The Sun, 1966-11-23

              PRAYER FOR PEACE
Thanksgiving 1936
In many homes across the nation this Thanksgiving
Day, there will be a vacant seat at the dinner table. It
seems like yesterday, when the high chair was put up in
the attic, and he sat down at the table for the first time,
propped up with a few pillows.
As he began to grow tall, he talked about many things.
He would be one day, a policeman or space scientist, professional ballplayer or a college professor. Tne world was
his oyster.
His adolescent years passed quickly - high school days
have come and gone - and suddenly overnight he became a
man - for Uncle Sam beckoned and approved.
His turkey dinner with all the fixings will not be the
same as ours. The Viet Cong may not wait. We'll m ss
his infectious grin - his kidding around with the rest of
the family - no, he is on serious buriness now.
T6 those families with the empty chair - words are inadequate to express the feelings of a family separated by
war.
What all of us can do, when we sit down to that traditional Thanksgiving Day feast, is to pause - give thanks
to the Supreme Being and pray that a .safe return may be
granted to those absent and that peace will come to the
world.
And as George Washington proposed in his Thanksgiving Day proclamation in 1789 thanks for constitutional
government, let us hope that the governments of the world
may become servants and not masters of the people.
Blessings To Count
To a boy of, .say, 10 summers, the essence of Thanksgiving may seem to be that here is a day when absolutely
unlimited stuffing of the inner boy is not merely permitted
but encouraged. He remembers' that on this gladsome occasion in the past such ambrosia as roast turkey ana d easing, mashed potatoes swimming in gravy, hot rolls and
cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie and all the rest of it have
been set before him without stint and with admonitions not
to be greedy.
Adults may regard this gustatory outlook with tolerant amusement. Before so indulging themselves, atLlts
ought to examine their own attitudes toward Thanksg v ng.
It may turn cut that these are not much of a cut above the
small boy's, after all.
Most adults, to be sure, no longer think of this holiday as an excuse to make pigs of themselves at the t bla.
Still, eating bulks large among them both as an activity
and as a subject for conversation. There also is much talk
of the clay's football game or whatever other entertainnrnt
is to be provided. At a rough estimate, these things take
precedence over consideration of" Thanksgiving as a holy
day at a ration of about 90 to one. j
When it comes to giving thanks, America has an embarrassment of riches. It is not enough to say that we live
in a society of abundance; that is an inadequate word to!
describe all the good things that most of us take for gr; nt-|
ed as a part of our daily lives. It becomes more of an imaginative effort, each succeeding year, to relate our affluent people to the beleagured little group which offered
thanks to God for the blessings of harvest and survival
more than three centuries ago.
It does not follow that there is less reason for Thanksgiving Day now than in the past; quite the contrary. It
still behooves us to express gratitude for our material wealth,
so much in contrast to the poverty that afflicts vast rtgions
,of the earth.  And we have much else to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving is a time for companionship and lau liter, one of the very best holidays of all the year. It is also
a time to count our blessings, which are, many, and give
heartfelt thanks for them.
It was these other things on which President Johnson
concentrated in his proclamation. Above all, he declared,
Americans can be grateful that they comprise a nation "rich
and strong in the cause of liberty and justice." We should
indeed give thanks for that, and resolve to be wortny of
our inheritance.
Truth The Time Saver
Maybe that is why a man speaking the truth is so impressive. There is strength and force back of his reunarKS
that puts them across.
When I was, growing up a very wise man once said to
me rather whimsically that he "wasn't against lying, but he
felt people should find out their lying capacity just as they
found out their liquor capacity and stick to it. That he had
learned in college that his capacity was .two and a haf li s
and, as he couldn't remember any more than that; he always
kept within that margin. He gave as his reason that he was
intrinsically a lazy man - and he couldn't be bothered trying
to remember what he had said. So he told the truth.
Lincoln brought out another important fact about
truth i "Truth is generally the best vindication against slander," There was probably no man against whom thpre, w re
more slurs and slanders, yet he remained unembittered to
the end - because he had the defense of truth.
If you speak the truth and live the truth, there need
be no fear in your life. You do not have to rely on tne mirage of colored facts or rainbow.fancies. You know wh"t
you believe and why. You are free to determine your actions because you hold to a principle*
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Vol. 41 — No. 10
2 Sections—12 Pages
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1966
tOe per copy
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Yuletide Signs
Springing  Up
Around the City
Even if Thanksgiving Day
Thursday and the first Advent
Sunday coming up were not sign
enough that the holiday season
is fast approaching, other tra-
lilional heralds make the fact
apparent.
The Hoover Co. traditional
community Yule tree is in place
:>n the plant lawn and city crews
are stringing Christmas lights.
Saturday a delegation of North
Canton Jaycees will converge on
Fairmount Children's Home for
the annual holiday decorating.
Dick White is chairman of this
oi->jcr;' with Harold Lhota as
board coordinator. There are to
be additional decorations, wooden snowmen, for the home this
vear. Jaycees will gather Fridav
night at the Harrison Paint Co.
itore here to paint the displays.
A committee, under Jim Manias, is mapping plans for the
nnual area horn'? lighting con-
"■st and William R. Bailev is
hairman for the Jaycee Christmas dance  set Dec. 16.
A large delegation of loca1
"aycees were in Columbus last
veekend for the all-state meet-
ng at the Beazley-Deshler Hotel.
Couples attending were the
Tarry Osbornes, Harold Lhotas,
David VanDykes, George Mvers-
es, Dick Whites, William
Schiltzes, William E. Baileys and
*"*.on Brauchers along with
Charles Ballinger and Bill Lhota.
lama?e Minor in Two
Fires La:t W;ek:nd
The North Canton Fire Department responded to three alarms
his weekend, according to Fire
2hief James Ashbaugh. A minor blaze discovered and reported
iy police occurred Friday night
it the Melbourne Bros. Construction Co. storage barn on
Easthill St. No damage was reported.
Two separate calls from The
Hoover Co. were reported Saturday evening. Both concerned
jlazes in the dust exhaust sys-
em  at  the  plant which  result-
d in only minor damage, according to Fire Chief James
Ashbaugh.
Tha Hoovar Co» Sfo.k
Voting Rights Change
At a special meeting of the
"""lass B Common Stockholders
of The Hoover Company held
•Yidav here an am ndment to
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to give voting rights
to Class A Common Stockholders
vas adopted bv a majority of
the Class B Stockholders.
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SENIORS SEW IN SUNSHINE. North Canon's active Senior Citizens group at the Community Building keep the machines humming at the center sewing for a number of worthwhile projects. Their latest is shown here by (left to right) Mrs. Maude Pyers, sewing chairman, and Mrs. Minnie Mills. They are putting finishing touches on colorfully-decorated aprons to be used in craft classes by the Retard ad Play School group that meets at the CB Annex. Mrs. Roy Frye has just delivered another huge bundle of cancer pads to the American
Cancer Society, part of the thousands they make each year. The seniors also do Red Cross
sewing and make layettes.
School Board Moves On
Remedial Reading Plans;
Tabled a proposed policy
statement based upon legislation
passed by the Ohio General Assembly requiring posting of rules
and regulations regarding entry
to school buildings and premises.
Supt. Malone said the intent is
not to bar access to persons with
legitimate business, but to stop
„.,.,, , , ,   ,, Ithose   who  create   disturbances.
Work is already "Underway to implement the, program visitors permits, obtainable
outlined before the 4 mill operating levy was passed by the from the principal's office would
voters, Superintendent of Schools E. R. Malone told the be required for unauthorized
Board of Education Thursday night when it met at Hoover persons, and school personnel
High School.
Final Sewer Pact Vote
Here May Come Dec. 19
A joint statement was issued Monday by Mayor Charles
B. Strausser, City Council President Evan Schiltz an_ Councilman Howard Warburton on the status of the proposed
sanitary sewer agreement with the City of Canton. The
statement showed the agreement was received Friday a_d
copies were distributed Monday to council members foi
study before the next council session Monday, Nov. 28.
 ~~s~~^*     They reported a copy of the
CsuntyGOPWII
Stage Victory Fete
Nov. 30 at Canton
The North Canton Republican
Committee, headed by chairman Harold Duryee, is extending an invitation to area workers for the 'victory celebration"
on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
The open house reception will
be that night from 8 until 10
p.m. at the Onesto Hotel sponsored by the Stark County Republican Central Committee,
headed by county chairman Carl
F. Wise.
Mrs. Florence Fisner, county
women's chairman and members of the 'committee's executive board, are planning the
event. Candidates in the recent
election will be on hand to greet
guests.
Mrs. Barbara Rodemeyer,
local women's chairman and a
member of the central committee, is assisting with arrangements.
It is hoped that the remedial
reading program can begin at
the opening of the second semester, he said. Salary studies ore
being made, and the other committments are also being worked
on.
In other business, the Board:
HEARD a detailed report by
Charles Ballinger, assistant superintendent, on the vocal, instrumental, and music education
programs and curriculum in the
school system. He explained that
all elementary students are given som° type of music education.
Performing instrumental group?
include the high school band, or.
chestra and cadet band, and the
junior high band and  0v"",i" '
Instrumental  classes are held
at all of the schools for various
Vocal performing groups number 16. with a fifth and sixth
grade chorus at each elementary
scnool, four junior hign scnool
choirs, eight high school singing
groups, including the A cappella
Choir, Hi-Lows, Vikettes, Glee
Club   and   various   choruses.
would have the power to request
that persons leave the premises.
The Board agreed on the merit
of the idea, but wanted time to
study   the, wording.
APPROVED the treasurers report listing October receipts as
$309,742,32 and disbursements as
$170,360.11, leaving a balance of
$563,966.34.
VOTED to pay $31,958.82 in
bills.  These   included   $13,590.19,
Ballinger said  efforts   are  be
ing made to improve the music. Seneral   tuncl>   SM21.99,   N.D.E.
curriculum. I (Continued on Page 3)
Cfeirmount S'xth
Graders Pr:s:nt
Thanksg'.ng Show
Clearmount School's three
sixth grade classes will present
Thanksgiving plays at two programs to be given Wednesday,
Nov. 23, at the school.
Mr. Arthur Vaupel's class will
show the story of Thanksgiving
by means of silhouettes made by
the pupils and shown on an over-
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agreement had been forwarded
to the Cleveland consulting firm
of Havens & Emerson, who will
give their recommendations to
city council's water and sanitary
sewer committee this week.
The statement emphasized
"that items of this nature are
not usually passed on an emergency basis - - there is too much
of an effect on the people ol
North Canton and the people
have a right to know what the
agreement contains before it is
passed   by council."
Final Vote May Be Dec 19
Mr. Schiltz said "we are trying to follow the normal procedure we would follow with any
other legislation." This means
we will hold three separate
meetings, the first of these Nov.
28, and the next regular one Dec
12 with the date of £he> final
December meeting uncertain due
the Christmas week. Council
may meet Dec. 19 and the quickest final action that could be
taken would be at that date,
Mr. Schiltz said.
It must then wait 30 days before becoming law, the statement reminded. In order for it
to be effective at the third reading, it would have to be acted
at the third reading and this
would take a six out «f seven
Yes vote  from council.
The statement also expressed
the hope that the report from
Havens and Emerson on the
study of the entire city sewage
system plus the feasibility of
building our own plant, will be
completed before final passage of
pending proposed agreement.
A copy of the agreement is
available for public inspection at
city hall by checking with Lester
L.   Braucher,   clerk   of   council.
Members of the sanitary sewer
and water committee for council,
in addition to Mr. Warburton,
are, Chairman Carl Sponseller
along with- Larry Bishop, first
ward councilman.
Subdivision Regulations!
Now Face Council Action
Year Abroad Ends Soon
For Sharyl And Rosemary
iNorth Canton's two good-will ambassadors to the land
"down-under", Sharyl Weeks and Rosemary Shahan, are in
the final weeks of a year-long stay in Australia as exchange
s+udents and will be back home for the Christmas holidays
with family and friends.
Sharyl, daughter of the Llovd
Weeks of 5663 Circle Hill Dr. NW
will be returning on the 4:08
p.m. United flight on Wednesday,
Dec. 21, at Akron - Canton Airport her mother reports.
She'll leave there on Tuesday
(really Monday here) and pickup
that day she lost last January,
arriving in San Francisco late
Tuesday. She will layover there
for the night before the crosscountry  trip.
Rosemary, daughter of the
\rthur Shahans of 420 Donner
Rd. SW, will leave Australia on
Dec. 10. She plans to stop-over
for a few days in Aukland, New
Zealand and Fiji for a brief
Rotary - arranged visit before
"lying home in time for Christmas here.
For those who've come in late
in this fairy - tale jouney for
'hese two high school youngsters,
■"Sharyl has been in Wynnum
Manley, near Brisbane, under
sponsorship of North Canton.
Rotary Club and Rosemary,
mder district Rotary sponsorship, has spent the year in Sur-
"er's Paradise, .near Southport on
\ustralia's Gold Coast.
They have lived with various
Rotary Club families while there,
he Colin Linds in Wynnum be-
"ng Sharyl's latest hosts and the
Tohn Mcllwalne family of Surfer's Paradise host to Rosemary
now.
They'll have adventursome
stories to tell for both have trav-
led extensively during their
stay. Sharyl, finished with her
school work, is currently on a
trip to the capital city 6f Can*
berra as well as Sydney, Mel''
bourne and Tasmania, all under
Rotary arrangements.
Her last day in school was
highlighted when the head master of the school presented her
with a solid gold replica of a
(honor student) badge inscribed
"from the Wynnum State High
School seniors, 1966."
Both girls will be returning to
classes at Hoover after the holidays, Sharyl for her second sem-
ster junior year and Rosemary
for the final semester of her
senior year. They had taken some
•-equired first semester work be*-
fore they left for Australia.
Rosemary carried six subiects
at the Southport Public State
High , School, taking geography,
economics and art to give her a
real, insight into Australian life,
as well as the regular English
and modern and ancient history.
Both will be making quite a
•transition, weather-wise, as they
did last January in reverse, for
they'll be coming from Australia's sub-tropic warm springtime
into our winter season.
They'll, have much to relate- -
some on the unbelieveable side.
An example of the latter might
be Rosemary's recent note to her
parents telling of the Gold Coast
meter maids.
Unlike their counterparts in
this country, these young women
are the delight of motorists for
they put money in expired parking meters to avoid parking vio-.
lations and they do it clad ONLY
in gold bikinis. Its a promotion
6f the Sui-fer's Paradise Progress
Association, a merchant's group
Rosemary reports and she's tafc
en slide pictures to prove it
North Canton Planning Commission recommended Monday
night that City Council adopt
proposed new subdivision regulations prepared by the Stark
County Regional Planning Commission and amended by the
local planners.
The special session in Council
Chambers was called to discuss
a controversial clause which
would have prohibited access to
the street on lots facing major
thoroughfares.
After consultation with the Regional Planning Commission, the
planners decided to leave the
decision on such access to the
local Planning Commission after
study of individual cases.
A public hearing on thf» proposed regulations must now be
set by Council. After the hearing,
Council may take action in ordinance form. Copies are available for inspection at City Hall.
The regulations would control
the development of major streets
and thoroughfares, parks and
other open public grounds in the
City and within a specified area
outside its corporate limits.
A preliminary and a final map
of each tract of land for a subdivision would have to be presented to Planning Commission.
The method of preparing these
is outlined.
Design standards would be
applied to streets, blocks, lots,
easements, and public open
space.
Street standards would be concerned with location, extent,
width, grade and character of
each street. Dead end streets or
cul-de-sacs would be discouraged. Block lengths would be limited to 1400 feet.
A minimum of five percent of
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. INDIAN PRINCES RITUAL. Mrs. Harold Pontius of 310 S. Lindy Lane undergoes the
"face painting" ritual by Deer clan; sachem," Mrs. Ramon Messner of 933 Pittsburg Rd., as she
assumed the role of grand sachom ;fpr the local Indian Princess program on Nov. 11. Their
daughters, Barbara Pontius and Melissa Messner, in matching clan costumes, watch the proceedings. Some 30 mothers and daughters Were initiated into the Community Building-sponsored
program at the Harvest Festival, whlcft opened with a buffet supper ahd program by the older
clans at Dogwood Park. Indian'Princess activity is for girls in Grade 1-3 and their mothers.
Joint Worship
Here Wed.
Community - wide Thanks^
giving services w#_. be Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at
Zion United Church of Christ,
sponsored by the North Canton Ministerial Association.
Rev. Robert Hibbard, pas-
tor of Faith Methodist Churchi
will give the message. His
topic will be "A Pilgrim's
Progress."