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Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina

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  • ij. m. c. a. The Champion "i " is the community center of < Janton. While it was built primarily to serve the Champion family, it has grown Jo be the religious, civic, fraternal and social center of the town. An idea of its popularity may be gleaned from the following summary of the activities covering eleven months. Tola! mi. ndance at building 142,0(MI Numlx i iisiiitf baths 42,320 Numlx i using gymnasium 10,243 Numlxi ol men using billiard room 10.MMI Number of men using bowling alleys 9,670 Attendanoc :it Sunday services 7,299 Number of men using men's clubroom 2,INN Number of women and girls served by woman'l dl pil tment 19,60 I Number of high school girls using building I.IHM Number of grade school girls using buildinf 2 Number of books taken out of library 1,100 Eleven educational classes meeting twice .i weel< Full (erm attendance, over .'iMin Ladies' committee meetings '''I Parties, etc 2,0IS The Auditorium, in reality the gymnasium, is used by churches, schools, lodges and other organizations for special functions. The I yeenin (bourse is staged here. This room is used during the entire winter for basket ball contests and similar sports, in this way alone serving many thousands of Canton fans.
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