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December 11, 1947 THE SLATER NEWS Page 3

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PREPARATION DEPARTMENT N-E-W-S

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Miss Ruth Laws of Winthrop
College spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Laws.

Everyone is glad to see
Fannie Cox back on the job
after a brief illness.

Mrs. Bertha Meece spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Stancell, and sister, Mrs. Cole-
man Aiken.

We are glad to know that
Irene Dunn's little brother has
recuperated from a case of
diptheria.

Mrs. Margaret Laws gave a
party for Johnny on his third
birthday. Approximately
twelve guests were present to
enjoy the games and refresh-
ments.

Margie Bolt and Isabell
Poole are very proud of their
new residence.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Banks
sand Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
Stephens were the Sunday din-
ner guests of Mrs. Wilma El-
rod.

Paul Jones reported killing
only one rabbit Thanksgiving.
Where's your luck, Paul!

Miss Lorraine Bowles of Fur-
man University enjoyed a
week-end recently with her
mother, Mrs. Norma Bowles.

Second shifters welcome
Jimmy Hightower back to the
department as a filling checker
after serving eighteen months
in the Army.

Eugene Walls has recently
received his third degree in the
Masons and wants a ring for
Christmas. Anybody got any
rusty dollars?

We are sorry that Ruby
Drury is in the hospital where
she will undergo a serious
operation. We wish for her a
speedy recovery.

Coleman Finley has been
transferred to the job of in-
spector on the second shift.
Good luck, Coleman.

Mrs. Lillie Gilreath had as
her recent dinner guests, Mrs.
Maggie Gilreath and Mrs.
Emily Gilreath.

We are glad to have Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Jones back at work
after being on the sick list for
some time.

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We wish to congratulate
Ruth Tenny and R. B. Buchan-
an on their approaching mar-
riage and wish for them much
happiness.

Miss Elsie Lee Pittman of
Winthrop College, Rock Hill,
S. C., visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Scarce during
the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Barker
visited Mr. Barker's brother,
Mr. J. F. Barker, in Augusta,
Ga. recently.

After having enjoyed a ten
day furlough at home, Carol
McGill, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. McGill of Slater, has re-
ported to Pittsburg, Cal. He
expects to go from there to the
Pacific area.

Employees of the Drawing-
In Department have recently
exchanged names for Christ-
mas gifts. Each year at this
time the Christmas Spirit is
really high among these em-
ployees.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simpson
of Traveler's Rest, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Hawkins of Greenville,
Mrs. R. W. Simpson, and Mrs.
Jim Plumley of Travelers Rest
visited Mrs. Plumley's son, Mr.
Morris Hawkins, in Nashville,
Tenn. last week-end. While
there they visited many points
of interest and enjoyed attend-
ing the "Grand Old Opry" on
Saturday night.

We are sorry to hear that
Mrs. Grace Arms is ill. Hope
you will soon be able to return
to work, Grace.

Drawing-In employees, who
have recently return to work
at Slater after being borrowed
by other mills are Mrs. Lucile
McMullan and Mrs. Jettie Led-
ford from Abeeville Mills, and
Mrs. Julia Brown and Mrs.
Ruby McGill from Cleveland
Cloth Mills in Shelby.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bates
visited Mrs. Bessie Robinson
Monday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Billie Phillips
attended the Smith—Bonie
church wedding Saturday
night.

First shifters welcome Mrs.
Lois Bates Jewell as a new em-
ployee, and hope she will enjoy
her work here.

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Weave Room News
(Cont'd from page 2, col. 5)

If you like good hot dogs,
visit Uncle Bob Griffith's hot
dog stand at his house. Uncle
Bob, we wish you the best of
luck in your new business.

Margaret Stroud has re-
turned to work at Slater as
spare for all three weave rooms
on the second shift.

Second shifters in No. 3 wel-
come Mrs. Annie Bell Suggs as
a battery hand.

Mr. and Mrs. George Burrell
and Mrs. M. T. Henderson take
this opportunity to express
their thanks and gratitude for
the lovely floral offering in the
recent deaths of their uncles,
Mr. W. H. Hancock of Sumter,
S. C. and Mr. L. N. Simpson of
Greenville.

Everyone misses Doris
Raines, who has been confined
to her home due to illness.
Hope you will soon be well
again and back on the job,
Doris.

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The Christmas spirit is al-
ready high among employees of
#3 Weave Room. Drawing
names is lots of fun, and it
creates a good spirit of fellow-
ship among employees.

News has been scarce in No.
3, second shift, lately, but em-
ployees report that they are very
proud of their new lights and
pretty floors which add much
to the attractiveness of the
plant and make the work more
pleasant.

Miss Elizabeth Edens had the
pleasure of treating her
brother-in-law, Mr. C. C. Cant-
rell, with a nice trip to Ashe-
ville and other points of in-
terest on his birthday. Mr.
Cantrell is the father of Bernice
Cantrell.

The bright smile on the face
of Rosa Lee means that they
have completed their new home
and have moved in. Her cousin,
Margaret Johnson, was present
to enjoy the house warming.
Rosa Lee, we hope you will be
very happy in your new home.

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Theatre Guide

December 13, 1947
"THE CORPSE CAME
C. O. D.
Starring:
George Brent
Adele Jergens
Joan Blondell
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December 19, 1947
"MIRACLE ON 34TH
STREET"
Starring:
Maureen O'Hara
Edmund Gwenn
John Payne
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December 20, 1947
"SMOKY RIVER
SERENADE"
Starring :
Paul Campbell
Billy Williams
Ruth Terry
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December 26, 1947
"SWING THE WESTERN
WAY"
Starring:
Jack Leonard
Thurston Hall
Mary Dugan
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Popular Selections
At Slater Library

Book-Of-The-Month Club Se-
lections for November:

"Back Home", by Bill Maudlin.

This amusing book, consist-
ing of some 50,000 words of
text and approximately 200 of
the author's best cartoons,
gives Maudlin's impressions of
"home" when he returned to it
after five years of war. Like
many others, Bill Maudlin went
to war as a boy, and returned
as a full-fledged citizen who had
won fame as a soldier cartoon-
ist. He was shocked at some of
the things he found "back
home"—things he didn't expect
to find.

His book deals with "the
kind of things most decent
people hate but don't do much
about." As someone has said,
it shouts what millions of
Americans are merely murmur-
ing.

You'll want to read this
book which is now in the
library.
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"Miracle On 34th Street", by
Valentine Davies.

This book, which has very
appropriately been called a
twentieth century "Christmas
Carol" will be a real prelude to
the Christmas season, since it
is the story of an old man who
thinks he is Santa Claus. As
you begin to read the book, you
may even believe that he is
Kris Kringle, and the reindeer
in the zoo eat out of his hand.
But many people around Kris
Kringle refuse to believe he is
Santa Claus, and try to have
him put away as a lunatic. A
trial follows, which not only
involves Kris Kringle, but also
the politcal future of the pre-
siding judge. However, the
judge renders a verdict which
emphasizes "peace on earth and
good will toward men."

You will enjoy this warmly
humorous story which is avail-
able at the library.

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LINES FROM
THE LIBRARY

"Books are keys to wisdom's
treasure;
Books are gates to the lands of
pleasure;
Books are paths that up-
ward lead;
Books are friends. Come, let
us read."

Inscription from the Children's
Reading Room, Hopkinton,
Mass.
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Several children have
recently joined the Story Hour
groups. We are delighted to
have them, and we trust that
their affiliation with Story
Hour will afford them many
happy experiences. Those join-
ing the Thursday afternoon
group are:

Gib Rogers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Rogers.
Junior Teems, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Teems.

New members for the Friday
afternoon group are:

Jim Horton, son of Dr. and
Mrs. W. F. Horton.
Benny Burnette, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Burnette.

Other new library members
are Misses Jorene Vickers and
Christine Burdett. Jorene,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. J.
Vickers of Slater, is employed
in the plant Commissary.
Christine, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Burdett, is a
member of the seventh grade in
the local school.
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Many thanks to Barbara
Godfrey for donating to the
library a copy of "The Bobbsey
Twins" or "Merry Days In-
doors and Out." This book is
one of a series dear to the
hearts of children, and we are
sure it will be enjoyed by all
who read it.
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Congratulations to Raymond
Gosnell who was recently pro-
moted from Story Hour to the
Boy's Library Club. Raymond,
a son of Mr. and mrs. H. B.
Gosnell, was eight years old in
October.

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TRUE
THESE TRAFFIC
DEATH DODGERS
ARE FUGITIVES
FROM THE
UNDERTAKER

[sketch of man jaywalking past auto]
CAUTIOUS AND LOOKS WHERE HE IS
GOING BUT STILL VIOLATING THE
LAW OF TRAFFIC & COMMON SENSE.

[sketch of elderly woman jaywalking]
SAFE ACROSS THE STREET
BUT WHAT A CHANCE, JAY
WALKING IS ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS FOR THE ELDERLY.

[sketch of woman jaywalking across road in front of truck]
WORRYING ABOUT HER HAT, PAYING NO
ATTENTION TO THE TRUCK. AFRAID
OF LOSING HER HAT BUT THINK-
ING NOTHING OF HER LIFE & LIMB.

[sketch of woman jay walking between 2 parked cars]
SAVING A FEW STEPS
MAY SAVE THIS
JAYWALKER FROM
THE EFFORT OF
WALKING AGAIN.

[sketch of man jaywalking in back of a streetcar]
LAZY GUY MAY HAVE ALONG
REST IF HE DOESN'T STOP RUN-
NING IN BACK OF STREETCARS.

[sketch of 4 women jaywalking between cars]
DODGING DEATH, JAYWALKERS
DART BETWEEN AUTOS. THIS
TIME THEY MADE IT. IT MAY
BE DIFFERENT NEXT TIME.

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LOCAL SCOUT TROOP
ENJOYS OUTING

The intermediate Girl Scout
Troop of Slater, under the
leadership of Miss Ruth Camp-
bell and Mrs. R. D. Rabb, en-
joyed a hike and cook-out
recently, which all of the girls
enjoyed immensely.

At another meeting during
the month of November, the
girls made candy.

This active troop is composed
of the following girls: Sara
Faye Johnson, Elizabeth Clary,
June Pridmore, Margaret
Robinson, Betty Garrett, Caro-
lyn Dixon, Sigrid Gosnell,
Janice Williams and Athalee
Christopher.
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In reorganization of the
musical direction of the Phil-
harmonic Orchestra of Havana,
Juan Jose Castro, noted Latin
American conductor, has been
appointed to direct the des-
tinies of the Cuban symphony
group, reports the Middle
America Information Bureau.
Outstanding soloists have
signed to appear in Havana
during the coming season, in-
cluding Jascha Heifetz, Kirsten
Flagstad, Claudio Arrau, and
Nathan Milstein. Eugene Or-
mandy and Bruno Walter will
appear as guest conductors.
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It's time now for a brief
Middle America quiz. Thinking
cap on? What republic of
Middle America is known as
the "Land of Eternal Spring"?
And what island republic has
been known as the "Pearl of the
Antillos" since the days of the
buccaneers? The answers,
respectively: Guatamala and
Cuba.
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Jean Pittman of Cross Plains
was a recent visitor at the li-
brary. Jean is a cousin of
Marjorie and Catherine Pitt-
man, who belong to the Thurs-
day afternoon Story Hour
group, and we enjoyed having
her with us for a Story Hour
period.