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PERFECTION IN TEXTILES—A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790

THE SLATER NEWS

[Graphic of Old Slater Mill] [Graphic of Slater Mill]

Old Slater Mill Slater Mill

PAWTUCKET, R. I. SLATER, SO. CAROLINA

EST. 1790 1943

Vol. 3 Slater, S.C., May 17, 1945 No. 10

[Column 1]

Slater Soldier Killed Fighting On German Soil

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Burdett,
of Route No. 1, Marietta, S. C.,
have been notified that their
son, Sgt. Carlos D. Burdett,
was killed in action in Ger-
many on March 3, 1945

Sgt. Burdett was a local boy
who was born and reared in
this community, where he had
lived practically all of his life.
He attended the Slater-Mari-
etta School and by religious
preference was a Holiness.

Before entering the Army in
1943, Carlos worked in the
Weaving Department of our
plant as a cloth doffer. Soon
after leaving the mill in Octo-
ber, 1943, he entered the Army.
In the latter part of 1944, Bur-
dett was sent overseas to the
European theater of operations,
where he served until his death.

The Burdett family has re-
ceived a letter from Captain
John P. Brown, who command-
ed Sgt. Burdett's company, in
which he states: "Carlos was a
trustworthy and faithful sol-
dier. He believed in teh great-
ness and justice of our cause
and was willing to sacrifice his
life for this cause to succeed.
His passing has been profound-
ly felt and mourned by all of us.

"It will be a comfort to you
to know that your son was a
gallant soldier, liked and re-
spected by all the officers and
men in his company. We all
understand, as we are sure you
do also, that he laid down his
life for something that is great-
er than all of us — our own
American way of living. We,
who fought at Carlos' side and
lived with him like brothers,
will never feel that his death
has been in vain.

"Carlos was buried in an
American Military Cemetery in
France, and a Protestant Chap-
lain officiated at the burial."

Sgt. Burdett's mother is a

(Con't. on page 2, col. 2)

[Image of Sgt. Carlos D. Burdett]

Sgt. Carlos D. Burdett, form-
er Slater employee, killed in ac-
tion in Germany on March 3,
1945.

[Next photograph and text span columns 2, 3, and 4]

[Photograph of graduating class of Slater-Marietta High School standing on the front steps outside the school]

The members of the graduating class of the Slater-Marietta High School and their sponsor
are shown above. They are—first row: June Tolley, Beatrice Tolley, Gaynell Puckett, Billie Hamil-
ton, Amber Stroud. Josephine Burdette, Lorraine Bowles.

Second row: Alma Murray, Frances COle, Alma Ledford, Ruby Lee Parnell, Nelle Merritt,
Sara DeWease, Betty Ramsey.

Third row: Jean Tankersley, Clarissa Camden, Margaret Lavender, Gwendolyn Foster,
Melvie King. Miss McAbee

Fourth row: William Bates, Ralph Lybrand.

[Column 2]

[Image of Henry E. Littlejohn]

Littlejohn Gets New Assignment

Henry E. Littlejohn, for the
past two years superintendent
of S. Slater & Sons, Inc., has
been promoted to superintend-
ent of the Carter Fabrics Cor-
poration plant at South Boston,
Va. Mr. Littlejohn succeeding S.
J. Adams, who resigned.

The new superintendent of
the South Boston plant was
born at Pacolet, S. C. on June
3, 1889, being the son of Robert
L. and Gertrude Bates Little-
john. He received his education
in the common schools of this
state and later attended Wof-
ford College, at Spartanburg, S. C.

On July 3, 1910, Mr. Little-
john married Miss Sally Ches-

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

[Column 3]

Seniors To Get Dips. On Tuesday

Commencement exercises of
the Slater-Marietta High
School will be held at Slater
Hall on May 22 at 8:15 p. m.
Dr. J. Dean Crain, pastor of
the Pendleton Street Baptist
Church of Greenville, S. C.,
will deliver the graduating ad-
dress to the class.

The commencement sermon
will be preached on Sunday
morning, May 20, at 11:15 a.
m., at Slater Hall, and will be
by Dr. E. F. Haight, who is pro-
fessor of religion at Furman
University.

J. H. Barnett, superintendent
of the local school, will be in
charge of exercises at these af-
fairs.

The valedictory address will
be delivered by Mary Elizabeth
Ramsey, of Slater, while the
salutatory will be given by
Imogene Tankersley.

Marshals for the exercises
will be from the rising senior
class, and are Frances Miller,
Kathleen Nelson, Fred Cash-
ion, and Dillard Veal.

Music for the occasion will
be furnished by Mrs. Frank A.
Cook.

Superintendent Barnett has
announced that the following
medals and awards will be pre-
sented at the exercises on Tues-
day night: The Citizenship
Medal, donated by S. Slater &
Sons, Inc., for the best all-
around senior boy; The Citizen-
ship Medal, donated by S. Sla-
ter & Sons, Inc., for the best

(Con't. on page 3, col. 3)

[Column 4]

[Image of Hines Samuel Richardson]

Richardson Made Weaving Super

The many friends of Hines
Samuel Richardson will be
pleased to learn of his promo-
tion to superintendent of weav-
ing with S. Slater & Sons, Inc.,
Slater, S. C.

The new superintendent of
weaving at Slater first became
connected with this company
on July 16, 1938 as overseer
of weaving. A little over two
years ago he was appointed
superintendent of weaving in
Weave Room No. One of this
plant.

Mr. Richardson is the son of
William Phillip and Lizzie Belk
Richardson, who reside at Rt.
No. 2, Marietta, S. C., and was
born at Monroe, Union County,

(Con't on page 2, col. 3)

[Column 5]

Nazi Surrender News Received Quietly Here

The news came in Monday
morning, May 7, 1945, that the
German army had surrendered
unconditionally to the Allies.
Official confirmation came the
next day, May 8, at 9:00 A. M.
The hours between were filled
with conjectures by radio com-
mentators as to the cause of
the delay in making the news
official, and in announcements
to the effect that the official
announcement would be made
May 8 at 9 o'clock and that
that day would be observed as
Victory-in-Europe Day.

The news was received with
quiet and thanksgiving by the
people in Slater. Folks sat by
their radios and listened as
President Truman issued his
proclamation "that the war in
Europe is over, — and I, Pres-
ident Harry S. Truman, pro-
claim Sunday, May 13, as a day
of special prayer and thanks-
giving" for the American na-
tion.

School children continued
with their lessons, housewives
with their cleaning, and work-
ing people allowed no slack-
ness to creep into their jobs.

There was no wild celebra-
tion in our little mountain vill-
age, no people shouting nor
bells ringing, no whistles blow-
ing nor sirens shrieking. There
was only the soft whisper
of the gentle wind and the happy
songs of the birds and the
warmth of a golden spring sun-
shine, as the people went about
their usual tasks with quiet de-
termination and a prayer of
gratitude, and they tried to
realize what this news meanth.

To some it meant "He will
be coming home soon"; to
others it meant "The victory
he helped to achieve is won —
but he won't be coming back."
To still others it meant "The
job is just half finished; we
must keep on working."

The people of Slater accept-
ed V-E Day as American people
everywhere accepted it, as the
just reward for their hard
work, their fervent prayers
and their undying faith in the
guiding hand of a Divine Prov-
idence.

They said "Thank you, Lord,

(Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

NOTICE

Consumers of coal will
be required to file a Con-
sumers' Declaration be-
fore they will be able to
purchase their coal for
the coming year.

Information and forms
may be secured, by the
residents of Slater and
immediate vicinity, at the
office of the Slater Com-
munity Association, lo-
cated in the basement of
the drug store building.