The Sun, 1925-08-06

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VOL.. 3—NO. 38.
TUESDAY'S PRIMARY^
IMPORTANT TO
EVERY GOOD CITIZEN
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1925.
Two Candidates For the Position of Judge of the New
Municipal Court Are To Be
Chosen and Plain Township
Has a Vital Interest In the
Qualifications of the Men
Seeking the Positions.
GO TO THE  POLLS  EARLY
Tuesday, August 11, the men and
women living in North Canton and
Plain township should go to the primary and vote for two candidates for
Judges of the recently created Municipal Court and for a clerk of the
same court. This is the court Senator
Frank Wise fought so hard to establish and it will begin to function in
Canton on January 1, 1926.
It is regrettable but true that many-
persons refrain from going to the primary and then kick like mules if
some fellow is nominated whose fitness for the oflice consists solely in
his ability to sign his pay check. As
a matter of fact the primary puts a
club in the hands of the people with
which they may stvike down any man
they deem unfit to serve them, and
if they neglect to do their duty they
have no one but themselves to blame
if some lightweight squeezes into
office.
Important To North Canton
The primary on Tuesday, August
11, is an important one- to all the people of North Canton and Plain township. The Judge to be elected is just
as much the Judge of this* district as
he is qf Canton city and Canton township. Under the new law Police Courts
and Justices of the Peace will be
abolished in this neighborhood after
January 1, 1926, and all must go to
Canton to transacti'&ny legal business.
Therefore it staifda45&"3&ason"^hat .we
are only injuring -/ourselves when. we
absent ourselves from the primary
and permit our big sister to ' saddle
upon us some one we don't' want.
Candidates  Good   Men
Fortunately the candiates on both
the Republican and Democrat tickets
are lawyers of probity and no matter
who wins the people are not going
to be bamboozled, nevertheless there
is a feeling that certain men will
bring to the' new court a prestige their
opponents cannot obtain, in which
case it is up to the people to go to
the election booths and support the
men of their choice.
Plain  Township's  Candidate
Plain townshin has a candidate in
"U. S. Johnston, who 'resides on the
North Canton road. Mr. Johnston has
many warm friends in Plain township
who speak in the highest terms of
"his ability as a lawyer, of his upright
character and of his -unassuming ways.
He is on the Republican ticket foT
the sTiort term and if elected will
"bring to the office a skilled legal mind,
dignity and a desire to do justice at
ali times. He was born and reared
in the village of Wilmot, Stark county,
and is a graduate of the Presbyterian
college of Wooster, Ohio, and of a
law college.
Also Plain Township Man
Attorney Paul J. Gnau is the candidate on the Republican ticket for
the long tei-m as Judge of the Municipal Court. Like Mr. Johnston, Attorney Gnau is a resident of Plain
township, and he is regarded as one
of the ablest lawyers in Canton, having been secretary of the Stark
County Bar association since 1922. He
is a likeable "chap is Paul J. Gnau
and he makes friends- wherever he
goes. He was' educated in the public
schools in Canton and after graduating from the high school studied law
in Georgetown University, Washington, D. C, and was graduated with
honor. He spent 23 months in France
and on his return became active in
behalf of the ^American Legion men
having claims against the government.
He has been associated in a legal
way with Judge William L. Day and
Luther Day of Cleveland, and with
Judge William B. Quinn of Canton.
He is married and is the nroud and
happy father of two children. In
case he wins the people will have no
regret over his elevation to the
Bench.
Karl A. Feist
Another candidate for the short
term is Karl A. Feist, a lawyer of
-ability and formerly associated with
a well-known legal firm in Canton.
Attorney Feist spent 12 months in
France during the World War. He is
married and his home is in Canton.
He won an LLB. in the Cincinnati
•Law college, and he is a man of
pleasing personality and upright
character.
For Municipal Clerk .
A native of Plain township and former resident of North Canton,
Charles W. Ream is on the Republican
ticket for Municipal Court Clerk. Mr.
Beam has many friends in this section and his opponents will .-realize
that the old friends have not folfeotten
him on August 11. He is a tireless
worker and he promises to. give the
office the best service possible to render. On page six of The Sun today
he tells the people why he will appreciate their votes.
CANDIDATES WILL
ADDRESS VOTERS
Civic Committee of the Woman's
Club Has Made Arrangements
For Them To Speakj In Community Building Tonight.
PUBLIC ASKED TO ATTEND
U. S. JOHNSTON
He Is Plain Township's Candidate For
Judge of the Municipal Court
(Short Term).
SSa¥™ST
Tuesday, August 11, People In Plain
Township Should Vote.
We are to have a primary election
in North Canton on Tuesday, August
11. At this election our pepole will
vote for their choice on the Municipal
Court sec up in Canton, we being part
of Plain township. Judges are to be
elected—long and short terms, also
clerk.
This does not refer to our own village election, which will be held in
November, %nd in the manner set
forth later in this r.otire.
Booths will be set up hi this village in the usual places tak'.v;-- care
of the four precincts: A, B, C and D.
Owing to the fact that the old village
hall building has been razed, the
booths will be set up in the fire department building, rear of old city
hall, as Precinct A.
Precinct B, vote at Wheelock plumbing shop.   '
Precinct C, vote at Hummel's grocery.
Precinct D, vote at Hoover Inn.
The following instructiphs have
been issued by the Board of Elections
for the  Village election,  November,
1925.   -    j   .	
'uy Jtvi "uicCartyi. clgr*ipJ'iSif*"the village of North Canton.   *"''"'
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NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
Must Be Nominated By Petition For
Village Or Township Jobs.
1st. There will be ho primary elec-
I tion held this year in any township,
' or village in Stark County for the
| nomination of township or village ofii-
i cers.
2nd. All candidates for township
i or village offices, and members board
j of education must be nominated by
j petition.
j 3rd. Each nomination by petittion
I must contain the names of twenty-
five or more qualified electors, who
; reside in the political sub-division in
which the elector desires to become a
: candidate.
I NOTE—The names inserted as a
I committee to fill vacancies do not
, count as signers to the petition unless
'. each one signs his name In the space
| provided for signers, in the petition.
4th. All signatures on petittion
! should be in ink or indelible pencil.
j 5th. Each petittion should contain
, the names of a committee, not to exceed five in number, who have power
to fill vacancies.   '
Cth. One of the signers to the petition must make oath that the statements therein are true to the best of
his knowledge and belief. This must
be made before some person duly authorized   to  administer oaths.
7th. Each candidate may express
his political principles in not more
than three words.
Sth. Everyelector may sign for as
many candidates as there are offices to
be filled.
9th. All petitions must be filed
with the Board of Elections on or
before September 4th, 1925.
10th. To obtain petitions, appear
in person, or write to the Board of
Elections, Canton, Ohio, giving your
name, residence, mailing address, title
of office for which you desire to become a candidate, and the political
sub-division in which such office is to
be filled.
NOTE—No assessors of\ personal
property will be elected this year, the
office having been abolished by an Act
of the Legislature.
Issued by the Board of Deputy
State Supervisors and Inspectors of
Elections for Stark countv. Ohio.
Charles R. Raedel, Chief Deputy.
Geo. H. Shauf, Clerk.
leS'socjal
Two Organizations Will Greet People
Saturday Evening.
The American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary will hold their festival in Witwer park on Saturday
evening, Aug. 8. The Hoover band
will play and the customary amusements and refreshments will be there
for the public.
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary are requested to
bake cakes for the festivtSeto be held
on Saturday, August 8, and to attend
the festival as helpers.
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• ,   .Where Peace Is Not Best
The man who is his own'worst
enemy should declare war at once.
A meeting for the citizens of North
Canton, Middlebranch, Qval City,
Plain township and all localities that
vote with Canton on the election of
Municipal Judges is to be held in the
Community Building, Noith Canton,
this Thursday evening, August 6,
at 7:30.
All of the six candidates ai-e expected to be present and each one will
give a short talk. This meeting is not
to be considered as a political meeting, as the Judgeship is meant to be
entirely non-partisan and Judges are
voted for on a non-partisan ticket.
Every voter of this voting district
is urged to attend this meeting and
hear the few words of the speakers
and they are also urged to vote and
take an intelligent interest in the
election.
A short but good program of music
will open and close the meeting.
Arrnaged By Civic Committee
The meeting has been arranged by
the civic committee of the Woman's
Club of North Canton and other clubs
and societies are co-operating. The
W. C. T. U., the Ladies' Literary club
and others are supporting this effort.
m. F. R. SUTTER ILL
Pastor of Zion  "".utheran  Church  Is
Taken To ilcapital.
RECOVERS APPETITE
Earl Schick Takes On New Lease of
Life At the Camp.
The top line of this ■ truthful narrative—"Recovers Appetite"—sounds
like a patent medicine reader sent out
by the manufacturers ci pale pills for
pink people, but as such ads are not
accepted by,The Sun it naturally follows that the news must be important
to receive space in this newspaper.
And it is—muchly so! ;
Harken to the facts: For several
weeks Earl Schick wa§ looking like
a candidate for public^ office whoso
friends had forgotten tb,ey had promised to vote for him. No appetite. No
pep. His partner Fred Iboked worried,
and so did Mrs. Schick!. Then like a
wise woman she decided to take Earl
by the hand and lead him to the Fountain of Youth in the Land of Ozone.
He had heard
So he
The Rev. F. R. Sutter, pastor of
Zion Lutheran church, North Canton,
had a nervous breakdown while attending chautauqua at Lakeside and
it was necessary to bring him home
in an ambulance.
After resting several days here his
physician recommended that he be
sent to a hospital where they specialize in nervous troubles and at this
writing the popular pastor is said to
be slowly recovering his health.
COMMUNITY SPORTS
By GEORGE HEDGER
Softball League News
Tuesday evening saw the beginning
of the final lap in the race for soft-
ball supremacy of the Hoover League.
Although rain threatened, the spirit
cf the players was not dampened an-i
good games were played. Two sets of
new bases appeared on the diamonds.
Players are reminded of the rule
which prohibits spikes being worn in
any league game.
Business  Men  Defeat  Canton
The local business men's team had
a good time running the bases with
the Canton Plant team as their opponents. They failed to score the 1st
inning, while Canton brought in three
runs, but got going in the 2nd inning
with four runs. The final score was
13 to 7, Canton Plant failing to score
in the last four innings.
Cost and Accounting Win
The game between the Machine
team and the Cost and Accounting
team resulted in a victory in the last
inning for the Cost and Acctg. team,
the victors scoring four rune in the
last innine. Final score was 10 to 11
District Tourney
The district Y. M. C. A tennis tournament will take place on the North
Canton courts on Aug. 13, 14 and 15.
Entries have already been received
from Alliance, Elyria, Massillon, Canton and North Canton. The winners
of the tourney in both the singles and
doubles events will be eligible to play
in the state tournament later in the
season.
OWNS FINE DOG
S.   B.
Snyder   Has   Great   Dane   of
Much Intelligence.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Snyder, 353 East
Maple street, have returned from New
Philadelphia and Strasburg where
they were visiting their parents, and
with them came a great Dane. The
dog is intelligent, handsome and good-
natured. S. B. brought him to The
Sun and His Majesty evidently approved of the force for he shook
hands, wagged his tail and gave other
signs that he knew we love a good
dog in this office.
He occupied the rear seat in the
Ford on his way home, and there is
no room on that seat for anyone else
when His Majesty decides to stretch.
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BACK FROM CAMP
Eugene Shively and  Fred Hall Enjoyed Military Training.
But he was skeptical.,,
those things before, etc., etc.
went to the Hoover camp, and presto!
It was like a rally of Connie Mack's
Athletics in the seventh inning. He
began to eat and sleep. When he
reached the billiard parlor his smile
illuminated the large room and Partner Fred Keiffer turned off the electric lights.
"No use spending money for manufactured sunshine when we can get
it for nothing on Earl's face," said
Fred.
At night he sits in a rocking chair
with his family around him and sings
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon."
And eat! Doc Morrow and Arnold
Post and Miss Lois Schick, who are
in the party, say that Earl has developed an appetite that is a mile long
and equally broad.
We must close, gentle reader, and
drop the curtain on E. Schick. His
good wife has just reminded him that
it is 2:30 a.m., an hour when a man
should be asleep, not snooping around
the pantry seeing what he can devour
before the regular 6 o'clock breakfast.
Columbia Girls* Quartet Featured
on Chautauqua's Opening Day
Appearing on chautauqua's opening day this group of talented singers
and instrumentalists will offer a decidedly unique program, with a great
variety of costumes. Featured in the company are Miss Bessie Andrews,
violinist and soprano, whose Interpretation of "The Doll Song" from "The
Tales of Hoffman," combines both vocal and dramatic ability. , Another
popular member is Miss Florence Goddard. 'cellist and pianist.
$2.0.0 PER YEAR.
TELEPHONE RATES
ADVANCE SEPT. 1
Individual Line Per Month For
Business   Houses   In   North
Canton Will Cost $6.50; Resi-,
dence, $3.50.
COMPANY  GIVES  REASONS
FLOWER SHOW WILL
OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
Woman's Club Names Committees of Active Workers and
Gives Them Authority To Go
• Ahead and Plan For Exhibit.
PULPIT AND PEW
ZION REFORMED CHURCH
[By the Pastor]
The Sun's vacation almost spoiled
our habit of writing notes for publication. But we understand the local
lu:ninary has again begun to shine,
so though somewhat late, the pastoral
notes must again be written. We appreciate this medium of publicity, and
hence gladly take up the space allotted to us, with a.grate&ft -Thank you.
Throueh this vacation season of the
year, when some of our finest members rusticated catching fish (at least
they claim they did) and visiting
friends in' various places, our school
and church attendance kept up finely.
The Sunday-school attendance last
Sunday was 403. A fine morning audience greeted the preacher, and it is
fair to assume that all felt that a
worthwhile half Lord's Day-^yas spent
in the sanctuary. We stresslhe morning appointments, since we have no
evening services.
The parsonage at 713 S. Main is
tiie scene of renewed family fellowships. The eldest son, Melvin E., and
his family arrived on Monday morning, and the daughter, Edith A. arrives on Thursday morning. Many
have been delighted and helped by the
preaching, at various times, of the
son, Rev. Melvin E. Beck, of Chicago.
You may have the pleasure of hearing him again next Sunday. Come.
Our morning hour of service is 10
o'clock.
IT  WILL  LAST  TWO  DAYS
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday-school will be held as usual
in the Zion Lutheran church on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock and at the
close of the school session, by arrangements made by the Ladies Missionary society the children and members of the congregation and their
friends will take well-filled baskets
and go to Gnadenhutten where a
short service will be held after which
a picnic dinner will be spread. Any
one interested in going is cordially
invited to join.
COMMUNITY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. E. P. Wise preached from this
pulpit last Sunday morning. He is a
former minister of this congregation
and he brought an earnest message
that was appreciated by the congregation.
On next Sunday morning, August 9,
Mr. Elliott 1. Osgood, at present of
Hiram, Ohio, but whose residence is
in China, will speak to the congregation. Dr. Osgood visited the congregation a number of years ago ard
will be glad to renew his acquaintance.
The Woman's Missionary society
will hold its regular monthly meeting
on Wednesday evening, August 5. The
public is invited.
The members of the Clover Leaf
class are asked to keep Thursday
evening, August 13, open for the annual picnic. This will be held at the
Hoover dam and husbands and families are invited.
Rev. M. A. Cossaboom in company
with W. D. Conover is spending this
part of his vacation at Mt. Olivet,
Michigan.
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The arrangements for the Second
Annual Flower Show of North Canton on September 2 and 3, given under
the auspices of The Women's Club
of North Canton are in charge of
Mrs. Frieda Foster, general chairman.
Mrs. Foster will be assisted by the
following chairmen and their helpers:
Advertising, Mrs. Eelanore Hall and
Mrs. Fred Kreighbaum; tickets, Mrs.
Ray Evans; music and entertainment,
Mrs. R. C. Foster; .exhibits, Mrs.
Richard Lorenz'and J&rc Lorenz; decoration, R. L. Wilson; program, William Leeds; lighting, Ralph Hill; entries, Mrs. C. F. Shorb, flowers; Mrs.
P. L. Heckman, fruits and vegetables;
wild flowers and wild plant life, A.
L. Geib, assisted by the Boy Scouts;
publicity for exhibits, Mrs. Olive Warstler, Mrs. M. O. Surbey, Mrs. William Lorenz, Mrs. L. G. Schrantz; for
fruits and vegetables, Mrs. R. C. Willigmann and Judge J. J. Snyder.
Admission, 25 Cents
Mrs. J. H. Sheets and Mrs. Isaac
Stoner from the Earm Woman's club
are appointed to represent their club.
The admission will be the same as
last year, 25c. Children will be admitted free from 2 o'clock until 5 on
Wednesday afternoon; thereafter
children will be charged 10c admission.
Premiums will be awarded as last
year and the list will be published in
The Sun in the next issue following
the awards. Everyone is eligible to
enter. No charge is made for these
entries. Take care of your flowers,
fruits and vegetables and enter them.
The Flower Show is bound to be a
bigger and bettter event each year
FUNERAL THURSDAY
John Brouse, Will  Be  Laid To Rest
In  Snyder Cemetery.    *
MAYOR WENT FISHING
Logan Becher Took Witnesses With
Him To Prove His Statements.
Bronzed by the sun and looking the
picture of health two North Canton
boys, Eugene Shively and Fred Hall,
have returned from the Citizens' Military ; Training camp in Knoxville,
Kentucky, where they spent thirty,
days under the watchful eyes of Uncle
Sam's regular army officers.
Did they lite it? Ask them. For
in unison they sing, "That is the life!"
Mayor Logan Becher and wife and
two children Doris and: James and
Mr. and Mrs. Emmon Clouser and
Miss Vesta McGehon motored to Hale,
Michigan, for a camping trip of two
weeks at Sa^e lake.
They, enjoyed the time and report-
that they caught all the fish they
could use, but that owing to the cool
weather the catch was not as large
as-in former years.
John Brouse, died on Monday after
noon, August 3, in the home of his
brother Rufus in Cairo.
Mr. Brouse had attended cluirch on
Sunday and was attacked with illness
on the way home and stopped,at his
brother's house where he became too
ill to be moved.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in
the home, and at 2 o'clock in the
church in Cairo. Interment in Snyder
cemetery, Rev. C. L. Warstler officiating, assisted by Lee T. Lewis of
North Canton.
Mr. Brouse was CG years of age
and is survived by1 his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Meeks of the home.
His other daughter, Mrs. Harrison
Cline, died in his home a short time
ago. Three sisters also survive, Mrs.
Samuel Lesher and Mrs. Frank Harmony of Canton and Mrs. Henry Hill
of Kent and one brother, Rufus, in
whose home he died. He was a member of the Lutheran church.
INFANT   LAID  TO   REST
The six weeks old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Cafton of Akron was buried in
St. Paul's church cemetery on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Cafton is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marchand.
MRS. LENA~M°OUSLEY  DIES
Mrs. Lena Mousley died suddenly in
Los Angeles, California, and her body
arrived in Canton on Wednesday evening. She was known in North Canton having lived in Canton fifty years.
She was married to a brother of
Mrs. Berdeau of Harmon street, who
makes her home with her daughter,
Mrs. George Feicht. The deceased is
the mother of Mrs. O. W. Renkert
and Miss Gertrude Mousley of Canton.
Funeral service will be held on Friday morning in St. John's church,
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MOVING PICTURES
'Flaming  Barriers"   On   Friday   and
Thomas  Meighan,  Tuesday.
"Flaming Barriers" is the picture at
the Community Building on Friday,
August 7. Also a comedy. There is
plenty of excitement in "Flaming
Barriers," and the critics praise it
warmly.
Thomas Meighan here on Tuesday,
Aug. 11. You all know Tom. He will
be the star in George Ade's story,
"Woman-Proof." This play is a whale
for laughter. A Fox news reel also
scheduled.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB
Music and Home Economics Are Features of Evening.
The Woman's Club of North Canton
held a very interesting meeting on
Monday evening, Aug. 3, in the
assembly room of the Community
Building immediately following a
board meeting. During the business
session reports were heard from the
committee on the Flower Show and
from the Civic committee. A good
attendance greeted the president, Miss
Stoner, when she opened the meeting.
Miss Myra Jane Robinson, as chairman of the Home Economics department, had charge of the program.
Miss Ellen Gygli rendered two piano
solos,  which  were   greatly  enjoyed.
"To a Wild Rose," Edward McDowell
"Shadow Picture,'' Hugh Reinhold
Miss Edna Tally sang two songs
in, a pleasing manner. They were
"Sort of Miss You,".bv Clav Smith;
"A Little Bit of Honey," by Carrie
Jacobs  Bond.
Miss Woods, instructor in the Home
Economics department of Nebraska
University at Hastings, Neb., gave a
most interesting talk on the growth
of the home economics work. She told
of the first effort to teach it in Boston schools in 1798, when only cooking and sewing were taught. Later
in New York, art and science were
included, and today it includes most
every phase of home life.
Dr. O. E. Kimball, of the Cleveland
Clinic, will be the principal speaker
at the Sept. Sth meeting of the
Woman's Club, and his topic will be
"Goitre Prevention." This is a subject of interest to everyone in this
pai-ticular community, and the meeting will be open to the public.
literarTclub
Enjoyable Program  In the Home of
Mrs.  Claud Taylor.
Mrs. Claud Taylor was hostess to
the Ladies' Literary Club on Monday
evening, July 27.
In the absence of the president, Miss
Anna Metzgar, Mrs. Taylor presided.
The first part of the program was
given to Mrs. W. D. Conover, who
talked most interestingly and at quite
some length on English cathedrals.
Mrs. Conover was a guest of the club
on this occasion, and gave the talk
on the request of Miss Esta Stoner,
filling her place on the program.
While abroad several years ago, Mrs.
Conover spent quite some time visiting not only English cathedrals, but
the larger cathedrals on the continent,
and because of her intimate knowledge, her talk was (j'uite realistic, and
much appreciated by the club members.
The second part of the program
was on "Famous Actresses," Mrs. J.
F. Gross telling of the interesting life
of Eleanor Duse, and Mrs. Clyde
Schiltz narrating events in the life
of Sarah Bernhardt. Roll call was
responded to by naming famous actresses.
A delightful lunch was served by
the hostess. Guests for the evening
were Mrs. J. C. Glasgow, Mrs. E. M.
Beck, Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom, Mrs. W.
D. Conover, Miss Grace Myers, Miss
Mary Hutchins.
The Ladies' Literary club of North
Canton will meet with Mrs. H. C.
Price, 219 East Maple street, on Monday evening, Aug.. 10.
NAOMI CLASS PICNIC
The Naomi class of Zion Reformed
church will hold its annual picnic at
the Hoover camp on Saturday, August 8. Those desiring to go should
meet at the Square at 2 p. m. Conveyance to the ground will be provided.
A new schedule of telephone rates
for North Canton was filed today with
the Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio by The Ohio Bell Telephone
Company. These rates will become
effective September 1.
Company officials point out that the
new schedule is necessai-y in order
that the company's income will meet
its expense and taxes and leave a reasonable return on the value of ths
property devoted to the public's use
in "North Canton.
The new. schedule of net rates is as
follows per month:
Business Residence
Individual line   $6.50 §3.50
Two-Party line  $5.50 $2.75
Four-Party line    ?2.25
Rural  line    $3.50 $2.50
"We are compelled to ask our subscribers to pay moderate increases in
rates so that the company's income
will meet its expenses and taxes and
leave a margin of return which will
warrant investment of such new capital as may be required to supply
North Canton with adequate and satisfactory telephone service," L. A.
Chapman, commercial manager of the
company for this district, said this
Wednesday morning to a writer for
The Sun.
Demand For More Phones
"The company has no control over
the demand for telephone sen-ice. As
a public utility we must meet that
demand when and where it comes.
The public is constantly asking us for
more telephones. And the public shall
have them as fast as we can put in
the equipment.
"The company has not sought the
tremendous improvement and construction program it faces here as
well as in other sections of Ohio, but
we welcome it, for every added telephone gives every other telephone
greater scope/ making the service
more valuable to present subscribers.
Telephone growth.- .mu/ft,vke'ep pace;,,
with the population and tlie increasing complexities and demands of
modern life.
Wants Confidence of Public        ,
"The costs of expanding the telephone-system are not of our making.
The public demand is telling us how
much to add to the plant. Money for
this must be raised largely in the
form of new investments in the property. Our business is not alone to
spend this money as economically as-
possible. We must also, by sound
business* management, continue to hoid
the public confidence, for it is to the
public that we must go for these new
investments.
"ln order to meet the demands for
service we must continue to attract
new capital necessary to pay the bill.
For without new capital we cannot
meet these demands. We must go to-
the public for this new money. And.
the public will not invest its dollars
in this business unless the returns are
sufficient to pay all expenses, plus a
fair income from the investment.
"The company must render a high-
,grade telephone service, pay all bills
incurred in rendering that service, pay-
wages which attract and hold the type
of employees necessary to render
good service, pay interest charges and
an adequate return to the stockholders whose investment has made the
business possible.
Present   Earnings   Inadequate
"At the present time our earnings
are not sufficient to meet all these
obligations. The construction and improvement program which lies ahead
cannot be financed unless, by a revision of rates, our financial condition
can be kept sound. We must go to
the public for new capital and must
pay the public adequately for the use
of this capital. But we cannot do this
without adequate earnings.
"Money for extensions and betterments is obtained through bonds,
notes and the issuance of capital
stock. It is not derived from the return on present rates to subscribers,
nor would it come from the return
under the new rates.
To Spend $70,000 Here
"The Ohio Bell Telephone Companv
must spend $70,000.00 in North Canton during the next five years in extensions arid betterments because of
public demand for service. This
money must come from the investing
public.
"People frequently ask why it is
that as a telephone exchange grows,
the cost of operation and maintenance
increases for each telephone," Manager Chapman continued. "In this respect the telephone differs from
nearly every other industry, where
the greater the quantity of production the smaller the unit cost of that
production.
"For instance, consider the miles of
wire. In the smaller exchanges the
average wire mileage for each subscriber is well under two miles. In
Cleveland and larger cities the ratio
is four miles or more for every station.
"In an exchange with only a few
subscribers, conversations are few
and operating costs lower than in a
larger community. As the telephone
exchange grows the lines become
longer and more expensive to build.
As subscribers increase, each can talk
to an ever-widening circle of friends
and business associates. Operating
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