MORI ABOUT
Robertson
(Conttaaed from Ptn 11
Dave Kerr ? witty, eloquent and
having an Irishman's inborn in
stinct for politics. A political big
wig was coming tp Canton for an
election rally, and Dave, in order
to be sure of a good big attendance,
herded the entire group of Italians
and Bulgarians into the meeting.
After the meeting was over, the
speaker commented gratefully on
the enthusiastic reception he re
ceived even from the foreigners.
Dave then confessed that a certain
amount of pre-planning had en
tered into the evening's success.
Dave had placed the foreman of
the foreign crew in a spot where he
could signal to him. One Anger
raised meant clappa da hands?two
fingers raised meant stompa da feet
?three fingers meant yell like hell.
Properly rehearsed, the crew, none
of whom could understand a word
of English, put'on a fine show of
democratic enthusiasm. I believe
Dave's friend was elected.
"It was'this same crew that
formed the storm centre of Can
ton's only riot. It seems that some
mis - understanding occurred be
tween the water boy on the Job. a I
nature of Haywood County.?and
one of the "eye tallans" and aoon
an international free-for-all was in
full swing with Italians on one
side and Haywood County boys on
the other. It required the skill of
all of the sheriff's deputies that
could be assembled to end the tur
moil. It will interest you to know
that our much loved and highly re
spected "old timer" Carroll Single
ton was the water boy in question,
i am told that he still feels im
portant in remembering that he
was the principle Agure in an en
ternational incident!
"Then, too, there was the acci
dent that occurred on the Southern
railroad tracks where Main Street
crosses. It'seems that one of Can
ton's citizens had been struck end
injured on a dark night by a South
ern switch engine. The star witness
for the defense was a colored
switchman who testified that he
had a lantern in his hand and that
he swung it back and forth vigor
ously in front of the man, who was
injured, as he approached. In spite
of very exhaustive cross examina
tion, the colored man stuck unyield
*
ingly to his story, and the South
ern won the case. After the trial,
the Southern attorneys congratulat
ed the witness and gave him full
agwlBB>w"^?
IN REAL LIFE THE CHARACTERS above are.
left to rifht, Charles Rogers, Joan Prevoot, and
David Parker. They are winners of the three
$15.00 cash prises given by the Lions Clnb for
tteM costumes worn at the concert given by
the Waynesville High School band Thursday
?ight.
(Mountaineer Photo).
? . .
credit for their success. The switch
man then said, 'Mr. boss man.
them lawyers shore had me wor
ried.' Worried? What about? 'I
was afeared that one of them would
ask me whether or not that 'ar
lantern were lltt*
"Some of you will remember that
at that time it took about as many
engines as there were loaded cars
to bring a freight train into Canton
from Turrjpike. Quite a contrast to
the mile lohg. detsel-drawn trains
that come into Canton today. That
old method was good enough when
our daily tonnage was 75 tons of
sulphite pulp and 75 of soda pulp,
but it would have collapsed com
pletely under today's conditions
when we produce over ten times
as much Anished product as we did
then. -
"I came to Canton at the begin
ning of a Anancial panic: Cham
pion's mills were unAnished, and
insufficient funds were available
for either completion of construc
tion or operation of the processes.
During the Arst few years of my
stay "in Canton, my principal re
sponsibility- was to stave off cred
itors until we could get our plant
into production, and proAts began
to come in. We did escape bank
ruptcy, but by an uncomfortably
* ?'
(arrow margin. I believe, however,
hat the experien'ces of those early
lays provided for pll of us valu
ible lessons in caution and in re
ourcefulness. And that enforced
esourcefulness resulted, ultimate
y, in our developing many new
ind profitable lines of production.
Ve have to our credit a number of
Irsts in the paper industry. Our
nill was the first large pulp mill
n the South. It was the first to
nake spruce sulphite in Dixie. It
vas the first to successfully convert
-hestnut chips into soda pulp. It
vas the first to make southern pine
nto bleached kraft capable of use in
ine white papers. It was the first
o install an electrolytic bleach
Jlant in a southern mill?the first
:o develop bi-product power on a
arge scale through the use of high
pressure steam boilers with exhaust
iteam withdrawn from turbines for
process use. We also installed the
largest and fastest fourdrinier pap
;r machine in the Industry, of that
lay, and disappointed our competi
tors and the prophets of gloom by
making it work profitably.
"Near the Lodge at Lake Logan,
there is a bronze table commemo
rating the fact that Champion co
operated with Dr. Schenck, the
famous forester, in keeping alive
the first Forestry School in the
U.S.A.
"In the field or human relations,
we were first pulp mill to organize
a safety committee?first to estab
lish a credit union?first to pro
vide an old age bonus; wage incen
tive plan, and. more recently, the
first to establish profit sharing.
"The bitter experiences of those
early days taught us to be resource
ful, to have faith in ourselves and,
when idea lfacilities could not be
financed, we learned the mountain
habit of "making do" with what was
available.
"These things could not have
been done without the enthusiastic
and never ending support of such
outstandingly loyal Champions as.
for instance, Dutch Helder?George
Trostel?Carroll Singleton?Letch
Worley?and Cra$ Allen. I men
tion them because they are of the
few remaining members of the old
guard who helped get Champion
going. Hundreds of others could be
mentioned if time permitted.
"In creating our policies for
irogrcu, benefitting by experience,
ra now take a leaf from the love
lfe of the porcupine, who. It Is
laid, proceeds In his courtship with
treat enthusiasm and understand
ible caution.
"Many years ago. Champion
idopled and has sincerelyand con
scientiously tried to apply In dally
life, the principles of Fairness ?
Friendliness ? and Faith ? which
have been summarized In our
shorter slogan?"COOPERATION
AND GOOD FELLOWSHIP." Our
intention was, and is, tq apply this
philosophy not only in our deal
ings with the workers who per
manently risk their future With
Champion, but to our customers,
our stockholders, and, above all. to
our neighbors. The response, es
pecially from our workers and from
i
our neighbor!, has been magnificent ,
and has given us the courage and
confidence to plan {or continued
progress on Into the distant future
"In these days of another CoK
War, ;re hear much of the dangers
of Communism. We know that
Democracy and Communism have
only one word in corhmon ? that
word is "equality"?but it has dif
ferent meanings. In Democracy,
it means equality in Liberty and
Prosperity. In Communism, It
means equality in Servitude and
Poverty. Communism divides, it
cannot multiply. It distributes, not
wealth, but misery.
"Here in Haywood Countyi
through the mutual respect, con
sideration and deep sense of civic
responsibility that prevails in un
usual degree, we provide a splendid
example of Democracy on the
inarch.
"Every one enjoy* the benefit* ol'
people'* capital torn, and when such
condition* exist, we need have no
fear of subversive influences get
ting anywhere In our County.
"There are no more helpful
groife* than this very valuable
Canton - Clyde - Bethel Association
which sponsors today's meeting.
"The objectives outlined by
Oliver Wendell Holmes,
'One hand, one heart '
One land, one Nation
I, verm ore'
may well be used as the watch
word of this community.
"Let us earnestly hope that It
will be our guiding light as we
move forward together into the
problems and opportunities of an
unseen, but challenging, future."
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