The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1977-07-06

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Vol. 54-No..36
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North Canton, Ohio, Wednesday, July 6, 1977
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SIDBWA1K ART SHOW. The Ninth Annual Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Sates Show,
sponsored by the Friends of *he Little Art
Gallery here, will be Sunday, July 10 from
12 noon to 6 p.m. at the North Canton Community Building YMCA and adjoining Bitzer
Park. Wondering what the three clowns are
planning for the show are Tom Queen (second from right) calliope player and Jim Cook
(far right), chairman of the sidewalk show.
The three clowns, all 4-<H club members are
Shari Miller ('far left), Midhele Wiese (stand
ing center) and Sue Brower, (kneeling). The
artists and crafts people will have many of
their items for sale at the show, and many
will be demonstrating their work. A refreshment stand will serve snacks during the afternoon. In case of rain, the show will be
held inside the 'Y\ The chairman is being assisted by Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs. J. R. Craw-
mer, Mrs. Arthur Shaw, Mrs. Jonathan Miller,
Mrs. Wade Norris, Mrs. M. E. Folts, Mrs.
Walter Waltenbaugh, Mrs. Bette Elliott, and
David Kinkema, North Canton YMCA director.
Canton Civic Opera Chorus At
Community Christian Church
The Canton Civic Opera Chorus will present a
musical service of worship ait the 10 a.m. worship
service of Community Christian Church of North
Canton on Sunday, July 17.
Canalers of all ages are invited to join villagers
of Canal Fulton in celebrating their ninth annual
Old Canal Days Festival, Friday, Saturday fltnd
Sunday, July 8, 9, and 10. Mrs. Leila Joy Rohr.
president pf the Canal Fulton Festival Association,
reports activities and entertainment have been arranged to interest all age groups.
The 'Service of Praise"
will be under the direction
of William Hamilton, who is
also Director of Music at
Community Christian and
Associate Professor of Music at Kent State University, Stark Campus, Accompanist for the group is Mrs.
Eleanor Kear and William
Sample is Community Christian Organist.
The Civic Opera group
has provided alimitednumber of summer worship
services for seven consecutive years. The Chorus has
just returned from a fifteen
day   concert tour of five
Dr. John Adams Is New
Senior Pastor At Zion UCC
Dr. John L. Adams is the new pastor of Zion
United Church of Christ, and will begin preaching
here on Sunday, July 17.
Dr. Adams comes from
Belleville, 111., where he
has been Senior Pastor of
Christ Church, United
Church of Christ, since 19-
70. He was previously a
pastor in Detroit, Mich.,
Oshkosh, Wise, and Minneapolis, Minn. He was ordained in 1947 in the Methodist Church and his pres- .
ent standing is in Illinois
South Conference, United
Church of Christ.
Born in Brownsville,
Tenn., in 1918, Dr. Adams
graduated from Ashbury
College, Wilmore, Ky., in
1940, and from Garrett
Theological Seminary,
Northwestern University,
Evanston, 111., in 1947. He
also has studied at Union
Theological Seminary, Columbia, University, N.Y.,
and Princeton Theological
Seminary. He received the
Honorary Degree of Doctor
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European countries where
they sang six concerts including a program at the
Dominian CloisterinColm-
ar, France. Much of the
music that was presented
in the overseas concerts
will be used in the local
"Service of Praise."
The service will include
literature by such contemporary composers as Randall Thompson and John
Ness Beck. The melodic
Early American folk hymn
"Amazing Grace" and the
spiritual "My Lord, What A
Mornin'" will also be included. The Rev. Jerry
Sullivan, Pastor of Community Christian, will be
liturgist.
Ralph Harper
Heads Stark
Legion Council
Stark County Council of
The American Legion held
election and installation of
Officers for the next year
at The North Canton American Legion Post Home.
The following were installed on June 22: Stark
County Commander, Ralph
E. Harper-Post 419 North
Canton; 1st Vice Commander, Wayne Burgess, Massillon Post 221; 2nd Vice
Commander, Gary Ickes,
Alliance Post 166; Adjutant,
Merlin E. Tracy, Canton
Post 44; and.Sgt. at Arms,
Thomas E. Harper II, North
Canton, Post 419.,
A lunch was served following the installation.
Jack Sponseller
To Coordinate
HOF Security
ROTARY OFFICERS. 1977-78 North Canton Rotary Club officers,
installed recently at the club's Installation banquet held at Congress
Lake Club, are (seated front 1. to r.) David Kinkema, vice president;
Kenneth Dansizen, president; Richard Stratton. secretary, (back row)
standing 1. to r.) Robert Wearstler, assistant secretary; and Al Hale
and Ed Juenemann, co-sergeant-a/t- arms. Not pictured are" George
Cross, treasurer and Larry Bishop, assistant treasurer.
JACK SPONSELLER
Hall of Fame Enshrinee
Committee chairman H.E.
"Bud" Buker has named
Jack Sponseller to coordinate activities between the
committee, Canton police
and Stark County sheriff deputies during "Football's
Greatest Weekend."
His duties include providing security at the various
Hall of Fame functions and
escorts for the enshrinees
and other visiting dignitaries during their stay in the
city.
Sponseller, a graduate of
Mount Union College, is secretary-treasurer of Carl
Sponseller &Sons, mechanical contractors.
He is a past president
of the Ohio State Association of Plumbing, Heating
and Cooling Contractors,
Inc., and has served on the
board for several years.
Sponseller, who lives with
his wife, Barbara, at 303
W, Maple St., works closely with Canton police and
the sheriff's office incoor-
dinating the movement of
HOF guests during the en-
shrinement ceremonies,
the game and other events.
This year's enshrine-
ment will begin at 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 30, on the
steps of the Hall of Fame
followed by the game at
3:30 p.m. in Fawcett Stadium. The parade begins at
9 a.m.
The opening event of
"Football's Greatest
Weekend" is the Mayor's
Breakfast Friday Morning,
July 29, followed by the
luncheon and fashion show
at noon and the Civic Banquet that night. All of
these events will be held
in Canton's Civic Center.
The enshrinement is free
and seating will be provided for several thousand
fans.
4 th Of July Jaycee Kids      Regula
Parade Reset For Saturday   Reports
The annual North Canton Jaycee Children's 4th of July Parade, which was
to have been Monday, but was cancelled because of rain, will be held this Saturday, Jully 9 and will feature the theme "Our Home Town."
There will be fifty prizes awarded for the best
decorations in the following categories: baby buggies & strollers; tricycles
& bigwheels (ages 7 & under); bicycles (ages 8 & over); wagon floats by children and children in costume. First thru fifth place
will receive prizes.
Judging will be based on
adherence to the theme,
creativity, craftsmanship,
and enthusiasm of the participants. Judging will begin
at 9 a.m. at the North Canton Swimming Pool parking
lot. The actual start of the
parade will be at 10 a.m.
from the pool parking lot
and ending at the South
Campus  of Hoover High.
The parade is open to
children of all ages, adults
and non - proft organizations of.the North Canton,
Jackson, and GlenOak
areas. Commercial entries
are welcome but are not
eligible for prizes.
The chairman for this
year's parade is David Ras-
mussen. Any persons wishing to enter the parade
should contact Mr. Ras-
mussen at 454-2219.
Richard Moore
Is Director Of
Boy Scout Council
Richard S. Moore, of
Janesville, Wise, has been
appointed as a Field Director, Jqr. the Buckeye Coun-.
oil, Boy Scouts of America, according to George
Seanor, Council President,
and Clifford Mansley,
Council Executive. Moore
is a twenty-year veteran
with the Scout Movement,
having served in field assignments in Springfield,
111.; Racine, Wisconsin;
Muncie, Indiana; and more
recently, as Program Director for the Sinnissippi
Council  in Beloit,  Wise.
He is a graduate ofShur-
tleff College, Alton, 111., and
has served as a volunteer
Scouter in capacities such
as Unit Commissioner,
Scoutmaster, Pack Committee Member, and District  Training Chairman.
He and his wife, Paige,
are the parents of six children and will move to the
area this summer.
Moore has extensive experience in District Operations and the development of
Unit District and Council
Programs. He has had special training inurban relationships, Exploring, and the
field of Camping. Mr.
Moore will join the Buckeye Council, a United Way
Agency, on July 15.
Greentown Ox Roast Festival
Set For This Saturday, July 9
The 2nd Annual Greentown Ox Roast Festival
will be held Saturday, July 9 at the Greentown
Community Park with the parade beginning at 1
p.m. All children 2 through 12 are encouraged to
enter the pet parade and also the toy parade.
1st 2nd and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in the
two catagories. Firetrucks
and Emergency Units also
will oe judged.
One of the main attractions will be a Stock Garden Tractor Pull, with eliminations starting at 2:30.
There will be 4 classes,
600 lbs.--800 lbs.—1000
lbs. and 1200 lbs. Trophies
and cash prizes will be
awarded. Chairperson of
this event is Jerry Blt-
tle--499-5714.
Cash prizes were awarded to 3 pupils from Greentown Elementary School for
participating in the poster
contest. Craig Boyce, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William
Boyce Jr. won 1st prize,
Joey Laney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Allen laney, won
2nd prize and Tracy Rigsby,-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Rigsby won third
prize. Dale Mast and Judy
Ann Laney won honorable
mention. These posters
are on disply on the Greentown square.
Helicopter rides can be
enjoyed by young and old
and acarnival-like-midway
will be packed with fun for
all.
A good old fashioned Ox
Roast meal will be prepared by the Greentown
jaycees. Come early and
see how it is cooked in a
12 ft. pit at the back of the
grounds. *
Bring the whole family
f.or a fun filled day, and then
sit back and enjoy the finale at 10 p.m. — Fireworks!!!!!!!!!
Proceeds will go to the
Greentown Civic Association and the Greentown Park
Board.
Swedish Youth
Will Attend
GlenOak High
Nils Bojeryd, age 18,
from Skelleftea, Sweden,
near the Arctic Circle, will
become a member of the
Melvin C. Vye family, 11-
83 Applegrove NE. Nils has
one older brother inSweden.
Nils has had 8 years of
English and has studied
German for 5 years, in addition to his Swedish. Nils
writes that he "thinks it
would be interesting to go
to the USA. I would be able
to watch major leaguebase-
ball, and I would also improve   my English." Nils
plans on becoming the third
engineer in his family.
Nils is part of the Youth
for Understanding international teenage exchange
program. He will be living
with the Vyes and attending
GlenOak High School for the
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NCEA Members
Want Mediator;
Board Doesn't
When Members of the
North Canton Education Association met with the Richard Davis, chairman of the
North Canton School
Board's negotiating team,
Tuesday evening, June 28,
they learned that theSchool
Board will not request a
mediator for current contract negotiations. He stat
ed that both the union and the
board must agree to the
necessity of a mediator,
which, Mr. Davis said, the
board will not.
North Canton base salaries for teachers are now
at $8,775. The schoolboard
is offering $9,075. The teachers union, which opened
negotiations in January with
a bid for $9,600, have fallen
back on $9,375, which Herman McHan, negotiator for
the NCEA, says is the final
offer.
According to Superintendent Dr. James Brandau,
the next move will be up to
the board.
My throat was bothering
me the other day when I
arrived at the office. I attributed the irritation to
the fact that I had just driven through the usual heavy
concentration of early morning traffic.
I had been breathing the
fumes from thousands of
vehicles which burn gasoline and oil. This accumulation of noxious vapors
occurs frequently in the
nation's capital, and during
1376 resulted in 24 official "pollution alerts."
It is a condition, however, not unlike that in many
other large American cities. And it calls for a remedy.
By coincidence, the same
morning I expected firsthand what may prove to bo
a significant part of the remedy. I took advantage of
the opportunity to inspect
and ride in the XDH-1, one
of the new experimental
electric cars.
As a result, I am convinced there is a future
for  the  electric  vehicle.
It is not designed for
exploring mountains cr
crossings deserts, long-
range vacation trips or extended business trips. It is
intended as a second car, a
suburban runabout and a
commuter vehicle.
The XDH-1 uses 20 batteries and an electric motor
to obtain speeds up to 75
m.p.h. in passing. Cruising at an average speed of
47 m.p.h., it can travel 94
miles for less than $1 in
electricity costs.
The car can be recharged from any 110 - volt or
220-volt outlet. Thevehicle
automatically senses the
voltage and selects the correct charging rate. Overnight charging should suffice in most instances although when using 220 volts
only six hours are required
to charge the batteries.
Electric cars have been
marketed for more than
100 years. Many of our older citizens will remember seeing some of the
earlier models. They were
oddities then, but today I
believe they are practical
and I see great numbers
of them on the nation's
horizon.
Their practical value is
twofold. They are zero-
polluting vehicles and in
sufficient number, will
save billions of gallons of
ever - more- precious petroleum products. They are
low-cost and very quiet in
operation,
operation.
Their application is limited, but adequate for a
significant part of America's transportation needs.
This past week Secretary
of Transportation Brock
Adams announced a rapid
acceleration of federal fuel
-economy standards for the
automobile  industry.   The
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS PARTICIPANTS.
Twenty-seven Stark County athletes participated in the 9th Annual Special Olympics
competition in Columbus June 24-26. They are
(front row 1. to r.) Susie Russell Bob Bosart,
Rochell Taylor, Shelly Adelman," (Don Diano,
Neva Glass, Cindy De Serio, Rusty Rohrer;
(second row 1. to r.) Clarence Biggs, Lane
Brtydelatour, Jeff Taylor, Bill Beatty, Martin
Kager, Richard Stahler, Denise Vargo; (third
row 1. to r.) Robin Cash, Neil Eschliman, Jeff
McAfee, Ernie Hickman, Russell Ottman,
Mark Baker, Louise Cox, Randy White, Willie
Goodman, Eugene Williams and Dick Volzer.
Gold medal winners include Eugene Williams,
Neva Glass, Willie Goodman, Rusty Rohrer,
Martin Kager and Cindy 'De Serio. Silver medals were won by Cindy De Serio, Shelly Adelman, Robin Cash, Neva Glass, Bill Wilcox and
Dick Volzer. Taking Bronze medals were Ernie Hickman, Don Diano. Willie Goodman,
'Randy White, and Jeff McAfee. The Stark
County representatives won the right to compete with over. 200 other contestants at a competition in April sponsored by the North Canton Jaycees.