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July 24, 1947 THE SLATER NEWS Page Three

GOINGS-ON - - - -
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Miss Pearl Price recently
spent a week's vacation in the
mountains of North Carolina.
She reports she had a swell
time.

We welcome Mary Gosnell
as a new battery filler in No. 2
Mary, we hope you will like
your work fine.

Mrs. Bernice Foster enjoyed
a surprise birthday party re-
cently, which was given by her
children. Bernice received lots
of nice gifts.

During the Fourth, Melvin
and Lucy Chandler enjoyed a
picnic at Wayside Park. They
also enjoyed a big supper with
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Chandler at
River Falls.

Mrs. Louise Canham is being
missed by all her friends in No.
2. We hope that she will return
to work sometime in the future.

Overseer R. W. Couch re-
ports that he had a very nice
vacation.

We welcome Cleo Hopkins as
a new weaver on the second
shift and hope he will enjoy his
work.

Mrs. W. W. Bellamy and
Miss Irene Bellamy were re-
cent visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Buford Bellamy.

We are sorry to learn that
Eleanor Bellamy's sister-in-law
is a patient in the Greenville
General Hospital and we wish
for her a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gaillard
and son, Mike, of Greenville
spent July 4th with Mr. and
Mrs. James Allison and daugh-
ter.

We are glad to hear that W.
H. Anderson's wife has recover-
ed from her recent illness.

J. D. Pridmore reports to us
he has a new brother-in-law.
Congratulations, J. D.

Pearl Price had as her recent
dinner guests, Hattie O'Queen,
G. W. and James Starling, and

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Cynthia Reece, all of Winston
Salem, N. C.

Miss Bernice Cantrell and
friends visited in the Smoky
Mountains during their vaca-
tion.

Mrs. G. A. Thrift and daugh-
ter, Kay, recent spent several
days in Orangeburg, S. C.

D. D. Phillips and family en-
joyed a trip to Charleston dur-
ing the Fourth.

Employees in No. 3 welcome
G. W. Couch as a new weaver.

Miss Sarah Lee Foster and
Edward Bryant attended the
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Moore recently.

Coburn Oxner spent his
vacation at Folly Beach.

Mr. Earl Waldrop enjoyed a
visit with his brother-in-law in
Augusta, Ga. during the holi-
days.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lell visited
their son at Camp Old Indian
during the week of the Fourth.
They carried a picnic lunch
along.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Suggs
and family visited Mrs. Suggs'
parents in Georgia during
vacation.

We are glad to hear that Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Jones have
moved into their new home
near Marietta and wish them
the best of luck.

Mr. J. W. Marsh went fishing
on his vacation, but the fish
just weren't biting. Better luck
next time, Mr. Marsh.

Mr. and Mrs. James Farmer
spend their vacation at "Tybee
Isle" near Savannah, Ga. and
report they had a swell time.

Mr. Leecle Jones tells us he
spend a quiet vacation at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jones
visited Mrs. Jones' parents in
Tennessee during the Fourth.
They went by way of the
Smoky Mountains.

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George D. Snipes, Jr.

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during their off-hours. The
Service Club was popular, as
were tours to historical places
such as the Lincoln Memorial
Park at Hodgensville, Ky.,
"My Old Kentucky Home" at
Bardstown, Ky., and the Mon-
astery of The Trappis Monks.
Visits to factories in Louisville,
Ky. were also made. Some of
these were The Home of Ral-
eigh Cigarettes, the Ford Plant,
and a furniture factory.

Hobbies and Handicraft were
also available, as were educa-
tional opportunities. A trainee
could find free music lessons,
radio repairing, radio announc-
ing, auto mechanics, photog-
raphy in all of its phases,
metal work, wood work, plas-
tics, and leather-craft. Corres-
pondence courses of all kinds
were available to each trainee.

George was high in his praise
of the unit and thought it well
worth while, for he says that
young Americans are thus
brought together from all sec-
tions of the country into a
wholesome atmosphere with
good housing and food where
excellent training is received,
all of which tends to build real
men who are capable of excel-
lent leadership in both civilian

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and Army life. Such men will
be able to serve their country
well if needed in any future
conflict.

Discipline, according to this
young soldier, was administer-
ed by the trainees themselves,
who served as jurymen, judge
advocate and attorneys. Drink-
ing and indecent language was
prohibited. George was proud
of his record and stated he was
never disciplined for any
offense.

While at Fort Knox, George
won his High School certificate
by making good grades on a
test given by and through the
Armed Forces Institute. He also
graduated from the auto
mechanics course.

Young Snipes is well known
to residents of Slater, having
lived here with his family for
several years. He attended the
Slater-Marietta High School be-
fore entering service. At vari-
ous times while a student,
George worked with the Dixie-
Home Store, the Slater Barber
Shop, and the Community Drug
Store all of Slater.

As George Dewey Snipes, Jr.
reports to his new station at
Fort Jackson, S. C., the best
wishes of his many friends at
Slater go with him in his life
as a soldier and leader of other
young men.

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Theatre Guide

July 26, 1947
"WILD BILL HICKOK
RIDES"
Starring:
Bruce Cabot
Warren Williams
Constance Bennett

July 28, 1947
"TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL
BY"
Starring:
Robert Walker
Lucille Bremer
Judy Garland

August 1, 1947
"QUEEN OF THE
AMAZONS"
Starring:
Robert Lowery
J. Edward Bromberg
Patricia Morrison

August 2, 1947
"NORTHWEST TRAIL"
Starring:
John Litel
Bob Steel
Joan Woodbury
Madge Bellamy

August 4, 1947
"TRAIL STREET"
Starring:
Randolph Scott
Ann Jeffreys
Robert Ryan

August 8, 1947
"BOOM TOWN"
Starring:
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Spencer Tracy

PARKER BOYS ARE
UNITED IN CHINA

The picture of Kenny Parker,
Carpenters Mate 2/C, and Pfc.
Bobby Parker, of the U. S.
Marine Corps, was made when
the two brothers met recently
in Tongstoo, China and is
shown on page one.

The brothers had not seen
each other in about two years,
and the meeting occurred when
the ship to which Kenny was
assigned carried supplies to
the marine base in Tongstoo.

Kenny and Bobby are the
sons of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Par-
ker of Slater and are well
known in this community. A
third son of the Parkers,
Tommy, enrolled in Naval
Training School the first of
July and is now stationed at
San Diego, California.

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For Sale

A two-room house on one
acre of good land. Also a '31
model Chevrolet truck and a
38 Special in good condition. If
interested, contact John Jr.
Patterson, Route # 3, Travelers
Rest, S. C.

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For Sale

A Fordson tractor in good
condition. Also, a sawmill and
power unit. C. P. Henderson,
Route No. 3, Travelers Rest,
S. C.

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Someone once asked James
J. Corbett what was the most
important thing a man must do
to become a champion. He re-
plied, "Fight one more round."

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LINES FROM
THE LIBRARY

Again, we are happy to wel-
come a number of new members
to the library.

The first of these is Miss
Martha Thompson, who was re-
cently employed by the Slater
Manufacturing Co., Inc. to
work in the mill office. We are
glad to have Miss Thompson
take out library membership
immediately upon assuming her
new duties in Slater, and hope
that the library will be able to
meet all of her reading needs.

Miss Clarissa Camden, also of
the mill office, is another new
library member. Being a resi-
dent of Marietta, Miss Camden
is well known in Slater where
she has many friends. It gives
us a great deal of pleasure to
have her as a new member.

The Thursday Afternoon
Story Hour group proudly an-
nounces two new members --
Larry Dudley and Lawrence
Ledford. Larry is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Dudley of
Slater, while Lawrence is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey

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Ledford, also of Slater.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cook
and children, Abie and Gloria,
were recent visitors in Slater.
They were accompanied by
Miss Emma Sharpe Avery, who
is employed as Mr. Cook's
secretary in the Greensboro
office. We were glad to have
the Cooks and Miss Avery in
Slater, and hope they will come
again soon.
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Approximately two hundred
new books have recently been
placed on the library shelves.
This number consists of books
purchased, and of those do-
nated by library patrons. Both
adults and children are invited
to come to the library and see
these latest additions to the
library's collection.
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We hope that all of our
library patrons had a very
pleasant vacation during the
week of Independence Day, and
they now have renewed energy
for their jobs, with plenty of
time for a favorite pastime --
reading!

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[Picture - skeleton head with the word CANCER and hand with the word
IGNORANCE on it]

'Tis Folly To Be Wise

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Thomas Gray once wrote, "Where
ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be
wise." That has long since been
proved a poet's fancy but people
even today are prone to accept this
notion as the truth. Science has
shown that ever increasing knowl-
edge can ease the path of man's ex-
istence. Advancements in medi-
cine in the past half-century have
increased the life expectancy of
the average American from about
45 years of age to 65.

Diseases that once meant almost
certain death, today are considered
minor illnesses, quickly controlled
by miracle medicine and modern
techniques of surgery. Many con-
tagious diseases, that once killed
millions, are controlled by immuni-
zation. Injuries, wounds and infec-
tions no longer hold the terror of
death for most people. Science has
done these things—not ignorance.

Cancer, one of the two greatest
killers of Americans, still takes an
appalling toll of human life. About
184,000 people in this country are
expected to die of cancer in 1947.
But science has not failed entirely
in reckoning with this disease.
With methods already at hand, at
least one-third of those who die of
cancer could be saved if they aban-
doned their philosophy that "igno-

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rance is bliss" because cases of
cancer, if detected early enough,
can be successfully treated, the
American Cancer Society points
out.

If you want to be safe—if you
want to take advantage of the
knowledge that science has made
possible—there are several things
you can do: see your family phy-
sician for a frequent check-up, vis-
it your nearest cancer detection
clinic and apply for an examina-
tion, be alert for "signs" of cancer.
Any of the following conditions
should be considered suspicious
and send you hurrying to your doc-
tor. They might mean that you
have early cancer, which is cura-
ble, or they might mean nothing at
all. You can't take a chance—see
your doctor if you notice any of
these things:

1) Any sore that does not heal,
particularly about the tongue or
lips. 2) A painless lump or thick-
ening, especially in the breast, lip
or tongue. 3) Irregular bleeding or
discharge from any of the natural
body openings. 4) Progressive
change in the color or size of a
wart or mole. 5) Persistent indi-
gestion. 6) Persistent hoarseness,
unexplained cough or difficult swal-
lowing. 7) Any radical change in
the normal bowel habits.

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THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
47 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.