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THIS SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL EDITION PRINTED ON PAPER MANUFACTURED BY THE CHAMPION FIBRE COMPANY. CANTON. N. C. MAKE YOUR HOME WITH US IN THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, THE LAND OF THE SKY THE CANTON ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE Advertising Columns Bring Results. Try Home Merchants First. Published in the Smith's Greatest Pulp and Paper Town. THE ENTERPRISE Is For a Bigger and Better Canton. Let's Go! All Together. VOLUME 25—NUMBER 18.—SECTION B CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1929. $2.00 PER YEAR—SINGLE COPY, 5 CENTS CANTON WELCOMES ENKA RAYON PLANT Town Is Conveniently Located In W. N. C. "The Industrial City of The Mountans" A Gateway To The Pisgah National Forest. The Power Center of Western N. C. Canton is situated in Haywood County, eighteen miles west of Asheville in the midst of the Sou- such as paper for the manufacture of envelopes and tablets; board for the manufacture of box- thern Applachians. It is served by os an(1 cartons; caustic soda for the Murphy Branch of the South- I soaP making and textile uses; fur- em Railway, and is on the main \ pentine for paints, varnishes and polishes, tanning extract for leather manufacture. Canton is well supplied with electric power, and one of the largest hydro-electric power developments in the South is located near the town. CANTON—a city of Good Homes, Good Citizens, Industry and Recreation. Canton's building program the past year amounted to $150,000.- highway of Route 10—a hard surfaced road which crosses the State of North Carolina from the mountains to the sea. State Highway No. 10 in western North Carolina is a pictureque link in the famous Appalachian Scenic Highway, which stretches from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. Canton has an elevation of 2700 feet and is built on the gently sloping sides of hills which over look the beautiful Pigeon River. 1 00 which included a number of beautiful dwellings, a large apartment house, new bank building, The climate around the Town of Canton is temperate, and has no extremes of temperature the year round. The population of Canton is nearly 8000, and a large majority own their own homes. The streets are paved and lighted and the town controls an excellent water supply and sewer system. A modern fire department possessing the very latest fire fighting equipment is located in the center of the town. The town of Canton has three very substantially built schools. (all having the highest state rating), and a number of churches. The First Baptist Church under the leadership of the Kev. A. V. Joymer; the ,\l. K. Church South, whose pastor is the Rev. Carlook Hawk, formerly of Charlotte; the Methodist Episcopal, Kev. V, D. Poole pastor; the Presbyterian, Rev. E. D. McMahan pastor; and the Episcopal Church with Archdeacon, J. II. Griffith as pastor. Canton is only about eight miles from Lake Junnluska. the summer home of Southern Methodism, where church leaders from all sections of the country gather each year. Here camp life is provided for boys and girls, making it an ideal place to spend a summer vacation, and at the same time receive the best of religious training. Recreational and vocational training facilities are also available at The Champion Y.M.C.A., in which membership may be obtained by town residents, Canton is the Western Gateway to the Pisgah National Forest, famous as a camping ground and resort for tourists. Canton is well equipped with modern stores which cater to every household and personal .need, including department stores, furniture stores, dry goods, ladies ready-to-wear, millinery, men's clothing, three drug stores, tea room, two hardware stores, three markets, a number of cafes, and garages and service stations sufficient to meet the needs of all motorists coming this way. Canton is essentially the "home of industry" as it has within its boundaries one of the largest pulp and paper plants in the world, owned and operated by the Champion Fibre Company. The daily output of this plant is over 'MO tons of pulp, paper, and board. In addition, the plant also produces tanning extract, caustic soda, turpentine and adhesives. The country surrounding Canton has many excellent farms and orchards. A largo supply of lumber for industrial uses is available from the surrounding forests, and within easy reach of Canton. Industries employing female labor can obtain abundant help and because of its open climate the year round, its excellent water supply and good labor conditions, Canton offers many opportunities for industrial development, and especially for those industries which use lumber for their raw material. The products of The Champion Fibre Company are themselves raw materials for other industries, several business buildings, the completion of the new postoffice building, and the addition to Imperial Hotel. Plans are underway for a greater building project during the coming months, chief of which is the big $100,000.00 business structure to be erected by Dr. Walter S. Martin, extending across the entire block from Main Street to State Highway No. 10, along Academy Street extension. Wild Animals Again With the Exception of the Grizzly Bear and the Caribou, Numbs rs of Animals Increase. Hubert V. Stewart, chief forester of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, has declared that the1 American forests are again becoming a paradise for wild animals. With the exception of the grizzly bear and the caribou, all animals are increasing in number. Deer are increasing 5 per cent faster than hunters can kill them. More than 700,000, it is estimated, are roaming in the national forests. Means are being sought to keep the numbers of the herd within the feeding capacity of the forests. Elk are also increasing faster than they are being killed off, with 75,000 elk grazing today in national forests. Antelope are increasing in their numbers at about 10 per cent annually. It is estimated 8,000 of them are on the national ranges. .More than 8.000 moose are ex- istant despite the invasions of Champion Bank &jTrust Co. Experiences Steady Growth Handsome New Home Soon Ready For Occupancy PLANS FORMED The Y. M. C A. In Canton And Its and The Work Community Resources Over A Million Dollars. Organized in 1906 fl Pfln/IIUirnPr <>r-:miz»'« «■ Champion Bank lr i V V rmii" M,v 1(i 1906 ■** *• «**"»«of VI UUI MITILIIUL our large local industry when Can- tOB was barely emerging lrom IU infancy, "Pigeon River", the town having assumed itv change in name when a construction company from Canton. Ohio, was giv- en a contract for the erection of A very enthusiastic meeting ol the iron bridge across Pigeon Riv- of Canton's leading i er. tnus it is .,„ tatepe»ttng coin- At Meeting Held Monday Evening Committees Working on Organization a number business and professional men was A Short Study of What The Champion "Y Means to Canton and Vicinity With a Sum mary of Its Activities During Past Year. »» «U!V"i»mriiHiv~—*—— Many changes and noteworthy accomplishments have been witnessed in the life and activities of the Champion V. M. C. A. during the last year. Its influence and rank in the community life have remained outstanding and its christian teachings have been held to the fore. When Walter R. Brown succeeded W. E. Jones as acting scc- would be if The Champion Fibre i July of last year, the j-tompany had not contributed the local Y. M. C. A. to the town and have to deal causes one to marvr at the smoothness and efficiency of the executive mchinery. It gives re-assurance of the bigness of the Y. M. C. A., an institution which works constructively and strives ever to lift those about it a step higher on the ladder of better living. Ifcd you ever stop to consider jusj^hat the social, physical and moWi life of the communitv What Happens In A RajtftEL-Elani Manufacture of Artificial Silk Gains Importance local association was scheduled to undergo a drastic test. The program for the fall and winter was that a great deal of work and responsibility fall on the shoulders of every member of the Y staff. That program was carried out to perfection and as the first year of the Brown Regime nears its close the institution is in better condition instrumentally and financially than it has been in several years. No one person can be credited with this achievement. At the head of affairs of course has been Walter Brown and Miss Nan Kil- hunters. Beavers are thriving in I iial]; but on the phvsical end has been Earl Price with John and Ira Smathers as general assistants. community. It was a noble contribution. Without it our schools would be greatly handicapped and an enormous one and required „~.- i , ,l . , , , , auu ^ i social gatherings would be un- tho west, and nearly 200,000 of them are listed in the animal census. Black and hrown bears now number about 52,000, having increased 10 per cent annually. But outside of 2,500 in Alaska, only 800 grizzly bears are known to be in American forests. Only 35 caribou are listed in the records of the forest service. known to the mass workers and (Continued on page 2) This Week in History AMERICAN LEGION PLANS POPPY DAY Thursday April 11th starts the National Poppy Day and the local past has pledged itself to sell 500 poppies. Now 500 poppies' is a small number for a town the size of Canton and it is hoped that this number will be quickly sold so that a larger number can be ordered next year. The Post is growing -the town is growing, so why not convince the nation of it. Here is a very small way in which to do it but a very large thing In doing it. The local ladies organizations will be asked to help in this undertaking and all confidence is expressed that there will be little difficulty in putting it over. Cordell Russell is chairman of the Poppy Committee and when he gets the system to working there will be no opposition to a grand success. Over this entire personnel was the Board of Directors. But towering over them all was a membership of twelve hundred men, women, boys and girls without whose confidence and support the institution could not have functioned. So we see, The Champion Y. M. C. A. is just a big family with its pleasures, its cares and its troubles all packed inside those bricked walls that everyone calls home. Truly, the Y. M. C. A. is a home. Very few realize this fact, but by being closely associated with the workings and affairs of the institution, one soon realizes its great place in the lives of many people In the community. Dozens of small boys and girls, members of that army of youngsters who are constantly under the supervision of Christian leaders, are practically supported by the local Y. M. C. A. These tacts are inner secrets of the workings of the association and are rarely, if ever, related outside the office of its secretary. It is true that there are times when things seem to not be conducted as they should around the building, but a study of the hundreds of characters and personages with which those in charge -APRIL, 1029 9—La Salle took possession of Louisiana, 1682; Charleston, S. C, captured by British, 1780; General Lee surrendered, 1865. 10—Napoleon abdicated French throne, 1814; first issue of the New York Tribue, 1841; huge lire in Toronto, Canada, 1904; Harry Sinclair went on trial in Washington in connection with Teapot Dome scandal, 1928. 11—Queen Anne war ended, 1713; first election in Connecticut, 1639; Illinois-Michigan canal completed, 1848; Luther Bur- bank died, 1926; Edward Everett born, 1794. 12—Union Jack made English national flag, 1606; treaty to annex Texas signed, 1844; Tornado destroyed Rock Springs, Texas. 1927; Sandino, Nicara- guan bandit siezed two American gold mines, 1928; Henry Clay born, 1777. 13—Edict of Nantes signed by Henry IV of France, 1598- Pennsylvania railroad company organized, 1846; Secretary of State, Kellogg, began negotiations for a treaty to outlaw war, 1!»2S; Thomas Jefferson born, 1743. The proximity of the Enka rayon plant and its astonishingly- rapid construction that transformed almost over night the peaceful and rustic Hominy Township bottom into a centre of hustling and bustling activity has brought the name oi "Rayon" on everybody's lips and makes most people wonder what artificial silk realiy is and how it is made. The occasion of this issue of The Canton Enterprise, in which most of its columns are especially dedicated to a welcome of our bust- neighbor, seems to be a quite, appropriate opportunity to present a brief and popular explanation of the intricate and vast complex of happenings that will culminate in the marvelous result of producing the finest of artificial silk. As it is only during the last five to ten years that the development of rayon manufacture has made such rapid strides and has attained such fundamental importance that its quality and use in fabricated materials has been generally dopted by textile mills, it is obvious that only since relatively recent years rayon factories are expanding their capacities and are encouraged to build more and ever larger plants. It is no exaggeration to say that any kind of woven or knitted goods for ladies, as well as men's underwear, ladies' dresses, scarfs, ties, stockings, draperies, bed spreads and innumerable other fabrics tl dly used on the body of men or women or in the household, formerly made entirely from real silk, cotton, linen and wool, are increasingly made either entirely of rayon or with a smaller or larger precentage of rayon mixed or interwoven with the other textiles formerly forming the only materials used on the looms and knitting machines. The production of a more beau- be prepared to meet an ever"- growing demand for their yarn? The word rayon is a name which has been arbitrarily selected in 1925 and since officially adopted in America on the recommendation of a committee of textile manufacturers and artificial silk producers. It was finally select ed after several years of discussion and consideration because it is easy to say, pleasant to hear and expressive. It suggests the sun's rays, as reflected in its bril- lian lustre, (although lately a rayon has been developed with a subdued lustre), and is well chosen for a material "on which the sun can shine with the full strength of its warmth and brilliance without disastrous results". Raw Materials For many years scientific research has been trying to derive materials of practical use through the chemical treatment of plant fibres and plantcells or cellulose. Rayon is one of such products. Rayon can be manufactured from a great variety of organic raw mterftls containing cellulose, of which'-ihe most important are cotton cellulose and wood cellu- lose^ Ever since the inception of this cellulose chemistry, tests have been made to also convert such materials as flax, straw, hemp, paper, ramie, cornstalks, cottonseed and peanut hulls, kapok, ban- anna and other plant leaves into rayon. Since, however, the uniformity and purity of the raw materials are of the utmost importance for obtaining a high quality of artificial silk, the only materials actually used in the rayon industry in the present day are cotton lint- ers and wood pulp. The use of other materials is also limited by too high production cost. Cotton linters are obtained from the linter-gin, which strips the fibres which cling to the cottonseeds obtained from the first held at the Town Hall Monday evening to make plans for the organization of a Chamber of Commerce for Canton. About fifty men were present. Mayor D. J. Kerr presided ami gave a brief sketch of the recent industrial growth of Canton, making special mention of the work of the Carolina Power & Light Company, and the big sub-station the company is erecting here, which wil make Canton the power distributing center for Western North Carolina, furnishing more power for industrial use than any town in the State. The opinion was pxmrfxtul that the wholehearted support of the Carolina Light & Power Company, the Southern Railway Co., and other like organizations. Following mayor Kerr, the Rev. Carlock Hawk, pastor of the M E. Church South, gave an interesting talk on Chamber of Commerce work, and stressed the need of such an organization for Canton, comparing this town wiU) others of its size in various sections of the State. A general discussion was then held, when every man present heartily endorsed the movement for a Chamber of Commerce organization. I cedent that we received not only our largest industry, The Champion Fibre company, from the state of Ohio, but also out name. Canton. The institution has reaU ized a splendid growth. Geo. Mas- lin was the first president, and O. M. Hampton was cashier. The first board of directors, only four of whom survive, were: W. J. Hampton, J. N. Mease. C. W. Mas- lin. W. T. Sharp, H. A. Osborne, C. T. Wells, J. H. Mease, Chas. S. Bryant and O. M. Hampton. The institution capitalized aS $10,000 and with resources com- minsurate with such Iniiinning, entered upon the ta-k of render- Therrs with safety, witli service, with silence, with ssitisfaction. Honest effort has been amply rendered throughout the years, and in like measure, it is not careleat, to predict that The Champio» Bank & Trust Company is destined to till an invaluable place is the new industrial era of this section. Mr. J. II. Kirkpatrick, who it of the bank. wa» ejected cashier to Micceed Mr. Hampton May puis. Me has bees very successful through all hit banking career, " !;ch has been considerable, having had 23 yeart experience in this work i.n Hay- A committee, composed of the following, was named to" further , wood County. It reasons therefore, promote the organization: D. J. i that he was amPlv Prepared to as- Kerr, chairman; R. B. Overton. I SLJ11R- ■*• responsibilities of h\» —rotary; T. A. Clark. H. Arthur P"^/1* position. reaponiMlttlei Osborne, Dr# W. S. Martin, E. E. Clark, J. D. Mackey, Rev. Carlock tiful material, a greater variety of color effect*, more delicate I ginning. A careful pre-treatment shadings and variety of gloss, and 14—First anti-slavery society in the United States formed by Quakers, 1775; Lincoln assassinated, 1865. 15—English settlers arrived i.n New Haven, 1638; Sixteen hundred people drowned when Titanic sank, 1912; Coolidge signed $325,000,000 flood control bill, 1928. last but not least, a considerably cheaper price for a fabric that is prettier and just as good if not better in wearing qualities and fastness of color against light, transpiration, humidity, mildew, etc.. is a result the importance of which is obvious. Is it any wonder that rayon fabrics enjoy an ever -increasing popularity from the side of the buying public and that the rayon producers have to is resorted to in order to insure a pure and uniform product, after which the clean linters are soaked in caustic soda and then scoured, bleached and partially dehydrated by centrifugal drying machines, after which the pulpy mass is finally dried and pressed into sheets resembling sheets of coarse white blotting paper. Wood pulp suitable to the rayon manufacturing processes must (Continued on page 8) Hawk. C. Guy Hipps. M. C. Sprinkle, Cordoll Russell, C. V. Hampton. S. M. Robinson, J. T. Bailey, F. T. Peden and W. W. Pless. The committee held an informal meeting and the chairman appointed various ones to canvas the town during the next few days, and make a report at the committee meeting which is to be held next Monday evening. April 15th, at 8 o'clock. It has also been planned 'o have a general mass meeting it the Champion Y. M. C. A. on Monday evening .April 22, when Reuben B. Robertson, president of The Champion Fibre Company is expected to be present and endorse the movement, and pledge the cooperation of his Company in bringing new industries to this section. Local Pythian Entertain We, of the Canton Lodge 149, Knights of Pythias, through the columns of your good paper wish to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all who in any way contributed to the wonderful suc- of our meeting on Tuesday night April 9th. Especially do we thank those who were not members of the order who so genously gave of their time and talent to putting over this wonderful program. Had we the space and time we would like to say many beautiful things relative to the rendition of this program. All in all we had a good time and we hope the meeting was helpful to all who were present. We were glad indeed to welcome the visiting brothers and friends who came to us from other lodges in western North Carolina.—The Program Committee. which were thrust upon him thru the death of their beloved president, Mr. W. J. Hampton. Mr. i Hampton had been elected president to succeed Mr. Maslin several years ago and had served in this capacity right up to the time of his death last December. Mr. Chas. S. Bryant, the active vice-president, as stated above, has been witili the institution since its orgnization. and has at all times rendered invaluable services. He is one of the discount committee of the bank, and is auw secretary-treasurer of The Champion Fibre company. Mr. John H. Rhodarmer, entered the institution in May 1913, and has been with it continuously, except during the world war. He was elected assistant cashier before his return from the war, and is now serving in the capacity of cashier. Mr. H. C. Keener began hii banking career in 1918 and now holds the position of assistant cashier. He also writes insurance for both life and fire insurance companies. G. M. Paris, chief bookkeeper, has been at his post since 1924; Roy Patton came in in 1926. and Herman Rhinehart and Charles Rhodarmer in 1927. The bank increased its capital stock and added the Trust Department in April 1920. and began business under the new name. The Champion Bank & Trust Company, July the same year. Since that time as before the business ha» steadily urown. ;ind is now the largest bank in the State west of Asheville. In OctoIxT last yeaT, the erection of a new bank building was begun, and the handsome structure shown oil page six of this issue will soon be ready for occupancy. A* statement showing the condition of the bank with officers and directors at this time, is also to be found on page six.

This April 12, 1929 edition of The Canton Enterprise is labeled as a special industrial edition printed on paper manufactured by the Champion Fibre Company, Canton, N. C. The article front and center details a short study of what the Champion "Y" means to Canton and vicinity and includes a summary of its activities including usage numbers during the past year.

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  • Hall, Lowell
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  • Canton Enterprise
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  • Date original: 1929-04-12;
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  • Canton (N.C.) -- Social life and customs
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  • Young Men's Christian Associations of North Carolina
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  • Haywood County (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Norburn - Robertson - Thomson Families Collection
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library