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PERFECTION IN TEXTILES—A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790
THE SLATER NEWS
Vol. 4 Slater, S. C., July 18, 1946 No. 13

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

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

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Vision Program
Well Underway
At Slater Plant

Much progress has been
made with the Ortho-Rater
Program here at Slater, ac-
cording to W. Earle Reid, who
is in charge of this work. Mr.
Reid states that a great many
of the employees have already
been tested, and he is now in
the process of completing the
job so that 100 per cent of the
employees will have received
their eye tests.

The eye-testing instrument is
a product of the Bausch and
Lomb Optical Company and is
used to test the vision of the
employees. It is not a machine
to determine whether or not a
person needs glasses, as it mere-
ly records the ability of a per-
son to see. Production records
and ratings by overseers of em-
ployees are combined together
with the results obtained in the
eye tests, and from this inform-
ation a standard or norm is
compiled by Purdue University
for each occupation classifica-
tion in the plant. A profile is
made and the cards, recording
the eye tests of employees, are
graded by this profile. Those
definitely below the standard
for the occupation classifica-
tion are referred to their choice
of a panel of doctors and op-
tometrists for further study to
see if their vision can be cor-
rected. The expense of the eye
examination is borne by the
Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc.
under the following conditions:

1. Only those employees
whose visual skills are found to
be "considerably below" the
standard for the job on which
they are working will receive
the free eye examinations.

2. No employee is to be re-
ferred to an eye doctor (and
receive this free examination)
until he has received his writ-
ten report stating that his
visual skills were considerably
below the standard at the time
his eyes were tested.

3. Each employee, who has
been advised that his visual
skills are considerably below
standard, must have a company
authorization, properly signed,
to give to the doctor who ad-
ministers the eye examination.

4. Also, in order to receive
the benefit of the free eye ex-
amination, the employee must
see one of the ten doctors on
the list approved by the Slater
Manufacturing Co., Inc.

5. Those employees whose
visual skills are found to be
just slightly below the stand-
ard for their work, (those
checked in paragraph No. 2 on
the Eye Test Report) are not
to be referred to an eye doctor
until all those whose visual
skills are considerably below
the standard have received
proper eye attention.

(Con`t. on page 2, col. 4)

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[photo of Mr. Reid testing eyesight the Ortho-Rater tester, spans columns 2-3]
The above picture shows the Ortho-Rater in action. The
Ortho-Rater is an instrument to test the visual skills of employees
of the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. Here W. Earle Reid,
Tester, is testing the eyes of Miss Christine Stockton, an employee
of Weave Room No. 3.

FINAL EXERCISES
CONCLUDE SCHOOL

The week of Daily Vacation
Bible School held at Slater
Baptist Church ended on Fri-
day, June 14, and the com-
mencement exercises were held
the following Sunday evening.

The average attendance was
119, inclusive of three general
officers, 16 faculty members and
100 pupils.

The commencement exercises
consisted in part of a regular
day's activities of Bible School
work and included the proces-
sional, the pledges to the flags
and the Bible, the worship pe-
riod, and a character story.

This was followed by a dem-
onstration from each depart-
ment from the Nursery through
the Intermediate groups illus-
trating the trend of their work
throughout the week.

At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, the congregation was
permitted to view the articles
of handiwork that had been
completed by the Bible School
pupils. There were note books,
scrap books, posters, flower
stands, airplanes, and needle
work.

Mrs. Charles T. Thompson
was principal of the school.
She expressed her appreciation
for the good attendance and for
the splendid cooperation on the
part of parents.

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Slater Spends
Quiet Holiday

Residents of the village of
Slater spent an uneventful
Fourth of July so far as festivi-
ties were concerned. Some stay-
ed home and entertained rela-
tives, while others visited rela-
tives in other places. Some at-
tended amusements in Green-
ville and elsewhere; however,
those remaining at Slater found
it a quiet place.

Workers had been given a
week off, and in most instances
had received a week's pay.
Others who had been on the
job for almost five years or
longer received larger checks.

The drug store and cafe ob-
served Sunday hours in that
they opened about 9:00 o'clock
in the morning and closed at
3:00. However, the druggist
was on duty and subject to call
at any time he was needed.

The theater was operated on
Monday, Friday and Saturday
nights as usual. Theater Man-
ager Oglesby stated the attend-
ance was somewhat off; how-
ever, he felt that the theater
was justified in being open, as
it gave those remaining in
Slater some diversion during
the week.

About the only persons real-
ly working during the week of

(Con't. on page 3, col. 4)

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ADDINGTON GIVES
BOOKS TO LIBRARY

Mr. T. R. Addington has
very kindly remembered our
library by donating four books.
All of these books are written
by Zane Grey, and the titles
are as follows: "Western
Union," "The Hash Knife Out-
fit," "Wild Horse Mesa," and
"Majesty's Rancho."

The book, "Western Union,"
will especially appeal to the
reader who likes a Western
Story generously sprinkled
with bits of history. In this
story, the hero affiliated himself
with a group of Westerners
who were carrying forward
Western Union's line of com-
munication. The story is filled
with such peril and excitement
as fights against outlaws, war-
fare with hostile Indians, buf-
falo stampedes, and prairie
fires.

"The Hash Knife Outfit" is
a story of a feud between two
cattle outfits, the Diamond and
the Hash Knife. To make the
story even more exciting, a
traitor is discovered in the
Hash Knife Outfit and his asso-
ciates see that he meets his
end. Those who like to read
a bloody and ruthless story will
want to read "The Hash Knife
Outfit."

If you like romance, you will
especially enjoy "Wild Horse
Mesa." It is the unusual story
of the hunt for a wild horse.
But this stallion was more than
a horse; to a man he was the
symbol of all adventure, and
to a girl, the symbol of her ro-
mance. The attractive heroine,
with her father and a resolute
party, set forth to find Wild
Horse Mesa. Many interesting
things take place before the
story reaches a conclusion.
Many readers consider this
story the best romance Zane
Grey has written.

"Majesty's Rancho" is the
fast-moving story of a young
cowboy, Lance Sidway, who
found a job on a ranch in Ari-
zona. Lance was in love with
Madge Stewart, daughter of
the owner of the ranch. The
book tells of how Lance intro-
duced new ways and new life
on the ranch which had suffer-
ed badly from a depression and
from the toll taken by cattle
rustlers. Adventure, suspense,
and thrills take place when
Madge is kidnapped by a group
of rustlers. You will want to
read "Majesty's Rancho."

Our many readers who enjoy
Zane Grey's books will appre-
ciate the thoughtfulness that
Mr. Addington has shown in
donating these books to the
library.

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[headline, spans columns 4 & 5]
German Scientists Employed By U. S.
To Learn Secrets of Modern Warfare

Some 160 German scientists
are now in the United States
working on military projects
involving captured German
equipment including rockets,
buzz bombs, jet-propelled
planes and aerodynamic re-
search instruments, Secretary
of War Robert P. Patterson has
announced. The importation
of approximately 120 others is
contemplated under a program
originally established shortly
after V-E Day to aid the then-
proposed offensive against
Japan.

The original plan called for
large scale utilitzation of Ger-
man experts, but was cut back
radically following the Jap-
anese surrender. The scientists
now here are representative
specialists who played a dom-
inant role in fields where Ger-
man progress was significant
and were selected from a group
of approximately 6,000 special-
ists considered.

Under the program, only
those scientists who volunteer
for service in the United States
are brought over. While here
they receive a nominal amount
from which they pay expenses
such as lodging and food, and
are under strict supervision of
Army and Navy personnel. The
scientists are brought to the
United States only if their full-
est exploitation cannot be car-
ried out in Europe. No scien-
tists who are alleged war crim-
inals are brought to the United
States.

While there are several addi-
tional fields of military re-
search represented in the

(Con't. on page 3, col. 4)
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Sunday School Class
Holds Annual Elections

The T. E. L. Class of Slater
Baptist Sunday School held its
regular monthly class meeting
on Tuesday evening, June 25,
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Til-
ley.

Mrs. Grace Arms brought the
devotional, and during the bus-
iness session new officers were
elected for the coming year.

Those elected were: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Delia Miller; Vice-
President, Mrs. Henson; Secre-
tary, Mrs. J. G. Vickers; Trea-
surer, Mrs. H. S. Richardson;
Assistant Secretary, Mrs. L. T.
Scarce; Group Captains, Mrs.
Frank Merrill, Mrs. Pearl Led-
ford, Mrs. Bessie Hill, and Mrs.
Claude Sprouse.

During the social hour the
hostess, assisted by her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Frank Merrill and
Miss Mary Ann Tilley, served
a delicious salad course.