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PERFECTION IN TEXTILES-A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790
THE SLATER NEWS

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Old Slater Mill
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
EST. 1790

VOL. 4 Slater, S. C., February 6, 1947 No. 25

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Slater Mill
SLATER, SO. CAROLINA
1943

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Board of Governors Has Meeting
And Names Officers For This Year

The newly elected Board of
Governors of the Slater Com-
munity Association here at
Slater held its first meeting on
Wednesday night, January 22,
at 7:00 p.m. in the library. This
meeting was held for the pur-
pose of organizing the new
Board of Governors of the As-
sociation, which were elected at
a meeting of the Association
held on December 13, 1946.

John H. Barnett, superin-
tendent of the Slater-Marietta
School, was elected president.
Elected to the position of vice-
president was Ansel B. Mc-
Makin, of Slater. Named to the
post of secretary and treasurer
at this time was Robert H. At-
kinson, Industrial Relations
Manager of the Slater Manufac-
turing Co., Inc. The new presi-
dent of the Association, Mr.
Barnett, has been connected
with the Slater-Marietta School
since 1938 as superintendent.
Mr. Barnett is recognized as a
leader in his field and knows the
problems of the people of Sla-
ter, as a result of his long and
successful connections with
them. The Association is to be
congratulated on having a man
of Mr. Barnett's caliber elected
to serve the Association as
president.

Mr. McMakin, the newly
elected vice-president, is a vet-
eran Slater employee and has
been with this Company for a
number of years and has seen
Slater grow from its beginning.
Mr. McMakin is prominently
connected with life at Slater,

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MRS. McGIILL HOST
TO CHURCH GROUP

The Methodist Woman's So-
ciety of Christian Service met
in the home of Mrs. E. A. Mc-
Gill for the January meeting.

The meeting was called to or-
der by the president, Mrs. Dub-
lin.

Following the devotional,
which was presented by Mrs.
Dublin and Mrs. McGill, an in-
teresting program was render-
ed by the following members:
Mrs. Lucille McMullan, Mrs.
Dora Addington, Mrs. Earl
Waldrop, and Mrs. Jere Bates.
The subject for the month was
a study of children, the theme
being Stewardship.

During the business session,
the committee on furnishing the
parsonage made a very favor-
able report.

The hostess served delicious
homemade cake, fruit cocktail
and whipped cream.

Those present for the meeting
were: Mrs. Dublin, Mrs. Mc-
Mullan, Mrs. Sam Addington,
Mrs. Earl Waldrop, Mrs. Jere
Bates, Vickie Bates, Mrs. Ted
Addington, Mrs. H. B. Taylor,
Mrs. Answl McMakin, and Mrs.
McGill.

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DR. HEATON HEARD
BY TEXTILE CLUB

Dr. George D. Heaton, pastor
of the Myers Park Baptist
Church of Charlotte, N. C., was
the speaker at the last meeting
of the Greenville Textile Club
held at Parker High School on
Tuesday evening, January 21,
at 7:00 o'clock.

A large and enthusiastic
audience was present to hear
Dr. Heaton deliver one of the
best addresses members of the
Textile Club have ever had the
privilege of hearing. Dr. Hea-
ton spoke on the responsibili-
ties of a supervisor, and in no
uncertain terms informed them
that the greatest problem they
faced today was in the field of
human relations.

The supper served by the
Parker High School officials
was one of the best the mem-
bers of the Textile Club have
ever had and was quite a repast.

During the business session of
the Club, Frank Aiken, super-
intendent of Judson Mill in
Greenville was elected to the
position of president of the
Club to succeed J. A. White,
Plant Manager of the Slater
Manufacturing Co., Inc., who
has served in that capacity for
the past year. Mr. Aiken is
pleasantly remembered by a
number of Slaterites as a form-
er employee of this Company.

The Greenville Textile Club,
which meets monthly at Parker
High School in Greenville, is
composed of supervisors and
overseers from the textile
plants in the greater Greenville
area. A number of Slaterites
were present at this meeting
of the Club.
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WOODMAN GROVE
HOLDS MEETING

The Women's Woodman
Grove of Slater, S. C., held
their regular meeting Thursday
night, January 2, 1947, in the
Girl Scout room at Slater Hall.

The home-like surroundings
of the Girl Scout room greatly
added to the occasion and made
the members feel more at home.

The members attending re-
ported a very profitable even-
ing.

Plans were made for a weiner
roast to be held sometime in the
future.

Delightful refreshments were
prepared and served by Mrs.
Evelyn Cashion and Mrs. Ollie
Mayfield. Mrs. Mayfield served
Russian tea which was greatly
enjoyed by members of the
Grove. Napkins for the occa-
sion were in the colors of the

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COOPERATION PAYS
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Slater Library
Gets Assistant

The Slater Community Asso-
ciation recently employed Miss
Hattie Belle Forrest, teacher in
the local school to assist with
the activities of the Slater Li-
brary each afternoon after
school hours. Miss Forrest will
help the librarian with all
phases of the club work spon-
sored for the children, and will
assist in carrying on the reg-
ular routine work of the library
in the time left each afternoon
after the clubs adjourn.

Miss Forrest is a daughter of
Mrs. Annie Forrest and the late
W. H. Forrest of Travelers
Rest, and has taught in the
Slater-Marietta Schools for the
past five years. At present, she
is a teacher of the fourth grade.
She received her college train-
ing at the Asheville Teachers'
College in Asheville, N. C., later
doing graduate work at Fur-
man University.

Mrs. W. Earle Reid, librarian
of the Slater Library, states
that the library is indeed for-
tunate in being able to secure
the services of Miss Forrest,
since she understands children
and is an expert in dealing with
them. Mrs. Reid further states
that, with the help of Miss For-
rest, she hopes to accomplish a
great deal more, not only in the
children's club work, but in the
entire library program.
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To be melancholy is to be
forever thinking of one's self.
—Comtesse Diane.

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SCOUTS SELECTED
FOR CONFERENCE

The Senior Girl Scout Troop
of Slater held its regular week-
ly meeting on Wednesday af-
ternoon, January 15, at Slater
Hall.

The meeting was called to or-
der by the vice-president. Af-
ter the roll was called, the min-
utes of the last meeting were
read and dues were taken up.

During the business session,
two girls were chosen to repre-
sent the local troop in a World
Conference. The two girls who
were chosen were Frances Poole
and Mary Dodson. These girls
will go to Greenville along with
other representatives from
troops in Greenvile County.
From these, one girl will be
chosen to represent Greenville
County, and one will be chosen
to represent South Carolina.
The girls representing each
State will go in June to a World
Conference to be held in New
York.

The troop then elected some
new officers to take the places
of some of the girls who have
left the troop. They then dis-
cussed a camping trip they are
planning to take some week-
end in the new future.

Mrs. Buchanan and Miss
Loftis gave a very interesting
"Panamine" which the girls en-
joyed very much.

At the close of the meeting,
the girls sang taps, and the
meeting was adjourned.
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The mind seeks, but it is the
heart that finds.—George Sand.

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Play Cast Dine
At Eating Place

Members of the cast of the
Christmas play, given at Christ-
mas time at Slater Hall, were
entertained at Dave Stansell's
Eating Place near Greenville on
Thursday night, January 23, at
7:00 p.m. Approximately fifty
members of the cast were pres-
ent for this delightful occasion,
and from reports everyone
seemed to enjoy it very much.

Included among the guests
were those who took speaking
parts in the play, those who
were in the angel scene, and
the members of the choir.

Robert H. Atkinson, Indus-
trial Relations Manager of the
Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
acted as toastmaster and intro-
duced a number of guests who
spoke briefly during the even-
ing. Among those who spoke
briefly were: Mrs. Ruby McGill,
Mr. Earle Reid, Mrs. Earle
Reid, Miss Kathleen Farns-
worth, Mr. W. A. Woodruff,
Jr., Mr. R. P. Canham, and
Jesse White, Jr. The remarks
of those speaking were greatly
enjoyed by all who were pres-
ent and were priviledged to hear
them.

Those attending were: Miss
Elizabeth Ammons, Mrs. Ruby
McGill, Miss Ann Thompson, T.
R. Addington, R. P. Canham,
Claude Guest, Cecil G. Hyer,
Raymond Johnson, W. A.
Woodruff, Jesse White, Jr.,
Miss Faye Dean, Ray Dean,
Russell Hampton, Robert H.
Atkinson, Mrs. Margaret Wil-
liams, Mrs. Russell Hampton,
Miss Jorene Vickers, Miss
Freida Thornton, Miss Doris
Hayden, Miss Bobbie Jean Shir-
ley, Miss Betty Bruce, Miss
Sarah Faye Johnson, Miss Bet-
ty Ruth Moody, Miss Josephine
Knight, and Miss Vivian Cam-
den.

Also: Miss Sarah Wylie, Miss
Lila Jean Clark, Miss Janet

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FIFTH GRADERS
GIVE CHAPEL PLAY

"The Fairy Weanes" was re-
cently presented in chapel by
Miss Feree's fifth grade pupils
of the Slater-Marietta Gram-
mar School. The play was
taken from a favorite story of
the class and written into play
form. The costumes were de-
signed by a member of the
class.

The program was as follows:
Song, "America the Beautiful,"
by all the class; Scripture read-
ing (First Corinthians 13), by
Sigrid Gosnell; and the morn-
ing prayer was sung by the
class.

The cast for the play as an-
nounced by Franklin McKiinney
was: Ellen Guest, Nora Jane
Nelson, Peggy Rose Waddell,
Kay Mullinax, Howard Cox,
Kenneth Cox, and Paul D. Jar-
rard, II.