The Sun, 1945-03-07

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MacARTHURS EXAMPLE
When the Boys Come Home
"When the boys come home" is one of our popular songs.
In every paper or magazine one picks up, there is an article
dealing with how one should treat the veteran.
Let me tell you how one soldier feels'- about it. He had been
in the Far East for twenty-six months, and back here for six
when he talked to me, so lie had had a chance to talk to his
buddies when they came back from leave.
> This is what he said: "I wish you'd write an article to tell
/       'people how we feel. Maybe they wouldn't like it—but we
j^      would. We want other boys that come back to have it more
the way we wanted it to be—and as it wasn't.
"Now you know how close I am to my family. I'd thought
about coming home all those months in the jungle. I'd been
terrified of every flight at the end of my stay for fear I'd
be' shot down before I could get there. But the first week
home I thought I'd go mad.
"You see they tried to do too much for me. They were with
me constantly. If T went for a walk, someone went with me.
1 wasn't allowed to do any of the chore's that had been expected of me ever since I v*vias a little shaver. People came
and called and gave parties for me. I didn't feel as though I
was at home at- all. The other boys in my unit had the same
experience. We were actually glad when we had to go back
to camp. •
"It'was such a disappointment to us. All those months we'd
gone over every detail of the life we'd lived. The little things
became incredibly dear. What *we wanted was for things to
be the way we remembered thjsm, to be at home, not to be
company. We wanted to do th"fpthings we'd always done in
the way we''d'Ji33'i!?^ys§d(?n^^'#i. We wanted to potter over
tlie chores w^e'c^'tf^^^-^^^^^'JWe wanted to go downtown
- alone for- a c&mi^^^ti^^^ptfsi wanted tp turn l)&ek time
until the world^o-p^ecK^praSSfe around us."
He said it bettei* than I could—because he was speaking
for all boys like him. I told this to a wise man, who said: "I
know what he mean's,. I felt the same way after the last war.
So when we heard our boy was coming home, my wife and T
made engagements—for ourselves. It took courage to go out
*        and leave him with a book and a bowl of apples as we'd done
f      before—but the rested, glad look on his face when we came
f       home was worth it.   And it wasn't long before he and his
mother- slipped out to the movies together and until he asked
■me ifi I could get off to play golf with him. Home means
more to boys than we realize. Home is what they want."
Remember thjat on the glad day when your boy comes
home.
VOL. 22—No. 20
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1945
S2.00 PER .YEAR"
Mrs, E. J.
Elected President of
Senior Woman's Gluts
Mrs. E. J. Cathon was elected
president of the North Canton_Wo-
man's club for the coming year at
the meeting Monday afternoon m
the Community building. f
Also elected on the same ballot
were Mrs. L. K. Acheson, first vice
president; Mrs. Harley Myers, second vice president; Mrs. Ray Jackson, recording secretary; Mrs.
Walter Dorn, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Gilbert Smith, treasurer; Mrs. W. M. Streby, historian;
and Mrs. W. F. Healy, reporter.
Mrs. Poster Crawford was guest
speaker at the meeting. She spoke (
on  "The   Red   Cross  and  Its   Ser-'
vices." Mrs. Alfred Hall was program chairman.
Mrs. R. C. Nelius was tea chairman and Mrs. G. G. Lowther and
Mrs. R. C. Willigmann presided at
the table. Mrs.. S. F. Bowman and
Mrs. J. H. Schmitt were the receptionists.
The n«xt meeting, to be held on
March 19 in the Communitv Christian church, will observe the 20th
Mnniversary of the club. Junior Club
Women are invited as guests.
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Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in thc
McDonaldsville Evangelical church
for Adam Braucher, 81, who died
in his home Friday after an extended illness.
A life resident of McDonaldsville
and vicinity he had retired from
farming. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Delia Braucher of the
home; one son, Steele Braucher oi
Magnolia; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Johnson of North Canton; one
brother, Burton Braucher of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; and four grandchildren.
Rev. C. H. Kern officiated at the
service and burial was in tlie
church cemetery in chax'ge of the
Lewis parlors.
E
to he OssGussed
Friday evening at 8 o'clock a
meeting will be held at the North
Canton library for artists, photographers, and craftsmen who arc
interested in the annual May art
show.
Plans are now being made for
the 1945 show and any person who
has exhibited in previous shows or
plans to exhibit in the show this
year is invited to attend the meeting arid discuss the plans.
The annual birthday party of the
Elizabeth. March chib will be held
Saturday,  March 17  at  the   Com-
jmunity building.
A  covered   dish   dinner   will,  be
j served at noon    in charge    of the
j hostesses,     Mrs.    Fiehtner,     Mrs.
| George    Rose    and    Mrs.    Emma
Weaver.
There will also be a social program.
A cordial welcome is extended
to all persons in the community
who have birthdays in the month
of March. .   _
Team Work
WHOM does your congressional representative represent?
This is a fair and timely question, moreover, not as silly as it
sounds. He is supposed to represent you and a few thousand
other people in your county and nearby counties, but does he
do it? If so, ho.w does he go about it? How does he know
what the people who elect him think about questions he must
help decide?
Of course congressmen all have plenty of people to tell
them what to do. Whenever a congressman is appointed to an
important committee, he can be sure, of one thing: a line will
form outside his door; a line of people waiting to tell him
which side of his bread is buttered, show him very startling
statistics, shout scare-words in his ears and/or shed tears on
his desk.
CONGRESSMEN are elected and sent to Washington to
represent the people back home. I know several of them and,
all told, I have known a great many. Every one I ever knew
wanted sincerely to represent them ably. They were smart
nieh but there was not a mind reader among them. None
, could- sit in Washington and have a very clear idea what the
electors expected of him.
In a few words, .the average congressman get's plenty of
advice offered to hiim and very little of it comes from the
right place. In rare instances when somebody writes or wires
him from back home the message represents one man's hasty,
perhaps impassioned, judgment; or sometimes when letters
come in big bunches they plainly reflect pressure—written
by one man, signed by many.
PEOPLE who walk in crowded streets sometimes make
facetious references to Arkansas but down there they are doing something about helping congressmen. Just before
Thanksgiving a group of sixty important men of Batesville
held a meeting to consider some national legislation. At the
end of the meeting they mailed their deliberate opinion, accompanied by a list of those present, to their congressman.
The gathering was'no coincidence. Somebody called the
meeting and made sure it was conducted in an orderly fashion. Arrangements were made to haye some impartial, expert
opinion on hand to answer questions, explain technical terms
if necessary and speed up deliberations. The matter under
discussion was something soon to" come before the" committee
of which their congressman is a member.
-1 would like to commend this method to public spirited and
patriotic citizens everywhere. It is easy enough for- men_who
don't eveta know their representative's' name to lean against
*a gate-post (or lamp-post) and revile Congress. On the other
™|nd, helping oat a. congressman who you know wants to do
ffe'right thing-is loyalty, teamwork and citizensliip-"of the
first order** * * ^ :  _"_- -1 ■""  ',, ,
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Daniel lontrager Oies
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Daniel D.
Bontrager, 72, of Hartville, who
died Sunday in the home of his
son, Levi Bontrager. Burial was
in Oak Grove cemetery.
He is survived by six sons, four
daughters, three sisters, and four
brothers.
foiiiiiiet
in liarssage
Causes Complaints
On January G, for thc second
time in a- month, Tfc. D. Robert
Ginther, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hen-
rv J. Ginther of East Bachtel St.
has been wounded in action. He is
now hospitalized in  England.
A graduate of North Canton
high school and Wooster college he
entered service May 2] and went
overseas last September. He was
wounded in Germany on December
19 and had just returned to action
when he was wounded the- second
time.
Persons Warned Practice Must
Stop or Garbage Will Not
be Collected
Complaints have been received at
the North Canton village hall that
some residents in the village have
been using their garbage cans for
disposing of rubbish such as cans
and glass.
Garbage collected in North Canton"* is taken out to the country for
feedig tp^nim.als and for fertilizer
a.nthtfjib&§i it contains rubbish it
canpotbe used.
•Persoiss who have been following
this practice of disposing their
rubbish are warned that if they
continue to do this their garbage
will not be collected by the village
in the future.
Fire Department Gets
Two Galls Sunday
Approximatelv $2000 damage
was caused by fire at the Fred Nobis residence at 5238 Cleveland
.Ave. NW. Sunday morning at
30:15.
The fire, which was confined to
thc attic and roof, may have been
started by electric wiring, although
the exact cause is not known. The
family was not at home when the
bl&ze started.
The North Canton Fire department was called and brought th'?
blaze under control. The damage
was covered by insurance.
The Fire Department also- answered a second call Sunday afternoon when a leak was reported in
a G inch gas., line on Plain Center
road near thfj Plain Township garage.
Dillin, McDowell
Meet in Philippines
Overseas for more than two
years, Pfc. Frank Dillin came upon a little touch of home in the
Philippines recently when he met
Cpl. Horace McDowell, who has
been overseas with the army air
corps ground forces for 14 months.
A though the two had been stationed on New Guinea at the same
time they never met until they
went up to thhe Philippines.
Cpl. McDowell, who has the
knack of making himself at home
wherever he happens to be, is
now busy in his spare time talcing
care of his garden. Tn a recent letter he said that his melons were
growing fine but the weather was
a little too wet for tomatoes. He
also has some chickens which he
keeps in a special home constructed pen. The group he is with has
acquired a dog and he says they
are trying to teach it American
ways, but it doesn't understand
English and they are having a difficult time. The dog has the distinctive name of "Duchess."
Pfc. Dillin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Dillin of South Main
St. and Cpl. McDowell is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McDowell.
of
Margaret Messerly
Employed at Citizens
Miss Margaret Messerly, of
North Canton has been employed
at tne North Canton branch of the
Citizens Savings and Loan Co.
She will succeed Mrs. Clarence
Horn, the former Mabel Thompson
who was married recently.
Miss Messerly is a graduate of
North Canton high school. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Messerly of 301 North Main St.
Red Cross Volunteers
Seek Contributions
Funds Asked Now to Carry on Year Round Activities on
Home Front and Battle Areas Around World
The Red Cross is on the march again—from door t'o ,dbor
in every home through out America, asking for funds'to
carry on the huge task ahead of it. And from man to man
on the battle fronts, offering service wherever they are
needed.
Here at home volunteer workers are handling the task of
collecting these funds—and the work is carried out in an extensive program during two weeks of the year.
.     Overseas  as  well   as     at home
| where they are needed.   Red Cross
workers carry on a year found pfd-
gram of service.
Mrs. Clark Wehl is chairman of
the drive in North Canton. -Volunteer captains and workers, .have
been visiting the homes in* North
Canton this week arid expect' t'o
have the local campaign completed
by next week. The response .to' the
■appeal has been* enthusiastic ari^d
workers are feportin.tr a welcome
reception.       •  .
Red Cross captains are Mrs. John
Arter, Mrs. Foster Crawford,'Mrs.
Frank Dick, Mrs. Charles Bushorig,
Mrs. Sylvan Gray, Mrs. C. R. Jackson. Mrs. Emanuel Myers, "Mrs.
Lester Richards, Mrs. Otis'Jester,
Mrs. Earl Waltehbaugh, Miss !lone
Geckler, Miss;'iPlorence Parks arid
Mrs. Walter Johnson.
Volunteer workers are Mrs.. M.
E. Kolp, Mrs. R. W. Ramsey, Mrs.
Paul Erbland, ^Vfrs. Robert Kreigh-
baum, Mrs. James Currie, Mrs Howard Burden, Mrs. Burdette Spitler, Mrs. R. C. Letts, Mrs. E. W.
Rohrer, Miss Dawn Rohrer, Mrs.
Holder, Mrs. Frances McCoy, Mrs.
Arthur Shaw, Mrs. Ray "Mummery,
Mrs. Ruth Kieffer, Miss Almeida
Stover, Mrs. Park Powell. Mrs.
Janet Clark. Mrs. Joseph' Terrett,
Mrs. E. J. Cathon. Miss Clara Mae
Gross, Mrs Olin Phipps, Mrs" G. Q.
Lowther. Mrs. John Peters*)"**., Mrs.
Maude Bailey, Mrs. R. A. Smiley,
Mrs. Ford Fosnight, Mrs. "Ralph.
Waltenbaugh. Mrs. R. L. Owens,
Mrs. Glenn Boettler, Mrs. Harley
Myers. Mrs. A. G. Dieffe'nb'ac'h.
Mrs. Jake Schrover. Mrs. Ethel
Wolf, Mrs. Ralph Snyder. Mrs.
Dick Hummel. Mrs. Feichtner,
Mrs. T. M. "Hahn. Mrs. W. H. Gar-.
con. Mrs. Harold Wars-tier, Mrs.
Ralph Bricker. Mrs. L. C. Sw*"*is6.nf
Mrs. R. M. Harnold, Miss M?rie':
S^hrantz, Mrs. Ralph Young. Mrs.
Chester..J^ckley- „ Mrs. F.r-mk
Sheelv, Mrs. George Swindell*. Mrs.
Georire Harshman, Mrs. Gleriri;
(Continued on Page Eight)
Fathers Take Charge
of P-T. A. for Annual
Meeting Tuesday
Dr. Raymond Manchester
Kent Guest Speaker
The fathers' took over the meeting of the North Canton Parent-
Teacher association Tuesday eve-
ing in the high school auditorium
on the annual Fathers Night program and kept their audience entertained with music, clown, acts
and a numerous speaker.
Dr. Raymond Manchester, Dean
of Men at Kent State university,
well known for his speaking and
writing ability was the guest
speaker. His topic was on 'Humor.'
Music on the program was given
by an orchestra composed of fathers in the organization and was
directed by Walter Trott. C. W.
Studer was program chairman for
the evening.
The fathers also served the refreshments which concluded the
program.
During the business meeting a
nominating committee was named
to select candidates for the election
of officers to be held at the April
meeting. Committee members are
Roger Bishop, Ralph Swogger and
Mrs. William. Mellen.
Longanecfcer Funeral
Held Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the East Nimish-
illen church for Miss Jeannette
Longaneck 75 who died late Saturday in the Maple Rest convalescent home after a long illness.
She is survived by five sisters,
Mrs. J. C. Himebaugh of Geneva,
Mrs. Ernest Shoemaker of Hartville, Mrs. Joseph Miller of Canton, Mrs. Olive Ebel of Youngstown and Mts. David Maehamer of
Cario.
Rev. Elmer Petry officiated at
the service and burial was in the
church cemetery in charge of the
Lewis parlors.
Rural Club Federation
io Meet March 10
The Stark Federation of Rural
Women's club will meet Friday,
March 16 at the Canton Art Institute. This is the annual meeting
which was postponed from February.
A tour of the Art Museum, will
be conducted at 1 o'clock, followed
by the program and business meeting at 1:30. Mrs. Charles Albright
Jr., district president will be the
speaker and special music will be
furnished by the Hartville Sorosis
club. Mrs. Pauline Grossman, president, will preside at the meeting.
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North Canton Soldier to
Attend Staff Officers School
Easter Seals Give Hope for
Future to Crippled Children
Tbe sale of Easter seals is in
full progress in North Canton,
backed in its annual drive by the
"North Canton Rotary club.
-Each year the campaign is carried on to raise funds to help crippled children toward a better
chance in life.
More education, more medical care,
more equipment for those who need
it—are some of the things that
your nickle, your dime, your dollar, invested in the colorful little
seals means to a crippled child
somewhere.
A portion of the money raised in
this locality to aid crippled children
is sent on to national headquarters
for research and national guidance
in aiding the unfortunate children
with lame backs or arms or legs.
The rest of the* money is kept in
North Canton .to aid children, in
this locality. Those*who have re
ceived the benefit of this campaign
know just how important it is to
them.
Guy Price is chairman of the
local sale of the seals, assisted by
C. B. Williams at the Community
Building and Ralph Young at the
Citizens  Building.
Some of the seals have been
mailed out to purchasers but those
j who have not been contacted in this
j way can get as many as they want
! by stopping at the Community
'■■ building.
i A dime or a dollar is not much
j to a heathy person well equipped
to earn their own living, but it
: can mean offering just such a
■ chance as that to another person.
| That is why each Of us is asked
| to  remember and to act on that
plea, "Buy Easter Seals for Gripped'Chirdreh—Today."  '
Captain Dale Zink Works Way Up in Rank a*** Enlisted G. I.;
i        One of Nine from Overseas Area to Pass Examination
for Latest Honor; Brothers Also Active in Aimed!Forces
lt is pretty quiet at the Ray Zink home on R. D. 7, near-
Greensburg" .these days. Not nearly as noisy" with laughter
and the bustle of'happy-living that it was when all the family
was at home.
And the four blue stars hanging in the window of the comfortable living room give mute testimony to the reason for
the quiet afternoons in-the big white house on the corner.
turn to the United States.   He arrived at Camp Lee, Va., on May 1,
1942 arid in August, having completed the course satisfactorily, receiving his  commission  as a second^ lieutenant.
His first assignment as a commissioned officer sent him to Chicago to attend bakery school. Upon completion of the course     he
was sent to Ft. Knox, Ky., as an
instructor.     In January,   1943  he
was promoted' to first lieutenant at
Camp Breckenridge where he was
stationed. From there he was sent
to Caint) Forrest, Tenn.,- and" in August  of,that year he  received a
promotion to Captain.
Last  May. the army apparently
decided it had enough bakers because Captain Dale was suddenly
sent on to Camp Campbell, where
he was put-in charge of a salvage
group   and   assigned  to], the  unit
with- which he went -overseas shortly afterward.       ..".......
'.    The group- landed; in England \
and.Uhen -wenfrtm "into France and
i are now in Germany with Patten's
►3rd army.
Letters come' often from the
boys, three of'them overseas and
one received just recently has
brought a new thrill of pride to
Mr. and Mrs. Zink.
Captain Dale Zink, oldest, of the
brothers in service wrote just recently that he- has been chosen to
attend trie ' Commanding Staff
School -at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
for training officers for the-general staff. He qualified for this honor by passirig an exarnination. with
high rating.
The story of Captain Dale and
his climb- up in" the -rafiks of the,
army is one which many a G. I.
looks, at: wistfully and' wishfully.
Inducted into service on March 'IS,
1941 he started his-training'at Ft.
Eustice, Va. From there* he went
to Camp Pendleton, "Va. and;' then
was sent overseas*. He landed in.
Hawaii and spent four mpnth
there. The*n .came*.His "■first* opportunity, and he took, an ,exam|nar
tion to enter Officers ' Candidate'
School. He-was-one-of 19-from the.
grouprof'SO^iwKb'was cK6sfJri"*to"re-
In his letter home telling of his
chance to attend another school,
Captain Dale told of meeting his
brother, Cpl. Richard Zink who is
with an ordnance unit of the 7th
;arm,y in Germany.
Cpll. Richard, two years younger
than his brother, was the first of
the family to  enter military ser-
cive. He was inducted into service
on February 27,  1941 and started
his training at Ft.  Lewis, Washington.     From  there  he  went  to
San Diego,  Calif.,     then  to  King
City. Calif., and back to Ft. Lewis,
j Washington.  His  last stop  in  the
! United  States was  Camp  Pickett,
Va.,  before  he  went  overseas  in
December, 1942.   He landed at Cas-
i ablanca and participated in all the j
' battles from here through the Afr-
Iican, Sicilian and Italian campaigns
until he left there and went up
to France with the 7th army.
While still in Italy he met the next
of the brothers, Ed, who had followed him overseas, and the two
of them spent quite a few hours
together,' exploring Rome.
Cpl. Richard has sent home a
number of souvenirs, including a
huge- Nazi flag, a smaller French
<tri-color, two canes taken from
.German1- officials and other smaller, articles. He has spent three
iChfistmases overseas, but he has
been the luckiest of the three overseas in getting- to see his brothers.
Cpl. Ed, who will,soon be 24
years old, has-* found a new vocation in the army. Without any previous- training.--he found > himself -in
(Continued on Page Seven)
Gpl. Anthony Buch
Killed in Luxemburg
Cpl. Anthony A. Buch, 25, who
went overseas last October was
killed on February 15 iri Luxem-
bui'g while serving with an engineer battalion of General Patton's
3rd. army.
He went was the husband of Mrs.
 Ahgelirie'    Buch,
• ,^"j proprietor of An-
•'" ' gie's Beauty shop
iri North Canton.
Mrs. Buch and
her two month
old daughter!
Toni Ann reside
at 275T Cleveland
Ave. NW and his:
'parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Vito Buch
reside at 1118
Broxham Ct. SE.
Cpl. Buch, formerly employed*
at the Timken Roller Bearing Co.,
entered service in February, 1944
and received training at Camp
Butner, N. C.
In addition" to his wife, daughter and parents he is survived by
six sisters, Edith, Elizabeth, Lena,
Mrs. Victor Masterana, Mrs. Anthony Rossetti and Mrs. Wilbur
Croston, and four brothers, Joseph,
Elmer, John and George, alt of
Canton.
He was a member of St. Anthony's and St. Peter's Catholic
church. A requiem memorial mass
was/ sung in St. Peter's Monday
morning.
New Auto License
for 8945 on Sale
New automobile licenses are now
on sale throughout the state and
drivers are warned-that the deadline for getting them on their automobile is April 1.
In North Canton the licenses
may be purchased at the Willis
Motor Co. on West Maple St.
New licenses plates for 1945
have blue figures on a white background. Following the war time
custom there will be just one plate
to an automobile.
Each application for a license
must be signed personally by the
owner of the yehicle and sworn to
before a deputy registrar or notary
public.
Werner Funeral
Held Thursday
* Funeral services were Held
Thursday afternoon in the Wether
United Brethren church in Middlebranch for James B. Werner, ;.67,
who died Sunday. Rev.- Mas* Rafeld
officiated and. "burial: -was", in the
church- cemetery in charge of tho
Paquelet parlors.
Mr. Werner is survived by his!
widow, six-daughters-'thTee-son^- a
sister and six grandchildren.