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READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE SUN BEFORE YOU GO SHOPPING —IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY—NEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY An Independent Newspaper That Plays No Favorites Among Advertisers or Subscribers, and With One Price To All VOL. 17.—NO. 21. NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1939—EIGHT PAGES ijil.no PER YEAR. s Win State Title With Close 24 Mohler Sinks Winning Point in Closing Seconds Against Sandusky Given Little Chance To Survive More Than One Game in State Tourney, Vikings Step Into Role of Giant Killers As They Literally Walk Away With State Honors With but 90 seconds remaining in the ball game and the score tied at 23-all, Roy Mohler stepped calmly to the foul line, and pitched through what proved to be the winning point in the most .thrilling- encounter of the state tournament as North Canton edged a powerful Sandusky St. Mary's team 24 to 23 and thus became state Cla&s B champions for the lirst time in the history i-of the school. It also marked the -team's 22nd straight .win and their 23rd of the season as against four losses. It was a brilliant game from beginning to end and the last 24 seconds turned tlje entire Coliseum into bedlam as tlie Saints took posession oJ the ball out-of-bounds after the Vikings lost the ball. Here fate stepped in and Smith in his anxiety to heave a long pass to Riccardi cutting- for the basket, threw" the ball over his head and oil' the court. However, the thrills were not yet-over for Sandusky again recovered the ball and Art Link, scintillating forward, fired a one-handed shot that Bill Ashbaugh recovered and to all intents and purposes the game was over for only eight seconds remained. At the sound of the final gun, more than 1,000 North Canton rooters went into" a frenzy, as they ,realized the game was over and the Vikings were state champions. They were not alone in tlie cheering for hundreds o! others also yelled their acclaim of a great team. To single out any one man for praise would be. impossible for each and every boy played his heart out throughout! the entire game and tournament. Utilizing every opportunity, they literally passed the Saints oil their feet at all stages of the game, seemingly -never in a hurry hut content to wait until a good shot opened up and then dropping, the ball through. Thcif clever ball handl.nc.' earned the,.praise and admiration ol everyone as did their sportsmanship. Defense Practically Perfect The work of Sterling Pollock beneath the :basket was beautiful to watch for ^almost invariably it wa? he who came down somehow with the ball clutched in his arms, either dribbling it out or passing to a waitini: teammate. ,.The old Musketeer slogar of "All for-'.'one and one Tor all" wa: never more real than it was through out the entire tournament- Perhaps the coolest man on the door was Roy Mohler,".who alth'ougl' finding himself covered pretty thoroughly dropped in two long heaves, besides having the task of 'checking Link, Sandusky captain and one of the outstanding players in the tourney. It was. Link who keiit the. Saints in the runnihg with his uncanny one- handed shots, especially during thc last half. A dangerous player at all limes, he met his match in Mohler who allowed him but four fielders three of these being one-hand tosses impossible to prevent. His accurac; on these seemingly wild heaves wa.' almost unbclieveablc. Then too, .Bill Ashbaugh Jilayed an important role for with Junior Spoo- seller's aid niany of the fast breaks- used by therSandusky team went for naught as they converged on the man with the ball and took it away from him or., slowed him up sufficiently to allow the Viking defense to set itself. That calls for clever and close, guarding and these two boys gave almost perfect illustrations on how it is done. Stretch M-urphy and Joe Peters also turned in fine performances and played no small part in the Viking victory. Joe worked under thc handicap of" a "charley horse" bu! managed to'j connect . twice on his trickv push shots that baffled opponents throughout the year. ' Vikings Open Scoring For two minutes of the opening period neither team was able to score as both played cautiously taking no chances at any time. Finally Motile; set himself and swished a long shot for the first points of the game. His points were matched a few moments later by Smith who dropped two free throws to knot the count after be'ng fouled by Mohler. These were the only points Sandusky scored in the first period as the Vikings turned on the heat as -Pollock connected on a follow-up shot to send North Canton hack into the lead. Fouled by Riccardi, Pollock' made good and less than a minute later Mohler also drop ped a charity, toss and North Canton led by six points. Shortly, before th: quarter gun Murphy took a rebound and batted it- in leaving tlie Vikings in front 8 to- 2. The Saints 'came, to life in the first minutes of the second as Link fired bis first one-handed shot and then came through with two free throws after being fouled by Pollock to nar: row the gap .to but two points. Riccardi then arched a shot from the corner which knotted the count at -8- all and it seemed that Sandusky was about to tak? over the lead for the first time. ' However, North Canton snapped but of their momentary lethargy and proceeded to go lo work with deadly intent that scion pulled them out in front. Pollock dumped his second foi-1 low-up shot and Mohler split the , pulling' for the boys to come th'rougl meshes with a hea?e from near the I We also appreciate the interest taken center of the floor. Stanley fouled i by Dr. Warburton who came un to Ashbaugh as he attempted a shot and j the hotel rooms and took it upon him- Bill made both to give Norlh Canton : self to treat those boys who had been a six point lead. Murphy then came; injured during the course of the through with .'a whirling one-handed j games. shot that left the Vikings on the long end of an 18 to 10 count. Sandusky Cuts Lead Following the rest period, St. Mary's went to work with devastating effects as Stanley dropped a shot from the' confer. Peters came back with a follow-up shot for the only North Canton points in this period. Sponseller fouled Link and the latter made good. He came storming right back with a one hand shot from near the foul line and this was followed by Smith's doubledecker from the side which pulled them up to within three points. Stamm then broke through with his only field goal of the evening which left the Saints trailing by a point as the fourth period started. The Vikings reversed the tables in the "early minutes of the last quartei as Ashbaugh made good his free throw after being fouled by Riccardi. Pollock then hit his third action shot of the game from the side and North Canton held a four point advantage. Link's follow-up shot pulled Sandusky closer and successive fouls by Riccardi and Link finally knotted the count at 23-all with three minutes remaining. At this point the Coliseum turned into a bedlam of noise as backers of both teams yelled encouragement to their boys. Neither team could seem to gain much advantage during the next minute and a half until Mohler in attempting to break up Stamm's dribble was fouled and came through with the point that decided the game. Scoring honors went to Pollock with seven points on three fielders and a free throw while Link paced rfandusky with four doubledeckers and a like number of fouls for 12 points. North Canto»i 34, Spring Valley 27 In their opening game of the tour- nev the Vikings handed Spring Valley a 31 to 27 setback behind the 21 points scored by Mohler and Peters. Both teams played carefully the first period which ended in a 5 to 5 deadlock. In the second Nortli Canton began to hit their stride and built up a 12 to 5 lead before Spring Val- lev rallied lo pull up to 16' to 13 al the half. The second half was all North Canton as they pulled away to a five point lead at the end of the third and continued to set a merry pace in the last frame to win going away. Nortli Canton 28, Green Twp. 25 In a brilliant exhibition of offensive and defensive strength. North Canton halted Green Townsip's sensational winning streak of 30 straight games by handing them a 28 to 25 loss. With Mohler setting a torrid pace in thc first quarter, they pulled away lo a 10 to 2 lead before Township rallied to narrow the margin to 11-7 at the end of the frame. Continuing their drive, Green township, behind the one-hand shots of Caudill, elongated center, finally forged into a 14 to 13 lead midway in the quarter. At this point, Mohler and [Continued on back page] State Class BJChampions Sportsmanship of Team Earns Praise Pictured above are members of the North Canton high school basketball team which upset all dope to emerge from the state tournament with the Class B crown. Given but slim chan zes to survive they battled some of the best teams in the state and encountered but little difficulty in their role of "gianl; killers." Seated left to right: Roy Mohler, captain; Ben Swarner, Charles "Stretch" Murphy, Sterling Pollock, Joe Peters. Standing left to right: Junior Sponseller, Bill Ashbaugh, Bob Ginther, Jim Sponseller, Coach Ray A. Swope. License Plate Sale Falls Below Normal Express Thanks We wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who in any way-—large or small— contributed lo the success of tlie basketball team not only during the tournament but throughout the season, it was only through this wholehearted cooperation that such success was achieved. We wish to extend our gratitude to the Hoover company for loaning the truck to transport band instruments to Columbus and also our thanks to the drivers, Mr. Liebtag, Mr. Mathie, and Mr. Miller. We wish to further thank the Hoover company for contracting for the broadcast of the tournament games thus making it possible for those unable to attend to listen to the progress of their boys. We wish to thank Mrs. Mays for the splendid care she took of the band people while they were in Columbus. We also wish to express our thanks to the management of the Community building for permitting Jack Coughlin to accompany the team to Columbus where he was of tlie greatest assistance in caring for and entertaining the team members during their stay in lhe hotel rooms. . To the Sun management we express our sincerest appreciation for the splendid' support given the team during Uie entire season. The spirited sport articles appearing in the column from time to time seemed to have been the very thing necessary to rouse the boys to an appreciation of the need for cooperation and team work. To Bob Miller especially we wish to give special acknowledgement for his loyalty to the team, his efforts in their behalf at all times and also for his sacrificing his own interests and staying in tlie hotel room with the team members when whiling away the monotonous hours of waiting was not such an easy matter for the boys. Wc wish to thank the many loyal fans who made the trip to Columbus to cheer the boys on and those who although unable to make the trip were Deputy Registrar Willis States 1,900 Still To Register With hut eight days remaining before the present 1938 license plates expire only slightly more than 600 of the estimated, 2,500 plates for this vicinity have been issued according to Ralph E. Willis, deputy registrar for Plain township. »-■ - Mr. Willis urges motorists who have not yet secured their 1939 plates to come in this week-end and the early part of next week to avoid the last minute rush on Thursdav. and Friday. "The sale of plates has been below normal so far," Willis said, "and with approximately 1,900 more plates to be issued in this vicinity it appears there will be a last minute rush to get them as the deadline nears." Loren Smith, who is assisting in the registration, also revealed that many motorists have been coming in with only their 1938 license registration slip and that this is not suffi- cent to receive new plates. It is necessary to have a certificate of title, or memorandum certificate, clerk's certificate, or bill of sale in order to purchase license plates. • o ■ Mrs. Mary Buchman Dies Tuesday Noon Middlebranch Residents Sue cuinbs After Lengthy Illness Mrs. Mary Phillips Buchman, 84, died in her home at Middlebranch Tuesday noon following a lengthy illness. Born in Canton, she moved with her parents to Middlebranch at the age of two and has resided there since that time. Her husband preceded her indeath several years ago. She is survived by a. sister, Mrs. Leatha Brown of Hopeland, Calif.; a brother, George Phillips of near Middlebranch; a grandniece, Dorothy Royer, whom she raised. At one time, Mrs. Buchman had been a member of the Werner U. B. church but in later years attended the First Brethren church. Funeral sendees will be held in the home Friday afternoon at 3:30 p. m. with the Rev. C. L. Warstler in charge. Burial will be made in the Warstler cemetery. The body is at the Spiker Funeral parlors and will be removed to the home Thursday afternoon. Q ■ 100th Anniversary of Greentown Church Joyful Residents Have Reception for State Champs Blaring Horns of Nearly 200 Autos Accompany Victorius Team Through Massillon and Canton on Return Trip pivot shot shortly before Link dribbled in for a layup shot. Peters ended the first half scoring with a pivot Raymond E. Trachsel Raymond A. Swope Francis E. Hammond (Editors note: This is the second, installment of the history of the Methodist church in Greentown as written by the pastor, the Rev. L. E. Smith.) The following pastors served the church during this period: 1857, Rev. Lane; 1859, Rev. Baker; 1864, F. D. Fast; 186G, Wm. Gamble; 1868, J. W. Shirer; 1871, G. D. Kinear; 1872, C. M. McCasline; 1874, H. W. Stewart; 1876, W. Bedall; 1878, J. A. Wright; 1879, P. G. Edmunds; 1881, C, H. Edwards; 1882, J. W. Robins; 1885, G. F. Oliver; 1888, J. R. Smith; 1888, J. G. Slusser; 1889, Reverend Moses; 1892, J. T. Herron; 1895, J. F. Huddleson; 1896, O. B. Jones; 1897, J. A. Rutledge; 1900, J. B. Manley; 1902, E, E. Sparks. It is not known when the first parsonage was built but during the pastorate of the Rev. J. W. Robins in 1883 or 1884 the old parsonage was moved away and the present one constructed. During the pastorate of [Continued on back page] Wildly acclaiming the team that annexed the state championship, residents of this community met them at the county line upon their return from Columbus and with blaring horns accompanied them back to North Canton Sunday afternoon. In the neighborhood of 70 cars awaited them when they arrived at the line east of Massillon short after 2 p. m. A police escort led the parajje through Massillon thence to Canton and left on Cleveland avenue down to the school where a short victory celebration was held. As the parade got under way, more and more cars joined until nearly 200 cars made up the three-mile procession. With signs of every size and description on cars proclaiming them as champions and festooned in the school colors, drivers did not spare their horns on the way home. Upon arrival at the school, the team followed the band into the gymnasium which was filled completely with happy cheering people. After a stirring inarch played by the band, C. B. Williams introduced Mayor Frank Evans who welcomed the boys back home and complimented them on their victory. Team, Townspeople Complimented Clair Studer and Superintendent R. E. Trachsel gave short talks praising the boys and the cooperation of students and townspeople who backed the team 100 per cent as they battled for state honors. Coach Ray Swope was then introduced and following his short talk explaining how the boys came through the boys themselves were introduced. As each boy stood, wild /cheering literally lifted the rafters from the building and despite the gladness of the occasion there were many a tear that coursed down the cheek of the boys themselves and others in the audience. At the conclusion of the program individual congratulations were in order. On Friday afternoon a special assembly will be held in honor of the bovs and presentation of the trophy to the school will be made. The boys will be further honored at the Father- Son banquet in the evening. o Birthday Celebration W. B. A. Honors Members at Regular Meeting Twelve members of The Women's Benefit association whose birthdays occur in the first three months of the year, were honored at the regular meeting of the club last Friday evening. Mrs. Elma Snyder who was 78 that day is one of the oldest members. Spring bouquets of red roses and yellow daffodils lent an air of festivity to the occassion. Each table was centered with a beautifully decorated birthday cake. Each of the twelve honored guests was presented with a red rose and a beautiful crystal rose bowl. The next regular meeting of the W. B. A. will be held at the home of Mrs. Ida Willigmann on Portage street next Wednesday afternoon March 29. Letters Compliment Team and Coach on Fine Play Letters, phone calls and telegrams have been received for the past three days at the high school congratulating Coach Ray Swope and the team on their victory but more so on the sportsmanship shown by them in tournament play. Persons absolutely unknown lo school . officials have been writing stating they have never seen a team that exhibited as much sportsmanship as did the Vikings. They gained many rooters at the tourney through this medium and their praises have been sung far and wide for this reason alone. A striking example of Ibis was passed on to us by Max Messerly who while waiting for one of the games was engaged in conversation by a Columbus man who did not know that Mr. Messerly was from North Canton. This man showed a fine knowledge of the game and revealed many interesting facts about the teams and the players. He finally began to discuss lhe North Canton players and as he did he stated that he had never seen a finer and cleaner bunch of boys in action than they. He raved about their sportsmanship and told Mr. Messerly to watch them as they played. As the boys came on the floor he said, "I hope they come through this tournament." When the game got under way, quite naturally Mr. Messerly began to cheer for North Canton as did his companion. Upon learning that Mr. Messerly was from North Canton his companion stated "You people in North Canton should be proud over the way those boys conduct themselves in their games. I've followed basketball for many years and I've never had more pleasure watching a team play as I get from watching those boys." When the game was over and tho boys had shook hands with the referees and their opponents and and walked off the floor with the boys whom they had just defeated with arms around them, this man Nirned and said, "See what I mean. They shake hands with th; referees, they compliment their opponents and walk off the floor with tiieir, lhe best of friends. That's what 1 call real sportsmanship and they certainly deserve to win this tournament an that alone." Appearance of the band also brought forth much comment. Rated as the snappiest band present, they aided in no little way to keep the spirits of the crowd and team at a high ebb at all times. The expense of keeping them in Columbus and the team is quite adequately handled by the large bonus the school received by winning the championship. o Roger Shoemaker, Birdine Rayot Marry Ceremony Performed in Louisville Church Recently Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Birdine Rayot to Roger Shoemaker Saturday evening, March 4, in the Louisville Paradise Reformed parsonage with the Rev. E. E. Zeichiel officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rayot of 'Louisville while the bridegroom is the son of /-. . i ™;„. nff„_ "A ctrni,o-o I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shoemaker of Greentown Juniors Offer A Stiangc | MiddIobranch. To Have Annual Father-Son Banquet Friday Jimmy Aiken, Akron University Coach To Address Group On Sports Rundainentals; Team To Be Honored Music Club Guests of Woman's Club Music Appreciation Theme of Monday Evening Meeting- North Canton Woman's club held their evening meeting in the club rooms of the Community building March 20 with Dr. Hanson and the North Canton Music club as guests. Mrs. Foster Crawford, vice president, presided. Mrs. George Henderson, music chairman, introduced the following artists: William Meyer, violinist, accompanied by Gladys Crawford played "Sonata in D Minor," "Allegro Con Brio," "Scherzo-Allegro" and "Allegro." Miss Catherine Andrews sang the aria from "La Traviata" and Handel's "Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre." The Hoover octette sang four numbers, "Soldier's Chorus" from Faust, "Homing" by del Riego, "Lift Thine Eyes" and "Winter Song" by Bullard. The annual spring banquet will be held at Shady Hollow country club, Monday, April 10 at 6 o'clock. Reservations' can be made with Mrs. Trott. Mrs. Spitler or Mrs. Bierie. Following the meeting coffee was served with Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Henderson pouring. Tables were decorated in spring colors. Members of the executive board served as hostesses. PRESENT THREE-ACT PLAY The annual Father-Son banquet sponsored by the Senior and Junior Ili-Y's with .the cooperation of lhe Rotary club will be held in the gymnasium of lhe Community building on Friday evening of this week at (i:15 p. in. with Jimmy Aiken, coach at Akron university, as guest speaker. Aiken is very well known as a speaker and his anecdotes and discussions of sports fundamentals makes a very interesting talk. Members of the Stale Championship basketball team will be spec.al gucsiu at the banquet. Tickets have been moving fast and all those wishing to attend are asked to make early reservations since it wil! be limited to 400 persons. All fathers and sons in the community are urged to attend. D. Robert Ginther, Senior Hi-Y president, will serve as toaslmasLer while his father, Henry J. Umther, will act as co-loastmasler. Invocation will be by the Rev. N. B. Emch. The musical part of the program will be handled by the Hoover quartet and Russell Rudy, pianist. Raymond, of Canton, well-known chef, will prepare a real Hal.an spaghetti dinner which can be had with or without meat. It will be cafeteria style but 30 members of the Girl Reserves will help fill seconds;. The various churches in the community are loaning chairs, tables, and silverware for the occasion. The American Legion, Rotary, business men and the Hoover company are cooperating to make the team's part in the banquet a success and the boys will be inliodueed by Clair Studer. Following the banquet a movie, Jackie Cooper in "Gangster's Boy" will be shown. The committee in charge of arrangements is composed of Bob Kidder, chairman; Glen Forney, Jim Jester, Tom Schick, Lawrence Bishop, Frank Wise, C. F. McFadden, Ward Mathie, William Nagle, Wayne Russell, C. B. Williams, T. G. Denton, and Dave Glass. New Studebaker Announced Bequest" Friday and Saturday The three-act comedy, "A Strange Bequest" will be given by the Greentown junior class Friday and Saturday evening in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. The play is under the direction of Mr. Pontius and Mr. Coyle. Members of the cast include Lois Wise, James Roth, Virgil Cocklin, Wilbur Shoemaker, Helen Braumbaugh, Mildred Hossler, Freda Miller, Almeda Brandon, Kathryn Jones. Speaks at UB Church They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Slayman, sister and brother-in-law of the bridegroom. The bride wore a tea rose dress with dubonnet accessories and a corsage of orchids. Mrs. Slayman wore an Old Rose ensemble with matching accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Mrs. Shoemaker has been employed in the Louisville branch of the Harter bank for many years while Mr. Shoemaker is associated with the Economy company of Hartville. Upon their return from their Florida wedding trip they will be at home after April 1 on South Prospect street, Hartville. o Legionaires at I District Conference Dr. Dewey Whitweli Dr. Dewey Whitweli of Nashville, Tenn., who will give two weeks of evangelistic sermons, prayer praise and testimony meetings at the First United Brethren church, corner 5th and Cleveland, SW., in Canton from March 26 to April 9. The meetings will be held every evening except Saturday with special music at all services. Dedication of New Minerva Home Also to Be Held The North Canton post of the American Legion will be represented at the 10th district conference at Minerva March 26, which day will also be the dedication of the new- Minerva Legion home. Due to the large number of legionaries and auxiliary members being out of town Friday, the birthday party planned for that evening was postponed and will in all probability be held on March 31. According to information received one North Canton student still remains in the running in the essay contest but the pupil's name is. not known. A baseball team sponsored by the Legion was briefly discussed and plans for Decoration day were again brought up. In checking over the old drum corp equipment, the committee in charge discovered there are five bugles missing from the post home. Some of these probably have been in the hands of former drum corp members since the time of their disbanding. The committee would be glad to have persons who have bugles to notify them so that proper inventory and record can be made. Several members are planning to attend the county council meeting being held this evening. Now on Display At- Zumbach Motor Sales Four years of research and development by the Studebaker corporation has culminated with the announcement of the new Studebaker champion to compete in the low-priced field. Engineers started with a clean sheet of paper and before a line was put on the drawing board, or a single specification was determined upon, thousands of owners and prospective owners of lowest-priced cers were interviewed to develop a clear picture of what sort of new ear would be received with favor by havers in this field. An outstanding feature of this car is the elimination of much dead weight. Cutting out this excess weight adds to the economy of operation an important factor for car owners in this field. They have gone the limit in relieving car surfaces of such wind-catchers as door hinges, trunk hinges, protruding head and tail lamps, running boards, wide rear fenders, each of which has been guilty of wind drag out of all proportion to its size.- This car is now on display at the Zumbach Motor sales at 327 North Main street. Maple Festival At Chardon To Be Held Four Days Starting Thursday With many atlractive features, ihe annual Geauga County Maple festival will be held in Chardon, March 23, 2-1, 25 and 26. Maple syrup will be made in old and modern camps on the park. As an added attraction to the famous log chopping contests, a cross cut sawing event has been schedued. .411 northeastern Ohio couples married 50 years or over will be entertained at a banquet March 23. A pageant of Geauga county history is to be presented each afternoon and evening with an orchestra and cast of 100. Many northeastern Ohio bands will play. HONOrIjrTde' ELECT With Miscellaneous Shower As Dale of Wedding Approaches Mrs. Leslie Stoner and Mrs. Clarence Floom were hostesses at a party Friday evening given in honor of Miss Dona Jeanne Stoner, bride-elect of Robert Lee. Kreighbaum, with 30 guests present. The evening was spent in novelty games with awards going to Misses Mildred Reigle, Helen Moore and Ethel Winfiefd. Decorations were a large shower umbrella with wedding- bells hanging from the chandalier. A plate lunch was served with favors in keeping with St. Patrick's day. Miss Stoner was the recipient of a miscellaneous shower.
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Full Text | READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE SUN BEFORE YOU GO SHOPPING —IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN STARK COUNTY—NEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY An Independent Newspaper That Plays No Favorites Among Advertisers or Subscribers, and With One Price To All VOL. 17.—NO. 21. NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1939—EIGHT PAGES ijil.no PER YEAR. s Win State Title With Close 24 Mohler Sinks Winning Point in Closing Seconds Against Sandusky Given Little Chance To Survive More Than One Game in State Tourney, Vikings Step Into Role of Giant Killers As They Literally Walk Away With State Honors With but 90 seconds remaining in the ball game and the score tied at 23-all, Roy Mohler stepped calmly to the foul line, and pitched through what proved to be the winning point in the most .thrilling- encounter of the state tournament as North Canton edged a powerful Sandusky St. Mary's team 24 to 23 and thus became state Cla&s B champions for the lirst time in the history i-of the school. It also marked the -team's 22nd straight .win and their 23rd of the season as against four losses. It was a brilliant game from beginning to end and the last 24 seconds turned tlje entire Coliseum into bedlam as tlie Saints took posession oJ the ball out-of-bounds after the Vikings lost the ball. Here fate stepped in and Smith in his anxiety to heave a long pass to Riccardi cutting- for the basket, threw" the ball over his head and oil' the court. However, the thrills were not yet-over for Sandusky again recovered the ball and Art Link, scintillating forward, fired a one-handed shot that Bill Ashbaugh recovered and to all intents and purposes the game was over for only eight seconds remained. At the sound of the final gun, more than 1,000 North Canton rooters went into" a frenzy, as they ,realized the game was over and the Vikings were state champions. They were not alone in tlie cheering for hundreds o! others also yelled their acclaim of a great team. To single out any one man for praise would be. impossible for each and every boy played his heart out throughout! the entire game and tournament. Utilizing every opportunity, they literally passed the Saints oil their feet at all stages of the game, seemingly -never in a hurry hut content to wait until a good shot opened up and then dropping, the ball through. Thcif clever ball handl.nc.' earned the,.praise and admiration ol everyone as did their sportsmanship. Defense Practically Perfect The work of Sterling Pollock beneath the :basket was beautiful to watch for ^almost invariably it wa? he who came down somehow with the ball clutched in his arms, either dribbling it out or passing to a waitini: teammate. ,.The old Musketeer slogar of "All for-'.'one and one Tor all" wa: never more real than it was through out the entire tournament- Perhaps the coolest man on the door was Roy Mohler,".who alth'ougl' finding himself covered pretty thoroughly dropped in two long heaves, besides having the task of 'checking Link, Sandusky captain and one of the outstanding players in the tourney. It was. Link who keiit the. Saints in the runnihg with his uncanny one- handed shots, especially during thc last half. A dangerous player at all limes, he met his match in Mohler who allowed him but four fielders three of these being one-hand tosses impossible to prevent. His accurac; on these seemingly wild heaves wa.' almost unbclieveablc. Then too, .Bill Ashbaugh Jilayed an important role for with Junior Spoo- seller's aid niany of the fast breaks- used by therSandusky team went for naught as they converged on the man with the ball and took it away from him or., slowed him up sufficiently to allow the Viking defense to set itself. That calls for clever and close, guarding and these two boys gave almost perfect illustrations on how it is done. Stretch M-urphy and Joe Peters also turned in fine performances and played no small part in the Viking victory. Joe worked under thc handicap of" a "charley horse" bu! managed to'j connect . twice on his trickv push shots that baffled opponents throughout the year. ' Vikings Open Scoring For two minutes of the opening period neither team was able to score as both played cautiously taking no chances at any time. Finally Motile; set himself and swished a long shot for the first points of the game. His points were matched a few moments later by Smith who dropped two free throws to knot the count after be'ng fouled by Mohler. These were the only points Sandusky scored in the first period as the Vikings turned on the heat as -Pollock connected on a follow-up shot to send North Canton hack into the lead. Fouled by Riccardi, Pollock' made good and less than a minute later Mohler also drop ped a charity, toss and North Canton led by six points. Shortly, before th: quarter gun Murphy took a rebound and batted it- in leaving tlie Vikings in front 8 to- 2. The Saints 'came, to life in the first minutes of the second as Link fired bis first one-handed shot and then came through with two free throws after being fouled by Pollock to nar: row the gap .to but two points. Riccardi then arched a shot from the corner which knotted the count at -8- all and it seemed that Sandusky was about to tak? over the lead for the first time. ' However, North Canton snapped but of their momentary lethargy and proceeded to go lo work with deadly intent that scion pulled them out in front. Pollock dumped his second foi-1 low-up shot and Mohler split the , pulling' for the boys to come th'rougl meshes with a hea?e from near the I We also appreciate the interest taken center of the floor. Stanley fouled i by Dr. Warburton who came un to Ashbaugh as he attempted a shot and j the hotel rooms and took it upon him- Bill made both to give Norlh Canton : self to treat those boys who had been a six point lead. Murphy then came; injured during the course of the through with .'a whirling one-handed j games. shot that left the Vikings on the long end of an 18 to 10 count. Sandusky Cuts Lead Following the rest period, St. Mary's went to work with devastating effects as Stanley dropped a shot from the' confer. Peters came back with a follow-up shot for the only North Canton points in this period. Sponseller fouled Link and the latter made good. He came storming right back with a one hand shot from near the foul line and this was followed by Smith's doubledecker from the side which pulled them up to within three points. Stamm then broke through with his only field goal of the evening which left the Saints trailing by a point as the fourth period started. The Vikings reversed the tables in the "early minutes of the last quartei as Ashbaugh made good his free throw after being fouled by Riccardi. Pollock then hit his third action shot of the game from the side and North Canton held a four point advantage. Link's follow-up shot pulled Sandusky closer and successive fouls by Riccardi and Link finally knotted the count at 23-all with three minutes remaining. At this point the Coliseum turned into a bedlam of noise as backers of both teams yelled encouragement to their boys. Neither team could seem to gain much advantage during the next minute and a half until Mohler in attempting to break up Stamm's dribble was fouled and came through with the point that decided the game. Scoring honors went to Pollock with seven points on three fielders and a free throw while Link paced rfandusky with four doubledeckers and a like number of fouls for 12 points. North Canto»i 34, Spring Valley 27 In their opening game of the tour- nev the Vikings handed Spring Valley a 31 to 27 setback behind the 21 points scored by Mohler and Peters. Both teams played carefully the first period which ended in a 5 to 5 deadlock. In the second Nortli Canton began to hit their stride and built up a 12 to 5 lead before Spring Val- lev rallied lo pull up to 16' to 13 al the half. The second half was all North Canton as they pulled away to a five point lead at the end of the third and continued to set a merry pace in the last frame to win going away. Nortli Canton 28, Green Twp. 25 In a brilliant exhibition of offensive and defensive strength. North Canton halted Green Townsip's sensational winning streak of 30 straight games by handing them a 28 to 25 loss. With Mohler setting a torrid pace in thc first quarter, they pulled away lo a 10 to 2 lead before Township rallied to narrow the margin to 11-7 at the end of the frame. Continuing their drive, Green township, behind the one-hand shots of Caudill, elongated center, finally forged into a 14 to 13 lead midway in the quarter. At this point, Mohler and [Continued on back page] State Class BJChampions Sportsmanship of Team Earns Praise Pictured above are members of the North Canton high school basketball team which upset all dope to emerge from the state tournament with the Class B crown. Given but slim chan zes to survive they battled some of the best teams in the state and encountered but little difficulty in their role of "gianl; killers." Seated left to right: Roy Mohler, captain; Ben Swarner, Charles "Stretch" Murphy, Sterling Pollock, Joe Peters. Standing left to right: Junior Sponseller, Bill Ashbaugh, Bob Ginther, Jim Sponseller, Coach Ray A. Swope. License Plate Sale Falls Below Normal Express Thanks We wish to take this opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who in any way-—large or small— contributed lo the success of tlie basketball team not only during the tournament but throughout the season, it was only through this wholehearted cooperation that such success was achieved. We wish to extend our gratitude to the Hoover company for loaning the truck to transport band instruments to Columbus and also our thanks to the drivers, Mr. Liebtag, Mr. Mathie, and Mr. Miller. We wish to further thank the Hoover company for contracting for the broadcast of the tournament games thus making it possible for those unable to attend to listen to the progress of their boys. We wish to thank Mrs. Mays for the splendid care she took of the band people while they were in Columbus. We also wish to express our thanks to the management of the Community building for permitting Jack Coughlin to accompany the team to Columbus where he was of tlie greatest assistance in caring for and entertaining the team members during their stay in lhe hotel rooms. . To the Sun management we express our sincerest appreciation for the splendid' support given the team during Uie entire season. The spirited sport articles appearing in the column from time to time seemed to have been the very thing necessary to rouse the boys to an appreciation of the need for cooperation and team work. To Bob Miller especially we wish to give special acknowledgement for his loyalty to the team, his efforts in their behalf at all times and also for his sacrificing his own interests and staying in tlie hotel room with the team members when whiling away the monotonous hours of waiting was not such an easy matter for the boys. Wc wish to thank the many loyal fans who made the trip to Columbus to cheer the boys on and those who although unable to make the trip were Deputy Registrar Willis States 1,900 Still To Register With hut eight days remaining before the present 1938 license plates expire only slightly more than 600 of the estimated, 2,500 plates for this vicinity have been issued according to Ralph E. Willis, deputy registrar for Plain township. »-■ - Mr. Willis urges motorists who have not yet secured their 1939 plates to come in this week-end and the early part of next week to avoid the last minute rush on Thursdav. and Friday. "The sale of plates has been below normal so far," Willis said, "and with approximately 1,900 more plates to be issued in this vicinity it appears there will be a last minute rush to get them as the deadline nears." Loren Smith, who is assisting in the registration, also revealed that many motorists have been coming in with only their 1938 license registration slip and that this is not suffi- cent to receive new plates. It is necessary to have a certificate of title, or memorandum certificate, clerk's certificate, or bill of sale in order to purchase license plates. • o ■ Mrs. Mary Buchman Dies Tuesday Noon Middlebranch Residents Sue cuinbs After Lengthy Illness Mrs. Mary Phillips Buchman, 84, died in her home at Middlebranch Tuesday noon following a lengthy illness. Born in Canton, she moved with her parents to Middlebranch at the age of two and has resided there since that time. Her husband preceded her indeath several years ago. She is survived by a. sister, Mrs. Leatha Brown of Hopeland, Calif.; a brother, George Phillips of near Middlebranch; a grandniece, Dorothy Royer, whom she raised. At one time, Mrs. Buchman had been a member of the Werner U. B. church but in later years attended the First Brethren church. Funeral sendees will be held in the home Friday afternoon at 3:30 p. m. with the Rev. C. L. Warstler in charge. Burial will be made in the Warstler cemetery. The body is at the Spiker Funeral parlors and will be removed to the home Thursday afternoon. Q ■ 100th Anniversary of Greentown Church Joyful Residents Have Reception for State Champs Blaring Horns of Nearly 200 Autos Accompany Victorius Team Through Massillon and Canton on Return Trip pivot shot shortly before Link dribbled in for a layup shot. Peters ended the first half scoring with a pivot Raymond E. Trachsel Raymond A. Swope Francis E. Hammond (Editors note: This is the second, installment of the history of the Methodist church in Greentown as written by the pastor, the Rev. L. E. Smith.) The following pastors served the church during this period: 1857, Rev. Lane; 1859, Rev. Baker; 1864, F. D. Fast; 186G, Wm. Gamble; 1868, J. W. Shirer; 1871, G. D. Kinear; 1872, C. M. McCasline; 1874, H. W. Stewart; 1876, W. Bedall; 1878, J. A. Wright; 1879, P. G. Edmunds; 1881, C, H. Edwards; 1882, J. W. Robins; 1885, G. F. Oliver; 1888, J. R. Smith; 1888, J. G. Slusser; 1889, Reverend Moses; 1892, J. T. Herron; 1895, J. F. Huddleson; 1896, O. B. Jones; 1897, J. A. Rutledge; 1900, J. B. Manley; 1902, E, E. Sparks. It is not known when the first parsonage was built but during the pastorate of the Rev. J. W. Robins in 1883 or 1884 the old parsonage was moved away and the present one constructed. During the pastorate of [Continued on back page] Wildly acclaiming the team that annexed the state championship, residents of this community met them at the county line upon their return from Columbus and with blaring horns accompanied them back to North Canton Sunday afternoon. In the neighborhood of 70 cars awaited them when they arrived at the line east of Massillon short after 2 p. m. A police escort led the parajje through Massillon thence to Canton and left on Cleveland avenue down to the school where a short victory celebration was held. As the parade got under way, more and more cars joined until nearly 200 cars made up the three-mile procession. With signs of every size and description on cars proclaiming them as champions and festooned in the school colors, drivers did not spare their horns on the way home. Upon arrival at the school, the team followed the band into the gymnasium which was filled completely with happy cheering people. After a stirring inarch played by the band, C. B. Williams introduced Mayor Frank Evans who welcomed the boys back home and complimented them on their victory. Team, Townspeople Complimented Clair Studer and Superintendent R. E. Trachsel gave short talks praising the boys and the cooperation of students and townspeople who backed the team 100 per cent as they battled for state honors. Coach Ray Swope was then introduced and following his short talk explaining how the boys came through the boys themselves were introduced. As each boy stood, wild /cheering literally lifted the rafters from the building and despite the gladness of the occasion there were many a tear that coursed down the cheek of the boys themselves and others in the audience. At the conclusion of the program individual congratulations were in order. On Friday afternoon a special assembly will be held in honor of the bovs and presentation of the trophy to the school will be made. The boys will be further honored at the Father- Son banquet in the evening. o Birthday Celebration W. B. A. Honors Members at Regular Meeting Twelve members of The Women's Benefit association whose birthdays occur in the first three months of the year, were honored at the regular meeting of the club last Friday evening. Mrs. Elma Snyder who was 78 that day is one of the oldest members. Spring bouquets of red roses and yellow daffodils lent an air of festivity to the occassion. Each table was centered with a beautifully decorated birthday cake. Each of the twelve honored guests was presented with a red rose and a beautiful crystal rose bowl. The next regular meeting of the W. B. A. will be held at the home of Mrs. Ida Willigmann on Portage street next Wednesday afternoon March 29. Letters Compliment Team and Coach on Fine Play Letters, phone calls and telegrams have been received for the past three days at the high school congratulating Coach Ray Swope and the team on their victory but more so on the sportsmanship shown by them in tournament play. Persons absolutely unknown lo school . officials have been writing stating they have never seen a team that exhibited as much sportsmanship as did the Vikings. They gained many rooters at the tourney through this medium and their praises have been sung far and wide for this reason alone. A striking example of Ibis was passed on to us by Max Messerly who while waiting for one of the games was engaged in conversation by a Columbus man who did not know that Mr. Messerly was from North Canton. This man showed a fine knowledge of the game and revealed many interesting facts about the teams and the players. He finally began to discuss lhe North Canton players and as he did he stated that he had never seen a finer and cleaner bunch of boys in action than they. He raved about their sportsmanship and told Mr. Messerly to watch them as they played. As the boys came on the floor he said, "I hope they come through this tournament." When the game got under way, quite naturally Mr. Messerly began to cheer for North Canton as did his companion. Upon learning that Mr. Messerly was from North Canton his companion stated "You people in North Canton should be proud over the way those boys conduct themselves in their games. I've followed basketball for many years and I've never had more pleasure watching a team play as I get from watching those boys." When the game was over and tho boys had shook hands with the referees and their opponents and and walked off the floor with the boys whom they had just defeated with arms around them, this man Nirned and said, "See what I mean. They shake hands with th; referees, they compliment their opponents and walk off the floor with tiieir, lhe best of friends. That's what 1 call real sportsmanship and they certainly deserve to win this tournament an that alone." Appearance of the band also brought forth much comment. Rated as the snappiest band present, they aided in no little way to keep the spirits of the crowd and team at a high ebb at all times. The expense of keeping them in Columbus and the team is quite adequately handled by the large bonus the school received by winning the championship. o Roger Shoemaker, Birdine Rayot Marry Ceremony Performed in Louisville Church Recently Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Birdine Rayot to Roger Shoemaker Saturday evening, March 4, in the Louisville Paradise Reformed parsonage with the Rev. E. E. Zeichiel officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rayot of 'Louisville while the bridegroom is the son of /-. . i ™;„. nff„_ "A ctrni,o-o I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shoemaker of Greentown Juniors Offer A Stiangc | MiddIobranch. To Have Annual Father-Son Banquet Friday Jimmy Aiken, Akron University Coach To Address Group On Sports Rundainentals; Team To Be Honored Music Club Guests of Woman's Club Music Appreciation Theme of Monday Evening Meeting- North Canton Woman's club held their evening meeting in the club rooms of the Community building March 20 with Dr. Hanson and the North Canton Music club as guests. Mrs. Foster Crawford, vice president, presided. Mrs. George Henderson, music chairman, introduced the following artists: William Meyer, violinist, accompanied by Gladys Crawford played "Sonata in D Minor," "Allegro Con Brio," "Scherzo-Allegro" and "Allegro." Miss Catherine Andrews sang the aria from "La Traviata" and Handel's "Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre." The Hoover octette sang four numbers, "Soldier's Chorus" from Faust, "Homing" by del Riego, "Lift Thine Eyes" and "Winter Song" by Bullard. The annual spring banquet will be held at Shady Hollow country club, Monday, April 10 at 6 o'clock. Reservations' can be made with Mrs. Trott. Mrs. Spitler or Mrs. Bierie. Following the meeting coffee was served with Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Henderson pouring. Tables were decorated in spring colors. Members of the executive board served as hostesses. PRESENT THREE-ACT PLAY The annual Father-Son banquet sponsored by the Senior and Junior Ili-Y's with .the cooperation of lhe Rotary club will be held in the gymnasium of lhe Community building on Friday evening of this week at (i:15 p. in. with Jimmy Aiken, coach at Akron university, as guest speaker. Aiken is very well known as a speaker and his anecdotes and discussions of sports fundamentals makes a very interesting talk. Members of the Stale Championship basketball team will be spec.al gucsiu at the banquet. Tickets have been moving fast and all those wishing to attend are asked to make early reservations since it wil! be limited to 400 persons. All fathers and sons in the community are urged to attend. D. Robert Ginther, Senior Hi-Y president, will serve as toaslmasLer while his father, Henry J. Umther, will act as co-loastmasler. Invocation will be by the Rev. N. B. Emch. The musical part of the program will be handled by the Hoover quartet and Russell Rudy, pianist. Raymond, of Canton, well-known chef, will prepare a real Hal.an spaghetti dinner which can be had with or without meat. It will be cafeteria style but 30 members of the Girl Reserves will help fill seconds;. The various churches in the community are loaning chairs, tables, and silverware for the occasion. The American Legion, Rotary, business men and the Hoover company are cooperating to make the team's part in the banquet a success and the boys will be inliodueed by Clair Studer. Following the banquet a movie, Jackie Cooper in "Gangster's Boy" will be shown. The committee in charge of arrangements is composed of Bob Kidder, chairman; Glen Forney, Jim Jester, Tom Schick, Lawrence Bishop, Frank Wise, C. F. McFadden, Ward Mathie, William Nagle, Wayne Russell, C. B. Williams, T. G. Denton, and Dave Glass. New Studebaker Announced Bequest" Friday and Saturday The three-act comedy, "A Strange Bequest" will be given by the Greentown junior class Friday and Saturday evening in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. The play is under the direction of Mr. Pontius and Mr. Coyle. Members of the cast include Lois Wise, James Roth, Virgil Cocklin, Wilbur Shoemaker, Helen Braumbaugh, Mildred Hossler, Freda Miller, Almeda Brandon, Kathryn Jones. Speaks at UB Church They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Slayman, sister and brother-in-law of the bridegroom. The bride wore a tea rose dress with dubonnet accessories and a corsage of orchids. Mrs. Slayman wore an Old Rose ensemble with matching accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Mrs. Shoemaker has been employed in the Louisville branch of the Harter bank for many years while Mr. Shoemaker is associated with the Economy company of Hartville. Upon their return from their Florida wedding trip they will be at home after April 1 on South Prospect street, Hartville. o Legionaires at I District Conference Dr. Dewey Whitweli Dr. Dewey Whitweli of Nashville, Tenn., who will give two weeks of evangelistic sermons, prayer praise and testimony meetings at the First United Brethren church, corner 5th and Cleveland, SW., in Canton from March 26 to April 9. The meetings will be held every evening except Saturday with special music at all services. Dedication of New Minerva Home Also to Be Held The North Canton post of the American Legion will be represented at the 10th district conference at Minerva March 26, which day will also be the dedication of the new- Minerva Legion home. Due to the large number of legionaries and auxiliary members being out of town Friday, the birthday party planned for that evening was postponed and will in all probability be held on March 31. According to information received one North Canton student still remains in the running in the essay contest but the pupil's name is. not known. A baseball team sponsored by the Legion was briefly discussed and plans for Decoration day were again brought up. In checking over the old drum corp equipment, the committee in charge discovered there are five bugles missing from the post home. Some of these probably have been in the hands of former drum corp members since the time of their disbanding. The committee would be glad to have persons who have bugles to notify them so that proper inventory and record can be made. Several members are planning to attend the county council meeting being held this evening. Now on Display At- Zumbach Motor Sales Four years of research and development by the Studebaker corporation has culminated with the announcement of the new Studebaker champion to compete in the low-priced field. Engineers started with a clean sheet of paper and before a line was put on the drawing board, or a single specification was determined upon, thousands of owners and prospective owners of lowest-priced cers were interviewed to develop a clear picture of what sort of new ear would be received with favor by havers in this field. An outstanding feature of this car is the elimination of much dead weight. Cutting out this excess weight adds to the economy of operation an important factor for car owners in this field. They have gone the limit in relieving car surfaces of such wind-catchers as door hinges, trunk hinges, protruding head and tail lamps, running boards, wide rear fenders, each of which has been guilty of wind drag out of all proportion to its size.- This car is now on display at the Zumbach Motor sales at 327 North Main street. Maple Festival At Chardon To Be Held Four Days Starting Thursday With many atlractive features, ihe annual Geauga County Maple festival will be held in Chardon, March 23, 2-1, 25 and 26. Maple syrup will be made in old and modern camps on the park. As an added attraction to the famous log chopping contests, a cross cut sawing event has been schedued. .411 northeastern Ohio couples married 50 years or over will be entertained at a banquet March 23. A pageant of Geauga county history is to be presented each afternoon and evening with an orchestra and cast of 100. Many northeastern Ohio bands will play. HONOrIjrTde' ELECT With Miscellaneous Shower As Dale of Wedding Approaches Mrs. Leslie Stoner and Mrs. Clarence Floom were hostesses at a party Friday evening given in honor of Miss Dona Jeanne Stoner, bride-elect of Robert Lee. Kreighbaum, with 30 guests present. The evening was spent in novelty games with awards going to Misses Mildred Reigle, Helen Moore and Ethel Winfiefd. Decorations were a large shower umbrella with wedding- bells hanging from the chandalier. A plate lunch was served with favors in keeping with St. Patrick's day. Miss Stoner was the recipient of a miscellaneous shower. |
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