The Sun, 1966-01-12

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Law~Abiding Freedom
Freedom of itself is a beautiful word — but freedom
withiout law to back it, is anarchy. Just as men must have
freedom to think and speak in order to progress and indeed
survive, so must they have self-made laws regulating tnat
freedom.        .
History has proven this again and again. The Roman
Empire wa§ great as long as it was composed of disciplined
free men. To b&.&.RrniQn.Qtimn.'thm-fi.eant .to-b. a free
*_an all over the known world. The Romans conquered not
merely by force of arms, but by force of concerted, intelligent action. But when liberty degenerated into Lcen_e, thay
fell a prey t. the barbaric Germanic invaders.
As the historian, James Truslow Adams, wrote: "Withait a vision ;men shall die. It is no less true that without
hard practical sense, they shall also die." This has been
the secret back of our country's greatness. America started
from a vision of freedom for all mankind, but it was backed
up by laws that insured the keeping of that freedom. Freedom alone i_ not enough. Nor will arbitrary laws su fice.
Eut freedom, backed by laws, conceived and legislated by
those to whom they must apply, is invincible.
We cannot safeguard the freedom that is democrat
by undemocratic means. Democracy, the rule of the majority, implies an acquiescence to self-government, a willing
obedience to the laws of the majority, plus a realization h"
the majority that minorities not only have rights, too, l   i
are entitled to equal consideration and can no„ be t_am_nei
or imposed upon. Rights which we demand for curse1\
we must grant to others. That is why free speech and. fr< <-
dom of religion are basic to our American democracy,
A democratic free government is one of laws, not   t
dictates. Yet the* laws themselves are ho stronger "nor we* 1
er than the persons who enforce them. Coriuption, excessa
demands for special privilege, economic discrimination, _ i
but evidence of weak links in the chain of citzens.
Only freedom which is under strong law, only stro
law to which men consent because it preserves freedom, c
endure. It is up to each ,of us who desire freedom, who 1
lieve in democracy, who want to preserve our Ame_ic
way of life, to obey our own laws — whe^h'.r or not *
like them*— and to accord the same privileges to othe
That is the democratic way. That is the way to su.cessi I
freedom.
Not By Force Alone
The main focal point of tha American public's interest
in Vietnam is, as one would expect, the mil.tary conflict in
which our troops are engaged. It could not be otherwise.
Not only is the war a source of deep anxiety, but our military action is widely regarded as the only feasible way to
force the Hanoi government to the conference table so that
peace talks without prior conditions can begin.
Though this aspect of our involvement in Vietnam
naturally dominates the thinking of Americans, we should
not allow it to obspure other vital considerations. It is st.U
true, as it has been all along, that the thwarting of com
munism in Vietnam depends almost as much — and perhaps, in the long run, more — on political and social and
economic developments as on victory at arms. If we smash
communist aggression militarily at cost. of devaating.the
land, alienating the people, and impoverishing the nat.on
of South Vietnam, the victory will turn to ashes in our
mouth.
The administration has not neglected this aspect of the
situation. The very serious problem presented by the almost
700,000 South Vietnamese already made homeless by the
war is, for example, receiving close attention. This was
made evident in the report presented by experts sent to
South Vietnam at'; President Johnson's request. The report
stressed that the refugee program should ibe expanded.
The problem is not an easy one. One reason for this,
as the report states, is that the refugees "ai*e a disillusioned, skeptical people, who.accept aid from both government and voluntary sources, but who will have to be convinced over a period of time before they genuinely resettle
in reasonably normal pursuits of their own." The challenge
is psychological, as well.w>.material. How we respond to it
will have no small bearing, on the eventual outcome in South
Vietnam. ...   . .    ■ ■ ,
Valacfyi's Memoirs
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Who does not remember the gravelly voice of Joseph
M. Valachi? The memory of it, going, .on and on over the
radio when he was telling a Senate committee his Cosa
Nostra story; has been called to mind by word that t e
government has given. Valachi permission to publish a book
albout his life.     •   - ■■ '•'".'-. , i ,-»--■.-
Valachi, ..serving a life sentence fior murder of a fellow
prison inmate, hag beertftiore or. less in, protective custody
in Washington the past three years as a result of his .''si^g*
ing" about Gosa Npstra-.- Authorities consider him a man
marked for death. *•'        >,    .    ,,.,>.-;
This ought to help, sell his book. It may sell briskly, if
public interest in ,his disclosures,of organaed crime activity
is any indication. The book may even heighten awareness
of the rackets' parasitic hold on our national life — which,
the Justice Department declares, is the reason for breaking
its rule against allowing priaoEuwritten books. ___mt-Uvea
of crime to be published.
Vol. 40 — No. 17
Trinity Baptist
Purchases 5-Acre
Building Site
Trinity Baptist Church has
purchased a five-acre plot of
and on the northwest corner of
.vlarquardt and Easton St., just
;ast of the city limits, to be
ised as a building site, Ralph L.
Belknap,   pastor,   has announced.
The church has been holding
;ervices at Clearmount Elemen-
ary School since Sept. 12.
A mission church of the
American Baptist Convention,
Trinity is being assisted by sis-
er churches in Akron, Massil-
on and Canton. During the four
months of its existence, 38 per-
tendance averages around 60,
the Rev. Mr. Belknap said.
Dr. Donald DeRhodes of 706
2. Bachtel is president of the
lew congregation. Robert John-
on of 434 Weber Ave. NE has
;erved as chairman of the site
:ommittee.
The date for construction of
:he first unit has not been set,
but work will probably begin
lext year, the Rev. Mr. Belknap said.
Rev., and Mrs. Belknap reside
with their two daughters at 1209
Overridge Dr. ' SE. The Rev.
Mr. Belknap, who came' to
North Canton in June of 1965,
j. wed as founding pastor for
two other new American Baptist
?hurches, in Lincoln, Neb., and
Kansas City, Mo.   •
Jaycee DSA Honor
To Be Tuesday;
Herb Score Speaks
2 Beetiona —14 Paged
NORTH CANTON; OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1966
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Herb Scare
Nominations have closed and
judging begun for the Distinguished Service Award to be made
by the North Canton Jaycees at
its annual Boss Night dinner
Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Topps Chalet.
Herb Score, former Cleveland Indians pitcher and now
public relations man for them,
is to be the guest speaker.
Dr. Harry Osborne will be
master of ceremonies fo_ the
3:30 p.m.. affair. v
This is the 18th annual award
made by the Jaycees to a young
man 21-35 who has made '• outstanding contributions to this
community. Glenn McClintock:
the 1965 winner, handled nominations.
Doing the judging are Robert
Curran of Harter Bank & Trust
Co., Carl DiRienzi, Citizens Savings; Charles T. Bogardus, First
National Bank, and Judge Wil
liam A. Morris of.the Court ol
Common Pleas.
Larry Humbert is general
chairman for. the award dinner.
Assisting him are John Dough-
31-ty and Gary Storch in' addition to Mr. M c Clintock. •    '
The Jaycees will also honor
an outstanding first-year-m e m-
ber. presenting him with the
"SPOKE" award.
The dinner-program is open
to the public by-advance reservation.
FIEST BORJ-J 1966. Maik Michael McClanahan poses with his mother,
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Mrs. Thurl McClanahan of 308 Rose Lane SE.
Mark Michael McClanahan
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Lucky Irklivwn Wins
1966 First Ba by Honor
Mark Michael McClanahan at the tender age of 10
days already exudes the charm of his Scotch-Ir.'sh ancestry.
The first-born of Mr. and Mrs. Thurl McC anahan of 338
Rose Lane SE arrived at Aultman Hospital, at 2:36 p.m.
on Sunday, Jan. 2, to become North Canton first b_by of
1966.
As ' first' born- in the New
Year, he's in line for a long list
Df prizes awarded in the 26th
annual North Canton Merch-
ints' First Baby Contest.
Dr. N. It. Kalorides was the
attending physician as Mark
.nade his appearance, weighing
.n at six pounds, two and pne-
lalf ounce. He'd already gain-
id a pound, four ounces by con-
est deadline on Monday, when
he was awakened to pose for the
jnotograpner.
He's shown with his mother,
,vho is the formsr Joanne Sue
Buchanan of this community.
She had attended Hoover High
School here, graduating from
Louisville High School after her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Buchanan moved there   in 1959.
His     maternal     grandparents
Sewer Contract
Forum Slated
The proposed sewer contract between North Canton,
Canton and Stark County is
to be the. subject-.for->a city-
wide Neighborhood Forum
Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Robert Mylett, city law director, will be on hand for
the 8 p.m. meeting in Hoover High lecture room to review the current contract
negotiations and to answer
questions.
Mayor Charles Strausser,
Chester, L. Sterling, city administrator; -James Hammontree, city engineer and
members of council will also attepd and answer questions * on the contract" -
are the Earl McClanahans of
Akron.
The McClanahans moved here
Sept. 15 from Ravenna. To Judo and Karate enthusiasts, the
McClanahan name should be a
familiar one. In 1961, young
Mark's father placed first in the
United States and fourth in the
world in karate competition and
assisted in setting up the first
Judo competition for the Olympic Games  in' Tokyo  that year.
He owns and operates the
Kent Judo and Karate School in
addition to . being employed by
the A AC Corp. in-Akron. His interest in the sports came after
a serious bicycle accident at
age 11 that kept him in a cast
for three years.
Iri a desperate effort to rehabilitate his young son, the elder
McClanahan sent him to Tokyo,
where he studied and trained at
the Kodo Kan school and attained championship form in
both karate and Judo.
Young Mark, along with his
proud parents, is the winner of
alarge number of prizes given
by   city   merchants.   They     in
clude: two cases of baby food
from Hummel's IGA Foodliner,
a dozen- roses from North Canton Floral & Gift Shoppe, a
cake from LaVerne's, bread
from Schario's Pastry Shoppe,
milk frem North Cariton dairies, baby toiletries from Schaf
er-Messerly, Hopkins and Mack
drug stores, and a silver cup
from Nickison Jewelry.
There are also merchandise
prizes from Stipes, North Canton 5c and $1 store, North Canton Radio & Appliance Store,
,J_ewis.&, Greenho ,:.Furniture Co.,
O. M.'Smith Appliance, Joe Peter's Plumbing & Heating,
Karl's Shop, Carl Sponseller &
Sons, North Canton Harrison
Paint, Adair's Maternity & Children's Fashions and Justine's.
For the parents there is a
steak dinner at Ruslee's
Lounge, ten free AJl-American
meals from McDonald's Drive
In, 10 gals, of gasoline from
Gastown, a gift certificate to
Adair's from Wideman Funeral
Home, a permanent wave for
mother.from North Canton Hair
Styling, cookware from Frye
Hardware, cleaning and pressing'from Trj-City Dry Cleaners,
a free car wash from Clark's
Sohio Sprvice, and a gift of personalized stationery and 1 year
subscription from The Sun.
Weldon C. Page Named
New City Administrator
The appointment ,of Weldon C. Page of 417 Summit
St., Kenton, as new director of administration for the city
of North Canton was announced today by Mayor Charles
B. Strausser. Mir. Page is presently safety-service dir.ctor
of the city of Kenton in Hardin County. He will assu_ne his
duties on .Feb. 1.
Mayor Strausser said Chester
L. Sterling, who is retiring from
the administrator's post, will remain for a period to help acquaint Page with the work.
Page's salary will be $8500
annually.
He is 52 years old, married,
and has two married sons. He
is a member of the Church of
Christ (Disciplesi  of Kenton.
A 1931 graduate of F*ostoria
High School, he attended the
College of Engineering at Ohio
State University.
Besides his safety-service experience, which includes work
wjth water treatment, distribution, billing and collecting procedures, purchasing, appropriations, budgets, sewers and sewer treatment, he has worked as
street superintendent and as a
patrolman at Fostoria,  Ohio,
The Page's are now looking
for a home in North Canton.
He was chosen from a group
of 22 applicants, which the Mayor has been interviewing for the
past two months. Applications
were received from as far away
as Utah, Florida, and New
York.
City Council met with Page in
a special conference on Satui*-*
day.
Weldon C. Page
Mayor Strausser said: "I regret that Mr. Sterling is leaving. As this city's first administration he has done an excellent  job.  He is  very capable.
"But I feel that Mr. Page will
be. able to continue the job well,
and I am looking forward to
working with him.
Mrs. Ethel Reed, formerly of
Canton, now resides at 1309 S.
Main St. She is a part-time real
estate saleslady for the George
Swallow Company. Her primary
hobbies are traveling and golfing. She has two sons, Eldis and
Richard, both married and living in Columbus. Each has two
children.
1966 Budget-Committees
Get City Council Action
A letter requesting extension of a city water line to
Walsh College was referred to the Sanitary Sewer and Water Committee Monday night when City Council met at
City Hall. The letter was signed by Brother Dacian Barrette, Walsh College Business Manager.
Also concerned with water
was emergency passage of an
ordinance to enter into a contract with Nalco Chemical Company, Chicago consulting engineers, to provide a water treatment survey.
Expected to be completed in
approximately 30 days, the survey will include a study of the
present water system, analysis
of samples, recommendations
for improvement, and estimated
equipment costs for water treatment.
In other busines-. Council:
HEARD that Stark CATV will
make presentation to Council
at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24,
prior to the regular meeting.
PASSED secona reading of an
ordinance authorizing a sewage
treatment contract with the City
of Canton and Stark County
commissioners. Evan B. Schiltz.
Council president, voted no, and
J. C. Nelson, Ward 3. abstained. All'others voted yes. Carl O.
Sponseller, council at large, is
out of town.
J. Bert Greer, Ward 4. requested' ' that   final   reading    be
! withheld until the Feb. 14 meet -
i ing,    because   .neither     he   nor
j Sponseller will be in town.  Request was granted.
|    It   was   noted   that   a public
i city-wide    forum    on    the sewi.
j contract is set for 8 p.m. Tues-
j Jay,  Jan.  18.  at    Hoover    High
i Srhool, sponsored by the Neigh-
', borhood Forum Committee.
|     APPROVED third    reading of
(an ordinance to annpx the Clint
,iam Village area to the City.
ACCEPTED first reading of
an ordinance to vacate part o>
an allev between W. Maple S'
and Harmon St. SW. Three
councilmen abstained: Hovvarr
Warburton, council at la.;..
Russell Youtz, Ward 2; Law
renee Bishop Jr., Ward 1.
Philip Howes, attorney tor
persons requesting 'vacation ■>!
the entire alley, contended tha:
part of the alley had never brer
dedicated to the City.
It was suggested by Counci
that the area residents come u
an agreement among them
selves, arid also that exact prop
erty lines be determined.
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North Canton Buys Another Fire Truck
TOP    BOWLER.
(Larry) Schiirve.
Woodside Ave. SE was honored
as Stark County's leading male
bowler Monday night at the
sixth annual WHBC - Carling
Amateui- Sports -Award Banquet.
He is one of the top young
veterans In Greater , Cant_r>
bowling circles and for a number of iyears has held averages
in the high 190's and 200's, in
various top* bowling loops.
In 1965, 'Scharver*; rolled high
games of a'perfect 300 and _
299 and averaged'_01 in 'the Ir.
ter.City, 2C--_vthe Cheton loofc,
203 in the North Canton Merchants and 205 iri the Harley Myers Singles .'league; .His high
three-game serieSs last year was
753 and high four game;-1,051.
He won the. county. Al___tar. title
for the second straight year in
1965 and represented the county
in the National 'All-_-t__r '.o__iia-
ment.
NEiW ADDiTION. A triple
con_bih-.tion pumper truck that
can throw 1,000 gallons of water a minute was delivered to
the city* fire department' Monday. This is the first addition to
department equipment since
1957 when the big ladder truck
was added, it came after re_-'
ommendation .in. 1859 hy the
Ohio Inspection Bureau, and is
ah investment of $28,787—$7,690
lor the Chasis and • $2i,097' - for
the. superstructure!
Fire Chief Harry Mohler, from
the cab, points out features to
(left to right) Mayor qiiarles p.
Strausser and retiring city administrator, Chester Li Sterling.
The truck has a wrtjeel base
of 173 Inches and a-'maximuTh
allowable gross weight of 26,500.
It'will carry 1,?00 ftvof fwi-iaHd
one halt Urich. hose- and (__H_ * _t.
of one and one half inch hose,
in addition to small handextin-
guishe-.-of* various -sizes. It will
carry ,300. gallons of water at all
times and features a tilt cab
that has provisions for carrying
seven firemen.
Features of the amidship duplex multi-stage centrifugal
pumper is that it can be used
as';' two single pumps. When
operate^ in series it provides'
;typ_h quantity and pressure but
(separately number one pump
can be' used for quantities of
water and number two, ' foj*
greater pressure.
The    truck    was    purchased
from International, Harvester
Co.t through, its local representative, Dale • Hardgroye, then
sent on to pattle, Creek, Mich..
for the custom chasis built 1o
specifications by the; American
Fire Apparatus < Co; Russell E.
Nist, Iqcal; representative f pr the
Sutpheri Fire " _-qu}pment Co.,
handled negotiations.
■• .Local-,- ^epartajen]!: B^sonnel
will take $ sveejfc |g F-tg-ty the
truck, for. use.   -      -      >