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THE CANTdN ENTERPRISE Published Weekly in the South's Greatest Pulp and Paper Town CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1944 $2.00 PER YEAR—SINGLE COPY &. GOAL IS NEAR IN BOND SALES — _ —— u $57,430 Xmas Gift For Champion Family EMPLOYEES WILL REVIVE CHECKS FRIDAY jEC. 15TH Workers With More Than Year's Service To Get $25.00 When they go to the pay window tomorrow morning, Dec. 15, the employees of the Canton division of the Champion Paper and Fibre company will receive, in addition to their regular pay, a special envelope containing a Christmas greetings letter and a generous Christmas gift check. This announcement was made yesterday by H. A. Helder, plant manager, to the Champion Mill Council at their regular meeting. All workers who have been in the employ of the fibre company for more than twelve months, as of Dec. 1, 1944, will be given a check for $25.00. Those who have been employed for less than a year and more than three months will receive $15.00, and those who have been employed for less than three months will receive a check for $5.00. All of the 2,300 employees of the Canton division of the company, whether on a salary basis or an hourly rate, will receive a Christmas check. The total amount of this gift to the Champion employees is $57,430.00. Also in the worker's envelope containing the check and the greetings letter will be a card on which is printed the following message: "The National War Labor Board has recently modified the wage stabilization policy to permit the making of Christa&as bonus payments up , to twenty five dollars for each worker. "Champion is glad of the opportunity which this change in regulations gives to provide some tangibler ecognition of the cordial and cooperative spirit that has prevailed between Management and workers during the trying times through which we have been passing. "In the exercise of the discretion which has been granted to us, we are presenting to each worker who has been employed by Champion for more than twelve months as of Dec. 1, 1944, a check for $25.00. Those who have been employed for less than a year and more than three months will receive a check for $15.00. "All those who have been employed for less than three months will receive a check for $5.00. "The plan includes all workers (Continued on back page) CHRISTMAS FUND WILL PROVIDE GIFTS Ff NEEDY Good Contributions Are Made Thru Dime Boards With more than $150.00 reported from the dime board collections plans are going forward this week for the annual community Christmas tree and distribution of gifts to needy children of this area. While the need will not be so great this year as in previous years, and gifts are not as plentiful, the need for spreading Christmas cheer is still felt, and workers are preparing to carry out their usual program. At the first meeting of the committee who served last year, J. Paul Murray resigned as chairman, and Clyde R. Hoey, Jr., was asked to take his place. Others who have been re-appointed include, Mrs. J. R. Thomason, head of the purchasing committee; Mrs. Muriel Joslyri, name committee; Mrs. E. M. Lide the county home. Guy Roberts is secretary and treasurer. In addition to the local distribution of gifts to children, the inmates of the county home will be remembered with gifts. There are a number of elderly people and also some children, at the home, for whom gifts will be provided. The dime board will be. placed on the steret again this week, and it is hoped that everyone will be generous in helping swell the treasury so ample provisions can he made for the lesi oi the community. B-29s IN NEW BOMBING CYCLE f,-lrr>i^*'*''i'iyi' »>».**■**■. L>-*'**"-'*v*-r' 'g^*vs^vf*«s--«»-. ***>&>**• js,^ifKs>S;H»wj'i|rts>^;s\,"|.'J»., V^-l^**^-^*t>^>»w♦^»vrw^*l^y^, CHINA •j^rr***^*^******-*-****. ^^W>V^f«V'k>sS pac/f/c; :ocEAfCz: INDO- CHINA rsAiPANcr ^vNJHJM^ ■^^■^WVql ^SUMATRA NEW. l^t^nKstit^ishl^ »*****sv***r«iir^»V [K*jsMs»S^S>» ■7*ii>t*WS >VS-*>*^!«H^'V">-^-? n—tt WHEN THE NEWEST cycle of Tokyo bombings from i began on Nov. 24, the B-29 Superfortresses had engage attacks. Previously the attacks had been launched India from which a new raid on Thailand (Siam) ( circles on the map indicates the mpst effective bopih B-29s, although the tip of Korea was hit during marked the beginning of the fortress campaign on visits are scheduled to become steadily more frequent sn Island (1) 18 major air China (2) or yas made. The radius of the hght. June 15 and deadly ^International) Best, Leatherwood Aid Chafin Killed In War Areas During Pasf Week Servicemen Will Be Honored By Class Sunday Members of the Men's Bible class of Central Methodist church now serving with the armed forces will be honored at a special service Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Captain George F. Hood chaplain of the ground and service force redistribution station at Asheville, will be the speaker. Appropriate Scripture and hymns will be used, and names of members in service will be read. Members of the families are especially invited to be presnt. P. B. York is president of the the clas, and C. C. Poindexter is teacher. Others from Haywood County * ed And 'Ml ?sing As- Casual ■' ®— VTound- eas New Baptist Minister Will Begin Pastorate Here Sun* Rev. R. A. Kelly And Family To Arrive Here Friday. Will Be Heard At First Baptist Church Sunday. The Rev. Richard A. Kelly of Hastings, Fla., who recently accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church here, is expected to arrive Friday; and will be heard in services at the church Sunday. The church has been without a regular castor since May when the Rev.'H. K. Masteller accepted a call to the Asheboro church, but the congregation has been fortunate in securing the services of Dr. C. A. Bowers, as supply pastor during these months. The Rev. Mr. Kelly and wife are both talented musicians, and come highly recommended. Mr. Kelly studied at Washington-Lee university, the University of Virginia, and received his AB degree from George Washington university in 1920. Entering the Louisville, (Ky.,) Baptist seminary, the new Canton pastor received his master's degree from that institution in 1924. During his stay in Louisville, the Rev. Mr. Kelly held a full-time pastorate in that area and also took postgraduate work at the seminary from 1922-28. ' In December, 1928, Mr. Kelly was called to the First Baptist church at Belmont, N. C, where he remained until 1942, when he vtras called to the Hastings church. : The Rev. Mr. Kelly, considered m outstanding bass soloist, has Written several hymns of outstanding reputations and also has written several anthems which have been widely used in many churches of the nation. Mrs. Kelly, a graduate of the University of Louisville and the Louisville Normal college, is an New Pastor Arrives The Rev. Richard A. Kelly will arrive Friday to take up his duties as pastor of the First Baptist churcn, here. accomplished musician, having studied at the Louisville conservatory for sometime. At present she is a member of the Hastings high school faculty. Rev. and Mrs. Kelly have two sons Richard Alexander (Dick) Kelly, Jr., 16, a freshman in pre- med school at Wake Forest college and Charles Edwin Kelly, 12, a freshman this year in high school. Three Haywood county young men have been reported killed in action during the past week, and a number of others are listed as wounded or missing. Corporal Melvin Best, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Best of the Dutch Cove road, was killed in action on Nov. 12 during the invasion on Leute. S. Sgt. William Earl Leather- wood, 23, of Clyde was killed in England on November 21. First Lt. Thad O. Chafin, 24, of Waynesville was killed in action in Germany on Nov. 22. Among the wounded are, T-5, Geo. F. McAninch in Germany on Nov. 9; Pfc. Harry L. Ray, Nov. 18 in France, and T-5 Jefferson M. Rhinehart in Burma area on Nov. 17. The missing: S.Sgt. Ralph B. Jenkins who was previously reported wounded, is now listed as missing since Nov. 19, in France. Corporal Best entered the army in February 1942, and had served ten months in New Guinea. Besides his parents he is survived by his widow, the former Miss Dortha Sue Israel, two sisters, Mrs. Henry Brill of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Walter Sochacki of Washington, D. C; and three brothers, Sgt. Jack Best in France; T.Sgt. Charles Best stationed at Grand Island, Nebr., and Fred Best of New York. S.Sgt. Leatherwood was the son of Mrs. Mattie Leatherwood of Clyde and the late J. T. Leather- wood. He was a nose gunner on a B-20 liblerator bomber and had completed more than half of his tour of missions. He had been awarded the air medal and oak leaf clusters for meritorious services. On a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany early this fall, young Leatherwood narrowly escaped injury when a large caliber went through the loaded bomb bay of his machine. S.Sgt. Leatherwood graduated from the Clyde high school in 1937, and from Mars Hill College in 1940. He volunteered in the air corps, and was called into active service in September 1943. He trained at Keesler Field, Miss Tyndall Field, Fla., and Chatham Field, Ga., and left for oversea duty about the first of July this year. Prior to entering service he was employed by the Cham pion Paper and Fibre company here. S.Sgt. Leatherwod is survived by his wife, the former Miss Harriet Chambers of Clyde, his mother, two sisters, Miss Emily Leatherwood and Mrs. Hugh Rat- cliff, and a brother, Tom Leather- wood. . First Lt. Chafin who was stationed in North Ireland and in England before going to France with the ivasion forces, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Chafin of Waynesville. Besides his parents he is sur- (Continued on back page) Canton Lions Will Present Program At Waynesville Tonight A delegation of Canton Lions will visit the Lions club at Waynesville tonight (Thursday), and will put on the program for the meeting there. This is part of the program of visitations carried on between the Lions clubs of this zone. Lion Walter T. Holton, Canton high school bandmaster, plans to render vocal selections as part of the program, and a travelogue movie "Hill Towns of Guatemala" will be snown. F ARE CLASSIFIED III HjRACKET Large List Released By Board This Week Four young' men were given a 1-A classification this week when the Canton draft board met, and a number oi other registrants were listed. Those placed in 1-A were: Harry Seoum Plott, Benjamin Frank .en, Elton Augustus illiam Fulton Osborne, William Gaston Rhymer, Other classifications announced were: _ , Troy William Amnions; Oval Williams Ned Manus Clontz, James Chapman Robert Carlylo Sheffield, Paul Green Recce, Julius Fanningo Welch and George Henry Stamey 2-A 6-12-45. James :■;■ '.sius Anderson, Horace Larry Fn iov, James Baseom Cody, Elbert Loroy Hall, David Jackson Swing, Wi!uam Clay Blaylock Paul James Banks, Jack Trammel William: . Jess Elmer Abbott, Relius M.Kay Cooke and Thomas Franklin Blackmail 2-E' 6-12:ff: Lexie Glenn barefoot Julius Glenn Smathers, Robert Harrison Owen, Earl Robert Jones and Edgar Robert Moody 4-A Issic Claud Surrett and Bryce D T^:AnnThomarFiSher, James RoberTn'naldson, ^^J^ Walter Rov Grooms, James Ray Kenner Charlie Junior Taylor Claud Vance ^oun^Ro^e Shuler Tessie Glenn King, paries Dupri S, John Henry Wilson, Thomas Calvin Shepard 1-C. a * <,,irve.v shows that 18% A recent survey s' were million victory gardens were grown this year. FOOTBALL SOU AD AND RAND FETED BY GIVIG_CLUBS Player Awards Presented; Gill Entertains With Magic With more than 125 present Canton's annual football banquet was held Tuesday night at the high school cafeteria. Members of the Canton high football squad and band were guests of three Canton civic clubs-^the Civitans, Lions and Y's Men—at a banquet and were later entertained in the auditorium by J. R. Gill, talented amateur magician. The Rev. Geo. B. Hammond, retiring pastor of the Canton Presbyterian cnurch, acted as toastmaster at the dinner. Sam M. Robinson, mayor of Canton and official representative of the Civi- tan club, W. L. Rikard, president of the Lions club and' principal of the high school Lee McElrath, president of the Y's Men's club, and A. J. Hutchins, superintendent of the Beaverdam schools, were introduced by Rev. Hammond and spoke briefly. Dr. A. P. Cline, chairman of the school board and treasurer of the athletic association, gave a financial report covering Canton high athletic activities for the past year. Coach C. C. Poindexter, whose Black Bear football teams have won 71 games, lost 25 and tied 7 in his 9-year regime here, responded to the welcome extended by the civic leaders and expressed his appreciation 'o a host oi in- and .ms, alii of whom I the athletic past year. Awards Made High spot of the after-dinneu program was the announcement by Coach Poindexter of the football players who had been chosen by their teammates for special awards which are given eacn year. Geter O'Diear was chosen as honorary captain for the past season and also received a trophy for being the best blocking lineman. Ted Stiles received a trophy for being the best blocking back; Ernest (Red) lvester and Ted Whitted were given trophies for being the best defensive back and lineman, respectively; and Jimmy Miller was the recipient of the trophy for the player with the best team spirit. These trophies are donated annually by C. J. McCracken, Harry Winner and the Haywood County bank. Gifts of appreciation were presented by the football squad to Coach Poindexter and to Richard Rogers, the squad manager. Members of the band also presented their leader, Walter T. Holton, with a handsome gift. Following the dinner the entire group moved to the auditorium where J. R. Gill, paint manager of the American Enka Corp., entertained them for over an hour with fetes of magic and sleight- of-hand. Laughter, applause and gasps of amazement alternated rapidly as Mr. Gill proved that he is extremely talented in his hobby as amateur magician. Dr. Cline's financial report on behalf of the athletic association revealed that total gate receipts Missing DRIVE ENDS WITH GOONTY RALLY AT WAYNESVILLE SAT. Sale Of "E" Bonds Stressed By Chairman Francis S. Sgt. Ralph B. Jenkins who was previously reported wounded in France, has since been reported missing since Nov. 15, it was learned in a message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, the latter part of the week. Recovers program during the With only three more days of the Sixth War loan drive ahead, Haywood county is nearing her quota of $714,000, it was revealed in reports from the various selhng agents this week. Waynesville was taking the lead by a small margin of the county sales which totaled $594,216.25. Short on E Bonds Sale of E bonds were lagging, according to reports, and Chairman Roy Francis urged that a special effort be made to Teach the goal in these by the end of this week. In stressing the need of bonds, Mr. Frances pointed out that the men "over there" were carrying on their job, and we on the home front should do no less than our best in this effort. Rally Saturday As a climax to the campaign, a county-wide rally will be held in Waynesville Saturday afternoon at 2:30, when a special program will be given. Men from Moore General hospital will be in attendance, and special features will be included on the program. Theatres Cooperate Cooperating with the move, the Colonial theatre added several hundred dollars to Canton's total by a special feature here Wednesday evening. More than 130 persons attended the bond premiere representing the pruchase of $100 bond each. The picture, "The Princess and the Pirate", was shown in advance of its regular release, as a boost to bond sate* locally. T-5 Jefferson M. Rhinehart, who was reported slightly wounded on November 17, has recovered from his injuries and is back with his company in the Burma area, according to letters received from him by his wife, the former Miss Vivian McDowell. Cemetery Cards May Be Secured At Town Hall E LIDS E SERVICE INmiFIC Captain Tells How Message Relieved Man in Lst j Cards authorizing the town of Canton to take over the upkeep of Locust Fields cemetery are now available at the town hall. Persons interested in the cemetery are asked to call by and sign these cards so work can be started as soon as weather conditions will permit. . Post Office Will Be Open Saturday Beginning Saturday and continuing until Christmas, the Can- tori post office will remain open throughout the day on Saturdays, it was announced this week by postmaster, Wade C. Hill. The for this past year were $1,646.20; I hours have been extended to take total game expenses amounted to care of the heavy mails during the (Continued on back page) I days preceding Christmas. ATLANTA, Ga.—"So you're a I volunteer in Red Cross Home Service," mused a marine captain back from Guam, "I could tell you a story of what home servie does for men in the Pacific. "One of our LST boats, full of marines, was shoving off to land on Guam. Its captain was ho worried he didnt know whether he could land the boat For three weeks he had been shaky, waiting to hear whether his expected child had been born and how his wife was. "Just as the landing craft pulled off, the radio man brought him a message relayed by Home Service: "Son born. Mother and child fine." 'That captain was so happy and relieved he jumped and shouted, 'Oh, boy! Now I could land this boat on a pebble." American servicemen on every battle front are linked with home by Red Cross Home Service staffs, which speed emergency messages between men and their families and assist in personal problems arising from war. War Bond Quotas For Five Townships BEAVERDAM TOWNSHIP $298,000 Quota General Committee CLYDE TOWNSHIP $25,000 Quota Homer Henry Chairman CECIL TOWNSHIP $3,000 Quota Thomas Erwin Chairman EAST FORK TOWNSHIP $6,000 Quota PIGEON TOWNSHIP $25,000 Quota Hush Refers Chairman W P. Whiteside Chairman When You Buy Bonds, Be Sure To Designate Your Township

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: 1944-12-14
  • Date digitized: 2020-09-01
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  • Pages: 12 pages
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  • Canton (N.C.) -- Newspapers
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  • Canton (N.C.)
  • Haywood County (N.C.)
  • North Carolina, Western
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  • Western Carolina University
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