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July 12, 1945 THE SLATER NEWS Page Three

PREPARATION
DEPARTMENT N-E-W-S

Margaret, Mildred, and Jes-
sie Nell Mull enjoyed a morn-
ing berry-picking with Alma
Capps and Opal Coggins.

First shift employees are
glad to have Mrs. Allie Mae
Stockton working with them.
She was formerly with the 2nd
shift, but has recently been pro-
moted to the first shift.

Mrs. E. S. Foyster, of Carnes-
ville, Ga., and daughters, Mrs.
Johnnie Tinsley of Greenville
and Mrs. Thomas Payne of
Greer, visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrel Wed-
nesday.

Mrs. W. D. Simpson, of
Toccoa, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Brown and daughters,
of Greer, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Billie Phillips on Sunday.

Sgt. and Mrs. Mulligan visit-
er her sister, Mattie Lou Gil-
strap recently. Sgt. Mulligan is
now stationed at Camp Bland-
ing, Fla., after serving 2 years
in the European theater of
war.

Pvt. Roy G. Ogle is now in
the Philippines and writes
friends he is getting alone fine.

Bernice McCall recently visit-
ed her cousin, Mrs. May Mason,
of Pickens, S. C.

Pfc. Bill Woods was a recent
visitor in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. McCall. Bill has re-
cently returned from overseas
duty and is now at a hospital in Fla.

Sgt. T. J. Robinson recently
visited his brother, Sgt. Mart
Robinson, in Germany. It had
been a long time since the boys
had met, although they are
both stationed in Germany, on-
ly 40 miles apart. They are the
sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Rob-
inson, of Dacusville.

Preparation Department em-
ployees wish to extend their
sympathy to Mr. A. B. Child-
ress in the illness of his mother.
She is now in Coleman's Hos-
pital, but we hope she will soon
be able to be home again.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Wil-
liams are making their home
near Dacusville since he re-
ceived his discharge from the
Navy. Walter is now employed
in the Preparation Department
of our plant as a slasher helper.

Mitchell Anders, friend of
Margaret Mull, is now at his
home near Easley after serving
34 months overseas with the 5th
Army. Upon arrival in the
States he was given his dis-
charge with 105 points to his
credit.

Mrs. Jim Cochran, Mr. Burn
Berry and son, Mrs. Omar Sim-
erly and daughters (Barbara,
Shirley and Wanda Jay), Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Tolley and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Ollis
Ward and daughter, all of Ten-
nessee, were dinner guests of
Mrs. David Tolley on her birth-
day. Also present for this oc-
casion were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Drury and son, Reid.

Slater Boys Play

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your fun, why not increase
your crowd by bringing your
buddy to the park with you?

Adults, if you want to see
who your future citizens are,
come to the ball park some
morning and see the youth of
our Community taking part in
these recreational activities.
You will be impressed by the
fine spirit of sportsmanship
which prevails.

Parents, which had you
rather your son would do -
play ball under competent
supervision, or roam our streets
leaving a path of misdemeanor
behind him?

The double-header played on
July 4, tallied up with Team
"A" winning the first game by
a score of 16 to 11, while Team
"B" won the second game 6 to
2.

The line-up was as follows:

Team "A" H R

George Taylor 1 1
Bobby Compton 1 2
Bobby Cole 1 1
Bobby Cashion 2 2
Bobby Johnson 1 1
Maxie Waldrop 1 2
Bobby Waldrop 2 3
George Hopson 0 0
Thomas Cox 2 3
Bubber Payne 1 1
Total 12 16

Team "B" H R

Joe Cashion 1 1
Ralph Johnson 1 1
Ansel McMakin, Jr. 2 1
Carl Buchanan 0 0
Donald Burnett 0 0
Maynard Veal 3 3
Jimmy Taylor 1 1
Marshall Revis 2 2
Gene Addington 1 1
Elsie Bright 0 0
Total 11 11

Second Game
Team "A" H R
George Taylor 2 2
Bobby Compton 0 0
Bobby Cole 0 0
Bobby Cashion 1 0
Bobby Johnson 1 0
Maxie Waldrop 0 0
Bobby Waldrop 0 0
George Hoposon 0 0
Thomas Cox 0 0
Bubber Payne 0 0
Total 2 2

Team "B" H R
Joe Cashion 0 0
Ralph Johnson 1 1
Ansel McMakin, Jr. 1 1
Carl Buchanan 1 1
Donald Burnett 0 1
Maynard Veal 1 1
Jimmy Taylor 1 1
Marshall Revis 1 0
Gene Addington 1 0
Elsie Bright 0 0
Total 7 6

Civic Club Hears

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Club.

Miss Inez Graham presided
and Mrs. Robert H. Atkinson
was in charge of the program.
Any and all of the ladies in
this community interested in
the work of the Civic Club are
cordially invited to join at any
time they see fit.

Following the business meet-
ing, delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses
for the occassion, Mrs. H. B.
Gosnell and Mrs. B. B. Brown.

At the conclusion of the
social hour, the Club adjourned
to the Community party which
was held in the auditorium of
Slater Hall.

The only certainty is that
nothing is certain.-Pliny the
Elder

Theatre Guide

July 13, 1945
"HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN"
Starring
Jack Benny
Jack Carson
Bette Davis

July 14, 1945
"WOMAN IN THE
WINDOW"
Starring
Edward G. Robinson
Raymond Massey
Joan Bennett

July 16, 1945
"IN THE MEANTIME,
DARLING"
Starring
Jeanne Crain
Frank Latimore
Mary Nash

July 20, 1945
"FOREVER YOURS"
Starring
Gale Storm
Johnny Mack Brown
C. Aubrey Smith

July 21, 1945
"BOSTON BLACKIE
BOOKED ON
SUSPICION"
Starring
Chester Morris
Lynn Merrick
Steve Cochran

July 23, 1945
"EADIE WAS A LADY"
Starring
Ann Miller
Joe Besser
William Wright

Births

Mr. and Mrs. Vincen A. Mor-
ris, of Route No. 3, Pickens,
are the parents of a nine-
pound baby boy, born on June
17th. The baby has been given
the name James Robert.

Mr. Morris is employed as a
filling checker in our plant.

The following births have
taken place at the Wood
Memorial, Slater, S. C., within
the past few days:

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson
of Marietta, a 7 pound daugh-
ter named Sandra Ann. This
young lady arrived on June
30th.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Taylor,
Route 1, Marietta, S. C., a son
born July 5th, who was named
William Clifton. William Clif-
ton weighed 6 pounds and 7 1/2
ounces on arrival.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl
Oliver of Landrum, S. C., a
daughter Patricial Ann, weight
6 pounds, born July 1.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Burdett,
Marietta, S. C., a son, weight
8 pounds, who was born July
6th. As yet the proud parents
have not selected a name for
their son.

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Jar-
rard, a 7 pound 14 ounce daugh-
ter named Terry Sue, born
July 3rd. Mrs. Jarrard is the
former Lee Verle Turner.

Pfc. and Mrs. Thomas Gold-
smith of Dacusville, S. C., an
8 pound daughter, born July
1st. This young lady has been
named Jenoka Vivian.

Matron Honored
At Social Event

Among the outstanding social
events of the past week was the
surprise party given Mrs. H.
B. Taylor on her birthday, June
27. The party was given by her
daughter, Miss Ruth Taylor, at
the Taylor residence on Second
Street.

For the occasion, the Taylor
home was beautifully and at-
tractively decorated with sum-
mer cut flowers.

The guests assembled in the
living room, where several
games and contests were en-
joyed. After the games, the
honor guest was presented
many lovely and useful gifts.

Next the guests were ushered
into the beautifully arranged
dining room where delicious re-
freshments, consisting of cake,
punch, and ice cream, were
served.

Enjoying this occasion were
members of the local Woman's
Society of Christian Service, of
the Slater Methodist Church,
and several special guests, as
follows: Mrs. Joe Smith, the
Rev. and Mrs. P. G. Curry and
son, Gene, Mrs. C. A. Henson,
Mrs. Myrtle K. Rogers, Mrs.
Elinor Rogers, Mrs. J. A. Ly-
brand, Sr., Mrs. Edna Barrett,
and Mrs. T. W. Huffman.

Beating Japs Is

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them from recon trucks, we
fired them from planes, we fir-
ed them from bazookas. We
sure gave them a going - over
with rockets. It gave you a
swell feeling, especially to see
the recon trucks, their beds
bristling with rockets, rush up
to a sector where our boys
were meeting tough resistance,
hurl their load of projectiles at
the Jap positions, and then
shuttle back for more rockets.

But the No. 1 weapon we had
was courage. There's no getting
around it that the Japs have
plenty of guts too. In fact, they
fight like they are determined
to die in action. I saw one Jap
with dynamite attached to his
body, throw himself under a
tank and blow both sky high.
But for sheer courage and de-
termination, nothing will ever
top the Marines.

On the tenth day, I slipped
out between the lines to spot a
Jap pillbox that had been giv-
ing us trouble. I located it all
right and returned, intending
to bring up some tanks to de-
stroy it. I was entering our
own lines when a Jap sniper
got me. The bullet struck be-
low my left shoulder blade, just
missed my lung and my heart,
broke my collar bone and arm
on the way out. I lost a lot of
blood, but I worked my way
back 700 yards to a first-aid
station before I collapsed. It
took six units of blood plasma
and one transfusion of whole
blood to keep me alive. By nine
that night I was aboard a hos-
pital ship, had been operated
on, and was on my way back
home.

Of the 61,000 Marines who
went in, approximately 4,000
were killed, 15,000 wounded
and 900 missing. And we lost
just as heavily in material and
equipment. I think this battle
showed that no matter how
long the Japs have built up
their defenses and how well
they fight, we can move in and
lick them. But we'll have the
price to pay. We'll have to keep
throwing everything at them
that the home front can pro-
duce. We'll have to keep on
fighting and working like hell
to win.

SLATER NEWS HAS
THIRD ANNIVERSARY

With this issue of the Slater
News, the paper passes its third
birthday. The first issue appear-
ed on July 4th, 1942, and since
that date The Slater News has
grown from a small sized news-
paper about one-half its pres-
ent size to the size as now pub-
lished.

The paper is published by S.
Slater & Sons, Inc., for the ben-
efit of its employees and the
men who formerly worked here
and are now in the Service. It
is interested in all news of a
community wide nature and
constantly struggles to be a
clean wholesome medium of ex-
pression for the Company and
its people.

F. K. Epps Of Slater Is
New Greenville Copper

F. K. Epps, resident of First
St., Slater, and a former Loom
Fixer and Overseer in the
Plant, has recently joined the
Police Department of the City
of Greenville.

For a number of years, Mr.
Epps has been connected with
this plant as well as his wife,
Mrs. Eunice Epps. According
to Mr. Epps, the family will
continue to reside at Slater for
at least some time.

Athletics Good

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healthily tired and ready to go
to work with added zest on the
morrow.

Swimming is another health
tonic for the stagnant worker.
Get out to a lake or the sea-
shore and let yourself go! The
first two or three plunges will
find you winded and weary, but
it will only be a temporary
condition, and you'll soon be
competing with the 'teen age
set. And you'll be surprised
how quickly you'll regain that
youthful figure.

If you can't swim, and you
won't learn, you can get plenty
of exercise from the noble art
of fishing. Take a good swim-
mer along for companionship
and protection, and we'll guar-
antee you'll regain your youth-
ful zest in nothing flat. Better
still, rent a rowboat. A few
weekends of tugging on those
oars will give you a healthy
suntan and a pair of shoulders
comparable to those of Johnny
Weismuller.

And if you really want to
lose weight fast, take up ten-
nis. This game is one of the best
slenderizers known. It's fast
and vigorous, but if your doc-
tor says you can play, go at it
easily and you'll gradually re-
cieve dividends in the form of
improved health and well be-
ing.

Let's give those easy chairs
a vacation and make this sum-
mer a sane and healthy one by
toning up those weak muscles!