail Boosts
Military Morale

Officers, serving in our armed
forces, have often been
quoted as saying that one of
the saddest sights of the battle-fronts
is the lad who gets
little or no mail from home.
One high ranking officer recently
said: "If people at home
could see the furor that mail
call creates in a military establishment,
they would realize
how important mail is to our
boys. How often have I seen
young men turn away dejectedly
when mail call is over and
they discover that there is no
mail for them. Often these lads
go into combat without even
the consolation of a letter from
home to cheer them."

Letters from home are a little
bit of home itself to our
boys on the battle-fronts. Your
letters tell him what he wants
to know about conditions at
home and gives him a deep feeling
of security in the knowing
that there are loved ones who
care awaiting his return.

Perhaps you have been neglecting
that boy in the service.
Perhaps you have thought that
there wasn't anything worth
writing to him about. If you
are guilty, think of how you
(Con't. on page 4, col. 5)

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"Any Americans still believing
that the Japs are second rate
fighters, with inefficient
weapons, poor equipment and
bad leadership, did not meet
them at Iwo Jima," declares
Sergeant Walter Pritchard, 37
year old Marine, who was
severely wounded after fighting
through the first nine days of
this bloodiest of battles, which
has been described as the
"Beachhead to Hell."

"Since returning to the
States I've heard talk of Jap
resistance slackening off," the
Leatherneck non-com observes.
"That's not the way I saw it at
Iwo. The Nips we met there
were tougher and more fanatic
than ever. We had to kill practically
every man-jack of the
23,000 on the island to make
them quit. And their equipment
is getting better, too. Instead
of being old and makeshift, lots
of it was brand new -- rifles,
mortars, rockets and everything
else. Why, even the big
naval guns they had emplaced
in concrete positions were new
- made in Jap factories -- and
not second-hand weapons they
captured early in the war."

Sergeant Pritchard, who hit
the grim volcanic beach at Iwo
at the head of a reconnaissance
section of 22 men, was one of
the three who came out alive.
The other two were also
wounded.

The destruction on that
beachhead the first day was
terrible. There were dead men
and wrecked equipment all around.
Blasted hulks of land-
ing craft, amphibian tractors,
vehicles of all kinds cluttered
the shore as far as you could
see. Jap artillery fire from Mt.
Surabachi and mortar fire from
closer range seemed to score a
direct hit every time. We had
so much trouble bringing in the
necessary weapons and fighting
equipment that we didn't get
chow until the third day.

As leader of a reconnaissance
section, it was part of my job
to set up observation posts.
There was only one place from
which to observe on Iwo --
right up on the front lines --
so that's where we established
our posts and that's where they
stayed right through the campaign.

On the fourth day the flag
went up on Mt. Surabachi. We
saw it from a distance and it
looked more beautiful than the
picture you've seen of it. Three
of the six men who planted
that flag never got home to tell
about it. But we knew that we
had the Japs licked from that
point on because now we con-
trolled the heights.

One of the best assets we had out
there was rockets. Those
rockets really did a job. We
fired them from landing craft,
we fired them from LVT's,
tanks and "ducks," we fired
(Con't. on page 3, col. 4)