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». «' i(N t > A ."yxr.'^,-%\ *" X * - - •***• X--f'r" ~t*fi. "- -*,,;-i" ' •* --> "' LLLTHE REAL NEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES CAREFULLY EDITED READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE *. '• . ^- »S.p. p IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE , An Independent. Newspaper That Plays No Favorites Among Advertisers or Subscribers, and With One Price To AH VOL. 10.—NO. 6. NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, DECEMBER 9, 1931.. $2.00 PER YEAR. FIRE DEPT; MNf FT NIGHT OF PLEASURE A Letter to Santa Chief Joe Smith and His Merry Men and a. Number of Guests Enjoy Excellent Meal and Then Go To Headquarters For Social Hour and Cards. FIRST AID ILLUSTRATED The annual banquet of the firemen of North Canton is always an enjoy-1 able affair, and this year was no ex-, ception to the rule. , The firemen and their ' ladies; i Mayor-elect Frank .M. Evans and Mrs. J. Evans, Clerk Lester Braucher and! wife; Councilmeh-elect Orrin F. Gill, Logan W. Becher, Earl Waltenbaugh, each with his wife; Councilman A. E. Baab, John 3. Smith, James A. Mansfield, John Shook, Henry Harman and their wives;' Ben Long, Mrs. Eleanore Hall, Miss Alberta Gilbert, Miss Charlotte Smith, Mr. and Mrs. "Willis •Wood; Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Bordner of Warren, Ohio, and several other "guests, whose names have escaped this writer pronounced the meal perfect. A Splendid Meal It was a full-course chicken dinner and it was cooked and served by the ladies of Zion Reformed'church in the dining hall of the church. The ladies have a wide reputation- as cooks par excellence. They lived up to their reputation on Wednesday evening. Long's Short Speech After the dinner, Harry Mohler, as chairman of the banquet committee, called upon a number of guests for "a few'words.'' Harry was generous and • he told the first speaker, Ben Long, that he had "sixty minutes." Long misunderstood the chairman, and thought he said "sixty seconds," so he ' cut his speech to . 58 seconds. The brevity pleased the firemen and their guests, so they gave Ben some applause. Councilman Baab said to Long: "It was a fine speech, but you missed a great opportunity. Had you limited your talk to eight seconds the applause would have been deafening." Praises Fireman's Wife Mrs. Eleanore Hall took as her sub ject the wife of a fireman. She pic tured the woman at home wondering \ if her husband would return to his \family as physically strong as when nerushed from the house in the early moaning hours to 'answer the call of the fire whistle;^ . . — ■"' She discussed the dangers of fighting a fire, and said that while it is absolutely nedessary that a fireman must be a brave man his wife must be equally brave because of the unknown dangers she knows her husband faces when he answers an alarm. [Continued on page five] \ , o fold Without Varnish .Books and "Blurb" By BEN LONG FROM SIR HUBERT What a Former Star Newspaper Man Thinks of The Sun. FIRE CHIEF WARNS "Be Careful In Handling Flimsy Decorations," Says Joe. Occasionally newspaper men in the big* cities stop work just long enough to send a few lines of greeting to the: persons responsible for The Sun. Of j course they say something nice about I this newspaper and they wonder if the people in this section of Stark county appreciate the time, effort and talent required to publish a paper like The Sun. Our answer is invariably the same: "Bright people in this part of Ohio read ancl appreciate The Sun. The other kind—well, their opinions would not sell well at a public auction." From An Old Star Chester W. Ruth, (who fought with the Marines in France when they tackled and defeated the famous Prussian Guards, made an address before the Rotary club of North Canton on Armistice day. It was a dramatic recital because, it was couched in the purest English and told without ostentation. Last week The Sun received a letter from Mr. Ruth, who before the war was a star reporter and desk man on a Cleveland daily. His brothers, by the way, are eminent in the newspaper world. "Praise from Sir Hubert is praise indeed." So read what he says: Mr. Ruth's Letter "Let me express my honest appre ciation of your newspaper. In the course of my newspaper experience of years ago, I have worked on college papers, small city dailies, also on a couple of large city papers. I have had occasion to inspect many hundreds of'.newspapers, in all sorts of communities. "I have never, jread vone -which surpasses yours ih ** 'attractive -make-up, sparkling editorial '■ style anclfyge'neral newspaper appeal. I have of fen wondered if North Canton ancl the.? district you serve really appreciate what a valuable asset they have in The Sun. "It is the very mainspring of all worthwhile activiity in the community, it seems to me. "Sincerely, "CHESTER W. RUTH. 1815 Harvard ave., Canton. Editors' Note—Mr. Ruth is an executive in The Republic Steel Corporation of the United States. Joe Smith, chief of the North Canton Fire Department, gave a short interview to, a writer for The Sun this Wednesday morning. "Now that people-are preparing for Christmas it is well to remind them that fire hazards are numerous. The flimsy things used in decorating_ trees, many electrical toys and electric wiring, if not done by an experienced man, may prove disastrous. "The business men, I am glad to say, are co-operating with the Fire F°r Department, and are burning in their' furnaces excelsior and other inflammable material. "As I have said several times, we have been fortunate in North Canton. Let us continue so by displaying disci etion when we start in to decorate our homes." Another Opinion Here is what the Rev. Dr. H. Nevin Kerst, pastor of Trinity Reformed church, Canton, thinks of The Sun: "The Sun is in every way a high-class newspaper." OFFERS A PRIZE SECRETARY C. B. WILLIAMS of •the Community Building protested to this writer for The" Sun against the extravagance of the "blurb" on the jackets of .books. "The glaring untruths justify people in rising up and calling them a fraud. There are several books on my desk, all making faire claims for themselves on their jackets," he said. - z t t - That the "blurb" does frequently— one may say almost invariably—make extravagant claims, not at all justified by the matter in the book, is entirely true and we can readily understand the resentment of the book- buyer against the publisher. The publisher, of course, wants the "blurb"- to help sell the book. It is an adjunct of salesmanship. He aims to say the best that can' be said for the book. But it is dishonest advertising, and honesty is the best policy in selling books just as it is in anything people purchase.- f t t ■ HERE, by the way, did this unpleasant' word "blurb" come from? Who invented it? Our impression is that it was invented by Oliver Herford. But Oliver has said so many smart things, and invented so many pat characterizations, that all such inventions are attributed to him, just as all the stories are fathered on Abraham Lincoln. "Blurib" must have been portman- teaued out of "blow" and "disturb." It is a word that has some affinity to such words as murmur, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, as well as blab ancl blow. Before it, of course, went the "word "puff" for somewhat the same thing. VINE'S BARBER SHOP PURCHASED BY MAYS WHEN INDIANS LIVED IN THE WOODS HERE It Was In 1806 That Leonard Willaman Came To North Canton and Took Up Homstead Land From the U. S. Government, Says Clement Willaman, Great Grandson of Founder. Town Gives Practical Aid to Needy BEAR, DEER PLENTIFUL wr E. R. Has Closed the One He Conducted Under the Acme Store and Is Now Located At 126 South Main---.HasY Four Up-To-Date Chairs. GOOD STAFF OF ARTISTS Bitter But Sweet Patience is .bitter, but its fruit is sweet. the Best Article Written Concerning the Philco Radio. Harvey B. Lesh Radio Co., 'which sells the Philco Radio, is offering a prize for the best article written about the Philco. Read the ad on page five ahd try your ability to write. This is a contest, in which the prize will be awarded for skill. You may have Ijhe talerit to write a goocl ad. Read the ad'aiid try to win. A business transaction of more than iocal interest is the purchase of the John A. "Vine barber shop, 126 South Main street, North Canton, by E. R. Mays, on Monday, Dec. 7. Ml*. Mays has long been known as a barber of great skill and in his shop under the Acme store have sat hundreds of men, women and children. From now on Mr. Mays'will' greet the public at 126 South Main street, and the personnel will be Mr. Vine, Mr. Metzler, Mr. North and Mr. Mays. Famous Barber Shop During the past ten years the barber shop at 126 South Main street has j had several proprietors but it always did a flourishing business. The barbers retained by Mr. Mays are not only first-class workmen, but they enjoy the respect of the people of this town, and it is a pleasure to know that they will remain at the old stand. Mr. Mays will make several changes in the shop, thus making it the last word in sanitary requirements and comfort. Clement H. Willaman of. North Main street, North Canton, visited The Sun office on Friday and said that the article, "When North "Canton First Saw Daylight" was "mighty.interesting reading." He went on to say that J. W. Hujjhmanic of Canton, author of the article, had made two mistakes. One was the statement that the land upon which .North Canton stands was originally owned by P.eter Willaman; the second error was Mr. Hugh- manic's assertion' that the fii*st log cabin was erected here in 1815. According to Clem Willaman, the first cabin was built by the first owner of. the land, Leonard Willaman, great grandfather of Clem, in 1806. Clement submitted to The Sun the following data: First To Come To America In order to give a comprehensive history of the Willaman family, it will be necessary to go back to our great-grandfather, Leonard Willaman, who was a native of Europe, and in 1773 started for America with nine children of whom seven died while crossing the ocean. Those who survived were Leonard Willaman, Jr., ancl Maria E. Willaman. * Cabin Built In 1806 While crossing the Atlantic ocean, our great-grandfather accidently fell ancl sustained injuries from the effects of which he died soon after arriving in the New World. From these two children sprang the present numerous ,Willaman family. Leonard Willaman, Jr., was sixteen years,old when he came to America. We find that he married Mary Elizabeth Yenzer, and Maria E. Willaman married Jacob Yerrick. From" this point forward, we will follow only the history of the descendants of Leonard, because, if we were to follow the descendants of Maria E., it would make oui* paper entirely* too lengthy.. Should anyone .of the offsprings of Maria E. wish to be mentioned, we think it would be their duty to furnish the records of their side of the family. Leonard Father of 12 Children Leonard had twelve children, namely: Barbara, died when 18 years old; John, .died in 1812, aged 24 years; Leonard, died in 1824, aged 33 years; Catharine, born 1791; Peter, bom 1793; Margaret, bom 1795; Jacob, born in 1797; Mary, commonly called Molly, bora in 1799; George, born in 1802; Jonas, born in 1804; Samuel, born in 1809 and Elizabeth, born in 1811. These children were all horn in Cen- FINE ENTERTAINER IS HELPING RELIEF FUND The town of Bedford, Mich., has devised a practical means of aiding its jobless. Besides providing clothing and food, the local community, house hns a shoemaker ancl barber, set up by the townslijp, whose sole duty Is to attend to the wants of those in need. Thus job seekers are;not handicapped by a shoddy appearance. The photograph shows the town shoemaker at his work. Clarence L. Burgderfer Is Com- i ing To Community Building On Friday Night To Assist Girl Reserves Raise Money- Impersonates Notables. HE WILL MAKE YOU ROAR H 'Xm rV-!*" - . - *Jfe*! pP 0maLm \ -wmK •r-f '„ ■, -ISP-,, r* s ** y ;j§r'** - ** fc/s^#f? ■* >»"*&to«v ' '<" £&?' L . y jfe i x >mi mk fr'-ii&.iumBm Wm "' ffilfllflflll [■■■■■^B *** jBnBlK^HBfflBBV GRANDPA WILLAMAN ter county, Pennsylvania, except Samuel and Elizabeth. Leonard Willaman came to Stark county in 1807, ancl settled on the northeast quarter of section No. 17 in Plain township where '*■■• t-fe1- C' i -' k 'H&.X ■ ■"'**V,'«*>-"'M'* ■ The North Canton Relief Committee is going to get a financial boost on Friday night, Dec. 11, if the Girl Reserves have their way. These young girls are sponsoring Burgderfer's entertainment, and The Sun lias the word of Executive Secretary C. B. Williams that "Burgderfer's performance is worth one dollar of anyone's money," although the price of admittance to the Community Building will ' be 10 cents for school pupils and 25 cents for adults. Burgderfer deserves great credit, for his part in this transaction. When he learned that the Reserves were going to turn into the relief, fund every- penny of their share of the admittance money, he generously declared he would do his part by lowering his scale to just enough to cover his expenses. Twenty Years Entertaining Clarence L. Burgderfer has been an entertainer for twenty years. He has long been recognized as one of the ' outstanding* successes of the chautauqua tent, the lyceum platform ancl the legitimate stage. He is a marvelous mimic and has powerful ancl wonderful dramatic ability, say those who have seen him. All his make-up work is done in full view of the audience, thus eliminating "tiresome waits." The characters portrayed are the human, likeable type that in their humor or pathos quickly appeal to one's risibilities or tug at one's heart-strings. Keep in mind that Burgderfer is coming to North Canton on Friday not to make money for himself but to help the Girl Reserves contribute to the relief fund which is distributed anions- tbe few needy families in this town. He is delightfully original, embarking upon the unusual in wit and style, making his entire program a wonderful mixture of mirth, story, joy and sadness, laughters ancl tears, running rthe gamut of the gotesque to impressive oratory, carrying his audience whither lie will. His performance begins at 7:45. WINTER SPORTS GET I UNDER WAY TONIGHT GRANDMA WILLAMAN NAMED RECEIVER Eugene Schafer Takes Charge Drug Store In Canton. • of Blessing or Curse A sense of humor is a blessing or a curse according to your philisophy.— Woman's Home Companion. Telling of the Activities of North Canton American Legion Post No. 419 and of the'Legion'Auxiliary. Membership Get in touch with Adjutant Zengler concerning your 1932-membership by Friday of this week in order that we make a good showing when reports are called for at Columbus on Saturday. District'Meeting \. The long-heralded District Initiation meeting has come and gone and it was a success in every way. The addresses by Department Commander Herbert and by -VicerCommander McCaw were easy to listen to, for they were well planned and proved instruc in euchre, and the bridge prizes were awarded to Mrs. Joe Strang and Paul Strausser. Comrade Moye At the Post meeting' on Monday evening there was read a.letter from John Moye, who recently left our community after a series of. encounters with hard luck. . He has a warm place in his heart for North Canton, North Canton Post:419, and for many personal friends. Moye would like to hear from his friends who may secure his address from Commander Bixler. Such a hold did this community have on Comrade Moye that he is Sub-District Meeting- After a. brief meeting* of the local Post on Monday evening, a regular meeting of Sub-District Three of the Tenth District was held. This includes Stark and Caroll counties and [Continued on back page] Eugene Schafer, son of Mr. ancl Mrs. Charles Schafer, has been appointed by the Court receiver of the Thomas Devine drug store at 1701 West Tusc. street, Canton. Eugene is a registered pharmacist ancl he also has a practical working knowledge of conducting a drug store. So efficient was his handling of the affairs of a drug store in Canton after he was appointed receiver about a year ago that when the Devine place decided to close the creditors turned to Eugene to straighten things out and the Court readily agreed to appoint him. MUSICAL CLUB For Boys and Girls-^First Meeting On Tuesday- Evening, Dec. 15. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SEEN IN CHURCHES Pastors, Superintendents, Choir Leaders and Teachers Are Busy Preparing For the Great Day—Early Morning Services Will Be the Rule. Samuel and Elizabeth were bom. Forest When He Came When Leonard Willaman came to Ohio, the country was almost unbroken [Continued on page five] AUXILIARY MEETING Two Basket Ball Teams Swing Into Action In the Community Building—Church League Has the Honor of Opening What May Be a Good Season. North Canton Well Sessions In Represented Shreve. At CANAL FULTON, SATURDAY PULPIT AND PEW NOTES tive. More about this meeting will il^T" ^T™ ' VT-p be found in another column, *but in I hoplng-1-°-^ ]o-cated wlthm eaf?y ac' this space we want to express appre ciation to all who helped to make, the evening a success, especially to the members of the Auxiliary who gave ■their help in serving refreshments. "• Card Party Because of. the effort of a number of our Po»t' members the card party last Tuesday was successful, there being fifteen or sixteen tables of players. Five-hundited honors, went to Mrs. Harry Storch and to Ray Lentz. -Mr.'and Mrs. Walter Snyder won out'in Ohio, cess of North Canton, National Commander's Banquet Commander BMer and Adjutant Zengler were authorized by the local Post at the regular meeting on Monday evening to attend the National Commander's banquet. This has been the practice in former years. The Deshler hotel in Columbus will be the scene "of this banquet, which will be this coming . Saturday, Dec, 12. At this meeting' National -Commander ^ „_ Stevens wIJl make hfe first appearance I keep'these facts ininind and saye~tfae Card Party Tomorrow The ladies of the Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a card-party on Thursday afternoon (tomorrow), beginning at 1:30. Admission, 25 cents. The next Auxiliary meeting will be held as- usual in the Community Building and will open at 7:30 p.m. A special Christmas program will be presented and some business of considerable importance must be acted upon. All members are asked to * A musical club for boys ancl girls is being formed under, the leadership of Mrs. Harvey Warstler. The first meeting.is to be held with Ervin Royer bf Woodrow avenue on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, at 7:30' o'clock. : The club is for the benefit of those who would like to learn more about the great composers ancl their music. There will be piano solos, ensemble playing and various other sorts of entertainment. GROVERWOLF Returns From Cincinnati Hospital— He Thanks His Friends." The churches in North Canton and the district served by The Sun are preparing for Christmas services. Following their usual custom, there will be special music appropriate to the great day and other features bearing on the birth of Christ. Pastors, superintendents, teachers and choir leaders are busy. Editors' Note—On page five will be found the announcements of the pastors concerning Christmas programs in the churches. Special to The Sun Shreve, Ohio, Dec. 9.—The district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary opened here this Wednesday morning. Delegates are numerous and it promises to be a successful session. How to help sick or disabled ex- service men and tlieir families is the main thing on the minds of the delegates. "We are not going to sit with folded arms during this business depression and see a World War man's family starve," said a North Canton Auxiliary melnber to The Sun correspondent this morning. "We know there is much ^misery and suffering and we are going to clo our befet to make men, women and happy "' Winter sport activities in the Community Building will be given new impetus with the opening of the Young Men's Church Basket Ball league season this (Wednesday) evening at 7:00 o'clock. There will be two matches. The first will be between the Community Building team and the Greentown M. E. team. This will be followed by the tilt between the First U. B. team of Canton and the Zion Reformed team. Canal Fulton, Saturday The Canal Fulton Merchants will be here at 8:30 on Saturday evening so play the Community Building aggregation. Preliminary to this, the Midgets and Young Men's teams will play. While the opponents for these chifdren' lat';er h-rve not yet been chosen, it is hoped two fast fives will .be on hand. Tho$e from North Canton attend-' The Community Building Young ing are: Mrs. Roy Harpold, Mrs. H. Men's team was defeated 30 to 21 by L. Zengler, Mrs. Harry D. Wise, Mrs. the Canton Young Men last Saturday. Otis Jester, Mrs. Homer Sloan, Mrs. j Individual scoring'follows: Harry Smith, Mrs. Florence Herbruck, | [Continued on back pa°*e] Mrs. Ralph Hess and Mrs. Velma ; o ° Sponseller. INITIATE A CLASS PLAY SANTA CLAUS |. AUTO SERVICE Youngsters Ask You To Help Them jM,l,er & Son Havc 0pcned Statio" At Make Others Happy. North Main and Sixth Streets. Help the L. T. L. and Junior Y. P. B. to be Santa to children less fortun-i ate than you are. These children will repair toys, games, dolls, beads, or any thing that will make children happy. If you have an old doll, that has .any one part good, send it. That part may be just what we need at this doll W. B. A. Lodge Will Go To Canton This Wednesday Night. Members of the W. B. A. lodge will go to Canton tonight (Wednesday) to initiate a class for a panton lodge. The officers now serving were elected during the last meeting to serve another term. The W.- B. A. fancy work club will meet on Wednesday, December 16, with Mrs. John B. Mohler. Grover Wolf, World War veteran who participated in hard fighting in ' France, has returned from the hospital {"a:> ■l3e1 in' Cincinnati and at this writing is | ,?l__. at his home. He asks The Sun to sincerely thank, „ .,, , , for him the many friends who have1,, °"r own community will be served cheered him in illness with words of, fir|t' a,n(' th°n elsewhew- encouragement and for the letters and ;„Se"d ,to frl, ^frrave, 339 East cards he has received. I MaDle strpet' North Canton. LITERARY CLUB 1 ) date, Thursday, Dec, 10. Needless to add, The Sun does so cheerfully. Grover Wolf is a victim of the war, ancl a veteran of his outstanding worth is entitled to the best. o '■ Hard To Conceal Loye and smoke are two ' which cannot be concealed. things One of the most modern and up-to- date automobile service stations in this Vicinity has just been opened on North Main street at Sixth, by Miller & Son. Here you may buy gasoline, oil, batteries, tires, have your car greased, tires or battery repaired, and minor adjustments made. An important feature of Miller service is specialized lubrication. There Manv people have beads they do not' j* *, sPf|al S^ase. gun and special Annual Banquet Will'Be On Monday ;e. Pass them on. j lubricant for every part of your auto- Evening, December 14. ' mobile Avhich performs a different kind of work. This insures against n the Ladies Literary club of North loss of grease.and guarantees maxi- yanton will hold their annual banquet mum efficiency of all moving parts. *" the soclal rooms of Zion Reformed See .- your spark plugs operate ch"T.ch on Monday, December 14. through a glass under conditions simi-' .. V>e new calendar booklets will be lar to those existing in your automo- distributed at this time. bile,' then you will know whether or| " ° not they are operating properly. North Canton Library This is but one of the courtesies of A record in circulation was set by* „ -• „ . - - Miller service. Tire, battery, fan belt the North Canton public library for from Russia and will give an instruc-; and fuse inspections also made with- the month of November 37C3 vol- tivc address. -j out charge. umes were loaned to readers. Will Speak About Russia Tlie Canton Ministerial Group will be the guests of the Akron Ministers at North Hill M. E. church on Monday, Dec. 14. The guest speaker is
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Full Text | ». «' i(N t > A ."yxr.'^,-%\ *" X * - - •***• X--f'r" ~t*fi. "- -*,,;-i" ' •* --> "' LLLTHE REAL NEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES CAREFULLY EDITED READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE *. '• . ^- »S.p. p IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE , An Independent. Newspaper That Plays No Favorites Among Advertisers or Subscribers, and With One Price To AH VOL. 10.—NO. 6. NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, DECEMBER 9, 1931.. $2.00 PER YEAR. FIRE DEPT; MNf FT NIGHT OF PLEASURE A Letter to Santa Chief Joe Smith and His Merry Men and a. Number of Guests Enjoy Excellent Meal and Then Go To Headquarters For Social Hour and Cards. FIRST AID ILLUSTRATED The annual banquet of the firemen of North Canton is always an enjoy-1 able affair, and this year was no ex-, ception to the rule. , The firemen and their ' ladies; i Mayor-elect Frank .M. Evans and Mrs. J. Evans, Clerk Lester Braucher and! wife; Councilmeh-elect Orrin F. Gill, Logan W. Becher, Earl Waltenbaugh, each with his wife; Councilman A. E. Baab, John 3. Smith, James A. Mansfield, John Shook, Henry Harman and their wives;' Ben Long, Mrs. Eleanore Hall, Miss Alberta Gilbert, Miss Charlotte Smith, Mr. and Mrs. "Willis •Wood; Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Bordner of Warren, Ohio, and several other "guests, whose names have escaped this writer pronounced the meal perfect. A Splendid Meal It was a full-course chicken dinner and it was cooked and served by the ladies of Zion Reformed'church in the dining hall of the church. The ladies have a wide reputation- as cooks par excellence. They lived up to their reputation on Wednesday evening. Long's Short Speech After the dinner, Harry Mohler, as chairman of the banquet committee, called upon a number of guests for "a few'words.'' Harry was generous and • he told the first speaker, Ben Long, that he had "sixty minutes." Long misunderstood the chairman, and thought he said "sixty seconds," so he ' cut his speech to . 58 seconds. The brevity pleased the firemen and their guests, so they gave Ben some applause. Councilman Baab said to Long: "It was a fine speech, but you missed a great opportunity. Had you limited your talk to eight seconds the applause would have been deafening." Praises Fireman's Wife Mrs. Eleanore Hall took as her sub ject the wife of a fireman. She pic tured the woman at home wondering \ if her husband would return to his \family as physically strong as when nerushed from the house in the early moaning hours to 'answer the call of the fire whistle;^ . . — ■"' She discussed the dangers of fighting a fire, and said that while it is absolutely nedessary that a fireman must be a brave man his wife must be equally brave because of the unknown dangers she knows her husband faces when he answers an alarm. [Continued on page five] \ , o fold Without Varnish .Books and "Blurb" By BEN LONG FROM SIR HUBERT What a Former Star Newspaper Man Thinks of The Sun. FIRE CHIEF WARNS "Be Careful In Handling Flimsy Decorations," Says Joe. Occasionally newspaper men in the big* cities stop work just long enough to send a few lines of greeting to the: persons responsible for The Sun. Of j course they say something nice about I this newspaper and they wonder if the people in this section of Stark county appreciate the time, effort and talent required to publish a paper like The Sun. Our answer is invariably the same: "Bright people in this part of Ohio read ancl appreciate The Sun. The other kind—well, their opinions would not sell well at a public auction." From An Old Star Chester W. Ruth, (who fought with the Marines in France when they tackled and defeated the famous Prussian Guards, made an address before the Rotary club of North Canton on Armistice day. It was a dramatic recital because, it was couched in the purest English and told without ostentation. Last week The Sun received a letter from Mr. Ruth, who before the war was a star reporter and desk man on a Cleveland daily. His brothers, by the way, are eminent in the newspaper world. "Praise from Sir Hubert is praise indeed." So read what he says: Mr. Ruth's Letter "Let me express my honest appre ciation of your newspaper. In the course of my newspaper experience of years ago, I have worked on college papers, small city dailies, also on a couple of large city papers. I have had occasion to inspect many hundreds of'.newspapers, in all sorts of communities. "I have never, jread vone -which surpasses yours ih ** 'attractive -make-up, sparkling editorial '■ style anclfyge'neral newspaper appeal. I have of fen wondered if North Canton ancl the.? district you serve really appreciate what a valuable asset they have in The Sun. "It is the very mainspring of all worthwhile activiity in the community, it seems to me. "Sincerely, "CHESTER W. RUTH. 1815 Harvard ave., Canton. Editors' Note—Mr. Ruth is an executive in The Republic Steel Corporation of the United States. Joe Smith, chief of the North Canton Fire Department, gave a short interview to, a writer for The Sun this Wednesday morning. "Now that people-are preparing for Christmas it is well to remind them that fire hazards are numerous. The flimsy things used in decorating_ trees, many electrical toys and electric wiring, if not done by an experienced man, may prove disastrous. "The business men, I am glad to say, are co-operating with the Fire F°r Department, and are burning in their' furnaces excelsior and other inflammable material. "As I have said several times, we have been fortunate in North Canton. Let us continue so by displaying disci etion when we start in to decorate our homes." Another Opinion Here is what the Rev. Dr. H. Nevin Kerst, pastor of Trinity Reformed church, Canton, thinks of The Sun: "The Sun is in every way a high-class newspaper." OFFERS A PRIZE SECRETARY C. B. WILLIAMS of •the Community Building protested to this writer for The" Sun against the extravagance of the "blurb" on the jackets of .books. "The glaring untruths justify people in rising up and calling them a fraud. There are several books on my desk, all making faire claims for themselves on their jackets," he said. - z t t - That the "blurb" does frequently— one may say almost invariably—make extravagant claims, not at all justified by the matter in the book, is entirely true and we can readily understand the resentment of the book- buyer against the publisher. The publisher, of course, wants the "blurb"- to help sell the book. It is an adjunct of salesmanship. He aims to say the best that can' be said for the book. But it is dishonest advertising, and honesty is the best policy in selling books just as it is in anything people purchase.- f t t ■ HERE, by the way, did this unpleasant' word "blurb" come from? Who invented it? Our impression is that it was invented by Oliver Herford. But Oliver has said so many smart things, and invented so many pat characterizations, that all such inventions are attributed to him, just as all the stories are fathered on Abraham Lincoln. "Blurib" must have been portman- teaued out of "blow" and "disturb." It is a word that has some affinity to such words as murmur, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, as well as blab ancl blow. Before it, of course, went the "word "puff" for somewhat the same thing. VINE'S BARBER SHOP PURCHASED BY MAYS WHEN INDIANS LIVED IN THE WOODS HERE It Was In 1806 That Leonard Willaman Came To North Canton and Took Up Homstead Land From the U. S. Government, Says Clement Willaman, Great Grandson of Founder. Town Gives Practical Aid to Needy BEAR, DEER PLENTIFUL wr E. R. Has Closed the One He Conducted Under the Acme Store and Is Now Located At 126 South Main---.HasY Four Up-To-Date Chairs. GOOD STAFF OF ARTISTS Bitter But Sweet Patience is .bitter, but its fruit is sweet. the Best Article Written Concerning the Philco Radio. Harvey B. Lesh Radio Co., 'which sells the Philco Radio, is offering a prize for the best article written about the Philco. Read the ad on page five ahd try your ability to write. This is a contest, in which the prize will be awarded for skill. You may have Ijhe talerit to write a goocl ad. Read the ad'aiid try to win. A business transaction of more than iocal interest is the purchase of the John A. "Vine barber shop, 126 South Main street, North Canton, by E. R. Mays, on Monday, Dec. 7. Ml*. Mays has long been known as a barber of great skill and in his shop under the Acme store have sat hundreds of men, women and children. From now on Mr. Mays'will' greet the public at 126 South Main street, and the personnel will be Mr. Vine, Mr. Metzler, Mr. North and Mr. Mays. Famous Barber Shop During the past ten years the barber shop at 126 South Main street has j had several proprietors but it always did a flourishing business. The barbers retained by Mr. Mays are not only first-class workmen, but they enjoy the respect of the people of this town, and it is a pleasure to know that they will remain at the old stand. Mr. Mays will make several changes in the shop, thus making it the last word in sanitary requirements and comfort. Clement H. Willaman of. North Main street, North Canton, visited The Sun office on Friday and said that the article, "When North "Canton First Saw Daylight" was "mighty.interesting reading." He went on to say that J. W. Hujjhmanic of Canton, author of the article, had made two mistakes. One was the statement that the land upon which .North Canton stands was originally owned by P.eter Willaman; the second error was Mr. Hugh- manic's assertion' that the fii*st log cabin was erected here in 1815. According to Clem Willaman, the first cabin was built by the first owner of. the land, Leonard Willaman, great grandfather of Clem, in 1806. Clement submitted to The Sun the following data: First To Come To America In order to give a comprehensive history of the Willaman family, it will be necessary to go back to our great-grandfather, Leonard Willaman, who was a native of Europe, and in 1773 started for America with nine children of whom seven died while crossing the ocean. Those who survived were Leonard Willaman, Jr., ancl Maria E. Willaman. * Cabin Built In 1806 While crossing the Atlantic ocean, our great-grandfather accidently fell ancl sustained injuries from the effects of which he died soon after arriving in the New World. From these two children sprang the present numerous ,Willaman family. Leonard Willaman, Jr., was sixteen years,old when he came to America. We find that he married Mary Elizabeth Yenzer, and Maria E. Willaman married Jacob Yerrick. From" this point forward, we will follow only the history of the descendants of Leonard, because, if we were to follow the descendants of Maria E., it would make oui* paper entirely* too lengthy.. Should anyone .of the offsprings of Maria E. wish to be mentioned, we think it would be their duty to furnish the records of their side of the family. Leonard Father of 12 Children Leonard had twelve children, namely: Barbara, died when 18 years old; John, .died in 1812, aged 24 years; Leonard, died in 1824, aged 33 years; Catharine, born 1791; Peter, bom 1793; Margaret, bom 1795; Jacob, born in 1797; Mary, commonly called Molly, bora in 1799; George, born in 1802; Jonas, born in 1804; Samuel, born in 1809 and Elizabeth, born in 1811. These children were all horn in Cen- FINE ENTERTAINER IS HELPING RELIEF FUND The town of Bedford, Mich., has devised a practical means of aiding its jobless. Besides providing clothing and food, the local community, house hns a shoemaker ancl barber, set up by the townslijp, whose sole duty Is to attend to the wants of those in need. Thus job seekers are;not handicapped by a shoddy appearance. The photograph shows the town shoemaker at his work. Clarence L. Burgderfer Is Com- i ing To Community Building On Friday Night To Assist Girl Reserves Raise Money- Impersonates Notables. HE WILL MAKE YOU ROAR H 'Xm rV-!*" - . - *Jfe*! pP 0maLm \ -wmK •r-f '„ ■, -ISP-,, r* s ** y ;j§r'** - ** fc/s^#f? ■* >»"*&to«v ' '<" £&?' L . y jfe i x >mi mk fr'-ii&.iumBm Wm "' ffilfllflflll [■■■■■^B *** jBnBlK^HBfflBBV GRANDPA WILLAMAN ter county, Pennsylvania, except Samuel and Elizabeth. Leonard Willaman came to Stark county in 1807, ancl settled on the northeast quarter of section No. 17 in Plain township where '*■■• t-fe1- C' i -' k 'H&.X ■ ■"'**V,'«*>-"'M'* ■ The North Canton Relief Committee is going to get a financial boost on Friday night, Dec. 11, if the Girl Reserves have their way. These young girls are sponsoring Burgderfer's entertainment, and The Sun lias the word of Executive Secretary C. B. Williams that "Burgderfer's performance is worth one dollar of anyone's money," although the price of admittance to the Community Building will ' be 10 cents for school pupils and 25 cents for adults. Burgderfer deserves great credit, for his part in this transaction. When he learned that the Reserves were going to turn into the relief, fund every- penny of their share of the admittance money, he generously declared he would do his part by lowering his scale to just enough to cover his expenses. Twenty Years Entertaining Clarence L. Burgderfer has been an entertainer for twenty years. He has long been recognized as one of the ' outstanding* successes of the chautauqua tent, the lyceum platform ancl the legitimate stage. He is a marvelous mimic and has powerful ancl wonderful dramatic ability, say those who have seen him. All his make-up work is done in full view of the audience, thus eliminating "tiresome waits." The characters portrayed are the human, likeable type that in their humor or pathos quickly appeal to one's risibilities or tug at one's heart-strings. Keep in mind that Burgderfer is coming to North Canton on Friday not to make money for himself but to help the Girl Reserves contribute to the relief fund which is distributed anions- tbe few needy families in this town. He is delightfully original, embarking upon the unusual in wit and style, making his entire program a wonderful mixture of mirth, story, joy and sadness, laughters ancl tears, running rthe gamut of the gotesque to impressive oratory, carrying his audience whither lie will. His performance begins at 7:45. WINTER SPORTS GET I UNDER WAY TONIGHT GRANDMA WILLAMAN NAMED RECEIVER Eugene Schafer Takes Charge Drug Store In Canton. • of Blessing or Curse A sense of humor is a blessing or a curse according to your philisophy.— Woman's Home Companion. Telling of the Activities of North Canton American Legion Post No. 419 and of the'Legion'Auxiliary. Membership Get in touch with Adjutant Zengler concerning your 1932-membership by Friday of this week in order that we make a good showing when reports are called for at Columbus on Saturday. District'Meeting \. The long-heralded District Initiation meeting has come and gone and it was a success in every way. The addresses by Department Commander Herbert and by -VicerCommander McCaw were easy to listen to, for they were well planned and proved instruc in euchre, and the bridge prizes were awarded to Mrs. Joe Strang and Paul Strausser. Comrade Moye At the Post meeting' on Monday evening there was read a.letter from John Moye, who recently left our community after a series of. encounters with hard luck. . He has a warm place in his heart for North Canton, North Canton Post:419, and for many personal friends. Moye would like to hear from his friends who may secure his address from Commander Bixler. Such a hold did this community have on Comrade Moye that he is Sub-District Meeting- After a. brief meeting* of the local Post on Monday evening, a regular meeting of Sub-District Three of the Tenth District was held. This includes Stark and Caroll counties and [Continued on back page] Eugene Schafer, son of Mr. ancl Mrs. Charles Schafer, has been appointed by the Court receiver of the Thomas Devine drug store at 1701 West Tusc. street, Canton. Eugene is a registered pharmacist ancl he also has a practical working knowledge of conducting a drug store. So efficient was his handling of the affairs of a drug store in Canton after he was appointed receiver about a year ago that when the Devine place decided to close the creditors turned to Eugene to straighten things out and the Court readily agreed to appoint him. MUSICAL CLUB For Boys and Girls-^First Meeting On Tuesday- Evening, Dec. 15. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SEEN IN CHURCHES Pastors, Superintendents, Choir Leaders and Teachers Are Busy Preparing For the Great Day—Early Morning Services Will Be the Rule. Samuel and Elizabeth were bom. Forest When He Came When Leonard Willaman came to Ohio, the country was almost unbroken [Continued on page five] AUXILIARY MEETING Two Basket Ball Teams Swing Into Action In the Community Building—Church League Has the Honor of Opening What May Be a Good Season. North Canton Well Sessions In Represented Shreve. At CANAL FULTON, SATURDAY PULPIT AND PEW NOTES tive. More about this meeting will il^T" ^T™ ' VT-p be found in another column, *but in I hoplng-1-°-^ ]o-cated wlthm eaf?y ac' this space we want to express appre ciation to all who helped to make, the evening a success, especially to the members of the Auxiliary who gave ■their help in serving refreshments. "• Card Party Because of. the effort of a number of our Po»t' members the card party last Tuesday was successful, there being fifteen or sixteen tables of players. Five-hundited honors, went to Mrs. Harry Storch and to Ray Lentz. -Mr.'and Mrs. Walter Snyder won out'in Ohio, cess of North Canton, National Commander's Banquet Commander BMer and Adjutant Zengler were authorized by the local Post at the regular meeting on Monday evening to attend the National Commander's banquet. This has been the practice in former years. The Deshler hotel in Columbus will be the scene "of this banquet, which will be this coming . Saturday, Dec, 12. At this meeting' National -Commander ^ „_ Stevens wIJl make hfe first appearance I keep'these facts ininind and saye~tfae Card Party Tomorrow The ladies of the Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a card-party on Thursday afternoon (tomorrow), beginning at 1:30. Admission, 25 cents. The next Auxiliary meeting will be held as- usual in the Community Building and will open at 7:30 p.m. A special Christmas program will be presented and some business of considerable importance must be acted upon. All members are asked to * A musical club for boys ancl girls is being formed under, the leadership of Mrs. Harvey Warstler. The first meeting.is to be held with Ervin Royer bf Woodrow avenue on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, at 7:30' o'clock. : The club is for the benefit of those who would like to learn more about the great composers ancl their music. There will be piano solos, ensemble playing and various other sorts of entertainment. GROVERWOLF Returns From Cincinnati Hospital— He Thanks His Friends." The churches in North Canton and the district served by The Sun are preparing for Christmas services. Following their usual custom, there will be special music appropriate to the great day and other features bearing on the birth of Christ. Pastors, superintendents, teachers and choir leaders are busy. Editors' Note—On page five will be found the announcements of the pastors concerning Christmas programs in the churches. Special to The Sun Shreve, Ohio, Dec. 9.—The district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary opened here this Wednesday morning. Delegates are numerous and it promises to be a successful session. How to help sick or disabled ex- service men and tlieir families is the main thing on the minds of the delegates. "We are not going to sit with folded arms during this business depression and see a World War man's family starve," said a North Canton Auxiliary melnber to The Sun correspondent this morning. "We know there is much ^misery and suffering and we are going to clo our befet to make men, women and happy "' Winter sport activities in the Community Building will be given new impetus with the opening of the Young Men's Church Basket Ball league season this (Wednesday) evening at 7:00 o'clock. There will be two matches. The first will be between the Community Building team and the Greentown M. E. team. This will be followed by the tilt between the First U. B. team of Canton and the Zion Reformed team. Canal Fulton, Saturday The Canal Fulton Merchants will be here at 8:30 on Saturday evening so play the Community Building aggregation. Preliminary to this, the Midgets and Young Men's teams will play. While the opponents for these chifdren' lat';er h-rve not yet been chosen, it is hoped two fast fives will .be on hand. Tho$e from North Canton attend-' The Community Building Young ing are: Mrs. Roy Harpold, Mrs. H. Men's team was defeated 30 to 21 by L. Zengler, Mrs. Harry D. Wise, Mrs. the Canton Young Men last Saturday. Otis Jester, Mrs. Homer Sloan, Mrs. j Individual scoring'follows: Harry Smith, Mrs. Florence Herbruck, | [Continued on back pa°*e] Mrs. Ralph Hess and Mrs. Velma ; o ° Sponseller. INITIATE A CLASS PLAY SANTA CLAUS |. AUTO SERVICE Youngsters Ask You To Help Them jM,l,er & Son Havc 0pcned Statio" At Make Others Happy. North Main and Sixth Streets. Help the L. T. L. and Junior Y. P. B. to be Santa to children less fortun-i ate than you are. These children will repair toys, games, dolls, beads, or any thing that will make children happy. If you have an old doll, that has .any one part good, send it. That part may be just what we need at this doll W. B. A. Lodge Will Go To Canton This Wednesday Night. Members of the W. B. A. lodge will go to Canton tonight (Wednesday) to initiate a class for a panton lodge. The officers now serving were elected during the last meeting to serve another term. The W.- B. A. fancy work club will meet on Wednesday, December 16, with Mrs. John B. Mohler. Grover Wolf, World War veteran who participated in hard fighting in ' France, has returned from the hospital {"a:> ■l3e1 in' Cincinnati and at this writing is | ,?l__. at his home. He asks The Sun to sincerely thank, „ .,, , , for him the many friends who have1,, °"r own community will be served cheered him in illness with words of, fir|t' a,n(' th°n elsewhew- encouragement and for the letters and ;„Se"d ,to frl, ^frrave, 339 East cards he has received. I MaDle strpet' North Canton. LITERARY CLUB 1 ) date, Thursday, Dec, 10. Needless to add, The Sun does so cheerfully. Grover Wolf is a victim of the war, ancl a veteran of his outstanding worth is entitled to the best. o '■ Hard To Conceal Loye and smoke are two ' which cannot be concealed. things One of the most modern and up-to- date automobile service stations in this Vicinity has just been opened on North Main street at Sixth, by Miller & Son. Here you may buy gasoline, oil, batteries, tires, have your car greased, tires or battery repaired, and minor adjustments made. An important feature of Miller service is specialized lubrication. There Manv people have beads they do not' j* *, sPf|al S^ase. gun and special Annual Banquet Will'Be On Monday ;e. Pass them on. j lubricant for every part of your auto- Evening, December 14. ' mobile Avhich performs a different kind of work. This insures against n the Ladies Literary club of North loss of grease.and guarantees maxi- yanton will hold their annual banquet mum efficiency of all moving parts. *" the soclal rooms of Zion Reformed See .- your spark plugs operate ch"T.ch on Monday, December 14. through a glass under conditions simi-' .. V>e new calendar booklets will be lar to those existing in your automo- distributed at this time. bile,' then you will know whether or| " ° not they are operating properly. North Canton Library This is but one of the courtesies of A record in circulation was set by* „ -• „ . - - Miller service. Tire, battery, fan belt the North Canton public library for from Russia and will give an instruc-; and fuse inspections also made with- the month of November 37C3 vol- tivc address. -j out charge. umes were loaned to readers. Will Speak About Russia Tlie Canton Ministerial Group will be the guests of the Akron Ministers at North Hill M. E. church on Monday, Dec. 14. The guest speaker is |
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