The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1954-12-15

              Don't be a Nut
Behind  the  Wheel !
They Could Be Heroes
Come the first Monday of 1955, a new Congress will
assemble in the National Capital. Unfortunately it will
bring; with it to these histjoric chambers something less than
the feverish enthusiasm of the American people. Yet few
Congresses in our history have faced graver problems, foreign and domestic. How it performs, the degree of understanding- and cooperation, that is achieved between it and
flie White House will indicate to Americans everywhere the
capacity for unselfish devotion to tlie nation at each end of
Pennsylvania Avenue.
However confused, we still have a two-party system.
But it is still split cross-ways. To state clearly and simply
what each party stands for is no longer possible, since each
is divided into those who favor socialistic and globaiistic adventures, and those who fear above all else the softening of
nationalism, the scuttling of the rights of tihe individual and
bureaucratic enroachment on tlie free enterprise system
that has given the nation its uneasy place of world leadership. The adherants of states rights are no more all Democrats than the protectionists are all Republicans.
As many have observed before, and continue tto remark,
a realignment must be worked out if a two-partv svstem—
which seems historically to be the secret of political health
and strength — is to survive. Such realignments have oc-
cured in this Land of the Free before. It is high time for
it to happen again. Perhaps tlie stage will be set by the
84th Congress.
If and when there is a clarification, the voters who have
been accused of "apathy" may be able to find themselves
and to re-establish their convictions and their confidence.
A Plan For Better Roads
Just because people don't like Ho pay taxes, they pay
out more actual money for poor roads than good ones would
cost them.
That's a rJoint made by Dr. Robinson Newcomb, Department of Commerce economist, whose article "How We
Might Get the Safe and Adequate Highways We Need" appears in the autumn issue of "American Highways."
Higher accident costs, higher maintenance charges and
greater time lost are some of the expenses the citizen bears
in lieu of a few more pennies for better roads.
Plans for new roads are usually based on traffic counts
taken on existing roads plus a factor for future growth. A
fact often overlooked is that the existing road might be
carrying 50 to 100 percent more traffic than it does if it
were adequate for present needs, because good roads help
to promote commerce and travel. Roads should be designed
not for minimum traffic volume, but for all they can carry,
Dr. Newcomb believes.
Five cent gas taxes won't build as much road mileage
today as three-cent taxes would build in 1930. To preserve
the same ratio between revenues, dollar values and construction costs, state fuel taxes need tto average about seven
cents a gallon.
Dr. Newcomb believes pecJpie will gladly pay for better
highways if fair ways of financing can be worked out.
"Highways are a business necessity," he says, and urges
that "planning techniques need to be spiced with imagination and faith in the country."
VOL. 30   NO. 12
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1954
7c PER COPY
Hoover Co. To
Recognize "Old
Timers" Thursday
Executive vice president
Oscar M. Mansager will
award twenty-seven watches
to new members of The Hoover Co.'s 25 - year group
Thursday, night, December
15, when some 1,000 employees of the 'company and
their wives or husbands and
retired employes are honored
at a dinner in Canton Me-,
morial Auditorium.
The recognition dinner will be !
the company's ninth annual such
affair. In addition to the twenty- |
seven  who  will  receive  awards !
ar the dinner, eight other 25-year
employes who live too far away ,
to attend the dinner will also receive the timepieces.
The company now has 644 era.
ployes, including those retired,
who have records of 25-years or
more with the company. Their
! combined service years total 19,
000.
I Mr. Mansager vvill bo the principal speaker at the dinner. L.
E. Connelly, vice president, in
charge of personnel relations,
will be master of ceremonies.
The invocation will be given by
Clair W. Studer, head of the
company's chemistry depart -
ment.
The Four Wades and Jackie
Burtell as "The Musical Merrymakers" will provide entertainment, as will Wally Rand, "The
Walking Man."
Employes who are sc-hed -
tiled to receive watches include
Louis Acheson, Raymond Bur-
rier, Robert Clouser, Isaac Ervan, William Frazier, Ralph Ha-
verstock, Harold Heiser, Francis
Hoare. Roy Livingston, Raymond Maurer, Eldon Motz and
Karl Miller.
Charles Mummery, Russell
Pearson, Guy Sattler, Louis Se-
bald, Edgell Shafer, E d w a r d
Swann, Oma Wallace, Kenneth
C.   Weaver and William  Welch.
Vesta Bean, Mary Givler, He.
len Hoffman, Mabel Ober, Nola
Titman  and Willis Watt.
Dance Lessons At North Canton Community Building
North Canton Churches Prepare
Special Services For Christmas
Peace anrl quiet and hope will descend upon a disention-
torn world and wid find their way into the hearts of men
and women as peop'e all over thp v-m-M «o 1^' the chm-i^os
of their choice Christmas eve and Christmas day to worship;
the birth of tlie Christ child.
Special services have been planned by North Canton
churches, beginning Christmas eve.
sgion
For The New Year
Ballroom anrl square dance
lessons for the 7th, Sih, and 9th
grades has ben one of the North
Canton Comtnuniy Buildings
best Fall programs. Every
Thursday nignt from October 7th
to December 23rd. the Community Building audUoriivm has been
filled   with   seventy   - five   girls
and   ooys   c.-.-.j>or  l'or  an  hour  of
insti\ clion  and  fun.
'.":■. Carl Woods, formally a<-
sot iated with ihe Reynold.-.
Dance Studio of Canton, a n il
Mr. Don Rand, well - k n o w :i
are.i .square dance caller a n -A
instructor, have been the Com.
.TV-tniiy Building's professional
dance    instructors   for the   two
years that lessons  h.r. .-•    been
-■p-irn;ed. The      (■•inmuniiy
Building will definitely hold
these lessons every Fall as part
of its regular schedule.
Pictured above left to right are
Judy Mutohmore anrl he,- partner Larry Shaffer; Marcij. Leed
ind Tom Sautters and Peggy
Gerber and Robert Elite.
Local K. of C.
Receive Charter
Harold Festerly, grand knight
of the new local Bishop McFadden Council of the Knights of
Columbus, received the group's
charter from Leo H. Hellino of
Massillon, district 'deputy of the
Members i.f the North Canton Carrlcn Club met in the
Community IHiilding annex Thursday, December 9, at 1 p.m.
for their final meeting of the year. At this time the club
decorated the annex with Christmas decorations which will
be left up for the enjoyment of lite community until after
the New vear.
School To Close
ays
Mrs. William Bunnell, chairman of the exhibit committee,
Mrs. James Stackhoiise. program chairman, ar.d Mrs. Roy
Frye,- president of tli-- -i Itrb.-nuii-
placed the pine ropings and
Christmas lights before the
meeting, antl during the meeting
all the members helped with the
window, piano and other decorations.
Entries   in   the   door  .   s w a g
iGi
A number of residents fro,
the Portage Street area west
Lindy Lane anrl from the si.I
streets north of that, Emer.-
and Whiitier, were at r.-oi;;ie.
contest were taken io this meet-j meeting Monday night to inquir
ing and were judged by t h e ! about the sewer service on tho.-
mambers.    By    popular aclaim
streets.
Mrs. Bonnell's swag was awarded   the   blue   ribbon   and   Mrs.
K. of C. Thursday night, Decern.  Melvin Gross's,  the  red  ribbon
Getting Hot
A little over a year ago the Atomic Energy Commission
reported an H-Bomb test by the Russians, and some subsequent blasts that were merely atomic. At that time the
Commission said it would not report further Soviet tests
unless they were something out of the ordinary.
Thus we may assume from recent word from the AEC
that there have been "detonations of nuclear explosives" in
the USSR since mid-September, and that the fall-out of
radioactive material has extended, as far as the U.S., that
these tests have been something super.
It now remains for us to find out whether these new
Red blasts are by way of finding out how to reduce armaments (other' peoples', that' is); are experiments in the
peaceful use of the atom; or merely because they now have
so many bombs they don't know what else to do with them.
Perhaps you will recall that last September we mentioned that a Tokio newspaper reported Japanese scientists
believed an H-bomb had been detonated on Wrangel Island.
If you've forgotten where that is — look it up on your map
sometime.
Ray Of Hope
Inspector John E. Winters, head of the newly organized
juvenile division of the Washington Police Department and
Chief Robert E. Murray.are expected to ask the new Congress (which must make the laws for the Capitol City) for
a new act that promises effective control over juvenile delinquency for. the first .time in our history.
Under tlie new law, a parent's knowledge of his child's
crime would be considered prima'-facie evidence, on which
the parent could be convicted. This -would go far beyond the
ineffective charge of contributing to the delinquency of a
minor, and recognizes what all frustrated workers in this
alarmingly growing [field have long realized, that where
there's juvenile delinquency there must be adult delinquency.
Such aJaw wojilcLclose.the present gap in responsibility
».. and show tlhe whole nation'the way back to law and order.
ber 9
James Kennedy, former district deputy who was responsible for the formation of the local group, attended the ceremony. Henry J. Kondrat, state
secretary of the K. of C, was
the main speaker at the banquet.
The new council represents the
first new Knights of Columbus
council to be formed in more
than 30 years.
The iceremony took place at a
banquet held at Willowdale Lake
for the new council members
and their wives. The group includes some 80 members.
Other district councils include
Canlon, Massillon and Louisville.
Junior Fair Board
Elected Officers
Don Sehalmo of RD 3, Massillon, was named president when
Stark County Junior Fair Board
met Monday, December 13, to
elect officers for the c'o tiling
year.
Other new officers are Donald
Frey of RD 1, vice president;
Darlene Heim of RD 3, secretary and Paul Biery of RD 2.
Alliance, treasurer.
The president and vice president represent the 4-H organization of the county; the secretary,
Future Homemakers of America,
and treasurer, the Grange youth
movement.
The board directs planning for
Junior Fair Day at the annual
Stark  County   Fair.
| Mrs. Bonnell's entry, wh.ch is
now hung on the front d ,ot- of
the annex, is in the form of tin
S-ourvc marie of e v e r g r e e n
boughs. Its focal point is a Sty-
rofoam Santa Claus, anrl it also
features Christmas balls a n fl
beads.
Mrs. Gross's swag is on di-
play at the nortli 'door of the
annex. It, toj, is in the shape of
an S . curve, with thc word
"Noel" formed on it of white
Styrofoam.
The pine boughs which were
used in decorating the annex
were donated to the club by
Riegler X- Zonk Nursor.es.
Mother's Study Group MP**
In iVIiddl-ebnwIi Dec *
Members of tin- Motuei V,
StU'.ly Group of Ihe Middle-
branch Parcni . Teachers' Association met in the high school
Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. for
their  Christmas party.
Mrs. Leonard Menicos presided at the business session, and
Mr. Chester Gonter lead devotions. Donations wore collected
for the group's Yuletide project
and the group's annual gift exchange  was  held.
Members of the refreshment
committee included Mrs. Menicos, Mrs. Lawrence Bresson,
-JVIrs. Donald Lauer, Mrs. Wilbur
Wolfe, Mrs. R. H. Evans and
Mrs. Boyd Heminger.
Council reported that the village engineer, L. W. Cooper, i.-.
now working on estimates anrl
plans for a new sewer in thi;
aiva. His report should be ready
i r presentation to council by
next week.
A report was made by council on the work which is underway on the parklands north of
Seventh Street anrl cast of Nonli
Main Street. This land is tiie
area which was given to the village in exchange for the land
east of The Hoover Co. know.
as Witwer Park.
Employes •■.!' the village have
to date cleared .the tract and
have selected a location for a
.-.hoPor house. Edwin Willaman
is   in vhargo   of  ibis  work.
Mayor Ray B. Evans' report
on fees taken in during November, including traffic fines and
license permit.-, was o-!I5.76.
Council  meeting-; are held the
..oeond    and    ticii'tb    M
each iti .nth and vi"
are   invited   to   alt
nd ay     ••{
age rosidopi.
ml
I hem
Naomis Glass Plan Parly
¥m Wad., Dec. 22
Members 'of the Naomi Class
of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church will meet Wednesday, December 22, in the
church at 7:."■(» p.m. for their annual Christmas party. Mrs John
Rudersmith is chairman of the
meeting.
Mrs. Charles Howes will tell a
Christmas story, and Mrs. Sylvia   Blat'ti  will  lead  devotions.
"Citizens Of Tomorrow"
The
will
Chri
Nortli Canton School
il'l'iei'ally close for the
tr.ias vocation period
December 23
on Thursdas
ai   11:0!).
The session on Thursday
morning will bo devoted to
n meroom parties, gift ex-
c.ianges, and the Christmas program.
The ■kirtdrrrgnr.e.'i w i 1 1
not be in session on Thurs.
flay but will close with tlie
afternoon of Wednesday,
D.-cembO]- 22.
Classes will reconvene at
the regular hour on Jan-
uarv 3.   195.3.
North C a n t o n American
Legion Post 119 will hold
their f imd meeting of 1954 in
the Legion Room of the Community Building Monday, December '20, at 8 p.m.
According t0 post commander
Hiiiry II. Harmon, a program
for 1955 will be formulated and
a g.orl turnout is urged. Community, state and national activities will be discussed, as well
as means of raising operating
funds.
Entertainment, whic'h is being
planned by Charles McPeek, will
incl.de Christmas music furnished by Evelyn Chenot, Shir-
ley Mclntyrc and Marilyn Ha-
genlocher. students at North
Canton   High   School.
One  of  the   first   objectives of
he   1 .cal   group   will   be   to   itt-
rease    the    membership.     Tiie
iost  already lumbers K'l mem-
;ers, which is slightly above the
3   quota   set   lor   them   by     the
state. The post has received congratulations   from      Department
Commander James Wagonseller
anrl   District   Commander  T.   L.
"Pete"   Copeland   for  this    fine
membership  figure.
National Legion programs
which will be supported in 1955
include the Es*ay C >r.test sponsored annually. Bo., s' State, Memorial Day ob.-.ervance, Junior
Baseball, Child Welfare', Americanism, Rehabilitation, and the
"VS-u-k  to  God   V„'.L':vic.T,.'   '
Contributions  are   still     being
taken   by  the   local   organization
lor   Christmas    gifts    for     t h e
j "Yanks Who Gave." and anyone
■caring to donate to this program
I may   send   their  contribution   to
The  American  Legion  Post  419,
Jackson Firs Bent.
Members of Jackson Volun- i
."it Fire Department No. 1
.occto-d Ralph Frazoe president
• f tiie group at their annual
'.action if officers Wednesday
:i::n;. December 8, in tlie town-
hip fire house.
other ncw officers include
Leonard Honzel, vice president;
iV.ilter Zastudil, secretary;
lialph McWhorter, treasurer;
William Schmader, chief of the
lepartment; and Jack Weimer,
:s.--iMant   chief.
iilher.s newly eie'-iorl i,, office
.nclnda \\ J. Schuster, who was
.rimed to serve on the three-
.iian board of directors, anrl -ap-
ains William Hopkins. Frozee.
.McWboft'-r an,| W. W Xcb;uili
J i
Methodist Church Choir
To Sing Cantata Sun.
The Greentown Methodist
church choir will present a
Christmas cantata "The Story of
Christmas" on Sunday, December 19, at 7:,".ii p.m. in thc
cbi -ch.
Mrs. Howard Miller will direct
it, and Rev. Donald Walton will
be narrator. Soloists wil be Mrs
Richard Sheley. Mr. Ralph
Kcok, Mr. Connie J nes, Mrs.
James McEwen. Mrs. James
Hartong, Mrs. Donald Walton,
Mrs. Lyman Breit. Mr. John
Fleisehman and Mr. Debet Bart-
lctt.
Mrs. Wilma Eaver will be In
charge when the children's division has charge of the services
the morning of December 19.
The Junior Choir will sing ancl
tiri\p:.; of candy will be distributed   to   the   children
The Zion Evangelical and Re.
formed Church will holfj its annual Christmas Eve candlelight
service at the Community Build-
ing Friday, December 24, at 11
p.m.
The choir will lead with Christmas anthems, including "The
Shepherd Christmas Story,"
"They Sing, O Heavens," and
"There Shall a Star From Jacob Come." Mr. J. Palmer
Hayes is director of the choir,
and Mrs. Ray Kinser is organist.
Mr. William P. Taylor from
Edgefield will be guest violinist.
Dr. Beck will deliver the message, entited "Living in the
Joy of Receiving a Great
Gift."
Everyone in the community is
invited to join with the church
to worship on this Christmas
eve.
Mrs. Ralph LaFontaine, wife
if Pastor LaFontaine of the Zion
Lutheran Church, will present a
Christmas program of organ and
instrumental music Sunday afternoon, December 26 at
2:30 p.m.
Mrs. LaFontaine will be assisted by Mrs. Orlo Mallery,
cellist, and Mrs. Leo Shilling at
the organ.
The program will open w i t h
"Fugue on the Magnificat," by
Johann Pachelbel. Following this
will be "A Babe Is Bron in
Bethlehem," by Dietrich Bux-
tuhude; "From Heaven High to
Earth I Come" by Pachelbel, and "In Quiet " Joy" by
Marcel Dupre.
Two numbers by Bach will include "Now Praise We Christ,
ihe Holy One," and "O Hail
This Brightest Day of Days."
Four "Carols for tbe Christ
Child" by Ralph. Marryott will
be next: "Noel of the Little
Bells," "Joseph Sought a Lodging Place," "Piping Tune of the
Patient Shepherds," and "The
High, Bright Star."
Following "Variations on a
-Noel" by Claude Louis d'Aquin,
"Pastorale," from Opus 13, .No.
4 by Antonio Vivaldi will be
played by Mrs. LaFontaine on
the flute, Mrs. Orio Mallery. eel.
lo, and Mrs. Leo Shinning, organ.
Mrs. Mallery will then play
"Largo" by George F. Handel.
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" by Johannes Brahms will
be followed by "Suite Noel" by
Alec Templeton; including "Pastorale," "Lullaby for the New
Born King" and "Merry Christmas  and  a Happy New Year.
The program will close with
"How Lively Shines the Morning Star"  by Buxtehude.
St. Paul's Catholic Church will
hold its annual Christmas Day
Masses at 6:00 a.m., 7:15 a.m..
8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and ll:ti0
a.m.
lortfo Canton High School Group
To Present Christinas Story Dec. 22
The North Canton High School will present the Christmas story in an arrangement put to .music.
This will be presented at the
North Canton High School auditorium on December 22, at S:00.
The following groups will participate: Sr. mixed chorus, girls
glee club, freshman mixed chorus. 7th and Sth grade girls and
the orchestra.
Dave Kaufman, Paul Johnson,
George Livingston, Ronnie Ma-
s n. Evelyn Chenot, Jane Hus-
hoiir will be soloists.
Tiie senior allumni will be returning for this presentation.
No admission will be charged.
Red Cross Swimming
Instructor Course
Well Attended
The Canton Chapter Amert
can Red Cross is offering ■■>
thirty hour Water Safety Instm-'
tor Training Course to be given
at the Canton Y.W.C.A. pool in
January. Classes will be held
one evening a week from S:0'i
io   11:00   p.m.
Applicants must -hold a current Senior Life Saving certificate and be 18 years old or over.
For further information anrl to
register call at Red Cross'headquarters or telephone 3-0146.
This is the sixteenth in a series of children's pictures to be published
in The Sun each week. The children are, left to right: Greg, 2-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Martz; Ricky, lV.-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. K.
Oberlin, and Sandy, HVs-year-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Reo Wright,
Schiemmer-Mercury's
First Game Dec. 16
The     Schlemmer . Mercury's
•have   their   first   great    game
scheduled   for  Thursday    night,
December      16      in      Massillon.
Schlemmer - Mercury's is a new-
Class A League. The games are
to   be held   every  Tuesday   and
Thursday.    For    more information,  call Paul Sponseller   9522.
The names of the players are as
I follows: Alvie Fye, Dkk Snyder,
| John Maurer, Huck Seeman, Bob
I Warburton,   Don   Spiter,     Jack
■ Schriener, Dave Mathie, Don Le.
O.utnr anrl Jim   Beavers,
Dog Warden Plans To Give
Away Stray Puppies Dec. 18 & 23
Nicholas DiSimone. Stark County Dog Warden, is planning a "Santa Pups" give-away in the lobby of the Stark
County Courthouse from 8:30 a.m. until noon Saturday,
December 18, and again on Thursday, December 23, from
8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., or until his department runs out of
puppies.
Those two dates were selected,
the dog warden said, because
youngsters will be out of school
both days. Thursday, Dec. 23, is
the beginning of Christmas vacation.
Parents who always ha>ve
wanted to give their youngsters
a puppy for Christmas can also
play Santa Claus to the puppies, too, by giving them young
masters to love and care for
them. These are puppies. DiSimone  said,   which  might other-
tile "Santa Pups" is that the
new owners must purchase licenses for the cuddly canines.
The fee is $2 per puppy, regardless of ifs sex.
At the same time, DiSimone is
making a plea to owners of dogs
which have had litters of puppies recently. He suggested that
if the puppy owners don't know
what to do with them, they
should bring the pups to the dog
pound. Then the pups will be
given away to make a happier
c^i^Lf^0^. i" T.  Christmas** some younger.
canine kingdom, to stray in the
The dog warden said he hopes
flet-et| nndhalIt,'S HntU the>H "* ' to have a wide selection of pup-
picked  up by the dog wardens.  pies ..bef jre Saturday. The -San-
DiSimone   said    the  only   re-  ta Pups" will be given away on
quirement for obtaining one   of a first-come-first - served basis.