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Page Four THE SLATER NEWS June 28, 1945

WITH OUR
. . . MEN . . .
IN SERVICE

[Photo of William E. Hall]
William E. Hall, AOM-3/C,
is serving
with the
United States
Navy at the
Naval Air
Station in Atlantic
City, N.
J. He is a
former employee
of S.
Slater & Sons,
Inc., having
worked as a weaver until he entered
service in April, 1944.

His wife, Mrs. Margaret
Dixon Hall, and small son, William
Delton, are visiting him
at present.
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NEWSPAPER WANTS
NAMES OF WOUNDED

The Slater News is interested
in learning about former
Slater men who may be wounded
while in the armed forces.

At best a stay in a hospital
is not a very pleasant experience,
but when it is spent in a
hospital where none of the
"home" folks can visit the patient,
then it must be pretty bad.

If we knew the facts about
the wounded man, such as the
nature of his injury, the hospital
address, and other such
information, we would be glad
to write to him and perhaps
the time the patient must spend
in the hospital would pass just
a little faster and pleasanter
than otherwise.

In order for us to do this,
will you please come by the
Employment Office and tell us
what you know about the
wounded man, so we can render
him this small service? Your
kindness in such matters will
be greatly appreciated.
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Beautiful Homes
(Con't. from page 1, col. 4)

the people occupy a large part
of the area of Slater, certainly
well kept homes and yards contribute
much to the appearance
and beauty of the village of
Slater.

When we receive ideas on
yard beautification, we will
publish them in the Slater
News, but we would like to remind
everyone that originality,
by the various homeowners,
will also play a large part in
yard beautification, as you will
be in a better position to judge
the problems of your individual
yard better than anyone
else, as each yard does not need
the same amount of attention
and work.

Let's, figuratively speaking,
"put our shoulders to the
wheel" and do all in our power
to improve our yards, and
"win or lose" we will have the
pleasure of making them more
beautiful, both for ourselves
and to visitors in our village.
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For Sale

Mrs. J. H. Patterson, of the
Preparation Department, third
shift, has about 30 laying hens
and 9 ducks for sale. Her address
is Slater, S. C.

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[headline across column 2 and 3] Our Servicemen Here And There

INTERESTING NEWS
FROM SOME FRIENDS

Word has been received by
Mrs. Norma Bowles that her
brother, Pfc. Aaron E. Ferguson,
has received three bronze
stars for meritorious service
with the 391st Battalion, Anti-Aircraft
Artillery. Pfc. Ferguson
went into service in 1942
and has been overseas since
March, 1944. He has served in
England, France, and is now
in Germany on a special assignment.
Aaron formerly worked
in Weave Room No. 1.
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We are happy to learn that
Cpl. Tommie M. Hinton has
been liberated from a German
prison camp and will soon be
in the States. Cpl. Hinton was
reported missing in action in
November, 1944, but in January
he was found to be a
prisoner of war. He was serving
with the Infantry at the
time of his capture. Tommie
was employed as a size mixer in
this plant prior to entering service
in 1942.
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Blane Capps, who has been
stationed in New Caledonia for
the past year, has recently
been promoted to C. M. 3/C.
Before entering the Navy in
April, 1944, he worked as a filling
checker here. His wife and
little daughter are making
their home with Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Capps, of Route No. 1,
Marietta, S. C.
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J. C. Jones, S-2/C, is now
home on furlough after completing
his boot training at
Camp Peary, Va. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones,
of Marietta. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones have four other sons in
service, three of whom are
overseas.

In a recent letter from Cpl.
Boyce A. Poole, former employee
of our Warping Department,
we learn that he is in
Germany serving with an Infantry
Division. Boyce writes
that he has fought in France,
Belgium, and Germany and is
now living in the home of a
German S. S. boy. He also
writes to tell everyone at Slater
hello and that he would like
to hear from them.
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Pfc. Geroy Hendrix surprised
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hendrix of Marietta, on
June 10 by calmly walking in
the front door. Geroy made a
swift trip by plane from England
to N. Y. and then to Charleston,
making his way home
as quickly as possible, never
taking time to notify his parents
of his arrival. Pfc. Hendrix
was wounded in Germany
and spent several months in a
German prison camp. He has a
60 day furlough, after which
he will return to Charleston for
further treatment.
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Pfc. Edgar and Pfc. Earnest
Jones, twin sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Jones, have been
awarded the good conduct
medal. The twins formerly
worked in our Weaving Department,
and are now serving
with a Military Police Battalion
somewhere in the Pacific.
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Pfc. Horace Ledford, brother
of Leona Ledford of the

[Column 3]
WAC Tells About
Life In England

The Slater News has recently
received an interesting letter
from Pfc. Virginia Knight,
former office employee of this
company, now stationed in
England with the Women's
Army Corps.

V. K. says that she has not
received the Slater News in
sometime, due to the fact she
has not been in one place long
enough for the papers to catch
up with her. However, we are
glad to learn her correct
address, and will send the paper
to it from now on.

This young lady states that
she has been in England and
parts of Wales since leaving
the States, but finds that the
comparison between the two is
great, since it is cold, damp,
and miserable, in so far as the
weather is concerned, in
England as compared with the
mild and delightful climate of
the United States, and
especially Slater.

Pfc. Knight reports that the
name "Slater" is frequently
seen in London, and it always
brings up pangs of
homesickness in her, and several times
she has been tempted to
interview someone by that name.

She reports she is busy
studying to be a Flight Traffic
Clerk, which compares
somewhat with a hostess on an
airline. Members of the Women's
Army Corps are being trained
to do this work since travel in
Europe, caused by the collapse
of Germany, has greatly
increased.

This WAC has seen a
number of persons whom she knew,
and one of these was her
brother, Cpl. Fred Knight, who
is now at Slater on furlough.
Cpl. Knight was on his way
home from the front in Europe,
where he had been wounded
while serving with a Parachute
outfit.

We are always glad to hear
from our former employees
now in service, and wish to
thank Pfc. Knight for
remembering us and want to assure
her that we will do all in our
power to keep her informed by
sending her the Slater News.
Write again when you have
time, V. K.
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Card Of Thanks

I wish to take this opportunity
to thank each of you at the
mill who had a part in the nice
donation presented me last
week, and assure you that
every penny will be used for a
worthy cause.

I hope it won't be long until
I can be back on the job with
all of you, for this is no fun
where I am. Again, thanks to
each of you for the donation,
for it helps to take away my
worries while I am sick.
Glenn Wilson
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Preparation Department and
Alma Ledford of the Office
force, is spending a 30 day
furlough at home after serving
for three years with the Sixth
Army in the Pacific. He wears
three major battle stars and
has the Purple Heart for
wounds received in Manila.

[Column 4]
With the Sick

James Terrel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Terrel, had the
misfortune of falling from his bike
recently and cutting his leg
very badly. Here's wishing you
a speedy recovery, James.

Arthur J. Crisp, employee of
our Weaving Department, has
recently undergone an
operation at Coleman's Hospital. We
are glad to hear that he is home
again, and hope he will soon be
back at work.

Sgt. W. A. Jewell is now in
the Greenville Army Air Base
Hospital with a broken leg.
His Slater friends hope he will
soon be fully recovered.

We are glad to learn that
Mrs. Evelyn Hill has
recuperated from her recent illness.
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Dr. Fowler Takes
(con't. from page 1, col. 4)

Miss Lillian Hayes, died in
1918 of influenza. To this union
three children were born.
They are Ernest, Lillian, and
Christine Fowler. Later Dr.
Fowler married Miss Annie
Mae Adams, and they have
three children, Eugene,
Edward, and Betty Ann.

The three Fowler sons have
or are serving in the armed
forces. Ernest Fowler served
with Gen. Patton's Third Army
until he was severely wounded,
and since has been honorably
discharged. The other Fowler
sons are still in service. Lillian
is married but her husband is
now serving in the Navy.
Christine is attending college
in Tenn., and Betty Ann
resides with her parents. She is
a rising high school senior.

Prior to coming to Slater,
Dr. Fowler was connected with
Walgreen's at Seneca, S. C.,
where he helped open a drug
store for that well known chain
drug company. Before this he
was at Ware Shoals as druggist
with the Ware Shoals
Manufacturing Company. Dr. Fowler
stated he succeeded Dr. Joe F.
Scott, former druggist here, at
Ware Shoals and again here,
so this makes twice he has
succeeded Dr. Scott.

By religious preference, the
Fowlers are Baptists, and
members of that faith are looking
forward to having them
present at services at the Slater
Baptist Church.

Dr. Fowler states the people
here are very friendly, and his
associations with them have
been very pleasant. He further
stated he found an excellent
stock of goods on hand both in
drugs and drug sundries and
would constantly work to bring
to the people of Slater the
newest and best drugs available, in
keeping with the policy of the
Community Association of
making the Community Drug
Store as modern and efficient
as possible

As was the case with his
predecessor, Dr. Fowler will be
available for filling
prescriptions 24 hours per day. He will
be glad to fill any doctor's
prescription and invites all of the
people to come in to see him
and to look over the goods
when they are in need of drugs
and drug sundries.

Frank A. Cook, Industrial
Relations Manager, aptly
expresses the opinion of both the
officials and workers of this

[Column 5]
Sports

With the Slater softball
season half completed, the
High School Team is leading
with 5 games won and 1 lost.
The Office team has dropped
back to second place with 5
wins and three losses.

All teams have improved
greatly since the season first
started, with the Weave Room
showing the most improvement,
having defeated the Office
Team in a double-header last
week. The High School and
Preparation Department Teams
have 2 rained out games, which
will be played at a later date.
All games are being played at
the Slater Ball Park at 5:30
P. M. on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday.

The present League standing
and game scores for the past
two weeks are as follows:

League Standing Perc.
Won Lost Won
High School 5 1 .833
Office 5 3 .625
Weave Rooms 3 5 .375
Preparation 1 5 .167

Scores
Weave 17—Office 16
Office 8—Preparation 6
High School 13—Weave 12
Weave 8—Preparation 0
High School 3—Office 1
Weave 21—Office 7
Prep.—High School (Rain)
Office 9—Preparation 1
High School 13—Weave 11
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CHERISHED MEMORIES

I can see him moving slowly
By the little school each day,
His vision dim—his step not
sure,
He's bent and old and grey.

He seats himself down by the
road
To watch the children play,
I can picture him in other
years
As being just as gay.

To my mind, there comes a
question:
"Is there something he holds
dear
That guides him and directs
him
To this little spot out here!"

As, yes, I do remember now!
He told me once of Jane,
Of how he loved to till this
soil,
Why, he told me everything!

So it's memories he's guarding
For fear they too grow dim,
Dim like his faded vision,
So he holds them close to him.

One day he'll pass from out our
view,
In sweet repose he'll rest.
"Lay me near the schoolhouse
yard."
Will this be his last request!
—Norwood Chiles
Travelers Rest.
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company when he said that all
of us are glad to have Dr.
Fowler here and extend to him
and his family a most cordial
welcome.