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August 7, 1947 THE SLATER NEWS Page Three

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GOINGS-ON - - - -
- IN WEAVE ROOMS -

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Staton re-
cently spent a week visiting
their daughter, Kathryn, and
family in Chester, Pa.

The Rev. and Mrs. Ervin Mc-
Abee and family were the re-
cent dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Sprouse.

Miss Sarah Canham and Miss
Jorene Vickers were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Eisemann
of Philadelphia, Pa. during
their vacation. While there,
they also visited Atlantic City,
Ocean City, and Wildwood,
New Jersey.

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ward and
family visited relatives and
friends in Cosby, Tenn. during
vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cooper
spent several days visiting
relatives in La Fayette, Ga. and
Chattanooga, Tenn. recently.

Employees of No. 2 and No.
3 Weave Rooms are very proud
of their new fluorescent lights.
They add very much to the at-
tractiveness of the rooms.

Pearl Price had as her recent
week-end guests John Plem-
mons of Canton, N. C., Kathleen
Case of Spring Creek, N. C.,
and Georgia and Sandra Mc-
Ray from Newport News, Va.

We understand Serina Case
has been doing lots of canning
lately. Good luck, Serina!

We are glad to see W. H.
Anderson back at work after
missing several days due to ill-
ness.

Alvin Rice tells us he has
been enjoying swimming a lot
lately.

We are sorry to hear about
Jim Hendrix's bad luck. He ran
into a bee nest, and was stung
by four of them before he
could get away. Jim, remember
next time that bees sure will
sting.

Miss Mary Hazel Fowler,
sister of Mrs. Eleanor Bellamy,
was a recent visitor from Ga.

Crayton Brady has been trad-
ing cars lately. He now has a
fine looking '40 Chevrolet.

Friends will be interested to
know that Clarence McCollum's
sister-in-law is doing fine fol-
lowing a serious operation.

We are sorry to learn that
Pearl Price's father was bit by
a poisonous snake. Pearl re-
ports he is getting along fine
now.

Musical Concert
Heard By Many

In New York City it's the
Stadium, and in Hollywood it's
the Bowl for open-air concerts.
But in Colombia, one of the
eleven Middle American repub-
lics, music lovers flock to "The
Half Pie" for their al fresco
entertainment, according to the
Middle American Information
Bureau. Despite its quaint
name, "The Half Pie" -- or in
Spanish the "Media Torta" --
is a magnificent structure high
above the capital city of Bogota.
The semi-circular shape of the
stadium accounts for its collo-
quial name.

Unlike its North American
counterparts, the "Media
Torta" has no seats. That does
not mean, however, that the
weekly audiences, varying from
ten to sexteen thousand, stand
up to hear a concert. The
"Media Torta" provides com-
fortable grass-covered bleach-
ers which stretch away in fan-
shaped rows from the large
open-air stage. From the higher
seats, Bogotans can not only
hear the excellent programs,
but can also feast their eyes on
their beautiful city, spread out
across the valley below them.

While the National Band of
Bogota plays selections from
the world's best music, food
peddlers -- even as in the
United States! -- thread their
way through the crowds selling
soft drinks, peanuts and obleas,
a Colombian sandwich made of
sweet wafers.

Concert music is not the only
attraction on the "Media Torta"
programs. The Popular Culture
Section of the Colombian Minis-
try of Education, which is in
charge of the concerts, makes
a point of stressing native
Colombian art. Accordingly, if
you visit the Bogota stadium,
you may also see troupes of
brilliantly-clad dancers, in
traditional costume, perform-

ing some typical number such
as the "danza de los canas-
tillos," or dance of the baskets.
Or you may hear a trio, accom-
panied by guitars, singing the
haunting folk-melody of "Bar-
ranquilla Querida," a favorite
on the coast, or perhaps the
"El Trapiche," popular with
workers in the sugar cane fields
of Central Colombia.

BALLPLAYERS OFFER
MANY PET ALIBIS

1. "I was looking for a fast
ball." (After striking out)
2. "The sun got in my eyes."
(A dropped fly ball)
3. "It took a bad hop." (Booted
grounder)
4. "I didn't think he was going
to run." (Holding ball while
runner scored from third)
5. "My spike hung." (Thrown
out stretching)
6. "I thought there were two
out." (Doubled on fly ball)
7. "The ball slipped out of my
hand." (Wild throw)
8. "The catcher tipped my bat."
(Has taken third strike)
9. "Them balls this year is
deader than ever." (Has flied
out four times)
10. "Two of the globes are out
in that light out there." (Line
drive has gone by him for a
triple)
11. "These bats ain't got no
wood in 'em." (Two pop-up in
a row)
12. "That mound needs building
up in front." (Just made a wild
pitch)
13. "He's pitching right out of
that sign in center field." (Has
struck out again)
14. "The pitcher balked."
(Caught off first)
15. "I got the uniforms mixed."
(Has thrown to wrong base)

They go on and on, but the
prize was pulled after a muffed
fly ball on a cloudy afternoon:

"A drop of rain got in my
eye" explained the victim.

Theatre Guide

August 9, 1947
"SRINGTIME IN
SIERRAS"
Starring:
Roy Rogers
Andy Devine
Jane Frazee

August 11, 1947
"MY BROTHER TALKS
TO HORSES"
Starring:
"Butch" Jenkins
Beverly Tyler
Peter Lawford

August 15, 1947
"THE BEGINNING OR
THE END"
Starring:
Brian Donlevy
Tom Drake
Robert Walker
Beverly Tyler

August 16, 1947
"LITTLE MR. JIM"
Starring:
"Butch" Jenkins
Frances Gifford
James Craig

Teamwork Best
For Any Business

It takes real money to build,
maintain, keep modern, and ex-
pand a plant like ours. The
best way to get that money and
keep it coming in is to earn
more money so that its owners
will continue to keep it in the
business, thereby making it pos-
sible to develop new products,
pay good wages, make more
sales, and earn more profits so
that there will be still more
money with which to keep on
doing the same thing over and
over again and it will continue
to grow larger and stronger.
The company can then serve
more and more customers with
products they want at the
prices they are willing the pay.

By company, we refer not
only to the financial set-up
which is one necessary part of
such a business, but to each em-
ployee, for, after all, our pro-
duction is made possible only
by a large number of individu-
al employees working together
in harmony. It is the coopera-
tion of every one of us, as in-
dividuals, that makes not only
for our own personal success,
but the success of the entire
company as well.

If, therefore, we are to suc-
ceed to the maximum degree, it
is necessary that each of us, as
individuals, cooperate—

(1) With an honest day's
work to give production that
will care for all expenses of
manufacture and also provide
profits.

(2) By being regularly on the
job so schedules may be met
and costs reduced.

(3) By constantly striving
for quality as well as quantity
production both to reduce
losses through spoilage, and to
maintain a perfection of prod-
ucts without which no manu-
facturer can hope to build a
business that will live, grow
and bring prosperity to itself
and those dependent upon it.

A company will be unable to
stay in business very long if
it doesn't make money, for a
company without profits will
soon be a company without jobs.

LINES FROM
THE LIBRARY

The Friday afternoon Story
Hour Group is happy to wel-
come Diane Gunter as a new
member. Diane is the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Gunter.

We are also glad to add Mrs.
Alvin Rice to the library roll.
Mrs. Rice is an employee of the
Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc.
and works in the Weaving De-
partment.

Another addition to the li-
brary roll is Miss Edna South-
erlin of Marietta. Miss South-
erlin is well known in Slater,
where she is employed in the
office of the Slater Community
Association.

Our most recent library
members are Mrs. Estelle Pres-
ley and Miss Myrtle McAbee,
daughters of the Rev. and Mrs.
Ervin McAbee. The McAbees
are newcomers to Slater where
the Rev. McAbee has assumed
his duties as pastor of the
Church of God.

We are happy to announce
that our library has a copy of
the new book, "The Money-
man." Since this book is the
midsummer selection of the
Book-of-the Month Club, we
know it will be welcomed by
those readers who have been
requesting current books. This
title, a historical novel written
by Thomas B. Costain, deals
with scenes and characters
drawn from the mid-fifteenth
century of French history.
Jacques Coeur is the king's
"Moneyman" or treasurer, who
wields a great influence during
this dangerous period of
France. But we won't tell you
more, for you will want to read
"The Moneyman" for yourself.

Many thanks to Janice Coop-
er and Jimmy Davis for their
recent book donations to the
library. Janice donated a
charming little book called
"We Love America." This book,
a collection of simple stories of
American living, is beautifully
illustrated and is suitable for
children of the pre-school and
first grade ages. Jimmy's dona-
tion is a copy of Ernie Pyle's
well known book, "Here Is
Your War." This book will ap-
peal primarily to adults who,
familiar with the writings of
Ernie Pyle, are always anxious
to read something else
written by this beloved American.

Southerlin—Looper

Of interest to their many
friends throughout this area is
the marriage of Miss Estelle
Southerlin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Southerlin of
Marietta, to Mr. J. C. Looper.
The rites were performed at
the Marietta Baptist Church on
June 21, 1947 at 8:30 P. M.

Following the ceremony, a re-
ception was held at the home
of the bride, after which the
young couple departed for a
trip to Canada by way of De-
troit.

Mrs. Looper is a graduate of
Winthrop College and is em-
ployed in the office of Slater
Manufacturing Co., Inc.

The groom is connected with
the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company in
Greenville.

Mr. and Mrs. Looper are now
at home to their friends at 103
Paris Mountain Avenue, Green-
ville, S. C.

Richardson Wins

(Con't. from page 1, col. 3)

from Slater - Marietta High
School with the class of 1946
and entered the Army in Oc-
tober, 1946.

[Photo, spanning columns 4 and 5. of two young girls in bridesmaid outfits carrying baskets.]

Misses Catherine and Marjorie Pitman, the attractive little
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pitman of Slater, were recently
flower girls in the wedding of Mrs. Pitman's cousin, Miss Hazel
Freeman of Holly Hill, S. C. Mr. Pitman is employed here in the
Weaving Department.