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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS September 18, 1947

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Baptist Group
Enjoys Social

Members of the Senior
B. T. U. of the Slater Baptist
Church enjoyed a lawn party
Saturday night at the home of
their sponsor, Mr. Hines S.
Richardson, of Slater.

Miss Mary Dodson had
charge of the games, which
were greatly enjoyed by every-
one present.

When the games were over,
Miss Mildred Farthing, assisted
by Miss Dodson and Miss
Blondine Voyles, served deli-
cious refreshments.

There wre sixteen persons
present for this occasion, which
included the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles T. Thompson and
daughter, Ann.
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[sketch of woman wearing apron]
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SOFT DRINK TAXES
PAY TUITION FEES

Every time a Costa Rican
citizen gets thirsty and buys a
soft drink, he is helping to
underwrite some child's free
education according to the
Middle American Information
Bureau. Approximately a third
of a penny on each bottle sold
goes to the government of Costa
Rica in taxes to pay tuition fees
for the rising generation. Grade
school education, which is free,
is compulsory in this Middle
American republic, and young
people may also attend high
school and the National Univer-
sity without cost, provided
their parents own no property
other than a home.

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OFFICE NEWS

Mrs. Allan Lawson and chil-
dren of Pauline, S. C. visited
Mrs. Thelma Bledscoe of Ren-
frew recently.

Miss Esther Farr of Swan-
nanoa, N. C. spent a recent
week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Riley Farr.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rogers
and son were recent visitors of
the Rev. and Mrs. C. L.
Chandler of Spartanburg and
Mrs. L. W. Wood of Duncan.

Miss Sue Tate and Miss Mary
Stone recently spent the week-
end in Charleston, S. C. visiting
Roy Tate, who has been a
patient at the Naval Hospital
there.

Members of the office force
extend their deepest sympathy
to Mrs. Estelle Looper and Miss
Edna Southerlin in the death
of their grandmother, Mrs.
George Mayfield.
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Middle American Squash
Useful In Many Ways

When you're wrestling with
the pots and pans after that big
Sunday dinner, you'd probably
raise an eyebrow if anyone
suggested cleaning them with a
squash. But you could—if the
squash belonged to the versatile
loofa family. The loofa, which
grows in many Middle Amer-
ican countries and looks like a
giant cucumber, is today one of
the largest sources of the
world's sponge supply, accord-
ing to the Middle America
Information Bureau.

When specially treated with
water and quicklime, loofas—
which sometimes grow as long
as thirty inches—cease to be
vegetables and become sponges
composed of strong, tough
fibers. These fibers are coarse
enough to make excellent
material for heavy cleaning.
But loofas have many other
commercial and industrial uses.
Before the war, the United
States imported as many as one
million a year. During the war
years, this amount rose to five
million.

Of these five million, a great
many went down to the sea in
ships. Because of their absorb-
ent quality, loofas are much in
demand for the engine rooms
of great merchant vessels. Used
in filter boxes, for example,
they soak up oil and grease, yet
do not interfere with the flow
of water to the great boilers.
An average United Fruit
Company ship, for example,
might require as many as 150
loofas a month.

Before Pearl Harbor, Japan
supplied nearly all the loofas
used commercially. When the
war cut off that source, it was
necessary to develop a new one,
and quickly. To the rescue
came the agriculturalists of
Guatamala, Nicaragua, the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, El
Salvador, Cuba and other
Middle American countries.
Cuba in particular instituted an
extensive program of produc-
tion, which it is continuing at
the present time. Thus a new
item has been added to the long
list of vital imports which the
southern republics supply to
their North American neigh-
bors.

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FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
IS ANNOUNCED

Mr. W. A. Woodruff, coach of
the Slater-Marietta High School
Football Team, has announced
that football practice is well
underway at the local school.

There are only four regulars
who played last year returning
to school this year, who are
Stroud, Barnett, Revis, and
Ramsey. However, the school is
contemplating putting out a
winning team this year, as many
boys are already showing favor-
able progress. Among these are
Dover, Murray, Baker, and
several others.

Below is the planned schedule
of games to be played by the
Slater-Marietta Football Team
during the coming season:

Sept. 26—Fountain Inn—There
Oct. 3—Paris—Here
Oct. 10—Westville—Here
Oct 17—Piedmont—There
Oct. 23—Roebuck—Here
Oct 31—Paris—There
Nov. 7—Duncan—There
Nov. 14—Parker B—Undecided
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Common House Fly
Is Dangerous Insect

Summer is on the wane, but
one of the drawbacks of balmy
weather—the house fly—still is
with us.

Vicious and dangerous, the
house fly usually is chock full
of germs, every conceivable
type of germ which can cut
down working hours.

You don't have to worry
about a fly biting you to make
you ill. It's easier than that for
the fly to spread bacteria in the
home and factory.

The fly does its dirty work
with its six feet, each of which
is equipped with two little pads.
These pads are covered with a
film of sticky substance which
picks up filth.

But the legs and feet of the
fly are also covered with an
array of bristles which also
pick up a goodly share of dirt.

The targets of a fly are many.
They are objects which every
worker touches every day.
There is the piece of buttered
bread, the open bottle of milk,
the uncovered piece of meat on
the kitchen table.

Don't let the fly clean its feet
in your house on your food.
Keep healthy by keeping flies
dead.

[advertisement for Slater Barber Shop, spans columns 4-5]
[photo of barber chairs]
YOUR PATRONAGE APPREDIATED
Thank You — Call Again
Slater Barber Shop — Slater, S. C.
N. C. HAWKINS, Proprietor

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[sketch of stork delivering baby]
Births

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. (Bill)
Lybrand of Slater are the proud
parents of a little daughter,
born at the Wood Memorial
Clinic on September 4. The
little girl, who has been named
Eunice Rebecca, weight 7¼
lbs. at birth.

Mrs. Lybrand is the former
Miss Edith Ferguson of South
Boston, Va.

Mr. Lybrand is an employee
of the Slater Manufacturing
Co., Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J.
Cantrell of Greer announce the
arrival of a son, Stanley John,
Jr., at the Wood Memorial
Clinic on September 7. The
baby weighed 7 lbs. 2 ozs. at
birth.

Mrs. Cantrell is the former
Miss Mildred Saxon of Slater.

Mr. Cantrell is connected
with the Greer Bakery.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Dunn,
Jr. of Marietta are receiving
congratulations on the arrival
of a son, Glenn Miles, at the
Wood Memorial Clinic on
September 5. The little boy
weighed 7 lbs. 6 ozs. at birth.

Mrs. Dunn is the former Miss
Helena Jones of Marietta.

Mr. Dunn is employed by the
Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc.
and works in the Weaving De-
partment.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Mays Nelson
of Marietta announce the
arrival of a daughter at the
Wood Memorial Clinic on
September 6. The baby, who has
been named Emily Martin,
weighed 8 lbs. 3 ozs. at birth.

Mrs. Nelson is the former
Miss Grace Cox of Marietta.

Mr. Nelson, who is engaged
in farming, grows flowers for
the Rasor Floral Company.
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With the discovery of eleven
hitherto hidden temples at
Bonampak, one-time stronghold
of the ancient Mayas, many of
the details of life of these
pre-Spanish inhabitants of
ancient Mexico should be re-
constructed by archeologists.
The name Bonampak, according
to the Middle America Informa-
tion Bureau, means "Painted
Wall" in the ancient Mayan
anguage.