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[Picture of building in upper left corner] Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET, R. I. EST. 1790

Vol. 4 Slater, S. C., September 18, 1947 No. 40

[Picture of building in upper right corner] Slater Mill SLATER, S0. CAROLINA 1943

[header spans from columns 1-2] Local School Begins Term With Largest Enrollment In History

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The Slater-Marietta Schools began their 1947-48 session on Tuesday, September 2, 1947 with the largest enrollment in its history, according to J. H. Barnett, Superintendent.

The faculty met on September 1 at four o'clock at the school house for their first meeting of the year. They were welcomed to this community by Robert H. Atkinson, a member of the Board of Trustees of the school and also Industrial Relations Manager for the Slater Company. In a few words, Mr. Atkinson welcomed the teachers and explained briefly the set-up of community activities here at Slater. He extended all of the facilities of Slater to the teachers, urging them to become a part of community life here.

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[Picture of man wearing sport shirt that says SLATER. Picture and caption span columns 1-2] Above is pictured Perry M. Rampey, manager of the Slater Baseball Team, who led his team victoriously to the final series in the Piedmont Textile League play-off, in which they came out second.

In addition to his managerial duties, Rampey can be seen during each game either on the mound or in center field, where he always stars.

[return to top of column 2] INTERESTING MEETING HELD BY BAPTISTS

Members of the W. M. U. of the Slater Baptist Church met Tuesday night, September 9, at the church, with ten members present.

The meeting was opened with the hymn "Jesus Saves," after which prayer was offered by Mrs. Nannie Compton.

Mrs. Hines Richardson presided over the meeting in the absence of the president, Mrs. Jettie Ledford.

Mrs. Aubrey Ledford had charge of the program, which was centered around American Indians. Mrs. Roy Whitmire

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[Top of column 3] Slater Second In League Finals

Slater celebrated the installation of its new lights at its baseball park on Saturday night, September 6. A large crowd was on hand to witness the game, which was the second in a series for the play-off with Union Bleachery in the Piedmont Textile Baseball League. Also on hand was a loud speaker, with music and announcements during the game.

In fact, everything that could be done to make it a gala occasion was done. The only thing to mar the night for the backers of the Slater nine was the fact that they lost to Union Bleachery behind the steady pitching of Roy Brooks, who allowed Slater only 2 runs while his mates were picking up 12 runs.

Bliss McCall, veteran Slater hurler, was on the mound for Slater. His fast ball and curves failed to break, and he yielded a total of 18 hits to the Bleacheryites. Bishop, Union Bleachery second baseman, and Roy Brooks, pitcher, each gathered 4 hits for their team to lead the hitting parade.

The Slater Team's play, both afield and at bat, was below par due to the fact this was their third game in four days. The game was a better one than the score indicates, and the crowd saw brilliant playing by both teams at times.

This game decided the playoff of the Piedmont Textile Baseball League with Union Bleachery winning both games in the best two out of three series against Slater. Union Bleachery won the right to enter the finals by eliminating Judson Mill, while Slater won the right to enter the finals by eliminating Arial Mill. This play-off ended in the same order as the regular season, with Union Bleachery in first place and Slater in second.

The box score is a follows:

Union Bleachery	AB	R	H	E
Heaton, rf	5	0	2	0
Bishop, 2b	6	4	4	0
R. Brooks, p	6	1	4	0
Turner, 3b	6	3	2	0
C. Brooks, c	5	2	2	1
Patterson, cf	5	0	3	0
Robertson, lf	5	0	0	0
Belcher, ss	5	1	1	0
Bell, 1b	5	1	1	0
Total	48	12	18	1

SLATER Dudley, 3b McMakin, lf Cashion, c Christopher, c Taylor, 1b Rampey, cf Wilson, 2b Lybrand, ss Hall, rf McCall, p Total

AB 5 5 4 1 5 3 4 2 4 4 37

R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

H 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9

E 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7

U. Bleachery 120 210 231—12 Slater 020 000 000—2

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[Spans across columns 4 and 5] Slater Boarding House Being Remodeled For Local Teachers

WORK PROGRESSING ON COLORED SCHOOL

Work is progressing satisfactorily on the new Negro twoteacher school building now being erected across the road from the location of the hold building. The new building is of brick and tile, and will be practically fire-proof when completed.

Erection of the new Negro school was mandatory when it was found that it would be necessary for two teachers to take care of the enrollment of this school. The Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. accordingly, is building this school which will be turned

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[Picture of Bliss McCall in his baseball uniform with baseball glove in hand. Spans across Columns 4 and 5] [Captioned below photo:] Mainstay of the Slater Baseball Team, in so far as pitching is concerned, is Bliss McCall. The veteran Bliss McCall has pitched many of the victories of the Slater Team during the past several years. His dazzling fast ball and curve have caused many textile baseball players throughout the Piedmont section of South Carolina to whiff the air many times.

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The old boarding house, located just across the street from the Wood Memorial Clinic, is being converted into a teacherage. This teacherage will be turned over to the Slater-Marietta School by the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. as soon as work is completed. Superintendent J. H. Barnett will be in charge of this teacherage as soon as it is turned over to the school.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Earle Reid will have quarters in the teacherage and will act as chaperons to those living in the teacherage.

It is understood that quarters will be provided on the first floor for men teachers, while the top floor will be used for lady teachers. Only single teachers will be allowed to live

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