V. 4 No. 14 - The Slater News

PERFECTION IN TEXTILES-A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790 THE SLATER NEWS Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET, R.I. EST. 1790 Vol.4 Slater S. C., August 1, 1946 No. 12 Slater Mill SLATER, SO. CAROLINA 1943

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Recently named to the new positions as General Overseers of Weaving on the first, second, and third shifts are Hardy B. Gosnell, Robert L. Sartain, and Wade T. Pierce, shown in that order from right to left. These men have been connected with the Slater Company for years.

Slater Men Named To New Positions

Of interest to their many friends is the announcement by the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. that Hardy B. Gosnell, Robert L. Sartain, and Wade T. Pierce have been appointed general overseers of weaving for the first, second, and third shifts, respectively. Under this arrangement, Mr. Gosnell will be in charge of all weaving on the first shift, with Mr. Sartain in charge of the second shift, and Mr. Pierce in charge of the third shift.

All three men have been in the employ of the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. for a number of years and are well known throughout the textile business in this area.

Mr. Gosnell was promoted from the post of general overseer of weaving in Weave Rooms 2 and 3 to his new position. He has been with the Slater Company since February, 1937, and before coming with this company was connected with Judson Mill in Greenville. Prior to being connected with Judson Mill, he was employed at Duncan. He is married to the former Miss Eithel Chadwick and has three children. The Gosnell family resides at 12 Third Street, Slater.

Robert L. Sartain was promoted from general overseer of weaving in Weave Room No. 1. He has been connected with this (Continued on page 4, col. 4)

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM ADVANCING IN S. C.

South Carolina has a law which requires the enrichment of all degerminated wheat products and all degerminated corn products which are sold in the State. This is an excellent thing, but many workers in the State; namely, public health workers, extension and experiment station workers are advocating that South Carolina go a step farther and enrich its whole corn meal. So a joint education program is underway to get the millers of whole corn meal to enrich their products and to get consumers to call for enriched whole corn meal. This program is progressing, and to date 181 corn mills in South Carolina are enriching their whole corn products.

The enrichment of whole corn meal and grits is one way to get into the diet much needed vitamins and minerals. Enrichment is not a medicine nor is it a fad. Medical authorities and nutritionists have accepted enrichment as an economical way of making a staple food product a better product nutritionally.

The process is a very simple one. The enrichment mixture in South Carolina is prepared at Clemson College and distributed to corn millers at cost. The corn millers feed the mixture into the stream of meal in such

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Local Baptists Elect Officers

The Slater Baptist Church has elected officers to serve for the coming year as follows:

Sunday School officers and teachers: Superintendent, Mr. N. C. Hawkins; Associate Superintendent, Mr. Raymond Johnson; General Secretary, Mr. C. G. Hyer; Assistant Secretary, Ray Johnson.

Superintendent Adult Department, Mr. H. S. Richardson; Music Director, Mr. D. D. Toby; Secretary, Mr. Roy Summey; Teachers, Mr. Estes Dickson, Mrs. Raymond Johnson, Mr. Earle Reid, Mrs. Earle Reid.

Superintendent Junior and Intermediate Departments, Mrs. Paul Foster; Pianist, Miss Elaine Foster; Teachers, Mrs. Jettie Ledford, Mr. Claude Sprouse, Miss Ruth Campbell, Mr. J. W. Smith.

Superintendent Extension Department, Mrs. N. C. Hawkins; Workers, Mrs. Henson, Mrs. J. G. Vickers, Mrs. Fred Hargrove, Mr. L. T. Scarce, Mr. Paul Foster.

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BALL TEAM LOSES IN TOURNAMENT PLAY

The Slater Baseball Team entered the State Tournament of the National Baseball Congress, and as their first assignment drew the team representing the Greenville Army Air Base. All games in the tournament are played at Reigel Stadium at Ware Shoals, S. C.

Slater drew the opening game and clashed with the Air Base Team on Friday night, July 26, with the Air Base winning by the score of 8 to 2. The game was fast and interesting, and gave the spectators their money's worth. The Slater men were greatly handicapped due to the fact that they were playing under floodlights for the first time.

Brooks and McCall, of Slater, gave up 10 hits to the victors, while Lindstrom, for the Air Base, allowed only 4 hits. The Air Base pitcher gave one of the best exhibitions of pitching seen in semi-professional and textile baseball this season. Perry Rampey, veteran Slater outfielder, was the hitting star of the Slater outfit, getting 2 hits out of 4 times at bat. He also played a good game defensive(Con't on page 4, col. 2)

Slater Library Receives Books Donated By Thoughtful People

Five library patrons have very kindly remembered The Slater Library by donating books.

The first donor was Mrs. Juanita McClain Hand, who has given the library a copy of that very fine book, "The Robe," written by Lloyd C. Douglas. For the benefit of those who may not be familiar with this book, the following paragraphs, clipped from the book jacket, will be of interest: "In the autumn of 1940, a saleswoman in an Ohio department store wrote to Lloyd C. Douglas inquiring whether anyone knew what became of the robe that the Roman soldiers gambled for while its owner was dying on a cross. Mr. Douglas replied that he knew of no story about it, but felt there should be one; and immediately ventured upon this singular task.

"To the production of this story, the author was able to bring not only his recognized competence as a novelist, but some thirty years of diligent inquiry into the career of the Man of Galilee and the group of immortals who found his friendship of more value than their blood."

The library already had one copy of "The Robe," and Mrs. Hand's kindness in donating an(Con't. on page 2, col. 1)

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John L. Winstead and Henry R. Aiken have been promoted to Instructor of Loom Fixing and Overseer of Weaving, second shift, Weave Room Number 2, respectively. Both men have recently returned to Slater after having served in the armed forces of our country.

Page Two THE SLATER NEWS August 1, 1946

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

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STAFF

ROBERT H. ATKINSON Editor CECIL S. ROSS Asst. Editor CLAUDE GUEST Photographer

REPORTERS

Weave Room: Ernestine McCall, Nellie Barnette, Walker Reid, Gladys Cox, Rosalee Cox, Sarah Canham, Dovie Faust, Louise Bagwell, Geneva Rampey, Leora Ward, and Pearl Price.

Preparation Dept.: Jessie Vassey, Julia Brown, Mary Wallace, Bertha Jones, Sarah Singleton, Blanche Baxter, Nellie Ruth Payne, Stanley Hawkins.

Cloth Room: Opal W. Smith

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

Slater Library

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other copy will give a larger number of readers access to this fine book.

All readers who enjoy Zane Grey's books will appreciate the copy of "The Last Trail" which Larry Childs recently presented to the library. Larry is one of the younger readers, and is a member of the Boys' Library Club. The librarian states that she has many calls for Zane Grey's books, and invites all those who would like to read "The Last Trail" to call for this book at the library.

For those who enjoy a mystery story, Joyce Bryant has donated a book called "Boots and the Mystery of the Unlucky Vase." This is a story based on the famous comic strip "Boots and Her Buddies," and should prove quite interesting to those who enjoy reading the activities of Boots. For light, enjoyable reading, try "Boots and the Mystery of the Unlucky Vase." Joyce has made previous book donations to the library, and her kindness in doing so is appreciated by all who read them.

Karen Britton, little niece of Miss Lily Alexander, has again donated a book for the "younger set" who patronize the library. This time she has given a book called "How Sandy Squirrel Got His Tail." This book is beautifully illustrated with colorful pictures of animals, and is just right for those children who attend Story Hour. Although Karen lives in Greenville, she constantly reads books from the Slater library, and is always anxious to remember other children by sharing her own books. The Story Hour groups will enjoy this beautiful book which Karen has donated.

Patricia Summey has given to the library six books for chil-

SLATER DAY BY DAY

And now they are skating! Last summer they were riding home-made cog-wheel wagons, and risking their necks and making motorists nervous as they came clattering down the streets. But none of them were seriously injured and the fad soon passed.

And this summer everybody is skating. Children in the small-fry group, children in the polly-pig-tail and our-gang group, children in the sweetsixteen group, and children in the adult group, and children in the adult group are all skating.

And even those in the rocking-chair group watch longingly and give a "wish I could do that" sigh, while younger folks roll merrily along.

They skate in groups, and they skate in pairs, or they line up and make trains of themselves as they skate. They skate backwards and they "jump the cracks" in the sidewalk as they skate. And on Thursday nights up at the tennis courts they really do some fancy skating.

Some of the most amusing things happen to those who skate. There is the very small girl who had progressed only far enough to stand up on her skates before she ventured out on the sidewalk. Here she would skate a few steps and sit down quite suddenly. When she sat down, she would say "Oh," just as casually and indifferently as you please. Almost before she had said "Oh" she was up and trying it again. The same thing kept happening until she had reached the corner; then she turned and carefully walked her skates back up the hill. In a minutes or two she came skating back down the hill, sitting down quite suddenly every few feet and saying "Oh" just as casually and indifferently as you please.

In a week's time she was rolling gracefully along with the rest of them.

Wish I could skate!

dren. The first of these is an interesting health reader called, "Building My House of Health." This fascinating little book, written on a second grade level, will appeal to the younger members of the Boys' and Girls' Library Clubs. For the tiny tots who attend Story Hour, Patricia has donated a copy each of those charming little books, "The Three Little Pigs," "Little White Kitten," "Little Red Squirrel," "Little Black Bear," and "Little Black Dog." It was very thoughtful of Patricia to give these books to the library, and the juvenile readers will be delighted with them.

"I hate the guys What criticize And minimize The other guys Whose enterprise Has made them rise Above the guys Who criticize." -Alexander Animator, hm, Alexander Film Co.

"There's no inflation in the price of success!"-Nylie Review.

Cloth Room Chatter

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rowland were happy to have the latter's mother, Mrs. Fred Cox of Greer, to visit with them the Fourth of July.

Mrs. Margaret Bryson recently visited her husband, Pfc. Carl J. Bryson of Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Waddell and family of Cherokee Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ball, of Brevard, were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hester and family.

Mrs. Beulah Stroud and Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Scarce and family recently visited Mrs. Scarce's brother, of High Point, N. C.; also Mrs. Scarce's brother and sister of Danville, Va.

Mr. and Mrs. George Garland had as their recent visitors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garland and S/Sgt. Floyd Garland, who has recently returned from serving 18 months in Italy.

Mr. and Mrs. Duff Stroud and Mr. and Mrs. James Stroud recently motored to Brevard, N. C.

Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Scarce and family and Mrs. R. T. Stone recently enjoyed being the supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Duff Stroud.

The many friends of S/Sgt. Eugene H. Southerlin, brother of Mrs. Annie Johnson, are happy to have him home for a 90day furlough. We hope he will have a very enjoyable visit.

Pfc. Thurman R. Pace, who was formerly stationed at Fort Jackson, has been transferred to Fort Bragg, N. C.

The Cloth Room wishes to welcome Mrs. Pauline Farmer and John D. Edwards to the department. John is another one of our veterans who worked with us before going into the Navy. We hope both of these employees will enjoy working with us.

Enrichment Program

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a way that for each bushel of meal ground, two ounces of enrichment mixture is put into it in an evenly distributed manner. The vitamins added are niacin, the pellagra-preventive vitamin; riboflavin, which helps to keep mouth tissues and eye tissues healthy; and thiamine, the vitamin which helps digestion and appetite. The minerals added are iron for red blood and calcium for bone building.

The vitamins and minerals are added to the meal in such a quantity so that the meal is of the approximate level in these as is enriched flour.

WHEN YOU BUY MEAL OR GRITS ALWAYS ASK FOR ENRICHED.

Local Baptists

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Church officers elected are: B. T. U. Director, Mr. Claude Sprouse; Assistant Director, Mr. W. W. Stephenson; W. M. U. leader, Mrs. Jettie Ledford, Treasurer, Mr. Roy Whitmire; Church Clerk, Mr. H. S. Richardson; Secretary, Mr. Stanley Hawkins; Pianist, Mrs. W. W. Stephenson; Assistant Pianist, Miss Shirley Scarce; Chorister, Mr. D. D. Toby.

PREPARATION DEPARTMENT N-E-W-S

Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCombs had as their Sunday guests, Rev. and Mrs. Homer Couch and family.

Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Drury enjoyed a visit to Myrtle Beach during the week of July 4.

Mrs. Evelyn Goldsmith is all smiles these days since her husband, Thomas F. Goldsmith, has received his discharge from the Army recently.

We welcome Paul Jones to the second shift in the Preparation Department. He has been transferred from the third shift since his return from the Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, S. C.

Mr. and Mrs. James Dunn and family visited in Johnson City, Tenn., recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wilson visited Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Masters in Pelzer, S. C., during the week of the Fourth.

Employees of the quiller room, second shift, wish Mr. and Mrs. John H. Singleton a happy life together. The bride was presented a beautiful wedding gift on Saturday, July 13, by our overseer, Mr. O. R. Drury, from the quiller room.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rice and family visited in Haysville, N. C., during the Fourth.

Miss Lucille Foster's nephews, Mr. J. H. Bates and Mr. G. B. Foster, received their discharges from the Army recently.

Bertha Jones reports that her mother, Mrs. Claude Ables, has undergone an operation at Toccoa Hospital. We wish for her a speedy recovery.

Miss Ruth Tenney's parents visited in West Virginia recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunn visited Caesar's Head during the week of the Fourth.

Miss June Tolley, of Washington, D. C., was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Tolley, recently.

Mrs. David Tolley and children spent their vacation in Hampton and Roam Mountain, Tenn., visiting relatives.

Employees of the warping department extend their sympathy to Mrs. Bertha Batson in the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Jane Jones, of Hendersonville, N. C.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wallace and son, Darrell, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wallace recently.

Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Wallace, of Chester, spent the week with their sons, James T., J. D., and Eugene Wallace.

We are glad to see Grace Calloway back at work after being in a car wreck.

Coleman Finley went fishing while out on his vacation, and reports that he caught only four. That's good luck, Coleman. Keep trying.

Mary Brooks is spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Raxter, this week. Mary plans to come back to work soon.

We are glad to hear that Evelyn Goldsmith's husband is home with his discharge. We wish the couple much happiness.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Elrod had as their dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Oats.

Blanche and Margaret Raxter spent a week with their sister, Mrs. W. C. Brooks, of Danielsville, Ga.

Mr. James Guest spent Sunday afternoon at the Hendersonville Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hughes had as their supper guests Monday night, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hughes, of Greenville.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCollum, of Georgia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrell and children a few days recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hughes, Mrs. Bessie Robinson and children, Margaret and Martha, and Miss Ruth Campbell spent Sunday afternoon at Camp Old Indian.

Mrs. Alma McDuffie and Mr. and Mrs. Kyte Cochran and son, of Ware Shoals, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrel and family Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Huffstetler and children, of Kings Mountain, visited in the home of Mrs. Bessie Robinson recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Billie Phillips and son were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Coleman, of New York City, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lux, of Washington, D. C.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Foyester and children, of Greenville, spent the day recently with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrel.

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From National Safety News Published by The National Safety Council

August 1, 1946 THE SLATER NEWS Page Three

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Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Chandler and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Poole spent the holidays camping in the mountains.

We are very glad to have Jack Carman back with us in Weave Room No. 2 on the third shift. Jack has recently been discharged from the Army.

We welcome Mrs. Mary Dunn to No. 2 as a battery filler.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Proffitt, of Cosby, Tenn., and Mrs. Gean McGaha, of Hawaiian Islands, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ward and family.

Mr. S. P. Buchanan, of Newport, Tenn., visited Mrs. Nora Buchanan and family recently.

Jack Padgett, of Enoree, and Nora Suratt, of Greenville, are spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Suratt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Suratt.

Mr. C. L. Francis reports that he spent a delightful vacation in the mountains.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rice and family and Mrs. Nora Buchanan and children were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunn and family.

S/Sgt. and Mrs. A. L. Smith and son, along with Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Smith, Mrs. Doris Graham, and Mr. Turner Jones, visited Mrs. Rosa Gaines in Greenwood Sunday.

Doris Graham spent her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith in Boomer, W. Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Ike Epps, Mr. G. E. Jewell, George Jewell, and Billy Cantrell motored to California during vacation.

Miss Edna Chandler spent her vacation in Knoxville, Tenn., with Mrs. Haskell Hill.

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ward and family spent their vacation in Cosby, Tenn.

Mr. J. B. Duckett spent part of his vacation week in Detroit, Mich.

The third shift, Job 3, welcomes two new employees, William Lindsey as weaver, and Henry K. Taylor as smash hand.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gunter and daughter spent their vacation in Wagener, S. C., visiting Mrs. Gunter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Booth. They also visited in Sumter, S. C., at the home of Mr. Gunter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kitchings.

Nellie Barnette spent a few days of her vacation in Knoxville, Tenn., visiting her aunt, Mrs. Carey Capps, and family.

Mrs. Priscilla Bruce and children and Mrs. Nellie Barnette and son enjoyed a very pleasant Sunday at Table Rock State Park, swimming and picnicking.

Claude, Beatrice, and Sylvia Capps; also Mrs. Lucille Arnold and son, Clyde, of Knoxville, Tenn., were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Goodwin.

Carlos Poole, Woodrow Pitman, and Thomas Childress enjoyed the races on the Easley highway the Fourth of July.

Miss Pearl Price and friends recently enjoyed a trip to Folly Beach at Charleston, S. C., and they also visited many interesting places in Charleston.

Employees of the second shift in No. 2 were sorry to see Mr. and Mrs. George Burrell quit. We all wish them the best of luck in their new business.

No wonder Thomas Williams is all smiles lately. For the last two weeks he has won the twodollar bonus for less seconds and also the dollar for highest production. That's good work, "Pee Wee"; keep it up.

We were sorry to learn that James Calloway had bad luck while on his vacation. He hurt his hand and had to be out from work for several days.

Aubrey Hayden is all smiles these days. But no wonder, as he has a big girl at his house. They named the baby girl Judy Forest Hayden.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Daniel and boys spent July 4 with Mrs. Daniel's mother in Hendersonville, N. C.

Mrs. Bernice Foster certainly was happy to have her son, Pvt. Joe Earl Foster, home for the Fourth of July.

Second shift employees in No. 2 are glad to have Joe Capps back at work after being out for several weeks.

Mrs. Ruth Joyner and family, of Orlando, Fla., spent several days with her brother, Roy Daniel.

We are sorry to hear that Arthur Brown is out sick. Arthur is one of our good loom fixers and we hope he will be back at work real soon.

Second shifters in No. 2 welcome the following newcomers: Mrs. Louise Canham, Bill Cody, and Mrs. Hellen Bagwell.

Mr. P. W. Atkinson and Mr. Cooper, of Greenville, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Canham.

Mr. Loyd Price visited relatives in Fayetteville and Winston-Salem, N. C., during the holidays.

Misses Jorene Vickers, Lila Kate Arms, Sarah Canham, and Mrs. Thurman Pace enjoyed a picnic at Cleveland Park last week.

Mr. and Mrs. James Canham were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Canham Sunday.

Mr. Curt Ramey and Johnny were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sprouse.

Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gosnell and family visited in Tennessee and Virginia during vacation.

Mrs. O. T. Hopkins and Mary Elizabeth visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cooper during vacation.

Miss Ruth Norton, Mr. Eugene Hood, and Mr. and Mrs. Coley Garrett enjoyed a picnic at Table Rock recently.

Pfc. J. E. Poole and wife, Estelle Bolts and Douglas Barnett spent the Fourth of July in the Smokey Mountains.

Mr. O. T. Hopkins, who is a Tech. Sgt. in Co. E, 2nd Reg., S. C. State Guard, attended the annual encampment at Myrtle Beach Air Base.

Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Duncan were recent visitors of Mr. Duncan's sister of North Carolina.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Duncan had as their week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan of Laurens.

We all wish Melvin Chandler lots of happiness in his married life.

Mrs. David Tolley and chil-

Theatre Guide

August 2, 1946 "UP GOES MAISIE" Starring Ann Sothern George Murphy

August 3, 1946 "CINDERELLA JONES" Starring Joan Leslie Robert Alda

August 5, 1946 "SARATOGA TRUNK" Starring Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman

August 9, 1946 "A LETTER FROM EVIE" Starring Marsha Hunt John Carroll

August 10, 1946 "HER KIND OF MAN" Starring Dane Clark Janis Paige Zachary Scott

August 12, 1946 "MASQUERADE IN MEXICO" Starring Dorothy Lamour Arturo de Cordova

dren, Mrs. B. F. Ward and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Ollis Ward and daughter were visitors of relatives in Jonesboro, Tenn., recently.

FOUND

One car tag, C 107,447. Found one mile from Marietta road which turns out at Burns' Store. Owner may get tag by contacting Ben Gilstrap, second shift, Preparation Department.

"In building the house of one's education, one must do all the inside work oneself."-Dr. J. A. Holmes, "Today's Woman."

LINES FROM THE LIBRARY

We consider the library quite prosperous so far as new members are concerned, and dedicate this entire column to those who have recently joined. In doing so, we extend a most cordial welcome to these new members, and hope that they will always turn to the library as a source of reading materials which afford many hours of happiness.

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Cooper on the fact that three of their children recently joined the library and its clubs. Annorr joined the Girl's Club, Molly the Story Hour, and O'Neal joined the Boys' Club. These children are taking an active part in library and club activities, and are very promising new members.

Little Marsha Dale Burgess; a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Burgess, is one of our youngest additions. Although Marsha Dale is a new member, the library wasn't entirely new to her since she had visited Story Hour on several occasions. We welcome Marsha Dale to the Thursday afternoon Story Hour group, and hope that she will have a good time when she comes to the library each week.

Another one of our new members is Patsy McGaha, cousin of Sandra and Jimmy Waldrop. Patsy is visiting in Slater this summer, and while here is taking a very active part in library activities. We invite all Slater visitors to follow Patsy's example, and visit the library during their stay in our village.

Louise Bruce, eight-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rance Bruce of Marietta, is also a new member. Louise's sister, Betty, has been a member of the library for some time, and we are happy that Louise has also joined.

Kenneth Hayden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hayden, recently joined the Boy's Club. His little sisters, Margaret and Carolyn, are already members of Story Hour. Now, Kenneth has come to Boys' Club, and we give him a hearty welcome. It always makes us happy to enroll as many members of the family as possible; in fact, we like to have the entire family as library members.

Boys' Club boasts still another new member - Charles Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Vaughn. Charles' brothers, Billy and Lewis, were formerly members of Boys' Club, but have now become old enough to join the Boy Scouts. We are glad to have Charles as one of our members.

James Dunn, also a new member, is employed in our plant. We always welcome our employees to the library, and trust that their use of the reading materials available will be a real source of pleasure.

Joe Bolick, another employee, recently enrolled as a library member. Mr. Bolick has already read a number of books since he became a member of the library, and we are glad to have him as one of our patrons.

Ed McMakin is our other new member. As most of you know, Ed recently returned from service overseas, and is now assisting Mr. Oglesby with the recreational program at Slater Hall. We welcome Ed as a library member, and are glad that he has returned from his duties with the Army.

CARD OF THANKS

I would like to thank everyone on all three shifts in the Preparation Department and the employees of the warpers for the beautiful flowers sent to my father's funeral. Mrs. James Wallace

"If tombstones told the truth, everybody would wish to be buried at sea."-John W. Raper, "Cleveland Press."

Photo of boys skating.

Skating has become very popular at Slater this summer. The concrete tennis court in the rear of Slater Hall is given over to skating in the evenings. Her, Photographer Claude Guest has caught a group in action as the youngsters get ready for an evening of fun.

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WITH OUR VETERANS

The Slater News again welcomes Veterans back to work at the Plant.

William E. Lindsay William first began working at this Plant in 1939, and was employed as a weaver when he was called to the Army in Aug. 1942. After eight months of basic training, he was shipped to E. T. O., where he was on active duty in battles in Italy, Africa, and Sicily. He was given an Honorable Discharge Nov. 27, 1945, and returned to work her on his old job in Feb. 1946.

Thomas R. Tate This Veteran worked as a slasher helper in our Plant until he entered the Army in April 1943. He was in service almost three years, and spent most of his time overseas in the E. T. O. He served with the Transportation Corps and participated in campaigns in France, England, and Belgium. He received his Honorable Discharge Jan. 12, 1946, and returned to work here the following month.

Edgar Jones - Ernest Jones The Jones twins first began working for this Plant in 1942. Edgar was employed in the Preparation Department as a slasher helper, and Ernest worked in the Weaving Department as a cloth doffer. The boys were inducted at Fort Jackson, and spent about eight months in the states before going overseas. They served two years in the Pacific Theater and both participated in the Campaign of Okinawa. The twins received their Honorable Discharges in Jan. 1946, and returned to their respective jobs with us the following month.

Ralph Goldsmith Ralph came to work with us in 1933, and was working as a filling hauler in the Weaving Department when he was called to the Army in June, 1943. Before he left for overseas duty in January, he was stationed at Camp Hale, Colorado. He served seven months in the E. T. O., and was on duty during two major battles. Ralph returned to work here soon after receiving his discharge in Jan. 1946.

Milton H. Smith Milton worked here as a weaver until he entered service in July, 1942. He served three years with the Army Air Corps. He was given an Honorable Discharge Feb. 14, 1946, and returned to work at this Plant in that same month.

C. Blane Capps Before entering service, this man was a yarn man in our Plant. He received three months of basic training, then shipped overseas to serve in the Asiatic and Pacific Theaters. He was overseas eighteen months, and was on active combat duty during the campaign of New Caledonia. Soon after receiving his Honorable Discharge in Jan. 1946, Blaine returned to work here on his old job.

Artie W. Chastain This Veteran was employed with this Plant as a slasher helper when he joined the Navy in Oct. 1943. He was inducted at Spartanburg, S. C., and served one year in the states be-

Photo of men golfing.

The other afternoon, the Photographer visited the Golf Course and caught a group of the devotees of that game just before they teed off on the Slater Nine Golf Course. The course is popular with Slaterites and almost any day a number can be found using it.

fore being assigned to overseas duty. He was on active combat duty about eighteen months in the Atlantic Theater, and saw action in two major battles. Artie received his Honorable Discharge Jan. 23, 1946, and accepted his old job back with us in Feb. 1946. He has since left our employ to farm for himself.

COX-SINGLETON

Miss Sarah Cox became the bride of Mr. John H. Singleton on Sunday, June 30, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cox, of Marietta, in the presence of a number of close friends.

The ceremony was performed by the bride's uncle, the Reverend Carl Cox, of Walterboro, using the double ring ceremony.

The bride was lovely in a suit of aqua with black accessories. Her corsage was of white gardenias.

Following the ceremony, the couple left for a wedding trip to Johnson City, Tenn.

The young couple is now residing in Marietta.

Ball Team Loses

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ly, making several hard catches in deep center field. Ellenburg, Slater right fielder, also accepted several hard changes in his garden.

The winner of this tournament will go to Wichita, Kansas, to try for national honors. This defeat of the Slater team eliminated them from further competition.

The box score is as follows: Slater AB R H E Belcher, ss 2 0 0 0 P. Ledford, ss 2 0 0 2 Bishop, 3b 2 1 0 0 Rampey, cf 4 1 2 0 A. Ledford, 2b 4 0 0 1 Taylor, 1b 3 0 1 0 Puckett, lf 2 0 0 0 McMakin, lf 2 0 0 0 Ellenburg, rf 1 0 0 0 W. Cashion, c 3 0 1 1

OFFICE NEWS

Mrs. Christine Hannon had as her guests last weekend her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Tate, of Taylors.

Miss Ruth Taylor spent Sunday in Rutherfordton, N. C., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tyner.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Compton had as their guest last week Mrs. Compton's mother, Mrs. R. P. Taylor, of Greenville.

Miss Betty Foster, our switchboard operator, visited in the home of Miss Bernice McClain in Abbeville last weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rogers and family motored to Spartanburg Sunday and visited in the home of the Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Chandler.

Mr. Charlie Finley took a business trip to Shelby, N. C., recently.

Messrs. R. P. Alexander, P. J. Acree, J. G. Chandler, and W. M. Sutton spent two days recently visiting in the Greensboro Office.

McCall, p 1 0 0 0 Brooks, p 1 0 0 0

Total 27 2 4 4 G'ville A.A. Base AB R H E Vaughn, 3b 4 1 0 0 Daniels, 2b 5 1 1 0 Thompson, 1b 4 1 1 1 Gaddy, rf 4 2 2 0 Lankford, ss 4 1 1 0 Moody, cf 4 2 3 0 McFarland, c 4 0 2 0 Lindstrom, p 4 0 0 0 Houghlie, lf 4 0 0 0

Totals 37 8 10 1

Slater 000 000 002-2 G. A. A. B. 204 020 000-8

In a regular Piedmont Textile Baseball League game played on July 20 at Judson, Slater was defeated by the score of 15 to 9.

The game was slow and was a comedy of errors and otherwise poor baseball by both teams. Griffin, the starting hurler for the Judson Coats, was knocked out in the first round and was replaced by McGill. Perry Rampey, veteran Slater hurler, was touched for 10 hits and 12 runs in the first 3 innings, before being relieved by Taylor. The remainder of the game, Taylor pitched good ball, giving up only 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings.

This game has been protested by Manager R. P. Cashion due to the ineligibility of two of the Judson player,and an appeal is now before the League.

The score by innings follows:

Slater 310 110 030- 9-11-4 Judson 705 012 00 -15-15-0

The regular Piedmont Textile League game scheduled for July 27 was postponed to a date to be announced later as both the Slater and Brandon teams were participating in the State Tournament at Ware Shoals. This coming Saturday, August 3, Slater plays host to the Judson team at Slater.

Slater Men Named

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company since August 1931, and prior to coming here was with Monaghan Mills in Greenville. He began his career in textile work with the Southern Manufacturing Company of Athens, Ga. Mr. Sartain is married to the former Miss Mary Reid, and resides at 10 Batson Street in Marietta. They have one child, a boy.

Wade T. Pierce was promoted from instructor in loom fixing to his present position. Mr. Pierce began work with the Slater Company in 1928, and for a short time in 1944 was employed at Judson Mill in Greenville. Practically all of his textile experience has been with Slater Company. Mr. Pierce is married to the former Miss Ruby Lee Tripp. The Pierce's have three children and reside near Marietta.

Also of considerable interest is the appointment of John Leonard Winstead from over-

Births

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McConnell announce the birth of a son on June 20 at Wood Memorial Clinic. The little boy has been named William Clyde.

Before marriage, Mrs. McConnell was Miss Ruby Reaves.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Addington, of Slater, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Teddy Eloise, born June 23, 1946 at the Wood Memorial Clinic. At birth, the baby weighed 8 1/2 pounds.

Mr. Addington is employed in the Weaving Department of this plant.

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Vaughn announce the birth of a sixpound son on June 14. He has been named Tommy Raymond.

Mr. Vaughn is an employee of our Weaving Department.

seer of weaving on the second shift in No. 2 Weave Room to instructor of loom fixing. Mr. Winstead succeeds Mr. Pierce who has been promoted to general overseer of weaving on the third shift.

Mr. Winstead has recently returned from two years of service in the armed forces, where he served with the Army. He entered service on December 1, 1943, and was discharged on January 16, 1946, returning to work here on January 22 of this year. He served in the European theater of operations for 15 months, seeing service in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and central Europe.

Mr. Winstead first became connected with the Slater Company in 1941, and prior to that time worked at Watts Mill in Laurens and also Judson Mill in Greenville. He began his textile career with Dunean Mill in Greenville. He is married to the former Miss Ludean Thornhill. The Winsteads have no children and reside at 42 First Street, Slater.

Henry Ralph Aiken has been promoted from loom fixer to overseer of weaving on the second shift in Weave Room No. 2, succeeding Mr. Winstead.

Mr. Aiken is also a veteran, having entered service on January 13, 1942 and serving until August 21, 1945. He saw two and one-half years service overseas, and returned to work here on September 10, 1945. He has been connected with the Slater Company since 1940. He is married to the former Miss Mildred Hopkins. The Aiken's have two children and reside in Greenville.

The Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of these men to higher positions than they formerly held. It has been the policy of the Slater company for some years to promote its own personnel as rapidly as conditions permit instead of going outside to secure supervisory help.

The many friends of these men rejoice with them in their good fortune, and wish them well in their new work, sincerely hoping they will meet with much success in the days to come.