gcls_SN_034d

Page four THE SLATER NEWS April 25, 1946

[COLUMN 1]
WITH OUR
VETERANS

For several weeks, the Slater
News has been running a list
of the returning veterans and
will continue to do this until
all veterans returned have been
officially recognized. In this
issue, we would like to especi-
ally welcome back the follow-
ing veterans:

ROBERT E. STEVENS
Stevens first became connect-
ed with the Slater Company on
January 3, 1942 as a Truck
Driver and continued in this
capacity until May, 1944 when
called into service. He was in-
ducted into the Navy on June
1, 1944 and served one year in
the states after which he was
sent to sea, serving four
months in the Atlantic, and,
also, in the Carribean where he
saw active combat service. On
October 6, 1945, he received his
honorable Discharge and re-
turned to his work here on De-
cember 17th of that year.

RAY B. SMITH
Ex.-Sgt. Smith was employed
here as a Cloth Packer in the
Cloth Room before entering the
Army. He was in training in
the States for one year before
going overseas. He was then
sent to the European Theater
of Operations where he was a
member of the Signal Corps,
serving with the 566th Signal
Battalion. He was on active
duty in five campaigns but
escaped without wounds or in-
jury. He returned to work
here in December, 1945 after
having received his Honorable
Discharge on December 7th of
that year.

ROBERT N. RANDOLPH
Robert had been employed
at Slater for quite some time,
having been employed in 1939
as a Weaver in which capacity
he served until called to the
Army on September 25, 1941.
He was inducted at Charleston,
S. C. and spent one month in
the States and was then sent
overseas where he served 33
months. After serving 33
months overseas, he returned
to the States where he spent
nine months and again was
sent overseas where he spent
six months. He was in
two major campaigns, serv-
ing in the rhineland and
Central Europe. He received
his Honorable Discharge on
September 27, 1945 and re-
turned to work here with
us on December 27, 1945.

AUBREY M. LEDFORD
Aubrey Ledford is an old-
time Slaterite, having begun
work here in 1935. When he
joined the Navy in October 10,
1942, he was employed here as
a Loom Fixer. 29 months of his
service were spent in the States
and then he was sent overseas
to serve 24 months which in-
cluded service in the Atlantic,
Mediterranean, Pacific and
Asiatic Theaters. At the time
of his discharge, Ledford was
a S-1/C. He received his Honor-
able Discharge in October, 1945,
and returned to work here De-
dember 28th of that year.

CHARLES L. LANE
The Lane family has lvied
at Slater for some number of
years and during that time,
most of the Lanes have or still
work at Slater. Charles becames

[COLUMN 2]

SGT. BRADBERRY
RECOVERING NICELY
The many friends of Sgt.
Robert Lee Bradberry will re-
gret to learn he is in the hos-
pital he recently had a nerve
operation, but is doing very
nicely at present.

He would enjoy hearing
from all his Slater friends, and
letters can be sent to the fol-
lowing address: U. S. Naval
Hospital, Ward E-6, Bethesda,
14, Md.

old enough to work in 1942
and went to work on June 15th.
When called into service in
May, 1945, he was employed as
a Weaver in Weave Room No.
2. Because of a dependent
mother and two brothers, he
was given an Honorable Dis-
charge from service on Decem-
ber 6, 1945 and returned to his
work here at the Slater Plant
on December 29th of that year.

WILLIAM RAY BURNETT
Burnett was employed at
Slater as a Cloth Doffer. He
was called into service with the
army in April, 1944. He re-
ceived six months of training
in the States and for the next
14 months, he was overseas, be-
ing stationed in the European
Theater of Operations. He saw
active combat duty in Italy. On
December 15, 1945, he received
his Honorable Discharge and
returned to his employment
here that same month.

PAUL E. CLINE
Cline came to work as a
Cloth Doffer with the Slater
Company in 1942, but before
entering the Army in April,
1944, he had been promoted to
Weaver. The first nine months
of his service were spent in the
States where he received his
training after which he was
sent to the European Theater
of Operations where he served
almost one year. He partici-
pated in three major cam-
paigns. After receiving his
Honorable Discharge on De-
cember 10, 1945, he returned to
his job here in December 28th.

HENRY F. SMITH
When he recieved his call to
the colors in November, 1942,
Ex-Pfc. Smith was employed
here as a Cloth Doffer in
Weave Room No. 1. He was in
service for 36 months, of which
17 months were spent overseas
in the European Theater of Op-
erations. While there, he saw
active combat duty in four
major compaigns. Soon after
receiving his Honorable Dis-
charge on December 9, 1945, he
returned to his work here at
Slater.

ROBERT LEE WHITTED
Whitted was employed here
at Slater as a Weaver when
called to service in March, 1942.
He spent nine months in train-
ing in the States before going
overseas. He then spent almost
two years in the South Pacific,
taking part in seven major
campaigns. On December 31,
1945, he returned to work here
as a Weaver after having re-
ceived his Honorable Dis-
charge on December 17th of
that year.
EUGENE B. WALLS
Walls entered the Army in
November, 1942 and prior to
that time, he was employed as
Filling Checker in the Prepa-

[ END OF COLUMN 2 ]

[TOP OF COLUMN 3 AND 4]
[PHOTO OF BASEBALL PLAYER STANDING]
Bliss J. McCall pitched good ball in the opening game of the
season here last Saturday. He is a pitcher of great ability and
has several years experience behind him. Slaterites are counting
on him heavily this year to keep their team in the running for
the championship of the Piedmont Textile Baseball League.

[Beginning of column 3]
ration Department of this
Plant. About 14 months of his
service were spent in the States
after which he spent 22 months
overseas in the European
Theater of Operations where he
was in five major campaigns.
At the time of his discharge,
he was a Pfc. Walls received
his Honorable Discharge on De-
cember 17, 1945 and returned
to his work here about the first
of January, 1946.
EDWARD PAUL FOSTER
Foster had been at Slater a
number of years prior to enter-
ing service, having first become
connected with the Slater Com-
pany in 1938. He was employed
as a Slasher Tender in the
Preparation Department. In
February, 1944, he was induct-
ed into the Navy. On December
17,1945, he received a Medical
Discharge and soon thereafter
returned to his job here at
Slater. At the time of his dis-
charge, he was a S-1/C.
---------------------------------
"The true measure of the
greatness of a man is the
length of his shadow as he
recedes into the past." ---Ameri-
can Lutheran.

[COLUMN 4]
Ball Club Looks
Good Despite Loss

Manager E. P. Cashion un-
veiled his 1946 edition of the
Slater Baseball Team in a game
with Union Bleachery played
at Slater Ball Park on Satur-
day, April 20.
The Slaterites lost a close de-
cision to the Bleachery Nine;
however, the game was very close,
and the Slater team serv-
ed notice on other members of
the league that they have an up
and coming club and will be
heard from before the season is
over.
Failing to hit and errors cost
the Slater team the game on
Saturday, but witht the advent
of warm weather, these faults
should shortly be overcome.
The three runs scored by
Union Bleachery in this game
should have been one to
nothing, in favor of Slater, in
so far as earned runs are con-
cerned.
With Bliss J. McCall as
pitcher, Slater probably had

[COLUMN 4]

one of the best hurlers in the
league. He fanned 11 of the
Bleacherites and allowed only
six hits, in pitching a very
creditable ball game.
Also playing good ball were
Bill Cashion, in the role of
catcher, Taylor at first, and
Dee Wilson in center field. Per-
haps the most outstanding
fielding feature of the game
was a catch by Wilson in deep
center field, which robbed one
of the Bleacherites of a possible
home run.
The box score and summary
is given below:
Union Bleachery AB R H E
Heaton, 1f_______4 1 1 0
Turner, cf________4 0 1 0
Bishop, 2b_______4 1 2 0
C. Brooks, 3b_____2 1 0 0
Bell, 1b__________4 1 2 0
C. Brooks, c______2 0 0 0
Aycock, rf________4 0 0 0
Belcher, ss_______4 0 2 0
Neely, p _________2 0 0 0
R. Brooks, p______2 0 0 0
_________
Total 32 3 6 0
Slater AB R H E
Dudley, 3b_______4 1 1 0
Puckett, ss_______4 0 1 1
Taylor, 1b________4 0 1 0
Ellenburg, rf_____4 0 1 0
Cashion, c _______4 0 1 1
Drury, 2b_________3 0 1 0
Wilson, cf________4 0 1 1
Toby, lf___________2 0 0 0
Hall, lf___________1 0 0 0
McCall,p_________3 0 0 1
_____________
Total____________33 1 7 4
Summary : Two-Base hits--
Heaton ; runs batted in--Bish-
op, Puckett ; strike outs-- Mc-
Call 11, Neely 6, R. Brooks 5;
base on balls -- McCall 2, Neely
1; double plays -- Puckett and
Taylor; McCall, Drury and
Taylor; Drury and Taylor;
stolen bases-- Aycock, Dudly,
and Puckett; left on bases00
Union Bleachery 6, Slater 6,
Umpire---Fred McAbee.
Union Bleachery 100 000 110-3
Slater __________000 001 000-1
In the next scheduled game,
which comes on April 27, Slater
meets the team from Camper-
down Mill of Greenville. This
game will probably be played
at Slater as the Camperdown
outfit does not have a home
park at the present time. How-
ever, announcements will be
made later concerning the
place of the game.
_____________________
LODGE TO
CONFER DEGREE
On April 27,1946 at 8:00 P.
M., Ebenezer Lodge, No. 101,
A. F. M., will hold a special
communication at which time
the Master Degree will be con-
ferred on a class of candidates.
All visiting Masons will be
welcomed and all members are
urged to be present.
M. L. Jarrard is Worshipful
Master and Robert H. Atkinson
is Secretary.
__________________________
"A minor operation is one
that waws performed on the
other fellow." ---- Russell Pettis
Askue.
"There is just as much horse
sense as ever, but some days we
think the horses have it all!"---
Pittsburg Press.
"The right temperature at
home is maintained by warm
hearts, not by hot heads."---
Arcadia (Wis.) News-Leader.