V. 3 No. 19 - The Slater News

PERFECTION IN TEXTILES-A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790 THE SLATER NEWS Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET, R. I. EST. 1790 VOL. 3 Slater, S. C., September 20, 1945 No. 19 Slater Mill SLATER, SO. CAROLINA 1943

[Column 1] Machines Are The Leading Cause Of Accidents In American Industry

The machines of American industry are the best machines in the world. They do practically everything but think. Yet, though they lack the brain with which every human being is endowed, they have taken a heavy toll of American lives during these years of high pressure, accurate war production. It is odd to not this fact, for it would seem that the common sense of the average human would be adequate protection against accidents caused by the lifeless object a machine is. But such is not the case. There is not a day that passes but what injuries are inflicted on careless workers who refuse to think of their personal safety when engaged in machine occupations.

Most machine accidents are based on nothing more than out and out carelessness. The majority of them need never have happened had the worker been familiar with the simple rudiments of safety and made practical use of his common sense.

Accidents suffered by workers operating machines are the result of pure carelessness in the large majority of cases. The worker who familiarizes himself with his job and who respects his machine seldom comes in contact with doctors.

Let's make an effort to educate ourselves and our co-workers in the safe manner of machine operation. Study the following rules for safe machine operation and pass them on to the fellow who is a steady customer of the plant doctor. You'll find that these rules are based on good common sense and that it won't take much effort on your part to remember them.

1. Before operating your machine be sure that all guards are in place. They're not ornaments! They have been placed there for your protection!

2. Don't attempt to operate any machine other than the one to which you've been assigned.

3. Remember that long sleeves, neckties and loose clothing are extremely dangerous around moving machinery. This goes for gloves, rings, and wristwatches, too. You should dress just as carefully for work as you do for that heavy date on your night out.

4. Don't think for a minute that you can act as a human brake for any part of a moving machine. The hospitals are full of people who carelessly placed their hands on moving parts of machines.

5. Keep your machine clear of tools unless you absolutely need them. And if you do need them keep your eye on them so that they don't become entangled with moving parts.

6. Stop your machine before you attempt repairs or adjust(Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

[Column 2] TINY TOTS PLEASE SLATER AUDIENCE

The Story Hour Group, a library club for pre-school, children and those of the primary grades, staged a public program at Slater Hall on Thursday night, August 30th.

Although this was the first public appearance made by this group, the children gave a good performance and entertained the audience well.

The program began with the singing of ''America,'' after which Peggy Scarce extended the welcome. Main features of the evening's entertainment were an acrostic, a playlet, songs, comical readings, a hillbilly impersonation, a musical reading, and the dramatization of the story, ''The Goats That Wouldn't Go Home.''

Those participating in the program were: Fern Barrett, Barbara Godfrey, Kenneth Godfrey, Betty Scarce, Peggy Scarce, Sandra Burgess, ''Butch'' Burgess, Eyvonne Chastain, Wynelle Chastain, Gib Toby, Patsy Ivester and Dale McWhite.

Also: Douglas Bradberry, Abie Cook, Gloria Cook, Judy Cox, Molly White, Sandra Waldrop, Jimmy Jones, Mary Ann Tilley, Patsy Tilley, Frances Burnette, Barbara Thornton, Lynn White, Bobby Hawkins, Barbara Sue Cole and Ann Henderson.

Members of the Girls' Library Club assisted as follows: piano accompanists, Elaine Foster and Patricia Summey; Ushers, Patsy Christopher, Sarah Jane Christopher, Sarah Faye Johnson and Patsy (Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

Ordination Rites Held For Brown

Ordination services were held at Slater Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon, September 3rd, for the purpose of ordinating B. B. Brown to the Gospel ministry.

The examining presbytery met before the ordination services and was composed of the following: Rev. Guy Lawson, Rev. Roy Gowan, Rev. M. C. Hembree, Rev. M. A. Martin, Rev. J. M. Bruce, Rev. John Tollison, Rev. Henry Gambell, Rev. E. J. Sargent and Rev. C. M. Johnson.

The ordination sermon was given by Rev. Guy Lawson, and Rev. Roy Gowan delivered the charge. Rev. C. M. Johnson presented the Bible and Rev. M. C. Hembree gave the ordination prayer.

Rev. Brown is pastor of Friendship Baptist Church of near Pumpkintown.

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Mr. Lybrand Dies At His Home Here

Countless friends of the Lybrand family were saddened to learn of the death of James Austin Lybrand, Sr., who died at the family residence, 24 Third St., Slater, S. C., on Friday morning September 7, 1945, at 8:15 o'clock, after an illness of six months. Mr. Lybrand was 74 years of age.

Mr. Lybrand was a highly esteemed citizen of this community and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was a good husband, a devoted father and one who constantly worked for the betterment of his community, state and nation as he strove to encourage all things of a worthwhile nature.

By birth, Mr. Lybrand was a native South Carolinian. He was born and reared in Lexington County where his family is well known and recognized as citizens of outstanding worth. Mr. Lybrand was the son of the late Robert and Mary (Lever) Lybrand. He received his education in the public schools of that county.

For many years, Mr. Lybrand was in the mercantile business at Great Falls, S. C., but 17 years ago came to Slater as Manager of a mercantile establishment here. Later he became postmaster, but retired ten years ago on account of his health.

Almost 51 years ago, Mr. Lybrand married Miss Sarah Oglesby, who survives him and to this union, four sons and three daughters were born. Of these seven children only three survived Mr. Lybrand and are James Austin Lybrand, Jr., of Greensboro, N. C., Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of S. Slater and Sons, Inc., Mrs. Elizabeth Lybrand Christopher, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Margaret Lybrand Wright of Slater. Preceeding Mr. Lybrand to the grave were three sons, William Martin Lybrand, Claude E. Lybrand and Roy Lybrand and one daughter, Miss Ruth Lybrand. (Con't. on page 4, col. 2)

[Column 4] The Annual Communtiy Chest Drive Is Now Well Underway At Slater

SCHOOL TERM GETS OFF TO GOOD START

The Slater-Marietta School began its 1945-1946 session September 4th, at 9:00. There was a large attendance the first day and new pupils have continued to enroll daily.

The elementary teachers are: Miss Frances Bishop, Greenville, S. C., First Grade; Miss Margaret Coleman, Travelers Rest, S. C.; First Grade; Miss Amilee Batson, Travelers Rest, S. C.; First and Second Grades; Miss Hazel Vaughan, Westminster, S. C., Second Grades; Miss Elizabeth Thompson, Duncan, S. C., Second Grade; Miss Elizabeth McDaniel, Greenville, S. C., Third Grade; Mrs. Elma Culbertson. Maudlin, S. C., Third Grade; Miss Hattie Belle Forrest, Travelers Rest, S. C., Fourth Grade; Miss Eloise Loftis, Campobello, S. C., Fourth Grade; Miss Kathryn Cleveland, Marietta, S. C., Fifth Grade; Miss Faye Ferree, Campobello, S. C., Fifth Grade; Miss Eleanor Martin Travelers Rest, S. C., Sixth Grade; Mrs. Cecile Richey, Travelers Rest, S. C., Sixth Grade.

The high school teachers are: Mrs. J. H. Barnett, Marietta, S. C., Seventh Grade; Miss Frances Williams, Landrum, S. C., Science, Geography, Mathematics; Miss Frances Barnett, Marietta, S. C., Science, Chemistry, History; B. L. Huff, Marietta, S. C., Mathematics; Mrs. Lillian Cleveland, Marietta, S. C., Home Economics; Mrs. Betty Hughes, Cleveland, S. C.; English; Miss Wilma McAbee, (Con't. on page 4, col. 4)

Local Library Offers Facilities

With the opening of school, we would like to call the attention of both the pupils and faculty to the library facilities offered by the Community Library. We are especially anxious to serve the reading needs of those connected with the school and hope that our library conveniences can supplement those of the school.

During the last school session, the Community Library secured from the Greenville Public Library, a number of books suitable for book reports. These books were used extensively in the English and History courses, and our librarian will be glad to work out a similar arrangement for the present session.

In addition to books for parallel reading and book reports, we would like to men(Con't. on page 4, col. 3)

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The annual drive to raise funds for the Community Chest of Greater Greenville is now underway at Slater and throughout the county. The drive in most places began on September 17th and will end Saturday, September 22nd. S. Slater & Sons, Inc. is observing this period for its drive.

Solicitations will be handled the same this year as last year, and are being made by the overseers on each shift. It is hoped that a spirit of rivalry will take place and that Slater will overscribe its quota as it has in the past.

Last year S. Slater & Sons, Inc. led the textile division with a contribution of $3,088.- 00, or a total of $3.43 per person. The mill nearest Slater in the drive was Duncan Mill, of Greenville, with a total of $7,993.48, or an average per employee of $2.85. Third place went to our neighbor, Renfrew Bleachery, with a total contribution of $1,167.24, or an average of $2.46 per employee.

In the order named the mills followed: Judson Mill, Union Bleachery, Poinsette Mill, Brandon Corporation, Westboro Weaving Company, Victor-Monoghan Co., Piedmont Plush Mill, F. W. Poe Manufacturing Co., Southern Pile Fabric Co., Florence Mills, Southern Weaving Co., Southern Franklin Process Co., Co., Woodside Cotton Mill, Camperdown Mill, Southern Worsted Co., and Mills Mill.

Some people may feel that since the war is over it will not be necessary to give as much as was the case during the war, but this is a mistaken idea, as the war against poverty, disease, and want is a continuous one and the same problems will continue in this county just the same as under war conditions and will, no doubt, be increased as the ranks of the unemployed increase.

Many of the agencies supported by the Chest are of direct aid to the people of this community, and when a person has made his contribution, he has that sense of having helped those less fortunate than themselves. This, of course, is the Christian ideal, for it has been said and proven that we are our brother's keeper.

As we go to press, it has been learned that overseer Oscar R. Drury, of the second shift, Preparation Department, has already reached his quota, and is the first to reach his goal. The amount subscribed is not known, and no doubt Mr. Drury and his workers will oversubscribe their quota.

Allen Suttle is in charge of the drive at Slater. In addition, Mr. Suttle is Lt. Colonel of the Textile Division for Greater Greenville.

Page 2 THE SLATER NEWS September 20, 1945

The Slater News Published Every Two Weeks By S. Slater & Sons, Inc. Established 1790 In The Interest of Its Employees

S T A F F ROBERT H. ATKINSON_____Editor CECIL SPEIGHTS_____Asst. Editor

REPORTERS

Weave Room: Ernestine McCall, Nellie Barnette, Walker Reid, Gladys Cox, Rosalee Cox, Sara C. Chitwood, Dovie Faust, Louise Bagwell, and Margaret Johnson.

Preparation Dept: Jessie Vassey, Dorothy Hawkins, Julia Brown, Mildred Mull, Mary Wallace, Lucille Tate, Ruby Drury, Nellie Ruth Payne, Stanley Hawkins, Irene Cox.

Cloth Room: Jessie M. Smith.

Community: Mrs. Raymond Johnson, W. Earle Reid, Ruby P. Reid, Doris F. Atkinson.

EDITORIALS

Not Sufficient

In winning the late global war, it was necessary for the United States to raise and train the greatest Army and Navy in its history, and, as a result, practically every family in the land has had a member in the Armed Services. Consequently, this nation is more military minded than every before.

From this condition, has been advanced the idea that we should do certain things in order to preserve the peace which has so recently been won. First among these ideas seems to be that every young man in this country should serve one or two years in the Armed Forces immediately upon reaching his eighteenth birthday. We see no fault with this idea except it does not go far enough, and will not, of itself, be sufficient to accomplish the results desired.

If we will harken back to the days before the war when we were beginning to train our Army and Navy, 50% or one out of every two men were rejected for military service due to physical disabilities. This, in our opinion, is a serious condition and represents the cause of the greatest of our peace-time problems.

The health of our nation naturally comes first in importance as without health, no one can accomplish very much. In our opinion, military training for one or two years would be very much like a certain community which had a very dangerous curve in a highway that ran through it. Autos were constantly failing to make this curve and tumbling off into a gorge below. In an attempt to remedy this condition, the good people of that neighborhood erected in the gorge one of the finest hospitals to be found anywhere, but this did not cure the situation as wrecks continued to occur. It

[Column 2] SLATER DAY BY DAY

One by one our Service boys and girls will be coming home. Some of them are here already. Apparently, they will be the same boys and girls who went away, but actually they will be entirely different because they have fought and won a war.

They have lived through cold and heat and mud and rain. They have gone through rigid training and in order to wage war from the air, on the land and out of the sea. They have been lonely and homesick, and maybe they have cried some. They have thought deeply about life and death and God and the Beyond.

They have waded through murderous gun fire to set free peoples that were oppressed. They have watched their comrades die and cursed and fought with renewed frenzy the foe that was responsible for such death. In short, they have been through hell.

Now they are coming back home to the quietness of their little mountain village — back to the tree shaded streets and the peaceful Sunday afternoons — back home to take up the broken threads of their lives and weave their interrupted dreams into firm realities.

They are bringing their battle scars with them, and these scars are as widely different as the individuals who carry them, physical scars from wounds received in combat and mental scars from having seen too much of the ugly side of human suffering — all scars that only time can heal.

To say that we are proud to have them home is putting it mildly, we are grateful to every last one of them for having done an unwelcome job and having done it well.

Our hats are off and our hearts are open to welcome every Slaterite back from the wars! _____________________________

was not until an engineer surveyed the situation and relocated the highway so as to eliminate the curve that the cure for this condition was found.

Why not get to the seat of the trouble and begin a health program in this country which begins before the individual is born and continues throughout his life? Pre-natal care for prospective mothers has apparently been sadly neglected throughout the country, although the problem has been attacked and some results gained. Proper feeding and nutrition has also been neglected, and many of our physical specimens reflect this when called upon for military service.

Not being experts on the matter, we do not have a definite program to offer, but would suggest that every child entering the public school system be examined by a physician and a case record be kept for each child throughout his school career. Perhaps equally as important as the teacher would be the school nurse who could combat many of the deficiencies to be found in the health of the school. In this connection, a suitable physical educational program could be worked out for every individu-

[Column 3] PREPARATION DEPARTMENT

Miss Joyce Garrett enjoyed a recent trip to Glassy Mountain.

We rejoice with Virginia Duncan in her good fortune of having her husband home again after serving several years overseas.

Gertrude Lyda and friends spent a delightful afternoon at Table Rock State Park recently.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mull and family had as their dinner guest last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Shirby Kelly and daughter, Sylvia, of Central, also Mrs. J. C. Mullinax and Clarence Mull, both of Greenville.

Lila Wood has received word that her brother 1/Sgt. Leslie Wood is to sail from England, September 10th on the Queen Mary.

Clovie Henson has just received word that her boy friend, who has been in the Philippines, is home. He reported that he would be seeing her soon.

A surprise birthday dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Toy Tate on Sunday, August 26th, honoring Mrs. Tate's grandmother, Mrs. M. B. Williamson of Greenville. A large group of friends and relatives were present for this occasion. Picnic lunches were brought by all who attended. Mrs. Williamson received many lovely and useful gifts.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams of Marietta, S. C., had as their guest recently, Mr. David Batson.

Charles McCall of the Slasher Room informs us that his brother, M. P. Robert McCall is with the Army in France, while Emmett and English, both in the Navy, are on Okinawa.

David Batson's aunt, Mrs. Alpha R. Witter, of Woodstock Valley, Conn., paid him a recent visit.

Mrs. LeRoy Baldwin and children of Greenville, S. C., are visiting Mrs. Nora Buchanan and family.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rice, Sr. and Mrs. Elma Rice and children were the recent guests of Mrs. Ruth Rice.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cisson and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Pearson recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Grant ________________________________

al. Schools should probably serve at least one well cooked and prepared balanced meal for each child in connection with a serious attempt to combat malnutrition. This scheme, in connection with other problems which would arise, and would have to be solved as they arose, should at least have a tendency to greatly improve the health of both girls and boys throughout the nation.

If it were then seen fit to give each boy reaching 18 years of age a year or two of military training, this would be fine, and no doubt, Army and Navy authorities would have a much better specimen on which to work than ever before. We, therefore, believe that one or two years military training is not sufficient unless these other things are done which will accomplish results by attacking the root of the problem.

[Column 4] and Mrs. Maude Hill were the Sunday guests of Mr. aand Mrs. Charlie Hill.

Mr. W. H. Belk, father of Mrs. C. D. Rice, spent a recent week-end with her.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman were the Sunday guests of Mrs. Walter Coleman.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batson visited Mrs. Batson's Grandmother, Mrs. Mary Jane Jones of Hendersonville, N. C., recently.

Little Sarah Coleman is spending a week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman.

Mrs. Mary Wallace has returned to work after a three weeks' visit with her husband, James T. Wallace, A. M. M.-2/C, in Memphis, Tenn., where he was in school for four weeks. He has again returned to Seattle, Washington.

Mrs. Lois Jewell is visiting her husband, Sgt. W. A. Jewell, in Tuscula, Ala. Sgt. Jewell is a patient at Northan General Hospital.

John Earl Guest, S-2/C, has returned to Camp Peary, Va., after spending an eleven-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Guest of Travelers Rest, S. C.

Sgt. R. B. Dugger, Jr. has returned from overseas where he served with the 165th Combat Engineers. He and his wife are spending two weeks of his thirty-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Harriett Dugger, of Marietta, S. C.

Flora A. Batson, S-1/C, of Patuxent, Maryland was an overnight guest of her sister, Mrs. Allie Mae Stockton recently.

Miss Renee Dowe of Greenville was a recent visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Phillips.

Miss Louise McCauley of Travelers Rest visited in the home of Mrs. Bessie Robinson recently.

Mrs. Gladys Child's mother, Mrs. B. F. Tumblin, Mrs. Herman Batson and Mrs. Tom Raines recently visited her. Mrs. Batson and Mrs. Raines are sisters of Mrs. Childs.

Mr. and Mrs. Billie Phillips recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Brady of Greenville.

S-1/C Clyde Ellerbee, of Ashburn, Ga., recently visited Frances Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Lee and son, Donald, Misses Frances and Margaret Campbell and Charles Campbell of Shelby, N. C. were recent guests of Mrs. Bessie Robinson and Miss Ruth Campbell. Mrs. J. C. Campbell, mother of Mrs. Robinson and Miss Campbell, who spent several weeks with her daughters, has returned to her home in Shelby, N. C.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terrel and children spent a recent week-end in Elberton, Ga., and attended a family reunion for Mrs. Terrell's family.

Margaret and Martha Robinson visited Miss Sarah Bates Fortune in Spartanburg recently.

S-1/C ed Bates, brother of Mrs. Lois Jewell, is home on leave. He has been serving aboard a destroyed in the Pacific.

The Preparation Department extends sincere sympathy to Mrs. Clyde Hall in the death of

[Column 5] Machines Cause (Con't. from page 1, col. 1)

ments. A little lost time is better than a long sojourn in the hospital.

7. Clean chips from a lathe with a brush.

8. Never, under any circumstances, leave a wrench in the chuck.

9. Become familiar with the locations of fire fighting equipment, and, above all, know how to use it!

10. Last, but not least, don't hold social gatherings around loving machinery. If the operation of machinery didn't require constant attention, you'd be out of a job!

Not hard rules to follow, are they? Read them over a few times and spread the gospel of safe machine operation among your co-workers. Do this and you'll find that the percentage of accidents to machine operators will diminish to a nice, fat zero practically overnight. And you'll find deep personal satisfaction in the knowing that you've played a vital part in protecting the safety of yourself and your fellow worker.

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Tiny Tots Please (Con't. from page 1, col. 2)

Southerlin; helpers, Sara Jo Johnson, Freida Thornton and Joyce Bryant. Truman Dickson, member of the Boys' Library Club, helped with the stage properties.

On the following Saturday afternoon, the children who took part in the above program, accompanied by a number of parents, were taken to a circus in Greenville. This trip was a compliment of the Slater Community Association for the good work the tiny tots did in preparing and presenting their program for the public. ________________________________

her husband.

Randolph Hightower, brother of Mary Hightower, has been discharged from the Army on the point system.

The Boosters Club of the Preparation Department enjoyed a delicious chicken supper and square dance at Table Rock State Park Lodge on Aug. 31st.

Effie Lee Looper is back on the job after being off several days due to the illness of her mother.

Friends of Miss Vara Lindsey will be interested to know she has returned to North Greenville Junior College to resume her studies.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Albright and sons, B. J. and Alfred, recently visited Mr. Albright's sister, Mrs. J. C. Duncan, in Virginia last week-end. ______________________________

Don't let FAMILIARITY WITH YOUR JOB make you forget to be CAREFUL [sketch of a dog]

September 20, 1945; THE SLATER NEWS; Page Three

[Column 1] GOINGS-ON - - - - - IN WEAVE ROOMS -

Friends of Mrs. Mary Taylor and Mrs. Dovie Faust wish them and their brothers, Mr. Lonnie Surratt and Mr. David Surratt, success in thier taxi business. They operate two Blue Bird Cabs. The brothers were recently discharged from the Army.

We are glad to have Miss Lillie Davis back with us after several days of illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Finely of Woodruff, S. C., spent a recent week end with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Finley of Marietta, S. C.

Missess Jewel and Jean Pittman of Greenville, S. C., spent a recent week-end with Miss Lillie Davis.

Rev. B. B. Brown is holding a Revival Meeting at the Friendship Church in Marietta, S. C.

We wish Mr. Mayes Stroud, a former Weaver, success in his new job as Smash Hand.

Pvt. Larkin Cox spent a recent leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cox, after returning from overseas. He is now stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga.

Cloth Room Chatter

Pfc. Ralph Edwards, who has returned from overseas duty in Europe, visited Miss Hazel Campbell. He is spending a thirty-day furlough with relatives and friends. He is to report back to Tampa, Fla., September 24th.

Mrs. Lillie Mae Green has received word recently that her husband, Pfc. Laten Green, is expecting to get a discharge from the Army within the next ten days. He is now stationed in an army camp near Greensboro, N. C.

Pfc. Albert D. Pace arrived Tuesday, September 4th, to spend a thirty-day furlough with relatives and friends. He has served 23 months in the European theatre of war. He will report back to Augusta, Ga., for troop training before going to his new station in Kentucky.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brooks spent a recent week-end with Miss Marie Smith and her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Cleland Duncan and children, Mrs. Frances Pace and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Talley, Clara Norwood and Margie Talley spent the past week-end in Clover, Virginia, with their sister, Mrs. J. D. Holt.

Mrs. R. A. Griffin and sons, Donald and Roy Lindsey, of Hartsville, Ga., visited with the McCluney sisters recently.

Mrs. Mildred Coleman is to spend this week-end with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Coleman in Travelers Rest.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kelley had as their Sunday visitors, Mrs. Sara Kelley and small son, Pat, and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Southern of Taylors.

Mrs. Beulah Stroud gave a suprise birthday dinner Sunday for her husband, Mr. Duff Stroud. The guests included all the children and their families

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The third shift employees welcome Myrtle Lane as a Weaver in Weave Room No. 1.

Mrs. Sallie Mercury was a recent guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Stella Moss, of Hendersonville, N. C.

Oscar Johnson, Broadus McCarson and Earl Johnson recently motored to Panama City, Florida, on a business trip.

Misses Ruth and Franes Myers of Washington, D. C., and Rev. F. W. Garrison of Cleveland, S. C., were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Plase Cox and sons, of Travelers Rest.

We welcome the following new employees on the second shift. Weave Room No. 1: Mr. Richard Singleton, Mr. Heyward Hannon and Mr. Roy Henderson.

On August 26th, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bates and Mrs. Everett Chapman had as their guests for a day in the mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Dess Cryder of Elberton, Ga., Miss Naomi English, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hammond, all of Thomason, Ga., and Mrs. Woodrow Cunningham of Slater, S. C.

and Mrs. Maybelle Bridwell. Mr. Stroud received many useful gifts and the occasion was an enjoyable one.

Misses Frances and Jessie Clyde Pool, daughters of Mrs. Mary Cline, spent last week with their uncle, Mr. Felix Cline, in Greenville. Mrs. Cline and the baby joined them there for a week-end visit.

Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Link were dinner guests of Mr. C. H. Link in Greenville, Sunday. The dinner was in honor of Mr. C. H. Link's birthday. He is 69 years of age and has ten living children.

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Theatre Guide

Sept. 21, 1945 ''OBJECTIVE BURMA'' Errol Flynn William Prince James Brown

Sept. 22, 1945 ''DOCKS OF NEW YORK'' Lew Gorcey Hunt Hall Bud Gorman

Sept. 24, 1945 ''WINGED VICTORY'' Sgt. Mark Daniels Pvt. Lon McCallister Cpl. Don Taylor

Sept. 28, 1945 ''MUSIC FOR MILLIONS'' Margaret O'Brien Jimmy Durante June Allyson

Sept. 29, 1945 ''CHICAGO KID'' Donald Barry Otto Kruger

Oct. 1, 1945 ''SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS'' Carmen Miranda Micheal O'Shea Vivian Blaine

Librarian's Brother Is Winner Of Scholarship

Mrs. W. Earle Reid, librarian of the Slater Library, has just received word that her brother, James Carl Phillips, of Campobello, has been awarded an honorary scholarship by Dr. C. C. Norton, Dean of Wofford College.

This honorary scholarship is awarded to undergraduate on the basis of their scholastic merits. Only two other boys received similar scholarships.

Mrs. Reid's brother is a Senior at Wofford this session, and plans to enter medical college after his graduation next session.

[Column 4] LINES FROM THE LIBRARY

We know that you are already dreaming about those electrical appliances you want to buy as soon as they are available. ''McCall's Magazine'' for September, 1945, devotes its Homemaking section to actual photographs of various appliances you will be seeing in your stores before many months. Automatic washers and driers, refridgerators and ranges are featured. See this section in the ''McCall's!''

Out of the Mouths of Babies! ''Parents' Magazine,'' September, 1945.

''Carly, six years old, had just witnessed a wedding. Her little friend's daddy, a minister, had performed the ceremony in his own home. Carly reported to her grandma, ''Jean's daddy married them, but he didn't go off and live with them.''

Here's another cute one: ''The primary children were having their Citizenship Club meeting and everything spelled dignity and respect. They would address the president of the club as 'Mr. President -' that is, all but one. Young Clifford rose from his seat and said, 'Mr. Truman. I make a motion...''

Speaking of ''Parent's Magazine,'' reminds us of the article ''Are You Friends With Each of Your Children!'' Every parent should read this article; it appears in ''Parent's Magazine,'' September, 1945.

A Cooking Suggestion from ''Ladies' Home Journal,'' September, 1945:

''If and when you boil a fowl, boil a cup of rice with it, and you'll come out with so much

[Column 5] GARLAND-BURNETT

Miss Mildred Garland was married to Clarence M. Burnett on August 27th, 1945.

Mrs. Burnett is the daughter of Mrs. Pearlie Garland of Marietta, S. C. Mr. Burnett is the son of Mrs. Frankie Burnett of Travelers Rest, S. C.

Mrs. Burnett is a Weaver on the third shift in Weave Room No. 1. Mr. Burnett is also the third shift in the Slasher Room. Before being discharged in July, he served two years with the U. S. Army Medical Corps.

We wish them much success in their marriage.

white meat your eyes will pop.''

''Four Ways to be Popular,'' ---article in ''Your Life,'' September, 1945. The author, Charles B. Roth, outlines four points which he considers necessary if one is to be popular with his associates. First, remember names. Second, remember what people say and mention it next time you see them. Third, take an interest in people. Fourth, pay strict attention when others speak. The article is interesing, and we would be glad to have you stop by the library and read it any time.

Attention Men! ''Your Life,'' September, 1945, gives the following tips on managing women:

Women will work their heads off for the man who gives them some praise.

Women are easily discouraged - encourage them and keep their spirits up.

Women dislike kidding and nicknames.

It won't break your jaw to say ''Please'' and ''Thank you.''

A suspicion of partiality has raised havoc among many groups of women workers. Women need to be given reassurance they are doing a good job.

Page Four; THE SLATER NEWS; September 20, 1945

[Column 1] Community Chest Is Mighty Asset

When President Truman offically announced total victory over the Japanese the nation embarked on a two day period of celebration. Victory over the Japs meant that the horrors of war were a thing of the past. It meant that our boys would soon be home to stay and that families all over the world would suffer no more the agony of fear for the safety of loved ones fighting in the far reaches of the Pacific. But the official proclamation of the long awaited V-J day did not mean the cessation of hostilities against the homefront problems of the care of the sick and needy, Child Welfare, Care of the Aged and the various other social problems which it is our civic duty to combat with our understanding and dollars! That's why we must give more generously than ever before to our local community chest fund!

Your local community chest performs a mighty civic function in which you can well be proud of taking part. It mothers those agencies its funds in the names of Liberty, Justice and Equality in order that there may be a dearth of suffering among the oppressed and needy of this great nation.

You can't possibly give to a better cause than that of your local community chest. Your contribution to the current community chest drive will provide medical attention in the form of visiting nurses, hospitals and clinics to your less fortunate neighbor. It will provide recreation and guidance to children who are sadly underprivileged and who would never know the real joys of childhood if the Y. W. C. A., the Legal Aid Society, Community Centers and the Children's Aid Society. Your dollars will do all these things! They will go to the homes of the aged and infirm and provide comfort, cheer and consolation to motherless children in the form of homes and guidance. They will combat racial prejudice and intolerance, but, best of all, they will give you the right to walk down your street with a clear conscience and a justifiable pride in the knowing that you have done your part in eliminating suffering and want in your own community!

Mothering numerous subsidiary agencies, the community chest seeks your support, yearly, in order that you may give to many worthwhile causes through the medium of a single contribution. Your community chest fund eliminates the necessity of numerous drives for operating funds by many agencies by covering their financial needs through one all-out campaign the success of which is entirely up to you.

You were generous in warnow is your chance to be generous in victory. Help abolish needless suffering and misery by digging down deep and giving more generously than you ever did before to the current community chest fund.

[Column 2] MISS TURNER GIVES BOOK TO LIBRARY

We wish to thank Miss Ruby Turner for her thoughtfulness in donating a book to the library. The book is entitled, ''Sands of the Desert,'' by Helen A. Carey.

The following quotation gives an idea of the contents of the book: ''Against a lurid background in the wonderous beauty of Africa, this swift-moving, exotic tale of wild adventure and tempestuous love throbs with the primitive passion of desert and jungle.''

Miss Turner is a resident of Slater, and a former employee of the Preparation Department. She was among those who received a scholarship from the Slater Community Association and attended the Opportunity School held at Columbia College, July 8th through August 4th.

Mr. Lybrand Dies (Con't. from page 1, col. 3)

In addition, Mr. Lybrand is survived by eight grandchildren and one great grandson. The surviving grandchildren are: William Lybrand, Roy M. Lybrand, Ralph M. Lybrand, J. A. Lybrand, III, Dora E. Lybrand, Priscilla Ann Wright, Sara Jane Christopher and Patricia Christopher. The surviving great grandson is William Lybrand, III. Three sisters, Mrs. Robert Mabry, Mrs. Arthur Fowler, and Mrs. Annie Parks also survive as do two half-brothers, R. A. and Tom R. Lybrand.

In civic and religious bodies, Mr. Lybrand was active. He was a member of the Slater Methodist Church and was a faithful attendant at services even when in poor health. He was a life steward and a member of the board of trustees of the Church at the time of his death.

Mr. Lybrand wsa a Mason and Shriner and was a member of Hejaz Temple. He was a frequent attendant at Ebenezer Lodge here. Mr. Lybrand was also a member of Holly Camp No. 764, Woodmen of the World at Marietta, S. C. He served on many committees in various organizations, and for many years was actively associated as an officer in the Slater Democratic Club.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Funeral Services for Mr. Lybrand were held on Sunday afternoon, September 9th at 1:30 o'clock P. M. at the Mackey Mortuary in Greenville and were conducted by Dr. B. Rhett Turnipseed and the Rev. Peden G. Curry. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetary at Chester, S. C., at 4:00 o'clock that afternoon.

Serving as active pallbearers were: J. Tom Cooper, L. T. Scarce, Frank A. Cook, H. S. Richardson, Joe T. Johnson and Sam Addington.

The honorary escort was composed of: J. A. White, R. P. Alexander, George B. Gossett, Dr. E. C. Stroud, Henry B. Taylor, Dr. C. A. Henson, N. C. Hawkins, Fred Cox, Robert H. Atkinson, J. Hamp Puckett, R. C. Mullican, D. C. Robert-

[Column 3] OUR FAITH

Men say that hope will never die In hearts that have the will to try; They claim the flame of faith is there In men who keep it bright by prayer; And fame would bear them out, it seems For great men sacred keep their dreams!

Oh, often have I heard it said That opportunity is dead; And this is true in cases where The will to do is never there. But men who dare for stars to grope Will reach the heights by toil and hope! - By Russell Doyle

Community Library (Con't. from page 1, col. 4)

tion our good supply of magazines, which we believe will prove helpful to both the faculty and pupils. Our library subscribes for practically every magazine indexed in the ''Abridged Readers' Guide,'' a-long with a number of others. These magazines are filed for reference, and should be quite a boon for those working on research themes or anything else requiring material gleaned from a number of sources. Since periodicals carry the latest word on current topics, it is hoped that everyone will take advantage of the splendid magazine service we have to offer.

The Community Library stands ready to serve the school in every way possible, and it is hope that the combined facilities of the school and Community Libraries will give our pupils the supplementary materials needed to round out a successful year's work.

son, T. G. Castles and U. A. Howard.

The large and beautiful floral offerings were a tribute to the esteem in which Mr. Lybrand was held.

The sympathy of this entire community is extended the Lybrand family in their bereavement.

To be seventy years young is sometimes more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old.

[Column 4] With The Sick

Mrs. Emma Lane has just received word from her son, Pvt. Thomas Lane, who is in a hospital in France, that he is being treated for yellow jaundice. We wish you good luck, Thomas, and a speedy recovery.

George Snipes, Jr., son of Mrs. Ethel Bryant, has returned home from Gaston's Hospital where he has been patient for some time. George received treatments for wounds received in an automobile accident. Mrs. Bryant was also injured and is still a patient at Greenville General Hospital.

Roy Summey's father recently underwent an operation at Greenville General Hospital.

We are very sorry that Mrs. Robert H. Atkinson, wife of our Employment Manager, is a patient at the Greenville General Hospital. However, we are happy that she is improving, and hope that she will soon be able to return to her home at No. 6, First Street.

School Term (Con't. from page 1, col. 4)

Chesnee, S. C., History, Typing, Shorthand; Ernest Sechrest, Jr., Greenville, S. C., Civies, English, Civil Government, and Principal; and J. H. Barnett, Superintendant.

The enrollment is as follows:

First Grade; 76 Second Grade; 84 Third Grade; 63 Fourth Grade; 49 Fifth Grade; 73 Sixth Grade; 68

Total; 413

The high school enrollment is:

Seventh Grade; 47 Eighth Grade; 72 Ninth Grade; 38 Tenth Grade; 32 Eleventh Grade; 18

Total; 207

The total enrollment of the entire school is 620 to date.

FOR SALE - One double iron bed and springs, in good condition. See Mrs. Lillie Gilreath, first shift, Preparation Department.

[Column 5] DAVENPORT-DODSON

Mrs. Oden Whitehurst announces the marriage of her daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Davenport, to Petty Officer Virgil Eugene Dodson, U. S. N. R.

The ceremony was performed in the presence of friends and relatives in the Church of Christ, Norfolk, Va., on Friday evening, August 24th at 8:00.

The bride chose as her wedding dress, a navy blue crepe with white accessories. Her corsage was of white stephanotis.

Miss Marjorie Nebb, also of Norfolk, was Maid of Honor and only attendant. She was attired in a pink dress with matching accessories. Richard Willoughby, U. S. N. R., of West Virginia was Best Man.

A reception was given on Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride's mother.

Mr. Dodson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dodson of Slater. Before entering the Service on July 4, 1942, he was employed with S. Slater and Sons, Inc., as a Weaver. At present, the couple are making their home in Norfolk, Va.

Baptist Young Folks Enjoy Ice Cream Feed

The Intermediate G. A.'s of Slater Baptist Church enjoyed an ice cream supper at the home of Miss Mildred Farthing on Friday evening, Sept. 7th.

The young people met on the back lawn where they played games before being served with ice cream and cake.

Those present were: Rev. C. M. Johnson, Mr. J. H. Farthing, Herbert Farthing, Mrs. N. C. Hawkins, G. A. Leader, and the following members: Mary Dodson, Joan Barrett, Mildred Farthing, Shirley Scarce, Lila Jean Clark, Blondine Voyles, Jean Hester, Josephine Knight, Marion Brown and Eva Jane Ramey.

We should pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves. - Colton