The Sun, 1972-07-12

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Your Vote It Does Count
Across the country today political candidates are
skirmishing with more than the usual degree of
fervor at this stage of an election year.
The professionals are motivated by the knowledge that in 1972 the election process is being opened
up to major new elements.
People from all walks of life—young and old—
the rich and the not-so-rich—men and women of all
races and creeds—are climbing into the political
arena with firm ideas of their own about shaping
this country's destiny. And this is their right, protected by our Constitution of 200 years.
To our traditional electorate wiU be added in 1972
over 11 million young adults, 18 to 20 years of age,
now enfranchised by the 26th Amendment. Additionally, some 14 million Americans who have turned 21
since 1968 will be eligible to participate, for the first
time, in a Presidential election.
This 25 million potential could have a decisive
impact on the outcome.
Candidates are pressing hard for this vote. Party
bosses who traditionally met in smoke-filled rooms
and handpicked their slates are finding their powers
eroded. Pollsters are having difficulty charting the
political pulsebeat of this youthful electorate. Incumbents and candidates alike are concerned over the
effect    of this new voting element.
These first voters comprise a massive force for
accomplishment. The newcomers are turned on and
eager to become involved in such problems as .peace
in Vietnam, disarmament, inflation, joblessness, education, minority rights, housing, health care, dangers
to life from air and water pollution, and countless
other problems. Undoubtedly, many of these young
adults can help the United States remedy jts national
and international illnesses.. •     •
As an essential first step, they should be aided
and encouraged to register and vote. If they should
fall victim to the apathy which already exists among
their elders toward the electoral process, the nation
will continue to suffer.
The dismaying truth is that only 73 million citizens cast ballots in the 1968 Presidential election.
Then only 60.2 percent of the 121.5 million eligibles
went to the polls. 47 million stayed away. Here is the
world's greatest democracy, a smaller percentage
voted in a major election than in any other nation of
the free world.
Of the 47 million non-voters, some 15 million
who were qualified to vote passed up the opportunity.
Another 10 million could have qualified but didn't
bother. Many, of course, were prevented by harsh
state residency requirements, or by being unexpectedly away from home or overseas on election day. Thanks
to the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, the
right to register and vote by absentee process for
President and Vice President, regardless of where
one may be in the world on election day, now belongs
to those who take the initiative in exercising that
right.
Perhaps you are one of those who asks, "Does
my vote really count among all the millions eligible
to vote?" Here's your answer:
In the 1960 Presidential election, Richard Nixon
lost to John Kennedy by less than one vote per precinct out of a total exceeding 69 million votes.
In 1968, Mr. Nixon won over Hubert Humphrey
by less than three votes per precinct out of more than
73 million votes cast.
A shift of 64,000 votes or 1.2 .percent of the
5,573.810 ballots cast in Illinois and Missouri in 1968
would have thrown the Presidential election into the
U. S. House of Representatives for decision. There,
26 votes—one from each of 26 states—is the maximum needed to elect the President.
Do you still wonder whether your vote counts?
Hopefully, you are prepared to make it count.
Bjegin today to familiarize yourself with your
precinct's requirements for registration and voting.
Mark{' these important dates on your calendar and
rearrange your daily timetable to meet these deadlines!
.Undoubtedly, you have opinions about our
country's major political issues, and our national and
international problems. Read, listen to and think more
intently about current events. Seek out reliable information on important issues. Study both sides of a
question. And find out whether candidates share your
views; if not, why not?
Many issues today present a challenge to the electorate. But America didn't become strong and free
because her people turned their backs on challenge.
Today, a,s in the past years, there are disturbing conflicts that must be confronted and resolved.
You—and every other American citizen—can take
the first important steps toward answering today's
challenges :
•i Register to vote.
• Become knowledgeable on candidates and major
issues,
• And then, in the General Election of November
7, exercise your most prized possession—-your right
to vote for the candidates and party of your choice.
On each individual rests the responsibility for implementing this right. No one can do it for you. Start
today. Become informed. Register. Make your vote
count!
You can HONOR AMERICA, and yourself, by
your action.
Vol. 49 - No. 44
One Section - 24 Pages
NORTH CANTON, OHIO^ y/EDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 10c.per copy; $4.50 per year by Mail; $6.00 Outside County
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Hearing July 26
On New Route
Of Whipple Ave.
Stark County Commissioners
have set a hearing for Wednesday, July 26, at 10 a.m. on the
alignment route for the future
relocation of Whipple Ave. from
north of Portage St. to Applegrove Rd.
The hearing is set for the
Commissioner's office in the
County Office Bldg. in Canton.
The proposed route may be
viewed at their office on Tuesday, July 25, at 2 p.m.
The proposed alignment
would begin at the point where
the planned re-located Whipple
Ave, would join Portage at the
present Zimber Dr. location. It
is to run north to the proposed
Wayview Street Extension which
is to be located 150 ft. north of
Strausser St. The route would
turn northeast to hook up with
the Applegrove St. and Pittsburg Rd. intersection.
No timetables were available
on either this section of relocated Whipple Ave., nor the
south section, which is to begin
just north of Glenwood St. and
run west of the existing Whipple route.
Community Unit
Completes Board
Sue Kramer and Mark Kobelt
have been elected to the executive committee of the Community Relations  Committee.
This completes the five-
member executive board which
includes the Rev. William
Brown, chairman; Gary Bresson, vice-chairman and Mrs.
Paul Blohm, secretary-treasurer.
The group discussed the youth
center, the planned multi-
county juvenile detention center, and a proposed baseball
program for boys not in Little
League.
It was announced that source.
and background material on the
city is available at the Heritage
Society office at 815 N. MainSt.
The group is publishing a history of the city.
Volunteers are being sought
for the annual carnival at Apple
Creek State Institute on Aug. 13.
It was announced that buses
will run at 5 p.m. July 14 and
20 from the Faith United Methodist Church parking lot for the
Billy Graham Crusade in Cleveland. Reservations are filled for
the trips but tickets for the
Crusade are available at the'
church.
The next meeting is set for
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 at
City Hall.
73 City Budget Down;
Permit Fees Revamped
North Canton City Council Monday night approved a $4.4 million proposed budget for 1973, down
$1.5 million from the 1972 budget. (Miles Disbrow,
director of finance, explained the decrease was
caused by the $2.5 million estimate in this year's
budet for the new water treatment plant. Only $400,-
000 in bonds for partial payments for the plant is reflected  in   this   year's   figure.
Largest budget sum is $1.2
PUlPPETS PERFORM FRIDAY; Tom Nimen is the creator of this threesome of puppets who star in the show 'Little Birdie Stintch Bang" which he'll
present in two public performances Frid&y, July 14, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. in
the North Canton Public Library lower level meeting room. The 16-year-old
Hoover junior, who resides at 5627 Thunderbird Circle NW, has been interested
in puppetry since entering school. He creates all his characters and writes his
own scripts in a workshop at his home that is filled with nearly 50 puppet
characters. The 20-30 minute show he'll do Friday is'being presented by the
Children's Department of the library. He hopes to make a career of his hobby
and has already performed professionally, presenting Christmas shows for
Higbee's at Belden Village last year. His developing skill as a puppeteer has
also made him an active Thespian and art student at Hoover.
School Board Votes to
Buy, Sell Property
North Canton Board of Education voted Monday night during a special meeting to offer
the Hoover Co. $20,000 to purchase 1.88 acres of vacant land
across from Hoover HighSchool
between Fair Oaks and Ford
Aves. SW.
Dr. Brandau said the land will
be auctioned and the proceeds
would be used to pay for the
property near Hoover High
School.
The board also awarded contracts for the $76,999 additions
of dressing rooms and lockers
Alley Closing Advised
By NC City Planners
North Canton City Planning
Commission recommended vacation of a 14-foot wide alley
which runs east from N. Main
St. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl P. Bricker at 430 N. Main
St. when they had their monthly
meeting July 3.
Mrs. Bricker said that some
Hoover Co. employees have
been driving through the alley
when they leave the Hoover
parking lot.
"We have lived at the same
address   and   maintained the
million expected in the income
tax fund. General fund is $827,-
110.
Council also approved uniform fees for building, electrical and plumbing permits.
Building permits were increased from $1 per 100 square
feet or a minimum of $5 and
maximum of $15 to a basic $8
new building or new addition fee
plus $1.25 per hundred square
feet over 800. Commercial fees
are higher.
Electrical fees were made a
uniform $5, and plumbing permits will go from $2 to $5 inside the city with $1 additional
outside the city.
In other action Council:
LEFT ON the table an ordinance to rezone the S. MainSt.,
EasthiU St. SE, Northfleld Ave.
SE, and Knoll St. SE area from
single to multi family use.
APPROVED extension of a 12
inch water line from Dressier
Rd. NW to Metro Circle NW.
AGREED on second reading of
issuing notes in anticipation of
issuing bonds for the new fire
station.
HEARD ^a recommendation
from Mayor David W. Johnson
to update the income tax list in
hopes of increasing city revenue. He said this could bring in
some $50,000 more per year.
ASKED John Walsh, director
of law, to study the possibility
of providing mini-bike riding on
the city property at Whipple
Ave. and Thirty-eighth St.NW-
site of aproposed sewage treatment plant. Walsh said the city
will not possess the. land until
March, 1973.
OFFERED to pay 50 pet. of the
cost of sidewalk and curb replacement on the northeast corner of the square at the side of
the Hoover Co. on N. Main St.
REFERRED to the water
committee a letter from residents of Chatham Hills allotment asking for equalization of
water assessments so persons
with 350 foot lots will not pay
six times the fee to extend water
that owner of a 60 foot lot would
pay- ?.
SET THE next meeting for 7
p.m. Monday, July 24 at Cfty
Hall.
TV Coverage
For 'Football'!
n    . „ n     . at Hoover High and the Junior
ur, James ,fc.Br^<^M-   fj}^ Showers ^ beadded at • ..alley-as our wrsor^-drtyeway ...,Gr.oa*AC* Waolrond'
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Red Cross
Program At
Rotary July 13
The American Red Cross will
demonstrate with instruction
and models mouth - to - mouth
respiration at the Thursday,
July 13 meeting of the North
Canton Rotary Club. Members
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Community Christian Church.
Dr. John Kicos is program
chairman for July.
. Upcoming programs Include a
Student Exchange Program July
20 and on July 27 will be a program on drugs in Stark County,
presented by Sergeant Jones of
the Stark County Metro Squad.
schools have been leasing the
land on a yearly basis for activities such as band practice
and ballgames.
"We had heard that the land
was going to be sold,' ■ Dr. B ran-
dau said, "and we were concerned about losing an activities area and also about being
hemmed in if a building was
constructed on the land."
The board also authorized
Robert Braucher, clerk, to advertise for sale .623 acres or
27,137 square feet of land at the
intersection of CharlotteStand
HUlcrest Ave. NW, across from
North Canton Junior High
School.
It was explained that the land
had been cut off from the junior
high property when Charlotte St.
was extended to PortageSt. NW.
It is zoned for multiple family
use.
r,$te Junior High.
N the general construction
contract went to Reams Construction of Massillon, lowest
of two bidders for $48,899. Mechanical and plumbing work is to
be done by Sponseller & Sons
of North Canton for $22,600,
also lowest of two bids.
Electrical work will be done
by Frease Electric Inc. of Canton for $5,500. There were six
bidders.
The board had originally rejected all bids last March, when
the lowest bids totalled $88,000,;
which was $8,000 over the arch-j
itect's estimate.
Work is expected to start immediately, and the Junior High
remodeling is set for completion Sept. 1.
The next regular board meeting is set for 8 p.m. Thursday,
July 20 in the Hoover High
School Library.
for' 29" *years,>''Mrs.' Bricker
told the planners. "We feel use
of the drive by Hoover employees is hazardous."
She added that she and her
husband have paid for bringing
in gravel and chipping and sealing the alley.
Wayne Briggs, city engineer,
said the alley is dedicated, but
has never been maintained by
the city.
Planners asked him to investigate possible vacation of another alley to the rear of the
alley they recommended for vacation.
City Council must hold a public hearing before deciding on
vacation of an alley.
of
the
Little League All-Stars
Open Tourney Monday
Green Township
Fair Tiny
Tot Contest
Children between the ages of
3 and 5 may enter the Green-
township Fair Tiny Tots Contest. Entries must be in by
August 15. Fair dates are August 18-20.
All entrants must be residents of Green Township and
must be at least 3 years oldbut
not more than 5 years old by
August 1, 1972. Boys and girls
will be judged separately. Bathing suits must be worn. No previous king or queen will be eligible to enter.
1 The flrstplacewinnerandtwo
finalists from each group will
receive a trophy and gift.
For further information call
Pauline Anderson, 896-3058 or
Shirley Wahl, 896-2675.
All entry blanks are to be
mailed to Mrs. Pauline Anderson, 4707 Jupiter Rd., Union-
town, O. 44685 or Mrs. Shirley
Wahl, 1131 Newcomb Dr., Union-
town, O. 44685.
Tournament play in District
4 Little League opens on Monday, July 17, with Ray Foltz
and Jack McKelvey of the Indians directing the North Canton All-Star team this year.
Their first game will be Monday at 6 p.m. at Fred Huth Field
here at the Little League complex against an all-star squad
from Stark Central Little League which includes Greentown,
Uniontown, Marlboro and Hartville.
Named by their teammates to
all-star honors were Don Dick,
John Dick and Brad Moock,
Braves; Jeffrey Esmont and
Jerry Staley, Tigers; Todd
Maragas, Michael Bruce, and
James Haun, Indians; Mark
Cerreta, Robert Sherlock, Ray
Schembechler and Mark Blair,
Athletics; Steve Molnar and Don
Sumser, Cardinals; Jeff Hite
and Todd Achberger, Yankees,
and Scott Tannehill and David
Dolvin, Mets.
A win on Monday would advance them to second round
play on Wednesday, July 19,
against the Holly Hills All-
Stars, who drew a first round
bye. That game is also scheduled here for 6 p.m.
Play continues July 24-26
with the district finals Aug. 1.
District 4 will play District 3
winner for a game against District 5 set for Aug. 5.
North Canton All-Stars are
the defending District 4 champions.
A North Canton student was
among 297 graduates receiving
degrees at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Ind., during
the 77th annual commencement
exercises held Sunday, June 18.
He is David L. Deibel, B.A.,
Philosophy and Theology. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. David
L. Deibel of 6036 Woodcrest
NE, and a 1968 graduate of St.
Thomas High School.
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ABC's "Wide World
Sports" will again carry
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
this year between the Kansas
City Chiefs and the New York
Giants live onSaturday, July 29,
starting at 4 p.m.
Sportscasters Howard Cos-
sell, Frank Gifford and Don
Meredith will provide the color
and play-by-play commentary
to ABC's nationwide affiliate
stations.
The game will be blacked out
in the Cleveland - Akron area,
but will be shown on a delayed
basis Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
by WEWS Channel 5 In Cleveland. Fred Griffith of Channel 5
will also present a 1/2 hour
round-up of all weekend activities on a special to be broadcast at ll:30p.m.Saturday evening, July 29.
TV-17 of Canton will cover
the 9 a.m. Saturday morning
parade live with commentary by
news director Ted Wesley.
Highlights of all weekend activities will be shown during
regular newscasts.
Chamber Steak
Fry Reservations
Due Monday
A reminder that reservations
for tbe North Canton Area
Chamber of Commerce Annual
Summer Steak Fry must be in
by Monday, July 17. The event
will be Wednesday, July 19 at
6:30 p.m. at Hoover Park.
For reservations call 499-
5100 or after 3 p.m. call 499-
6300.
Wayne Hummel, Bill Willis,
Chuck Bogardus, Ed Brandt,
Owen Smith, lalenri Wehl, Phil
Becker and Jake Haines make
up the committee.
Mishap Downs Pote
Edward Cherrine, 33, of 891
Miesheler Rd., Mogadore, was
fined $25 and costs in Mayor's
Court Tuesday morning on a
wreckless driving charge.
He was involved in a one-car
mishap on Tuesday, July 11, at
2:45 a.m. in the 800 block of N.
Main St that sheared off the
power pole and two city sips
on the NE corner of Main and 7th
St.
He was treated and released
from Timken-Mercy Hospital
for lacerations of the mouth
suffered in the crash.
Marine Staff Sergeant Bobby
L. Wayne, husband of the former
Miss Rebecca A. Casto of 556
W. Market St., Canal Fulton, is
a member of a Marine battalion
landing team providing summer
amphibious training for Naval
Reserve Officers Training
Corps at the Naval Amphibious
Base, Little Creek, Va.
CARRY NORTH CANTON BANNER. This squad of
North Canton Little Leaguers were selected by their teammates to make up the All-Star team which will represent
North Canton in the District 4 tournament that gets underway on Monday, July 17. The all-stars are (first row
1. to r.) Don Dick, John Dick, Jeffrey Esmont, Mark Cerreta, Todd Maragas, Steve Molnar. (middle row 1. to r.)
Michael Bruce, Jerry Staley, Jeff Hite, Scott Tannehill,"
Ray Schembechler, Robert Sherlock, (back row 1. to r.).
Manager Ray Foltz, James Haun, Don Sumser, Brad
Moock, Todd Achberger, David Dolvin, Mark Blair and
Coach Jack McKelvey. Their opening game will be Mbiri'-
day at Fred Huth LL Field here, on 7th St. at 6 p.m.,
against the Stark Central All-Stars.