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THE SLATER NEWS

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PAWTUCKET, R. I. SLATER, SO. CAROLINA

EST. 1790 1943

Vol.3 Slater, S. C., November 15, 1945 No.23

[Column 1] W. F. HORTON NEW SLATER DRUGGIST

Mr. W. F. Horton, of Greenville, S. C., has accepted the position as manager and pharmacist of the Slater Community Drug Store. Mr. Horton was honorably discharged from teh U.S. Army on November 2 and started his new work here on Monday, November 5.

Mr. Horton is a native of Belton, S. C., where he received a high school education. After completing high school, he attended Clemson College but later transferred to the University of S. C., where he studied Pharmacy and graduated with a B.S. degree in Pharmacy.

Mr. Horton followed his profession in Columbia and Greenville for 18 months and then entered service in July, 1942. He entered the Army as a private in the Medical Corps and later attended Officers' Candidate School for Chimcal Warfare Service. Upon completion of this course he was commissioned a second lieutenant.

Ten months of his service in the Army was spent in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre of operations. He was returned to the States due to a disease he had contracted, called "Jungle Rot". He recieved his discharge at Camp Gordon, Ga., by Direction of the President for the National Health and Safety. This order was issued so that more pharmacists and physicians might be discharged as soon as possible. Mr. Horton had 81 discharge points to his credit at the time he left the service.

The new druggist is married and his wife is the former Miss Elinor Brockman of Greenville. They have two children, both boys, ages three and one years. Mr. and Mrs. Horton plan to make their home in Slater and will move within a few weeks.

All Slater residents are glad to have Mr. Horton here and extend to him and his family a most cordial welcome.

LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS ON RADIO PROGRAM

Mary Dodson, a member of the Senior Girl Scout Troop. and Barbara Godfrey, one of our Brownie Scoutes, participated in a radio broadcast over station WMRC on October 29.

This program was a special feature of Girl Scout week, honoring Juliette Low, founder of Girl Scouts in America.

We are proud of the fact that two of our Slater Scouts were selected to take part in this program, since only five girls in the county participated.

[Across columns 2 and 3] [Photograph of junior age children of the Summer Recreational Program]

[Across columns 2 and 3] The junior age children shown above enjoyed an outing in Greenville at teh conclusion of teh Summer Recreational Program

Those in the group (reading from left to right) are:

First row: Mary Ann Tilley, Barbara Hester, Bobby Hawkins, Gilbert Toby, Molly Dale White, Betty Searee, Peggy Searee, and Patsy Tilley.

Second row: Naney Abernathy, Fern Barrett, and Frances Hester.

Third Row: Doris Abernathy, Carolyn Dixon, Sigrid Gosnell, and Judy Cox.

Leaders in the picture are: Misses Frances Williams, Frances Pollard, and Eleanor Martin.

Not shown was Mr. W. Earle Reid, who made the picture.

[Across columns 2 and 3] SLATER CHILDREN VISIT GREENVILLE AT CONCLUSION OF SUMMER PROGRAM

[Column 2] Near the end of teh summer, the recreational leaders took the junior age boys and girls to GReenville on an outing. These boys and girls had, in some way, helped with or took part in the Summer Recreational Program at Slater Hall.

The cars carrying the group of happy youngsters left from Slater Library about 9:30 on the day of the trip and arrived at the city park in Greenville about a half hour later. The eager children practically fell out of the cars and made a dash for the swings, merry-go-round, chute-the-chute, and other playground equipment. After playing happily for a-while, they wanted to see the animals at the zoo.

As many as could grabbed the leaders' hands and the group began to climb up the hill to the zoo, while others dashed up the hill ahead of the group. Some were amused at the antics of teh monkeys; others found teh white rabbits more amusing. The enormous size of the bear and the buffalo caused some "oohing" and "ahing."

The biggest attraction at teh zoo was the alligator. The children ran almost completely around the pool before they located him, since he was sunning himself on the bank near the water's edge. After a time the noise disturbed him, whereupon he gave a leap, landing with a splash in the water. The child-

[Column 3] ren watched him swim out to the middle of the pond where he could rest in peace.

The white ducks the claimed their attention. They couldn't understand why the ducks kept standing on their heads in the water until someone explained to the children that the ducks were looking for food under the water.

By noon the youngsters were tired and hungry, so they brought forth their nose-bag lunches with their mothers had carefully packed for them. Each had soft drinks provided for his lunch. After a short word of thanks, the children began to eat. When they finished, not a piece of sandwich was left in sight,. They also proved to be good little housekeepers because no scraps of paper or food could be found on the ground.

After lunch, the young children continued with their play on the playground. After an hour or two of play, they were ready to go to the swimming poo at Cleveland Park to watch the swimmers.

About four o'clock they were tired, but a little reluctant to leave. Climbing into the cars a few minutes later, they headed for home with sighs and, "Didn't we have a good time." and "We didn't get to the top of the Woodside Building as teh other group did."

[Across columns 4 and 5] WAR IS OVER BUT SUPPORT IS NEEDED IN EIGHTH VICTORY WAR LOAN DRIVE

[Column 4] FILM SHOWN TO I. C. S. CLASSES

The very outstanding 16 MM. motion picture film "Fashion's Favorite" was recently shown for the benefit of the Slater employees who are taking the textile course from the International Correspondence Schools.

Last week the 1:30 p. m. class met at Slater Hall and viewed the film prior to the intsrtruction period. The 7:00 o'clock night class held its regular meeting in the library and was given the privilege of seeing the film there.

"Fashion's Favorite" explains in a very dramatic way the important fundamentals of rayon form start to finished.

Following the showing of the film in the library, Mr. C. C. Compton went into detail to explain more fully some of the processes of making rayon yarn as was demonstrated on the film.

C. C. Compton and W. Earle Reid are holding classes in the library each Tuesday p. m. at 1.30 o'clock and again at 7:00 o'clock to help those who are taking the I. C. S. course. If you are in need of help on your mathematics, contact Mr. Reid. Mr. Compton will gladly assist you with the textile phases of the course.

7TH GRADE CIVICS CLASS VISITS MILL

(The following article was written by Sara Jo Johnson and Carolyn Marsh, two 7th grade students in Slater-Marietta School.)

The civics class in out 7th grade has been studying recently a unit on cotton. This has been very interesting, and we have learned many important facts about it.

We learned about the boll weevil, which is the cotton's worst enemy, and how it harms the cotton. We were surprised to learn that a larva can grow into an adult weevil overnight.

It was intersting to learn of the invention of the first cotton gin, by Eli Whitney. He was confident that he could do it, and as a result his invention has helped the textile industry to advance. Before he invented the cotton gin, the people picked the seed from the cotton by hand. At this rate, one man averaged picking onne pound of lint cotton from the seed in a day.

The most interesting thing to us was the study of Samuel Slater's life. We were glad to know that he built the first cot-

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The war is over. That is, World War II is over, but there is still another battle to be waged in the tremendous job of policing to be done in ocecupied enemy countries. That's why the Eighth Victory Loan Drive must be supported by each and every one of us. For troops and supplies must remain in enemy countries for a long time to come in order that the ideals of peace and good will may be fostered among our erstwhile enemies in place of the motives of revenge and hatred which certain enemy groups will try to keep alive in preparation for another global conflagration.

Let's buy bonds and more bonds in order that a permanent peace may be preserved among the peoples of the earth. For, as you see, our purchase of Victory Bonds will supply the might which will maintain the peace adn keep our subdued enemies under control.

Then, too, our support of the Eighth Victory Loan Drive will help bring our boys home sooner for our purchase of Victory Bonds will make more ships and planes available for transporating our armed forces home from overseas bases.

Let's back the Eighth Victory Loan Drive 100%. It's up to us to keep our nation strong and powerful so that there won't be any possibility of the brewing of a third World War. And, remember, when you buy bonds you are making your own future rosier because you get back 33 1/3% interest over a period of ten years!

SCOUT TROOP IS REORGANIZED HERE

A reorganizational meeting of the Slater Boy Scout Troop No. 44 was held in the Slater Library on Tuesday night, October 30.

At this meeting, Mr. Horace Williamson, Scout Executive for the Blue Ridge Council, showed lantern slides protraying various phases of scouting, after which he discussed the different degres of scouting. Mr. Williamson was accompanied by two of his assistants, Mr. Acker and Mr. Brock, also of th eBlue Ridge Council.

Mr. Claud Sprouse is the new Scoutmaster for the Slater troop, and Mr. Hines S. Richardson will serve as Assistant Scoutemaster. The folllowing compose the local Scout committee: J. A. White, Frank A. Cook, Allen Suttle, Robert H. Atkinson, and W. Earle Reid.

Regular weekly Scout meetings will be held each Tuesday night at the Scout Hut.