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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS June 6, 1946

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WITH OUR
VETERANS

The Slater News again wel-
comes back former servicemen
to our plant. The list for this
issue is as follows:

Herbert Landreth

Landreth began working
here as a supply clerk in 1940,
and was employed on that same
job when called to service in
January, 1941. He served in
the European theater 38
months, and took an active part
in two major campaigns, one
in the Rhineland and one in
Northern France. At the time
of his discharge in October,
1945, Herbert was a Staff Ser-
geant. He returned to work
with us the following month
but left our employ in Decem-
ber to accept a job in Florida.

Luther Lee Holden

When called into service in
March, 1944, Holden was work-
ing here as a weaver. He was
inducted at Fort Jackson, S. C.,
and after receiving four months
of training in the States, he
was sent overseas to serve 17
months in the Pacific theater.
While overseas, he participated
in two major campaigns, Iwo
Jima and Okinawa. Luther was
discharged from the Army in
October, 1945 and returned to
work at this plant as a weaver
the following month. However,
he left our employ shortly after
to accept work elsewhere.

Walter H. Cothran

Walter worked in the Weav-
ing Department of this plant
before entering service with
the Army in December, 1942.
He served with the 817th Chem-
ical Company and spent 21
months in the European area,
where he saw active duty in
Northern France, Rhineland
and Central Europe. Soon af-
ter receiving his honorable dis-
charge in November, 1945, he
returned to work at this plant
on his old job. Due to illness
in his family, he quit working
here December 11, 1945.

James J. Stewart

This man was employed as a
weaver prior to his induction
into service with the Army in
April, 1944. He was inducted
at Fort Bragg, N. C., and after
receiving five months of train-
ing in the States, he was ship-
ped overseas to serve 11 months
in the European theater of op-
erations. Here he saw action
in two major battles. Stewart
received his honorable dis-
charge in November, 1945 and
returned to work here as a
weaver in December.

Butler Lee Sprouse

Butler was employed as a
cloth doffer before entering
service with the Army in June,
1944. He remained in the
States for four months before
going overseas. He served eight
months overseas and was in
six major campaigns in the
E. T. O. but escaped being in-
jured. He was discharged No-
vember 1, 1945 and returned to
his old job at Slater in that
same month.

Boyce C. Darnell

Boyce began working for us
as a cloth doffer in March,
1942, but had been promoted
to weaver when he was called
to service in December, 1942.
He served with the infantry
three years, one of which was

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spent overseas. While on ac-
tive duty in Germany, he was
seriously wounded by machine
gun bullets in the left leg. He
spent eight months in an Eng-
lish hospital recuperating from
his wounds. Darnell was a
Staff Sergeant when discharg-
ed in November, 1945. He re-
turned here to work as a weav-
er in that same month, but
since has left our employ.

John W. Morgan

This veteran worked as a fill-
ing hauler at our plant prior
to his induction into the Navy
in January, 1945. He was in-
ducted at Fort Jackson, S. C.
and was then sent to Bain-
bridge, Md., for his basic train-
ing. He was given an honor-
able discharge May 21, 1945 be-
cause of ill health. John came
back to work with us in Aug-
ust, 1945, but has now left our
employ.

Howard F. Wyatt

Ex-Sgt. Wyatt began work-
ing with Slater in 1939, and
was employed as a loom fixer
when he entered service with
the Army in July, 1943. While
in service, he served with a
tank outfit. He received his
honorable discharge in July,
1945 and came back to work
with us the latter part of that
month. Howard left Slater in
August, 1945 to take a job as
Weaver Room Overseer in Dan-
ville, Va.

Eugene Harris

Eugene began working
with us in 1942, and was work-
ing as a cloth doffer when call-
ed to service in 1945. He was
inducted at Fort Bragg, N. C.
and served with a tank division
during his stay in the Army.

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He was given a discharge on
October 8, 1945 and returned
to his old job here on October
26, 1945.
________________________
' " The other fellow's sins, like
the other fellow's car lights,
aways appear more glaring
than our own." — Wisconsin
Dells Events.
__________________________
"Peace is different from but-
ter and lamb chops. The more
people want it, the more there
is to go around."—Gracie Al-
len.

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[photo of Mr. Popenoe with agriculture students in Honduras, spans top of cols. 2-3]
DR. WILSON POPENOE instructing students at the School of Pan
American Agriculture in Honduras in cultivating new crops that are
being popularized through widely distributed circulars.

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WHEN the postman makes his
appointed rounds in rural
Middle America, he is more likely
to deliver a leaflet written in simple
Spanish than a mail-order catalogue
or a letter from Aunt Rosa. The
leaflet will teach the farmer a new
skill, or it will tell him about some
new wrinkle in agriculture. By fol-
lowing the expert instructions, Mr.
Middle American Farmer can in-
crease the yield of his land and ad-
vance to a higher income bracket.

The spadework for these unusual
circulars is being done cooperative-
ly by the United States Department
of Agriculture and officials of the
Guatemalan, El Salvadorean, and
Nicaraguan governments, together
with progressive interests such as
the United Fruit Company. Their
experimental plantations are carry-
ing on research aimed at making
the small farmer's lot a happier one
by improving his diet, preventing
crop diseases, encouraging better

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planting practices, and avoiding dis-
astrous erosion. The major object-
ive, however, is to develop new
tropical crops. These are not com-
petitive with northern products.

Dr. Wilson Popenoe, director of
the School of Pan American Agri-
culture in Honduras, has won wide
acclaim for his School's part in this
crop diversification program. En-
dowed and maintained by the
United Fruit Company, the School
has undertaken extensive experi-
ments in natural rubber, oil grasses
and palm oils, fibers, insecticides
such as rotenone, and various trop-
ical woods. Students return home
to the ten Middle American repub-
lics trained to grow an astonishing
variety of crops. Thanks to these
graduates, and to the circulars,
R.F.D. Middle America is rapidly
becoming a storehouse of new trop-
ical products of increasing import-
ance in the U.S.A.
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School Graduates
(Con't. from page 1, col. 5)

Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, to four graduates.
Clelle Buchanan and Billy Vas-
sey were awarded scholarships
to Clemson College, and Ray
Johnson and Kathleen Nelson
received scholarships to Fur-
man University.

Those receiving diplomas
were: Elizabeth Ballenger,
Marion Brown, Clelle Buchan-
an, Fred Cashion, Bryson Cole,
Angelan Hunt, Ray Johnson,
Billy Knight, Frances Miller,
Kathleen Nelson, Elsie Pitt-
man, J. D. Pridmore, H. S.
Richardson, Jr., Ophelia Riley,
Charles Robinson, Dillard Veal,
and Billy Vassey.

The class salutatorian was
Frances Miller, and the vale-
dictorian was Billy Vassey.

Special music for both pro-
grams was under the direction
of Miss Kathleen Farnsworth,
music teacher in the school.

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TEAM CONTINUES
WINNING WAYS

In a well-played ball game
at the Slater Ball Park on Mon-
day, May 27, the Slater Base-
ball Team defeated the team of
Judson Mill in Greenville by
the score of 9 to 3.

Perry Rampey, recently re-
turned veteran of the Slater
outfit, pitched good ball allow-
ing only 6 hits to the visitors,
Cashion gathered 14 hits off
the delivery of Landreth, the
Judson hurler.

Leading hitters for the Sla-
ter Nine were Dudley, the 3rd
baseman, with 3 hits out of 4
times at bat, and William Cash-
ion, the Slater catcher, who
also made 3 hits out of 4 times
at bat.

The box score for this game
is as follows:

Judson	AB	R	H	E
Sparks, lf	4	1	1	0
Duffie, 2b	2	0	0	0
Campbell, c	4	0	0	0
Fowler, 3b	4	0	2	0
McGill, 1b	4	1	0	1
Landreth, p	4	0	1	0
Miller, cf	3	0	0	0
J. Taylor, rf	3	1	1	1
Knight, ss	3	0	1	2
Totals	31	3	6	4

Slater	AB	R	H	E
P. Ledford, ss	5	2	0	1
Dudley, 3b	4	2	3	2
Ellenburg, rf	3	1	1	0
L. McCall, rf	1	0	1	0
H. Taylor, 1b	5	1	2	0
Cashion, c	4	1	3	0
B. McCall, cf	4	0	0	0
A. Ledford, 2b	4	1	1	0
Toby, lf	3	0	1	0
Hall, lf	1	0	0	0
Rampey, p	3	1	2	0
Totals	37	9	14	3

Judson ......... 101 000 100—3
Slater ........... 221 300 01—9

In a fast exhibition baseball
game played at Slater on May
29 between Slater and Lyman,
of the Western Carolina
League, Slater emerged the
victor by a lopsided score of
10 to 3.

The three Slater pitchers,
Rampey, Bliss McCall and
Taylor, gave up 12 hits but
kept them well scattered, and
time and again Lymanites were
left stranded on the bases as
the Slater pitchers bored down
in the clutches.

Aubrey Ledford, Slater's
second baseman, had a perfect
day at bat with 4 hits out of
4 times at bat, one of them be-
ing a double. Perry Rampey,
Slater pitcher, also had a per-
fect day at bat, with 2 hits out
of 2 times up, with one of his
also being a double. The best
hitter presented by the visitors
was Yeargin, the Lyman short-
stop, with 3 hits out of 5 times
at bat.

The box score for this game
is as follows:

Slater	AB	R	H	E
P. Ledford, ss	5	2	2	0
Dudley, 3b	5	1	2	0
Ellenburg, rf	5	1	1	1
Taylor, 1b, p	4	0	0	0
W. Cashion, c	4	1	1	0
E. Cashion, c	1	0	0	0
Puckett, ss	4	0	1	3
A. Ledford, 2b	4	2	4	0
Toby, cf	1	2	0	0
L. McCall, cf	0	0	0	0
Rampey, p	2	1	2	0
B. McCall, p	0	0	0	0
Hall, 1b	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	10	13	4

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Lyman	AB	R	H	E
Hendrix, 3b	5	2	1	0
Beasley, 1b	4	0	2	0
Yeargin, ss	5	0	3	2
Giles, rf	5	0	1	0
Swann, cf	4	0	1	0
Farrow, 2b	5	0	1	0
Casey, c	3	0	1	1
Calvert, c	1	1	0	0
Pinson, lf	3	0	0	0
Culbreth, p	2	0	0	0
Smith, p	3	0	1	0
Totals	38	3	12	3

Lyman ......... 001 010 001—3
Slater ........... 031 302 10 —10

In a practice game between
the American League Juniors
and Slater, Slater emerged the
victor by a score of 6 to 5. The
game was a practice game for
the youngsters, who will com-
pose the American Legion
Baseball Team for Greenville
County this coming summer.

To make the contest more
even, Slater did not use its reg-
ular pitchers, in order to give
the youngsters a break and
plenty of practice.

The game was interesting,
however, and was enjoyed by
a number of Slater fans who
were present to cheer their
team on to victory. The score
by innings is as follows:

American Legion	R	H	E
Jrs. ___000 301 100	5	9	1
Slater _101 020 20	6	10	1

In the regular Piedmont Tex-
tile Baseball League game
scheduled June 1 between Sla-
ter and Renfrew, there was no
contest as Jupiter Pluvious won
the decision after one inning
had been played, with Slater
leading by a score of 5 to 0.

The two teams agreed to
meet on Monday, June 3, to
play off the game, but this game
ended in a 10 to 10 tie with
Umpire Evatt calling the game
in the 10th inning, the score
being 13 to 10 in favor of
Slater, because of rain. Since
the game was called before
Renfrew could have their in-
ning to bat, the score reverted
to the count at the end of the
9th inning, which was 10 to 10,
and thus ended in a tie.

The game was slow and
marred by bickering on the
part of players of both teams.

The game was played under
protest by Manager Cashion of
the Slater team, and at this
writing it is not known when
the two teams will again meet
to play off the tie.

Third baseman Marion Dud-
ley, of the Slater team, suffered
a broken collar bone in a colli-
sion with a Renfrew runner at
third base late in this game. At
last reports, Dudley was rest-
ing comfortably at the Green-
ville General Hospital.

The score of this contest by
innings is given below:

	R	H	E
Slater ___000 601 210	10	16	5
Renfrew _040 003 300	10	11	4

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Masonic Lodge To
Confer Third Degree

Ebenezer Lodge 101, A.F.M.
will confer the third, or Master
Mason, degree upon a class of
candidates on June 8, 1946 at
8:00 p.m. in the Lodge Hall.

All members of Ebenezer
Lodge are requested to be
present, and all visiting Mas-
ter Masons will be welcome.

M. L. Jarrard is the Wor-
shipful Master and Robert H.
Atkinson is Secretary of the
local Lodge.