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Old Slator Mill
PAWTUCKET, R. I. Est. 1790

PERFECTION IN TEXTILES - A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790
THE SLATER NEWS
Vol. 4 Slater, S.C. January 31, 1946 No.2

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Slater Mill
SLATOR, SO. CAROLINA 1943

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Organization Of American Business
In Late War Termed Modern Miracle

Highlighting the part played
by the Army Service Forces in
the production of such miracles
as radar, penicillin and the a-
tomic bomb, Gerneral Brehon
Somervell, Commanding Gen.
of ASF, recently made his re-
port for the fiscal year in 1945 to
Secretary of War Patterson
and General Marshall, Chief of
Staff.

"The Miracle that produced
all the other miracles," report-
ed Gen. Somervell, "was some-
thing even more American
than any one of them. It was
organization and vitalizing
of this vast machine. It was
the miracle of management.

"The ASF came into being, it
began to function felt its way,
put on speed and power, pro-
cured and delivered the goods
around the world - two bi-
llion dollars worth a month. It
produced more varieties of
equipment and supplied than
any other organization ever has
attempted to gather together
and kept count of these items,
stored them, held them in re-
serve and shipped them where
needed. It took the best out of
business and put it into the
business of war."

"Victory in the greatest war
of all times has come through
the leadership, skill and cour-
age of our fighting men," de-
clares Gen. Somervell in his re-
port. "ASF gave a full measure
of support to these men in
every quarter of the globe. The
knowledge that this was done
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RUSSELL MERCHANT
PASSES AT HOME
This community was sadden-
ed to learn of the death of
Russell Merchant, which occure-
d on Sunday night, Novem-
ber 11, 1945, at his home near
Slater.

For many years, Mr. Mar-
chant was an employee of S.
Slater & Sons, Inc., and was
known to hundreds of people
here and in the surrounding
communities. Declining health
forced his retirement about
two years ago, and although
his health was poor, his death
was sudden and unexpected.

Funeral services for Mr.
Marchant were held on Wed-
nesday, November 14, at 2 p.
m. at the Middle River Baptist
Church and were conducted by
the Rebv Marvin Hembree and
the Rev. J.M. Dean. Interment
was in the adjoining cemetery.
Survining Mr. Merchant are
his wife, Mrs. Ruth Poole Mar-
chant; four daughters, Misses
Gladys, Annie Ruth, Edith
Pearl, and Bertha Marchant;
and one son, J. L. Marchant.
The sympathy of this com-
munity is extended the Mar-
chant family in their bereave-
ment.

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SLATER CHURCHES
SPONSOR XMAS PLAY
Plans are under way for the
presentation of a Christmas
play to take place here at Sla-
ter on or about December 20th.
For the past two years, Christ-
mas plays have been given at
Slater Hall by the people of
this community.

The play this year is being
sponsored by the three
churches of Slater - the Slater
Methodist Church, The Slater
Baptist Church and the Slater
Church of God.

Committees have already
been selected from each church
and the play has been selected.
It is known as "A White
Christmas" and is by Wlater
Ben Hare. Additional copies for
the actors have been ordered
and as soon as they arrive,
practicing will get under way.
Robert H. Atkinson, Employ-
ment Manager, S. Slater and
Sons, Inc., has been asked to
direct the play and has ac-
cepted. He will be assisted by
W. Earle Reid, Director of Edu-
cational Recreation, who will
(Con't. on page 3, col.1)
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Good Forement Is Key to Success
In any industry the foreman plays
a key hole which direte-
ly affects the quality of the
product, the efficiency of the
worker and the safety of pro-
perty and personnel.

Foremen all too often fail to
appreciate the key position
they occupy with the result
that they soon lose the respect
and friendship of their staffs
and cause an endless chain of
trouble which creates tremend-
ous havoc in the department or
division.

A good foreman is really
"Good." There is no in-between
status and the foreman who be-
lieves that his job consists of
merely heading up his depart-
ment is on the shortest possible
rout to the trash can with
transportation being supplied
by no one but himself.

Let's see what makes a good
forement tick and pattern our
own actions accordingly. The
good foremen makes the fol-
lowing rules his daily creed:
1. Know my job thoroughly.
2. See that workers are prop-
erly trained.
3. In case of dispute, try to
see things from the worker's
viewpoint.
4. Don't shirk responsibility.
5. Encourage ideas and ini-
tiative among workers.
6. Do not criticize a man in
front of his fellow worker.
7 Be fair and impartial at all
times.
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Mrs. Hambright
Dies at Slater
The entire community was
saddened to learn of the death
of Mrs. Annie Sue Hambright,
wife of Walter R. Hambright,
which occurred at the family
residence, 14 First Street, Sla-
ter, S.C., on Wednesday morn-
ing, November 7, 1945. Mrs.
Hambright had been ill only a
short time, and only the day
beofre had returned from a
Greenville hospital after under-
going an operation. She was
apparently on the way to re-
covery when suddenly she took
a turn for the worse and soon
expired.

Mrs. Hambright was a faith-
ful wife, a devoted mother, an
excellent neighbor, and a con-
scientious worker. She was
highly esteemed and loved by
all who knew her, and her
friends were many. She con-
statnly strove and worked for
all things that tended to build
for a better community and a
more abundant life.

By birth, Mrs. Hambright
was a native of Georgia, as she
was born in Elbert County of
the state. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Marion and
Lucinda Bond Daniel, and at
the time of her death was 57
years of age. Her education
was received in the common
schools of her native state.

Early in life, Mrs. Hambright
moved to Greenville, S.C., and
resided there for 31 years.
Three years ago she came to
Slater to make her home and
(Con't. on page 2, col.5)

NOTICE
Effecive November 23,
1945, the name of this
company was changed
from S. Slater & Sons, Inc.
to SLATER MANUFACT-
URING CO., INC. It is
felt that this change will
be of interest to all of our
employees, since the mill
first operated as Slater
Manufacturing Company
in 1928. There will not be
any change in manage-
ment or policy.

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BETA CLUB FORMED AT LOCAL SCHOOL

A chapter of the National
Honorary Beta Club has been
organized in the Slater-Mari-
etta High School. The installa-
tion of the Beta Club was held
at the school on Wednesday,
November 14, with Mr. "Bob"
Hellams, Field Secretary of the
Club, presiding.

The Club charter was pre-
sented to the temporary Secret-
ary-Treasuer, Kathleen Nel-
son. Individual certificates for
membership and Beta Club pins
were given to the following
members: Fances Miller,
Kathleen Nelson, Elisie Lee
Pittman, Barbara McMullan,
Doris Hargrove, Mildred Shel-
ton, Selma Jean Cole, Fannie
Mae Burton, Inez McGrew,
Ruth Laws, Frances Poole, Jim-
mie Pierce, Russell Hampton,
Clelle Buchanan, H.S. Richrad-
son, Jr., and Billy Vassey.

The sponsor for the club is
Miss Wilma McAbee.

The following were elected
officers of the newly-organized
club: President, Midred Shel-
(Con't. on page 3, col. 3)

Safety Engineer
Is Good Fellow

The safety Engineer - he's
the fellow who eternally argues
with the foreman about keep-
ing the job free from accidents
and injuries. He's the fellow
whom the foreman blames for
hindering production with his
safety gadgets and rules. He's
the inconspicuous character
who wanders about the shop
conferring with supervisors
and workers about cutting
down accident rates. He's the
fellow who has a worried look
when he leaves the First Aid
room after scanning the month-
ly accident reports. He's the
lad who gets put on the griddle
when an accident occurs. Not
a very popular fellow - your
safety engineer - is he?

But there's another side to
your safety engineer which you
and I seldom see. He's the fel-
low who keeps men free from
accidents and poor health
through his insistence on safe-
ty on the job. He's the lad who
keeps countless workers out of
hospitals and sick beds. He's
the individual who prevents
serious eye injuries by making
safety glasses available in oc-
cupations where they are need-
ed. He's the man who ferrets
out the causes fo accidents and
sees that they are eliminated.
He's the fellow that managem-
ent appointed to be your
guardian angel as fas as ac-
cidents, injuries and health are
concerned. Not a bad fellow -
your safety engineer - is he?

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Boy Scouts Complete Organization
of Local Troop 44 Here At Slater

Boy Scout Troop No. 44 here
at slater has gotten off to a
good start since its reorganiza-
tion recently.

The Troop has been divided
into four patrols and patrol
leaders have been selected. The
patrols and leaders are: Beav-
ers, Dickie Gossett; Wolfe, A.
B. McMakin, Jr.; Panther, C.
G. Lane; and Flying Eagle,
Bobbie Cashion.

Ray Johnson and George
Snipes, Jr. have been named
Senior Patrol leader and scribe
respectively.

Interest in the troop is at
afever heat and boys around 12
years of age are busily learn-
ing the scout rules, oath, and
the necessary tests in order to
pass their tenderfoot tests and
requirements. These require-
ments are necessary before a
boy may be enrolled as a scout.
The Troop meets each Tues-
day night at the Scout Hut at
7 o'clock. Here various games
are played, tests are passed,
and the business sessions are
held.

Members have also done good
work in repairing and cleaning
up the hut and considerable
work has been spent in putting
the grounds in excellent shape.
A new walkway from the
street to the hut has also been
built.

Recently the Scout Commit-
tee met with the troop and af-
ter the Scouts had been dis-
missed, the committee heard a
discussion by one of the Scout
Executives from Greenville.
Messrs. Suttle and Cook were
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MISS HAYDEN DIES
FOLLOWING ILLNESS

The news of the death of
Miss Loraine Hayden, a former
employee of S. Slater and Sons,
Inc., has caused widespread
sorrow in this community. Miss
Hayden was 27 years of age.
She was a native of the Pleas-
ant View Church section of this
county and died at her home on
Sunday night, Novemeber 18th
after a long illness.

Miss Hayden was the daught-
er of J. C. Hayden and the late
Lizzie Pittman Hayden. All
of her life had been spent in
Greenville County.

Funeral services for Miss
Hayden were held in the Camp
Creek Baptist Church, Tuesday
Morning, November 20th at
11:00 A.M., and were conduct-
ed by the Rev. Cullen Stockton a
nd the Rev. W.M. Belcher.
Internment followed in the
church cemetery. Miss Hayden
is survived by her father, one
sisiter, Mrs. Boyce Bramlette
and a brother, Alvin L. Hayden
of Slater.

The sympathy of all the em-
ployees of Slater is extended
the Hayden family in their be-
reavement.