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Page Two The Slater News February 6, 1947

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

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Robert H. ATKINSON_______ Editor
Cecil S. ROSS_______ Asst. Editor
CLAUDE GUEST ______ Photographer

REPORTERS

Weave Room: Ernestine McCall,
Nellie Barnette, Gladys Cox, Rosa-
Lee Cox, Sarah Canham, Louise
Bagwell, Pearl Price, Ethel Clary,
Doris Jones and Irene Cox

Preparation Department: Jessie Vas-
sey, Julia Brown, Bertha Jones,
Sarah Singleton, Blanche Raxter,
Nellie Ruth Payne, Stanley Haw-
kins, Ruth Campbell, D. P. Gar-
rick, Tom Boggs, and Marguerite
Waddell.

Cloth Room: Opal W.Smith.

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

The Boss

It must be remembered that
everyone has a boss. The presi-
dent must get along with the
board chairman. The board
chairman must get along with
the executive committee, or the
stockholders.

The shipping clerk has a boss,
his boss has a boss, and so on
. . . (and the commonest prob-
lem in business is) . . . getting
along with the boss.

Perhaps the most frequent
complaint about bosses is, "He
will not approve my ideas and
suggestions. Every time I sug-
gest something new or progres-
sive the brass hats turn me
down."

Any recommendation made
by a subordinate to his boss,
which costs the company money,
must bring up the question in
the mind of the boss, "What
will happen, or what will it cost
if we don't follow this sugges-
tion?" As long as the boss is
going to think of it like this
it is a good idea to attempt to
make the estimate for him.

Another patent and common
reason for not getting alng
well with the boss is to think
of everything in terms of your
own department. The head of
the business thinks of the busi-
ness as a whole.

A medium-sized business was
purchased by a wealthy cor-
poration which sent a new gen-
eral manager to the business.
One by one, he asked the diff-
erent department heads to meet
with him and discuss their
problems. The sales manager
wanted more salesmen; the su-
perintendent wanted a new
boiler; the office manager want-
ed air conditioning. And so it
went from department to de-
partment. No one had thought
beyond his own department.
No one had cost estimages, or any-

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thing else to give the new gen-
eral manager something he
could put his teeth into.

Getting along with the boss
is largely a matter of assuming
authority and getting things
done. Often the man that the
boss thinks most of is the man
who runs to him the least.
"Keep out of the boss' hair" is
good advice to the man who
wants to get along with the
boss.

Some men demand too many
instructions, go back for
further instructions too often;
make too frequent progress re-
ports, expecting a pat on the
back each time. Then when the
job is finally done, they attempt
to make it appear an earth-

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shaking achievement.

It is only human for men to
want credit for their accom-
plishments, but many stand in
their own way by constantly
seeking credit for every routine
job they perform. They seem-
intly forget this is what they
are paid for and that only spe-
cial achievement deserves spe-
cial commendation.

They forget, too, that the
boss has often had a share in
the accomplishment, and that
he, being human also, would be
glad to have a share of the
credit himself. The man who
is most likely to get along with
the boss is the fellow who un-
derstands this psychology.—
Courtesy American Business

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SLATER
DAY BY DAY

Building Americans

"We are not building this
country of ours. It is here to
last through the ages," was the
opinion of Theodore Roosevelt
as he investigated the need for
establishing national parks. He
spoke of the nation's natural
resources and wide expanse of
beauty and grandeur. Of her
mighty rivers and towering
mountains, of her fertile plains
and vast forests, of her wealth
of minerals and her long line of
coastal harbors. We don't
build these things; they are
here to last through the ages.

But it takes people to make
a country great, and the people
who lead our country must be
built in character from their
youth up. They must be train-
ed in all of the traits that lead
toward good citizenship.

Every organization in our
community that helps in build-
ing strong character is a fac-
tory for building Americans.

The Intermediate Girl Scout
Troop 14 held an investure
service recently. There were
three large candles and ten
smaller candles to represent the
Scout pledge and the Scout laws.
There was an American flag
and the pledge of allegiance—
and there were four new mem-
bers of the local Scout Troop.
This was a step in the process
of building Americans.

The boys have the same pro-
cess in the Boy Scout Troops.

Our school is another. Each
time a child learns a vital truth,
or reads a beautiful story or
poem, or sings our national an-
them, that child has gone
through another process in the
manufacturing of an American.

Churches come in for their
share of influence too. Every
time a child goes to church and
lifts his voice in song or bows
his head in prayer, he is becom-
ing a better American.

But perhaps the most influen-
tial manufacturing plant our
community offers for building
Americans is our streets, where
the children gather around the
light post to giggle their se-
crets, or go zooming along on
skates and bicycles.

The nearby woods and
streams contribute their part
toward building Americans too,
for it is here the inquisitive boy
learns first-hand lessons from
Mother Nature.

We are not building this
country, but we must be sure
that this country's citizens are
processed in the right kind of a
manufacturing plant.

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Cloth Room Chatter

We are happy to hear that
Elizabeth Rowland's brother,
Edward Cox, E. M. 1/C, has
received his discharge from the
Navy after serving six years.
During the war he served on
the Hornet and the New Lex-
ington. He will make his home
in Greer with his mother. Ev-
eryone wishes for him the best
of luck as he takes up his
civilian life again.

Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Burns
and Carol and Mrs. Lizzie
Burns were recent dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Burns.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Coleman
were happy to have as their
dinner guests recently Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Stroud and Misses
Daisy, Jessie and Helen Batson.

Everyone is sorry to hear
that Mrs. Sallie Guest is a pa-
tient in Coleman Hospital. She
is being greatly missed while
away from her work, and every-
one wishes for her a speedy re-
covery.

Mrs. Estelle Kelly wishes to
thank the employees of the
Cloth Room for the contribu-
tion made to her during the
recent illness of her husband.
It was deeply appreciated by
both Mr. and Mrs. Kelly.
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Woodman Grove
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Grove which are now rose and
green.

Members of the Grove are
urged to be present at the next
regular meeting of the Society
and are urged to bring someone
with them if possible. The wo-
men of this community are
urged to attend these meetings
and affiliate themselves with the
Grove if they so desire. A cor-
dial reception awaits those who
care to join.
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Play Cast Dine
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Cooper, Miss Mildred Shelton,
Miss Joyce Snipes, Miss Faye
Garland, Miss Kathleen Farns-
worth, Miss Patricia Summey,
Mrs. W. W. Stephenson, Mrs.
H. B. Gosnell, Miss Katherine
Guest, Miss Betty Vassey, Miss
Carolyn Marsh, Miss Shirley
Scarce, Miss Linnie Tolley, Miss
Doris Hargrove, Miss Elaine
Foster, W. Earle Reid, Mrs. W.
Earle Reid, Rev. J. M. Dean,
and Rev. J. D. Hand.

This supper was sponsored
and financed by the Slater Com-
munity Association.

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[drawing of two men standing at a counter]
Said O'Toole in a manner bombastic
"Wearing gogles is simplly fantasic!"
Nor he's first to confess
That he made a bad guess
For he's choosing an eye made of plastic.

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PREPARATION
DEPARTMENT N-E-W-S

We are sorry to hear of the
illness of Mrs. Bertha Batson
who is a patient at the St.
Frances Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Crayton Brady
and family visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Jones, of Greenville, last
Sunday.

Annie Peterson recently
spent the day with her grand-
mother, Mrs. Joe Duncan, of
Greenville.

Edgar Jones and Bonelle
Leatherwood were married re-
cently. We wish you a long and
happy life together.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rice had
as their Sunday afternoon
guests, Mrs. Rice's brother and
sister, Howard and Helen Belk,
and friends of Danielsville, Ga.

We are sorry to hear that B.
F. Barton, of the slasher room,
had an appendix operation re-
cently. We hope to see him
back at work soon.

We miss Ivadell Hilll who has
been out from work due to the
serious illness of her husband,
Charlie Hill, of Cleveland.

Louise Barton, Gladys Childs
and Annie Peterson have been
transferred to the warper room.
Welcome, girls—we're glad to
have you back.

Paul Jones went rabbit hunt-
ing recently. Up jumped a rab-
bit and he shot the dog. Better
luck next time, Paul!

We all welcome the clear
weather. Edna Forrest is expe-
cially glad to see it, as she is
moving into her new home this
week.

We are glad to have Blanche
McCall back at work. She has
been out for some time due to
illness.

Louise and Frances Hall had
as their guests last Sunday,
their first cousin, Gordon But-
ler, who is home on leave from
the Navy, and his fiancee, Millie
LeGrow, of Boston, Mass.

Employees of the second shift
are missing their fixer. Tom is
on the first shift learning about
the automatic quillers.

Employees of the drawing-in
room are glad to have Mrs.
Thelma Merrell and Mrs. Mil-
dred Tilley back at work after
being out for some time.

Mary Ann and Patsy Tilley
entertained 30 little guests re-
cently at a joint birthday party
at their home. Mary Ann was
9 years old and Patsy 6 years

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old. They are the children of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tilley.

The drawing-in room wishes
to express their sympathy to
Mr. and Mrs. George Vickers
and family who were recently
called to Chesnee by the death
of Mr. Vickers' brother, Mr. W.
Vickers.

Mr. Roy Summey and Mr.
James Barnett recently made a
buisness trip to Tennessee.

Mr. James Guest attended a
birthday dinner given in honor
of his grandmother, Mrs. J. N.
Stroud.

First shift employees wish to
welcome Mrs. Frances Childs,
who has recently come to work.
Mrs. Childs has accepted the
job of backwinding on the first
shift.

The James Austin Lybrand
Class of Slater Methodist
Church extends an invitation to
all men of this vicinity to meet
with them. Mr. Garland Marsh
is teacher.

Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Hand
have recently moved to First
Street, Slater.

Mr. James Guest and Mr.
Donald Stroud visited in Easley
Sunday afternoon.

James Embry and Jay
Brooks visited their parents in
Danielsville, Ga., last week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Smith, of
News Port, Tenn., spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. James
Blackwell.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kelley
have moved into their new resi-
dence on Mitts Street in Green-
ville.

Friends of Mrs. Janie Jack-
son Hunt sympathize with her
in the recent bereavement.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boggs at-
tended the funeral of their
uncle in Ware Shoals last
Thursday.

Fred Cisson went hunting in
Pickens County last week.

"Sammie" and Annie Mae
Coggins enjoyed a birthday
dinner last Sunday in the home
of Mrs. Bessie Tripp Swaney.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reynolds
visited Mr. C. P. Reynolds in
Greer recently.

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