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Page 4 THE SLATER NEWS June 20, 1946

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WITH OUR
VETERANS

The Slater News continues to
welcome home the veterans
from the wars. In previous
issues we have listed quite a
number, and in this issue we
would especially like to wel-
come the following:

Alvin W. Henson

Alvin was employed as a
packer in our Cloth Room when
he joined the Navy in April,
1944. After four months of
basic training in the States, he
went overseas to serve about
17 months in the Asiatic and
Pacific theaters and became a
Seaman First Class. Soon after
receiving his honorable dis-
charge in January, 1946, he re-
turned to work on his old job
here at Slater.

Fred Knight

Before volunteering for duy
with the Army in January,
1942, ex-Corporal Knight was
employed in our Weaving Department
as a shuttle-fixer. He
was first sent to Ft. Moultrie,
S. C., with a Coast Artillery
Unit where he was stationed
for two years. When the Army
asked for volunteers from
among its members to join the
paratroopers, Fred volunteered
for duy and was sent to Fort
Benning, Ga., for his training,
but was later transferred to
Camp Mackall, N. C. He remained
in the States nearly
four years before going overseas.
He served 17 months in
the E. T. O., and while on active
duty in Belgium he was
seriously wounded and had to
spend eight months in an Army
Hospital in England. He received
a medical discharge September
5, 1945, and came back
to work at Slater in January,
1946.

James E. Singleton

At the time of his induction,
James was working here as a
filling checker in the Preparation
Department. He was inducted
at Fort Jackson, S. C.
and remained in the States two
years for training. He served
18 months overseas in the E. T.
O. and participated in three
major battles. He was given
an honorable discharge November
7, 1945 and returned to
work at our plant in January,
1946.

Hollis Peterson

This veteran was employed
as a filling hauler in the Weaving
Department at the time he
was called to service in 1945.
After five months' of basic
training in the States, he was
shipped overseas to serve 14
months in the E. T. O. He was
in active combat duty in France
and Germany. He received an
honorable discharge in November,
1945 and returned to work
on his old job January 23, 1946.

Joseph C. Jones

Joseph worked in our Preparation
Department until he en-
tered the Army in September,
1945. He was inducted at Fort
Jackson, S. C. and remained in
the States ten months before
going oversears. He served 29
months in the Pacific theater,
where he participated in three
major battles. He was given
an honorable discharge in December,
1945 and returned to
work at this plant in January,
1946.

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[photo of winners in Safety Slogan contest, spans cols. 2-4]
Other winners in the Safety Slogan Contest are shown with Mrs. Marguerite Waddell (winner of first place) holding the poster. They are: Left to right, Mrs. Ivah Simpson, Mrs. Georgia Terrell, Alkin T. Bruce, Mrs. Waddell, Edward Childs, Ray Smith, Mrs. Ivadell Hill, and Roy Burnett.

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Richmond B. Buchanan

This man left our employ
March 11, 1943 to enter service
with the Army. At the time of
his induction, he was employed
as a reed fixer in the Preparation
Department. He remained
in the States 16 months, then
shipped overseas to the E. T. O.
theater and saw action in
France, Germany, and central
Europe. He received an honorable
discharge December 30,
1945 and came back to work
with us in January, 1946.

Aaron E. Ferguson

Aaron graduated from Slater-Marietta
High School with
the class of '32, and worked
in our Weaving Department
until December, 1942 when he
entered the Army. He was in
service almost four years and
spent 21 months overseas in the
E. T. O. Aaron was on active
duty during four major battles,
but escaped without injury. He
was given an honorable discharge
December 19, 1945 and
returned to work at this plant
in January.

Tom C. Lynch

Prior to his induction with
the Army, this man worked
with this plant as a loom fixer.
He was called to service in
May, 1943, and after serving in
the States 17 months, he was
sent overseas to serve 14
months in the E. T. O. He saw
action in battles in France, Belgium,
and Germany. Tom re-
turned to his job as loom fixer
with us soon after receiving his
discharge in December, 1945.

Boyce A. Poole

Ex-Sgt. Poole worked in the
Warping Department of our
plant until he entered service
with the Army in December,
1942. He was a member of the
301st Infantry during his training
in the States. He served
16 months overeas with the
357th Infantry Regiment in the
E. T. O. and was on active combat
duty during four major
campaigns. He was discharged
from service on December 29,
1945 and returned to work here
in January.
_________________________
"Some who receive no applause
in his life will spend
eternity taking bows."—John
Andrew Holmes.

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Summer Program
(Con't. from page 1, col. 1)

play for about two months,
until one team is declared to
be the champion. Later it is
planned to select an all-star
team and play other softball
teams from Greenville and
nearby towns.

Certain nights will be set
aside as party nights, when the
entire village will be invited.
There will be activities for both
young and old. These parties
will take the form of games,
community sings, and other activities
of similar nature dear
to the hears of both old and
young.

Boy Scout activities are being
pursued more vigorously
than ever. Most of the Scouts
are planning to go to camp
sometime during the summer.
So far, quite a number have already
made arrangements to
go.

Mr. Oglesby hints of a tennis
tournament to be announced
later, and Mr McMakin hints
of a boxing tournament to ake
place later. The boxing tournament
will probably be mostly
a "midget" affair, with no one
participating who weighs over
120 or 130 pounds.

The tennis courts of the rear
of Slater Hall have been paved
and have been equipped with
flood lights so that other games
can be played on them besides
tennis. Already they are popular
as skating tinks, and it is
planned to use the courts for
such games as shuffle board,
volley ball, badminton, etc.

In an interview, Mr. Oglesby
claims that the program will try to
reach everyone in Slater in
some way or another, and he
hopes to have everyone participating
in some way before the
curtain is closed late in August.
He informs us that he is also
selecting 16 mm. motion picture
programs to be used in connection
with other activities during
the summer.

These activities, plus the activities
of the library clubs
which continue throughout the
year, will give the people of
Slater wholesome recreation in
the hot days of summer.

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Baseball Nine
Annexes Coouple

In a Piedmont Textile Baseball
League game originally
scheduled for June 8 but postponed
to June 10, between
Union Bleachery and Slater,
the Slater team emerged the
victor by the score of 12 to 5.

The game marked by the
hitting of the entire Slater
Team as they gathered 17 hits
off the delivery of three Bleachery
hurlers. Bill Cashion, Slater
catcher, was the big gun in
the Slater attack as he gathered
4 hits out of 5 times at bat.

For the losers, Miller, Union
Bleachery left fielder was the
leading hitter with 3 hits out
of 4 times at bat. He gathered
3 of his team's 7 hits off the
delivery of Rampey and McCall,
Slater hurlers.

Both teams played good ball
afield with Slater committing
4 miscues and Bleacher committing
3.

The box score for this game
follows:

Slater	AB	R	H	E
P. Ledford, ss	6	1	2	0
Ellenburg, rf	5	2	2	0
McMakin, 3b	5	2	1	0
Taylor, lb	5	1	2	1
Cashion, c	5	3	4	0
McCall, lf, p	5	1	2	1
A. Ledford, 2b	5	0	2	0
Hall, cf	3	0	0	0
Rampey, p, lf	3	2	2	2
Totals	42	12	17	4

Union Bleachery	AB	R	H	E
Heaton, rf	3	1	1	0
Turner, cf	4	1	0	1
Bishop, 2b	4	1	0	0
C. Brooks, c	5	1	1	0
Bell, 1b	4	1	1	0
Evington, 3b	4	0	0	0
Miller, lf	4	0	3	0
Belcher, ss	4	0	1	2
Patterson, p	1	0	0	0
Neeley, p	2	0	0	0
R. Brooks, p	1	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	7	3
Slater	021 011 241 —12
U. Bleachery	010 040 000 — 5

In a well-played baseball
game at the Slater Ball Park
on Saturday, June 15, Bliss

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McCall, veteran Slater pitcher,
let down the Camperdown
Baseball Team with 5 hits,
Slater winning by the score of
6 to 1.

McCall was in rare form and
used his fast ball very effectively
against the visitors, with
no one on the Camperdown
Team receiving more than 1
hit. He also caused 11 of the
visitors to strike out.

Leading hitter for the Slater
Team was Bud McMakin, third
baseman in place of the injured
Dudley, with 3 hits out of 4
times at bat. Aubrey Ledford
and "Fat" Taylor each collected
2 out of 4 times at bat.

Fielding features of the game
were furnished by Ervin, left
fielder for the visitors, who
made a long running catch of
the ball in short left field. Ervin
completed a somersault on
catching the ball, but came up
with it in his glove, robbing a
Slaterite of an almost sure hit.

The next game for Manager
Cashion and his Slaterites is to
be played here on Saturday,
June 22, when they tangle with
the Brandon Braves, winners
of the first half. A large crowd
is expected to see this contest
which will be played at 4:30
at the Slater Ball Park.

The box score for the game
with Camperdown follows:

Camperdown	AB	R	H	E
Ervin, lf	4	0	0	0
McDowell, ss	4	0	1	1
J. Whitaker, cf	3	0	1	0
Bridwell, c	4	1	1	0
Barnett, 3b	3	0	0	0
D. Whitaker, 2b	3	0	1	1
Burrel, rf	3	0	0	1
Gunter, 1b	3	0	0	2
Dill, p	3	0	1	0
Totals	30	1	5	5

Slater	AB	R	H	E
P. Ledford, ss	4	0	0	0
Ellenburg, rf	3	1	1	1
Hall, rf	1	0	0	0
Wilson, cf	4	0	0	0
Taylor, 1b	4	1	2	0
Cashion, c	4	0	0	0
A. Ledford, 2b	4	2	2	0
McMakin, 3b	4	2	3	0
Taylor, lf	2	0	0	0
McCall, p	3	0	1	0
Totals	33	6	9	1
Camperdown	010 000 000 — 1
Slater	000 120 21 —5

Allen Suttle, scorer for the
Slater Baseball Nine, has released
the batting averages for
the Slater Team in all games
played. These batting averages
are as follows:

	G	AB	R	H	P.C.
Rampey	4	9	4	6	.667
A. Ledford	9	38	9	19	.500
McMakin	4	14	6	7	.500
L. McCall	3	5	0	2	.400
Dudley	10	43	11	15	.349
W. Cashion	53	53	10	18	.340
Taylor	13	55	8	18	.327
Ellenburg	12	45	12	14	.311
Wilson	4	17	2	5	.294
Toby	9	24	5	7	.292
E. Cashion	2	4	0	1	.250
B. McCall	12	34	5	8	.235
P. Ledford	11	51	11	12	.235
Ward	3	6	0	1	.167
F. Cashion	4	6	1	1	.167
Puckett	8	31	3	4	.129
Hall	10	17	0	2	.118
Buchanan	2	3	0	0	.000

SURRATT-CANHAM

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Surratt,
of Marietta, announce the engagement
of their daughter,
Louise, to James Howard Canham,
of Slater.

The date of the wedding will
be announced later.