The Sun, 1943-02-17

              VOL. 20—No. 17
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, EEB. 17, 1943
$2.00 PER 'XEAJR
Back Taxing is Back Breaking
If something constructive isn't doneiby March 15 about
putting individual income taxes on a pay-as-you-go basis, the
present "back taxing" system (paying taxes this year on last
year's income) will be a back breaking load for the 20 million
new taxpayers who were not prepared for the tax bill passed
last October, and it is bound to affect the efficiency of the nation's productive effort. The possible repercussions after the
wan seem too vast to contemplate.
Pay-as-you-go income taxes mean just one thing—each
i one of us pays as he earns, and hasn't got a year-old debt to
ft-worry about. Three proposals have been made: (1) Pay two
years taxes in one year, wliich would be too burdensome; (2)
Pay taxes on 1943 income and postpone taxes on 1942 income
until after the war which would keep us in chains indefinitely;
and (3) Wipe out the debt on 1942 income while we all con-
centi'ate on paying* taxes this year on this year's income.
The last of these three proposals is the only workable
one, as to the effects both now and after the war. A small
percentage of the citizens might benefit from a "windfall"—
where their income was greater in 1943 than in 1942. But
this would be1 a relatively small inequity and could be corrected by compelling revised returns in such cases.
What the country cannot stand is a hangover of income
tax! debt after the war. This is particularly true of people
living in small communities and the farmers, whose year-to-
year incomes change radically from climatic and economic
conditions over -which they have noleontrol.
. The question of pay-as-you-go taxes is squarely up to
Congress which has shown it can act quicklyiwhen convinced
the folks back home want something done. Members of Congress were elected to represent' citizens, who have it in their
power to give directives to their Senators and Representatives.
- Among many-influential, organizations   that   have   en-
.j^ei^'*--p^^ tak& thSiNaticfi&i*
Grange and, the American Farm Bureau Federation.   Their
endorsements need individual backing.
No'one objects to paying a fair share of taxes, especially
with the nation at war. Millions of new income taxpayers do
not yet realize "what they face on March 15 under the /present
tax law. Pay-as-you-go taxes are merely a matter of boolc-
T keeping for-'the Treasury Department, except in a relatively
few "windfall" cases. Can we allow this to stand in the way
of constructive legislation that will free our productive citizens'from financial debt and worry, at a lime when such burdens upon the family budget and the mind can hinder the
effectiveness of war production for tlie forces on the fighting-
fronts ?
Supporting the Government
The government authorities keep urging- the people to
buy war bonds, and people should do so to their utmost ability. TheNmoney is needed to carry on the,terrific cost of modern warfare, and to provide the vast supplies of all forms of
equipment which mechanized war calls for. The utmost the
country can raise will not be enough, but every little or big
bond helps carry the county on to glorious victory.
- The sale-of bonds not merely helps the soldiers, but it
works to prevent inflation and higher cost of living, since
the money that goes into bonds is not used to bid.up prices.
And when yon buy your bond, don't forget Bob Smiley, and
cast your vote for him to win the scholarship contest. He
is, completely deserving of your support and you will be proud
if your vote helps to send him to college where he will have
I a chance to develop the talent and intelligence and enterprise
with which he is gifted.
Some day when he has made a success of his life as the
result of the things his education did for him, you will be
glad that you bought liberally of war bonds, and helped
Smiley win the contest by your vote.
Living Up to Tradition
The medical profession hasn't done a lot of talking about
the "sacrifices" its members are making. And yet doctors,
perhaps more than any other group next to the service men,
are making real sacrifices in this war.
Thousands cf them have voluntarily given up their practices. They live in the-fox-holes with the soldiers. They'fight
and die with the navy and the marines. They perform miracles amid blood and suffering. Gone is the business for which
they spent so many years in preparation, often on a- financial
shoe string.
The doctors left at home are making sacrifices too. Men
who should be enjoying-the leisurely aftermath of useful
careers are back in harness working at a killing pace. They.
are on duty 24 hours-a day—and they don't yell for time-and-
a-half when Mrs. Jones is having a baby at 3 a. m.
The doctors are carrying out the tradition of American
medicine in every emergency. Their example might well be
followed by workers' in other fields.
Watchdogs of the Treasuries
A Beginning the first of January with the Victory Tax,
and £he°15th of March with income taxes, millions of Americans .will get over the idea that taxes are something that
just" "the other guy" has to pay.
This will be one of the best things that ever happened
to the country. Millions of citizens who never took an interest
in government before,/will begin to watch the financial policies of government to see that public money is not wasted.
Registration for War Ration Book Two to be Next Week
Civilian Defense ^orP^^^^J^ Test
„ "T^T     T       _        , Clip This Out
Hoover Co. Whistle to bound
Blackout Warning Next Week
Air Raid Wardens, Auxiliary Fire and Police Officers, Fire
Watchers Make Final Preparations for First Real Workout; Citizens Urged to Cooperate
The civilian defense corps of North Canton is making
final preparations for the blackout which will cover the northeastern section of Ohio in the near future.
Air raid wardens and fire watchers, auxiliary police and
auxiliary firemen, who have already received instructions in
their line of duty are now ready for the signal and ask only
the complete cooperation of every person to make the blackout a complete success in this village. Senior wardens are
contacting the individuals under their direction but should
any of the wardens or auxiliaries fail to be contacted on their
final duties, they should get in touch with their senior warden immediately.
Just when the blackojit will come
is not known. The signal in North
Canton for all lights to be turned
out and all persons to stay under
cover will be thiee medium blasts
of the Hoover Company whistle.
The all clear will be one medium
blast of the whistle. These are the
only two signals which will be
sounded as there will be no preliminary warning.
At the sounding of the warning
whistle" every light in the village
must be turned out, regardless of
where it is or how small it may
seem. Motorists diiving along the
highways must pull over- to the
curb, turn out their lights and
switch off their motors. Any pedestrians who happen to be out should
seek the nearest place of shelter
and remain there until the- "all
clear" is sounded.
During the blackout the only
persons who may be out are those
who have official duties to perform,
such as police officers, firemen, fire
watchers and air raid wardens.
These men will all be working under the supervision of a. senior
warden and can be identified by an
arm band.
Should any nsed arise to solve
some p'roblem during the blackout-,
or ask any questions about it before hand, the nearest air raid
official should be contacted.
At the present time these officials are preparing literature to '>e
passed out in their district to make
certain the families know the proper procedure to follow.
Auxiliary policemen who will be
on duty during the blackout, working under the direction of Marshal
Russell Smith are Herman Hilt-
brand, 704 McKinley St.; Brooks
Powell, 208 6th St.; John Stover.
319 E. Maple; Ross Cahill, 517 E.
Maple; William Gray, 115 5th St.;
R. M. Harpold, 407 Cole; Lowell
Adams, 426 Witwer; Walter Portz,
623 McKinley; and Wayne Carson,
433 Witwer.
Auxiliary fireman, in addition to
regular members of the fire department are R. W. Gray of 135
5th St.; Homer Young, 335 West
Park Blvd.; J. G. Meister, 316 E.
Maple; Louis Petit, 317 McKinley;
H. Wayne Russell, 212 7th St.;
Marion Wisniewski, Pittsburg Rd.;
Sidney Rohrer, 306 E. Maple; Forest Creviston, 110 5th St.; Thomas
Slusser, 345 Willaman Ave.; Donald Spitler, 119 Woodside; Phil McDowell, 212 Cole; J. W. Vine, 320
Church St.; and O. M. Wallace,
329 Portage.
(Continued on rage Eight)
Bids for mail Delivery
on Several Star Routes
Bids are being accepted at the
Canton post office for the delivery
of mail on star routes for- a four-
year period beginning July 1, 1943.
Star routes in this ihnmediate
area- for which bids are being received are as follows:
Between North Canton and Un
iontown, between Canton and Den
nison railroad station, between
Canton and Cleveland, between
Canton and New Philadelphia, and
between Canton and Carrollton and
Dellroy.
Information and bid forms may
be secured from the office of Superintendent of Mails,' Room 153,
Main Post Office, Canton, Ohio.
Rationing Program
at a Glance
COFFEE—Stamp 25,   1   pound
Feb. 8 through March 21.
SUGAR—Stamp 11,   three   lbs.
through March 15.
GASOLINE—No. 4 stamps in A
book worth 4 gallons through
March 15.   B   and    C   books
worth 4 gallons for time period noted on top of books.
TIRES—B, C and T book holders must have their tires inspected by   Feb.   28.     A-book
holders by March 31.
SHQES-rdStamp.17, June 15.
What Time, North
Ganton?
In regard to the change of
time which has been under
discussion for several weeks,
Mayor Guy Price has announced that North Canton
will observe the same time
as Canton in order to make
it easier for war workers living in Canton who are employed in North Canton.
Apply Now for New Gas
Rations, Board Urges
With the deadline on all "C"
gasoline ration books the first of
March and some "B" books in the
near future, those who hold them
are asked to send their applications into their local ration board
as soon as possible to have them
renewed. f
Application blanks can be secured
at service- stations and .should be
d6ne so at once. When they are
filled in thev can be mailed to the
ration board, saving time for both
the motorist and the board members. If the automobile tires have
been inspected, this report should
also be sent with the gasoline application. It is possible to make
this application entirely by mail
and motorists are urged to do so
at once.
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Rotarians Plan Open
Discussion Meeting
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Quiz Program Held at Valentine Party Last Week
^ There will be an open
SSL^fe   discussion meeting at Ro-
IPafisSi   tary club this Thursday
evening, with each member given a   chance   to
speak on the topic   of   discussion,
Roy Harpold, program    chairman,
has announced.
Last week a large number of
Rotarians and Rotary-Anns met at
the Community Christian church
for a Valentine pot-luck dinner and
program.
A quiz was conducted with C. B.
Williams as master of ceremonies.
Five women and five men were the
contestants and prizes went to Mis.
Arthur Deuble, Mrst Ward Mathie,
Mrs. Charles Schafer, Mrs. Yale
Strausser and Earl Waltenbaugh.
The questions were prepared by
Mrs. Wayne Hummel, Mrs. D. L.
Glass, Mrs. A. R. Basinger and
Mrs. M. M. Rubright.
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Form Approved.    Budget Bureau No. 08-R126-42
OPA Form No. R-lSOl
united states of America
OFFICE   OF
PRICE   ADMINISTRATION
One copy of this Declaration must be filed
with thc Office of Price Administration by
each person applying for War Ration Book
Two for the members of a family unit, and
by- each person who is not a member of - a
family unit. 'File- at the site designated.
Coupons will be deducted for excess supplies
of the -foods listed below according to the
schedules announced by the Office of Price
Administration.
CONSUMER DECLARATION
Processed Foods and Coffee
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am authorized to n.yply for and receive
a War Ration Book Ttco for e«ich person listed below who is a
member of my family unit, or the other person or persons
for. whom I am acting whose War Jtation Book One I have
submitted to the Board;
That the name of each person and number of his or her War
Ration Book One are accurately listed below;
That none of these persons is confined or resident in an institution, or is a member of the Armed Forces receiving subsistence in kind or eating in separate messes under an officer's
command;
That no other application for War Ration Book Two for these
persons has been made;
That the following- inventory statements are true and include
all indicated foods owned by all persons included in this
Declaration:
Coffee
1. Pounds of coffee owned on November 28, 1942,
minus 1 p^und for each-person included in this
Declaration whose age as stated on War Ration
Book One is 14 years or older 	
2. Number of persons included in this
Declaration whose age as stated
on War Ration Book One is 14
years or older 	
Canned  Foods
Include  all  commercially canned  fruits   (including  spiced);
canned vegetables; canned fruit and vegetable juices; canned
soups, chili sauce, and catsup.
Do not include canned olives; canned meat and fish; pickles,
relish; jellies, jams, and preserves; spaghetti, macaroni, and
noodles; or home-canned foods.
3. Number of cans, bottles, and jars (8-ounce size or
larger) of commercially packed fruits, vegetables, juices and soups, chili sauce and catsup
owned on February 21, 1J743, minus 5 for
each person included in this Declaration - —
4. Number of persons included in this
Declaration 	
The name of each person included in this Declaration and the
number of his or her War Ration Book One is:
Print Name Number
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
If additional space is needed, attack separate sheet
NOTICE.—Section 35 (A) of the
United States Criminal Code makes
it a criminal offense, punishable by
a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $10,1)00 fine, or both, to make
& false statement or representation
as to any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of
the United States.
(Signature of applicant or authorized
agent)
(Address)
(City and State)
School Teachers Handle Books;
Food Rationing to Start March 1
Applicants Must Bring Ration Book One, Consumers' Dec-
laration With Them to Get New Book; One Perso^Caa*
Register for Entire Family-
Nationwide registration will again take place next week
for the third time as American citizens stand in line to register for their ration book Number Two. - "V
This registration will be handled the same as were previous registrations, with those in the North Canton district
receiving their books at the grade school building. School
teachers will again be in charge of the work and during the"
four afternoons next week when the registration will be conducted, classes will be dismissed early, in order to get trie
work completed. \ ,      ,.   '
Deputy Tax Collectors
fo Be Here Next Week
Will Assist With Problems on
Filing Income Tax; in Canal Fulton This Week
Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 22, 23 and 24 two
deputies will be in North Canton
to assist residents with their income tax returns for 1942.
They will be in the Community
building on these three days from
8:15 a. m. to 5 d. m. and will be
able to assist those who have never
had to fill in such tax returns and
answer questions for those who
are working on theirs.
All income tax returns must be
filed by March 15 and at least one
quarter of the entire amount due
must be paid by then.
A deputy will also be in the
post office at Canal Fulton on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20
of this week to assist residents
there in- the payment of their income tax for 1942.
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Funeral for James
Here is a copy of the consumers' declaration which you must take
with you when you go to apply for your Ration. Book No. 2. This d-sc-
'aration must be completely filled out and signed in order to get youi
Ration took. Clip this and take it with you.
Greentown Civilian Defense Corps
Makes Final Plans for Blackout
Church Bells to Sound Warning, Toll "All Clear" Signal; Tel
ephone and Messengers Also to Carry Warning
Tax Collection
Here March 18
During the latter part of February and the first half of March
deputy tax collectors will be stationed at various places throughout
Staik county to aid real estate
owr-.eis in the collection of the December 1942 real estate tax collection.
Persons who find it impossible to
pay their taxes in the- section in
j which the property is located may
pay it at any other collection center if they have received their tax
bills in the mail. If they have not
received their tax bills this cannot
be done- as the deputies will have
with them only the tax books for
that particular district in which
.they are collecting and it would be
impossible for them to give a tax
bill for any other district.
When the taxes are- collected at
a local bank, the deputy will observe regular banking hours, but if
the collection is held in some other
building- they will close not later
than 4 o'clock in order -to reach the
court house before closing time.
The closing date for the collection is April 10 and tax bills are
now being mailed. The schedule of
collections throughout the county
outside of Canton are as follows:
February 23, Buchman's garage
in East Sparta; Feb.    24,   Lynn's
(Continued on pag^-eight)
Final preparations are being made by the civilian defense
unit of Greentown for the blackout which will sweep this
part of the state in the near future.
Senior wardens of the organization are preparing typed
instructions for each family in their district so that no one
will be caught unprepared for the emergency. The Greentown
organization will cover the southwest section of Lake township in their district.
When the blackout starts, the
ringing of all the. church bells will
warn the villagers and farmers in
the district to turn out all their
lights and remain under cover. At
the first warning signal all traffic
must slow down and proceed only
with, parking lights. The final
warning will be for all tiaffic to
stop, turn out all lights and switch
off-their motors.
In addition to the chuich bells
warning will, in some cases be sent
out by telephone calls and messengers. The main center of this system, will be the telephone in the
Myers, store, from where calls will
be sent, to senior wardens and
their assistants, who will, in turn,
call their committee members to be
on duty. Rev. M. Dean Marston is
the- senior air raid warden, assisted
by C. K. Donat and Richard Black.
E. H. Hoffman is chief of the auxiliary police, assisted by Fred
"Metzger. Auxiliary fire chief is H.
C. Kissinger. In addition to these
units there is also the medical
corps and the messengers who will
be ready for action.
All these members of the organization have been completely trained and certified by the state defense council.
When the blackout is over the
church bells will toll the "all clear"
signal and again the message will
be-sent out by telephone and by
messengers.
Civilian defense leaders are asking, the full cooperation of everyone to make this trial blackout a
complete success*.
Waste Fats Still High
on War Salvage List
Girl Scouts Will Collect Your
Contribution if You Ask
Them; Leave Name at Community Building
Waste fats are still high on the
salvage list for war purposes and
housewives are urged to continue
saving every bit of fat to be turned into the war effort.
According .to information received from the Office of War Information, December collections of household waste fats exceeded five million pounds but this figure must-
be battered. The army salvages
about five million pounds a month,
and the navy ,. one million. One
tablespoon a- day from each family
would produce almost 450 million
pounds a year.
In North Canton the Girl Scouts
have volunteered' their services to
help collect \his vraspe fat ^nd send
it on its *vy.ay into war production.
Any housewife who has fat collected may have it picked up by calling
the Community building; and leaving her name and address. Every
bit of waste fat saved, may save
the life of an American soldier and
help bring the war to an end
sooner.
Greensburg Man Succumbs to
Accident Injuries
Funeral services for James
Muckley, 70, of Greensburg were
held Wednesday afternoon in the
A. C. Myers & Son funeral parlois
in Greentown with Rev. M. Dean
Marston officiating.
Mr. Muckley died in Akron City
hospital Monday, Feb. 15, 1943, following injuries received in an automobile- accident last Saturday. He
is survived by his widow, Ada; one
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Uplinger
of Noith Canton; three sons, Merrill and Jay of North Canton and
Harry of Wellington, Ohio; one
brother, Coyt and one sister, Mrs.
Eva Rinehart, both of Canton; and
nine grandchildren.
Mr. Muckley was employed with
the Killian Manufacturing Co. as a
stationary engineer for the past 13
years.
Burial was in Forest Hill cemetery.
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Your Bond Purchase
Registration in North Canton
will start on Tuesday and continue
.through Friday, from 1 o'clock ia
.the afternoon until 8:30 in the evening.
In order to receive war ratioa
book 2 as it is termed, each person
must .bring their ration book one
with them. One person may register for t;he entire family but in
such case must have the book for
each member to show .the registrar.
They must also- have -a signed consumer's declaration, which appears
elsewhere in this paper.
Those with the family name
starting with A or any, other letter
of the alphabet through F are asked to register on Tuesday,. those
from G through M on Wednesday,
N through S on Thursday and T
through Z on Friday. Exceptions of
this order will be made for those
who find it impossible to register
on the day they are aslced to,do so.
In preparation for the rationing
program which will go into effect
on March 1, more than 200-articles
on grocers' shelves will be frozen
this Saturday.
Housewives will be allowed five
cans of food for each member of
their family before any stamps
will be removed from their ration
book.
Food which will be rationed will
be sold under a point system- - according to how great the demaniljs
as well as the supply. The Office
-^of-Price Administration is-recruit?
ing "explainers" to serve in a
number of grocery stores during
the first week of point rationing to
help tell shoppers how the system
works.
Book Review Given at
Woman's Glub Monday
Mrs. Foster Crawford reviewed
the book, "The Robe," by Lloyd C.
Douglas at the meeting of .the
North Canton Woman's club Monday evening in the Community
building.
Special music on the program
was a piano selection, "The Grand
Valse" by Chapman, presented by
Miss Peggy Capley.
Receptionists for the evening
were Mrs. R. T. Trier and Mrs. P.
M. Hawkins.
The next meeting of the club
will be a benefit luncheon to be
held on March 1 in the Timken tea
room at 12:30 p. m. A musical
program and readings will follow
the luncheon. Reservations should
be made as soon as possible with
Mrs. C. R. Jackson or Mrs. Conrad
Traut.
Use Those Votes to Boost
Some Student a Little Higher Toward a Brighter Future
In these days of rationing and
more rationing, restrictions and increasing restrictions, there is one
thing which can never be restricted
for Americans—and that is their
inherent love of liberty, their natural resentment at anything which
encroaches upon that liberty—and
all that it stands for.
With that same feeling of liberty there is that restless American
desire to constantly reach for
something higher, -a better life,
more education and a better chance
for those we love.
That is why such a contest as
the scholarship bond quiz program
now starting on. the last half, has
been proving successful throughout
the county. For all those who have
taken any small part in it—all
those who have thus far bought a
bond or cast a vote, or in any way
helped it along, feel that they have
been helping the cause of liberty",
that they have been helping someone toward a higher education.
For every vote cast will help
some student toward a higher goal
in the world of tomorrow, and every bond bought will bring back to"
America just a little sooner, that
liberty which today is restricted
only that there might be more liberty tomorrow.
There can be no doubt that the
students in that contest are worthy
of the support given them, even as
there can be no doubt that the
bonds which are bought will help
America now.   •
•.   So when you go out to buy that
bond—and it should be soon, you
(Confirmed on Page "Eiglit)
Jennings Game
Moved Up to 6:30
Local fans who will follow the
Vikings to Akron Friday night to
witness the clash with Jennings-
will have to leave here considerably
earlier than for the previous out-
of-town games since the reserve
game is scheduled for 6:30 with
the varsity game at 7:30 p. m.
The game will not be played at
the Jennings school but rather at
the Harris school gym.
Since very few persons are familiar with the location of the
school, Coach Joe Esmont came
forward with the following information on how to reach it.
Take Route 8 to Route 91' and
thence to Tallmadge. Tqrn left on
Route 18 and go into Akron, turn.!-
ing .right on Dayton street. Cross
Cuj'alioga street and continue on
past first .traffic light to the school.
Cuyahoga Falls Ave. and continue
on past the first traffic light to "U*^
school. • . _.,
An optional route would be to
take Route 8 through Akron prop?
er to Route 5 which goes to, Cuyaf
hoga Falls. Proceed along Route. 5
to Dayton. St and turn left. The!
school is one block noith of Route
5 on Dayton St.
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Five Arrested
Five motorists answered charges
in mayor's court during, the past
week for reckless.driving and,
speeding.. Two, arrested by Heputy
sheriffs, were Lester Best of Afc»
ron and Horace Ingham of Cuyahoga Falls. • . .  ...
State patrolmen arrested ArthtMr
Wilson of Akron and Leonard KriU
of Cleveland and village QjKicsis ai->
rested "Paul lister ofMassillon^";