The Sun, 1941-05-07

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Sound Effects Men, Lighting
Artists Hold Important
Place in Play as-Scenery Is
Omitted
Why Imitate Failure?
For nearly a quarter of a century, smart boys and girls
■who write books and deliver lectures, have been telling us of
the geat things to be expected from Soviet Russia. It was to
be a workers' paradise. The capitalistic system was destroyed. The goverunjfct became supreme, and the individual was
a pawn of the smbe./X --
A quarter of a century is a long time. But if one can
believe the record, results in Russia have been in reverse,
lather than forward.
The principal idea of Russian commlunism is that government should own all means of production and distribution
•—all natural resources were taken from private enterprise
and left to government to develop. Russia seized everything
from private individuals. What has been the result? Want,
starvation, stagnation, terrorism.
And, yet, in our own country, with Russia as an example
to go by, we have those who would do, slyly and gradually,
what was done in Russia ruthlessly and at one bold stroke.
Government ownership, instead of fair and reasonable government regulation of private activities, is being promoted
here in a subtle manner by tying up natural resources to the
exclusion of their development by private enterprise. It's all
done in the namie of the dear people, the same as it was done
in Russia. As officialism gains control, individual opportunity
disappears.
Russia had its five-year and its ten-year program. Witness the progress that has been made in this country during
this same period of time.
If we are to learn anything from the object lesson of
Russia, it should be to scrutinize all the laws of this land and
discoveirftb what extent our country is being influenced by
Soviet ideas.
Aid (qi the Traveler
America isarland'of travelers. The wanderlust is "firmly
imbedded in our national character. The typical American
wants to go places and see things, and he does on every possible occasion.
We Americans, as a result, have the finest transportation plant in the world. The number of motor cars we possess, for instance, is the envy and wonder of other peoples.
A car is a rich man's luxury in most countries*?—here it is an
ordinary man's necessity. The great bulk of Americans do
all their traveling at home.
One unfortunate consequence of this vast ampunt of
motor travel is our high accident rate. We skid into ditches.
We hit other cars. We run over pedestrians. We collide with
trains. The result is hundreds of thousands of injuries each
year.
But in spite of the carelessness of the American citizen,
he gets a break in the form of the finest and most comprehensive medical service the world knows. No matter how
remote the area, the chances' are that a doctor can be on the
scene of an accident within a few minutes. And he will be a
capable doctor, who will go quietly and swiftly and efficiently
about the job of treating wounds and doing whatever else is
necessary. Outstanding medical technique is the rule, not the
exception, in this land of ours.
There is a-qualified physician in this country for each
767 people, on the average. That is a higher proportion than
in any other nation. Whether you're in a! big city or a tiny
village or driving through the open country, you can be sure
a doctor isn't far away. He's ready to serve is the need arises.
And it may be that he will save your life.
Almost Unbelievable Taxation
The United States is getting old and expensive, and it
follows the historical processes that have brought decay
and ruin upon the Old World. Recommendations made to
Congress propose raising $3,600,000,000 as the minimum new
revenue goal. The new system would lay a $72 income levy
upon a childless married couple who had an earned income of
?2,50<£ Such a couple now pays $11. That is reaching down
deep into the "lower brackets." The Federal tax will increase
all luxury taxes, including cigarettes and liquor, while the
federal tax on gasolines is to be raised to zy^ cents a gallon.
There'll be a tax of one cent a bottel on soft drinks, two
cents on a bank check, admission taxes on all tickets, a tax
of 10 per cent on retailed jewelry; 9 cents a pound on tires
and tubes, a levy on telephone bills, 5 per cent on candy and
chewing-gum, 5 per cent on passenger transportation, 5 to
10 per cent on radio sets and parts, 20 per cent on safety deposit boxes. These are only small samples, because everything
goes taxi-ing at new high speed.
Size and Quality
In past years, the average American town was principally interested to grow in population. Its business organizations worked principally to attract new industries that would
employ more workers. If a town remained stationary in
population, it was considered an undesirable place to live and
do business in.
Yet there are countless small cities and towns that are
extremely desirable to live in. They have such excellent
stores that people drive in from long distances, so they are
good locations for business. Quality of life and public advantages are the best aims to hold in view. It is a fine thing to
grow in population, if the quality of the town is maintained.
The main thing is to present an attractive appearance, to
. provide good advantages, and to show the progressive spirit
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Life as it is in a ttmuXi town—
that is the theme of the play which
the senior class will give as its
annual spring production in the
high school auditorium on Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16 in
a matinee and an evening performance.
"Our Town," the play which
they have chosen was written by
Thornton Wilder and first attracted attention because it was able to
carry out the theme very successfully without any stage props to
speak of. This in itself is an innovation but as the story unfolds,
the simply fashioned plot of the
lives of the townspeople and their
daily affairs makes one forget that
the stage is bare.
The role which the sound effects
men and lighting crew will handle
will be as important a factor in
the production as that of the leading characters. They will work out,
backstage the sounds such as. the
milk man delivering milk, horses'
hoofs on the street, work carried
on in the kitchen and other similar noises as the characters act
them on the stage. The backstage
men will be Don Olson, Jack Willaman, John Baxter and Richard
Kraus.
Tom Schick will take the part of
the stage manager, noteworthy because of the brilliant performance
given by Frank Craven as that
character on Broadway and in the
movies. Velma Eenner will portray
the role of Emily Webb which was
played by Martha Scott, first on
Broadway in the original production and then in Hollywood. Jack
Weinhart will take the part of
George Gibbs, the boy in the story.
The setting of the story is Gro-
vers Corners, typical New England
small town in the early part of the
20th century. Tbe story is told in
three acts with the first act an
average day in the lives of the people; the second act bringing in the
more vital elements of life, love
and marriage; and the third act a
'cenietery scene showing the young
bride as she realizes the true
meaning and the beauty and value
of life after it has slipped from
,her fingers..     . _
Character parts will' be played
by Dick DeMuesy as Howie New-
som, Raymond Schlemmer as Professor Willard, Anna Schwaliie as
Mrs. Soames and Ralph Vogt as
Simon Stimson.
The substantial, civic minded citizens of the town are Dr. and Mrs
Gibbs, presented by Max Rohrer
and Ladene Roberts; and Mr. and
Mrs. Webb, portrayed by Ralph
Saylor and Marie Burkholtz.
The juveniles in the play will be
Gene Shook as Joe Crowell, Jim
Wolf as Si Crowell, Mary Warburton as Rebecca Gibbs and Walter
Schlemmer as Wally Webb.
Other characters will be played
by Wanda Blatti, Janice Hanel,
Blanche Wenger, Barbara Craven,
Jeannette Weida, Ann Wolf, Marian Nodle, Mary Allen and other
members of the senior class. Bob
Maitert and Donald Myers are assisting with the art work and
lighting for the play. Allen J.
Schneider is senior class adviser
and Richard Franz is directing the
play.	
Hi-Y, Girl Reserve
Clubs Elect Officers
Howes, Wehl, Metzger and
Doran Leaders of Clubs
Annual election of officers for
boys and girls clubs has been held
in the various club meetings
throughout the week with most of
the elections to be finished by the
end-of this week.
Charles Howes has been chosen
as the new head of the senior Hi-Y
and Glenn Wehl president of the
junior group. In the girls clubs
Evelyn Metzger will direct the activities of the Senior Girl Reserves
for the coming club year and Barbara Doran will lead the Junior
Girl Reserves.
Other cabinet members of the
Senior Girl Reserves will be Alice
VanVrankin, vice-president; Virginia Lesh, secretary; Donna Davidson, treasurer; Jean Warstler,
program chairman; Norma Dolvin,
social chairman; devotions, Jean
Masline; song leader, Dorothy
Spitler; pianist, Norma Daily; and
the ring group leader to be ap
pointed.
Junior Girl Reserve officers will
be Jean Warstler, vice-president;
Dolores Kintz, secretary; Donna
Harmon, treasurer; Marilyn Smith,
program chairman; Jean King,
social chairman; Joy Warburton,
devotions:; Nan DeMuesy, song
leader; Mary Metzger, pianist"; and
Phyllis Bernard, sergeant-at-arms
In the Hi-Y groups, Dick- Post
has been chosen vice-president for
the senior club; Bill Cossaboom,
secretary, Dick Werstler, treasurer
and Joe Harpold, serjeant-at-
arms. Junior club officers are Kenneth Olson, vice-president; Jim
VanVrankin, secretary - and Ned
Kamp, treasurer.
All the .officers who have been
elected will assume their duties
with the reopening of the club programs next fall following the summer session, ,        '
Acme Celebrates 50
Year Anniversary
Archer,    Bishop,   Sickafoose
Attend Celebration
Keeping pace with the most
modern methods in the grocery
business, the Fred W. Albrecht
Grocery Co. observed its^ftth anniversary with a birthday party
Monday evening in the Mayflower
hotel in Akron for the -executives
of the business and the veteran
employees who have served for a
number of years in the chain of
stores scattered throughout Northeastern Ohio.
It was back in 1891 that Fred
Albrecht opened his first grocery
store, following in the footsteps of
his father who was also a grocer.
The original store was located in
Akron and it is from there that
the chain has spread to include
branch stores in many neighboring
communities.
Three members of the super
market branch in North Canton
were present at the party at which
30 veteran employees.of the company received service pins. Those
from here who attended were
James Archer, manager of the
store, Mrs. Leona Huff, and Forrest Sickafoose.
Mr. Archer has spent 12 years
in the service of the Acme Co.,
Mrs. Huff has worked for them 14
years and Mr. Sickafoose for 16
years although he has been, in the
local store for only a few months.
Other employees of the North
Canton Acme are Mrs. Alta Archer, Mrs. Marguerite Mills and Jack
Willaman.
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Missionary Society
Plans Banquet Friday
Grandmothers,  Mothers  and
Granddaughters Invited
The annual Mother-Daughter
banquet sponsored by the Missionary society of the Zion Lutheran
church will be held in the church
basement Friday evening, starting
at 6 o'clock.
The dinner will be a covered dish
dinner and all the ladies of the
church are invited to attend.
Music on the program will be
given by Carolyn Emch and Heles*"
and Beverly Richards. Mrs. Norman Emch will relate a Mother's
Day story and Eileen McCue will
give several Mother's Day quotations. Mrs. Gordon Carle will lead
group singing.
The toast to the daughters will
be given by Mrs. Clarence Rohrer
and the response to the mothers
will be given by Violet Warren.
Mrs. Orval Mollett is hostess
chairman and the other hostesses
will be Mrs. Paul Pontius, Mrs.
Tom Friend, Mrs. Clyde Boerngen,
Mrs. Harley Smith, Mrs. Gordon
Carle and Mrs. John Arter.
Mrs. R. C. Willigman
Given Life Membership
In Woman s Club
LEONA HUFF
Movie Money to Be
Used At Auction
Starting Saturday, May 17 in
the matinee performance and for
each Saturday thereafter, patrons
of Park Theater in North Canton
will have a chance to buy valuable
prizes with- movie money.
They will be able to buy the
prizes, such as pen and pencil sets,
radios, candid cameras and many
other valuable articles which will
be sold at auction from the stage
of the theater only with the money
which -they may obtain from merchants cooperating in the sale.
Persons may get the money
when they purchase merchandise or
pay accounts at the Mohler Lumber Co., Royer Food Market, Ava-
lon Sandwich Shop, Canton Ranch
Market, Lewis and Greenho Furniture Store, Myers Chevrolet Co.,
Hol-Guerns Dairy, North Canton
Cleaners, Schafer-Messerly Drug
Co., Mohler's Restaurant, the Esquire Cocktail Lounge, or for 10
caps from a Golden Age beverage
bottle which may be exchanged for
movie money at the box office.
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Grade School Study
Club to Meet Thursday
The' Grade School Mothers'
Study club will meet at the -high
school Thursday evening at 8
o'clock with Mrs. C. C.' Coons in
charge of the program.
The general topic for discussion
will he "Work and Play for the
Summer Vacation." Mrs. Milo Bixler will discuss work for the children and Miss Frances Seederly
will speak on play for the children
during the summer months.
Hostesses for the meeting will
be Mrs. Harry J. Israel, Mrs. Clark
Miller and Mrs. Glenn Green.
Life membership in the North
Canton Woman's club was given to
-Mrs. R. C. Willigman at the meeting of the club Monday afternoon
in the. Community building.
The honor was given to Mrs.
Willigman, who is a charter member of the club, for the many services which she has done as a token
of esteem from all the club members. Mrs. G. W. Hednerson made
the presentation and with the
award she also presented Mrs.
Willigman with a corsage of roses.
The speaker for the afternoon
was-W. Bertram Rodgers, Canton
attorney, who spoke on "Home
Gardening." Mr. Rodgers, who is
a garden enthusiast, gave several
good pointers in* the care of lawns
and spoke at some length on roses.
Following his talk he conducted a
forum period in which the women
asked questions on gardening and
their own particular problems.
Music on the program was given by Mrs. Elmer Miller, soloist,
accompanied by Mrs. Clark Wehl.
She sang, "Bird Songs," "The
Garden of Tomorrow," and "Love
Sends Me a Little Gift of Roses."
Mrs. Vernon Sell, tea chairman
for the afternoon had the table
decorated in yellow and green and
the flowers were yellow tulips and
lilacs. The cakes were frosted with
yellow and green icing. Mrs. C. C.
Coons and Mrs. T. M. Hahn presided at the table.
Mrs. Paul Kingsley, garden and
trees chairman, was in charge of
the program and the receptionists
were Mrs. Otis Jester and Mrs.
John Arter.
Eleven Students
Place High in
District Tests
Kenneth Schug Takes Top
Honors in Chemistry as
Schoolmates Bring Scholastic Honors Home
Mother of Mrs.
Gygli Dies Friday
Funeral   Services   Monday
With Burial in Fairmont
Funeral services were held Monday morning in the Lewis parlors
for Mrs. Louella Allen, aged S2,
who died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Gygli Friday evening, May 2, 1941 after a lingering
illness.
Mrs. Allen was the widow of
Charles W. Allen and was a member of the Community Christian
church.
Besides her daughter she is survived by one son, Roley of Evans-
ville, Ind., and one granddaughter.
Rev. M. A. Cossaboom was in
charge of the funeral services and
burial was in Fairmont cemetery
south of Newark.
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Martha Jean Oberlin
Again in Nationais
Miss Martha Jean Oberlin, high
school sophomore who took national honors for her work with a
snare drum two years ago again
received superior rating in the
state contests held Friday in Columbus for snare drum and xylophone playing. This coming weekend she will go to Flint, Mich., for
national competition.
Guess This One
A man woke one morning
and asked what day it was.
His friend said, "When the
day in the week that will be
tomorrow was the day before yesterday, today will be
as far away from Monday as
Monday was from today
when the day in the week
that was yesterday is the day
after tomorrow." What day
was it? Answer inside.
Original Disney
Drawings at Library
Ten Cards Show Process Used
in Making Pictures
Ten cards mounted with original
drawings by Walt Disney which
were used in the movies, "Pinoc-
chio" and "Fantasia," valued at
$1,000 are on display in the public
library this week.
The pictures arrived Tuesday
and are to be put up- this week.
They show the process by which
the artists in the Disney studios
change the facial expressions and
the movements of the tiny creatures they draw.
The one card from "Fantasia"
shows in twelve drawings .the
slight change in facial expression
by the fawn. The artist works on
an illuminated drawing board with
his picture placed on top of the one
which he has just finished in order
that the change is very slight from
one picture to the next. The copies
are made on celluloid and when
they are colored the paint is put
on the reverse side.
Among the pictures which can
be seen at the library are Jiminy
Cricket, Pinocchio, Stromboli, the
Wolf, and Geppetto.
Seals Still Available
Easter seals may still be obtained at the. Citizens bank and will be
on sale until Thursday, May 15
when the final report on sales must
be turned in,
Proceeds-from, the .sales are used
to aid^ciippled children in the local community and throughout the
nation.
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COUGHLIN SPEAKER
Jack Coughlin was guest speaker
at the meeting of the Kiwanis club
of Cuyahoga Falls at Silver Lake
Country club Tuesday evening. Mr.
Coughlin spoke on '"Educating
Boys Out of School" and related
incidents and experiences which he
had had with various groups of
boys.
Clowns, Aerialists Under "Big Top" Here Saturday
On Saturday, May 10 when the
Wallace Brothers big three-ring
circus rolls into town and sets up
the tents for their afternoon and
evening performances they will
bring with them an array of entertaining talent varied enough to
suit the entire audience.
Forty-three pretty horsewomen
will appear in a massed review of
horses and horsemanship; 40 tons
of performing elephants will go
through tricks that many persons
have believed impossible for an
elephant to accomplish.
An army of clowns will be on
hand to keep the spirits of the
crowd running high throughout
both performances, and Miss Erma
Ward, acclaimed as the greatest
aerial performer of all time will
do daring stunts high in the dome
of the big tent.
In addition to the usual features
found at most circuses there will
be an exhibition by a trio of expert head balancers who will perform a number of unusual feats
and balancing tricks.
The Arley troupe, famous equi-
libristic and perch pole dare-devils
will thrill the crowd with their
seemingly death-defying tricks,
ending their act with a thrilling
head slide down a shiney strand
of steel from one end of the big
tent to the other.
Music on the show grounds will
be given by the circus marine
band. The gates will open at 1
o'clock in the afternoon, an hour
before the program in the big tent
is scheduled to start. The evening
performance will start at 8 o'clock
with the gates scheduled to open
at 7.
Children who have seen the Lone
Ranger in. the movies will delight
in his appearance with his own
troop of horsemen as a special feature of the circus performance.
The circus is under the sponsorship of the North Canton Boosters
club which made all the necessary
arrangements after the plans for
the previous circus were abandoned.       ____^__
Dr. Frick Back
Dr. L. L. Frick has returned
from New York City where he has
completed a three months post
graduate course at Polyclinic h.s-
pital, and is resuming his regular
practice. Office-hoars will be the
same as ,tiua• formerly were.   \ \ ' wb» *«ai 'Mpnearinth^ circus.
When the circus comes to town, young and old alike will turn out to see the clowns and animals,
the aerialists and sideshow artists put on their acts and~ tricks. Pictured above are a few of the things
whiclCwill be seen, including one very happy clown, several animals and a snap of several performers
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Continuing their high rating fpx
scholarship efforts, eleven North,
Canton high school students went
on to still "higher honors - in the .
district scholarship tests held at
Kent State university last Saturday. .        .,;.*.-   -
Students from all over Northeastern Ohio were present "tb'-feom- •■'
pete in the tests and the ten top
ranking students-in each-division
received certificates of award, for
their accomplishment.'      . **" " "t
Twelve of the   -thirteen    North
Canton students who .went to Xent   "
received state ratings, with 11 of -
them placing in the    upper    ten.
students in each subject,
Kenneth Schug took top honors
in chemistry, placing first in the
entire district. Joe Kintz tied for *
5th in English 11 and Dolores
Kintz also tied for 5th in English -
9. In general science Louis Acheson
placed third; Charles Howes was
second in American history; Frank
Wise second in physics 3; Evelyn
Metzger and Ruth Frye 9th and
10th respectively in French 1. In
biology Robert Smiley placed second and Tom Smith 16 to receive
a state rating.
Honors in commercial studies
went to Zane Schlemmer who
placed 5th in bookkeeping and to
Virginia Lesh who was third" in
typing. Ladene Roberts who' did not*
qualify for state honors, competed
in English 12.
All of the students who were
eligible to compete for • scholastic
honors had to receive first or second rating in their county tests.
North Canton students took a large
share of these honors when • they
took the tests at Canton township
school in April.
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Legion Auxiliary Sets
Date for Poppy Sale
Mr)s. Otis Jester in Charge of
Memorial Flower Sales
Thursday, May 22 will be Poppy
Day in North Canton. '
On that day members    of    the **>*'
American Legion auxiliary, under
the direction of Mrs. Otis Jester,
Popjoy Day'v chairman, - will - -Sell,
"memorial.poppies made    by * dis-"'
abled1 veteran's of the World war
in memory of the soldiers who died
in the same war. -'.    -.
The poppies were picked as the
memorial flower because the fields
in France where many of the
battles were fought were covered
with the bright red blooms.
Disabled veterans in the Soldiers
and Sailors home in Sandusky
make the blossoms sold in North
Canton and the money raised from
the sale will go into welfare funds
of the auxiliary to help in the work
of caring for the families of veterans and for disabled soldiers.
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Local Churches to
Honor Mothers Sunday
Special Music,  Guest  Speakers, on Various Programs
Churches in North Canton will
honor the mothers in special services of recognition at thei» regular
morning worship hour on Mother's
Day Sunday.
At the Community Christian
church there will be a reception
committee ^nd all mothers in the-
church will be presented with a
rose when they arrive. Members
of Mrs. E. E. Stark's class are in
charge of the reception.
Special music during the services will be given by Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Swope and Miss Jean Shilling. The high school choir will sing
"Ave Maria" with Miss Jean Grant
as soloist and Miss Jean Morrison
playing the violin obligato. Mrs.
M. A. Cossaboom will give the
message entitled "His Mother's
Sermon."
In Zion Reformed church B. F.
Stanton, superintendent of Alliance
public schools will be the main
speaker of the morning and Melvin
Bixler, assistant county " superintendent of schools will teach the
lesson in the adult department.
Special music will be given by
the Sunday-school orchestra, featuring Cecil Smith as soloist. The
Bishop quartette will sing "Church
in the Wildwood," and a story in
narrative and song, entitled "God
Bless Oar Mothers," will be given
by a trio, Evelyn Chenot, Josephine
Brong and Genevieve Richards;
with .Mrs. ClarkJWehl as organist,
Thelma Earl as violinist and Mrs.
Beth Shorb as narrator.
The other churches in the community will also give recognition ;
to  the  mothers  in  their worship
hour and sermons.
Wagners to Attend
State Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Wagner will;;
attend at least one session of the
22nd annual convention of the Ohio -•
State Restaurant association which-
will be held in Cleveland next,:
week, following the National "Res-v,
taurant week celebration there:;;
this week. '.~'~y.
Many state-wide and local ass6r"jjj||
ciations  are cooperating  to make "
the convention one of   the   most
successful    and  ""profitable     ever
staged by the association. *
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