The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1943-06-30

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VOL. 20—No. 36
Corp. Wayne Martin, Cited for
Bravery, Wins Soldier Medal
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1943
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Must and Must Not
We are all familiar with the phrase, '"'the have and the
have-not nations." It was one of those semi-truths that are
the best stock in trade of the pseudo statesman. That it.was.
an effective weapon has been proven. Before the bombs fell at
Pearl Harbor, sympathy for the "have-nots," and friendliness
toward the self-styled underdog's did much to becloud the real
issue and to leave us woefully unprepared for the attack of
^hose whom we had pitied.
^ Now there is another theory abroad in the land.- It is
that of the "musts and the must nots." Instead of being a
divisive theory, however, this is a closely coordinated and correlated expression of thought which may be translated into
positive action.
We must put -first things first. We must devote all our
energies to the one task of winning the war, that we may
return to the ordered ways of peace. We must not be sidetracked from this goal by personal ambition, group interests
or individual bias.
We must save in all things—in money, time, material resources, and health—that we may be fit to assume our full
obligation as citizens. We must not squander anything but
our spirit of friendliness and cooperation with our fellow-
men.
We must keep still. Some day try listening to the conversations around you—on trains, on busses, in restaurants —
and you won't'have to be told why. We .talk too much. We
niust not be a carrier for the enemy. Talking out of turn,
passing, on rumors, spreading tales which can cause dissension, fear or panic among th^-gnthinking, serve the foe.
Heedless of any
danger to himself,
yCorp.   Wayne   E.
'-Martin     recently
*"*, assisted   in     the
■/ rescue*   of    crew
'"" Members  from  a
'' ■ :rashed    airplane
: in Africa and was
s.?ited for bravery
''■■ iy     Brig.     Gen.
■ Shepler   S.   Fitzgerald.
Corp.      Martin
/ -   &a x a s    presented
with the Soldier's
Medal for his part in saving the
lives of two of the crew members.
The Allied plane had crashed in a
take-off, killing several native soldiers and some of the crew. One
of the engines was still operating
after the crash and the ground was
covered with gasoline. In spite of
the imminent danger of an explosion and fire, Corp. Martin and
Staff Sgt. Marion C. Mann, also
cited for bravery, ran to the plan-},
dragged out the two crew members
and dragged them to safety.
The citation and Presidential order authorizing the decoration were
read by Col. Carlisle B. Cox, chief
of staff for Gen. Fitzgerald.
Corp. Martin was graduated from
the air corps mechanics school at
Keesler Field, Miss., in May, 1942,
and prior to his enlistment jyas em-
plyoed at the Hoover Co. He is the
son of Mrs. Etta Martin of 123
Witwer St.
4-H Glub Organized
for North Ganton Boys
iVfembers Select   Name    "Co-
Fighters" at First Meeting
A new 4-H club for boys of
Noith Canton and vicinity has-been
started and has adopted the name,
"Co-Fighters Club." The first
meeting was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbu/ L. Fohl of
North Canton.
Richard Werstler was elected
president; Lowell Stoner, secretary; Stanley Fohl, lecreation leader; and Donald Wendell, nsws reporter. Mr. Fohl and Harley Werstler of Hartville are the club leaders.
Thus far there are six members
in the organization. "They have
chosen as their main project "The
Farm and Home War Aids." Some
will work with poultry, rabbit rais
ing and electrical work.
Mrs. Beitha D. Phillips, county-
4-H agent, gave the members
booklets on the projects thsy were
considering, and expressed the belief that the club was getting off to
a good start.
Members will report at the next
meeting- to be held at the homo of
Mr. and Mis. C. D. Wendell on Friday, July 2 at S:30 p. m. to discuss,
their projects."
Swimmers Show Progress
in Class Instruction at Pool
We must be alert and rt
life, our manner of thinkijgi
make do or to pujri
-Sourcefillness-. We
to stay out of thfef
We must put
|minded to adjust our way of
'the needs of the moment, to
;our dormant powers of re-
£et' in-our- ways, .determined
V.e can make the rules.
tb practice. We   must   shun
ley Grahanj, Joan Gross, Earl Hal^^gehool band will give a conceit ani
-ter, *Billy" Holder,* Ray Huff, James   epitertainment. On    Saturday    and
any attempt to dividroui? people. This does not mean agree
ing on all-points, but it does* mean disagreeing as individuals
lather than as a group. We must not;be led astray into .the
•^♦fallacies of segregation by religion, nationality or race, that
- have made a funeral pyre of Europe again and again throughout the centuries.
We must think in broad terms. We must see our nation
as part of the family of "nations, our responsibility as one of
the same with the responsibilities of men and' women of good
■will the world over. We must realize that we are our
brother's.keeper. We must not shirk our task by isolationism,
either individual or national.
Restrictions — Gangsterism
Apparently retail distributors are in error when they assert that they are the only source through which the civilian
population can be furnished necessities. There is the black
market. Present government price and regulatory policies
favor the latter at the expense of the legitimate merchant.
At least that seems to be the effect of latest moves to stop inflation by cracking down on the distribution industry.
Since the life of modern distribution is volume sales on
narrow profit margins, it takes no expert to figure out "that
volurSe and prices cannot be cut materially without disaster
ensuing to even the most efficient retailer. Yet the govern-
jjjpient is trying to cut both drastically. Thousands of stores
^nave already gone out of business; stores that were doing
their part sincerely and patiently to carry out the rules and
regulations of the OPA. As more law-abiding merchants are
liquidated, consumers will be at the rnerc^ of the black market operator who respects neither ceilings nor rationing restrictions. < -
.- Organized distributors, chain and independent, are the
strongest bulwark against food and commodity chaos. They
are the front line in the battle against inflation. If they cannot keep a flow of goods moving to consumers through normal retail channels in accordance with the controls laid 'down
by the government, no one else can. One food representative
has warned that: "If the legitimate food men are thrown out
of business the country will see a flood of black marketing
and illegitimate trafficking with food that will become completely uncontrollable."
Not only food, but all other lines of merchandising will
be handled by gangsters on back streets. Government measures which indirectly aid these gangsters should cease.
Strengthen Island Territories
How many persons know that the island of Puerto Rico,
a guardian for the Panama Canal and bur eastern seacoast,
is a territory of the United States, represented in Congress
by Hon. Bolivar Pagan, resident commissioner for Puerto
Rico? Our far flung outposts should loom larger in the minds
^gf all of us since our experience on Attu.
Since the beginning of the swimming season at the local pool a
number of those, taking lessons in
swimming have advanced in the
class rankings.
A large number of those who
could not swim are" now in the minnow class, having completed their
necessary tests in order^to become
familiar with the water and to
learn the fundamentals of swimming.
Those who have teamed to swim
are Tom Achauer, Donna Bantum,
Chester Blattert, Lawrence Bricker,
Jimmy Capley, Dale Farver, Shir-
Hummel,  Kenneth   Lovett,  Phyllis
Morris,    Geoffrey   Newbold,   Neal
Twelfth Homecoming
at Mineral City
Mineral City extends a welcome
to all to attend ths twelfth annual
homecoming- there on July 3 and 4.
It is sponsored by the Mineial City
Band Boosters' club and American
Legion Post No. 519. The {-enem!
chairman is Jack Weber. At 8:30
o'clock Saturday evening Mayor F.
W. Sattler will give tha- address of
welcome    and    the    Mineral    City
en Sunday Afternoons
Privilege Extended Only to Members of Community Build;
ing, With Only One Exception; Plan on Trial for This
Summer
m
nglssh Boys
Ready to Enter
Military Service
Sunday afternoons  there    will    be
contests for children ' and    adults,
Rowley, Joan Saylor,-Jack Sch rein- with prizes of $10. On Sunday af-
er, Peter- Spence, Batty Lou Straus- ternoon at 2:30 theie wil! be a
ser, Julia Sutton, Jimmy Willaman I band concert by Mineial City
and   Dona'ld   Wise-.  These  students   school band and speeches by  O. C.
may now wear the minnow badge
and are- hrthe intermediate divi:
sion.
Jim Jackson and Bill Williams
are "the only two in the intermediate class who have advanced to the
advanced class. Those in the advanced class who have been promoted from Fish to Flyino Fish
are Barbara Achauer, Barbara
Bierly, Jake Bishop, Darlene
Broeske, Clayton Carson, Jane Denton, Norma Harrison, Pat Harrison, Susan Howe, Nancy Hummel,
Ted Hummel, Nile Kamp, Don
Knorzer, Butch Lear, Bill McCord,
Shirley Mellen, Dick Moore, Barbara Myers, Wendell Rice, Bill
Schreckengost, Shirley Trott, Roy
Wales, Violet Warren, Robert Web
er, Bud Willaman, Gene Willaman,
Dick Witter and Jim Yonally.
Those who have completed re
quirements for the Shark classification and are now ready to start
the life-saving class are Paul Baxter, Bob Bishop, Bill Braucher,
John Holder, Phil Hoover, Bill
Hummel, Barbara Miller, Patty
Moon, and Dick Studer.
Johnston, auditor, New Philadelphia, ■ Ohio, Tuscarawas County,
Senator R. A. Pollock of Canton,
Ohio, Jim Seccombe, and others.
Sunday night at 8:30 theie will
be a concert by the Noith Industry
Jr. O. U. A. ,M. band, directed b>
Harry Stroble, as well as other entertainment.
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Sirls* Trip
Service Station Robbed!
The service station of O. S. McCamant just south of the village
limits on Route 8 was entered some
time on Monday night and cigarettes, cigars, candy and several
gasoline rationing stamps weie
taken. The Stark- county sheriff's
office is investigating!
Members of the Junior Girl Reserve who spent the week-end at
Dun-Eden lake were Mai garst
Smith, Ellen Holbert, Eleanor
Romme, Caroline Hassinger, Ellen
Sponseller, Norma Kolp, Inez McDowell, Shiiley Livingston, Shirley
Fcndriest, Madelyn Walters, Peggy
Capley, Virginia Bushong, Pauline
Hess, Jean Ellsworth and Artis
Greenho. Helen Kolp was leader of
the group and Helen Kiefei supervisor.
Tennis Courts Open
Tennis enthusiasts in North Canton who still have time to take pait
in their sport during their recreation hours will be glad to know that
the courts are now in condition for
playing.
The Playground association is
now in charge of the courts, and
they are open to the public without
charge.
]JELAWA**E, OHIO—At Ohio Wesleyan univeisity here, wheie
beautilul Stuyvesjnt hall has become a "ship" for the duration, and
G00 U. S. Naval cadets are in training, the high point of the day i.s
shown above when cadets make a dash to the postoifice for letters.
Letteis aie among the greatest morale builders, accoiding to Lieut. E.
T. McLean, commanding- officer. Ohio Wesleyan is one of 17 colleges
and universities training naval cadets.
Souvenirs From Japs on
Guadalcanal at Library
Sf.uvenirs of war, that show the
hunuin side of an enemy who died
in /jattle -out on Guadalcanal are
on exhibit in the North Canton library this weeic.
Then <?ouvenirs, taken from a'
Japanese ^o'dier who was killed in
that battle.'were sent home by Paul
Bailey, son 'of Mrs. Maude Bailey,
who was with the Marine corps
that landed oil that island last
year. ' ;
Peihaps  most revealing    of    al!
the.items   taken   from   the   soldier
and from that baltlegiound  was. a:
letter written to    him    in    March,1
1 942, from a friend back home in
J j pan. . i
"Am g-lad. to learn that you are'
working    in    safety,"    the'  friend
wrote. "All your family is in good
health., Do not worry    about    us."i
Remarking   about the    things     at
boms- he also wrote, "Tlie wheat is
•■bout six inches hi«h.  It is about;
lime to  prepaie   the  seedlings   for
rice planting. The cherry blossoms
are in-bloom, lt   seems that it is;
veiy hot where you are—far hotter
than we here can imagine. Wish  I
could ask where it is."
He also mentioned a good-luck
token the soldier's fiiends were
making for him and spoke about a
local festival to one of the Japanese gods. In much the same manner that any American might write! y(,ii lor
to a friend in service, this man in! t'u-n  vil
For the first time since it was first opened in 1928, the
Community swimming" pool, located on Hower J3t. will foe."
opened on this coming Sunday afternoon for the recreational
benefit of the community.
However, regulations which .ac-
i company this new set-up are that
only membeis of the Community
building, which includes membership in the pool, will be allowed to
use the pool on Sunday. The only
exception to this rule is that if a
member of a family who is a member of the Community building
wishes to take another memher of
his -or her family swimming- with
him he may do so, even though
that person is not a member of'the
pool, provided both of them -go
swimming and not enter the place
just to watch while the non-member swims.
This may he more easily undfeiv
stood by illustrating that if Junior.
Smith, a member of the pool, wants
to take his dad, a non-member, with
him when he goes swimming, he
may do -so, provided both Junior
and his dad go swimming. The
management of the pool makes it
plain that all rules will be strictly
followed.
For Sunday swimming the pool
will be open from 2:30 in the afternoon until 5 o'clock. The full
stair will be on duty during this
time to assure safety protection tb
all the swimmers.
The new program has been set
up as a part of the wartime service the Community building is giving to the people of this locality
at a time when they find it difficult
to go very far from home for entertainment.
The plan was approved at the
meeting of the Community board
last week and has been adopted for
this summer only until it is determined how well the members respond to this extra recreational opportunity. Tf the board decides that
it is a definite advantage to -the
well being oft he citizens in North
Canton, it is possible that the plan
will be continued in other years.
Two members of the group of
English children brought to America by the Hoover Co. prior to
America's entiance into the war
have now reached the age for military service and have completed tlie
first stens toward the start of tl eir
militaiy training.
A.'-coi'Iing to the agreeim-nts
made ly the British and American
4,ov( riiments the 'oys will have
their cnoice of ser -.ng either in "he
aimed forces cf tl-eir own country
or vith those of fie Lnited St-tt'.'.s
Upon attaining e^'it'en yeai- of
ago, ~l:e English boys are reuuiicd
to appear before the local draft
board and fill in the necessary
forms indicating their native residence and if it is their desire to
seive in the English or Ameiican
forces. When the boys have indicated their preference they are
then subject to be placed in Class
A-l for tlie same physical examination required of American boys.
If the boys elect to serve their
own cuuntiy and complete their examinations, th-3 lesulting information is passed on to the British
authorities who are given 45 days
in which to exercise their option of
notifying the boys where they are
to report. In the event that this
option is not exercised by the British government, the boy automatically becomes subiect to local draft
board pioceaure in the sune manner as any American boy.
a Parents of the boys who will bc
subject to this military service aia-
as eager us the boys themselves to
have them placed on the same draft
basis as the boys here, in older to
^9 ^ft'V.-.'-'1"1-.;'11. winning the .w*.,^
jTnelwo"boy's oi' the. g-ioup "already eligible for military service
have complied with the registration
procedure and are now waiting
their notice from the British government.
seen     a   H
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Commissioner Pagan has spoken before  our House  of
Representatives urging a study of the political, economic and
social conditions in Puerto Rico. He says it would be helpful
to Congress arid to the Puerto Rican and continental American people.
, This is no time to neglect our territories or to counte-
nance/.political policies, therein contrary to the best interests
of our republic. Instead, every endeavor' should be made" to
develop such -territories and.help them becoine states-uroiii
.Union. - -    -
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ENGLAND—"Flak Jackets" are what ihe well aressea air crews
will wear-this season—and for the duration. TVSgt. J.'-W. Fawcett, of
East Orange,'N. J. (left) and: Sgt. E.-L. Erederick, of'Norwalk, Conn.,
demonstrate, Ijhe sleeveless,, fight but strong, armour. Made in.,two sections, the jacketa.cpver back and; front from ne'ek'to waisj. arid; can be
slipped off .quickly -in* an emergency'.- U.tSAAipj'jc Air7For6e' crews are
:j now being- provided with the protection'while on-operations."- "     -
Japan mentioned  having
news  reel    of    Jaoanese
landing cn  th?    Malay
and having looked  for him  in  thei
crowd pictured. j
The - letter was concluded with
the express wish that the writer
might see his friend again in the
future in good health, and the
promise that he- would write again
later.
In addition to this letter, which
was translated from the oiigina!
bv a former missionary to Japan,
there, are also several Jap coins in
the collection, a button from a uni-
foim, a band and insignia markings
fiom a Jap naval uniform, stamps,
a label from a Jap beer bottle,
candy boxes which looked lsmark-
ibly like American ones, a match
lox, compass, money deposit book,
seme Jao cigarettes, seme Japanese envelopes made from rice, a
tube of water color, a piece of
plastic glass, a Japanese bomb re-
'e:'se and a piece of metal from a
Jao "Zero."
There is also in the collection a
mee-.al presented to the soldisr for
heioism in the Chinese campaign
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Stares Close Monday
Di    "\I\i-*   Musgrayc,  =on  of  Mr.
a"<i Alls. A. O. Musgrave, eomplet-
c i  Ins inlnneship at    St.    Luke's
ho--.|,u 1  in  Cleveland  on  June 2!.
On Thuisday  or this    week    he
will  have  for Carlisle,  Pa., lo  rc-
six   weeks   training   and
go  on  to  Jefferson,  Mo.
! be accompanied by hi.s wil';1,
soldiers! tho li.nner Miss Dorothy Cline.
peninsula j     J)i.  and   Mrs.   Musgrave an lve I
heir-  Mon lay
paients.
evening   to  visit  his
Loyal Daughters fo
Meet lext Wedsies^
lay
The l.oyal Daughters class of
Zion Lutheran church will meet
Wednesday, July G at 7:30 n. m. at
the home cf Mrs. Marie Bricker on
North Main St.
Mi's.  Faith  Himes will  bo assistant hostess and Mrs. Mae Friend
will  :;c   in crajge of the devotions
Rev. Howard Yeager will speak on
"Symbols  of the Church."
A business meeting will be conducted, \yith the social hout following.        "'
In observance of Independence
Day, business houses in North Canton district will close all day next
Monday.
These who will close are Hummel's IGA store, Acnie, Gross hardware, Schafer-Messerly Drug Co.,
Lewis and Greenho, Rover's Food
Market, North Canton Supply and
Duikin's Meat Market.
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ON JAPANESE IN AMERICA
Yale. Strausser, chairman of tho
program committee' of the North
Canton Rotary club, has announced
that Robert Beck, son of Rev. Melvin. E. -Beck, will speak at the club
meeting-tomorrow night.-,The officers installed lastweeE* will assume
their-duties at this -meeting.
Gasoline—"A" Book coupon No.
G, good for four gallons each.
Sugar—Coupon No. 13, good for
5 lbs. through Aug. 15. Coupons lo
and IG good through Oct. 31 for 5
lbs. each for home canning purposes-. Housewives may apply o
their local boards for additional rations if necessary.
Coffee—Stamp No. 24 (1 pound)
good through June 30. Stamp 21
becomes valid for one pound July
1 and expires July 21.
Fuel Oil—Period 5 coupons valid
in all zones until September 30.
Shoes—No. IS stamp in War Ration  Book  One good for one pair.
Meals, etc.—Red stamps J, K, L.
M, and N expire June 3(X Red
stamp P became valid June 27 and
Q becomes valid July 4.
Processed Foods—Blue stamps
;K, L and M continue good through
July 7. N, P and Q will- be- valid
from July 1 to August 7, inclusive.
Stark county must inctease its
butter production in !!)!" to 800,-
C00 pound?, or approximately 10
per cent more than 1!J12, if tlie
United States Department of Agriculture's national goal is to he met.
] The nation's production of cieam-
I ery butter dropped last year to an
! estimated l,779,4fi5,000 pounds, or
i about five per cent below the 19-1J
level. Butter production likewise decreased in Ohio in 1942, dropping
to an estimated 72.G20.000 pounds
as compared to 77,339,000 pounds
the previous year, but higher average returns were lecoived from this
product.
Heavy requiiemcnts of not only
our armed foices but al.--'o our allies makes increased production of
butter of vita] importance in 1943,
snid Owen M. Richards, manager of
the American Dairy Association, an
organization that speaks for .**>,-
000,000 dairy farmers. Diveision of
lar»e butter supplies to war uses
probably will trim civilian consumption to 13 pounds or le?s per
person this year, as compaied to thc
peacetime average of 17 pounds.
•j^^jmunity rec- -.
reation program Tsr among those
listed in the annual Recreation
Year Book for 1942 just published.
This national report contains des-,
tailed information on the public-
recreation pyigrams in almost
1,100 communities.
Seveial hundred community rec-
icatjon centers have adjusted their
piograms to meet the needs Of .the ■
men in uniform and war workers,
;:ce(iding to the Year Book figures.
while others have provided special
i .creation for men in the anned
f mees through their municipal
lecreation agencies.
The recoid" shows that, on the
whole, in spite of various difficulties, the- community recreation
movement-held its own during the
fhst year of American participation in the war, and the cities rendering special wartime service indicate the whole-hearted response
of i-rcreatioii authorities to the
challenge toward greater effort.
life-Saving Glass !o
Start Next Tuesday
Life-saving classes at the swimming pool will- start next Tuesday
morning at 10:30 o'clock undsr di
rection  of Colin Brown.
The pool will observe the same
houis on Monday as it will on Sunday, due to the holiday.
Thus far 15 swimmers have
signed up for the course which wiil
meet for an hour each day, five
•!ays a we-ek for a peri6d of five
weeks. At the end of the course
they must be able to pass qualifying t-ssts in order to leceive the
life-saving badge.
Only swimmers who have advanced to the highest lank in the
swimming classes are eligible to
enter the course.
Postoflicc to B-e Closed
Tile North Canton postoffice will
be closed all day on July 5 and
theie will ba no local mail delivery
and the rural carriers will also enjoy a day's  rest.
Receives Medal of
Five Traffic Arrests
Five traffic violations ware reported from the mayor's office this
week, four by local officers and one
by deputy sheriffs.
They were Clarence Jones of R.
D. G, driving without an operator's
license while under the influence of
liquor; George Livingston- of R. D.
7, driving while under the influence
of liquor; Ralph Sundy of Akron,
reckless driving; George Kile of R.
D. 6, intoxication charges; Frank
James T?onya, * Jr., of Barberton,
reckless driving; and William H.
Harvey of-.North Canton, driving
while Under-the influence of>liquor.,
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PASSED BY CENSOR — Here,
proudly wearing his Congressional
Medal of Honor is Marine Platoon
Sergeant John (Manila John) Ba,s-
ilone, 26, of Raritan, N. J., who
was awarded the medal in recognition of his outstanding heroism-, in
the field. Firing a machine gun and
also using a pistol, Basilone pilfed
up 38 Japanese bodies in front o?
his emplacement on Guadalcanal,
October 24, 25,-1942. He is the son
of. an Italian-born tailor and his
spent nearly six years in the U.S.
Armed'Forces. He is credited-with
playing a major part in the virtual
annihilation of-an entire Japan&sa
regiment,- - ._.-.«•
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