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Security Conference
One of the world's greatest meetings is scheduled to take
place at San Francisco April 25, when delegates of many nations meet to consider the forming of a world security organization. The aim of that organization, to m'aintain peace
and prevent wars, has been an objective for which mankind
had dreamed and hoped since earliest history.
Walrs have been the greatest evil that has afflicted the
human race. They have produced infinite sorrow and misery,
-reduced -countless nations to proverty, and hampered the
progtress of the world. Can this meeting be any more successful, where so many hopes have failed ?
One thing is sure, that the nations that have won this war
have the power to prevent any more such conflicts, if they
can agree how to use that power. Their industrial develop-
fment is such that no group of countries can compare with
them. As success in war depends largely on industrial development, their power can prevent any warlike country from
developing military power—if—and it is a big if—if they are
willing to use it.
Neither one of these nations Wanted this war. It was
forced upon them. They realize as never before what a terrible
thing war is. Without doubt they will make great sacrifices to
keep war from breaking out again.
The American people disagree with the Russian ideas of
economics and government, but they agree with the Russians
about war. Tlie two countries with their divergent views,
should be able to work together harmoniously on this effort
to keep war from breaking out.
So the country hopes for the best.possible results, at San
Francisco. The hopes of the world go with this meeting. It
is to be hoped that all nations will be willing to make whatever coneessi*^uAJ^***iwe'*ssa-i^-*3MSfii*feWii"*- meeting can be
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What About Germany?
Everyone else has ventured an opinion as to what must be
done with Germany, so here is my two cents worth.
The advice given to date ranges all the way from maudlin
sympathy for a "poor misguided people," to a Nazi-like cry
for revenge. But it seems to me that the one thing that has
been overlooked is—what are we trying to acomplish? Do we
want another war? Or do we want peace based upon a firm
foundation of justice?
To those who plead for leniency, I would ask—"Are you
willing to open the jails in your own town and let the thieves
and murderers loose upon your own family?" To those who
cry for revenge, I would recommend the seventh verse of
the eighth chapter of the Gospel according to St. John.
Some advocate the backing of an anti-Nazi Group. That is
good—provided the. group comes from within, and has established its good by direct action against the Nazis. This cannot
be a group from without or under foreign domination for as
such it cannot win the German People. The regeneration
must come from within. We must, as Lord Vansittart put it,
break Germany of its national fallacy that only the weak repent. To which he added: "There are just men in Germany,
but they are always out."
Although the public does not realize it, the organizated
German trade unions were the first group to be destroyed
by Hitler. Next came the Jews. Then the Catholics. From the
scattered remnants of the democratic elements may come the
rebirth of Germany—but the move must come from them.
All we can do is to give them opportunity to act. We cannot
permit the continued enslavement of the worker and leave
free the industrialists and the Junkers. Nazism is only today's mask of German imperialism.
Here is a warning from the past: "Justice is the only possible basis for the settlements of the accounts of this terrible
war. Justice is what Germany shall have. But it must be
justice for all. There must be justice for the dead and wounded, and for all those who have been orphaned and bereaved
that Europe might be freed from Prussian despotism." It was
Wbodrow Wilson who said that in 191'9. Our sentimentalists
destroyed it*.'What will we do?
We cannot and we do not want to -destroy a nation, but we
can wipe out the cancer at the heart of that nation. This
time the cure must be permanent even if the-knife cuts deep.
The German ^people must earn their way back to health. Until they have done so, there is no place for Germany in the
society of nations.
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VOL. 22—No. 2G
NORTH CAjNTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
North Canton Schools to
Hold Open House Friday
President Roosevelt
Parents, Friends Invited to
See Class Exhibits, Hear
Musical Program
Open house will be observed
in the North Canton public
-schools this Friday evening
from 6:30 to 9 o'clock.
Starting a. new trend in educational publicity in North
Canton the program will give
parents of school children an
opportunity to see their class
work and how it compares
with the work of other children.
In the grade school some of the
class work of every child will be
on exhibit and the teachers will
be present to meet and talk with
the parents.
In high school building a demonstration will be given by some of
the home econonic students, including several boys who are taking the course, of their cooking
and baking ability. There will be
a shop class demonstration of
molding, welding, lathe work, mechanical drawing, radio repair and
other such work that the students
learn in daily practice. Demonstrations will also be given in tbe
chemistry and physics lab and other classroom work will likewise be
on display.
At 8 o'clock the grade school
building will be closed and all the-
visitors will meet in the high school
for an hour program by the unus-
ical organizations of the school,
including the girl's glee clmb, the
mixed chorus, the band and orchestra.
The program will be completed
by a tumbling act, put on by raam-
bers of the physical education department.
All parents and friends of the
boys and girls attending the North
Canton schools are invited to attend this program and see the
work of the students under the
present educational system.
Edwin A. Taber Dies
Unexpectedly Tuesday
in St. Cloud, Florida
Edwin A. Taber, 82, of Portage
St., who had been spending the
winter with his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Ruth T. Wilson in St. Cloud,
Fla., died unexpectedly there Tuesday morning.
Mr. Taber was well known in
Canton as a Bible class teacher.
For 30 years he taught a young
men's class at First Christian
church which now bears his name.
He began teaching Bible classes
when 26 years of age while he lived
in Bradford, Pa: He came to Canton about 30 years ago and organized the class at First Christian
church which has had more than
two hundred members in recent
years.
One of his characteristic actions
was the custom he established of
taking a group of class members
to Canada, where he owned a cabin, each summer for several weeks
of fishing. In recent years another
hobby of his was to see that members   of  his   class  in   the     armed
I services received letters regularily.
i In addition to this class activities
he was also an elder in the church.
Mr. Taber had retired from active work as a mechanic when he
was employed by the United Engineering & Foundry Corp. However, when the manpower shortage
became acute, hs returned to work
at various war plants.
Recap or Else
Apparently we haven't even yet "turned the corner" on the
'"rubber crisis, in spite of the miracle of synethetic rubber
production—scheduled to reach a million tons this year. The
problem of keeping essential traffic rolling will be actually
tougher this summer than ever. The reason is that military
demands are still soaring, and shortages of carbon black and
other materials used in tire manufacture further complicate
the situation. Joseph A. Hoban, tire division merchandise
manager of the B. F. Goodi-ich company, in a talk in Cleveland the other day cited estimates that 46 million passenger
car tires need l-eplacement or recapping, but that the total
of all new and recapped passenger ear tires that can be made
available this year will probaby be less than 35 million— only
three-fourths of, the tires needed right now! The 46 million
estimate was based on an examination of autos in war-plant I
parking areas. Four-fifths off all war workers go to and from
"workin. private autos.   ._	
Seniors Win High State
Rating in Scholarship
General Scholarship Tests for
AH Classes Next Friday
Robert Ebe*t, North Canton high
school senior placed. 19th in the entire state - in the general senior
scholarship examinations which
■were giv- n on March 9. Ed Bierly
received honorable mention in the
tests for placing in the upper 10
per cent of students in the state.
Four other seniors received places in the district for their scores
in the test. They., are Richard
Braucher, Joan Broeske, Jack
Kintz and Arthur Schneider.
On Friday, April 27, 14S students
from the high school will take the
genera] state scholarship examinations for all classes. The tests will
be given at each school.
James Chatman Meets
Cousin in Germany
T/4 James G. Chatman of North
Canton R. D., serving with the
44Sth AAA of the 35th Infantry
division in Germany, had a reunion
with his cousin. Pvt. Harold Miller
recently.
Pvt. Miller, who works for the
29th Division APO noted a bag of
mail for the 35th Division. He asked the imail orderly where Chatman was located; received a pass
a few days later and paid Chatman a surprise visit.
Chatman is "D" Battery's Artillery mechanic. He has been overseas for more than a year, landing
on the Normandy beachhead D
plus 13. Hp has been awawW the
Bronze Star for heroic sctTon in
connection with military operations
against the enemy and is also entitled to wear three battle stars.
Resident's Sister Dies
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Mollett and
farilv left Wednesday for Bowling Green where they were called
by the death of his sister, Mrs.
G. G. Shallower. A former resident
of North Canton, she died Tuesday
following an operation. Burial will
be Friday afternoon "She is also
survived by throe daughters and
her mother.
Huge Clothing Collection Here in
One Week Drive Swamp Packers
Volunteer Workers Make Door to Door Canvass of District;
Quality of Contributions High as People Show Willingness to Give ,
WASHINGTON, D. C—Above is last photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt taken before his death.
Son of North Cantonite
Killed on Iwo March 15
Youtli Was With Marines
Who Raised Flag on Mt,
Sut'ibachi
Ernie Pyle Killed in Pacific;
G. /. Joe Loses Best Friend
Ernie Pyle is dead.
The little man who made G. I.
Joe the most important man in
the U. S. army met his death on
Tuesday from a Jap machine gun
on a little island 3 miles off Okinawa.
Millions |of readers -who followed
his daily columns in papers
throughout the country, and every
G. I. who ever knew him, will
mourn him as a dearly loved friend.
Announcement of his death was
flashed over the radio Wednesday
morning, followed later by more
details of the tragedy.
Called the "conscience of a nation" because- he had the good of
the common man at heart, Ernie
Pyle was hailed wherever he went.
When he returned last year from
the European theater of war hs
came back as a man sick unto
death of the destruction he had
seen.
Yet only a few months later he
was on his way to the Pacific theater, a journey that ended so trag-
" ically this week on the sands of an
obscure  little island.
Like hundreds of the men he
wrote about, Ernie Pyle died a hero
—doing the job he set out to do,
and doing it well.
America will, miss him in the
days ahead—miss the whi.r.sical
little stories that he sent out to the
folks back home. Stories of the little men that only he could tell so
well. All of America, and particu-
ly G. I. Joe has lost the best friend
they ever had.
On .March 0 Pvt. O. Edward
Schott, son ol* E. J. Schott of .Valley*- Blvd. took time out from the
fighl-jjng on Iwo J ima to write a
l-Sttejfcwf'his sister in Akron, telling-her, he had come through the
battle untouched, and thanking
God for his safety. It was the first
battle in which the 19-year-old
ravine had participated.
Last week 'the joy over his safety came to an abrupt end when a
tele."ram from, the war department
announced his death on the fateful
island on  March  15.
A member of the Fifth Marine
division, Pvt. Schott was among
th( marines who raised the flag
on Mt. Suribachi, and in a lettei
to his sister, Mrs. Howard Stewart
of Akron, had requested picture?
of the action on Iwo Jima and or
tho  rount be kept for him.
The vouth, a former student at
Canal Fulton high school enterer"
service in April, 1944. arid wen'
overseas last September. He was
a member of Sts. Phillip and Jamef
church of Canal Fulton and war
employed "bv the Firestone Rubber
Ct. He resided with his sister ir
Akron.
Waste Papier
Drive Next Week
Hoover Co. Cancels
Plans for Expansion
to Massillon Plant
As a result of recent Allied victories and the cutback-of-.ammunition production ordered by the government, the Hoover Co., has cancelled plans for opening its Massillon plant to expand its output of
shell  and mortar, fuses.
Remodeling of the former Fort
Pitt Bridge Works plant at Massillon for the Hoover Co. • is about
50 per cent completed. Operations
were scheduled to commence in
May and reach peak production by
September. ,
A nation wide cut of 10 per cent
'ii ammunition production schedules
reflects the trend of the war.
Twelve tank plants now under construction will not be completed because of the favorable progress of
the war.
Cancellation of the expansion
does not affect production in the
other plants.
Canton Civic Opera
Association to Present
"Mignon" May 3,4
"Mignon", the popular opera by
Thomas,- will be presented by the
Canton Civic Opera association at
the" Lincoln high school auditorium in Canton on May 3 and 4, under the direction of Mr. Alberto
Bimboni of the faculty of Juilliard
of Music, New York City.
Guest artists for the production
will be the young* Metropolitan
Opera star, Donald Dame, a native
Clevelander, who will appear as
Wilhelm. Roles carried by local
singers for the first production
will include Gertrude Harvey Dick
as Mignon, Georgia Shrigley as
Filina, Ruth La Vonne Clapper as
Frederic, Georgia-Kantzer as Lothario, Robert Hickes as Laertes and
Stuart Phillips as Giarno. On Friday evening there will be two
changes, with Martha Blum as
Filina and Catherine Albers as
Frederic.
There will be incidental ballet
performance and members of Canton symphony will form the orchestra for the opera.
Standing room was sold for last
spring's presentation of Romeo and
Juliet and it is likely the forthcoming production will prove to be
the same. Besides the verv beautiful music of Mignon, the story
with its happy-conclusion is a most
enjoyable one for all to enjoy.
Funeral Held Saturday
for Mrs. Holzbach
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock in
St. Mary's church in Massillon for
Mrs. Eugenia Holzbach, 75, of
McDonaldsville, who died last
Thursday in Massillon City hospital after an illness of three weeks.
A former resident of Massillon,
he was a member of St. Paul's
Catholic  chui-ch  in North  Canton.
She is survived by her husband,
John Holzbach; one son, John Holzbach Jr. of Canton; three daughters, Mrs. Harold Braucher of
Wooster, .-Mrs. Harlan Hicks of
McDonaldsville and Mrs. Chalmer
Smith of Massillon, and six grandchildren.
Burial was in the church cemetery in charge of the Heitger parlors.
Father Meets Son in France
Grade school students are .planning a scrap paper drive to be held
on Friday, April 27. All folks ir
the village are asked to prepare
their papers for collection as they
have in the past.
Funds received from the sale of
this paper will be used to purchase
a permanent memor-ial honor rol*
for all graduates of North Cantor
high school in service.
At the present time there are
.''NO graduates on the school service-
roll. 12 of whom have died in ser-
\ ice.
j Stores to Close Earlier
! Each Wednesday
Sta'-ling on the first Weclr>-jsday
in May, a number of North Canton merchants will close their door?
at 12 noon instead of 1 p. in. ac
they have in the past.
Stores which will follow thir
practice are Crawfords, Durkin?
Mirket, Acme, and K'.iit'i Meat
Market, Schiltz Shoe Repair, Mays-
Barber Shop, Hummels, Rovers
Smith Barber Shop, Gross Hardware. Lewis and Greenho and
North Canton Supply.
This picture was taken on March 1, somewhere in France,
where Lt. Col. Homer Sloan and his son, Pfc. Harold Sloan had a
brief reunion. Col. Sloan has been overseas 18 months with the Air
Corps. Pfc. Sloan arrived in France j,n February.
sgion Auxiliary Plans
Pan-American Meeting
Mrs. Gordon Curry will .give a
review of "Cuba Libre" by McKinley Cantor at the meeting of the
North Canton American Legion
Auxiliary next Thursday evening,
April 26 in the Legion room of the
Community building. This will be
a Pan-American program.
Miss Almeda Stover is social
chairman and refreshment will be
served to conclude the program.
Program Service for
Local Clubs Organized
Listing of Entertainers,
Speakers Available for
Planning Meetings
A program service, initiated by
Miss Esta Stoner and sponsored by
.he North Canton Woman's club,
las been- established in North Canton for the use of all local organizations.
The service can provide more
than 59 speakers or entertainers
tor club and organization meetings,
with a variety of program topics
from which to choose.
The list of subieets contains art,
book reviews, biography-history,
drama, educational, economics. G.
I. Joe and the Bill of Rights,
Health, International Relations,
Music, Newspaper, Ohio, Poetry,
Photography, Radio, Reliatious,
Science, Vocational! Guidance,
Weather, and miscellaneous topics.
There are more than eight hundred organization meetings in
North Canton during the year and
this service has been designed with
the ai -n of helping in planning programs for these meetings. Presidents of each clrib have receiveel
i bulletin of the speakers available
to aid in planning future programs.
Persons who desire -more_ information concerning the service of
a speaker wiay contact Mrs. Smith
Witter, chairman selected by the
Woman's club in organizing the
Service.
Ladies Literary Club
to Meet Next Monday
The North Canton Ladies Literary club will meet'Monday evening,
April 23 at the home of Mrs H. D.
Wise.
Mrs. R. C. Willigmann will speak
on "Perfume Plants" and Mrs. D.
W. Roush will discuss "The Lost
Island."
Roll call will ibe answered by
"Favorite Flowers."
A huge stack of large boxes,
filled with warm, clothing and
bedding, a shoes fill one end
of-the council room at the vil-
large hall this week.
And each box is clear testimony that the folks of North
Canton are willing to share
what thhey have with others
who have not.
Mrs. -Foster Crawford, chairman
of the packing committee, remarked that practically all the articles
contributed were in excellent condition and were greatly appreciated- .,.,.,-
The overwhelming load of c!Mh-
ing that came in the first eveSnng--
kept the staff of volunteer v§t*at-
ers busy the next day sortingeaaaLl^
packing .the clothes. Each day
thereafter the amount kept increasing until the end of the week-when
the door to door drive was ended.
More than 150 large boxes of
clothing have now been .packed and
are awaiting shipment. Meanwhile
other small quantities of clothing
that, had been missed or overlooked have continued to come into the
village hall. These contributions
will -be accepted until the end of ■
the month when the national drive
ends.
Alfred T. Hall, chairman of the
local drive stated that the results!
of the drive were highly satisfactory and expressed his appreciation
for the cooperation the workers
had received.
Members of the various civic
clubs in town aided in the collection of the clothing while women
club members sorted and packed it.
Need for the clothing cannot be
be emphasized too greatly. Much of
this clothing will be the only protection those who receive it will
have against the- approaching winter.
Bedding, clothing, and shoes will
aid them in rebuilding their lives
after the storm of war has passed. And by giving now, the folks
of America have shown their willingness to shoulder part of the burden of war, to help those less fortunate than themselves.
Shipment of the clothing from
North Canton must wait until the
avalanche of contributions in Canton have heen handled, as the
North Canton boxes -will leave with
the sam-e Joad. j{ ^,., t    -._.       ___
Charles Domino Dies
in Home Thursday
Charles Domino. 78, a retired
farmer, died last Thursday night at
his home in Middlebranch after an
illness of many weeks. A life resident of Stark county, he* resided
for many years at Fairhope, where
he was a member of the Evangelical church.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Emma Domino of the home;
one daughter, Aldie of Fairhope;
and one son, Kelley Dormno of
North Canton.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Sluss parlors
in charge of Rev. H. E. Weber.
Burial was in Union cemetery.
Jackson Seniors to Present
Class Play Friday Evening
Rotary Club Elects
Five Hew Directors
Five new directors were elected
for a two year term at the meeting of the .North "Canton Rotary
club last Thursday'evening. Thev
are Todd Eaver. Guy Price. H
Wayne Russell, R. E. Trachsel and
Earl  Waltenbaugh
Another director is to be elected
at the meeting this Thursday evening to fill the unexpired term of
Rrv. Howard Yeager. The directors
will go into office the first of Julv.
Frank Gross is thei speaker this
week, giving a review of local club
history. Next week there will be a
| round table discussion.
The Senior class of Jackson
township high school will present its annual class play,
"Enter Mr. Patricia" on Friday evening, April 20 at 8
p. m. in the high school auditorium.
The theme of the play is woven
about Mike Byrd, played by Glenn
Schworm, who has a beauty parlor given to him. Although* he is
already married, he finds himself
in a situation where he is expected
to marry a young girl. The beauty
treatment he gives, and the things
he - does to convince his wife he
isn't in love with another girl will
provide plenty of amusement for
the audience.
Other parts in the play will be
handled by Bob Watts, Joan Hoov-
ler, Carol DeWalt, Lois Speck,
Mary Belle Renner, Ivan 4fost^-
Carolyn Smith, Mary Jane ,",Zur-
schmit, Betty Griesheimer, R6ss *
Hoffman, Mae Uhrich and Dqnha
Scharver. - •-.*"":'.
The play was written by Wilbur
Brown. Elmer E. Geib is faculty
director, assisted by Isabello
Sproul.
Jap P. W'S Work fo Clear Manila
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.—MANILA, P. I.—SOUNDPHOTO—.
Identified -by the letters "P. W." lettered on their backs, Japanese
prisoners of war march down Rizal Avenue, Manila, on their way
to their daily work of clearing debris and rubble, helping to.rebuild the city which they tried to destroy. Anleric&n policemen,
rifles ready, escort the Japs to their task, ;
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