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THE CANTON ENTERPRISE SUCCESSOR TO THE CANTON OBSERVER VOL. 13 CANTON. N. C, FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1919. NO. 16 DISTINGUISHED IN ARMY SERVICE Sgt. James W.Hinson Gted for "Exceptional Bravery and Devotion to Duty" Under Intense Fire Among the Canton soldiers who recently returned from overseas service, was a young man who., while he ranked officially ■as a non-commissioned officer, frequently assumed the place nnd position of a commissioned officer. The record of this young officer, who was a member of Company D, 119 Infantry, adds much lustre to the fair name of Haywood county. Of course he was one of the splendid fighting units of the worldfamed 80th Division :and in every engagement in which his regiment took part Sergeant James W. Hinson commanded the first platoon of his company. He "went over the top" many times and was one of the intrepid leaders who, with irrisistible impetus, like a tidal wave, swept back and finally overwhelmed the supposed invincible "Hindenburg Line," in the engagement lasting from \ September 29th to October 20th. The super-quality of the service this distinguished young veteran has been rendering his country is shown by General Order No. 5, item 42, issued by the Headquarters Commander of the 80th Division, on January 23, 1919. That part of the order relating to Sergeant Hinson reads as follows:. "In all engagements in which his Regiments was operating, es- pecis-Hy the attack near St. Soup- Jet pth October, 1918, this non- comi-SiS-ibi iied officer's conduct was conspicuous for its exceptional bravery and devotion to duty and efficient leadership, when at times under intense shell and machine gun fire." EASTERN STAR ENTERTAINS1 Degrees Impressively Conferred Visitors From Asheville Oak Leaf Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, had an unusually interesting meeting last Friday night, at which time the beautiful degrees of the order were impressively conferred by officers who recently retired, among whom are Mrs. Horace Pultz, worthy matron; and Thomas Furness, worthy patron. The candidates were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Curtis. The following visitors were in attendance from Asheville: Mesdames Anderson, Knight, McCreary, Miss Clem Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Mecham, Mr. and Mrs. Street and Mrs.'Holloman The committee in charge of the refreshments was composed of Mrs. E. M. Lide, chairman, Mrs. J. T. Bailey and Mrs. G. W. Phillips. Measuring Social The Ladies Aid Society of Ar- non Plains M. E. church will give a measuring social at the home of Mrs. C. S. Smathers in Ferguson Town Saturday night April 26, young and old are invited. Come get measured. See how high you live, bring a penny for each foot tall, two pennies for each inch over. Refreshments free. Miss Velma Smathers, Sec. Quarterly Meeting The 2nd quarterly conference of the Canton circuit will convene at Morning Star Saturday and Sunday. J. L. A. Bumgar- ner, D. D. presiding. The public is cordially invited to these services. The officials of each local church on the charge are urged to be pr<r_!_m* W. H. Pless, Pastor SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' HOME COMING CELEBRATION MAY 3 On That Day Canton Will Celebrate as Never Before She Has Celebrated Any Event in Her History- Lieut.-Gov. Gardner Speaker of Day The home-coming of the young men who have been in the service of their country, whether on sea or on land, at home or abroad, will be celebrated by the people of Canton in a manner that promises to be more complete and more enthusiastic, if not more lavish than she has ever celebrated any other event in her history. While the details of the program are not yet complete, the main features have been agreed upon. 0 course there will be a para ,e, in character as military as. possible. Then about one o'clock on the afternoon of the day of the celebration there will be given the soldier and sailor guests of the Town of Canton, what will undoubtedly be the biggest picnic dinner ever held here, if not in the entire county, at any time during her history. Aside from the guests of honor on that occasion, all citizens of Canton and surrounding country will be welcome at the dinner, provided they bring their own baskets. This important part of the celebration will be staged with due regard for the occasion, on the base ball ground, right in the heart of the town. Hon. Max Gardner of Shelby, N. C, lieutenant-governor of North Carolina, has accepted the invitation of the celebration arrangement committee to deliver the oration of the day. Those who have listened to the lieutenant-governor speak highly of him as an orator. While any man from any part of Haywood county who has seen service in the army or navy of his country will receive a right hearty welcome from the people of Canton, those who went from the town at their country's call will be honored in an especial manner by the presentation of a souvenir which they will doubtless treasure during their lives and leave as a priceless legacy to their children. It is further proposed to issue to every man who has seen service in the army or navy, a ticket which will admit himself and one to the Cantonian Theatre, where pictures of peculiar interest wiil be shown. Remember.the date: SATURDAY, MAY 3rd. It will be THE HOLIDAY of the entire year here. —■»— All Soldiers and Sailors are requested to register at once at the office of the chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, at Martin's drag store. V10LAN0 VIRTUOSO One of Greatest Inventions at Martin's Drug Store During the past week many have heard with great pleasure, the wonderful musical instrument, said to have been declared by the government one of the eight great inventions of the decade, at Martin's Drug Store. This instrument, called "Vio- lano Virtuoso," was invented by Harry K. Sandell, of Swedish descent It is controlled and operated entirely by electricity, which it is said to generate to a considerable degree. This wonderful instrument, which plays both popular and classical music, costs $1,500. It reproduces both the violin and the piano in a manner truly remarkable. m THIRD RANK WORK SPLENDIDLY DONE "Surprise Specials" at The Fair The shopping public will do well to read carefully the attractive half page ad. of The Fair store in this number of The Canton Enterprise. Men, women and children will find bargains offered in that ad. which may delight and surprise them. The Fair management assures us it could not tell half the bargains the store offers if it attempted to do so in a two page ad. Range Made by Huenefeld Co. The Idaho steel range, advertised elsewhere in this newspaper, sold by the Sluder Fnrni- ture Co. of Canton, is made by the well known and reliable Huenefeld Co., many of whose heaters are in Haywood county homes where they are giving excellent satisfaction. The manufacturers fully guarantee the range- Better read the ad. carefully. NEW ROAD SYSTEM TO BE EXPLAINED ASHEVILLE PASTOR COMING Rev. J. H. Bradley to Fill Important Engagement Rev. J. H. Bradley, pastor of the Canton Methodist Episcopal church, south, has been called to Cullowhee, next Sunday—Easter—to take the place of the presiding elder of this district and preside at the quarterly meeting of the church at that place. Next Sunday morning the pulpit at Rev. Mr. Bradley's church •will be filled by Rev. A. J. Groce of Asheville. Service will also be held Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock, At Clark's Chapel, Rev. Mr. Groce officiating. On account of the special meeting at the Baptist church, no service will be held at the Meth- ist church uext Sunday evening. \- Lankford-Stamey r. Dewey Lankford and Miss a^' Stamey were united in nuitimony at the M. E Parsonage r&nton Circuit, Wednesday «te3Ln. AprH 16 at 2:30 o'clockA Rev. w- H* Ple88 offlcl Member of State Highway Commission Will Soon Visit Haywood County j*| OVERSEAS LETTERS FROM HAYWOOD COUNTY'S jl* It is announced that James G. Stikeleather of Asheville, a member of the newly appointed State Highway Commission, in the near future, will pay an official visit to Haywood county. On the occasion of his visit to this county Mr. Stikeleather will meet the county commissioners and go over with them the plan outlined for keeping up the roads, the state and national aid for which will be 50 per cent up to the cost of $50 per mile, while the counties will provide the additional amount necessary for this work. Smathers Entertain Mr. and Mrs. Claud Smathers delightfully and very efficiently entertained about thirty young people at their home Monday evening in honor of Mr. Smath- ers's three brothers, Herman and Egar, just returned from France, and Carey, U. S. N., who is home on a ten-days' furlough. Music was the chief feature of the entertainment and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The Misses Geneva Brannon and Ima Jones unselfishly entertained the conpany with several vocal and instrumental numbers. Delicious home made candy and other refreshments were served in the dining room. Sergeant Chas. F. Lanning, M. G. Troop, 6th Cavalry. A. E. F., writes The Canton Enterprise from Vendome, France. Sergeant Lanning left Canton in February 1914 to enter the services of his country. He urges any one who can remember him to write to him and promises to reply promptly. Sergeant Lanning naively writes, "I suppose the young ladies I used to know have heard wedding bells ring by now. I know I had one or two who promised to wait. But of course I don't expect them to do so. Very foolish thing to wait for a soldier." Sergeant Lanning writes that, since entering the army, he has never met a man he knew in civilian life. Easter at the "Big Friendly Store" The public will find much to attract it to the "Big Friendly Store," owned by W. R. Hipps & Son, today and tomorrow. Offerings of silks and many other things dear to the heart of "woman-^God bless her"—at special prices, and the tempting display of table supplies, wiil probably attract a large crowd ^JbuZh'S'. R-Id the attractive ad. of this live wire firm on another page. Canton Pythians Entertained a Delegation of Knights From Asheville One of the most enjoyable and uplifting conventions in the history of Canton Lodge, No. 149, Knights of Pythias, was that held last Tuesday night at Castle Hall, Canton. On that occasion 25 or 30 visiting knights, members of Pisgah and Asheville Lodges of the city of Asheville, graced the occasion by their presence. There was a large attendance of Canton members of the order. The third rank—that of Knight—was conferred in amplified form by the Canton degree team. Local members of the order wh9 sat on th. "side lines," say they never saw the- degree more strikingly interpret? ed. The visiting knights were warmly eulogistic, in their comments on the work. The Asheyille candidates on whom the third rank was conferred were Messrs. Duncan and Miller. The Canton candidates were Messrs. Patton, Hardin, Veto, Gordon and Abies. A short talk by Judge Brown of Asheville, was one of the enjoyable features of the evening. / The banquet which followed/ the work brightened the laure' of Canton Lodge No. 149, */ host par excellence. RED CROSS f Executive Committee ft portant Meetr WHIPPY TANK TO COME TO CANTON Will Be Used to Carry Forward the Coming Liberty Loan Drive Here G. C. Glance is driving a handsome Chevrolet touring car, bought of the Canton Motor Co. TvePAID in FULL An American tank, built on the French "Whippet" type, is to be brought to Canton and Waynesville to aid in the coming Liberty Loan drive, at a date to be fixed and announced in the future. Where advisible the tank will be driven through the country, though fears have been expressed that some of the bridges will not be able to hold the machine which weighs six tons. It is claimed that the tank was in the St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives, the two biggest drives of the American expeditionary forces, and that it was in tight place 3 in both actions, saving itself by the work of its machine gun and the 37 millimeter gun (about one and a half inches). MUSICAL RECITAL Free Drinks for Soldiers The Champion Drug Co. has generously offered free drinks to all soldiers at its soda fountain during the rest of the month. It is reported the offer is being accepted. New County Magistrates At the recent session of the North Carolina legislature the following magistrates were appointed for Haywood county: Canton, C. H. Willis; Clyde, W. G. Byers; Waynesville, W. H. Leatherwood and R. Q. McCrack- •n. M. E. Church An Easter egg hunt for the Sunday school will be held near the home of Rey. W. C. Matney Saturday afternoon at 2:00 P, M. Sunday school at 10:00 A. M. An Easter congregation expected. 11 -o'clock—Sermon by the pastor, subject—"The Resurrection." 8:00 P. M».; F-iter program rendered by th_ on- day school. Everybody cordially invited to all of these services. Place Baptist Church-Date, day, April 28 Mon- Auto Glance, or 198. for Hire-Call G. C. Phone no. 226 2rings, 4-18-tf A high grade recital will be given in the Baptist church, Monday evening, April 28, 1919, by members of the Graded School faculty, for which an admission fee will be charged, the proceeds of which will go to defray the expenses of the debaters who will represent the Cant n High School in the state wide debating contest. The program will appear in next week's issue of The Canton Enterprise. At the April me Executive Boaru* ot Cross last Monday, sever esting matters were dis, chief of which was in regain returned soldiers; the people's need of them in different community organizations, and the importance of impressing upon the soldier to "hold on" to his insurance. Any person needing assistance in regard to their allotments and etc., are invited to see Miss Victoria Bell or Rev. R. J. Hunter. Mrs. ,T. C. Dickson resigned her position as secretary, and C P. Singleton was elected in her stead. Miss Victoria Bell gave an interesting and instructive account of her visit at Murphy, at which place she attended the Conference on Home Service. In outlining the proposed peace time program of the Red Cross, Miss Bell quotes Dr. Johnson as follows: Civilian Relief—The need of the Red Cross in disasters, such as railroad wrecks, storms, floods, epidemics and etc. Need of a social worker in all chapters to look after the cripples, consumptives, and all tier- sons with preventible diseases. The American Red Cross's aim in the future, is to help make America a sound, healthy nation, ' to make each citizen an asset rather than a liability. The statement has been made that people have relaxed in their interest and aid in the Red Cross since the war is over. It was also stated that there are aa- many soldiers in Europe now as there were one year ago, and that there is still a great need for hospital garments, etc. It is hoped that the women of patriotic Canton will be as generous as they have been in the past with their time and efforts. W. A. Davis visited relatives road Sunday. of Asheville, on Dutch Cove

The Canton Enterprise (19??–1971) was published in Canton, North Carolina by the Canton Publishing Company. Its preceding title was The Canton Observer (circa 1900-), and succeeding title was The Enterprise (1971-1996).

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  • Date original: 1919-04-18
  • Date digitized: 2020-10-27
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  • Pages: 8 pages
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