The Sun, 1947-04-09

              VOL. 23—No. 25
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,-1947
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Mark Rubright and
Members of Student Congress
Mark Rubright, chairman of the House ways and
means committee and Harold Duryee a member of the senate
presided at the afternoon session of the senate on Saturday.
Representing North Canton the two boys were among the 200
delegates attending the National Forensic League student
congress which   convened  at  Leh
Can Democracy Be Taught?
Can democracy be taught? Are there certain American
principles so common to us all that everyone can undersand
them and believe in them in the same way? Can these principles be applied in the everyday life to the advancement ot
Unity among Americans of every race, creed, and national
origin?
It would seem so. For today 3500 public and religious
schools over the country are using the Institute for American Democracy's two-color pro-democratic posters for teaching the principles of Americanism. Can democracy be taught.'
"Under teacher guidance and with full pupil participation
w, each home room, we feel certain that the lessons so splendidly shown on each of the posters will make it much easier
for the students to understand and appreciate the real meaning of democracy, and that-they will materially assist m the
elimination of bigotry, intolerance and .misunderstanding
from the minds and hearts of American youth, —a high
school principal in New York.
"We have been grateful for the posters because they say
"'   so eloquently many of the things our school wishes to say to
its students."—a Protestant school in New Mexico.
"The posters seem to be making better citizens of the students, Even the class distinction in members of the class is
gradually disappearing."—a school-teacher in Nebraska.
"These posters have aided me in stimulating interest in
learning more about our democracy, and as a means of motivation are excellent tools."—a high school teacher m New
Hampshire.
, "The students have received the posters with enthusiasm.
Because they studied -the. pictures and read the messages the
boys" and girls have been stirred by a new interest. They have
arrived at the conclusion that prejudice and intolerance are
unreasonable, unchristian, and un-American." — a Catholic
^chool in New York.
^ "In our units on 'Citizenship', we lay stress upon tolerance
in racial and religious matters and these posters add xo the
effectiveness of the instruction. Students have said that it
makes them more aware "of the difficulties and problems of
the minority groups, and they tend to react in a more kindly
and TrS)artial manner to their f ellowmen." - a high school
teacher in Utah.
"The student council are using the posters to illustrate the
promotion of democracy within our school These posters are
serving our purposes well."—a high school principal in Ohio.
"The statement that the posters state about all people
should be treated alike'is right. And I agree. Some people do
not practice democracy enough and they should be encouraged! some way and these pictures are a very good way. '—a
grade school pupil in North Dakota.
Can ■democracy be taught? It certainly can!
Time for Decision
There was a time when it was commonly denied that democracy could be defined or that people generally could know
and agree about its basic principls. That denial has caused a
Jot of confusion and, to no small degree, has been responsible
lltor the spread of un-American and un-democratic ideas
among us. For, if we do not know what democracy is, how can
we distinguish it from communism and fascism?
But the time of confusion is'passing and Americans are
now speaking with conviction about our way of life.
' Addressing the Congress of the United States the other
day, President Truman drew a sharp distinction between democratic and totalitarian societies., Majority rule, free institutions, representative government, free elections, guarantees of individual liberty, freedom of speech and religion,
freedom from political oppression—these, he affirmed, are
characteristic of democracy. We must agree on that; There is
hope for all in a system based on such principles.^
Minority rule forcibly imposed upon the majority, Oppression, controlled press and radio, fixed elections, suppression of
individual liberty—these, the President declared, are characteristic of totalitarianism of both the right and the left. We
must all recognize that. There is no hope for anybody m a
system resting on such principles.
Two days later in'Moscow Secretary of State MarshaUre-
tnrned to this theme. Americans, he said, believe that all
human beings have certain inalienable rights which may not
*bH??en or taken away." W6 believe, he continued, in "the
vio-bt of every individual to develop his mind and his soul free
df f ear and coercion—provided drily that he does not interfere
with the rights of others." (     ...
Americans who acknowledge these democratic principles
can build a strong country in which men of every class, race,
religion, and national origin will be free. The people who will
riot acknowledge these principles as democratic will find
themselves in-one-or- the other of the totalitarian camps —
in some cases .stirring up class hatred, in others racial and
religious hatred always with the intention of ultimately depriving the members of some group of their rights and freedom.
The lines are sharply drawn. We must make up our minds.
It is either democracy and freedom for all—or.totalitarianism, and slavery for -all, ,
man High School starting Thursday afternoon.
Main business was the presentation of gavels to the two best
j speakers from the floor of each
chamber during the congress and to
the best presiding officer of each
body.
Presiding officers were elected
for each of the sessions except for
the two at the initial meeting
Thursday afternoon who also presided Friday morning.
Brief organization meetings
Thursday afternoon were followed
by a joint session in which an address of welcome w*~ts given by
Harry Steineck, Lehman student
government head; M. P. Watts,
school principal, and Robert L.
Taylor, head of the Polar Bear
Club.
Members of the congress and
other N. F. L. members attended
a dinner-dance Thursday night in
the Onesto Hotel, and heard an address by the "president", E. J. Dil-
ler of Youngstown Chaney, speech
coach elected by the chapters.
Interviews with leaders were
conducted by Clayton M. Schindler,
former eastern district chairman
for N. F. L., and now director of
Kent State University, Canton.
The student congress concludes
N. F. L. speech activities for the
school year, with the exception of
a freshman tournament April 19 at
Wooster and the national individual events finals May 2 and 3 at
Louis.
New Books At
North Ganton
43rd Annua! May
Party to be May 3
at Community Bid
The 43rd annual May party will
be held in the Community Building on May 3, with Mrs. John
Schiltz   as  hostess.
A covered* dish ,'dirmef will be
served at 5 p. m. A" special invitation is extended to tall women of
the   community . whose   birthdays
are during the month of May. Each j turns to Japan after five years in
one    attending is asked    to bring \ an American University to a ho.me
In the past few weeks, the
North Canton Library has
added to its shelves a number
of novels .worthy of* mention
and review. Those of our readers who "enjoy a substantial
story as -part of their recreational reading will welcome
these new books of fiction.
The Chequer Board, by Nevil
Shuite, is another post-war novel
of the servicemen's readjustment'to
Civilian life. It js the story of four
men each of whom is faced with a
particular problem which each solves in the way possible only . for
him. Yet each finds reassurance
and a certain kind of security
when he is in the company of the
other three. It is a Literary Guild
Selection.
Robert Standish, the author of,
the excellent Chinese stories, The
Small General and Three Bamboos
h{is written another absorbing novel, this one about a single Chinese
character, a Mr. On Loong, son o£
a laundryman who eventually became a successful business man on
one of the islands of the. West Indies. Mr. Standish writes well and
he always has a good story to tell.
Mr. On Loong is a worthy successor to the authors other novels.
A love story set Against thij-r colorful background of a -Malayan
plantation provides the .material
for the book, David iyid Anna by
Robert Payne. Tiger hunts, juwjle
storms and native ceremonies add
to the excitement of the lives of
the character, a young English
planter, his Eurasian wiffe and her
sister.
Black Fountains by Oswald
Wynd, Doubleday Prize povel for
1947, is unusual in that the reader
is introduced to the intimate life
of a Japanese family just prior
and during World War II. Omi re-
their own table service, sandwiches and a covered dish.
Following the dinner an interesting program will follow. Mrs.
Robert Pilgrim is president and
Mrs. W. S. McElroy is secretary.
YOUNG WOMAN'S
MISSIONARY GUILD
OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Young Woman's Missionary
Guild of the Community Christian
Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Mummery on East Mqple
Street, on Tusday, April 15 at 7:30
o'clock.
Devotions are in charge of Mrs.
•Naomi McDowell. The completion
of the study book, "Moving Millions" will be given by Edith Boger, Betty Bortz, Florence Huth and
Maude Gardner.
Roll call twill be answered with
members naming people of India,
who are either famous or well-
known.
The hostess, Mrs. Mummery will
be assisted by Mrs. Harding and
Mrs. Edith Boger.
STUDY CLUB MET
APRIL 8
X
The Mothers' Study Club of The
Greentown P. T. A. met on April
8 at 7:30 at the school. Mrs. Ralph
E. Pontius discussed the subject:
"What Children Are Afraid Of."
Mrs. Harry Kliner had charge of
devotions, and Mrs. Glenn Eaver
presided.
Blazing Oil in Palestine
HAIFA, PALESTINE-Soundphoto
— A spectacular airview of the
blazing oil storage tanks, which
was set afire, when members of
the. Jewish .underground- blasted
the area, during a battle between
British troops and Jewish illegal
immigrants resisting deportation
to Cyprus. The conflagration lit up
the entire area and estimates of
the damage is anywhere from six
to sixteen million dolls^s. The
Palestine Electric Co. power station
is shown in the-background;-    -„
which has undergone a tremendous
change in her absence. Her family
heretofore somewhat liberal in
their views has reverted to the
traditional, circumscribed kind of
living to which Omi could not adjust. Omi rebelled at everything,
even to, the pre-arranged marriage
which had been so carefully planned by her father. Though eventually, Omi does marrv the man .her
father has selected, she does it
only when she has discovered for
herself in her own way that-Ishii
is a likable, handsome young man
in sympathy with her democra-tic
views. The author spent many
years in Japan and consequently
wrote about familiar scenes and
people.
Edward Murphy has written an
excellent story about a stern young
priest, Pere Antoine, who • s o
strongly challenged the rule of ev-
governor of eighteenth .century
New Orleans that he was banished
from the New World and sent back
to Spain. He returned later, however, to. become the most beloved
citizen of all Louisiana.
Dulcimer Street, by Norman
Collins, is the center of this story
of London and Londoners for it is
on this street that the principal
characters live. Humor, pathos,
trajedy, comedy, sorrow and happiness termate the lives of the people living there in varying degrees.
It is a lengthy story, but it is so
teeming with life that the reader
is swept along at increasing mom
entum to the conclusion of the
book.
Recent mystery stories received
include The Sleeping Spinx, by
Carr; With Intent To Deceive, by
Coles; Two Clues by Gardner;
Death Of A Doll by .Lawrence.
Western story fana* will welcoi
Six Gun Showdown, by West*. P
ber Of Tubac, by Nye; and Shac
Range, by Bishop.
Erupts of Mount Hekla
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Gallery of Nortli
Library Presents 29 Water Colors
The Little Art Gallery of the North Canton Library has 29
beautiful water colors on exhibit by the well-known Kitty
Parsons. Mrs. Parsons was born in Strafford, Connecticut^
and is a writer of newspaper articles on Juvenile material.
She has written many children's books. Mrs. Parsons became
interested ih painting when she 'did
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REYKJAVIK, ICELAND—SOUNDPHOTO—This spectacular pic-
■ ture of the eruption of Mount Hekla was made by Chester Kron-
feld, an American Overseas Airlines photographer in a special
chartered plane. It shows a general view of the dense clouds of
ashes and fumes which reached a height of six or seven miles. A
snow lake is seen in the photo and water and lava streaming down
the mountainside. The peak was ablaze clear across the top. Residents of nearby villages were evacuated in a precautionary measure. ,No lives have been lost, but a lot of damage is inflicted upon
grazing lands, which are rapidly being covered with ashes.
Optimists to Entertain Wives
At Annual Spring i) inner
The wives of the North Canton Optimists will be the guests
of honor at the annual spring- dinner to be held at the Willowdale Country Club on April 23.
Installation of officers for the coming year was the highlight of the last meeting held on
April 2. Mr. C. W. Studer was the
installing officer. New president iihu- a»,i»«o ie*».«*-rtt».i)»«»
for the coming year is Mr. C. E. MrS. dOiffl WaiHUfKe
Boger, Mr. Victor Horning, vice
president; Mr. A. L. Geib, secretary. Howard Burden, L. A. Rice,
Byron Snyder and Dr. Ehlers are
members of the governing board.
The following committees for the
year were appointed, Victor Horning is chairman of Boys Work
Committee,    Howard     Burdon
Elected lite {Seed
gl
Mrs. John VanDyke of 507
is j Woodland Avenue, North Can-
^j^SL °4™_?b-"g-i.??™1i?itt!Slton» has been elected as the
qoo^ Good Neighbor for the
Tom Brenneman show which
and Orlin Wyant is chairman of
the dinner committee. C. M. King
has been appointed chairman of
the Finance committee; Earl
Greenho is chairman of the Song
ebm-mittee; L. A. Rice, chairman of
the membership committee; -Walter
Trott is program chairman and
Dale Gerber is publicity chairman.'
Mr. Alex Morrison has been appointed official club delegate to the
district meeting.
The Optimist club has agreed to
support Bill ,No. 4 in the State Legislature regarding increased salaries for school teachers. Suitable
letters are being written to various
state representatives and senators.
The club will also sponsor a kite
flying contest among the Cub
Scouts, with prizes being given for
best performances. The time and
date will be announced later.
Jackson Township High
School Band Sponsors
Members of the Jackson Township High School Band are sponsoring a Military Ball on April 12
from 9 to 12:00 o'clock.
An invitation has been extended
to all members of Stark County
Class C Bands and to Greensburg
and North Canton High School
band members to attend.
The ball will be held in the
School auditorium with dancing to
the music of Judd Warstjers Orchestra.
A queen and her court has been
chosen from the Jackson Band and
the carnation ceremony will be aj
highlight of the ball. I
was sponsored by the North
Canton P-T. A. and .held Tues
day night in" the high school
auditorium.
The committee in charge of selecting the winner from the letters
submitted, announced that they had
quite a few letters suggesting Mrs.
Van Dyke. The orchid she received
was airmailed for the show from
Tom Brenneman in California and
it was kept in Lesh's flower shop
to be kept fresh to present to the
winner.
Mrs. VanDyke won the honor for
the very worthy deed she has been
doing for years. Through her untiring devotion, she. has made it possible for a blind neighbor to hear
the word of God.
For the past two years, Mrs.
VanDyke has taken this blind
neighbor to Sunday School, to
Church and to their class meetings.
Through the kindness of this good
neighbor, the blind girl hears the
word of God and it makes her life
of darkness more bearable.
Twenty-four Hoover
Employees Win $885
i For Suggestions
Suggestions made by twenty-
four Hoover employees has brought
home the bacon to the tune of $885,
with top awards going to Roy
Whitlow, of Motor Department to
the tune of $395 and $130 to
Joseph U. Dick, of Assembly.
The suggestion which won $395
for Whitlow was the substitution of
rivets for the screws used to attach the lower bearing assembly of
cleaner motors into the motor housing. The change not only saved
time in assembly but also improves construction of the affected
parts.
A reduction in the amount of
scrap of a coil spool earned $130
for Dick. The saving was accomplished by the countersinking of
certain holes in the spoo?5 which
are used on both Model 28 and 61
Hoover Cleaners.
Two awards of $65 each were
made, one going to E. P. Myers of
Automatics, and the other to A. E.
Selman of the Canadian organization. Myer's suggestion involved
the use of a new holder and tool for
an automatic screw v machine to
turn out fhe screws used in attaching the cleaner bag at the lower
end. The new tool materially re
duces the time required for fabric
ating the screws and improves their
appearance. Mvers was also awarded $5 for another suggestion.
Selman won his award for the
suggested v.se of a softer material
in motor hoods making possible the
elimination of the rivets or screws
used for attaching air cones.
A fifth major award winder, J.
H. Ebie, of Assembly, submitted a
fixture for use on brush machines
which improved the method of attaching bristles. He was awarded
$50 for his idea.
Rewards ranging from $25 to $5
to each of 19 employees made up
the balance of the list of winners.
Those receiving awards were: R.
W. Clark of Tool Design, $25;
Ralph Willamari; Machine; $20; Joe.
F. Strang Tool Room, $15; L. J.
Kessler, Tool Room $10; Wm. R.
Carnes, W. C. I. $10; Chester Climes, Machine, $10; Paul Buchtel, Inspection, $10; Walter Culp, Foundry. $10; Mike Petro, Specials $10;
J. E. English, Eper. Eng., $5; R.
W. Clouser, Order-Billing, $5;
Alex. P. Lawrie, Bakelite $5; James V. Hanel, W. C. I., $5; Kenneth
Johnson, Tool Room, $5; P. J.
Buchtel, Inspection, $5; H. D. Mohler, Bakelite, $5; H. J. Milhoan,
Prod. Stores, $5; E. J. Weich, Salvage Inspection, $5; W. Kevin Noon-
an Canada, $5; and G. Cowling also
of Canada, $5.
TWO NORTH CANTON
BOYS PLEDGED TO
GAMMA TAU DELTA
Richard Stover of Harman
Street, has been pledged to Gamma Tau Delta fraternity at Kent
State University where he is a junior in the business administration
college. Germ'aine Swanson of Cole
Ave., a sophomore in the liberal
arts college has also pledged Gamma Tau Delta.
North Canton's Winning Dels
Admiring the Trophies, They Heooived
Rofarians io Hear
John Harris of
Small Business
Mr. John Harris, a representative of the National Federation of
Small Business will be the guest
speaker at the Thursday, April 10
meeting of the Rotary Club at 6:30
o'clock. He will speak on the work
of the federation in regards lo
helping the small business man
hold his own against the larger
corporations a*jl cooperatives.
CANTON OPTI-MRS CLUB
TO HOLD BENEFIT PARTY
DOCTOR VAN CAMPEN
TO SPEAK HERE FRIDAY
Doctor VanCampen of K
State University will speak Fri
evening, April 11, at the Comim
ty Building for all pre-school m<
ers and anyone else interested. 'I
topic she will discuss is "Sex in
Pre-school Child."
Mrs. Daneker will sing acco:
anied by Miss Ruth "Wagner. 3M
Harold Sickafoose is  chairman
the hostess committee. The pul
is - cordially invited to attend
meeting.
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Canton Chapter of Opti-Mrs Club
will hold a benefit bridge and bingo
party at Lake Cable Bath House
on Saturday, April. 12 at 8 o'clock.
' Mrs. Paul V. DeVille, chairman of
I the party, has stated that all
money raised will be used to purchased materials to make pajamas
for the children at the Fairmont
Children's Home.
Mrs. W. F. Renner is chairman
of the refreshment committee, and
Mrs. John Callaham is in charge
of the prizes.
I
BETHANY CLASS OF
ZION REFORMED
TO MEET APRIL 17
some sketches to amuse a. small
daughter, and enjoyed it so much,
that she continued painting.    *
She has exhibited in the Sweat
Museum in Portland, Maine, before
the Glouchester Society of Rock;
port, Maine, the Decorators Club,
Studio Guild of New. York City>
Ogunquit Art 'Center, and The
Speed Memorial Museum of Lou-1
isville, Kentucky.^
The art critics .have said that
while her work is very sophisticated, they are very real arid show-
that she. loves nature. Kitty'Parsons is the. wife of Richard Recch-
ia, the famous sculpture.
The artists in North Canton and
vicinity are reminded that the>
deadline for entering material in
the May Show at the -galleries is
April 19, they must be in then as
the judging- will- take place on
April 20.
Seeinj
Fund Needs Extra
Push to go Over Top
The success ' of the employee-
sponsored plan to make it possible
for Robert Jester of the Motor Department to have a Seeing-Eye Dog
is within reach if everyone will
give it just another push. The total collected to date is $491.59,
with the needed amount of $600
just a short way off.
It is hoped to raise thf balance
of the $600: within the next few-
weeks to make this dream for a fellow worker come true. Lets all get
together and put this worthwhile
project over the top.
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EDGEWOOD FARM
WOMAN'S CLUB
TO MEET APRIL 17
Mrs. Frank Leise of Willowbr
Heights will be hostess to the m
bers of the Edgewood Farm Woman's Club when they meet April
17 at 1:30 o'clock.     .
The theme of the meeting will be
"Citizenship" and the discussion to
follow will be on International Relations.
I The Bethany Class of the Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
will hold their •A.pril meeting on the
17th at the church. The husbands
I of the members will be guests of
honor at the pot-luck dinner to be
held that evening.
Helen Willaman is. program
chairman and Lucille Van Dyke is
chairman of the refreshment committee.
Members'.-of* the.North Canton team, who won the Class
B competition, with-their coach, Willi-toi-.G. Nagel, (cen-7,
ter), are.left to fight/Paul Sluss, Mark'Rubright,.who "
also' took^firstt place -in extemporaneous;speech,;* Maxine*
Detimore=and ^'Harold-Duryee.* ....
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
FARM WOMAN'S
GLUB MET
Jackson .Township. Farm Woman's Club met in the h*bme of Mrs.
I Joseph Tilton of Fulton.road ext.
for a flower seed and bulb exchange
and a program.
Father Time
Basketball Finals
April 14 or 15
, The Father Time Basketball
I Tournament has -been" in. full swing-
[for the past two weeks, with the
finals to be played either April-14
or 15. This tournament is of the
double elimination type, in which
a team must lose two games to •?>'*»
out. The results to Monday, .April
7 are as follows: Community Building defeated Factory No. 2; Faculty defeated Factory No. 1; Office
defeated Community Building;
Faculty defeated Engineers; Faculty defeated Office and Engineers
defeated Factory No.  2.
Games are scheduled for April 7-
8 and 10, with finals April 14 or 15,
with all kinds of basketball being
played. The large crowds at each
of the sessions have enjoyed the
fun, everyone is invited to come
out and see a new type of game
being played by their favorite
player.
Volley ball and Ping pong tournaments will be played as soon as
the basketball tournament is completed.
PERSONAL TAX BOOKS
CLOSED AFTER 5-DAY
EXTENSION
A total of 11,744 returns had
been filed with County Auditor Joe
Yoder Saturday, April 5, as the
period for listing personal and intangible property for taxation expired.
The number represented an increase of 51 over the number filed
up to and including the last day of
the period last year. ^.
This year, Auditor Yoder extended the deadline, fixe days from
March 31 as a convenience, to property owners who-were prevented
from visiting the courthouse by icy
and snowbound roads.
Returns for all of last year numbered 15,766;
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(above), New York financier, to be
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