The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1954-12-22

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VOL. 30   NO. 13
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 11954
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Thanks To God At Christmas
One of the many reasons Americans have to be thankful :for during the Christmas season, is the birth of Christ,
1954 years ago.
,.    But one cannot help wondering if God can find many
reasons to be thankful for Americans.
' .   Certainly, if He judges us on the manner in which we
give financial-support to our churches, He will be disappointed.
For, as most church authorities have reluctantly admitted during the years, that at least 95 per cent of all annual
gifts tto churches can be considered as no more than token
gifts!
This is true today in spite of the great need for in-
creasecl church facilities throughout America ... a need
created' by our  ever  increasing population,   our  booming
North Canton
School Reports
Faculty Committee
Studies Pupil Records
The expanded guidance and
Gounseling program in t h e i
North Canton High School has
revealed the inadequacy of the
pupil personnel records lor the
recording of complete testing
data.
Superintendent E. R. Malone
has appointed a special faculty
committee to evaluate the present records and make recom -
TiendaLions for necessary
changes and improvements in
>rder to meet present needs.
The following comm.ttee has
been chosen: Miss Sheila dePos.
esta, Chairman, Mrs. Virginia
Dabney, Mr. Ralph Beuck, Mr.
Robert Cathon, and Mr. Raymond Swope.
Elementary School
Has New Custodian
Mr. Lou'is Salasek has been
employed by the Board of Education as Custodian of the Elementary Building. Mr. Salasek
has been a resident of the North
Canton area for a number of
years and recently was in the
employ of the 'Frank Hoover's.
A background of maintenance
and repair experience qualifies
Mr. Salasek for this position.
Teachers to Attend
Curriculum Workshop
Mr. Robert Dobson, High
School Instructor, and Mr. Roger Bishop, Principal of the Elementary School, have been appointed to attend the conference
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birthrate, mass population shifts, and the new concept of \ March dealing with the improve-
tfte church as a spiritual community center to :be used seven
days a week around the clock.
Oddly enough, most people, if pinned down, will admit
to being token givers. And at the same time, if asked, they
will claim their faith as the most important thing in their
lives.
Let's consider the answers to a questionnaire submitted
by a minister to his Protestant dongregation in Milwaukee
last year. The questions, according to the pastor, were "designed to point up one's relationship with his Lord and to
iwake an evaluation as to his faithfulness and loyalty."
Most of the questions concerned Christian faith. But
one dealt with financial stewardship and was divided into
three parts. Answering the first part, more than 90 per
cent of the. replies stated tyiat the member was aware of his
accountability "to God for the manner in which his money
was spent.
The second phase of the question asked. "What^gcrcent-
age of your income do you give to God? Only 50 per cent
of. the;congregation answered. The reason for their failure
to reply was reflected in the answers to the final phase —
"Is your gift sufficient?" Approximately two-thirds answered "NO" to this question.
Commented the pastor, "Since the people realize that
they are not sharing their possessions as tlhey should with
the Lord and His Kingdom, there is a definite problem of
motivating these members toward a living stewardship."
Why this paradox? Why do people fail to give an
adequate amount to God and church when^ at the same
time, they acknowledge the overwhelming importance iof religion in the world of today?
One is convinced fjhat the trouble is caused by instinctive but unintentional token giving on the part of the majority of American churchgoers. This is unfortunate for
the churches . . . and even more unfortunate for the individuals because they have not experienced, the joy that
comes with true Christian.giving.
A real Christian gift assures the giver in his hearts that
he is worshipping his Lord more than his money. This
type of gift to a church is motivated by love and appreciation of God.
. The Christian giver knows that through his gift he i.s
doing his utmost to support God's church. In contrast, tlie
token giver is deprived of this great sense of participation
in God's work here on earth.
, /- A "token gift" can be defined, as a contribution bo a
church which represents less than. $1. per week for every
$1,000 of annual income of; the giving family. This is less
than one-half the tithe. It- is not. made "token" by size
alone, but by comparison to the financial ability of the giver
to give — by the .need of the giver to give.
Actually, it is not a "gift", because "to give" is defined
"to bestow freely without return." Therefore a: contribution to a church which is only large enough to cover the
giver's, porportianate share-of the church expenses (for services rendered and: facilities, used) is not a gift; but only a
payment — .like dues to a club. •        '*"*•*: w.  '
.Serious as it; is,, there is a solution to the. widespreM
church hardship problem-caused by "token giving."- * •
\ Tne solution is.in the character of the American' family.
We alii know that Americans are inherentl,v^generotis and
rfeligipus. They, wiUVgive more than ad'^ateTytio God and
Church; if they are shown the way.
■'■■■. And the: way was pointed out by, Christ in the Sermon
on tihe Mount when He told us: "Where thy treasure is,
there will thy heart be also." ,..
Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Delegates at Coi'erence at Kent State
Special Christmas Eve Programs
Scheduled By Community Churches
Pictured above from left to right are Carolyn Stcuffcr, Libby Thomas, Judy Swops,
Kayanne Sohanlz, Harold Hobler, Jeanne Kelley (advisor), Janice Fall, David Young, Loi.se
Schreckengost (Women And Girls' Director), Myron Lewis (Executive Secretary), Linda Mac-
Farlin, Cindy Buck,  Judy Taylor and Ruih  Mochcr.
SnoBall Formal, Sport Tournaments ]Mmn Auxiliary oives
Church bells and choir music will herald Christmas into
North Canton as local churches present special Christmas
Eve services.
A candle light service will be
held in Community Christian
Church on Christmas Eve at
11 p.m. The ichoir, under the direction of Roy R. Lewis, will
present the cantata "Th.s Is
Noel" by Katherine K. Davis.
Solcists will be Mrs. Richard
Evans, Mrs. Karl Kidder, Mrs.
Robert Kidder and Mr. Robert
Amiet.
,, . i,i    Assisting the choir will be Mr.
Some   twenty,   nme-and-ten David    Stilwill   as oboe soloist
y e a r - c 1 d s    belonging    to wh le   Mrs. L.   G.  Shilling  will
Brownie   Troop   152   of   the be *1 *?, S"nrin, t   „,   na„
.      ~,' . A.      _,       ,i    One-half hour prior to the can-
Community Christian Church dlelight service, a br0ss ensem-
are   giving   a   merry   Christ- ble will offer Christmas  selec.
Brownie Project
Reveals True
Christmas Spirit
ment o'f instruction.
All levels of education and
subject matter fields will be represented at this conference that
will give attention to all the
curriculum areas and evaluate
instructional materials and
techniques of presentation. This
conference is sponsored by the
Ohio Education Association and
held annually on some problem
in the  educational program.
Fifth  Grade  Classes
Complete  Tour
The Fifth Grade Classes in the
North Canton Elementary
School taught by Miss Maxine
Thompson and Mr. Ralph Pontius have completed the project
by touring to manufacturing establishments in Akron. The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com.
pany Museum and the Quaker
Oats Company offered educational tours which proved very
valuable in supplementing their
geography class work.
Christmas Bells
"I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play
And wild and sweet
The wofds repeat
Of peace oh earth, good will to men."
T6 many of us their music brings memories. The wide
sweep of the bells seems to bridge the abyss of time, not
saddening witih their: recollections, but bringing very near
and dear the places, the people, who are no more.
The remembered happiness, of-othfer Christmas Days is
very precious — but Christmas is not a day just for memory. It celebrates' not a death, but a birth — the birth of
the Prince of Peace. It is a holy day, on which if we keep
it rightly, we must share of our own blessings, in His name.
' Then Will the music of the Christmas Bells echo the
music of the angels' song in our hearts; and in our homes,
not bn|y on that Day of Days, but; throughout the year.
. "Ood help us every, one: to share the Blessing of Jesus;
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Top Community Building Holiday List
A busy holiday program has been scheduled at Uie
Community Building for the younger set during the next two
weeks.
Featured on the holiday agenda are such activities as
the Hi-Y — Tri-Hi-Y SnoBall formal, tournaments of various sorts and a family Christmas program.
Movies and singing of Christmas songs highlighted the family program tonight. Movies included were: "The First Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman,"
"Rudolph, The Red -Nosed
Reindeer," and "The Little
Match Girl."
A free - throwing contest for
Junior boys (ages 10-13) and the
final square dance lessons fo r
seventh and eighth graders are
included on Thursday's schedule.
The free throwing contest begins
at 1 p.m. and the dance lessons
at 7 p.m.
The building will be closed at
noon Friday and remain closed
intil  Monday  morning.
A ping pong tournament at the
Jewish Center and a Campers'
■eunion are on tap for Mon^y
Junior and high school girls
will have gym from 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. with Craft and CIkd
scheduled lor 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Marine Pfc Jack Halley
New Serving In The Far Eeast
Serving in Korea with the 1st
Marine Aircraft Wing is Marine
Pfc. Jack H. Halley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry S. Halley of 11-1
Roselane, North Canton, Ohio.
He was a graduate of Brush
Lyridhurst High School, and was
employed as a mechanic by tiie
Cedar Taylor Garage, before entering the Marine Crops in August of 1953.
:'--Ac is attached to Base Squad-
lighty     Both     events      are !>on. of Marine Aircraft Group 33
cheduled for 7 p.m. '
Ground Observers
Corp Add Storm
Spotting
The North Canton Ground Observer Corps received notice
that the Continental Air Defence
Command, with ever growing re.
liance on GOC for basic surveillance, is preparing new regulations that will require the GOC
to report severe weather conditions. The term "Severe Weather" covers all sorts of storms
including hurricanes, typhoons
and tornadoes. This service will
complement the work of the
weather bureau and is expected
to assist in spotting local storms,
such-as struck Cleveland earlier
this year, in time to give sufficient warning to save lives and
properly. This service will be
known as GOREPS (GOC weather reports) and will be added to
existing weather reporting activ. day of" next week
ities known as PIREPS (Pilots -- - -
reports) RAREPS (radar re -
ports) and HUREPS (hurricane
reports). .    '    .
We. report with regret that two
jof our Day. Supervisors are resigning effective December 31.
Mrs. M-ar^e Willaman and Mrs.
Ruth Storfz will- leaye^the GOC
due to the -fact that they^ are
members of a volunteer law en-
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Tuesday's program
he Class "E" basketball tournament, Social Agencies Athletic
league. Girls' ping pong and
badminton tournaments are alsi
scheduled at the YWCA. T4i t
basketball tourney gets under.
way at 10 a.m.
A ping pong tournament wit!
the    Massillon    YMCA    begin
hing at' 1  p.m.  and  the Hoovei
basketball league are scheduler'
for Wednesday.
The Community Building wil'
be closed next Thursday after
noon as decorations for the Sno
Ball fjrmal will 'be completed.
Judd Warstler's orchestra will
play for dancing from 9-12 at th'
■annual dance Thursday night.
North Canton's volleyball team
meets Canton Central YMCA at
8 p.m. that same night in the
Canton YMCA.
The building will be closed at
noon Friday. Doc. 31 and re -
main close! through New Year's
Day.
Following is y schedule of b.iys
;ind girls gym and craft and
Club activities during the vacation period.
Boys in the age 6-9 group will
have gym from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. and Craft and Club from.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. oh Thursday
and Friday of this week and on
Monday,  Tuesday and Wednes
I The' squardron maintains base
iacilities, provides security for
he air base, and is responsible
'or the overhauling of the
Group's "Pantherjet" fighter -
oombers.
Flag To Brownie Rrcup
The North Canton American
Legion Auxiliary Post 419 presented the newly . , rganized
Brownie Troop 151 with an
American flag at the Brownies'
regular meeting Wednesday,
December 15.
Two members of the Auxiliary
attended the meeting. M ss Bessie Miller, president, gave a talk
on the meaning and tiie importance of respect to our flag. Mrs.
T. G. Denton, Americanism
chairman of the Auxiliary, presented the three-foot by five-foot
flag to the troop leader, Mrs.
Orin Wolf, who accepted it in
behalf of the girls. All present
repeated the pledge to the flag.
Mrs. S. Berkebile Speaks
To Nat. Secretaries Assoc.
mas   to   a   needy   family  as
their hoiiday project.
Mrs. Robert Bailey, troop
leader, said the girls have been
working five weeks on the project and have really gone "all-
out."
"They have collected food,
clothing and toys and have
made all the Christmas - tree
trimmings which wJl decorate the tree, including popcorn
c-.iains and other garlands and
ornaments made from silver and
aluminum foil," she reported.
The items will all go to a destitute family — father, mother,
and five children — whose plight
was made known to the group
by Canton police.
Tuesday even.ng the troop
met in the home of their co-
leader, Mrs. Charles Bennett, for
their Christmas party. The evening included dinner, games and
a gift  exchange.
Last week, the girls celebrated
their third anniversary with a
oarty in the Community Christian Church. Cakes and other re-
Ifres'hments were furnished by
•trojp mothers, headed by Mrs.
•rl. D. Morris and Mrs. James
Moke.
Mrs. Stanley L. Berkebile was
guest speaker at a recent dinner
meeting of 50 members and
guests of CODI Chapter of the
National Secretaries Association
in the Mergus Restaurant.
"Merry Christmas" was the
topic of Mrs. Berkebile's talk.
Preceding the talk, Christmas
carols were sung by the group
and a gift exchange conducted.
Mrs. Marie Surbey introduced
the speaker.
Award Boy Scouts
At Court Of Honor
age  group
Club  from
Girls in the same
will have Craft and
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and gym from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the same
dates as the boys.
Junior   boys ..in  the  age  10-13
group will have gym from 1 to
2; p.m. and the high school boys
i from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Craft and Club for Junior boys
will 'be held from 10:30 to 11:30
a.m.
"Citizens Of Tomorrow"
This is tlhe seventeenth in a series of children's
pictures to be published in The Sun each week.
The children are, left to right: Susan. 8-year-old
daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. James Howe and
Nancy, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
fcigste-f-Kenffff;     - -
?Jorth Canton Senior Named Delegate
To Junior Achievement Conference
Phil Tam'bling, a North Can-
'm high  school senior,  will  be
ne of six local delegates at the
unior Achievement Midwestern
Conference   to   be   held   in     the
'ort Shelby hotel in Detroit on >
■>cc.  28,  29,   and  30. |
Harold Noaker, Chairman     of'
he J. A. Board Committee,
,vhich selected the delegates, |
;aicl   that  the  six were
rom
cants. In addition to Tambling
me representative will be from
Central Catholic and four from
Lehman high  school.
The group will be accompanied by Eugene L. Kubes, Executive Director of Junior Achievement.
Over 450 outstanding J. A.
members will attend the conference   as   delegates   re
are issrvss? sasjs i =^ -»:-»™~=
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Twenty-four women were    installed  as    members    of North
Canton Junior Woman's Club at
its  annual  Christmas  tea  Mon-
on'''0' i- i flay     evening     in       Commun-
a  group ot over 80 appli-, u/christian^Church.
Mrs. Russell Burl presented
the poem, "King John's Christmas." and told "tlie sljry, "The
Workor in Sandalwood." She was
introduced by Mrs. Karl Kidder,
chairman of the committee on
moral and spiritual values.
Background music for the can-
l dlelight installation service was
Ten area Boy Scouts received
advancement awards last Wednesday night at a North Nimishillen District Court of Honor
at the Jewish Center.
The assembly honored the late
Frank G. Hoover, former vice
President of the Nat.onal Scout
organization with a moment of
silence.
Hoover was an ardent sup.
porter of tiie movement for
many years and had held a number of local, regional and national offices. He also had re.
ceived many awards for h i s
untiring service.
Sheldon B. Wolf, Troop 124,
Greentown Volunteer Fire Department, received a Star Scout
award during the ceremonies.
Seven other Star Scout awards
were presented while Life Scout
awards went to two Canton
bovs.
Hoberl Rhodes, district advancement chairman, presided
over the  affair.
tions on the lawn of the church.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The Christmas Eve service at
Zion Lutheran Church will also
begin at 11 p.m. Preceding the
service, Mrs. Earl M. Gopp, organist, will play a fifteen minute program of Christmas music, including "From Heaven
Above to Earth I Come," by
Walther, "Cantique do Noel," by
Adam, and "Nazareth," by Gounod.
A group of carollers will sing
from the gallery, under the direction of Mrs. Ralph LaFon -
taine, and "The L.turgy," with
the variables f°r Christmas will
be  sung  at the  service.
Pastor LaFontaine will preach
on the theme: "The Lessons of
the Manger." Special music by
the choir will include the anthems, "Let Our Gladness Know
No End," by Handrich, and
"A Babe So Tender,' 'a Flemish carol. The choir is directed
by Earl M.  Gopp.
The postlude will be "Joy To
The World," by Gehrke. The
public is  cordially invited.
The Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church will hold its annual Christmas Eve candel light
service in the Community Building at 11 p.m.
Thc ichoir will sing several selections and Dr. M. E. Beck will
speak on the theme, "Living In
The Jov Of Receiving A Great
Gift."
Everyone is welcome to at -
tend!
Local Resident Receives
Degree At Ohio State
Duane C. Geitgey of North
Canton received a bachelor of
science degree in journalism at
Ohio State University's Autumn
quarter graduation ceremonies
Friday.
Dr. Howard 'F. Lowry. president of tlie College of Wooster,
delivered the commencement
address at ceremonies in the
Men's Gymnasium.
ne corner-  presented "by Lynn" Thursby, or-
presenting   ganist   Tn    Junior Club chorus,
it    n ron _    in t ° **
ern states.
The conference is designed to
give the delegates an opportunity to discuss mutual problems
encountered in the operation of
their small manufacturing companies. Discussion groups will
fall into four general classifications.
These include management
and finance, which includes
bookkeeping, taxes, rates of pay
and personnel problems; produc.
tion', which will be concerned
with machinery, safety, product
ideas, production problems, quality control, and training workers; sales, including sales promotion, advertising, selling
techniques. packaging, sales
records, Wholesaling, and door
to door sales; and association of
commerce activities, which will
cover extra activities including
social events, conference's, pub.
licity, parliamentary procedure
and J. A. publications.
Members of the Detroit Junior Achievement program will be
hosts for the conference. Three
delegates will be assigned to
each hotel room which will include one Detroit achiever and
two out of town Junior Achievement delegates. Members of the
National Junior Achievement
Staff and the Detroit staff will j
old,  sang holiday selections.
Tea was served to the 95
members and guests present
from a table decorated with red
candles', pines arid Christmas
ornaments. Mrs. W. D. Trott, the
club's adviser and Mrs. Michael
Karlo, president, served.
Hostesses were Mrs. William
Zingler     and     Mrs.       William
Harpolds Entertain Employes
At Annual Holiday Party
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Harpold
of Hilltop Drive entertained the
employes of the Harpold Motor
Co. at the organization's annual
Christmas party December 15.
The event began with a chicken
dinner. Bonuses for tlie year
were distributed at thai  lime.
North Canton Board Of Education
Meeting Changed To December 29
The regular meeting of the j 29
North Canton Board of Education has been changed to
Wednesday night, December
29 in the office of the Superintendent of Schools.
This change in date of the regular monthly meeting is necessary in order to decide the sue.
cessful bidder for the school
bonds which are offered for sale.
and in regular session that
evening, the 'Board of Education will award the bonds to the
successful bidder.
Other regular Board of Education business to be transacted
that night will include the payment of November and December bills, the hiring of teachers
for replacement' beginning the
second semester, and the dis -
cussion of a school survey made
Adams. Mrs. Lester Dahler was   Acceptance of bids will close at j by the Stark County Health Do-
social chairman. , noon on Wednesday,  December j partment.
North Canton Junior Woman's Club Helps Santa Claus
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SANTA'S HELPERS — Dolls  costumes were made  by mem-
families.  Mrs. John. Underwood
supervise the  conference.  How-
ever, actual direction of the con-! pi'-tured    above   will     brighten j bers of the North Canton Jun-I .   .   „ „- „ r.„
ferehce' will be handled entirely Christmas for several whderpri-, ior Woman's Club for the Salva-' ject. STie was assisted by Mrs.
'by Junior Achievement mem- vileged vchiMrep.'..' -throughout tion Army which' will distribute I William JohnStorr frrgnt) and
tfers. §Vk    County,   Tlie    J~"~"--       —     -     -    ■■ -
(left) was in charge of the project. STie was assist* ' '
I William    Jc.hnStorr   1
dolls'[these and other toys to   needy Mrs, Roy SJ}eatsley