V. 3 No. 25 - The Slater News

PERFECTION IN TEXTILES-A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790

[Graphic of Old Slater Mill] Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET, R.I. EST. 1790

THE SLATER NEWS Vol. 3 Slater, S. C., December 13, 1945 No. 25

[Graphic of Slater Mill] Slater Mill SLATER, SO. CAROLINA 1943

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Christmas Play To Be Presented December 20th

The annual Christmas play will be presented at Slater Hall on Thursday night, December 20, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. The play is entitled "The White Christmas" and is by Walter Ben Hare.

Rehearsals are now underway and the actors are busily learning the parts and characters they are to portray.

Those taking part in the production are: Mary, Elizabeth Ballenger; Joseph, Hines S. Richardson, Jr.; Simeon, R. P. Canham; Timothy, Raymond Johnson; Isaac, C. C. Compton; Anna, Faye Dean; Thomas, Jesse White, Jr.; Ruth, Sarah Jo Johnson; Deborah, Ruby McGill; Rachel, Betty McMullan; Priscilla, Ophelia Riley; Melchoir, Claude Guest; Gaspar, C. G. Hyer, Baltasar, E. A. McGill; and Prologue, Elizabeth Ammons.

Music will be furnished by Mrs. Mary Ledford, Mrs. Frank White, Miss Janie McCluney, Mrs. Jessie Mae Smith, Mrs. Eithel Gosnell, Mrs. Roy Whitemire, Miss Ruth Talor, and Mrs. W. W. Stephenson. Mrs. Frank A. Cook will be the pianist. A group of young ladies will be chosen to play the part of angels and their names will be announced later.

This play will portray the (Con't. on page 2, col. 3) _____________________________ [headline and letter spans bottom of columns 1 & 2]

Philadelphia Ordinance District Thanks Slaterites For War Work

ARMY SERVICE FORCES Philadelphia Ordinance District Philadelphia, Pa.

27 November 1945

S. Slater & Sons, Inc. Slater, South Carolina

Gentlemen:

It is fitting, I think, that the Philadelphia Ordinance District organization should at this time express to you officially its appreciation of the contribution made by you and your loyal workers to the war effort.

Recalling the manner and the spirit in which you met difficult production schedules, and how well you brought that production to the required quality, often in the face of critical shortages of material, equipment or manpower, we think you have a good reason to be proud as we have to be grateful.

The industry-Ordinance team came a long way together. It had a tough, discouraging beginning; but once underway, nothing could have stopped it—and nothing did. Unified attack upon the most heart-breaking production assignment in all history could have had no other result, a result in which yours was no small part.

It is the sincere hope of all of us here in the Philadelphia Ordinance District that your war experience will have been fruitful of many permanent values. It is hoped, too, since Ordinance always is an industry problem, that we may count upon your continued interest.

In congratulating you upon a job well done, we wish to extend to your people our sincere thanks for all they did. They were splendid.

Very sincerely yours, (Sgd) A. D. Kelse Colonel, Ord. Dept. District Chief

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[headline, spans cols. 2-4] Homeless and Destitute of World Must Depend On Your Old Clothes

By Christmas approximately 25,000,000 children, men and women in the liberated counries overseas will have received clothing donated by the American people in the United National Clothing Collection of last spring. But 25,000,000 is only a small percentage of the destitute, homeless and looted people of Europe, the Philippines and the Far East.

Devastation and want in those lands are so vast a scale as to be almost beyond our comprehension. Millions there are even now inadequately clad for winter weather, for health and for self-respect. It is estimated that in China alone 200,000,000 people need clothing.

Among these threadbare millions, there are people of every age and from every walk of life — new-born babes, school boys and girls, aged farm couples, the village choir master, the woman who went out sewing, office clerks, doctors, teachers, young mothers, sick and fear-haunted ex-prisoners of war, the nearly hopeless wrecks of slave labor camps, and even newly elected big city officials. Most of them live and work in unheated rooms, for fuel, too, is still acutely scarce.

In the bomb-gutted, ruinstrewn lands, peace alone could not bring to an end the

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war-created shortages in raw material, yard goods, clothing, shoes and bedding. The shipments of clothing that Americans donated were not nearly enough to go around. Yet as these war-suffers try to rebuild their factories and their lives, they need clothes for courage, protection and survival.

These peole are not asking you to give them Utopia, but only serviceable thing like your old coat — the one with the frayed edges but a warm lining, or the baby blankets so long stored away. Without the help of these people you and I will never get even an approximation of Utopia. Without their help, there will be no peace for our children.

The clothes which were hanging useless in American homes last year and which were gathered together in the nation-wide clothing collection and shipped overseas by United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration have made the difference between a hoped-for Happy New Year and no new year at all for many hundreds of thousands of our fellow men overseas. . . A coat and a pair of shoes — the difference between despair and renewed faith. . . a baby's blanket — the difference between a Christmas to celebrate and an

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empty house.

Here are some letters these people have written to YOU.

"We are very happy to have received your gift of clothing and we thank you very much, as we have been berefit of all our linen, furniture and other belongings. This is not gay at our ages — 6e and 69 — after working all our lives."

"My husband and I are deeply touched by the kindness shown by our American friends who have felt pity for our sufferings and have wanted to soften them by relieving our distress. It is with a heart very moved that we address our thanks to the generous and devoted donors. We shall preserve forever a great and eternal gratitutde."

"We are five teachers belonging to the same family and were totally bombed out. Not a single thing were we able to save. I cannot possibly express to you the joy and hapiness that the sight of your clothes brought to the whole family. It is great and noble to give aid in this way to those who have lost it all, and to do it so generously."

These "thank-you" letters are from a town in France. Can you read them without a lump coming to your throat?

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LOCAL SCHOOL ENDS RED CROSS DRIVE

The Slater-Marietta School has recently closed its drive for contibutions to the American Junior Red Cross. A total of $40.40 was raised and has been forwarded to county headquarters in Greenville.

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NOTICE

Please be sure that we have your correct withholding tax status before January 1, 1946. After that date there will be no changes made until July 1, 1946 except in the case of the birth of a child or an adoption of another dependent. If we now have your correct status, you need not do anything, but keep in mind that what we have on January 1, 1946 will be effective for six months.

Persons desiring to change their withholding tax status may do so by calling at the Payroll Department before January 1, 1946.

Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. __________________________ [column 4, bottom section] [headline, spans columns 4 & 5]

Ebenezer Lodge Installs Officers At Ceremonies On Saturday Night

The newly elected officers of Ebenezer Lodge No. 101, A. F. M. will be installed at a ceremoney to be held at the Lodge Hall on Saturday night, December 15, at 7:30 P. M.

As was the case last year, the installation of officers will be a public ceremony to which Masons, their wives and certain uninvited guests will be asked to attend. Final plans for this ceremony will not be announced; however, it is likely that representatives of the Grand Lodge of S. C. will be present to assist in installing new officers.

At the conclusion of the installation ceremonies, a dinner will be served by the Masons and their guests by the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star. This dinner is an annual affiair and is looked forward to with a great deal of expectancy by the members of the local lodge.

Election of officers to serve during the next year were elected at the regular communication of the Lodge held on December 3 at the Lodge Hall. Those elected and appointed to serve are as follows: Worshipful Master, M. L. Jarrard;

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Senior Warden, J. C. Lindsey; Junior Warden, F. K. Epps; Treasurer, A. B. McMakin; Secretary, Robert H. Atkinson; Senior Deacon, T. R. Addington; Junior Deacon, Frank E. Grant; Chaplain, Clyde M. Johnson; and Tiler, W. H. Dunn. The two Stewards will be appointed later, but in time to be installed on installation night.

Retiring officers who have served the Lodge during the year now drawing to a close are: Worshipful Master, T. E. Waldrop; Senior Warden, M. L. Jarrard; Junior Warden, J. C. Lindsey; Treasurer, A. B. McMakin; Secretary, John L. Reaves; Senior Deacon, F. K. Epps; Junior Deacon, Folger Burgess; Senior Steward, Robert L. Sartain; Junior Steward, Hines S. Richardson; Chaplain, L. B. Vaughn; and Tiler, W. H. Dunn.

Under the leadership of the retiring officers, the Lodge has enjoyed one of its most prosperous and successful years, and members feel that the Lodge will enjoy another such year under the administration of the officers elected.

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New Fence To Be Great Help For All Employees

The Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. is erecting a new fence to enclose the parking yard in front of the mill. The old fence will remain the same, and to enclose the parking lot it was necessary to erect a new fence on the inner side of the lot.

This fence begins at the old fence near the railroad tracks and runs toward the mill to the corner of the parking lot, where it turns at right angles and runs again to the fence just behind the Employment Office.

A new gate has been erected at the end of the walkway coming from the front door of the mill. It is a double gate and will not interrupt the flow of persons going to and coming from work at shift changing time.

To connect the parking lot with the outside, a new walkway has been built alongside the new fence. This walkway ends at a new single gate. which has been erected just to the rear of the Employment Office.

In a few days, concrete steps will be built at this gate to connect the new walkway with the street.

According to J. A. White,

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Page Two THE SLATER NEWS December 13, 1945

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The Slater News Published Every Two Weeks By Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. Established 1790 In The Interest of Its Employees

STAFF ROBERT H. ATKINSON_____ Editor CECIL SPEIGHTS__________ Asst. Editor

REPORTERS

Weave Room: Ernestine McCall, Nellie Barnette, Walker Reid, Gladys Cox, Rosalee Cox, Sara C. Chitwood, Dovie Faust, Louise Bagwell, and Margaret Johnson.

Preparation Department: Jessie Vassey, Dorothy Hawkins, Julia Brown, Mildred Mull, Mary Wallace, Lucille Tate, Ruby Drury, Nellie Ruth Payne, Stanley Hawkins, Irene Cox.

Cloth Room: Opal W. Smith.

Community: Mrs. Raymond Johnson, W. Earle Reid, Ruby P. Reid, Dorris F. Atkinson.

EDITORIALS Clothing Drive

Mountain high is the misery which has piled up in the wake of the war. Hunger, disease, and destitution are sapping millions of men and women overseas of energy, the will to achieve, and even of hope itself.

A world deprived of the strength and courage of millions is a world that is also shorn of its best chance for the early re-establishment of order and lasting peace. Both our humanity and our self-interest tell us that in every possible way we must help to restore war-sufferers to health and vitality.

Each and every one of us has an immediate opportunity to alleviate a small part of the misery overseas. These people need clothing for health, for self-respect, for courage, and for hope. American closets, chests and drawers yielded sufficient clothing, shoes and bedding to help clothe twenty-five million men, women and children during last spring's nationwide clothing collection.

But according to UNRRA and other relief agencies working overseas, twenty-five million people are only a small percentage of the destitute, homeless, and looted millions of Europe, China and the Philippines. In the face of inflation, scarcity and ruin, the people of the devestated countries have not the means, and no hope of obtaining the means, to buy what little new clothing there is available. President Truman says that conditions are so appaling that a second appeal to the generosity of the American people is imperative.

A hundred million serviceable garments with additional shoes and bedding will be sought in a nation-wide collection to take place from January 7th to 31st. Anything that you and your family wear is

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needed.

Shoes must be securely tied together in pairs. Don't forget to contribute lightweight clothing and yard goods for the Philippines. You are invited to include with your contribution a message of friendship.

These bombed, invaded and desperately tired people of the world are not asking you to give them Utopia, but only serviceable things like your old coat — the one with the frayed edges but the warm lining, or the baby blankets so long stored away. Withuot the help of these people there will be no peace for our children.

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SLATER DAY BY DAY

This is our first post war Christmas. It should be a Special Christmas. It should be a Christmas that will be remembered a long long time.

For the past four Christmases, our nation has been at war, and many Christmases before that there were wars and rumors of wars in other nations.

Now this Christmas, 1945, the world has laid down its weapons, and nations have ceased to struggle against each other.

And our villages and all other villages, big or little, may enter into the Christmas season with a heart full of good will and friendliness.

We will have time to re-read our favorite Christmas story and catch again the real true meaning of Christmas.

As we put Christmas decorations in our homes and watch the bright colored lights twinkle from our neighbors' windows, can we not cath a glimpse of the ultimate "Peace of Earth" of which the angels sang?

And could all the Christmas lights that cleam along our city streets and shine from obscure homes along country lanes be a reflection of The Christmas Light that shone over Bethlehem's manger.

And the Christmas carols and Christmas hymns we sing —are they not a continuation of the praises that the multitude of heavenly hosts offered when the Christ Child was born?

So with our Christmas songs, our Christmas lights, and our spirit of good will and friendliness, this year Christmas carries a deeper, richer, more reverent message and renews to all mankind everywhere the age-old promise of "Peace on Earth, good will toward men." _________________ Local School (Con't. from page 1, col. 3)

A total of $26.47 was contributed by the Grammar School, which led the High School's contribution of $13.93.

Las spring the local school contributed $163.69 to the Junior Red Cross. The High School contributed $94.81 at that time, with the Grammar School giving $68.88.

Contributions go toward the work of the American Junior Red Cross.

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Cloth Room Chatter

We are sorry to learn that Clara Talley's father, Mr. Chester Talley, is in the General Hospital for an operation. We wish for Mr. Talley a speedy recovery.

Elsie Raxter and sisters spent an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brooks, of Georgia.

Willie Pace reports that she has moved back to her home at 31 Second Street, Slater, S. C. Welcome back to Slater, Willie.

Mrs. L. J. Southerlin and son, Homer, of Texarkana, Texas, and Miss Mary Louise Toudoug, of San Antonio, Texas, have been recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Batson and Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Link.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Southerlin, of Slater.

Mr. Jesse Timmons, father of Mary Cline and Estelle Coggins, has undergone a minor operation at the General Hosital. We hope Mr. Timmons will soon be able to be back home with his family at Travelers Rest.

Robert Lee Batson, S-1/C, has returned to Santa Barbara, California after a 30 day furlough with his parents and sister, Mrs. L. T. Link.

Mabel Echols, cloth grader, has been out sick several days. Mabel has been greatly missed, and we hope she will soon be back with us.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson recently visited Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stroud, of Marietta.

The Cloth Room wishes to welcome Dee Bishop to the department. Dee has recently been discharged from the Army at Camp Polk, La., where he served nine months. He and his family are making their home on Route 2, Travelers Rest. We hope Dee will enjoy his work with us. _________________ Christmas Play (Con't. from page 1, col. 1)

usual Christmas scene and will follow very closely the account as given in the Bible of the birth of Christ. There will be the scene in which the shepherds come to worship the new born Babe. In addition, the play teaches a lesson based on the idea that it is better to give than to receive.

Spotlights with colored lights will be used so as to create beautiful scenes as the various settings are produced. The effect created will present a beautiful pageant which should make the presentation a thing of beauty long to be remembered.

The play this year is being sponsored by the three churches of Slater — the Slater Church of God, the Slater Methodist Church and the Slater Baptist Church. A committee consisting of two persons from each church has met and worked out details for the production. Members of this committee are: From the Church of God, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Dean; the Slater Methodist Church, Mr. J. H. Puckett

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and Mrs. Ruby Mcgill; and from the Slater Baptist Church, Rev. Clyde M. Johnson and Mrs. Mary Ledford.

The past two years the Christmas play was sponsored by the Company, but this year the three churches decided to sponsor the play. As a result, each church will not sponsor a play this year; however, the Sunday Schools of the varrious churches will no doubt hold a Christmas tree for the members of their various Sunday Schools.

Admission to the play will be free, and the public is cordially invited to attend.

Robert H. Atkinson is directing the play and W. Earle Reid is stage manager. ____________ The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.

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Mrs. Mary Deal, of Kannapolis, N. C. spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Bray.

We offer our hearfelt sympathy to Mrs. Dot McWhite, whose brother was killed in an automobile accident Thanksgiving day.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrel and children visited Mrs. Alma McDuffie and family, of Ware Shoals, Sunday.

Leonard L. Brown, of the U. S. Navy, has arrived in San Francisco from the Pacific area. He expects to receive his discharge sometime during the month of December.

Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Bray spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Billie Phillips.

Mrs. Edna Phillips wishes to express her sincere appreciation to the first shift employees in the Preparation Department for the gifts and flowers sent to her while a patient at the Greenville General Hospital. Mrs. Phillips is back at home recovering nicely from her operation.

Pfc. William M. Batson has recently received his discharge from the Army, after serving for one year in the E. T. O.

Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hughes had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Moss and Mr. and Mrs. James Vickery, from Anderson.

First shift employees welcome James Barnett back to work as a yarn man.

Mrs. J. C. Bray, J. C., Jr., and Linda Joe, of Royston, Ga., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Bray.

Elsie and Blanche Raxter and Mary Brooks spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brooks, of Danielsville, Ga.

Second shift employees in the Preparation Department wish to welcome the following new employees: Mary Lois Hartin and Viola Wilson. They are also glad to have Evelyn Goldsmith and Lucy Owen back on the second shift.

Mary Fuller and Lake Hendricks, both of Greensboro, N. C., spent several days with Mildred and Margaret Mull.

Lillie McCombs and family were glad to see her brother home again, after servince for two years in the Aleutians.

We are glad to have such an

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honest man as Vester Crow on the second shift. Vester found a pocketbook containing $200 and returned it to the rightful owner, Mr. David Tolley.

Frank Ammons has received his discharge after serving 19 months in the Navy. Before entering service he was employed in the slasher room.

Earnest Wood has arrived home after spending two years overseas. His sister, Mrs. Margaret Paull, is also home now. She has been with her husband in New Mexico.

We are glad to have Sadie Brady working with us as a creeler hand.

David Batson recently spent a week in Warren, Ohio visiting friends and relatives. He also visited Cleveland and Sharon, Pa.

Mrs. Grace Tate had been out of work due to the illness of her small son. We wish for him a speedy recovery.

Lois Jewell recently returned to her old job as warper tender on cotton warpers.

We are glad to see Ivadell Hill back on her job after being out with the flu.

Mrs. G. C. Van Kalsbeek, of Sacramento, Calif., was the guest of her sisters, Mrs. James and J. D. Wallace last week.

We are all very happy to know that Gaynell Coleman's husband is home after serving two years overseas.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Northy were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Drury. Mr. Northy and Mr. Drury attended the football game at Clemson.

Mr. and Mrs. Henson, of Baltimore, Md., were the weekend guests of Mrs. G. W. Bowers.

The Young People's Choir of Marietta Baptist Church met with Mrs. Bowers last Thursday for a wiener roast. Although it was pouring rain, they didn't let it stop them. Everyone had a big time.

The R. A.'s of the Marietta Baptist Church held their regular weekly meeting at the home of Reid Drury. Reid was in the bed sick, but we all hope he will be up and out again soon. After the meeting, refreshments were served and the boys were dismissed by their leader, Mrs. G. W. Bowers. _________________________ Penalties To Be Due On County Taxes Soon

The County Treasurer's office in the court house at Greenville, S. C. is open for the collection of county taxes now due.

After December 31 penalties will be imposed on taxpayers. ________________ SOME DOG-GONE CARELESS GUY ALWAYS TAKES THE JOY OUTTA LIFE

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December 13, 1945 THE SLATER NEWS Page Three

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GOINGS-ON - - - - - IN WEAVE ROOMS

Jewell Saxon, brother of L. M. Saxon, is home with a discharge after serving two years in the South Pacific. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Saxon live at Greer, S. C.

We are glad to hear that Jack Cashion has returned to Slater with a discharge. He formerly worked in our Weaving Department as a cloth doffer, but has been in the U. S. Navy since 1943

Mr. M. B. "Pete" Jones and family and his father, Mr. L. E. Jones, had dinner Sunday with his great aunt Mrs. Jane Jones, who lives in Woodruff, S. C. Mrs. Jones celebrated her ninetieth birthday Sunday.

Joe Clifford McClain, S-1/C

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son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. McClain, expects to be home with a discharge from the Navy sometime in December. Clifford formerly worked as a loom cleaner in No. 3.

Tokio L. Camden has returned to work as a cloth doffer in Weave Room No. 1 on the third shift, after being out several months to farm.

Pvt. J. B. Smith was recently home on a 14 day furlough visiting friends and relatives in this community.

Marion L. "Fate" Cody has returned to work at Slater after serving in the U. S. Army over four years. He is now working as a smash hand in No. 3. _________________________

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Atkinson Speaks At Church Rites

Sunday, December 2, 1945, Robert H. Atkinson, Employment Manager of the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc., was the speaker at morning services at St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville. Mr. Atkinson spoke on the subject "The Responsibility of the Layman to the Church."

This day had been set aside as laymans day by the Protestant Episcopal Church throughout the United States. In all churches of this denomination the Holy Communion service was celebrated with a corporate communion for laymen.

At the conclusion of Mr. Atkinson's talk, Dr. Alexander R. Mitchell, Rector of the church, celebrated the Holy Comminion. ______________ NEW BOOK OBTAINED FOR LOCAL LIBRARY

By popular request, a new book, "The Gauntlet," by James Street, has been added to the library collection.

This book was discussed in "The Slater News" for Nov. 15, 1945, in the column called "Slater Day By Day." Since that time, so many people have expressed a desire to read the book that the librarian secured it as quickly as possible.

"The Gauntlet" will be placed on reserve in order to give those who are especially interested in reading it an opportunity to do so immediately. Please see the librarian at once if you wish to have your name placed on this reserve list. ________________ Druggist And Family Move To Home Here

Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Horton and children have recently moved to Slater and are now occupying the home next to the Cook's on Fourth Street Extension.

The residents of this community extend them a cordial welcome and hope they will be happy in their new home.

Dr. Horton is the popular manager and druggist of the Community Drug Store.

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CARD OF THANKS

Mr. David Tolley, who works on the second shift in our Preparation Department, wishes to publicly express his appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Vester Crowe for his honesty in returning his lost billfold containing $140.

Mr. Tolley stated, "Crowe is due more prise and respect for his act of honesty in returning this money than I am due for winning the Preparation Department Absentee Contest."

Mr. Tolley presented Mr. Crowe with a $20 reward. _______________________ Homeless and Destitute (Con't. from page 1, col. 4)

Aren't you glad now that you gave your bundle of used clothing to the United National Clothing Collection last spring?

It was a friendly thing we Americans did — the sharing

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of what we could spare. It was a token of our good will.

In the Victory Clothing Collections we have the chance to befriend many more boys and girls and men and women—as we have befriended 25,000,000.

When you send a gift to a friend you enclose good wishes. Contributors to the Victory Clothing Collection are encourage to enclose a friendly message with their gift of clothing.

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COMMUNITY DRUG STORE SLATER, SOUTH CAROLINA

"We specialize in prescriptions" CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS

Heating Pads (3 way switch)	Cutex Sets from $1.00 to $5.00	Fresh Russel McPhail
$14.49	Amity Men's Leather Wallets	Chocolates $1.50 lb.
Evening in Paris from	Baby Johnson Sets	Max Factor Gift Sets
$1.00 to $4.50	Children's Airplane Kits from	$2.50 to $7.00
Men's Leather Toilet Kits	29¢ to 98¢	Shick Electric Shavers
$7.50 to $10.50	Baby Toys to $1.25	$15.00
Coty Sets from $1.00 to $6.00	Baby Bottle Warmers

Choose your druggist with care. Your health is important to you. "We Save You Money" Registered Pharmacist always on duty at your COMMUNITY DRUG STORE W. F. HORTON, Manager B. S. in PHg., Reg. PHg.

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Theatre Guide December 14, 1945 "PATRICK THE GREAT" Starring: Donald O'Connor Peggy Ryan Frances Dee ------------------- December 15, 1945 "I LOVE A BAND LEADER" Starring: Phil Harris Rochester Leslie Brooks ------------------- December 17, 1945 "TOWN WENT WILD" Starring: Freddie Bartholomew James Lydon Ruth Lee ------------------- December 21, 1945 "BLOCK BUSTERS" Starring: Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Gabriel Dell ------------------- December 22, 1945 "THE CHEATERS" Starring: Joseph Scheldkraut Billie Burke ------------------- DECEMBER 24, 1945 "ALONG CAME JONES" Staring: Gary Cooper Loretta Young Frank Sully ___________________________ [column 4, top section]

LINES FROM THE LIBRARY

The Christmas spirit has been rampant along the Slater youngsters since Thanksgiving. Amid talk of Santa Claus and what he's going to bring, children of the library clubs are devoting entire club periods to making beautiful Christmas booklets. The younger children enjoy having these booklets for themselves, while some members of the Boys' and Girls' Library Clubs are making them as a surprise for some tiny relative or friend on Christmas morning ------------------- We had a visitor at the library last week. Betty Moody, of Hickory Grove, was visiting Frances and Nancy Burnette and came to Story Hour with them. Come again Betty! We enjoy having you. ------------------- We are always happy to enlist the housewives of both Slater and Marietta as new library members. Last week Mrs. L. C. Southerlin, of Marietta, enrolled boosting our membership to 696. Mrs. Southerlin, we have many books which are especially helpful to homemakers, and we hope they will prove both interesting and helpful to you!

Speaking of new members, we have two others which we would like to mention. The first of these is Kenneth Garland, of Marietta. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Garland, and is in the third grade. We always welcome the school children to our library, and hope that they will find it a supplement to the school library as they search for additional materials.

Little Jimmy Wilson is our other new member. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilson.

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Last week, Jimmy joined the Thursday afternoon Story Hour group. His brother, James Harold, is also a member of Story Hour. ------------------- We must say "Happy Birthday" to some of the Story Hour children. Billie Suttle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Suttle, was four years old on Novermber 26. Billie's father is Assistant to the Industrial Relations Manager of our plant.

It's unusual that two little sisters each have a birthday during the same week, but this is true of Wynell and Eyvonne Chastain. Wynell was seven years old on December 4, while Eyvonne was five years old on December 2. These two little ladies had very happy birthdays, because they received presents from their dad who is overseas.

Happy birthday, Billie, Wynell and Eyvonne! May you have many, many more! ___________________________ POPULAR LIBRARIAN RECOVERS FROM FLU

The many friends of Mrs. W. Earle Reid, popular librarian, will be glad to know that she has about recovered from an attack of the flu and is now able to be back at work.

Mrs. Reid was absent from work for several days and during that time was confined to her bed at home.

For the past two years, Mrs. Reid has been employed here at Slater as librarian, and during that time has endeared herself to a host of friends, both old and young. These friends are sorry to know she has been ill, but are glad she has recovered. _________________________ It is remarkable with what Christian fortitude and resignation we can bear the suffering of other folks.—Swift

Page Four THE SLATER NEWS December 13, 1945

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War Souvenirs On Display At Mill

An attractive display of war souvenirs has been arranged in front of the mill. Here can be found many items of German and Japanese origin which were captured by members of the armed services from this community.

There are many implements of war and also a number of articles of household equipment. Prominent in this display is a Nazi flag showing the German eagle and the swastika.

German uniforms are also on hand. There is a jacket evidently worn by a Nazi aviator. It is of sheepskin and is of superior workmanship. The wearer could evidently fly at high altitudes without feeling the chill of the upper atmosphere.

Rifles, daggers, bayonets, and pistols were also present and show how well the enemy was armed. Practically all of these implements are of superior workmanship. Especially is this true of German equipment. Those of Japanese make are good weapons, but do not show the fine degree of workmanship as those of Nazi origin.

Among the rifles is an air rifle which we understand was used by a member of the Hitler Youth Movement. This small gun was no doubt used by some boy being trained to take his place in the German war machine.

Of interest to ladies will be the display of household articles, which are of German make. Here are table cloths, napkins and towels. Many of these pieces are beautiful with lace and needlework of a very fine quality.

It is the hope of those responsible for this exhibit that other veterans will lend their souvenirs so a second exhibit can be had. Anyone interested may see R. P. Canham at the Comissary and he will tell you what to do.

This display is due to the efforts of Mr. Canham, who spent much time in getting it up, and the thanks of the entire community are due him and those veterans who have so generously aided him by contributing to this most attractive and instructive exhibit. _________________________ HEMBREE LEAVES TO ENTER NEW DUTIES

The Rev. Martin Hembree has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Mollohon Baptist Church in Newberry, S. C. He expects to move to Newberry shortly to begin his work.

Mr. Hembree has been a resident of Slater for a number of years. He was formerly with the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. as an overseer of Weaving, but resigned his position to enter the ministry.

Of late, Mr. Hembree has been pastor of the Middle River Baptist Church, of Cleveland, S. C. ________________________ Many a live wire would be a dead one except for his connections.—Wilson Mizner

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SAFETY CONFERENCE HEARS GOVERNOR

The South Carolina Statewide Safety Conference was held in Columbia on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The conference is sponsored each year by the South Carolina Industrial Commision and a group of safety councils in South Carolina.

The conference opened with a general session on Tuesday morning with an opening address by Gov. Ransome J. Williams, which was followed by general talks by outstanding safety authorities.

Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning the conference was divided into groups with the Slater group attending the Textile Division, which was presided over by A. C. Phelps, of Greenville. Talks at these sessions were made by textile Safety Engineers and authorities.

The group from Slater attending the conference included: H. S. Richardson, H. B. Gosnell, G. E. Blanton, H. B. Taylor, and Allen Suttle. __________________________ Slater Man Elected to Greenville Boards

Allen Suttle, of Slater, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Greenville County Chapter of the American Red Cross and also to the Board of Trustees of the Greater Greenville Community Chest. Both terms run for three years.

MOUTH CANCER

Cancer rarely occurs in a clean mouth. Women have better mouth hygiene than men, which may account for the fact that there is less mouth cancer found among them. Here are some sound measures to observe in the prevention of mouth cancer:

1. VISIT YOUR DENTIST FREQUENTLY: Have him smooth down teeth with rough edges and fill or remove decayed teeth. Bridges or plates which do not fit should be repaired or discarded. Have your teeth cleaned by him at least twice each year.

2. KEEP TEETH AND ORAL CAVITY CLEAN: Avoid picking the teeth with abrasive objects such as toothpicks; use dental floss instead. Brush your teeth and gums regularly.

3. AVOID LIP AND TONGUE IRRITATIONS: Rough, hot pipestems have caused many cases of lip and tongue cancer; avoid irritation by this source. Keep the lips from chapping due to over-exposure to the sun and wind, by protecting them with some bland ointment such as vaseline or cold cream.

American Cancer Society 305 Fifth Avenue New York City

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YOUR LETTER

There is a strength and a love in your letters. That speaks of your very touch, I've only to see your writing Two know that I love you much. Then for a delicious moment I can't even break the seal; As I finger your smooth, fine letter, My senses inwardly reel. I know I will keep it forever, For there's always a line or two That knits us more closely together, Because it's a part of you. I try to picture you writing Wherever you happen to be, For the thought and the paper shows it, Your love and respect of me. There's a wealth in things you have written, (Though you're not a Shelley or Keats) That lights me down Roads of Darkness, I've a heart, and it madly beats, For one who will live me sincerely, In fact and in "fiction" too— So an unbroken chain I am penning Of letters, beloved, to you.

By Violet M. I. Swenson, N. Y. City, who was inspired by an advertisement of Eaton's Fine Letter Papers. _______________________ Girls' Library Club Honors The Librarian

At a recent meeting of the Girls' Library Club, the girls honored the librarian, Mrs. W. Earle Reid, with a surprise fruit shower. The shower consisted of apples, oranges, pears, bananas, and candy.

Those present for this meeting were: Fern Barrett, Sarah Faye Johnson, Joyce Bryant, Patricia Summey, Nancy Stephenson, Carolyn Dixon, Barbara Ann Thornton, Freida Thornton, Betty Garrettt, and Mrs. Reid. _________________________ It is not your position, but your disposition, that makes you happy or unhappy. __________________________ [advertisement, spans bottom of cols 3-5]

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OFFICE NEWS

We all welcome to the office staff Harold Julian, Jack Huckabee and Gilbert Rogers, all of whom have recently been discharged from the armed services.

Marie Goldsmith's boy friend, Pvt. Henry T. Looper, enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at home. At present, Pvt. Looper is stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga.

We are glad to see Amber Stroud back at work after undergoing a recent appendectomy at St. Francis Hospital.

Maxine Carter's guests last weekend at her new home on Goodwin St. were Mrs. Frances Stanley and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. William Bane from Charlotte, N. C.

Mildred Miller and her husband spent last weekend with her mother, Mrs. Fred Vise, of Spartanburg.

Betty Foster, our switchboard operator, reports having a very enjoyable time in Hendersonville last Sunday.

Jeanne Ernest spent the weekend in Atlanta visiting friends.

Vera Hembree's boy friend, Pvt. Jimmie Ballock, of Renfrew, has returned to Quantico, Va. after a thirty-day furlough at home.

Ruth Taylor recently had as guests Lt. and Mrs. Torrey Tyner of Rutherford, N. C., and Mrs. Tessie Swink, of Woodruff.

Katie Watson spent weekend in Spartanburg visiting friends.

Those attending the Clemson-Wake Forest football game from the office were: Martha Taylor, Polly Burgess, C. C. Compton, Wallace Sutton, Jack Huckabee, and Charlie Finley. _________________________ New Fence (Con't. from page 1, col. 5)

Plant Manager, the new improvements will not only be an added physical addition, but will serve a very useful purpose for the employees of the company. No longer will persons living on the village have to walk all the way around the fence, and those who drive automobiles will find suitable parking for their vehicles.

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Last but not least, the new arrangement will offer a more satisfactory means for the watchman to give better protection to the plant, for all entering and leaving the plant will do so by one gate. __________________ [column 5, top section]

Zero Weather Is Hard On Plumbing

Winter officially begins on December 21st of each year so the time has arrived for the home owners of Slater to take precaution against freezing weather which may injure pipes and other plumbing fixtures around the house.

Each year thousands of dollars worth of plumbing is lost due to the carelessness of persons leaving pipes exposed in unprotected places.

Incidents of this kind have been known to happen at Slater. A few years ago, the weather became very cold here and during the thaw following the freeze, residents of Slater noticed a regular fountain of water springing up in the yard of a prominent resident of Second Street.

A number of residents here will, no doubt, go to other places to spend the Christmas Holidays in order to be with friends and relatives. If this should be the case with you, it would be the best idea to use an ounce of prevention and cut off the water and drain all pipes before you leave.

Plumbing supplies are still rather hard to obtain and plumbers are still scarce so a great deal of hardship might be endured before one could have the damage repaired.

When we leave home and have something on our minds, it is a certainty we cannot enjoy ourselves to the utmost because of that worry.

Therefore, in order to enjoy a good Christmas vacation, let's remove the worry of a freeze by protecting our plumbing. ___________________________ A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself.—Lord Brougham.